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<p>A courageous, principled, farsighted conservative who made a profound impact in many different worlds — in business, in national politics, in mass communications, in public policy — is gone. Joseph Coors, without whom there would be no Heritage Foundation, is dead at the age of 85. And I know we shall not see his like again.</p>

Heir to Coors Brewing Fortune, 85, Dies DENVER (AP)--Joseph Coors, an heir to the brewing fortune who helped create the conservative Heritage Foundation, has died at age 85. Coors died Saturday in Riverside County, Calif., the coroner's office said. ``Without Joe Coors, the Heritage Foundation wouldn't exist _ and the conservative movement it nurtures would be immeasurably poorer,'' said Heritage Foundation President Edwin Feulner. He said many scoffed at the idea that a conservative think tank could survive in Washington. ``Joe is gone now, no doubt having a beer with his pals who have been waiting for him in...