We in Cook County are so lucky to live in a place that has broadband Internet service! It makes all kinds of high-quality things happen, and we should all tell our legislators that. I wrote to Sen. Tom Bakk about it and you should too.
For me, as a student, having high-speed access to the Internet is super important in doing the best I can on my schoolwork. We just finished our Science Fair, and without access to broadband that allows me to look up facts, pictures and essays/reports written by scientists and doctors, my project would be a failure.
To me broadband is one of the most important things that we have access to. If not, we would not be able to look things up for homework or prepare for college. All of those things are not being granted to other people in our state and I want to make a difference in that.
The Blandin Foundation is asking the government for $60 million and they are getting 6. I don’t understand that process so I would appreciate it if you made hundreds of people’s lives easier by getting in contact with our community and spread the word more than everyone has.
Kids in Cook County are also just starting a new digital newspaper at www.borealcorps.org. Without broadband, we couldn’t do that. With it, we can make sure our voices are heard in the community, and we can help connect friends and neighbors.
Thank you Cook County for helping all us students succeed! I hope the rest of the kids in Minnesota get the great broadband service we do!
Sammie Garrity
Lutsen
6th grader at
Great Expectations
Editor’s note: Governor Dayton requested $60 million for rural broadband in his legislative proposal this year. No decisions have been made by the legislature yet on broadband, so it isn’t known at this time how much Blandin will receive at this time.
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