<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>There's a bunch of companies that "say" they have broadband in Elk City. Anyone have direct knowledge?</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Century Link</span></div><div><span>Comcast</span></div><div><span>Hughes Satellite</span></div><div><span>Clearwire</span></div><div> </div><div>Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA<br></div>  <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1">  <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Dan Carscallen <areaman@moscow.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> vision2020@moscow.com <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 15, 2011 10:06 AM<br>
 <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Task force tweaks education reform<br> </font> <br><div id="yiv438450315"><style><!--
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--></style><div><div class="yiv438450315WordSection1"><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Y’know, Elk City is served by a state highway, and gets pretty regular service from the ITD snow plows.  I think it’s pretty rare that you *<b>can’t</b>* get there.</span></div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">  </span></div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Not that I’m speaking for or against any of these education reforms, but sheesh, it is a relatively accessible place.  I think First Step has even made some pretty good inroads to that area with high-speed and wireless service (they’re everywhere!).</span></div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal"><span
 style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">  </span></div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Going beyond Elk City, now you might be talking about some difficulty.</span></div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">  </span></div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">DC</span></div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">  </span></div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span
 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";"> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Hansen<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:02 AM<br><b>To:</b> Janesta<br><b>Cc:</b> Moscow Vision 2020; Penni Cyr<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] Task force tweaks education reform</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">  </div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">And just who is going to respond to . . .</div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">  </div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">"Hi.  This is Mary Jones of Elk City.  My son's laptop is having problems and he is scheduled for an online class exam in a couple days.  How soon can you get somebody here to repair it?"</div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">  </div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"> . .
 . in FEBRUARY.</div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">Seeya round town, Moscow.</div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">  </div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">Tom Hansen</div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">Moscow, Idaho</div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">  </div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">"If not us, who?</div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">If not now, when?"</div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">  </div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">- Unknown</div></div></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><br>On Dec 15, 2011, at 8:54 AM, Janesta <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:janesta@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:janesta@gmail.com">janesta@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">A friend told me years ago... Back in the day... *laugh* not sure of the EXACT date, once a student in Elk City became high school age, they would attend high school in Grangeville. This would consist of finding a family to live with, then, going home on weekends.<br><br>Computers would be great for students in Elk City. <br><br>*thinking*<br><br>Hmmm.. I wonder if there is a regular connection during winter?<br><br>Janesta<br><br></div><div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Tom Hansen <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>> wrote:</div><div class="yiv438450315MsoNormal">As Randy Newman would say, "It's all just a matter of . . .<br><br>Political Science"<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
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