Zinta Aistars's Blog, page 8
July 23, 2015
Golden Slippers Network: Navigating Elderly Care
by Zinta Aistars
for Golden Slippers Network
July 20, 2015
When her mother was diagnosed with dementia, Cheryl Edwards-Cannon realized how little she knew about helping her mother navigate her senior years. What were her mother’s needs and how could she best help her?Fifteen years later, Edwards-Cannon has accumulated a great deal of expertise in not only helping her parent, but helping others in similar situations.“I found few resources back then to help me find the best care for my mother,” Ed...
for Golden Slippers Network
July 20, 2015
When her mother was diagnosed with dementia, Cheryl Edwards-Cannon realized how little she knew about helping her mother navigate her senior years. What were her mother’s needs and how could she best help her?Fifteen years later, Edwards-Cannon has accumulated a great deal of expertise in not only helping her parent, but helping others in similar situations.“I found few resources back then to help me find the best care for my mother,” Ed...
July 20, 2015
Between the Lines: Boldly Trekking
by Zinta Aistars
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guest: Rick Chambers
CREDIT CAWLEY ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY/RETRO FILM STUDIOS
Rick Chambers has boldly gone on to new frontiers. A co...
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guest: Rick Chambers
CREDIT CAWLEY ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY/RETRO FILM STUDIOSRick Chambers has boldly gone on to new frontiers. A co...
July 9, 2015
Kalamazoo connections create Principle Food & Drink
by Zinta Aistars
Published in Southwest Michigan's Second Wave Media
July 9, 2015
A team with lots of Kalamazoo connections is betting the success of Salt of the Earth can be repeated by following their principles. That's the theory behind Principle Food & Beverage.
Matt Pietsch, left, and Jeff Bailey (Photo by Susan Andress)
They’ve been plotting it for years, eyes on Kalamazoo.
"The day after Salt of the Earth opened, I was thinking about where we would go next, what happens...
Published in Southwest Michigan's Second Wave Media
July 9, 2015
A team with lots of Kalamazoo connections is betting the success of Salt of the Earth can be repeated by following their principles. That's the theory behind Principle Food & Beverage.
Matt Pietsch, left, and Jeff Bailey (Photo by Susan Andress)They’ve been plotting it for years, eyes on Kalamazoo.
"The day after Salt of the Earth opened, I was thinking about where we would go next, what happens...
July 6, 2015
Between the Lines: Art of Altered Books
by Zinta Aistars
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guest: Katie Platte and Lorrie Grainger Abdo
Lorrie Grainger Abdo, left, and Katie Platte, right, holding altered books
As children,...
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guest: Katie Platte and Lorrie Grainger Abdo
Lorrie Grainger Abdo, left, and Katie Platte, right, holding altered booksAs children,...
June 30, 2015
Between the Lines: Healing Journey
by Zinta Aistars
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guest: Susan Harrison
Susan Harrison
It isn't easy finding the right words when a family member or friend experiences grief or loss. It’s...
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guest: Susan Harrison
Susan HarrisonIt isn't easy finding the right words when a family member or friend experiences grief or loss. It’s...
June 25, 2015
Building relationships from the ground up
by Zinta Aistars
Published in SW Michigan's Second Wave Media
June 25, 2015
Israel Flores (Photo by Susan Andress)
You’ll find him on the floor, playing among the children. Israel Flores, family coach for Battle Creek’s Early Childhood Connection since 2011, is happiest there.
Working with children and their parents wasn’t Flores’ first job in the United States. Born in Mexico City, when he immigrated to the U.S. at age 22, Flores first lived in Ann Arbor and worked in the food industry. He moved...
Published in SW Michigan's Second Wave Media
June 25, 2015
Israel Flores (Photo by Susan Andress)You’ll find him on the floor, playing among the children. Israel Flores, family coach for Battle Creek’s Early Childhood Connection since 2011, is happiest there.
Working with children and their parents wasn’t Flores’ first job in the United States. Born in Mexico City, when he immigrated to the U.S. at age 22, Flores first lived in Ann Arbor and worked in the food industry. He moved...
June 20, 2015
Between the Lines: Building Latvia's Library
by Zinta Aistars
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guest: Maira Bundza
Latvia's National Library (Photo by Maira Bundza)
Small kids and the elderly bent with age, and every age between, lined up in a human...
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guest: Maira Bundza
Latvia's National Library (Photo by Maira Bundza)Small kids and the elderly bent with age, and every age between, lined up in a human...
June 18, 2015
Taking to the skies in style
by Zinta Aistars
Published in Southwest Michigan's Second Wave Media
June 18, 2015
One of the vintage biplanes built at WACO
Peter Bowers, ownerPeter Bowers, president of WACO (pronounced WAH-co) Classic Aircraft Corporation in Battle Creek, stands with legs apart, arms crossed over his chest, eyes on the plane. It is one of seven planes currently in the hangar, and seven is full capacity here, but two more planes are coming.
"We had a record year in 2014," Bowers says. "$5 million in sa...
Published in Southwest Michigan's Second Wave Media
June 18, 2015
One of the vintage biplanes built at WACO
Peter Bowers, ownerPeter Bowers, president of WACO (pronounced WAH-co) Classic Aircraft Corporation in Battle Creek, stands with legs apart, arms crossed over his chest, eyes on the plane. It is one of seven planes currently in the hangar, and seven is full capacity here, but two more planes are coming."We had a record year in 2014," Bowers says. "$5 million in sa...
June 13, 2015
Between the Lines: Combat to Poetry
by Zinta Aistars
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guest: Bruce Lack
Bruce Lack
Poetry probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about a hardened, experienced Marine. Bruce Lack served two tours, spen...
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guest: Bruce Lack
Bruce LackPoetry probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about a hardened, experienced Marine. Bruce Lack served two tours, spen...
June 11, 2015
Can systemic racism impact infant mortality?
by Zinta Aistars
for Rapid Growth Media
Published June 11, 2015
Peggy Vander Meulen and Ken Fawcett (Photo by Adam Bird)
When life first stirs inside a woman’s womb, her dreams have already begun to unfold around her child’s future. A nursery lovingly prepared, a first step taken, the ringing of school bells, the proud march for diplomas, weddings and future generations. For an alarming number of Latina and African-American women, however, those dreams darken to nightmares—a child’s death.
The inf...
for Rapid Growth Media
Published June 11, 2015
Peggy Vander Meulen and Ken Fawcett (Photo by Adam Bird)When life first stirs inside a woman’s womb, her dreams have already begun to unfold around her child’s future. A nursery lovingly prepared, a first step taken, the ringing of school bells, the proud march for diplomas, weddings and future generations. For an alarming number of Latina and African-American women, however, those dreams darken to nightmares—a child’s death.
The inf...
