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Today's Front Page News

Tsunami watch lifted in most of Indian Ocean
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia—Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles.  

• Douglas County teacher negotiations open to public
• Metro Denver tops nation in construction jobs added
• Denver forum on growth notes importance of transit system
• Supporters of Gaylord hotel in Aurora dominate tourism-incentives hearing
• With Santorum out, Romney team seeks unified front against Obama

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Today's Local Politics

Colorado educators to rally for school funding
Educators and community groups plan to rally at the Capitol for full funding for Colorado schools.  

• Santorum exit "changes tone" of Colorado GOP convention
• 52 federal workers from Colorado attended over-the-top Las Vegas conference
• Feds irked by Colorado permit process but will let courts rule on uranium mill hearing
• Gov. Hickenlooper targets water conservation, dams for Colorado River
• Adams County Commissioner Alice Nichol won't appear on primary ballot

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Today's Business

Metro Denver tops nation in construction jobs added
Metro Denver leads the nation in new construction jobs, thanks largely to a handful of big projects that have contractors scrambling to hire workers.  

• Supporters of Gaylord hotel in Aurora dominate tourism-incentives hearing
• Lewis: How to go from fat to normal
• Denver credit-union CEO David Maus' $11 million pay package stuns industry
• Slump extends to 5 days as Spain sparks Dow's biggest loss of year
• U.S. job openings rise slightly in February

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Today's Sports Headlines

Saunders: Just four games in, the Rockies have serious issues to address
"It's one game in a 162-game season." That's the refrain I heard often in a subdued clubhouse after the Rockies' 7-0 pratfall in their home opener against the Giants on Monday afternoon.  

• All-State Girls Basketball
• All-State Boys Basketball
• Mr. Colorado Basketball Josh Scott another legendary player from Lewis-Palmer
• Legacy guard Kailey Edwards is Ms. Colorado Basketball
• CU Buffs lose WR Paul Richardson for 2012 after knee injury

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Today's Style

For fried chicken, grocer rules roost
Boulder isn't exactly fried-chicken central. For years, choices did not veer much between thighs shriveling under heat lamps at supermarkets, and the occasional upscale rendition.  

• Eat Local: Savoring the stuff dreams are made of
• Denver's Pho-natic brings Vietnamese food downtown
• Following in her uncle's footsteps, skier Kelley McMillan will attempt to climb and descend Wyoming's Grand Teton

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Today's Opinion

Editorial: Fix gaps in open records laws
A dispute over legislation that would codify public access to voted ballots sheds light on shortcomings in state open records laws in the digital age.  

• Guest Commentary: DPS is weeding out experienced teachers
• Carroll: Our obligation to animals
• Cepeda: Misreading the Hispanic voter
• Guest Commentary: Colorado needs an HOA court
• Editorial: Restoring faith in Denver Police Department discipline