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 Pilot (newspaper) In 2006, the newspaper launched its online edition, TheBostonPilot.com, which offers expanded content and multimedia features. Beginning as The Jesuit or Catholic Sentinel, the newspaper's name was changed several times in its first seven years. Titles included The Jesuit, The United States Catholic Intelligencer, and The Literary and Catholic Sentinel. By 1836, Patrick Donahoe changed the name of the newspaper to The Boston Pilot, partly in tribute to the "Dublin Pilot". In 1858, the newspaper's Old English nameplate "The Pilot" appeared for the first time, under the editorship of Father Joseph M. Finotti, along with the motto, "Be just and