City and county officials express concerns about whether cutting the state sales tax on grocery taxes will result in political pressure for them to do the same. The impact, some mayors say, will be devastating to city budgets.
By Erica Thomas, managing editor CLAY When the class of 2001 graduated, the world was a different place. There wasn’t Facebook, Twitter, or even MySpace. Not everyone had a cell phone and Apple hadn’t even introduced the iPod yet. It wasn’t long after graduation that 9/11 happened, so many of the students that graduated that year probably remember a simpler time. Despite a global war on terrorism, the beginning of the 21st century brought about the most transformative advances in technology and social characteristics. For graduates at Clay-Chalkville High School, a plan was hatched that would ensure their time at the school would be remembered. In order to preserve its history, the class decided to create a time capsule only to be opened 20 years later…in 2021.