Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: #WiseVote
(WJBC file photo)By Sabrina BerkiewiczTuesday, March 15 is the Illinois Primary Elections. I hope you will vote.We'll be choosing candidates at both federal and state level, but perhaps most important...
Mar 08, 2016
WJBC Forum: Apple’s marketing problem
(WJBC file photo)By Scott McCoyAs a business owner of a technology development company, I view the Apple vs. the FBI situation a little differently than most people.The FBI wants to get the data from ...
Mar 04, 2016
WJBC Forum: Bribery on a grand scale
(WJBC file photo) By David Stanczak There are all sorts of things that are condemned on a small scale, but ignored on a larger one. A couple quotes will illustrate the principle. John Powell, the psyc...
Mar 02, 2016
WJBC Forum: Quick thinking
By Dan Irvin While our weather can't figure out what month it is, the calendar this morning says March. That means the Illinois primary in a couple of weeks. Maybe my memory is faulty but it seems lik...
Mar 01, 2016
WJBC Forum: The shoe fits both sides’ feet
(WJBC file photo)By Mike MatejkaWith the recent passing of Supreme Court justice Anthony Scalia, there is a major political dust-up, as Republicans claim the President should not nominate someone in a...
Feb 25, 2016
WJBC Forum: The Union
By Pamela Sweetwood I carry around a list of movies to watch. It is not uncommon for me to rent something and know little about it. One such case was a documentary called The Union. From the title i t...
Feb 23, 2016
WJBC Forum: Black History Month and Open Mosque Day
By Camille Taylor February is Black History Month. It grew out of "Negro History Week," the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S...
Feb 22, 2016
WJBC Forum: Black History: where do we stand today?
By Laurie BergnerFebruary is Black History month, so I thought it would be a perfect time to review where we are. No doubt there have been huge gains in the last 50 years, but we have so much further ...
Feb 18, 2016
WJBC Forum: Three completely unrelated thoughts
By Dan IrvinWith the cold weather and my wife waylaid with the flu over the weekend, I was kind of stuck at home with only my thoughts for company much of the time. That's dangerous for me...and you. ...
Feb 16, 2016
WJBC Forum: Bucket list
By Dale AveryDo you have a bucket list?Recently, I watched the movie, "The Bucket List." Thisfilm is about two terminally ill men (portrayed by Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) on a road trip with a...
Feb 15, 2016
