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On Wednesday, Rep. Chad McMahan (R, Guntown) offered an amendment to a bill that would move the state capital from Jackson to Tupelo, which is a few miles south of Guntown.

This year, the youngest members of the Baby Boomer generation will turn 59 and the eldest Boomers will be 77.

Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day or, if you’re a Mississippi Republican, Robert E. Lee’s Birthday. The former is a federal holiday, the latter a state holiday to honor the memory of someone who likely never set foot in Mississippi and led an armed rebellion against the United States.

With Brandon Presley’s announcement that he will run for governor this year, the stage is set for what should be one of the more entertaining, and perhaps, competitive governor’s race in years, pitting incumbent Republican Tate Reeves against Presley the Democrat, provided, of course, Reeves beats back another challenge from Bill Waller Jr., who lost to Reeves by eight points in the 2019 Republican primary.

I’ll admit it. I’m an America First sort of guy. Who among us isn’t, right? I’ve never heard anybody go around saying they were “Belgium First!” or “Ecuador First!” unless, of course, they are tourists from Belgium or Ecuador.