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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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Why The Race To Oust ISIS From Deir Ez-Zor In Syria May Present New Dangers
September 20, 2017 | NPR · Syrian troops and allied militias are locked in a race against U.S.-backed rebels for control of an oil-rich province that will give whoever governs it greater influence in the country’s civil war.
 

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Editing Embryo DNA Yields Clues About Early Human Development
September 20, 2017 | NPR · Researchers disabled a gene that they think helps determine which human embryos will develop normally. The technique they used is controversial because it could be used to change babies’ DNA.
 

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Iowa’s Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over $75 Speeding Ticket
September 20, 2017 | NPR · Marla Leaf says she wasn’t speeding, but a speed camera says she was. She argues her rights were violated because Cedar Rapids delegated police powers to the private company maintaining the cameras.
 

Arts & Life

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Novel ‘Forest Dark’ And Dog Book ‘Afterglow’ Consider The Meaning Of Life
September 20, 2017 | FA · Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews two books that use experimental forms to tackle weighty topics. “Both of these odd new books offer something special,” she says.
 

Netflix
Jerry Seinfeld’s New Netflix Special Puts His Comic Life Into Perspective
September 20, 2017 | FA · After more than 40 years in the business, Seinfeld revisits the clubs where he got his start. Critic David Bianculli says Jerry Before Seinfeld will make you laugh — a lot.
 

‘Cuz’ Examines The Tragic Life And Death Of A Young Black Man In LA
September 20, 2017 | FA · Danielle Allen’s memoir centers on her cousin Michael, who was sentenced to a long prison term for carjacking when he was 15. Three years after his release, he was found shot to death in a parked car.
 

Music

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First Word: Moses Sumney Walks Us Through His Sonic Dreamscape, ‘Aromanticism’
September 20, 2017 | NPR · We hit “play” on the Los Angeles-based singer’s entire new album while he shares the stories and inspiration behind each track. He says Aromanticism is about lovelessness as a sonic dreamscape.
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An Interview With Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker
September 20, 2017 | WFUV-FM · The indie-rock band’s frontwoman talks life on the road, childhood guitar lessons, and hearing her band’s sophomore album in a coffee shop in this interview with WFUV.
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Watch Jamila Woods Perform ‘HEAVN,’ Shrouded In Blue Velvet
September 20, 2017 | NPR · Before her show at New York’s PUBLIC ARTS venue, the rising R&B star played a stripped-down version of the title track of her debut record for our Night Owl series.
 

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