January 25 Whiteside Forum: All Politics Is Local

Do you have something on your mind about local Government?  This is your opportunity to ask questions specific to your interests, or to find out how politics/government at the most intimate level works. The Whiteside Forum will host Cities of Morrison, and Rock Falls, IL, officials during a public question-and-answer

November 16 Program “Vote Smart, Facts Matter”

The Whiteside Forum hosts Richard Kimball on Thursday, November 16, 2017, from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m., at Odell Public Library, in the City of Morrison Community Room, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. His presentation is titled “Vote Smart, Facts Matter.” Kimball is an American politician and founder of the

The Whiteside Forum Presents Climate Change April 21

As the Earth evolves into a new season, The Whiteside Forum presents its spring Conference and Panel Discussion “Climate Change:  Science, Skepticism, and Sustainable Development.”  The public is invited to the Forum’s latest free, always thought-provoking event, on Friday, April 21, 2017, in the City of Morrison Community Room, at

Environmental Ethics and Theology at The Whiteside Forum

Marc Adami submitted this report. The Whiteside Forum hosted Fr. Robert “Bud” Grant, PhD, an environmentalist, professor (at St. Ambrose University, Davenport IA), author, and Catholic Priest to speak to us on environmental ethics and environmental theology.  Our meeting was held Thursday night, January 26, 2017, in the Program Room

The Whiteside Forum: Environment, Science, and Responsibility

The Whiteside Forum will host Guest Speaker Fr. Bud Grant from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, IA, on Thursday, January 26, 2017, beginning at 6:30 p.m.  The event will be in the Program Room of the Odell Public Library, at 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Fr. Bud teaches courses

Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion

The Whiteside Forum will host a book discussion on Thursday October 27, 2016, in the Program Room of the Odell Public Library, starting at 6:30 p.m.  The library is located at 307 S. Madison Street, in Morrison, IL.  All Forum events are free and open to the public. The title

The Whiteside Forum Discusses Conservancy September 22

The 4000-acre Nachusa Grasslands preserve, shown in the following photographs, consists of large remnant prairie, woodlands, and wetlands being reconnected through habitat restoration.  This creates one of the largest and most biologically diverse grasslands in Illinois. Working hand-in-hand with Conservancy staff, a dynamic community of volunteer stewards collect and plant

The Whiteside Forum Urges “Mind the Gap” April 15

Meet your speakers, Jannett Highfill and Frederick Solt.  They will inform the public about a politically relevant topic that affects people’s lives around the world.  Economic inequality has existed since the beginning of communal living, but it never has been so extreme and divisive.  The Whiteside Forum brings the dialogue

Mind the Gap: Wealth and Opportunity Inequality Around the World

The Whiteside Forum, a local community group which has sponsored presentations and discussions on issues of importance and interest to the public since 1985, will present, “Mind the Gap:  Wealth and Opportunity Inequality Around the World.”  Registration will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 15, 2016, in the City

The Whiteside Forum Annual Conference April 15

Save the date to attend The Whiteside Forum Annual Conference on Friday, April 15, 2016.  The panel discussion will be held in the City of Morrison Community Room of the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL.  Registration starts at 7:00 p.m. with introduction of the speakers at

The Whiteside Forum: How Economic Inequality Harms Societies

The Whiteside Forum presents “How Economic Inequality Harms Societies” on Thursday, January 28, 2016, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Program Room of Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Our own Dean Stone, retired Clinton Community College and Ashford University Social Studies Professor, is the guest presenter. 

The Whiteside Forum to Host Archaeologist Michael Wiant

What was happening in our town 2000 years ago–and how do we know?  With a special emphasis on Albany Mounds in Albany, IL, Dr. Michael D. Wiant will talk about “Illinois 2000 Years Ago and the Rise of a New Way of Native American Life.”  This is a rare opportunity

Illinois 2000 Years Ago: New Way of Native American Life

About 2200 years ago, Native Americans embraced a new way of life.  Cultivated foods became a larger part of the diet. There were advances in stone tool technology. People acquired a variety of exotic raw materials, ranging from copper to volcanic glass. There appears to be a substantial change in

Open House for Father Gary Lawler July 26

The community and its church families are cordially invited to celebrate Father Gary Lawler’s retirement.  An Open House with cake and refreshments will be held in his honor, in the Undercroft (basement) on Sunday, July 26, 2015, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., at St. Anne’s Church, 401 N. Cherry Street,

Whiteside Forum Annual Conference April 24

This years topic for the Whiteside Forum’s Annual Conference on Friday, April 24, 2015, will be “Mass Media in Modern Society:  National and International News and Issues.”  Do you believe a well-informed electorate is essential to a functioning Democracy?  Do you wonder where to find the truth or information that