Opinion: Conservative commissioner says we can ‘Live divided, together’
Mick Wright
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright represents District 3, which covers areas of Bartlett, Lakeland and Raleigh.
I’m a Republican serving with a Democratic majority, in a blue county of a red state. Shelby County government may not be the perfect model of comity, but the nation could take courage from how well we get along.
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