Western Skies Year in Review: Part 2
WESTERN SKIES YEAR IN REVIEW: PART 2
This segment takes a look at one fun story (the Pikes Peak Derby Dames) and several stories that weren’t fun to report on: obituaries for U.S. soldiers. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
December 28, 2005
Western Skies Year in Review: Part 1
WESTERN SKIES YEAR IN REVIEW: PART 1
As Western Skies’ inaugural year draws to a close, we take a look at some memorable stories from the past twelve months. This segment reviews stories about energy development and renewable energy. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
High Country News Talks Agriculture
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS TALKS AGRICULTURE
Eric Whitney talks with Paul Larmer, Executive Director of High Country News about new agricultural trends in the west. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
December 27, 2005
War on Christmas? Please.
WAR ON CHRISTMAS? PLEASE.
If you pay any attention to the media, it’s been kind of hard to ignore the assertion from a certain segment of the political spectrum that there is a “war” on Christmas. But one local media player isn’t buying it. Noel Black edits the monthly humor and opinion publication The Toilet Paper, and has these thoughts on Christian persecution. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
Disagreement over Proposed Art Installation Still Brewing
DISAGREEMENT OVER PROPOSED ART INSTALLATION STILL BREWING
Back in August, Western Skies reported on the installation artists Christo and Jeanne Claude’s plans to turn several segments of the Arkansas River into an artwork by draping industrial fabric over it. The Bureau of Land Management has scheduled several public meetings for January, and both supporters and opponents of the project are getting ready. Stephen Raher talked to one local activist and has this report. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Environment — ewhitney @ 12:44 pm
Colorado Charter School Diversity
COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOL DIVERSITY
A left-leaning Colorado think tank recently released a report on the state’s charter schools, saying that they’re becoming more diverse, but still lag behind most other states in the percentage of students of color. Sam Fuqua of KGNU in Boulder recently interviewed Andrew Rotherham, a senior fellow at the think tank, who is also co-director of Education Sector, a non-partisan research institute. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
Newscast
NEWSCAST
Brian Larson has an update on the debate in Greeley over the possibility of a new federal immigration office. Victor Locke reports on the impact a new California law may or may not have on a coal-fired power plant being proposed in New Mexico. Eric Whitney has the story of the federal government’s efforts to encourage wind power. And Stephen Raher looks into the controversy brewing in Oklahoma over whether that state should adopt a taxpayers’ bill of rights. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
December 22, 2005
Agnostics at Christmastime
AGNOSTICS AT CHRISTMASTIME
The Colorado Freethinkers are a social group that speak out and act to preserve the separation of church and state. Molly Adams finds them at a party, where they talk about what Christmas looks like to them, and why they’ve chosen the spiritual path they have. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]