People, Place, and The Economy

Essays from West of 98

A stunning sunset (no filter!) over the most unique of places, the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Mosca, Colorado (From James Decker's Facebook page)
A stunning sunset (no filter!) over the most unique of places, the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Mosca, Colorado (From James Decker's Facebook page)

“An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment.” —Wendell Berry Last week, I set forth the importance and value of knowing a place. As I’ve been on this journey of describing my vision for prosperous local communities, it is clear that kn…