‘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.
Surfing The South Platte: A Lesson In River Renewal
You would be forgiven for thinking that Colorado and surfing don’t really go together. Except they do on the South Platte River.
Boulder’s Kimbal Musk Wants To Expand ‘Real Food’ Across The Country
Musk, who owns The Kitchen and Next Door restaurant concepts is planning to expand to 50 locations, many outside of Colorado, by 2020. He’s blending two concepts you don’t normally think of: restaurant chains, and locally-grown food.
The Best View Of Booming Denver Belongs To The Man In The Tower Crane
More than 30 cranes dot Denver’s downtown skyline — many building new residences. From their vantage point, the crane operators see a new city taking shape.
Colorado Angler Says ‘Tenkara’ Is The Way To Fly Fish
Daniel Galhardo of Boulder introduced the Tenkara style of fly fishing to the United States. His book “Tenkara” breaks down the history and method of the Japanese style of fishing.
Hickenlooper’s Thoughts As Legislature Wraps Up; Travelers Of The ‘Lost Dimension’
On the last day of action this year at the state Capitol, we speak with Governor John Hickenlooper about the key issues under the dome — and about the debate over health care in Washington. Also, a new play in Aurora — if you can call it that — takes its audience deep into the Lost Dimension, but exactly where is that dimension? Plus, how the state can stop oil and gas related accidents like the one that recently blew up a home in Weld County.
Frontier Soars As Ultra Low-Cost Carrier, But Will IPO Do The Same?
Denver-based Frontier Airlines is looking to go public. And while profits are up, its customer service ranking is way down. Will that make a difference to investors?
Hemp In Colorado; Frontier Airlines; Music Inspired By Flint Water Crisis; Social Awkwardness
Denver’s hometown airline, Frontier, is considering going public. Profits are up but its customer service rating is way down. Could that scare off investors? Then, the lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan moved a Boulder woman to write a new choral work based on the experiences of some of the youngest victims. The piece will be performed in Colorado this weekend. And, as a farm crop, Colorado hemp has more in common with corn than cannabis. But it still suffers from guilt by association. Now, a state agency hopes to change that. Plus, why so many of us are socially awkward.
Molson Coors CEO Sees 2017 As Year Of Transition
The world’s third-largest brewery is based in Colorado and Montreal. Its CEO, Mark Hunter, says the company is in transition following the acquisition of Miller Coors.
