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March 14, 2010 | NPR· Anne Cady spends her Saturdays at Arlington National Cemetery searching for tombstones of people she's never met. She admits that most people don't understand her hobby.
 
March 14, 2010 | NPR· President Obama has praised Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan for his ideas on deficit reduction. But most congressional Democrats are up in arms over his proposals to overhaul Medicare and Social Security.
 
March 14, 2010 | NPR· After months of working with Republicans to fashion a joint overhaul of financial regulation, Sen. Christopher Dodd will go it alone Monday. As Banking Committee chairman, Dodd will unveil his proposal to rewrite regulations with the aim of avoiding another financial meltdown. Guest host Audie Cornish talks with NPR's John Ydstie about what to expect.
 
March 14, 2010 | NPR· After three years, the FBI is winding down its investigation into more than 100 cold case murders from the civil rights era. Guest host Audie Cornish talks with FBI special agent in charge Cynthia Deitle about what the investigations have yielded.
 
March 14, 2010 | NPR· Annoying overdraft fees on insignificant purchases may be on their way out. Starting this summer, banks will have to get their customers to "opt in" if they want overdraft protection on debit card transactions. But the new rules won't necessarily ease a person's cash flow; banks are finding other ways to make the money back.
 

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March 14, 2010 | NPR· One of the few benefits of the recession is the creation of some new lingo, like "staycation." The Christian Science Monitor has compiled a list of their favorites and guest host Audie Cornish explains a few of them.
 
March 14, 2010 | NPR· In the late '70s and early '80s, Enjoli perfume commercials extolled the era's ideal Superwoman — a perfectly coiffed working mom who could "bring home the bacon" and still be sexy for her man. Three decades later, that ideal remains elusive for millions of women — including reporter Jennifer Ludden.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· The tiny, no-frills automobile imported from communist Yugoslavia during the 1980s is known to most Americans as the butt of many car jokes. Author Jason Vuic's book The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History reveals why it's the most famous lemon in automotive history.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· He's best known for his work with the great New Orleans funk band The Meters, so we're asking George Porter, Jr. three questions about parking meters.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· The first numbers that come to mind when thinking about Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland might be how much money the movie is raking in at the box office. But mathematicians say the books are full of algebraic lessons — such as why a raven is like a writing desk.
 

July 28, 2006

COMMENTARY: VOTE FOR JAY FAWCETT

COMMENTARY: VOTE FOR JAY FAWCETT
The November election is only a little over 100 days away. Commentator Bud Gordon is urging you to vote for Democrat Jaw Fawcett in the race for the U.S. House seat being vacated by Republican Joel Hefley. Gordon says a vote for Fawcett is a vote against the failed policies of the Bush administration in the middle east. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Commentary, Politics — ewhitney @ 8:20 am

THE STEALTH ATTACK ON LAND USE PLANNING IN THE WEST

THE STEALTH ATTACK ON LAND USE PLANNING IN THE WEST
High Country News Editor Greg Hanscom says a well funded, urban Libertarian movement is out to destroy land use regulations one state at a time through a false grassroots effort. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado, Environment, Interview — ewhitney @ 8:18 am

NAVAJO PRESIDENT CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF POLICE SHOOTING

NAVAJO PRESIDENT CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF POLICE SHOOTING
The justification of a shooting by Farmington, N.M. police of a 21-year-old Navajo man is not being accepted on the reservation. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Legal, Native American, New Mexico — ewhitney @ 8:15 am

TASK FORCE SAYS MORE WOMEN GETTING HOOKED ON METH

TASK FORCE SAYS MORE WOMEN GETTING HOOKED ON METH
Colorado’s new methamphetamine task force got to work this week. Members say addictions are snaring more women than any other drug. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado, Health, Women's Issues — ewhitney @ 8:14 am

KILLER CLAIMS 48 VICTIMS OVER 25 YEARS

KILLER CLAIMS 48 VICTIMS OVER 25 YEARS
Robert Browne, already serving a life sentence for murdering a 13-year-old in 1991 has pleaded guilty to another, older killing, and now claims he has killed up to 48 people in nine states and two countries since 1970. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Legal Affairs, Regional — ewhitney @ 8:13 am

July 27, 2006

COMMENTARY: “END THE D-11 CHAOS”

COMMENTARY: “END THE D-11 CHAOS”
The local joke in Colorado Springs is that if you’re looking for night out filled with drama, you don’t go to the theater or movie house, you head to a School District 11 board meeting. A local group calling itself “End the D-11 Chaos” is circulating petitions to recall a couple of the board’s most constroversial members, in this commentary, Jessica Touchard makes the case for recall. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado, Commentary, Education — ewhitney @ 9:18 am

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