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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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

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.
 
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)
 
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.
 
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.
 
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..
 

February 24, 2006

Newscast

NEWSCAST
Stephen Raher reports on the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling against taxpayer advocate Douglas Bruce. And Eric Whitney has details on the resignation of Colorado Springs City Council member Richard Skorman and the investigation into the cause of the Maurico Canyon Fire. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Politics,Regional — ewhitney @ 2:00 pm

Commentary: Going to School at Home

COMMENTARY: GOING TO SCHOOL AT HOME
A growing number of families are choosing to home school their children. But retired public school teacher Carolyn Vulgamore isn’t sure this is such a great idea. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Commentary,Education — Tags: — ewhitney @ 1:11 pm

What’s in A Song: Humpback Chubb

WHAT’S IN A SONG: HUMPBACK CHUBB
Another edition of the Western Folklife Center’s “What’s In A Song” series. This time, Ecologist Larry Stevens sings the saga of the lowly humpback chubb, a funny looking fish that is native to the Colorado river system, and which is struggling to survive decades of dam construction on the river. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Animal Rights/Wellfare,Environment — ewhitney @ 1:11 pm

Rebecca Dussault Profile

REBECCA DUSSAULT PROFILE
Adam Burke has this audio portrait of cross country skier Rebecca Dussault, who is competing in the Olympics this week. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Indoor/Outdoor Recreation,Interview — Tags: — ewhitney @ 1:10 pm

Capitol Coverage

CAPITOL COVERAGE
Eric Whitney reports on the slate of anti-immigration bills that were heard in committee this week. And Dan Costello explains an effort to pass stricter air pollution controls. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado,Latino/a,Politics — ewhitney @ 1:09 pm

Newscast

NEWSCAST
Eric Whitney reports on the body found a two days ago at Fort Carson and the new report on hunger in the U.S. And Stephen Raher has details on the race to replace Congressman Joel Hefley, who announced his retirement last week. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Ft. Carson,Legal,Military — ewhitney @ 1:09 pm

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