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'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.
 
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.
 
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..
 

March 31, 2006

COMMENTARY: BUD GORDON

COMMENTARY: BUD GORDON
Bud Gordon looks over the legacy of Joel Hefley, who’s retiring after 10 consecutive terms as congressman for Colorado’s 5th congressional district. Gordon hopes its time for a real change. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado,Commentary,Politics — ewhitney @ 1:58 pm
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QUILLEN BOOK REVIEW

QUILLEN BOOK REVIEW
A new book documents the once dominant role the Ku Klux Klan used to play in Colorado politics. Ed Quillen, publisher of Colorado Central magazine has our review. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado,Literature — ewhitney @ 1:56 pm
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WITNESS PROTECTION

WITNESS PROTECTION
The recent murder of a young couple willing to testify about a violent crime in Denver has lawmakers trying to reform Colorado’s witness protection program. The measure is seeing wide, bipartisan support. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Denver,Legal Affairs — ewhitney @ 1:53 pm
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CAPITAL COVERAGE

CAPITAL COVERAGE
Some state lawmakers want Colorado to join other states to buy prescription drugs in bulk. They say it will save millions, and make expensive drugs affordable for the nearly three-quarters of a million people without health insurance. Critics are calling the bill vindictive against drug manufacturers. Daniel Costello reports. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado,Health,Politics — ewhitney @ 1:51 pm
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SHERIFFS AND THEIR JAIL WOES

SHERIFFS AND THEIR JAIL WOES
Last weekend’s escape from the Pueblo County jail was due in part to severe overcrowding. The facility holds more than twice as many inmates as it was designed for. The head of Colorado’s County Sheriff’s Association says Pueblo County is not alone. Meanwhile, just 35 miles west of Pueblo, a brand new 96-bed jail has sat empty for three years. Fremont County’s sheriff explains why. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Legal Affairs,Prisons,Regional — ewhitney @ 1:46 pm
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SLV TO GET HUGE SOLAR PLANT

SLV TO GET HUGE SOLAR PLANT
A huge solar electricity generating station is coming to the San Luis Valley. Xcel energy says it plans to spend $50 to $60 million on the facility, to be completed in 2007. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Business/Labor,Energy — ewhitney @ 1:44 pm
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