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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.
 
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..
 
'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)
 

April 28, 2006

Commentary: Out Loud

COMMENTARY: OUT LOUD
Eva Sorovy went to a concert the other night, and it made her feel great about where she lives. Not just because the music was so good, but because of who was making it, and everyone who showed up. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Commentary,Indoor/Outdoor Recreation — ewhitney @ 7:05 pm
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SAYING GOODBYE TO A CHRISTIAN WARRIOR: CPT. IAN WEIKEL

SAYING GOODBYE TO A CHRISTIAN WARRIOR: CPT. IAN WEIKEL
Ian Weikel worked hard all his life to make the world a better place. Thirsty for leadership, he proved skilled as well; captain of Fountain Ft. Carson High School’s football team, West Point graduate, Army officer. Close to a thousand people gathered to say goodbye after his vehicle hit a bomb in Iraq last week. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado Springs,Memorial,Military — ewhitney @ 7:04 pm
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FREE HEALTH FAIRS BRING OUT THE UNINSURED

FREE HEALTH FAIRS BRING OUT THE UNINSURED
What does it mean that tens of thousands of Coloradoans get their health care from a TV station? [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado Springs,Health,Media — ewhitney @ 7:03 pm
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COLORADO LEGISLATURE TELLS FEDS TO GET BUSY ON IMMIGRATION

COLORADO LEGISLATURE TELLS FEDS TO GET BUSY ON IMMIGRATION
Without much power to change immigration rules at the state level, lawmakers in Denver battle over resolutions on federal laws. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado,Immigration,Legal Affairs — ewhitney @ 7:02 pm
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Colorado’s Senators Stake Out Different Positions On Immigration Reform

COLORADO’S SENATORS STAKE OUT DIFFERENT POSITIONS ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
Salazar: “In order to deal with immigration effectively (a new law) needs to be comprehensive.”
Allard: “Those who have come in here illegally need to go back to their own country and get in line.”
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Filed under: Colorado,Immigration,Politics — ewhitney @ 6:59 pm
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April 26, 2006

A NEW PLAN TO BRING THE UTES BACK TO ASPEN

A NEW PLAN TO BRING THE UTES BACK TO ASPEN
A foundation in Aspen is trying to find a niche for Ute people, the original inhabitants of the Roaring Fork Valley. The idea is to help them benefit from the valley’s thriving economy and healthy lifestyle. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Health,Native American — ewhitney @ 1:39 pm
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