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Health Law Myths: Outside The Realm Of Reality
September 3, 2010 | NPR · Are you really going to have to have a computer chip implanted in your head as part of the new health law? Will the law allow President Obama to create his own private army? While there are outrageous rumors circulating about the health law, some claims are grounded in truth.
 
'Recovery Summer' Ends With Economic Pothole
September 3, 2010 | NPR · This was supposed to be the season the economy heated up, thanks to a wave of public works projects funded by the government's stimulus program. But summer is coming to an end and the recovery has not taken root. Forecasters are expecting another gloomy employment report on Friday.
 
Study: Cash For Clunkers Was A Wash
September 3, 2010 | NPR · The program didn't bring any new buyers into the market, a study found. But it encouraged people who would have bought a car anyway to make their purchase a few months sooner.
 
Consumers Still Gear Up, Camp Out In Recession
September 3, 2010 | CPR · Sales in the outdoor gear industry are up more than 8 percent this year, topping retail sales overall. The industry's strength may be due to its consumers' high incomes, but the recession also has more people heading out into the wilderness.
 
Bidding Farewell To The Congo's 'Mother And Father'
September 3, 2010 | NPR · As a long Congo River barge journey ends, so, too, does a unique glimpse into the heart of a poor but potentially rich nation grappling with conflict. Despite the hardship, the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo draw great inspiration from the inescapable and mighty river.
 

Art & Life from NPR

'The American': A Domestic Bond, Drawn In Miniature
September 3, 2010 | NPR · George Clooney's latest outing showcases a more internal performance -- as an assassin whose personal life threatens to further complicate an already hard-to-manage career. Kenneth Turan says Anton Corbijn's drama is impeccably composed and beautifully shot -- if a little lacking on the emotional urgency front.
 
'Public Enemy' Wraps Up A Criminally Good Saga
September 2, 2010 | NPR · Neither director Jean-Francois Richet's style nor star Vincent Cassel's swagger falters in Public Enemy Number One, the exhilarating follow-up to Mesrine: Killer Instinct. With its shootouts, prison breaks and wild flights of ego, the saga's second half was sure to be watchable. It's also smart, funny and incisive -- about the criminal and his era. (Recommended)
 
A Family Torn Asunder Takes The 'Last Train Home'
September 2, 2010 | NPR · Frequently moving and quietly enlightening, the documentary Last Train Home is about love and exploitation, sacrifice and endurance. Director Lixin Fan follows a single Chinese family from 2006 through the financial downturn of 2008. The parents work at garment factories in Guangzhou city; their teenage children live in an impoverished village and see their parents only once a year.
 
'Noodle Shop': A Coen Brothers Tale Goes East
September 2, 2010 | NPR · Director Zhang Yimou takes on the Coen brothers, remaking Blood Simple and setting it in the 17th-century "Chinese outback." Adultery, bloody mishaps and Chinese superstition are just the appetizers in this colorful film.
 
'Machete': Out Of The 'Grindhouse,' Trailer First
September 2, 2010 | NPR · Robert Rodriguez directs Machete, featuring a character first introduced in a fake trailer that played during his 2007 exploitation flick Grindhouse..
 

July 30, 2005

Ted Haggard Interview

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)

Filed under: Colorado Springs,Interview,Religion — ewhitney @ 12:42 pm
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PUHCA Repeal

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.

Filed under: Politics,Utilities — Tags: — ewhitney @ 12:39 pm
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Sand Creek Historic Site

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.

Filed under: History,Native American — ewhitney @ 12:32 pm
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Newscast

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

Filed under: Military,Politics,Regional — ewhitney @ 12:30 pm
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July 25, 2005

Commentary: Uranium Mining

COMMENTARY: URANIUM MINING
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Filed under: Commentary,Environment — Tags: — ewhitney @ 10:45 am
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July 23, 2005

Commentary: Just Say No to the Patriot Act

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]

Filed under: Commentary,Legal — ewhitney @ 4:07 pm
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