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Oliver: Cut grocery tax to offset gas tax New representative ‘noncommittal’ until he sees bill By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor
First-term Rep. Ed Oliver said Tuesday he likes the idea of cutting the grocery tax to offset any increase in Alabama’s gas tax meant to finance an overhaul of the state’s infrastructure. Oliver (R-Dadeville), who represents Chilton, Coosa and Tallapoosa counties
in District 81 of the Alabama House of Representatives, said he wouldn’t pledge to support the first increase in the gas tax since 1992 until he sees specific details. The gas tax is expected to be a dominant theme when the legislature convenes on March 5 and is already demanding an inordinate amount of time among legislators, Oliver said.
Radney plays ‘Jeopardy’ to celebrate Black History
“You know we’re sitting here wrestling over a highway bill or a road tax and that is consuming almost every minute of every day for everybody in the legislature at this point,� Oliver said. Oliver “Sadly, there’s some other very important things we need to be spending time on and learning about, everything from
prisons to mental health to healthcare issues.â€? Gov. Kay Ivey may provide more details today in Maplesville when she is scheduled to make a major announcement about her plan to improve Alabama’s infrastructure. “(Cutting) the grocery tax would make it more palatable to me,â€? Oliver said. “The gas taxes are an aggressive tax and penalizes the poorest people in our district, particularly in a rural See OLIVER • Page 12
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Radney Elementary School held a Black History Month edition of “Jeopardyâ€? for its students Tuesday in addition to musical performances. This year’s theme was “Great Expectations.â€? “The Black History Committee worked very hard to give you information that (included) important African-American heroes and the ones who gave Black History Month (meaning),â€? student Arionna Ware said. “So sit back, relax and enjoy the program and always reach your dreams and strive (to do your best) and have great expectations.â€? Nine students competed on the “Jeopardyâ€? portion of the program. Students Miles Moon, Jerly Tlehuactle Barragan and Jakya Sims played on math teacher Sherri Campbell’s team. Students Rihanna Greathouse, Will Calhoun and Denisha Hill competed on reading and social studies teacher Katelyn Gullion’s team. Students Niziah Burns, Anna Grace Lambert and Jiah Hunter won on ELA and science teacher Michelle Tuggle’s team. The See HISTORY • Page 3
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Lake Martin Animal Sanctuary takes in mainly dogs and cats but has even taken in a pig. Above, Penelope the potbelly pig and Jennie Zinn, director of the animal sanctuary, pose for a photo.
Local animal sanctuary helps abandoned pets, needs space By GABRIELLE JANSEN Staff Writer
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n between veterinarian appointments for dogs she’s taken in, Jennie Zinn, the executive director of the Lake Martin Animal Sanctuary, takes care of Penelope, the rescue potbelly pig. The pig was included with cats and dogs that were surrendered after a fire burned down its former owners’ home.
The Lake Martin Animal Sanctuary takes in local animals abandoned by owners and makes sure they’re vetted, up to date on shots and sterilized before giving them to new homes. “I started doing this out of my house, put up a couple kennels and said, ‘I’m going to take in dogs and help people get their dogs back when they lose them and help people get vetting and fix the population problem,’â€? Zinn said. “I See SANCTUARY • Page 9
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Anyone who comes across a stack of old comic books while spring cleaning better think twice before chunking them in a dumpster because they might be valuable. In the comic book section of Mix It Up! at Lake Martin in downtown Dadeville, there is an issue of X-Men where the mutant Gambit is introduced. Co-owner Deryck Hodge said it was printed in the 1990s and sold for $1 but the store is asking $125. In 2011, Action Comics No. 1 featuring Superman sold at auction for $2.16 million. It had been owned by actor Nicholas Cage and was graded a 9. Comic books are graded 1 to 10. The condition of the pages, such as tears, bends and the condition of the spine, determines the grade, according to Kyle Sasser, a comic book aficionado who works at Mix It Up! Comics. Stan Lee’s Amazing Fantasy issue No. 15, introducing Spider-Man, is graded at 4.5 and
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