Fact is, fire is a time-tested part of forest ecology. Human beings are another time-tested part of the ecology…
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: 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…”
EDITORIAL: The Ongoing Mysteries of COVID Data
Why would the hospitalization rate in one of the most successfully-vaccinated places in the U.S — northwestern New Mexico — be three-and-a-half times the hospitalization rate in the country’s southern states?
EDITORIAL: The Public Health District Question, Part Three
We don’t want to neglect that particular remark, because “environmental health” and “performing inspections” might actually be at the center of this controversy…
EDITORIAL: Public Health Officials Reporting COVID Pressure on ICU Units
“Liane, this is scary. Now, what is the plan to move forward through all this and make sure that every Coloradan receives quality care?”
EDITORIAL: The Public Health District Question, Part Two
Archuleta County has a significant number of residents living without centralized drinking water, and without community wastewater services. La Plata County, not so much…
EDITORIAL: The Public Health District Question, Part One
Over the past summer, the Archuleta Board of County Commissioners established a ‘Health District Investigative Committee’ to research the County’s relationship with San Juan Basin Public Health…
EDITORIAL: A Lengthy Tax Discussion That Left Us Hanging, Part Four
Pagosa Housing Partners, in line with recommendations approved unanimously by the Town Planning Commission, has recommended an annual tax (or fee) of $2,000 per bedroom…