Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Habits and Qualiteis for Success!
By Dale AveryI recently had the opportunity to teach a class on the Habits of Success to GED/ESL students at Heartland Community College. It was a joy to share with this class and also interact with t...
Sep 23, 2016
WJBC Forum: School buses & Unit 5 – you get what you pay for…
(Photo by see-ming lee/Flickr) By Mike Matejka Going to school and getting on the school bus should not be a daily gamble. This is the challenge that Unit 5 faces with First Student, their private, fo...
Sep 22, 2016
WJBC Forum: November election
(Photo courtesy La Real noticia/flickr)By Sally PyneAre you sick of the national election yet? No matter how you feel about the 2 candidates for president, chances are you will be glad when it's over,...
Sep 20, 2016
WJBC Forum: The arrogance of arrogance
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By David StanczakA couple of weeks ago, the Illinois Supreme Court assassinated the people's attempt at voting reform when it ruled that the Independent Map Amendment proposition...
Sep 14, 2016
WJBC Forum: Value of college
By Pamela SweetwoodA student last week was questioning the value of finishing an Associate's degree. Statistically, each degree leads to higher lifetime income. With the decreasing value of a high sch...
Sep 13, 2016
WJBC Forum: Bike lanes
(Photo courtesy Facebook/Bike BloNo)By Jim FisherI've talked before about how the local governments have tried to kill me while riding my motorcycle.I don't know what they have against two wheeled veh...
Sep 12, 2016
WJBC Forum: Gas tax
(Photo courtesy Flickr/edenpictures) By Ron Ulmer When the price of gasoline increases we complain about greedy BIG OIL colluding to fix price. When the price of gasoline decreases, we become giddy. W...
Sep 07, 2016
WJBC Forum: Organic Cotton: If we aren’t eating it, then why does it matter?
By Elisabeth Reed We might not all agree on religion or politics but one thing we all have in common is this: we all wear clothes. And among all the clothing we wear, cotton reigns supreme. Convention...
Sep 06, 2016
WJBC Forum: The Cloud
By Scott McCoy The Cloud. It’s the new wave that people have been flocking to for the past several years. The convenience of having access to your data at home, work, school, or while traveling ...
Sep 02, 2016
WJBC Forum: The latest day of infamy
(WJBC file photo) By David Stanczak On August 26, 2016, a day that will live in infamy in Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court, in a 4-3 vote along party lines, did a disservice to itself, the people ...
Aug 31, 2016
