I’ve thinking about the poem ’T was the Night before Christmas attributed to a Clement Clark Moore.… MORE
Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Danger in accepting ignorance
Recent events have provoked simplified thinking.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Traditions
Spending time with family over the Thanksgiving weekend reminded me of many memories of the holidays through the years.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Cautious approach needed in the Middle East
The grim reports of terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernadinochill many Americans and spark calls for retribution.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Dealing with cancer her way
Recently, a young woman near and dear to me learned that her father did indeed have cancer.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Season4Reason
Tis the “Season4Reason” and “Peace on earth, good will towards men!”… MORE
WJBC Forum: No Irish need apply
A fellow Irishman friend of mine and I were saying earlier this week that at the rate things are going, we may have to dust off the hated sign that once hung proudly in countless storefronts throughout this great country of ours some one hundred plus years ago, “No Irish need apply.”… MORE
WJBC Forum: A debate worth having
There was a debate the other night over guns at the old Bloomington Junior High School between an advocate of tighter gun control laws and a proponent and practitioner of concealed carry.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Hotels, incentives, and cop shoppers
I’m happy to hear there may be some hope that at long last the old Holiday Inn property in North Normal will be developed.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Let’s end the corporate tax loopholes
Amidst all the news, there was a recent business development that exemplifies why Americans are angry about taxes.… 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…