Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Stereotypes and hope
(WJBC photo)By Camille TaylorA homeless person ...a gang member...a terrorist.What images popped into your mind? Did you see a person of a particular race, gender, or age? If so, why did you get that ...
May 15, 2015
WJBC Forum: Wilda Jean
By Michael J. WhelanTo some she was Wilda Jean, to others, simply Jean. But there was nothing simple about her, regardless of which first name you preferred to call her.She passed away nine days ago, ...
May 14, 2015
WJBC Forum: Springfield, home of Hueys
(WJBC file photo)By David StanczakWhen I was a kid, our neighbors had a dog named Huey. It was really stupid. One day, to illustrate its stupidity to my brother, I pointed to Huey, who was watching us...
May 13, 2015
WJBC Forum: Washington D.C. visit
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Ron Cogswell)By Sabrina BerkiewiczI recently visited Washington D.C. for the first time. I was lucky enough to watch the House of Representatives and the Senate in their respect...
May 01, 2015
WJBC Forum: In Praise of Taxes, 2015
(WJBC file photo)By Laurie BergnerI started writing forums for WJBC way back in 2002! One of the very first forums I wrote was one I got skewered for by the listening audience, who called in to call m...
Apr 27, 2015
WJBC Forum: Gamma Phi Circus and Rock the Block
(Photo courtesy Facebook/Circus.IllinoisState)By Pamela SweetwoodOn Saturday I took advantage of two community activities that I encourage others to partake in next year.Gamma Phi Circus, one of two c...
Apr 24, 2015
WJBC Forum: Let’s promote McLean County as a destination
(WJBC file photo)By Mike MatejkaThis weekend the "Crusin' with Lincoln Route 66 Visitors' Center" opens in downtown Bloomington, on the lower level of the McLean County Museum of History, the historic...
Apr 23, 2015
WJBC Forum: Prostate cancer
By Bill Fike(This forum is for men over 50 years of age.)I am hesitant in discussing my own health situation, but after speaking recently to so many friends, about what seems to be an epidemic of...
Feb 24, 2015
WJBC Forum: Main Street
(WJBC file photo)By Pamela SweetwoodMain Street in Normal is a frequent path I take – either to stop at one of the many businesses or as a means to get elsewhere.I was disappointed Potbelly and ...
Feb 23, 2015
WJBC Forum: More safety needed in college neighborhood
This is Pamela Sweetwood for WJBCs forum. Main Street in Normal is a frequent path I take – either to stop at one of the many businesses or as a means to get elsewhere.I was disappointed Po...
Feb 23, 2015
