Sept. 7, 2023: New effort to keep Trump off 2024 state ballot; Five generations of farmers

By Chandra Thomas Whitfield

September 7, 2023

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51min 42sec

Walter's 100th — The Amen family gathered in 2022 to celebrate the 100th birthday of Walter Amen, whose parents founded Amen Angus Farms in northeastern Colorado in 1915. The operation was recently designated a Colorado Centennial Farm and Walter Amen was named a Centennial Farmer. He died in July, 2023 at age 101.

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Episode | 51:42

Sept. 7, 2023: New effort to keep Trump off 2024 state ballot; Five generations of farmers

Segment 1 | 5:18
New lawsuit aims to keep Trump off the ballot in Colorado
Segment 2 | 16:55
This Centennial Farm in Colorado has been in the family for five generations
Segment 3 | 13:02
In water-strapped Aurora, a laundromat owner tried conservation. His customers revolted
Segment 4 | 2:24
How the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is working to help save a rare toad
Segment 5
The first day of preschool, according to some 4-year-old Coloradans

There’s a new effort to try to keep former president Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado next year. A lawsuit, filed in the federal district court for Colorado, argues that Trump can’t hold office because he has committed insurrection against the United States. Then, what kind of sustainable choices are people willing to make? Also, "Centennial" farms, toads, and the first day of preschool.

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Sept. 7, 2023: New effort to keep Trump off 2024 state ballot; Five generations of farmers

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Sept. 7, 2023: New effort to keep Trump off 2024 state ballot; Five generations of farmers

New lawsuit aims to keep Trump off the ballot in Colorado

This Centennial Farm in Colorado has been in the family for five generations

In water-strapped Aurora, a laundromat owner tried conservation. His customers revolted

How the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is working to help save a rare toad

The first day of preschool, according to some 4-year-old Coloradans

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Interview: Student journalist on the opportunity and challenge of covering college campus antiwar protests

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