April 23, 2008
Mary Cheney and Elizabeth Cheney at CC
April 23, 2008 9:26 PM
Mary Cheney and Elizabeth Cheney, daughters of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and both graduates of Colorado College, worked in the Bush-Cheney campaigns of 2000 and 2004. Mary was special assistant in the campaign in 2000 and director of vice presidential operations in 2004. Liz managed vice presidential debate preparation and was a national Bush-Cheney surrogate in 2000 and 2004. They'll be on campus to deliver a lecture about their experience in politics on Wednesday night. Noel Black spoke with Mary Cheney.
Posted by Delaney Utterback at 9:26 PM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Elections , Gay & Lesbian , Politics , Women's Issues
October 29, 2007
Ghouls In Running Shoes - The 13th Annual Emma Crawford Memorial Coffin Races
October 29, 2007 7:16 AM
From fleet-footed hillbillies to fat Elvi, there was a plethora of the paranormal in Manitou Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007.
And that's the way they like it.
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 7:16 AM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Arts & Culture , Drug Use , Entertainment , History , Holiday , Humor , Manitou Springs , Memorial , Sports , Transportation , Women's Issues
October 12, 2007
Panty Liners as Art Cause Kerfuffle Downtown
October 12, 2007 5:35 PM
A project that uses art to distract from empty downtown storefronts has proved a little too distracting. Colorado Springs' Downtown Partnership started the "Visually Aesthetic Spaces" program in September. It fills empty shop windows with works by local artists. But one piece, called "Freedom," by Jocelyn Nevel was only up for 9 days before the building's owner asked that it be removed. Noel Black and Kate Dawson report.
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 5:35 PM| Permalink | Comments (2) | Posted to Arts & Culture , Business , Colorado Springs , Women's Issues
July 31, 2007
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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Posted by Eric Whitney at 4:00 PM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Children & Youth , Colorado Springs , El Paso County , Health , Poverty , Women's Issues
July 30, 2007
"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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Posted by Eric Whitney at 12:02 PM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Children & Youth , Colorado Springs , Education , Women's Issues
April 5, 2007
Sex Ed Bill Scheduled for Final Vote
April 5, 2007 10:31 AM
Schools would no longer be allowed to offer abstinence only sex education classes under a bill that initially passed the senate. Republicans failed to limit the bill's scope despite several attempts to do so. The bill already cleared the House chamber. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 10:31 AM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Capitol Coverage , Health , Women's Issues
November 22, 2006
U.S. FIREFIGHTER COMBAT CHALLENGE CHAMPION: COLORADO SPRINGS' JULIET DRAPER
November 22, 2006 4:13 PM
archivesU.S. FIREFIGHTER COMBAT CHALLENGE CHAMPION: COLORADO SPRINGS' JULIET DRAPER
Weekend before last firefighters from across the country met in Las Vegas to compete in a sort of firefighter pentathlon. It's called the Firefighter Combat Challenge, and the winner is Colorado Springs' own Juliet Draper. Draper also owns the current world record in the sport, she's the only person, male or female, to have ever completed the challenge in under two minutes. Adam Burke has this profile. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 4:13 PM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Colorado Springs , Indoor/Outdoor Recreation , Women's Issues
November 16, 2006
COMMENTARY - THE PLEASURES OF FALL
November 16, 2006 4:33 PM
archivesCOMMENTARY - THE PLEASURES OF FALL
Time now for a commentary, this one from teacher Eva Syrovy, who sometimes has trouble enjoying the advent of autumn. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 4:33 PM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Commentary , Women's Issues
November 14, 2006
COMMENTARY: REBORN IN THE FALL
November 14, 2006 4:17 PM
archivesCOMMENTARY: REBORN IN THE FALL
Now that election season is over, like the summer growing season, commentator Sandra Knauf is reflecting on whether all the hassle was worth it - all the hassle gardeners put into growing things, that is, as well as the vigilance voters must practice as the price of democracy. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 4:17 PM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Commentary , Women's Issues
October 20, 2006
COMMENTARY: GUILT
October 20, 2006 4:19 PM
archivesCOMMENTARY: GUILT
Commentator Eva Syrovy remembers when she thought guilt was a bad thing, but now, as a mother, she's not so sure. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 4:19 PM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Commentary , Women's Issues
September 29, 2006
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: KAREN CHAMBERLAIN ... DESERT OF THE HEART, SOUJURN IN A COMMUNITY OF SOLITUDE
September 29, 2006 2:57 PM
archivesAUTHOR INTERVIEW: KAREN CHAMBERLAIN ... DESERT OF THE HEART, SOUJURN IN A COMMUNITY OF SOLITUDE
Ever just want to get away from it all? Writer Karen Chamberlain did. In her late 40s she had a successful career in Aspen, working, in her words, two more than full time jobs and living in comfort. But when a friend who owned a remote ranch in the desert of southeast Utah offered her a caretaking job at near poverty level wages, she dropped everything and took it. Chamberlain spent almost five years at Horsethief ranch and published a memoir - Desert of the Heart, Sojourn in a Community of Solitude. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 2:57 PM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Literature , Women's Issues
September 14, 2006
COMMENTARY: BIG BOX SPHINX
September 14, 2006 3:43 PM
archivesCOMMENTARY: BIG BOX SPHINX
Commentator Sandra Knauf isn't averse to doing a little bargain hunting now and then, but, she says, context is everything. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 3:43 PM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Commentary , Women's Issues
August 16, 2006
COMMENTARY: Camping and the Art of Compromise
August 16, 2006 9:45 AM
archivesCOMMENTARY: CAMPING AND THE ART OF COMPROMISE
What happens when a man who loves to camp marries a woman who prefers opera and urban boulevards? Commentator Leslie Petrovski says, they learn to compromise. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 9:45 AM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Commentary , Women's Issues
August 2, 2006
PRISON SUIT
August 2, 2006 9:49 AM
archivesPRISON SUIT
Two female inmates are suing the state of Colorado. They say a guard at the private prison in Brush sexually assaulted them. The suit was filed just before the Department of Justice issued a new report on sexual assaults in prison, from Denver Bente Birkeland has more. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 9:49 AM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Colorado , Women's Issues
July 28, 2006
TASK FORCE SAYS MORE WOMEN GETTING HOOKED ON METH
July 28, 2006 8:14 AM
archivesTASK FORCE SAYS MORE WOMEN GETTING HOOKED ON METH
Colorado's new methamphetamine task force got to work this week. Members say addictions are snaring more women than any other drug. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 8:14 AM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Colorado , Health , Women's Issues
May 12, 2006
COMMENTARY - MOTHER'S DAY
May 12, 2006 9:24 AM
archivesCOMMENTARY - MOTHER'S DAY
Florists and greeting card shops do a brisk business every Mother's Day, but chances are the gift Mom would most appreciate would be a little face time with their kids. That's certainly the case for commentator Eva Syrovy, whose oldest son is in the military and about to ship out overseas. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 9:24 AM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Commentary , Women's Issues
April 14, 2006
COMMENTARY:On Being Feminine
April 14, 2006 12:27 PM
archivesCOMMENTARY:ON BEING FEMININE
Caroline Vulgamore gives us the perspective of a grandmother shopping for a brand new granddaughter. She says she doesn't see much evidence of the progress she saw when raising feminist daughters in the 1960s and '70s. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 12:27 PM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Commentary , Women's Issues
March 3, 2006
Capitol Coverage
March 3, 2006 10:44 AM
archivesCAPITOL COVERAGE
The head Republican in the Colorado House of Representatives resigned his leadership post today, as the controversy over his paychecks continue. In other legislative news this week, lawmakers have been debating Plan B, the emergency contraception pill, and several measures on illegal immigration. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 10:44 AM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Colorado , Politics , Women's Issues
December 2, 2005
Wounded Mom Dedicates New Domestic Violence Facility
December 2, 2005 1:25 PM
archivesWOUNDED MOM DEDICATES NEW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FACILITY
Brian Larson reports on a new facility in Northern Colorado that helps victims of domestic violence. [LISTEN] []
Posted by Eric Whitney at 1:25 PM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Health , Women's Issues
September 23, 2005
"Good Sex"
September 23, 2005 10:30 AM
archives"GOOD SEX"
Issues of sex, and sexual assault, are prevalent on all types of college campuses, from the Air Force Academy to small private liberal arts colleges. Molly Adams attended a presentation on "Good Sex" at Colorado College and has this report. [LISTEN] []
Posted by Eric Whitney at 10:30 AM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Colorado Springs , Military , Women's Issues
September 16, 2005
Domestic Violence in Pueblo
September 16, 2005 10:06 AM
archivesDOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN PUEBLO
Pueblo's new District Attorney, Bill Thiebaut, is trying to tackle his county's high rate of domestic violence. Stephen Raher talks to Thiebaut and other Puebloans who are coordinating a public education campaign to try and address family violence. [LISTEN] []
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 10:06 AM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Legal Affairs , Pueblo , Women's Issues
September 7, 2005
Commentary: Puppy Love
September 7, 2005 10:19 AM
archivesCOMMENTARY: PUPPY LOVE
Commentator Sandra Knauf talks about a summer love affair. And what happened when her husband found out. [LISTEN] []
Posted by Eric Whitney at 10:19 AM| Permalink | Comments (0) | Posted to Commentary , Women's Issues
