More Teachers 'Flipping' The School Day Upside Down
Welcome to the 21st century classroom: a world where students watch lectures at home — and do homework at school. It's called classroom flipping, and it's slowly catching on in schools around the...
View ArticleFor Legal Pot Sellers, A Big Tax Problem
An obscure tax code provision crafted for drug dealers is giving state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries a headache. In Colorado, federal income tax rates for dispensaries can soar as high as 70...
View ArticleFrom Battle To Birds: Drones Get Second Life Counting Critters
The U.S. military and law enforcement agencies have seen increased public scrutiny on the domestic use of the robotically piloted planes known as drones. Working on the sidelines of this debate, the...
View ArticleColorado's New Gun Laws Send Businesses Packing
Colorado responded to the mass shootings in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., by passing new gun control measures last month. That's not sitting well with several gun-related businesses in the...
View ArticleA Year Later, Few Residents Have Rebuilt After Colorado Fire
Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the High Park fire northwest of Fort Collins, Colo. The blaze consumed 259 homes in the rural area, but so far only 10 households have finished rebuilding a...
View ArticleBanjo Billy's Bus Tour: History, Mystery And Bad Jokes
The rambling, funky ride called Banjo Billy's Bus Tours, in Boulder, Colo., is equal parts history, crime stories and comedy. It's all woven together by John Georgis — better known as Banjo Billy — in...
View ArticleCommunity Supported Agriculture: How Big Is Too Big?
The peak of the summer harvest is approaching, which means that if you have a community supported agriculture share, you may be receiving a daunting amount of fresh produce to cook every week. In...
View ArticleIn Wake Of Colo. Floods, A Scramble To Clean Up Spilled Oil
The heavy floodwaters in Colorado this month caused more than 37,000 gallons of oil to spill into or near rivers, and the state's oil and gas industry is rushing to fix equipment damaged during the...
View ArticleColo. Fracking Votes Put Pressure On Energy Companies
The 2013 election marked a victory for foes of hydraulic fracturing , or fracking, in Colorado. Voters in three Front Range communities decided to put limits on the practice. Next week, the north...
View ArticleMore Girls Target Archery, Inspired By 'The Hunger Games'
The indoor shooting range at Archery in the Wild in northern Colorado used to be dominated by camouflage and hunters. But on this Saturday morning, the archery range is dotted with ponytails and...
View ArticleAs Ballot Deadline Looms, A Muddied Debate Over Colo. Fracking
"Hello. Are you registered to vote in Colorado?" It's a refrain many in the state have grown to loathe this summer — heard outside their favorite grocery store or shopping mall as signature gatherers...
View ArticleFlood Damage Repaired, Aging Congregation Still Faces Challenges
This is part of a series of stories about starting over , profiling people who, by choice or circumstance, reinvented or transformed themselves. Chapel of the Interlude is a fitting name for a church...
View ArticleSage Grouse Does Not Need Protection, U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Says
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The federal government made a long-awaited decision today on a chicken-sized bird. The greater sage-grouse will not be listed under the...
View ArticleGet Ready To Pay More To Enter Some National Parks
The cost of getting into some national parks increases on Thursday. The rates will go up despite the fact that visitation at parks is up, which means bigger crowds, congested traffic and busier visitor...
View ArticleTo Preserve History, A National Park Preps For Climate Change
Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado is known for its iconic cliff dwellings , but archaeological artifacts left by the Ancestral Pueblo are all over. Rocky remnants of homes and farming...
View ArticleOne Year After A Toxic River Spill, No Clear Plan To Clean Up Western Mines
One year ago — on Aug. 5, 2015 — an EPA crew at the Gold King Mine in southwest Colorado accidentally unleashed 3 million gallons of orange water filled with mercury and arsenic. The toxic spill flowed...
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