The
following local and regional news is provided by radio station and NPR affiliate
KRCC, a member-supported community
service operated by the college.
Colorado’s unemployment rate continues to decline…Pueblo County Commissioners postpone new construction on a judicial building, the Pueblo Chieftain reports…a Colorado Springs teenager dies while skiing…and, Boulder County is considered one of the thinnest in the nation.
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Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet looks for improving the newest version of the health care reform bill…Colorado Springs is set to get its first Immigration and Customs Enforcement office…and, Jeanne-Claude, half of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude artistic team planning to suspend fabric over the Arkansas River, has died.
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It’s time for the “Citizen Report,” a collaborative effort between the Colorado Springs Gazette and KRCC that brings the voices of citizen journalists to the airwaves. Today we’re replaying the tale of the traveling baboon, from Black Forest resident Donna Hartley.
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(The “Citizen Report” is a collaboration between the Colorado Springs Gazette and KRCC. More citizen journalism is available at Fresh Ink.)
[continue reading story]Ft. Carson remembers fallen soldiers…Last year’s Salmonella outbreak in Alamosa is attributed to animal waste…and, Copper Mountain Resort faces a sale.
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Female celebrities, leaders in science and industry, and White House Cabinet members helped first lady Michelle Obama kick off a national campaign to mentor students in Colorado Monday. Bente Birkeland reports from the state capitol.
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Colorado hospital officials say the health overhaul bill passed by the House this past weekend is a good start toward reform. But there’s also parts of the bill they don’t like. At a policy summit in Denver Tuesday, the Colorado Hospital Association offered reviews of the legislation. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has more.
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