We check-in with Boulder journalist Shay Castle on what’s ahead at this week’s Boulder City Council meeting followed by a preview of today’s Metro show where KGNU speaks with Rev. Nicole Garcia of Boulder’s Westview Church about how her congregation is handling the pandemic.

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The Morning Magazine features local news headlines, stories and features and broadcasts on KGNU Monday through Friday 8.04-8.30am.

As holiday shopping ramps up we speak with the Denver/Boulder Buy Nothing group about their mission and perspective on consumerism. Then, essayist Kevin Kling brings us reflections on the harvest.

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The Morning Magazine features local news headlines, stories and features and broadcasts on KGNU Monday through Friday 8.04-8.30am.

We begin with the latest COVID-19 updates followed by a look at how thousands of kids in Colorado are being raised by their grandparents. We’ll speak with one grandmother about her challenges raising a grandchild. We close with our regular Wednesday morning features, Make Them Hear You and Naturally with local herbalist Brigette Mars.

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The Morning Magazine features local news headlines, stories and features and broadcasts on KGNU Monday through Friday 8.04-8.30am.

We speak to a longtime advocate for Boulder’s homeless community about a recent statement from the city’s Human’s Realtionstions Comission offering a harsh assessment of Boulder’s approach to homelessness. Then, we hear about Boulder’s Emergency Response Connectors working to keep neighbors informed and improve two-way communication between residents and government. H2O radio brings us their latest newcast exploring how milk can help capture carbon followed by the comment line.

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The Morning Magazine features local news headlines, stories and features and broadcasts on KGNU Monday through Friday 8.04-8.30am.

We hear an update on how some artists and musicians are coping during the pandemic. Then, a report on how students are increasingly taking their first two years of higher education at a community college before transferring to a four-year university and why so many federal dollars in college aid funds are left untapped. We close with a preview of today’s Metro show speaking with the Colorado Coalition on Sexual Assault.

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The Morning Magazine features local news headlines, stories and features and broadcasts on KGNU Monday through Friday 8.04-8.30am.

An epidemiologist shares some ideas for a safe Thanksgiving followed by a look at how organizers are hoping an upcoming annual one-day toy donation event is as normal as possible despite the pandemic. Then, Restore Colorado, an environmental grant-making program, updates us on their work towards increased agricultural carbon sequestration. We close with a new food waste tip and TRENDS Diary.

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The Morning Magazine features local news headlines, stories and features and broadcasts on KGNU Monday through Friday 8.04-8.30am.

We begin with a discussion on spirituality in the time of COVID-19 followed by a conversation looking at solar gardens—not just the panels, the actual plants. We close with our regular Thursday morning visit with John Lehndorff on Radio Nibbles.

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The Morning Magazine features local news headlines, stories and features and broadcasts on KGNU Monday through Friday 8.04-8.30am.

Boulder residents will soon be debating the merits of a huge land annexation without any idea of what might be built there. The issue was before the Boulder city council last night – and we’ll have a report. Then, we’ll talk with a citizen activist about concerns over a proposed trail through Rocky Flats, the former site of a nuclear bomb factory. We close with our regular Wednesday morning features, Make Them Hear You—opportunities to engage public officials and Naturally with local herbalist Brigette Mars.

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The Morning Magazine features local news headlines, stories and features and broadcasts on KGNU Monday through Friday 8.04-8.30am.

We’ll hear from a wild land firefighter about what it’s like to do that work in the time of COVID-19. Also, a look at some of the unusual ways people are trying to control erosion on Colorado rivers. On Tuesdays we also check the KGNU Comment Line where listeners respond to what they hear on the station.

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The Morning Magazine features local news headlines, stories and features and broadcasts on KGNU Monday through Friday 8.04-8.30am.

We speak with Boulder Journalist Shay Castle, owner and publisher of Boulder Beat News, about her take on the COVID-19 and election-related presentations to Boulder City Council last week. Then, the group American Women in Politics talks about the number of women who won election races this year followed by a preview of our afternoon Metro show.

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The Morning Magazine features local news headlines, stories and features and broadcasts on KGNU Monday through Friday 8.04-8.30am.