I like old things.… MORE
Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Gender identity
There sure is a lot of talk about bathrooms lately I see E-mail after E-mail about this school district having bathrooms of gender preference or boys using girls shower rooms.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Looking for Lincoln
This Saturday at 1:30 p.m., our McLean County Museum of History downtown opens a new exhibit on a favorite Central Illinois topic, Abraham Lincoln. … MORE
WJBC Forum: Women of Distinction
Last night, the YWCA of McLean County honored women with the Women of Distinction Award and the WINGS Award.… MORE
WJBC Forum: I don’t want to grow up!
I don’t want to grow up.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Time for a {clothing} diet
How many pairs of jeans do you have in your closet?… MORE
WJBC Forum: I want to be Dave Bowman
I want to be Dave Bowman.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Cherish the moment
Is May a crazy month or what?… MORE
WJBC Forum: Mother’s Day
Yesterday was Mother’s Day.… MORE
WJBC Forum: (in)Justice of the school to prison pipeline
About a month ago, I attended ISU’s Social Work Day.… 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…