COMMENTARY: LEAF BLOWERS
Why not just use a broom? [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

SLEEP APNEA – WHEN SNORING DISTURBS THE PEACE
A visit to the Colorado Sleep Disorders Center, where we learn about sleep apnea, and how to cure what can be a very disturbing condition. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

IRAQI MAYOR VISITS COLORADO SPRINGS
An interview with Najim Abdulla al-Jibouri, mayor of the city of Tal Afar, Iraq. This is the city that troops from Ft. Carson spent much of last year liberating. Al-Jibouri talks about how and why that happened, and what the future of his city and Iraq looks like to him. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

OWENS VETOES ETHANOL BILL
There are currently 5 ethanol fuel plants under construction in Colorado, two are already up and running. So why did Governor Owens veto a bill that would stimulate the market for the corn-based replacement for gasoline? [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

UNSEEN MESA VERDE OPENED FOR 100TH ANNIVERSARY
Mesa Verde National Park, near Cortez, is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary this year. Part of the ongoing celebrations is opening up rarely seen parts of the park to the public. From KSUT, Four Corners Public Radio, Victor Locke reports. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION OBSERVES MEMORIAL DAY
Ceremonies honoring veterans happened all over Colorado last weekend. One of the most distinctive was held near the summit of Tennessee Pass outside Leadville, where the World War 2 ski troopers of the 10th Mountain Division were remembered. When the war was over, members of the 10th Mountain Division went on to found the ski resorts of Aspen and Vail, and to head the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations. Josh Raulerson was at the ceremony for the Division, which is now based in New York, He says it is currently among the Army’s most frequently deployed units. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

COMMENTARY: EVA SYROV
You don’t have to have lived in Colorado Springs very long to see the city grow – and grow, and grow some more. Eva Syrovy has been here 22 years, and made her peace with the way the city has continued to expand. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

ENERGY COMPANY EXECUTIVE SAYS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT DRILLING NEAR NUCLEAR TEST SITE
In 1969 the Nixon administration detonated an underground nuclear explosion in western Colorado. The idea was to expedite production of natural gas. The project was abandoned when the gas that came up was highly radioactive. We hear from a Denver energy executive whose company wants to drill new gas wells close to the test site. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

SENATE COMMITTEE TO HOLD FIELD HEARING ON OIL SHALE IN COLORADO
The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a field hearing in Colorado next Thursday to talk about oil shale development. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

CONTROVERSIAL GAS DRILLING STUDY
Seven energy companies want to drill on 1.5 million acres in northwestern Colorado. The agency regulating them says it’s OK for the companies to pick the company that does the environmental analysis for the project. The Wilderness Society cries foul. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]