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The Internet backwoods: that’s south Georgia
Saturday I heard somebody bragging about how fast the Internet is in Atlanta. That would be maybe a tenth of the speed it is in Tokyo. But still blazing fast compared to the broke-down wagon in a muddy...
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Gigabit Internet in Chattanooga
If we’re going to copy Chattanooga about something, how about this: 133 US cities now have their own broadband networks by Nate Anderson in Ars Technica: Such publicly owned networks can offer services...
View ArticleTo pacify the community? —Susan Leavens
Received yesterday on Arrests for speaking in an Arizona town. -jsq I really feel like the Lowndes County Commissioners meetings are more to pacify the community then to actually listen to the concerns...
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Quartzsite police chief puts most of the dept. on leave for whistleblowing
They were complaining about the conduct of the police chief. He also put them under curfew and selective house arrest. This is the town where activists were dragged out of city council meetings and...
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Ashley Paulk’s Greatest Hits!
No, not every intemperate outburst! We can’t be everywhere. Just the outstanding ones from the podium as chairman in County Commission meetings. Ashley Paulk is code enforcement Citizens were opposing...
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Valdosta State Students defend their right of free speech
Campus authorities tried getting students to move away from the University Center where Governor Nathan Deal was having a luncheon. The students stood their ground. Here’s the video. Protesting Gov....
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We tend to promote free speech —VSU President Levy
Henry Calhoun found VSU Interim President Dr. Louis Levy, who came over to the Occupy Valdosta meeting 27 October. Erin Hurley invited him to come to the mid-November Teach-In. He replied: …as long as...
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I would certainly encourage you to speak your mind —VSU Pres. Levy
Henry Calhoun asked VSU Interim President Louis Levy where are the free areas on campus? Dr. Levy answered: Right outside of Palms Quad there’s a free speech thing, but, as you can see, uh…. [gestures...
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Free speech for bloggers as journalists reaffirmed
This should have been obvious already from the Open Government Act of 2007, among other laws, but now a court has reaffirmed it. Dan Levine wrote for Reuters 17 January 2014, Blogger gets same speech...
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