Archuleta County is facing some huge social problems as we head into 2022. Some of the problems are already at a crisis level. Is marijuana cultivation one of those?
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: Considering the Growth of Archuleta County… and Its Governments, Part Four
Following the work session, the three commissioners sat down for a lunch of pizza and salad with four other elected County officials…
EDITORIAL: Considering the Growth of Archuleta County… and Its Governments, Part Three
The original budget predicted expenditures of $7.2 million, but the Great Recession had got off to an early start in Archuleta County, and the Town ended up spending only about $5.3 million in 2007…
EDITORIAL: Considering the Growth of Archuleta County… and Its Governments, Part Two
How did the population growth patterns affect local government growth? Between, say, 2007 and 2020?…
EDITORIAL: Considering the Growth of Archuleta County… and Its Governments, Part One
The BOCC didn’t like my idea. They really wanted to spend $20 million, or maybe $25 million, on something totally new. A state-of-the-art “justice center”…
EDITORIAL: Organismal Biology, and the Soil That Sustains Us, Part Four
Near the other end of the visual spectrum, we have forest fires. One of the larger natural phenomena know to us — especially if you include the clouds of smoke…
EDITORIAL: Organismal Biology, and the Soil That Sustains Us, Part Three
Fact is, fire is a time-tested part of forest ecology. Human beings are another time-tested part of the ecology…
EDITORIAL: Organismal Biology, and the Soil That Sustains Us, Part Two
If you have been able to watch the embedded video, you saw that the fire killed individual trees and plants, but did not kill the forest. Quite the contrary….
EDITORIAL: Organismal Biology, and the Soil That Sustains Us, Part One
Previous to the appearance of conifer trees, dinosaurs wandered among gigantic ferns and horsetails, not really knowing what they were missing….
EDITORIAL: Another Black Friday in Pagosa
Here’s hoping our Daily Post readers stay safe on Black Friday, and know how to protect their privacy…
EDITORIAL: Thanksgiving? No, Thanks…
“And, when do we tell the real story?”
A School Superintendent’s Report, in a Difficult Season
“Today, we had seven jobs with no subs, and seven subs working in the District. To provide a little bit of context there…”
EDITORIAL: Three Mildly Controversial Housing Discussions at Town Hall, Part Four
People working in Pagosa’s retail industry, or hospitality industries — that is, a huge slice of our local workers — cannot afford “average rents”…
EDITORIAL: Three Mildly Controversial Housing Discussions at Town Hall, Part Three
As a result of this failure to take definite steps to create an STR tax or fee, it might be left up to the Town citizens to petition a similar measure onto the April 2022 ballot…
EDITORIAL: Three Mildly Controversial Housing Discussions at Town Hall, Part Two
“It’s no secret how special this place is. Pagosa Springs is in a class of its own. It holds more picturesque scenery than one can imagine…”
EDITORIAL: Three Mildly Controversial Housing Discussions at Town Hall, Part One
The initial proposal from the Servitas team proposes 60 units spread over the three Town-owned parcels, almost all of which would be relatively tiny, 450-square-foot apartments…
EDITORIAL: Providing Parents with Vaccine Facts
“Do not rush to vaccinate children as long as the full picture is not clear. Coronavirus disease does not endanger children…”
EDITORIAL: The Public Health District Question, Part Five
“I think you are all surprised at the number of services that are available through SJBPH — but they’re not visible… And we are not communicating well enough…”
EDITORIAL: The Public Health District Question, Part Four
“We’ve reached out to you, to try and understand your services, your structure. I think we’ve spent quite a bit of time on our own, and you’ve provided us with some documents…”