Starke County Indiana Democratic Party

Congratulations to all the winners on Election Day, including Nancy Dembowski, Oscar Cowen, and Nick Bourff. It’s good to see us holding on to those offices and even gaining one. Condolences to the losers, next election sets the stage for a larger campaign as it’s a presidential election as well.

Thanks to Starke-County.com and WKVI.com for being at the election night party and providing coverage. WKVI did a fantastic job of live on-air coverage of the election, and collaborated with me to get some videos up on youtube.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski gave a speech Monday confirming the FCC’s commitment to an open internet. President Obama acknowledges network access to be a core part of modern life. The Internet is changing our lives in ways unthought of ten years ago. We use it to watch television and movies, purchase music, and make telephone calls. ISPs (Internet Service Providers) provide us with access to this tool. For the past few years, ISPs have tried to change their networks from merely passing data, to charging content providers, such as Youtube or ESPN for preferred access to their customers. Their claim is that some content providers, such as Youtube, put an unreasonable strain on their network, and so should pay for that burden. The FCC and other network neutrality proponents claim that openness is the primary reason the internet is such a force today, and without it, we would be unable to build the next big thing.