Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families releases a new report on children's health coverage. Also, a project looks at the idea of community, we hear an interview with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross, and more.
Dr. Joe Thompson, Arkansas' Surgeon General, spent nearly an hour Tuesday in Fayetteville discussing what coming health care reform could mean for the state. On this edition of Ozarks, some necessary background on what brought health care in the United States and Arkansas to where we are now.
"Bounce of the Sugar Plum Fairies" by Don Byron
Local high school cross country coaches who attended a press conference in Fayetteville yesterday were the recipients of money raised from the annual race. More information is available at chilepepperfestival.org.
To hear today's EarthSky, visit their website here.
As we continue our series on the University of Arkansas' efforts to be more sustainable, we learn how leftover cooking oil is being reused as fuel.
As a result of I-540's construction, the traffic on old highway 71 has been reduced dramatically and many of the businesses that thrived on that traffic have closed, but not all of them. As Luke Gramlich reports, one business is still welcoming visitors. More information is available at skyvuecabins.com.
"Okra Dokey" by Joe Goldman