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Friday, March 22, 2013

Dan Rodricks: 'We Could Be Seeing a Real News Renaissance'

The Baltimore Sun columnist and WYPR radio host spoke at the Perry Hall Library earlier this week.

It isn’t all bad news, what’s happening to the news business, according to WYPR Radio personality and Baltimore Sun columnist Dan Rodricks. Rodricks was featured Tuesday as the first Friends of Perry Hall Library guest speaker of 2013. He informed a crowd of about 70 of his perspective on the current state of the news media. He entertained with stories of old Baltimore news characters. He took questions that forced him to defend The Sun and his own opinions that he has voiced in his columns and on-air. Jaymee Farinacci, president of the volunteer group, said of her guest’s columns, “they’ve made us chuckle, they’ve made us weep … but most of all they’ve made us think,” which perfectly framed Tuesday evening’s discussion at the Perry Hall …

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Chief Johnson: Assault Weapons 'Excessive' for Public

The Baltimore County police chief decried gun violence on WYPR's Midday with Dan Rodricks radio show.

Baltimore County Police Chief James Johnson continued his crusade against civilians owning assault weapons during a Thursday appearance on WYPR's Midday with Dan Rodricks. The police chief said opponents of assault weapon bans frequently cite home invasions as a reason to possess them, but pointed out that there is no "serious chronic problem with home invasions" in Baltimore County. "An assault weapon is an excessive weapon for the public," Johnson told Midday listeners. Johnson further noted that home invasions are commonly connected to drug-related incidents. "You see it from time to time," he said. Johnson caught the national spotlight Wednesday when he appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a hearing on gun violence. …

Lorna D. Rudnikas

5:48 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013

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