Lisle Opinion
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Watch 6th District congressional hopefuls debateSep 09, 2018 1:00 am - The candidates for Congress from Illinois' 6th District appeared before the Daily Herald editorial board in a livestreamed debate on our Facebook page Monday morning. W...
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Prevention is better foreign policy than reactionAug 09, 2018 1:00 am - National security has always been one of the U.S.'s top priorities. It's why our military budget dwarfs that of any other country. The "zero tolerance" policies on immig...
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Editorial: Getting help to distraught teens an issue that can affect anyoneJun 25, 2018 11:00 pm - This is the type of conversation we wish our politicians - national, state and local - had every day. And the fact that it was about helping struggling youth in the comm...
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Success of GOP policies is showingJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - With the results of the May jobs report in hand, it is clear that under Republican leadership, our economy is booming. Over five months have passed since the Congress pa...
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Editorial: Learning Mental Health First Aid could be lifesavingApr 16, 2018 11:00 pm - The statistics are stark and telling. Approximately one in five adults in the U.S. - 43.8 million, or 18.5 percent - experience mental illness in a given year. Only 41 p...
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Taxpayers must stand up to boardMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - "We owe the taxpayers of Lisle an apology." These words were spoken by one of our elected board members at the monthly board meeting I attended on March 19. The board re...
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Editorial: At last, public knows of deception in Lisle merger driveMar 13, 2018 11:00 pm - Voters certainly got it right in Lisle when they elected Kim Brondyke village clerk in 2017. Not to diminish Brondyke's 207-vote victory, but voters now know they dodged...
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Protesters harassed at gun control marchMar 07, 2018 12:00 am - I was assaulted both verbally and physically at a peaceful protest for sensible gun law reform. The Wheaton Police Department had been contacted beforehand and did nothi...
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Lead by exampleMar 04, 2018 12:00 am - I am responding to a column recently written on District 4 candidates for DuPage County Board. Some of the politicians in DuPage County tend to not lead by example, but ...
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Who not to vote forMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - If only newspapers around the country, would list the candidates who have been endorsed by the NRA. Then voters would know who not to vote for in upcoming elections. Gar...