CSU-PUEBLO’S PLAN TO RETAIN MORE HISPANIC STUDENTS
With a large population of Hispanic students, Colorado State University Pueblo is at the forefront of efforts to see Hispanics through to graduation. The school recently got a grant for nearly $3 million to assist those efforts from the US Department of Education. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

ROADLESS RULES – BUSH OUT, CLINTON BACK IN … FOR NOW
A federal judge has reinstated the Clinton administration’s last-minute protections for roadies public lands. What exactly that means on the ground is a matter of conjecture. We talk to High Country News Associate Editor Jonathan Thompson. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

MUDSLINGING IN CD 4 – NEGATIVE ADS TURN OFF VOTERS
Earlier this week the head of the National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said the party expects to pick up three house seats in Colorado this fall. One of those seats is the fourth congressional district, and If you watch TV or listen to the radio you can’t miss the candidate’s ads. Whether they’re from national parties, 527 groups or the candidates themselves, there’s no question the ads in the 4th congressional district are getting ugly. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

“GOD’S POLITICS,” EVANGELICAL WRITER PROPHSIZES A NEW GENERATION OF RELIGIOUS ACTIVISM
Jim Wallis, author of “God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It” talks about a new generation of evangelical activists who care more about ministering to the poor and needy than “traditional” religious right issues. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

TRAILHEAD INVESTIGATED OVER ED JONES CAMPAIGN ADS
The group behind a campaign ad targeting Democratic state senate candidate John Morse is being investigated by the El Paso County District Attorney. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

“JESUS IN MONTANA” COMES TO MANITOU
An interview with Aspen humorist Barry Smith, on his one man play, “Jesus in Montana.” [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE – WHY BE AFRAID?
That’s the title of a symposium this week at Colorado College. CC Student Molly Adams has a preview. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

LAMBORN AND FAWCETT ON EXPANSION OF FT. CARSON’S PINON CANYON MANEUVER SITE
Saturday’s 2nd debate between Republican Doug Lamborn and Democrat Jay Fawcett covered a lot of the same ground as their first meeting two weeks ago. But on Saturday both we asked to address a new issue – the potential expansion of the Army’s Pinon Canyon Maneuver site between Trinidad and La Junta. Ft. Carson says it needs to grow the 350 square mile training site by an additional 650 square miles, and that it will use eminent domain to acquire the land if it has to. There is widespread opposition to the expansion among area landowners and business and political leaders in the area. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

PRISONS IN COLORADO – DANGEROUSLY UNDERSTAFFED
In the last week a judge scolded federal prison officials for not having an adequate number of officers, and the state announced fines for private prison contractors. The fines are based on unfilled guard positions. And, as Bente Birkeland reports, state-run prisons have cut hundreds of correctional officers in recent years, too. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

FAWCETT AND LAMBORN ON “VALUES”
When it comes to the marriage and domestic partnership proposals, U.S. House Candidates Jay Fawcett and Doug Lamborn both say they’ll vote for amending the constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman. But where Lamborn says he’ll vote against legally establishing domestic partnerships, Fawcett says he favors the measure.
Here’s how the two candidates, in a debate last Saturday, answered the question “What values do you consider key to our national culture?”
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