“I don’t want to have to circumvent the voters. I don’t want to. But we’ve asked twice, and now we’re in a position where we have to make a decision….”
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.
PHOTO ESSAY: The New (and Returning) County Crew Gets Sworn In
At Judge Wilson’s prompting, the officials, one by one, promised to uphold the US and Colorado Constitutions and to fulfill their duties, and then signed a copy of their oath…
EDITORIAL: A Lack of Shared Love at the ACRW Luncheon, Part Two
The new law was supported by the ACLU, Fraternal Order of Police, the Centre for American Progress and the Koch brothers, among others. Liberals and conservatives…
EDITORIAL: A Lack of Shared Love at the ACRW Luncheon, Part One
“I understand where they are coming from. They have needs. So we all just need to come back together, we all need to work together, we all need to figure out a plan….”
EDITORIAL: The Mysteries of Rural Broadband, Part Six
“The Town Council would appreciate your support for Skywerx’s application for High Cost Fund grant monies for this critical community project….”
EDITORIAL: The Mysteries of Rural Broadband, Part Five
“Anytime you start a utility infrastructure, you end up putting hundreds of millions of dollars in the ground, or in the air, and you recover it in very small increments……”
EDITORIAL: The Mysteries of Rural Broadband, Part Four
“As your local electric co-op we know our true purpose is so much more than poles and wires — we work every day to improve the quality of life in our communities….”
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Eight
“Local governments, non-profits, community members, faith organizations and concerned residents have come together to respond to the shortage of housing choices in the community…”
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Seven
“The town boasts access to numerous outdoor activities year-round such as hiking, fishing, skiing, and rafting; geothermal heating; affordable housing prices; and the Cloman Industrial Park…”
EDITORIAL: The Mysteries of Rural Broadband, Part Three
Within months, it became evident to REA officials that established investor-owned utilities were showing little interest in using the newly available federal loans to serve sparsely populated rural areas….
EDITORIAL: The Mysteries of Rural Broadband, Part Two
“We are following the plan we gave you in the proposal. So one of the first things they are working on is the Aspen Springs Monopole, to try and get some service out there….”
EDITORIAL: The Mysteries of Rural Broadband, Part One
Late last summer, I noticed a crew of men and machines digging a trench in the roadside ditch along North 5th Street. The work — whatever the heck they were doing — seemed to be progressing slowly….
EDITORIAL: The Bastard Parcels of Archuleta County
Apparently, the word “bastard” comes from the Old French, and is somehow related to the phrase “fils de bast” which can be translated as “Child of the Packsaddle…”
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Six
The article was focused on Crested Butte, but Mr. Vanderbilt could have been writing about most any mountain town anywhere in the West…
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Five
I would propose that there’s a limit to the number of “outdoor recreationalists” a rural community can reasonably accommodate…
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Four
This industry — silver mining — provided Aspen, Colorado with its initial population and economy, but it was not sustainable…
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Three
Typically… Community Development Corporations “are formed by residents, small business owners, congregations and other local stakeholders…”
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Two
“In the case of the Grand Junction economic partnership, there are faces on a website. There’s a phone number. There’s an email address, where you can reach out and talk to someone…”
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part One
“Communities applied to Blueprint and were selected based on their capacity and readiness. They are all interested in growing their outdoor and recreation economies…”