Bloomington-Normal Community Bank will host a free Community Shred Day on Saturday, July 9 from 9am-11am in the parking lot on the south side of the bank, 2807 East Empire Street at Carnahan Drive. 5 boxes per vehicle. Confidential papers will be accepted on-site by AAA Certified Confidential Security Corporation and transported to its main site for shredding. Paper documents only. Staples and paperclips do not have to be removed. Shred Day is free however we invite donations of non-perishable items for the Midwest Food Bank. Businesses: please call the Bank prior to Shred Day to make special arrangements (309)433-9500.
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…