Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Thankful
By Michael J. WhelanIt's still two weeks until Thanksgiving Day, but I thought I'd be the first to bring it up.My regular Forum schedule called for me to have a commentary ready to air on Thanksgiving...
Nov 12, 2015
WJBC Forum: The Hastert Rule
(WJBC file photo)By Bill FikeA few days ago I posted on my Facebook account that the Hastert Rule, used by House Republicans to limit floor votes on certain bills, must be eliminated.I did so after I ...
Nov 06, 2015
WJBC Forum: Local government units
(Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Bob BradleyMore elections are held in the United States more often for more positions than any other nation in the world. The nation is also number one in the world for the amount ...
Nov 06, 2015
WJBC Forum: Climate change
By Jim FisherI was just thinking about how cool this past summer has been. The Temperatures seemed much lower for most of the summer that I didn't even get a chance to take my boat out. I have become ...
Nov 02, 2015
WJBC Forum: Physical time
By Dale AveryAnnual Physical Time...I don't know many people that get overly excited about the annual physical appointment on their calendar. The thought of being poked, prodded, tested, and checked a...
Oct 30, 2015
WJBC Forum: Tuition to pay and casinos to visit
By Michael J. WhelanWith those words memorialized in her own e-mail to one of her alleged co-conspirators, the (former) Superintendent of the Chicago Public School system pleaded guilty to a variety o...
Oct 29, 2015
WJBC Forum: These newfangled technologies
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Johan Larsson)By Dan IrvinYou know when somebody you know is binge-watching one of your favorite old TV shows? They've never seen it and you're kind of reliving the experience o...
Oct 27, 2015
WJBC Forum: TED talks
By Mary Kay ScharfI would like to bring you forums each month with the talent, clarity, and compelling nature observed in TED talks...which are videos of somewhat ordinary people with extraordinary de...
Oct 26, 2015
WJBC Forum: Frustrated by the sales tax increase
(WJBC file photo)By Sabrina BurkiewiczI'm frustrated at the City of Bloomington's recent decision to raise sales tax as part of an effort to close a budget deficit of more than five million dollars, c...
Oct 20, 2015
WJBC Forum: Extraordinary Ordinary People
By Laurie BergnerLast week I attended the Institute for Collaborative Solutions' award dinner, where they gave awards called "Extraordinary Ordinary Men of the Year." Twenty men were nominated for thi...
Oct 19, 2015
