St. Mary's Today - Revision history

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‎Notable Events: Added 2007 Racism allegation

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Entered lawsuit data.

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 [[Kenneth C. Rossignol]] and/or St. Mary's Today have been sued several times, according to the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database.
-* KHAN, AHMAR MUSTI, former reporter, sued Rossignol on 2/5/2007, case number 040300001832007. Judgement in favor of defendant.
+* AHMAR MUSTI KHAN, former reporter, sued Rossignol on 2/5/2007, case number 040300001832007. Judgment in favor of defendant.
-* JAFFE, BRYAN, former reporter, sued Rossignol on 7/6/2006 for $4955, case number 040300008802005. Complaint dismissed by court. Jaffe went on to become the first editor for the [[County Times]].
+* BRYAN JAFFE, former reporter, sued Rossignol on 7/6/2006 for $4955, case number 040300008802005. Complaint dismissed by court. Jaffe went on to become the first editor for the [[County Times]].
 == References ==

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-'''2005:''' St. Mary's Today won the competitive contract to publish the St. Mary's County Government advertisements.  This privilege was long held by the [[Enterprise newspaper]].  The Enterprise serves St. Mary's County and is owned by [[Southern Maryland Newspapers]]. That company is owned by [[Gazette Newspapers Inc.]] which is a division of the [[Washington Post Company]].  Then County Commissioner President [[Thomas F. McKay]] was not pleased with the decision according to a story published in the Washington Post.<ref>{{cite web
+'''2005:''' St. Mary's Today won the competitive contract to publish the St. Mary's County Government advertisements.  This privilege was long held by the [[Enterprise Newspaper|Enterprise]].  The Enterprise serves St. Mary's County and is owned by [[Southern Maryland Newspapers]]. That company is owned by [[Gazette Newspapers Inc.]] which is a division of the [[Washington Post Company]].  Then County Commissioner President [[Thomas F. McKay]] was not pleased with the decision according to a story published in the Washington Post.<ref>{{cite web
     |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/12/AR2005101200074.html
     |title=Switch in St. Mary's Ad Contract Riles McKay

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-'''2005:''' St. Mary's Today won the competitive contract to publish the St. Mary's County Government advertisements.  This privilege was long held by the [[Enterprise]] newspaper.  The Enterprise serves St. Mary's County and is owned by [[Southern Maryland Newspapers]]. That company is owned by [[Gazette Newspapers Inc.]] which is a division of the [[Washington Post Company]].  Then County Commissioner President [[Thomas F. McKay]] was not pleased with the decision according to a story published in the Washington Post.<ref>{{cite web
+'''2005:''' St. Mary's Today won the competitive contract to publish the St. Mary's County Government advertisements.  This privilege was long held by the [[Enterprise newspaper]].  The Enterprise serves St. Mary's County and is owned by [[Southern Maryland Newspapers]]. That company is owned by [[Gazette Newspapers Inc.]] which is a division of the [[Washington Post Company]].  Then County Commissioner President [[Thomas F. McKay]] was not pleased with the decision according to a story published in the Washington Post.<ref>{{cite web
     |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/12/AR2005101200074.html
     |title=Switch in St. Mary's Ad Contract Riles McKay

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−	The St. Mary's Today is a newspaper that is published in St. Mary's County, Maryland. The publisher is [[Kenneth C. Rossignol]]. The paper focuses on crime, law enforcement and local government~~, often acting as a watchdog~~. Sometimes ~~affectionately~~ referred to as "The Rag."	+	The St. Mary's Today is a tabloid-sized newspaper that is published in [[St. Mary's County, Maryland]]. The publisher is [[Kenneth C. Rossignol]]. The paper focuses on crime, law enforcement and local government. Sometimes referred to as "The Rag," an implication that the paper deals in yellow journalism.

	== Notable Events ==		== Notable Events ==

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 == Notable Events ==
--2005: The newspaper and it's publisher achieved national fame for what has become known as the [[Newspaper Caper]].  The incident has become an important freedom of speech case.
+'''2007:''' The paper and Rossignol are accused of racism after a cartoon appears that depicts 3 black males from P.G. County driving to St. Mary's County to conduct armed robberies.  The men are depicted in stereo-typical racist caricatures with wide noses, large lips, and dreadlocks.  The cartoon was drawn by Calvert artist Billy Woodward, Jr. Woodward does artwork for the publication on a contract basis.<ref>{{cite web
-: St. Mary's Today won the competitive contract to publish the St. Mary's County Government advertisements.  This privilege was long held by the [[Enterprise]] newspaper.  The Enterprise serves St. Mary's County and is owned by [[Southern Maryland Newspapers]]. That company is owned by [[Gazette Newspapers Inc.]] which is a division of the [[Washington Post Company]].  Then County Commissioner President [[Thomas F. McKay]] was not pleased with the decision according to a story published in the Washington Post.<ref>{{cite web
+'''2005:''' St. Mary's Today won the competitive contract to publish the St. Mary's County Government advertisements.  This privilege was long held by the [[Enterprise]] newspaper.  The Enterprise serves St. Mary's County and is owned by [[Southern Maryland Newspapers]]. That company is owned by [[Gazette Newspapers Inc.]] which is a division of the [[Washington Post Company]].  Then County Commissioner President [[Thomas F. McKay]] was not pleased with the decision according to a story published in the Washington Post.<ref>{{cite web
     |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/12/AR2005101200074.html
     |title=Switch in St. Mary's Ad Contract Riles McKay
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 == Lawsuits ==

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 * JAFFE, BRYAN, former reporter, sued Rossignol on 7/6/2006 for $4955, case number 040300008802005. Complaint dismissed by court. Jaffe went on to become the first editor for the [[County Times]].
 == External Links ==
 *[http://stmarystoday.com/ Online Edition of St. Mary's Today]

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

−	http://stmarystoday.com/	+	*[http://stmarystoday.com/ Online Edition of St. Mary's Today]