Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Happy days, I mean hours, are here again
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Nathan Peck) By David Stanczak I'm not in the habit of complimenting the General Assembly on getting something right, so when they do, I feel obliged to acknowledge it. Just las...
Jul 22, 2015
WJBC Forum: The lesson of Highland Park Golf Course
(Photo courtesy Facebook/Golf Bloomington)By Dan IrvinMy siblings and I have a great time at reunions going over all of the expressions that our parents - mostly my mother - used so much that they bec...
Jul 21, 2015
WJBC Forum: Sand on the pavement
(Photo courtesy Jim Fisher)By Jim FisherThe City of Bloomington tried to kill me! Not kidding here. They tried to kill me. Don't know why but had it not been for my 38 years of avoiding such traps the...
Jul 20, 2015
WJBC Forum: Henry Gay
By Arlene HoseaI will begin with a quote by Marcus Cicero:"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless to be woven int...
Jul 17, 2015
WJBC Forum: Don’t forget the laborer
(WJBC file photo)By Mike MatejkaAs the hot summer days descend upon us, let's not forget the construction worker out there fixing our roads, bridges and water systems.As a Laborers 362 member, there i...
Jul 16, 2015
WJBC Forum: Juvenile injustice
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Michael Coghlan)By Laurie BergnerI'm proud of my country. And I'm ashamed of my country. Recently, there's been attention drawn to the situation in which many juveniles are serv...
Jul 13, 2015
WJBC Forum: School supplies
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Morgan) By Mary Kay Scharf It seems like summer vacation is just getting started, but school and school supplies will become the talk of our town over the next month. Modeled af...
Jul 10, 2015
WJBC Forum: An old fashioned ice cream social
By Michael J. Whelan For those of you who attended and supported the Old House Society's June 13 annual tour of homes, thank you very much. Now, if you're ready for another summertime treat hosted by ...
Jul 09, 2015
WJBC Forum: On to online only
By David StanczakA local newspaper, which shall remain nameless, is working really hard to get people to use its online edition. I know because it is making satisfactory delivery of its print edition ...
Jul 08, 2015
WJBC Forum: Our strength is our flexibility
By Mike Matejka With the Fourth of July close, I thought, "What makes us a great nation?" There are many answers, but one that jumped to mind was flexibility. A few years ago, a young friend in the Cz...
Jul 06, 2015
