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Wilkinson Co. must look to future
Published Friday, June 27, 2008
The stars have stopped spinning, the chasm has closed and the time machine is back in its rightful box.
Wilkinson County is no longer caught in the middle of an ugly time warp.
Granted, the previous 10 months are lost forever, but at least the election that started in August is finally over.
Voters who cast their first ballots in August now have one elected official who can begin work and two who will move on to face candidates in the general election.
And, by all accounts, the second Democratic primary was fair. The winners are the rightful winners, and it’s now time to leave the time warp in the past and look only to the future.
Those elected to serve — now and after the July 22 election — need to work to unify a county marred by an unjust election and racial cries. They must be above board in everything they do in order to gain the trust of the residents who didn’t vote for them.
And the county as a whole needs to pull together and focus on what is to come, not what has occurred.
Such a long election period with so many scandals will surely be a memory for many for years, but letting the past dictate the future will get us nowhere.
Congratulations to the election’s winners. We hope the time warp sucked all the troubles away with it.
Comments
Posted by GodsChild (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 12:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I truly agree but you must have not heard.......
Jesse Stewart and Kirt Smith are contesting the election.... I can't see when this is going to end.
Posted by GodsChild (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 2:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Remember that there is a God who sets high and looks low. You don't have to cheat to win. Winners never cheat and cheaters never win. Remember That...
Posted by southernbelle (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 7:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I agree we move on,after rev j ,mon cree and hollins pay for their crimes . Then I can really work on the forgiveness . It's really hard for me to turn the other cheek on this one.
Posted by NJM (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 8:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)
it is far from over...they are opening the ballot boxes once again...democrate keep up...and "we hope the time warp sucked all its troubles away with it" ...COME ON!!!! do you honestly think that it is that simple????WHO ARE YOU KIDDING!!!!!!!
Posted by 18wheeler (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 8:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
What happen to the stories stating this was a FAIR election... THE FBI, CIA, STATE OFFICALS, JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, MBI, AND SOME MORE WAS AT EVERY POLLING PLACE--LOOKING AND WATCHING FROM 7-7..AT THE COURTHOUSE TIL 4A.M. MORE WHITES AT THE TABLES THAN BLACKS..NOTHING WAS SAID...
WHEN IS IT GOING TO END???????????they LLLoST....CERTIFIED..
wilkinson county will NEVER...NEVER MOVE FORWARD..truly sad=== 2 elections & 2 lost
Posted by NJM (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 8:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
no FBI, CIA or state offical was at my poll....when i went to vote at 7:15 they didnt even have the electronic voting machines up and running!!! it seems everyone showed up to the poll without a key to building that morning!
Posted by kpage (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 9:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)
and the saga continues...
Posted by 18wheeler (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 9:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
NJM what poll did you vote? wilkinson county was loaded with state official and justice department? let be real and tell the truth. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH....THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF POLLS NOT OPENING ON TIME.NEGATIVE-NEGATIVE
Posted by NJM (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 9:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)
colds creek...check it out...why would i lie?
Posted by 18wheeler (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 10:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)
THERE IS NO COLDS CREEK VOTING POLLS IN WILKINSON COUNTY. YOU ARE LYING JUST TO DO SO. MAYBE IT A HABIT
Posted by 18wheeler (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 10:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)
NJM-----MAYBE YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE NON-RESIDENTS OF WILKINSON COUNTY THAT CAME TO VOTE THAT DON'T LIVE HERE.....
Posted by NJM (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 10:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
cold springs..sorry...
Posted by lovelyday (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 10:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This is so sad, Jessie Stewart and Kirk Smith, get over it.... YOU LOST. Be gracious like Mr. Allen, accept defeat and move on.
Posted by 18wheeler (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 11:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)
lovelyday--you are ssssssssso correct. it will be a lovelyday when we can move forward.....
NJM--you CAN NOT make a mistake like that saying you voted at colds creek------YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED IN WILKINSON COUNTY BUT YOU VOTED.....
Posted by NJM (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 11:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
yes..it will be a great day when we can move forward...this will be the last time i post or look at this page 18wheeler...and you know this how???small minded people like you are the reason we can not move forward...so sorry you are so negitive negitive negitive....i have lived in wilkinson county my entire life...and voted since i was 18 in wilkinson county...
Posted by asandbb22 (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 12:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
(NJM)If you have voted since you were 18, I would think you would know your voting precinct by now. Im just observing.
Posted by 18wheeler (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 4:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
asandbb22 - THANK U - how you can't type in the voting precint correctly. THAT WAS A BIG MISTAKE.
keep on observing, you may find out other information.
Posted by centrevilleresident (anonymous) on June 28, 2008 at 10:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Those federal and state people were there when I voted too. What did they do? They didn't check ID's. Someone can walk in and vote in the morning, go home, change clothes, and come back later and vote as someone else. The voter roles are so inaccurate here. I do agree that voting was done fair in this last election, unless someone did as I said above. Absentee ballots were down 75% from last election, so that tells you right there that there was fraud involved. Regardless, its time to move on. The more this is in the paper, the more negeative press for the county.
Posted by Swapmeet (anonymous) on June 28, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Posted by lovelyday (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 10:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
"Be gracious like Mr. Allen, accept defeat and move on."
I wouldn't call it being gracious. He's moving on to the findings that were sent to the Mississippi Supreme Court by a Judge that avers without hesitation the wrongdoing of Mr. Allen. He has a lot more serious things to worry about than being defeated in a two-bit election. This finding by this judge also proved that there was nothing wrong with contesting the first election.
Posted by 18wheeler (anonymous) on June 28, 2008 at 8:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
centrevillresident - you are correct with two thing, (1)this election was fair a & the august 07 election was to. absentee voting was down for TWO reasons, so many people was AFFRAID TO VOTE because they thought it was wrong or they didn't want anyone to see whom they were voting for. But, as you well know, from the news media and papers in mississippi & louisiana printing that jackson & hollins were winners & the election was CERTIFIED---- smith & stewart still contesting the election.(2) wilkinson county do need to move on, HOW CAN THE PEOPLE OF WILKINSON COUNTY DO SO. STEWART & SMITH WANTS IT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD.
swapmeet- lovelyday, only made a nice comment towards the elections,NOTHING NEGATIVE that he was not contesting as stewart& smith, THEY LOST, THEY LOST OUT. how can you say what the judge findings was, only one side put on evidence and the judge called it quits.THEREFORE NOTHING AT ALL WAS PROVEN.
JUT A THOUGHT! THAT MAKE YOU GO AAAAAAAHHHHHHH - WHY WANT STEWART TRY FOR THE JOB OF CHIEF OF POLICE!
Posted by BettyBoop (anonymous) on July 5, 2008 at 12:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I AGREE WITH 18 WHEELER
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