TED HAGGARD INTERVIEW
An interview with New Life Church pastor Ted Haggard. Courtesty of Weekend America. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
EXPANDED CONTENT–> The producers of Weekend America, which originally aired this interview recommend the following websites:
? TedHaggard.com
? The Religious of American Democracy (from SpeakingOfFaith.org)
? Pentecostalism in America (from SpeakingOfFaith.org)

PUHCA REPEAL
Burried deep in the energy bill that Congress passed last week is the repeal of the seventy-year-old Public Utility Holding Company Act. Stephen Raher reports on what this repeal might mean for consumers. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
EXPANDED CONTENT–> For more information on the energy bill, visit the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources’ webpage.

SAND CREEK HISTORIC SITE
Eric Whitney visits a historical reenactment that’s taking place at Bent’s Old Fort this weekend. Many Native Americans and area residents are looking forward to the dedication of the newly-authorized National Historic Site at the location of the Sand Creek Massacre. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
EXPANDED CONTENT–> Visit the National Park Service’s Sand Creek webpage or the Bent’s Old Fort webpage. For even more information, check out PBS’s Archives of the West. The number for information on this weekend’s Santa Fe Trail Encampment is (719) 383-5010.

NEWSCAST
Troops are coming home to Fort Carson, peace protesters lose in federal court, and Telluride considers decriminalizing marijuana. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

COMMENTARY: URANIUM MINING
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COMMENTARY: JUST SAY NO TO THE PATRIOT ACT
Local lawyer Greg Walta says the Patriot Act is a dangerous infringement on civil liberties. He urges Congress to reject proposals to renew the law and make it permanent. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

GAY PRIDE VOX POP
Attendees of Colorado Springs’ 2005 gay pride tell Philip Lightstone their thoughts about being gay in the Pikes Peak region. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

POLITICAL FRACAS IN FOUNTAIN
Residents of Fountain talk about the political tumult that recently arose in connection with a local recall campaign. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

ELECTION 2006 PREVIEW
Professor John Straayer talks with Western Skies’ Stephen Raher about the recent flurry of activity concerning Colorado’s 2006 elections. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

USFS FIRE POLICY
Eric Whitney reports on the U.S. Forest Service’s plans to reduce forest fires in Colorado. As USFS employees tell it, they have some helpful tools to work with, but they can’t use some others they’d like to. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
EXPANDED CONTENT–> Read the Forest Service’s letter asking for permission to enact a Wildland Fire Use Policy.

IMMIGRANT ADVOCATES
Maeve Conran talks with community activists who have recently come together in reaction to proposals made by Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

COMMENTARY: RENEWABLE ENERGY AND FARMERS
Colorado wheat farmer Mike Bowman talks about the expanding market for renewabe energy and how farmers could reap rewards from new ways of thinking. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

PATRIOT ACT UPDATE
The Colorado Springs ACLU held a debate last week on the USA Patriot Act, which is up for renewal. Stephen Raher provides this overview of what people had to say. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

MASON FIRE UPDATE
Eric Whitney visits with Forest Service employees to find out what went well, and what didn’t, in the effort to contain the Mason Gulch fire. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

SPRINGS-PUEBLO SEWAGE SNAFU
Folks in Pueblo are still asking for reparations for the massive sewage spill that sent some unpleasant materials floating down Fountain Creek. Eric Whitney attended a Pueblo City Council meeting on the issue, and files this report. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]