The Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners formalized previously temporary rules for absentee voters who don't submit proper photo ID with ballots. The planned osteopathic medical school for Fort Smith names its first president, and teams from the U of A bring home multiple honors from the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup.
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Hospital purchases, legislative shifts and policy changes all mean a different world for Arkansans and healthcare. Roby Brock from Talk Business and Politics leads a discussion about possible ramifications.The Arkansas State Police will soon be on the lookout for drivers who are texting or are otherwise distracted while behind the wheel, and unemployment declines in the area.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, why hundreds of people will be in Rogers this weekend to trade frags, or sections of coral. Plus, we speak to the former First Minister of Scotland about contemporary education.Former First Minister of Scotland Henry McLeish has a strong passion for education. He often speaks on the roles of education in the United States vs the United Kingdom. He spoke to Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas about learning in a modern society and his political career.
Fayetteville's National Cemetery will soon have two acres more of space, after the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corporation completed the land purchase. And, two special elections are happening today in Washington County.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the man who has been intimately connected with the Nobel Peace Prize for the past quarter-century talks about the process for selecting a recipient and some of the controversies associated with the honor.The latest Talk Business-Hendrix college poll suggests that the two front-runners in this year's gubernatorial race are nearly tied, though a few percentage points could make a difference either way come November. And, the CEO of QualChoice says that the company's recent acquisition by a national health care company may mean more jobs for Arkansas.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the sounds of Spring and Summer are lone without the chirps of frogs. We visit an area pond to hear what's hopping, and we celebrate the croaking amphibian in our Sunday morning montage.
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Monday, June 2, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, finding balance between nature and technology; we speak with author Richard Louv about nature deficit disorder and possible ways to cure it. Plus, autism spectrum disorder is on the rise in Arkansas. We learn more about the Arkansas Autism Resource and Outreach Center.
A new trend is catching on at a downtown Fayetteville elementary school: the lost art of bicycle commuting. To make the venture safer, bicycle enthusiasts are helping to organize parents and their children into “bike trains.” We take you along for a ride.
From "Oliver!" to a brand new murder mystery in downtown Bentonville, Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers suggests hanging out in a theatre this weekend.
Radine Trees Nehring discusses the seventh novel in her "To Die For" series set a War Eagle Craft Fair.
A week from tonight Gretchen Parlato and her band will launch the 2012-2013 jazz series at Walton Arts Center. Over the next several months five performers will play ten shows in the intimate Starr Theater. We know the best guide for us to get ready for the season is Robert Ginsburg, the host of KUAF’s “Shades of Jazz” every Friday at 10 p.m.
Yesterday, artist Margot Moulton celebrated the installation of her newly finished pig statue at the Walton Arts Center as part of the Ozark Literacy Council's Pigshibition.
