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.

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.

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.
A feral cat ordinance is propsed in Fayetteville, a landmark eyesore could be moving in Fort smith, and the Razorback cross country teams open their seasons with wins.
"Empty Chair" by Acoustic Blues Travelers
Michael Tilley from thecitywire.com says reports this week indicate mixed signals for the economic viability of the region. Also: tailgating.
Fayetteville’s historic City Hospital has ceased operations.
The geriatric and rehab center, leased by Washington Regional Medical Systems, was in the midst of celebrating its centennial year.
But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the closure was quite calculated.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers gives us several ways to spend a holiday weekend in and around the listening area.
A digital repository to share information among the state's college campuses is being developed at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis spoke with the developers of the Kenex Cloud.
“Blue Moon” by Santo and Johnny