All three early childhood centers are advertising ‘Financial assistance options available’…
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: Solving Pagosa’s Child Care Shortage, Part One
This landmark program is estimated to save Colorado parents an average of $6,000 a year, by subsidizing up to 15 hours per week of preschool tuition…
EDITORIAL: The Peaceful Transfer of Power, Part Five
Hoarding is a fascinating aspect of human character, not exclusive to any particular sex; hoarders can be men, or women. Or people in a gender transition..
EDITORIAL: The Peaceful Transfer of Power, Part Four
Simone de Beauvoir’s book was written near the end of World War II, during which a considerable amount of violence was on display…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Thinks Twice About a Real Estate Purchase
“I don’t believe the cost for this property is going to be only the $1.25 million…”
EDITORIAL: The Peaceful Transfer of Power, Part Three
Mme. de Beauvoir attended a Catholic school as a child, but came to reject Christianity in her teens, and lived out the rest of her life as an atheist…
EDITORIAL: The Peaceful Transfer of Power, Part Two
I probably ought to shift gears, and report on that meeting, considering what might happen today at the Archuleta Board of County Commissioners meeting…
EDITORIAL: The Peaceful Transfer of Power, Part One
The Archuleta County Public Health Department Transitional Advisory Committee will meet this morning at 9am, at the County Administration Building…
EDITORIAL: A Message to Pagosa Parents About a School Shooting Threat
“I want to begin by reassuring you that our schools are safe….”
EDITORIAL: Designing a Healthy Public Health Department
But is our nation’s health care sector really facing a massive shortage of health care professionals?
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part Six
“One of the biggest thing that will impact that aging demographic, are services and amenities that will allow them to ‘age in place’…”
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part Five
“So for a single adult, to live here, just meeting their needs, would need to make about $39,700 a year. When you add children to the mix, it jumps substantially…”
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part Four
As I mentioned before, I was personally very disappointed by this breakdown…
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part Three
There’s more than one way to skin a cat… but municipal governments don’t always choose the sharpest knife…
Kenyan Conservationist James Mwenda to Present This Wednesday, March 29
“For the next six years, I spent my days and nights protecting and looking after the last known Northern White rhinos on Earth…”
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part Two
“During the Study period, Pagosa Springs has experienced an increase in vacation home stock, declining permanent resident occupancy, rising rents and home prices…”
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part One
“On February 27, 2023 the Town Council directed staff to negotiate the purchase of 3.46 acres of vacant land located at the SE corner of the intersection of the San Juan River and Hwy 160…”
EDITORIAL: Different Perspectives on Pagosa’s Water Future, Part Four
I suppose we can understand the attraction of hamster wheels. Hamsters just like to run, and they don’t really care whether they are getting anywhere…
EDITORIAL: Different Perspectives on Pagosa’s Water Future, Part Three
The SJWCD board also voted to endorse the application of two new prospective board members, Robert Hagberg and Chuck Riehm…