Though the spring weather has subsided for this Thursday, UA students celebrated yesterday's favorable weather with a carnival.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, now that Legislative Session has ended, Roby Brock talks with Rex Nelson about how the session went. Also, this weekend is jam-packed with events including a writers' workshop hosted by the executive producer of Tales from the South, and Daniel Hintz from Downtown Bentonville discusses First Friday.
First Friday in Downtown Bentonville will help Artoshphere get started, celebrate the return of the Farmers' Market and provide plenty of music as well.
Paula Morell, executive director of Tales from the South, is hosting a writers' workshop Sunday at the Writers' Colony in Eureka Springs.Becca Martin Brown tells us about a nascent book club that will discuss old societies tomorrow night in Fort Smith.
Marla Steele, a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas, is one of just a few researchers studying a rare, Asian eagle.
To see the website devoted to Marla's work, both past and future, click here.Recent projections show Springdale officials that a list of street improvement projects slated to receive voter-approved bond money may cost more than is budgeted from bond sales. The Eureka Springs Downtown Network receives national accreditation, and consequently a higher-perceived reputation. Aldermen in Bella Vista decide that the city should take over the Bella Vista Library, but that's only the beginning. And the Diamond Hogs finished non-conference play with a win at Baum Stadium last night.
Singer/songwriter John Legend spoke on the UA campus last night as part of the Distinguished Lecture series. Ahead on Ozarks, behavioral health coverage under the new University of Arkansas health plan, mental health explored through musical theatre, and running for Alzheimer's.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, though the next presidential election is more than two years away, some are already ready for HIlary. And as the Bentonville School District grows, so too does its course offerings. We visit a junior high school as students prepare for mountain biking. Plus, we learn about a Bentonville before Sam Walton.
The musical Chicago opens tonight at Walton Arts Center and includes John O'Hurley in the cast.
In our monthly, music review segment, we listen to Greg Laswell's new album "I Was Going To Be An Astronaut."
The trial of former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner continued Friday with testimony via taped conversations from a bond broker who allegedly received much of the state's bond business after giving kickbacks to Shoffner. And a number of court-related entities in Arkansas are receiving less funding after a decline in court fee and fine collections.
"The Longer I Run" by Peter Bradley Adams
A Texas charter school management nonprofit, Responsive Education Solutions, had been gaining a financial stake in Arkansas—until a complaint filed to the Arkansas Department of Education revealed its science curriculum advances intelligent design. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the controversy raises questions regarding charter authorization.
Roby Brock discusses the retirement of Baptist Health System's CEO, the passage of the private option and more in his weekly business and political news recap.
