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Ozarks At Large
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says there is still more to be learned about the Stieglitz collection at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Though Arkansas is still 30% above the rest of the nation, the state is finally seeing declining rates when it comes to new lung cancer diagnoses and moralities due to lung cancer. We hear from Dr. Gary Wheeler with the Arkansas Department of Health.
State legislators are beginning to make plans for how to use a revenue surplus in the coming fiscal session of the Arkansas General Assembly. A special election today could affect the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid. Gubernatorial hopeful Asa Hutchinson calls for more computer science courses to be taught at the high school level. The Arkansas Department of Health urges people between the ages of 25 and 50 to get flu shots this year. And Fayetteville will look for a new superintendent after the current one announced her resignation.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Springdale claims the lead in job creation for Arkansas, plus a story of moving from small-town Arkansas to post-punk fame: this week’s edition of Arkansongs highlights the career of Beth Ditto…and in about six minutes, an update on the rollout of the Affordable Care Act in Arkansas now that the calendar has turned.
Sabrina Billings, an Assistant Professor with the department of African and African American Studies at the University of Arkansas, has spent years researching her new book Language and Globalization in the Making of a Tanzanian beauty Queen.
When it comes to short term job growth, Springdale is leading the pack in Arkansas, witnessing 7500 new jobs in the last four years. We speak with Bill Rogers VP of Communications with Springdale Chamber of Commerce to find. Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers previews the latest from Shiloh Museum in Springdale.
The first work week of 2014 didn't suffer from a lack of business news.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, March 3, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, several Arkansas towns have been identified by the University of Arkansas to participate in a sustainability report card program. We speak with Michelle Halsel, managing director of the Applied Sustainability Center at the University of Arkansas to find out about the program. Plus, the idea of Southern Art History; how we talk about it depends on how we define it.
Some 4 million Americans suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. We talk to a top expert who’s co-organized the region’s first OCD awareness event, Saturday at UA Memorial Hall, in the psych department. For details: ocdnwarkansas.org
“Times Square” by Ornette Coleman
Michael Tilley, the editor and publisher of www.thecitywire.com, discusses the 1% prepared food sales tax forums in Fort Smith, online sales tax, and more.
“Dark End of the Street” by Ry Cooder
Dr. Kathryn Sloan is an associate professor at the University of Arkansas’ department of history. She visited KUAF to discuss her new book "Women's Roles in Latin America and the Caribbean," and the message she hopes to get across to Latin American women everywhere.
“Marmello” by Buena Vista Social Club
…for a Thursday night. Also, one of the events is highly recommended by Kyle.
Jazz singer Rene´ Marie spoke with KUAF’s Shades of Jazz host Robert Ginsberg about her love for and unconventional approach toward music.
