Michelle P. Fulcher

Feb 26, 2024 | cpr.org | Michelle P. Fulcher

Episode | 51:11April 18, 2022: U.S. Rep. Jason Crow on Ukraine; A Colorado connection to ‘Turning Red’Segment 1 | 10:51Segment 2 | 6:08Segment 3 | 15:15Democratic U.S. Rep. Jason Crow on the military and refugee aspects of the Ukrainian crisis. He’s just back from Poland. Also, a Ukrainian refugee family living in Colorado Springs copes with uncertainty. And, remembering former state Rep. Gloria Tanner. Then, a Colorado connection to Pixar’s new movie, “Turning Red.” Plus, your Red Rocks regrets.

Feb 26, 2024 | cpr.org | Ryan Warner |Michelle P. Fulcher

Episode | 50:43Sept. 1, 2022: An Afghan family’s harrowing escape to a new home in ColoradoSegment 1 | 1:10:45Segment 2 | 4:52Afghans who escaped Kabul a year ago are making a life for themselves. Or trying to. Like other refugees, they contend with enduring trauma, culture shock, homesickness, and obstacles to employment. Today we meet Ahmad Siddiqi, an Afghan who now calls Colorado home with his wife and four children. Then, Jefferson County grapples with half-empty schools.

Jan 9, 2024 | cpr.org | Michelle P. Fulcher

Republicans, vastly outnumbered in both houses of the Colorado Legislature, say Democrats muscled them out of almost every meaningful debate last year. GOP leaders say they hope for better treatment in the legislative session that opens Wednesday. “I'm in constant conversation with the majority. I hope, sincerely hope, that they're sensitive to those sorts of tactics being applied towards the citizens,” said House Minority Leader Mike Lynch of Wellington.

Dec 21, 2023 | cpr.org | Michelle P. Fulcher

The days were cold and hard in Luxembourg in December 1944. Residents of the tiny town of Wiltz had just been liberated after more than four years of brutal German occupation. Members of the U.S. Army’s 28th Infantry Division were in town, resting and recuperating after weeks of fierce battle in a nearby forest. Among them was a bespectacled young corporal named Richard Brookins.

Nov 21, 2023 | cpr.org | Michelle P. Fulcher

‘Tis the season. But before there’s any Silent Night there are weeks of high expectations, packed schedules, strained finances and frayed tempers. Denver's Craig Knippenberg, a family therapist and author of “Shame-Free Parenting: Building Resiliency in Times of Hardship, Guns, and Social Media,” has ideas for maintaining calm amid the chaos. Create and keep family traditions. They’re fun, they’re familiar and they bring back happy memories. Set expectations (and a budget) for gifts.