CU-led Mars mission to launch next week
(Image: NASA)A $670 million Mars mission, led by scientists at CU-Boulder, is scheduled to launch next week.
By Ryan Warner
Loud and Clear: Listener shares a folk music treasure
Ryan Warner talks with Oscar Sladek, who was in the audience for an early appearance by Judy Collins.
By Ryan Warner
Cemetery hopping and tombstone tours
Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies, made up of the roughly 35 societies in the state, tours graveyards to help connect family history.
By Ryan Warner
Denver’s Historic Brown Palace Hotel is For Sale
Produced by Nell London The historic Brown Palace Hotel, in downtown Denver, is for sale.
By Ryan Warner
Art of Bonsai Has Long Roots in Colorado
Patrick Allen’s job is to help big companies find qualified leaders; he’s an executive search consultant. He’s also a retired Army Reserve colonel. Those are stressful jobs.
By Ryan Warner
Hickenlooper: Rebuild Fast or Rebuild Strong?
Time for our regular conversation with Governor John Hickenlooper. When we sat down Thursday afternoon at the Capitol, he was just getting flood damage estimates from the Department of Transportation.
By Ryan Warner
Denver Didn’t Always Avoid Floods
[Photos of past Denver floods: Denver Public Library] Denver largely escaped the worst of the flooding, but that wasn’t the case a hundred years ago.
By Ryan Warner
What Can I Expect from FEMA?
If you are suffering because of the floods, ask for help. That’s the word from FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
By Ryan Warner
Desperately Trying to Save a Riverfront Home in Lyons
Flooding has hit the town of Lyons especially hard. Over the weekend, artist John King enlisted friends to help save his riverfront home.
By Ryan Warner
AG: When Disaster Strikes, So Do Scam Artists
When disaster strikes, so do scam artists. It’s something we’ll talk about now with the state’s Attorney General, John Suthers, whose duties include consumer protection.
By Ryan Warner
Loud & Clear – Children & Chitlins
Host Ryan Warner reads from your comments each week. This time, Listeners gives us their feedback on stories about Douglas County Schools… and soul food.
By Ryan Warner
The history of soul food, one plate at a time
(Photo: CPR/Ryan Warner)The roots of soul food — including catfish, fried chicken, black-eyed peas and pig intestines, better known as chitlins — go way, way back, according to Denver author […]
By Ryan Warner
Not So Fast! Federal Pot Memo May Not Be The Last Word
Produced by Rachel Estabrook When the Obama administration said it would not block recreational sales of marijuana, advocates cheered.
By Ryan Warner
Loud & Clear : Job Lock
Host Ryan Warner shares comments from listeners in our weekly feedback segment. A number of you weighed in on “job lock”– keeping a bad job just for the health insurance.
By Ryan Warner
Getting Renewable Energy To Where The People Are
Produced by John Daley Colorado and other western states require that more and more electricity be generated from renewable sources. And they’ve set deadlines for reaching a certain percentage.
By Ryan Warner