A few weeks back I had the chance to attend the annual Global Leadership Summit at Eastveiw Christian Church. … MORE
Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Reliable electric power is needed
While the proposed shut down of the 1,000 Mega-Watt Clinton Nuclear Power Plant has attracted much attention, a recent small article in the Pantagraph stated that Dynegy Midwest Generation planned to shut down three coal units, two at Baldwin and 1 at Newtonthereby reducing the power on the grid by an additional 1,835 Mega-Watts, not including the shutting down of the Wood River power plant earlier this year.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Bad government is bipartisan
In my past commentaries, I noted that support for the Independent Map Amendment was bipartisan.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Mitsubishi value
With the Mitsubishi shut down, the employees gone, and the plant about to be sold, I found myself asking, did the plant over its lifetime meet estimated economic development impact on the McLean County community and the State of Illinois that was touted with much fanfare when the project was announced?… MORE
WJBC Forum: Personal interaction
This past weekend, I experienced parking piracy.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Thanks for the memories
By Michael J. Whelan This Sunday marks the closing of Beningo’s, the west side Italian restaurant which for 45 years has provided everyone with countless great meals and even greater friendship and fellowship. It has remained in Grandpa and Grandma Joe and Bea Beningo’s family from the start. Joe and Bea were joined by their…… MORE
WJBC Forum: Should we let the door crack a little wider?
Imagine 900-plus refugees, fleeing an oppressive government that has vowed to kill them, waiting at America’s shore.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Name calling
Hillary Clinton calls Donald Trump a racist.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Really?
Three questions for you: First, how much salary would you pay an employee who works for you 5 months out of the year?… MORE
WJBC Forum: Technology security risks
Are you as sick of politics as I am this election season?… 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…