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By On February 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, Education, KRCC News, Michael Barlow, Politics, Round-Up

Colorado Springs’ School District 11 meets to discuss utilization plan, and Representative Mike Coffman faces an ethics hearing.

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FAA Seeks $12 Million Fine Against Southwest Airlines
July 28, 2014 | NPR · A contractor for the airline failed to perform repairs properly and Southwest put some jets back into service despite their not being in compliance with federal regulations, the agency alleges.
 

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Fast-Food Scandal Revives China’s Food Safety Anxieties
July 28, 2014 | NPR · An American-owned company that supplies meat to fast food chains in China has pulled all its products made by a subsidiary. An expose revealed that some of the products were mishandled and expired.
 

NPR
Margot Adler, An NPR Journalist For Three Decades, Dies
July 28, 2014 | NPR · Adler joined NPR in 1979 and covered everything from the emergence of the AIDS epidemic to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. She was 68.
 

Arts & Life

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Book News: The Clash Of The Comic(-)Cons
July 28, 2014 | NPR · Also: an excerpt of Haruki Murakami’s new book; notable books coming out this week.
 

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‘Love And Drowning’ In The U.S. Virgin Islands
July 27, 2014 | NPR · In the Land of Love and Drowning, the islands are a magical setting for three generations of one family living through the modern history of the territory as it passes from Danish to American hands.
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What It’s Like To Own Your Very Own Harrier Jump Jet
July 27, 2014 | NPR · The Harrier Jump Jet is known for vertical take-offs and landings. It also has an accident-prone track record, but that didn’t dissuade one pilot from buying his dream plane.
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Music

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World Cafe Next: Sam Morrow
July 28, 2014 | WXPN · Hear two songs by a young Southern songwriter who drew inspiration from his struggle with addiction — and the insights of its aftermath.
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KEXP
KEXP Presents: Courtney Barnett
July 28, 2014 | KEXP · Everyone’s favorite asthma-ridden Australian performed a special show for KEXP fans in Seattle. Watch Barnett perform her hit song, “Avant Gardener,” live at The Triple Door.
 

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Allah-Las, ‘No Werewolf’
July 28, 2014 | NPR · At first glance, there’s not much to the new video for the song “No Werewolf,” from the Los Angeles garage rock band Allah-Las. But the longer you watch, the more mesmerizing it becomes.
 

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