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'We Need Help Bad': 911 Calls Reveal Chaos In Tornado's Wake
May 25, 2013 | NPR · The calls are harrowing and they offer a glimmer of the chaos and emotion that followed the storm.
 
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'Las Caras Lindas': To Be Black And Puerto Rican In 2013
May 25, 2013 | NPR · The complex identities navigated by black Puerto Ricans play out in the music of hip-hop artist Tego Calderón and one of his inspirations, Ismael Rivera.
 
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War Of Words: France Debates Teaching Courses In English
May 25, 2013 | NPR · The French parliament is at odds over a measure that allows French universities to teach in English. Those in favor say it will help attract more international students, while opponents fear it will marginalize the French language.
 
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Gnomes Crash Distinguished Garden Show In England
May 25, 2013 | NPR · The contentious little creatures were allowed in the Chelsea Flower Show for the first time in its 100-year history. Their presence has been hotly debated, but celebrity-decorated gnomes will be sold for a cause.
 
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Obama Keeps Distance From Torture Debate, At Least For Now
May 25, 2013 | NPR · President Obama banned enhanced interrogation techniques, but he's largely avoided discussing whether the tactic ever produced valuable information. He might not be able to avoid it forever: The CIA is preparing an official response to a report that concluded the techniques were worthless.
 

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Three-Minute Fiction Readings: 'Geometry' And 'Snowflake'
May 25, 2013 | NPR · NPR's Bob Mondello and Susan Stamberg read excerpts of two of the best submissions for Round 11 of our short story contest. They read Snowflake by Winona Wendth of Lancaster, Mass., and Geometry by Eugenie Montague of Los Angeles.
 
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More Time Together, Though 'Midnight' Looms
May 25, 2013 | NPR · Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke return for the third in Richard Linklater's loosely peerless Before series, and they've never been more persuasive — nor has the storytelling. (Recommended)
 
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NFL Sideline Reporter Michele Tafoya Plays Not My Job
May 25, 2013 | NPR · As one of the first female reporters to be allowed inside the NFL locker room, Tafoya has been a pioneer in her field. But there are still places out there where they believe in cooties, so Tafoya will answer three questions about men's-only clubs.
 
'Steal The Menu': A Chronicle Of A Career In Food Coverage
May 25, 2013 | NPR · When Raymond Sokolov began writing about food, it was considered a specialty portfolio. Today, celebrity chefs abound in the U.S. and Britain, with cookbooks, TV shows and groupies. Host Scott Simon speaks with Sokolov about his new book, Steal the Menu: A Memoir of Forty Years in Food.
 
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Gateway Arch 'Biography' Reveals Complex History Of An American Icon
May 25, 2013 | NPR · The gleaming stainless steel arch in St. Louis is, officially, a monument to westward expansion. But in The Gateway Arch: A Biography, Tracy Campbell argues that the monument's meaning is more complicated. He tells NPR about the controversies, the clout and the costs behind the 630-foot structure.
 

July 9, 2009

Round-Up

Examining long-term options for the state budget…looking at the possibility of high-speed rail connecting Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas…and, talking about an art project involving the Arkansas River.

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June 26, 2009

Round-Up

The Army’s chief psychiatrist visits Ft. Carson…two fire departments consider consolidating…Governor Bill Ritter talks state budget, and more.

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July 11, 2008

News Round-up

“Operation Overload” in Salida, and West Nile Virus [FIGHT THE BITE WEBSITE].

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