Broadband grants deserve priority in Minnesota

The story went viral, so you may have heard about the Washington Post writer who last year called Minnesota’s Red Lake County “America’s worst place to live” and this year is moving there. After visiting the place he offended, Christopher Ingraham was so charmed that he and wife, Briana, decided to relocate from Baltimore County, Md. (If you missed the story, it’s at tinyurl.com/z4xyux8.)

Red Lake County’s biggest draw was an end to Ingraham’s 90-minute each-way daily commute. He craves more time with his 2-year-old twin sons. But here’s what he said made his move possible: “The most important tools of my trade are a phone line and a good Internet connection. You can download arcane government data sets just as well from Minnesota as from D.C.”

http://www.startribune.com/broadband-grants-deserve-priority-in-minnesota/374335571/