Like the ACHA proposal, the PHP proposal contains some funding for consultants, but unlike the ACHA budget, the PHP budget also pays for permanent local employees…
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: Strange Bed Partners During an Affordable Housing Crisis, Part One
Three years later, they have found themselves unable to fully cooperate in spending a meager $100,000 on this massive problem…
EDITORIAL: The ‘Blood Quantum’ Question, Part Three
Americans have always embraced division and separation, right alongside our fascination with equality and unity…
EDITORIAL: The ‘Blood Quantum’ Question, Part Two
Divisions established by law or by policy cut both ways, but they are always divisions…
EDITORIAL: The ‘Blood Quantum’ Question, Part One
“Native Americans in the U.S. are the only minority group that has to prove their Native-ness on an Indian Card…”
EDITORIAL: Unsatisfied Minds, Part Three
We all know that our schools could — in theory — provide a better education than what is currently being provided…
EDITORIAL: Unsatisfied Minds, Part Two
So about $4.7 million per year in new taxes, between the two government proposals. That comes to about $390 per year for every man, woman and child…
EDITORIAL: Unsatisfied Minds, Part One
Pagosa Springs has a much improved downtown, compared to 75 years ago, in terms of business activity and amenities that serve both locals and visitors…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Heading Back to the Ballot with Same Jail Proposal?
“I know that we had our differences last year, but we would really appreciate your support going forward on this…”
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part Four
On June 25, the Joint Strategic Priorities Funding Advisory Group voted unanimously to award ‘up to $50,000’ to the Archuleta County Housing Authority…
PRIMARY ELECTION: Polis. Stapleton. Mitsch Bush. White.
Colorado concluded its 2018 Primary Election yesterday — the state’s first primary election that allowed Unaffiliated voters to participate…
EDITORIAL: The School District’s Secret $50 Million Meeting?
I will readily admit that I did not have permission to take this photograph… but I figured maybe a photo taken from a public sidewalk was permissible…
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part Three
Politics. As slow as molasses and just as frustrating. But a single politician can make the process even more frustrating…
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part Two
““This article explores whether common negative stereotypes of public employees are consistent with the descriptive and empirical literature comparing public and private employees….”
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part One
But maybe, nowadays, Americans don’t feel the same loyalty to their jobs, and to the community they live in?
EDITORIAL: Stage Three Restrictions? No Thanks…
“So about an hour ago, I received a phone call from the Forest Service, indicating that they had spent the day reviewing the current indices based on the recent weather event…”
EDITORIAL: The Correct Answers to the School District Survey
Some Daily Post readers may have enjoyed our recent coverage of those proposals, in which case, you might feel ready and able to answer the 16 questions posed by the mailed survey…
EDITORIAL: Fighting Fires, and Just Plain Fighting, Part Three
Nevertheless, we expect firefighters to put their lives on the line and do battle with Vulcan, the god of fire. If they are successful, they might save a family’s home from the flames…
EDITORIAL: Fighting Fires, and Just Plain Fighting, Part Two
“This probably sounds absolutely crazy to you, but to me it has felt like a sort of salvation. Because Seya and I have been fighting for nearly 20 years…”