On this edition of Ozarks, how material seized by the police end up at auction. Also, the fate of undocumented young people who make it to Northwest Arkansas.
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A Fayetteville Police Department representative recently explained how seized items ended up at city auction at Callaway Auctions in Springdale.
Supporters of proposals involving Arkansas' minimum wage and regulation of alcohol sales say they have enough signatures to make it to the ballot in November.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, what teeth can tell us about our ancestors. Also, how climate change is affecting the Marshall Islands.
Dr. Peter Ungar, an anthropologist at the University of Arkansas, discusses how he looks at teeth to determine the diets of our ancestors and how what we and other animals eat today affects our pearly whites. He is also the author of Teeth: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.
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Thursday, July 10, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross. Also, the architect of Crystal Bridges visits Bentonville.
Sunday liquor sales begin in Springdale, the Fayetteville Farmers Market continues its push to expand one of its markets through the winter, and Governor Mike Beebe urges Arkansans to get a flu shot.
"Confirmation" by Charlie Parker
Leading up to Black Friday, organizers for a union-backed Walmart employee strike boasted a mass demonstration across 46 states in protest of unfair labor conditions. By late Friday no such strike materialized. Still, as Jacqueline Froelich reports, dozens of protests did occur—as Walmart corporate kept its guard up.
Thanksgiving week means a short work week for many, but as Roby brock from Talk Business explains, the business news for the week is plentiful.
"Farewell to Cheyenne" by Ennio Morricone
The University of Arkansas Community Design Center has received a grant as part of the Decade of Design Program of the American Institue of Architects. The project addresses what Fayetteville will look like in the year 2030 if 80% of new development united the urban and agricultural landscapes. OAL’s CT tells us more.
Hope 2012, a one-day health and service event, was held this fall. One of the chief organizers, Kevin Fitzpatrick, tells us what this fourth edition of the event tells us about northwest Arkansas.
"You Don't Have To Be Afraid" by Kaki King