Round-Up: Lawmakers visit former prison near Las Animas; Closing the poverty gap; and more

On January 21, 2013 By

Some state lawmakers spent time at the former Fort Lyon Correctional Facility near Las Animas today, considering whether to repurpose the prison under a proposal from Governor John Hickenlooper…Colorado’s Latino and black residents are falling further behind the state’s white residents in some of the most important measures of social progress…and, Hundreds of people turned out for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. marade in Denver today.

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Hispanic Voter Survey Shows Politicians may be Missing the Mark

On October 3, 2012 By

A new survey shows that politicians in both parties may be missing the mark when it comes to courting the state’s crucial Hispanic voting block, which grew by 41 percent over the last decade. Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol.

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¡Todos A Votar!, or Let’s Vote! Comes to Colorado

On September 7, 2012 By

As the national conventions come to a close and the race to the White House heats up, a national campaign to register Latino voters comes to Pueblo and Denver today. It’s a non-partisan campaign called ¡Todos A Votar!, or Let’s Vote! Eliseo Medina is the Secretary Treasurer of the Service Employees International [...]

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Tonight: Love, Sex, Civil Rights and The Messy Business of Change

On November 8, 2011 By

Who could resist the intrigue of a novel about a young idealistic lefty learning the messy lessons of life during the 1960s against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and the San Luis Valley, especially when the book is illustrated by none other than Colorado Springs’ own ultra-conservative political cartoonist [...]

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Roadside Memorials of Northern New Mexico

On July 25, 2011 By

Though roadside memorials are illegal in Colorado, they’re a common site in New Mexico where it is illegal to descrate them. The shrines usually mark the scene of accident where a loved one died. The tradition dates back to funerary processions brought to the southwest by the Spaniards in the 17th Century when crosses [...]

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Round-Up: Tancredo responds to party challenge, and more

On September 13, 2010 By

American Constitution Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo told a Denver judge that his party’s bylaws trumped state law when he got his last-minute nomination in July…and, a recent tracking poll of Latino voters finds many of them may stay home on Election Day, and experts say it could have an impact on tight Colorado races.

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Round-Up: Meeting addressing Academy, and more

On June 23, 2010 By

Colorado Springs residents are getting the first chance to hear about plans for a major thoroughfare in the city…and, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials is in Denver for the group’s 27th annual conference with speakers that include U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

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On July 22, 2009 By

Colorado health officials say Hispanics and Native Americans have the highest percentage of adults without health insurance in the state…Governor Bill Ritter announces state furlough days…and, University of Colorado researchers release a report on global warming and the Colorado River.

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News

Syrian Troops Target Key Rebel-Held Town
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Qusair is a strategically important town that lies between Homs, where the Syrian uprising began two years ago, and the Lebanese border. If President Bashar Assad’s troops – reportedly backed by Hezbollah fighters — regain the town, they would control an important route from the coast to the capital, Damascus.
 

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Young Kenyans Build Mobile Apps For Local Use
May 19, 2013 | NPR · College students and recent graduates crammed the top floor of a tech hub in Nairobi for a competition built around the theme “Solutions for the Next Billion Mobile Users.” Africa has more than 600 million mobile phone users (approximately 11 percent of the global total) – and the number is growing.
 

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Two Excerpts You Should Read From Obama’s Morehouse Speech
May 19, 2013 | NPR · President Obama delivered a rare, very personal speech during the commencement ceremony at the historically black college.
 

Arts & Life

Decades Later And Across An Ocean, A Novel Gets Its Due
May 19, 2013 | NPR · John Williams’ Stoner sold just 2,000 copies when it was originally published in 1965. It’s now acknowledged as a classic work, is a best-seller across Europe and the No. 1 novel in the Netherlands.
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The Movie Katie Aselton Has ‘Seen A Million Times’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Actor-director Katie Aselton could watch Kathryn Bigelow’s Point Break a million times. “It totally scoops you up and takes you for a ride,” she says.
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Unacceptable Anger From ‘The Woman Upstairs’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · “Women’s anger is very scary to people,” author Claire Messud says. Her new novel, The Woman Upstairs, features a seething main character, a young woman whose anger is unsettling.
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First Listen: Mount Kimbie, ‘Cold Spring Fault Less Youth’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · The British beat-makers shed their electronics in pursuit of a sound designed to translate live. For their second album, Mount Kimbie’s Dominic Maker and Kai Campos even trot out languid vocal performances and a real live drum kit, while still sounding like themselves in the process.
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First Listen: Tricky, ‘False Idols’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · The producer’s best album since the mid-’90s, False Idols is one of 2013′s biggest surprises so far. His signature mix of menace and seduction still sounds contemporary after Tricky’s more than 20 years in (and out of) the spotlight.
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First Listen: Laura Marling, ‘Once I Was An Eagle’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Marling’s songs dig well beyond the everyday, with each sung in a wise, dusky, brooding voice that always seems in control of its surroundings. The U.K. folksinger’s fourth album, Once I Was an Eagle, takes a remarkable journey over the course of 16 hypnotic, subtly inventive songs.
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