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Show Summary – Western Skies #134–
August 1, 2006
COLORADO GOV. SIGNS "NATION'S TOUGHEST" IMMIGRATION LAWS
Colorado's new laws designed to reduce illegal immigration go into effect
today, and state agencies are working to make sure people entitled to public
benefits continue to receive them. [LISTEN]
NORAD - "WARM STANDBY" FOR COLD WAR COMMAND POST
One of the most prominent symbols of America's military readiness is being
put into standby mode. On Friday U.S. Northern Command announced that NORAD
will all but move out of its bunker inside Cheyenne Mountain just southwest
of Colorado Springs. NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command,
has been housed inside the mountain since the Cold War, where American and
Canadian crews have kept an eye out for airborne threats and tracked satellites.
[LISTEN]
REMEMBERING COLORADO'S BIGGEST NATURAL DISASTER
30 years ago The Big Thompson River west of Loveland flooded, claiming the
lives of 144 people and injuring another 250. The flood remains Colorado's
deadliest natural disaster. At a candle light vigil in Loveland last night,
the U.S. Geological Survey unveiled a plaque marking the highest point the
flood waters reached to commemorate the anniversary. KUNC's Brian Larson
was there. [LISTEN]
PRISON SUIT
Two female inmates are suing the state of Colorado. They say a guard at
the private prison in Brush sexually assaulted them. The suit was filed
just before the Department of Justice issued a new report on sexual assaults
in prison, from Denver Bente Birkeland has more. [LISTEN]
JAY FAWCETT INTERVIEW
An interview with the Democrat running for Colorado's U.S. House District
Five. [LISTEN]
COLORADO GOES CRAZY FOR SCOOTERS
Filling up the car is rapidly becoming an effective way to drain your checking
account. With fuel hovering around 3 dollars a gallon, many Colorado drivers
are switching from gas-guzzling cars to gas-sipping scooters. The Motorcycle
Industry Council reports that U.S. scooter sales have more than doubled
since 2000 and Colorado dealers say demand is accelerating with rising gas
prices. Nancy Greenleese attended a scooter rally in Denver last weekend,
and has this report. [LISTEN]
COMMENTARY: THE WAR ON CONTRACEPTION
It now looks as if the federal Food and Drug Administration is likely to
approve the so-called "morning after pill" for sale without a prescription.
Commentator Ian Shoales decries those who attack not only abortion rights,
but contraception. [LISTEN]
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