Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Apple’s marketing problem
(WJBC file photo)By Scott McCoyAs a business owner of a technology development company, I view the Apple vs. the FBI situation a little differently than most people.The FBI wants to get the data from ...
Mar 04, 2016
WJBC Forum: The shoe fits both sides’ feet
(WJBC file photo)By Mike MatejkaWith the recent passing of Supreme Court justice Anthony Scalia, there is a major political dust-up, as Republicans claim the President should not nominate someone in a...
Feb 25, 2016
WJBC Forum: Black History Month and Open Mosque Day
By Camille TaylorFebruary is Black History Month.It grew out of "Negro History Week," the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. ...
Feb 22, 2016
WJBC Forum: Black History: where do we stand today?
By Laurie BergnerFebruary is Black History month, so I thought it would be a perfect time to review where we are. No doubt there have been huge gains in the last 50 years, but we have so much further ...
Feb 18, 2016
WJBC Forum: Three completely unrelated thoughts
By Dan IrvinWith the cold weather and my wife waylaid with the flu over the weekend, I was kind of stuck at home with only my thoughts for company much of the time. That's dangerous for me...and you. ...
Feb 16, 2016
WJBC Forum: Bucket list
By Dale AveryDo you have a bucket list?Recently, I watched the movie, "The Bucket List." Thisfilm is about two terminally ill men (portrayed by Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) on a road trip with a...
Feb 15, 2016
WJBC Forum: IDNR questionnaire
By Jim FisherI live in the country on a small farm so wildlife is a common and sometimes a nuisance phenomenon. I have had all sorts of wildlife in my laundry room over the years: from hatching the eg...
Feb 09, 2016
WJBC Forum: Power of giving
By Arlene HoseaMy parents and grandparents planted the seeds of sharing and giving to others at an early age. Although at times we did not have much, we were taught that what we did have may be more t...
Feb 05, 2016
WJBC Forum: Politics: Big picture, little picture
By Dan IrvinI'm not saying the Iowa caucuses are meaningless. I will remind you that Mike Huckabee "won" - you can't see but I'm doing air quotes around the word "won" - Mike Huckabee won there in 200...
Feb 02, 2016
WJBC Forum: Hiring errors
(Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Ron UlmerGovernments in McLean County need to overhaul their hiring process to cost effectively hire the best fit and qualified candidates. The recent costly government hiring fias...
Feb 01, 2016
