If you’ve been watching the economic meltdown going on in Greece for the past three weeks or so, doesn’t it give you an uneasy feeling? … MORE
Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Happy days, I mean hours, are here again
I’m not in the habit of complimenting the General Assembly on getting something right, so when they do, I feel obliged to acknowledge it.… MORE
WJBC Forum: The lesson of Highland Park Golf Course
My siblings and I have a great time at reunions going over all of the expressions that our parents – mostly my mother – used so much that they became common usage for us and our kids as well, even though their common usage by the world at large is almost gone now.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Sand on the pavement
The City of Bloomington tried to kill me!… MORE
WJBC Forum: Henry Gay
I will begin with a quote by Marcus Cicero:… MORE
WJBC Forum: Don’t forget the laborer
As the hot summer days descend upon us, let’s not forget the construction worker out there fixing our roads, bridges and water systems.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Juvenile injustice
I’m proud of my country.… MORE
WJBC Forum: School supplies
It seems like summer vacation is just getting started, but school and school supplies will become the talk of our town over the next month.… MORE
WJBC Forum: An old fashioned ice cream social
For those of you who attended and supported the Old House Society’s June 13 annual tour of homes, thank you very much.… MORE
WJBC Forum: On to online only
A local newspaper, which shall remain nameless, is working really hard to get people to use its online edition.… 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…