CAPITOL COVERAGE
CAPITOL COVERAGE
This weeks’ news includes changes to charter school law, a bill to address the issue of oil and gas drilling on split estates, and the progress of the tenants’ bill of rights. Stephen Raher reports with additional coverage by David Wilson. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

NEWSCAST
NEWSCAST
Stephen Raher reports on the closure of the Hide and Seek, Colorado Springs’ oldest gay bar. And Western Skies’ Jon Wilson talks to residents of Peyton and Ellicot about the proposed 210-mile superhighway that would be built east of I-25. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

COMMENTARY: WIND ENERGY
COMMENTARY: WIND ENERGY
Wink Davis, a renewable energy activist, comments on attempts by certain utilities to circumvent Amendment 37, which was approved by Colorado voters in the last election. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

FOREST SERVICE WHISTLE BLOWERS
FOREST SERVICE WHISTLE BLOWERS
Stephen Raher interviews Andy Stahl, executive director of Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, about the history of whistle blowing in the U.S. Forest Service. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
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CAPITOL COVERAGE
CAPITOL COVERAGE
Western Skies’ weekly report from the dome. Addressing the Colorado paradox: trying to increase rates of college attendance by in-state kids. Restrictions on teen drivers, a potential new Front Range superhighway, changes to election laws, and a possible repeal of Colorado’s blue laws. Stephen Raher reports with additional coverage by David Wilson. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

NEWSCAST
NEWSCAST
A look at Qwest’s move to deregulate local phone service. An update on the CU controversy over free speech rights and Ward Churchill. And coverage of Fort Carson’s plans for Pinon Canyon, outside of Trinidad. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

GAY VALENTINES DAY
GAY VALENTINES DAY
Reporter Jeannine Miller talks to two Colorado women who traveled around the country to find a jurisdiction where they could get married. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

COMMENTARY: KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES’ KID’S BIRTHDAY
COMMENTARY: KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES’ KID’S BIRTHDAY
Anita Miller shares some thoughts about high-priced kids’ birthday parties. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

COMMENTARY: COSMIX
Colorado Springs humor writer Steve Owings remarks on the everyday annoyances of what to expect from the upcoming COMSMIX project, which will turn most of I-25 through Colorado Springs into a construction zone. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

CAPITOL COVERAGE
Manitou Springs Democrat Michael Merrifield pushes a tenants’ rights bill, legislators try to save money on Medicare prescription drugs, and the budget debate continues. Other bills covered include worker access to personnel files, warning signs at Rocky Flats, hospital-acquired infections, and restricting the permissible use of state cash funds. Stephen Raher reports, with additional coverage by David Wilson. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]