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Nov. 29, 2022: State lawmaker works toward inclusion; Holiday classic takes on new meaning

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20221116-VELASCO-HOUSE
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Democrat Elizabeth Velasco, a fire communications official and Spanish translator, was elected to the state House representing Glenwood Springs.

She pushed for wildfire alerts in Spanish; now Elizabeth Velasco is taking language equality to the state capitol. Then, how incarceration affects families, especially when someone's wrongly imprisoned. And, a holiday classic, re-envisioned as an old-time radio show, takes on new meaning. And jazz great Gerald Albright is featured on a new holiday song.