
Ozarks At Large


Senator Pryor and Congressman Cotton visited acres of idle pipeline in Central Arkansas yesterday, and they both issued renewed calls to approve the Keystone XL. Plus, several roadways in the area are closed, either for bridge inspection or condemnation.


Governor Mike Beebe has joined other governors in a call on Congress to forgo certain cuts to the National Guard. And although three Arkansas counties were issuing marriage certificates this morning to same-sex couples, others were not and instead are waiting on a ruling from the state Supreme Court.






Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the National Veterans Golden Age Games are set to take over Fayetteville and the region this weekend; we speak with one 79-year-old Vietnam veteran who hopes to win in his competitions, and we speak with an Arkansas elder who decided to obtain his GED many, many years after his high school years had passed. Plus, while many eyes are on the happenings at the World Cup, we attend a sports match of a different nature, polo, in Bentonville.
Dan Craft from Northwest Arkansas newspapers talks about why, while many Northwest Arkansas communities grew, some others shrunk in size over the last decade.
Béla Bartók, Freeman Owens and more in our history capsule for March 25.
"Tarantes" by Ronald Radford
Becca talks about the musical weekend that lies ahead.
John Jeter, director and conductor at the Fort Smith Symphony, on a historic concert being performed by the Fort Smith Symphony on April 16, featuring selected works of William Grant Still.
"Energetically" by William Grant Still & performed by the Fort Smith Symphony
A piece from University of Arkansas student Yaniv Taubenhouse's performance on Mary Baker Rumsey piano at KUAF's Firmin-Garner Performance studio. For the full conversation, tune into Shades of Jazz with Robert Ginsburg tonight at 10.