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News Feature: Sizing Up The Stimulus - Medicaid Grows, Despite State Budget

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Colorado continues to cut the budgets of nearly every state agency. But one has grown substantially: health programs for the poor. That's thanks to $923 million from the federal stimulus package. CPR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has more, as part of our series, Sizing up the Stimulus.

DU Panel Releases Immigration Recommendations

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The panel of leaders in business, politics and academia met for a year. Ryan Warner speaks with the report's author, Jim Griesemer, of DU's Strategic Issues Program.

Author David Sax: Save the Deli

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Author David Sax says the nation's delis are dying off -- an—he traveled cross country to document them. He speaks with Ryan Warner.

"How the West Was Warmed"

Wed, Dec 9 Listen
The new collection of essays examines different aspects of climate change in the West. Ryan Warner speaks with editor Beth Conover and contributor Diane Carman, a former columnist for the Denver Post.

Aspen Skiers Take Part in Concussion Research

Wed, Dec 9 Listen
Researchers are getting inside athlete's helmets, hoping to learn more about concussions on the slopes. Ryan Warner talks to Zach Stutzman, an athletic trainer, and Dr. Lindsay Harris, an Aspen orthopedist.

News Feature: Amphibian Armageddon?

Tue, Dec 8 Listen
Researchers from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs are part of a team trying to save frogs in Panama. A fatal fungus could wipe them out. For Colorado Public Radio, Sandy Hausman has this report from Panama.

News Feature: Poetry Is Elementary

Tue, Dec 8 Listen
A new book, The Place Where Poetry Begins, compiles poetry from young Denver Public Schools students. Reporter Zachary Barr has the story.

Cutting Dropout Rate Would Boost Economy

Tue, Dec 8 Listen
A new study calculates the tax and income benefits of halving the high school dropout rate in Denver and Colorado Springs. Ryan Warner speaks with Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education. Then Sean Bowditch discusses the challenges of cutting the dropout rate with Steve Dobo of Colorado Youth For A Change.

News Feature: Colorado researcher at UN climate change conference

Mon, Dec 7 Listen
Researchers and law students from Colorado are joining delegates and observers at the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen. Colorado Public Radio's Anna Panoka spoke with Waleed Abdalati, director of the Earth Science and Observation Center at CU-Boulder, about the research he's presenting.

Supermarkets May Be Far Away

Mon, Dec 7 Listen
A new report from Philadelphia-based The Food Trust finds, in many parts of Colorado, people lack access to grocery stores and healthy food. Ryan Warner speaks with Allison Karpyn, the report's author.

Teaching About Hunger

Mon, Dec 7 Listen
A new course at CU Boulder gives students hands on experience with non-profits that provide food to the needy. Ryan Warner speaks with Neal McConomy, who teaches the class.

Lining up for Food

Mon, Dec 7 Listen
Food pantries across the state are reporting a 30 percent increase in numbers.Ryan Warner speaks with Lynne Butler, Executive Director of the Denver food pantry Metro CareRing.

News Feature: New Effort Underway for Constitutional Reform

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
The 2010 election is almost a year off, but one group is already trying to build support for a measure making it harder to amend the state constitution. CPR's Megan Verlee reports.

Film Review: "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" and "The Red Shoes"

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has raked in millions in the past two weeks. Colorado Public Radio film critic Howie Movshovitz says he went to see it anyway, and while it has many virtues, it's not "The Red Shoes," which is also playing in the area.

News Feature: Su Teatro Moves To Denver Civic Theatre

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
Denver Civic Theatre is the new home for Su Teatro, and an anchor for Latino culture on Santa Fe Drive. Colorado Public Radio's Mike Lamp talks with Su Teatro artistic director Tony Garcia.

Colorado Youth News: Matt Pacheco

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
Pacheco became a father at age 16. He talks about the difficulty of balancing parenthood and high school. Learn more about Colorado Youth News. Listen to other stories from Colorado Youth News.

Colorado Booksellers Offer Holiday Picks

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
Ryan Warner speaks with Cathy Langer, lead buyer at the Tattered Cover in Denver, and Andrea Avantaggio, co-owner of Maria's Bookshop in Durango.

Colorado Violinist To Premiere Father's Concerto

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
Gregory Walker, concertmaster with the Boulder Philharmonic, will be guest soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, performing a new violin concerto composed by his father, George Walker. The elder Walker, 87, was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music.

Denver Tests New Model of Urban Agriculture

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
Ryan Warner speaks with the founder of Feed Denver, Lisa Rogers, about a pilot project at The Urban Farm at Stapleton. It's based on a model by Will Allen, who won a MacArthur fellowship for his work.

Forest Service Steps Up Bark Beetle Fight

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
A national team of experts will craft new plans for dealing with the infestation that has hit 2.5 million acres of trees in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming. Ryan Warner speaks with Maribeth Gustafson, deputy regional forester.

Turning Poetry Into Opera

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
Colorado Springs poet David Mason is adapting his award-winning book "Ludlow" into an opera. He speaks with Ryan Warner.

News Feature: New Initiative To Improve Information On Energy Programs

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
Coloradans can tap into millions of dollars in government assistance, rebates and tax credits to make their homes more energy efficient or invest in renewable energy...but that information is hard to find. Colorado Public Radio's Anna Panoka speaks with Tom Plant, Director of the Governor's Energy Office, about a new effort to fix that.

Nederland Carousel 23 Years in the Re-Making

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
Years ago, Scott Harrison bought a 1910 carousel for cheap. The catch? It didn't come with any animals. So he set to hand-carving new ones. The carousel is almost finished. Harrison, of Nederland, speaks with Ryan Warner.

Colorado Pursues Race to the Top Money

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
The state is seeking up to $300 million in federal stimulus money for education reform. Ryan Warner gets an update from Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien, who is heading the effort.

Proving Cougars Attack the Weak

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
Mountain lions in Colorado have a knack for killing deer with chronic wasting disease — even ones who aren't showing overt signs of illness. Wildlife biologist Caroline Krumm talks to Ryan Warner about her new study.

Metro Denver EDC: "Long-term Economic Prospects Are Dimming"

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation has released its annual report "Toward A More Competitive Colorado." Ryan Warner speaks with Tom Clark, executive vice president.

Film Review: Pirate Radio

Fri, Nov 27 Listen
The year was 1966. The only way people in England could hear rock ???n??? roll on the radio was by way of an illegal station on a ship. Colorado Public Radio film critic Howie Movshovitz says he hopes that in actuality the English heard better rock 'n??? roll that what???s played in this movie.

SAME Cafe Turns Three

Fri, Nov 27 Listen
For three years, Denver's SAME Cafe has offered a menu without prices. Owners Brad and Libby Birky just ask patrons for a donation, if they can afford it. Ryan Warner visited the cafe back in 2007

Author Timothy Egan: "The Big Burn"

Fri, Nov 27 Listen
Egan chronicles a 1910 fire that burned 3 million acres in the Rocky Mountain West — and bolstered the U.S. Forest Service.

Author Blake Crouch: Abandon

Wed, Nov 25 Listen
The Durango writer's new thriller is about a mining town in the San Juan Mountains whose residents disappear without a trace on Christmas day 1893. Crouch speaks with Ryan Warner.

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