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Wellington Webb stands in the shade on the sidewalk at Commons Park along the South Platte River behind Denver Union Station, joggers loping by on the paths, cars nosing their way toward parking, as a young couple at the base of the distinctive Denver Millennium Bridge across the street calls out and waves.“Mayor! Mayor!” they say, bursting with smiles.Webb nods and waves back, returning the smiles, and then turns his gaze to the park — part of more than 2,000 acres of new parks and open space created in the city during his 12 years as mayor — and then hooks his thumb over his shoulder.“This is a special place for me,” says Webb, Denver’s first African-American mayor, serving three terms beginning in 1991.“Union Station, that’s where I arrived on a train from Chicago, when I was a kid, an asthmatic, 97-pound weakling.” He laughs and shrugs, then spreads his arms wide toward the park. “And here I am, all these years … [Read more...] about Lion in winter: Denver’s first African-American mayor talks politics

The Philadelphia Eagles announced that they have traded for Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate. In return, the Lions will receive the Eagles' third-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. An updated look at the Eagles' 2019 draft picks can be found here.The goodTate is a very good, highly-competitive player. First, a look at his numbers:Golden Tate Rec Yards YPC TD  201691 1077 11.8 4  201792 1003 10.9 5  201844 517 11.8 3 While not a deep threat who is going to force opposing defenses to back their safeties deep off the line of scrimmage, thus opening up the intermediate zones for Zach Ertz, Alshon Jeffery, and Nelson Agholor, he does make his share of explosive plays with his plus-ability to run after the catch. A 2017 highlight reel:in 2018.The badTate is the final year of his contract, and he is 30 years old. As such, the cost of a third-round pick is high. A couple weeks ago, we took … [Read more...] about Eagles trade for Lions WR Golden Tate

A pending indictment and a continuing feud with judges isn’t fazing controversial Michigan attorney Geoffrey Fieger.He remains on the attack, vowing to appeal a recent ruling reinstating a formal reprimand against him and running TV ads critical of a government investigation of him.The Michigan Supreme Court ruled last week that Fieger may be disciplined for “vulgar and crude remarks” about appeals court judges, the National Law Journal reports.Fieger had called the appellate judges “jackasses” for overturning a $15 million verdict and compared them to Nazis during a radio interview.Fieger takes such legal setbacks in stride. He is expanding his law office and airing TV ads critical of the government for an investigation into possible campaign finance violations, the Detroit News reports.The investigation centers on whether Fieger improperly reimbursed employees for making more than $50,000 in donations to the 2004 presidential campaign of John Edwards. … [Read more...] about Fieger Fights and Fetes

Former Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., speaks at an event on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, file)U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell pushes the wheelchair of her husband, retied Congressman John Dingell after the funeral of Detroit-area businessman and philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Mich., in April 2015. (Todd McInturf/Detroit News via AP)House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., standing with former Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., holds up the gavel Dingell used 50 years ago when Medicare legislation was passed during an event marking the 50th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) DETROIT — Former U.S. Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history and a master of legislative deal-making who was fiercely protective of Detroit’s auto industry, has died. The … [Read more...] about Michigan’s John Dingell, the longest-serving US lawmaker, dies

The NFL has a new national-anthem policy and it appears that the league caved to the demands of President Donald Trump and those who vilified the ongoing protests of players against police brutality and racial inequality in the justice system.The new policy makes clear that all players should stand for the anthem, that those who wished not to could remain in the locker room, and teams with players who "did not show proper respect for the flag and Anthem" would be fined.The NFL Players Association said that they had not been consulted about the new policy, and would be ready to challenge any aspect of it that was inconsistent with their collective bargaining agreement.player protests that took over the 2017 season, and the league appears to have caved to the wishes of President Donald Trump and others who stressed the importance of "respecting the flag."ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted out the expected details of the policy.Highlights of the NFL's expected new anthem policy: … [Read more...] about Trump takes victory lap after NFL owners release new national anthem rules