SPA EXPO
All kinds of vendors were pushing luxury spa treatments last week at the Broadmoor’s Spa Summit. Anita Miller reports on some of the available products and services. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

DISTRICT 11 SCHOOL BOARD RACE
Stephen Raher reports on this year’s school board election in El Paso County District 11. Two slates of candidates are running for the three open seats, although one of the slates isn’t talking to the media or appearing at candidate debates. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

VOX POP: HARRIET MIERS
There’s been a lot in the news lately about Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers’ religious beliefs. Anita Miller talked to church goers in Colorado Springs about what they think. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

BRUCE AND OWENS DEBATE REFERENDA C AND D
Last Friday Governor Bill Owens and El Paso County Commissioner Douglas Bruce held a debate over Referenda C and D. Stephen Raher was on hand and has this report on the fireworks that ensued. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

NEWSCAST
Victor Locke from KSUT reports on a setback dealt to the would-be developer of the Village at Wolf Creek. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

VOX POP: REFERENDA C AND D
With the November 1 election drawing nearer, Western Skies intern Lindsay Patterson went to downtown Colorado Springs to see how local citizens are planning to vote. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

CRITICAL MASS
With gas prices still higher than normal, more people are dusting of their bicycles. Producers Ben Trefny and Zoe Corneli talk to participants in “Critical Mass,” a pro-bicycle event that started in San Francisco. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

COLORADO AND IRAQ: THREE PERSPECTIVES
Western Skies presents a trio of stories on Coloradans and the war in Iraq. First, Eric Whitney reports on a unit of Fort Carson soldiers deploying to Iraq. Second, he talks to a group of war protesters who participated in Camp Casey Colorado Springs. Finally, Victor Locke has the story of two women in Durango who are working to make people more aware of the human cost of war. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

NEWSCAST
Stephen Raher reports on James Dobson’s increasingly high-profile role in the Harriet Miers nomination, Pueblo’s lawsuit against Colorado Springs Utilities, and new legal developments in the sentencing of former Forest Service employee Terry Lynn Barton. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

COMMENTRAY: DON’T GOOGLE GOOGLE
Commentator Ian Shoales warns if you’re ever tempted to Google Google, you better think twice. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]