The Minnesota Association of Townships held a scholarship contest asking applicants to submit an essay based on the following question…

Describe ways in which broadband Internet access improves the lives of rural residents. What challenges exist in providing broadband Internet in rural areas? And what policies should governments at all levels, (federal, state, and local) adopt to ensure that regardless of geographic location all Americans have equal access to broad band Internet?

Here are the winners, with links to the essays. (They just might be the broadband champion your community needs!)

Anna Neu
Township:
County: Stearns
Year: 2023
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Chloe Lind
Township: Midway
County: St Louis
Year: 2023
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Eleanor Carleton
Township: Grandby
County: Nicollet
Year: 2023
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Reid Starzl
Township: Pine Lake
County: Ottertail
Year: 2023
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Veronika Voss
Township: Eyota
County: Olmsted
Year: 2023
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