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On March 6, 2009 By

Gearing up for the Colorado Springs city election…and, former Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman is scheduled to appear before an ethics commission.

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On February 27, 2009 By

Raising vehicle registration fees…Dobson steps down…and Colorado Springs’ cemeteries set to begin spring cleaning.

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News

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Venezuela Cuts American Embassy Staff, Restricts U.S. Travel
March 1, 2015 | NPR · President Nicolas Maduro accused Washington of “gringo” meddling and placed several individuals, including George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Marco Rubio on a list of people banned from the country.
 

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ISS Spacewalkers Perform Tricky Cable, Antenna, Installation
March 1, 2015 | NPR · Two American astronauts at the Space Station are outside the craft for the last of three jobs aimed at paving the way to receive a new generation of crew modules beginning in 2017.
 

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In Israel, Jewish Divorce Is Only Granted By Husband’s Permission
March 1, 2015 | NPR · An Israeli film now playing in the U.S. shows how rabbinical rules regulating Jewish divorces in Israel can trap women. Rabbinical judges have taken the highly unusual step to see the film themselves.
 

Arts & Life

‘The Last Man’: An Odd Premise, Says Its Creator, But Oddly Relatable
March 1, 2015 | NPR · A new comedy series, The Last Man on Earth, features your average guy who becomes humanity’s last hope. NPR’s Rachel Martin speaks with Will Forte, the creator, writer and star of the show.
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Play Depicts Scalia As Supreme Court’s ‘Originalist’
March 1, 2015 | NPR · Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is portrayed on stage in John Strand’s new play, The Originalist. NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to Strand and the actor who plays Scalia, Edward Gero.
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4 Out Of 5 Puzzlers Say These Things Are The Same
March 1, 2015 | NPR · Rearrange the letters in a four-letter word and a five-letter word to get a pair of synonyms. For example, given “time” and “night,” you would say “item” and “thing.”
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Music

Courtesy of the artist
Recommended Dose: The Best Dance Tracks Of February
March 1, 2015 | NPR · This month’s selections include a youngster from Montreal, a veteran from Chicago, warehouse techno from Paris, a visionary from London, and footwork from Michael Jackson’s hometown of Gary, Indiana.
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Alt.Latino: Mixing Genres With Chicano Batman, Los Cenzontles
March 1, 2015 | NPR · What happens when Mexican folk music meets Cajun Zydeco? NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd of NPR Music’s Alt.Latino about some musical mash-ups.
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‘You Have To Be Bored’: Dan Deacon On Creativity
February 28, 2015 | NPR · The electronic artist’s new album, Gliss Riffer, is his most accesible yet. In a conversation with Arun Rath, he waxes philosophic on stress, technology and the value of a wandering mind.
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