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March 13, 2010 | NPR· Israel set off a diplomatic row during a visit by Vice President Joe Biden when it announced new Jewish settlement construction, and Congressional Democrats are hoping to haul health care legislation over the finish line. Host Guy Raz talks with news analyst James Fallows of The Atlantic magazine about that and other big stories from the past week.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· Researchers studying the origin of the recent deadly earthquake have found signs of an actual fault rupture offshore, and figured out what triggered a small tsunami. But not all the causes of the natural disaster were, in fact, natural.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· Six days have passed since Iraq's nationwide elections, and there are still no real results. Last Sunday, about 62 percent of eligible voters defied threats of violence to cast a ballot. Guest host Jacki Lyden gets the latest from NPR's Quil Lawrence in Baghdad.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· A growing scandal in Europe over child sexual abuse by priests now extends to the Vatican and Pope Benedict. Friday, the Pope's former archdiocese in Germany acknowledged that while he was archbishop, a priest who was suspected of abusing children was transferred to another job — where he committed more abuses. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks to Peter Wensierski of Der Spiegel about the sex abuse scandal.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· The results of Iraq's election could have broader repercussions in the Middle East. Jacki Lyden speaks with Rami Khouri, editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper, about reaction in the Arab world to the Iraq elections.
 

Art & Life from NPR

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.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· Back in 2007, Hollywood was suffering from serious battle fatigue. But a new surge of war movies has come out — Green Zone takes on the search for WMDs; The Hurt Locker follows a bomb squad; and The Pacific is a 10-hour HBO World War II epic. These aren't battle-strategy flicks — they explore the brutality of war on an individual scale.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· One of the buzz movies at this year's South By Southwest Film Festival depicts the denizens of the Corner Parking Lot in Charlottesville, Va., whose attendants are a surprisingly lively bunch of poets, philosophers, musicians and anthropologists. Sandy Hausman reports from member station WVTF.
 

February 28, 2007

Lawmakers Say NO to Abstinence

Abstinence only sex education programs would be banned under a new bill in the statehouse. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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Filed under: Capitol Coverage, Education, Politics — ewhitney @ 5:29 pm

Denver Is A Hub For Human Trafficking

A new state report says Denver is a hub for human trafficking. The report identifies at least 25 victims in Colorado and says most of them were forced to work in the sex trade. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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Filed under: Capitol Coverage, Crime, Immigration — ewhitney @ 5:26 pm

Pueblo Woman Sells Baby, Human Trafficking #s Hard to Find

A woman has been arrested in Pueblo for allegedly selling her baby. Newspapers are reporting that 23-year-old Nicole Uribe-Lopez was arrested Tuesday on charges of felony trafficking in children. Police say she sold her five-month old boy to Jose and Irene Lerma, ages 47 and 27 respectively. All three are now being held at the Pueblo county detention center.
To get some perspective on these kinds of crimes, we talked to Amanda Finger, who is the coordinator of the Polaris Project in Denver. The Polaris Project is a nationwide organization that focuses on human trafficking and tries to help victims of the crime. She says baby selling doesn???t seem to be common in Colorado.

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Filed under: Immigration — ewhitney @ 5:22 pm

February 27, 2007

Springs Culture Cast, Edition 2

[From www.newspeakblog.com ] This week reporter Sue Spengler interviews and examines the work of Brooklyn-based artist Marina Zurkow. Her multimedia installation Nicking the Never can be seen at Colorado College’s Coburn Gallery until April 12. [ WEBSITE ]

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Filed under: Arts & Culture — Delaney Utterback @ 1:04 pm

February 26, 2007

Oil/Gas Reulators Too Industry-Friendly

For years many land owners on the western slope have complained the commission that regulates energy development in Colorado is too industry friendly. Now the state is seeking to overhaul the commission and change how it regulates the oil and gas industry. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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Filed under: Uncategorized — ewhitney @ 4:25 pm

SEN. SALAZAR SKEPTICAL OF SUPERMAX SECURITY

Last week Democratic Senator Ken Salazar stood shoulder to shoulder with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, assuring the public that Supermax prison in Florence is safe. But, in a swing through Colorado Springs Saturday, Salazar was more skeptical of improvements that have been made to the prison since last fall.

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Filed under: Uncategorized — ewhitney @ 4:22 pm

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