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January 15, 2008

Bruce's Kick Under Investigation
January 15, 2008 4:33 PM


State lawmakers have formed a committee to deal with a kicking incident on the House floor on Monday by Republican Representative Douglas Bruce. The Colorado Springs lawmaker is refusing to apologize to a Rocky Mountain News Photographer who took his picture during the morning prayer. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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November 16, 2007

Dems Welcome Bloggers to 2008 Convention
November 16, 2007 5:19 PM

Media from around the world came to Colorado Tuesday (11/13) to tour the Democratic National Convention site. And it wasn't just traditional newspaper and TV outlets that showed up. Democrats say more bloggers will cover this convention than ever before. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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November 1, 2007

Rocky Mountain Women's Film Fest: 20 Films by Women Celebrating 20 Years
November 1, 2007 6:30 PM

This weekend is the 20th anniversary for the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival. There will be twenty films, all made by women filmmakers, shown at the Fine Arts Center and Colorado college's Armstrong Hall. CC student Kate Dawson spoke with the festival's executive director and a featured filmmaker about the event.

[LISTEN]

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October 29, 2007

On the Scene With Springs-based Firefighting Air Tankers in California
October 29, 2007 10:33 AM

On Friday, Oct. 26, the Air Force Reserve unit based at Peterson Field flew members of the local media to California to see their air and ground crews in action fighting fires.

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[SLIDESHOW]

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September 4, 2007

Newspaper Restrictions at UCCS Likely to Be Dropped
September 4, 2007 5:50 PM

A new policy banning newspaper distribution at most campus buildings at UCCS is probably going to change in light of faculty concerns about free speech rights.

DISCLAIMER: Some departments at UCCS and the Colorado Springs Independent are underwriters of KRCC.

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Tourist Businesses Hoping for Record Year
September 4, 2007 5:17 PM

Labor day weekend traditionally marks the end of the summer tourist season. Tourism is a 9 billion dollar a year industry in Colorado and the state is hoping that a new infusion of cash into advertising will break last year's record number of visitors. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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June 28, 2007

Follow Up: Frontline Features Maj. Thomas Mowle
June 28, 2007 9:02 AM

Earlier in June KRCC ran a series of interivews with Maj. Thomas Mowle, a Ph.D. political science professor at the Air Force Academy. We talked to him about his new book, "Hope Is Not A Plan: The War In Iraq From Inside the Green Zone."

Now, PBS television has released a program online that features Maj. Mowle, as well as Army Col. H.R. McMaster, former commander of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment when it was stationed at Ft. Carson.

The PBS special is available [HERE]

KRCC's interviews with Maj. Mowle are available [HERE]

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June 27, 2007

Simon Says: A True Story of Boys, Guns and Murder in the Rocky Mountain West
June 27, 2007 5:26 PM

Kathryn Eastburn was the editor of the Colorado Springs Inedpendent when she began working on the story of the Dutcher murders in Guffey, Colorado on December 31st, 2000.

This fall, Eastburn will publish a book about the incident, called, "Simon Says: A True Story of Boys, Guns and Murder in the Rocky Mountain West." She will read from her forthcoming work Thursday night, June 28th as a part of the Colorado College Summer Arts Festival. Noel Black spoke with her about the book.


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June 8, 2007

"Hope Is Not A Plan," Author Talks About Iraq War From Inside the Green Zone, Part 3
June 8, 2007 7:00 AM

[LISTEN to Part 3 here]

You can listen to part one [HERE].

Part Two is [HERE]

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May 25, 2007

Gaps in Mental Care Persist for Ft. Carson Soldiers
May 25, 2007 2:35 PM


Photo: Daniel Zwerdling, NPRSix months ago, an NPR investigation found that leaders at Fort Carson, Colo., were punishing some soldiers who returned from war with serious mental health problems - and were preventing them from getting the treatment they needed. In some cases, officers kicked the soldiers out of the Army.

Those stories sparked ongoing investigations of the post, including one by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators and another by Pentagon officials.

Early this year, commanders at Fort Carson responded by launching what they described as an important new program: They required every leader, from sergeants up to generals, to attend a training course on how to spot and help soldiers who potentially have post-traumatic stress disorder. Officials say more than 2,200 leaders have taken the course so far, most of them early this year.

But during a recent return trip to Fort Carson to see whether conditions for troubled soldiers had improved, the most significant changes appeared to be rhetorical.

[LISTEN to and read more about this story here]

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May 8, 2007

Police After Action Report on St. Pat's Parade
May 8, 2007 6:24 PM

This is the audio of Colorado Springs Police Chief Richard Meyers' "After action report" to Colorado Springs City Council, given on Tuesday, May 8, 2007. He gave a nearly identical presentation the day before.

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May 7, 2007

Police Chief: Parade Organizer, Activists to Blame for St. Patty's Day Arrests
May 7, 2007 5:32 PM

The Springs Police Chief says cops didn't do anything wrong at the St. Patrick's day parade.

Police Chief Richard Meyers gave his after-action report to Colorado Springs City Council today on events that led to seven peace activists being arrested amid accusations of police brutality.

[LISTEN]


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May 4, 2007

Peace Activists/City: Let's Keep Talking
May 4, 2007 9:48 AM

Expect a lot more dialog between Colorado Springs peace activists and city government.
Activists and city officials met May 2nd, will meet again today, May 4, and both sides say they want to keep talking in the future.

The Pikes Peak Peace and Justice Coalition's Eric Verlo and City Councilmember Jerry Heimlicher talk about what they're talking about in [THIS PIECE.]

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April 16, 2007

Springs Art Scene at a "Tipping Point"
April 16, 2007 6:38 PM

The arts scene in Colorado Springs is poised for great change - it's either going to get a lot better, or....

That's what a group of local arts professionals talked over last Thursday in the first of a series of panel discussions at UCCS. The Gallery of Contemporary Art there what it's calling it "Incubator" series. Noel Black reports.

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March 26, 2007

Interview: The Journalist Who Profiled Tim Gill
March 26, 2007 10:04 AM

KCFR's Ryan Warner talks to Josh Green, a senior editor of the Atlantic Monthly, about his profile of Denver software millionaire and political activist Tim Gill. Gill is targeting state legislatures with stealth campaigns that have put many gay-friendly candidates in office. (First broadcast March 21, 2007.)

LISTEN HERE

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March 5, 2007

New Life, Gazette Lay Off 77 Employees
March 5, 2007 5:54 PM

Colorado Springs lost 77 jobs at high-profile organizations over the weekend. The total inclues 44 at New Life Church, and 33 at its daily newspaper, the Gazette. The Gazette job cuts came just prior to a local television station announcing that it will add staff.

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October 20, 2006

MUDSLINGING IN CD 4 - NEGATIVE ADS TURN OFF VOTERS
October 20, 2006 4:12 PM


archivesMUDSLINGING IN CD 4 - NEGATIVE ADS TURN OFF VOTERS
Earlier this week the head of the National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said the party expects to pick up three house seats in Colorado this fall. One of those seats is the fourth congressional district, and If you watch TV or listen to the radio you can't miss the candidate's ads. Whether they're from national parties, 527 groups or the candidates themselves, there's no question the ads in the 4th congressional district are getting ugly. [LISTEN] []


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October 18, 2006

"JESUS IN MONTANA" COMES TO MANITOU
October 18, 2006 4:01 PM


archives"JESUS IN MONTANA" COMES TO MANITOU
An interview with Aspen humorist Barry Smith, on his one man play, "Jesus in Montana." [LISTEN] []


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September 22, 2006

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH ALL PIKES PEAK READS
September 22, 2006 6:08 PM


archivesDOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH ALL PIKES PEAK READS
Every year the Pikes Peak Library District and its partners pick a book for the community to read, discuss and otherwise experience. This year, it's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and related activities include stage adaptations by Manitou Art Theater and UCCS Theaterworks. [LISTEN] []


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September 14, 2006

NEW ROCK JOCK FILMS
September 14, 2006 3:41 PM


archivesNEW ROCK JOCK FILMS
We hear from outdoor filmmakers about the "Reel Rock" film tour. [LISTEN] []


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September 6, 2006

CHIHULY RETURNS TO THE COLORADO SPRINGS FINE ARTS CENTER
September 6, 2006 3:40 PM


archivesCHIHULY RETURNS TO THE COLORADO SPRINGS FINE ARTS CENTER
On the heels of its most popular installation ever, the FAC has added many new works by famed glass artist Dale Chihuly to its permanent collection. An exhibit of the new works opens Thursday, FAC President Michael DeMarsche offers a preview. [LISTEN] []


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August 25, 2006

SOLDIERS MAKE THEIR OWN FILM ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR
August 25, 2006 9:54 AM


archivesSOLDIERS MAKE THEIR OWN FILM ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR
A documentary about the Iraq war has just been release. Called "The War Tapes," it's different than other war movies, because this one was filmed almost entirely by American soldiers. [LISTEN] []


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August 11, 2006

GEURILLA BOOK CLUB MARKETING
August 11, 2006 10:36 AM


archivesGEURILLA BOOK CLUB MARKETING
Boulder Author John Shores made a painful discovery after the publication of his first book, "Beneath a Marble Sky." Just because you get published, doesn't mean your book is going to sell, or even that your publisher will spend much money marketing it. So the 37 year old is taking things into his own hands, reaching out to the hundreds of informal book clubs that have sprung up across the country. Almost by accident, he's writing a new chapter in book marketing. [LISTEN] []


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July 14, 2006

COMMENTARY: E-MAIL STINKS
July 14, 2006 10:35 AM


archivesCOMMENTARY: E-MAIL STINKS
Andy Lyon is a professional communicator with years of experience. He remembers the days before e-mail, and has had time to learn about its positives and negatives, and evaluate it as a communications tool. Here's what he thinks. And here's how to reach him: Andy-s-lyon@msn.com [LISTEN] []


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April 28, 2006

FREE HEALTH FAIRS BRING OUT THE UNINSURED
April 28, 2006 7:03 PM


archivesFREE HEALTH FAIRS BRING OUT THE UNINSURED
What does it mean that tens of thousands of Coloradoans get their health care from a TV station? [LISTEN] []


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April 21, 2006

TEEN ATTITUDES FROM ALAMOSA
April 21, 2006 2:41 PM


archivesTEEN ATTITUDES FROM ALAMOSA
Recent immigration rallies and demonstrations across Colorado have put a lot of teenagers in the news. The media isn't something we ask them to comment much, but producer Miles Eddy is doing just that in Alamosa, He offers these teen voices on the media. [LISTEN] []


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April 7, 2006

LATINO FILM FEST IN DENVER
April 7, 2006 12:42 PM


archivesLATINO FILM FEST IN DENVER
Denver's Xicanindie film festival shows the world through the eyes of American Latinos. [LISTEN] []


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March 3, 2006

What's in A Song: Sagebrush to Steppe
March 3, 2006 10:45 AM


archivesWHAT'S IN A SONG: SAGEBRUSH TO STEPPE
Today we wrap up our series on western music. All the stories have been produced by the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada. The Center is most well known for putting on the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering every year. A few years ago, that event drew a delegation of animal herders from Mongolia. In 2005, a group of American cowboy musicians went to Mongolia to complete the cultural exchange. Radio Producer Hal Cannon went along and brought back this story. [LISTEN] []


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March 1, 2006

What's in A Song: The Man in The Bed
March 1, 2006 12:28 PM


archivesWHAT'S IN A SONG: THE MAN IN THE BED
Another piece in our series on Western music (from the Western Folklife Center). This time, we hear from songwriter and recording artist Dave Alvin. He talks about his song "The Man In The Bed," which is about the last day of his father's life. [LISTEN] []


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February 17, 2006

Casey Jones
February 17, 2006 2:43 PM


archivesCASEY JONES
Hal Cannon of the Western Folklife Center looks into the history and musicology behind the rail-themed classic American Song "Casey Jones." [LISTEN] []


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February 15, 2006

What's in A Song: La Llorona
February 15, 2006 10:53 AM


archivesWHAT'S IN A SONG: LA LLORONA
In the second of this five-part series from the Western Folklife Center, New Mexico musician Cipriano Vigil talks about the folk song La Llorona, a tragic tale of childhood death that's also interpreted as a warning against the treachery of marrying outside of one's class. [LISTEN] []


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February 10, 2006

What's in a Song: The Last Letter
February 10, 2006 10:31 AM


archivesWHAT'S IN A SONG: THE LAST LETTER
The first in a five part series from the Western Folklife Center. Bill C. Malone grew up the son of a sharecropper in east Texas. He remembers vividly the family's first radio where he heard sad country songs like this one by Rex Griffin. [LISTEN] []


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January 11, 2006

Salida Oral History Project
January 11, 2006 5:22 PM


archivesSALIDA ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
Stephen Raher reports on a project by the Salida Public Library to record interviews with longtime residents of the Upper Arkansas Valley about the region's past. [LISTEN] []


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January 4, 2006

Religious Bickering Goes Electronic
January 4, 2006 5:32 PM


archivesRELIGIOUS BICKERING GOES ELECTRONIC
Eric Whitney talks to blogger John Sonderickter about a recent email-exchange-gone-awry between Mike Weinstein and New Life Church Pastor Ted Haggard. [LISTEN] []


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December 27, 2005

War on Christmas? Please.
December 27, 2005 12:46 PM


archivesWAR ON CHRISTMAS? PLEASE.
If you pay any attention to the media, it's been kind of hard to ignore the assertion from a certain segment of the political spectrum that there is a "war" on Christmas. But one local media player isn't buying it. Noel Black edits the monthly humor and opinion publication The Toilet Paper, and has these thoughts on Christian persecution. [LISTEN] []

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December 16, 2005

Consumer Powerline
December 16, 2005 10:00 AM


archivesCONSUMER POWERLINE
Spectrum Radio's Bill Sweet speaks with the CEO of Powerline Industries to set the record straight on the simplicity of energy trading for the common consumer. [LISTEN] []


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November 16, 2005

John Waters Visits Colorado Springs
November 16, 2005 11:19 AM


archivesJOHN WATERS VISITS COLORADO SPRINGS
Stephen Raher reports on the recent visit to Colorado Springs by legendary filmmaker John Waters. [LISTEN] []

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Public Radio Update
November 16, 2005 11:18 AM


archivesPUBLIC RADIO UPDATE
Eric Whitney talks to attendees of the High Country Community Radio Coalition conference in Durango about new developments in the world of community broadcasting. [LISTEN] []

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September 16, 2005

PPLFF Preview
September 16, 2005 10:08 AM


archivesPPLFF PREVIEW
This weekend is the sixth annual Pikes Peak Lavender Film Festival. Eric Whitney talks with festival founder Alma Cremonesi about the lineup of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender films from throughout the world. [LISTEN] []


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August 16, 2005

De Donde Eres?
August 16, 2005 4:55 PM


archivesDE DONDE ERES?
Eric Whitney reports on the local oral history project De Dónde Eres, sponsored by the Pikes Peak Library District. [LISTEN] []

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August 2, 2005

Christo and Jeanne Claude in Salida
August 2, 2005 6:01 PM


archivesCHRISTO AND JEANNE CLAUDE IN SALIDA
World famous installation artists Christo and Jeanne Claude are planning their next project for the Arkansas River. They were in Salida on Monday to talk to folks about their work and their vision for Over the River. Stephen Raher reports. [LISTEN] []

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June 25, 2005

Commentary: A Conservative Case for CPB
June 25, 2005 4:56 PM


archivesCOMMENTARY: A CONSERVATIVE CASE FOR CPB
Commentator Merrie Spaeth talks about why she disagrees with fellow conservatives who want to cut federal appropriations for public broadcasting. [LISTEN] []

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February 19, 2005

Micromedia
February 19, 2005 2:21 PM


archivesMICROMEDIA
MICROMEDIA
Eric Whitney talks to the people behind several local media outlets in Colorado, including Ed and Martha Quillen at Colorado Central, Jane Carpenter of KHEN, Noel Black at The Toilet Paper, and Kenyon and Therese Jordan of Colorado Springs' Westside Pioneer. [LISTEN] []

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January 25, 2005

Southern Ute Tribal Radio Streaming by Joan Zwisler
January 25, 2005 5:48 PM


archivesJoan Zwisler reports from KSUT, Four Corners Public Radio, about new Internet streaming of the Southern Ute's tribal radio station. [LISTEN]

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January 24, 2005

Bible Vox Pop by Anita Miller
January 24, 2005 1:32 PM


archivesContributor Anita Miller talks to Springs residents about the recent distribution of the New Testament with the Colorado Springs Gazette. [LISTEN]

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