RTD Boss Explains G Line Delays, Possible R Line Schedule Cutbacks
RTD’s General Manager Dave Genova tells Colorado Matters he’s disappointed with progress.
Gov. Hickenlooper’s Déjà Vu With Latest GOP Health Care Plan; Why An Army Ranger Turned Bank Robber; Better Hospital Food
What would the latest plan to repeal and replace Obamacare mean for Colorado? The governor gives his take, plus shares what he’s willing to sacrifice to lure Amazon’s second headquarters. Then, a respected Colorado teen joins the Army and becomes an elite Army Ranger. But in his final hours before shipping to Iraq, he didn’t hug his family or girlfriend. He robbed a bank. A new book explores why. And, a competition to make hospital food taste better. Finally, the second annual Supernova Outdoor Digital Animation Festival screened videos from around the world.
Ranger Games: A Story Of A Colorado Soldier And An Inexplicable Crime
A respected Colorado teen joins the army and becomes an elite Ranger. But in his final hours before shipping to Iraq, he didn’t hug his family or girlfriend. He robbed a bank.
Pueblo To Cheyenne In Minutes? CDOT Starts Study On Front Range Hyperloop
Colorado could soon see hyper fast travel along the Front Range. CDOT is studying the issue.
Restoration Of Left Hand Creek Continues Four Years After Historic Floods
Four years after Colorado’s costliest flood, a section of Left Hand Creek in Boulder County is still being re-engineered.
The Phoenix Gym Helps Coloradans Rise From The Ashes Of Addiction
The non-profit network of gyms, which began in Boulder, helps those struggling with addiction remain sober through sport and physical activity.
Social Media Aids Disaster Relief; When Brown Skin Turns White; Saturn Mission Ends
In natural disasters, people turn to social media to find out about conditions on the ground and to call for help. A Colorado company trains first responders to take advantage of that, aiding in the wake of hurricanes in the southeastern U.S. Then, a Colorado photographer who has vitiligo, which turns her brown skin white. She gets tattoos to track the changes on her body, and takes pictures of other people with the condition. And, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has revolutionized scientists’ understanding of Saturn, and this week it will burn up in the planet’s atmosphere. Also, a 155-year football rivalry in Pueblo.
Forensic Sculptor Reconstructs Human Faces In Her Spare Time
Sculptor Beth Buchholtz helps police departments around Colorado identify dead people by using their skulls to reconstruct what they might have looked like.
‘Forced From Home’ Brings Boulder Face To Face With The Global Refugee Crisis
Doctors Without Borders, the global aid organization, has set up a 10,000-square-foot mock refugee camp on the courthouse plaza of the Pearl Street Mall.
Hurricane Harvey: How ‘Change Gangs’ Make Small Donations Go Further
At times like these, it can be difficult to make what Sharon Lipinski calls a “good donation.” She says small groups of people gathering on-line, can make a big difference.
Mystery Changes Coming to National Monuments; Aurora Theater Shooting Memorial Artist; App-Rated Couples
The Trump Administration may change dozens of national monuments in the West, but after months of public input and review, the recommended changes remain a mystery. The White House is also already clearing the way for more private business on public lands, including National Parks. Plus, the artists who designed a new memorial to the Aurora theater shooting victims explains his design. Then, a Fort Collins author turns her own experience with stressful new relationships into a new novel for young adults, called “Worthy.”
CU’s Affirmative Action With A Twist; Hot Springs Help Grow Vegetables; A Poetic Take On Mother-Daughter Conflict
In 2008, the University of Colorado Boulder searched for alternatives to affirmative action; “race-neutral” ways to build diversity on campus. That change could protect CU, and even teach others, how to adjust as the Trump administration prepares to sue schools over affirmative action policies. Then, a mountain town has a creative use for hot spring water: growing vegetables. Pagosa Springs goes in for geothermal greenhouses. And, poems fraught with mother-daughter strife and love. A new collection of poetry and why its so accessible. Plus, why a Colorado ranch homesteaded by a teenage girl in 1886 will receive a special designation at the Colorado State Fair.
Posing As An Online Right Wing Provocateur Changes A Colorado Black Man
Poet and activist Theo Wilson created an alter ego in the online world of Breitbart, and Infowars. He learned the violent protest in Charlottesville was,”as predictable as gravity.”
Oil And Gas Industry Faces Tougher Regulations; Studying Music And White Supremacy; A Comic Artist’s ‘Intro To Alcohol’
Conflicts over oil and gas development are more intense since two people died in a home explosion last spring. The state’s top regulator feels the heat from communities that want to restrict drilling. Then, a University of Colorado Boulder professor studies how white supremacists have moved from the fringes of society, and the role music has played. Plus, an autobiographical comic book about a Denver artist’s relationship with his father and alcohol. And, the first woman to officially complete a US marathon ran up Pikes Peak in 1959. Not many people knew what she’d accomplished until years later.
Not That You’ll Need Them, But You Can Still Spot Some Of Denver’s Fallout Shelters
Eagle-eyed Denverites will be able to pick out the marker signs around town, just look for the yellow and black sign with three triangles.
EEOC Sides With Somali Workers At Fort Morgan Meat Plant
A Fort Morgan meatpacking plant may have violated the Civil Rights Act by refusing to allow prayer breaks for Muslim workers.
