Perspectives - WNIJ

Do you suffer from chronic food stains on your favorite shirts? You are not alone, says Rosie Klepper.

Marnie O. Mamminga is grateful for her time with a chocolate lab. Although short, Gracie was one of the good parts of the pandemic.

Andrew Nelson twists a famous speech.

Scott Summers finds his opinions aren't welcome during a walk in the park.

Connie Seraphine says it's time to stand up for chccks and balances.

Victoria Wakeford shares the good news about the side effects of reading for pleasure.

Wester Wuori says maybe it's time to burn it all down.

Frances Jaeger says some very bad ideas are being recycled — and it's poor people who get hurt.

Marcia Snyder asks, as much as you like your billionaire neighbor, how much are you willing to give up to give him a tax cut?

More books in the hands of local kids? Deborah Booth says that's the goal of the Dolly Parton foundation and the DeKalb Public Library.

From his ABCs to blowing his nose, Kwesi Caldwell appreciates the strong start he got toward a lifetime of education.

Dan Kenney urges people to be rebels and plant "Gardens of Resistance."

Francisco Solares Larrave says it's finally here: The U.S. is a banana republic. And he knows from experience.

Despite the weather challenges. Katie Andraski says somehow, putting up hay always works out.

Suzanne Degges-White celebrates (?) the joys of dog ownership.

Svea Jones says goodbye to some of the little things that have made their time as a student at Beloit College transformational.

It's Juneteenth and Joseph Flynn says the holiday deserves celebrating.

Lonny Cain assures you it's OK to waste a little time each day.

Nothing on TV? Let Paula Garrett make a few suggestions.

Rosie Klepper asks, "Are you a cooker or a cleaner?"

Nia Springer Norris says it's important to stand up against injustice — just start on common ground.

Saturday, June 14, a military parade is expected in Washington D.C. to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary and the President's birthday. Megan Bichon says Women's March Rockford will hold its own observance.

Frances Jaeger introduces us to Friederich Wilhelm Von Steuben, a man who set the U.S. military on the right path 250 years ago.

The root of all evil? Taylor Atkins says it's bigger than money.

The feds are making a dangerous mistake by cutting funding to the nation's weather service, says Andrew Nelson

Frances Jaeger rage-reads against the AI machine to kick off our summer reading list. What's on your list? Share it on social with #WNIJReads

We wait with bated breath to see if the next generation of Great Lakes piping plovers will hatch. David Gunkel is keeping an eye on the nest.

Connie Seraphine is comforted by friends after the loss of her dog Betty.

Wester Wuori ponders what, if anything, it means to have a pope from Chicago.

Have you ever run interference on a lone child darting through a store or airport, so the parent could catch up? Kelli McGee Yugsi wants to say thanks!

Deborah Booth says the budget bill doesn't take the health of many Americans into consideration.

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.