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Lessons from a food truck owner, why Arkansas rejects absentee ballots and food lockers

By Daniel Breen,

Timothy Dennis, Paul Gatling, Kyle Kellams, Rachell Sanchez-Smith, Lia Uribe

Published August 17, 2023 at 1:17 PM CDT

On today's show, Orlando Joven tells his journey from his hometown to owning Northwest Arkansas' first Colombian food truck. Also, looking into Arkansas election officials rejecting absentee ballots, new food lockers improve food pantry access and more from the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.

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Daniel Breen

Daniel Breen is a Little Rock-based reporter, anchor and producer and currently serves as News Director of UA Little Rock Public Radio.

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Timothy Dennis

Timothy Dennis is KUAF's strategic technical planner and producer for Ozarks at Large.

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Paul Gatling

Paul Gatling is the editor of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.

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Kyle Kellams

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

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Rachell Sanchez-Smith

Rachell-Sanchez Smith is an associate producer for Ozarks at Large.

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Lia Uribe

Lia Uribe is the host of Sound Perimeter.

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