Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Thrift shopping
(Photo courtesy Elisabeth Reed) By Elisabeth Reed Garage sale season is in full swing. Many of you might be cleaning your closets & deciding what items in your home to get rid of. At the end of a ...
Jun 15, 2016
WJBC Forum: Plus ca change
(WJBC file photo) By David Stanczak The longer I live, the more I realize that history is circular and not linear. The situations we encounter now have been encountered before, and looking at how they...
Jun 08, 2016
WJBC Forum: My Facebook identity
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Nancy CruseThis week my beautiful mother turned 85. We celebrated in the formal dining room at the assisted living facility where she lives. Being the dutiful daughter I am, I...
Jun 03, 2016
WJBC Forum: Unrelated items
By Mary Kay Scharf I have a variety of unrelated items for today's forum and I will reiterate that the content of forums are not the opinions of the radio station. Let's start with my annual reminder ...
Jun 01, 2016
WJBC Forum: The Chronicles of Madiganistan
(WJBC file photo)By David StanczakHave you ever asked yourself what The Chronicles of Narnia have to do with the State of Illinois budget problem? I thought not.Every sentient person in the State of I...
May 25, 2016
WJBC Forum: Old things
By Dale AveryI like old things.I have always liked old things. If you know me you might think that I like old things becauseI am old. But when I was a kid growing up with six siblings we as a family h...
May 24, 2016
WJBC Forum: Gender identity
By Jim Fisher There sure is a lot of talk about bathrooms lately I see E-mail after E-mail about this school district having bathrooms of gender preference or boys using girls shower rooms. Then there...
May 23, 2016
WJBC Forum: Looking for Lincoln
(WJBC file photo)By Mike MatejkaThis Saturday at 1:30 p.m., our McLean County Museum of History downtown opens a new exhibit on a favorite Central Illinois topic, Abraham Lincoln. This new exhibit loo...
May 19, 2016
WJBC Forum: I don’t want to grow up!
By Arlene HoseaI don't want to grow up. I have decided that I am not going to grow up. I want to play with my doll houses, have many teas, play with the bubble machine, skip in the rain, buy myself a ...
May 13, 2016
WJBC Forum: Time for a {clothing} diet
(Photo courtesy Flickr/calamity_sal)By Elisabeth ReedHow many pairs of jeans do you have in your closet? What about shoes? How many sweaters? What about free t-shirts from attending an athletic event ...
May 12, 2016
