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.


3 Apr 13 - Perspectives on the Jackson Hole Airport
20 Mar 13 - The Vulnerability of Community Character
6 Mar 13 - The Company We Keep
20 Feb 13 - 22 in 21: Shaping Jackson Hole's Future; part 3 of 3
6 Feb 13 - 22 in 21: Shaping Jackson Hole's Future; part 2 of 3
23 Jan 13 - 22 in 21: Shaping Jackson Hole's Future; part 1
9 Jan 13 - Teton Village and Taxable Sales
24 Dec 12 - Religion in the Hole
12 Dec 12 - Lessons from November's Election
12 Dec 12 - WEB EXCLUSIVE - Political Leanings Index
28 Nov 12 - Jackson Hole: The Davos of Conservation?
14 Nov 12 - Jackson Hole's Taxable Sales Patterns
4 Nov 12 - WEB SPECIAL - Pre-Election Day Musings
31 Oct 12 - SPET Tax Vote
17 Oct 12 - Optimism and Leadership
3 Oct 12 - Potpourri
19 Sep 12 - Fantasy Worlds
5 Sep 12 - Jackson Hole's Future: Eco-tourism and Entrepreneurship
22 Aug 12 - Eco-tourism is the Future
8 Aug 12 - Michelle Obama's Coming to Town
25 Jul 12 - Jackson Hole's Economic Future - Part 1
11 Jul 12 - Mitt Romney's Coming to Town
27 Jun 12 - Energy Independence, Wyoming, and Jackson Hole
13 Jun 12 - Age and Money
30 May 12 - Lifting the Political Discourse
16 May 12 - Evaluating Jackson Hole's Lodging Tax - Part 3 of 3
2 May 12 - Evaluating Jackson Hole's Lodging Tax - Part 2 of 3
18 Apr 12 - Evaluating Jackson Hole's Lodging Tax - Part 1 of 3
4 Apr 12 - Resorts Race to the Top
21 Mar 12 - Jackson Hole's Arts Economy
7 Mar 12 - The Parks, Visitation, and the Comp Plan
22 Feb 12 - The Recession's Over. Mostly
8 Feb 12 - Reaching Jackson Hole's Potential
25 Dec 12 - The 2012 Presidential Campaign Heats Up
11 Jan 12 - Jackson Hole's Two Economies
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
14Jan09 - 2008 Political Donations.pdf
31 Dec 08 – Gauging the economic future
17Dec08 - Sustainability.pdf
3Dec08 - Conservation 2.0 - Part 2 of 2.pdf
19 Nov 08 – Teton County taxable sales.pdf
5Nov08 - 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