national public radio
-
Douglas Bennet, Colorado senator’s father, dies after ‘life of service’
—
by
Douglas J. Bennet Jr., the father of Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and a Washington leader is his own right, died Sunday. He was 79. He served in the Clinton administration as assistant secretary of state for International Organization Affairs and in the Carter administration as assistant secretary of state for Legislative Affairs, as well…
-
Greeley’s KUNC will help search America’s soul on the issue of guns
—
by
Purple Colorado is a battleground for a lot of hot-button issues. And one of the state’s most prominent public radio news teams is now going to apply its experience covering those issues to a new, national media endeavor that aims to get to the bottom of the country’s endlessly debated relationship with guns. Reports the…
-
Rep. Rosenthal ruins Sunday with retweet on poor care for U.S. children
—
by
I had barely gotten over being bummed out by the sad news Rep. Paul Rosenthal retweeted out Saturday evening about activists in Hong Kong wearing bloody costumes protesting the practice of cutting fins off sharks. That’s harsh, even for sharks. But on a beautiful Sunday one of the most upbeat and likable legislators around retweeted more…
-
Hickenlooper lands on another list of possible 2020 Democratic presidential candidates
—
by
For the second week running, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has found himself on a list of potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, this one compiled by D.C.-insider publication The Hill. And although the former geologist and brewpub pioneer maintains he’s taking no steps toward a run, he recently told a national radio audience that he’s open…
