Giving away a home in Vail has proven to be harder than Steve Michonski expected. Michonski is a board member for The Vail Academy, as well as director of the home raffle, which is intended to raise funds for the school. But while a press release touts the winners of…
In response to numerous reports of “disruptive behavior” by Jefferson County Board of Education member Laura Boggs, a teacher’s union has commissioned a special edition e-mail newsletter, “Boggs Watch,” to document her “rogue” tactics regarding Jeffco teachers. Earlier this month, for instance, Boggs reportedly took over a teacher’s classroom during…
Last December, CU banned the use of Nerf guns in the on-campus game Humans vs. Zombies, leaving HVZ organizer Scott Serafin and his fellow renegades to face off against the undead using socks as weapons. Which require a lot of imagination to seem lethal. But the Nerf guns were out…
Update, 2:10 p.m.: Westword just spoke to Andrea Merida. To read what she had to say, click on “More” and scroll to the bottom. Denver Public Schools board member Andrea Merida has been raking muck with regard to the school district’s plan to “turn around” failing Lake Middle School ever…
May these Denver blogs be with you. In his blog roundup, Bronco Talk’s Mr. East links to a piece in which SI’s Peter King wonders about the lack of love for Donovan McNabb, who’d previously been identified as a Broncos target. Now that Brady Quinn’s arrived, McNabb’s starting to look…
These days, pretty much everything President Barack Obama does is criticized by someone or other. But his detractors will have to work overtime to fault him for his decision regarding the money he received for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. He’s giving it away to worthy organizations, one of which…
Unfortunately, sex charges against men working in religious settings aren’t exactly unknown. However, Daniel Brock, principal at Silver State Christian School, was recently acquitted by a Jefferson County jury of improperly touching one student and attempting to do the same to another. Would the verdict have been different if jurors…
What a perfect day to read some blogs about Denver. Blackshirt4Broncos, writing at Mile High Report, shares a News Tribune column by Dave Boling, who suggests that Brandon Marshall is “troubled” and “not worth the gamble.” Or, presumably, the number six pick in the draft. Colorado Pols sings a verse…
May the Denver blogs be with you — directly below this sentence. John Bena at Mile High Report doesn’t see the tender offer of a first-round draft pick for Brandon Marshall as disrespectful. Instead, it’s simply the Broncos’ best chance to keep “control of a situation as long as they…
Try a sample from our tidbit platter of Denver blogs. Bronco Talk’s Mr. East explains the so-called “tenders” placed on a passel of Broncos stars. At this point, Brandon Marshall can be had for a first-round draft pick, while Elvis Dumervil would require a first and a third — which…
DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg has been out and about the last couple of weeks at schools engaging with students. But his appearances aren’t part of any new or unusual public relations campaign, says DPS spokeswoman Kristy Armstrong. “There just happened to be things going on that he wanted to attend,”…
A Channel 9 report from Deer Creek Middle School about the first day of classes since a shooting last week injured two students is brief and uninformative — and I couldn’t be more relieved. As I pointed out in a blog about how close to home the Deer Creek assaults…
Last December, CU banned Nerf guns for use in the game Humans Vs. Zombies, allegedly because campus cops might mistake the plastic contraptions for real weapons. Cue snickering. But this ruling hasn’t stopped CU sophomore Scott Serafin and his fellow Humans Vs. Zombies aficionados. Today marks the beginning of a…
Three blogs with a little Denver flavor. John Reidy, one of Colorado’s most consistently funny bloggers, takes on the Tiger Woods apology at South Stands Denver, concluding, “At least didn’t find Jesus Christ like Fox News jerk Brit Hume suggested.” If he had, of course, he probably couldn’t have kept…
Today, CUIndependent.com, CU’s student-news site, is debuting Speak Out!, which Amy Herdy, the publication’s adviser, describes as “a new social-justice endeavor” that will address racism, sexism, homophobia and other campus ills. The project will be celebrated at noon today during a launch event on the south terrace of the University…
Senate Majority Leader John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, and Minority Leader Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, are brainstorming ways to keep Colorado’s colleges from suffocating amid crippling losses in revenue from the state. Atop the mount of potential solutions, the bipartisan duo says: Let the schools raise tuition as they see fit…
Look what we found: three blogs about Denver stuff. KaptainKirk at Mile High Report walks us through NFL.com’s new website for updates about the league’s labor situation. Players and teams have until March 5 to reach a new collective bargaining agreement — but at least if everything goes to hell,…
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Tom Boasberg wants to hear from parents. Next month, he’s launching the Superintendent’s Parents Forum, an every-other-month gathering between district officials and a group consisting of two parents from each DPS school — which by our count, adds up to about 300 parents. Possibly 300 angry…
Three blogs about Denver, for people who care about Denver. Mr. East at Bronco Talk thinks Donovan McNabb’s backup in Philadelphia, Kevin Kolb, might be a better fit for the Broncos than the big man himself. And cheaper, too. Colorado Pols tallies up the winners and losers of political fundraising…
More kids are enrolled in Colorado schools than ever before: 832,368 to be exact, according to numbers released this week by the state Department of Education. And Denver Public Schools is contributing heavily to that growth. The city’s enrollment is up 4,493 students from 2005, making it the third fastest-growing…
Emphatic Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden — the target of new complaints from Balloon Boy lawyer David Lane about restitution charges — is the latest to join the fight to prevent a gun ban at Colorado State University, which previously allowed concealed weapons on campus for those with permits. The…
Last week, we told you about the closure of Lafayette’s Peak to Peak Charter School, caused by the discovery in a parking lot of a bag containing a Kermit the Frog doll that looked “bloody.” Cops have now gotten to the bottom of the story, which Lafayette Police Commander Mark…
