Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Merry Christmas
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Javcon117*)By Michael J. WhelanIrving Berlin wrote this classic song in 1940. Bing Crosby's 1941 version of it is the best selling song of all time. With no disrespect to either...
Dec 24, 2015
WJBC Forum: Holidays and other thoughts
(WJBC File Photo)By Dan IrvinI've thinking about the poem 'T was the Night before Christmas attributed to a Clement Clark Moore. Fortunately it wasn't 'T was Three Days Before because certainly around...
Dec 22, 2015
WJBC Forum: Danger in accepting ignorance
By Pamela SweetwoodRecent events have provoked simplified thinking. To indict Islam as a whole is greatly misguided. Beliefs are on a continuum. Christians may limit their practice to Easter and Chris...
Dec 21, 2015
WJBC Forum: Traditions
By Mary Kay ScharfSpending time with family over the Thanksgiving weekend reminded me of many memories of the holidays through the years.My youngest daughter asked why I loved Christmas so much, causi...
Dec 21, 2015
WJBC Forum: Cautious approach needed in the Middle East
By Mike MatejkaThe grim reports of terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernadinochill many Americans and spark calls for retribution. Stopping the mad men of ISIS before they strike again is on many mi...
Dec 17, 2015
WJBC Forum: Dealing with cancer her way
By Arlene HoseaRecently, a young woman near and dear to me learned that her father did indeed have cancer. She knew that there was a 99% chance that it was cancer but of course wanted a different outc...
Dec 16, 2015
WJBC Forum: No Irish need apply
By Micheael J. WhelanA fellow Irishman friend of mine and I were saying earlier this week that at the rate things are going, we may have to dust off the hated sign that once hung proudly in countless ...
Dec 10, 2015
WJBC Forum: Let’s end the corporate tax loopholes
By Mike MatejkaAmidst all the news, there was a recent business development that exemplifies why Americans are angry about taxes.You might not know the drug companies Pfizer and Allegran, but I bet yo...
Dec 03, 2015
WJBC Forum: Saying good bye to Mitsubishi
(WJBC File Photo)By Mike MatejkaAlthough next week's Thanksgiving holiday is a time for appreciating our lives, it may be a challenging one for our neighbors working at Mitsubishi. The final day for t...
Nov 19, 2015
WJBC Forum: What can you do?
By Ron UlmerThe other day one of President Kennedy's most inspirational lines popped into my head, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country," As I began to rumin...
Nov 13, 2015
