Back to School

The first day of a new school year is rapidly approaching, and Alabamians can get a bit of a break when purchasing supplies with the state's annual Sales Tax Holiday set for August 1 through August 3, 2014.

Yesterday began a new school year for thousands of children in Alabama. Backpacks were stuffed to the brim with notebooks, pencils, and crayons. Lunches were packed, and kids set off on the first day of a new year. I remember those first days fondly--but it wasn't because of a Crayola Big Box, a Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper, or a new outfit. It was something else, something tiny enough to be tucked a