We’re Begging Police Officers to Get Off the Median
By Fiona Asbury, Editor-in-Chief
December 23, 2015
Some people have natural suspicions regarding the homeless people found shuffling along the median at Montgomery County intersections. After all, it’s impossible to know whether the sign proclaiming a lost job, previous military service, family to support or a medical condition is in fact telling the...
Police may be beach week teens’ biggest threat
By Elizabeth Campbell, Senior Writer
April 22, 2014
By the age of 18, a person could be drafted to fight for his/her country, enter a legally binding contract, or be called for jury duty to decide the fate of another human. Yet, while the federal government places all this responsibility on 18-year-olds, many beach police treat these adults as childre...
Students have mixed reactions to armed police officer: Officer vital to safety
By Dana Harris, Online Features Editor
October 1, 2013
Within the past few years, reports of school shootings have flooded the national media. Too many innocent lives have been cut short by ill individuals. These incidents may have turned out very differently had there been an armed police officer on the campus at all times. At the beginning of the school year...
Police request more staff
By Sarah Reitzes, News Editor
February 22, 2012
Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger requested Jan. 19 that more police officers be sent to the county to provide ample support for its growing population. Manger is working on a staffing plan that will outline the divisions and units which would most benefit from increased staff. “We want...
Student hit on Gainsborough
By Zack Potter, Online News Editor and Suzy Rudorfer, Circulation Manager
November 25, 2009
After a car struck a senior girl while she attempted to cross Gainsborough Road before school Thursday, Oct. 30, the CHS administration is considering a peer-to-peer program aimed at dissuading students from being dropped off on Gainsborough or Victory Lane. Ironically, the incident occurred just...