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In celebration of Veterans Day this weekend, Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams spoke with Dale Benedict, a Korean War veteran, about a recent trip to the nation's capital sponsored by Honor Flight of the Ozarks.
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Randy Dixon of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History joins Ozarks at Large to dive into the history of the USS Razorback and the many ships that have held that name.
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Manufacturers like Whirlpool and Rheem brought jobs to the River Valley for years. Now in the city, new arts and humanities initiatives are growing. Ozarks at Large's Anna Pope spent a day in river city to catch a glimpse of the city's emphasis on arts and culture.
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This week Michael Tilley from Talk Business & Politics discusses updates from ArcBest, a military training program in limbo and provides a quick glance at the news outlet's State of the State report.
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News from the most recent 25 hours includes a voting day in parts of Arkansas, and an offshoot of Arkansas LEARNS signed into law.
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On today's show, construction of the 9,500-acre Nimbus wind farm in Carroll County could start next year. Also, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders visits a Fort Smith Air National Guard Base, and the Northwest Arkansas Protects 200 Acres on the Middle Fork of the White River. Plus, looking back at the state law putting creation science on par with evolution in the classroom and more.
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation on Friday to welcome an international fighter pilot training program at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith. Also, about 200 acres on the Middle Fork of the White River is now protected through the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust, and Arkansas Children's Hospital is planning a $318 million expansion.
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Among a $765 million price tag to create a military pilot training center, a $1 million investment from ABB to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and a $1.1 million purchase of the former Fianna Hills Country Club, a lot of major investments and growth is expected in the near future in the region. Michael Tilley with Talk Business & Politics breaks it down for us.
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A new book about a little-known Navy tradition, written by a pair of retired professors from John Brown University, offers a peek into young sailors’ thoughts as the world was at war. “Midwatch in Verse,” by Gary Guinn and Dave Johnson, explores the tradition of the year's first first dock log on naval ships being written as a poem.
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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.