Category Archives: Opinion

(WJBC file photo) By Nancy Cruse I 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 wi...

By Michael J. Whelan No, I’m not referring to the great song from the classic Humphrey Bogart/Ingrid Bergman movie “Casablanca." Instead, I’m referring to the fact that this com...

(WJBC file photo) By Mike Matejka Poverty and cutting wages is not the foundation of economic development.  Too bad our new billionaire Governor doesn’t understand that.   Governo...

(WJBC file photo) By Pamela Sweetwood Last Friday evening I attended a dinner in honor of Martin Luther King Jr at ISU.   The speaker was Wes Moore, an impressive man who has been a paratroo...

By Bill Fike Since 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 num...

(Zach Dietmeier/WJBC) By Michael J. Whelan No 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...

(WJBC file photo) By David Stanczak I’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...

By Dale Avery This month, is National Mentoring Month which is in its 14th year of spreading mentoring awareness in an effort to connect more of the nation’s young people with quality mentors th...

(WJBC file photo) By Camille Taylor I read several articles on police community relations to prepare for this forum. Unfortunately, last Friday’s Pantagraph story was in error when it reported t...

(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...