Community Continuity and Cultural Clashes

Communities like Gateway are places where residents either have logged millions of board feet of timber or know folks who have. These are places where folks worked with material stuff: wheat, wool, wood, and water. This history is part of the charm. In contrast, the urbanites expecting to exploit these communities have logged millions of miles of first class travel, and earned their living by manipulating numbers, electrons, and people. This situation results in a cultural clash with conflicts over differing ethics and values.

by John A. Baden, Ph.D.

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