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Jonesboro, Arkansas – KASU Station Manager Mike Doyle spoke to Dr. Dixie Keyes of the Arkansas Delta Writing Poject and two of the participating teachers. They discussed how this program benefits teachers and students in Northeast Arkansas.

Washington D.C./Jonesboro, AR – Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) discusses the latest budget crisis regarding FEMA funding, the state of Washington politics, the tax code, and clean energy legislation in this months talk with KASU....

Jonesboro, AR – In the wake of the latest showdown in Congress, Arkansas First District Representative Rick Crawford says FEMA funding is critical, but we should look at ways to offset it. This topic and more in this month's talk with the Congressman on KASU....

Washington D.C./Jonesboro, AR – Senator John Boozman (R-AR) discusses the President's jobs proposal, taxes, spending cuts and more in his monthly talk with KASU....

Jonesboro, AR – Blues Fest 2011 gets underway this Sunday afternoon at Craighead Forest Park in Jonesboro. The free music festival is held each year at the bandshell on Access Road 6. Craighead Lake provides the backdrop, as a variety of local and regional musicians perform beginning at 1 p.m. this Sunday, and for the following two Sundays in September. "Harry Larry" Heyl, Jonesboro bluesman and host of "Something Blue" on KASU stopped by Morning Edition to talk about Blues Fest....

Jonesboro, AR – Dustin Smith of Pocahontas bicycled from coast to coast across America over the summer, helping build affordable housing along the way. He was one of over 200 cyclists participating in a program called Bike & Build. KASU talked with him when he was training for his trip. Now he's back to tell us how it went....

Jonesboro, AR – Ed Underwood and his family specialize in entertaining audiences with magic, music, and stories with more than a touch of the bizarre. Ed's interest in history has led him to seek out legends and lore in the area he calls home. He has turned those stories into a successful Ghost Tour in downtown Jonesboro. That venture led to the writing of a book - "Haunted Jonesboro." And now he and his troupe are performing the Ghost Hours Show in various locations. The book is now available in area bookstores.

Washington D.C./Jonesboro, AR – Senator John Boozman discussed plans for job growth and the economy, FEMA and disaster funding and more in his monthly interview with KASU....

Washington D.C./SEMO – Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson represents Southeast Missouri in the U.S. House. It's a region where thousands of acres were flooded this past Spring when the Army Corps of Engineers intentionally blew up a levee. Emerson says the Corps has been slow to rebuild the levee. This and more in this month's KASU interview....