Author Jim Dustin: No Humans Were Hurt
Jim Dustin, editor of the Jackson County Star, based in Walden, has written a book that uses the newspaper’s police report to portray small town life in Colorado.
News Feature: Hi-Plains Basketball
Hi-Plains High School in tiny Seibert, Colorado has 43 students, and 12 of them are boys on the basketball team.
News Feature: Salmonella Outbreak in Alamosa
About 10,000 people in and around Alamosa are being advised to drink bottled water because of a Salmonella outbreak that has hospitalized at least four people.
Fort Morgan Historian Finds 1867 Letter
Amateur historian Andy Murin found two letters from a soldier stationed at the frontier outpost. He talks with Dan Meyers.
Violinist Highlights African-American Composers
CU Denver professor and violinist Gregory Walker has a passion for performing works by African American composers. He speaks with Ryan Warner about his upcoming recital, The Black Violin.
Alternative Ethanol Plant To Be Built
Canadian companies will test different kinds of cellulosic ethanol at a new plant in Colorado. Dan Meyers talks with Lignol Energy Corporation CEO Ross MacLachlan.
Author Adam Schrager: The Principled Politician
In World War II, Colorado Governor Ralph Carr took a principled stand against forcing Japanese-American citizens into internment camps.Dan Meyers interviews author Adam Schrager about his book The Principled Politician: […]
Bruce Benson Takes the Reins at CU
Bruce Benson is the new president of the University of Colorado. He talks to Ryan Warner.
I-70 Wildlife Bridge Update
Officials have decided where to put a planned wildlife bridge spanning I-70 near Vail Pass. The decision was helped by photographic data collected by the Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project.
Is CSAP Improving Education A Colorado Matters Special
We discuss the Colorado Student Assessment Program.
Move to Name Justice Center after Phil Van Cise
Van Cise was a muckraking district attorney, credited with cleaning up much of Denver’s corruption during the 1920s. Ryan Warner speaks with Westword reporter Alan Prendergast.
Documentary Follows Blind Climber’s Tibetan Adventure
Outdoorsman Erik Weihenmayer of Golden travels to Tibet to visit blind students. A new documentary film, Blindsight, explores what happens when he tries to climb a mountain with them.
Breathing New Life Into Cathedral Organ
The towering organ at Denver’s St. John’s Cathedral will undergo a year-long restoration beginning in 2010.Dan Meyers speaks with music director Stephen Tappe.
New Center for Audio/Video Forensics at CU Denver
The center is the brainchild of Professor Rich Sanders, who teaches music and regularly does audio forensics for the courts. He speaks with Ryan Warner.
Meet The Producers of the DNC
Executive producers Ricky Kirshner and Mark Squier are putting together the show delegates and audiences will see at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.They speak with Ryan Warner.