Well, it was a big news day in Boulder today. Lets take a look at the highlights.
The City Council gave Crystal a pass on her having to quite her job in Adams County. Kudos to Suzy Ageton for bringing up the issue. Macon Cowles - if I rob someone and then immediately admit it and give them back the money - does that resolve everything? And Susan Osborne has her standard answer for any criticism that she doesn't like - it's "creepy."
Yes the council will ignore this if they can - no big surprise there. They're willing to point the finger at others but not to look in the mirror. That's an all too human reaction although the council seems to have it worse than most. But based on the number of emails I am getting on this, as well as the Google search hits re Crystal that hit my blog - this has legs. I think the Richard Polk case has screwed the pooch for Crystal. She can stay on council but this issue will keep dogging the council - as it leaves all of them looking like they don't understand unacceptable behavior.
ConocoPhillips has bought the STK facility. This is incredibly good news - additional high-tech jobs and a diversification from the industries we depend on in this area. Hopefully a lot of the effort will be on alternative energy generation as well as oil & gas. But either way, a large boost for the area.
Bruce Benson is the next president of C.U. - Bruce, I don't know if I should say congratulations or condolences. It's a tough job and everyone is shooting at you. With that said, I am hopeful that you can be a very effective president, not only in fixing the school's finances, but also running the system better.
Yes a school is different from a regular business. But teaching, learning, etc as effectively and efficiently as possible is a very important goal. And in that sense, while the results are somewhat different, a lot of the methods are similar between a school and a business.
Happy Wednesday all.
