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Ozarks At Large

Format: 2024-12-11
Highlighting More Than Just the Icons
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission recently launched a new website, ArkansasFavorsTheBold.com, to help spread the story of the state's business successes, and to hopefully attract future successes to the state. We speak with Grant Tennille, executive director of the AEDC, to find out more.

Web Exclusive: Talking Education With Grant Tennille


Fourth District Primaries
We speak with one of two Republican candidates in the 4th Congressional Race, Tommy Moll. His opponent, Bruce Westerman, will be on tomorrow.
Voter ID Ruling Reversed
The Arkansas Supreme Court yesterday reversed a lower court's ruling that struck down the state's voter ID law. Some in the state are speaking out against proposed federal cuts to the Fulbright Scholars Program. And the U.S. Forest Service is asking for public comment on a proposal that would promote forest health in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, many local businesses have received their starts as a mobile vendor before moving into a bricks and mortar location. A long-time Fayetteville store is doing the opposite now. We talk with Sidney of Sidney's Emporium. Plus, the cycle of Artosphere: artworks of festivals past are removed to make way for the new. And we learn three things about the Peace Corps and more.


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Envirofountains Interact with Northwest Arkansas
A 2014 Artoshpere exhibit actually grows with help from the community. We visit one of six locations of these unique terrariums.






Life After School
Becca Martin Brown continues her tour of towns with summer opportunities for kids.
Dickson Street Staple Goes Back To Its Roots
Sidney's Emporium has been located on Dickson Street for about two decades, and has been located in the old UARK Theatre building for the past 14 years. This month, the business is getting back to its mobile roots with a move to the Yacht Club on College.




“Fun” Fundraisers
A few not so typical opportunities to donate money, goods, and time in the next few days.
Three Things About the Peace Corps
For our monthly series Three Things we ask a Peace Corps recruiter what we should know about the organization.
Aggressive Advertisements?
Roby Brock and Dr. Jay Barth, Professor of Political Science at Hendrix College, look at some of the season’s political ads and poll results of Republican voters.






Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Tuesday, June 3, 2014
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Ahead on Ozarks, workforce officials try to improve job training to meet industry demands. And, we look at the University of Arkansas' autism intervention program.
Both Ends of the Spectrum
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Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Media syas that Dickson Street tonight will host both ends of the musical spectrum, from country to metal, in less than two blocks' span.
Reporters Again Given Access To Spill Site
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On Sunday, officials with ExxonMobil and local leaders allowed the press to get its first look at an area where an oil pipeline ruptured a week and a half ago, spilling an estimated 5,000 barrels of tar sands.
Oil Spill Compromises Ecosystem
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For most of last week media were barred from the Pegasus oil spill site in Faulkner County. However, a member of the National Wildlife Federation Board managed to push his way past authorities to assess the damage on the Lake Conway watershed. Jacqueline Froelich spoke with him by phone over the weekend.
"Just For You" by Don Cherry
KUAF First Listen: "Rag and Bone"
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3 Penny Acre is set to release it's third full-length album in the coming days. The band stopped by the KUAF studios for a conversation about the new album. You can hear the album in its entirety on our homepage until its release April 14.
A Pair of Accidents, Getting the ID out and Keeping Planes in the Sky
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We take a look back at the accident at Arkansas Nuclear One and the oil spill in Faulkner County, Arkansas GOP efforts to raise awareness about the new voter ID law and an effort by the city of Fayetteville to keep air traffic control operations running at Drake Field.