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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 Three

EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Commissioners vs. San Juan Basin Health, Part Three

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 by Bill Hudson

Demand No. 4 asks for local business hours at San Juan Basin Health… that already exist…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Seven

ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Seven

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 by Bill Hudson

This is not a new idea. Cultures all around the world, down through history, have apparently held similar beliefs…

Posted in Essays/Poetry

EDITORIAL: Why Can’t Johnny Read? Part Four

Posted on December 1, 2020December 3, 2020 by Bill Hudson

Children notice how the world operates, and — whether they consciously realize it or not — they want to fit in, and become active participants in the society around them…

Posted in Education/Health, Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Commissioners vs. San Juan Basin Health, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Commissioners vs. San Juan Basin Health, Part Two

Posted on December 1, 2020December 2, 2020 by Bill Hudson

So, what exactly does the Archuleta BOCC hope to accomplish, with a resolution misaligned with state law?

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Six

Posted on December 1, 2020December 2, 2020 by Bill Hudson

In fact, modern science has made very little headway in explaining why humans (and other life forms) experience nocturnal dreams…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Commissioners vs. San Juan Basin Health, Part One

EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Commissioners vs. San Juan Basin Health, Part One

Posted on November 30, 2020November 9, 2021 by Bill Hudson

According to its website, SJBPH “has improved the health and environment of the Southwest Colorado community” for the past 70 years…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Why Can’t Johnny Read? Part Three

Posted on November 30, 2020December 1, 2020 by Bill Hudson

Could it be that America — never a place known for its universal literacy — is even less interested in ‘reading’ than ever before?

Posted in Education/Health, Opinion/Letters

ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Five

Posted on November 30, 2020December 1, 2020 by Bill Hudson

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…

Posted in Essays/Poetry

EDITORIAL: Why Can’t Johnny Read? Part Two

Posted on November 27, 2020November 30, 2020 by Bill Hudson

It seems possible that most US adults cannot fully understand the two sentences quoted at the very top of this morning’s article…

Posted in Education/Health, Opinion/Letters

ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Four

Posted on November 27, 2020November 30, 2020 by Bill Hudson

“Together, these results suggest that people engage in motivated interpretation of their dreams and that these interpretations impact their everyday lives…”

Posted in Essays/Poetry

EDITORIAL: Why Can’t Johnny Read? Part One

Posted on November 25, 2020November 27, 2020 by Bill Hudson

Only 40% of Colorado’s third graders are meeting expectations on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success tests in English language arts…

Posted in Education/Health, Opinion/Letters

ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Three

Posted on November 25, 2020November 27, 2020 by Bill Hudson

“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….”

Posted in Essays/Poetry

EDITORIAL: A Country Going to Pot

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by Bill Hudson

On Election Day, November 3, 2020, a majority of voters in five states — mostly red states — passed ballot measures that legalized marijuana…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Two

ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Two

Posted on November 24, 2020December 1, 2020 by Bill Hudson

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…

Posted in News/Politics
EDITORIAL: Happy Thanksgiving... or Maybe Not

EDITORIAL: Happy Thanksgiving… or Maybe Not

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by Bill Hudson

“Historically, Thanksgiving celebrates the generosity and assistance Native American tribes provided to English colonists from the Mayflower…”

Posted in Community, Opinion/Letters

ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part One

Posted on November 23, 2020November 25, 2020 by Bill Hudson

I have my own ideas about what the word ‘consciousness’ means. And I think I know what an ‘illusion’ is….

Posted in Essays/Poetry
EDITORIAL: A Few Words about Employment

EDITORIAL: A Few Words about Employment

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 by Bill Hudson

“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…”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

Colorado Locking Back Down Amidst Growing Infections, Part Two

Posted on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 by Bill Hudson

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…

Posted in Education/Health, News/Politics

EDITORIAL: A Rather Unusual Commissioners Meeting, Part Two

Posted on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 by Bill Hudson

“You have the ability to help create a healthy, vibrant community. Please, take some action…”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
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