Reily’s ramblings

I don’t want no Democrat coroner touching my dead body

The reason for party affiliation in local politics, particularly in Mississippi, serves no purpose whatsoever. The only thing I can figure is that it gives the people holding office an opportunity to rub shoulders with state and national politicians. Otherwise, there are very few issues on the local level that hold any importance in regard to [...]

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Issues the same in Indianola

Issues are issues no matter where you end up in Mississippi. That’s one of the things I learned last week while moderating a mayoral debate in Indianola. This Sunflower County town in the heart of the Mississippi Delta is battling the same problems that everyone is battle whether there or West Point or Natchez or Pascagoula. Indianola needs [...]

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