It never amounted to much, but over the years, voters occasionally grumbled about Alabama agriculture commissioners putting their names in big, bold letters on inspection stickers that appeared on gas pumps and grocery store scales across the state. Gov. Robert Bentley even brought the issue up in one of his debates with then-Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks.

Well, so much for that. The Anniston Star reports that new commissioner John McMillan has decided to redesign the stickers. Instead of "John McMillan," they just say "approved."

In fairness, we should add that former Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks responded to The Star's story after it ran in the paper. While he didn't question McMillan's decision to make the change, Sparks said there was a reason to put his name on those gas pumps.

"I received many phone calls, over the years, from people who said they didn't get a gallon of gas they paid for, or similar issues," he said in a phone interview Friday."I wanted people to know who to call when they had a problem."

From The Anniston Star -- Ag commissioner's name removed from pump and scale stickers