300 episodes
Perspectives Northern Public Radio
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- Society & Culture
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3.7 • 3 Ratings
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Perspectives are commentaries produced by and for WNIJ listeners, from a panel of regular contributors and guests. If you would like to submit your own Perspective for consideration, send us a script that will run about 90 seconds when read -- that's about 250 words -- and email it to NPR@niu.edu, with "Perspectives" in the subject line.
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Perspective: More than chance
We all come from somewhere. Susan Goldberg ponders the factor that changed her father's life journey.
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Perspective: Respect is an obligation and a right
There is a phrase that Melody Dominguez takes with her wherever she goes: “Respect for the rights of others means peace.”
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Perspective: I'm better awake
Whenever Andrew Nelson delves into the tragedies of history, he wonders how the ideologies behind those tragedies came to be. He finds the answer is tragically easy.
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Perspective: Who'll write the ending of this writers strike?
Will the writers strike have a Hollywood ending? David Gunkel wonders who will write it.
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Perspective: Re-entering spring on the farm after surgery
Surgery and recovery kept Connie Seraphine from enjoying her favorite time of year — and now she's making up for it.
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Perspective: A budget should be about 'moral decency'
As the nation waits to see if we'll default on our bills, Joe Mitchell says it's a good time to remember a budget is a moral statement of priorities.