Reuben Schafir
Environment and County Government Reporter at Durango Herald
A fan of hectic ski tours and chossy adventures. Enviro reporter @durangoherald. Send me your thoughts [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
durangoherald.com | Reuben Schafir
Group is facilitating restorative justice practices to reshape what conflict resolution looks like in Southwest Colorado When Markus Dewire and his girlfriend took a picture of their friend’s Fort Lewis College parking pass, copied it, reprinted it and put it on their own car, it didn’t feel as if they were doing much wrong. They were trying to save the $140 cost of an annual pass. “The money we’d save by doing that, it was no trivial amount for us with our budget,” Dewire said.
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3 weeks ago |
durangoherald.com | Reuben Schafir
Mediation begins Monday as educators seek cost-of-living adjustments To be a teacher in Durango is to care about something so deeply you can’t afford to pay your electric bill. “No wonder young people don’t want to become teachers,” said Tiffany Ketter, a teacher at Needham Elementary School in Durango, reflecting on the aphoristic analysis she’d just put forth.
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1 month ago |
durangoherald.com | Reuben Schafir
Chris Hansen has been on the job six months. He plans to show his skeptics continued victories Six months ago, Chris Hansen shocked observers of the Colorado General Assembly when he announced, one week after winning reelection, that he would resign his seat representing Denver in the state Senate. He was in Durango that day, beginning work in his new position as the chief executive officer of La Plata Electric Association.
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1 month ago |
durangoherald.com | Reuben Schafir
Heather Shotton to take over July 1 as first Indigenous president of FLC Nobody has shied away from calling Heather Shotton’s ascension to the Fort Lewis College presidency historic. When she steps into the president’s office on July 1, Shotton will become the first Indigenous president of a college she says is truly unique. And yes, she knows all colleges claim that – but she stands by it. FLC is a designated Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution.
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1 month ago |
the-journal.com | Reuben Schafir
Monday, May 12, 2025 5:00 AM Updated Monday, May. 12, 2025 5:29 PM Heather Shotton to take over July 1 as first Indigenous president of FLC Heather Shotton will take over as president of Fort Lewis College on July 1.
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