In fact, modern science has made very little headway in explaining why humans (and other life forms) experience nocturnal dreams…
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: Archuleta County Commissioners vs. San Juan Basin Health, Part One
According to its website, SJBPH “has improved the health and environment of the Southwest Colorado community” for the past 70 years…
EDITORIAL: Why Can’t Johnny Read? Part Three
Could it be that America — never a place known for its universal literacy — is even less interested in ‘reading’ than ever before?
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Five
The day after Thanksgiving, I awoke from a dream that — unlike most of my dreams, my thousands of dreams — left a mark on my waking consciousness…
EDITORIAL: Why Can’t Johnny Read? Part Two
It seems possible that most US adults cannot fully understand the two sentences quoted at the very top of this morning’s article…
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Four
“Together, these results suggest that people engage in motivated interpretation of their dreams and that these interpretations impact their everyday lives…”
EDITORIAL: Why Can’t Johnny Read? Part One
Only 40% of Colorado’s third graders are meeting expectations on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success tests in English language arts…
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Three
“Someone who has just escaped from a fire may dream about the actual fire a few times, then may dream about being swept away by a tidal wave….”
EDITORIAL: A Country Going to Pot
On Election Day, November 3, 2020, a majority of voters in five states — mostly red states — passed ballot measures that legalized marijuana…
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Two
Humans are competent and successful, not because we perceive reality accurately, but precisely because we can simplify the world into discrete intellectual elements that have helped us survive…
EDITORIAL: Happy Thanksgiving… or Maybe Not
“Historically, Thanksgiving celebrates the generosity and assistance Native American tribes provided to English colonists from the Mayflower…”
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part One
I have my own ideas about what the word ‘consciousness’ means. And I think I know what an ‘illusion’ is….
EDITORIAL: A Few Words about Employment
“And how many people can walk in and get a mortgage for a $300,000 house when they’re starting a job in Archuleta County? I don’t think a lot of them…”
Colorado Locking Back Down Amidst Growing Infections, Part Two
Governor Jared Polis has announced his intention to call the Colorado legislature into a special session “in the near future, to provide immediate relief to the economic and financial hardships…
EDITORIAL: A Rather Unusual Commissioners Meeting, Part Two
“You have the ability to help create a healthy, vibrant community. Please, take some action…”
Colorado Locking Back Down Amidst Growing Infections, Part One
“In the spring, many Coloradans were buoyed by the support of one-time payments or unemployment benefits from the federal government. This federal safety net is not there today….”
EDITORIAL: A Rather Unusual Commissioners Meeting, Part One
“Neither the Pagosa Regional Medical Center, nor Mercy Regional Medical Center experienced a pandemic case load that would have required the Board of County Commissioners to declare an emergency…”
EDITORIAL: The Old Growth Forest
The new growth wasn’t equal to the old growth…
EDITORIAL: The Learning Curve, Part Three
This decision is indeed a difficult one, knowing that the ability of a hospital like Mercy Regional to provide the highest level of care depends upon being fully staffed…