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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.
Voter ID Law Struck Down, State High Court Refuses to Hear Case Again
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A Pulaski County Circuit Court ruling yesterday nullified the state's new voter ID law, the Arkansas Supreme Court rejects a motion to rehear a case in which justices refused a multi-billion dollar judgement against a major pharmaceutical company, and state legislators hear reasons why the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid is costing more for plan holders than was previously projected.
"Burning the Proof" by Kaki King
Happy Workers in Fort Smith
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Michael Tilley, from The City WireM, discusses a new report measuring the happiness of area workers.
Here Come the Festivals
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Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says the spring festival season is underway from Eureka Springs to Van Buren.
Confronting an Audience
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Standup comic Doug Stanhope talks about his career and what to expect tonight when he performs at Mermaids in Fayetteville.
Elephant Revival in Studio
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Elephant Revival spends time inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.