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Ozarks At Large
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In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.
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The state legislature finished business before getting ready to adjourn this year's fiscal session, and Peco Foods announces expansion in Arkansas. Those stories and more in this morning's week in review.
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Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, has a long list of St. Patrick's Day activities.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, April 18, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about traditional Native American ecological and cultural practices. Plus, we hear a roundtable discussion about recent political polling data for this year's statewide elections.
Tableside Theater is a new theater company that's bringing live performance to local restaurants.
“Transitions” by El Ten Eleven
Dan and Terri Hein, and Bob McArarny recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to talk with the host of the Generic Blues Show Paul Kelso. One of the songs they performed was titled “Let’s Have Some Fun.”
We have more on the Arkansas General Assembly's override of Governor Mike Beebe's veto on what is now one of the more restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country. And, Arkansas' contingent to the U.S. Senate talk about the public response they have received regarding the sequester.
"Amy" by Pure Prairie League
Many Arkansas cities have regulations in place aimed at protecting the health of the landscape and natural beauty within their cities’ limits. But, as OAL’s Timothy Dennis reports, officials with one local city feel that a new bill in the Arkansas General Assembly threatens the implementation of those regulations.
Why can we recycle our clear plastic pop bottles and milk jugs—but not clear plastic strawberry boxes? Or yogurt containers? As Jacqueline Froelich discovers, it’s all about resins and MRFs (material recovery facilities).