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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February 28, 2007
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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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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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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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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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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SALAZAR: TOO EARLY TO CONDEMN PINON CANYON EXPANSION.
Democratic Senator Ken Salzar was in Colorado Springs Saturday. He spent much of the morning meeting with officials at Ft. Carson, to talk over the bases expansion, both in Colorado Springs and at Pinon Canyon between La Junta and Trinidad.
Salazar said he thinks the city and Army post are making good progress in addressing growth issues like transportation and schools, and that hes hearing a lot from constituents about Pinon Canyon.
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February 23, 2007
Oil Shale: Just Hype?
WHITNEY: Colorado is already one of the top energy-producing states in the nation.
We rank sixth in production of natural gas, and 11th in terms of oil. There is also
a vast deposit of oil shale in the state, which some say will one day yield vast
amounts of fossil fuel.
But energy production comes at a price. We have two reports from Kirk Siegler at
Aspen Public Radio, which tracks energy issues closely. In the first, Kirk talks
to a group of environmentalists and sportsmen who are urging Congress to pass special legislation to protect a cherished piece of wildlife habitat in Western Colorado
known as the Roan Plateau.
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WHITNEY: In his second piece, Kirk Siegler interviews Randy Udall, head of a renewable energy advocacy group based in Carbondale. It???s called the Community Office of Resource Efficiency, and it???s a vocal critic of the hype being generated about oil shale in Colorado. Oil shale is a type of rock that contains petroleum, and for decades energy companies have been trying to figure out ways to get the oil out efficiently and profitably. Lately there???s been renewed interest in oil shale, but Udall tells Siegler he doesn???t think the state can take any of it to the bank.
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