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Talk Business and Politics' Michael Tilley Joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss headlines from around the Arkansas River Valley, such as historic Adelaide Hal's planned demolition, ACHE opening two new research centers and more.

Michael Tilley, executive partner Talk Business and Politics, unpacks a busy news week in the Arkansas River Valley. More than 900 jobs will be lost in Van Buren and Fort Smith will be home to a foreign military pilot training center.

This week's conversation with Michael Tilley, executive editor of Talk Business and Politics, covers the U.S. Marshals Museum, updates on the next "Unexpected" mural in downtown Fort Smith and the possibility of a creative arts high school in the Arkansas River Valley.

Combine an intelligent interviewer with a roster of guests that, according to the Chicago Tribune, would be prized by any talk-show host, and you're bound to get an interesting conversation. Fresh Air interviews, though, are in a category by themselves, distinguished by the unique approach of host and executive producer Terry Gross. "A remarkable blend of empathy and warmth, genuine curiosity and sharp intelligence," says the San Francisco Chronicle.

Organizers and state police estimates on the number of demonstrators at the state Capitol for the Women's March on Saturday ranged from 3,000 to 7,000....

Thursday begins the five-day Indian festival Durga Puja, the largest annual celebration for Bengali Hindus. Commentator Sandip Roy contrasts celebrating the holiday as a child in Calcutta and as an adult in California.

Home sales are beginning to cool in the Arkansas River Valley, but construction activity remains on a record pace.

On today's show, a new conservation project is bringing the Illinois River Watershed Partnership to Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, and UAMS is working to make sure hospitals are better prepared for obstetric emergencies.

On today's show, a day devoted to math discovery is open to everyone for the second year in a row. Also, the economic squeeze is on local coffee entrepreneurs. Plus, Michael Tilley returns with headlines from the River Valley.

Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss this past week's headlines from Fort Smith and the Arkansas River Valley.