9:00 am, Sep 5, 2012
For about the past six months, I’ve been following Kent Thiry, chairman and CEO of kidney dialysis juggernaut DaVita. That he’s more commonly known among his employees and colleagues as "KT" or “the mayor of DaVita Village” gives some idea of how unconventional his leadership style is. Thiry is goofy, intense, unabashedly emotional, and undeniably...
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9:32 am, Sep 4, 2012
Rant: Always Mile High Stadium? It’s September, which means one thing: Broncos football. I’ve only lived in the Mile High City for six years, but I’ve followed the Broncos all of my life, or long enough to know that the team’s home will always be Mile High Stadium. For a time, I begrudgingly called it “Invesco.” I tried to use “Sports Authority...
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10:30 am, Aug 30, 2012
President Barack Obama will make another swing through Colorado this weekend, this time at the University of Colorado, where he'll give a speech on the Boulder campus' Norlin Quad. Obama last visited CU in April, when he discussed spiraling student-loan interest rates. The president has been busy in the Centennial State, which is considered...
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10:35 am, Aug 29, 2012
I went to Regis Jesuit High School yesterday to see Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin. For anyone who worried that the fame following her five medals would go to her head, you can relax. She is, thankfully, the same 17-year-old who left for London this summer. While the event was initially billed as Franklin's welcome home, the high school senior...
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10:20 am, Aug 28, 2012
Last week, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox completed an unprecedented trade, one whose aftershocks might be felt in the Rocky Mountain region for years to come. For the first time, two players with more than $100 million left on their contracts were included in a deal, and the fact that it happened so late in the season made it all the...
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10:49 am, Aug 23, 2012
Denver Broncos fans will get their third chance to see Peyton Manning during a home preseason game Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. And you better believe the critics will be out in full force on this one. After last weekend's two-interception performance against the Seattle Seahawks during his home debut in Denver, Manning wasn't entirely...
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9:45 am, Aug 22, 2012
When I last talked to Colorado pollster Floyd Ciruli, he was virtually certain of Barack Obama's victory this fall. But now, after presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney picked Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan to be his running mate, Ciruli thinks the former Massachusetts governor might have a shot—especially when it comes to...
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9:35 am, Aug 21, 2012
Generally speaking, I don’t like musicals. I can’t get enough of gritty stage dramas like “True West” or “Death of a Salesman,” and wry comedies such as “Seminar” or “Art” always deliver. I did have fun at “Victor/Victoria,” though that was mostly because I lucked into seats that were close enough to eyeball Broadway legend Julie Andrews’...
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9:11 am, Aug 17, 2012
Rant: Why do people wear the wrong team’s gear to sporting events? You’ve all seen this: The guy decked out in Broncos gear at a Rockies game. Or someone wearing a Nuggets hat while tailgating for the Rapids. Or a flash of powder blue in a sea of orange. You might be that guy. So, what gives Denver? Why can’t Mile High City fans...
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11:00 am, Aug 16, 2012
Tricia Williford has now been without her husband, Robb, for more than 600 days. Not that she's counting. Robb Williford died just before Christmas two years ago after being stricken with streptococcus pneumonia with complications from sepsis. He was 35 years old and left behind two young sons—Tucker and Tyler—and his wife, who began chronicling...
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1:45 pm, Aug 14, 2012
The primary duty of any vice presidential candidate is to be the proverbial "attack dog" who does his boss's dirty work on the campaign trail, and one of Paul Ryan's first acts as Mitt Romney's running mate will be to take his act to Colorado.Ryan made an appearance this morning in Lakewood, only the GOP ticket's second foray into the Denver area...
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12:00 pm, Aug 9, 2012
On Tuesday, August 14, the Ellie Caulkins Opera House will begin hosting what might be the most anticipated event in the history of Denver theater—a three-week run of The Book of Mormon, the nine-time-Tony-winning, sold-out-for-months Broadway smash. Bringing the bawdy but heartfelt musical to the city represents a homecoming for two of its co-...
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9:37 am, Aug 9, 2012
A few months ago, just before my profile of swimming wunderkind Missy Franklin was published, I asked her father what he expected his daughter's life would be like after the Olympics. Dick Franklin shrugged his shoulders. He hadn't given the idea much thought. You can bet it's a topic of conversation now. When the 17-year-old returns home...
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10:30 am, Aug 8, 2012
Crocs, the Niwot-based funky shoe company, celebrated its 10th anniversary late last month. It was a surprising milestone, in part because of the troubled waters the company was forced to navigate not too long ago—and the fact that the foam-like clog always seems to be fending off claims that the Crocs "fad" will soon end. When I visited the...
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10:10 am, Aug 3, 2012
Rant: Denver’s Driving Habits Caveat: It has been a long time since I took a driver’s test. (And when I did it was in North Dakota. No offense to my home state—which I adore—but there were probably more questions about driving around farm tractors than in rush-hour traffic.) Still, I like to think of myself as a safe driver that knows the rules of...
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