Social conflict

Durango’s Community Relations Commission resurrected with refined mission

Durango’s Community Relations Commission resurrected with refined mission

board re-imagined after predecessor collapsed over Columbus Day post

August 22, 2024 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Southern Utes ask Colorado Parks and Wildlife to restrict wolf releases to northern zone

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Southern Utes ask Colorado Parks and Wildlife to restrict wolf releases to northern zone

a letter, tribe asks for broader recognition of sovereignty

March 28, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Durango’s storied history with homelessness: Can we become a ‘model community’?

Durango’s storied history with homelessness: Can we become a ‘model community’?

Imminent closing of Purple Cliffs renews a complex history of unhoused camping, community action

July 16, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Abortion advocates, opponents look to a post-Roe future in Durango and Colorado

Abortion advocates, opponents look to a post-Roe future in Durango and Colorado

likely to see more women traveling from Texas, Utah and Arizona for procedure

July 3, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

La Plata County doubles-down on plan to close Purple Cliffs this year

La Plata County doubles-down on plan to close Purple Cliffs this year

failed efforts to establish a managed camp, officials say dispersed camping can no longer continue

June 17, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

La Plata County commissioners terminate managed camp contract

La Plata County commissioners terminate managed camp contract

Limitations identified during due diligence process led to concerns about size of site

June 14, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Residents of Purple Cliffs want a say in move to managed camp

Residents of Purple Cliffs want a say in move to managed camp

in unhoused community feel burned by the county, city and local advocacy groups

June 8, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

List of locations for a managed homeless camp in Durango grows

List of locations for a managed homeless camp in Durango grows

Plata County and city of Durango vetting 18 additional sites after protest from residents

January 31, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Durango contends with problematic city names

Durango City Council

Durango contends with problematic city names

‘How do we approach this?’

February 10, 2021 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

NYT columnist David Brooks to tackle trust, divided nation in upcoming talk

NYT columnist David Brooks to tackle trust, divided nation in upcoming talk

Solutions come from bottom up, he says

February 8, 2021 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Bayfield takes slow, steady approach to racial equity effort

Bayfield takes slow, steady approach to racial equity effort

trustees support formation of citizens group, mayor says

September 24, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer