Post News: 180 days in jail, plus 6 years probation for Douglas Bruce

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Today's Front Page News

Obama's 2013 budget puts off steeper cuts to help middle class
President Barack Obama rolled out an election-year budget Monday that would delay action to reduce the national debt in favor of fresh spending on Democratic priorities aimed at rebuilding America's middle class.  

• Denver woman focuses on finding love within herself after longtime husband's death
• 180 days in jail, plus 6 years probation for Douglas Bruce
• Alice Nichol persists in race for Adams County commissioner
• Colorado House bill allowing study of hemp's soil-cleaning potential has panel's banking
• Washington state legalizes gay marriage

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Today's Local Politics

Doug Bruce sentenced to 180 days in jail, six years of strict probation for tax evasion
Small-government rabble-rouser and convicted tax evader Douglas Bruce received a sentence Monday of 180 days in jail followed by strict probation, and on the same day, prosecutors announced that the IRS requested copies of the evidence against him.  

• Alice Nichol persists in race for Adams County commissioner
• Colorado House bill allowing study of hemp's soil-cleaning potential has panel's banking
• Colorado joins push to clean up voter rolls
• Colorado group files lawsuit to protect voters' privacy
• Civil-unions bill gains traction among Colorado Republicans

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Today's Business

Three build-to-suit developments in the Denver area signal an improving economy
A handful of companies are planning new office projects in metro Denver, offering further signs of an improving regional economy.  

• Worker conditions checked at Chinese plant for Apple, others
• Parker: Spicy Pickle closes six of seven company-owned restaurants
• Dow rebounds, just 16 points shy of best close since meltdown
• Colorado defense firms could lose millions of dollars in Obama budget plan
• Shady text charges

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Today's Sports Headlines

Colorado State football coach Jim McElwain feels right at home in the West
Three cellphones are carefully placed, side by side, on one corner of Jim McElwain's desk. Two laptop computers are to the side.  

• Broncos likely to place franchise tag on kicker Matt Prater
• Kiszla: Nuggets can't afford to play soft
• Injuries deplete Nuggets as losses start to pile up
• Zucker probable for DU's key series at Wisconsin
• Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov gains respect for team-first attitude

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Today's Style

Joshua Berman: There's always more to see right here at home
On this morning, gravel grinds beneath my boots and cold, dry air blows in and out of my winter beard. I'm hiking up the hogback on a path I've never been on before, even though it is only a mile or so from my home in north Boulder, and I've driven past the trailhead a thousand times  

• Isn't this crazy? Join the insanity: These wacky Colorado events test creativity and athleticism
• Roaming Around: A cycling and wine hook up
• Meet ... Matt Cudmore, custom ski-maker
• 5 reasons to visit Winter Park, Colorado
• Denver Post Fitness Calendar, 2/14/2012

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Today's Opinion

Editorial: Allow financial co-ops for medical pot
A relatively new sector of Colorado business has a serious problem that could be easily fixed by a bill up for a hearing today in the state Senate. So the bill is a slam dunk, right?  

• Guest Commentary: Can the growth of renewable energy be sustained?
• Editorial: Mortgage pact is a good deal
• Hubbard: In a state of shock
• Carroll: It's enough to make you weep
• Littwin: The good, the bad, the ugly