St. Vincent Health System and Conway Regional Health System are discussing an exclusive strategic affiliation. Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas has the details.
Ozarks At Large
Although income tax revenue declined in the latest report, gross general revenue is above forecast, and one state economist says that revenue numbers are generally looking good, Plus, early voting begins across the state for preferential primary and non-partisan judicial general elections.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the founders of Olivia's Basket share the spirit of their late daughter and of the organization she inspired. Plus, our insect expert offers low-tech solutions to pesky insects in the garden.
Here are the clips used in this morning's montage about trains:
- Polar Express
- “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash
- Thomas the Tank Engine
- "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie” by Louis Jordan
- Murder on the Orient Express
- “Casey Jones” by the Grateful Dead
- Back to the Future III
- The Great Train Robbery
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- Stand By Me
- “Come on and Ride It” by the Quad City DJs
Our insect expert tells us a few ways to keep the pest from munching on produce meant for your dinner table.
Olivia's Basket has built nine homes in Mexico and Honduras, but the organization will hold its first ever public fundraiser next week in Fayetteville.
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Monday, May 26, 2014
For a holiday edition of Ozarks at Large we hear highlights from a show at Fayetteville Public Library featuring songwriters Candy Lee, Shawn James and Barrett Baber.
UA Fort Smith criminal justice students carry out a successful food drive, the Washington County sheriff wants to contract healthcare for inmates at the county jail, and UAMS and Washington Regional Medical Center announce a partnership to expand a statewide telemedicine network.
“Walcott” by Vampire Weekend
Michael Tilley from The City Wire, who marked its fourth anniversary yesterday, gives us an update on the jobless rate in the listening area, discusses Oklahoma's new “open carry” gun law and more.
Voters in several dry Arkansas counties, this election, will be asked to consider permitting the sale and manufacture of alcohol. One of them is rural Madison County. The controversial issue is not only drawing more voters, it’s providing a big lesson in civic engagement.
In honor of Homecoming at the University of Arkansas, Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers gives us a list of where we can find several pig art installations (part of Ozark Literacy Council's Pigshibition project) around town.
Historians Eric Gellman and Jarod Roll discuss their new dual biography The Gospel of the Working Class: Labor's Southern Prophets in New Deal America.