Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: Hockey is educational
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Nicole Yeary) By David Stanczak There's a modern day, cynical proverb that says: If at first you don't succeed...the heck with it. The hollowness of that advice was demonstrated...
May 27, 2015
WJBC Forum: It’s summer!
(WJBC file photo) By Dan Irvin Well, with Memorial Day in the rearview mirror, it's summer now. Not summer calendar-wise. Curiously, that's not until June 21st. But we all know that summer - conceptua...
May 26, 2015
WJBC Forum: Twin Cities parks
By Mary Kay ScharfAbout this time each year, parents begin to wonder and sometimes worry about how to keep their children busy and entertained all summer. Our community offers an abundance of programs...
May 22, 2015
WJBC Forum: Governor Rauner – The governor’s office is not a CEO take over
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Mike MatejkaAs the Illinois Legislature goes into its supposed final week of deliberations, there is still so much left undone. As this is recorded, we are all still awaiting ...
May 21, 2015
WJBC Forum: Amtrak funding
(WJBC file photo) By Sabrina Burkiewicz A news story I keep hearing about is the proposed reduction in state funding to Amtrak. The state currently contributes about $42 million dollar each year to he...
May 20, 2015
WJBC Forum: ‘Oil bomb’ trains
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Sam Beebe) By Bill Fike While waiting recently for a passing train on East Oakland Avenue, I pondered the question as I witnessed numerous oil tanker cars rolling within 50 feet...
May 18, 2015
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: We’re so worried about education
(WJBC file photo) By Dan Irvin At the Daybreak Rotary meeting on Thursday morning we were able to spend some time talking to a delegation from Denmark. These five women and men were highly fluent in E...
May 12, 2015
