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Aspen Public Radio is experiencing microwave outages that are affecting signal quality on 88.9, 89.3 (Glenwood Springs), and 90.1. The outages are worse in the mornings and evenings. We apologize for the inconvenience and working diligently to correct the problem.
An Evening with NPR
Aspen Public Radio presents NPR political editor Ken Rudin and senior Washington editor Ron Elving in a conversation about the state of politics, Washington and President Obama. They will speak in Glenwood Springs on July 8 and in Aspen on July 9. For ticket information, dates and locations, click here.

Aspen Public Radio is proud to partner with The Aspen Institute to broadcast from the Aspen Ideas Festival June 29 - July 5. Click here for a current broadcast schedule (subject to change: please check back regularly).

Festival Notes
Thursday July 2, 2009
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Tomorrow evening at the Benedict Music Tent, conductor Nicholas McGegan leads the Aspen Chamber Symphony in works by Mozart and Haydn. The concert highlights soprano Cyndia Sieden in arias by Mozart as well as a selection from Thomas Ades's opera The Tempest.

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Local News
Morning Newscast
Thursday July 2, 2009
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U.S. Senator Michael Bennet visited Aspen's Colorado Mountain College campus yesterday, and praised the school's push to create green training programs. Aspen Public Radio's Marci Krivonen reports.

Among the heady themes of world affairs, the American economy and climate change, there are other topics discussed at the Aspen Ideas Festival that draw crowds because of their simple intrigue. A session on "Lust, Romance and Attachment" packed a room Tuesday, enlightening participants on some of their most basic human traits. Aspen Public Radio's Mitzi Rapkin reports. More local news

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