Michael Tilley from The City Wire talks about the improving numbers for home sales in the region and what James Lee Witt's entry into the 2014 election might mean.Ozarks At Large
Michael Tilley from The City Wire talks about the improving numbers for home sales in the region and what James Lee Witt's entry into the 2014 election might mean.The Arkansas Supreme Court is hearing a case regarding a man whose gay partner is prohibited from staying overnight when his 12 year old son is present, while Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel approves a potential ballot measure that would eliminate the amendment to the state constitution that bars same-sex marriage in the state. And a Mulberry elementary school is one of nine schools classified by the Arkansas Department of Education as "exemplary" in the department's annual school accountability report.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, stories of Elizabeth Richardson, the namesake of the now 50-year-old disabilities service organization. Plus, Veterans' Day has been celebrating the heroism of those that serve America since President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 the holiday in 1919. And, A Celebration of the Mind, an event this Saturday honors a man who brought mathematics to many through his column Mathematical Games.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, stories of Elizabeth Richardson, the namesake of the now 50-year-old disabilities service organization. Plus, Veterans' Day has been celebrating the heroism of those that serve America since President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 the holiday in 1919. And, A Celebration of the Mind, an event this Saturday honors a man who brought mathematics to many through his column Mathematical Games.Mac Miller is tonight's University of Arkansas Headliner Concert performer. Becca Martin Brown has the details.
Congratulations for a concrete win, Warrant Amnesty Day, and a couple of art receptions.
The Elizabeth Richardson Center has been serving the needs of local residents with disabilities since 1963.A Sunday observation of Veteran's Day in downtown Fayetteville is one of the the observations in the region for the holiday.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…trying to make sense of the year that was 2013 politics in Arkansas; and trying to guess how the election year of 2014 may unfold. Plus Antoinette will walk us through the process used by a 3D printer. We’ll also take a ride along some innovative local trails with the founder of Progressive Trail Design and find out how millions of steps led Mercy Health to a national honor.
Downtown Rogers plays host to a regional conference about downtown development, a new animal shelter will soon open in Washington County and Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport receives federal grant money for ongoing rehabilitation projects.
"Dash and Dot" by The Beau Hunks
Today we begin a six-part, five-day series about poverty in Arkansas. Iti Agnihotri Mudholkar, the producer of the series, explains what we’ll hear and why she was drawn to the subject.
"Tenderly" by Oscar Peterson
According to a U.S. Census Bureau report released last week, in 2010 and 2011, close to 15 percent of Americans were living under the federal poverty line, but in Arkansas, that number was as high as 17 percent. The state has consistently ranked among the states with the highest rates of poverty. On Ozarks at Large this week, we will examine Arkansas' poverty problem.
Today, Ozarks at Large's Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar examines the various definitions of poverty and the adequacy of the country's poverty measurement system. We also find out what poverty looks like at the human level.
"Dark Was The Night" by Ry Cooder
Becca Martin Brown, features editor at Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says a busy week begins today with many options.
The past week Governor Mike Beebe announced the Medicaid expansion plans for Arkansas. That’s one of the stories Roby Brock from TalkBusiness.net reviews in his weekly checklist of the state’s biggest political and business stories of the past seven days
