Historically, our community has been a big fan of fixing stuff when it breaks… and of remodeling old buildings…
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: Imagining a Place for a New K-8 School Facility, Part Three
According to the numbers shared at the January 7 School Board meeting, the estimated cost of the proposed PreK-8 facility is about $930 per square foot
EDITORIAL: Imagining a Place for a New K-8 School Facility, Part Two
Last week’s meeting was the first time the School Board and the public heard projected costs for the two different locations, as estimated by actual construction companies…
EDITORIAL: Imagining a Place for a New K-8 School Facility, Part One
This editorial series will focus on the January 7 meeting of the Archuleta School District (ASD) Board of Education…
EDITORIAL: Another Hell of a Year, Part Five
But before the Council vote took place on that ballot measure, Council member Gary Williams posed an interesting question to the Town staff…
EDITORIAL: Another Hell of a Year, Part Four
The Town Council in particular has been earmarking funds in their annual budgets, over the past decade, to support licensed early childhood care…
EDITORIAL: Another Hell of a Year, Part Three
“The federal One Big Beautiful Bill passed in July 2025 and will result in cuts to Pagosa Springs Medical Center revenue over the next 7 years…”
EDITORIAL: Another Hell of a Year, Part Two
In March, the Pagosa Lakes Property Owners Association (PLPOA) members overwhelmingly voted down a proposed gymnasium…
EDITORIAL: Another Hell of a Year, Part One
Here’s another instance of “complicated” (contradictory) goals, sitting right next to one another on the same page…
EDITORIAL: The Lost Boys in Neverland, Part Four
If we are intent on raising a generation of boys who will never know the joy and struggle of fatherhood, I hardly think our civilization can survive…
EDITORIAL: The Lost Boys in Neverland, Part Three
“When 4 in 10 children are born outside marriage — and most children to less educated parents are born outside marriage — then we have to reinvent what it means to be a father…”
EDITORIAL: The Lost Boys in Neverland, Part Two
“Everyone was very focused, quite rightly, on getting to gender equality, getting to gender parity…”
EDITORIAL: The Lost Boys in Neverland, Part One
“The scariest piece of data I’ve seen recently, is that 51% of 18-to-24-year-old men have never asked a woman out, in person…”
EDITORIAL: A Few Thoughts About the South Conference Room, Part Three
There’s no doubt these subsidies have helped to attract additional tourists, and boosted the profits of certain tourism-related businesses…
EDITORIAL: A Few Thoughts About the South Conference Room, Part Two
The most highly ranked funding source, among the respondents, appears to be “Increase in Lodging Tax”…
EDITORIAL: A Few Thoughts About the South Conference Room, Part One
If new facilities or programs were developed, about 75% of the respondents felt that the costs ought to be funded either mostly or 100% through user fees…
EDITORIAL: A Few Thoughts About the ‘Christmas Box’
Maybe that’s how most family traditions get started? Someone’s goofy idea?
EDITORIAL: ‘SolidGround Solutions’ Hoping to Purchase Pagosa Springs Apartments
Individuals in those low-wage industries — retail, accommodations, entertainment, recreation — cannot easily afford $1,330 a month…
EDITORIAL: The Continuing ‘Dry Gulch’ Troubles, Part Four
What are the issues that “good faith discussions” might resolve, between these two taxpayer-funded districts?