“Litigation has its schedule. So it’s kind of like getting sucker-punched — and the public getting sucker-punched — but we have to fight back…”
Author: Bill Hudson
Bill Hudson began sharing his opinions in the Pagosa Daily Post in 2004 and can't seem to break the habit. He claims that, in Pagosa Springs, opinions are like pickup trucks: everybody has one.
EDITORIAL: The Dry Gulch Mess Gets Messier, Part One
“It’s unfortunate that we’re having to spend money — good money, good public money — on that situation…”
EDITORIAL: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part Four
“…what I told John was, we need to get beyond where we are, as a Board. Because we have a lot of things to do…”
EDITORIAL: Our 47th President, and Other Concerns
A Daily Post reader (who is also a personal friend) wrote me on Sunday, asking if I was going to write about Donald Trump’s inauguration…
EDITORIAL: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part Three
“Nobody else except Finance locks their door, and Finance has to lock their door, right? So those are signs of trust and confidence…”
EDITORIAL: Opposition to the PLPOA Gymnasium Proposal
“The Board is well-meaning, and I am not calling for anyone to resign or be ousted. I just have a disagreement with the rec campus proposal…”
FEMA Scams in Your Email
Sadly, it appears that FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell did not learn how to write standard English grammar when sending emails…
EDITORIAL: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part Two
“So it’s not about the ‘title’ for me. It’s about the confidence and trust that I have, or don’t have, in my fellow commissioners….”
EDITORIAL: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part One
“So the [BOCC] Chair position as been a voted position, I think historically? But I know that it is, at times, very political…”
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Four
Obviously, this issue has even caught the attention of people living outside the Pagosa Lakes subdivisions…
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Three
The PLPOA leadership has had a focus, for many years now, on community health, and that focus has resulted in miles of new walking/biking paths…
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Two
“Given the current economy we are all trying to survive in, how can you consciously ask us to foot the bill for an unnecessary wish list of yours?…”
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part One
“We need involvement. So I love seeing all the people here tonight…”
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Three
It’s difficult to move forward productively, in a legal dispute, when you don’t understand the law…
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Two
Is the Dry Gulch Reservoir still a ‘boondoggle’? Or has Climate Change changed everything?…
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part One
“Speculation” has a particularly important meaning in Colorado water law. We’re going to explore that meaning…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Seven
Starting in about 1980, a small set of vibrant industries were kicking the economy into second gear… and then, into third gear…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Six
In other words, in order to authentically ask “growth to pay for growth” you actually have to have a plan…