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
The first in a series of meetings looking at overhauling workforce development education in the state is held. Freidns of one Fayetteville park organize in order to potentially grow the large public amenity, and a series of meetings in coming weeks will show what's being done to mitigate the impairment of one local waterway.
We asked a librarian, a book store owner and a writer how they find new books and new authors to read.
Dr. Estes from Mercy's Bella Vista clinic discusses how to protect yourself against heat, ticks, and more.Governor Mike Beebe yesterday officially issued the call for a special session of the state legislature. The Federal Reserve Bank released its quarterly Burgundy Book, which provides some insight into the health of the state's economy. hundreds of volunteers associated with World Changers are descending upon Fort Smith to help with some repairs to homes in the city. And the city of Fayetteville recently released a new Web application to help city residents find city information applicable to where they live in the city.
UA Professor Angie Maxwell argues that the attention the South received throughout the 20th century in regards to three particular events has shaped the Southern Identity that exists yet today. She discusses her book The Indicted South: Public Criticism, Southern Inferiorty, and the the Politics of Whiteness with Ozarks’ Christina Karnatz.
This morning, the Bentonville Public School District broke ground on its new high school project in Centerton.
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.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with representatives from each side of the Cotton/Pryor Senate race. Plus, we explore War Eagle cavern and more.
Earlier this week, assistant professor of English at the University of Arkansas, Mohja Kahf, visited KUAF to talk about a conference in Turkey aimed at addressing the struggle in Syria.
Click here to hear more of the conversation with Mohja.
“Just For You” by Ornette Coleman
Michael Tilley of www.thecitywire.com talks about compressed natural gas (CNG) powered vehicles, Arkansas’ GDP, and regional poultry industry legend Collier Wenderoth Jr.’s passing.
“Prohibition Dirge” by Ennio Morricone
Ozarks at Large’s Luke Gramlich visits the historic Drennen-Scott House in Van Buren.
“Sharp Dressed Man” by Hayseed Dixie
Today’s list includes opera at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, a program for the Herb Society of Northwest Arkansas at Shiloh Museum, Gaslight at Fort Smith Little Theater, and Driving Miss Daisy at Rogers Little Theater. Also, Arts Fest continues in Bentonville.
Meredith Martin-Moats on why the voice of the local weekly newspaper still matters.
