Introducing A Miner Detail | A Maryland News & Politics Blog
A Miner Detail covers Maryland politics, state and municipal issues, legal matters, policing, public policy, and so much more.
We call out political hypocrisy when we see it, regardless of who the person is or the office they hold.
A Miner Detail is neither a left or right-leaning blog; we’re down the middle.
A Miner Detail presents the facts, covering news stories fairly and without bias.
A Miner Detail’s Maryland News Coverage
- The Maryland General Assembly;
- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s administration;
- Maryland elections;
- Municipal, state, and federal issues;
- Maryland business news;
- Maryland education policy;
- Maryland legal news;
- Transportation and infracture;
- Pop culture;
- And much more.
How A Miner Detail Covers Maryland News and Politics
The site launched in April 2015!
10 years, and we’re still around. We’re not going anywhere.
AMD occasionally editorializes.
Sometimes we publish content unrelated to Maryland politics.
Bottom line: Our mission is to publish original content.
A Miner Detail’s News Standards, Opinions, & News Analysis
A Miner Detail publishes content that’s scrupulously fact-checked.
We report the news and analyze what’s happening on the Maryland political scene
Meet Ryan Miner, Editor & Founder of A Miner Detail
Ryan Miner is the editor and founder of A Miner Detail.
He launched the site in April 2015 and kicked off A Miner Detail Podcast in January 2015.
Contact Ryan Miner
Email Ryan at Ryan@AMinerDetail.com
Give me a call or send me a text: (240) 744-7075.
About Ryan Miner
Ryan is a lifelong Marylander, born and raised in Hagerstown.
Ryan’s Education
- 2003 graduate of Williamsport High School.
- In 2008, Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts at Duquesne University and graduated in 2008.
- Ryan earned his M.B.A. from the Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business at Mount St. Mary’s University in May 2020.
More About Ryan
At Duquesne University, Ryan was actively involved in his college fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
In 2014, Ryan was inducted into Rotary International. He participated in a handful of community projects to help advance Hagerstown and Washington County.
In January 2022, he launched Delta Marketing, a small-shop SEO agency. Ryan helps small businesses, healthcare and veterans organizations, nonprofits, and solo operators leverage their web traffic into new customer conversions and lifelong patrons and fans.
Ryan is a mega fan of the HBO series The Sopranos. In March 2022, Ryan launched a Sopranos blog, Glorified Crew Sopranos Blog.
In September 2022, Ryan co-founded The Senior Soup and The Senior Soup Podcast, a digital resource hub for Maryland’s older adults and their families.
Ryan Miner’s Older Adult Advocacy
Ryan is passionate about older adult advocacy and understanding how to help people battling dementia and Alzheimer’s.
He volunteers for the Alzheimer’s Association and the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Mental Health Advocacy
Ryan and his wife, Kimberly, advocate for increased mental health resources in Maryland public schools and volunteer their time for a nonprofit teen suicide prevention organization.
Aside from Maryland politics, Ryan publishes content about mental and emotional health from a first-person perspective, discussing and sharing his journey with depression, anxiety, and Attention Deficit Disorder.
Ryan’s Redemption Narrative
Ryan frequently incorporates his redemption narrative into his writing, speaking openly, honestly, and transparently about past mistakes, overcoming adversity, helping others embrace their struggles, living in the present, and moving forward.
Ryan seeks to use his platform to advocate for redemption and second chances.
“My momma always said, ‘You’ve got to put the past behind you before you can move on.'” – Forrest Gump
Ryan Miner’s Family
Ryan is married to his lovely wife, Kimberly. They have two children.
Ryan’s mother, father, and stepfather are lifelong Marylanders; they live in Washington County. His wife, Kimberly, grew up in Reisterstown.
Kimberly, Ryan, and their children reside in Gaithersburg. The Miner family loves animals: They have five cats and a dog.
A Miner Detail is Dedicated to Dick & Maureen Hann
Ryan dedicates A Miner Detail to his grandparents, Dick and Maureen Hann.
His late grandfather, Carroll Richard Hann, passed away on December 22, 2020. There isn’t a day that Ryan does not think about his “Pap” and the impact he had on him.
Ryan’s grandparents were avid news readers. They loved consuming local news, regularly reading the local newspaper, and watching local television news.
He fondly remembers watching “Meet the Press” with his grandparents on Sunday mornings before attending Catholic Mass at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Ryan’s grandmother, Maureen, loved to read the newspaper.
In 2010, Ryan’s grandmother, Maureen, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Maureen is 92 years old and thriving at a Hagerstown memory care community alongside Ryan’s other grandmother, Joyce.
While visiting Ryan’s grandmother at her memory care community, he enjoys reading the newspaper to her.
Ryan’s grandparents shared their love of the news with Ryan, inspiring his love for the newsgathering process and journalism.
In the spring of 2007, Ryan interned at KDKA Radio News in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, while attending Duquesne University.
He also interned at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown.
Contact Ryan Miner
Email Ryan: Ryan@AMinerDetail.com
Call or Text Ryan: (240) 244-7075