Monthly Archives: August 2011
Call Goes Out for MN Broadband Task Force
Minnesota’s governor is putting the call out for the next iteration of the Minnesota broadband task force: Governor Dayton Charges Taskforce with Expanding Broadband Access Statewide August 25, 2011 Today, Governor Mark Dayton issued Executive Order 11-27, establishing the Governorās … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2011-08-28
Went camping. It rained. What was that 70s country song, watch out for a rainmaker come to town? That be me… # The girl's college bans Skype on their network. Like they're not already gouging enough not to let us … Continue reading
RIP SRV
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Alpine Valley Music Theater East Troy WI, August 26, 1990. Voodoo Child (Slight Return). SRV’s last song… Coulda, shoulda, almost woulda been thereāI was in a hurry in a rush, on my journey way … Continue reading
Noticing Nice
Every so often I stumble across something that really makes me glad I live in a small town. Ā Random things that one wouldn’t think too much about, unless of course you’re somebody like me who stays up at night thinking … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2011-08-21
Today's live stream @KRFC from Bohemian Nights at http://www.krfcfm.org closes out w/ Asleep At The Wheel tonight #NoDepression # Avoiding. # Nothing like a 70 page NOFA for a little bedtime reading… #getalife # AT&Tās Real Agenda for T-Mobile Becomes … Continue reading
Dairy Goodness at the Murray County Fair
Today is the opening of the 2011 Murray County Fair. Ā The booths are going up. Ā The 4-H kids are showing their kids (and bunnies and horses and hogs). Ā The Milk Producers have the Dairy stand turning out chocolate (andĀ raspberryĀ and strawberry) … Continue reading
The Social Web and Disaster Response
Blandin on Broadband Blog noted this American Red Cross surveyĀ last year in a blog reflecting on the role of Social Media in the recent riots in England. Ā Are YOU prepared to respond to citizens seeking help by way of Twitter … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2011-08-14
Rock County water gets health checkup – Star-Herald.com http://bit.ly/oJPJYk Have to love a job that pays to put you in waders! # Trout reproducing, but high nutrients still pose threat Ā« Locally Grown Northfield http://bit.ly/nfO0Mv # Streaming @KRFC morning mix: … Continue reading
Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For
Cross-posted from JohnScout: It may be one of the worst kept secrets in modern politics, but before Texas Gov. Rick Perry throws his hat in the Presidential ring and this topic gets all political on us, I wanted to say … Continue reading
What Women Want (When Thinking About Moving To A Small Town)
Proving the adage that great minds think alike, in aĀ post at Blandin on Broadband blog todayĀ Ann Treacy follows-up on Ben Winchester’s work on the Rural Brain Gain, which I mentioned earlier this week. The BoB blog is, of course, focused … Continue reading
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