SPORTS
Nuggets coach faces future with bounce in his step
These days, George Karl is 54 going on 15. With prostate surgery behind him and his first NBA training camp in three years starting Tuesday, it doesn’t take much to make the Nuggets’ coach giddy. 1BB
PERSPECTIVE
Does TABOR
need a timeout?
The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights has led to substantial rebates for Colorado taxpayers in some years since it was passed in 1992. But it also has lowered Colorado to 32nd in the nation in support for public elementary and secondary schools – and 47th in support for higher education. Now, voters are being asked to approve a five-year “timeout” in TABOR’s rigid rules to allow the state to recover from the 2001-03 recession. In today’s Perspective, Denver Post editorial writer Dan Haley examines some of the issues that led to placing Referendums C and D on the Nov. 1 ballot. 1E
A&E
Theater company broadens stage
Kent Thompson, the Denver Center Theatre Company’s first new artistic director in 21 years, is opening doors for new faces – without slamming doors on old faces. 1F
NFL SUNDAY
How humidity leads to humility
NFL teams visiting Florida from milder climates face heat, humidity and often the resulting humility of a solid thrashing. 1J
TRAVEL
Tequila: More than margaritas
Lavish tastings let travelers savor Mexico’s “essence.” While the American love affair with potent nectar of blue agaves began about a century ago, tequila’s latest success comes from this country’s culinary elite. 1T
