The Mustache Running Club and Girls on the Run of NWA are two ways local residents can become involved in the sport of running. A calendar of races can be found at www.ArkansasRunner.Com.
Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks, we take a look at a new study that analyzes high school graduation rates in Arkansas. Also Dick Johnson stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: it's primary election day in Arkansas, and Roby Brock talks to three Republicans who are vying for their party's nomination for attorney general. Plus, the City of Fayetteville is looking toward the future as Baby Boomers continue to age. A new project wants the city to become an age-friendly place. And, in our monthly series on technology, we visit the VA hospital in Fayetteville, where new solar arrays aim to make the facility more sustainable.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business and Politics, looks back at a busy week in Arkansas.
A study released by Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families says that the state’s juvenile detention system is broken. But as Jacqueline Froelich discovered, two Northwest Arkansas detention centers have found a fix.Roby Brock and Dr. Jay Barth, Professor of Political Science at Hendrix College, look at some of the season’s political ads and poll results of Republican voters.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock discusses the final week of campaigning before primary election day and if Judge Chris Piazza's ruling striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage will have any impact on those races. Plus, a return to a favorite CD from several summers ago; can the music still evoke the same response? And, a report on a multi-million dollar campaign targeting the Southern closet.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, July 11, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, how ex-pats in NWA watch the World Cup. And, singer/songwriter Joe Crookston stops by the studio.
Ozarks at Large’s tech expert Tyrel Denison discusses the recent changes to Google’s privacy policy.
“Private Eyes” by Hall and Oates
The Broadway show Million Dollar Quartet stars Cody Slaughter as Elvis Presley. Slaughter is a native of Harrison, Arkansas. He discusses the opportunity and the show in this story.
Sunday night’s Grammys paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Whitney Houston, and presented Adele with half a dozen awards. Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com has the details.
“My Funny Valentine” by Chet Baker
Regional healthcare agency franchises, hospital-based agencies and the Arkansas Department of Health in-home health serves are all undergoing regulatory and financial challenges and changes under approaching health care reform.
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net has an update on business news of the past week.
“Teardrop” by Vitamin String Quartet
