The NRA was founded by a group of Union officers after the Civil War who, perturbed by their troops’ poor marksmanship, wanted a way to sponsor shooting training and competitions…
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 Well-Regulated Militia, Part Three
In 1776, the American colonies were fairly unified in the belief that a government supported by a standing army was a dangerous government…
EDITORIAL: A Well-Regulated Militia, Part Two
“Due to the crisis in Farmington, New Mexico today, San Juan Regional Medical Center locked down the hospital and established our Incident Command Center…”
EDITORIAL: The Future Public Health Department Bureaucracy
One item is a budget amendment that will allow the new Archuleta County Public Health Department to begin hiring staff… No, just kidding!
EDITORIAL: A Well-Regulated Militia, Part One
A careful reader will notice that Dr. Fox is talking about something rather specific. “Mass killings in a public place”…
EDITORIAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part Five
I had heard about the erosion problem, a couple of years back, but I had not expected to see a 30-foot cliff…
EDITORIAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part Four
“So even if we were to get a right-of-way, it’s going to take a ‘little bit of time’, to deal with the environmental issues, and the cultural issues…”
EDITORIAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part Three
In 1966, the Tribe elected a young leader, Leonard Burch, as Chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council…
EDITORIAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part Two
“I will invite you to my house… and I will invite the Tribe to my house… and we’ll have a sit down…”
EDITORIAL: Information Overload During the Public Health Transition Process
Sitting in the room and listening to the presentations given to the Advisory Committee, I found myself feeling slightly depressed…
EDITORIAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part One
“I think it was a hasty decision based on trying to hold us hostage for a lack of communication by your staff and with the Southern Ute Tribe…”
EDITORIAL: Improvements to the Town’s Land Use Code? Part Six
We either pay now, or our children and grandchildren pay later…
EDITORIAL: Improvements to the Town’s Land Use Code? Part Five
“I think everyone is in agreement, that the more we can be creative with our housing choices, the more flexibility and options we have…”
EDITORIAL: Improvements to the Town’s Land Use Code? Part Four
Needless to say, there’s been a slight delay in finishing this project, started in 2020. The Town Community Development Department has been busy with other important things…
EDITORIAL: Improvements to the Town’s Land Use Code? Part Three
Okay. So do we have any builders represented?… Bob Hart was the member originally [representing the construction industry] and he’s not there any more. So I was just wondering…”
EDITORIAL: Improvements to the Town’s Land Use Code? Part Two
The Town of Pagosa Springs used a year-long citizen-based process to produce an updated Comprehensive Plan in April 2018…
EDITORIAL: Improvements to the Town’s Land Use Code? Part One
Reportedly, the English idiom ‘He can’t see the forest for the trees’ has a long history…
EDITORIAL: The BOCC Selects a Coroner, and Releases an Executive Session Recording
“Being the coroner is not just a job. It’s much more than that. I think it’s very important to the families…”
EDITORIAL: A Love/Hate Relationship With Data, Part Five
We now live in a so-called ‘post-industrial’ society, but the obsession with averages and percentages has only become more and more damaging…