As America approaches its 250th birthday, I've been wondering what citizenship actually means. Not in Washington, the media, or on Facebook, but here at home, face-to-face in Teton Valley.
Over the past year, our elected officials and civic organizations have wrestled with some of the biggest decisions in recent memory. The reality of Grand Targhee's expansion is unfolding amid uncertainty about regional wastewater treatment. Housing affordability, traffic, water, wildlife, recreation, wildfire, growth, and community character are all topics of daily conversation.
Yet for all the energy we spend debating these issues, many residents still feel unheard. That should concern all of us.