Ozarks At Large

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Friday, October 18, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks:the gavel has come down to begin a special session of the Arkansas Legislature. Chris Hickey reports on the opening afternoon of a session dedicated to solving, if only temporarily, a projected spike in insurance rates for public school employees in the state. Plus: our usual Friday conversations with Michael Tilley from The City Wire and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers. And Antoinette Grajeda tries to discover the lure of following festivals for one retailer who is selling her wares right now at Mulberry Mountain for the Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Festival.
Ron Breeding reports from Little Rock that one man running for governor wants taxes paid on those web purchases.
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When a young family from Siloam Springs decided to adopt two children from Haiti, they had no idea they would face both tremendous adversity -- and miracles. Jacqueline Froelich brings us their story. To learn more, visit thetitustask.com.
"Necio" by Al Gibson
Arkansas has an estimated five-hundred thousand uninsured adults. This week, Arkansas' Surgeon General, Dr. Joe Thompson, discussed how healthcare reform may affect that segement of the population.
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