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Jonah Goldberg: Bloomberg-Sanders battle could determine the Democrats’ future
The Bloomberg-Bernie battle is almost like a comic book come to life. The two combatants cover almost every cliche on the right-wing scorecard. The right couldn’t have invented a better candidate than Bernie Sanders. In 1971, he was kicked out of a commune for talking too much. In 1987 (!),…
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Unsweet tea and majoring on the minors
My credentials as a genuine Southerner, while not infinite, are nonetheless quite high. Born and raised in the south, a lover of tomato sandwiches (maters, to quote the vernacular) with Dukes mayonnaise, fiercely independent, and with a strong ambivalence for things like lacrosse, hominy, sky scrapers, traffic, and leaving the…
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To know God’s will
Driving home from North Charlotte, I considered veering off I-485 to make a side trip to Concord, to look for a guitar store I had wanted to see for years. My deliberations were conflicted, for Jo-Jo, a buddy of mine, told me the owner of this shop was really grumpy,…
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Community Calendar
Wednesday, Feb. 26 Story Time from 10 am – 10:30 a.m. at the Early Childhood Resource Center in the Anson County Partnership for Children in Wadesboro. HOLLA ‘Let’s Move’ Fitness Center from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the HOLLA! Center in Morven. Thursday, Feb. 27 Wadesboro Rotary Club from…
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To know God’s will
Driving home from North Charlotte, I considered veering off I-485 to make a side trip to Concord, to look for a guitar store I had wanted to see for years. My deliberations were conflicted, for Jo-Jo, a buddy of mine, told me the owner of this shop was really grumpy,…
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The privilege and power of prayer
It would actually be just fine with me if I never had the opportunity to write about another wreck that any of my children have been in. And yet I find myself again staring at a computer screen, and fingers typing as I quote the horrifying words from my wife’s…
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Community Calendar
Wednesday, Feb. 19 Story Time from 10 am – 10:30 a.m. at the Early Childhood Resource Center in the Anson County Partnership for Children in Wadesboro. HOLLA ‘Let’s Move’ Fitness Center from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the HOLLA! Center in Morven. The Man of a Thousand Voices beginning…
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Church Calendar
Wednesday, Feb 19 Noonday Prayer beginning at 12 p.m. at New Life Ministries PentecostalThose interested can also call in prayer requests to Linda Mitchell at 704-270-4021 or Pastor Randy Brooks at 704-690-4900. Power of the Word Youth Bible Study hosted by Youth Pastor Dannie Montgomery and Adult Bible Study hosted…
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Editorial: School choice and the fight for public education’s soul
The political and philosophical divides that the election of President Trump exposed often play out as a fight for the soul — and the meaning — of the country. It’s perhaps not surprising that we are also seeing a fight for the soul of education in this country. That battle…
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“The Man of a Thousand Voices” performing at NETC
The Man of a Thousand Voices, a show featuring master impressionist and entertainer James Stephens III, is coming to Northeastern Technical College on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The show will begin at 11 am in the NETC Auditorium on the Cheraw campus. Stephens has performed comedy on ABC, NBC, CBS, Comedy…
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Rekha Basu: As Iowa caucus fiasco unleashes the perfect storm for Democrats, Trump rushes to capitalize
Any candidate who competes in an election knows to prepare a victory speech and a concession, just in case. But what do you say when the election is over, the eyes of the whole world are on you, and no results are coming? What do you do with that adrenaline,…
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Items for the church calendar will be accepted by mail to The Anson Record, PO Box 959, Wadesboro, N.C. 28170, brought by our office at 123 E. Martin St., Suite 400, Wadesboro, or emailed to cwood@ansonrecord.com. Deadline is 3 p.m. the Thursday before publication. Calendar items must be complete and…
