Mississippi Business Journal » statewide elections http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:02:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 HARDWICK: Why do people run for public office http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/29/hardwick-why-do-people-run-for-public-office/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hardwick-why-do-people-run-for-public-office http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/29/hardwick-why-do-people-run-for-public-office/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:32:25 +0000 Phil Hardwick http://msbusiness.com/?p=72397 The qualifying deadline for local elections in Mississippi has passed. On May 9 voters will go to the polls to select the political party nominees for mayors, alderpersons and councilmembers in most of the Magnolia State’s villages, towns and cities. It is time again to ask the question: Why do people run for public office? [...]

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