Ranjan Batra

3 weeks ago | mississippitoday.org | Ranjan Batra |Bobby Harrison

Editor’s note: This essay is part of Mississippi Today Ideas, a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share fact-based ideas about our state’s past, present and future. You can read more about the section here. I saw the leaky fire hydrant up ahead on my daily walk. I had seen it every morning for several weeks, but had refrained from calling the city to repair it. I knew what they would say.