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