Perspectives

Perspective: Wordsworth's Wisdom 13.03.2025 1:35 ↓

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

Perspective: What is merit? 12.03.2025 1:59 ↓

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

Perspective: Beer and hymns? 11.03.2025 1:34 ↓

Katie Andraski looks for a way to bring Americans together.

Perspective: The New Sheriff 10.03.2025 1:45 ↓

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

Perspective: Spring migration -- Which way to go? 07.03.2025 1:46 ↓

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

Perspective: Get informed, then vote! 06.03.2025 1:28 ↓

Deborah Booth says local elections are important, too.

Perspective: You want privacy with that? 05.03.2025 1:15 ↓

Scott Summers has tax-time on his mind.

Perspective: We will welcome every baby 04.03.2025 1:46 ↓

Emily Klonicki has good news for newborns in Winnebago County.

Perspective: Rockford welcomes all people 03.03.2025 1:40 ↓

Janie Wilson-Cook points out Rockford's long history of immigrants, after a controversial action at city hall.

Perspective: Your country needs your superpower 03.03.2025 1:36 ↓

Lonny Cain realizes he has a "Boomer Superpower" and he's about to become a superhero.

Perspective: Being bad at something is good for you 01.03.2025 1:51 ↓

Dan Libman says to challenge yourself, no matter how bad it feels at first.

Perspective: Impoundment and Crusader 26.02.2025 1:41 ↓

John Frana remembers a time when the Nixon administration threatened a clinic's funding...and how locals pulled together to save it.

Perspective: A hundred robins 25.02.2025 2:18 ↓

It's a normal late winter day for Chris Fink...until he sees THEM.

Perspective: What's science worth to you? 24.02.2025 1:45 ↓

Holly Jones says cuts at the National Science Foundation will hurt us all.

Perspective: Eighteen minutes 21.02.2025 1:56 ↓

Andrew Nelson is thinking about the speed of the loss of something big, powerful, and respected — the Lusitania.

Perspective: Sunday school 20.02.2025 1:45 ↓

Who remembers Sunday school? Rosie Klepper does, although it was more Timmy than Moses.

Perspective: It's time to put our pants on and show up 20.02.2025 1:31 ↓

Nia Norris checks her facts and faces down her fears.

Perspective: Stay calm, breathe deeply 18.02.2025 1:36 ↓

Connie Seraphine urges us to close our eyes and take a few deep breaths.

Perspective: The poetry of country music 17.02.2025 1:30 ↓

If it's Plath vs. Strait, who's Tom McBride going to root for?

Perspective: Thanks, Mr. Schulz 14.02.2025 1:39 ↓

It has been a quarter-century since cartoonist Charles Schulz died. Rosie Klepper wants to thank him for helping her through childhood.

Perspective: Our cruel government 13.02.2025 1:32 ↓

The people voted for change, but did they vote for cruelty? asks Deborah Booth.

Perspective: Never mind the conspiracies. I believe in you. 12.02.2025 1:35 ↓

Wester Wuori reports from the intersection of conspiracy theories and religion.

Perspective: I beg your pardon? 11.02.2025 1:32 ↓

Scott Summers says it's time to start talking about a constitutional amendment regarding pardons.

Perspective: Let's focus on the children 10.02.2025 1:46 ↓

Dan Kenney says while the barrage of actions coming out of Washington D.C. is overwhelming, you can gain clarity by focusing on the children.

Perspective: Afoot on highway 07.02.2025 3:16 ↓

Beth Schewe urges empathy as she uncovers her own grandmother's journey as a migrant.