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March 15, 2010 | NPR· The number of long-term unemployed women ages 45 to 64 has more than doubled in the past year. As many as 900,000 women in this age group have been without work for at least six months.
 
March 15, 2010 | NPR· In the throes of a vicious drug war, Mexico's border city of Juarez — with its endless wave of kidnappings and executions — has become one of the most violent places on earth. The city is shouldering unfathomable sorrow, and its mothers are the most public face of that suffering.
 
March 15, 2010 | NPR· Researchers set up an experiment to see how prices influence what kinds of food moms buy. They found that lowering the prices on fruits and vegetables did lead to moms buying more. But it didn't stop them from buying junk food, too.
 
March 15, 2010 | NPR· Kristy Stumpf, the HR director for a software firm, works from home two days a week — and greets her daughters at the bus stop after school. It's not just parents pushing for flexible work hours these days; millennials and aging boomers are also helping persuade employers to rethink what it means to be on the clock.
 
March 14, 2010 | NPR· For those who think working 9 to 5 is all takin' and no givin' (as Dolly Parton once sang), there are options for a more flexible work arrangement. Don't know your flextime from your job sharing? Here's a quick primer.
 

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March 15, 2010 | NPR· The Federal Communications Commission says the plan, set to be unveiled Tuesday, will help make Internet access faster, cheaper and more pervasive. But some critics are already calling it a missed opportunity.
 
March 14, 2010 | NPR· Not much good has come out of the recession from which we seem to be slowly emerging. But at least it's left us with some new lingo, like "staycation." The Christian Science Monitor has compiled a list of its 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.
 

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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Disclaimer: Colorado College is KRCC’s licensee.

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

February 20, 2009

Rollin’ with the Pikes Peak Derby Dames

The Pikes Peak Derby Dames, Colorado Springs’ flat-track roller derby league, is hosting its first tournament this weekend. The tournament comes at a time when the famously campy sport is trying to gain new legitimacy. As KRCC’s Michelle Mercer found out, even practices are rough and tumble affairs.

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Filed under: Entertainment, Indoor/Outdoor Recreation, Michelle Mercer, Sports — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:44 pm

February 16, 2009

Boulder International Film Festival: Come Back to Sudan

Boulder’s annual International Film Festival wrapped up over the weekend, with films on topics ranging from the Dalai Lama to Jean Claude Van Damme. One of the films screened at the festival was Come Back to Sudan, about Sudanese refugees living in Colorado who make a journey back to their homeland. Colorado College graduate Daniel Junge directed the film. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer caught up with the award-winning documentary filmmaker in Boulder and has this report.

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More information on the documentary and on Sudanese men and women currently living in Colorado is available at Colorado Friends of the Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan.

Filed under: Arts & Culture, Media, Michelle Mercer — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:44 pm

January 21, 2009

CSU-Pueblo Hosts Inauguration Event

The historic nature of President Barack Obama’s inauguration inspired many people around the country and the world to hold special inauguration-viewing events. At Colorado State University in Pueblo, about 150 students, faculty and staff gathered for their own festivities on campus. In the lobby of Belmont residence hall, they sat in couches and chairs before a giant screen TV, eating breakfast burritos and watching the inauguration coverage on MSNBC. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer has this audio postcard.

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Filed under: Michelle Mercer, Politics, Postcard — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 8:01 am

December 8, 2008

A Rare Glimpse into a Brazilian Holiday

KRCC’s Michelle Mercer is in Brazil for a two-month artist’s residency. And while many across the United States are preparing for the holiday season, Michelle has this rare glimpse into a very special Brazilian holiday celebration on the island of Itaparica.

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Filed under: Arts & Culture, Holiday, Michelle Mercer — Delaney Utterback @ 5:53 pm

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