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Show Summary – Western Skies #152– October 5, 2006

GOV CANDIDATES DEBATE ENERGY POLICIES ON WESTERN SLOPE
Colorado's candidates for governor squared off in a debate in on the Western Slope last night. Kirk Siegler of Aspen Public Radio reports on the event in Garfield county, where booming natural gas development is the dominant issue [LISTEN]

JASON BAIN ON THE GOVERNOR'S RACE, AND THE CONGRESSIONAL PAGE SCANDAL
Perspective on the Governor's race and other political issues from Jason Bain, political writer at 5280 Magazine. He talks politics every week with Sam Fuqua, news director at KGNU in Boulder. [LISTEN]

VOTES AGAINST ILLEGLA IMMIGRATION USELESS?
Two of the fourteen state ballot measures Colorado voters will face this fall are designed to curb illegal immigration. They target the business community and federal law enforcement, but business leaders and the state's top cop doubt whether either measure will have any impact. [LISTEN]

COLORADO RESIDENTS ATTACK PROPOSED NEW MEXCIO POWER PLANT
A new coal-fired power plant planned for the Navajo Reservation in northern New Mexico is being given the thumbs-down by residents of southwestern Colorado. From KSUT, Four Corners Public Radio, Victor Locke has this report on EPA hearings about the power plant held this week in Durango [LISTEN]

COMMENTARY: SCHOOL SHOOTINGS - DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE
It's hard not to be shocked by the gun violence in three schools last week, including the killings in Bailey, Colorado. But commentator Caroline Vulgamore says we need to keep these incidents in the proper perspective. [LISTEN]

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