Parents on both sides of these issues were taking fresh stock of our public schools, and in some cases, finding them lacking…
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: The Best Possible Education for Our Children, Part Three
In the education industry, nationally, three types of employees have become particularly scarce since the arrival of the COVID pandemic. Bus drivers. School nurses. And substitute teachers…
EDITORIAL: The Best Possible Education for Our Children, Part Two
When PPOS bought the Parelli building, the ‘building use’ changed from ‘office building’ to ‘public school’, and this change generated a very expensive set of required upgrades…
EDITORIAL: The Best Possible Education for Our Children, Part One
The conditions stipulated by the ASD School Board included a requirement that the Pagosa Peak Open School board of directors raise an additional $175,000 in grants and donations during their first year in operation…
EDITORIAL: Becoming an Authentic Community, Part Six
Read Part One First and foremost, community is not a place, a building, or an organization… Community is both a feeling and a set of relationships among people…. — from the article ‘What is Community Anyway?’ by David M. Chavis & Kien Lee, May 2015 on SSIR.org So I’ve been kicking this problem around, for READ MORE
EDITORIAL: Becoming an Authentic Community, Part Five
In the photo above, we see people walking through Main Street USA… basically a completely fake version of a quintessential American small town, circa 1910. In the distance we see the iconic Castle…
EDITORIAL: Becoming an Authentic Community, Part Four
Of the fourteen ideas listed, more than half — eight of them, to be exact — referenced “walking” or “recreation….”
EDITORIAL: Becoming an Authentic Community, Part Three
“Which makes me wonder, why even have the ordinance? If we can spend zero percent. It seems like an unnecessary ordinance if we have the option to spend zero percent…”
EDITORIAL: Becoming an Authentic Community, Part Two
Instead of biting the tourism bullet, and aggressively addressing our housing crisis, the Council set the stage for continuing division and discord…
EDITORIAL: Some Encouraging Signs on the COVID Front
A few days ago, NPR ran a story about two Texas-based virus researchers who have developed a very low-cost vaccine that’s now being administered in India…
EDITORIAL: Becoming an Authentic Community, Part One
Back in those bygone days, certain kings seemed focused on fighting wars, crucifying criminals, and keeping the treasury well-stocked with gold and jewels…
EDITORIAL: The Myth of the ‘Thin Blue Line’, Part Three
“Well, here it is, in black and white. I am not ashamed of letting the world see the truth…”
Pagosa Springs Town Council Seats Up for Election
The Town of Pagosa Springs will hold its municipal election on April 5, 2022 via mail ballot — and four seats on the seven-member Town Council are up for election…
EDITORIAL: The Myth of the ‘Thin Blue Line’, Part Two
“My case took over a freaking year to settle. I did learn that if you are injured on the job and are on Workers Compensation, there is an ‘injury cap’….”
EDITORIAL: The Myth of the ‘Thin Blue Line’, Part One
“Even though my life and career, or lack thereof, has changed, I will always be a police officer at heart, even if my injuries prevent me from serving…”
Marshall Fire Destroys Nearly 1,000 Homes in Boulder County
By Friday afternoon, the blaze had finished with its destruction — a swath of incinerated suburban homes and businesses a half mile wide…
EDITORIAL: Running Out of Gas
“We are in search of a propane company that is willing to do whatever it takes to supply its customers with propane, even if it means working on the weekend or holidays…”
EDITORIAL: At a Loss for Words…
But then I learn about another program, or plan, that seems destined to serve those in our community who are struggling the most…