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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..
 

June 30, 2006

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MESA VERDE MUSEUM

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MESA VERDE MUSEUM
A story about how the Civilian Conservation Corps worked to establish the Mesa Verde visitor experience that’s lasted generations. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Environment,Indoor/Outdoor Recreation — ewhitney @ 9:18 am
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MESA VERDE’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY AS A NATIONAL PARK

MESA VERDE’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY AS A NATIONAL PARK
June 29th was the 100th anniversary of Mesa Verde National Park. KSU”s Joan Zwisler reports on how the event is being celebrated in southwest Colorado. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: History,Indoor/Outdoor Recreation — ewhitney @ 9:16 am
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FIREFIGHTERS GET BIG THANKS FROM SMALL TOWN

FIREFIGHTERS GET BIG THANKS FROM SMALL TOWN
The 14,000 acre Mato Vega fire near La Veta that’s been burning for a week and a half now is all but contained. It was a big deal for the little town of Ft. Garland, where more than 500 firefighters were based. The people of the area turned out to show the people who came to help their gratitude. Miles Eddy reports. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Wildfires — ewhitney @ 9:15 am
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PRIVATE PRISON CELLS TO DOUBLE IN COLORADO

PRIVATE PRISON CELLS TO DOUBLE IN COLORADO
Colorado has awarded private prison contracts to three companies the same week it fined one of the companies for understaffing problems. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Business/Labor,Colorado,Prisons — ewhitney @ 9:13 am
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ANALYSIS: COLO. REPUBLICANS LOSE CONTROL OF IMMIGRATION ISSUE

ANALYSIS: COLO. REPUBLICANS LOSE CONTROL OF IMMIGRATION ISSUE
For perspective on the motives behind the special session, and what’s likely to happen, we talk to Bob Loevy, professor of political science at Colorado College and keen observer of state politics for 38 years. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado,Immigration,Politics — ewhitney @ 9:12 am
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GOV. OWENS CALLS LEGISLATURE BACK TO TACKLE IMMIGRATION

GOV. OWENS CALLS LEGISLATURE BACK TO TACKLE IMMIGRATION
On Tuesday Governor Bill Owens formally called the state legislature to come back for a special session starting next week. Bente Birkeland reports. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado,Immigration,Politics — ewhitney @ 9:10 am
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