{"id":60803,"date":"2018-10-11T14:04:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T14:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/?p=60803"},"modified":"2018-10-11T14:05:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T14:05:41","slug":"opinion-editorial-why-rural-broadband-and-online-privacy-go-hand-in-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/opinion-editorial-why-rural-broadband-and-online-privacy-go-hand-in-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion Editorial: Why Rural Broadband and Online Privacy Go &#8216;Hand in Hand&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-60802\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Farmer_using_laptop_in_field_rural_internet_concept_Avalon_Studio_Getty_Images_large-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Farmer_using_laptop_in_field_rural_internet_concept_Avalon_Studio_Getty_Images_large-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Farmer_using_laptop_in_field_rural_internet_concept_Avalon_Studio_Getty_Images_large.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>People around D.C. and beyond are reading an op-ed by National Grange President Betsy Huber this morning on the topic of broadband equity for rural Americans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you spend time in rural areas and farming communities, you learn quickly that few issues generate greater discontent among residents than the belief that their towns don\u2019t merit the same quality internet service as urban areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/morningconsult.com\/opinions\/why-rural-broadband-and-online-privacy-go-hand-in-hand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Read the full opinion editorial<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; People around D.C. and beyond are reading an op-ed by National Grange President Betsy Huber this morning on the topic of broadband equity for rural Americans. &#8220;If you spend time in rural areas and farming communities, you learn quickly that few issues generate greater discontent among residents than the belief that their towns don\u2019t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/opinion-editorial-why-rural-broadband-and-online-privacy-go-hand-in-hand\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Opinion Editorial: Why Rural Broadband and Online Privacy Go &#8216;Hand in Hand&#8217;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-grange-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - 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