Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: I want to be Dave Bowman
By David Stanczak I want to be Dave Bowman. Most of you are probably asking yourselves, "Who the heck is Dave Bowman"? Good question. Dave Bowman is one of the astronauts on a mission to explore the m...
May 11, 2016
WJBC Forum: Cherish the moment
By Nancy Cruse Is May a crazy month or what? I don't know about you but every weekend and every week night of May is booked. On the weekends we have Prom, Mother's Day, Graduation, graduation parties,...
May 10, 2016
WJBC Forum: Mother’s Day
By Laurie BergnerYesterday was Mother's Day. It's always a special day for me, even when my two grown children aren't in town, which they usually aren't, since they live on the east coast. But this ye...
May 09, 2016
WJBC Forum: (in)Justice of the school to prison pipeline
By Pamela Sweetwood About a month ago, I attended ISU's Social Work Day. The theme was "A Call to Action: Disrupting the (in)Justice of the School to Prison Pipeline". Each speaker, was very knowledge...
May 06, 2016
WJBC Forum: Craft beer & Coffee Hound
(Photo by Simon Cocks/flickr)By Mike MatejkaLast week the McLean County Regional Planning Commission sponsored a program with Bruce Katz from the Brooking Institution. He outlined what he called "Inno...
May 05, 2016
WJBC Forum: Equal opportunity landlord
By Ron UlmerThis is my 38th year as a landlord in Normal. People frequently ask me if I am a student landlord or not. I always answer that I am an equal opportunity landlord using the same criteria, l...
May 04, 2016
WJBC Forum: Liquor and gambling
(Photo by Jim/ flickr)By Scott McCoyRecently, Bloomington’s elected leaders decided to increase the liquor license fees on their local businesses.And now, Mayor Renner wants to create a new vide...
May 03, 2016
WJBC Forum: Who made your clothes?
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Elisabeth Reed Check out the label on the shirt you are wearing. The shirt I am wearing is 50% cotton and 50% polyester and reads "Made in Vietnam." Was it really made in Vie...
Apr 29, 2016
WJBC Forum: Not all Trojan horses are in Troy
(Photo courtesy IRN)By David StanczakMadigan's minions are at it again. They are pushing two income tax proposals. The first is a resolution to put a proposition on the November ballot to amend the Il...
Apr 27, 2016
WJBC Forum: I don’t like all the finger-pointing
By Dan IrvinMy son and I went out to breakfast on Sunday. I almost never go out to breakfast any more, and you know in advance that on a Sunday it's going to be busy and you're going to have to wait f...
Apr 26, 2016
