COMMENTARY ON DUBYA’S WORD
COMMENTARY: DUBYA’S WORD
Jesse Boggs of HearingVoices comments on the “crypto-musicology” of President Bush’s State of the Union Address from last year.
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EXPANDED CONTENT–> You can hear more of Jesse Boggs’ work at the HearingVoices website.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF THE USFS
USFS ONE-HUNDRED YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Tom Banse, of Northwest Public Radio, presents the first of a two-part series on the history of the U.S. Forest Service, which is turning one-hundred years old this year.
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EXPANDED CONTENT–> Special thanks to Phil Shallat, Guy Nelson, and Stephanie Shandera for dramatic readings, to Karl Banse for research assistance, and the Museum of History and Industry for archival tape. Cathy Duchamp edited this series.

On the web:

U.S. Forest Service Centennial

Biographer Char Miller, author of Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism

Evolution of the Conservation Movement (a special presentation of the Library of Congress).

CAPITOL COVERAGE
CAPITOL COVERAGE
New water legislation, the Democrats’ proposal to fix the state budget situation, and the possibility of adding sexual orientation to Colorado’s employment non-discrimination law top the legislative news this week. Stephen Raher reports, with additional coverage by David Wilson.
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CORTEZ SOLDIER OBITUARY
CORTEZ SOLDIER OBITUARY
Victor Locke of KSUT reports from Cortez on the death and remembrance of Army PFC George Greer.
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NEWSCAST
NEWSCAST
Eric Whitney reports on new developments with the Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse and Stephen Raher reviews recent activities by Colorado’s two U.S. Senators. Also, the town of Antonito goes broke and the State Historical Fund awards several grants to Southern Colorado projects.
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Idahoan Guy Hand’s thoughts on sagebrush. [LISTEN]

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Joan Zwisler reports from KSUT, Four Corners Public Radio, about new Internet streaming of the Southern Ute’s tribal radio station. [LISTEN]

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HISTORICAL PROSTITUTION
Eric Whitney talks to Jan MacKell, author of Brothels, Bordellos and Bad Girls: Prostitution in Colorado 1860 through 1930 about prostitution on Colorado Springs’ west side. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

CAPITOL COVERAGE
An update from the state legislature. This week’s report from David Wilson and Stephen Raher addresses the budget situation, restoring Medicaid for legal immigrants, regulating cash gifts to elected officials, and making the Internet safe for children. [LISTEN]

NEWSCAST
Plans to clean up mustard gas at the Pueblo Chemical Weapons Depot may have hit a snag. Eight protesters were acquitted this week for disrupting Denver’s Columbus Day parade. And Eric Whitney reviews Colorado skier deaths so far this year. [LISTEN]