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Author of Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned On Their Sex Lives for 101 Days ( No Excuses!) chats with host Nikki Kayser about how he strengthened his marriage by taking the challenge. Doug Brown blogs for the Denver Post.

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Carrie is one of three authors speaking at Zonta Foothills Club of  Boulder County ’s annual luncheon. She will read from her new memoir Between Me and the River and discuss how she found strength and hope to triumph over a rare form of cancer. Former president, Pam Malzbender, briefly describes the club’s work.

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Bruce Durran, Development Director of HOPE Center chats with host Nikki Kayser about their early childhood education programs and vocational training for children and adults with developmental disabilities. For 45 years the center has been a part of the local community on Elizabeth Street in Denver.

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Trisha Dittrick is a psychotherapist in Boulder who is leading a monthly series of family talks for veterans, their family members and the public on topics such as PTSD, secondary trauma, suicide prevention, drug and alcohol treatment, and traumatic brain injury. More information is at Veterans Helping Veterans Now. Trisha discusses with host Nikki Kayser the specific challenges some vets face.

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Karen Worminghaus, Director of EGo CarShare lays out the advantages of complimenting your bus and bike transportation with a pay-as-you-drive vehicle. No insurance, registration or maintenance costs, even fuel is included. The fuel-efficient cars are in 12 Boulder locations and three in Denver- soon to be six. They even have a pick-up truck in the fleet for the few times a year you might need one. Loanation is a new deal. You loan your car to the fleet and they do the up-keep. You can use any car whenever you want in exchange for making yours available to others.

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Legacy of Learning provides scholarships for at-risk children in Boulder to attend Dream Catcher Direct Instruction center to achieve basic academic skills. Iris Lee, program director explains to host Nikki Kayser the principles of Direct Instruction and some of the controversy surrounding its acceptance.

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The Military Religious Freedom Foundation wants the separation of church and state to extend to all branches of our armed forces so that there is religious tolerance for service people as well as international policies for the U.S. without an ideological agenda. Michael Weinstein chats with host Nikki Kayser about his political opponents and the personal cost of defending human rights. He describes the Fundamentalist Christian’s influence in the military as a crusade that threatens our sovereignty as much as any external threat, calling them the Christian Taliban.

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Prestige Plus partners with the City of Longmont to be Longmont United Hospitals’ senior wellness membership program operating out of the Senior Center. They provide resources and services to help older people take responsibility for their health and wellness of the whole being. This includes massage, fitness, psychological workshops and so much more. Program Director Peggy Arnold chats with host Nikki Kayser about their activities and educational programs, clinics, classes, consulting, counseling and screenings.

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As a safe, community space , Project Yes provides alternative activities for youth who might otherwise get in trouble.  Participants develop  positive forms of self-expression, and  partners with adults who help  them get involved with their community in productive ways, such as art projects. Host Nikki Kayser chats with Noël A. d’Albertis, Executive Director.

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EarthLinks connects people who are homeless and low-income with the natural world for mutual benefit of both the person and the planet. Co-Director, Julie Schwab describes the benefits of being in nature, working in the garden, caring for bees and belonging to a community when you are homeless.