Aiken public murals reflect local art and memory
Local artists Vandervelde Arnold and Groat discuss murals that adorn Aiken buildings, from a 2001 patriotic log painting to a 1997 Laurens Street mural. Community support, a sense of place, and ongoing projects at The Arnold Gallery and Manufacturing and Technology Training Center illustrate public art’s impact on residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dervelde
Aiken
Aiken Furniture Co
Vandervelde
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Trish Arnold
Arnold
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C
Janet Augeri Morris
Laurens and Park
Morris
Aiken Technical College
Spain
Jeannie Groat
Eulalie Salley & Co. Realtors
Laurens Street
Groat
Scot Webster
Aiken Technical College Technology Training Center
Taliban figure surrenders as Afghan security tightens control
Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah says Taliban leaders in custody help stabilize the interim government of Hamid Karzai. Muttawakil, the highest Taliban official known to be in custody, is held at Kandahar base for interrogation. US officials expect insights on Omar and bin Laden. In Mazar e Sharif, a security push forces militia to barracks. Karzai releases 320 captured Taliban fighters as reconciliation in stabilizing a post conflict nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Samad
Foreign Ministry
Abdullah
Afghanistan
al-Qaida
Taliban
Muttawakil
Kandahar
Mullah Mohammed Omar
Osama bin Laden
Islamic Movement
Omar
bin Laden
Hamid Karzai
Securiy
Mazar-e-Sharif
Mazar-e- Sharif
Mohammad Isa Eftakhouri
Balkh
Karzai
Lawmakers discuss concealed weapon bill changes at schools
Hodges argues a permit holder should keep a gun during school drop offs but warns he may pull the bill if wording allows weapons on school grounds. Sen. Glenn Reese says the aim is to clean up the act and may allow glove box possession on campus parking, not classrooms.
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Knotts
Glenn Reese
Boiling Springs
Sov
David Beasley
Reese
Suspect in Pearl kidnapping may have fled Karachi police say
Police in Sindh province say the main suspect Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh possibly left Karachi and was reported to be in Punjab. They aim to track him as they work to free Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, abducted January 23 on route to a meeting with extremists.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal
Daniel Pearl
Pearl
Kamal Shah
Sindh
Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh
Punjab
India
Saeed
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Aiken 2
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Coldwcll Llcs
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J.M. Greene Co. Fine Jewelry Showroom
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