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Show Summary – Western Skies #131–
July 20, 2006
NEWSCAST
ACLU Sues Garfield County - New Immigrations Laws Impact Resort Areas [LISTEN]
ROADLESS TASK FORCE GETS DOWN TO BRASS TACKS
After nine months and more than a dozen meetings across the state, Colorado's
roadless areas task force is putting the finishing touches on its recommendations
to Governor Owens. The task force got together in Denver yesterday, Bente
Birkeland has more from Denver. [LISTEN]
THE MEDIA DOGFIGHT OVER GAYS IN COLORADO SPRINGS
Last month the Denver-based Gill Foundation launched a media campaign featuring
a cute puppy named Norman who moos like a cow. The message is that some
animals, including people, are simply born different, some are gay, for
instance. Now, Focus on the Family is countering with canine themed ads
of their own. [LISTEN]
HANDICAPPING COLORADO'S LEGISLATIVE RACES
Colorado's party primaries are less than a month away. That means campaign
season will soon be in full swing, and there's a lot at stake for the parties
in this year's state legislative races. In 2004 the Democrats won control
of both the state house and senate for the first time in four decades -
but their lead is small. They have a one seat edge in the Senate and a five
seat margin in the house - so if the Republicans can win take just four
seats, they could win both legislative bodies back. Sam Fuqua, the news
director at KGNU in Boulder recently handicapped key house and senate races
with John Straayer, the Colorado State University professor who literally
wrote the book - his “The Colorado General Assembly” is a standard text
in local political science classes. [LISTEN]
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