During January, there are many celebrations around Dr. Martin L. King Jr.’s birthday.… MORE
Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: State of the economy
With the State of the Union Speech tonight, I find it fitting to present the State of the Economy.… MORE
WJBC Forum: History and immigration
When I was in high school, I didn’t see the relevance of history.… MORE
WJBC Forum: All good things must come to an end
Yes, that’s right, the long running “The Greening Of The Prairie: Irish Immigration & Settlement In McLean County” exhibit at The McLean County Museum of History will close on January 16.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Happy New Year?
Well, my friends, 2015 went out like a lion, did it not?… MORE
WJBC Forum: New Year’s resolutions for us
Since I have the honor of New Year’s Eve for the Forum, of course, it’s time to make some New Year’s resolutions. I’d like to offer a few.… MORE
WJBC Forum: new to forum
Hello WJBC listeners. My name is Scott McCoy. I’m a small business owner, father, husband, and the former mayor of Pontiac, Illinois – and this is my first WJBC Forum.… MORE
WJBC Forum: True friendship
What is a true friend?… MORE
WJBC Forum: Merry Christmas
Irving Berlin wrote this classic song in 1940. Bing Crosby’s 1941 version of it is the best selling song of all time.… MORE
WJBC Forum: The universality of Christmas
Christmas nowadays is, and always will be, the second holiest day of the year for Christians, but in society at large, it has also become a bellwether of the state of our culture. It has acquired PC significance.… 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…