Extension Computer Donation to Help Agencies Communicate
Starkville Daily News, 21 March 2008, p A-6

“A donation of old-but-functional computers from the Mississippi State University Extension Service will soon give local law enforcement, intelligence and public safety agencies connectivity for sharing information.”

Okay, for the record, I am not being critical of the Extension Service making the donation—I find it admirable that they are finding second-uses for their old computers. However, it bothers me immensely that the state of Mississippi seems to provide better funding to the people who help us grow prettier flowers than they do to the people who are charged with ensuring our security. I just bought a new laptop because my three-year old laptop was taking too long to check my email, open a doument, and surf the web. I would think that our “law enforcement, intelligence and public safety agencies” might also appreciate, perhaps even need, more up-to date computers than I do.