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One could be forgiven for wondering how, in 2024, some 50% of rural Americans lack access to high-speed internet, according to one study. In his story today, Cameron Pugh shows that there are solutions. But they likely will take vision and commitment.
Admittedly, this is not a get-out-the-vote topic. But for many rural areas, it would likely be more transformational than the issues that are.
American greatness has often come from the largeness of its ideas matched with the steadfastness of its determination. The culture wars are unlikely to unfreeze from their partisan divisions anytime soon. But so many other areas are ripe for American ingenuity and just waiting for the nation to thaw.
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