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Show Summary – Western Skies #104– April 13, 2006
CAPITAL COVERAGE
Colorado voters could face up to three different ballot questions dealing
with the definition of marriage and domestic partnerships this November.
And, legislators try to close loopholes in Internet law being exploited
by pedophiles. [LISTEN]
POLITICAL ACTIVISTS MAKE THE CASE FOR A WESTERN PRIMARY
At this year's State of the Rockies conference at Colorado College, two
prominent political activists argue that its time political parties started
paying more attention to the West. [LISTEN]
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM IN THE ROCKIES?
Researchers at Colorado College say there's evidence that the poor and minorities
are disproportionately impacted by pollution and toxic releases the West.
[LISTEN]
WILL GLOBAL WARMING MELT THE SKI INDUSTRY?
Researchers say a key Rocky Mountain industry, skiing, is at risk from global
warming. The head of the Aspen Skiing Company talks about what his company
is trying to do about it. [LISTEN]
BOOK REVIEW: MAINLINER DENVER, THE BOMBING OF FLIGHT 629
The story of United Flight 93 has been much in the news lately, as a jury
decides whether Zacarias Moussaoui deserves to die for the role he played
in the 9-11 attacks. Colorado has its own tragic airline sabotage story,
this one dates back to 1995, when United flight 629 exploded shortly after
takeoff from Denver. A new book recounts the story, and the investigation
that followed. Colorado Central magazine's Ed Quillen has a review. [LISTEN]
COMMENTARY:ON BEING FEMININE
Caroline Vulgamore gives us the perspective of a grandmother shopping for
a brand new granddaughter. She says she doesn't see much evidence of the
progress she saw when raising feminist daughters in the 1960s and '70s.
[LISTEN]
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