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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: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Four

EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Four

Posted on November 29, 2024December 2, 2024 by Bill Hudson

It wasn’t until after Fred W. Schmidt disappeared that I learned he had been involved in numerous lawsuits for alleged real estate fraud…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Three

EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Three

Posted on November 27, 2024November 29, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Do PAWSD customers want to pay for a reservoir they don’t need?  Maybe not?

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Two

EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Two

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

“I’m sorry.  You’ve gone too far now.  You’re asking for people to make things up, and that’s what got us into this problem in the beginning…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part One

EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part One

Posted on November 25, 2024November 26, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Too often, citizen board members, lacking information, are shooting from the hip, while simultaneously defending their political “turf”…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Trust Issues... Part Eight

EDITORIAL: Trust Issues… Part Eight

Posted on November 21, 2024December 2, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Some of our Daily Post readers may recall that Mr. Proffitt resigned as President of SJWCD in 2017…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Trust Issues... Part Seven

EDITORIAL: Trust Issues… Part Seven

Posted on November 20, 2024November 21, 2024 by Bill Hudson

A panel of local residents, connected to various water uses, fielded audience questions at the “This is Your Watershed” film event at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Trust Issues... Part Six

EDITORIAL: Trust Issues… Part Six

Posted on November 19, 2024November 20, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“Maybe we can find someone who wants to buy the Ranch, and also work with the community to build a reasonable reservoir project in the middle of it…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Trust Issues... Part Five

EDITORIAL: Trust Issues… Part Five

Posted on November 18, 2024November 19, 2024 by Bill Hudson

One type of survey is intentionally designed to discover new and useful information, which is needed to make the best possible decisions, moving forward…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Trust Issues... Part Four

EDITORIAL: Trust Issues… Part Four

Posted on November 15, 2024November 18, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Superintendent Holt and Chief Executive of Operations Sanchez seemed to be suggesting that our local school buildings were reaching — or had already reached — the end of their useful lives…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Trust Issues... Part Three

EDITORIAL: Trust Issues… Part Three

Posted on November 14, 2024August 3, 2026 by Bill Hudson

Archuleta School District (ASD) had been growing its student enrollment by leaps and bounds through the 1990s and on into 2008…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Trust Issues... Part Two

EDITORIAL: Trust Issues… Part Two

Posted on November 13, 2024November 14, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“I don’t think this has a chance of passing. Period. And I’ll just state that, and give you the reasons why I believe that…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Trust Issues... Part One

EDITORIAL: Trust Issues… Part One

Posted on November 12, 2024November 13, 2024 by Bill Hudson

The BOCC will be holding a couple of meetings today: a work session at 8:30am, and a special meeting at 1:30pm…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The SJWCD Empire Strikes Back, Part Three

EDITORIAL: The SJWCD Empire Strikes Back, Part Three

Posted on November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Since 2012, when PAWSD removed itself as a potential partner on the project, SJWCD has been searching in vain for a partner to help them build the Dry Gulch Reservoir…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The SJWCD Empire Strikes Back, Part Two

EDITORIAL: The SJWCD Empire Strikes Back, Part Two

Posted on November 8, 2024November 11, 2024 by Bill Hudson

The San Juan Water Conservancy District [SJWCD] convened a “public meeting” yesterday, November 7, to discuss the possible sale of the Running Iron Ranch…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The SJWCD Empire Strikes Back, Part One

EDITORIAL: The SJWCD Empire Strikes Back, Part One

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

“SJWCD encourages the public to reach out to board members of both SJWCD and PAWSD about the potential sale of public property…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
ELECTION 2024: Archuleta County and the Nation Embrace the Republican Party; Colorado Leans Blue

ELECTION 2024: Archuleta County and the Nation Embrace the Republican Party; Colorado Leans Blue

Posted on November 6, 2024November 6, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Locally in Archuleta County, voters supported exclusively Republican candidates for federal, state and local offices…

Posted in News/Politics
EDITORIAL: How to Grow a Small Town... Or Not... Part Four

EDITORIAL: How to Grow a Small Town… Or Not… Part Four

Posted on November 6, 2024November 6, 2024 by Bill Hudson

The Pagosa Springs Area Tourism Board and its staff had applied for — and had been awarded — a grant from the Colorado Tourism Office…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: How to Grow a Small Town... Or Not... Part Three

EDITORIAL: How to Grow a Small Town… Or Not… Part Three

Posted on November 5, 2024November 6, 2024 by Bill Hudson

During the 30 years I’ve lived in Pagosa Springs, our local leaders have generally acted as if our population was going to multiply steadily and abundantly…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: How to Grow a Small Town... Or Not... Part Two

EDITORIAL: How to Grow a Small Town… Or Not… Part Two

Posted on November 4, 2024November 5, 2024 by Bill Hudson

The development of a new subdivision in 2024 has become incredibly expensive, compared to the cost 50 years ago…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
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