Hope 2013 is a free health clinic that will take place Friday and Saturday at Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville. For more information, call Kevin Fitzpatrick at 575-3777.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the under-appreciated parts of the United States Constitution. Sanford Levinson, the author of the book Framed: America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance, discusses the parts of the documents many of us are unfamiliar with or don't think about often. Plus a new report, issued today, from the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal production, examines animal agriculture in the United States.
Sanford Levinson recently spoke on the University of Arkansas campus and during his visit came to KUAF.
Just in time for Halloween, youth theater company Arts Live presents A Zombie High School Homecoming. It is the company's first original production to be written by one of the students and begins Halloween evening and runs through Sunday November 3.
You should know there is a special Halloween on the Fayetteville Square, an award-winning history teacher in Bentonville and a top National Geographic photographer coming to the University of Arkansas.
Congressman Tim Griffin says he decided against running for reelection to spend time with his family. Governor Mike Beebe yesterday signed into law a short-term fix for the shortfall in the Public School Employee insurance program. And Bentonville is getting closer to beginning construction on its multi-million dollar community center.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, the types of plants that harm bugs, butterflies and bees. Plus, a conversation with the multi-talented artist Crow Johnson.
Crow Johnson has been writing words for others' consumption for some time, and although it has been a while since her last CD release, she hasn't stopped writing. She tells us about a new collection of her work, titled Flights of Fancy, which includes short stories, a novella, essays and even some of her lyrics. She is also the featured writer at this month's Ozark Poets and Writers Collective meeting at Nightbird Books.
Deborah Rogers, a former Wall Street financial consultant, is founder and executive director of Energy Policy Forum. She spent several days in Fayetteville, speaking to civic and interest groups. Her trip was sponsored in part by the Washington County League of Women Voters and Sierra Club.The Arkansas Legislature came to a consensus in Little Rock about how to prevent insurance rates from rising drastically for some Arkansas public school employees. The state health department sets up mass flu clinics in every county across the state. And following the federal government's reopening, new jobless numbers for August are reported.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the founders of Olivia's Basket share the spirit of their late daughter and of the organization she inspired. Plus, our insect expert offers low-tech solutions to pesky insects in the garden.
Dr. Stephen Gates talks about the penultimate concert of the KUAF/Fulbright Summer Chamber Music Festival.
“Spirit in the Night” by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
The academy has two summer camps coming up this summer. For more information, visit http://www.uafortsmith.edu/Academy/Index.
A large group of Walmart hourly employees gathered on the steps of the Walmart headquarters in Bentonville yesterday to raise concerns about wages and healthcare.
“Eyes of Blue” by Wax and Wane
A group of graduate students from the University of Arkansas are helping local gardeners care for their sick plants.
In this audio extra, Lou Hirsch shares some of the resources people can use to help them care for their plants.
