During a debate hosted by the Arkansas Press Association last week, Arkansas' gubernatorial candidates shared opinions on a variety of topics including the private option.
Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks, how ex-pats in NWA watch the World Cup. And, singer/songwriter Joe Crookston stops by the studio. Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, more than 3,000 Arkansas children are in foster care custody on any single day. A new report has suggestions on how to better serve these young people. Plus, Arkansas native Louis Jordan's forays into the Caribbean and Calypso in today's edition of Arkansongs, and we hear how the four men running for Governor of Arkansas responded when asked about the legality of same-sex marriage
Roby Brock, from Talk Business and Politics, takes a look back at the previous seven days in Arkansas news.The Arkansas Press Association hosted three debates last week, including one with the four candidates in this year's governor's race.
The latest enrollment numbers for Arkansas' Private Option are announced, the city of Fayetteville gets ready to accept nearly a million dollars in grants for trails construction, design and engineering,and one water-borne illness is making the rounds through Arkansas and the nation.
Singer and songwriter Joe Crookston is back in Fayetteville this week, almost a year after his first visit at the 2013 Roots Festival.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, previews tonight's opening of a classic at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale.
An important phase of the recovery after this spring's tornado is coming to an end in Mayflower.
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, we speak with the trumpeter of The Sons of Brasil. The Kansas City jazz band plays nothing but Latin music and will be in NWA this weekend. Plus, we join a program in progress as it encourages youngsters to read over the summer.
A new policy in Arkansas will let some children stay with parents or guardians after infractions seen by some as minor cases of neglect. The city of Bella Vista is one step closer to possessing land of its own. And a new building will open next week on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville.
"Arkansas" by Pokey LeFarge
Michael Tilley, from The City Wire, gives us details on the latest financial numbers for the area and discusses the latest on the people seeking the Governor’s office in 2014
The state’s largest business and Governor Beebe agree on a plan they say will lower health costs for many in the state.
Voters in the Bentonville School District will likely have another option for creating a second high school. After the defeat last year of a millage proposal to fund such a project, the school district conducted a survey of those who voted in the last election to understand what did and did not sit well with the last plan.
"Copycat" by The Cranberries
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers reveals a list, a long list, of the chances we all have to see art in the region this month.
"Buzzin' 1963" by Slim Harpo
