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Show Summary –
Western Skies #87 – February 14, 2006
NEWSCAST
Stephen Raher reports on the announcement that the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association is moving its headquarters to New Mexico. Nancy Greenleese reports on the Olympics that never were: the 1976 winter Olympic games that Colorado declined to host. [LISTEN]
CAPITOL COVERAGE
Stephen Raher and Dan Costello report on the latest news from the legislature, including what to do about the government employee retirement system, whether to give injured workers the right to pick their doctors, and legislation to extend the statute of limitations for civil suits alleging sexual abuse. [LISTEN]
OLD TOGETHER
In this Valentine's Day gift to his wife, producer Barrett Golding talks to three couples about life, love, and growing old together. [LISTEN]
INSIDE/OUT YOUTH: THOUGHTS ON VALENTINE'S DAY
Members of Inside/Out Youth Group talk with Stephen Raher about observing Valentine's Day as gay adolescents in Colorado Springs. [LISTEN]
WHAT'S IN A SONG: LA LLORONA
In the second of this five-part series from the Western Folklife Center, New
Mexico musician Cipriano Vigil talks about the folk song La Llorona,
a tragic tale of childhood death that's also interpreted as a warning against
the treachery of marrying outside of one's class. [Due
to licensing restrictions, this piece is not available online]
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