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Arkansas recently certified 86 chaplains to be stationed in police departments across the state. Chris Clem, PhD., is director of research and planning with the Arkansas Department of Public Safety with the Arkansas State Police, which led the chaplaincy program, speaks with Ozarks at Large’s Daniel Caruth.
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Casa Magnolia, a space known as a bookstore, café and art venue, hosted one final gathering Sunday before closing. Ozarks at Large’s Sophia Nourani shares a farewell postcard from the community’s creative hub.
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A new state report shows enrollment in Arkansas’s Education Freedom Account program nearly tripled in its second year, with parents reporting high satisfaction and most participants remaining in the program. Critics, however, question whether the taxpayer-funded vouchers benefit students who were already in private schools.
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