Ahead on Ozarks, the Nobel director and secretary talks about the selection process for the annual Nobel Peace Prize; he's on the University of Arkansas campus today. Plus, the Northwest Arkansas Council on jobs created in the area in the past year, and the differences between education in the U.S. and the European Union.
Ozarks At Large
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday liquor sales begin in Springdale, the Fayetteville Farmers Market continues its push to expand one of its markets through the winter, and Governor Mike Beebe urges Arkansans to get a flu shot.
"Confirmation" by Charlie Parker
Leading up to Black Friday, organizers for a union-backed Walmart employee strike boasted a mass demonstration across 46 states in protest of unfair labor conditions. By late Friday no such strike materialized. Still, as Jacqueline Froelich reports, dozens of protests did occur—as Walmart corporate kept its guard up.
Thanksgiving week means a short work week for many, but as Roby brock from Talk Business explains, the business news for the week is plentiful.
"Farewell to Cheyenne" by Ennio Morricone
The University of Arkansas Community Design Center has received a grant as part of the Decade of Design Program of the American Institue of Architects. The project addresses what Fayetteville will look like in the year 2030 if 80% of new development united the urban and agricultural landscapes. OAL’s CT tells us more.
Hope 2012, a one-day health and service event, was held this fall. One of the chief organizers, Kevin Fitzpatrick, tells us what this fourth edition of the event tells us about northwest Arkansas.
"You Don't Have To Be Afraid" by Kaki King
