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Obituaries: Henson
Obituary for Grover Henson… MORE
Obitiuaries: Wetzel
Robert L. Wetzel, 69, of Normal, passed away at 11:51 a.m., Friday, December 18, 2015 at Loyola University Hospital in Maywood, IL, following a courageous battle with liver disease.… MORE
Obituaries: Kaisershot
Dr. Alfred L. Kaisershot, 81, of Normal, passed away at 11:15 a.m., Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal. His funeral will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Epiphany Catholic Church, Normal with Rev. Eric Powell officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Normal. Visitation will be…… MORE
Booze and the making of America
When the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, they were looking for a drink. Author and historian Susan Cheever tells Steve Fast that were it not for the need of a replenishment of beer barrels, American history could have gone very differently. “They couldn’t drink water, so they had to drink beer. Water wasn’t safe to…… MORE
Obituaries: Bell, Brand, Weber
Richard Brand Richard D. Brand age 85 of Normal IL passed away at 7:48 AM on Friday, December 18, 2015 at his residence. Visitation will be 10:00 AM-12 Noon Tuesday at the Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, IL. Private entombment will be at East Lawn Mausoleum, Bloomington, IL. The family suggests memorials be made…… MORE
Obituaries: Kruse
Obituary for Lynn Kruse… MORE
Obituaries: Oakey
Obituary for John Oakey… MORE
Obituaries: Honegger
Obituary for Harley Honegger… MORE
WJBC Forum: Christmas season
Recently, I was at a special meeting with a large group of people waiting to see Santa Claus while he was in town.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…