/tags/commentary Commentary en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:16:26 GMT /culture-identity/2024-03-22/let-me-give-you-a-hug-of-forgiveness-on-the-way-out-of-town-russell When the going gets tough, »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ· commentator Peter Moore likes to watch… sports. In a world on fire, he says the Nuggets and the Avalanche distract him from stuff that is way more important. And that’s the point. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:16:26 GMT /culture-identity/2024-03-22/let-me-give-you-a-hug-of-forgiveness-on-the-way-out-of-town-russell Peter Moore /arts-life/2016-01-22/does-historical-accuracy-matter-in-the-movies From the very beginning, the movies have found it easy to alter what may have actually happened in the world.Around the turn of the 20th century, supposed… Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:06:28 GMT /arts-life/2016-01-22/does-historical-accuracy-matter-in-the-movies Howie Movshovitz /2015-06-06/lunch-lady-knows-theres-no-quick-fix-for-feeding-hungry-kids A school kitchen manager lost her job after giving a free meal to a hungry student. NPR's Scott Simon wonders if you'd rather a hungry kid encounter a lunch lady who enforces rules, or Della Curry? Sat, 06 Jun 2015 09:25:00 GMT /2015-06-06/lunch-lady-knows-theres-no-quick-fix-for-feeding-hungry-kids Scott Simon /2014-11-08/a-challenge-to-the-new-congress-fix-stagnant-wages The 2014 election's over, but NPR's Linda Wertheimer says we should still be talking politics, every week. Specifically, she hopes lawmakers will come together to do something about wage stagnation. Sat, 08 Nov 2014 10:53:43 GMT /2014-11-08/a-challenge-to-the-new-congress-fix-stagnant-wages Linda Wertheimer /npr-news/2013-08-14/doctors-look-for-a-way-off-the-medical-hamster-wheel Some primary care doctors feel a bit like airline ticket agents. Seeing patients is like trying to find seats for passengers on an oversold airplane. Someone's going to leave the office unhappy, and the computer work never seems to stop. Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:33:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-14/doctors-look-for-a-way-off-the-medical-hamster-wheel John Henning Schumann /2013-08-10/the-doctor-an-utterly-millennial-hero Doctor Who fans waited with bated breath this summer for the announcement of the latest actor to play the Doctor. But the Doctor is more than a character on a show that millions love, he's arguably the chosen hero of the millennial generation. Sat, 10 Aug 2013 12:21:00 GMT /2013-08-10/the-doctor-an-utterly-millennial-hero Celeste Headlee /2013-06-19/tv-movie-streaming-services-want-to-grow-with-kids Twenty percent of Netflix's streaming is made up of content for kids. Amazon just ordered a bunch of pilots of kids' shows. TV critic Eric Deggans says subscription streaming services are going to lean on parents' desire for control of what their kids watch as they build their audiences. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:00 GMT /2013-06-19/tv-movie-streaming-services-want-to-grow-with-kids /2013-05-25/words-of-wisdom-for-the-graduating-class-of-moore-okla High school seniors in Moore, Okla., will hold commencement ceremonies Saturday, despite the death and destruction wreaked by this week's tornado. Scott Simon asks two Oklahoma writers to offer advice to the graduating classes. Sat, 25 May 2013 09:55:36 GMT /2013-05-25/words-of-wisdom-for-the-graduating-class-of-moore-okla Scott Simon /2013-05-17/week-in-politics-irs-benghazi-emails-ap-phone-logs Audie Cornish speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss controversial IRS audits, the release of White House emails on Benghazi talking points and the Justice Department's seizure of AP phone logs. Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT /2013-05-17/week-in-politics-irs-benghazi-emails-ap-phone-logs /2013-04-27/athlete-brings-new-meaning-to-taking-one-for-the-team Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon considers the story of Cameron Lyle, a varsity athlete at the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Lyle forfeited his final season on the track team in order to donate his bone marrow to a 28-year-old cancer victim he's never even met. Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT /2013-04-27/athlete-brings-new-meaning-to-taking-one-for-the-team