Friday marks the kickoff of the WJBC Brotherhood Tree gift collection to help families in need in McLean County this Christmas.
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Category Archives: Tim Lewis
Rep. Brady: Safety should be top concern in seeking tougher screening of Syrian refugees
State Rep. Dan Brady said it’s unfortunate Syrian refugees who want to resettle in the U.S. should have to face tougher scrutiny, but Brady said terrorists have ruined it for them.… MORE
LaHood: Transportation funding bills ‘on the right path’
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, is serving on a congressional committee that’s ironing out differences in two transportation bills.… MORE
Superintendent: Unit 5 on ‘thin ice’ as state budget impasse continues
Unit 5 superintendent Mark Daniel said if the state goes into early 2016 without a budget, which is looking more likely by the day, it could mean a long, cold winter for schools.… MORE
I BELIEVE Tuesday
It’s an ‘I Believe Tuesday’. What are your core beliefs in Sports? There are several things that make YOU …. YOU! For example: I believe that John Stockton was the greatest ever ‘pure’ point guard I believe that the ’85 Bears were the most complete team to ever win the Super Bowl…… MORE
Tim Lewis on Sports Talk
Thirty-year Radio veteran….Tim has done sports talk all over the country and on Nationally syndicated shows. Now he brings his experiences to Bloomington/Normal. He has interviewed the top players, coaches, actors, comedians, and musicians. “I Love talking sports with those who desire the same. I was NEVER excited about discussing stats, whose average is…… 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…