Re: Digital TV Conversion

["Dan C." <dcole@ime.net>]

Dib9@aol.com wrote:

> There is a $9.4 million bond issue on the Maine ballot on November 2nd to
> fund the conversion of Maine Public Television to digital TV.  Maine Public
> TV in their campaign is using the scare tactic in their ads that if the bond
> issue does not pass, they will be forced to give up their licenses and Maine
> kids will lose Big Bird.

Why am I not surprised?  Of course, a more effective scare campaign would be to
threaten six more weeks of auctions and on-air panhandling per year if the
suckers....excuse me, voters....don't come through.
Just my two cents (plus 5.5-percent sales tax) worth.

:)

Dan Cole