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Colorado Department of Education: Lax Oversight of Online k-12 Schools?
From: Grace Hood
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After asking for more oversight legislation in 2006, a recent report shows some of Colorado's online k-12 schools are still trailing behind. As Gra...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2009
  • Length: 06:39
Kurdish Real Estate Development
From: War News Radio
Caption: A billboard advertises a proposed development in Irbil, 350 kilometers (217 miles) north of Baghdad, a city in Kurdish controlled northern Iraq on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, Credit: Associated Press
From Northern Prospects, July 24, 2009: War News Radio reports on the building boom that is changing the face of cities in Iraqi Kurdistan.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 05:43
Kurdish Elections
From: War News Radio
Caption: A billboard advertises a proposed development in Irbil, 350 kilometers (217 miles) north of Baghdad, a city in Kurdish controlled northern Iraq on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, Credit: Associated Press
From Northern Prospects, July 24, 2009: War News Radio chats with Lydia Khalil from the Council on Foreign relations about the 2009 Kurdistan Elect...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 04:24
Northern Prospects
From: War News Radio
Caption: A billboard advertises a proposed development in Irbil, 350 kilometers (217 miles) north of Baghdad, a city in Kurdish controlled northern Iraq on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Homeless Veterans
From: War News Radio
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From Up in the Air, July 17, 2009: War News Radio reports on homeless veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan - and what's being done to help them.

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  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 1
Profile of Ramazan Bashardost
From: War News Radio
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From Up in the Air, July 17, 2009: War News Radio reports on Afghanistan's fourth place candidate in the country's race for the presidency - which ...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: 08:04
Elephants and Electricity
From: War News Radio
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From Up in the Air, July 17, 2009: War News Radio speaks with an Iraqi writer about the trials of living without electricity - and his recent lette...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: 05:44
Up in the Air
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
The Struggle At Home
From: War News Radio
Caption: Marlene Sanchez of Long Beach, Calif, foreground, chants with other anti-war activists during a rally through the Hollywood area of Los Angeles protesting against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Saturday, March 21, 2009, Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jul 10, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
National Parks Prepare for New Handgun Law
From: Grace Hood
Caption: Bear Lake, Credit: Rocky Mountain National Park
Earlier this year, Congress passed a law legalizing concealed and openly carried handguns in national parks. That law doesn’t go into effect until ...

Bought by KVNF, KLCC, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2009
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 4
Colorado Meth Project Launches, Gets Mixed Response
From: Grace Hood
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A graphic advertising campaign with anti-methamphetamine messages came to Colorado in May. It's part of a multi-year advertising campaign that’s pa...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio, and KVNF


  • Added: Jul 02, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 3
Drying Up
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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  • Added: Jun 26, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
Reaching Out
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
New Academy Teaches Vets Green Job Skills
From: Grace Hood
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Fifteen veterans from all branches of the military graduated from Colorado's new "Green Jobs for Vets" Academy this week.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 2
Former CIA Director Woolsey on Kicking America's Oil Habit
From: Paul Brandus
Series: Green Energy Brief
Caption: Editor in Chief Paul Brandus, Credit: Niko Markun
Former CIA Director James Woolsey, in an exclusive interview with GreenEnergyBrief.com's Paul Brandus, explains how the U.S. can move away from oil...

  • Added: May 28, 2009
  • Length: 11:21
Six Years In
From: War News Radio
Caption: A bomb hits the Information Ministry in Baghdad at the start of the US invasion in March 2003., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Pen to Paper
From: War News Radio
Caption: An American civilian writes to a soldier in Iraq., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
WNR: A Short History of the Taliban
From: War News Radio
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From "Pen to Paper" (March 13, 2009): War News Radio cracks open the history books to see who today's Taliban are, and where they came from.

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  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 3
Insurance Scams in Massachusetts
From: Karen Brown
Caption: Gary Cloutier, small business owner, uninsured, Credit: Karen Brown
An unfortunate byproduct of the health insurance mandate in Massachusetts -- the marketing of health plans that don't add up.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
Sustainability
From: 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
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Hosted by Barbara Bogaev, and produced by Richard Paul, Sustainability looks at what is being done to address our energy needs and environmental c...

Bought by WFHB, WNIJ, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, KGNU Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 59:08
  • Purchases: 27
Taking Flight
From: War News Radio
Caption: An Iraqi pilot inspects his aircraft after a graduation ceremony in Kirkuk., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Bullets to Ballots?
From: War News Radio
Caption: A training session for poll workers in Baghdad., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Growing Up
From: War News Radio
Caption: Iraqi schoolboys in a classroom in Baghdad., Credit: AP
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
On the Move
From: War News Radio
Caption: An Iraqi refugee who has just returned to Baghdad waits to receive government aid., Credit: AP
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Jan 09, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Best of Fall '08
From: War News Radio
Caption: The Two Imams' Bridge, which links the mainly Sunni Adamiyah neighborhood with the mainly Shi'a Kadimiyah neighborhoods in Baghdad., Credit: AP
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Jan 02, 2009
  • Length: 29:00