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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: 28 Ways to Be a Better Tourist, Part Two
Maybe we’re looking for a “shared experience”?
EDITORIAL: 28 Ways to Be a Better Tourist, Part One
Along with dance performances, Celebration features associated events, including a Juried Art Show and Competition, a Juried Youth Art Exhibit, a Native Art Market, Native food contests…
EDITORIAL: Graywater, Forever… Part Three
Nowhere in the the 254-page Colorado Water Plan do the state’s foremost water experts discuss the alfalfa problem…
EDITORIAL: Graywater, Forever… Part Two
4.7 million acre feet, diverted and used for agriculture. None of this water can be recycled as graywater…
EDITORIAL: Graywater, Forever… Part One
Farmers in Colorado typically develop an abiding interest in water, and Rep. Catlin committed nearly 20 years at the Uncompahgre Water Users Association…
EDITORIAL: Hopeful Development in Pagosa Springs, Part Four
Commissioner Brown asked if the County would be responsible for building the new street leading to the proposed admin building…
EDITORIAL: Hopeful Development in Pagosa Springs, Part Three
If memory serves, the monument sign shown in the photo was installed at the intersection of South Pagosa Boulevard and Highway 160 in around 1995…
EDITORIAL: Hopeful Development in Pagosa Springs, Part Two
“We are also working on adding more restaurants, and we are optimistic we’ll have more announcements on those, too…”
EDITORIAL: Hopeful Development in Pagosa Springs, Part One
In April 2023, the Montrose Press posted a hopeful article about Mr. Dragoo’s development company, Colorado Outdoors LLC…
EDITORIAL: As Pagosa Peak Open School Heads into Summer…
One of the features at PPOS is its focus on ‘Restorative Practices’, an approach to conflict resolution that is now being tried in hundreds of school districts across the country…
EDITORIAL: When Governments Subsidize Workforce Housing, Part Two
The PAWSD Board unanimously believes that we have a serious housing crisis in Archuleta County…
EDITORIAL: When Governments Subsidize Workforce Housing, Part One
As currently presented, the Trails project will consist of one 26-unit apartment building and one 24-unit building, a new street, landscaping, and parking lots…
EDITORIAL: Not All Transportation is Created Equal, Part Two
“During the months of July-August 2024, public transit agencies around the state of Colorado … will join together to take part in the collaborative, statewide initiative…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Considers New Regulations for Vacation Rentals, Part Two
The County currently has no limits on the number of STRs they will license, nor does the County have caps on the number allowed in a particular neighborhood…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Considers New Regulations for Vacation Rentals, Part One
“Vacation Rentals are land uses that have potential for causing adverse impacts on others because of such factors as proximity to other homes…”
EDITORIAL: Unstoppable Wildfires, Uninsurable Homes
“We are very much at a tipping point where insurance companies are having to weigh their risk…”
EDITORIAL: County Commissioners Hire an Interim Manager… Whom They’ve Never Met?
“It came as a surprise to everybody in the room,” Mayor Groff recalled. “None of us saw it coming at this point….”
EDITORIAL: La Plata County Looks at Slashing Visit Durango’s Tax Revenue, Part Two
Currently, La Plata County must spend its $1 million in annual lodging tax revenues only for “tourism marketing and advertising”…