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The best defense against guns is guns [Letter]
On May 10, 2013, Aegis Managing Editor Allan Vought disagreed with my belief that expanding concealed carry permits is a viable defense to gun violence worth public debate. Although I respect Mr. Vought's opinion, "more guns won't do anything - but kill...Tags: Laws, Harford County, Personal Weapon Control, Firearms, Interior Policy
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Distracted driving a threat to the public good [Editorial]
Erected back when drunk driving was the primary cause of fatal traffic accidents, the death toll sign in front of the Bel Air Barrack of the Maryland State Police met its demise and there's talk of replacing it with something with something a bit more...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Cell Phones, Transportation Accidents, Highway Transportation, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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St. Margaret Middle student on house arrest for alleged threats to hurt other students
A student at Bel Air's St. Margaret Middle School is under house arrest after allegedly making threats to other students last week, the Maryland State Police reported. Police have also stepped up patrols around the school even though they do not...Tags: Students, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Teaching and Learning
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In May 1979, a tornado battered Westminster [Eagle Archive]
On May 23, 1979, a tornado struck Westminster and left a path of destruction 150 yards wide for over 2 miles. Since Feb. 19, 1893, there have been more than 20 weather events in Westminster and surrounding Carroll County areas, which historians have...
Tags: JC Penney Company Inc., Carroll County (Maryland), National Weather Service, Tornadoes, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)
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Large group of teenagers fighting in downtown Baltimore
A large group of teenagers were involved in a fight near the Inner Harbor in Baltimore on Monday afternoon, with several of the teens taken into custody, police said. One police officer was injured responding to the brawl when she fell after chasing...
Tags: Inner Harbor, Pratt Street, St. Patrick's Day
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Joppa man charged with arson in apartment fire near The Festival in Bel Air
A Joppa man has been arrested in connection with an early-morning apartment fire at a building near The Festival at Bel Air shopping center, the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said. Ryan Lawrence Spann, 28, of the 500 block of Erickson Court, was...
Tags: Harford County, Arson, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Prosecution
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State Police to get new fatalities sign for Bel Air barrack
The grim-faced crash test dummies that have been warning drivers along Harford County's Route 1 for years about the dangers of driving, especially drunk, are a thing of the past. The Bel Air Barrack at Maryland State Police recently took down its sign...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Harford County, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Motorvehicle Accidents
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Alcohol and traffic deaths
The entire undergraduate student bodies of the Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Naval Academy combined. The population of Bel Air, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The average attendance at a Hershey Bears hockey game (the highest in the AHL)....
Tags: Justice System, Highway Transportation, Transportation Industry, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Hershey Bears
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Correctional officers' rights must be upheld
The recent indictments of more than a dozen Maryland correctional officers on charges of corruption are deeply troubling. It is important to note, however, that more than 7,500 officers across Maryland perform a necessary job in a very dangerous...
Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Punishment, Prosecution
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Whiteford man dies in single vehicle crash in northern Harford early Friday
A Whiteford man was killed in a single vehicle accident in northern Harford County early Friday morning, Maryland State Police at the Bel Air Barrack said. The accident occurred in the 2900 block of Dublin Road (Route 440) near Poplar Road at 12:03 a.m.,...Tags: Harford County, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Accidental Death
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Howard motorcycle accident sends one to shock trauma
A collision between a car and a motorcycle sent the motorcyclist to shock trauma in critical condition Sunday, Howard County police said. Traffic Enforcement is investigating the incident, which occurred at approximately 2:39 p.m. Sunday, May 12, on...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Howard County, Mount Airy, Catonsville, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Grand jury indicts driver in fatal City Hall crash
A grand jury on Thursday indicted the driver state police said was high on drugs when his car sped into downtown, striking and killing a pedestrian before it overturned outside City Hall. Johnny Johnson, 43, faces nine counts, including vehicular...
Tags: Justice System, Transportation Accidents, Accidental Death, Heroin, Motorvehicle Accidents
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