US West

20th Century Geographer

Carl O. Sauer – Wikipedia He studied the route taken by early Native Americans, from the cultural Hearth of Tepic Mexico to the US Southwest. (LS)

Second and Third Largest Bank Failure in US History, March 2023 90 Years after FDR’s Federal Bank Holiday

Warning Signs At SVB May Have Been Missed Because Of Trump Era Stress Test Relaxations (forbes.com) It was the 16th largest US bank. (LS) Silicon Valley Bank collapse: CEO cashed out millions while employees got bonuses (msn.com) Perhaps…

Monument Valley AZ Photo by Bev Pettit Photography

Mesa Verde National Park Co: Photo of Cliff Palace

US Shale Oil Production, Permian Basin Appears Near Peak Production

The End of Abundant Energy: Shale Production and Hubbert’s Peak (gorozen.com) Pioneer CEO: The Shale Boom Is Over | OilPrice.com  

Valley Of Fire State Park NV; Photo by Hung Ton

Suicide Rate, Recent Trending

Suicides in the USA increased 31% from 2000 to 2020.   Currently about 46,000 people a year successfully commit suicide. LS 2015 Washington Post county level map of US suicide rates County and State Data Map: Defining Mental Health…

Map of the United States of Mexico 1824

Palamino Mustang in Nevada by Eleu Tabares

The American Redoubt

How big Christian nationalism has come courting in North Idaho (religionnews.com)