In post-pandemic isolation, KUNC commentator Peter Moore was feeling lonely. So he caught a ride to a fuller, richer life.

KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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The cost of housing in Colorado’s mountain towns is so expensive, many workers can’t afford rent. One program in Frisco offers an unusual solution – a parking lot that allows people to park and sleep in their vehicles.
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Education leaders across Colorado are grappling with how to respond to the Trump administration's immigration policies. They recently got help from a Nebraska superintendent who saw his own community shaken by an immigration raid two decades ago. He shares the lessons he learned, and his advice for educators in the months ahead.
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A glut of unused office space in downtown Denver could be transformed into affordable living units. That’s according to a recent study that looked at converting empty office space to increase the available housing in the city. We explore that proposal, on today’s In The NoCo.
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A 0.5% fee would be imposed under House Bill 1302 on every home insurance policy in Colorado, unless a house meets certain wildfire mitigation standards
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The school closings are a way for the district to address declining enrollment.
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Under pressure from survivors and lawmakers, Colorado struggling to address huge delays in evidence testing.
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The price of eggs remains high – and we can't blame it all on outbreaks of the avian flu. Today on In The NoCo, we explore how the systems we use to produce and deliver eggs in the U.S. are the root of the problem — and what might be done to fix it.
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The suit would essentially force taxpayers to pay for an effort to dismantle the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, which was approved by voters in 1992
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National Parks Week begins this weekend, kicking off with free entry to all parks on Saturday, April 19 — just weeks after mass layoffs and court-ordered reinstatements of some park workers.
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The donation is part of a larger effort to return bison to Indigenous lands and stewardship.
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Justices have until mid-August to decide on the future of reproductive rights in the state.
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A recent study looked at undergraduate and graduate college math programs that prepare elementary school teachers and how much instructional time is devoted to teaching basic concepts and how to teach math. Only 1 in 8 programs met certain recommended minimums.
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Environmentalists say this analysis is critical to paint a full picture of climate and health impacts, but industry reps say it’s not necessary.
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New research shows high levels of a toxic byproduct linked to cancer and other health problems polluting drinking water across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West. One of the main causes is manure runoff from livestock farms.
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