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Kirk Siegler reports for NPR, based out of NPR West in California.

Siegler grew up near Missoula, MT, and received a B.A. in journalism from the University of Colorado.  Heâ

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It's All Politics
11:44 am
Wed September 12, 2012

Pro-Romney SuperPAC: 'Enormous Opportunity' In Western Swing States

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Americans for Prosperity brought its "Failing Agenda" bus tour to suburban cities in Colorado's heavily populated Front Range.
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Originally published on Wed September 12, 2012 2:55 pm

Some well-funded pro-Mitt Romney superPACs and other advocacy groups are pulling their TV ad dollars in Pennsylvania and Michigan and are doubling down on efforts in what they consider to be more crucial swing states — such as Florida, Ohio, Iowa and Colorado.

Those are states where President Obama has also been spending considerable time campaigning lately, but where he's facing a barrage of attack ads from his Republican rival and the conservative superPACs, such as American Crossroads, and nonprofit advocacy groups, like Americans for Prosperity.

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Election 2012
4:46 am
Wed September 5, 2012

Colo. Gov. Hickenlooper To Address Convention

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Originally published on Wed September 5, 2012 6:57 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is among the scheduled speakers at the Democratic Convention tonight. The former brew pub owner is one of the most popular governors in the country, and the Obama campaign hopes his popularity will help the party, once again, with the battleground state of Colorado in November. Kirk Siegler of member station KUNC has this profile.

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U.S.
5:14 pm
Thu August 23, 2012

U. Of Colorado To Students: No Guns In Dorms, Please

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Starting this school year, students with concealed carry permits at the University of Colorado Boulder will be allowed to carry handguns in almost all areas of campus.
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Originally published on Thu August 23, 2012 5:49 pm

Freshmen chatter anxiously as they stream out of their dorms for orientation at the University of Colorado in Boulder this week. There's a buzz and energy around campus that you might expect this time of year.

But Deb Coffin, vice chancellor for student affairs, says one thing is different: "It is legal now to bring your concealed carry weapon with you, as long as you're a permit holder and keep it concealed."

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It's All Politics
11:11 am
Wed August 15, 2012

Aurora Shootings Come Into Play In Colorado Races

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Originally published on Wed August 15, 2012 11:57 am

Last month's deadly theater shootings in Aurora, Colo., are starting to play front and center in at least two hotly contested U.S. House races in the swing state.

The conservative lobbying group Compass Colorado this week announced it's beginning a slate of automated calls highlighting what the organization says is Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter's politicization of the July 20 attack that left 12 people dead and 58 injured.

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News
5:51 pm
Mon August 13, 2012

In Colorado Wildfires' Wake, Survivors Live In Limbo

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C.J. Moore stands where her front door used to be, before the Waldo Canyon Fire swept through the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colo. The fire destroyed more than 350 homes there.
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Like many of her neighbors, Moore lost almost all of her belongings in the fire.
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Originally published on Mon August 13, 2012 6:09 pm

When the Waldo Canyon Fire roared over the hill behind the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colo., in June, nearly 350 homes were destroyed. The blaze reduced this affluent neighborhood at the foot of the mountains to rubble.

C.J. Moore's home on Mirror Lake Court was among the casualties. The inferno was so hot, her stone driveway exploded. Only a few blackened trees sway eerily in the wind where her home used to stand.

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Around the Nation
4:30 pm
Sun July 22, 2012

After Shooting Rampage, A Community Looks To Heal

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Ted Engelmann, left, helps Yamilet Ortega, 3, second from left, and Kimberly Hernandez, 7, light candles, Saturday at a memorial near the movie theater in Aurora, Colo., where a gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens of others Friday.
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Originally published on Sun July 22, 2012 5:33 pm

President Obama is in Aurora, Colo., on Sunday, meeting with the families of the victims of the deadly theater shootings that killed 12 people and injured 58 more. He'll also attend a memorial service and meet briefly with local officials.

Outside the movie theater where Friday's rampage occurred, there's a makeshift memorial at the edge of a hot and dusty lot. There are hundreds of candles and flowers, American flags and signs memorializing the victims.

"It's a sad time, very sad time," said William Cloud, a local professor, who came by to pay his respects.

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The Aurora Theater Shootings
5:08 pm
Fri July 20, 2012

Colo. Shooting Suspect Was Withdrawing From School

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Originally published on Fri July 20, 2012 6:56 pm

We ask neighbors in Aurora, Colo., what they know about the suspected movie theater shooter, James Holmes.

Around the Nation
5:26 am
Thu June 21, 2012

Why Wildfire Mitigation Would Pay Off Later

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Originally published on Thu June 21, 2012 6:21 am

Crews in Colorado are struggling to get the upper hand on the massive High Park wildfire that's destroyed more homes and property than any blaze in the state's history. With Colorado and the rest of the drought-plagued Southwest coming off a winter with record low snowpack, officials are braced for more fires. But previous forest management techniques could be partly to blame for the severe fires.

NPR Story
5:35 am
Tue June 12, 2012

Massive Wildfire Burns Out Of Control In Colo.

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Originally published on Tue June 12, 2012 8:18 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

In the southern Rocky Mountains, several destructive wildfires are burning across a vast stretch of parched land and firefighters are struggling to gain control. In Colorado, the High Park Fire which flared up this past weekend is huge, even for a region where wildfires are common. The fires quickly engulfed more than 41,000 acres, destroying dozens of homes and buildings. And there's no end in sight. Kirk Siegler of member station KUNC brings us this update.

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Politics
4:48 am
Thu May 10, 2012

Swing State Voters Mull Obama's Announcement

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Originally published on Thu May 10, 2012 6:55 am

Some voters in Colorado are not happy about President Obama's decision to come out in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage.

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