Every Thursday, KUNC's Samantha Coetzee speaks with our colleagues over at the Colorado Sun about the local stories they're following. Today she spoke with environment writer Michael Booth about insurance price increases, PFAS regulations, and how changes to Medicaid are affecting mental health care providers.
Every Tuesday, KUNC's Samantha Coetzee speaks with our colleagues over at the Colorado Sun about the local stories they're following.Today she spoke with editor Larry Ryckman about the Uinta Railroad, Denver Public Schools and potatoes.
On this week’s Colorado Edition, a look at some of the objects people have recovered from the ashes of the Marshall Fire. We also look at a new report on the fire’s destruction. We also speak with a Boulder teacher who recently climbed to the summit of Mount Everest.
Hundreds of people summit Mount Everest each year — but before this year, fewer than 10 of them were Black. In May, the first all Black team of climbers successfully reached the summit as part of the Full Circle Everest Expedition. Some members of the team were from Colorado.KUNC’s Samantha Coetzee spoke with Eddie Taylor, a Full Circle Everest Team member and chemistry teacher from Boulder.
Every Thursday, KUNC's Samantha Coetzee speaks with our colleagues over at the Colorado Sun about the local stories they're following.Today she spoke with environment writer Michael Booth about Colorado water cutbacks, abortion protections and the Rainbow Gathering in Routt County.
KUNC's Samantha Coetzee speaks with Colorado Sun environment writer Michael Booth about the primaries, Marshall Fire recovery efforts, and how some companies are combatting the Great Resignation.
More and more Hispanic students are graduating from Colorado high schools. After a decade of steady progress, dropout rates have decreased, and so have the number of students needing remedial classes.
On Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a ruling that for nearly half a century had protected the constitutional right to abortion for people across the nation. Now, the decision on whether abortion will remain legal is turned over to the states. Colorado has laws on the books that protect abortion in this state, but for many surrounding states that isn’t the case.
KUNC's Samantha Coetzee speaks with Colorado Sun editor Larry Ryckman about price gouging in the Marshall Fire burn area, electric school buses and how ranchers are making money these days.
April 25, 2015 was one of Mount Everest’s deadliest days. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake left 19 people dead at Everest’s base and nearly 9,000 people dead across Nepal. It was the worst earthquake in the country’s history in 80 years. Fort Collins author and climber Jim Davidson was on Everest that day. His book, The Next Everest is a finalist in this year’s Colorado Book Awards.KUNC’s Samantha Coetzee spoke with Davidson about his book and moving forward after tragedies.