St. Mary's Today --- the Story of the Rag! --- the Toons!: Newspaper

Travel along with the most feared man in Southern Maryland. So notorious even the mob backed down. Cops who went after him found themselves in federal court on the losing side. His name is Ken Rossignol and he packs a fully loaded Smith & Corona (or at least the digital equivalent).
Ken's ammo: words. He's a champion of the First Amendment and an old fashioned pain in the ass.
The story of St. Mary's Today is one about advocacy journalism coming to a community where the press wasn't known for acting this way. No more go-along to get-along.
There wasn't a hand providing nourishment that Rossignol wouldn't take a little flesh and muscle from. At one point or another Ken pissed off just about everyone, including a couple governors of Maryland and me. But he sold newspapers and those who hated him still read his words each and every week. Dave Statter - Broadcast news reporter WUSA, WTOP in Washington, D. C. for 32 years, STATter911.com, Statter Communications LLC

Great editorial cartoons reflecting the news as reported by ST. MARY'S TODAY newspaper over the 22 years of its publication were enjoyed far and wide. Democrats loved it when Republicans were gored and the GOP thought the cartoons lampooning Maryland Governor Parris Glendening and his mistress were terrific! With the "Where's the Loot" series, the cops and drug dealers made for great fun when it came time to put pen to paper. We had wonderful artists bring to life the wit and sarcasm of the cartoonist, Ken Rossignol, who couldn't draw worth a damn, but he was and is, a first-class smart ass! Now along with tons of great editorial cartoons is The Story of THE RAG! The toughest newspaper in Maryland for more than 20 years! The newspaper that a Sheriff, States Attorney and posse of deputies rounded up in the dead of night to make sure voters didn't read before voting on Election Day 1998! The United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit issued a Landmark First Amendment ruling in the case that is now the law of the land! Murder, mayhem and madness and more!