News on the Range

Larimer cty seeks mental health facility

2008-09-08T12:13:00.008-06:00

A Few years ago Larimer county promoted a ballot issue that would have improved the county jail. It failed dramatically.
When county residents were polled it appeared that they were more interested in providing help and treatment than in building more jail cells.
Jail inmates have a high recivism rate - 81%.... but if there are programs to
help people deal mental health and substance abuse issues that can be changed.
Larimer County is supporting ballot measure 1-A for the November election.
It would build a county mental health facility that would provide assistance
to all county residents.
Deni Larue talked to the bill's advocates on her weekly community at work program.

Hey everybody! The circus is town!

2008-08-27T08:33:00.005-06:00

Hi! I'm Matt Campbell
As a native of Colorado and Denver I never would have imagined the transformation that has taken place over the past 20 years. Development, commercialization, gentrification, etc... There is a hint of sophistication in the air that didn't exist when I was a kid. Not the kind of sophistication that comes with time and experience and achievement, but the kind that is painted on, and over a culture and history. Denver is a city with an identity crisis. So eager for attention it will morph into almost anything. In the summer people act like it's L.A. In the winter they think it's New York. To busy trying to be somewhere else, it forgets to be itself.

However, no matter my own feelings, it is obvious that for the arrival of the circus, eh, convention, Denver brought it's "A" game. Gone are the landmarks of a free wheeling era when Larimer Street was a sea of flop houses and bars, our football team played in a baseball stadium, North Denver was Italian, and the police wore uniforms with pearl buttons. In their place are restaurants and hotels, efficient public transportation, a state of the art stadium that is a day away from being part of American history, mixed neighborhoods, and a security force that is armed to the hilt. And if weren't partly due to those changes, I wouldn't have the chance to be in Denver for this extraordinary time.

I am proud to call Denver my city this week.

When else would I get an interview with Harry Shearer on the street? When else would Dan Rather answer my question about the state of corporate media? When else would I have a pass around my neck that allows me to eat free sandwiches and drink free beer? I have seen 16th Street mall crowded before, but not Pro-Lifers shouting at Pro-Choicers with bull horns, and vice-versa. It's been a while since the Pepsi Center has seen the Nuggets deliver any sort of gold, but maybe the Democrats can use it to propel themselves to victory. Civic Center park looks like it does normally, except the city tried to move the local riff-raff out so the out of town riff-raff would have a place to stay. The energy on the street has been palpable, and that is one rare feeling for Denver.

And there is an identity this week, even if it's just a sense that we are all in it together. Hell, I get to play reporter! Ah yes, from Obama action figures to the fight to ban bird porn(I'm not kidding), the circus is in town. And all the clowns with it.

Fort Collins releases report on homelessness

2008-08-23T04:54:00.004-06:00

Fort Collins is joining the nationwide effort to eliminate homelessness. On August 21st they released their report on the what homelessness looks like in the Choice City.
The Fort Collins Mayor, Doug Hutchinson and the community leaders who've been worked on this effort talked about the results of their study.
They were joined by Philip Mangano, director of the US Interagency Council on Homelessness.

KRFC's Caroline Harding reports on the press conference, and she talked to Rep. John Kefalas, who's a member of Governor Ritter's committee on the Homeless.

Uranium activists: CARD one year later ..

2008-07-07T15:25:00.004-06:00

A couple of years ago, Jay and Robin Davis bought 80 acres of land near Nunn, Colorado so that Robin could have the horses she loved, and work with 4-H kids teaching them to ride.
But they got a lot more than they bargained for.

First they had to organize to fight the proposed super slab project- a massive private highway
project that would have gone through their property.
Then, they got a letter that said a uranium mining company owned mineral rights to their property and wanted to do ISL mining.

In the last year, they organized CARD (Coloradoans Against Resource destruction).
Now, they're helping groups across the nation organize against uranium companies,
and the Colorado Legislature has passed new legislation to regulation ISL mining of
uranium.

Card founder Jay Davis tells the story of how it all came about ..

Caroline Harding, KRFC

Windsor Tornado Update

2008-07-07T15:02:00.007-06:00

Windsor, Colorado, was struck by a tornado on May 22, 2008, that made a devasting swath through this portion of Northern Colorado.

KRFC's Caroline Harding talks to Windsor's Mayor John Vazquez about the progress the city and it's residents are making to repair the damages- and the challenges still to come.

Special Edition 07/02/08 Patriotism

2008-06-28T09:37:00.005-06:00

Music and Politics - PT 1 Patriotism This is a 27" music documentary about the history of patriotic songs in America, and songs of political commentary. Hosted by Caroline Harding of Global Fusion Effects and KRFC's News Team, and Zach Kaplan, host of Folk Era Lite. Interlude for station ID at 13:00 Comments about the show can be emailed to: news@krfcfm.org Here's the playlist for the show: Patriotic songs -Music and patriotism
Artist	Track	Album
Robert Ian winstin & Kiev Philharmonic	Star Spangled banner	Outside the box
The Tokens	Star Spangled banner	Unfurled
Ray Charles	America the Beautiful	Soul Genius
Ed Pettersen	The liberty song	Ed Pettersen
the weavers, Pete Seeger	This land is your land	Best of the Weavers
J Mellancamp	This land is your land	Song of America-blue
Tom Russell	Who's gonna build your wall?	Wounded heart of America
various	Nuestro Himno	Somos Americanos
Tom Pacheco	Indian Prayer/the land I love	Sowing the Seeds 10th anniversary
Chad Mitchell Trio	We didn't know	That's the way it's gonna be
The Limeliters	Glory and the power	We the people

NC Craftsmanship Director Interview

2008-06-17T14:30:00.003-06:00

James Bishop interviews National Center for Craftsmanship director Neil Kaufman about the center, and the ongoing deconstruction project.

Neil Kaufman 1.mp3
Neil Kaufman 2.mp3
Neil Kaufman 3.mp3

NCC - www.nccraftsmanship.org

FC Bike Coordinator Interview

2008-06-17T14:01:00.003-06:00

James Bishop interviews FC Bikes coordinator Dave Kemp for Bike Month (June in Colorado).

Bike interview 1
Bike interview 2
Bike interview 3
Bike interview 4

FC Bikes - www.fcgov.com/bicycling
FC Bike Library - www.fcbikelibrary.org
FC Bike Co-op - www.fcbikecoop.org

KRFC 88.9FM's News on the Range signs onto blogspot

2008-04-14T20:29:00.003-06:00

Today, News on the Range signs onto blogspot to provide links to the local news we generate. From our Fort Collins studios, our volunteers cover transportation, local government, state government, mining, alternative energy, water issues, and more.

Within the coming weeks, we'll post links to our volunteer-made content: educational segments like the Museum Cache and the Garden Journal; cutting-edge commentary like the Alternative Energy Report and the Cosmic Connection; community feedback segments like the Opinion Page and Street Sense; not to mention weather, local interviews, community profiles, news analysis, and breaking news.

KRFC’s commitment to the community is served through delivering local news that empowers listeners to understand and affect their environment: beginning at the city and county, to the state, to the nation, and beyond. Anyone interested in joining or learning more about independent community media may contact "news@krfcfm.org" or call the station at 970-221-5075.