“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…”
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: 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…
EDITORIAL: All the News That’s Fit to Share, Part One
But the world has changed, even while newspapers — to outward appearances — have stayed the same…
EDITORIAL: Town Releases Affordable Housing ‘Request For Proposals’
“The Town seeks to encourage workforce housing development by offering up to 16 units that serve residents employed in the local workforce…”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Twelve
“Mat, to your point, yes. I totally agree… that we definitely want to watch out for the character of the community and our residents here, for sure…”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Eleven
“I have seen my neighborhood start to deteriorate, with the number of short-term rentals that we have. When a house goes on the market, we’re all saying, ‘Oh, I really hope it’s not going to become another short-term rental’…”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Ten
We know successful people, perhaps, who bought a house in 2016 for $320,000 and sold it five years later for $599,000. Successful people…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Nine
Other changes? Our local governments have become rather fabulously funded through various taxes, compared to 30 years ago…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Eight
“Those things definitely impacted the budget. Like I say, we enjoy a challenge. And this project has been a challenge…”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Seven
“The advent of STRs in our community has been, overall, a disaster for working families. The vacation rental industry has acted like a wrecking ball on our local workforce and economy…”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Six
Today’s Town Council work session will focus on one of the community’s most lively controversies…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Five
What has happened to the Protestant Work Ethic, upon which the United State of America was founded?
EDITORIAL: US Census Assigns Colorado an Additional Congressional District
States that won additional Congressional seats include Texas — which gained two seats — and Florida, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon, each gaining one seat…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Four
“It is imperative that ‘small businesses’ be a part of how we as a community, endeavor to address the issues of housing at all levels of the spectrum….”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Three
“I’m in the process of buying a house there [in Pagosa Springs] and I’d like to bring my family there, my wife and children, and spend a few weeks there each year…”