DENVER FIRE DEPARTMENT Burke files lawsuitDec 29, 2016 · RAMSEY»7A 8,000 JOBS TO U.S....
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GENERATION X CONFRONTS ITS MORTALITY »15A NATION & WORLD INSIDE Business » 12-14A | Comics » 5-6C | Lottery » 2A | Markets » 13A | Movies » 4C | Obituaries » 17A | Puzzles » 5C,7C Voice of the Rocky Mountain Empire THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2016 sunny E 45° F 27° 18A B © the denver post B $2 price may vary outside metro denver 6 SPORTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO END ON A HIGH NOTE Colorado gets a chance to write a better ending to a storybook season when it faces No. 13 Oklahoma State (9-3) in the Alamo Bowl on Thursday. »1B JONBENÉT RAMSEY CASE Burke files $750M lawsui t Burke Ramsey is suing CBS, claiming that it slandered him in a documentary about the slaying of his sister. By Kirk Mitchell The Denver Post The brother of JonBenét Ram- sey has filed a lawsuit seeking $750 million against CBS Corp., saying the broadcast company produced a fraudulent documen- tary that slandered him by accus- ing him of striking and killing his sister with a flashlight in 1996. Burke Ramsey’s lawsuit was filed Wednesday in 3rd Circuit Court in Wayne County, Mich., by Atlanta attorney Lin Wood on Ramsey’s behalf. It claims CBS slandered him during a prime- time, four-hour documentary Sept. 18 and 19. The defendants in the case also include Critical Content LLC, a California programming studio; former FBI profilers Jim Clem- ente, James Fitzgerald and Stanley Burke; forensic expert Laura Richards; former Boulder district attorney’s investigator A. James Kolar; forensic scientist Dr. Wer- ner Spitz; and celebrity patholo- RAMSEY » 7A 8,000 JOBS TO U.S. Trump touting plans by Japan tech mogul By Vivian Salama and Josh Boak The Associated Press palm beach, fla. » Donald Trump on Wednesday touted plans by a Japanese mogul to bring 8,000 jobs to the United States. They could be the first of the 50,000 jobs that tech billionaire Masayoshi Son promised to create after meeting with the president- elect in December. In the grand scheme of the economy, the jobs announcement is unlikely to have a major impact. Still, it’s another example of how Trump is trying to stoke voters’ belief that he is actively fighting for their well-being. TRUMP » 16A By Noelle Phillips The Denver Post D enver Fire Capt. Steven Holtz stretched across a treatment table at the Rocky Mountain Fire Academy as a physical therapist wrapped a thick, red rubber band around his arm and began pull- ing Holtz’s arm over his head and back down. The physical therapist, Casey Stoneberger, worked to extend Holtz’s range of motion as he recovers from surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff and biceps tendon. “They wear oxygen bottles and they have to be able to reach really far be- hind their backs to turn that on,” Stoneberger said. Until he can do that, Holtz will stay on desk duty — something he already has grown tired of. But those who run the Denver Fire Department’s new health and well- ness program, which borrows its phi- losophy and exercise routines from professional sports, hope they can help him climb back onto a firetruck much faster. In the first year, the department re- ported that its workers’ compensation claims from overexertion — the most frequent cause of injury in the profes- sion — dropped, as did the cost of treating injuries to lower backs, shoul- ders and knees. The total cost for treating workers’ comp injuries to primary body parts addressed by the program dropped 42 percent to $253,184 in the first year, ac- cording to statistics provided by the department. FIRE » 6A DENVER FIRE DEPARTMENT An innovative program is treating firefighters like pro athletes to get them back to work Denver Fire Department Capt. Steven Holtz works out as Casey Stoneberger, director of physical therapy, looks on. Holtz is recovering from rotator cuff surgery stemming from an injury sustained in the line of duty. Joe Amon, The Denver Post DENVER & THE WEST TEEN POT USE STEADY No change in Colorado teenagers’ marijuana use after recreational legalization, a study finds. »2A NATION & WORLD FILM, SONG LEGEND DIES Actress Debbie Reynolds, left, a star of the 1952 classic film “Singin’ in the Rain,” dies one day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher. »15A ,
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Voice of the Rocky Mountain Empire
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2016 sunny E45° F27° 18A B © the denver post B $2 price may vary outside metro denver 6
SPORTS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO END ON A HIGH NOTEColorado gets a chance to write a better ending to a storybook seasonwhenit faces No. 13 Oklahoma State (9-3) in the Alamo Bowl on Thursday. »1B
JONBENÉT RAMSEY CASE
Burkefiles$750Mlawsuit
Burke Ramseyis suing CBS,claiming that itslandered him in adocumentaryabout the slayingof his sister.
By Kirk MitchellThe Denver Post
The brother of JonBenét Ram-sey has filed a lawsuit seeking$750 million against CBS Corp.,saying the broadcast companyproduced a fraudulent documen-tary that slandered him by accus-ing him of striking and killing hissister with a flashlight in 1996.Burke Ramsey’s lawsuit was
filed Wednesday in 3rd CircuitCourt inWayneCounty,Mich., byAtlanta attorney Lin Wood onRamsey’s behalf. It claims CBSslandered him during a prime-time, four-hour documentarySept. 18 and 19.The defendants in the case also
include Critical Content LLC, aCalifornia programming studio;former FBI profilers Jim Clem-ente, James Fitzgerald and StanleyBurke; forensic expert LauraRichards; former Boulder districtattorney’s investigator A. JamesKolar; forensic scientist Dr. Wer-ner Spitz; and celebrity patholo-
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8,000 JOBS TO U.S.
Trump toutingplans by JapantechmogulByVivian Salamaand Josh BoakThe Associated Press
palm beach, fla.» DonaldTrump on Wednesday toutedplans by a Japanesemogul to bring8,000 jobs to the United States.They could be the first of the
50,000 jobs that tech billionaireMasayoshi Sonpromised to createafter meeting with the president-elect in December.In the grand scheme of the
economy, the jobs announcementis unlikely to have amajor impact.Still, it’s another example of howTrump is trying to stoke voters’belief that he is actively fightingfor their well-being.
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By Noelle PhillipsThe Denver Post
Denver Fire Capt. StevenHoltz stretched across atreatment table at theRocky Mountain FireAcademy as a physical
therapist wrapped a thick, red rubberband around his arm and began pull-ingHoltz’s armover his head andbackdown.The physical therapist, Casey
Stoneberger,worked to extendHoltz’srange of motion as he recovers fromsurgery to repair a torn rotator cuffand biceps tendon.“Theywear oxygen bottles and they
have to be able to reach really far be-hind their backs to turn that on,”Stoneberger said.Until he can do that, Holtz will stay
on desk duty— something he alreadyhas grown tired of.But those who run the Denver Fire
Department’s new health and well-ness program, which borrows its phi-losophy and exercise routines fromprofessional sports, hope they canhelp him climb back onto a firetruckmuch faster.In the first year, the department re-
ported that itsworkers’ compensationclaims from overexertion— the mostfrequent cause of injury in the profes-sion — dropped, as did the cost oftreating injuries to lower backs, shoul-ders and knees.The total cost for treating workers’
comp injuries to primary body partsaddressed by the programdropped 42percent to $253,184 in the first year, ac-cording to statistics provided by thedepartment.
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DENVER FIRE DEPARTMENT
An innovative program is treating firefighterslike pro athletes to get them back to work
Denver Fire Department Capt. Steven Holtz works out as Casey Stoneberger, director of physical therapy, looks on. Holtz isrecovering from rotator cuff surgery stemming from an injury sustained in the line of duty. Joe Amon, The Denver Post
DENVER &THE WESTTEEN POTUSE STEADYNo change inColorado teenagers’marijuana use afterrecreationallegalization, a studyfinds. »2A
NATION & WORLDFILM, SONGLEGEND DIESActress DebbieReynolds, left, a star ofthe 1952 classic film“Singin’ in the Rain,”dies one day after thedeath of her daughter,Carrie Fisher. »15A
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