"Our city council believes faster broadband is an essential utility in this day and age."

"Our city council believes faster broadband is an essential utility in this day and age."

Greensboro?

Nope.

Wilson, NC.

The quote is from a blog comment made by that city's public affairs manager, Brian Bowman, commenting on Wilson's municipal internet service.

A city council recognizing broadband as essential infrastructure; a city taking its economic future into its own hands; a city's public relations person blogging. Ooooh, outrageous! Good thing Greensboro isn't so wacky crazy, we wouldn't want anyone to mistake us as forward-thinking. We'll just build a fabulous future on those 1,500, uh 750, uh 300, uh 200 $11.50/hour $9.50/hour jobs at the FedEx hub starting in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.

Greensboro: If a duck stood still you could catch him by the bill.