Hospital purchases, legislative shifts and policy changes all mean a different world for Arkansans and healthcare. Roby Brock from Talk Business and Politics leads a discussion about possible ramifications.Ozarks At Large
Hospital purchases, legislative shifts and policy changes all mean a different world for Arkansans and healthcare. Roby Brock from Talk Business and Politics leads a discussion about possible ramifications.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.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, why hundreds of people will be in Rogers this weekend to trade frags, or sections of coral. Plus, we speak to the former First Minister of Scotland about contemporary education.
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.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the man who has been intimately connected with the Nobel Peace Prize for the past quarter-century talks about the process for selecting a recipient and some of the controversies associated with the honor.For the past twenty-five years one man has had an intimate connection with the Nobel Peace Prize.
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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.”
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses the increase in sales tax collections and building permits.
Author Allyson Lewis visited KUAF to discuss her book “The 7 Minute Solution: Creating a Life with Meaning 7 Minutes at a Time” with Kyle Kellams.
“Headphones” by David Kitt
A gallery talk at Crystal Bridges, a Harry Potter movie at the Boone County Library, “Super 8” at the Fayetteville Public Library, an X-Men movie at Rogers Public Library, a choir performance at Har-Ber High School, or a show by country rapper Colt Ford at George’s tonight ought to keep everyone busy in the family. Becca Bacon Martin has the details.
Stage combat master Bret Yount, a McIlroy Family visiting professor at the University of Arkansas, talks about different styles of theatrical combat. Listen to the entire conversation next Tuesday.
“The Adventures of Robin Hood” by Eric Wolfgang Korngold
A few area school districts are among 15 included in Governor Mike Beebe’s “STEM Works" initiative; Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site offers transportation grants to reimburse schools for field trips; and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
