Who Had the Worst Week?

I take a few weeks off and suddenly Colorado Rockies coaches are flying United Airlines jets, Denver Public Schools gets caught requiring employee non-disclosure agreements, and the Jokic brothers are brawling in the stands again. Here is this week’s list:

• The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) criticized Westword’s recent cover promoting an article on gun violence as “play(ing) into the worst stereotypes and innuendoes.” Westword had previously apologized for the cover art that depicted a young black boy carrying a gun, saying the image was “a major mistake that created harm and hurt.”
• “You’re gonna need a bigger number.” Some scientists are asking the National Hurricane Center to create a Category 6 rating to reflect the increase in mega-storms.
• Incidents of antisemitism in Colorado have increased by nearly 200% over the past year, forcing many synagogues to add security and take other precautions.
• The blades belonging to the famed Moulin Rouge windmill in Paris broke off and fell two stories to the ground. No one was hurt.
• The Production and Assignment Desk departments at Fox31/KWGN voted 17-3 to take the next step toward forming a union.
• Immersive arts company Meow Wolf is laying off 50 employees from its Denver location.
• Actress Emma Stone would like you to know her real name is Emily.
• It’s officially hail season in Colorado.
• It is not unusual for travertine tiles to contain fossils, but a couple in Europe got more than they bargained for when their beautiful new floor included what is clearly a cross section of an ancient human jawbone.
• A Utah couple accidentally mailed their cat that had climbed into an Amazon box they were returning. The cat survived.
• Chicago officials removed a sidewalk landmark known affectionately as the “rat hole” after engineers determined the section bearing the imprint of the animal was damaged and needed to be replaced.
• The CEO of Alterra, owner of ski resorts including Steamboat and Winter Park among others, acknowledged that “it is ungodly expensive and hard to bring a family of four skiing right now” and that customers are “really, really mad.”
• Actor Patrick Warburton comes from a conservative, religious family, so much so that his mom participated in a campaign to get Warburton’s show “Family Guy” cancelled despite that show helping the actor support his parents financially. Warburton’s mom even lobbied him to sign the online petition to cancel his own show, which he declined.

So, who won the week?

• Rockford Gray has added Anna Duggan, MA and Karen Mason as senior consultants.
• Olympic swimmer and Denver-native Missy Franklin had the Regis Jesuit High School pool named in her honor.
• The Federal Trade Commission has banned noncompete clauses, and no one may benefit more than local TV journalists.
• The Denver Nuggets took a 3-0 playoff series lead over the rival L.A. Lakers.
• The Denver Broncos selected Oregon QB Bo Nix with its first-round pick in the NFL draft. Will Nix be successful? History says to flip a coin.
• It took 97 years, but longtime New York Mets fan Seymour Weiner found his calling helping the team promote its $1 hot dog night.
• Fourteen years after losing his Heisman Trophy for receiving illegal benefits, former USC running back Reggie Bush had it returned. Heisman Trust officials said changes to rules allowing players to be paid informed their decision.