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 Governor’s … Continue reading

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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

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RIP SRV

[v=yjoWXOrowCQ] 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 there—I was in a hurry in a rush, on my journey … Continue reading

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Noticing Nice

[v=Av28P04vGH4] Every so often I stumble across something that really makes me glad I live in a small town.  Random things that one wouldn’t think too much about, unless of course you’re somebody like me who stays up at night … Continue reading

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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&T’s Real Agenda for T-Mobile Becomes … Continue reading

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Dairy Goodness at the Murray County Fair

Today is the opening of the 2011 Murray County Fair.  The booths are going up.  The 4-H kids are showing their kids (and bunnies and horses and hogs).  The Milk Producers have the Dairy stand turning out chocolate (and raspberry and strawberry) … Continue reading

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The Social Web and Disaster Response

Blandin on Broadband Blog noted this American Red Cross survey last year in a blog reflecting on the role of Social Media in the recent riots in England.  Are YOU prepared to respond to citizens seeking help by way of Twitter … Continue reading

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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 « Locally Grown Northfield http://bit.ly/nfO0Mv # Streaming @KRFC morning mix: … Continue reading

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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

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What Women Want (When Thinking About Moving To A Small Town)

Proving the adage that great minds think alike, in a post at Blandin on Broadband blog today 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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