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Today on Colorado Edition: As parents, students, and staff get ready for the upcoming school year, some COVID-19 guidance for classrooms is yet to be determined. We hear the latest, and explore how getting back to our favorite pre-pandemic activities is more difficult for those who are immunocompromised, especially in areas where vaccination rates are low. We hear about the rise in non-police crisis response teams across the state, including in Denver, which just approved more funding for their program. And, we discuss the response to a new state law which bans the use of American Indian imagery in school mascots.
Published July 19, 2021 at 5:55 PM MDT U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Flaming Gorge Dam, on the Green River in Utah, pictured in 2013. U.S. water engineers announced this week they will be taking water from Flaming Gorge and two other Colorado River Basin reservoirs to bolster hydropower production at Lake Powell s Glen Canyon Dam.
Today on Colorado Edition: We hear how drought is pressuring the massive plumbing systems that divert water from the Colorado River to faraway communities. We also explore the results of a recent survey that asked 150 people experiencing homelessness in Denver to share their lived experiences and recommendations for more helpful policies. Plus, we learn how inflation across the country is impacting Coloradans, and we revisit a conversation with a record-breaking professional mountaineer.
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Colorado Edition is hosted by Erin O Toole (@ErinOtoole1) and Henry Zimmerman. Our production team includes Tess Novotny (@tess novotny), Alana Schreiber (@ayyschreib) and Rae Solomon (@raedear1). KUNC news director Brian Larson is our executive producer. Web was edited by digital editor Jackie Hai.
Our theme music was composed by Colorado musicians Briana Harris and Johnny Burroughs. Other music in the show by Blue Dot Sessions.
KUNC s Colorado Edition is a news magazine taking an in-depth look at the issues and culture of Northern Colorado. It s available on our website, as well as on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can hear the show on KUNC, Monday through Thursday at 6:30 p.m., or Tuesday through Friday at 8:30 a.m.
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Today on Colorado Edition: We head to the mountains for a look at tensions over housing in Steamboat Springs, where a temporary halt on short-term rentals is causing friction between business owners and those who want to free up housing to locals. We also speak with Boulder’s first independent police monitor about how his role in police oversight works. And, we explore how Denver Public Schools is reinvesting funds after cancelling its contract with Denver Police for school resource officers.
Today’s guests include: Joseph Lipari, Boulder’s first independent police monitor; and Chalkbeat Colorado reporter Melanie Asmar. Today’s show features reporting from Capitol Coverage reporter Scott Franz.
Published July 12, 2021 at 6:03 PM MDT
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Today on Colorado Edition: We explore the political spending of some of Colorado’s professional sports leaders and the connection between sports and politics. Plus, we hear how climate change is impacting the high mountain habitat of the American pika. We also speak with a woman living in Walden, Colorado where residents are banding together to pick up medications, and with a reporter covering the decline of rural pharmacies. And we hear about the return of a silent film series at Boulder’s Chautauqua Auditorium.