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More Teachers 'Flipping' The School Day Upside Down

Welcome to the 21st century classroom: a world where students watch lectures at home — and do homework at school. It's called classroom flipping, and it's slowly catching on in schools around the...

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For Legal Pot Sellers, A Big Tax Problem

An obscure tax code provision crafted for drug dealers is giving state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries a headache.In Colorado, federal income tax rates for dispensaries can soar as high as 70...

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From Battle To Birds: Drones Get Second Life Counting Critters

The U.S. military and law enforcement agencies have seen increased public scrutiny on the domestic use of the robotically piloted planes known as drones. Working on the sidelines of this debate, the...

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Gunmaker Says Colorado's New Laws Will Send It Packing

Colorado responded to the mass shootings in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., by passing new gun control measures last month. That's not sitting well with several gun-related businesses in the...

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A Year Later, Few Residents Have Rebuilt After Colorado Fire

Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the High Park fire northwest of Fort Collins, Colo. The blaze consumed 259 homes in the rural area, but so far only 10 households have finished rebuilding a...

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Banjo Billy's Bus Tour: History, Mystery And Bad Jokes

The rambling, funky ride called Banjo Billy's Bus Tours, in Boulder, Colo., is equal parts history, crime stories and comedy. It's all woven together by John Georgis — better known as Banjo Billy — in...

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Community Supported Agriculture: How Big Is Too Big?

The peak of the summer harvest is approaching, which means that if you have a community supported agriculture share, you may be receiving a daunting amount of fresh produce to cook every week.In recent...

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In Wake Of Colo. Floods, A Scramble To Clean Up Spilled Oil

The heavy floodwaters in Colorado this month caused more than 37,000 gallons of oil to spill into or near rivers, and the state's oil and gas industry is rushing to fix equipment damaged during the storm.

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Colo. Flooding Challenges Small Business Owners In Lyons

Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Amid the partial government shutdown, the Small Business Administration will continue only a few programs, including disaster relief loans. That's good news in...

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Boulder, Colo., Feels Furloughed Government Workers' Pain

Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne.Let's check in now on some people and places affected by the...

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Colo. Fracking Votes Put Pressure On Energy Companies

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More Girls Target Archery, Inspired By 'The Hunger Games'

The indoor shooting range at Archery in the Wild in northern Colorado used to be dominated by camouflage and hunters. But on this Saturday morning, the archery range is dotted with ponytails and...

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As Ballot Deadline Looms, A Muddied Debate Over Colo. Fracking

"Hello. Are you registered to vote in Colorado?"It's a refrain many in the state have grown to loathe this summer — heard outside their favorite grocery store or shopping mall as signature gatherers...

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Flood Damage Repaired, Aging Congregation Still Faces Challenges

This is part of a series of stories aboutstarting over, profiling people who, by choice or circumstance, reinvented or transformed themselves.Chapel of the Interlude is a fitting name for a church in...

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EPA Evaluates Impact Of Wastewater Spill In Colorado

Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Last week, workers with the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally released wastewater at an abandoned...

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Sage Grouse Does Not Need Protection, U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Says

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Get Ready To Pay More To Enter Some National Parks

The cost of getting into some national parks increases on Thursday.The rates will go up despite the fact that visitation at parks is up, which means bigger crowds, congested traffic and busier visitor...

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Colorado Leads U.S. In Control Of Methane Gas Emissions

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More Teachers 'Flipping' The School Day Upside Down

Welcome to the 21st century classroom: a world where students watch lectures at home — and do homework at school. It's called classroom flipping, and it's slowly catching on in schools around the...

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For Legal Pot Sellers, A Big Tax Problem

An obscure tax code provision crafted for drug dealers is giving state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries a headache.In Colorado, federal income tax rates for dispensaries can soar as high as 70...

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