Carol Boss of Good Radio Shows interviews Yolanda King about her father, the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [LISTEN]

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THIRD ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT
Eric Whitney reports from a training exercise at Fort Carson for the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR). Members of the Third ACR talk about returning to Iraq in the coming weeks and how they will address the Iraqi insurgency. [LISTEN]

CAPITOL COVERAGE
Stephen Raher reports on the opening of the Sixty-Fifth General Assembly and Governor Bill Owens’ State of the State Address. As expected, it appears that the focus of this years’ legislative session will be on the state budget. [LISTEN]
EXPANDED CONTENT–> You can find out more by visiting the State of the State Address.

NEW FOREST RULES
Eric Whitney reports on the Bush administration’s newly announced rules for how the U.S. Forest Service develops management plans for the nation’s forests. [LISTEN]

NEWSCAST
A new plan for the long-closed section of Gold Camp Road, a new management plan for the Great Sand Dunes National Park, a property tax change for Colorado’s only large-scale wind farm, and a controversy over sports bras in Cortez. [LISTEN]
EXPANDED CONTENT–> To find out more about the Gold Camp Road plan, including the schedule of public comment meetings, visit http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/pp.

To find out more about the Great Sand Dunes National Park planning process, including the schedule of public comment meetings, visit the Park Service’s planning page and select “Great Sand Dunes” from the menu of current plans.

FEDERAL BUDGET AND THE WEST
Greg Hanscom of High Country News, tells listeners about some components of the recently-passed federal appropriations bill that impact the West. [LISTEN]

LEGISLATIVE SESSION PREVIEW
Sam Fuqua and David Wilson talk to Western Skies about what to expect from this year’s session of the Colorado General Assembly. [LISTEN]

IED SURVIVOR
Eric Whitney brings us a story on Fort Carson soldier Greg Mitchell who survived an explosion in Iraq. The ambush was done through use of an improvised explosive device – a term that is becoming more common in news reports from the war. [LISTEN]

NEWSCAST
Stephen Raher reports on the ouster of Representative Joel Hefley from the House ethics committee. Joan Zwisler from KSUT has a story on the improving state of schools in New Mexico. And a story on two healthcare organizations that have scaled back services for communities in Southern Colorado. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Ian Shoales explores argues that fundamentalist Islam could benefit from a little Unitarian influence. [LISTEN]

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