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Students are taking out an increasing amount of loans to pay for college, according to the latest figures from the College Board. Congress is now considering legislation aimed at cutting the soaring costs of higher education in Colorado and around the country. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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State and federal land managers are in Granby today for the first of a two day meeting on the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic, and just what that means for the state’s forests, the risk for wild fire and the impacts that both could have on future water supplies. Recent legislation paves the way for protection of watersheds, but forest researchers say that may have consequences that are not yet fully realized. In the final part of our series on the beetle, KUNC’s Brian Larson has more.
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The race is on in Summit County to cut down infected lodgepole pine trees before the next round of pine beetles take flight and attack healthy trees. The U.S. Forest Service manages much of the land in the county so individual communities are doing what they can to stay at least one step ahead of the outbreak and the increased likelihood of wildfires. In the second of our series on the pine beetle and Colorado, KUNC’s Brian Larson has more.
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Colorado’s speaker of the house is hoping you’ll add legislative debates to your winter TV line up. He’s not promising the next Sopranos but says he hopes the proposed legislative channel from the statehouse will still be a hit. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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In Part 1 this week, Springs Culture Cast producer Craig Richardson visits the Western Jubilee Recording Company, smokes a cigarette, and discusses the upcoming Ride for the Brand Ranch Rodeo with three hardcore cowboys.
In Part 2, Springs Culture Cast producer Craig Richardson explores the Western Museum of Mining and Industry.
In Part 3 of this week’s Springs Culture Cast, reporter Sue Spengler interviews some of the talented people behind Menotti’s The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore at the Louisa Performing Arts Center.
In Part 4 of this week’s Springs Culture Cast, reporter Lance von Ende visits the Eichman Gallery in Woodland Park and talks to poet/photographer Patrick Jones.
In Part 5 this week, Springs Culture Cast producer Craig Richardson covers the Colorado College Summer Music Festival production of Little Red Riding Hood.
In our final segment this week, Springs Culture Cast producer Craig Richardson enjoys a rainy “Sunday on the Town.”
Pine Beetles have been killing lodgepole pine trees in the mountains of Colorado for the past decade. Several factors have led to their recent proliferation including drought and warmer winters. Forestry experts say only Mother Nature can stop the epidemic at this point. In the first of a three part series on the pine beetle KUNC’s Brian Larson looks at what’s being done to lessen its impact.
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Growing food to feed the world accounts for 70 percent of fresh water consumption. But the need for irrigated crops is coming into increasing conflict with the fresh water requirements of cities, factories and a healthy environment. Shelly Schlender reports on how Colorado farmers and scientists are trying to tackle the dilemma.
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The U.S House of Representatives has passed an amendment to block the army’s proposal to expand the Pinon Canyon military training site in southeast Colorado. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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The nation’s eyes will be on Colorado next summer when Denver hosts the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Controversy is already brewing with one group accusing the city of trying to hide the region’s homeless population from delegates. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Combine academic pressures, rape scandals, religious tension, and the joys of flying and you have the recipe for a novel. Kim Ponder’s new book “The Last Blue Mile,” is a fictional account of life at the Air Force Academy. KRCC’s Kate Dawson spoke with the author at a book signing last month.
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