August 23, 2015

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Sanders holds town hall Independent Vermont senator speaks to crowd of about 600

BY KIM CHANDLER The Associated Press

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com About 600 people were in attendance at Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ town hall meeting held on Saturday at the Sumter County Civic Center. Sanders, an independent U.S. Senator from Vermont, is one of five candidates who are competing for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. Former District 35 State Senator Phil Leventis introduced Sanders at the event. “The American people need Bernie Sanders,” Leventis said. “He votes for what he believes is best for us. We need his values; we need his dedication for Americans. Bernie has a vision for America which has not changed in 40 years.” Issues that Sanders addressed in his speech included income and wealth equality, healthcare, unemployment, education, immigration, climate change and several others. “Who believes that there is something wrong with the fact that almost all of the wealth and income in this country is going to the top 1 percent?” Sanders asked the crowd, who cheered in response. “There are 45 million people in this country who are living in poverty. Very few politicians talk about that issue.” Sanders mentioned starting a grassroots effort several times throughout his speech. “We need to understand that corporate greed is destroying this country, and the only way to defeat that is when we stand together,” he said. “There has been a huge redis-

GOP field courts voters in Alabama

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, spoke to a crowd of about 600 at the Sumter County Civic Center on Saturday. Sanders spoke for about an hour on a variety of topics from reducing income inequality to doing away with privately run prisons and institutional racism during the town hall meeting. tribution of wealth in the last 30 years, the only problem is that the redistribution has gone the wrong way. We have more income and

wealth disparity than any other nation.”

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama was once considered a flyover state for presidential hopefuls. That is no longer the case. Six GOP presidential candidates are visiting Alabama during a 10-day period, as the crowded Republican field jockeys for support ahead of the next year’s regional southern primary. “They are coming to Alabama because we are the reddest state in the nation,” Alabama Republican Party Chairwoman Terry Lathan said. “They clearly understand Alabama is such a conservative state that they need to get boots on the ground here and get to know us and we need to get to know them,” Lathan said. Outspoken New York businessman Donald Trump brought his campaign down to the Deep South with a Friday night rally at a 40,000-seat football stadium in Mobile. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich for president the previous Monday. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will speak at the Alabama Republican Party’s annual summer gathering in Talladega on Saturday. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who has already made several stops in Alabama, will be the keynote speaker at the Tuscaloosa Republican Party’s Lincoln-Reagan Dinner on Tuesday. Retired neurosurgeon

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Buffalo Wild Wings set to open to public on Monday BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com The first 100 customers at Buffalo Wild Wings will receive free snack-size wings once a week for a full-year when the store makes its grand opening at 2577 Broad Street at 10 a.m. on Monday. The giveaway is a tradition every time a new branch opens, said Katie Swayne, general manager. Snack size is about five to seven wings, Swayne said. The motto of Buffalo Wild

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Senior Airmen Caleb Easton, Tamerick McGhee and Matthew Payne and Airman First Class Andrew Pillar receive their orders from server Dora Ann Thomas during Buffalo Wild Wings’ soft opening on Friday. The restaurant will open to the public on Monday.

Wings is “Wings. Beer. Sports.” The franchise, which includes 1,115 restaurants across the U.S. and around the world, is a sports fan’s mecca, including 60 flat-screen televisions, two 200-inch jumbotrons, which will air both local, including college and high school, as well as national games. Buffalo Wild Wings offers 16 sauces and five rubs to choose from, including salt and vinegar, chipotle and barbecue. Two sauces, bourbon honey

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