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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: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Six

EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Six

Posted on April 11, 2025April 14, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“We asked [financial consultant Joey McLiney] what would happen if we got some COPs. So this graph shows what our [future] revenues might be…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
Country Music Concert to Benefit Pagosa Peak Open School, April 19

Country Music Concert to Benefit Pagosa Peak Open School, April 19

Posted on April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 by Bill Hudson

35 talented Pagosa Springs musicians will be performing classic Country Music hits for the community’s dancing and listening pleasure…

Posted in Arts/Entertainment
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Five

EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Five

Posted on April 10, 2025April 11, 2025 by Bill Hudson

The cost for these upgrades, as revealed to the Town Council earlier this month, was shockingly high…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Four

EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Four

Posted on April 9, 2025April 10, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Architect’s rendering of the Pagosa Springs Medical Center Outpatient Wing that opened its doors in 2017…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Three

EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Three

Posted on April 8, 2025April 9, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“I still don’t quite understand it, but in about a year, you’re going to be voting on TABOR and de-Brucing…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Two

Posted on April 7, 2025January 6, 2026 by Bill Hudson

“We know that the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing… in this county, last year, spent $22 million on healthcare. That’s a lot…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part One

EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part One

Posted on April 4, 2025January 6, 2026 by Bill Hudson

Let’s begin with the Monday evening presentation by the PSMC officers, Rhonda Webb and Chelle Keplinger…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Conflicts of Interest at Town Hall? Part Three

EDITORIAL: Conflicts of Interest at Town Hall? Part Three

Posted on April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Without intelligent, thoughtful government assistance, I can’t see how we will ever put a dent in our local housing crisis…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Conflicts of Interest at Town Hall? Part Two

EDITORIAL: Conflicts of Interest at Town Hall? Part Two

Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025 by Bill Hudson

But there was yet another “conflict of interest” evident at the March 25 meeting, which I felt compelled to bring up to the Planning Commission that evening…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Conflicts of Interest at Town Hall? Part One

EDITORIAL: Conflicts of Interest at Town Hall? Part One

Posted on April 1, 2025April 2, 2025 by Bill Hudson

The Pagosa Springs Planning Commission tabled an application for “Sketch Plan” approval last week…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Big Fuss About Fire Hydrants, Part Four

EDITORIAL: A Big Fuss About Fire Hydrants, Part Four

Posted on March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 by Bill Hudson

The neighborhoods that burned in LA were not in the midst of a forest. They were normal American suburbs…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Big Fuss About Fire Hydrants, Part Three

EDITORIAL: A Big Fuss About Fire Hydrants, Part Three

Posted on March 28, 2025March 31, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“I mean, we’re opening hydrants all the time, to clear out of a water line, stuff like that. We haven’t had any problems with any hydrants up to this point…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Big Fuss About Fire Hydrants, Part Two

EDITORIAL: A Big Fuss About Fire Hydrants, Part Two

Posted on March 27, 2025March 28, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“Justin, can I ask you… Is it your understanding that this is PAWSD’s responsibility?”

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EDITORIAL: A Big Fuss About Fire Hydrants, Part One

EDITORIAL: A Big Fuss About Fire Hydrants, Part One

Posted on March 26, 2025March 27, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Sheriff Le Roux reminded his fellow elected officials that the suppression of wildland fires, outside the Fire District, does not typically rely on fire hydrants…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Downtown Pagosa Springs Becomes a Construction Zone

EDITORIAL: Downtown Pagosa Springs Becomes a Construction Zone

Posted on March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Feeling curious, I hung a right on 2nd Street to drive through the construction zone, and found the traffic moving smoothly through town past the traffic cones and workers…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Dream of a Tiny Home Village, Part Eight

EDITORIAL: Dream of a Tiny Home Village, Part Eight

Posted on March 24, 2025October 9, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“There’s a person in Tennessee who builds incredible tiny homes. We called him. Very cool. He pulled himself up by his bootstraps…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Dream of a Tiny Home Village, Part Seven

EDITORIAL: Dream of a Tiny Home Village, Part Seven

Posted on March 21, 2025March 24, 2025 by Bill Hudson

The homes were priced at between $320,000 and $390,000. According to Zillow.com, a Pagosa family cannot comfortably afford a $320,000 home…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Dream of a Tiny Home Village, Part Six

EDITORIAL: Dream of a Tiny Home Village, Part Six

Posted on March 20, 2025March 21, 2025 by Bill Hudson

We don’t have a large homeless population in Pagosa Springs, but do we have a large population that are “severely cost burdened” by housing costs…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Dream of a Tiny Home Village, Part Five

EDITORIAL: Dream of a Tiny Home Village, Part Five

Posted on March 19, 2025March 20, 2025 by Bill Hudson

The Professor mentions two topics that we’ve tried to address here in the Daily Post on a regular basis…

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