The state of learning in, and about, the West

Thanks to everyone who has who has responded to my “Thinking Like a Region” column.

I was impressed by the quality of the responses, and they leave me more convinced than ever that Westerners are in fact developing a genuinely regional way of thinking. I don’t think that will (or should) ever mean that we will all see things the same way. Some vigorous disagreements are likely to remain part of what it means for Westerners to think regionally.

I’d like to respond to all the comments that people have submitted, but there’s not room enough to do that. Those responses can and do stand on their own merits. So I’m just going to reply to one or two of them.

I was particularly struck by the thoughtful response of Bryan Hurlbutt and Caitlin Brady, two recent Colorado College graduates who are currently working on the college’s State of the Rockies Project. They packed a good deal of excellent observation into a short compass, and I encourage readers to take another look at their comments.

Daniel Kemmis writes
a weekly column for Headwaters News that focuses issues common to the Rocky Mountain States.

Daniel Kemmis is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Rocky Mountain West at The University of Montana.

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