A recent series of storms delivered 38 inches of new snow to the north-facing mountainside, bringing its season total to 77 inches. Wolf Creek was the only Colorado ski area to open in October this year…
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: The Learning Curve, Part Two
The news about the pandemic’s effects on public education is mostly depressing lately. Philadelphia is the latest major American public school district to postpone or retreat from in-person instruction…
EDITORIAL: The Learning Curve, Part One
“I know that many of you have questions and concerns about the recent cases of COVID-19 in our community. The goal of our Reopening Plan was to maximize the time for an in-person learning option while keeping our kids safe…”
EDITORIAL: The Stages of Grief
“Now you are reacting like human beings instead of scientists. Maybe now you’ll not only know how a dying patient feels, but you will also be able to treat them with compassion…”
EDITORIAL: ‘COVID, COVID, COVID’… Part Four
“The news — the first results from any late-stage vaccine trial — buoyed stock markets and spirits as the public saw a glimmer of hope. But it’s worth noting that the news is still preliminary…”
EDITORIAL: The Truth About Misinformation
“I’m a little intoxicated, not gonna lie. So what if it’s not even 10pm and it’s a Tuesday night? What? The Kirkland [dorm] facebook is open on my desktop and some of these people have pretty horrendous facebook pics…”
EDITORIAL: ‘COVID, COVID, COVID’… Part Three
“We’ve had anecdotal information about people buying and consuming more alcohol, but this is some of the first survey-based information that shows how much alcohol consumption has increased during the pandemic…”
EDITORIAL: ‘COVID, COVID, COVID’… Part Two
“It’s disappointing,” said City of Boulder Mayor Sam Weaver. “Everything about going into a lock-down would be bad…”
Wolf Creek Ski Area Gets More Snow, Opens Three More Lifts
“The 2020-2021 ski season is now underway with 7-day a week operations. Nova, Bonanza, Treasure Stoke, Elma, Raven and Alberta lifts are operating from 9:00am to 4:00pm…”
EDITORIAL: The Pagosa Daily Post Calls the Election
“I want to say that one of the great features of America, is that we have political contests, that they are very hard fought — as this one was hard fought…”
EDITORIAL: Governor Polis Presents an ‘Education-Friendly’ Budget
“The most important investment that we all make as a state, and that we make in our future, is in our children and is in education,” Polis said during his budget announcement…
EDITORIAL: ‘COVID, COVID, COVID’… Part One
“We now have 121,000 cases in Colorado. In the last day alone, 3,369 new coronavirus cases — an all-time daily high. We have 2,158 Coloradans who have passed away from this deadly virus…”
BOCC Approves Four New ‘Visionary Broadband’ Towers
Prior to the public hearing, County Attorney Todd Weaver reminded the commissioners that federal law prohibits local government boards from considering the reportedly harmful effects of radio frequency (RF) radiation…
EDITORIAL: The Glue that Holds Everything Together
This past year, it seemed like everything, and everyone, was coming unglued. The economy was coming unglued. Politicians of all stripes were coming unglued. Our healthcare system was coming unglued…
Election Results, Such as They Are
In the race to represent southwest Colorado in the state House of Representatives, Democrat Barbara McLachlan (55%) was re-elected to her seat over Republican challenger Marilyn Harris (45%)…
EDITORIAL: A COVID Press Conference in Durango, Part Three
“I’m not as medically oriented as some of the previous presenters, but watching our community, in the City of Durango, we’re clearly entering a new phase of this pandemic…”
EDITORIAL: A COVID Press Conference in Durango, Part Two
“Our students absolutely appreciate the interactability that they have, the relationships that they have with their teachers and their peers. And they are able to do that safely as long as our community continues to support us…”
EDITORIAL: What We Probably Won’t Know, Tomorrow
On December 8, the Florida Supreme Court, by a vote of 4-3, ordered a statewide recount of all under-votes, over 61,000 ballots that the vote tabulation machines had missed…
EDITORIAL: A COVID Press Conference in Durango, Part One
“Currently, in the state of Colorado, we believe that one out of every 219 individuals is infectious at this time. So, activities that you got away with over the last couple of weeks and months, you’re not going to be able to get away with any more…”