http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuarforums/list.page Public Action http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2130475.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2130475.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2129350.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2129350.page GMT Chris Olsen of Botanica Gardens in Little Rock takes your gardening questions Monday and Tuesday, August 3 and 4, 2009. From backyard projects to lawn care, Chris will offer his insight on any gardening topic.
You can even upload photos of your outdoor space, and Chris will give you advice on how to spruce it up! To ask a question, select Click to Post.
To upload photos, select Click to Post and then Attach File. NOTE: Chris will begin answering your questions on Friday, August 7. A scheduling conflict has caused a delay.
RELATED LINKS:
Botanica Gardens' Website
Chris Olsen's Website
]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2126595.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2126595.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2123761.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2123761.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2122130.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2122130.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2121739.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2121739.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2120441.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2120441.page GMT National Public Radio’s Media Correspondent David Folkenflik and Frank Fellone, Deputy Editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, take your questions and comments on the future of newspapers. Post your thoughts today and tomorrow, March 25 and 26. Folkenflik and Fellone will address as many questions and comments as their time allows. What do you want to know about the state of the newspaper industry? What do you think the newspaper industry can do to reinvent itself? Related Stories: (KUAR) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Unique in Today's Newspaper Industry (NPR) Imagining A City Without Its Daily Newspaper (NPR) A Nonprofit Panacea For Newspapers? (NPR) Newspapers Wade Into An Online-Only Future UPDATE: The question-and-answer period has now ended. Thank you to Frank Fellone, David Folkenflik, and all those who participated!]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2120246.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2120246.page GMT State Senator Gilbert Baker of Conway is the former chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas. This session, he's also sponsoring part of the Attorney General's ethics package. Baker's ethics bill would require a one-year "cooling-off" period for outgoing lawmakers and top state officials before becoming lobbyists. Baker has also been the Senate point person on budgeting and worked on bills for transparency in higher education. If you have questions for Senator Baker about ethics reform, the state's tight budget, or any other legislative issue, post them here all day Tuesday, March 17. Senator Baker will answer as many questions as his time allows. ]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2119859.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2119859.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2119722.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2119722.page GMT State Representative Steve Harrelson from Texarkana is the House Majority leader, as well as the chair of the House Judiciary committee this session. That panel has heard legislation about the Freedom of Information Act, a new strangulation law, and restraining orders, in addition to the issue of guns in churches. Harrelson himself has sponsored legislation requiring fire-safe cigarettes, and allowing regulation of Toughman competitions. If you have questions about those issues or any others facing the Arkansas legislature, post them here for Representative Harrelson. We are taking questions all day on Tuesday, March 10. Rep. Harrelson will answer as many questions as time allows. UPDATE: The question-and-answer period has now ended. Thank you to Rep. Harrelson and everyone else who participated! ]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2119470.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2119470.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2119102.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2119102.page GMT As the Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, Robbie Wills has led the charge on a tobacco tax increase to fund health care programs in the state. He’s also sponsoring legislation to set up the state’s new lottery and direct its revenues to college scholarships. If you have questions for Representative Wills about those issues or any others facing Arkansas’s legislature (cell phones while driving, partial-birth abortion, grocery tax reduction, etc.), you can ask them right here on the KUAR discussion board. We will be taking questions all day Thursday, February 12, and Rep. Wills will answer as many as his schedule allows. UPDATE: The time to ask questions has now ended. Many thanks to Rep. Wills for taking the time to answer these questions and to everyone who participated!]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2118201.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2118201.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2117460.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2117460.page GMT Arkansas’s legislative session starts next week, and lawmakers will be taking up matters like the new state lottery, animal cruelty, and reduction of the grocery tax. Do you have questions about the way these issues – or any others – are being shaped? This is your opportunity to ask Governor Mike Beebe your questions. Post your questions for the governor here on Tuesday, January 6, and Wednesday, January 7. The governor will review your questions and answer as many as possible on Thursday, January 8. NOTE: The time period to ask the governor a question has now ended. Thanks to those who participated.]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2111209.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2111209.page GMT Marilee Hendrixson, who frequently uses SeniorShop.com
Renarda Willians, CEO of Umoja Network
Morgan Burke, web developer for FindGift.com
In addition to answering our topic question, feel free to ask them anything you would like. They will be monitoring this discussion and available to you for the next few days.
To listen to the gifts and giving episode of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow featuring these guests, click here. ]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2030410.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/2030410.page GMT December 2, 2008 Do you have a question about genetic medicine or genetic counseling? Ask the experts you heard today on KUAR's program Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Drs. Kent McKelvey and G. Bradley Schaefer of the Division of Genetics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are available to answer your questions and read your comments right here on the discussion board. This is not a live chat, so you will likely not receive an immediate response, but the doctors will be monitoring the discussion for the next few days and posting responses every day. About the Discussion Hosts: G. Bradley Schaefer, M.D., is a nationally known, board-certified genetics expert who was appointed the inaugural director of the Division of Genetics in the College of Medicine at UAMS in August 2008. Schaefer's research focuses on human clinical genetics with emphasis in neurogenetics and neurodevelopmental disabilities. His research utilizes computerized image analysis to quantify developmental changes in the brain, face and inner ear. He has authored over 200 scientific articles, book chapters and invited reviews. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Child Neurology, and sits on the National Advisory Board for the Sotos Syndrome Support Association. Kent D. McKelvey, M.D., is an assistant professor in the College of Medicine at UAMS who has served as director of cancer genetics in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. He is an authority on rural medicine and medical genetics. His clinical interests include cancer genetics and genetic testing. McKelvey's own research has focused on a way to computerize family history to screen for inheritable disease. Until it is possible to obtain a blood sample to evaluate polymorphisms and predict disease, family history often provides the best relative risk estimate.]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/1956810.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/1956810.page GMT Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (click here to listen) asked guests from different generations what Thanksgiving meant to them. Guests included Jennifer Pyron, Associate Publisher and Editor of Little Rock Family magazine, and Thomas Starnes, a Senior at Lakeside High School in Hot Springs. This discussion board is your chance to connect with them and leave your comments or questions. They'll be reading the posts daily and be ready to respond. Or, feel free to just post your general thoughts on the Thanksgiving holiday.
Pyron, who has two children and was speaking for the middle generation, noted during YTT that in her family Thanksgiving is mostly about food and spending time with the family, rather than exploring and recognizing the history of the holiday. She says she is often so focused on cooking that perfect Thanksgiving meal (and then eating it) that it's hard for her to truly stop and give thanks on this day.
Pyron says that the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which traditionally is seen as a significant television event that kicks off the holiday season, doesn't mean much to her children, who would rather change the TV channel because the floats in the parade just bore them. And, Pyron noted that in hard economic times she wonders whether families will be able to justify spending so much money on just one meal.
Starnes, who was speaking for the younger generation, says he mostly looks forward to Thanksgiving because it indicates that deer hunting season has arrived. He agrees with Pyron that the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is not part of the younger generation's Thanksgiving Day experience.
Now it's your turn to share your thoughts on what Thanksgiving Day (and the start of the holiday period) means to you. ]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/1894411.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/1894411.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/1069210.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/1069210.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/1048811.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/1048811.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/1034409.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/1034409.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/943211.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/943211.page GMT If you are a student, faculty or staff member at UALR or any other college, do you feel safe on campus? How did the instant notification system work Wednesday at UALR? What could be done to make college campuses safer?]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/835209.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/835209.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/698209.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/698209.page GMT
What's your take on the Huckabee record? Was he a successful governor? And do you agree with his assessment that he is the most conservative governor in Arkansas history?
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Do you think the state should remove the rest of the grocery tax in the 2009 legislative session?]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/597010.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/597010.page GMT http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/576212.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/576212.page GMT LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. In this episode of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, guests from three generations come together to discuss what they think their generation’s attitude is towards wealth.
The guests are:
Bill Bowen, former CEO of Regions Bank
Robert Frank, who writes the column 'Wealth Report' for the Wall Street Journal Online and wrote the best-seller ‘Richistan’
Chad Carlson of Delta Trust
Discussion question: How much does a person really need to be wealthy?
We want to hear from you. Let us know which generation you are from.
If you missed the program on the radio, CLICK HERE to listen.]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/536411.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/536411.page GMT
Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelly and Jason Baldwin were convicted in the slayings of three 8-year old boys in 1993. Their cases have been the subject of two HBO documentaries and a book by reporter Mara Leveritt.

What's your opinion of the West Memphis Three case? Do you believe Echols, Misskelly and Baldwin got fair trials? Do you think they deserve new trials based on new evidence introduced recently?]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/526213.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/526213.page GMT
Do you think it's time Arkansas joined the majority of other states that operate a state lottery? Will you vote for the Halter proposal? What sort of lottery games would you like to see: daily contests, scratch-off tickets, huge multi-state Lotto jackpots? If approved, will you take part in the lottery by purchasing tickets on a regular basis?]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/487411.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/487411.page GMT
Do you think Huckabee has a real chance of winning the Republican nomination? If he does, how does he stack up against Hillary Clinton and the other leading Democrats? Is tiny Hope, Arkansas in line to send a second native son to the White House?]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/473611.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/473611.page GMT
What is your favorite barbecue restaurant in the Natural State? What types of 'cue do they serve? Pork or beef? What about the extras: beans, potato salad, bread?

Share your thoughts by adding a comment below.]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/455410.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/455410.page GMT
What do you think about the idea? Will you be campaigning for or against the measure if it makes the ballot?]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/442010.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/442010.page GMT
State lawmakers appear unwilling to increase the tax, so the issue may be put before voters in next year's general election.

Would you support an increase in the severance tax on natural gas? Why or why not?]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/427812.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/427812.page GMT KUAR Connect is brand new and we would like to know how you would like to see it used. To discuss issues in the local news? Provide feedback on public radio programming? Talk about movies, books, arts events? Share recipes?
What kinds of discussions would you like to see take place? Please share your thoughts on this new tool. Or, just sign up and say hello to the community!]]> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/387613.page http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/posts/list/387613.page GMT