Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/categories/usa-1.php http://thesop.org/categories/usa-1.php http://thesop.org 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:40:00 GMT CHICAGO: National Peoples Action with support from U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) releases a Chicago Foreclosure Report for 2009. http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/03/18/report-reveals-a-foreclosure-in-chicago-foreclosure-every-22-minutes.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/03/18/report-reveals-a-foreclosure-in-chicago-foreclosure-every-22-minutes.php ggodwin82@yahoo.com (Garrett Godwin) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:05:00 GMT A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) to withdraw her support for an anti-Islam hate group http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/03/17/nc-congresswoman-backs-antiislam-hate-group.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/03/17/nc-congresswoman-backs-antiislam-hate-group.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:34:00 GMT Smoking should be banned from all public places in the United States. Some states such as New Jersey are already taking action against this horrible crime. http://thesop.org/story/usa/2009/03/30/smoking-should-be-banned-in-the-united-states.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2009/03/30/smoking-should-be-banned-in-the-united-states.php ( ) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:45:00 GMT CHICAGO " According to a new foreclosure report, there is a foreclosure in Chicago every 22 minutes. The report also reveals that more than 23,000 homes were in foreclosure in 2009 http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/03/16/devastating-chicago-foreclosure-report-released.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/03/16/devastating-chicago-foreclosure-report-released.php ggodwin82@yahoo.com (Garrett Godwin) Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:45:00 GMT Denouncing Jersey Shore" is not enough; Americans of Italian descent must also promote understanding of the best that Italy has given the world. http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/03/14/italian-americans-must-promote-the-best-of-italy-by-denouncing-jersey-shore.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/03/14/italian-americans-must-promote-the-best-of-italy-by-denouncing-jersey-shore.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:23:00 GMT A pilot project is scheduled to begin in the Washington, D.C.-area in May, with a Saturday Academy rotating between three churches in the major Methodist denominations. http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/03/11/st-louis-mecca-for-developing-black-males.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/03/11/st-louis-mecca-for-developing-black-males.php gecurry@aol.com (George Curry (Former Featured Editor)) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:32:00 GMT Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and other big banks that received bailout money through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), are financing http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/03/09/americans-pressure-fed-chairman-to-stop-financing-payday-lending.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/03/09/americans-pressure-fed-chairman-to-stop-financing-payday-lending.php ggodwin82@yahoo.com (Garrett Godwin) Sat, 6 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT As the recently-elected CAIR board chairman, I am blessed and honored to lead an organization that has gained tremendous respect and credibility through http://thesop.org/story/usa/2009/03/13/cair-helps-defend-us-rights.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2009/03/13/cair-helps-defend-us-rights.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:50:00 GMT After former homeland security research analyst Michael Hoffman suggested that some profiling was needed for airport security, Doocy brought up his wife's experiences going through airport security http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/02/16/scanners-at-airports-violate-islamic-rules-on-modesty.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/02/16/scanners-at-airports-violate-islamic-rules-on-modesty.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:40:00 GMT The appointment of such a respected and experienced member of the American Muslim community as OIC envoy sends the message that President Obama is serious about constructive engagement and http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/02/15/rashad-hussain-us-envoy-to-world-muslim-body.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/02/15/rashad-hussain-us-envoy-to-world-muslim-body.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Mon, 1 Feb 2010 20:51:00 GMT Muslim civil rights group repeats call for independent probe of FBI shooting http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/02/01/autopsy-report-says-imam-shot-21-times-handcuffed.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/02/01/autopsy-report-says-imam-shot-21-times-handcuffed.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:23:00 GMT John attended the college of William and Mary to study law. When John was 19 years old, his father became governor of Virginia. http://thesop.org/story/usa/2007/10/29/the-dirty-secret-of-our-10th-president-john-tyler.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2007/10/29/the-dirty-secret-of-our-10th-president-john-tyler.php acswimmer1014@yahoo.com ( ) Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:34:00 GMT BEWARE of several current e-mail and telephone scams that use the IRS name as a lure. http://thesop.org/story/crazyworld/2008/01/31/dont-do-it-irs-warns-of-tax-rebate-scams-tricks-and-cons.php http://thesop.org/story/crazyworld/2008/01/31/dont-do-it-irs-warns-of-tax-rebate-scams-tricks-and-cons.php HRdevelopment@thesop.org (SOP newswire) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:27:00 GMT According to the study, " New Economics of Marriage: The Rise of Wives " by the Pew Research Center, men benefit the most economically in a marriage. http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/01/19/is-marriage-just-a-golden-meal-ticket-for-me.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/01/19/is-marriage-just-a-golden-meal-ticket-for-me.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:12:00 GMT As our nation celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we must come together in a spirit of mutual respect and tolerance, not of hatred or division http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/01/18/hate-crime-probe-of-vandalism-at-tenn-mosque.php http://thesop.org/story/usa/2010/01/18/hate-crime-probe-of-vandalism-at-tenn-mosque.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2)