April McClain Delaney is the latest Maryland Democrat to join the crowded 6th Congressional District Democratic primary, bringing with her more than three decades of transferable experience and public service. While she emerges as a beacon of competence, experience, and integrity, especially in the shadow of the outgoing Democratic Congressman David J. Trone, she’s inexplicably pitted against the self-proclaimed 6th Congressional District Democratic frontrunner, Joe Vogel — a 26-year-old first-term state delegate with more audacity than experience. While April McClain Delaney’s policy platfor ..read more

Maryland State Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D-Montgomery) has publicly endorsed Rockville City Councilman David Myles for re-election despite Myles’ September 2023 arrest and pending second-degree assault charges.  David Myles, 43, faces second-degree assault from a September 2023 domestic incident involving his wife, Taneisha Myles, 45.  Listen to an Oct. 17, 2019, interview David Myles did with A Miner Detail Podcast. The Myles couple were both charged relating to an alleged domestic incident that occurred on Sept. 9.  Taneisha Myles filed for divorce from her husband, David Myles, on ..read more

HAGERSTOWN, MD – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has issued an urgent plea for public assistance in locating an individual tied to the recent homicide of Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson. Pedro Argote, 49, of Hagerstown, has been identified as a person of interest in connection to the Oct. 19 murder of Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson. Wilkinson, who presided over Argote’s domestic custody case on Oct. 19, awarded Argote’s ex-wife sole custody of their children; the assailant’s motive remains unclear. Pedro Argote Physical Description Argote is described as b ..read more

Sheriff Chuck Jenkins and Robert Krop have been all over the news since their indictment in April. But why haven’t we heard of Raymond Casteline? Jenkins and Krop were indicted for their use of “law letters” or “demonstration letters,” which Krop used to acquire automatic weapons for his company, “The Machine Gun Nest.” Krop wasn’t the only person for whom Chuck Jenkins signed memorandums. After a lengthy MPIA dispute, A Miner Detail obtained a copy of each “demonstration letter” that Jenkins signed. A second person used Jenkins’ signature to acquire automatic weapons. Raymond Casteline On Jan ..read more

The Public Information Act Compliance Board (PIACB) ruled in favor of A Miner Detail concerning a public record dispute. With this ruling, A Miner Detail (and our readers) have won three public record disputes. Two which went before the PIACB and one which was settled with Frederick City after a lawsuit was filed in Circuit Court. A Miner Detail has one additional pending public record dispute, which is working it’s way through the PIACB and Howard County Circuit Court. What Did We Ask For? On April 5th 2023, A Miner Detail submitted a Public Information Act (PIA) request to the Frederick Coun ..read more

The Radical Left of Frederick County seems to have disappeared out of the public view. The last time the far left made an appearance, they demanded that Alderwoman Kelly Russel make them a sandwich, while protesting at her private residence at 7pm. Where’s that indictment, Charlie Smith? Anyways, I wanted to find out where these radicals are hiding. So I set out to find them. Where in the World is the Radical Left? Social media becomes more siloed every day. We defriend people over politics, move to a new platform because our last one is hostile to our beliefs, and nothing ever changes. I alre ..read more

In a Facebook thread that no person had on their 2023 bingo cards, the Frederick County Conservative Club defends Heath Barnes from the far-far-right. Why This Matters A frequent attack upon Republicans, and specifically any group which styles themselves a Conservative, is that they are homophobic. It happens every election. The Republican or Conservative candidate gets a moniker, implying that they would commit violent atrocities against members of the LBGTQ community. You know, something like calling them the “Hate Slate.” The political talking point is never true. You want to know the dirti ..read more

Attorney General Anthony Brown blocks A Miner Detail from PIA requests for “law letters” signed by Sheriff Charles Jenkins. On April 5th, 2023, Sheriff Charles Jenkins was indicted for fraud and conspiracy related to the illegal acquisition of machine guns. On that same day, A Miner Detail submitted a PIA request for “any and all documents with FCSO letterhead which contain the word ‘machine gun’ which were created between August 2015 and May 2022.” Exactly one month later (the maximum allowed time to respond), Sheriff Charles Jenkins denied the PIA request. A Miner Detail has appealed this de ..read more

Maryland Republican State Senator Chris West of Baltimore County released a seven-point plan to revive the MDGOP after state Republicans suffered stinging election losses in 2022. Reader Senator West‘s letter below. As we begin the new year, I want to reflect on the future of the Maryland Republican Party. My friends who are either Republicans or who think it in the best interest of Maryland to have a viable two-party system will want to read on. My friends from the other side of the aisle who feel it would be best for Maryland to be a one-party state should probably just delete this message ..read more

Maryland Politics 2022 Winners Maryland Governor-elect Wes Moore & Lietutent Governor-elect Aruna Miller  What more can one write about Wes Moore and Aruna Miller in 2022? Satisfyingly historic. That’s what comes to mind. Never before in the history of Maryland politics have we witnessed a candidate pair so quickly coalesce the state’s top political brokers behind them in a crowded primary filled with intensely qualified Democratic all-stars. Mr. Moore’s campaign team took nothing for granted and left no proverbial stone unturned. His New York Times bestseller “The Other Wes Moore: O ..read more