Next year an LLM degree at the University of Arkansas will be obtainable in a face-to-face setting or from a distance.`
Ozarks At Large
The Fort Smith Housing Authority is one of several organizations receiving money from HUD as part of its Capital Fund Campaign.
The Rogers city council gets ready to consider closing the road around Lake Atalanta, and a farmers market gets ready to open in Centerton.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, upgrades to a nearly decade-old program are designed to more effectively connect consumers with local farmers. Plus, the deadline to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is on the horizon. We learn about the consequences of failing to enroll in coverage.
On the first weekday of Spring Break, Becca Martin Brown takes us to a notable house in Memphis, and it isn't Graceland.
Louis Jordan is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Still, many Arkansans might not know about their native son. Stephen Koch, the host of Arkansongs, has written a new book about him.The Arkansas Agriculture Department has recently revamped its program that connects local farmers to interested consumers, including an upcoming App.
Meanwhile, a push to raise the Arkansas minimum wage, and a separate effort to increase workforce programs get underway in the state. Roby Brock has that story and more in his weekly update.The city council will consider buying just more than four acres for the city's fourth fire station. Plus, the Private Option compromises were discussed at the Political Animals Club in Little Rock.
Open enrollment for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act ends March 31st. And if you don’t have minimal essential coverage of any kind, you will be penalized. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, how much depends on your income level.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, April 25, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the band Elephant Revival stopped by the Frimin-Garner Performance Studio this month to talk about their instruments, their music and their social causes, and to play some music before their concert at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Becca Bacon Martin helps us get through the middle of the week with some entertainment advice.
Social media websites like Facebook are no longer just a way for students to interact with classmates after class. Several businesses have now signed-up, logged in and are discovering ways to increase their audience all with a few strokes of a keyboard or clicks of the mouse. A new website created by two Fayetteville residents is offering tutorials for businesses new to the site.
More information is available by visiting
weteachfacebook.com or facebook.com/WeTeachFB.
Sunday mornings are tend to be peaceful across America as people of faith congregate in temples, churches and mosques to chant, pray, sing and reflect.
But one religious community stands apart--because they worship mostly in silence.
Jacqueline Froelich attends a local Quaker meeting and brings us their story.
To learn more Quakers or to attend a meeting visit fayettevillefriends.org on the web and facebook.
