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Renew Board Members Face Calls for Resignation, Reform

Members of Renew’s board of directors had several heated exchanges during a tense open board meeting Tuesday.

San Juan County Photographer Documents Dying Junipers

By Daniel Rayzel • Sep 17, 2018

One of the icons of a southwestern landscape is mysteriously dying across the Four Corners.

Gary Farmer’s Performance Philosophy

By Daniel Rayzel • Sep 12, 2018

Courtesy of Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers

Whether it’s on a stage or on the screen, Gary Farmer has a lifetime of experience performing for an audience.

As Colorado's Unaffiliated Voters Grow, So Do Efforts To Engage Them

By Michael de Yoanna • Sep 12, 2018

Cliff Redish is a political exile. He lives in a world that's colored Republican red and Democrat blue. He used to be a Democrat, but now he's unaffiliated. Perched on a barstool in a pub in Carbondale on Colorado's Western Slope, he's hesitant to even talk about it.

"We're so divided," Redish said. "It's just unbelievable. It's hard to even bring this up in a bar right now."

Austin Cope’s Audio Postcard from India’s Monsoon Season

By Daniel Rayzel • Sep 11, 2018

Austin Cope surprised KSJD listeners Tuesday morning with an audio postcard from the other side of the globe.

Montezuma County Fire Ban Lifted

By Daniel Rayzel • Sep 10, 2018

Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office announced the countywide fire ban has ended, effective immediately.

Plateau Fire Closure, Mesa Verde Restrictions Lifted

By Daniel Rayzel • Sep 5, 2018

Cooler temperatures and increased precipitation have aided in relaxing preventive measures for wildfires in southwest Colorado.

Cortez Veteran Writes Book on Vietnam War Experience

By Daniel Rayzel • Sep 5, 2018

Jim Mischke pursued one avenue to process his time serving in the Vietnam War: writing about it.

Colorado River Flows Drop By 15 Percent Over Last 100 Years

By Luke Runyon • Sep 4, 2018

Warming temperatures are sapping the Colorado River, the water source for more than 40 million people in the southwest. A new study finds over the last 100 years the river’s flow has decreased by more than 15 percent.

Attorney General Candidate George Brauchler on Decentralizing Office, Refreshing Legislation

By Daniel Rayzel • Aug 31, 2018

George Brauchler served as the district attorney for Colorado’s 18th Judicial District since 2013. Now, he’s eyeing a job as the state’s attorney general.

The Veterans Administration's Patient Advocates Program

By Tom Yoder • Aug 31, 2018

In this episode of KSJD's monthly Veteran's Affairs program, KSJD's Tom Yoder talks with Paul Sweeney, the Veterans Experience Officer with the Veterans Administration, about their Patient Advocates Program, designed to help guide vets through the health care choices and administrative processes they must navigate within the VA.