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University of Arkansas researcher Lindsay Lundeen co-authored a study finding that religion and spirituality may protect chronically online young adults, including gamers, from major depression.
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People gathered on rooftops to enjoy flying kites for the first time in years, celebrating the spring festival of Basant. The activity had been banned due to injuries and deaths during past celebrations. -
An NPR listener says they've become increasingly concerned by their friends' marriage and feels a sense of duty to fix their relationship problems. Can they tell them what they really think? -
ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out. -
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care.
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Beyond the Ozarks
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A preview of the Feb. 7 symposium from the Black History Commission of Arkansas in Little Rock, as historian Ralph Wilcox explains the origins, reach and fragile legacy of Rosenwald schools across the South. -
Courtesy/Little Rock Public RadioArkansas lawmakers raised concerns over a DHS proposal to shift Medicaid in-home personal care eligibility decisions to physicians. Officials agreed to pull the rule and rework it.
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Local Music News from KUAF
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- Sarah Mesko visits Elm Springs for Chamber Music of the Ozarks
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- New UA resolution shifts sources for athletic funding — Faith leaders gather for 'prayer guard'
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