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Ozarks At Large

Format: 2024-12-27
Proposed High Voltage Transmission Line Raises Ire and Questions
SWEPCO Protest in Eureka Springs, courtesy Doug StoweSouthwestern Electric Power Company plans to install a new 48-mile long 345-kV transmission line across northern Benton and Carroll Counties to prevent outages and improve service to the region, the company says. Thousands of affected residents, expected to crowd public comment hearings scheduled next week, will claim it’s destructive. But most remain in the dark about the project’s purpose.

To read the public comments submitted regarding SWEPCO's application to the Arkansas Public Service Commission, click here and select docket # 13-041-U.
Differing Opinions Agree Delaying Employer Mandate is Good
Both the state's Insurance Commissioner and Congressman Tim Griffin agree that the federal government's decision to delay implementation of the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act is good, though Griffin sees the delay as a political ploy. Hillary Clinton is honored today in Little Rock. And Governor Mike Beebe urges Arkansans is spreading awareness about preventing summer forest fires.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks, a novel source to help us celebrate the Fourth…a British journalist explains how simply following a ten dollar bill around the middle of America for a month gave him insight into the country…and why he loved what he found. Then, it's a birthday party for the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market…it turns forty this week and we'll chat with the co-managers. Plus Robert Ginsburg gets us ready for the 15th annual KUAF Summer Jazz Series. It kicks off this month with Arkansas-born Bob Dorough. And Becca Martin Brown has some fireworks information for us as well.
A Classic Jazz Show is New Again
A new addition to KUAF's late night schedule allows listeners to hear some classic jazz interviews from the past fifty years.
Following Alexander Hamilton Around
Steve Boggan, a journalist from London, followed a ten dollar bill around the US, including Arkansas, for thirty days. What he learned he put in his book, Follow the Money.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a look at the current landscape of politics in Arkansas. Also, learning how to care for livestock participating in the Rodeo of the Ozarks.




Rodeo
Where does the Water Go?
The Hill Street water tower is where much of Siloam Springs's water supply is stored.Though the repainting the interior of a water tower is, relatively, routine, the exterior of the Hill Street water Tower in Siloam Springs has not been repainted since its construction in 1967. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas finds out more.




Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks: the tightrope the town of Eureka Springs sometimes must negotiate when it comes to businesses and residences. Jacqueline Froelich has that story. Plus Sanjay Gupta, the medical correspondent on CNN, was in Arkansas last week and sat down with Roby Brock to talk about the role of medical journalism and what a change in health care may mean for Arkansas. We also examine what last week's Supreme Court decision regarding the Voting Rights Act means for the state.
ES Tourism
The Intersection of Medicine and Media
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent, spoke recently at the Clinton School of Public Service. While in Arkansas he talked with Roby Brock of Talk Business Arkansas.




Music Review: Up, On & Over
This month's music review shines a spotlight on Bronze Radio Return's new album Up, On & Over.






Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, those amphibious harbingers of spring--frogs and toads--are being counted all over Arkansas. We'll find out how the frog watch works, and if the number of frogs in the state is diminishing. And, the AMP is being prepared for its first show. The seats aren't in yet, but work is going on almost around-the-clock to meet a June 1 completion date.
The Name Behind That House in Fort Smith
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The Bonneville House in Fort Smith shares a name with one of the legendary figures of the city's past.
"Diplomacy" by Chris Smither
Adapting to the New Normal
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John Register tells his story of being an Olympic-level athlete to adjusting to the loss of a leg.
"Ghost Dance" by Cusco
State Police Starts Crackdown on Distracted Driving
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The Arkansas State Police will soon be on the lookout for drivers who are texting or are otherwise distracted while behind the wheel, and unemployment declines in the area.
"This Hits Home" by The Mercury Program
A Shifting Healthcare Landscape
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Hospital purchases, legislative shifts and policy changes all mean a different world for Arkansans and healthcare. Roby Brock from Talk Business and Politics leads a discussion about possible ramifications.
"King Kong March" by William J. Stromberg and Moscow Symphony Orchestra, and "Mercury" by The Wedding Present
Coin Collecting for Fun and (likely not) Profit
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For this month's edition of our series Three Things we learn three things about coin collecting.