Greg Mortenson is a former mountain climber who is scaling to new heights. The Bozeman resident is building schools in impoverished mountain villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan near where he and other mountaineers trekked. The military veteran is convinced that books, not bombs, will stop the growth of terrorism in this breeding ground. His book, “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School at a Time” is inspiring others to take a few steps to change the world. Nancy Greenleese has his story.
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Idahoan Guy Hand’s thoughts on sagebrush. [LISTEN]
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Guy Hand — ewhitney @ 6:23 pm
Joan Zwisler reports from KSUT, Four Corners Public Radio, about new Internet streaming of the Southern Ute’s tribal radio station. [LISTEN]
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Carol Boss of Good Radio Shows interviews Yolanda King about her father, the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [LISTEN]
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Paul Ingles — ewhitney @ 5:44 pm
Ian Shoales explores argues that fundamentalist Islam could benefit from a little Unitarian influence. [LISTEN]
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Western Skies‘ Anita Miller reports on the controversy surrounding a Wal-Mart distribution center that might be built in Pueblo West. Local citizens have sued the Pueblo West Metro District for violating the Colorado Open Meetings Law. [LISTEN]
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Anita Miller — ewhitney @ 1:38 pm
Contributor Anita Miller talks to Springs residents about the recent distribution of the New Testament with the Colorado Springs Gazette. [LISTEN]