Tracy costs the Colorado Rockies another game
Hindsight is 20/20.It is easy to second guess a managers decisions, but Jim Tracy makes it easy. The problem with being stubborn is that you are too stubborn to learn from your mistakes.From the looks of it, Tracy doesn’t realize that a run counts the …
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In this issue Colorado school kitchens aren’t inspected often enough to satisfy the feds. John Hickenlooper pledges to reform education without boosting spending. The publisher examines the Los Angeles Times’ decision to publish a database showing the relative effectiveness of elementary school teachers. CU professor Kevin Welner discusses the weaknesses of value-added modeling as a [...]
Quiet killer, quiet movie, quiet Clooney
I can’t remember the last time a George Clooney movie arrived in the marketplace with less buzz than The American, a purported thriller about a hit man in the midst of an existential crisis. Filmed mostly in Italy – with a European supporting cast …
19 schools to get improvement grants
Turnaround plans for 19 low-performing Colorado schools have been approved by the state Department of Education. Some $37 million in federal school improvement grants is expected to be spent on the effort over the next three years. The schools, 14 of which are in just two districts, Denver and Pueblo City, will receive three-year federal [...]
Home rentals scarce
“With such a low vacancy rate, we’d expect to see more rent growth, but the employment situation is putting some downward pressure on rents,” Ryan [...]
Dis ‘n Dat
Thanks for the support here on the blog. I’m gearing up for the start of the football season with some fun things right around the corner. It’s been a busy few weeks with trips to ESPN and to NYC. I’m not used to that much travel and it’s an adjustment returning to the drawing board.
I’m [...]
NFL Challenges
Rule Changes. This off-season was full of rule changes, one of which played havoc with the Colts hurry up offense this weekend. It seems as though officials have even been calling preseason games super close. It will probably loosen up once the season…
