Morning headlines from DenverPost.com

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Today's Front Page News

NKorea space official: All prep done for launch
PYONGYANG, North Korea—North Korean space officials said Tuesday all assembly and preparations for this week's planned satellite launch have been completed and denied it is a cover for a missile test.  

• Rox disappoint in home opener
• GOP silent as Colorado Senate OKs undocumented-student tuition bill
• Facebook buying Instagram for $1 billion
• Drilling concerns: Erie monitoring air, water quality but can't enforce rules
• Denver Civil Service Commission overturns decision giving fired police officers their jobs back

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Today's Local Politics

Colorado River compact overstates supply, Salazar says
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says it's important to protect the planet as its resources are used. Salazar spoke Monday night during the State of the Rockies Project conference at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.  

• Colorado bill to mail ballots to current inactive voters goes to full Senate
• Griego: Becerra courts Colorado Latinos as election dance begins
• Denver council picks redistricting by neighborhood, not ethnic or racial group
• Colorado Democrats resurrect bill that would allow counties to mail ballots to inactive voters

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Today's Sports Headlines

Rockies shut out in home opener against San Francisco Giants
As first impressions go, the Rockies looked every bit like a last-place team Monday. A home-opener is a team's handshake to fans, an introduction and a thank you.  

• Owner Dick Monfort remains confident these Rockies will be popular
• Nuggets blast Golden State as Faried has career night
• Gus Handler becomes reliable starting center for CU Buffs
• Regis' team effort wins pitching duel over Highlands Ranch
• San Francisco's Zito cruises in complete-game shutout over Rockies

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Today's Entertainment

Ronnie Wood: Rolling Stones to go into studio soon
NEW YORK—Ronnie Wood says the Rolling Stones will meet in a recording studio later this month "to just throw some ideas around.  

• TV and Single Women: "Girls" of HBO's frank new television comedy share their mortifying moments
• Book review: Author Anne Lamott creates operating instructions for son's son in new book, "Some Assembly Required"

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Today's Style

Following in her uncle's footsteps, skier Kelley McMillan will attempt to climb and descend Wyoming's Grand Teton
It all began with a photo of my uncle.In the picture, he's standing atop a 13,770-foot peak with a beaming smile and his arms stretched high above his head in triumph. I came across this picture about a year ago, and it stirred something in me.  

• Lindsey Vonn urges girls to ease into skiing
• Words of encouragement: Barefoot running
• Retire or rewire? Seniors who can't or don't want to quit work reinvent themselves
• Berman: Boulder's bike-ridin' Ryan Van Duzer exudes a Colorado-style positive energy
• Get ready to roll into summer with 3 spring Colorado bike rides

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Today's Opinion

Editorial: Restoring faith in Denver Police Department discipline
Denver's Civil Service Commission took a significant step toward restoring public confidence in the city's police discipline system on Monday.  

• Sucking the river dry
• Editorial: State's "Amazon tax" was right idea in wrong place