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T H E AF TE RMATH // Skiing prodigy Kailyn Forsberg suffered devastating injuries
in a jump in April at Copper Mountain. This is one of an occasional series tracking her progress.
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N EXT D EBAT E IN C O LO.
For paralyzed teen,
some days are dark
FRIENDS, FAMILY TRY TO HELP WITH NEW NORMAL
Pot now
a major
topic in
election
Candidates can
no longer dodge or
dismiss the issue.
By John Frank
The Denver Post
Kailyn Forsberg and her dad, Mitch, try to install a freewheel, which will allow her to roll over more rugged terrain in her
wheelchair. The downstairs of their Eagle home has been modified to allow for her independence. Lindsay Pierce, The Denver Post
By Jason Blevins The Denver Post
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he little girl, about 8 or 9,
sheepishly hands Kailyn Forsberg a swollen envelope. Inside is $121.
“It was from her lemonade
stand this summer. I used to babysit her,”
Kailyn says later. “It was cool.”
As the moon and sun trade horizons over
Eagle’s Brush Creek Pavilion on a cool summer night, more than 800 Eagle County residents are rallying around one of their own.
Kailyn, her wheelchair bogging in the lush
grass, stays tucked into a corner of the park.
She’s wearing her trademark tie-dye. A
horde of girls guard her perimeter. The 15year-old isn’t keen on all the attention.
Soon, she rolls out of sight.
The fundraiser set records for the 19year-old Vail Valley Charitable Fund,
which organized the “Caring for Kailyn”
event. Kailyn was surprised at the
showing.
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DENVER & THE WEST
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER’S NEW CHANCELLOR
FORESEES CHANGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
University of Denver chancellor
Rebecca Chopp took the job
convinced that mission-driven
schools such as DU will lead major
change in higher education.
Gender-related challenges persist
at institutions across the country,
and the university is leaning on
Chopp’s experience to address
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NATION & WORLD
POPE STARTS TOUR
WITH VISIT TO CUBA
Pope Francis meets with
President Raul Castro on the first
day of his nine-day visit to the
island nation and the U.S . »2A
Business. Redevelopment of the
St. Anthony complex leads the way
as development along West Colfax
Avenue begins to boom. »1K
Asylum seekers find borders
closed. Thousands are stranded
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The 2016 campaign is spawning
a new axiom in presidential politics: You can’t spell POTUS without pot.
For the first time, marijuana is
becoming a significant policy issue
for Republican and Democratic
candidates — thanks in part to softening public attitudes toward the
drug and Colorado’s prominent
place on the political map.
“(Marijuana) is a topic that 2016
presidential candidates will not be
able to avoid or dismiss with a pithy
talking point,” said John Hudak, a
fellow at the Brookings Institution,
a think tank whose research has focused on the legalization push. “It
is one that candidates will have to
think about and engage.”
In the Republican primary, the
candidates are making marijuana
an issue on their own. New Jersey
Gov. Chris Christie said he would
enforce federal laws to crack
down on pot use in states such as
Colorado. Kentucky Sen. Rand
Paul became the first major candidate to attend a fundraiser with
the weed industry in his recent
Denver visit.
But pot politics hit prime time
with an extended exchange in last
week’s GOP debate on CNN, which
drew an audience of 23 million.
The focus on the topic is likely
to intensify as the campaign trail
leads to Colorado for the next
GOP debate, in October.
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