The Human Rights Campaign based in Washington, D.C. has announced plans to aggressively expand operations in Arkansas and two other southern states. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the group has committed $8.5 million dollars to make it happen. (Photo: Chad Griffin, HRC President and Arkansas native)Ozarks At Large
The Human Rights Campaign based in Washington, D.C. has announced plans to aggressively expand operations in Arkansas and two other southern states. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the group has committed $8.5 million dollars to make it happen. (Photo: Chad Griffin, HRC President and Arkansas native)A half-mile wide tornado killed at least 16 last night when it rolled across the central part of the state, hitting the cities of Mayflower and Villonia especially hard. Meanwhile, the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the American Red Cross begins coordinating its response teams to help in the recovery efforts.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, how little pieces of blue plastic are being recycled at Mercy hospital. We'll also go to First Tee of Northwest Arkansas in Lowell to find out how golf and life are intricately connected. Plus, we'll hear a song from Elephant Revival recorded in the4 Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Here, the Nederland, Colorado-based folk quintet performs "Rogue River."
The Arkansas Secretary of State this month approved the use of electronic notarization. Danielle Fusco, special projects coordinator for the business and commercial services division talks about how it works.
Our history doctor, Bill Smith, says the AMC drama can be a great place to begin a discussion about history.
The First Tee of Northwest Arkansas offers advice on hitting straight down the fairway...but is more concerned with nine core values.
P3 Waste Consulting has helped develop a program for Mercy Hospital in Rogers to recycle blue wrap used to keep surgical instruments sterile.The week's headlines were filled with stories of one senator's emergency heart surgery, and with several lawsuits at the state level.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: it's primary election day in Arkansas, and Roby Brock talks to three Republicans who are vying for their party's nomination for attorney general. Plus, the City of Fayetteville is looking toward the future as Baby Boomers continue to age. A new project wants the city to become an age-friendly place. And, in our monthly series on technology, we visit the VA hospital in Fayetteville, where new solar arrays aim to make the facility more sustainable.
Tableside Theater is a new theater company that's bringing live performance to local restaurants.
“Transitions” by El Ten Eleven
Dan and Terri Hein, and Bob McArarny recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to talk with the host of the Generic Blues Show Paul Kelso. One of the songs they performed was titled “Let’s Have Some Fun.”
We have more on the Arkansas General Assembly's override of Governor Mike Beebe's veto on what is now one of the more restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country. And, Arkansas' contingent to the U.S. Senate talk about the public response they have received regarding the sequester.
"Amy" by Pure Prairie League
Many Arkansas cities have regulations in place aimed at protecting the health of the landscape and natural beauty within their cities’ limits. But, as OAL’s Timothy Dennis reports, officials with one local city feel that a new bill in the Arkansas General Assembly threatens the implementation of those regulations.
Why can we recycle our clear plastic pop bottles and milk jugs—but not clear plastic strawberry boxes? Or yogurt containers? As Jacqueline Froelich discovers, it’s all about resins and MRFs (material recovery facilities).
