Kent Thiry

A crowd of delegates cast their vote for their preferred gubernatorial candidate during the Colorado Republican State Assembly on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Massari Arena on the Colorado State University Pueblo campus in Pueblo, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Closing Colorado’s primaries would be a great loss for democracy (抖阴ap)

April 27, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

Let抖阴ap get something straight: The people own elections in our country and our state, not political parties. But a recent federal court decision just made it easier for Colorado's political...

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., front, announces his plan to run for Colorado's governorship in the 2026 election at an event outside the Museum of Nature and Science Friday, April 11, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Sen. Michael Bennet should not get to pick his replacement (抖阴ap)

February 23, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

Bennet should either say now who intends to appoint or -- to remove even a hint of impropriety 鈥� promise to resign his Senate seat should he win the governor鈥檚...

抖阴ap: Colorado’s GOP primary election is open to unaffiliated voters and that’s how it should stay

February 19, 2024 at 10:38 a.m.

Colorado Republican Party Chair Dave Williams is going to extremes to ensure that his party remains extremely unpopular with a majority of Colorado voters.

Election judge Michael Plous works as ...

Thiry: Colorado independent voters mount a political takeover

July 18, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

The strong turnout revealed a new untrodden path to victory for campaigns. It also signaled another awakening -- independents realizing our power to help shape elections and Colorado鈥檚 future.

DaVita chief executive Kent Thiry, right, hands a company jersey to then-Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper during an announcement that the company would be moving to the city, on May 27, 2009, outside the Denver Performing Arts Complex. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/ The Denver Post)

Thiry: Amazon should follow DaVita’s lead and not fall for the best cash offer

October 6, 2017 at 2:44 p.m.

I encourage Jeff Bezos and Amazon to choose Colorado for what they鈥檙e calling HQ2. And I suggest that they not demand a king鈥檚 ransom in return.

In this March 18, 2014 file photo, voters cast their ballots in the Illinois primary in Hinsdale, Ill.

Guest Commentary: Propositions 107 and 108 give every Colorado voter a voice

October 11, 2016 at 12:56 p.m.

The upcoming election is drawing intense attention because of local and state ballot measures, and especially because of the presidential race. Many of us still remember Colorado鈥檚 embarrassing participation in...

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