From Elva

A politician finally breaks down and visits a remote northern part of his state. The politician asks the mayor if there was anything the people need.

“Well,” says the mayor, “We have three very important needs. First, we have a medical clinic, but no doctor.”

The politician whips out his phone, dials a number, talks to somebody for two minutes and then hangs up. “I’ve pulled some strings. Your doctor will arrive in a few days.”

“The second problem is that we have no way to get clean water. The local mining operation has poisoned the water our people have been drinking for thousands of years. We’ve been flying bottled water in, and it’s terribly expensive.”

Once again, the politician dials a number, yells into the phone for a few minutes, and then hangs up. “The mine has been shut down, and the owner is being billed for setting up a purification plant for your people. Now what was that third problem?”

“We have no cellphone reception up here,” the mayor says.