Morning headlines from DenverPost.com

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Today's Front Page News

A decade after 9/11, solemn reflection, unshaken resolve
In the shadow of ground zero, they point at the hole in the skyline and they raise their hands to their mouths and stand in silence. They walk next to the 56-foot-long bronze depiction of America's darkest moment and stop to stare at the poster taped to the wall nearby, the one depicting 343 faces of firefighters who never came home on Sept. 11, 2001. They close their eyes and remember.  

• Mullen Mustangs' win streak over at 34
• CU linebacker Rippy learns tough lessons on and off field
• Police: Suspect in Monge slaying visited websites of missing women
• Amid efforts to protect Colorado's pristine forests, drilling rights makes inroads
• Bomb threat heightens security in New York, Washington

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Today's Local Politics

Unaffiliated-voter numbers in Colorado decline
Colorado's rich mix of unaffiliated voters has kept election cycles here competitive, but there are now fewer of this electorate in the state. With 14 months until next year's presidential election, unaffiliated voters - casually referred to as independents - have seen consistent declines in both 2010 and 2011.  

• Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper decries paid-sick-leave push

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Today's Business

Denver area's jobs recovery at risk from limited industries
The Denver metro area lacks a good mixture of industries to cushion it against a continued downturn in the national economy, a senior research analyst for the Brookings Institution said Friday.  

• Small businesses mildly hopeful on Obama's jobs proposal
• Fears over new recession, European debt sink Dow 304 points
• Coloradans listening to Obama's plan draw clear lines of disagreement
• Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper decries paid-sick-leave push

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Today's Sports Headlines

Air Force faces TCU in an early Mountain West showdown
There's no use thinking about the timing of today's Mountain West showdown against TCU at Falcon Stadium, according to Air Force coach Troy Calhoun.  

• Danica Patrick has concerns about racing in Japan
• Avalanche's Cumiskey signs a one-year deal
• Broncos will be tested by speedy Raiders in Monday night opener
• Broncos' John Elway on lookout for a franchise QB
• Nuggets' Kenyon Martin may play in China

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Today's Entertainment

Theater: A new national puzzle, but no answer with a power that equals "Angels in America"
Hardly any play written since 9/11 isn't in some way informed by it. But, 10 years later, why is it that the one play with the most illuminating, specific things to say about America's role in the new worldTony Kushner's "Homebody/Kabul" — was written two years before the attacks?  

• Bias still taking up residence in "Clybourne Park"
• Art from the ashes: A decade later, great art inspired by 9/11 is rare
• Classical Music: John Adams' "Transmigration" succeeds as 9/11 eulogy
• Ostrow: Highlights of 9/11 TV programming for 10th anniversary of attacks
• Pop Music: Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" captured 9/11 horror before it even happened

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Today's Style

Growing strong and healthy bodies
Like the squash vines she helped plant, Patricia Grado sends out tendrils from one family to another, connecting gardeners to the earth of their own backyards and neighbors to one another.  

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Today's Opinion

Editorial: Already drawing lines in the sand
If you were already pessimistic about the congressional supercommittee's chances of actually accomplishing anything, we have nothing to offer that will in any way cheer you up.  

• Editorial: Will DIA get anything for its $13 million?
• Vincent Carroll: Reassess gospel of green
• Mayor Hancock: We must never forget
• Guest Commentary: Ten years after 9/11, another chance for unity
• Guest Commentary: New medicines bring hope, safety concerns