Andrew Minegar

6 days ago | nowkalamazoo.org | Andrew Minegar

Public parks are quite literally for everyone – but let’s face it: it’s the kids’ opinion that really matters. The quality of parks has a major impact on young people’s health, according to a 2020 study by researchers from Duke University and the University of California at San Francisco, which concluded that children who had access to parks were less likely to suffer from obesity, depression, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

2 months ago | nowkalamazoo.org | Andrew Minegar

When it comes to online requests for your email or other personal details, media literacy expert Sue Ellen Christian suggests treating them the same way you might deal with a stranger knocking at your front door.

2 months ago | nowkalamazoo.org | James Sanford |Andrew Minegar |“The Sum |Kalamazoo Civic

Matthew Henderson writes that he started a newsletter in Kalamazoo “to make local news more accessible, highlight extraordinary people in our community, and support local organizations.”His “independently owned and operated company” that is run by “a small team” also gives away 10% of advertising profits. This Matthew Henderson of Kalamazoo, however, doesn’t exist.

2 months ago | nowkalamazoo.org | James Sanford |Andrew Minegar

Andy Minegar has lived in the Kalamazoo and Portage area since 1997 when he first moved from northeastern Michigan to attend Western Michigan University. His journalism career began in 2004, nearly 10 years of it spent at WWMT Newschannel 3 as a photojournalist, editor, assignment desk editor, and digital producer.

2 months ago | nowkalamazoo.org | James Sanford |Andrew Minegar

James Sanford was hired as a “teen reporter” for The Grand Rapids Press while he was still in high school. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University and taught journalism there for seven years. In his 12 years at The Kalamazoo Gazette, he was an arts writer, film critic, and section coordinator, and won three awards from the Society for Features Journalism.