Publications

Jonathan Schechter, the Charture Institute's Executive Director, is a long-time columnist for the Jackson Hole News & Guide (named the nation's best newsweekly in its circulation class for 2008). His column, Corpus Callosum, appears bi-weekly. PDF versions of his columns, complete with all graphs and tables, may be downloaded by clicking on the links.


28 Dec 11 - Carbon-Neutral Jackson Hole Airport
14 Dec 11 - 22 in 21: Jackson Hole's Economy in the 21st Century
30 Nov 11 Occupy the Hole Corrected Graph 2
30 Nov 11 - Occupy the Hole? Income Distribution in Teton County
16 Nov 11 - Teton County Political Giving - Local Donors - Web-only Exclusive
16 Nov 11 - Teton County Political Giving; part 2 - Recipients
2 Nov 11 - Teton County Political Giving; part 1 - Overview
19 Oct 11 - Happy Halloween! The World Hits 7 Billion People
5 Oct 11 - Jobs, Taxes, and the Collapse of Construction
7 Sep 11 - An Embarrassment of Riches (and Debt)
21 Sep 11 - The Extreme Economics of Teton County, Idaho
24 Aug 11 - Park Visits, Skier Days, and Jackson Hole's Economy
10 Aug 11 - Local Implications of the Federal Budget Debacle
27 Jul 11 - A Pox on You, and You, and You, and...
13 Jul 11 - Construction Woes; Anemic Growth
29 Jun 11 - Teton County - Livin' Long
15 Jun 11 - 1% for the Tetons - 2011 Grant Finalists
1 Jun 11 - Jackson Hole: The Green Silicon Valley (pt. 1)
18 May 11 - Lodging and Construction: Deadweights on the Economy
4 May 11 - Teton County's Wealth
20 Apr 11 - Ethnic Changes in Teton County
6Apr11 - Teton Regional Growth
23Mar11 - Earthquakes, global warming, and a difficult place for politicians
9 Mar 11 - Spending the Lodging Tax, Part 2
23 Feb 11 - Spending the Lodging Tax, Part 1
9 Feb 11 - The Ratio
26 Jan 11 - Teton County Extremes
12 Jan 11 - Taxable Sales Trends
29 Dec 10 - Snow King's Future
15 Dec 10 - Hope for the Local Economy
1 Dec 10 - The Good Job/Good Wage Gap
17 Nov 10 - Reflections on the Recent Elections
3 Nov 10 - Jackson Hole Economic Indicator Update
20 Oct 10 - The Lodging Tax: Part 3
6 Oct. 10 - The Lodging Tax: Part 2
22 Sep 10 - The Lodging Tax: Part 1
8 Sep 10 - Hope Starts Locally
25 Aug 10 - Teton County, Idaho's Profound Economic Woes
11 Aug 10 - What Do Locals Pay in Sales Taxes?
28 Jul 10 - Tourism and the Local Economy
14 Jul 10 - Glenn Beck: Shtick v. Polciy-making
30 Jun 10 - The Tetons Area: America's Fastest-Changing Region
16 Jun 10 - Jackson Hole Economic Indicator Update
2 Jun 10 - Dear Alex. As you graduate from college
5 May 10 - Sustainability, 1% for the Tetons, and Harley-Davidson
19 May 10 - 1% for the Tetons FAQs
21 Apr 10 - Has Jackson Hole's Economy Bottomed Out? (Part 3 - Taxable Sales)
7 Apr 10 - Has Jackson Hole's Economy Bottomed Out? (Part 2 - Real Estate)
24 Mar 10 - Has Jackson Hole's Economy Bottomed Out? (Part 1 - Classified Ads)
10 Mar 10 - Climate Change and Big Tobacco
24 Feb 10 - Dear President Obama
10 Feb 10 - Environment Commission Compromise
27 Jan 10 - The Comp Plan as trench warfare
13 Jan 10 - The Industrial Revolution rolls on
30 Dec 09 - Onto the Twenty-teens!
16 Dec 09 - Cheaper health insurance for Wyoming
2 Dec 09 - 10 steps toward sustainability
18 Nov 09 - Energy conservation and self-reliance
4 Nov 09 - St. Luke and Jackson Hole's challenge
21 Oct 09 - Jackson Hole's recession
7 Oct 09 - Real estate bottoms out
23 Sep 09 - Health Care and Waste
9 Sep 09 - If I Were King of Lower Valley Energy
26 Aug 09 - Presentation on the Comp Plan
12 Aug 09 - Social notes from around the valley
29 Jul 09 - Two recent articles
15Jul09 - Uncharted territory
1 Jul 09 - Three occurrences
17 Jun 09 - A Community of Crises
3 Jun 09 - My mentors, health care, and the Comp Plan
20 May 09 - Four questons for the media to ask
6 May 09 - Teton WY Income and Real Estate Data
22 Apr 09 - Jackson Hole: World's First Certified Green Resort Community - Part 2 of 2
8 Apr 09 - Jackson Hole: World's First Certified Green Resort Community - Part 1 of 2
25 Mar 09 - The Passing of an Economic Era
11 Mar 09 - Three Interesting Facts
25 Feb 09 - Teton County Taxable Sales Patterns
11 Feb 09 - What We Drive
28 Jan 09 - Economic Stimulus Package
14 Jan 09 - 2008 Teton WY Political Donations - Web-only Addendum
14 Jan 09 - 2008 Teton WY Political Donations
31 Dec 08 - Gauging the economic future
17 Dec 08 - Community Sustainability
3 Dec 08 - Conservation 2.0 - Part 2 of 2.pdf
19 Nov 08 - Teton County taxable sales.pdf
5 Nov 08 - Conservation 2.0 - Part 1 of 2.pdf
22 Oct 08 - Belief systems.pdf
8 Oct O8 - US deficits.pdf
24 Sep 08 ? Teton and Teton Real Estate
10 Sep 08 ? Please Donate to the Charture Institute
27 Aug 08 ? Changing Landscapes ? A View From Afar
13 Aug 08 ? Teton Idaho Real Estate Market
30 Jul 08 ? Passion and the Comp Plan
16 Jul 08 ? Observations on Recent Jackson Hole Occurrences
2 Jul 08 ? 3 hopes for our County, Country
18 Jun 08 ? Gas Prices and the Upcoming Summer
4 Jun 08 ? Thoughts About the Draft Comp Plan Revision
7 May 08 ? Recent Charture Institute Activities
23 Apr 08 ? 2006 IRS Income Data
9 Apr 08 ? Teton County Taxable Sales Growth
12 Mar 08 ? Teton County 2008 Democratic Caucus
27 Feb 08 ? Statement of Ideal and Teton County ? Part 1 of 3
26 Feb 08 ? Statement of Ideal and Teton County ? Part 1 of 3
13 Feb 08 ? Letter re. the Bridger-Teton National Forest HQ
30 Jan 08 ? Challenges Facing St. John's Medical Center
16 Jan 08 ? Observations on Recent Newspaper Items
2 Jan 08 ? Some Big Questions Facing Jackson Hole