Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a visit to a jeweler's studio where she makes trinkets of beauty with stones, sterling silver and words on metal. Plus, we talk with blogger Mat Campbell of the Blue Hog Report about how the lawyer-turned-journalist uncovers and covers political happenings in the state.
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Local artist Nancy Dallison started working with metal just two years ago and is already creating beautiful wearable art pieces.
Matt Campbell's Blue Hog report has been an influential player in Arkansas politics.
A nearly one-thousand mile bicycle journey passed through northwest Arkansas yesterday as riders commemorate the forced removal of thousands of Cherokee people along the Trail of tears.
A new study by AARP places Arkansas 40th in the nation in terms of long-term care for the elderly. The Arkansas Air and Military Museum will kick off its monthly Airport Days celebrations Saturday, and the Walton Arts Center reschedules some performances because of construction related to expansion efforts at the Fayetteville facility.
Ahead on Ozarks, the Springdale Chamber of Commerce announces a program to create new jobs. Also, a conversation with Johnathan Martin, national political correspondent for The New York Times.
According to the National Climate Assessment the amount of precipitation falling heavy rainstorms has increased in parts of the country.
Local artists can submit designs for a mural at the Springdale Aquatic Center and for a poster for the NWA Hispanic Heritage Festival.
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Friday, June 27, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, can e-cigarettes help smokers reduce their nicotine consumption? More than 20 vapor shops have recently opened in northwest Arkansas alone. We take a look at the phenomenon, and Johnathan Story talks about his upcoming concert in Fayetteville, and sits down at the Mary Rumsey Baker Steinway piano in our studio.
The band Trashcan Bandits brought their instruments, their love of all kinds of music and their sense of fun to the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.
at end of show: "Halloween" by John Carpenter
Arkansas two U.S. Senators sound off about the end of the partial federal government shutdown. Governor Mike Beebe calls a special session of the Arkansas Legislature in order to solve the crisis facing the state's teachers' insurance system. And the Sebastian County Library System begins looking to the future as a needs assessment is conducted.
"Smile Like You Mean It" by The Killers
As a November reduction in SNAP benefits approaches, the River Valley Regional Food Bank is getting ready for an increase in demand for their services.
Arkansas high school students graduating in 2014 and beyond are required to take an economics course. One local school is using hands-on learning methods to teach the value of small business.
This weekend, Devil's Den State Park will celebrate the fall season as well as the park's 80th anniversary.