Round-Up: Senate takes final vote on gun bills; El Paso County officials schedule town-hall; Teacher in rural CO nationally recognized

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Universal background checks for all gun purchases, and a ban on high capacity magazines are among the five Democratic backed gun bills clearing the state senate after a vigorous debate yesterday…Amidst possible gun legislation at the statehouse and in Washington, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa and County Commissioner Peggy Littleton have scheduled a public town hall-style meeting Thursday…A teacher from Center High School in rural Southern Colorado has been awarded a prestigious national teaching award for science and technology.

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Southern Colorado Teacher Wins National Science Award

On March 11, 2013 By

A teacher from Center High School in rural Southern Colorado has been awarded a prestigious National teaching award for science and technology. KRCC’s Hannah Sohl reports.

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Buena Vista School

A Prairie School Companion

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(The old Buena Vista School by Myron Wood, August 1981. Copyright Pikes Peak Library District. Image Number: 002-5876.)

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Over the course of this past school year I’ve been working with a group of 4th and 5th graders in [...]

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Immigration Bill Chugs Along, But Some See Deal-Breakers
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Afghan Mineral Treasures Stay Buried, Hostages To Uncertainty
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Afghanistan is believed to be home to world-class mineral deposits, valued at up to $3 trillion and offering hope for the country’s economic future. But in the current environment of uncertainty, investors are nervous and it could be many years before Afghanistan strikes pay dirt.
 

Turning Up The Heat On Civil Rights-Era Cold Cases
May 18, 2013 | NPR · With the death of a possible suspect in one notorious case, activists are weighing the FBI’s efforts to tackle cases from the 1950s and ’60s. Some are calling for a congressional hearing to see whether the FBI has done enough investigating.
 

Arts & Life

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Not My Job: Three Headless Chicken Questions For Alice Cooper
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‘That’s That’: A Memoir Of Loving And Leaving Northern Ireland
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Colin Broderick’s new memoir, That’s That, chronicles his childhood in Northern Ireland during the modern-day “Troubles.” Broderick says growing up in what was essentially a war zone seemed normal to him at the time.
 

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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
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Music

After Health Issues, Influential Conductor Back At Met Opera
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Ana Popovic Shreds The Belgrade Blues
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Audra McDonald, A Broadway Star Gone Roaming, Comes Home
May 18, 2013 | NPR · After extended jaunts in TV and on the road, McDonald’s first new album in seven years marks a return to her roots in musical theater.
 

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