Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks at Large, the Affordable Care Act and the Marshalese population of Northwest Arkansas: Jacqueline Froelich has that report. Plus, the Rock City Times is Arkansas' second most unreliable news source. We'll talk to Greg Henderson, the man behind the satirical news site.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks at Large, the Affordable Care Act and the Marshalese population of Northwest Arkansas: Jacqueline Froelich has that report. Plus, the Rock City Times is Arkansas' second most unreliable news source. We'll talk to Greg Henderson, the man behind the satirical news site.
Here are our ten clips inspired by the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who;
Apologies to the World Health Organization and WHO AM radio in Des Moines. Maybe next time.
- Barry Mann wonders Who Put the Bomp…
- Doctor Who encounters a (the? some?) Dalek.
- The Men at Work ask Who Can it be Now?
- Liz Taylor and Richard Burton argue (and argue) in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Bo Diddley demands Who Do You Love?
- Horton first hears a Who.
- The residents of Whoville celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.
- The Baha Men launch an ear worm called Who Let the Dogs Out?
- Abbot and Costello figure out Who's on First. (yes, we included the routine two weeks ago in our salute to repetition…but you cannot leave this out of a who collection).
- The Who sing Who Are You?
Apologies to the World Health Organization and WHO AM radio in Des Moines. Maybe next time.
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Marshallese migrants living in the United States are eligible to enroll in the Arkansas marketplace for private insurance. Jacqueline Froelich attended a health fair in Springdale designed to encourage islanders to sign up.At any given time, there are around 4000 children in foster care in Arkansas. Of those, 500 will never return home. Sebastian County has the second-largest number of foster kids and children available for adoption behind only Pulaski County though its population is much less. We learn more about adoption in Arkansas…
On this edition of Ozarks, the Bentonville High School Chamber Choir prepares for their final madrigal dinner and we’ll hear a preview from the Firmin Garner Performance Studio. Plus the holiday lights are turned on in Fayetteville and Bentonville this weekend and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details on those and other events worth our attention this last weekend before Thanksgiving.
We know it's not yet Thanksgiving…but lights are getting turned on all over the place this week and next. Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.The Green Party joins Libertarians, Republicans and Democrats on the Arkansas 2014 ballot.
More than a quarter of the 250,000 Arkansans eligible for participation in the state's expanded Medicaid program have enrolled. duck hunting season opens tomorrow across the state, and hunters may find a larger population of ducks this year. The city of Alma gets ready to use a recently announced federal grant to expand the city's senior center. And thousands of Northwest Arkansas
On this edition of Ozarks, we speak with the creator of "Arkansas' second most unreliable news source,"and no, we are not the first. Plus, we visit with the middle school explorers of an abandoned cemetery, learn about adoption and foster care in Arkansas, and more.
A Harrison Middle School EAST class, under the direction of teacher John Henderson, is researching Fick Cemetery, purported to be the town’s first burial ground—some believe for African Americans. And while all artifacts and stones have long been removed, the students are determined to unearth the truth.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
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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.
That's the question that Fabio Mendez, an economics professor at the University of Arkansas, sought to answer with his latest paper.
Depending on your musical taste, Becca Martin Brown suggests watching Murder By Death or The Pop Ups.
The saugeye, a hybridization of the walleye and sauger, is being introduced to the smallest lakes in Bella Vista.
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According to a study by the Arkansas Pharmacists Association, the number of adults getting immunized is up 300% from last year.
"True collaboration is that willingness to extend yourself to a new place but in a way that does not feel like anything has been given up," says singer-songwriter Tift Merritt. While collaboration between musicians of different genres is nothing new, it's difficult to do well. The album "Night," a collaboration between Merritt and classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein, does just that. Reviewer Katy Henriksen explores the collaboration in which classical composers like Schubert and Purcell connect seamlessly to Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," the folk traditional "Wayfaring Stranger," a Leonard Cohen inspired instrumental and much more to create a singular song cycle that could only come from these two musicians.
