“Juan Montoya was on lookout while the other sheepherders were minding the flock. He saw three armed men on horses, riding towards him…”
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 Lonely Sheepherder, Part Two
I stopped by to visit the Lonely Sheepherder on Sunday, July 28. He stands on a concrete pedestal beside the walking path…
EDITORIAL: The Lonely Sheepherder, Part One
“First of all, I’d like to thank the Town, the Tourism Board and the Arts Council for coming together to make this project happen…”
EDITORIAL: No Chip Seal in the Vista Subdivision This Year
Most of the paved sections seemed to be in decent shape; I found only a couple of really bad spots. Most of the numerous gravel streets looked like they’d been recently graded…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Rejects Proposed Parking Lot in Town Park, Part Two
“But the more I thought about it, the more I thought, it take a lot of political will, to not use existing park land to solve current problems…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Rejects Proposed Parking Lot in Town Park, Part One
A Town-appointed group of mainly business owners has been exploring the idea of creating temporary (or possibly permanent) satellite parking lots…
EDITORIAL: Trouble at the BOCC? Part Four
“When Commissioner Medina did not properly state the fact that she is an agent with EXIT Realty… she broke state statute and lost our trust…”
EDITORIAL: Trouble at the BOCC? Part Three
“Again, my thought is just looking at that possible impact for the community overall, is kind of where I’m landing, but thank you both for your time…”
EDITORIAL: Trouble at the BOCC? Part Two
A group of citizens are currently circulating a petition to recall Commissioner Medina…
EDITORIAL: Water for My Coffee, Part Eight
“What if you turned on the tap, and no water came out?”
EDITORIAL: Water for My Coffee, Part Seven
PAWSD and SJWCD expected water demand to grow as fast as the Archuleta County population. Which seemed like common sense…
EDITORIAL: Water for My Coffee, Part Six
Pressure is growing in the American West to view water as a commodity… something to sell… rather than as the glue that holds together a traditional agriculture-based society…
EDITORIAL: Water for My Coffee, Part Five
All of these crops are grown in the Lower Basin states by the corporations that are currently demanding $1.2 billion in federal funding as a ransom payment…
EDITORIAL: Water for My Coffee, Part Four
“By this wonderful provision, which is only man’s mastery over nature, the clouds are dispensing copious rains… [the plow] is the instrument which separates civilization from savagery…”
EDITORIAL: Water for My Coffee, Part Three
“There’s only 20,000 tons [of rock waiting to be crushed]. It’s not that much…”
EDITORIAL: Water for My Coffee, Part Two
At its peak, the XIT Ranch was home to around 150,000 head of cattle, with 1,500 miles of fencing…
EDITORIAL: Water for My Coffee, Part One
This editorial series will provide a few thoughts about a meeting of the San Juan Water Conservancy board meeting on June 17…
EDITORIAL: The Parade… Wait For It
Hundreds of members of the Pagosa Springs community, and their invited and uninvited guests, were gathering along the new parade route…