Obituary for Betty Hering… MORE
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WJBC Forum: Trump
I honestly thought the impeachment process would begin the day of the inauguration. … MORE
Obituaries: Carls
Obituary for Arnold Carls… MORE
Obituaries: Baker, Kuntz, Smith, Spence, Dyer
Obituaries for Marjorie Baker, Marjorie Kuntz, and Gary Smith… MORE
Obituaries: Harsha
Obituary for Mary Harsha… MORE
Obituaries: Miller, Messer
Obituaries for Russell Miller and Dale Messer… MORE
Bloomington Mayoral Election 2017
Bloomington Mayoral Candidate Roundtable LIVE & LOCAL on-air 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 23. The League of Women Voters of McLean County President Kathy Tosh will moderate. For more information on this and the other elections this year, please click here. Bloomington Mayoral Candidate Review for this non-partisan race listed below in…… MORE
Obituaries: Gray, Kauffman, McKay
Obituaries for Susan Gray, Charles Kauffman and Robert McKay… MORE
Obituaries: Hall
Obituary for Betty Hall… MORE
Obituary: Wiegand
Obituary for Richard Wiegand… 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…