Democrat Darrin Williams was elected as the Speaker of the House in Arkansas last week. Representative Williams is the first African-American to be elected to the post. He spoke with Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net after his election.
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Dan Sanker, the chief executive officer of CaseStack in Fayetteville, authored the book “Collaborate: The Art of We.” The book highlights the art of cooperation in the business world.
Nova Scotia-based puppetry company Mermaid Theatre will stage their adaptation of three Eric Carle books for children for a benefit show.
NPR's Guy Raz spoke with Kyle Kellams about the eight edition of the Three Minute Fiction contest.
Fort Smith witnesses a decrease in homeless numbers. We take a look at the reasons behind the reported decrease.
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The Illinois River Watershed Partnership is organizing the fifth annual Riparian project in six cities in Arkansas and Oklahoma this Saturday.
More information is available at www.irwp.org.
Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com discusses the return of Mad Men, and why fans of Snow White and Casablanca should look forward to the rest of March.
Militant Grammarian Katherine Shurlds is back on Ozarks at Large. Today, she targets Facebook posts.
Ozarks at Large’s Meredith Martin-Moats took a trip with her family to the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock. She details her trip for us.
To visit Meredith Martin-Moats’ blog Boiled Down Juice: www.boileddownjuice.com.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, golf is a sport, but it's also a vehicle for life lessons about honesty and perseverance. We visit the green as First Tee of Northwest Arkansas spends an afternoon teaching values to area youth. Plus, a look at the senate race in Arkansas.
Becca lists several free performances by University of Arkansas ensembles scheduled for this week.
Michael K. Honey's new book Sharecropper's Troubadour gives us details of the life of John L. Handcox.
While about a dozen students of KIPP Delta Public Schools, an open-enrollment charter school network in Blytheville and Helena visited the UA Fayetteville campus yesterday, university officials formally announced a partnership with the public charter school that aims to increase college attainment for students in underserved communities.
"Map of the World" by Monsters of Folk
The NWA Rape Crisis Center plans to open a forensic exam clinic in Rogers by the end of the month.
One of the country's most accomplished and most respected writers is coming to the Fayetteville Town Center Monday night.
"Private Eyes" by Hall and Oates