Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/index.php?bio=salem01 http://thesop.org/index.php?bio=salem01 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:37:00 GMT Coppin State University recently made headlines when the institution lost its president, Dr. Stanley Battle, after a little more than three years. http://thesop.org/story/education/2007/01/13/coppin-makes-new-moves.php http://thesop.org/story/education/2007/01/13/coppin-makes-new-moves.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Sun, 28 May 2006 17:13:00 GMT Having been living with its hard won independence for so long, it must have been hard for the powers that be, for Timor Leste to accept the intervention by foreign military and police forces. Outside help came because of Timor Leste's inability to control some of the violent elements of the population and security forces. http://thesop.org/story/world/2006/05/28/violence-in-timor-leste-leads-to-international-intervention.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2006/05/28/violence-in-timor-leste-leads-to-international-intervention.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Mon, 1 May 2006 20:11:00 GMT In Moscow on April 28, Health ministers from the Group of 8 countries, met and discussed steps to join to gether to battle infectious diseases which include pandemic influenza, HIV- AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. An agreement was signed on the 27th of April to improve South Asia's potential to respond to a pandemic. http://thesop.org/story/health/2006/05/01/international-cooperation-meetings-to-guard-against-pandemic.php http://thesop.org/story/health/2006/05/01/international-cooperation-meetings-to-guard-against-pandemic.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:46:00 GMT Our society is accustomed to having things at our fingertips. We shop online, we can pay bills by phone, and we can even stop and play live television in our homes (courtesy of TiVO). We also have at our disposal facilities that harbor a few of the many necessities we need; blood banks http://thesop.org/story/crazyworld/2006/04/20/breast-milk-banks-an-idea-taken-to-the-extreme.php http://thesop.org/story/crazyworld/2006/04/20/breast-milk-banks-an-idea-taken-to-the-extreme.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:07:00 GMT On Tuesday, March 28, 2006, I had the pleasure of attending the musical show, Three Mo Tenors. As indicated by the title, the show consisted of three singers: Kenneth D. Alston Jr., Ramone Diggs, and Marvin Scott. http://thesop.org/story/entertainment/2006/03/29/three-mo-cheers-for-three-mo-tenors.php http://thesop.org/story/entertainment/2006/03/29/three-mo-cheers-for-three-mo-tenors.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:42:00 GMT Western High School is once again in the eye of the public. A recent decision to lower standards outraged many parents, officials and students. In order to accept 125 freshman who have been rejected in the past, officials lowered necessary standards for these girls. http://thesop.org/story/education/2006/03/28/change-in-admissions-standards-causes-outrage-at-nations-oldest-all-girls-high-school.php http://thesop.org/story/education/2006/03/28/change-in-admissions-standards-causes-outrage-at-nations-oldest-all-girls-high-school.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Wed, 8 Mar 2006 12:13:00 GMT Having noticed the rapid approach of the end of my college career, I have noticed the urgency in procurring post graduate employment. I have spent the last few weeks calling around for information about jobs that st http://thesop.org/story/crazyworld/2006/03/08/help-wanted.php http://thesop.org/story/crazyworld/2006/03/08/help-wanted.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Sat, 25 Feb 2006 09:35:00 GMT A letter sent by the Baltimore City Public Schools System went home to parents and guardians informing them of the plan to close some schools, officials said. http://thesop.org/story/education/2006/02/25/head-of-baltimore-school-system-says-schools-in-region-slated-to-close.php http://thesop.org/story/education/2006/02/25/head-of-baltimore-school-system-says-schools-in-region-slated-to-close.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:41:00 GMT An deadline near approaching landlords may bring fines of up to $250 per day if lead hazards aren't repaired in the state of Maryland. Feb. 24 is the day that landlords face such fines for the owners of about 40,000 older apartments across the state. http://thesop.org/story/health/2006/02/18/deadline-nears-for-maryland-landlords-to-fix-state-mandated-lead-hazards.php http://thesop.org/story/health/2006/02/18/deadline-nears-for-maryland-landlords-to-fix-state-mandated-lead-hazards.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:19:00 GMT Although it has been nearly two years since the tragic accident at the Harbor in 2004, a lawsuit is in the works. The two insurance firms representing the company whose water taxi overturned in Baltimore's Inner Harbor in 2004, killing five people, plan to sue the U.S. Coast Guard on Feb. 17, alleging that it certified the water taxi for too many passengers. http://thesop.org/story/law/2006/02/18/insurance-firms-to-us-coast-coast-we-plan-to-sue.php http://thesop.org/story/law/2006/02/18/insurance-firms-to-us-coast-coast-we-plan-to-sue.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:04:00 GMT It is expected that there will be a 127,000 square- foot big box retailer, a 67,200 square- foot, and a 28,000 square- foot junior anchor. General Growth also plans to add two 6,000 square- foot locations with sit-down family restaurants. http://thesop.org/story/business/2006/02/18/mondawmin-mall-owner-touts-70-million-plan-to-remodel.php http://thesop.org/story/business/2006/02/18/mondawmin-mall-owner-touts-70-million-plan-to-remodel.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:07:00 GMT It was just the other day that we saw the streets and the sidewalks being covered with fluffy, white snow. Not only was the snow thick, but the winds made it difficult to see through the stuff. For those fortunate enough to be able to remain inside, there were still the ones who were still at work when this storm showed up. http://thesop.org/story/weather/2006/02/15/punxsutawney-phil-us-has-six-more-weeks-of-winter.php http://thesop.org/story/weather/2006/02/15/punxsutawney-phil-us-has-six-more-weeks-of-winter.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:45:00 GMT It is 11 o'clock at night and many are home, most likely asleep in their beds. The occasional car drives down the street. Everything http://thesop.org/story/education/2006/02/12/sop-reporter-crime-violence-dims-future-for-education-of-children-in-africa.php http://thesop.org/story/education/2006/02/12/sop-reporter-crime-violence-dims-future-for-education-of-children-in-africa.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:47:00 GMT When Kelly Clarkson was announced as the winner for Best Female Pop Vocal, it was expected that included in her list of thank you's was the very entity that launched her careeer in the first place. The audience listened as she expressed http://thesop.org/story/entertainment/2006/02/10/american-idol-kelly-clarkson-snubsamerica.php http://thesop.org/story/entertainment/2006/02/10/american-idol-kelly-clarkson-snubsamerica.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem) Thu, 9 Feb 2006 15:39:00 GMT It is a cold Monday morning and Coppin State University is welcoming the students onto her grounds. Many are still trying to get theri class schedules together, having missed the deadlines for a varity of reasons. http://thesop.org/story/education/2006/02/09/the-rising-costs-of-college-one-students-view.php http://thesop.org/story/education/2006/02/09/the-rising-costs-of-college-one-students-view.php i_tobie@yahoo.com (Laurie Salem)