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- 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
- Telluride poet Kierstin Bridger gives voice to prostitutes of the Old West in her collection, Demimonde.
- Colorado Spring Gardening Questions Answered
- Colorado Author Pam Houston’s Latest Book Is Deep Creek: Finding Hope In The High Country.
- A Growing Number Of Coloradans Asked For Medical Aid In Dying Prescriptions Last Year
- A 100 Years Ago Arthur Carhart Had a Vision For Both Wilderness and Recreation On Public Lands
- Million Dollar Restoration Planned For #Pueblo’s Historic Goodnight Barn
- Winter Gardening Tips From A Colorado Master Gardener
- Boulder Poet Andrea Gibson Writes Through Love And War In ‘Lord Of The Butterflies’
- New Study Explores Southwest Chief’s Economic Impact In Colorado
- How Did Colorado Supermarket Chain King Soopers Get It’s Name?
- Legal Pot Changes The Work Of Some Drug Detection Dogs
- In 1978 Activists Laid Down In Front Of Buses In Denver, Launching The Disability Rights Movement
- A New History Colorado Exhibit Spotlights Colorado’s Oldest Continuous Residents, the Utes
- On The 50th Anniversary Of Edward Abbey’s “Desert Solitaire,” A Former Park Ranger Honors The Iconic Book And Confronts Outdated Views
- Denver Turns 160 This Week. So, How’d The Mile High City Get Its Name?
- Founding Member Of Ghost Town Club Of Colorado Remembers Sixty Years Of Exploring Hundreds Of #GhostTowns Around The State
- Colorado Gears Up For Another Flu Season In The Shadow Of 1918 Influenza Pandemic
- Denver Poet Dominique Christina Gives Voice To Enslaved Black Woman Who Endured Medical Experiments
- More Than A Million Copies Of Colorado Cache Cookbook Sold Since 1978
Tag Archives: Colorado
2018 @ColoStateFair In #Pueblo Winding Down Today
Labor Day marks the last day of the Colorado State Fair. Story to follow on KRCC later this week.
Job Corps Students Support Hayden Pass Firefighters
While crews are out mopping up hot spots and reinforcing the Hayden Pass Fire perimeter in Fremont and Custer counties, there’s a diverse group of young people working behind the scenes to keep the base camp running.
A temporary city popped up when the Hayden Pass Fire base camp moved to Westcliffe last week. Big tan supply tents, eighteen-wheelers carrying kitchen and shower facilities and a slew of smaller blue and silver tents appeared in a dusty field at the Custer County Fairgrounds.
It’s part of the Boxelder Job Corps Center’s assignment to work at the camp. The group has more than a dozen students “trying to make everything comfortable for the firefighters, keep everything clean, maintain the camp, help out the mobile kitchen as much as possible,” says eighteen year-old Deavontay Small Bear of Mission South Dakota.
Job Corps is a joint U. S. Forest Service and Department of Labor no-cost program for underserved 16 – 24 year olds. Continue reading
Posted in KRCC, Reported Story
Tagged Colorado, hayden pass fire, job corps, westcliffe, wildfire
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The Elusive Grave Of Author Edward Abbey
The grave of Western writer and environmentalist Edward Abbey is said to be “where no one would find it,” but author Sean Prentiss tried. Prentiss’s Colorado cabin served as his base for this quest. He chronicles the journey and conversations with some of … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, Environment
Tagged Colorado, desert, edward abbey, monkey wrench, ryan warner, sean prentiss
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A Reprieve for Pueblo’s Corn Maiden Mural
As repairs on the aging Arkansas River levee move ahead, heavy equipment will cut through the image of a corn maiden, along with scores of other paintings that cover the 2.8-mile long levee. Construction workers are taking extra care as … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, KRCC, Reported Story
Tagged arkansas river, Colorado, levee, pueblo, Pueblo Levee Mural, world's largest outdoor mural.
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Arkansas River Levee Work Expected to Resume in February
The Pueblo Conservancy District is moving forward to find a contractor for the next phase of work to repair the Arkansas River Levee. Contractors will need to remove 12 feet of dirt and concrete from the top of the existing … Continue reading
Posted in KRCC, Radio, Reported Story
Tagged arkansas river, Colorado, levee, pueblo, Pueblo Levee Mural
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Early October Storm in Colorado’s Wet Mountain Valley
Clouds and rain roll over the Sangre de Cristo Mountain in Colorado’s Wet Mountain Valley just before sunset on an early October evening. This image and others are available as prints – visit Shanna Lewis’ online gallery.
Photos From the 2015 Colorado State Fair
The Colorado State Fair kicked off Friday, with a full slate of livestock competitions, concerts, rides, food and people watching. More photos at cpr.org
Posted in Animals, Colorado Public Radio, Photography, Rural Issues
Tagged 4-H, 4H, agriculture, Colorado, Colorado State Fair, pueblo
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It’s neither animal nor plant, but it might be living in your backyard
Delicious or pernicious? Mushrooms are popping up all over the Front Range right now. They’re in forests, meadows — and maybe even in your backyard. Have you ever wondered what makes them suddenly appear and then just vanish? Or what … Continue reading
A Father’s Love Of Son With Autism And Pack Burro Racing Blend In Book By Colorado Author
Autism and the very Colorado sport of pack burro racing come together in a new memoir by Colorado Central columnist, outdoorsman and rancher Hal Walter. “For sure no burro gets up in the morning and thinks, ‘Dang, I think I’ll run … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio
Tagged autism, burro, Colorado, father, hal walter, pack burro racing, westcliffe
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Rules for Repainting Pueblo Levee Mural Under Discussion
Repair work on the Arkansas River levee in Pueblo is destroying the world’s largest mural. The Pueblo Conservancy District board oversees the levee. It’s preparing guidelines to cover design, approval, and maintenance for new artwork. They got mixed comments from … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, KRCC, Reported Story
Tagged arkansas river, Colorado, levee, mural, pueblo, world's largest outdoor mural.
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