“So it’s challenging to deal with that. Healthcare as a system — in terms of reimbursement — is sort of a broken system, for our country…”
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: This is Your Brain, Feeling Thirsty
The drought emergency is declared for the following counties experiencing severe (D2) to exceptional (D4) drought conditions…
EDITORIAL: The Medical Center Looks Ahead, Part One
“We are happy to report that despite the pandemic, PSMC is financially stable and beginning to change its focus from a public health crisis response to a renewed focus on continued growth…”
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists… Or Was I Imagining Things?
Pagosa’s hospitality sector employs about 349 people… out of a total employed workforce of about 6,862…
EDITORIAL: The Parking Problem, Part Three
“So, are we trying to find a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist?…”
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Walmart Closes Its Doors, Temporarily… Due to COVID
“Today when I went to Walmart this afternoon (Wed. 6/30), the manager was standing outside informing customers that the store was closed due to COVID…”
EDITORIAL: The Parking Problem, Part Two
How about those parking solutions? Do we want more parking? And even more importantly, do we want to pay for it?…
EDITORIAL: The Parking Problem, Part One
How many of the respondents were developers, who would end up paying this fee? In fact, who were the respondents?…
EDITORIAL: The Joy and Pain of Quitting, Part Two
According to reporter MacFarquhar, a survey of almost 200 police departments indicated that retirements were up 45 percent, and resignations rose by 18 percent between April 2020 and April 2021…
EDITORIAL: The Elusive ‘Facts’ Around Vacation Rentals
Increased computational powers have made it easier to generate “data”… but the main “data” that we have for Pagosa is median home prices, and median rental prices…
VIDEO: Dedication of the Terry Hershey Garden
On June 23, Audubon Rockies, the Geothermal Greenhouse partnership and the Town of Pagosa Springs invited the community to the dedication of the Terry Hershey Memorial Garden…
EDITORIAL: The Joy and Pain of Quitting, Part One
Currently, we don’t have a Taco Bell in Pagosa Springs, so we shouldn’t expect to see anyone here jumping into a kitchen sink, on their last day on the job…
EDITORIAL: Rising Price of Water as Reservoirs Run Dry? Part Two
Water wasn’t always a concern in Colorado. Or so the geologists tell us…
EDITORIAL: Rising Price of Water as Reservoirs Run Dry? Part One
A drought plan drafted in 2019 calls for water releases from Navajo Lake, Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Blue Mesa Reservoir into Lake Powell…
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists?
“I think we can all agree that traffic is increasing in Pagosa, to unsafe levels…”
EDITORIAL: Taking the Bus to Durango, Part Five
Nevertheless, my sense is that the Mountain Express Transit system is not only holding its own, but in fact, is set to expand its services. Possibly to Durango?
EDITORIAL: Taking the Bus to Durango, Part Four
We met for our chat in Ms. Vanoni’s modest office space, upstairs in the ‘Nick’s Hanger’ building on Piedra Road…
EDITORIAL: Taking the Bus to Durango, Part Three
In particular, the bus might be an electric bus, which would play into the State of Colorado’s stated plans to promote electric vehicles with taxpayer subsidies…