Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: The Iran nuclear deal
(Photo Courtesy Flickr/JamesOMalley)By Mike MatejkaThe final show down is approaching over the nuclear deal with Iran, which the Obama Administration has negotiated. Republicans and some Democrats are...
Sep 10, 2015
WJBC Forum: Disagree versus disagreeable
By Mary Kay ScharfAs I contemplated a topic for today's forum, I started thinking of what controversial issue I might weigh in on when the enormity of controversial topics began flooding my thoughts. ...
Sep 02, 2015
WJBC Forum: Staring into the abyss – Command & Control
By Mike MatejkaOccasionally I'll share a recent book I read on the WJBC Forum, and I'd like to recommend a real life thriller, which might leave you actually frightened, Eric Schlosser's "Command &...
Aug 27, 2015
WJBC Forum: Explaining “The Donald’s” rise
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Gage Skidmore)By Bill FikeHow does a "compassionate conservative" like myself, explain "The Donald's" recent rise in the polls after his debacle in the Fox News' debate? I think...
Aug 21, 2015
WJBC Forum: How do you come out of a death spiral?
(WJBC file photo)By David StanczakThe term "death spiral" originally described the path of an airplane as it's about to crash. Of late, it has been applied to public bodies whose finances have become ...
Aug 19, 2015
WJBC Forum: The Confederate flag
By Jim FisherI am a middle child. You know the one always in trouble. I don't know why but I always had rebel tendencies. I never ate my vegetables; I had to sit at the table all evening playing with ...
Aug 14, 2015
WJBC Forum: Let’s quit trash talking Bloomington
(Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Mike MatejkaLike a parent berating a child, one often hears said of Bloomington, "why can't you be more like Normal?"Looking across Division Street, some people see two very differ...
Aug 13, 2015
WJBC Forum: Donald Trump
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Gage Skidmore)By Bob BradleySeveral polls conducted in the last couple of days show that Donald Trump is still in the lead among all the contenders to be the Republican nominee ...
Aug 12, 2015
WJBC Forum: Jon Stewart
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Cliff)By Pamela SweetwoodMy forum today may be described as an open fan letter. Some will certainly share my thoughts while others may be unfamiliar or even disagree.This week m...
Aug 10, 2015
WJBC Forum: Mitsubishi workers deserve our support
(WJBC File photo)By Mike MatejkaThe Mitsubishi closing announcement this past week was sad news for our community. The economic impact of the jobs lost, but also the lives disrupted, will unfold in th...
Jul 30, 2015
