Gregg Foster, Executive Director of Redwood Regional Economic Development Center has written a reprise of his article (this link will only work for 14 days, after which, the paper moves it to a fee based archive — a rant for another post) from last year on a technology wishlist that would help economic development in Humboldt County. While his article is consistently upbeat stating progress on every ‘wish’, it’s hard to imagine how difficult it might have been to strike this attitude. Not a single wish has been fulfilled. And while some things have moved ahead, it’s not clear that any of them will ever reach fruition. As a disclosue, I am directly involved with a few of these and I too, try to keep a positive approach. Without it, I would have given up long ago, because progress and change are so slow. And when we’re talking about change in technology, speed is everything.
I only hope Gregg’s optimism is rewarded as Humboldt County’s economic future hinges more and more on technological advances while advancement seems harder and harder to achieve.
Hey, as they sang in the last scene of Life of Brian, “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.” Of course, they were being crucified!
I echo your gripe about newspapers charging for archived info. Some time ago, I tried to get a copy of a US Navy photo that had been published in the Orange County (OC) Register. You betcha, they said they would be happy to sell me a copy. Nertz, I said, & emailed Seal Beach Weapon Station about a copy. US Navy at Seal Beach quickly responded (via email) with a copy of the picture that they owned. I added it to my website, then told the OC Register about it & questioned the ethics of them selling a public photo. They ignored my ethics query, but were amazed that I got the free copy, plus Navy permission to use it on personal website.