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About The Dagger

The Dagger is the premier online source for Harford County, Maryland news since 2007. Its Web site, www.daggerpress.com, breaks the stories readers won’t find anywhere else and hosts a lively community that drives the daily discussion of community events. Overseen by a diverse group of well-connected reporters, active community organizers, and knowledgeable locals, The Dagger is a next-generation model of journalism and has become a must-read to understand the Baltimore suburb’s rapidly changing political and cultural landscape.

The Dagger is…

…an interactive, online news source providing independent reporting, cultural commentary and social observations. Our original content is strengthened and supplemented by the open involvement and direct participation of our readers. Together, reader and writer, supporter and detractor, come together to form a unique online community.

The Dagger is not affiliated with any corporation, publishing company, political party, professional sports team, clique or trade association, although many of our members and readers are. We do not charge for access to our content and are supported by loose change, good intentions and occasional advertising revenues.

The Dagger is looking for…

Writers, reporters, critics, photographers, videographers, and neighborhood busybodies who are interested in telling the rest of our community what you know. We are eager to add new volunteers and contributors who want to report the news and delve deeper into it. You don’t have to be a trained journalist to help us grow. E-mail us for more information, or drop us a note using our contact form.

How is The Dagger different?

The Dagger is more than a blog, more than a forum, more than a traditional newspaper. It is a fusion of all of these and more, combining the best elements of professional journalism with insiders’ local knowledge to create a new concept of news reporting set loose upon a growing community demanding something more than another process story.

A handful of professional journalists are supplemented by a knowledgeable, eager group of contributors. There are advocates who have fought the battles and, while admitting to their stance, share their hard-won knowledge with readers. There are community figures who chime in with the slice-of-life pieces that define Harford County. And most importantly, there are the individuals who comment on every story, press release, and news item we post, contributing their insider knowledge to the issue at hand.

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What they’re saying about The Dagger…

“Some of their junkies are in the police department and the school system and the council. They also have people embedded in those places, and some of them write under other names…They love to write and to be read and for some of these people, it’s their only chance to ever do that.” – former Aberdeen Mayor S. Fred Simmons

“I don’t think you have to go much further than the title of the [Web site] to figure out the intent. It speaks for itself.” – Harford County Board of Education member Mark Wolkow

“If you’re on the school board, I can see where you’d suddenly think The Dagger has got your number, but they’re as balanced as anything, at least on the reporting.” – State Sen. Barry Glassman

“…’The Dagger’ is getting a lot of justified recognition. Please keep up the good work!” – State Del. B. Dan Riley

For a look back at the first year of The Dagger, click here.

Sounding Off

  • “OYE, below is an older Huizenga video from May 2020. Is this the one you are referring to or is…”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms. Bob Sir/Ma’am Your thoughts and statements on the importance of the impeachment trial are provocative. Though…”

    John P. Mallamo | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Corn Pop was a bad dude man. C'mon, cheddar cheese cheerios are all the rage. Snorting coke won't make you…”

    Joe Biden | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “SoulCrusher, your buttons are so easy to push. It's like taking candy from a baby.”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “That's because the truth is always repeatable while the Democratic lies of YOUR "Not See" movement are nothing but a…”

    SoulCrusher | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Note: I attempted to post the below described video on this site but experienced unknown technical difficulties. I strongly urge…”

    Open Your Eyes | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “SoulCrusher, your comment is pretty a rehash of your 9:31PM comment from yesterday. You know your normal stuff, Stalin Lenin,…”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “In other news, COVID is magically disappearing due to Joe Biden being illegally crowned President by the Democratic "Not See"…”

    SoulCrusher | Harford County Sheriff Gahler: “If You Choose to Exercise Your Constitutional Right to Participate in any Planned Protest, I Implore You to do so Peacefully”

  • “Bob (Another Bob). It's important that’s for sure.”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “It doesn't matter. The 8 levels of control and the 12 rules for radicals are all created by Stalin, Lenin…”

    SoulCrusher | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Traitors like me are so in love with Russia that we don’t care about Hunters dealings...”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “This is the trial of the century. This impeachment hearing is the most important thing that has ever happened in…”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “I’m so infatuated with Trump. I can’t get enough of the man.”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “"Trump's second impeachment trial launches with questions over witnesses" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/house-sends-impeachment-article-to-senate-launching-trumps-second-trial-462408 It's a trial. There should be witnesses.”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “"Sen. Leahy to Preside Over Impeachment, Not Chief Justice Roberts" https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/patrick-leahy-senate-trial-presiding-officer/2021/01/25/id/1007135/ The Chief Justice should preside over Impeachment trial. If…”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “SoulCrusher, instead of chirping in with your usual misinformation & insults, when I first asked OYE the question a couple…”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “When you're wrong and YOU KNOW IT you sound like a broken record.”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Buttplug Bob. 7th District shits on you too”

    Billy Motherfucken Butcher | Rep. Harris: “Some Marylanders are Even Calling for My Resignation, Which I Will Not Do”

  • “Hey sounds like Bob is all plugged up right now....thanks Gordon, you next pack of diapers is on me”

    Billy Butcher | Rep. Harris: “Some Marylanders are Even Calling for My Resignation, Which I Will Not Do”

  • “President Biden had a news conference this afternoon. Russia had a free-pass for the past 4 years. With our new…”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Do you mean "Comrade"?. If so, thank you. I didn't know you considered me a friend.”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Let's get it straight. It doesn't matter who came up with it. Be it Alinsky or those two professors. They…”

    SoulCrusher | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Well, you are a traitor. So, what is the problem Komrade?”

    SoulCrusher | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “SoulCrusher, there you go again with T&T and moron stuff. Sadly, I don't believe you have much skin to get…”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Exactly, yet the Democratic Traitors Against America only see the Capitol incident as a riot. It was OK for ANTIFA…”

    SoulCrusher | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

Recent Posts

  • Harford County Sheriff Gahler: “If You Choose to Exercise Your Constitutional Right to Participate in any Planned Protest, I Implore You to do so Peacefully” January 13, 2021
  • Rep. Harris: “Some Marylanders are Even Calling for My Resignation, Which I Will Not Do” January 7, 2021
  • Cause of Fire in Vacant Havre de Grace House Under Investigation January 5, 2021
  • Police Investigate Separate Fatal Crashes in Bel Air and Street December 30, 2020
  • Armed Robbery Suspect Fleeing Police Dies of Apparent Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound December 27, 2020
  • Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police” December 22, 2020
  • Middle River Man, 22, Killed in Edgewood Shooting December 15, 2020
  • Man Injured in Havre de Grace Shooting December 12, 2020
  • Woman Killed in Aberdeen House Fire November 20, 2020
  • Detectives Investigate Edgewood Murder-Suicide November 18, 2020
  • Harford County Clamps Back Down After COVID-19 Surge November 12, 2020
  • Conowingo Dam Sediment Characterization Study Begins November 12, 2020
  • Former Baltimore Police Detective, from Bel Air, Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to Federal Agents November 6, 2020
  • Suspicious Jarrettsville Deaths Ruled Homicide and Suicide November 5, 2020
  • Man Arrested After Pulling Gun in Joppa Road Rage Incident November 4, 2020
  • Fallston Man Arrested After Refusing to Wear Mask While Voting October 27, 2020
  • Positive COVID-19 Cases Among Homestead Elem. Staff Highlight Lack of Public Communication on School Outbreaks October 21, 2020
  • Man Faces Multiples Charges After Alleged Arson of Edgewood House October 17, 2020
  • Dr. Theresa Felder Appointed President of Harford Community College October 17, 2020
  • Bel Air Father Kills Self and 3-Yr-Old Son in Murder/Suicide October 17, 2020

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