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Ozarks At Large

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Handmade Medicines
In the olden days, your local apothecary prepared all your medications. Now, your pharmaceutical industry mass produces everything from prescription Ambien to Xanax.
But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the lost art of individualized compounding is undergoing a revival—and more intense review. (Photo: Collier Drug Compounding Lab Staff-- front row left to right: Denise Roark, Jana Evensen, Corrie Stout, Melissa Mashburn, back row: Andrew Mize, Justin Bolinger.)
Aquatic Park Plans Finalized
The design for the Ben Geren Aquatics Park in Fort Smith has been finalized and will soon be let out for bid. And, a journalist that was once critical of the Clintons speaks about the state of the news media.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, distance education will have a strong presence in a program on the University of Arkansas campus next fall, plus Rogers Little Theatre brings a comedy classic to the stage. We go behind the scenes with The Man Who Came To Dinner.




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During, and After, Spring Break
We didn't all leave: some things to do this week and weekend.
Bentonville Museum Gets a Mammoth
The Museum of Native American History in Bentonville is no longer a secret.






Meet me in St. Louis
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, makes suggestions for a spring break St. Louis trip.
Man Comes to Dinner at RLT
Rogers Little Theater will open its run of "The Man Who Came to Dinner" Friday.







An LLM at the University from Afar
Next year an LLM degree at the University of Arkansas will be obtainable in a face-to-face setting or from a distance.`
To Close, or Not To Cloes (a Road)
The Rogers city council gets ready to consider closing the road around Lake Atalanta, and a farmers market gets ready to open in Centerton.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, upgrades to a nearly decade-old program are designed to more effectively connect consumers with local farmers. Plus, the deadline to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is on the horizon. We learn about the consequences of failing to enroll in coverage.



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Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Thursday, May 15, 2014
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: in an effort to facilitate further business success in Arkansas, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission has launched a new website, ArkansasFavorsTheBold.com. We'll have a conversation with Grant Tennille, that organization's executive director. Plus, the Fourth Congressional District, geographically the largest in the state is in the midst of a heated Republican race this primary season. We have part one in a series of conversations with each candidate.
Model Recycler
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Most Saturday mornings, a certain rural Huntsville resident, can be seen at the Madison County Recycling Center sorting plastics, cardboard and cans—faithfully doing his civic environmental duty. But what makes this recycler special? He’s a dog. Jacqueline Froelich reports.
"Butterflies" Chris Titchner and the Sunday Rain Dog
The Name Behind That House in Fort Smith
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Theater Squared will offer its final full production its 8th season with Hamlet.
Reviewing Hozier's From Eden EP
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Last month, Irish blues singer Hozier released his "From Eden EP."
A Salute to Connecticut
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Here is the list of clips for our montage to the Nutmeg State: 1. Judy Garland and Bing Crosby sing Connecticut. 2. Connecticut native Gary Burghoff in his role as Radar on the TV series M*A*S*H. 3. Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis get acquainted in Beetlejuice...a movie set in Connecticut. 4. New Haven-born Moby performs Extreme Ways. 5. William Bendix promotes the 1949 film version of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. (written by one-time Connecticut resident Mark Twain). 6. Jane Curtain, another Connecticut native, on Saturday Night Live. 7. All About Eve starring Bette Davis, set in....Connecticut. 8. Another movie set in the state: Christmas in Connecticut. 9. And another set in the Constitution State; The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. 10. Karen Carpenter, a native, sings We've Only Just Begun.
A Boy and His Toys
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An exhibit at the Shiloh Museum fir Ozark History showcases a mans collection of his own toys from the 1930s and 40s.
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