Lisle Opinion
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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...
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Rights not unlimitedFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - Anton Scalia said our Second Amendment is not unlimited. Similarly, our First Amendment right does not give us the right to yell, "Fire!" in a crowded movie theater. Sca...
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Endorsement: Stella for GOP nomination to Congress from Dist. 11Feb 21, 2018 12:00 am - Two candidates are seeking the Republican nomination for the 11th Congressional District seat currently held by Democrat Bill Foster. Dr. Nick Stella, 49, of Darien is a...
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Editorial: The importance of persistence in government consolidationJan 09, 2018 4:00 am - If there is one thing we learn about reform from watching government in Illinois, it is that persistence is a required ingredient for success. It took more than 20 year...