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Wassenaar says closing the divide is about more than just basic computer skills. It's about providing affordable broadband Internet access.

"There needs to be a multipronged approach to providing low-cost access to broadband connectivity, providing computer resources to people who have economic need and then providing training," says Wassenaar.

Oh good.

How about a nice game of chess?

No. Global thermonuclear warfare.

Led? Not any easy job, I'm sure, but I'm disappointed in the progress thus far.

I think it's as much about the hardware as it is about the broadband access. That's why folks in developing nations are skipping right over computers and going directly to mobile solutions for internet access. The way our muni wifi project is structured, the broadband access is the easier part to address.

It's not that complicated or exclusive.

1. Sell your rims and/or amp/woofer and/or plasma TV.
2. Buy a $500 notebook.
3. Buy a coffee at Brueggers or Panera.
4. Sit down, open notebook, crack and/or flex fingers.

Amazing, no government program needed.

The health care issue won't be solved without true market reform. Without the competition that brings about lower prices and less restricted access we can only expect the problem to worsen. The government monopolies in the health care provider industry are an anvil thrown to a drowning consumer.

The report (DIGITAL JUSTICE: Progress towards Digital Inclusion in Minnesota) is a year old. MPR should check it's facts.