Opinion: Western U.S. states find common bonds across border

Not long after I became executive director of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), I was privileged to join Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper on a trade mission to Alberta.
I distinctly recall one of our Canadian hosts opining that, as well-intentioned as our respective founders were in establishing nations that extend from coast to coast, they may have been well-advised to consider a north-south orientation while nation-building.
To be sure, it seems that in many ways the Western U