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Community Home Rule in Colorado

The Boulder County Community Rights Network announced yesterday that they are working to get a ballot initiative to ask voters to approve a home rule charter for the county. This follows the Boulder County Commissioners decision on Saturday NOT to hold a special election on the home rule issue. Mary […]

todayMay 14, 2014

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Afrikmall: New African owned community and business venture in Aurora

A group of Aurora residents who are African immigrants have formed a partnership with a private investor to create the city's first African-centric mall and community center, to open this Summer.  KGNU's Rita Wold brings us the story about Afrikmall.   http://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2014/Afrikmall%20final_mixdown.mp3

todayMay 12, 2014

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The Biology of the Emerald Ash Borer

Host: Susan Moran Scientists unlock the mysteries of major league vision.  A CSU scientist sheds light on the biology of the Emerald Ash Borer which is carving a destructive path throught Colorado. How on Earth, KGNU's science show,  is a half-hour radio magazine featuring short stories about the recent news […]

todayMay 8, 2014

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Rocky Flats: 25 year anniversary of the FBI raid

For the first time ever, on June 6, 1989 two federal government agencies -- the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) – raided a third – the Department of Energy (DOE).   This extraordinary action symbolized a change in U.S. national government priorities to an emphasis […]

todayMay 8, 2014

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PalletFest

When you look at an ordinary shipping pallet, you may not see anything more exciting than Several planks of wood hammered together. But when Kenny Fisher looks at a shipping pallet, he sees infinite possibilities. Now Kenny Fisher is turning his passion for pallets into a whole pallet festival that […]

todayMay 6, 2014

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Healing with Horses: Front Range Hippotherapy

Hippotherapy: is a physical, occupational, and speech-language therapy treatment strategy that utilizes equine movement as part of an integrated intervention program to achieve functional outcomes.  KGNU producer Susan Moran paid a visit to Front Range Hippotherapy in Longmont to find out how it works.  Front Range Hippotherapy is hosting its annual fundraiser […]

todayMay 1, 2014

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Connecting the Drops: Water and Beer

As part of our Connecting the Drops series we take a look at water and beer. With over 200 breweries and brewpubs, Colorado is one of the top beer producers in the country. All that beer requires a lot of water. Sam Fuqua reports on how brewers large and small […]

todayMay 1, 2014

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Gross Reservoir Expansion

Denver Water is proposing to expand Gross Reservoir in Boulder County to increase storage capacity.  The reservoir expansion and the Moffat tunnel would bring more water from the Fraser River to the Front Range. The expansion has been met with opposition by local residents and water conservationists. We host a […]

todayApril 30, 2014

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