Thursday, April 19, 2012

Morning headlines from DenverPost.com

Today's Local Politics

Stapleton aide erred with e-mail that gave House Democrats a chuckle
State Treasurer Walker Stapleton said his 22-year-old assistant erred by sending e-mails out on her state account to candidates running for election offering Stapleton's help.  


Today's Business

Boulder company's plan to create power in parking lots wins praise
By Erin Geegan's calculation, there are more than 3,500 square miles of parking lots in the United States, and her aim is to put up solar trees — 33-foot-by-33-foot solar arrays on 9-foot columns — to cover as much of that space as she can.  


Today's Entertainment

America's New Year's host Dick Clark dead at 82
Dick Clark, the ever-youthful television host and tireless entrepreneur who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on "American Bandstand," and later produced and hosted a vast range of programming from game shows to the New Year's Eve countdown from Times Square, has died. He was 82.  


Today's Style

$1,078 on prom expenses? We're not kidding
If you're the parent of a high-schooler, you're probably deep into prom preparation at this time of year. And if a new Visa survey is correct, you're complaining about how expensive it is. American families with teenagers say they plan to spend an average of $1,078 on prom clothes, transportation, food, tickets and incidentals, a 33.6 percent increase over the $807 they spent last year, Visa reports.  


Today's Opinion

Editorial: Mitt Romney should release tax returns
The likely Republican presidential candidate would be wise to divulge his previous decade of returns sooner in this election year than later.  


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