
Ozarks At Large


Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announces the creation of a clearinghouse for people affected by the Mayflower oil spill. Fort Smith residents will soon pay less for sanitation services after the city's board of directors approves a decrease in rates. The city of Greenwood works on implementing commercial development regulations. And Bentonville plans its own citywide cleanup as part of The Great American Cleanup.



Wayne Bell, our popular culture scout, says the network TV finale still exists . . . only without the fanfare of years past.


Arkansas Auditor of State Charlie Daniels announces he will not run for reelection and that he will retire from politics after nearly 30 years as a state constitutional officer. Benton County finishes an assessment regarding storm damage done to county roads last month. Early voting begins today to renew Sebastian County's 1 percent sales tax. And the state's largest non-government food aid charity gets a new chief executive.


Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, November 11, 2013
On this Veteran’s Day edition of Ozarks, Christina Thomas talks to Warren Blaylock. He lives in Alma and he'll be part of a special Veteran's Day event in Crawford County tonight. He was a medic in World War II and served during the D-Day invasion and at the Battle of the Bulge. And some of the sounds from a ceremony Saturday at the National Cemetery in Fayetteville as additional land was added to the location. We also have Roby Brock's look back at the week in business and more.
The average cost of a gallon of gas in the state rises, the University of Arkansas successfully raises funds to sponsor uniforms for the Razorback Band, and more – on this edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers reads her Christmas column.
“On the Sunny Side of the Ocean” by John Fahey
Drs. Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields from University of Arkansas' Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society visited KUAF to discuss some of the many findings of the 2011 Blair-Rockefeller Poll. In this part, they discuss a few findings, and the success of the Tea Party movement.
"Concerto for 4 Pianos & Strings in A minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Drs. Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields from University of Arkansas' Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society visited KUAF to discuss some of the many findings of the 2011 Blair-Rockefeller Poll. In this part, they discuss the changing voting pattern of elderly Americans, the definition of being "Southern," and a few interesting observations to be made in this election cycle.
"Piano Trio. No. 6 in E-flat major Op. 70 No. 2" by Ludwig van Beethoven