Thinking Out Loud

Embarq Announces Digital TV Service Coming 7-31

City staff announced tonight that there will be second digital cable TV provider in the community very soon. Embarq will be providing competition to Mediacom by the end of the month.  It will be available only in neighborhoods that have DSL capability (but you will not have to use DSL to get the TV signal). Details will be announced at the August 3 City Council meeting. The signal will include the Public Access Channel (JCTV) where city council meetings are broadcast live. No information yet on what the service will cost. 

Having some competition is good. On a broader level, it is clear that technology in the near future will make the box in your house not just where you watch Desperate Housewives or the Cardinal game. It will be the portal to all information coming in and going out, and the primary way you relate to the rest of the planet. The separate worlds of TV, phones, and computers will all be offered in one system, and I am sure the controls will be too small for me to handle.

Lincoln Contributes to Worldwide Military Wellness

Lincoln University has added to its reputation as a resource for our military. President Carolyn Mahoney gave me a copy of Beyond the Front, an interactive suicide prevention program. Lincoln received a grant from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to help produce the package. It will be distributed worldwide.

Lincoln continues to partner with Leonard Wood Institute. Our local economic development efforts will hopefully examine opportunities in this sector. 

"We're going to be in the Hudson"

Check out this animation of Flight 1549 with real audio, courtesy of local pilot and friend Bob Morgan.

The James Keown Story on MSNBC

It's a tough story to hear again, but MSNBC provided a very thorough report on its Dateline series about Jefferson City native James Keown, initially a very successful media personality, but later convicted of poisoning his wife Julie in Boston. Not sure how long the link will remain active, but it has some interesting local scenes and interviews including comments by Warren Krech and Betsy Dudenhoeffer. The TV version is an hour long. 

Interview with Mayor Landwehr about this blog

Steve Mays and George Kopp introduced me to the blog culture one Saturday morning at the Coffee Zone in Jefferson City. Here's the interview they made available to the world that morning via a webcast. It has some thoughts about why the heck I am doing this. Peggy's cousin (Marty) in New Hampshire caught the webcast that morning and e-mailed her greetings.

KETC tour of Jefferson City tour of penitentiary

This is a great news segment where KETC interviews MSP guru Mark Schreiber on site. It is very informative with nice historical anecdotes.