Category Archives: Opinion

By David Stanczak Public policy is best formed when unencumbered by logical imprecision and emotion. A case in point is the current controversy over immigrants, more particularly the proposal that the...

By Mike Matejka As you listen to this, I'll be in Washington, D.C., part of the annual Economic Development Council's "One Voice" trip to our nation's capitol. Annually, local business, education, gov...

By Pamela SweetwoodYou probably heard the extensive backlash about our recently approved Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. She was the one who could not answer basic questions in hearings and could...

By Nancy Cruse The season of Lent started on March 1st. Lent is a time of self-sacrifice, almsgiving, and prayer for Christians everywhere as they prepare for the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ...

By Jim Fisher I went to an event at the McLean County Interstate Center. I bought something that was over a hundred dollars so I was a little surprised at the added sales tax. 9% I was told. Here in M...

By Judy Buchanan The Pantagraph headline read "Human services try to 'reframe' their impact.” The article captured a recent meeting of the leadership of many McLean County human service agencies...

By Mary Kay Scharf Although I admit I am not knowledgeable about the inner workings of state government, I have less understanding how a state budget has alluded the elected officials in Springfield f...

By David Stanczak For voters in Bloomington, today is the day after the primary election. If you complain about being confronted with decisions to make on all those offices and propositions that you k...

By Dale Avery During our last snow storm our sixteen year old daughter put her car in the ditch. Thankfully, she was physically fine. She had taken a friend home that lived outside of the city limits....

By Nancy Cruse Have you ever thought about what it's like for a homeless woman when she has her period? If you're a man, I'm guessing not. Keep listening anyway. Women who find themselves in low incom...