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letter from the editor by Judith B. Taylor With summer upon us, enjoying the outdoors continues in a different way in Colorado. Fair-weather-entertaining ideas can be found in our Up Front story. Colorado is alive with many outstanding activities. We can’t forget the “take me out to the ballgame” feeling that permeates the city and Denver’s love affair with the Colorado Rockies. Read further to see what else we have in store for you this issue!
Subscribe and read more about these and other features in the current issue. June/July 2008 Features:
Profile: (On The Cover) NEVER SAY QUIT - Karla Hurdle proves that love can conquer all For Karla Hurdle, it would seem that the end of every day is a gift, the beginning a mystery. This strong woman faces challenges that most of us cannot imagine. She stands in the glare of the public spotlight with her husband, Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle, and she faces an intensely private struggle as she raises her adorable children, one of whom is afflicted with a daunting illness. Through it all, she must stand tall, keep smiling, keep moving. Amazingly, she does...

Up Front: FABULOUS SUMMER ENTERTAINING - Experts offer tips for perfect parties While visitors flock to Colorado to enjoy some of the world’s greatest skiing, locals know that nothing beats the state’s easy, breezy days and beautiful cool summer nights. So it’s no wonder that so many of us love to entertain, to cast off the shadow of long winter days, and to move outdoors in literal celebration of our spectacular summer months. The problem is, entertaining can be challenging, and it can be intimidating...

Family Issues: SHIELDING KIDS FROM DIVORCE - Parents can play a key role in keeping kids out of the middle When Maggie Lawson’s husband walked out after 14 years of marriage and two children, she was stunned and, at first, couldn’t come to grips with her new reality. “I kept hoping it was all just a bad dream and that I’d wake up and we’d go on as before,” says Lawson. “Because of this, I didn’t have the capacity to understand how deeply the split affected the kids...

Dollars & Sense: THE SANDWICH GENERATION - Things to consider to make the Golden years Golden If you are part of the 75 million individuals who make up this nation’s population of baby boomers, you are probably familiar with the term “Sandwich Generation.” This term has come to mean adults who are either raising minor children, or are providing financial and other forms of support to adult children as well as aging parents...

Role Model: THE FACE OF HOPE - Teaching kids that giving up is not an option A kid came up to me the other day and asked me if I wore a diaper. That’s how comfortable the students are with me,” says Ryan McLean, a young woman who is confined to a wheelchair after a car crash left her permanently paralyzed. This summer, McLean travels to Delhi, India, where she has been approved for stem cell treatme...

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