Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: In 1980, thousands left Castro's Cuba on a boatlift to the United States. Many of them were given housing at Fort Chaffee. Jacqueline Froelich examines what happened then, what's happened since…and why historians are spending time getting the facts correct. Plus, a new adult education library for Northwest Arkansas Community College.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: In 1980, thousands left Castro's Cuba on a boatlift to the United States. Many of them were given housing at Fort Chaffee. Jacqueline Froelich examines what happened then, what's happened since…and why historians are spending time getting the facts correct. Plus, a new adult education library for Northwest Arkansas Community College.
In this month's music review, Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas looks at Beyonce's newest album and how both she and the artist have grown over the years.Warm weather is just around the corner...and so are chances to enjoy it.
Last week a panel discussion about health care on the University of Arkansas campus included different philosophies regarding health care.
In 1980, more than 125,000 Cubans fleeing Fidel Castro's communist regime were boatlifted to America and processed at military compounds including Fort Chaffee in Arkansas. Among the population were gay Cubans and prisoners that Castro had purged from his prisons. The Cubans were widely portrayed by the press as criminal—a stigma that's persisted. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, historians are working to clarify the record. Photo: "Task Force Commander, Colonel Don E. Karr with Cuban refugee family"--Courtesy Fort Chaffee Museum
The biennial fiscal session of the Arkansas Legislature began yesterday, leading with talks about the Private Option and preventing a special election for Lt. Governor. USA Truck's most recent earnings report still shows continued, but shrinking losses. And the special election regarding a rural ambulance service district in Benton County is today.
Ahead on Ozarks, four legislators from northwest Arkansas discuss the fiscal session that begins today in Little Rock. They’ll examine the chances the private option is or isn’t funded by the time lawmakers adjourn. We’ll also get a small preview of some of the musicians heading to Fayetteville this summer for the fifth edition of the Fayetteville Roots Festival.
The fifth edition of the Fayetteville Roots Festival is bringing dozens of musicians to the region this summer.
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, looks back at a week that included new inductions to the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame and conversations about political tax plans.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, I-540 undergoes a name change. And, we tinker around the Amazeum office in Bentonville.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas shares economist Kathy Deck's thoughts on the year ahead.
APEI is part of the $140 million Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute.
"Body Love Part 1"
Becca reminds us that Railroad Earth is performing at George's tomorrow night.
We visit the Rogers Police Department to find out about how one can protect and serve the public, as the department prepares to offer the Entry Level Police Officer Examination early next month.
"Please Forgive Me" by David Gray
We speak with An Na, author of A Step From Heaven, a book that was awarded the Michael L. Prince Award when it was published a decade ago. Critics and reviewers commended the book's characters for speaking like a child without being too precocious or condescending. The author will speak in Fayetteville later this month.
