It was a month or so ago when I wrote a column about McMinnville Mayor Jimmy Haley running for state Senate.The column brought responses from all over the rainbow, including a harshly worded text message from Mayor Haley himself. I won't divulge the contents of that text, but I will say some of it was written in all caps for emphasis.Somewhere in the course of conversation, I think I may have agreed to never mention Mayor Haley running for state Senate again. And my word is my bond.If Haley were to seek higher office, he wouldn't be the first local resident to do so.