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By On October 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, AP, Business/Labor, Colorado Springs, KRCC News, Legal Affairs, Politics, Round-Up, Taxes

The Colorado Springs E-Town Hall meeting about the 2010 city budget…King Soopers warns employees of a possible lock-out…and, questioning President Obama’s nominee for Colorado’s U.S. attorney.

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‘Going There’: 3 Prominent Detroit Natives Reflect On The 1967 Riot
July 23, 2017 | NPR · In 1967, more than 150 riots erupted across the country. But one in particular seemed to consume the national conversation: Detroit. Three prominent Detroit figures share their stories from that time.
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Snooty The Manatee Dies, And A Florida Community Mourns
July 23, 2017 | NPR · Snooty was the oldest manatee in captivity — and he was believed to be the oldest on record, according to the South Florida Museum in Bradenton.
 

AP
Father Of Girl Ticketed For Selling Lemonade Responds To Supporters: ‘Make A Stand’
July 23, 2017 | NPR · A 5-year-old girl whose sidewalk lemonade stand brought a $195 fine in London has been invited to set up shop elsewhere. Her dad says, “Now she feels less sour about the experience.”
 

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A Veteran TV News Anchor Pens A Prescient Novel In ‘Amanda Wakes Up’
July 23, 2017 | NPR · Alisyn Camerota’s book is about a political newcomer fresh from Hollywood facing off against a female senator. But 2016 similarities aside, the CNN anchor says she wrote it long before the election.
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‘Caesar’s Last Breath’ Is A Breezy History Of Our Atmosphere
July 23, 2017 | NPR · Sam Kean’s funny, conversational new book reminds us not to take the air we breathe for granted — our atmosphere can tell stories about everything from dinosaurs and Julius Caesar to space flight.
 

Annapurna Pictures
Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Detroit’ Revisits An American Tragedy: The Algiers Motel Incident
July 22, 2017 | NPR · During the Detroit riots, three young black men were killed by white police officers at the Algiers Motel. The year was 1967, but Bigelow says, “It feels very much like it’s today.”
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Jessica Hernandez On Her New Motor City Sound
July 23, 2017 | NPR · For her latest project, the Detroit native wrote a double album in both English and Spanish. It’s a nod to the sounds of her city and to the cultures of her Cuban dad and Mexican-American mom.
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One Giant Leap For Music: NASA’s Sonic History Inspires This Duo
July 23, 2017 | NPR · As the electronic duo Quindar, Wilco’s Mikael Jorgensen and art historian James Merle Thomas make music out of the sounds of space missions from the Apollo and Skylab eras.
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Heavy Rotation: The Songs Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing
July 22, 2017 | NPR · Need some new summer jams? Our panel of public-radio music buffs recommends tracks by Nooky Jones, Juana Molina, Downtown Boys and more.
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