Post News: Horror stories prompt industry group to ask Colorado to regulate HOA managers

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Today's Front Page News

Horror stories prompt industry group to ask Colorado to regulate HOA managers
Ask Val Ford whether a homeowners association can do harm, and he will respond that his destroyed his health and wealth. Ford, 72, and his wife, Ann, are on the verge of losing their home after the Master HOA for the Southcreek Townhomes in Englewood foreclosed on them.  

• Arapahoe County sheriff will bill candidates for "extraordinary" security at events
• Rep. Bradford's husband has massive heart attack
• Adele rules the 2012 Grammys
• Neenan-built Granby hospital reviewed by outside firm
• Bird count in backyards will help scientists assess species

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Today's Local Politics

Rep. Bradford's husband has massive heart attack
The husband of state Rep. Laura Bradford suffered a massive heart attack Sunday. The Mesa County Republican told Charles Ashby of The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction that her husband, Linton Mathews, underwent surgery and that she does not plan to be at the state Capitol this week.  

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Today's Business

Technically Speaking: Mobile OS
The software that powers your cellphone, the equivalent of Windows on Desktop PCs. For smartphones, the two primary mobile-operating systems are Apple's iOS and Google's Android.  

• Horror stories prompt industry group to ask Colorado to regulate HOA managers
• How to avoid text messaging spam and scams
• Mailbag: How to reinstate a deceased user's account on Facebook
• Pet Airways' canceled flights elicits snarls from upset owners
• Cañon City looks at Christo's Arkansas River project "like hitting the lottery"

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Today's Sports Headlines

Avs' Erik Johnson performs well with a bit of a mean streak
Erik Johnson played like he had a score to settle with the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. The young Avalanche defenseman was chippy but did not commit a penalty, and his mean streak was pure benefit to his team.  

• Detroit's home sweet home nets 20th consecutive win
• Broadmoor skaters Denney, Coughlin finish second in pairs at Four Continents event
• Left calf injury puts Nene out of Nuggets' lineup again
• CU, CSU, DU must finish strong to contend for men's NCAA Tournament berths
• Brittney Griner, top-ranked Baylor leading charge to women's Final Four in Denver

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Today's Entertainment

From Los Angeles galas to New Jersey churches, people mourn Whitney Houston's death
As the music industry gathered in downtown Los Angeles for the annual Grammy Awards gala, the body of pop superstar Whitney Houston was resting not far away, in the county morgue, awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine what killed her Saturday afternoon in a suite at the Beverly Hilton hotel.  

• Adele wins six at Grammys including album, record, song
• Denver band Tennis hopes to set record straight with new album

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Today's Style

Plugged In: Medical advice at your fingertips
Physical business cards haven't lost their cachet in the digital world. But the combination of smartphone cameras and free apps has basically eliminated the need to buy equipment to scan the cards into your digital phone book.  

• Sale Insider, 2/13/12
• Recently Recalled, 2/13/12
• Save Me ... 2/1312
• Our guilty pleasures runneth over
• Welcome to $MART, The Denver Post's new consumer affairs section

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Today's Opinion

Editorial: Mortgage pactis a good deal
The mortgage foreclosure crisis was in frantic full-swing during the last several years with lenders taking shortcuts that would come back to haunt them: forged signatures, faked documents, and other practices that accelerated the drive to push millions out of their homes.  

• Guest Commentary: Must we wait in cellphone lot squalor?