For many communities in the West, the water that flows out of kitchen faucets and bathroom showerheads starts high up in the mountains, as snowpack tucked under canopies of spruce and pine trees. This summer’s record-breaking wildfires have reduced some of those headwater forests to burnt trees and heaps of ash. Listen • 5:01
Former KUNC CEO and President Neil Best also received the Harry W. Hoth Public Service Award. It was named after Colorado Springs radio and television veteran broadcaster and former CBA President Harry W. Hoth on the occasion of his 50th year in broadcasting. The award honors a Colorado broadcaster who sustains public service to their community, state and nation.
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/ Flowers left at a memorial outside the King Soopers in Boulder that was the site of a mass shooting in March.
State lawmakers from Boulder are vowing to pursue aggressive and meaningful legislation in response to last month’s shooting that left 10 people dead. But their early calls for an assault weapons ban and waiting periods for gun purchases are stirring up a lot of emotions around the state.
A gun-owning Democrat who leads horseback adventures in San Miguel County is torn over the idea of an assault weapons ban.
A former corrections officer living in Cortez says lawmakers should focus on strengthening laws already on the books.
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Today on Colorado Edition, we learn about a new bill aiming to make ski resorts more accountable for public safety. Then we hear about new calls for assault weapon bans and other gun control measures in the wake of the Boulder shooting. Plus, we hear from a Second Amendment rights activist about how gun owners not just legislators should play a part in preventing mass shootings.
Today’s guests include: Lesley Hollywood, executive director of Rally for Our Rights. And today s show features reporting from: KUNC investigative reporter Michael de Yoanna; and KUNC s state Capitol reporter Scott Franz.
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