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The Carbondale-based nonprofit offers free screenprinting on most Saturdays and at some community events. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series, which highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations.
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Sage Smiley/Aspen Public RadioNPR and three public radio stations in Colorado, including Aspen Public Radio, sued the Trump administration in May for First Amendment violations stemming from an executive order that demanded federal agencies strip the company of its federal funding. A federal judge ruled it was “unlawful and unenforceable.” -
Aspen Daily News fileAPCHA Executive Director Matthew Gillen told the board during a March 18 meeting that the housing authority is already receiving questions about the upcoming closure. He asked board members whether they would be interested in considering a policy to implement during the closure. -
Sage Smiley/Aspen Public RadioCandidates for mayor and Board of Trustees in Carbondale talked about their motivations for running at a candidate forum on March 25. -
Lucy Peterson/Aspen Public RadioHighlands’ closure comes a few days after Buttermilk Mountain closed for the season. It marks the end of a historically warm ski season for the mountain.
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On today's newscast: An unusually warm winter cut ski season short in Aspen-Snowmass, leaving at least one patroller questioning her future on the mountain; a federal judge ruled yesterday that President Trump violated free speech with an executive order he issued last May to defund NPR and PBS; and earlier this year, Wyoming became the first state in the nation to launch its own stablecoin. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Scott FranzThe move is part of a “sweeping restructuring," which the agency said is intended to move leaders closer to the land they oversee. The plan has been met with concern. -
Halle Zander/Aspen Public RadioThe Supreme Court Justices said Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy regulates speech based on viewpoint, and the lower courts erred by failing to apply sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny. -
Rich Pedroncelli/APThat’s thanks, in part, to a building boom. Yet, at the same time, home ownership remains out of reach for many. -
Dave Hensley/FlickrThe new ruling could be a setback for the Trump administration, which is trying to loosen habitat protections.
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Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesThe address comes after weeks of uncertainty over when and how the U.S. could extricate itself from the conflict . -
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration and its critics are waging a war of images on the National Mall like none before. The president's face stares down from federal buildings while statues and posters mock him below. -
Tuesday's ruling reinstates the immigration status of those who came via CBP One and whose status was terminated.
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Claire Harbage/NPRIsrael says it's creating a "security zone" inside Lebanon, where homes will be demolished, and residents won't be allowed to return home until people in northern Israel feel safe.
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Britain's 1,640-foot-long National Covid Memorial Wall stretches along the River Thames, with over a quarter million hearts representing the lives lost during the pandemic — across from Parliament. -
As Israel expands its invasion of Lebanon, the White House says President Trump will provide "an important update" to the nation on the Iran war. -
The two losses — 5-2 to Belgium and 2-0 to Portugal — were a wakeup call for the USMNT and the team's ambitions for this summer's World Cup. But the Americans said they welcomed the lessons learned. -
Holly Deiaco-Smith was feeling homesick while studying abroad in France when she was 19 years old. An encounter at the post office changed everything and led to a decades-long friendship. -
Countercultural mythmaking and global corporate dominance have helped the tech corporation sail through criticism. -
At issue is President Trump's challenge to a constitutional provision that has long been interpreted to guarantee American citizenship to every child born in the United States.
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