“The person who initiated the project was Father Bernard. He was the one who said, we needed housing for people…”
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 Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part One
“The buildings are in disrepair, in some ways. But really, not in terrible condition, considering… But we’re in the process of putting together a capital needs campaign…”
EDITORIAL: Living and Working in a Remote World, Part Three
We don’t often consider, I suppose, that “remote work” has exploded in many other places around the globe. And that other people, in other lands, are also trying to figure out how to make this whole thing blend…
EDITORIAL: Living and Working in a Remote World, Part Two
“People come to Pagosa from these bigger cities, and they assume they can work from anywhere. Then they realize that the internet here is very ‘subpar’ across the area…”
EDITORIAL: ‘News Matters’ Documentary; Watch It Free Through May 28
“When a business is dying, those that really understand it, don’t want to be there to conduct the funeral. Somebody is going to have to turn out the lights on all of these newspapers…”
EDITORIAL: Living and Working in a Remote World, Part One
“There was a migration coming into rural areas; a lot of people hoping to hide out in rural areas. Decentralization was going on in some of the cities and tech hubs…”
EDITORIAL: Log Cabins vs Cargo Containers, Part Four
Spanning 3,000 square feet, this shipping container home in Denver, Colorado, has an industrial aesthetic with rustic elements…
EDITORIAL: Log Cabins vs Cargo Containers, Part Three
“The construction should go pretty quickly. Footings, piers, and then drop the can. It’s getting spray foam insulation, so I will need to shoot the bottoms before I stack them…”
EDITORIAL: Log Cabins vs Cargo Containers, Part Two
Can we wrap our heads around this idea? 1.8 million acres of large-diameter Engelmann spruce, standing in our Colorado forests, slowly decaying?
EDITORIAL: Log Cabins vs Cargo Containers, Part One
The Town Planning Department had, however, failed to provide sufficient notice for the April 27 public hearing, so the approval hearing has been re-scheduled for the May 25 Planning Commission meeting…
EDITORIAL: Economic Development in Pagosa, Briefly Summarized, Part Three
Some folks prefer to live among trees that have been carefully sculpted into unnatural shapes. I can understand the attraction….
Pagosa Schools Deal with New ‘Mask’ Guidance
On Friday, May 14, Archuleta School District Superintendent Kym LeBlanc-Esparza sent out her regular memo, which included the following comment on the District’s ever-evolving COVID mask policy: CDC Mask Guidance I am confident you all saw the CDC announcement, the President’s announcement and a slew of other media outlet stories about the CDC’s change in READ MORE
Town of Pagosa Springs Proposes to Celebrate July Fourth, In Spite of Everything
“Things are going to have to be a little different this year. July 4 this year is on a Sunday and we are still planning on doing the fireworks…”
EDITORIAL: Economic Development in Pagosa, Briefly Summarized, Part Two
According to some measures, Archuleta County is a relatively affluent community. We will likely know more about that when the federal government releases the 2020 Census data…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa’s ‘Urban Renewal Authority’ Seeking a Fresh Direction?
Tonight, we may hear suggestions from Durango-based SEH on how they can help the Town government and the Urban Renewal Authority can repair its earlier missteps…
EDITORIAL: Economic Development in Pagosa, Briefly Summarized, Part One
During the two-hour meeting — following the election of new Board members and officers — we heard a summary of the organization’s accomplishments…
EDITORIAL: Learning About LASSO Horse Rescue
“They just came in droves. By 2007, we were caring for 15 horses — a lot of them were disabled in some way, and had injuries that they will not recover from…”
EDITORIAL: All the News That’s Fit to Share, Part Two
Of the 7,071 daily or weekly newspapers regularly published in the US, nearly all of them — 6,851 — have circulations of less than 50,000…