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Initiative Aims to Change Viewpoints of Workforce Education

By Kyle Kellams,
Daniel Caruth
Published February 14, 2023 at 2:25 PM CST
KUAF

On today's show, Be Pro Be Proud is working toward getting more students in the trade labor fields. Plus, Elliot West discusses his new book on how the West changed the nation. Also, the Alzheimer's Association Arkansas will be at the state capitol tomorrow advocate for laws connected to dementia care and more.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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