The Aegis (newspaper) The Aegis (newspaper) The Aegis is a local newspaper in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Its first issue was published on February 2, 1923. Before the Times Mirror Company, then-owners of "The Baltimore Sun", purchased "The Aegis" in 1986, it was known as "The Aegis & Intelligencer". In 1923, then-owner John D. Worthington, Sr. simplified its name to "The Aegis". The name "Aegis" originally derived from Greek mythology and is a reference to Zeus' shield, meant to "evoke protection for the interests of Harford residents" as well as the founding paper's Southern sympathies. Since 1923, "The Aegis" has gone through
The Beaver County Times The Beaver County Times The Beaver County Times is a daily newspaper published in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States and serving the north-western Pittsburgh suburbs. The "Times" is a direct descendant of many of Beaver County's newspapers, starting with the "Minerva", first published in 1807, and generally believed to have been the county's first newspaper. The "Beaver Times" was founded by Michael Weyland and was published from 1851 to 1895, when the name was changed to the "Beaver Argus". It was changed again to "The Daily Times", which was published from 1909 to 1946 and operated by John L. Stewart and