Crews Make Progress on Fire Near Fort Collins

On March 18, 2013 By

Despite fierce winds in and around Fort Collins, fire crews continue to make progress battling the Galena Fire in the foothills northwest of town.

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Vestas Announces Layoffs in Colorado

On February 21, 2013 By

Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas is laying off workers at its Windsor and Brighton blade factories, the company announced today. The reduction affects 10% of Vestas’ statewide workforce of 1100 employees, and comes after Congress renewed a Wind Energy Tax Credit at the end of last year.

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Military to Extend Some Benefits to Same-Sex Partners

On February 13, 2013 By

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has announced that the military will extend some benefits to same-sex partners. KUNC’s Grace Hood has more on what the move will mean for the 26-thousand men and women serving at Fort Carson.

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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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Round-Up: Two more flu deaths; EPC passes MJ ban; New Belgium now 100% employee-owned

On January 15, 2013 By

Two children have died from flu in Colorado, one in El Paso County…El Paso County Commissioners gave final approval to an ordinance that bans recreational marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas of the county…Fort Collins-based New Belgium Brewing is now completely employee owned.

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Round-Up: ACLU sues over ban; Udall continues pressing for Wind Tax Production Credit extension

On November 28, 2012 By

The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, has filed a federal lawsuit in Denver after the Colorado Springs City Council yesterday voted to approve a panhandling ban…While Washington lawmakers wrestle with the fiscal cliff, Colorado Senator Mark Udall continues to press fellow members of Congress for an extension of the Wind Production Tax Credit.

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AM Round-Up: Region’s Congressmen re-elected; Other election results

On November 7, 2012 By

Southern Colorado’s Congressmen are re-elected…County-wide measures in El Paso County pass…and more results.

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Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Visits CO

On October 19, 2012 By

Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson addressed dozens of supporters in Fort Collins today about national security, a balanced budget, and the war on drugs.

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Round-Up: Pueblo approves domestic partner benefits; Crews battle wildfire in Rocky Mountain National Park; First Lady opens campaign swing in Fountain

On October 10, 2012 By

Pueblo City Council last night voted to extend benefits to domestic partners of city employees, the Chieftain reports…Dozens of personnel and several fire engines are at work containing a 400-acre wildfire on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park…About 1800 enthusiastic supporters turned out at the Fountain Middle School gymnasium as First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off a two-day campaign swing through Colorado in support of the President.

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Measuring the Effects of the Waldo Canyon Fire and the USA Pro Challenge on Tourism

On August 24, 2012 By

It’s been almost two months since the country saw the devastating pictures of the Mountain Shadows subdivision burning in Colorado Springs. Those images drove down lodging numbers 13% in July according to a recent report. Today as the USA Pro Challenge rolls into town, officials hope a new image will emerge—and a brighter future [...]

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USA Pro Cycling Challenge Kicks Off in Colorado Springs

On August 23, 2011 By

Thousands of fans and more than one hundred professional cyclists were in Colorado Springs yesterday to kick off the seven-day USA Pro Cycling Challenge. This inaugural race will be televised across the world and is being plugged as an economic engine for the Colorado cities in its path. From Rocky Mountain Community Radio member [...]

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Western Skies, April 3, 2011: “Education”

On April 3, 2011 By

Education cuts are on the table once again in this year’s budgeting process. This month, we’re spending time taking a look at those cuts, and at education in general in Colorado.

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Denver Zoo Bucks the Trend

On December 29, 2009 By

The economic recession has not been kind to nonprofits – especially as discretionary and leisure dollars have tightened for families. But this trend isn’t uniform across the board. As KUNC‘s Grace Hood reports as part of a series on the economy from Rocky Mountain Community Radio, one organization is finding fewer dollars in [...]

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VIDEO: Tears Flow As Mom Finds Son After Tornado
May 21, 2013 | NPR · Trenda Purcell searched for her 8-year-old son Kamden after Monday’s tornado in Moore, Okla. When she found him, their reunion was emotional. The Oklahoman was there to capture the moment.
 

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JPMorgan Shareholders Vote To Keep Dimon As Chairman, CEO
May 21, 2013 | NPR · Some shareholders said splitting the roles would lead to better governance. The proposal received only 32 percent of the vote.
 

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Who Becomes The Face Of A Horrific Attack?
May 21, 2013 | NPR · In the aftermath of horrible acts of violence, whose faces stick in our memory? Whose faces should?
 

Arts & Life

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The Starfleet Divide: The ‘Star Trek’ Universe Revisits One Of Its Great Debates
May 21, 2013 | NPR · J.J. Abrams isn’t the first guy to bait Star Trek fans by messing with the brand.
 

HBO
Soderbergh’s Liberace, ‘Behind The Candelabra’
May 21, 2013 | NPR · In his new HBO film, the acclaimed director examines the five-year relationship between the flamboyant entertainer and Scott Thorson, who was 40 years Liberace’s junior and still a teenager when they met. Michael Douglas plays Liberace and Matt Damon plays Thorson.
 

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Book News: Stephen King’s New Bogeyman? Digital Publishing
May 21, 2013 | NPR · Also: the legacy of Kierkegaard; the creator of Lyle Crocodile has died; Aussie airliner Qantas commissions flight-length books.
 

Music

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The National On World Cafe
May 21, 2013 | WXPN · The band plays dour but beautiful songs from its brand-new album, Trouble Will Find Me.
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Gods And Monsters: 5 Unforgettable Wagner Moments
May 21, 2013 | NPR · William Berger, author of Wagner Without Fear, guides us through five of his favorite Wagner moments — musical episodes that keep the composer’s extraordinary dramas in our lives today.
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First Listen Live: Queens Of The Stone Age, ‘…Like Clockwork’
May 21, 2013 | NPR · Josh Homme presides over a dense, textured, unpredictable sound that’s equal parts mystery, intensity, beauty and bluster. Watch QOTSA perform …Like Clockwork in its entirety, then tackle an assortment of older material, in a sold-out show at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on May 23.
 

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