Category Archives: Opinion

(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 ...

By Jim Fisher I 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...

(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...

(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 ...

(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...

By Michael J. Whelan I've talked about this subject before, but it's been some time ago. It came back to me when I read Tuesday's editorial in The Pantagraph about the seemingly endless nightmare of t...

By David Stanczak I don't often espouse causes in my Forums, but... What if, one morning, you found a letter on your doorstep threatening to kill you if you and your family didn't move, really move, f...

(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...

Camille Taylor-July 24, 2015 Remember when a "hit list" was the top 40 songs or the mob's list of people to bump off? The media has been using this term to refer to Governor Rauner's proposed budget c...

By Michael J. Whelan If you've been watching the economic meltdown going on in Greece for the past three weeks or so, doesn't it give you an uneasy feeling? Doesn't Greece look like our fair State of ...