Post News: Occupy Denver takes toll on Denver cops' time, budget

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Today's Front Page News

Occupy Denver takes toll on Denver cops' time, budget
The cost of monitoring Occupy Denver is wearing on police, raising hackles on the City Council and causing some to question whether cops are stretched too thin by the protest to handle routine crime.  

• RTD, Denver have tentative deal on adding one or two stations on airport train line
• Genetics a major influence on smokers, study finds
• Colorado's tough arsenic limits delaying projects in Denver, agencies say
• Colorado Attorney General John Suthers sued over HCA/HealthOne hospital deal
• President Barack Obama asserts U.S. is a Pacific power

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Today's Local Politics

Legislature's attorneys say Secretary of State Gessler exceeded authority
A memo from the legislature's attorneys says Secretary of State Scott Gessler "exceeded his rulemaking authority" by eliminating the requirement that campaigns file biweekly reports of contributions before a primary election.  

• Douglas County leads GOP charge to appeal new Colorado congressional boundaries

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Today's Business

Manufacturing's rebound, lower prices fuel growth
U.S. manufacturing is recovering from a slump, and inflation may be peaking. Data issued Wednesday point to an economy growing slowly but steadily. Still, surging oil prices and a possible European recession threaten to drain the economy's momentum.  

• Stocks sink after Fitch warns of U.S. banks' vulnerability
• DaVita call center, clinical research facilities bringing up to 200 new jobs to Denver area
• Tendril Connect, a startup in Boulder, Colorado, uses "cloud" computing in energy management
• Clovis Oncology in Colorado raises $130 million in IPO
• Oil estimate in northern Colorado pumps up job, revenue prospects

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Today's Sports Headlines

Colorado State senior linebacker Mychal Sisson has great timing for his return to game action
Mychal Sisson's emotions are so sun-shiny, sugary and happy these days that if Mary Poppins were standing next to him, she would suddenly feel the need to cheer up.  

• 3A football: Trinidad turns it around
• Devlin: Lakewood crashes party
• CU Buffs women's soccer coach Bill Hempen resigns
• Green Bay Packers great Forrest Gregg diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
• Kirk Gibson, Joe Maddon honored as baseball's managers of the year

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Today's Entertainment

"Avenue Q" is a monster smash
Review: A lot has to go right for the little Vintage Theatre to do full justice to Colorado's first homegrown staging of "Avenue Q." And pretty much everything does. Rating: ****  

• Video: Bieber paternity suit dismissed
• Colorado Symphony adds concerts after finances forced cuts
• Video: George Clooney premieres "The Descendants"
• Video: "Dancing With The Stars" reveals top 3
• Ostrow: Longtime 9News anchor Kim Christiansen expands her duties

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Today's Style

These can't-miss manners should ensure holiday cheer
Crowded flights, dry turkey, bad gifts, quirky relatives: The holidays are one big overstuffed opportunity to get cranky, challenging even the most mannerly.  

• Living in car doesn't help unmotivated friend get motivated (11/17/11)
• Straightening frizzy hair without the formaldehyde
• Snakeskin tips fashion scales
• Style File: Mini style mavens, Show and Tell and Spa Specials
• Thanksgiving is eight days away. Are you ready?

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Today's Opinion

Dionne: Would failure be so bad?
Here is a surefire way to cut $7.1 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. Do nothing. That's right.  

• Editorial: A carrot to boost school nutrition
• Rosen: Paterno's life grade
• Littwin: Newt's history: Freddie Mac strikes back
• Should food stamps be used for fast food?
• Editorial: It ain't Cain. Or Gingrich. Or Perry. Or Paul. Or ...