
Ozarks At Large

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.



Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says there is still more to be learned about the Stieglitz collection at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Though Arkansas is still 30% above the rest of the nation, the state is finally seeing declining rates when it comes to new lung cancer diagnoses and moralities due to lung cancer. We hear from Dr. Gary Wheeler with the Arkansas Department of Health.


Sabrina Billings, an Assistant Professor with the department of African and African American Studies at the University of Arkansas, has spent years researching her new book Language and Globalization in the Making of a Tanzanian beauty Queen.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, March 31, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a preview of an upcoming grief seminar for bereaved parents. Also, Fort Smith releases an annual report on its homeless community.
Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com discusses the return of Mad Men, and why fans of Snow White and Casablanca should look forward to the rest of March.
“As Time Goes By” by Max Raabe and Palast Orchestra
Los Fotos (Spanish for “The Fotos”) is a photography project launched in 2010 by a Los Angeles photographer to encourage teenage girls to pick up a skill that can help them gain confidence and build self-esteem. The project now has a northwest Arkansas chapter.
“Vienna: The Monastery” by John Corigliano
University of Arkansas Honors College student Amee Jeanette Salois visited KUAF to talk about the first events in a new series called “Honors College Invites.” The “Star Party” is this Sunday. It’ll consist of an informal discussion about light pollution and dark sky conservation, and a demonstration on how to participate in the “GLOBE at Night” light pollution awareness campaign.
To learn more about light pollution’s effects and more, click here.
More information about the events is available here.
“Violin” by Amos Lee
Arkansas Attorney General’s Office launches a campaign to educate people to avoid scams; home sales prices are up for January; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Tonight, singer-songwriter Marshall Mitchell performs at Mount Sequoyah Retreat and Conference Center, and “Devil Makes Three” visits George’s in Fayetteville. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
“Fiddle” by My Tea Kind