Category Archives: Opinion

WJBC Forum: Rham and elasticity

WJBC Forum: Rham and elasticity

Posted on June 10, 2015

Economic principles often lurk below the surface of political issues, as they do with the push for a casino to be operated in and by the City of Chicago.… MORE

WJBC Forum: Constitutional rights

WJBC Forum: Constitutional rights

Posted on June 8, 2015

By Jim Fisher I am a constitutionalist; I believe the United States of America was founded on God given principles and I believe the constitution was written on the basis of Christianity. I know the constitution has 27 amendments but the core of our freedom is the first ten, the bill of rights. The strongest…… MORE

WJBC Forum: Remembering Ryan

Posted on June 8, 2015

In May of this year, the JAMA Pediatrics published a study that found that the suicide rate among Black children had nearly doubled since the early 1990’s.… 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…