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 THE FORECAST FROM ABC 33/40’s JAMES SPANN: The upper low that brought the unsettled weather to the state over the weekend has lifted northeast of the state, so today will be drier with only widely scattered showers, mainly over the eastern counties. We will forecast a mix of sun and clouds with a high between 83 and 89 degrees. Nice way to wrap up meteorological summer. REST OF THE WEEK: Relatively quiet weather continues, and temperatures trend hotter. Afternoon highs will rise to near 90 degrees each day; the sky will be partly sunny, and any afternoon showers or storms will be very isolated. We could begin to see an increase in the number of showers late in the week as moisture levels begin to rise.

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Consumers buying anything in Tallapoosa County will be paying a little more today as the county’s 1 percent sales tax for schools will begin being collected on all purchases. Local businesses said they were notified in writing of the change in tax beginning today. They said at their level, the change is simply making an adjustment on their cash register or point of sale system. “It’s pretty easy for us to implement,” said Daniel Yates, who owns several local busi-

favor of the tax, while commissioners John McKelvey and Steve Robinson voted no to the proposal. The resolution approved by the commissioners included a three-year provision where the Tallapoosa County Schools must work towards a property tax referendum to add a more stable source of funds. Tallapoosa County Administrator Blake Beck said Revenue Discovery Systems, the vendor used by the county for sales tax collection and distribution, handled the notification to all county businesses.

nesses in and around Alexander City. “It’s pretty much just pushing a button and we collect it. It’s a lot tougher for the customers. They are the one’s having to pay it.” The Tallapoosa County Commissioners approved the tax by a 3-2 vote on May 11. The tax plan was supported and pushed by Tallapoosa County School Superintendent Joe Windle, who was hoping that the funds would help return the system to the black as well as allow for several capital projects. Commissioners T.C. Coley, Emma Jean Thweatt and George Carleton Jr. all voted in

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Trooper post closures among potential cuts Officials say state budget could force several tough decisions By Mitch Sneed Outlook Editor

LOCAL NEWS Alexander City man killed in Wilcox County crash A single-vehicle crash at 9:15 p.m. Saturday, August 29, claimed the life of a Alexander City man. Isaac Taylor, 24, was killed when the 1997 Nissan Maxima he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Taylor, who was not using a seat belt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Alabama 10 near the 83-mile marker, approximately five miles east of Camden. Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.

Tallapoosa GOP sets qualifying dates The Alabama Republican Party has set the dates to qualify to be presented on the Republican primary ballot for the Alabama Republican Primary, which is set for March 1, 2016. Qualification is open from 8:30 a.m., Oct. 5, and will end at 5 p.m., Nov. 6. The Tallapoosa County Republican Party will confirm these dates for local offices at their meeting on Sept. 24. If you are interested in running for an office in the Republican Primary or have questions about qualifications, please contact Denise Bates, Chair, Tallapoosa County Republican Executive Committee at 256-749-0715.

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After news of his decision not to seek another term as the state representative from District 81, Mark Tuggle said he is still unsure of what his future may bring.

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hen Mark Tuggle said last week that he wouldn’t run for reelection when his term as District 81’s representative in the Alabama House of Representatives ends in 2018, he started a lot of speculation. Why would a young man – Tuggle is only 50 – bow out of the state House after only two terms? When he went public last week at the quarterly meeting of the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce, Tuggle cited his belief in term limits. He reiterated that belief on Friday.

“It’s real simple,” Tuggle said. “Sometimes I believe people lose track of the simplicity. I don’t know how else to say it. I believe in term limits. I know that some believe the voters should set the term limits and I understand that philosophy. But, for me, I think two four-year terms is right.” Tuggle won his initial term as the representative for District 81 in 2010. He defeated Shane Grimes in the Republican primary and then bested Democratic incumbent Betty Carol Graham, winning 56 percent of the vote to Graham’s 44 percent. Tuggle won reelection in 2014, easily defeating Democrat Dylan V. Oliver with 67 percent of the vote. See TUGGLE, Page 9

Despite information circulating that the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will close several State Trooper posts including the one here in Alexander City in the coming days, ALEA officials would only say Monday that they are “preparing for the future.” On the heels of an announcement last week that ALEA has a plan in place to close several driver’s license offices throughout the state on Oct. 1 should the Legislature cut its budget, The Outlook learned that some moves are in the works to reduce posts to cut operating costs as well. In the case of the Alexander City post, it would mean that dispatch services would likely become a regional function, cutting personnel costs at the local level. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Public Information Officer Sgt. Steve See POST, Page 5

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Labor Day Concert at The Amp to feature Railroad Earth By David Granger Outlook Staff Writer

Lake Martin Amphitheater will host Railroad Earth, The Lonely Biscuits and The Vegabonds at its annual Labor Day Weekend Concert set for Sunday, Sept. 6, at 6 p.m. Gates will open at 5 p.m. Railroad Earth is a New Jersey-based band led by Todd Scheaffer and was formed in 2001 in Stillwater, New Jersey, after the breakup of From Good Homes, one of New Jersey’s top bands. The group consists of Sheaffer, Andy Goessling, Carey Harmon, Dave von Dollen, John Skehan, Johnny Grubb and Tim Carbone and has eight albums to it credit. With a heavy bluegrass influence, the group’s genre isn’t easily characterized. But it’s latest album, Ashes & Dust, released earlier this year on Submittted / The Outlook Concord Records, received excellent reviews. Railroad Earth is the headliner for the Labor Day Weekend Concert at the Lake Martin AmphiSee CONCERT, Page 9 theater. Opening for Railroad Earth are The Lonely Biscuits and The Vegabonds.

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DEAR ABBY: I was best friends with “Joanne” after we met in middle school. She comes from a conservative Christian family and has three successful siblings. This has made her quirky, mediadriven pursuits and city life a disappointment to her family. When we were teens and she learned that I was a straight ally for gay rights, she came out to me as a lesbian, but for years only I and a few close friends knew. Once she was an adult and her family found out, they practically disowned her and made their disapproval and “shame” very clear. Unfortunately, due to some family problems of my own, I moved away, and we communicated only periodically for the last couple of years until recently. I was shocked when she informed me that she is going to become a nun. Abby, I have no problem with her faith (I attend an LGBT-friendly church), but

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I’m afraid Joanne is doing it for all the wrong reasons. For the 15 years I have known her, she has been an openminded, culture-loving social butterfly, and she doesn’t seem to have changed much personality-wise. Naturally, her family is thrilled with her decision because it means she will never date another woman or be a part of “that lifestyle.” I know Joanne is an adult and these choices are hers to make, but I’m afraid she is being guilted into a life she will ultimately regret. How do I express my concerns to her without being offensive? -KATHY IN NEW YORK DEAR KATHY: Before you

Obituaries Ms. Bonnie Jean Yates Funeral services for Ms. Bonnie Jean Yates, age 67, of Hackneyville will be Tuesday, September 1,2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Bass Funeral Home with The Reverend Roger Green officiating. Burial will follow in Old Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, August 31, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Bass Funeral Home. Ms. Yates was born September 17,1947 in Tallapoosa County to Thomas Yates and Margaret Johnson Yates. She died Friday, August 28, 2015 at Adam’s Health Care, following an extended illness. Bonnie Jean was

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Funeral Service for Mrs. Doris Jean Ingram, age 70, of Alexander City will be Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Bass Funeral Home . Sister Kaye Harrison will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday, September 1, 2015 from 5 until 7 p.m. at Bass Funeral Home. Mrs. Ingram died Saturday, August 29, 2015 at her residence. She was born August 19, 1945 in Coosa County, Alabama to William Walter and Frances

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a retired seamstress with Russell Corporation. Bonnie Jean is survived by her son, Reginald Baker; a daughter Sharlene Tilley; three brothers, Tommy (Vickie) Yates and Randy (Gina) Yates; Jerry Yates. A sister, Judy (Eddie) Smith. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Emily (Eric) Gregg, Timber (Gabe) Limbaugh and Ryder ( Kyla) Baker and five great grandchildren, Gabriel, Kane, Kaylee, Ally Limbaugh and Cannon Gregg. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Shirley Yates. Bass Funeral Home and Cremations directing. www.bassfuneralhomeandcremations.com Louise Pike Bailey. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Frank Ingram: Sons; Tony (Teresa) McClellan, Stephen (Maddie) Cooper. Daughters; Laura Cooley, Patricia Adair and Amanda Ingram. Brother; William “Bud” Bailey. Sisters; Brenda Colquitt, Mary Brown and Debra Schwier. Ten Grandchildren and eight Great Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister,

“express your concerns,” I think you should have enough respect for your friend’s intelligence to ask her what has prompted this life-changing decision, and what it will entail. Will she be joining an order that wears a habit? (Not all nuns do anymore.) Will she be taking a vow of silence and shutting herself off from the world for a life of prayer and contemplation, or will she be working to help underprivileged communities? Does she plan to remain in the United States, or join an order like Mother Teresa’s in some other country? If you show an interest rather than “concern,” I’m sure she will be glad to answer any questions you may have without becoming offended. DEAR ABBY: I have recently been invited to my sister’s baby shower. The problem is I am a man. My mother and

sister think I am sexist for not wanting to go. I always thought this kind of thing was a women’s event. Are my mother and sister right? Am I being sexist? -- NATHAN IN INDIANA DEAR NATHAN: You’re not necessarily sexist, but you are behind the times. Baby showers are no longer solely women’s events. In fact, because men are so much more actively involved in their little ones’ care than they used to be, it is becoming common for the showers to be co-ed affairs. (They’re called “Jack and Jill” showers.) I hope you won’t skip the celebration because I think you’d enjoy it. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. He also enjoyed reading western novels. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Rebecca Stidham Cook of Eastaboga, AL; daughters, Genneace S. Werllin (Otto), of Valejo, CA, Tammy Cook of Jacksonville, FL, and Eileen McDonough of St. Louis, MO; sons, Ricky Earnest Cook of Atlanta, GA and Charles “Skip” Cook (Christy), of New Site; 11 grandchildren; 1 greatgrandchild; sisters, Hazel Sommer, Colene Wallace (Phil), Linda Jenkins (Ron), and Cathy Cook; and brothers, Donald Cook and Rodney Cook. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Cameron Garrett Cook; sisters, Reva Curtner and Irene Fields; and brothers, Bobby Cook and William Cook. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or to the Building Fund at Calvary Heights Baptist Church, PO Box 414, Alexander City, AL 35011. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com. øRadney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Richard Earnest Cook 1935-2015 Memorial service for Mr. Richard Earnest Cook, 79, of Eastaboga, will be Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Randy Anderson will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mr. Cook passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Goodwater Healthcare Center. He was born on December 7, 1935 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Earnest G. Cook and Reba Marsh Cook. He was an excellent gardener and enjoyed growing vegetables and flowers. Gaynell McClellan. Bass Funeral Home and Cremations directing.

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September 6 GOSPEL SINGING: Oak Chapel Baptist Church in Goodwater will be hosting a gospel singing Sept. 6 during morning services with special singers 11th Hour. Lunch will be served afterwards. HARRY REUNION: The Harry Reunion will be Sunday Sept. 6 at New Site Town Hall Community Room. It begins around 10:30 a.m. or whenever you can get there and stay as long as you can. Bring a covered dish for lunch at noon. For more information call 256234-7477.

September 8 TALLAPOOSA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING: The September meeting of the Tallapoosa County Board of Education meeting will be Sept. 8 at 5 p.m. BUDGET HEARING: The Alexander City Board of Education will have a call board meeting with the second public budget hearing Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7 a.m.

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September 11-13 HIGH SCHOOL REUNION: The Benjamin Russell High School Class of 1985 is having a their 30 year reunion Sept. 11-13. For more information contact Jackie McKenzie Strong at For Heavenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sake Bookstore or Buffy at 256-750-0663.

September 12 DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE LUNCHEON: There will be a Alabama Democratic Education Luncheon Sept. 12 at noon at the Cooper Recreation Center. Guest speaker will be Felix Parker of the ADC in Montgomery. Donation is $7. For more information contact Alisa Norris at 256-329-8674 or 256-496-0189 or Nekeska Primes at 256-269-8482. GOSPEL SINGING: New Pine Grove Baptist Church is hosting a gospel singing Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. with HIghway 22 at its church on Whaley Ferry Road. A love offering will be taken. Come and receive a blesssing. PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Comer Methodist Church, 427 E. Church Street will be hosting its monthly pancake breakfast on Sept. 12 from 6-10 a.m. Plates will be $6.00, and you may eat in or carry them with you. SINGING: Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House in Hackneyville is hosting a singing Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. with the Dennis Family of Millbrook. Free refreshments afterwards.

September 13 HAGGERTY REUNION: The Haggerty Reunion will be Sunday, Sept. 13 at Woods Presbyterian Church on Horseshoe Bend Road. We will meet and greet at 11 a.m. and serve lunch at noon. Bring your favorite dishes and pictures to share. For more info call Alicia at 256-825-6701. CHURCH HOMECOMING: Bethel Baptist Church on Youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ferry Road in Jacksons Gap is hosting homecoming Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. All former members and friends are invited to felowship and worship with our church family. Fellowship Quartet will begin singing at 10 a.m. and at 11 a.m. Rev. Bill Middebrooks will bring the morning message. Everyone is encouraged to bring food or drink and enjoy our fellowship meal together after the morning message.

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September 14-16 CHURCH REVIVAL: Bethel Baptist Church is hosting a revival Sept. 14-16 at 6:30 p.m. nightly with Rev. Clinton Branch, pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church. There will be a special singing each night. Rev. Carl Stokes is pastor.

September 17 AUTHOR VISIT: Dana Gynther will be at the Dadeville Public Library Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. in the lower level of the library. Gynther is the author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Woman in the Photograph: A tale about a young model in 1920s Paris.â&#x20AC;? Books will be available for purchase and Mrs. Gynther will be autographing her books.

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September 26 CITY FEST: The Goodwater City Fest will be Sept. 26. All vendors, groups, soloists, rappers, and etc. are invited to attend and perform. For more information contact: Jessie Odum at 256-307-0147 or Brenda Simmons at 256-794-0727. BENCE FAMILY REUNION: The Bence Family Reunion will be Sept. 26 at Zion Hill Baptist Church on County Road 79. The reunion will begin around 11 a.m. Bring a covered dish for the noon meal.

September 28 HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Buddy Simpkins will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best of Jazz and Moreâ&#x20AC;? at the Sept. 28 meeting from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

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October 5 HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Jay Lamar will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alabama Treasures: A Century of Great Writersâ&#x20AC;? at the Oct. 5 meeting from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

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October 10 FALL FESTIVAL: Horseshoe Bend School will host its annual fall festival Oct. 10 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be great food, games and prizes! CAR SHOW: The 35th Annual Oktoberfest Custom Car Show will be Oct. 10 at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex. The entrance will be on Elkahatchee Road. It will be an open show format. Registration will be from 8 a.m. to noon. There will be a money tree. The park opens at 8 a.m. and all cars will be parked on asphalt. There will be a $100 cash give away from all entries received prior to Oct. 8

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Sales tax is I here, for now

tarting today and over the next three years an additional one cent in sales tax will be levied in Tallapoosa County, including Alexander City. The Tallapoosa County Commission adopted the additional tax by a 3-2 vote back in May. Comissioners George Carleton Jr., T.C. Coley and Emma Jean Thweatt voted in favor of the tax. John McKelvey and Steve Robinson voted against it. The man behind the proposal was Joe Windle, superintendent of Tallapoosa County Schools. Prior to the vote, Windle said if it did not pass the county school system would be unable to meet the level of reserves the State Department of Education requires and mentioned the possibilities of layoffs and closing buildings. We understand the county school system’s need for funding. We simply don’t believe that a sales tax is the proper way to collect it. And we applaud the language in the Commission’s resolution requiring the county to work toward a property tax referendum during the sales tax’s lifetime. This will be another hit to area consumers, many of whom struggle to make ends meet. Meanwhile, those who will be hurt the most by the sales tax are those in Alexander City and Dadeville who sell bigticket items where the additional tax will visibly add up. Conversely, were sales taxes kept low in the county, those big purchases would likely become more attractive here to those looking to make them, resulting in more sales and probably as much, if not more, tax dollars. With all that said, the Commission has made its decision and the additional sales tax is a done deal – for the next three years. Meanwhile, over that period, perhaps the school system should study why the system has lost students and, as a result, state funds since 2008 and why students are leaving the county system for Lee-Scott Academy and other privates.

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t has been 49 years since I got my degree at Auburn University. I’ve spent 47 of those years in Alabama. Considering my roots, this does not seem odd or unusual to me. My ancestors have been here for nearly 200 years. Three great-grandfathers served in the Civil War. One never came home, another was discharged at Appomattox. My kin were Lees, Stuarts, Rogers and Paulks. They survived by plowing and planting the sandy soil of Covington and Butler counties and by pulling one end of a crosscut saw until sweat puddled in their boots. They lived in dog trot houses with a dug well out back and went to Primitive Baptist churches. They were neither landed or learned. One of my grandmothers could neither read or write. They dipped snuff and had an occasional drink of something besides water and when the weather was right, they listened to their dogs tree possums and coons. They butchered hogs when mornings were frosty and hung slabs of bacon in their smokehouse. And today they rest in plots of earth called Bushfield and Elizabeth and Moriah and Fairmont. Their blood also runs through my brother and sister, both of whom live in North Carolina. A team of oxen couldn’t drag either back to Alabama. But being just plain stubborn or hard-headed I’ve stayed. Always with the hope that the day might come when the people of Alabama might be wise enough to elect the political leaders they deserve. But for reasons I have never been able to comprehend

LARYY LEE Guest Columnist

we’ve allowed ourselves to listen to the wrong voices. Voices that played to our most basic fears and insecurities and turned us one against another. White against black. Rich against poor. Region against region. Country against city. There are good people in Alabama. I meet them every day. Many of them work in schools, spending their own money so a less fortunate child will have a snack when their classmates do. Principals who are at school to greet children getting off buses and who lock their office door after the sun has set. People who still believe it is better to give than receive. People who sing in a church choir and work with Cub Scouts and Pee Wee football teams. The cold, hard truth is that we’ve come to a juncture in the life of Alabama where our “leadership” is anything but. Montgomery is in shambles. The quest for greed, the thirst for power, the personal agendas far overshadow any pretense of doing what is right and honorable and in the best interest of the majority. Recently a veteran of the legislature told me they are embarrassed that people know what they do. Our governance now seems more reality show than anything else. Honey Boo Boo may show up at the Statehouse any day now. We will soon try for the third time this year to cobble

together a General Fund budget. One of the most prominent ideas floating around is to take millions from the education Trust Fund to prop up the General Fund--even though education has not been adequately funded since 2008. And irony of irony, the cost for the special session will be paid for with education dollars. But not once have I heard any of our “leadership” say, “What do we need to do to come up with long term solutions?” Who has shown the fortitude to assemble all the “players” in the same room and have a, as we say, “come to Jesus” meeting? I have no doubt that were these Biblical times, we would now be organizing a march of six days around the Alabama Statehouse as the people of Israel did when Jericho stood in their way. And today I think of my ancestors and their struggles. I think of daddy helping grandpa clear ground with mules and axes. I think of grandma picking cotton till she had to go prepare lunch on a woodburning stove before returning to the field. My family ate fried chicken on Sunday and went to work on Monday building houses, cutting meat at a grocery store, laying ceramic tile and stacking peanuts. I think of how our “leadership” is betraying them and their work. And I weep for Alabama. Larry Lee led the study, Lessons Learned from Rural Schools, and is a long-time advocate for public education. larrylee133@gmail.com read his blog: larryeducation.com.

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Mark Tuggle Tom Whatley represents the 27th District covering Lee, Russell and Tallapoosa County. He was elected to the Alabama Senate on Nov. 2, 2010, and can be reached at 334-242-7865. His office is located at 337 East Magnolia Drive,

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Tuesday’s question: With the sales tax increase starting Tuesday, will it cause you to shop elsewhere when possible? To participate in this daily poll, log on each day to www.alexcityoutlook.com and vote. Find out the vote totals in the next edition of The Outlook and see if your vote swayed the results.

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Reader thanks Rep. Mark Tuggle for being a Statesman not a politician Dear Editor, Thank you, Rep. Mark Tuggle, for being a Statesman. I am sorry you and your family are being lambasted on Facebook for doing the right thing rather than the political thing. Hopefully, you can get more of your colleagues to agree that more revenue is necessary for Alabama not to run off of the tracks. To those who do not believe we are headed for a train wreck without new taxes, can you say paying 25 cents more on cigarettes is bad for the people of Alabama? If someone quits because of the extra 25 cents, what is the downside? Alabama would be healthier if no one smoked. As to the

loss of the FICA deduction, it affects everyone who works and files taxes. Alabama is one of the few states that allows this deduction. I was talking to a State employee this week and she advised me that without a budget and new revenue she would be furloughed two days each week. The State workers are our family, friends and neighbors that work hard at their jobs. The train’s horn is blowing and we must see the light in the tunnel or simply do nothing and get run over standing on the tracks. Charles R. Gillenwaters Alexander City

Debate continues on photo ID requirement for voting Dear Editor, Debate continues on whether we should require photo ID for all voters. One must consider why is it appropriate to require such ID to write a check, pay a utility bill and pay your taxes, but yet “unreasonable” to require a voter to identify who they really are when choosing our leaders. A troubling and eye-opening report was published Aug. 30 in several area newspapers based on findings of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, a non-profit law firm specializing in voting issues, revealing that 10 Alabama counties have more voters on their rolls than they have eligible age voters residing there. Those counties are Choctaw, Conecuh, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry and Washington. This national law firm also reported that these counties are part of 141 counties nationwide where this issue exists. Yet, only four other states – Michigan, Kentucky,

Illinois, and Indiana – had more counties where registered voters on file exceeded actual population. The most troubling aspect of this situation is that this condition has persisted for decades! This foundation has sent letters to each county and to the Secretaries of State advising them of the findings. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has acknowledged that the foundation’s data is correct and that he inherited the issue when he took office. Yet, there is no record of any of his predecessors having acted to correct the matter. One has to question how the groups and political party fighting required voter ID can rationalize their argument with this information. We must at least try to emerge from the dark days of voter fraud and join the 21st Century. James W. Anderson Talladega

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Jarrett claimed that no imminent closures of posts have been finalized, but said the option of closures has been explored. “ALEA is preparing for 22 percent to 47 percent budget cuts as indicated by the previous two budgets proposed in the previous two sessions,” Jarrett said. “We simply cannot operate at our current capacity with that severe of a cut. We are preparing for the future, as a responsible agency should, in case those budget cuts come to fruition.” Information released last week indicated that the current way that the Driver’s License Offices operate result in an $8.2 million deficit for the agency. Jarrett said the budget may dictate the same kind of cost-cutting moves among posts, but stopped short of saying that Alexander City’s post is on the chopping block. “Last week we made the public aware of our Driver’s License Office closure plan if we receive the bud-

get cuts,” Jarrett said. “We will also have to look at closing Trooper Posts around the state as well. That plan will likely be announced soon.” A post closure would likely mean that local office personnel would no longer be needed at post offices. Dispatchers and clerks would either be reassigned or cut. The number of troopers serving an area are not likely to be reduced. Jarrett said that should the closures happen, the public would see little difference. “ T r o o p e r investigated crash reports are obtained from our website or from our headquarters in Montgomery so IF the Alex City Post closed, the public would see little or no change,” Jarrett said. “But there are no definite plans yet.” Tallapoosa County currently has four troopers, while Coosa has three and Elmore County has five currently.

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“We handled the legal end of notification and that was all done accordingly,” Beck said. “That’s one of the reasons Sept. 1 was the first possible time to get it started. Other than that, RDS handled all the rest of it. They will collect it and even forward the funds to the various school systems.” “All sales/use taxpayers were mailed the attached postcard increase notice during the last week of July,” RDS spokesperson Ray Atkinson said. “In addition to the postcard notice, RDS sent a dialer reminder to all businesses Monday morning at about 10:35.” The 1 percent hike is expected generate an estimated $1.2 million for Tallapoosa County Schools and the same amount for the Alexander City School System. Tallassee schools are expected to receive roughly $120,000 annually as a result of the sales tax increase. The increase was particularly important in the county, where the funding would allow the system to get the needed reserve level required by the state in about 20 months. Alexander City consumers will now face a 10 percent sales tax, making it among the highest sales

taxes in the state. In unincorporated Tallapoosa County, the 1 percent increase will raise the tax to 6 percent. Camp Hill and Dadeville residents will see sales tax rise to 9.5 percent, while Jackson’s Gap and New Site will increase to 9 percent.

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In the 2015 legislative session, Tuggle served as chair of the State Government committee and was a member of the Internal Affairs and Ways and Means Education committees. Tuggle said that word of his announcement began to filter out among his colleagues in Montgomery on Friday. “I think it’s starting to get out,” said Tuggle, who traveled to the beach this past weekend to celebrate his wife, Michelle’s, birthday. “I’ve gotten a few texts. Some of them were surprised and some of them weren’t. I think they may have been most surprised to see it come out so far ahead of the end of my term.” As to what’s next for him, Tuggle said he really hasn’t begun to think a lot about it. “Again, I’ve got three years left in my term, so I have some time,”

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Tuggle said. “But, yeah, another public office is certainly a possibility, be it in the Alabama Senate or some other office. “There are some things – some offices – I’ve thought about, but, right now, they’re occupied by friends of mine. I’m not going to run against a friend. That’s not me. It would have to be the right opponent at the right time. That said, if the right opportunity arises, further public office is definitely still on the table.” Tuggle also said it’s possible that he would quietly return to his forestry business. “I’ve been a forester for 26 years and it’s something that I really enjoy,” Tuggle said. “Is it possible that I would just do that? Sure. That’s a distinct possibility. At this point, there are a lot of possibilities.”

Tuggle said another possibility he has entertained is going back to his college alma mater, Auburn University, as an instructor in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. Currently, his daughter, Dee, is a student at Auburn where she is a member of the Auburn University Marching Band’s flag line. “I’ve definitely thought about the possibility of going back to Auburn as a forestry instructor,” Tuggle said. “I have 26 years in the business and a lot that I feel like I could share. That has certainly entered my thought processes.” Wherever he ends up and whatever he ends up doing, Tuggle says serving House District 81 will always be one of the greatest honors of his life. “I don’t have any regrets,” Tuggle said.

“So far, this has been one of the greatest adventures of my life. Every time I walk into that chamber, I feel a sense of honor and duty that few ever get to

experience. It’s humbling.” Finally, Tuggle says he will always feel a sense of duty to House District 81. “I love my district.

The people here elected me twice,” Tuggle said. “That’s a lot of trust. I’ll do anything I can do for my district whether I’m in (the Legislature) or not.”

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Public Meetings  Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5 p.m.  Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m.  Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m.  Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford at 9:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday and at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday.  Dadeville City Council

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Five predictions SWIMMING WITH THE BEST for week one of Alexander City’s Howard qualifies for Olympic Swim Trials college football By Robert Hudson Outlook Sports Editor

An Alexander City native will be swimming among some of the world’s best next summer, with a chance to represent his country in the 2016 Olympics. Benjamin Russell graduate and University of Alabama swimmer Robert Howard qualified for the 2016 U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials to be held next June 26 through July 3 in Omaha, Nebraska. Howard, 19, qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 50-meter freestyle, after getting a time of 22.98 seconds at a swim meet in Clearwater, Florida held July 30 to Aug. 2. Howard said after he completed his event, he could not even see the time on the board, but the reaction from his father, friend and coach of his Auburn swim club team told him everything he needed to know. “I was just really excited. I had been working all summer and pretty much my whole career for it,” Howard said. “I didn’t think I was going to go as fast as I did, so I was just overwhelmed when I did. Actually, when I touched the wall, I looked up at the clock and I never saw my time. But I saw my dad and my friend, who were timing me just in case the board messed up, and I saw them freaking out and my coach was jumping up and down. It was really exciting.” The 50-meter freestyle is one length of the Olympic-sized pool. After competing with his swim club in Auburn, Howard is now preparing for the upcoming collegiate swimming season in his freshman year at Alabama. “I was swimming with my club this summer. Now that I’m at Alabama, I will train with Alabama through the usual college and SEC season that goes into February and into March,” Howard said. “Then, after that, we’ll just train strictly for the Olympic trials in late June and early July. I will participate with Alabama for that meet.” As for completing a lifelong goal of qualifying for the Olympic Trials,

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Alexander City native Robert Howard qualified for next year’s Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska in the 50-meter freestyle.

Howard said he is happy that he can focus on the upcoming season with the knowledge that he has locked up a spot to compete with the best. “It’s just really exciting. There are a lot of people who compete in the U.S. in swimming,” Howard said. “I’m going to love to be at that meet, and I’m just excited to have qualified for it. I’m just happy to know I’m going because that’s all I really wanted to do was get

one cut to know that I was going. Once I start training here and lifting weights and all of the stuff they want me to do here at Alabama, I’m confident that I’ll make more cuts. Now, I can look forward to it in June instead of having to worry about making one cut in April or March or sometime. “I’m just excited to see what I can do.”

CACC athletes win postseason academic, athletic honors Staff Report The Outlook

Central Alabama Community College athletes received a few academic and athletic awards recently. In softball, CACC’s Brana Booth was named a third team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American, third team National Fastpitch Coaches Association AllAmerican, and All-Region 22, while the Lady Trojans were named NJCAA

Academic Team of the Year. CACC’s Whitney Woodard was named third d team NPCA and Ana Norris was named to the second d team. The CACC golf team was named NJCAA Academic Team of the Year and Golf Coaches Association of America Team of the Year. CACC golfer Scott Bryan was also named PING All-American and

All-Region, while fellow golfer Chase Humber was also named PING All-Region. CACC also had six student athletes named NJCAA Academic Student Athlete Award winners. They are Chad Ring (Golf), Stephanie Gamper (Softball), Tatum Gandy (Softball), Ashton Malcom (Softball), Haley Rainwater (Softball) and Callie Reed (Softball).

fter what was surely the longest LUKE August in ROBINSON the history Sports of monthColumnist keeping, college football is here. Thankfully. With the new season comes my predictions for the week…. Which I will do every week that I can’t think of something more interesting to write about. So here we go…. 1. Colgate versus Navy – Just playin’. 2. South Carolina versus North Carolina in Charlotte – I just did an interview with college football legend Phil Steele on Sportzblitz Live last week and he said South Carolina was one of the more intriguing teams in the USA. He is surely correct, but here is the problem with the Gamecocks: They really only have one big star (WR Pharoh Cooper). That being said, I will take USC over UNC here if only because I am NOT taking a team whose staff includes Gene Chizik. Also, I am generally an SEC homer. 3. Texas A&M versus Arizona State in Houston – College football is weird. The Associated Press comes out with their first poll and the Sun Devils are ranked 15th in the country. Texas A&M, meanwhile, is two slots away from making the top 25. However, the Aggies are a 3-point favorite on this neutral field. You can have Arizona State and the shiny ranking; I will trust Vegas. Besides, the Aggies have a receiving core that is the envy of the country and a QB in Kyle Allen who can get them the ball. I think Texas A&M wins by ten. 4. Texas at Notre Dame – What a HUGE game!!!.... Wait, it’s not 1967!? This is pretty much just a regular ol’ game! Still, hard to complain about the traditional names. Too bad this contest starts just after A&M/ AZ State and just before ‘Bama/ Wisconsin because it may get lost in the shuffle. Regardless, I am definitely taking the Golden Domers in this spot. I want to pull for Charlie Strong and the Longhorns, but that program just feels like it is sliding. The Irish may win big. 5. Auburn versus Louisville in Atlanta – The ‘Ville will hang around for awhile because Bobby Petrino has a sneaky good crew (Petrino is also undefeated in season openers). Unfortunately for him, Auburn is good without being sneaky. The Tigers win by 17 after three quarters of the game’s being close. 6. Alabama versus Wisconsin in Dallas – This game should be better than it will be. Wiscy’s last game was a win over Auburn. Alabama’s last game was a loss to UW’s Big Ten buddy Ohio State. Is that conference catching up to the SEC???..... C’mon now…. C’mon…. We all know it isn’t. Despite Alabama’s QB issues and ambiguity regarding the starter throughout fall practice, the defense stands tall and keeps Wisconsin from scoring more than 13 points. ‘Bama wins big. So there are your winners. Probably no need for you to even watch the games anymore. Robinson is a sports columnist for The Outlook and president of the Lake Martin BAMA Club.

ACMS kicks off season against Auburn Middle School

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The Alexander City Middle School 7th and 8th grade teams opened their season Thursday at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex. Above left, ACMS quarterback Carter Smith, right, tries to shake a defender during the 7th grade game against Auburn Middle School. Above right, ACMS running back Jaquez Moon (23) turns the corner during the 7th grade game. The Wildcats’ 7th grade team fell 28-0. The ACMS 8th grade team fell 14-8 to Auburn. Keedon Young scored Alexander City’s touchdown and two-point conversion, and Denzel Green and AJ Barnes each had an interception for the Wildcats. Both ACMS teams will play again Sept. 3 at Oxford with the first game at 4:30 p.m.