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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

Morning Magazine

Barbara Coloroso

Barbara Coloroso is an internationally recognized speaker and author in the areas of parenting, teaching, school discipline, non-violent conflict resolution and reconciliatory justice.  She has worked with governments such as the one in Rwanda and school districts including many here in Colorado. She’s the keynote speaker at today’s annual PEN luncheon, […]

todayMay 5, 2014

Morning Magazine

Reading to End Racism

The Reading to End Racism program has been in Boulder Valley schools for 10 years. It has now expanded To the YWCA of Boulder and is also working on expanding their Middle School Program. KGNUs Jennifer Murnan spoke with Layna Ripple.  http://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2014/5-5-14_Layna%20Ripple%20RER.mp3

todayMay 5, 2014

Politics

The Last Days of the 2014 Legislative Session

One of the key wildfire prevention measures of this year’s legislative session is in jeopardy of failing. The proposal has cleared the house, but as Bente Birkeland reports it faces new opposition in the senate. http://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2014/050114Wildfire.mp3

todayMay 5, 2014

Early Morning News

Education Testing, Keystone XL, and Denver OIM

The Early Morning News especially focuses on civil and human rights abuses, and social justice issues. IN THE NEWS:    We talk about two education bills:  one that deals with high stakes testing and the other with data mining of student information in Colorado public schools. photos:  KGNU News first […]

todayMay 5, 2014

Featured

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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Colorado State of the Air Report

Colorado cities again ranked among the most polluted in the nation in the American Lung Association’s 15th “State of the Air 2014” report released on April 30. Several Colorado counties have ozone or particle pollutions levels that make the air unhealthy to breathe. Janice Nolen with the American Lung Association […]

todayMay 1, 2014

Featured

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

A Public Affair

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

Morning Magazine

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day We hear about The Mazal Holocaust Collection, considered the world’s largest privately owned Holocaust archive and the most significant U.S. collection outside of the Holocaust museums in New York and Washington, D.C., which has been recently donated to the University of Colorado Boulder.  Bruce Montgomery,  the Faculty Director […]

todayApril 29, 2014

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