Ozarks At Large
The Arkansas State Police will soon be on the lookout for drivers who are texting or are otherwise distracted while behind the wheel, and unemployment declines in the area.
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Former First Minister of Scotland Henry McLeish has a strong passion for education. He often speaks on the roles of education in the United States vs the United Kingdom. He spoke to Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas about learning in a modern society and his political career.
Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says the region's libraries offer plenty this month for their youngest visitors.
Fayetteville's National Cemetery will soon have two acres more of space, after the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corporation completed the land purchase. And, two special elections are happening today in Washington County.
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For the past twenty-five years one man has had an intimate connection with the Nobel Peace Prize.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn more about a state rule that allows Arkansas children in state custody to be placed with fictive kin. Plus, the duo Still on the Hill stops by the studio to discuss their latest CD titled “Once a River.”
Dr. Pearl Ford Dowe from University of Arkansas’ Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society visited KUAF to talk about the poll’s findings regarding African-American voters in the South, a population not studied often enough.
“Smoke” by Medeski, Martin and Wood
Two book talks will be held at the Fayetteville Public Library today. You can also attend a gallery talk at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, or audition for “Web of Murder” at Fort Smith Little Theatre.
Grant money being used to add fueling stations to expand the availability of compressed natural gas; the average cost of a gallon of gas rises again; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“Saturday Night” by Hal McKusick
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net sums up business news for the first week of 2012.
According to a new report issued by National Center on Family Homelessness, Arkansas ranks third in the nation on child homelessness, following Mississippi and Alabama. We talk with Center founder and director, Ellen Bassuk.