Post News: Denver-area snow, gusty winds could snarl holiday travel

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Today's Local Politics

Colorado's improving budget forecast spreads holiday cheer
Gov. John Hickenlooper said Tuesday he is pleased the state's executive director of budgeting could bring some holiday cheer to lawmakers with a revised budget forecast that might potentially allow $89 million to be restored to Colorado's education funding.  

• Hickenlooper plans to restore cuts to education, funding for poor seniors as Colorado sees hike in tax revenues

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Today's Business

RTD board picks hotel plan for Denver Union Station
The RTD board approved moving forward Tuesday with redeveloping Denver's Union Station as a hotel.  

• Denver shops' move to Broadway signals area's continued revival
• Feds recommend up to 6 months in jail for former hedge-fund manager Bo Brownstein
• AT&T's hunt for wireless spectrum may turn to Colorado-based Dish
• Crackdown turns Chipotle boss into immigration-reform advocate

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Today's Sports Headlines

Nuggets cruise past Phoenix in preseason opener
In Denver's fashionably late first preseason game, the Nuggets ran past — and all around — the Phoenix Suns, winning 127-110 at the Pepsi Center.  

• Rockies introduce outfielder Michael Cuddyer as "perfect fit"
• CU women reach 10-0 after convincing win
• Arron Afflalo energizes the Nuggets
• In today's NHL, slappers have no shot
• Tim Tebow's best stats worthy of passing grade

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Today's Entertainment

Passes to 2012 Telluride Bluegrass Festival getting plucked quickly
Alison Krauss & Union Station, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, the Sam Bush Band, and Yonder Mountain String Band will headline the 2012 Telluride Bluegrass Festival.  

• Review: "The Leopard" by Jo Nesbo
• Review: "Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World" by Richard Rhodes
• Movie review: "The Adventures of Tintin"
• Movie review: David Fincher's artful touch guides edgy "Dragon Tattoo"
• People: NBA wives' intel reportedly dunked Kobe Bryant's marriage

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Today's Style

Store-bought goodies at a bake sale? Horrors
The baking life is one of many sorrows, and I have seen or tasted them all. But among all debacles, nothing is quite as depressing as the modern bake sale.  

• Dining Out: Steak, seafood. Come hungry to Ocean Prime
• Eat Local: For a bite of warmth, and a sub, hit Snarf's
• You Food: Stock Show; Beer blog; Happy birthday, Chris Evert!
• Orange Cranberry Torte, Circa 1965
• Yum Yum

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Today's Opinion

Editorial: Merciful ending at Occupy camp
The Denver police did the Occupy Denver movement a tremendous favor Monday night: They threw it out of Civic Center and tore down the structures that protesters had erected there illegally.  

• Editorial: 11 percent approval rating: How low can Congress go?
• Guest Commentary: Colorado's "all of the above" energy future
• Robinson: Kim Jong Il's death and the 3 a.m. phone call
• Twitter to the rescue
• Littwin: Newt slipping on his own Newtness