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Show Summary – Western Skies #138–
August 15, 2006
NEWSCAST: BEAUPREZ NAMES RUNNING MATE - NAVAJOS GET FIRST CHANCE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT - RUNNING FOR "OLD SOREHEAD" IN AZTEC, NM
A round up of election news, including Colorado's lieutenant governor candidates,
primaries on the Navajo Nation, and, running for "Old Sorehead" in a little
town in New Mexico. [LISTEN]
PLATTE RIVER ENDANGERED SPECIES PLAN IN JEOPARDY
Few issues in the west are more contentious than water, and the endangered
species act. This spring, a three-state agreement to share water and protect
species was announced with great fanfare. But Bente Birkeland reports that
the compromise - more than a decade in the making, is in jeopardy. [LISTEN]
SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT FIRE DANGER IN BLACK FOREST
Last weekend Black Forest held its annual festival. This year, the showcase
was the fire department's two new trucks and helicopter landing pad. Fire
protection is a big deal in the bedroom community just north of Colorado
Springs, where most of the three thousand homes are tucked away in thick
woods. Reaching out to the community is a major project for this fire department.
KRCC's Charlotte Perea visited Black Forest and has this report. [LISTEN]
COMMENTARY: CAMPING AND THE ART OF COMPROMISE
What happens when a man who loves to camp marries a woman who prefers opera
and urban boulevards? Commentator Leslie Petrovski says, they learn to compromise.
[LISTEN]
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