Here in Archuleta County, about 43% of the property taxes collected each year goes into our local public schools…
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: Classical Education… or is it Political Education? Part Three
“By stars and red checks, smiles and frowns, I teach kids to surrender their will to the chain of command. Individuality is a contradiction to class theory…”
EDITORIAL: Classical Education… or is it Political Education? Part Two
Ms. Pullman is seemingly unable to admit that every form of education has an underlying political foundation…
EDITORIAL: Classical Education… or is it Political Education? Part One
“Classical educational teaches students HOW to learn. Traditional education teaches students WHAT to learn…”
EDITORIAL: A Piece of Junk, Down by the River, Part Two
I came across this discarded ‘Yard Sale’ sign on Monday, while walking the 4-acre parcel the Town government is proposing to purchase and convert into a riverfront park…
EDITORIAL: A Piece of Junk, Down by the River, Part One
“What’s the deal with this property you’re trying to buy down by the Circle K? Why do you need to buy a piece of junk like that?”
EDITORIAL: Ways to Attract Wealthier, Better-Behaved Tourists, Part Five
“What was not mentioned in the application is that [Mr. Lucero] is fifth generation, and more importantly, on his mother’s side, is the namesake: Archuleta…”
EDITORIAL: Ways to Attract Wealthier, Better-Behaved Tourists, Part Four
The tourism industry is now tasked not just with “selling” our communities, but also preserving some vestiges of why locals choose to live here…
EDITORIAL: BOCC Tables Controversial Property Purchase, Part Three
“And I know that we are the ones who make the decision, but I feel like it would be prudent of us to get a financial advisor, to show us what the cost would be…”
EDITORIAL: Ways to Attract Wealthier, Better-Behaved Tourists, Part Three
“So if we start to look at those segments, and start to maximize those types of visitors, we can quiet that noise with all the visitors creating all the negative impact….”
EDITORIAL: BOCC Tables Controversial Property Purchase, Part Two
But you can’t properly maintain 500 miles of road with a small population scattered over 1,000 square miles. The tax base is simply too small…
EDITORIAL: BOCC Tables Controversial Property Purchase, Part One
“The efforts to recall Commissioner Veronica Medina took the work of many volunteers from employees of the county, to longtime residents, to local business owners…”
EDITORIAL: Ways to Attract Wealthier, Better-Behaved Tourists, Part Two
“I have an affinity for data analysis. I love looking at data and trends. I use it in my day-to-day operations at The Springs Resort…”
EDITORIAL: Ways to Attract Wealthier, Better-Behaved Tourists, Part One
I’ve been following, and writing about, the Town Tourism Committee — later to become the Pagosa Springs Area Tourism Board — since about 2006…
EDITORIAL: Labor Day, Considered
In the spring of 1894, the Pullman railroad car manufacturing company had pushed its workforce into despair, following the Panic of 1883…
County Offices in the Courthouse Closed Until Further Notice
Reportedly, another citizen overhead the comment, and went inside and informed one of the County officials…
EDITORIAL: A Roomful of Loyal Republicans, Part Three
For me, this question turns on one particular section of one particular Colorado statute…
EDITORIAL: A Roomful of Loyal Republicans, Part Two
The room fairly exploded with rude comments from members of the audience, directed at Ms. Suh and Ms. Springer…