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While the war with Iran is thousands of miles away, its effects are already being felt locally. That includes higher prices at the fuel pump. Then, Colorado is in danger of running short on nurses. The state’s universities hope to shore things up. Plus, can pumping oxygen into your home help with altitude sickness and insomnia?

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Read more on the stories in today’s show:

• Vote for your favorite train name. 
• CPR’s Ryan Warner on CSU’s new nursing program.
• CPR’s Tom Hesse on home oxygenation.
• KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin on the death of Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.