Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Renner v. Benjamin v. City Council
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By David StanczakThe only positive thing about Tari Renner’s electronic meltdown last week is that it’s given people something else to talk about besides the cold Feb...
Feb 18, 2015
WJBC Forum: Unions, Black History, and Gov. Bruce Rauner
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Camille TaylorHow are unions, black history, and Governor Rauner related? Both my husband and I had grandfathers who worked for the railroad. My husband’s grandfather wa...
Feb 16, 2015
WJBC Forum: Gov. Rauner can’t just change laws
(WJBC file photo)By Mike MatejkaGovernor Rauner is certainly shaking things up in Springfield, particularly with his decision this past Tuesday that state workers represented by a union no longer have...
Feb 12, 2015
WJBC Forum: Elvis and Martin Luther King, Jr.
(WJBC file photo)By Nancy CruseI am such a bad mother! I mentioned Elvis to my 11 year old son Charles and he said, “Who is Elvis?” WHO IS ELVIS?!?! How have I lived with...
Feb 09, 2015
WJBC Forum: What Rauner doesn’t understand
(WJBC file photo)By Mike MatejkaPoverty and cutting wages is not the foundation of economic development. Too bad our new billionaire Governor doesn’t understand that. Governor ...
Jan 29, 2015
WJBC Forum: False Fox News
By Bill FikeSince my retirement, I have become some what of a news’ junkie, so I wasn’t surprised to learn that Fox News was accused of continually reporting a known falsehood, on air nume...
Jan 23, 2015
WJBC Forum: No more BloNo
(Zach Dietmeier/WJBC)By Michael J. WhelanNo more BloNo!With all due respect, and apologies up front, I mean really folks, who on God’s green earth came up with this nickname for our fair twin ci...
Jan 22, 2015
WJBC Forum: Illinois doubles down on broke
(WJBC file photo)By David StanczakI’ve always been suspicious of politicians who, upon taking office, tell us that the situation is even worse than they thought during the campaign. That l...
Jan 21, 2015
WJBC Forum: Please – Never give up
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Hot Gossip Italia)By Dan IrvinI remember listening to the morning sports show on the BBC in November of 2011 when the word came down that Wales national soccer team manager Gary...
Jan 05, 2015
WJBC Forum: When will peace come?
By Mike MatejkaHappy New Year! I hope 2015 brings us a more peaceful world. Despite all our modern means of communication, we often seem more distant within our own human family. &nbs...
Jan 02, 2015
