Franco Ordoñez is a White House Correspondent for NPR's Washington Desk. Before he came to NPR in 2019, Ordoñez covered the White House for McClatchy. He has also written about diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and immigration, and has been a correspondent in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Haiti.
Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations.
Springdale Public School students and Cox Communications are collaborating with a local artist to transform old electronics into public art. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis was at the kickoff event last Thursday and offers this report.
Ebony Preston Goddard of the National Parks Conservation Association discusses low morale, understaffing and proposed federal budget cuts that threaten park operations across the U.S.