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The share of the U.S. population older than 65 keeps rising and more than half of older Americans will need some version of long-term health care, experts agree. But it's not always simple to access services when the need arises.
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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The sugar beet industry was integral to the prosperity that Colorado enjoys today - but it was the workers toiling in the beet fields who built that foundation. Today on In The NoCo, we hear about the enduring legacy of the immigrant families who shaped our region.
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Earlier this year, two men allegedly stole and destroyed a bronze statue of the trailblazing baseball player and civil rights hero Jackie Robinson. Now metalworkers at a foundry in Loveland are creating a replacement. Today on In The NoCo, we talk with the foundry's owner to learn how the work is going, and what makes the statue so special.
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Head coach Emma Hayes made a successful debut with the U.S. women's national team, watching Mallory Swanson and Tierna Davidson both score twice in a 4-0 win over South Korea in a friendly match in Commerce City, Colorado.
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In this story from the High Cost of Long-Term Care series from the Associated Press, this story focuses on adult day services provide stimulation for older Americans, and respite for full-time caregivers.
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For people who can't stand the gym, working out in the fresh air might be the best option.
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Federal estimates suggest 70% of people ages 65 and older will need long-term care before they die, but only 3% to 4% of Americans age 50 and older are paying for long-term care policies, according to insurance industry figures.
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About 10 drag artists from around the United States, including some with connections to Club Q, are banding together to protect and promote their art form. Qommittee announced its formation Wednesday ahead of June's LGBTQ+ Pride Month.
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New federal climate forecasts show that summer temperatures could be hotter than ever across the United States, especially in the Mountain West region.
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Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and removed federal abortion protections, a legal chess game is taking place among states. Some of these effects are being seeing in Mountain West states.
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Reliable, high-speed internet access has long been a challenge in rural parts of the West. Recently the Western Governor’s Association sent letters to Congress to encourage efforts to improve the situation.
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A new report shows the rate of spills from oil and gas drilling is dropping in the Mountain West region’s top fossil fuel-producing states.
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Newly released data from the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility shows that vast swaths of the grazing land administered by the Bureau of Land Management do not meet the agency’s land health standards. States in the West showed a wide range of compliance with those standards, with 82 percent of assessed rangeland in Montana meeting standards compared to just 10 percent in Nevada.
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