Today's predictable news from today's Denver Post website:
There was a fatal crash on I-70 involving a semi that has blocked the interstate for hours. The crash likely was weather-related, as the first major mountain snow storm of the year continues.
Death is often news, since it's unusual for individuals though totally normal society-wide. The mountains are always a bit dangerous, particularly on I-70 with its heavy traffic and no good alternative to cross the mountains without going way south or north. And drivers appear to never be truly ready to tackle snowy roads, no matter how much warning they get or how long they have lived in the state.
Broncos GM George Paton said in a news conference that he 100 percent backs head coach Nathaniel Hackett, despite the team's crappy record.
Just as politicians stoutly defend their candidates until the bitter end, when suddenly the voters choose -- thank heavens election day is Nov. 8, freeing us from the constant barrage of TV ads -- so team leaders will defend their employees... until they suddenly don't. Hey, we're all in this together, aren't we?
A number of Denver parents are upset that their neighborhood school has been targeted for closing in the near future, due to declining enrollment in the Denver Public School district. Ten schools are slated to be closed, though the final decision is a few weeks off.
It's not their fault that enrollment is declining quickly in DPS, but parents complaining about losing their nearby school is a situation that happens routinely all across the country. The logos of the closings is inescapable: every building costs money and low enrollment leads to lower staffing. But administration costs tend to remain constant. Heating and cooling and otherwise maintaining buildings with fewer and fewer students is expensive and money is always short for public education. What could be more logical than building new schools to accommodate enrollment growth or closing some schools when there are fewer students?
The pathos here is where the news coverage is. No one wants their kid to have to switch to a new school, perhaps one that is another mile from home, and everyone loves their kid's elementary teacher, no matter how much they rail against national education trends. And how could anyone wish any sort of suffering on those poor children?
JeffCo schools have about 20,000 extra seats available in that district and they are also looking to close some schools and consolidate their resources. People are pissed, so Denver is hardly alone.
Technically, the above are news stories, but they more closely resemble confirmation reports on what we all know. All three stories are irresistible for media outlets but only the most isolated could ever exclaim, "Wow! I never saw that coming."
And here's a bonus "news of the future" prediction: We will be inundated with stories about the evils of the change back to standard time from daylight savings time, which happens on Nov. 6.
People will die!!!!!!!!!!!!
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