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USA PRO CHALLENGE COMES TO GOLDEN
Death penalty sounds in election Beauprez criticizes Hickenlooper in Dunlap decision By Vic Vela
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The peloton turns the corner near Parfet Park in Golden, where a giant video screen was set up to allow Golden spectators to watch the rest of the race play out, after the riders had departed the city. Jack Anderson from Drapac pro cycling team heads up 13th Street on his way back to Washington Avenue where spectators packed in to cheer on the riders.
Death penalty politics resurfaced in the gubernatorial race last week on the heels of comments made by Gov. John Hickenlooper during a recent television interview. But political observers wonder just how much voters actually care about capital punishment in relation to other issues, and what impact, if any, the death penalty debate will have come November. Hickenlooper confirmed to KDVRTV on Aug. 18 what many believe has been the case for a while — that he’s changed Report his mind over the years and is now against the death penalty. “There’s no deterrence to having capital punishment,” Hickenlooper said during the interview. The governor said he had been a death penalty supporter his entire life until factors, such as the high cost of putting someone to death, started to turn his mind around on the issue. “And, I don’t know about you, but when I get new facts, I change my opinion,” said Hickenlooper, who told voters four years ago that he was in favor of the death penalty. Hickenlooper has had to deal with questions about his views on capital punishment since last year, when he chose to grant a temporary reprieve for death row inmate Nathan Dunlap, who was convicted of murdering four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant in 1993. Republicans have attacked Hickenlooper for failing to see through Dunlap’s execution. The death penalty issue has been used by former Congressman Bob
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Nearly 200 cyclists raced through Golden as part of Stage 7 at the USA Pro Challenge on Sunday, Aug. 24. Riders tore through Golden twice before making their way to Denver which ended the six day biking race that started in Aspen. The Stage 7 winner was Alex Howes of team Garmin-Sharp, a former Golden resident and Golden High School alum.
PHOTOS BY AMY WOODWARD
Cyclist Kristian House with Rapha Candor JLT pedals faster after turning at Ford and 13th streets in Golden.
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Shoes distributed at Pleasant View
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By Amy Woodward
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PLE ASE RECYCLE T HIS C OPY
awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com They say you can tell a lot about person by their shoes, but for a group of local volunteers who are set on providing footwear to every individual who needs it, a comfy pair of lace-ups is enough to give any one the confidence they need to succeed. Exactly 266 students at Pleasant View Elementary each received a new pair of shoes Aug. 21 as part
of the Soles4Souls.CO shoe distribution after Golden was picked as the winner for providing the best reception for charity runner Rae Heim. In 2012, Rae Heim, 18, ran barefoot from Boston to Manhattan Beach, Calif., to raise awareness for Soles4Souls, a nonprofit organization that distributes shoes to 127 countries. When Heim ran into Golden, she was given a police escort and a welcoming reception, along with more than 3,500 pairs of donated shoes.
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A collection of 266 pairs of shoes were given to every student at Pleasant View Elementary. Sandy Glaviano, volunteer for Soles4Souls, grabs a couple boxes of shoes on Thursday, Aug. 21. Photo by Amy Woodward