Renck: Charlie Blackmon, still bearded face of Rockies franchise, wants to win again in Colorado
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Charlie Blackmon isn’t even supposed to be here. Not in the Rockies clubhouse for a 14th season. In the big leagues. Blackmon was a middling relief pitcher at Georgia Tech, his career going nowhere lightning fast. He…
Renck: Broncos’ grade at QB since Peyton Manning is a D or F. Is the answer J.J. McCarthy?
The juxtaposition remains jarring on J.J. Never do I remember such a divide between what the media thinks and scouts believe about a quarterback prospect. When his season ended in a rain of confetti, J.J. McCarthy projected as an early-second…
Opinion: Pueblo will unite against these threats to our blue-collar jobs
In Pueblo, we take pride in our blue-collar heritage. And when blue-collar jobs are under attack, we show our strength to tackle these challenges head-on as a community. I ran for mayor to unite our city and find common-sense solutions…
Opinion: Accountability for charter schools is just good government
In her March 17 guest commentary, Stephanie Hancock claims that House Bill 1363 is a “brazen” and “mean-spirited” effort to harm charter schools. As a former lawmaker and public school teacher, I would argue the bill is a common-sense effort…
Opinion: To the benefit of billboard attorneys, Colorado lawmakers rely on civil suits to enforce more laws
Last year’s lawsuit binge by the Colorado legislature is only getting worse. Rather than use the executive branch to enforce laws (like we learned in school), legislators continue to write bills using private lawsuits for enforcement. That means our laws…
Opinion: We can’t build our way out of this “housing crisis” without dramatically reducing quality of life
Colorado’s “housing crisis” is essentially unsolvable by simply building more market-rate housing, at least if we care about our quality of life here in Colorado. According to a 2023 survey of 1,000 Americans, discussed in a recent Forbes story, Denver…
Opinion: Child sex abuse victims know there should be no time limit for justice in civil cases
Deep within our society, a heinous crime thrives — child sexual abuse. Victims carry an unbearable burden, a soul-scarring violation of innocence and trust. As a survivor of human trafficking and child sexual abuse by a teacher at Denver Public…
Opinion: My family’s land was stolen from the Lakota. Can reparations make it right?
There’s a place in South Dakota, about 25 miles north of Wall Drug, that some locals still call “Jew Flats.” More than 100 years ago, the United States gave my great-great grandparents and their children, cousins and friends, around 30…
Renck vs. Keeler: CU or CSU men’s hoops? Which team has best shot to reach Sweet 16?
Keeler: You ready for a little Madness? Over the last 13 NCAA men’s hoops tournaments, on 11 occasions, a team that was sent to the First Four in Dayton went on to win at least one more game in the…
Opinion: I made the RINO wall of shame, a list of Republicans who aren’t Trump sycophants
What do Coloradans Ken Buck, Norma Anderson, Claudine Cmarada, Terry Porter, Michelle Priola, Jeff Crank, I and several others have in common? We are flattered to be called out on a Colorado Republican Party-affiliated website that disparages those it deems…