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A new state report shows a continued increase in visitation and spending in the Rocky Mountain region. Public land stewards say the economic benefits aren’t without trade-offs.
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La Clinica started in 2016 to address the needs of immigrant women in the valley who faced multiple barriers to accessing healthcare such as language barriers and low income. Through its partners and robust staff La Clinica is able to provide education as well as healthcare.
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In July, the Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, and Ute Indian Tribes gathered for their annual friendly sports competition for youth. Youth athlete registration numbers soared this year since it was the first time the event included all three sister tribes since the pandemic.
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Dr. Gloria Beim will be the head team physician for Team USA at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Paris. This will be her fourth time at the games working as a medical provider. She's also served at four Paralympic Games.
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For decades, farmers in western Colorado have used stilts to help prune and harvest their crops.
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Over half a million undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children are protected from deportation as DACA recipients. But with the November election getting closer, many DACA recipients are worried their ability to remain in the U.S. could run out.
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While Aspen’s 4th of July festivities drew big crowds, attendees felt pessimistic about the November election and the future of American democracy.
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1A Host Jenn White, Glenwood Springs City Councilor Jonathan Godes, and other community leaders sat down to with Aspen Public Radio’s All Things Considered Host Halle Zander to discuss issues at stake in local democracies in the Roaring Fork Valley, and how civic engagement plays a role in various solutions.
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The Sardy Field Fire Department and other emergency agencies practiced responding to an emergency scenario at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport on Friday. The exercise included a mock airplane set on fire, and community volunteers pretended to suffer from various injuries.
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Recidivism rates in the U.S. are some of the highest in the world. And in Wyoming, 33 percent of inmates are back in prison within the first year. But studies show that animal therapy can help reduce that by teaching things like responsibility, nonviolence and empathy. Wyoming has a special program – one of only five in the country – that teaches inmates how to tame wild horses.
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Según una nueva ley, el estado tiene autoridad para analizar la calidad del agua en los parques de casas móviles y obligar a los propietarios a solucionar cualquier posible problema. El programa de pruebas comienza oficialmente este verano, pero los funcionarios estatales se adelantaron en una comunidad del valle del río Colorado que ayudó a impulsar la legislación.
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Dr. Barbara Zind was on a medical mission in Gaza for the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund in October when Hamas launched an attack on Israel. During a presentation in Glenwood on Thursday, she shared photos and stories from nearly four weeks in the war zone.