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La pasada temporada de esquí, un número récord de esquiadores y snowboarders visitaron estaciones de esquí en la región Rocky Mountain, incluido Colorado. La gran mayoría de los visitantes eran de raza blanca. Hay un esfuerzo en Summit County para hacer que estos deportes de nieve sean más accesibles para todos, y está dirigido por un residente latino que comprende la experiencia de los inmigrantes.
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Last ski season, a record number of skiers and snowboarders visited resorts in the Rocky Mountain region, including Colorado. The vast majority of them were white. There’s an effort in Summit County to make these snowsports more accessible to everyone, and it’s being led by a longtime resident who understands the immigrant experience.
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Teen mental health rates are improving in Summit County, according to new data from the Healthy Kids Colorado survey.
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Students who miss 10% of school days are known as chronically absent. The problem can lead kids down a precarious path and it’s a big issue in Colorado. Reporter and senior editor Leigh Paterson tells us what some schools are doing about it.
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The town of Breckenridge is building a new neighborhood for local workers. But with just 61 units for sale, only a small group of residents will end up with a home. Plus, Summit County is partnering with the U.S. Forest Service on a ‘first-of-its-kind' housing development that’s been 60 years in the making.
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The housing crisis is tightening its grip on mountain communities. That’s the subject of the new season of KUNC’s The Colorado Dream. Host and creator Stephanie Daniel joins In the NoCo for a series of conversations about the new season. We begin in Summit County.
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There is a housing crisis in Colorado’s mountain resort communities. It’s left longtime locals, like 29-year-old Summit County resident Javier Pineda Rosas, unable to find a stable living situation. A recent survey taken by county residents shows just how dire the situation has become. The county will need over 2,300 rental and for-sale units - at all price points - to meet the housing demand.
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Colorado environment and health reporter Michael Booth joined us to discuss what owners of properties in mountain towns are saying as the fight over short-term rentals rages on.
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En febrero, el gobierno de Nicaragua expulsó a 222 presos políticos y los envió a los Estados Unidos. Cuatro de esos ex-prisioneros viven en el condado de Summit. Ahora se están adaptando a la vida en pueblos en las montañas de Colorado con la ayuda de la comunidad nicaragüense local.
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In February, the repressive Nicaraguan government expelled 222 political prisoners and sent them to America. Four of those ex-prisoners are living in Summit County. Now they’re settling into life in the Colorado mountains with help from their fellow countrymen.