Ozarks at Large

On today’s show, Arkansas’ requirement for work to participate in Medicaid expansion is approved. Plus, a guide for teachers to help guide participation in the modern media landscape. And, new immigrants are participating in a literacy and cuisine program with Ozark Literacy Council.

On today’s show, a Bentonville High School student seeks change regarding gun policy. Plus, a distinguished professor at the University of Arkansas never stops seeking education, even in the smallest places. And Michael Tilley makes a Monday visit to discuss Arkansas’ economy, new development in Springdale, and the strange election ballot taking shape in Fort Smith and Sebastian County.

On today’s show, we hear about a possible change in how Arkansas draws voting districts. Plus, we get insight into a reclusive enclave deep in the Arkansas Ozarks. And, what we’ve learned from a series of musical performances in a Fort Smith hospital.

On today’s show, the Clarksville School District decided five years ago, after the tragedy at Sandy Hook, to explore the possibility of arming some teachers; we’ll find out how the project has developed. Plus, Austinite Ali Holder stops by to play music for us at the Carver Center for Public Radio.

On today’s show, a media campaign to stop a wind-energy project begins. Plus, backers of a new casino amendment in Arkansas are ready to go forward. And, a new crisis stabilization unit might be able to yield benefits for Sebastian County.

Margot Pollans explains why food policy, food safety and food law all continue to be fast-growing divisions of law. Plus, Roby Brock gives us details on the selection yesterday of five entities who hope to cultivate medical marijuana in Arkansas. And, we hear about renovation and growing industry in Green Forest.

On today’s show, considering the future of Highway 71B; once a tree-lined boulevard, thousands of cars now use it daily. Plus music, stress and healing; what Mercy and the Fort Smith Symphony learned from providing live music at a hospital. And the Militant Grammarian helps us learn about editing.

On today’s show, we learn about a proposal to change how Arkansas’ congressional lines are drawn. Plus, we examine a reclusive community in the deep Ozark wilderness. And, this week the University of Arkansas is celebrating the opening of the Opera in the Ozarks Archives; we learn more about the collection and the celebration.

On today’s show, plans to build a new hospital in Eureka Springs to replace the old facility are being scrapped, and we learn how the new approach involves renovation. Plus, the election season is officially underway in Arkansas as the filing period for candidates opens. And on his latest album, John Henry works through the grief of losing his mom.

On today's show, Moms Demand Action is mobilizing further in northwest Arkansas. One meeting was held this week in Fayetteville, and another is set for next week in Bentonville. Plus, United Way of NWA estimates it will miss its annual Workplace Campaign goal by $500,000. We find out why that number is significant and what the organization is planning to do to make up that shortfall.