Morning headlines from DenverPost.com

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Today's Front Page News

Colorado considers easing rules on child-abuse investigations
Barely two weeks after state officials announced a plan to reduce the number of children who die after entering Colorado's child welfare program, the same agency began work Friday to relax rules dictating when caseworkers must investigate reports of abuse and neglect.  

• Former Denver Bronco Perrish Cox not guilty in sex-assault case
• Twisters kill at least 27 as storms rage across Midwest
• Birders take black swift mystery under their wing
• One of GIs killed by Afghan gunmen was Denver native
• ICE surge of checks at Aurora jail draws fire from immigrant advocates

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Today's Business

United preparing for computer "cutover"
United Airlines has prepared for the worst but expects the best of a critical computer switchover that was scheduled to begin after midnight.  

• Denver Restaurant Week means lots of work, exposure for eateries
• Dish Network put on hold as FCC delays decision on use of spectrum
• University of Colorado Denver's new business school building advances plan for linking campus to downtown

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Today's Sports Headlines

DU Pioneers win on road, roll past Nebraska-Omaha 3-0
After being denied a full team practice Thursday because weight restrictions on a regional jet prevented 13 of the 22 player-equipment bags from arriving with the team, it has all worked out for the Pioneers.  

• Tyler Chatwood has stuff to make serious run at starting job with Rockies
• Woody Paige: Rockies veteran Moyer still chasing his dream — at 49
• Colorado Buffs on verge of 20-win regular season
• Colorado Mines sinks nine treys to beat Nebraska-Kearney in RMAC semifinal
• Baylor's Ganaway an intriguing big back for Broncos' draft

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Today's Entertainment

How a catchphrase can help or hurt a comedian's career: "Git R Done" and beyond
Dan Whitney, the 49-year-old Nebraska native better known as redneck comedian Larry the Cable guy, didn't set out to create a catchphrase.  

• Green Day's "American Idiot" lets music tell the story
• Theater review: "Love, Perfect, Change" continues cycle of lust, love and laughs

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Today's Style

Show: Denver's Fashion Weekend
Denver's top fashion, makeup and hairstylists will be showing their spring statements on the runway atDenver Fashion Weekend sponsored by 303 Magazine Friday and Saturday.  

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Today's Opinion

Carroll: The perils of double dipping
To illustrate what's so very damaging about the spectacle of a 53-year-old senior vice chancellor at the University of Colorado pulling down a salary of nearly $300,000 while pocketing a public pension of more than $200,000 a year, let's begin with a quick tour of Europe.  

• Guest Commentary: Denver's last frontier
• Guest Commentary: HIRE bill is focused on Colorado workers, not companies
• Rubin: A peek into Russia's future
• Editorial: Doing what it takes to improve U.S. 36
• Editorial: CU's blunder on tuition increase