Nikki Hausherr
Aspen One, the parent company of Aspen Skiing Company, is a leader in the ski world in advocating for local, state and national policy to address climate change. Chris Miller, senior vice president of sustainability for Aspen One, joined a Rural Voices Day broadcast with Aspen Public Radio’s Sage Smiley to discuss how climate change affects this rural resort economy.
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On today's newscast: The Aspen School District is trying to address longstanding technology issues, outdoor recreation remains a strong force in the nation’s economy, more than 50 educators gathered at the State Capitol last week urging lawmakers to support legislation to ask voters to sidestep TABOR rules, and more.
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WW NortonIn her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America. -
Joseph B. Frederick/APTwo men have been charged with allegedly providing support to a foreign terrorism organization and using a weapon of mass destruction. New York City NYPD Commissioner says the explosive devices "could have caused serious injury or death." -
Anna Moneymaker, Janos Kummer and Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesA new lawsuit accuses the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening the visas of researchers for work on disinformation and content moderation of social media. -
Hokyoung Kim for NPRThe Taliban has released a video of an interrogation of a girl who passed as a boy. It's an age-old practice in this patriarchal society but now appears to be happening with some frequency.
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Legendary anchorman and America's favorite judge and scorekeeper, Bill Kurtis is retiring from his role at Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!, capping off a phenomenal 12-year run with the show. -
Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars. -
The Pentagon said a Space Brigade sergeant was killed and the price of oil increased after Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader and then launched new attacks at Israel and Gulf states. -
World shares tumbled on Monday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 5%, after oil prices spiked at nearly $120 a barrel. -
Geese's iconic "V" formations and trademark squawks can be seen and heard overhead as they go back and forth to the south through the year. But what does it take for such a long trip? -
Oceans are rising as the climate changes, threatening coastal cities. A new study shows that much more of the world's population is vulnerable than earlier predictions had estimated.
Join NPR’s Peter Sagal, host of Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!, to judge this year’s storytellers on Monday, March 30, at the historic Wheeler Opera House for what’s sure to be another memorable night of oral storytelling!
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