No matter how hard some may try, money is inescapable. We use it to buy stuff, and most often we pay taxes with it. Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis takes a look at news stories related to citiesí tax revenue from the past week.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Talley Summerlin. Summerlin used to patrol area stages as part of the rock band BE. Also, our content partner Roby Brock from TalkBusiness.net takes a look at what last week's election means for the near future in Arkansas.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business recently sat down with political bloggers, Jason Tolbert from the Republican perspective, and Michael Cooke from the Democratic point of view, to analyze the outcome of elections in Arkansas.The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission waits for more input before deciding whether to give $1 million to the U of A, but the commission gives out more than $145,000 to a number of other groups. State officials work to close a funding gap in Arkansas' Medicaid system, and the city of Fort Smith takes another look at zoning for sexually oriented businesses.
David Shipler, author of the book “The Working Poor” spent time in northwest Arkansas last month for the annual One Book, One Community event. During his visit he participated in a public discussion at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Folk singer-songwriter and banjo player Matt Bauer wrote part of his new EP "No Shape Can Hold Me Now" in Gilbert, Ark., population 28. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen spoke to Bauer about what it was like to write music in a cabin along the Buffalo River and more.Crystal Bridges of American Art in Bentonville is one year (and one day) old today. We take a look back at the museum's last twelve months.
Ahead on this weekend edition of Ozarks, celebrating a historic mountain in Madison County as well as the Great American Smokeout.The Great American Smokeout is this Thursday. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with Rhonda Brammell of the American Cancer Society about the national day aimed at encouraging smokers to quit.
It’s not all elections today. We take time out for another musical performance from inside our studio. Dr. Park visits the Firmin-Garner Studio and performs live accompanied by Prof. Skirmante Kezyte on the piano.
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Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we'll hear wedding bells in our Sunday Morning Montage, and we'll talk about talking about faith. And, we visit two different buildings in downtown Fayetteville that have been around for about three-quarters of a century.
The Tontitown Grape Festival continues tonight, and Weird Sisters opens at Arts Live in Fayetteville. Becca Martin Brown has the details on these stories and more.
"Relay" by The Who
This summer five Republican legislators sent a letter to Governor Mike Beebe and his Medicaid team, asking them to slow down on Medicaid reforms and a possible expansion made possible when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act. Roby Brock from talkbuisness.net recently spoke with one of the GOP legislators, Johnny Key of Mountain Home.
The full season for Walton Arts Center is still a few weeks away. However, Jodi Beznoski reminds us that Second City, Miranda Lambert, the final concert in the KUAF Summer Jazz Festival and the Fayetteville Roots Festival are all set for this month.
For more information, visit the Walton Arts Center website here.
There are 281 personal weather stations in Arkansas actively uploading data to weatherunderground.com. We talked with three guys who run stations in northwest Arkansas.
More information:
Jerry Russell in Prairie Grove
Colby Ward on Mount Sequoyah
Terry Slagle's station in Springdale
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We continue our series focusing on Olympic sports by talking with a coach at the Northwest Arkansas Fencing Center about the sport of fencing.
For more information, visit nwafc.org.
“Equestrian” by U.S. Royalty
