The Democratic convention will wrap up tonight, the Republicans had their show last week.… MORE
Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Kenya, Part 2!
I returned from my second trip to Kenya this past week.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Which lives matter most
Which lives matter most of all to you?… MORE
WJBC Forum: School supplies
By now I am sure you’ve noticed that the school supply lists and merchandise is in place at our local vendors.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Economic development zero net gain projects
Of the 1% sales tax increase implemented this year, I completely support the ¼% sales tax increase for McLean County to provide mental health services since the State has shirked its moral and financial responsibility to care for the mentally ill.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Time for another profile in change
Amending the Illinois Constitution to adopt the Independent Map Amendment isn’t easy.… MORE
WJBC Forum: The 3 (new) R’s: Refuse, Repair & Rot
We are all familiar with the 3 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle.… MORE
WJBC Forum: This is no easy time
This is not an easy time to be a police officer.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Discrimination
This administration has done it again.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Support and understanding
I recorded this on Friday after two incidents of black men dying after police encounters and a group of police ambushed at a protest.… 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…