A new-grant funded program will allow 40 low-income children to attend preschool in Bentonville free.
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A new-grant funded program will allow 40 low-income children to attend preschool in Bentonville free.
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Steve Boggan, a journalist from London, followed a ten dollar bill around the US, including Arkansas, for thirty days. What he learned he put in his book, Follow the Money.
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Arkansas's new state treasurer is reshaping policies of the office based on input from employees of the division. The 2014 fiscal year begins today with a new budget for the state, which includes increased spending for Medicaid and higher education. Today is the deadline for public input on the state's new voter ID law. Political commentators ruminate on Tom Cotton's chances for running a successful Senate campaign against Mark Pryor. And, Benton County starts looking at building a new courts building to replace the current one, built in 1928.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the names of some publications like Time or Southern Living give readers a literal idea of what's printed on their pages, but what about 3W or Due South? We take a look at the thought behind the titles of some of the magazines published in our region. Plus, we talk with Roby Brock about some of the repercussions of Tuesday's primary runoff elections.
New Threshold Theatre, a new theatre company organized by young adults, is using Kickstarter to raise money for its first production.
Becca reminds us that the Rogers Public Library is hosting Reading Adventures with Scout this afternoon.
John Englehardt, a third year MFA in fiction candidate at the University of Arkansas, won the A&P short story contest sponsored by The Stranger, an alternative weekly paper in Seattle. The story, titled "Gingrich" is out today both in the print paper and online. "Ozarks at Large's" Katy Henriksen discusses both beginnings and endings, as well has why Englehardt was drawn into storytelling.
Kelly Mulhollan, Donna Stjerna, Phil Lancaster, and John Johnston, the original four members of the folk group Still on the Hill will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Walton Arts Center's Starr Theater. Tickets are $16.
The Bentonville School District plans on how to move forward with a growth plan for its high school, students at Rogers high schools next year will be able to get their feet loose with a new class, and the Walton Arts Center gets a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts.
"Disconnect the Dots" by Of Montreal