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Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler. (Staff File)

Sheriff Gahler: Correcting misinformation about county’s mobile command center | READER COMMENTARY

October 16, 2025 at 1:44 p.m.

In a letter to the editor, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler takes aim at the county executive in a dispute over the county's mobile command center.

Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Sheriff Gahler: Harford County deserves better than deflection | COMMENTARY

October 7, 2025 at 2:04 p.m.

In a letter to the editor, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler accuses County Executive Bob Cassilly of misleading constituents.

FILE – A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer listens during a briefing, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Sheriff Gahler: Credit to Wicomico County for ICE cooperation | READER COMMENTARY

September 9, 2025 at 2:21 p.m.

Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler applauds Wicomico County’s decision to join the 287(g) program in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler speaks during a news conference in June. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Staff)

Sheriff Gahler’s wasteful sideshow over budget notes | READER COMMENTARY

August 21, 2025 at 11:42 a.m.

Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler's attack on a county official for notes he made during a hearing was a waste of resources, writes Leigh Maddox.

Urgent action needed to address Harford County’s water crisis | READER COMMENTARY

August 22, 2024 at 7:38 a.m.

The presence of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," in our schools' water supply is alarming and serves as a sobering reminder of the broader environmental challenges facing Harford County.

Police respond to a shooting inside the Harford Mall on June 2, 2024. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Staff)

Guns don’t fight tyranny; they are their own tyranny | READER COMMENTARY

June 13, 2024 at 11:55 a.m.

It breaks my heart that a man came armed to the Harford Mall, where children go to have fun, walkers go for their daily exercise, many old folks hang out...

Townhomes are seen in the background of land under construction in the mixed use James Run community in Bel Air by Route 543 and I-95. (Brian Krista/staff photo)

Harford housing is becoming case of haves and have-nots | READER COMMENTARIES

May 31, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Housing: The haves and have-nots The Aegis published my May 24 letter to the editor regarding the quality of life in Harford County and the reliance of the county’s leaders...

Harford County Council gather for a public hearing to make changes to bill no: 24-002 Agricultural Land Preservation Program. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)

Letter got it wrong about Harford quality of life | READER COMMENTARY

May 29, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

I was shocked The Aegis printed a letter to the editor admitting that "quality of life in Harford County is deteriorating and fast."

Greed of developers, leaders cannot mask corrosive income disparity | READER COMMENTARY

May 24, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

A letter to the editor to The Aegis.

House Speaker Michael Busch and other leading Democrats in the Maryland General Assembly discuss legislation that includes a blueprint with a 10-year plan to improve education in the state during a news conference Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Annapolis, Md.

Education mandate saps other funding | READER COMMENTARIES

April 30, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

Letters to the editor of The Aegis.

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