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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, often acting as a watchdog. Sometimes affectionately referred to as "The Rag," an implication that the paper deals in yellow journalism."
== Notable Events ==
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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|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
[[Kenneth C. Rossignol]] and/or St. Mary's Today have been sued several times, according to the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database.
* KHAN, AHMAR MUSTIKHAN, former reporter, sued Rossignol on 2/5/2007, case number 040300001832007. Judgement Judgment in favor of defendant.
* BRYAN 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]].
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