Archuleta County witnessed a surprisingly prosperous summer — despite, or possibly because of, the global COVID crisis…
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: When Automobiles Ruled the Earth, Part Four
Our state and federal governments are fond of handing out grants to help communities build government projects — but they don’t hand out money for operating and maintaining those grant-funded projects…
EDITORIAL: When Automobiles Ruled the Earth, Part Three
Read Part One Russia refused to go along with OPEC’s proposal to rescue the coronavirus-battered oil market by further cutting production at a meeting in Vienna on Friday. The standoff left the oil industry shell-shocked and sparked a 10% plunge in oil prices Friday. Crude oil was already stuck in a bear market because of READ MORE
EDITORIAL: When Automobiles Ruled the Earth, Part Two
Read Part One O lady with your legs so fine, O stranger at your wheel, You are locked into your suffering, and your pleasures are the seal… — Stories of the Street, by Leonard Cohen Minus 20 degrees this morning at our house in downtown Pagosa. My daughter’s almost-new car had trouble starting, due to READ MORE
ESSAY: Harriet, Ben and Andrew… in Our Wallets
The proposal will place the hero of “Underground Railroad” fame on the face of the $20 bill, while Andrew Jackson’s portrait will be moved to the back …
EDITORIAL: When Automobiles Ruled the Earth, Part One
“I was really struck by the statistics… how there are 1.97 cars per U.S. household, but in Des Moines, Iowa, there are 19 parking spaces per household…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Hears Some Good News
“I just love it when the community comes together for important things. And this is an important thing…”
EDITORIAL: No, Arnold… Jan. 6 was Not America’s ‘Kristallnacht’
I found the Governor’s overall message to be encouraging. One segment, however, struck me as alarmist…
EDITORIAL: Shoot Me Up, Scotty… Part Four
You probably wouldn’t suspect, standing outside the house at 3013 Bridle Path in Friendswood, Texas, that its home theater had been designed to emulate the control room of a Federation spaceship…
VIDEO: Colorado Governor Jared Polis Delivers a Pandemic Update
“We are using every vaccine that we get, in our state, every week. No doses are sitting on shelves…”
EDITORIAL: Shoot Me Up, Scotty… Part Three
COVID vaccines are arriving in the various American cities and towns — more slowly, and in a less organized fashion that we may have expected…
EDITORIAL: Shoot Me Up, Scotty… Part Two
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said there was yet to be any evidence that coronavirus vaccines were “going to prevent people from actually getting the infection and therefore being able to pass it on.”
EDITORIAL: Town Launches ‘Public Engagement’ Website
Public engagement is based on the premise that people who are impacted by plans or projects should have a say in those decisions. Town Council listed ‘Community Communications’ as one of their 2020-21 goals…
EDITORIAL: Shoot Me Up, Scotty… Part One
A limited budget can cause people to become creative. Glue a few used laser discs to the floor, stretch some plastic shower curtains across the back wall, and you can be transported anywhere, instantly…
EDITORIAL: The Inconvenient Truth About ‘Freedom of the Press’
Some of my friends have been complaining, recently, about the disappearance of certain commentators and websites upon which these friends have been depending for “alternative news”…
EDITORIAL: One Hell of a Year, Part Thirteen
Where is our vaccine for hatred? Seems like the new administration in Washington DC could focus some serious effort on that little project…
EDITORIAL: One Hell of a Year, Part Twelve
“I thought, ‘If these people are getting a vaccine, why isn’t my mother?’” Sandford said…
EDITORIAL: One Hell of a Year, Part Eleven
He also noted that “the truth is always the bitterest of pills to swallow…”
New Year, New Laws for Colorado
Some of the new laws that went into effect this month resulted from ballot measures put before the voters last November. Other changes have resulted from legislation passed during last year’s General Assembly sessions…