Colorado Matters

There’s a clinical trial underway in Colorado that is recruiting participants in an effort to treat and reverse Alzheimer’s disease. Then, electric vehicles are changing how firefighters respond to car fires. Plus, Native American skier Ross Anderson from Durango will be inducted into the Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame this weekend! And, Mount Blue Sky, the highest road in North America, is now closed for repairs until spring of 2026.

Voters will decide 14 ballot measures in the November election. We’ll take a closer look at the issues. Plus, working to support startups in rural Colorado. Then, separating fact from fiction in the story of Venezuelan gangs in Aurora. Later, with Wu-Tang Clan, RZA sampled classical composers; now he’s the classical composer, and his new album with the Colorado Symphony is “A Ballet Through Mud.” And congratulations to Colorado’s YanXiao Gong who won a silver medal in the Paralympics!

Ever love a book so much you re-read it? That’s how we think of today’s encore show. “Our Moon” is the title of Rebecca Boyle’s new book. She lives in Colorado Springs, where she spoke on-stage with Ryan Warner in April at Colorado College for “Turn the Page with Colorado Matters.”

On this Labor Day, people who work, to make a difference for others, including two artists, whose goal is to “paint the plains” from Bennet to Burlington, Lamar to Limon. Plus, a Colorado non-profit that makes sure working single moms have a reliable car. Also, a men’s clothier that’s making more than a fashion statement. And coffee with a cause.

We’ll talk about what the compromise deal reached by state lawmakers in a special session means for homeowners in Colorado. Then, a new music venue draws crowds, and noise complaints, in Colorado Springs. Plus, “Doors Open Denver” lets you explore the city’s architecture, past, present and future. Later, training for climate change healthcare. And the legacy of women in mining in Colorado.

Newly-appointed state historian William Wei says Democratic governments are facing the worst crisis since the 1930s. And he hopes to get Coloradans thinking about threats to democracy at home and abroad.

The flu shot and a fresh round of COVID vaccines are coming. What’s the ideal timing to get them? How much protection can we expect? We ask Dr. Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, a leading family physician in Aurora. We also discuss long COVID, which is personal to him. Plus, the journey of an opera singer back to the stage after she, too, got long COVID. And as the Paralympics begin in Paris, we re-share the story of a veteran who led the way for other athletes.

Imagine living abroad, or even in another part of the country for a few months or longer, with your family in tow and using the world as your classroom. It might not be as far-fetched as you think. Three Boulder moms wrote a book on how to do it: “Wonder Year: A Guide to Long-Term Family Travel and Worldschooling.” Chandra Thomas Whitfield spoke with co-author Julie Frieder, as well as a Denver family who took up the adventure.