Perspectives - WNIJ

Rick Brooks asks how we got here politically.

Dan Kenney supports an idea he says can help heal America.

Lindsay Curtis escapes to sunnier days with Dad's favorite tunes.

Between Mother's and Father's Days, Suzanne Degges-White looks at how people get through less-than-ideal family situations.

Lou Ness is critical of our nation's current crop of leaders in a follow-up to a previous Perspective.

Katie Andraski says older women have a lot to offer the world.

Marnie O. Mamminga is meeting up with friends from childhood — and there's one thing that's OFF the menu.

Joseph Flynn shares his thoughts on genocide, land, and apartheid.

Lonny Cain shares the sentence that changed his life for the better.

The Trump administration is on the verge of gutting the Endangered Species Act. Holly Jones says there's still time to weigh in.

A stray kitten helps Paula Garrett overcome some big differences with her neighbor.

Nia Springer Norris puts faith in humanity on her way to a concert

What's the worst food? Rosie Klepper knows from experience.

Amarion Weathersby has known what he wants to be since he was six years old.

Ann Wasser says for every dollar spent on it, AmeriCorps provides $34 in value to the community. And that's an investment that needs to be saved.

Andrew Nelson says an awful lot of people neglected their homework before last year's election.

David Gunkel asks the big question: When should a kid get their first phone?

Kyle White discusses overdue books, the end of the world, and how YOU are part of the problem.

Dave Rathke looks at the plight of a fellow union member.

Connie Seraphine points out some animal behaviors that put our nation's leaders to shame.

It's another big break for Wester Wuori. And he will survive.

Deborah Booth says protesting really can make a difference.

Holly Jones takes a look at who really benefits from recent forestry rule changes.

Reed Scherer compares American views on Russia today to what his grandparents lived through.

Bob Babcock of Rockford invites you to learn about Demand Reduction at the Earth Day Energy Expo in Rockford.

Suzanne Degges-White looks at how dysfunction at home translates into dysfunction in the workplace.

Lucy Atkinson opens a gateway to the past and sets one for the future.

Katie Andraski shares an unusual tale to explain 39 years of marriage.

Bob Evans weighs in on President Trump's use of tariffs.

Federal cuts are hitting home in the most basic way, says Kyle White.

A visit to Sydney Harbor expands Paula Garrett's horizons.

Dependable, not fancy. That's what Rosie Klepper wants.

Lori Drummond-Cherniwchan says she learned compassion can rise from the ashes of catastrophe... from a podcast.

Worried about your carbon footprint? Thomas Skuzinski says try thinking about your civil footprint.

How do you deal with someone who hasn't evolved as far as they should? Ask Connie Seraphine.

Karen Samonds says it's time for science to push back.

Wester Wuori takes some advice from his wife and accentuates the positive.

Andrew Nelson finds a classic story holds a lot of truth today.

Cody Schmitz finds goodness and love in a classic.

The howling winds make Emily McKee wonder what's being swept away — and whether we will let it be taken.

Mary Gardner says our government is "disregarding" us.

Mark Rosie Klepper's words, four-eyes. Age comes for us all.

Dan Kenney is tired of excuses.

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Tom McBride spins a poem about the slow worm.

Suzanne Degges-White applies early 19th-century wisdom to our present situation.

Joseph Flynn asks what merit is when General CQ Brown can lose his job as Joint Chiefs of Staff to an unqualified candidate.

Katie Andraski looks for a way to bring Americans together.

Bob Evans looks at the policies being pushed by America's "New Sheriff."

The birds are back and Marnie O. Mamminga chooses some much-needed hope.

Deborah Booth says local elections are important, too.

Scott Summers has tax-time on his mind.