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September 6, 2010 | NPR · Make your forecast: Will Republicans take control of the House and Senate? Or just one chamber? Or will Democrats hold on to their majorities in both? The fall campaign kicks off in earnest today. Put your pundit hat on and do some prognosticating.
 
September 6, 2010 | NPR · The unemployment rate rose to 9.6 percent last month, with big political implications ahead of November elections. If the job market is ever to improve, employers will have to start feeling a lot more confident about where the economy is going. So what will it take for them to create jobs?
 
September 6, 2010 | NPR · Humans are still evolving, but cultural evolution is far outpacing genetic evolution. Our environment and technology are changing so rapidly that genetic adaptations can't keep up. So we're adapting by learning new things and passing that knowledge onto the next generation.
 
September 6, 2010 | NPR · Six months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit southern Chile, many survivors are still homeless, and some towns and villages remain rubble-filled. With so many living in temporary camps, the speed of the government's recovery efforts has become the subject of controversy.
 
September 6, 2010 | NPR · Organized labor, one of the most powerful forces in American politics, is facing a new reality. The Supreme Court ruled last January that corporations and unions may spend unlimited amounts in political campaigns. Even before that ruling, business outspent labor.
 

Art & Life from NPR

September 6, 2010 | NPR · Writer Gary Shteyngart may have no idea what Zardoz is about, but that doesn't stop him from knowing the science-fiction novel by heart. For a nerd like him, nothing compares to the post-apocalyptic world full of floating heads and immortal beings.
 
September 5, 2010 | NPR · When Sam Hoffman and Eric Spiegelman's video of Hoffman's 60-something mother telling an off-color joke on YouTube went viral, they knew they had something special.  The success of their subsequent website, OldJewsTellingJokes.com, and their upcoming book have proved them right.
 
September 5, 2010 | NPR · In the early 1960s, writer Norton Juster and illustrator Jules Feiffer created The Phantom Tollbooth, which quickly became a kid-lit classic. Now, 50 years later, the two have finally collaborated once more -- this time, on a picture book called The Odious Ogre. They speak to NPR's Liane Hansen about their partnership and their new project.
 
September 4, 2010 | NPR · The story's a classic: An outnumbered band of Athenians pushes back the  mighty Persian army. But the battle of Marathon, 2,500 years ago in ancient Greece, left a legacy that extends far beyond the name of a famous race. Historian Richard Billows explores the legendary battle in his new book, Marathon: How One Battle Changed Western Civilization.
 
September 4, 2010 | NPR · Jonathan Franzen's new novel, Freedom, is being called a "masterpiece of American fiction." He was recently on the cover of Time magazine -- the first living author on its cover in more than a decade. Next weekend, Franzen will join us to talk about Freedom, the story of a contemporary American family in St. Paul, Minn.
 

May 3, 2010

Cultural Services and the City Budget

After budget shortfalls and a failed ballot initiative in Colorado Springs, cultural services found itself on the chopping block. That means the Pioneers’ Museum, Rock Ledge Ranch, and other facilities and programs were facing closure. KRCC’s Kate Jonuska recently checked in with the museum and the ranch to see how they’re faring.

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Filed under: Arts & Culture,Colorado Springs,Economy,Kate Jonuska — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 7:49 pm

April 6, 2010

Round-Up: CO’s Roadless Plan, and Cripple Creek District Museum Gets Recognition

Governor Bill Ritter has submitted a revised state petition to the federal government on how to manage millions of acres of remote national forest land in Colorado…and, True West Magazine has named Cripple Creek District Museum in its top 10 western museums for 2010.

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Filed under: AP,Andrea Chalfin,Arts & Culture,Forest Plans — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:32 pm

February 22, 2010

Jeffersonian Ideals and the State of Farms

Agricultural historian Bonnie Lynn-Sherow closes Colorado College’s State of the Rockies series tonight, with a talk on “The Mythological Power of the Family Farm.” The Kansas State University history professor connects the history of the family farm ideal with Jeffersonian principles. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer spoke with Lynn-Sherow about that history, and met up with some eastern Colorado farmers to see how the Jeffersonian ideal holds up today.

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Filed under: Agriculture/Ranching,Arts & Culture,History,Michelle Mercer,Visiting CC — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 6:19 pm

February 5, 2010

The Mighty Wurlitzer of the Colorado Springs City Auditorium

The Colorado Springs’ City Auditorium joins many programs and facilities throughout the city facing cuts and possible closure due to a significant budget shortfall. This weekend, the first of several benefit concerts seeking to raise money to help save the auditorium takes place. KRCC is a sponsor. But inside the building sits a relic from another time…a Wurlitzer Theater organ, and a local treasure for many. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer visited the auditorium for a rare demonstration of the Mighty Wurlitzer from some area musicians…one seasoned on the organ, another, a novice.

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Hear Tom O’Boyle play Stephen Foster’s “Beautiful Dreamer” on the Wurlitzer organ:

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Filed under: Arts & Culture,Michelle Mercer — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 6:50 pm

January 5, 2010

Round-Up: School disciplinary gap, and encouraging arts jobs in CO

An analysis finds a gap in disciplining students…and lawmakers seek creating jobs in Colorado’s creative industries.

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Filed under: AP,Andrea Chalfin,Arts & Culture,Business/Labor,Children & Youth,Education,Round-Up — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:33 pm

November 19, 2009

Round-Up

Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet looks for improving the newest version of the health care reform bill…Colorado Springs is set to get its first Immigration and Customs Enforcement office…and, Jeanne-Claude, half of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude artistic team planning to suspend fabric over the Arkansas River, has died.

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