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.


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