Opinion: High-Speed Internet Gaps in Pennsylvania Shameful
The pockets of high-speed Internet wasteland that pockmark Pennsylvania are shameful in an age when good i\Internet accessibility is as ubiquitous, for most, as postal service and electricity. by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / February 2, 2021 Shutterstock/ESB Professional
(TNS) The pockets of high-speed internet wasteland that pockmark
Pennsylvania are shameful in an age when good internet accessibility is as ubiquitous, for most, as postal service and electricity.
And in this pandemic moment in time, those deserts of affordable and reliable connectivity threaten quality of life and education, creating two classes of citizens the haves and have-nots on opposite sides of a digital divide.
Dec 29, 2020
With such a steady flow of breaking news relating to the coronavirus pandemic and the presidential election for months, many Pennsylvania residents, including some people here, have not focused attention on some other noteworthy stories that at other times would have grasped their interest.
One story probably in that category was the announcement last month that the state is eying closed or downsized state hospitals, prisons and centers for the intellectually disabled for potential use as drug treatment centers.
The proposal makes sense, as long as the buildings in question can be converted for the new use for less cost than building a new structure.
Dec 26, 2020
With such a steady flow of breaking news relating to the coronavirus pandemic and the presidential election for months, many Pennsylvania residents, including some people here, have not focused attention on some other noteworthy stories that at other times would have grasped their interest.
One story probably in that category was the announcement last month that the state is eying closed or downsized state hospitals, prisons and centers for the intellectually disabled for potential use as drug treatment centers.
The proposal makes sense, as long as the buildings in question can be converted for the new use for less cost than building a new structure.