In Re Jason W.

I concur in the Court’s opinion and judgment. I write separately to comment on the appropriateness of relying on newspaper articles as sources for divining legislative intent. (See op. at 602 n. 3, and 604). Generally, it is unwise for courts to rely on the fruit of the Fourth Estate1 in such endeavors. As apparent justification for recourse to such in the present case, Judge Wilner notes that, at the time of the enactment of the 1970 law, “[t]he Maryland legislature had not yet begun [regularly] to preserve committee files or to require written committee reports, so there is no official…