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This week's archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History enter on a horrific plane crash in Little Rock more than 20 years ago. We hear reports from then and talk with survivors now about that night.

On today's show, helpful guidance through Job Path. Plus, a plane crash in Little Rock from 23 years ago, the migration of ballads, and much more.

Danica Roem is a heavy metal drummer, a victim of childhood trauma, a trans woman, and now, a state legislator in Virginia. She talks about her life and experiences getting into politics from her book Burn the Page.

On today's show, chances are your electric bill is going up. Plus, breaking barriers when it comes to holding elected office, our Militant Grammarian's favorite underused words, and much more.

Anna Pope is the newest voice at Ozarks at Large. As a reporter for Report for America, she's covering the subjects of rural life and of growth in northwest Arkansas for us. Her first story is on tomorrow's show, but we meet her today.

On today's show, a few introductions. Plus, the implications of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in Arkansas, the reopening of the Clinton House Museum, and much more.

Our final edition of our Summer Reading List is out today with Sara Putman, owner of Bookish in Fort Smith.

Route 66 is encased in nostalgic images of neon and roadside attractions. The road has been gone for some time, but there are still families and small communities along the route. Jeff Sonnabend, a photographer and writer living in northwest Arkansas, is working on a project to place a lens on the people—and not the nostalgia—still there.

It’s no secret Northwest Arkansas is rapidly expanding. Smaller communities from Centerton to Jasper are in the middle of land rushes as people creep to the area. This part of the state has a net gain of 30 people a day and its population has grown about 20% since 2010, according to the Northwest Arkansas Council. Stories are reported from the Bruce and Ann Applegate News Studio at the Carver Center for Public Radio.

Michael Tilley, with our partner Talk Business and Politics, examines the increase in building in the Fort Smith metro. Plus a loss for the community and the end of a business era in Fort Smith.