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- 100 Years Ago, A Devastating Flood Changed The Course Of Pueblo’s Future
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- As The Pueblo Region Plans For The Future, Solving Housing Issues And Supporting Diverse Communities Are Among The Priorities
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- EPA Grant Will Bring Gardens To Pueblo Homes Impacted By The Colorado Smelter Superfund Site
- Pueblo’s Old Steel Mill Headquarters Becomes Colorado’s 26th National Historic Landmark
- Pueblo Wants More Pedestrians On Union Avenue And Main Street
- Colorado Is Cracking Down On Illegal Ponds In The Arkansas River Basin
- Amtrak CEO’s Priorities Could Be Good News For Train Travel In Colorado
- Historic Cabin Hidden Inside Walls Of Modern Home Is Being Restored In Southern Colorado
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- Potential Arkansas River Dam Safety Project In Pueblo Could Create Better Recreation
- Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar Highlights COVID-19 Resilience, Previews Development In State Of The City Address
- Plans Are Underway To Restore Pueblo’s Historic Keating School
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- Wild Bison Return To Colorado’s Great Plains
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Category Archives: Religion
Trinidad, Colorado’s Temple Aaron Closes After 127 Years
For the first time in 127 years there will be no Rosh Hashanah celebration at Temple Aaron in Trinidad. Colorado’s oldest continuously operating synagogue has held its last service, just before the Jewish New Year. And it’s for sale. In 1889 … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, History, Religion
Tagged colorado history, jewish history, nathan heffel, Randy Rubin
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Religion Is On Your Phone
No matter what line of work you’re in you’ve probably faced this question: “How does the internet change what I do?” Well, that applies to religious leaders as well. If people can create virtual communities, do they still need church? … Continue reading
Baha’is Work to End Years of Persecution
Three decades ago, Zhaleh Vafai, of Aurora, fled Iran and came to the United States. She’s a member of the Baha’i faith and it wasn’t safe for her in Iran. Her family was under constant threat. Today, Baha’is still face … Continue reading
Eco-Kosher in Pueblo as heard on KRCC-FM
This week Jews around the world are celebrating Passover. Families and friends gather at seders, which are the ritual holiday dinners to commemorate the redemption of their ancestors from slavery. On Passover, and throughout the year, observant Jews eat only … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Environment, KRCC, Religion, Reported Story, Rural Issues, Sustainability
Tagged ecoglatt, ecokosher, kosher
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Keeping EcoKosher as heard on Colorado Public Radio
When it comes to meat, the term “Kosher” refers to the strict Jewish laws around how the animal was slaughtered and processed. But two rabbis– a husband and wife, actually in Pueblo– want “kosher” to mean something about how the … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, Environment, Religion, Reported Story, Rural Issues, Sustainability
Tagged eco-kosher, ecoglatt, kosher
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Denver’s Mizel Museum Gets Makeover
Denver’s Mizel Museum has a new, permanent exhibit. It’s called a “4,000 Year Road Trip: Gathering Sparks.” The Mizel started almost 30 years ago as a gallery of traditional Jewish art. But as Curator Georgina Kolber tells Ryan Warner, the … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, Religion
Tagged arts, jewish museum, mizel, tikkun olam
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Funeral Pyres Burn In Colorado
A Colorado Matters segment produced by Shanna Lewis Funeral Pyres Burn In Colorado.
Posted in Colorado Matters, Environment, Land Use, Radio, Religion, Rural Issues, Sustainability
Tagged cremation, Crestone, funeral pyre, spirituality
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Rural Community Reacts to Religious Compound
Rural Community Reacts to Religious Compound as reported by Shanna Lewis on Colorado Public Radio A report earlier this year disclosed that members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have purchased more than $2 million … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Public Radio, KRCC, Radio, Religion, Reported Story, Rural Issues
Tagged flds, fundamentalist mormon, polygamy
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