Trump Voter Confronts Her Fears About Islam; Sexual Harassment At State Capitol
Annette Gonzales, of Pueblo, equated Muslims with terrorists. But she agreed to visit a mosque, over the objections of her family. It’s the latest in our series that looks for common ground among Coloradans with very different political views. Then, revelations of sexual harassment at the state Capitol. Later in the show: how growing up in the mortuary business shaped a Colorado writer.
The Taxman, Part Three; Photographing Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado spends less on public schools than many other states and its roads are among the worst in the country. Some people blame a law that passed 25 years ago. In the final episode of our series on TABOR, how politicians have learned to live with the law, and how its author, Douglas Bruce, ended up under indictment by the government he tried to constrain. Also, how to get the perfect landscape photograph in Colorado.
The Taxman, Part 1; Ryan Warner’s New Favorite Song
There’s a lot of hand-wringing at every level of government in Colorado about a law that passed 25 years ago. It’s the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, known as TABOR, and its author, Douglas Bruce, wanted to give the people more control over their government. Today, part one of CPR’s three-part series on TABOR and Bruce. Later in the show, a song host Ryan Warner can’t get out of his head.
Muslims Seek Common Ground At Church; Refugees Navigate A Denver Classroom
What happens when a person of one faith steps into someone of another faith’s house of worship? In the latest installment of “Breaking Bread,” a Muslim couple attends a church service for the first time. Then, author Helen Thorpe spent a year in an English class for recent refugees at South High School in Denver. Plus, a preview of CPR’s new podcast, “The Taxman.”
When Do We Call It “Terrorism”? Remembering All-Star Pitcher Roy Halladay
When do we call an attack “terrorism”? Researchers say not as often as it happens. “When the perpetrators were saying a phrase that sounds like it was an attack committed in the name of Islam,” they say, “people were significantly more likely to call that terrorism than an absolutely identical attack where the perpetrator said ‘Heil Hitler.'” Then, All-Star pitcher Roy Halladay was a high school phenom at Arvada West High School. His former coach remembers Halladay, who died this week in a plane crash.
Election Winners And Losers; Football Star Fights Against Sexual Assault
We look at the 2017 election results. Last night, Denver voters approved nearly $1 billion dollars to fund roads, libraries, and other public projects. Then, former University of Colorado football player Derek McCoy is working with the Broncos to prevent violence against women. McCoy says football’s macho culture is largely to blame.
State Rep’s Personal Fight Against Opioid Addiction; Drilling Near Old Nuclear Site
Colorado may limit how many pain pills doctors can prescribe as part of the state’s fight against opioid addiction. It’s one of several bills a bipartisan group of lawmakers will bring to the Capitol next year in hopes of debate and passage. We speak with a lawmaker who helped shape these proposals, and with her mother, whose struggle with addiction motivated her daughter to act. Then, oil and gas drilling is coming closer to a spot in Western Colorado where a nuclear bomb was detonated underground four decades ago.
Talking Racism At A Denver Church; What It’s Like To Foster Parent
At one of the oldest African-American churches in Denver recently, about 200 people gathered in the sanctuary to hear the pastor and his wife, who’s a diversity consultant, share their views on racism. The topic: Whites can’t just be allies in fighting discrimination; they must be leaders. Also, in Colorado there are more kids who need foster homes than adults willing to take them in. People of color, especially, aren’t signing up.
Powerful Pot; National Monuments; ‘¡Ask A Mexican!’
Ride the CannaVan, where scientists detour around the feds to test extra-potent pot. Then, as the Trump administration considers shrinking Utah’s new Bears Ears National Monument, a look at how the law works and what’s really at stake. Plus, the syndicated column its author calls “notorious” is done. “¡Ask A Mexican!” ran in Denver’s Westword for several years.
Asia Might Revive Colorado’s Natural Gas Industry, A Brewery Hires The Disabled
Many on Colorado’s Western Slope fear the energy boom will never return, but a potential new project that would ship Rocky Mountain gas to Asia offers new hope. Then, we learn about a micro-brewery whose mission is to hire workers with disabilities. And, a new film is based loosely on “Walden,” but instead of New England, the first shot is of Colorado.
Colorado Mass Shooting Survivors Visit Las Vegas Victims; Pot, Drilling On 2017 Ballots
Victims in Las Vegas are now trying to navigate life after a mass shooting. Last week they got some help from a handful of Coloradans affected by the shootings at an Aurora movie theater in 2012 and at Columbine High School in 1999. Then, a Colorado seventh-grader is “America’s Top Young Scientist.” And, voters are considering ballot measures on marijuana, broadband, and oil and gas issues.
Colorado Students On Journalism; Colonial America’s Influence On Horror
Trust in the news media is at historic lows, so we asked a group of high school students why they would want to get into journalism. Thirteen hundred student journalists from all over Colorado gathered this month in Fort Collins. The reporters from Grand Junction High talked about covering a rash of suicides, including some of their classmates. Also, why the American Colonial period was such a great time for horror.
Coloradan’s Run In With Weinstein; Green Roofs Debate; Latina KUVO Founder; Black And White Couples
A Colorado College professor tells of a run-in with Harvey Weinstein 30 years ago that led her to study in psychology and sexual objectification. Then, a debate over so-called “green roofs” in Denver. If voters pass a ballot initiative this election, it would mean large, new buildings would have to be topped by plants or solar panels or both. And, in 1985, a new Denver radio station went on the air. Its Latina founders were pioneers, and one will be inducted in the Colorado Latino Hall of Fame tonight. Also, what mixed race couples face in Colorado when it comes to discrimination.
Wanted: Investors For Rural Start-Ups; A New Archive For Local Art; The Strange Friendship of Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill
If you think of places in Colorado where starts-ups are born, Boulder might come to mind for natural foods, Fort Collins for its beer and Denver as a tech magnet. A prominent venture capitalist wants to spread the love to Colorado’s rural areas. Small town starts-ups are our focus today in “The Disrupters,” coverage of entrepreneurship in the state. Then, the last time Grand Junction voters approved a property tax increase for schools, current high school seniors were in kindergarten. Civic leaders hope voters are ready for another. And, Denver’s changing so fast its history can be lost to newcomers, so artists are digging deep into the past to create and save new works. Then, the story of a strange friendship in the Old West. American Indians and white settlers often battled to the death, but Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill forged a bond. We speak with the author of the new book “Blood Brothers.”
Continued Uncertainty Over Health Care; What Amazon’s Denver Impact Might Look Like; Dance Library At University Of Denver
What does all the uncertainty in Washington mean if you’re signing up for health insurance — when open enrollment starts next week? Will the exchange be around long-term? We’ll ask the head of the state’s exchange. Then, to get an idea of what it would be like if metro Denver lands the second Amazon headquarters, we’ll look at Seattle, which landed the first. And, an unusual library in Colorado, not dedicated to books, but to dance. With personalities like the legendary square dance caller Cal Golden. Also, when two young adults meet at a summer computer camp, it’s not by accident — their parents are plotting an arranged marriage.
A Denver Man Watches Somali Horror On Social Media, Dancer’s New Show Honors Her Father, A Truck Driver’s Zen
Violence drove a Denver man to flee his native Somalia. Today he heads the Somali American Culture Center and watches the violence from afar, gathering aid for victims of this month’s grisly bombings in Mogadishu. Then, celebrated Denver choreographer Cleo Parker Robinson has broken a lot of barriers as a black dancer. Her late father was also a trailblazer, and he’s the inspiration for her latest show. Plus, a Boulder man collects some of his best stories behind the wheel of a big rig, including a white-knuckle drive down Loveland Pass. And, award-winning children’s author Avi, who lives in Steamboat Springs, sits down with a young reader.
