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Aspen Journalism & Aspen Public Radio
Data-privacy concerns raised about Glenwood Springs' Automatic License Plate Recognition cameras are widespread across the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, an Aspen Journalism analysis found.
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Elizabeth Stewart-Severy/Aspen JournalismPitkin County recently approved an updated management plan for the North Star Nature Reserve. While the process has been contentious in recent years, Elizabeth Stewart-Severy reported for Aspen Journalism that the county has been pouring resources into balancing the community and ecological interests in the area. -
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/Grand River HealthWithout qualified interpreters at doctors' offices, non-English speakers can face bad — even fatal — health outcomes. A hospital in rural Colorado is training its existing bilingual staff to address the service gap. -
courtesy of Andy BiehlAspen Public Radio published a story on April 1 about a ski patroller leaving the profession. Some of her coworkers spoke out in defense of the career choice. -
Halle Zander/Aspen Public RadioThe Aspen Education Association requested a 12% base salary increase for teachers. The Aspen School District offered an 8.5% increase.
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On today's newscast: The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority board tabled a vote on whether to ban registered sex offenders from the housing program; after a longtime director’s departure shuttered a beloved folklórico program, former students and a local nonprofit revive it for a new chapter; and a lawsuit that looked to overturn a national monument south of the Grand Canyon has been dismissed. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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National Alcohol Awareness Month highlights progress and challenges in battle against alcohol misuse in the Mountain West -
U.S. Department of EnergyThe U.S. Department of Energy claims the new metal dome located at Idaho National Lab is a “first-of-its-kind-facility.” It will be used to test private developers’ microreactors. -
Elise Amendola/APVisiting the Mountain West, the president touts "No Tax On Tips" and other efforts. But workers and data say expenses continue to rise -
Avery Clifton/Colorado Student News ServiceA new exhibit of Colorado legislator pictures hangs in the former U.S. presidential portrait gallery at the state Capitol. Organizers say the new exhibit celebrates Colorado’s 150th anniversary of statehood.
NPR News
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Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty ImagesGasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz. -
Fiona Geiran/NPRPhilosopher Meghan Sullivan feels her years of study have all been leading up to today's AI debates. Some tech developers are finally ready to get into the ethical weeds with her. -
Claudette Barius/NEONIn Steven Soderbergh's new dark comedy, Ian McKellen plays a famous painter, and Michaela Coel is an art restorer hired to infiltrate his home by his greedy grown-up children. -
Focus FeaturesMorgan Neville's film is packed with access and celebrity voices, but avoids deeper questions about its subject.
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The short course provides solid basics for using AI. But it also misidentifies AI products, links out to bad advice and raises ethical concerns about the products it promotes -
The federal judge's decision continues to block above-ground construction on the $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other "national security facilities" at the site. -
Earlier in the morning GOP leaders had pushed for either a five-year renewal or the 18-month renewal President Trump had demanded, but both votes tanked. -
The departure adds to a string of recent personnel changes at the Department of Homeland Security, a year into President Trump's administration. -
The 21-year-old Houston-born singer, whose real name is David Burke, had been under a secret investigation by an LA County grand jury after a 14-year-old girl's decomposed body was found in his car. -
Ten Republicans voted alongside Democrats, in a rebuke to the Trump administration's immigration policies. Should it pass the Senate, the White House said President Trump would veto the measure.
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