The official start of the holiday shopping season brings lists, sales, and one particular jingle. In front of grocery stores and big box stores often stands a volunteer ringing a bell, stationed next to a red kettle. It’s the Salvation Army, and this year, one area chapter is trying something a little bit different. KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin reports.
With the race to the White House between senators Barack Obama and John McCain heading into the final stretch, members of Colorado’s Native American community say they’re paying close attention. Bente Birkeland reports Denver.
Author Timothy Egan is a Dust Bowl scholar visiting as part of this year’s All Pikes Peak Reads events. He’s the author of the National Book Award-winning The Worst Hard Time, a companion selection to John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Egan’s book recounts the stories of those who stayed behind during the Dust Bowl. His account deals with real people in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and eastern Colorado who dealt with failing crops, years-long drought, dying livestock and ubiquitous dust. KRCC’s Aaron Retka spoke with Egan about his book, the Dust Bowl and the lessons we can learn from it. He began by asking Egan about the causes.
Thousands of GOP faithful flocked to the Colorado Jet Center in Colorado Springs Saturday for appearances by Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin. Colorado is shaping up to be a battle-ground state in the election, and the stop comes just days after the conclusion of the Republican National Convention. The candidates are scheduled to travel to Albuquerque Saturday, and Missouri on Monday. KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin reports.
The Democratic National Convention Committee says Coloradans and other westerners will get the majority of tickets for Senator Barack Obama’s presidential nomination acceptance speech in Denver the final night of the convention. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
In 1993, former army medic Greg Mortenson attempted to climb K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, which is located on the China-Pakistan border. Mortenson didn’t make it to the summit. Exhausted and disappointed, he got lost on his descent and stumbled into a Pakistani village, where locals generously nursed him back to health. When Mortenson saw schoolchildren there using sticks in the dirt for lessons, he found his calling: building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. This week Greg Mortenson will visit Colorado Springs to discuss his experiences working in the heart of Taliban country. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer has the story.
Event information: GREG MORTENSON AT CC
01.15.2008
GREG MORTENSON, AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING BOOK THREE CUPS OF TEA, WILL DISCUSS HIS EXPERIENCES IN PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN IN A FREE LECTURE TITLED “ONE MAN’S MISSION TO PROMOTE PEACE… ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME” AT COLORADO COLEGE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 15TH. Sponsored by the UCCS Center for Homeland Security.
• INFO: 7 P.M., COLORADO COLLEGE, SHOVE MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 1010 N. NEVADA AVE., 389-6607.
Read an extended account at the Colorado Springs Independent: [HERE]
As the temperature is dropping, many charitable organization’s needs are rising in the Pike’s Peak region. This weekend kicks off a month filled with events that will benefit 14 non-profit health and human service agencies in the Pike’s Peak region at this time of increased need. Colorado College student Kate Dawson has more about the annual Empty Stocking Fund Drive.
Thursday, Oct. 18 is showdown day in the U.S. House of Representatives. Thats when lawmakers will vote on whether to override President Bushs veto of the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, or S-CHIP. Democrats say they can beat the veto if they can find about 15 more Republicans to vote with them.
But they’re not going to get Rep. Doug Lamborn to change his mind. [LISTEN]
For a brief overview of the SCHIP bill vetoed by President Bush CLICK HERE
To see an NPR poll reflects Republican divisions on SCHIP CLICK HERE
New Analysis Reveals Nearly Half of Increase in Uninsured Children in 2006 Occurred in Middle Income Families CLICK HERE
Starting this month, graduate business students at Colorado State University will have a new option. It’s informally called “the Peace Corps MBA.” The idea is to give people filled with the save-the-world enthusiasm that Peace Corps volunteers have in spades with practical management experience they sometimes lack. Nancy Greenleese reports.
Last Thursday Colorado Springs’ Myron Stratton Home became a full house. Partners in Housing, Peak Vista Community Health Service, and TESSA join the Myron Stratton Home on its’ 105-acre campus.
A proposed major new coal burning power plant in northwest New Mexico is getting an almost unanimous thumbs-down a public hearings in the Four Corners area. The public is being given the chance to comment on a recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Developers say that in spite of the vocal opposition, they’re confident the plant will remain on track.
Victor Locke of KSUT, Four Corners Public Radio attended one of the recent hearings and has this report.
Governor Ritter has signed a new law that expands health care coverage for people with mental illnesses such as depression and post traumatic stress disorder. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
The recently released movie Pride, about a charismatic black swim coach has brought to the surface the problems of attracting minorities to the sport of swimming. USA Swimming, which is based in Colorado Springs, has launched a campaign called Make a Splash that aims to cultivate diversity. The program also hopes to reduce drownings and fight childhood obesity, which are disproportionally higher among minority groups. Jim Ellis, the real life coach behind Pride, is the effort’s spokesman. Reporter Nancy Greenleese met Ellis in 1995, and looks back at how he changed her view of the sport and its potential to change.
FEEDING THE HUNGRY VS. FEEDING COMMERCE AT CHRISTMAS For some people, it’s the gifts that ruin the holidays. The endless hawking of gadgets we don’t need, the frenzied quest for the perfect present, and the nagging doubt about buying iPods when others can’t afford food. Wouldn’t it be more fulfilling to buy something really practical for someone who really needs it? Some people actually try, as producer Julie Siple discovered. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
With the race to the White House between senators Barack Obama and John McCain heading into the final stretch, members of Colorado’s Native American community say they’re paying close attention. Bente Birkeland reports Denver.
Author Timothy Egan is a Dust Bowl scholar visiting as part of this year’s All Pikes Peak Reads events. He’s the author of the National Book Award-winning The Worst Hard Time, a companion selection to John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Egan’s book recounts the stories of those who stayed behind during the Dust Bowl. His account deals with real people in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and eastern Colorado who dealt with failing crops, years-long drought, dying livestock and ubiquitous dust. KRCC’s Aaron Retka spoke with Egan about his book, the Dust Bowl and the lessons we can learn from it. He began by asking Egan about the causes.
The Democratic National Convention Committee says Coloradans and other westerners will get the majority of tickets for Senator Barack Obama’s presidential nomination acceptance speech in Denver the final night of the convention. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
In 1993, former army medic Greg Mortenson attempted to climb K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, which is located on the China-Pakistan border. Mortenson didn’t make it to the summit. Exhausted and disappointed, he got lost on his descent and stumbled into a Pakistani village, where locals generously nursed him back to health. When Mortenson saw schoolchildren there using sticks in the dirt for lessons, he found his calling: building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. This week Greg Mortenson will visit Colorado Springs to discuss his experiences working in the heart of Taliban country. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer has the story.
Governor Ritter has signed a new law that expands health care coverage for people with mental illnesses such as depression and post traumatic stress disorder. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
The recently released movie 