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Combat Experience Spurs Student’s Artistic and Theological Journey
The women are cast in a warm glow, vessels of dignity and courage — either ancient or timeless, depending on one’s angle of view. They are flawed beings each in their own way, but blessed protagonists in God’s drama.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
02-16-2012 |
Art
Tags: war art
One Man’s Trash: Repurposing for Art’s Sake
The impulse to emulate Mother Nature is, at its heart, an artistic inclination. In the case of Greensboro artist Adrian Boggs, it’s his life’s work.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
02-16-2012 |
Art
Tags: adrian boggs, greensboro art
Redistricting and Retirement Opens Forsyth Legislative Races
When Gov. Bev Perdue issued a statement on Jan. 26 that she would not seek re-election, Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines was inundated with e-mails, text messages and phone calls from friends, colleagues and supporters.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
02-16-2012 |
Elections
Elisabeth Motsinger Looks to Unseat U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx
On Jan. 12, inside the well appointed home of Stephanie Pellet and her husband Rajesh, Elisabeth Motsinger quietly launched her campaign for US Congress.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
02-16-2012 |
Elections
My Sundance 2012 Experience
Every January, I make my annual pilgrimage to Park City, Utah, to work on the Sundance Film Festival. This year marked my 10th time working on the most prestigious film festival in North America. And this year’s crop of films was as impressive as any lineup I’ve seen since my first Sundance way back in 1999.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
02-16-2012 |
Movies
Tags: Sundance festival
Forsyth County DA Challenged on Racial Justice Stancenew
The Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity have increased pressure on Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill to disavow a Nov. 14 letter which urges N.C. state legislators to support Senate Bill 9, which critics say amounts to a repeal of the Racial Justice Act.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
01-18-2012 |
Race & Class
Occupy Winston-Salem rejects open-air public meetings proposalnew
Winston-Salem City Councilman Dan Besse met with about 40 members of Occupy Winston- Salem on the front steps of City Hall on Monday afternoon to discuss his proposed amendments to city ordinances dealing with open-air public meetings.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
01-04-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, occupy winston-salem
Thom Tillis on education cuts, statewide redistricting during town hallnew
Thom Tillis, the NC Speaker of the House, said the new Republican majority in the NC General Assembly had to make some tough decisions during the 2011 legislative sessions, but he felt certain "most of those decisions were the right ones."
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
12-23-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Thom tillis
Winston-Salem Residents Voice Concerns About Police Checkpointsnew
During a Dec. 10 town hall meeting at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, the ACLU of North Carolina unveiled maps of Winston-Salem reflecting 244 driver’s license checkpoints by the Winston-Salem Police Department over an 11-month period. The ACLU is concerned that checkpoints are concentrated primarily in minority neighborhoods.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
12-15-2011 |
Politics
Winston-Salem Municipalities Grapple With New Carry-concealed Law
Hanes Park in the city’s West End Historic District displayed a weathered sign at its West End Boulevard entrance that stated, “No weapons or fireworks.” However, under House Bill 650, a law that went into effect on Dec. 1, people with carry-concealed permits are now permitted to bring concealed weapons into municipal parks in North Carolina with the exception of swimming pools, playgrounds and athletic facilities. To inform the public of the change in the law, the city has ordered more than 300 signs at a cost of $7,600.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
12-08-2011 |
Politics
Rewriting the Racial Justice Act
Supporters of a proposed North Carolina Senate call it a rewriting of the Racial Justice Act. Passed by the N.C. General Assembly in 2009, the Racial Justice Act sought to ensure that "no person shall be subject to or given a sentence of death or shall be executed pursuant to any judgment that was sought or obtained on the basis of race."
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
12-07-2011 |
Race & Class
Tags: racial bias, racial justice act
Occupy Winston-Salem Negotiates With City Over Campsite
Occupy Winston-Salem members met with Assistant City Manager Greg Turner on the eve of Thanksgiving to discuss possible sites for a campsite.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
11-30-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Winston-Salem
Equal Protection?new
Immigrant advocacy groups claim N.C. courts inaccessible to non-English speaking residents.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
07-06-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Lines d Une Femme Exalts the Female Formnew
The female body has served as inspiration for artists since time eternal. Photographer Alan Calhoun’s exhibit, Lines d ‘Une Femme’, currently on display at 5IVE & 40RTY Gallery in Winston-Salem, proves that the true beauty of the female form can be wonderfully expressed in simple black and white photographs.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
06-23-2011 |
Art
John Edwards Indicted on Six Felony Countsnew
A federal grand jury indicted former senator and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards last week on six felony counts.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
06-08-2011 |
Politics
