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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: Archuleta County Considering Unconstitutional Marijuana Regulations? Part Three

Posted on April 6, 2022April 26, 2022 by Bill Hudson

“Well, then we don’t need any new regulations… All we have to do is remove all discussion about marijuana cultivation from the regulations…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Considering Unconstitutional Marijuana Regulations? Part Two

Posted on April 5, 2022April 26, 2022 by Bill Hudson

Why would the County choose to make even more restrictive rules than already exist, and thus increase the amount of time, energy and money that the County will have to direct towards enforcement?

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL:  Archuleta Courthouse Dreams, Part One

EDITORIAL: Archuleta Courthouse Dreams, Part One

Posted on April 5, 2022April 6, 2022 by Bill Hudson

I have to salute Commissioner Maez for his appropriate hesitation. The BOCC has put the taxpayers deeply in debt, building a new County jail and a new Judicial Courthouse…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

Pagosa Charter School Invites Board Member Applications

Posted on April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 by Bill Hudson

Pagosa Peak Open School was started by a small group of local parents dedicated to bringing educational choice to our small mountain community…

Posted in Education/Health

EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Considering Unconstitutional Marijuana Regulations? Part One

Posted on April 4, 2022April 5, 2022 by Bill Hudson

Of course, governments — federal, state and local — often pass laws that infringe upon our rights, and occasionally, those laws get tossed out by federal or state courts…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Seven

Posted on April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 by Bill Hudson

“Getting plants to grow in the Sonoran Desert is made possible by importing billions of gallons of water each year…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Six

Posted on March 31, 2022April 1, 2022 by Bill Hudson

Colorado Water Conservation Board chair Jaclyn Brown touches ever so lightly, here, on the elephant in the room. Or the elephant in the river…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Five

Posted on March 30, 2022March 31, 2022 by Bill Hudson

I received a thoughtful email yesterday from one of our Daily Post readers, wondering where this ‘Money, Water, and Fear for the Future’ editorial series is headed…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Four

Posted on March 29, 2022March 30, 2022 by Bill Hudson

“In agricultural areas in marginal coastal zones in southeastern parts of Kenya, “we’re looking at crop production estimated to be 70% below average,” he said…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Considering an Omicron Variant… ‘Less Threatening Than Normal Flu’…

Posted on March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 by Bill Hudson

“God knows we need this break,” said Shelly Bacallia, 29, who took her son to the Manila Zoo over the weekend…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Three

EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Three

Posted on March 28, 2022March 29, 2022 by Bill Hudson

Between 1934 and 1941, the central part of the U.S. experienced a series of catastrophic climatic and environmental events collectively labeled by historians as “The Dust Bowl”…

Posted in News/Politics
EDITORIAL: The STR Reality vs. Wishful Thinking, Part Two

EDITORIAL: The STR Reality vs. Wishful Thinking, Part Two

Posted on March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 by Bill Hudson

The door hanger does include a few facts, along with some wishful thinking.  It states, for example, that “27 of 30 surveyed business owners oppose” Ballot Question A…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The STR Reality vs. Wishful Thinking, Part One

Posted on March 25, 2022June 22, 2022 by Bill Hudson

The Town Planning Commissions justification for recommending a steep STR fee increase was based partly on the property tax loophole enjoyed by STRs in Archuleta County…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Two

Posted on March 25, 2022March 28, 2022 by Bill Hudson

“The Walton Family Foundation, in collaboration with Morning Consult, released a poll today revealing that 74% of Coloradans are worried about climate change and water scarcity…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part One

Posted on March 24, 2022March 26, 2022 by Bill Hudson

“55% of Coloradans fear state won’t have enough water in 100 years, poll shows…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Eating Cake with Don Volger and Nicole Pitcher, Part Four

Posted on March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 by Bill Hudson

“We are down to one train operating in each of the pump stations, Station One and Two, and we are definitely close to an emergency situation…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
Local Newspaper Posts Body Cam Footage of February 7 Arrest

Local Newspaper Posts Body Cam Footage of February 7 Arrest

Posted on March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 by Bill Hudson

According to the SUN story by reporter Randi Pierce, “Manzanares’ family released a video showing a portion of the incident and voiced complaints over the arrest…”

Posted in News/Politics
EDITORIAL: Eating Cake with Don Volger and Nicole Pitcher, Part Three

EDITORIAL: Eating Cake with Don Volger and Nicole Pitcher, Part Three

Posted on March 22, 2022March 23, 2022 by Bill Hudson

“And I have seen just an amazing change in understanding and maturity, and a deeper love for the community…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Eating Cake with Don Volger and Nicole Pitcher, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Eating Cake with Don Volger and Nicole Pitcher, Part Two

Posted on March 21, 2022March 22, 2022 by Bill Hudson

“And I think that fabric is what creates one of the things I love most about living in this small town…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
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