Ozarks At Large
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas talks to GOP political consultant Clint Reed and left-leaning blogger Michael Cook about Arkansas Lt. Governor's race.The Arkansas House yesterday defeated a bill that would continue funding for the state's Private Option Medicaid expansion, a recently established organization is encouraging more political participation for women in Arkansas, Fayetteville moves forward with its partnered purchase of land on Mt. Kessler, and Ft. Smith aldermen oppose seeking fines from Whirlpool.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas talks to two Republican members of the House about the private option. As an African-American college freshman in 1958, Dorothy Marcy thought treatment she received was discrimination. Fifty years later she learned it was for her protection. More on Compassion Fayetteville can be found here.
The issue of net neutrality is back in the news and we ask our tech ambassador for some of the basics.
You can go to Russia to watch Olympic curling. You can go to Springdale to actually play.
The town of More Tomorrow, Belize could have a safe source of water soon with help from students at the University of Arkansas.
Roiled a century ago by race riots, Harrison is taking pragmatic steps to repair its reputation, and has become culturally diverse, due to the presence of the Harrison Community Task Force on Race Relations. Still, as Jacqueline Froelich reports, a few local
white patriots have come out to mark the town as their territory. Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville may be a secret for now, but it won't be for long. We'll explain why, and we find out how distance education will have a larger footprint in the University of Arkansas School of Law next fall.
The show's new host Guy Raz, formerly the host of Weekends on All Things Considered, spoke to us about the show.
:Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys
For today's fun, Becca from NWA Newspapers suggests auditions for “Steel Magnolias,” a concert by the UA Symphony Orchestra, or a one-night-only performance of “Biloxi Blues.”
Beginning March 3, Trinity United Methodist Church in Fayetteville's Sunday Supper program will be offered every week at the church. More information is available at 575-9500.
We look back at legislative stories from the past seven days in today's week in review.
The 12th Annual Northwest Arkansas Soup Sunday benefiting Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is this Sunday from 4 - 7 p.m. in Springdale. OAL’s Christina Thomas spoke with Laura Kellams, director of the organization’s Northwest Arkansas office.
