Ozarks at Large

No symbol conveys the University of Arkansas more than Old Main. Charlie Alison, the executive editor for University Relations places a focus on Old Main for his latest salute to UA history.

Last week we didn't have quite enough time to share all of our roundup about mountain biking in Arkansas, so we finish up today.

On today's show, the people who keep a watch on the stash of medical marijuana, many of whom are vets. Plus, a textbook used to teach math for 2,000 years, a conversation with the Arkansas Secretary of State, and much more.

At the top of our show today, virus deaths in Arkansas continue, Arkansas Children's and UAMS continue to study childhood obesity, and the 2021 Chile Pepper festival races now span two days.

Liberty Defense Group, based in northwest Arkansas, is a veteran-owned and operated security firm that specializes in guarding many of Arkansas’ high-target medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation complexes. The company's mission is to protect patients and industry workers as well as secure facility assets.

Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston released a statement saying he will not require Secretary of State employees to be vaccinated nor will he require proof of negative COVID tests. This comes on the heels of President Joe Biden instating a vaccine mandate for all employers with 100 or more employees, which would include Thurton's office. Thurston said he considers President Biden's mandate a "massive federal overreach."

John Brummett, a political columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics, disucss former President Bush's speech about 9/11 he gave Saturday and the current president's vaccination strategy.

Several dozen black Chevy Tahoes will be dispatched over the next month by Arkansas State Police to apprehend both aggressive and districted drivers. So far this year, data show that troopers have stopped more than 2300 drivers traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour, what they describe as a new and alarming trend. Troopers in Tahoes will also be monitoring for distracted drivers, as well as ticketing those crusing in left-hand passing lanes, prohibited under a new state law.

Not much is known about Euclid, the person. But the collection of geomterical rules he compiled was a standard for learning about math for millenia. A course next spring for students in the University of Arkansas Honors College explores the legacy of that collection. Wednesday at 5:15 pm the course's instructors, Edmund Harriss and Joshua Youngblood, will deliver a free, virtual preview lecture of the course.

On today's show, it’s Welcoming Week in Northwest Arkansas and we find out just what that means and how Engage NWA and partners are working to make inclusion an everyday part of the region. Plus, what the Texas law limiting abortions means for Arkansas, and much more.