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Col. John Hort is the commander of the 4th Infantry Division’s 3rd Brigade
This week we’re hearing from the soldiers and families of Ft. Carson’s 3rd Brigade, which is currently deploying to Iraq for the 3rd time in five years. In this segment we hear from two of the unit’s leaders.
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The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform has voted to recommend that all Coloradoans be required to have health insurance. The bi-partisan panel’s action is non-binding, and is likely only one of several health care reform proposals to be submitted to the state legislature in January.
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R to L, 1st Sgt. Richard Weldon and his wife Natalie talk with KRCC’s Eric Whitney
This week one of Ft. Carson’s three combat brigades starts heading to Iraq. For most, it won’t be their first trip into the danger zone.Throughout the week, we’ll be hearing from deploying soldiers and their spouses.
In this piece, 1st. Sgt. Richard Weldon and his wife Natalie talk about the challenges of multiple deployments.
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Media from around the world came to Colorado Tuesday (11/13) to tour the Democratic National Convention site. And it wasn’t just traditional newspaper and TV outlets that showed up. Democrats say more bloggers will cover this convention than ever before. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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New Senate President Peter Groff, D-Denver
A bi-partisan group of state lawmakers has unveiled the bills that will get top priority in the upcoming legislative session. And, Democrats unanimously elected Peter Groff Colorado’s first African-American Senate President. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Colorado will receive a quarter-billion dollars in military-related funding from the Defense appropriations act that President Bush signed Monday.
The lion’s share, $142 million, goes to the Pueblo Chemical Weapons Depot, to fund de-activation of World War Two era munitions stored there. An international treaty the U.S. signed requires them to be destroyed by 2012, but defense officials say their target date for destruction, with the new funding, is now 2017.
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The first ever female president of the state senate announced her resignation Tuesday. She says she’s giving up her seat to focus on a run for Congress. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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In Denver Tuesday Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said that the road to the White House leads through the West. Dean spoke to reporters gathered at the Pepsi Center Tuesday for an early glimpse of logistics and planning for the Democratic National Convention. KUNC’s Kirk Siegler reports from Denver.
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A Uranium exploration company is reporting good prospects in Teller County, and a property owners association in Fremont County is fighting to keep uranium prospectors off of their land. Interest in Uranium mining is a direct result of a huge price increase for the radioactive mineral, which now trades for about $90 a pound, that’s a fourfold increase in the last two years. And part of what makes uranium mining attractive in southern Colorado is the proximity of the Cotter Corporation’s uranium processing mill in Canon City. It’s one of only two in the country with valid uranium processing permits. At least three companies are currently prospecting for uranium in Fremont and Teller Counties.
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