Post News: Night won't fall on Fort Collins drive-in anytime soon

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Today's Front Page News

Driver of van who died along with five kids in crash near Kit Carson had heart blockage
A week after a deadly accident shattered the Mitchell family, doctors revealed that Howard Mitchell had an 80 percent blockage in his heart.  

• Judge halts uranium-mining plans in Colorado over environmental issues
• Jensen Farms' unsanitary cantaloupe handling "root cause" of listeria outbreak, FDA says
• Federal budget uncertainty chills Colorado's heating-bill aid program
• DeGette thinks a National Western move to DIA will fly
• Griego: Foxtrot is the first step in saying goodbye to a longtime dancer

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Today's Local Politics

DeGette thinks a National Western move to DIA will fly
The National Western Stock Show is still interested in moving to a site on Denver International Airport property and will include it as one of the alternatives for the city to consider.  

• Denver Post voter guide checks out the candidates, issues
• Field of nine jockeying for position in Denver Public School board race
• Major education groups in Colorado back proposed state tax hike for K-12
• Colorado Education Association gets behind ballot proposal to hike taxes for education
• Foes of Colorado education-funding initiative file complaint over petition worker's tactics

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Today's Business

Craft brewers, Ball share a do-can attitude
For a company that makes 62 billion aluminum cans a year, a few million in a niche market is a drop in the bucket. Unless the company is Ball Corp. And unless the niche market is craft brewing, which Ball is embracing with the fervor of a beer geek cracking open a hoppy India pale ale.  

• Europe's struggles sink stocks again; Apple drags down tech shares
• Tire Mountain owners accused of funneling $7 million from investors
• Denver's Union Station redevelopment proposals to be heard at public meeting
• Parker: Old-school tax seizure shuts burger joint founded by Gossage
• Denver think tank endorses city initiative for paid sick leave; restaurant owners protest against it

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Today's Sports Headlines

Tebow is head of the 2010 draft class versus the Dolphins
They will gather, not for the first time, but for the first time in the starting lineup. This is not just about Tim Tebow. All right. Maybe to the television networks, cable stations, and the fans from Carlsbad to Fort Lauderdale, the Broncos mean Tebow.  

• Avalanche look to build on strong start
• University of Colorado's Barry back in coaching with Team USA at Pan American Games
• Q&A: Colorado QB Tyler Hansen talks about Buffs' ups and downs
• Woody's Mailbag: With Tim Tebow now starting, a revised Broncos prediction for 2011
• Lindsey Vonn's friendship with rival soured after World Cup defeat

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Today's Entertainment

Book accolade's surprise ending disappoints Fort Collins author
A week ago, Fort Collins author Lauren Myracle, whose young-adult novels include the enormously successful "ttyl" series, was ecstatic to learn that her latest book, "Shine," was on the shortlist for this year's prestigious National Book Award. But the feeling didn't last long.  

• "Mauritius," "Some Girl(s)": Two stamps on vile human behavior
• Husted: Christiansen sisters go public with private challenges
• People: Kelsey Grammer says ex wanted divorce from Day 1
• Theater review: Paragon's explosive "Parlour Song" could use bang-up finish

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Today's Style

Spa Report: The Spa at the Inverness
This spa is for office types and executives who work nearby; those here to play golf or tennis; travelers and hotel guests.  

• Navajo Nation opposes Urban Outfitters' use of tribe name
• Style File: Valli girls
• Style File: Gold rush
• Style File: Cutting edge
• Fashion Calendar, 10/20/11

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Today's Opinion

Editorial: Paint the town green, Boulder
Colorado may have one of the nation's most ambitious renewable energy standards for investor utilities, but green energy enthusiasts in Boulder think the city could do better if it operated its own municipal utility.  

• Only you, the homeowner, can defend against forest fires
• A republic, guaranteed
• Two bad ideas on your ballot
• The reasonable Republican
• Hollywood focuses on border control