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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
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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
Combat Veterans Help Each Other Heal Moral Injury With A Journey To Israel
Combat veterans often must see or do things that are against what their consciences tell them is right. Because of this, they may suffer what’s called moral injury — damage to their moral compass — and that may put them … Continue reading
The hidden history of Crypto-Jews in Colorado and the West
There are Hispanic Catholics in the American West who have Jewish ancestry. Yet their families hid, and sometimes forgot, their Jewish roots. These are descendants of Jews who converted to Catholicism five hundred years ago to escape torture during the Spanish Inquisition. They … Continue reading
Want A Fun Road Trip Idea? Tour Colorado On A Penny Squishin’ Mission
Looking for something different to try this summer? Grab a roll of pennies, put the kids in the car and hit the road on the quest for places you can smash those pennies into souvenirs and see the state at … Continue reading
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.”
What do you do when you plan to move to Egypt and then a revolution starts there? If you are journalist Peter Hessler of Ridgway you are undeterred by the Arab Spring and head for Cairo. He spent five years … Continue reading
Mission: Wolf In Southern Colorado Helps Wolves And People Too
There’s a wolf sanctuary in southern Colorado that doesn’t just help wolves. It helps humans too. Volunteers come to Mission: Wolf from around the world. A new documentary film Mission Wolf: An Experiment in Living takes a look at the lives … Continue reading
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Health Care In The Borderlands of Southern Colorado
Visit southern Colorado and you’ll find a blend of cultures. That’s partly because the region belonged to Mexico up until 1848. When the border moved south people from many backgrounds intermingled, melding their traditions. A new exhibit at the Trinidad … Continue reading
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