As our three things series continues, we learn the three things to know about car towing. Staying safe can be as simple as knowing your car.
Ozarks At Large
As our three things series continues, we learn the three things to know about car towing. Staying safe can be as simple as knowing your car.
A workshop this month in Fort Smith is designed to help candidates, and potential candidates, of all kinds learn more about the electoral process.
A Tom Bresh concert in the River Valley and the Waka Winter Classic in NWA are on Becca's music agenda this week.
Solar energy installation is on the rise in Arkansas—a solar rich state. But unlike other solar states, Arkansas lacks incentives for solar development as well as utility standards. Add to that, this year, renewable energy advocates will face organized opposition from carbon producers, who don’t want them on the grid.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas speaks with blogger Michael Cook about Lt. Governor Mark Darr's resignation.Yesterday, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration officials yesterday outlined Governor Mike Beebe's budget priorities to state legislators. Funding for the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid could be in danger after a special election for state Senate yesterday. And the University of Arkansas Fort Smith is in the process of developing its its first Master's degree program.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, making inroads in the battle against lung cancer in Arkansas. After years of steady increases, the rate is dropping in the state. Plus shifts in the testing for a GED certificate in Arkansas, and a closer listen to one of the bands scheduled to appear at the 2014 edition of Wakarusa.
In this month's music review, we listen to "Waiting for the Dawn" by The Mowgli's who will perform at Wakarusa this June. Lineups for music festivals are just part of what to keep your eye on this week.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, Davy Carter, Speaker of the Arkansas House, talks with Roby Brock about the continuing process to decide funding for the Private Option. And Jim DePriest, a deputy Attorney General for Arkansas, explains how his office combats potential fraud against seniors.
After a busy few months of winning contests, Barrett Baber and his band are preparing for a performance at George's May 16. You can hear Barrett play another song here.
The Arkansas Supreme Court yesterday reversed a lower court's ruling that struck down the state's voter ID law. Some in the state are speaking out against proposed federal cuts to the Fulbright Scholars Program. And the U.S. Forest Service is asking for public comment on a proposal that would promote forest health in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest.
“Boy in the Bubble” by Paul Simon
We speak with one of two Republican candidates in the 4th Congressional Race, Tommy Moll. His opponent, Bruce Westerman, will be on tomorrow.
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission recently launched a new website, ArkansasFavorsTheBold.com, to help spread the story of the state's business successes, and to hopefully attract future successes to the state. We speak with Grant Tennille, executive director of the AEDC, to find out more.Web Exclusive: Talking Education With Grant Tennille
“Love Will Keep Us Together” by The James Taylor Quartet
Planting and cultivating home vegetable gardens takes hard work and certain investment—in seeds, starts and soil amendments. And protecting that investment from varmints can also be expensive. One no-cost solution? The pallet.
