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- From The Tricolour To The Lone Star, Why Are There So Many Flags On Pueblo’s Seal?
- Troubled Horses And Broken Humans Help Each Other At Alternative Prison Ranch
- The Dry: a community built by black homesteaders in southeastern Colorado
- Human hubris is dangerous in avalanche country
- Thinking about your Colorado garden and lawn this winter? You should be!
- Pueblo Mountain Park Marks 100 Years
- Artists Ready To Paint On Fresh Concrete Canvas In Pueblo And Regain The World Record for Largest Outdoor Mural
- Alabama’s First Sandhill Crane Hunt In More Than A Century
- Autumn Colorado Gardening Questions, Answered
- Biking Legend Jonathan Vaughters On Doping And Repairing Cycling’s Damaged Reputation
- Colorado Author Jennie Dear Asks, “What Does It Feel Like To Die?”
- Clouds Before The Storm
- Peter Roper Retires After Nearly 30 Years At The Pueblo Chieftain
- Are you battling beetles and bindweed? A CSU Master Gardener answers summer gardening questions
- Crypto-Jews will gather in Denver next week
- Combat Veterans Help Each Other Heal Moral Injury With A Journey To Israel
- The hidden history of Crypto-Jews in Colorado and the West
- Want A Fun Road Trip Idea? Tour Colorado On A Penny Squishin’ Mission
- The Arab Spring, ancient pharaohs and 21st century garbage collectors are all part of #Colorado author Peter Hessler’s new book “The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution.”
- Mission: Wolf In Southern Colorado Helps Wolves And People Too
- Health Care In The Borderlands of Southern Colorado
- Medical Aid In Dying: A Colorado Doctor’s Perspective
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- Colorado Spring Gardening Questions Answered
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Category Archives: Colorado Matters
Troubled Horses And Broken Humans Help Each Other At Alternative Prison Ranch
Seven years ago professional horse trainer Ginger Gaffney got an unusual call for help. An alternative prison ranch near her northern New Mexico home had horse troubles. Troubles like she’d never seen before. She’s written about it in her new … Continue reading
The Dry: a community built by black homesteaders in southeastern Colorado
Alice McDonald says The Dry is a joyful place to be, and if you are quiet and observant you’ll see all kinds of wildlife, perhaps a herd of antelope, a snake slithering by, a rabbit hidden in the shade of … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, History, Rural Issues
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Human hubris is dangerous in avalanche country
When you are heading out into the back country for some winter fun, you may not think about dying – but maybe you should. Nearly 1,100 people have been killed by avalanches in the United States since 1950 – and … Continue reading
Thinking about your Colorado garden and lawn this winter? You should be!
Colorado State University Extension Master Gardener Loni Gaudet answers listener questions on Colorado Matters. Listen to this conversation in the second half of the Colorado Matters podcast at cpr.org
Autumn Colorado Gardening Questions, Answered
Early fall means harvesting giant zucchinis, festive pumpkins and all kinds of other produce from your garden. But it also may mean dealing with aphids on your kale, brown spots in your lawn and other scourges threatening your yard’s flora. … Continue reading
Biking Legend Jonathan Vaughters On Doping And Repairing Cycling’s Damaged Reputation
Colorado’s Jonathan Vaughters, a legend in the cycling world, has a new memoir. It’s called “One Way Ticket: Nine Lives on Two Wheels.” Vaughters recounts his entry into the sport as an undersized junior racer in Colorado and his rise … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio
Tagged bicycle, bike, bike race, sports
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Colorado Author Jennie Dear Asks, “What Does It Feel Like To Die?”
Death is an inevitable part of life. Yet many of us fear it and don’t know much about it. Durango author and hospice volunteer Jennie Dear wondered what it feels like to die. Her new book “what does it feel … Continue reading
Peter Roper Retires After Nearly 30 Years At The Pueblo Chieftain
The longtime newspaperman reflects on southern Colorado, from moments in history to the best restaurant in Pueblo. Listen to Roper on Colorado Matters
Are you battling beetles and bindweed? A CSU Master Gardener answers summer gardening questions
Wondering what to do now that the spring tulips have faded? Are Japanese Beetles bugging you? Or is bindweed bumming you out? Listen to CSU Master Gardener Loni Gaudet answer listener questions on the Colorado Matters podcast.
Posted in agriculture, Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, Environment
Tagged gardening
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Crypto-Jews will gather in Denver next week
Some Hispanic families in Colorado have a secret – their Jewish heritage. These so-called “Crypto-Jews” are descendants of Conversos, Jews forced to convert to Catholicism during the Spanish Inquisition 500 years ago. That’s when Judaism became a matter of life … Continue reading
