“Honestly, sir, I don’t think either are good options. I think that, in effect, the Town would be going against itself, and against its voters and constituents, and that wouldn’t be a good decision…”
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.
Reactions to the Events of January 6
The first email to arrive, here at the Daily Post, concerning the events of January 6 in Washington DC, came from the Colorado Republican Committee…
EDITORIAL: One Hell of a Year, Part Nine
On September 14, Pfizer/BioNTech announced they would expand the Phase 3 trial of their COVID-19 vaccine to 44,000 test subjects…
EDITORIAL: One Hell of a Year, Part Eight
A place for tourists to get out of the river, after a pleasant trip down the San Juan? We checked that one off…
EDITORIAL: One Hell of a Year, Part Seven
At its June 25 special meeting, the Town Council voted unanimously to remove me from the Planning Commission, “without cause…”
EDITORIAL: One Hell of a Year, Part Six
“We’re certainly seeing an increased number of visitors coming into town. Those are the folks that we don’t have to invite back…”
EDITORIAL: One Hell of a Year, Part Five
“I’m trying to get a better understanding of the intent of the LUDC, and would like to know if you agree with my general understanding…”
EDITORIAL: Reincarnation Gets a Bit Dicey
The US Congress had a million things to worry about, as they struggled over the past few months to cobble together a compromise COVID relief bill, HR 133…
EDITORIAL: One Hell of a Year, Part Four
“We will survive this season of challenge, and we can thrive in many ways, not necessarily economic…”
EDITORIAL: One Hell of a Year, Part Three
TIF schemes have been used all over America to redirect municipal taxes into the pockets of wealthy developers…
EDITORIAL: One Hell of a Year, Part Two
“Attract and retain a balance of tourism and non-tourism-dependent industries and businesses to increase economic resiliency and minimize the seasonality endemic in the local tourism economy….”
EDITORIAL: One Hell of a Year, Part One
What has happened in Pagosa Springs over the past 30 years is hardly comparable to what folks might be witnessing in Denver. What’s happening in Pagosa Springs is more comparable to what happened in Aspen, Vail, and Telluride…
EDITORIAL: Our Local COVID Situation, in 1,000 Words or Less
It is expected that the initial supply of COVID-19 vaccine(s) will be very limited for several months…
EDITORIAL: Happy Holiday, Happy Holiday…
One of the more uplifting movies of that period featured Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds and Virginia Dale, dancing and singing…
ESSAY: The Doors of Perception, Part Three
Things had been going downhill, for many of the working families in Pagosa Springs, well before the coronavirus arrived on the scene…
EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Nine
Well, now, we have a couple of questions that pop right up… one being, where does the money (“the funding”) come from?
ESSAY: The Doors of Perception, Part Two
If a person struggles with mathematics, does that mean they have trouble using the left side of their brain? Once again, a logical conclusion…
EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Eight
The seven states that divert water out of the Colorado River Basin collaborated on a a drought mitigation plan back in 2007 — in hopes of preventing the federal government from taking control of the Colorado River…
ESSAY: The Doors of Perception, Part One
The first ‘thing’ a child typically learns to draw — the first recognizable shape that appears, usually accidentally, on their sheet of paper, or on the bedroom wall — is a circle….