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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: Pagosa Senior Center Makes a Financial Appeal to Archuleta County, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Pagosa Senior Center Makes a Financial Appeal to Archuleta County, Part Two

Posted on October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Attorney Weaver noted that Colorado counties are authorized to operate senior centers, but are not required to do so…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Senior Center Makes a Financial Appeal to Archuleta County, Part One

EDITORIAL: Pagosa Senior Center Makes a Financial Appeal to Archuleta County, Part One

Posted on October 17, 2024October 18, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“Since 2013, ASI has worked with thousands of local residents 60 years or better with the goal that they live healthy, vibrant and independent lives…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Stories We Tell About Water, Part Four

EDITORIAL: The Stories We Tell About Water, Part Four

Posted on October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 by Bill Hudson

As we begin the 2025 ‘Water Year’, the San Juan River is flowing smoothly through downtown…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL:  The Stories We Tell About Water, Part Three

EDITORIAL: The Stories We Tell About Water, Part Three

Posted on October 15, 2024October 20, 2024 by Bill Hudson

I took a drive out Snowball Road last week, to take photos of the new water treatment plant under construction…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL:  The Stories We Tell About Water, Part Two

EDITORIAL: The Stories We Tell About Water, Part Two

Posted on October 14, 2024September 24, 2025 by Bill Hudson

I found attorney Jeff Kane’s presentation to be fair, measured and non-confrontational, even if I didn’t necessarily agree with his conclusions…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Rats of NIMH, Part Four

EDITORIAL: The Rats of NIMH, Part Four

Posted on October 10, 2024October 11, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Here are the crises our community faces, which, if not addressed, will seriously affect our community’s viability…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Rats of NIMH, Part Three

EDITORIAL: The Rats of NIMH, Part Three

Posted on October 9, 2024October 10, 2024 by Bill Hudson

A possible moral to the story: adding more individuals to a stable population can have a negative effect…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Rats of NIMH, Part Two

EDITORIAL: The Rats of NIMH, Part Two

Posted on October 8, 2024October 9, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“After day 600, the social breakdown continued and the population declined toward extinction…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Rats of NIMH, Part One

EDITORIAL: The Rats of NIMH, Part One

Posted on October 7, 2024October 8, 2024 by Bill Hudson

You could almost call them human. Like, for example, the humans living in Pagosa Springs….

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Cleaning Up the Cemetery

EDITORIAL: Cleaning Up the Cemetery

Posted on October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 by Bill Hudson

A few years ago, a small group of well-meaning citizens approached the Town Council complaining that the rustic Hilltop Cemetery was a bit too rustic…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Big Debts in Pagosa's Not-So-Distant Future? Part Three

EDITORIAL: Big Debts in Pagosa’s Not-So-Distant Future? Part Three

Posted on October 3, 2024June 6, 2026 by Bill Hudson

Given that choice, the town voters might find a proposed 0.5% sales tax to be an attractive option…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Big Debts in Pagosa's Not-So-Distant Future? Part Two

EDITORIAL: Big Debts in Pagosa’s Not-So-Distant Future? Part Two

Posted on October 2, 2024October 3, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“So my suggestion would be to vote a 1/2 of 1% sales tax. Based on the 2023 income, you would end up with approximately $2.2 million…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Big Debts in Pagosa's Not-So-Distant Future? Part One

EDITORIAL: Big Debts in Pagosa’s Not-So-Distant Future? Part One

Posted on October 1, 2024October 2, 2024 by Bill Hudson

So we have a couple of possible prices to work with.  $4.5 million for “urgent” repairs, and $44.8 million for the whole enchilada…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part Five

EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part Five

Posted on September 30, 2024September 30, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Presumably, a community that cannot provide important needs and desires, will eventually be abandoned, like the ghost towns that dot the Colorado landscape…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
Archuleta County Election Office 'Counting Room' Entered by an Unauthorized Person

Archuleta County Election Office ‘Counting Room’ Entered by an Unauthorized Person

Posted on September 27, 2024September 27, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“Apparently, he was looking for a shovel or something?  And he said he didn’t know that the room was off limits, even though it had a keypad entrance…”

Posted in News/Politics
EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part Four

EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part Four

Posted on September 27, 2024September 30, 2024 by Bill Hudson

The ten PSCDC homes currently under construction this year have similar “Mountain Resort Modern” styling…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part Three

EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part Three

Posted on September 26, 2024September 27, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Back in 1943, American psychologist Abraham Maslow published a paper entitled “A Theory of Human Motivation”…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part Two

Posted on September 25, 2024September 28, 2024 by Bill Hudson

The 200-page plan proposed a significant expansion of recreational amenities in Archuleta County…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part One

EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part One

Posted on September 24, 2024September 25, 2024 by Bill Hudson

I’m thinking about these bumper stickers as I listen to my audio recording of a joint meeting, held on September 17…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
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