Word: maryland
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...visits to the White House later, Mosley, 45, finds himself in the enviable position of being able to bestow his work on whichever publisher he chooses. And when he decided to publish the once neglected Gone Fishin', he selected Black Classic Press, a small house in Baltimore, Maryland, that specializes in reprinting historical works by black authors. This is a significant move for two reasons. For starters it may show, as Mosley says, that "a black writer can bring his or her work to a black publisher and make it work. There are about a dozen black writers whose work...
...taking his team to Indianapolis in March of 1984, Irsay kicked off the modern wave of NFL team relocations, which has seen teams from Cleveland, St. Louis, Los Angeles and Oakland jump to other cities for more money. In a desperate attempt to prevent the Colts from leaving, the Maryland House voted to give Baltimore the power to take over the team through eminent domain. But by the time the city sent Irsay a telegram offering $40 million for the franchise, it was too late. Irsay had sent Mayflower moving trucks to club offices the previous night. Four days later...
...table tennis team placed in the top eight nationally last year, and team member Charles H. Sanders '97 says his team frequently faces schools from Maryland and the Carolinas which recruit players from across the country for varsity-level programs...
...They actually have entire dorms reserved just for table tennis players. The University of Maryland didn't attend nationals last year, because it coincided with the Olympic trials and they were all there," Sanders says. "The National Table Tennis Center is in Maryland, so recruiting for them is a breeze. It's like Notre Dame, where everybody wants to go there...
...group of about 15 students focused on U.S. foreign policy-making. As a history concentrator with a focus in international relations, I was excited to meet other students who were interested in similar fields. Our roundtable was geographically as well as ethnically diverse; schools participating included the University of Maryland-College Park, St. Bonaventure University, Berry College, University of California-Davis, MIT and the University of Pittsburgh, to name...