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July 31, 2007
Springs Group Wants Bibles in Newspapers Nationwide
July 31, 2007 6:03 PM
The Colorado Springs-based International Bible Society wants to once again distribute Bibles along with Sunday newspapers. The society, which once distributed Bibles in editions of the Colorado Springs Gazette, is now planning on spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to deliver them with eleven newspapers around the country, this year and next.
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New Law Bars Gay Workplace Discrimination
July 31, 2007 5:59 PM
A new state law that goes into effect Friday will allow workers to sue employers over discrimination based on sexual orientation and religion. The law is among more than 100 going into effect that day. Others allow gay couples to adopt children and impose bigger fines on big-rig truckers who don't chain up in bad weather.
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Alamosa Activist Wins Terror Watch List Settlement
July 31, 2007 5:54 PM
An activist attorney from Colorado will receive $106,500 as part of a settlement of two federal lawsuits. Sixty-year-old Francisco "Kiko" Martinez of Alamosa had sued state and federal authorities, alleging he was illegally held at traffic stops in three states because his name appeared on an FBI terrorist watch list.
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Diocese Court Hears Case Against Pastor at Springs' Grace Episcopal Church
July 31, 2007 5:50 PM
An Episcopal church court heard evidence today against the leader of one of Colorado Springs' most prominent congregations. Reverend Don Armstrong of Grace Episcopal Church is accused of embezzling nearly $400,000 from the church. Since the allegations arose, Armstrong and other Grace leaders have very publicly split with their parent organizations, the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado and the American Anglican Church. They've said the split is unrelated to the allegations, and is rooted in issues of church governance.
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More on Myron Stratton Partnering With Other Non-Profits
July 31, 2007 4:00 PM
Last Thursday Colorado Springs' Myron Stratton Home became a full house. Partners in Housing, Peak Vista Community Health Service, and TESSA join the Myron Stratton Home on its' 105-acre campus.
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July 30, 2007
Air Force Remembers Local Airman Randy Gillespie
July 30, 2007 12:20 PM
The Air Force Academy held a memorial service last weekend for a 44 year old airman who was recently killed in Afghanistan. A master sergeant, he was planning to retire next year and move back to Colorado to be near his family. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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"Summer Heat" Teaches Young Women Fire Fighting Skills
July 30, 2007 12:02 PM
For girls in high school, summers can mean lots of Dawson's Creek re-runs and working on their tans. The Colorado Springs Fire Department, however, gives about 20 girls the chance to stretch themselves and gain self confidence by spending a week learning about fire fighting.
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July 27, 2007
ICE Raid's Aftermath in the San Luis Valley
July 27, 2007 4:56 PM
Colorado made national headlines last December, when federal Immigration agents raided the Swift meatpacking plant in Greeley, arresting 261 people.
Less well publicized was an immigration raid in April in the San Luis Valley. In the tiny town of Center, Colorado, federal agents arrested a couple of dozen undocumented workers at a potato plant.
The aftermath of the fallout is chronicled in the latest issue of High Country News. Aspen Public Radio's Kirk Siegler recently spoke with reporter Eric Mack, who covered the raids. Mack says immigrants in the valley are living in anxiety in the aftermath of the enforcement action.
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July 26, 2007
Victims of Single Deadliest Attack on Carson Soldiers Remembered
July 26, 2007 4:46 PM
Fort Carson held a memorial service for five soldiers killed in an attack in Iraq last month. It was the single deadliest incident involving Ft. Carson soldiers since the war began. Bente Birkeland reports from Colorado Springs.
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July 25, 2007
Natural Gas Migration Causes Explosions in SE Colorado
July 25, 2007 6:04 PM
On Monday we reported that, following an explosion, a natural gas drilling company has shut down all its gas wells in Huerfano county between Trinidad and La Junta. We have more on that story now.
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Counties Want More Money to Mitigate Oil and Gas Boom
July 25, 2007 3:21 PM
There are now some three thousand active oil and gas wells in Garfield County, a number that's projected to rise to 15-thousand by 2015.
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CU Axes Churchill
July 25, 2007 2:17 PM
Two and a half years of investigation into the academic work of controversial University of Colorado Professer Ward Churchill culminated on Tuesday. Regents voted 8-1 to fire Churchill, he vows to fight the decision in court. Maeve Conran reports from Boulder.
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July 24, 2007
Ft. Carson Remembers 7 Fallen Soldiers This Week
July 24, 2007 5:46 PM
This week Ft. Carson is honoring seven soldiers from the 2nd Infantry's 2nd Brigade. Five were killed in the single deadliest incident for troops from the post since the war began.
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Academy Board to Talk Over Diversity
July 24, 2007 5:37 PM
The Air Force Academy will miss it goals for recruiting minority students for the class of 2011. Air Force officials partially blame minority members in Congress for low recruitment.
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Colorado Scales Back West Nile Research
July 24, 2007 5:22 PM
Due to federal funding cuts, Colorado will scale back testing of mosquities for West Nile virus this summer. KRCC's Eric Whitney has more.
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July 23, 2007
Alpine Digs Out of Mudslide
July 23, 2007 7:02 PM
Chaffee County officials and disaster teams spent Monday surveying the destruction of a massive mudslide near Alpine, Colorado. KRCC Intern Lindsey Foat spoke with Chaffee County Engineer and Planner Don Reimer, just after he returned from making a preliminary damage assessment.
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Locals Sound Off on Gas Severance Taxes
July 23, 2007 5:43 PM
State lawmakers got an earful today on the Western Slope from local officials upset over the boom in oil and gas drilling. Legislators are trying to determine the best way to spend millions of dollars brought in by severance taxes paid on oil and gas.
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Huerfano County Gas Wells Shut Down Following Explosion
July 23, 2007 5:39 PM
The body that regulates oil and gas drilling in Colorado is looking for the source of a methane gas leak in Huerfano county. This in the wake of an explosion in June. That explosion blew the roof off of a well house. Methane is known to sometimes migrate into domestic water wells, causing dangerous gas build-ups and is suspected in the cause of the blown-up well house.
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Dems Pick Springs for '08 State Convention
July 23, 2007 5:34 PM
It's official: Colorado Democrats will hold their state convention in Colorado Springs in May. The party also decided over the weekend to move its presidential caucuses up a month, from March to February.
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July 20, 2007
Locals Give Thumbs-down to NW New Mexico Power Plant
July 20, 2007 4:49 PM
A proposed major new coal burning power plant in northwest New Mexico is getting an almost unanimous thumbs-down a public hearings in the Four Corners area. The public is being given the chance to comment on a recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Developers say that in spite of the vocal opposition, they're confident the plant will remain on track.
Victor Locke of KSUT, Four Corners Public Radio attended one of the recent hearings and has this report.
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State Appeals Water Judge Ruling
July 20, 2007 4:43 PM
The state has asked that a water court ruling with potentially far-reaching effects on the oil and gas industry be put on hold, while state officials prepare an appeal.
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Intel Pushes Back Shutdown Date for Springs Plant
July 20, 2007 4:41 PM
Intel Corporation says it will keep a Colorado Springs chip plant open two months longer than planned.
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Feds to Review Preble's Mouse Listing
July 20, 2007 4:36 PM
The Preble's meadow jumping mouse may get to stay on the federal endangered species list.
The Associated Press reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is re-examining decisions made by former official Julie McDonald. McDonald resigned after the inspector general said she broke federal rules and should be punished for bullying federal scientists and improperly leaking information about endangered species to private groups.
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time
July 20, 2007 12:01 PM
Greg Mortenson is a former mountain climber who is scaling to new heights. The Bozeman resident is building schools in impoverished mountain villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan near where he and other mountaineers trekked. The military veteran is convinced that books, not bombs, will stop the growth of terrorism in this breeding ground. His book, "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time" is inspiring others to take a few steps to change the world. Nancy Greenleese has his story.
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July 19, 2007
Army: "Back to the Drawing Board" on Pinon Canyon
July 19, 2007 4:59 PM
The Army told Colorado's senators that it will go "back to the drawing board" on its plans to triple the size of its Pinon Canyon training site between Trinidad and La Junta.
In a letter, Acting Secretary of the Army Pete Geren says he shares Democratic Senator Ken Salazar's desire for a win-win solution to expanding Pinon Canyon.
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Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day
July 19, 2007 4:11 PM
On Friday July 20th, some of the people our community often forgets or even shuns get their annual chance to shine. It's Colorado Springs' second annual Developmental Disabilities Awareness day. KRCC News Intern Lindsey Foat got to know a couple of the performers.
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July 18, 2007
Romney Stumps in Colorado Springs, Picks Up Suthers Endorsement
July 18, 2007 10:56 PM
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is endorsing Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and will help advise the campaign in Colorado and elsewhere.
Suthers says that Romney has a strong record of supporting law enforcement and will continue to build on that if he's elected.
He also has been endorsed by Senator Wayne Allard and former congressman Bob Beauprez. Former Governor Bill Owens was appointed to serve on his exploratory committee.
Romney spoke in Colorado Springs Wednesday night (July 18, 2007). The former Massachusettes Governor keynoted the El Paso County Republican Party's annual Lincoln Day dinner at the Broadmoor.
More than 600 people attended the $75-a-plate party fundraiser, where Romeny lambasted Democrats and sounded traditional Republican themes.
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Gov. Ritter Goes Solar
July 18, 2007 10:30 PM
In our monthly conversation with Gov. Bill Ritter, Ritter talks about the energy savings and symbolism he hopes to reap from putting solar panels on the roof of the governor's residence.
Our conversations with the governor are produced at KCFR in Denver, and conducted by Ryan Warner, who hosts the KCFR program "Colorado Matters."
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Springs Fine Arts Center Receives Major Donation
July 18, 2007 10:41 AM
The new addition to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center's building is almost complete. Media got a sneak peak of the new digs, and heard about a major donation to the museum's permanent collection. Noel Black was there for KRCC.
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July 17, 2007
National Guard Chinooks Training at Ft. Carson
July 17, 2007 6:26 PM
If you live south of Ft. Carson, or west, up in the mountains all they way to Leadville and Eagle, you may have noticed some of the Army’s biggest helicopters flying around lately.
They’re the twin-rotor Chinook helicopters that can haul more than 25,000 pounds of cargo, like a pair of humvees, or up to 33 soldiers plus an air crew of three. Chinooks can operate at higher altitudes than any other chopper in the Army, and are a mainstay of operations in Afghanistan, moving troops and gear around the high mountain areas that are often roadless.
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July 16, 2007
MIssile Protest
July 16, 2007 4:52 PM
Last Sunday about 50 peace activists rallied at a Minuteman missile silo in Weld County. Bill Sulzman of Colorado Springs-based Citizens for Peace in Space talked about why with KRCC News Intern Lindsey Foat.
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Armed Man Shot and Killed at Capitol
July 16, 2007 4:49 PM
An unidentified man was shot and killed by police today after entering the state capitol with a pistol. We talked to NPR Staff Reporter Jeff Brady in Denver.
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July 13, 2007
West Nile Could Pack A Whallop This Summer
July 13, 2007 4:21 PM
The Associated Press says a third case of West Nile Virus has been confirmed in Colorado, this time in Boulder County. So far this year only three cases have been confirmed in the state, the first coming a week ago in Logan County, the second in Cheyenne County.
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Governor Overhauls Oil/Gas Regulatory Body
July 13, 2007 4:10 PM
The state commission that issues oil and gas drilling permits has a new mandate. It will protect public health, wildlife and the environment instead of just promoting energy development. And Governor Bill Ritter recently appointed five new commissioners. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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July 12, 2007
Goats Eat Weeds, Move On
July 12, 2007 4:40 PM
500 neutered male Kashmir goats spent the last week happily chewing up weeds at Bear Creek Park in Colorado Springs, thanks to the efforts of the Bear Creek Garden Association. KRCC Intern Lindsey Foat paid them a visit and brought back this report.
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Sen. Salazar Blocking Presidential Nomination
July 12, 2007 4:21 PM
The nominee is James Caswell, whom the President has tapped to head the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM. The BLM manages the most public land of any federal government agency, and also administers the government's mineral estate, meaning it controls who gets access to oil and natural gas. Salazar says he's worried that energy development is going to "run roughshod" over Colorado in the coming years if the Bush administration doesn't pay more heed to locals who are asking for a slower, more deliberate pace of development. So he's blocking Caswell's nomination until he gets assurances Colorado concerns will be listened to in Washington.
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Bark Beetle Update
July 12, 2007 4:15 PM
Bark beetles are infesting close to 700 hundred thousand acres of forests in Colorado according to government figures. And the state forester says that number will rise as the beetles spread to other parts of western Colorado. The Governor recently flew over some of the infected forests. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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July 11, 2007
Soldiers, Wives Talk About Recent Deaths in Iraq
July 11, 2007 4:46 PM
The Department of Defense says a 44-year-old man from Colorado has been killed in combat in Afghanistan. Air Force Master Sgt. Randy J. Gillespie, of Coaldale, was killed by small arms fire near Herat.
Gillespie is the 9th servicemember with ties to Colorado to die in the last two weeks. Yesterday, we heard from soldiers at Ft. Carson who are preparing to deploy to Iraq. Today, we'll hear from one more, and a couple of Army wives. We wanted to know if soldiers and their families are being affected by recent news of U.S. troops being killed in combat.
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Noel Black Interviews Mike Jones
July 11, 2007 4:20 PM
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The man who brought down New Life Church's Pastor Ted Haggard is visiting Colorado Springs to promote his new book. It's called, I Had to Say Something: The Art of Ted Haggard's Downfall. It's author, Mike Jones, has received a frostry reception at Colorado Springs bookstores. Both major national chains here declined to host Jones for signings. Independent bookseller Richard Skorman publicly announced that he wouldn't even sell the book, which he considers poorly written. The gay community has stepped in to show Jones their support and Jones appeared at DJs bar for a signing last Sunday where Noel Black caught up with him.
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New College Admission Standards
July 11, 2007 4:15 PM
Getting into college in Colorado just got tougher. But it's not as tough as some would like it to be. In three years incoming college freshman will face stricter standards to get into college than students do today. But the state's higher education commission rolled back some of the admission requirements and didn't make the standards has tough as they could have. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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July 10, 2007
Soldiers Talk About Recent Deaths In Iraq
July 10, 2007 4:25 PM
The Colorado Springs Gazette is reporting the death of Ft. Carson Soldier Specialist Eric Lill. A 28-year-old from Chicago, Lill is the 8th soldier from Ft. Carson to die in the last two weeks. Seven of them were from the same unit, the 2nd Infantry's 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
We wanted to know if the high frequency of recent combat deaths weighs on the minds of soldiers who expect to depart for Iraq soon. We got a chance at a picnic for the 4th Infantry's 2nd Heavy Brigade last Friday.
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Global Warming Panel
July 10, 2007 4:11 PM
Can America cut greenhouse gas emissions without strangling the national economy? That was the question put to a former chief of the EPA, a Yale professor and two top journalists as part of last week's Aspen Ideas Festival. Bente Birkeland reports.
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Springs Culture Cast, Segments 41 & 42
July 10, 2007 3:00 PM
In Segment 41, Springs Culture Cast producer Craig Richardson interviews Patrizia Herminjard, director of the Colorado College Extraordinary Dance Festival.
In Segment 42, Springs Culture Cast producer Craig Richardson covers the opening of Roll, the third annual bike art show at Smokebrush.
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July 9, 2007
NPR Profiles Springs Vet Health Activist
July 9, 2007 4:22 PM
Thirty-six-year-old former soldier Andrew Pogany has become a driving force behind efforts to force the Army to revise its response to soldiers suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Pogany's saga shows how an advocate can overcome enormous obstacles and battle a powerful institution -- and help shine the national spotlight on what had largely been a hidden problem.
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Rove, Clinton in Aspen - Competing Ideas of America
July 9, 2007 3:51 PM
Two of the most influential men in American politics offered competing visions of the country in Colorado over the weekend. Presidential Advisor Karl Rove says America and President Bush aren't getting enough credit for the good they do in the world. Bill Clinton says America has an identity crisis and needs to bring troops home from Iraq.
And, Colorado doesn't exactly roll out the red carpet for Rove....
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July 6, 2007
Colin Powell Speech
July 6, 2007 4:45 PM
General Colin Powell says the Bush administration has mishandled and misjudged the Iraq war, and the country needs to scale back the number of troops overseas. But Powell defends his decision to help President Bush make the case for invading Iraq. He spoke with PBS's Jim Lehrer at the Aspen Institute's Ideas Festival. Bente Birkeland reports from Aspen.
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Ft. Carson Releases New Piñon Canyon Map
July 6, 2007 1:52 PM
Click here for a direct link to the new map.
A press release from Ft. Carson July 6, 2007 reads: "The Army has posted the updated area of interest map with additional terrain features included for the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site proposed expansion on the main website for Fort Carson.
Other information relevant to the proposed expansion will also be posted at the site as it becomes available to update the public. The link is located at www.carson.army.mil. Click on the Piñon Canyon tab to locate the "Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site Proposed Expansion Information."
For more information contact the Fort Carson Public Affairs Office at (719) 526-4143/3420. After hours please contact the 24-hour Emergency Operation Center at 526-5500 and ask for the On-Call Public Affairs Officer.
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State's Oldest Business Celebrates 150 Years in San Luis
July 6, 2007 6:01 AM
In San Luis, the oldest town in Colorado, one family has kept a business going for longer than any other - 150 years. Originally a general mercantile, the shelves at the R & R Market are still filled with a wide variety of groceries and hardware. Last weekend family members of the R and R's owners came from around the country to join the community for a big anniversary celebration. And, as it turns out, to talk about the future of the store. KRCC's Shanna Lewis was there.
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Springs Culture Cast Edition 17 (part 5)
July 6, 2007 5:07 AM
Part 5 of this week's Springs Culture Cast is a "sights and sounds" tour of the Third Annual Pikes Peak Arts Fest, held at the Pikes Peak Center.
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July 5, 2007
Forest Service Closing Campgrounds in Colorado
July 5, 2007 4:28 PM
The Fourth of July weekend means thousands of Coloradoans are heading for the hills, and camping in U.S. Forest Service Campgrounds. The Pike-San Isabel National Forest west of the Springs, Pueblo and Castle Rock is one of the 10 most-visited in the United States. B