Arkansas looks to change licensing requirements for child care facilities throughout the state. We look at the potential changes and the effects they could have on providers in the area.
Ozarks At Large
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.Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, directs us to performance art and fireworks this weekend.
Our history doctor, Bill Smith, explains the relationship between politics and money is an American tradition.
More than twenty Northwest Arkansas specialty shops sell electronic cigarettes, both disposable and rechargeable. The popular devices deliver a smooth warm nicotine-laced white vapor in variety strengths and flavors. We visit the Velvet Vapor in Rogers and also talk to an Arkansas Department of Health tobacco specialist about pending regulations and potential risks associated with “vaping.”One Arkansas senator is pressing election officials to resolve issues with the state's voter ID law. Other legislators are pushing to prevent the state lottery commission from implementing video gambling games throughout the state. The FASTER Arkansas committee continues its push for changes in state law to allow public schools to connect to an existing, state-funded fiber optic network. And one Eureka Springs alderman is trying to move forward a decades-long debate on what to do about parking in that city's downtown area.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the National Veterans Golden Age Games are set to take over Fayetteville and the region this weekend; we speak with one 79-year-old Vietnam veteran who hopes to win in his competitions, and we speak with an Arkansas elder who decided to obtain his GED many, many years after his high school years had passed. Plus, while many eyes are on the happenings at the World Cup, we attend a sports match of a different nature, polo, in Bentonville.
The Northwest Arkansas Polo Club's season is underway in Bentonville.
Every year a select group of Arkansas elders obtain their GED, or general equivalency diploma. This spring, a Madison County minnow farmer was among the graduating class. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to meet him.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, July 7, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, what teeth can tell us about our ancestors. Also, how climate change is affecting the Marshall Islands.
Becca reminds us that trumpeter Allen Vizzutti will be performing at UA Fort Smith this evening.
Lori Spencer gives a preview of the 15th annual Mt. Magazine Butterfly Festival.
“Bach’s Sonata in G Minor for Flute, Harp and Cello”
Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net talks with Jason Tolbert of www.tolbertreport.com about the latest in Arkansas politics.
The market manager of the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market, Peggy Mariner and Teresa Maurer help us keep track of slow food events in the region.
“Django” by Joe Pass
Mule-jumping, goat-cart racing, and jig dancing are just some of the many attractions the 17 year-old festival has to offer.
Visit the festival’s Facebook page for updated information: www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Time-Music-Ozark-Heritage-Festival/223205480264.
