Colorado Matters

After a contentious primary, Democratic leaders hope their convention later this month in Philadelphia will unite the party. We speak with two Colorado DNC delegates from Colorado, one firmly “with” Hillary Clinton and the other who’s sticking with Bernie Sanders. Then, as wildfires rage across the state, what’s in the “slurry” being dumped in the Boulder foothills to help beat back the fires. Also, the search for Edward Abbey and his desert grave. And, Fort Collins hip-hop artist Qbala has found her voice on issues like race, sexuality and gender.

What do last week’s high profile shootings, by and of police officers, tell you about our country right now?

A scathing assessment of the Iraq War came out of the U.K. this week. It said the invasion “left families bereaved and individuals wounded.” Former U.S. Senator from Colorado Ben Nighthorse Campbell reflects on his vote to wage war. There’s a co-housing boom along the Front Range, where people share meals and socialize, but live in their own homes. And mid-century modern design is all the rage in southeast Denver’s Krisana Park. Many residents wants to preserve this mid-mod character. And Central City Opera presents a 60th anniversary production of an opera about Baby Doe Tabor.

Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner meets with members of a Latina networking group for their views on the upcoming election. And, a cassette of Irish drinking songs launched the career of Denver-based trio Avourneen.

An Alamosa, Colorado mental health center says clients benefit from a peaceful “crisis living room” where they can receive counseling. History Colorado wants the public to help it identify significant sites representing minority communities. A 15-year-old from Pueblo won the NaNoWriMo prize for an excerpt from her unfinished novel.

Colorado’s Lockheed Martin built the Juno spacecraft that will explore Jupiter. Then, on the banks of the Gunnison River, Eagle Rock Shelter holds ancient artifacts. And, in his book “Beethoven For a Later Age,” violinist Edward Dusinberre offers at backstage look at the Takács Quartet.

Safety violations in the meatpacking industry seldom yield much punishment, according to a new Harvest Public Media investigation. Professional athletes reconsider their futures and parents worry about their children’s sports activities as research continues on the degenerative disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy. A parking garage serves as the stage for more than 400 singers in downtown Denver this weekend.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump appears at this weekend’s Western Conservative Summit, where an organizer says Trump has an opportunity to build relationships with evangelicals who favored Ted Cruz. The weather and the bugs cooperated so there’s an abundant crop of Western Slope peaches this summer, according to a fifth-generation farmer. And, Denver’s youth poet laureate balances two cultures.