By David Stanczak I’m looking forward to my third sigh of relief in the last three months. The first came on November 8, when the nastiest presidential campaign between the two nastiest candidates in recent memory came to a conclusion. The second came when the Electoral College formally decided the outcome of that election. The…… MORE
Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: ISU returns
THEY’RE BA-A-A-ACK!… MORE
WJBC Forum: Don’t forget Dr. King’s challenge
Sunday would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s 87th birthday, if he had lived.… MORE
WJBC Forum: The teenage trip
I’m looking for a little sympathy here.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Hopes for 2017
Rather than make resolutions I don’t keep, I focus on my hopes and dreams for the New Year.… MORE
WJBC Forum: County government more interesting than you think
“Does anyone really know, does anyone really care” – lyrics made popular by the group Chicago decades ago remind me of a recent discussion by our McLean County Board. … MORE
WJBC Forum: New Year’s wishes
Since 2017 is almost upon us, here’s a wish list for the coming year.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Christmas needs
Christmas is this Sunday.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Post-election
The last forum I did was the day before the election.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Actions at the election commission are totally disrespectful
Sometimes I hear people say, “I wish I had more choice on the ballot” or “I wish I had someone else to vote for.” … MORE
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…