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March 12, 2010 | NPR· Workers at a Portland, Ore., steel mill soon will be able to pick a new type of health insurance: one with financial rewards to use proven treatments and disincentives to use less-effective surgeries and diagnostic tests.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· Back in 2007, Hollywood was suffering from serious battle fatigue. But a new surge of war movies has come out — Green Zone takes on the search for WMDs; The Hurt Locker follows a bomb squad; and The Pacific is a 10-hour HBO World War II epic. These aren't battle-strategy flicks — they explore the brutality of war on an individual scale.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· House Democrats say they're closing in on a final vote on a health overhaul. But a few big issues remain to be ironed out before they can muster the votes needed to get the bill over the finish line. The biggest fight of all remains abortion.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· The White House announced Friday that President Obama and his family travel won't travel to Guam, Indonesia and Australia as planned next week. Instead, the president will travel alone, beginning Sunday on an abbreviated trip. The reason: health care.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· Ground Zero responders who developed health problems after working in the ruins of the World Trade Center and sued the city are being offered a settlement totaling $657.5 million. Glen Klein, a former police officer with the New York Police Department's emergency services unit, who was among the plaintiffs, offers his insight.
 

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March 12, 2010 | NPR· Back in 2007, Hollywood was suffering from serious battle fatigue. But a new surge of war movies has come out — Green Zone takes on the search for WMDs; The Hurt Locker follows a bomb squad; and The Pacific is a 10-hour HBO World War II epic. These aren't battle-strategy flicks — they explore the brutality of war on an individual scale.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· One of the buzz movies at this year's South By Southwest Film Festival depicts the denizens of the Corner Parking Lot in Charlottesville, Va., whose attendants are a surprisingly lively bunch of poets, philosophers, musicians and anthropologists. Sandy Hausman reports from member station WVTF.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· If the competition on American Idol seems a little bland this year, look to the judging table for the real drama. Will first-time judge Ellen DeGeneres stick around? How will the show replace its villain, Simon Cowell? Luckily, The Hollywood Reporter's Andrew Wallenstein has an idea.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· The New Testament contains multiple versions of the life and teachings of Jesus. Bart Ehrman, the author of Jesus, Interrupted,, says they are at odds with each other on important points regarding the life, death and divinity of Jesus.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· Bourne Identity director Paul Greengrass and leading man Matt Damon have re-teamed for Green Zone, a fictionalized account of the U.S. search for weapons of mass destruction in the first year of the Iraq occupation. Film critic David Edelstein reviews the political thriller.
 

September 30, 2005

Commentary: America the Beautiful?

COMMENTARY: AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL?
Commentator Jessica Feis talks about Katherine Lee Bates’ famous song and the region that inspired it. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Commentary, History — Tags: — ewhitney @ 4:19 pm

Perinatal Hospice

PERINATAL HOSPICE
Deciding whether to sustain life “at all costs” is always a tough decision. But it’s even more difficult in the case of an infant. In this story, Miles Eddy talks to a mother who recently had to make such a decision, and the medical professionals who helped her during the process. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Children & Youth, Health — Tags: — ewhitney @ 4:18 pm

Rebuilding Tall Afar: Fort Carson Soldiers in Iraq

REBUILDING TALL AFAR: FORT CARSON SOLDIERS IN IRAQ
Eric Whitney talks to soldiers with Fort Carson’s Third Armored Cavalry Regiment about their mission of rebuilding the city of Tall Afar, Iraq. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Ft. Carson, Military — Tags: — ewhitney @ 4:18 pm

Newscast

NEWSCAST
Eric Whitney reports on the discovery of chronic wasting disease in moose. Joan Zwisler explains new regulatory developments at the ski area in Silverton. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Animal Rights/Wellfare, Indoor/Outdoor Recreation, Regional — ewhitney @ 4:17 pm

September 29, 2005

Debate on C and D Continues

DEBATE ON C AND D CONTINUES
As the November 1 election draws near, supporters and opponents of Referenda C and D are campaigning furiously. Stephen Raher talks to a lawmaker who’s walking the length of the state and a libertarian writer. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
EXPANDED CONTENT–> You can read the latest budget forecast (mentioned by Senator Abel Tapia), as well as the voter guide (“bluebook”) information on both Referendum C and Referendum D.

Ari Armstrong is the publisher of the Colorado Freedom Report, and the author of Wasteful Spending by Colorado Government.

Senator Ken Gordon is the organizer of The Colorado Walk.

Filed under: Colorado, Politics — Tags: — ewhitney @ 3:58 pm

September 28, 2005

Commentary: Funny Baby Sally

COMMENTARY: FUNNY BABY SALLY
Commentator Lucy Bell recounts an experience from her days as a rookie teacher, in which she learned a valuable lesson about humor in the classroom. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Commentary, Education — Tags: — ewhitney @ 3:49 pm

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