Month: September 2017

September 5 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Some in GOP upset with Rauner over immigration bill – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Those in Illinois who are upset with Rauner are the 2,146,015 who voted for Trump.  Obviously, Rauner’s advisers want Rauner to run as an anti-Trump, that is, as an anti-Republican.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170904/some-in-gop-upset-with-rauner-over-immigration-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, noted that President Donald Trump easily won the 15th Congressional District — and many parts of Illinois outside Chicago — with many voters choosing Trump for his immigration policy. “Yet what the governor has done is support codifying illegal immigration,” McCarter said. “This means a lot to people. Trust is a hard thing to re-establish once you’ve lost it.” . . . McCarter said he was one of three Republican senators who endorsed Rauner during the 2014 primary. “I made the case with social conservatives that look to me for leadership that what had been done in the past decade was fiscally immoral,” McCarter said. “Therefore, we counted on him to right the ship, fiscally, (and) make it better for families. Yet in this situation, he has chosen to support those that are illegal over the safety of the citizens that are here.” McCarter noted that he’s disagreed with some other measures signed by Rauner, including a bill that would make it easier for transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth certificate without requiring transition surgery. “There’s only so much that you can deviate from the platform of the party, and he’s done that,” McCarter said. “This Senate Bill 31 could be the final straw.” . . . Rosanna Pulido of Springfield hasn’t been a fan of Rauner, who she said has “never been a Republican.” She has been deeply involved in trying to stop illegal immigration including being a “minuteman” on the Arizona-Mexico border in 2005. She is also traveling to Washington, D.C., this week to with “a group of people who have had loved ones killed by illegal aliens” to push legislation to cut off federal funds going to sanctuary cities or states. She said victim family members “tried several times” to contact Rauner through his office, and “each time they were turned away.” Kukowski’s response did not address questions about Pulido’s assertion about the attempts to set up a meeting. “A lot of conservative Republicans are looking for a new home,” said Pulido, who unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House in the 5th Congressional District in 2010.”)

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Trump’s decision to phase out DACA “could begin GOP battle.”  RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-to-phase-out-daca;-decision-could-begin-gop-battle/2377789/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump opposition “to Potential Rollback of DACA Protections.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicagoans-react-to-potential-rollback-of-daca-protections-442704703.html

 

CBS2
— CPS Parents Start New Year With Fewer Concerns  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, each and every year started with more concerns for GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/05/chicago-public-schools-first-day-of-class/

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump glorifies and praises Dreamers, but Democrats who promote Dreamers call Trump and his supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://wgntv.com/2017/09/04/dreamers-urge-president-trump-not-to-end-program-for-young-immigrants/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois governor candidates can start gathering signatures today – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-elections-petitions-20170905-story.html
— Giving Illinois’ children a second escape route from bad schools – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Are you “too conservative?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 ands then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-school-choice-scholarship-0905-20170823-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Youth football participation declines as worries mount about concussions, CTE – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-football-youth-decline-met-20170904-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who came to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-daca-dahleen-glanton-0904-20170905-story.html
— For the first time in years, CPS classes start with a hint of optimism – Juan Perez Jr. (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, each and every year started with more concerns for GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-schools-first-day-optimism-met-20170902-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump to Congress: ‘Get ready to do your job’ on immigration – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ap-sources-trump-expected-to-end-dreamers-program/
— Ahead of first day of school, Emanuel brags about CPS graduation rate – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ahead-of-first-day-of-school-emanuel-brags-about-cps-graduation-rate/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSE HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “More protests of Trump’s plan to end DACA expected.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170905/news/309059986/
— Historic school-funding reform is right balance for Illinois – Bruce Rauner
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170905/rauner-historic-school-funding-reform-is-right-balance-for-illinois
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Aurora panel explores diversity, barriers in schools – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170905/aurora-panel-explores-diversity-barriers-in-schools
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Suburban police take on challenge of implicit bias – Elena Ferrarin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, Democrats demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170905/suburban-police-take-on-challenge-of-implicit-bias
— Miss America hopefuls to face more questioning – AP  (DIERSEN: What about those judges who want Miss America to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170905/news/309059946/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump’s use of executive power topic of ISU panel
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/trump-s-use-of-executive-power-topic-of-isu-panel/article_c0301b04-b0f6-54c6-a101-1a59d24728e0.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump glorifies and praises Dreamers, but Democrats who promote Dreamers call Trump and his supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/hispanic-business-leader-trumps-a-liar-if-he-ends-daca/804351288

 

LINCOLN FORUM
— The Lincoln Forum hosts monthly events, where some of the most influential, engaging minds in politics and policy speak on the most important issues facing Illinois and the nation.  We provide a platform for all of those interested in sound public policy and bipartisan solutions.  (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast the Lincoln Forum with TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois.)
https://lincolnforum.org/

 

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Immigrant tale twists branches of Bruce Rauner’s family tree – Matt Dietrich, Bob Secter
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2017/sep/05/bruce-rauner/rauner-trims-twists-branches-his-family-tree-immig/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, a little context. Bruce Rauner grew up in the upscale North Shore suburbs of Deerfield and Lake Forest as well as Scottsdale, Ariz., and his father was a high-ranking executive at electronics giant Motorola. Rauner went to Ivy League colleges, became enormously wealthy as a private equity investor and was the owner of nine luxury homes and ranches when he launched his campaign. His campaign was clearly sensitive to how that might play with voters as it sought from the first to portray him as a regular guy. Early campaign ads featured Rauner with his $18 Timex watch and a two-decade old family van that he said his children dubbed the “rolling trash can.” The Chicago Tribune asked in 2014 about comparisons to wealthy private equity investor turned politician Mitt Romney, and Rauner bristled: “He came across as a blue blood, I’m a regular guy. I drink beer. I don’t drink Courvoisier or whatever the hell that stuff is. I drink beer and I smoke a cigar and I ride a Harley and I love to fish.” . . . Records from U.S. Censuses taken between 1910 and 1940, the latest year publicly available, clearly show that both of Rauner’s maternal grandparents were born in Wisconsin — Clarence Erickson in 1901 and Viola Erickson (nee Wedin) in 1900.  In other words, neither of them were immigrants. What’s more, the census shows that Viola’s mother — Rauner’s great-grandmother — was also born in Wisconsin. Viola’s father, while born in Sweden, emigrated to the U.S. at age 6 in 1868. As for Clarence, the census describes him as speaking English and having a seventh grade education. In the 1940 count, his profession was listed as “buttermaker.”)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Automatic Voter Registration Expands Government Automatically – Robert Knight
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/automatic-voter-registration-expands-government-automatically/

 

GOPUSA
— Protesters demand $15 minimum wage during Labor Day protests
http://www.gopusa.com/protesters-demand-15-minimum-wage-during-labor-day-protests/
— GOP senators work with Democrats to funnel more money into Obamacare
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29722

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger says DACA could become law if Trump is OK with that – Sally Persons
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/5/adam-kinzinger-says-daca-could-become-law-if-presi/

 

BREITBART
— 27 Times Jeff Sessions Fought for Americans Against DACA, Amnesty and Open Borders – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/05/27-times-jeff-sessions-fought-for-americans-against-daca-amnesty-and-open-borders/

 

TPM
— Trump Reportedly Asked Aides For ‘Way Out’ Of Campaign Pledge To End DACA – CAITLIN MACNEAL
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-asked-way-out-daca-pledge

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— DACA Was a Bad Dream – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/daca_was_a_bad_dream.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump glorifies and praises Dreamers, but Democrats who promote Dreamers call Trump and his supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/let-dreamers-live-the-american-dream/2017/09/04/0b1dbb02-9177-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who glorify and praise foreign workers demonize, denigrate, and condemn American workers. I was an American worker 1962-1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/if-they-deport-all-of-us-who-will-rebuild-day-laborers-seen-as-key-to-texas-recovery/2017/09/04/53a22acc-914d-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Don’t overlook football’s benefits – Dick Butkus  (DIERSEN: Of course, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I never played football.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/04/dick-butkus-do-not-overlook-football-benefits-editorials-debates/105272442/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Big business is trying to persuade Congress to save the ‘dreamers’ – Tracy Jan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, big business makes it clear that it prefers citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Big-business-is-trying-to-persuade-Congress-to-12172723.php

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Illinois Republocrats pass a school voucher bill  Chicago Teachers Union member Kyle Gilbertson looks at the rotten “compromise” behind a broadly celebrated education bill that just became law in the state of Illinois.  (DIERSEN: Kyle Gilbertson would despise if not hate my parents because they sent me and my brother to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/09/05/illinois-republocrats-pass-school-voucher-bill

September 4 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville bids farewell to summer with parade  (DIERSEN: Republicans in the parade included Anderson, Connelly, Furstenau, Grant, Henry, Hinds, Ives, Keller, Khouri, Mendrick, Olsen, Painter, Schultz, and Tornga.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170904/naperville-bids-farewell-to-summer-with-parade

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Unions celebrate Labor Day at rallies against Rauner’s policies – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/unions-celebrate-labor-day-at-rallies-against-rauners-policies/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Push for pay transparency grows stronger – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: Why stop at race and gender?  Why not also share education, work experience, professional certifications and licenses, political affiliation, religion, age, national origin, marital status, dependents, net worth, draft status, when your ancestors first came to America, etc.?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-pay-gap-transparency-push-20170901-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration has halted an Obama-era rule requiring large companies to share data with the government about how they pay employees by race and gender – but human resources experts and advocates for equal pay say it’s unlikely to slow the push toward pay transparency employees, shareholders and local governments have demanded in recent years. Increasingly, employees are turning to popular websites like Glassdoor or Payscale to compare their salary data and expecting companies to publicly say they pay men and women equally. Shareholders have pushed technology and financial services companies to release their gender pay gap statistics. More state and local governments have passed pay equity laws, some of which require state contractors to report data or certify they pay men and women the same.)
— Millions who buy health insurance brace for sharp increases – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-health-insurance-premium-increases-20170904-story.html
— Betting on legislative aid for race tracks a long shot – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-illinois-racetracks-aid-st-0905-20170904-story.html

 

ABC7
— Trump’s DACA plan would pass the buck to Congress – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-daca-plan-would-pass-the-buck-to-congress/2375622/
— ‘Fight for 15’ protesters rally for higher wages on Labor Day (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher paying jobs?  I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://abc7chicago.com/finance/fight-for-15-protesters-rally-for-higher-wages-on-labor-day/2374538/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Workers March in Support of $15 Minimum Wage – Lisa Chavarria (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher paying jobs?  I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-workers-march-in-support-of-15-minimum-wage-442699593.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/04/potential-daca-disappearance-leaves-dreamers-fearful/
— Jewish Deli Blasted For Facebook Post Featuring Nazi Cartoon – Charlie De Mar
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/04/jewish-deli-blasted-for-facebook-post-featuring-nazi-cartoon/
— Union Workers Rally For Higher Wages – Steve Miller (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher paying jobs?  I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/04/union-workers-rally-for-higher-wages/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 4 dead, 30 wounded in Labor Day weekend shootings in Chicago
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/278222196-story

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump touts ‘American labor’ in holiday tweet  (DIERSEN: What about the anti-Trumps a) who glorify and praise foreign labor and b) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn American labor?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/09/04/trump-touts-american-labor-in-holiday-tweet

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz interview in scenic River East Reps. Ives, Morrison&Skillicorn,Caprio & Zahm on social/fiscal issues & Ted Cruz cameo at Family-Pac’s 26th Annual Boat Cruise
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/09/watch-berkowitz-interview-in-scenic-river-east-state-reps-ives-morrisoncaprio-zahm-on-socialfiscal-issues-ted-cruz-cameo-at-family-pacs-boat-cruise/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Democrats have bottomless thirst for taxes, Chicago committeeman Chris Cleveland says – Carrie Bradon
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511206426-democrats-have-bottomless-thirst-for-taxes-chicago-committeeman-says

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lake County sheriff Mark Curran encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511206503-lake-county-sheriff-defends-so-called-sanctuary-measure

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— House hopeful Patrick Windhorst cheers Phelps’ resignation, hopes Madigan is next – Karen Kidd
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511206441-house-hopeful-cheers-phelps-resignation-hopes-madigan-is-next

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois – $15,340,582,906.00……Just in vendor debt! – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/illinois-15340582906-00-just-in-vendor-debt/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEMOCRAT GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES LAUNCH CAMPAIGNS AT LABOR DAY PARADES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/democrat-gubernatorial-candidates-launch-campaigns-at-labor-day-parades.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Twilight of Affirmative Action? – Thomas Lifson  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/the_twilight_of_affirmative_action.html

 

GOPUSA
— Are unions still relevant?  (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.gopusa.com/are-unions-still-relevant/

 

DAILY CALER
— Chicago Endures 30 Shootings, 4 Fatalities Over Labor Day Weekend – Anders Hagstrom
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/chicago-endures-30-shootings-4-fatalities-over-labor-day-weekend/
— Arguments For DACA Put Americans Last – Scott Greer (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps always put Americans last.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/arguments-for-daca-put-americans-last/
— Sympathetic Media Scrambles To Trot Out Shiny ‘Dreamers,’ But Forgets All The Nightmares – ALEX PFEIFFER
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/sympathetic-media-scrambles-to-trot-out-shiny-dreamers-but-forgets-all-the-nightmares/
— Paul Ryan In 2014: Executive Amnesty Is ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/paul-ryan-in-2014-executive-amnesty-is-blatantly-unconstitutional-video/
— NH Dem Chair: Rural, Disaffected Voters Are ‘White Supremacists’ – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/nh-dem-chair-rural-disaffected-voters-are-white-supremacists/
— CNN Gives Softball Interview To DACA Recipient – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/cnn-gives-softball-interview-to-daca-recipient-video/

 

BREITBART
— German Authorities Tipped off to over 330 War Criminals Among Asylum Seekers – CHRIS TOMLINSON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/04/german-authorities-tipped-off-330-war-criminals-among-asylum-seekers/

 

FOX NEWS
— Evanston Township High School dress code is challenging the body shaming trend – Suzannah Weiss
http://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/2017/09/04/illinois-high-school-dress-code-is-challenging-body-shaming-trend.html

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Congressional Republicans Signal Break With Trump Over DACA.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-reform/congressional-gop-signal-break-trump-over-daca-n798596

 

UPI
— Workers demand $15 minimum wage during Labor Day protests – Allen Cone (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher paying jobs?  I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/09/04/Workers-demand-15-minimum-wage-during-Labor-Day-protests/9711504544235/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans suddenly seem to like unions again – Danielle Paquette
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/04/republicans-suddenly-seem-to-like-unions-again/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump picks openly gay former diplomat and cancer survivor Ric Grenell as ambassador to Germany – DAVID MARTOSKO
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4851124/Trump-picks-openly-gay-diplomat-ambassador-Germany.html

September 4 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What did you do 17 years ago today? I attended the Bush/Cheney rally before the start of Naperville’s Labor Day parade and walked with Bush and Cheney in the parade.  I was one of those who rode a Bush/Cheney bus from the end of the parade to attend the Cheney rally at the Taste of Polonia festival. Earlier that year, I asked Governor George Ryan and Senate President Pate Philip to invite Bush to walk in Wheaton’s 2000 Independence Day Parade. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FEBRUARY 17, 2017 FLASHBACK: Naperville’s links to presidents, from Buchanan to Bush – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: Did you attend the Bush/Cheney rally before the start of Naperville’s Labor Day parade in 2000 and did you walk with Bush and Cheney in the parade? I did. Earlier that year, I asked Governor George Ryan and Senate President Pate Philip to invite Bush to walk in Wheaton’s 2000 Independence Day Parade.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-president-naperville-link-st-0219-20170217-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As a presidential candidate, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush marched in the Last Fling’s Labor Day Parade in 2000 after holding a rally at Naperville North High School. It was on the rally stage before the speech when the candidate, who was oblivious the microphones were live, pointed out a veteran political reporter to his running mate Dick Cheney and said, “There’s Adam Clymer, major-league a—— from The New York Times.”)
— SEPTEMBER 6, 2000 FLASHBACK: Democratic and Republican staffers got together before their candidates’ Labor Day appearances at Chicago’s “Taste of Polonia” festival and agreed neither side would disrupt the other’s rally. Which is why the Tipper Gore-Hadassah Lieberman appearance and the Dick and Lynne Cheney rallies went off without any partisan bickering. – Ellen Warren & Terry Armour (DIERSEN: I was one of those who rode a Bush/Cheney bus from the end of Naperville’s Labor Day Parade to attend the Cheney rally at the Taste of Palonia festival.)
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-09-06/news/0009060231_1_labor-day-al-gore-parade
— Trump expected to end ‘Dreamers’ program – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-end-dreamers-program-20170903-story.html
— School choice is not a panacea – Richard Hudson, Chicago (DIERSEN: Did you come from a poor family? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as coming from poor families. They paint me as coming from an undeservedly filthy rich family because my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-school-choice-rauner-illinois-public-funding-20170901-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois spent millions on stalled and canceled university construction projects – Peter Matuszak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-public-university-construction-crisis-20170902-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Confidence Quotient  How to overcome uncertainty to find success – Minda Zetlin  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have done to harm my self-confidence. They would love it.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-not-confident-not-a-problem-20170828-story.html
— What one co-founder looks for when promoting employees – Jeff Haden  (DIERSEN: In the federal government, the following demographics help you get promoted: Democrat, minority, female, younger, recent immigrant, and success in helping your superiors get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-what-one-co-founder-looks-for-when-promoting-employees-20170829-story.html
— Executives tell how they make it work – Christina DesMaris  (DIERSEN: If you want to get into the federal government’s Senior Executive Service, you have to excel at wasting the careers of and getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20170903/282535838514339

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump expected to end ‘Dreamers’ program – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ap-sources-trump-expected-to-end-dreamers-program/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump administration’s move on gender wage gap prompts outrage – Danielle Paquette  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented the jury many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors paid higher salaries to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than they paid their similarly or better qualified employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170903/trump-administrations-move-on-gender-wage-gap-prompts-outrage
— Millions who buy health insurance brace for sharp increases – AP  (DIERSEN: How much do you pay for health, dental, and vision insurance? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that my wife and I pay only $5,763/year and the federal government pays $17,288/year for our health, dental, and vision insurance because I am a federal retiree. Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) want cheap labor, b) hate federal employees, and c) hate federal retirees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170904/news/309049989/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170904/show-young-immigrants-americas-promise-is-real
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE OF KRISNAMOORTHI: Krishnamoorthi pushes for more federal funding for career programs – Madhu Krishnamurthy  (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher paying jobs?  I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. How have federal programs harmed your career? In 1971, when I was 22, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  To help them meet their AA, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170904/krishnamoorthi-pushes-for-more-federal-funding-for-career-programs
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Archdiocese schools could net half of new scholarships created by funding bill – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170904/lester-archdiocese-schools-could-net-half-of-new-scholarships-created-by-funding-bill

 

ABC7
— Trump expected to end DACA program with 6-month delay, sources say – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-expected-to-end-daca-program-with-6-month-delay-sources-say/2373460/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump to end DACA program for young immigrants after 6 month delay, according to reports (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/278445168-story

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— This Labor Day, we thank all those who labor – Editorial (DIERSEN: Are/were you a union member?  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at Rauner that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170903/our-view-this-labor-day-we-thank-all-those-who-labor

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Lawmakers should consider the theater instead of statehouse – Dan McCaleb
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/08/29/mccaleb-lawmakers-should-consider-the-theater-instead-of-statehouse/av51a7h/

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Even as job market recovers, long-term unemployment stays stubbornly high – David Nicklaus  (DIERSEN: Are you unemployed? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I have been unemployed since I was 49 year old in 1997. From what I see, if you are unemployed, the more of the following that you are, the longer that you will be unemployed: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/business/columns/david-nicklaus/even-as-job-market-recovers-long-term-unemployment-stays-stubbornly/article_3c401b7f-d150-58df-8a03-f02fb9ac058f.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Democrats Examining How To Win Back Union Member Support – BRIAN MACKEY  (DIERSEN: Will Illinois Democrats stress how Republicans treat former union members like Dave Diersen?)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-democrats-examining-how-win-back-union-member-support

 

WQAD
— 800,000 “Dreamers” face potential deportation, after Trump reportedly decides to end “DACA” – CHRISTINA LOREY (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://wqad.com/2017/09/03/800000-dreamers-face-potential-deportation-after-trump-reportedly-decides-to-end-daca/

 

ILLINOIS HOMPAGE
— ‘Dreamers’ in Central Illinois waiting for decision on DACA – Erick Payne  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/dreamers-in-central-illinois-waiting-for-decision-on-daca/803951265

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Righter touted school funding formula as way to help poor families in Illinois – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: Did you come from a poor family? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as coming from poor families. They paint me as coming from an undeservedly filthy rich family because my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511206442-righter-touted-school-funding-formula-as-way-to-help-poor-families-in-lllinois

 

WORKERS INDEPENDENT NEWS
— LOW WAGE CHICAGO FF15 WORKERS, SEIU LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO UNSEAT ANTI-WORKER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR RAUNER – JOANNE POWERS  (DIERSEN: Were you a low wage fast food worker?  I worked for the minimum wage ($1.25/hour) washing dishes 1964-1966 while I was a junior and senior in high school. If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were in high school, what you have done with the money? In today’s dollars in 1966, I earned $9.49/hour. (SEE: https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/items/1966-united-states-minimum-wage) That job enabled me to earn and save enough money to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 a) that I used to commute to jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline during the summer of 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967 and b) that I used to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1967.)
http://workersindependentnews.com/2017/09/03/low-wage-chicago-ff15-workers-seiu-launch-campaign-to-unseat-anti-worker-illinois-governor-rauner/

 

FOX NEWS
— It’s time for the GOP to go on the offensive, ignore the liberal media, and speak directly to the American people – Rep. Lamar Smith
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/04/rep-lamar-smith-its-time-for-gop-to-go-on-offensive-ignore-liberal-media-and-speak-directly-to-american-people.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— GOOGLE STANDARDS? CONSULT HATE GROUP FOR DETAILS  Joseph Farah exposes search giant’s alarming access restrictions that crush dissent
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/google-standards-consult-hate-group-for-details/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER REFUSES TO CALL ANTIFA A HATE GROUP – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/267774/southern-poverty-law-center-refuses-call-antifa-daniel-greenfield

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Toxic Femininity Hides Jealousy and Corruption – Clarice Feldman
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/toxic_femininity_hides_jealousy_and_corruption.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— John Kelly blocking Breitbart, Daily Caller articles from reaching Donald Trump  Part of larger effort to ensure president doesn’t get information that hasn’t been ‘vetted’ – Andrew Blake  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents DO NOT WANT Roskam, Hultgren, Rauner, Sanguinetti, Durkin, Brady, Connelly, Nybo, Ives, Breen, Grogan, Bucholz, Cronin, Zaruba, Kachiroubas, Berlin, Hinds, Ruscitti, Jorgensen, Henry, DiCianni, Larsen, Noonan, Zay, Eckhoff, Wiley, Elliott, Grant, Cantore, Whelan, Redick, A. Murphy, Krajewski, B. Murphy, Heidorn, Falbo, LeVan, Keller, Muehlfelt, Molitor, Hinkle, Nathwani, Austin, Porter, DeMonte, Schneider, Pollard, Colgan, Dorgan, Higgins, Claar, Bond, Minor, Marchese, Schultz, Czernek, Fisher, Cuzzone, Durante, or anyone else to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/2/john-kelly-blocking-breitbart-daily-caller-article/
— Trump expected to end program for young immigrants, give Congress six-month delay – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/4/donald-trump-expected-end-program-young-immigrants/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Southern Poverty Law Center condemns antifa, but won’t call hate group – Steven Nelson
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/southern-poverty-law-center-condemns-antifa-but-wont-call-hate-group/article/2633252

 

DAILY CALLER
— Jim Crow: Segregation-Loving Ivy League Students Demand Separate-But-Equal Dorms – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/03/jim-crow-segregation-loving-ivy-league-students-demand-separate-but-equal-dorms/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— These government hack job$ come with outrageous $alaries – Rob Eno  (DIERSEN: Of course, Eno would never seek or take a job working for the federal government for one or more of the following reasons: a) pay and benefits are terrible, b) advancement opportunities are terrible, c) he lacks required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) he cannot pass an employment examination, e) he cannot pass a background investigation, f) he cannot pass a physical examination, g) he cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) he is Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and he knows that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/these-government-hack-jobs-come-with-outrageous-salaries

 

THE HILL
— Trump to end DACA with 6-month delay – JACQUELINE THOMSEN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/349095-trump-to-end-daca-with-6-month-delay-report
— Apple CEO: I stand with ‘Dreamers’ – JACQUELINE THOMSEN  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Apple dump all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/technology/349093-apple-ceo-i-stand-with-dreamers

 

POLITICO
— Trump has decided to end DACA, with 6-month delay  Senior White House aides met Sunday afternoon to discuss how to roll out the controversial move affecting hundreds of thousands of Dreamers. – ELIANA JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/03/trump-dreamers-immigration-daca-immigrants-242301

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Republicans to “Protect Dreamers.”  Who/what protects/protected you?  Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986. But a) my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republians-dreamers-daca_us_59acb953e4b0dfaafcf1255c

 

CNN
— DACA on the brink – Jim Acosta, Mary Kay Mallonee and Tal Kopan (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/03/politics/daca-on-the-brink/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Trump to scrap protection for ‘Dreamers,’ give Congress six months to fix – Steve Holland  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-daca/trump-to-scrap-protection-for-dreamers-give-congress-six-months-to-fix-idUSKCN1BF02F

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Seriously Considering Ending DACA, With 6-Month Delay – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/03/us/politics/trump-daca.html
— Taking On Chicago’s Police – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/04/opinion/chicago-police-sessions.html

 

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/2017/09/03/confederate-monuments-racial-injustice/622954001/

 

FORBES
— Labor Union Support Up Significantly Since Obama Low Says Gallup – Erik Sherma  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a union member?  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at Rauner that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2017/09/04/labor-union-support-up-significantly-since-obama-low-says-gallup/#75b5495b7404

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that the want to get rid of White men, and especially those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/3/1694856/-Should-we-coddle-angry-white-men-or-tell-them-the-truth

September 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Group rallies in Chicago to support DACA immigrant program – Michelle Gallardo  (DIERSEN: Those who promote DACA say “I’m in the veterinary field. I’m studying to be a vet tech. I’m already working full-time at veterinary hospital and I’m really hoping to go to university to obtain my bachelors” and “It ruins a chance for me. My parents came out here to provide me with a better future and now this is being taken away. I was raised here. Back in Mexico I have no family left.” Durbin says “I sense there is a growing sentiment, Paul Ryan in the House, on a bipartisan basis, give me some hope that in the month of September with the must pass bills going through we can include a provision to protect the DACA dreamers.”)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/group-rallies-in-chicago-to-support-daca-immigrant-program/2373048/

 

NBC5
— Private School Tax Credit Surprises, Riles Some in Illinois – Sophia Tareen and Sara Burnett (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/private-school-tax-credit-surprises-riles-some-in-illinois-442627803.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago Rally Makes Case For DACA’s ‘Dreamers’ – Michele Fiore  (DIERSEN: To make a case for DACA is a) to encourage people to come to America illegally, b) to encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) to encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/03/durbin-makes-case-to-help-dreamers/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With DACA decision soon, immigration activists march to keep program intact – Nereida Moreno  (DIERSEN: Those who promote DACA say “Si se puede” (Spanish for “Yes, we can”) and Trump “makes a mockery” of the nation and “No matter who is in the White House, no matter who is in Congress, you were here before them and you will be here after them” and “Chicago is committed to being a welcoming city to everyone who wants to be here” and “This is our country. This is our home. A lot of us don’t even know what our native countries look like” and “We are asking everyone to please come together and help us to fight to stay in this country” and “At the end of the day, Dreamers are Americans too” and “Now we wait another day to see if the Trump administration will make 800,000 Dreamers outlaws with the stroke of a pen.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-daca-march-chicago-0904-20170903-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 200 people marched 4 miles Sunday from a park in the Pilsen neighborhood toward U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in the South Loop to support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program now under review by the Trump administration. Immigration advocates and supporters from several groups, including Black Lives Matter Chicago and Refuse Fascism, gathered at Harrison Park and chanted “Si se puede” (Spanish for “Yes, we can”) as they marched up 18th Street toward the Loop, calling on President Donald Trump to save the program created by the Obama administration that shields young immigrants from deportation and provides work permits for employment. Ald. Raymond Lopez, 15th, addressed the crowd and called on the country to be united, “regardless of color and origin.” He said Trump “makes a mockery” of the nation. “No matter who is in the White House, no matter who is in Congress, you were here before them and you will be here after them,” Lopez said. “Chicago is committed to being a welcoming city to everyone who wants to be here.” Karen Ramirez, 26, a Pilsen resident and DACA recipient, said she and fellow program recipients are productive members of society who are fighting for the chance to stay in America because they consider it home. “This is our country. This is our home. A lot of us don’t even know what our native countries look like,” Ramirez said. “We are asking everyone to please come together and help us to fight to stay in this country,” she said. “At the end of the day, Dreamers are Americans too.” Cecilia Garcia, a local immigration activist, said the program recipients are marching to mobilize their allies and to let the president know that there will be resistance if he moves to cancel the program. “Now we wait another day to see if the Trump administration will make 800,000 Dreamers outlaws with the stroke of a pen,” she said. The rally was organized by Familia Latina Unida. Former President Barack Obama launched the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in 2012 for people who have been in the U.S. since 2007, were younger than 16 at the time of their arrival and were younger than 31 as of 2012. Those enrolled can legally drive and work, but they must reapply every two years. They are considered a low priority for immigration enforcement, though they are not protected from deportation. The Trump administration has until Tuesday to eliminate the program or face legal action from a group of Republican state lawmakers. Illinois has the nation’s fourth-largest population of DACA recipients — the highest share in the Midwest. At least 42,376 Illinoisans have been approved since March 31, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Current students, high school or GED course graduates and veterans are eligible for the program. They must be at least 15 to apply, unless they’re in removal proceedings or have a final removal or voluntary departure order. Immigrants who have committed a serious crime, have more than two misdemeanor convictions or are deemed to be a threat to national security are automatically disqualified. Nationally, about 68 percent of eligible immigrants have applied for the program since 2012, according to the Migration Policy Institute. More than 886,000 people have applied and 787,580 have been approved. The White House said a decision will be announced Tuesday.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Frustration mounts over premiums for individual health plans – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170903/business/309039973/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Despite unpopularity, don’t count out Bruce Rauner in 2018 – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos  (DIERSEN: One could argue that because Rauner’s total domination of the Republican Party in Illinois, a) virtually no one will seek election or reelection as Republican unless Rauner asks them to and b) Rauner can and will destroy anyone who seeks election or reelection as Republican without his permission/direction.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170903/word-on-street-despite-unpopularity-dont-count-out-bruce-rauner-in-2018

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump threatens to stop trading with countries doing business with North Korea  President says appeasement ‘will not work’ – ANGELA DEWAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-condemns-north-korea-nuclear-test/803705757

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Rauner.
    http://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-a-republican-governor-who-actually-wants-more-people-to/article_f84337c5-9b27-59dd-9a97-8b78bcb65b86.html

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Teachers Union accused of fighting for itself, not schoolchildren – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511205077-chicago-teachers-union-accused-of-fighting-for-itself-not-schoolchildren
— School funding bill described as another threat to Illinois homeowners – Glenn Minnis
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511205032-school-funding-bill-described-as-more-threat-to-illinois-homeowners

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen, Olsen create larger referenda window for taxpayers – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511204572-breen-olsen-create-larger-referenda-window-for-taxpayers
— Breen helped kill, replace ‘unfair’ school funding measure in House – Hoang Tran
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511206402-breen-helped-kill-replace-unfair-school-funding-measure-in-house

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— DuPage board member Tonia Khouri has eye on Springfield, mounting tax burden – Brent Zell
http://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511206417-dupage-board-member-has-eye-on-springfield-mounting-tax-burden

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Charles Thomas & Maze Jackson: Politics And The Black Community
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/charles-thomas-maze-jackson-politics-and-the-black-community

 

DAILY CALLER
— Kelly Is Hiding Daily Caller Stories From Trump – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/02/report-kelly-is-hiding-daily-caller-stories-from-trump/

 

BREITBART
— How the Obama Administration Bypassed Congress to Grant De Facto Amnesty to Young Illegal Aliens – AARON KLEIN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/03/obama-administration-usurped-constitution-bypassed-congress-grant-de-dacto-amnesty-dreamers/

 

THE BLAZE
— Pro-abortion orgs raise money so Hurricane Harvey victims can get abortions – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/02/pro-abortion-orgs-raise-money-so-hurricane-harvey-victims-can-get-abortions-the-response-is-brutal/

 

NEWSMAX
— Minority Whip Durbin: DACA Crisis ‘Manufactured by Republicans’ – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/dick-durbin-daca-dreamer-crisis/2017/09/03/id/811416/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CHILLING PEEK INSIDE JOHN MCCAIN’S WICKED HEART  Jesse Lee Peterson exposes senator who ‘fooled public, pretended to be Republican’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/chilling-peek-inside-john-mccains-wicked-heart/

 

THE HILL
— Religious leaders press Trump not to end DACA – JULIA MANCHESTER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/349062-religious-leaders-press-trump-not-to-end-daca

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Harvey shows the anti-government crowd’s utter hypocrisy – Jennifer Rubin  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hate me a) because I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and b) because I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/08/28/harvey-shows-the-anti-government-crowds-utter-hypocrisy/

 

NEW YORKER
— Donald Trump Holds Dreamers’ Future in His Hands – Jonathan Blitzer  (DIERSEN: Who held your future in their hands?  Democrats run the federal government.  Those Democrats held my future in their hands 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Because I have always been a Republican, they wasted my career and got rid of me. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They would not taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/donald-trump-holds-dreamers-future-in-his-hands

September 3 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Calling all candidates – Editorial (DIERSEN: In Illinois, you should run as a Republican only if you can and if you will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  Illinois Republicans should defeat primary candidates who have acted against the IRP platform and/or who hint/imply/argue/shout that they will act against the IRP platform if elected/reelected. One could argue that because Rauner and his supporters act against more and more and more planks in the IRP platform, Rauner and his supporters should run as Independents.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170902/our-view-calling-all-candidates
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Help Wanted: Seeking numerous people for often thankless job. Must be willing to work ridiculously long hours, be criticized by those also seeking this position, and be enthusiastic about shaking hands and kissing babies. Successful candidates will be able to raise significant amounts of money on a daily basis, keep their composure even when being yelled at, and be willing to defend every statement or idea they’ve ever shared. When considering the negative, it’s a wonder anyone runs for public office. But the positives can outweigh the negatives, especially for those who truly seek to be an agent for change in order to improve the lives of friends and neighbors, or who want to be a part of public policy decisions that right wrongs or benefit more people. It is those people — the ones who want to better their communities — we hope to see run for office in 2018. Besides the six statewide constitutional offices, all 18 of Illinois’ districts in Congress, 39 of the 59 seats in the state Senate and all 118 seats in the Illinois House are on the ballot. So are a number of county seats, including clerks, treasurers, sheriffs, assessors and county board members; regional superintendents of schools; and some judgeships. The 2018 election may have already seemed to be in full swing, largely because the race for governor has been prominent since the beginning of the year. But the actual kick-off to next year’s election starts Tuesday, if you go by the first date listed in the state Election Board’s 2018 Election and Campaign Finance Calendar. Sept. 5 marks the first day those from established political parties can begin circulating nomination papers to get their name on the ballot. Those nominating petitions you may be asked to sign in the coming weeks can’t be filed until Nov. 27 to Dec. 4, at which point the March 20 primary races will start to come into focus. It’s safe to assume there will be a Democratic primary race for governor, given that nine people have declared their intent to run. It’s possible on the Republican side, although a serious challenger has yet to emerge.)
— Floreth pushed McCann, but party chose McClure – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170902/bernard-schoenburg-floreth-pushed-mccann-but-party-chose-mcclure
— New school aid formula doesn’t mean the end of the funding issue – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170902/statehouse-insider-new-school-aid-formula-doesnt-mean-end-of-funding-issue

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aging in luxury: $20,000-a-month senior living on the horizon – Oshrat Carmiel (DIERSEN: Because she has health problems, my soon-to-be 87-year-old aunt is paying $230-a-day, that is, $6,900-a-month, that is, $83,950-a-year to live in an assisted living facility.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-high-end-senior-living-20170822-story.html
— Pension law won’t save money, Rauner caused chaos – Donald M. Bisch, Vice-President Naperville Police Pension Fund
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-voice-letters-opinion-st-0903-20170901-story.html

 

WGN TV
— McHenry County case puts TRUST Act to the test – GAYNOR HALL
http://wgntv.com/2017/09/02/mchenry-county-case-puts-trust-act-to-the-test/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New education law aims to help those most in need – Jim Dey  (DIERSEN: Have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, or the rest of your ancestors ever been “in need?” My answer is NO, and because of that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-09-03/jim-dey-new-education-law-aims-help-those-most-need.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Record Fox River flooding cost McHenry County government agencies about $3.6 million – MEGAN JONES
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/01/record-fox-river-flooding-cost-mchenry-county-government-agencies-about-3-6-million/dq60s3p/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Jesiel rejected school funding measure for lack of reforms – Caitlin Nordahl
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511204493-jesiel-rejected-school-funding-measure-for-lack-of-reforms

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen offers expert advice on property tax appeals – Carrie Bradon
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511204615-breen-offers-expert-advice-on-property-tax-appeals

 

THE HILL
— It’s time to build the wall and fix our immigration system – NED RYUN
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/348995-its-time-to-build-the-wall-and-fix-our-immigration-system
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With President Trump likely to undo Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) next week, it highlights yet again that our immigration system is fundamentally broken. Our system of admittance is a decades old program based largely on nepotism and family ties, rather than any logical system of governance that benefits Americans. Rather than recruiting and attracting the best talent from other countries, our immigration system prioritizes bringing entire families. Combine this with our costly policies that allow illegal immigration across our southern border and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. Jim Acosta’s press conference temper tantrum demonstrated a number of Americans no longer realize why a country would even control the flow of immigration. They stammer and stomp their feet about what they believe America stands for, but unfortunately are entirely uninformed on the history of American immigration policy. During the 19th century, America largely had an open immigration policy as the country expanded and moved west, although, individual restrictions were placed on contract laborers, criminals, and in some cases entire countries. Those immigration laws were rewritten over the last century to implement greater controls over America’s immigration policies. These controls are especially necessary as progressives created greater and greater welfare programs. Like it or not, we are a welfare society. Whether it’s healthcare, social security, unemployment, housing, or any of the other myriad of benefits Americans receive. Just Social Security and Medicare make up nearly 40 percent of the federal budget. Throw in Medicaid and you’re getting close to 50 percent. Naturalizing more citizens and enrolling more individuals with green cards further encumbers our welfare system. We know our welfare system is hugely overburdened and threatens to be entirely insolvent by within 20 years. Thankfully, reforms in 1996 prevented those with green cards from receiving many federal benefits until they have lived in the country for at least five years and met work requirements, but we cannot pretend like admitting more people into the country has no effect. The legislation recently introduced in the Senate, named the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act (RAISE) bill, is not some racist screed. It’s a clear, point based immigration system, very similar to systems already in place in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Rather than admit people based on the luck of the draw or ties to family already in the country, the RAISE system grades specific qualities that are valuable for our society. That means more young, highly educated, fiscally prepared individuals that are likely to integrate well into American society. This merit based system would help attract some of the best talent from around the world to come to our country and become Americans. But unfortunately that’s just not enough to deal with our immigration problems. Without serious proposals that actually build a wall on our southern border, problems will just continue. When you hear the Democrats talk about the new plan for President Trump’s border wall, you’d be forgiven if you thought they were the party of fiscal restraint and responsible spending. They’re breaking out the apocalyptic language to call into question the need to secure America’s borders or do anything to prevent the stream of illegal immigrants. Which is ironic given the fact that roughly ten years ago, three Democrat Senators by the names of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden voted to fund the Yuma Sector Wall to stop the flow of illegal crossings (and now Yuma has seen a 70 percent decrease in illegal crossings since 2006). There are many costs involved with illegals coming into our country, from our education and health care systems to our welfare systems, but we cannot forget that one of the largest financial strains from increased illegal immigration is the increased cost for law enforcement and incarceration. Consider the Government Accountability Office’s study from 2011 in which 251,000 criminal illegals were found to have committed on average twelve crimes and been arrested on average seven times: hardly the best use of our law enforcement. That same study showed another interesting fact: 68 percent of the criminal illegals sitting in federal prison and 66 percent sitting in state prison were from one country: Mexico. In addition to law enforcement resources dedicated to repeatedly arresting the same criminal illegals, the cost to incarcerate criminal illegals is nearly two billion in some years: a study shows Americans paid $1.87 billion to “house imprisoned illegal immigrants in fiscal year 2014.” As more criminal illegals cross the border, that number will only increase. Those crimes not only harm Americans (and a great number of legal immigrants) but also sap valuable time from police officers. In California, thousands of prisoners were released early to make room for the tens of thousands of criminal illegal immigrants, which number over 72,000. This criminal element coming across the border also exacerbates the drug epidemic sweeping the country. Compare these annual costs of law enforcement work and incarceration costs to the cost of a wall, which some think for a wall of 1,250 miles could be as high as $21.5 billion. Considering our annual ongoing costs of dealing with criminal illegals alone and that still looks like a bargain. As much as media elites want to pretend otherwise, this common-sense policy approach with changing our immigration system and building a wall would protect American citizens and make America stronger by enticing the best workers in the world to immigrate by modernizing the system.)

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote DACA argue that DREAMers should get sympathy because their parents brought them to America before they were adults. Should those like me get sympathy because their parents raised them to be Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), conservative, Republican, and/or American? Should those like me get sympathy because their parents are German American and/or because their ancestors came to America while slavery was still legal? Should those like me get sympathy because they were born White and/or male?  Were it not for my parents, I might very well be the following like more and more and more people are: anti-Trump, anti-MSL, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/01/daca-dreamers-trump-paul-ryan-242257

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Here’s how this liberal law center seeks to crush opponents of the LGBT agenda – Peter Labarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/hate-profiteer-splc-will-use-new-liberal-donations-to-destroy-small-pro-fam

 

DAILY CALLER
— Public School Teachers Behind Violent Antifa Group – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/01/public-school-teachers-behind-violent-antifa-group/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Coping With nonstop Political Chatter – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Political affiliation discrimination is rampant in the federal government.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, ever-increasingly, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates asked me questions to draw attention to the fact that I was a) conservative, b) Republican, c) baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) 100% German-American, e) a non-veteran, f) old (born in 1948), g) non-poor, h) a gun owner, i) that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, and j) that I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/jobs/when-colleagues-wont-stop-talking-politics.html
— The Best Era for Working Women Was 20 Years Ago – Bryce Covert  (DIERSEN: What were your superiors doing to you 20 years ago this month?  My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” which expired at the end of the month. They wanted to give my Band II (GS-13/14) job and my preferred corner office to their employees who were Democrat, but especially to those who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/working-women-decline-1990s.html
— The 1990s Gave Us the Trump Teens – DAVID FRIEND  (DIERSEN: What did you do during the 1990s?  I worked for GAO until my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and a FINRA arbitrator in 1998.  I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter until 1996. I bought a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car in 1994. I was appointed a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/sunday/trump-reality-tv-90s.html
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL HEADLINE: “The Trump Tax Plan’s False Promises  Though details are missing, the president’s tax proposals would help the wealthy while doing little for his working-class supporters.” Are/were you a member of the “working-class?” I was a lowly member of the working-class 1962-1997.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a failed but a grossly overpaid member of the working-class. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/trump-republicans-tax-reform.html
— The Real Campus Scourge  No safe space or trigger warning lifts the sting of a cold new world. – Frank Bruni  (DIERSEN: From what I see, sadly, to succeed in the “cold new world,” you have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than your ancestors.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/college-freshman-mental-health.html
— Is Trump Really Pro-Worker?  He talks about his love for miners and factory workers. So far, he hasn’t done much to show it. – STEVEN GREENHOUSE (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a lowly worker 1962-1997.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a failed but a grossly overpaid worker. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/is-trump-really-pro-worker.html
— In Silicon Valley, Working 9 to 5 Is for Losers  A century ago, factory workers went on strike to demand better conditions. Today, start-up “hustlers” celebrate their own exploitation. – DAN LYONS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/opinion/sunday/silicon-valley-work-life-balance-.html

 

USA TODAY
— Here’s how to get that job, even if you’re underqualified – Peter Jones  (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/job-search-tips/2017/09/03/heres-how-to-get-that-job-even-if-youre-underqualified/105046586/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— GOP Voters OK With Trump Criticism of Republican Senate
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/august_2017/gop_voters_ok_with_trump_criticism_of_republican_senate

September 2 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT THE IL GOP PLATFORM SAYS ABOUT IMMIGRATION  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  In Illinois, if you got elected or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, and you do not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should immediately resign.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/what-the-il-gop-platform-says-about-immigration.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the Illinois Republican Party’s 2016 Convention, the state’s GOP delegates overwhelmingly supported a platform that contained this strong plank on the issue of immigration. It emphasized a “front door” policy. The issue plank concluded with these words that rank and file Republicans are saying has been totally ignored by the IL GOP leadership – including Governor Rauner – despite Republicans throughout the state supporting this position: “We call on the Illinois government to assist our federal government in the mission of protecting our homeland. We therefore urge reversal of “sanctuary city” policies, which bar our law enforcement officers from aiding Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents. Border control is a national security and public safety issue. We further call on the federal government to secure and protect our borders and vigorously enforce the law of the land. We further call on the federal and Illinois government to abandon all incentives that encourage illegal immigrants to settle in Illinois, as these incentives put a strain on our already struggling economy and is insulting to those who immigrated here legally.” Does the Illinois Republican Party’s platform mean anything at all?  Should IL GOP demand their party officials adhere to the platform rather than ignore it? The platform plank as accepted in 2016:)
— VICTIMS’ FAMILIES GRIEVE OVER RAUNER’S SNUB AND NEW SANCTUARY LAW IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/victims-families-grieve-over-rauners-snub-and-new-sanctuary-law-in-illinois.html
— NO: TAXPAYERS SHOULDN’T SUBSIDIZE OVERPRICED TESLAS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/no-taxpayers-shouldnt-subsidize-overpriced-teslas.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-let-grandma-from-berwyn-and-dreamers-stay-president-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. government has long ignored white supremacist threats, critics say – Kimberly Kindy, Sari Horwitz and Devlin Barrett
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-white-supremacist-threats-20170902-story.html
— Last Fling a Naperville ‘must-do,’ attendees say – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-last-fling-naperville-st-0903-20170902-story.html
— Are Labor Day parades floating into the past? – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-labor-parades-st-0904-20170902-column.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Providing salary history should be history – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, government employees are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being overpaid. To qualify myself for better paying jobs in the federal government, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170902/ISSUE07/170909989/providing-salary-history-should-be-history
— Bridging Springfield’s partisan divide—literally – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170902/ISSUE11/170909987/how-infrastructure-can-bring-partisans-in-springfield-together

 

WTTW
— Fracking Permit is First to Be Approved in Illinois – Alex Ruppenthal
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/01/fracking-permit-first-be-approved-illinois

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— What’s still pending at Illinois’ Statehouse – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170902/unfinished-business-whats-still-pending-at-illinois-statehouse

 

WGLT
— Unions Fight To Hold Illinois As Labor Day Parade Nears – COLLEEN REYNOLDS
http://wglt.org/post/unions-fight-hold-illinois-labor-day-parade-nears#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— McCain: Trump ‘poorly informed,’ Congress ‘not his subordinates’  McCain writs op-ed as Congress returns from recess – MIRANDA GREEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/mccain-trump-poorly-informed-congress-not-his-subordinates/803398884

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner tax credit program called silver lining in tarnished school funding bill – Glenn Minnis
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511204614-rauner-tax-credit-program-called-silver-lining-in-tarnished-school-funding-bill

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republicans Abandon Lake in the Hills
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/02/republicans-abandon-lake-in-the-hillswalz-lith-mothe/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen cheers K-12 funding bill ‘no one was happy about’ – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511204486-breen-cheers-k-12-funding-bill-no-one-was-happy-about

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Even without $15 an-hour, Illinois’ minimum wage is still higher – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were in high school, what you have done with the money?  I worked part-time 1964-1966 for the minimum wage ($1.25/hour) while I was a 16 and 17 year old high school student. In today’s dollars in 1966, I earned $9.49/hour. (SEE: https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/items/1966-united-states-minimum-wage) That job enabled me to earn and save enough money to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 a) that I used to commute to jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline during the summer of 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967 and b) that I used to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1967.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/even-without-an-hour-illinois-minimum-wage-is-still-higher/article_22bb56ac-8f1f-11e7-b499-331c0ec2f86a.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— STACKED DECK: OF ALL NEIGHBORING STATES, ONLY ILLINOIS GIVES STRIKE POWERS TO GOVERNMENT UNIONS – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/stacked-deck-of-all-neighboring-states-only-illinois-gives-strike-powers-to-government-unions/

 

BREITBART
— Media Pushes Skewed DACA Polls, Hides Public’s Priorities – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/02/daca-polls-conceal-public-opposition-cheap-labor-amnesty/
— OUTRAGEOUS: 18 Republicans Fall in Line to Oppose Trump’s Elimination of DACA – PENNY STARR
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/02/it-begins-18-republicans-fall-in-line-to-oppose-trumps-elimination-of-daca/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘NO-GO ZONES’ BREWING IN U.S., AUTHOR WARNS  Outsiders greeted with cold stares as mosques preach hatred of West – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/no-go-zones-brewing-in-u-s-author-warns/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Tucker Carlson Tees Off on GOP DACA Backers: ‘Their Campaign Pledges Were Lies’ – MIKE MILLER
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/09/964321-tucker-carlson-tees-off-gop-daca-backers-campaign-pledges-lies/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Labor activists target Midwest politicians opposing wage increases – Chris Kenning
http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/new-york/labor-activists-target-midwest-politicians-opposing-wage-increases-article-1.3463391

 

THE STANDARD
— Retirement, Delayed – Suzanne Woolley
http://thestandard.com.ph/opinion/columns/246028/retirement-delayed.html

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Downers Grove pol moves to oust Library Board member after anti-gay remarks – Matt Simonette
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Downers-Grove-pol-moves-to-oust-Library-Board-member-after-anti-gay-remarks-/60265.html

September 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville councilman Kevin Coyne weighing bid for Foster’s Congressional seat – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-coyne-congress-foster-st-0903-20170901-story.html
— Despite rise of video gaming, casino revenue drops in Aurora, Elgin – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-fox-valley-casino-video-gaming-st-0903-20170901-story.html
— Aurora confirms Richard Veenstra new head of Law Department – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-execs-st-0824-20170823-story.html
— Rauner’s support for the ‘sanctuary state’ bill isn’t out of character – Christopher Angelica, Hawthorn Woods  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CEOs make it clear that they want cheap labor and that they would rather hire citizens of foreign countries than citizens of America.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-rauner-sanctuary-state-bill-gop-20170901-story.html
— Pair of property tax cut options in new schools bill, but they’re limited – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-schools-formula-property-taxes-met-20170904-story.html
— New education funding law could be lifeline to private schools – Diane Rado
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-private-school-tax-credits-met-20170901-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump says that DREAMers are terrific and that he loves them. Anti-Trumps shout at DREAMers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps side with illegals who illegally brought others illegally into America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sweet-trumps-daca-tease-puts-thousands-of-young-immigrants-in-limbo/
— Chance the Rapper says even he’s not immune from city violence – Rachel Hinton
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chance-the-rapper-raises-2-2-million-for-20-cps-schools/
— Loving and leaving the game of football – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-loving-and-leaving-the-game-of-football/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump mulls decision on young immigrants in US illegally – AP (DIERSEN: Trump says that DREAMers are terrific and that he loves them. Anti-Trumps shout at DREAMers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps side with illegals who illegally brought others illegally into America illegally.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170902/trump-mulls-decision-on-young-immigrants-in-us-illegally
— DuPage to host tours of Elmhurst Quarry – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170901/dupage-to-host-tours-of-elmhurst-quarry

 

CBS2
— DuPage Expects To Avoid Water Problems Seen In Flooded Texas Town – Bernie Tafoya
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/01/dupage-water-commission-flooding-shortage-texas/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois’ Minimum Wage Higher Than Neighboring States – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=251051#.Waqzs8iGOM8

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Time for the next Illinois crisis – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-time-for-the-next-illinois-crisis/article_2213f21b-d9e6-597c-b5cd-9b81bd38fd4a.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Illinois public schools on the defensive – Jim Nowlan
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-illinois-public-schools-on-the-defensive/article_3cd73935-692c-5835-a0ba-282bff0cc3cf.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Is The Growing Number Of Illinois Lawmakers Leaving Springfield Unusual? – KATIE FINLON
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/growing-number-illinois-lawmakers-leaving-springfield-unusual#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump administration seeking $7.85 billion ‘down payment’ on disaster funding  Initial request for FEMA, SBA – JEREMY DIAMOND
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/weather/trump-administration-seeking-595-billion-down-payment-on-disaster-funding/802872604

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives finds flaws throughout new state school funding model – Justin Stoltzfus
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511203031-ives-finds-flaws-throughout-new-state-school-funding-model

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Macoupin County Enquirer-Democrat talks about “sneaky and cowardly” FOIA requesters – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/newspaper-talks-about-sneaky-and-cowardly-foia-requesters/

 

BREITBART
— Flush with Corporate Cash, SPLC Stashes Cash Overseas – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/01/flush-with-corporate-cash-splc-stashes-cash-overseas/
— As Its Influence Wanes, Increasingly Militant MSM Promotes Violence and Censorship – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/09/01/as-its-influence-wanes-increasingly-militant-msm-promotes-violence-and-censorship/

 

TOWNHALL
— Hey, Hey, Ho Ho—DACA Has Got to Go – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2017/09/02/hey-hey-ho-hodaca-has-got-to-go-n2376460

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FEDERAL COURT DELIVERS DEFEAT TO LEFTISTS IN ALABAMA SPEECH FIGHT  Rules trial must decide if campaign by state commission, SPLC violated 1st Amendment – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/federal-court-delivers-defeat-to-leftists-in-alabama-speech-fight/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— What Muslims Really Pray at ‘Interfaith’ Gatherings – Rachel Lipsky
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/what_muslims_really_pray_at_interfaith_gatherings.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Majority of Today’s Youth Won’t Be Fit for Military Service – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: Were you 1-A, that is, were you fit for military service? In 1966, when I was 18 years old, I was 1-A notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, that I had partial red/green color blindness, and that I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/report-obesity-U-S-military/2017/09/01/id/811254/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nearly a quarter of military recruits are rejected because they’re too fat — and a majority of today’s youngsters aren’t fit to serve because they’re overweight, use drugs, or have criminal records or educational deficits, a new report found. The 14th annual State of Obesity report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation determined in part that “obesity is a national security issue.” “Being overweight or obese is the leading cause of medical disqualifications, with nearly one-quarter of [military] service applicants rejected for exceeding the weight or body fat standards,” the report’s authors found.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says: The GOP Fiddles As Trump Rips Apart The Fabric Of The Nation. The inability of supposed Republican standard-bearers to rein in Trump’s bigoted rhetoric shows they are relinquishing power over the party.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-fiddles-as-trump-rips-apart-the-fabric-of-the-nation_us_59a99cb8e4b0bef3378cd836

 

REUTERS
— Labor activists target Midwest politicians opposing wage increases – Chris Kenning  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wages-protests/labor-activists-target-midwest-politicians-opposing-wage-increases-idUSKCN1BD0CE

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— If You Want to MAGA, Save DACA – Bret Stephens (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to a) get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time AND REPLACE THEM WITH THOSE WHO ARE anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/daca-trump-dreamers-immigration.html
— The Summer of Love’s Dispiriting Fall – TED WIDMERS  (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1967?  I was a full-time student at UIC and I worked part-time the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete.  I sold my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and bought a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. I saved money for new cars and college expenses.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/beatles-1967-summer-love.html
— Mayor De Blasio Says Donors Were Denied Favors. How Many? Hard to Say. – WILLIAM NEUMAN  (DIERSEN: What do you say to elected officials, party leaders, etc. who talk and act like their donors want them to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/nyregion/mayor-de-blasio-deblasio-donors-favors.html
— New America, a Google-Funded Think Tank, Faces Backlash for Firing a Google Critic – KENNETH P. VOGEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/us/politics/anne-marie-slaughter-new-america-google.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Another victory for voting rights.” QUESTION: By his dumping Republicans, how many more votes will Rauner get from Independents, from Democrats, from Libertarians, and from Greens? ANSWER: ZERO.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/another-victory-for-voting-rights/2017/09/01/79e62d42-8e7c-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: “THE RIGHT to vote is foundational for the rights of Americans in our democracy.” It was refreshing to hear that fundamental fact about the importance of voting to American democracy given full voice by a Republican officeholder. Even better was that Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s words were accompanied by his signature last Monday on a bill that will remove obstacles to balloting by allowing automatic voter registration. In not going along with the general aversion of his party to making voting easier, Mr. Rauner sets an example that other states should follow. Illinois became the 10th state, along with the District, to move to modernize its system of voter registration through automatic registration.)
— Where to draw the line on hate speech online? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who would come to my defense if the anti-Trumps succeed in shutting down www.gopillinois.com and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because they include links to articles posted at the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) website at https://illinoisfamily.org/ and at the Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFAH) website at http://americansfortruth.com/ (SEE: http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/family-institute-smeared-as-one-of-32-illinois-hate-groups-along-with-neo-nazis-and-skinheads.html  Constructively, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treated TAPROOT as being a hate group because I invited IFI and AFTAH leaders to speak at TAPROOT events.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/where-to-draw-the-line-on-hate-speech-online/2017/09/01/025eab10-89da-11e7-a50f-e0d4e6ec070a_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— More Worker Visas for Less Government A federalist plan to address the growing U.S. labor shortage. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-worker-visas-for-less-government-1504302994
— The Teachers Union’s Public Enemy No. 1  Betsy DeVos is Trump’s stylistic opposite, but she stirs more antagonism than any other cabinet member. – James Taranto
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-teachers-unions-public-enemy-no-1-1504303675
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Blacks, Hispanics Close Gap in Job Market – Andrew Van Dam  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/labor-market-disparities/

 

INVESTMENT NEWS
— Financial Industry Regulatory Authority: Who’s watching the watchdog? The regulator wields enormous power over the securities industry 
with little meaningful oversight – Mark Schoeff Jr. and Bruce Kelly (DIERSEN: I have been a Finra arbitrator since 1998. I worked for GAO for almost 9 years on audits that involved Finra.)
http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20170902/FEATURE/170909996/finra-whos-watching-the-watchdog
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you’re a broker, there are three things in life that are certain: death, taxes – and answering to Finra. Finra is the self-regulatory organization that makes sure the nation’s 3,700 broker-dealers and 631,000 brokers comply with securities laws and regulations to ensure that investors are protected and treated fairly. It has the power to levy fines and, in serious cases, bar brokers and individuals from the industry. If you want to be a broker or operate a brokerage firm, you must join Finra. No one argues against the need for regulation, but over the years the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. has grown into a huge institution, one that generates hundreds of millions of dollars a year in revenue through membership fees and fines. It also maintains a reserve of about $1.6 billion and employs upward of 3,000 people, some of whom receive exorbitant salaries by industry standards. Finra wields enormous power over the lives of brokers and broker-dealers. Last year alone, it issued more than 1,400 disciplinary actions and barred more than 500 brokers from the industry. And yet people in the industry know little about how Finra operates, how it spends the millions it collects in membership fees and fines, and how it sets its regulatory agenda. Finra writes its own rules, meets behind closed doors and releases information if and when it deems necessary. Finra is the watchdog that no one is watching. “It is largely unaccountable to the industry or to the public,” David Burton, a senior fellow in economic policy at the Heritage Foundation, wrote in a February report. “Due process, transparency and regulatory-review protections normally associated with regulators are not present, and its arbitration process is flawed. Reforms are necessary.”)

 

DAILY KOS
— Apple, Microsoft, 300 business leaders sign open letter in support of DACA, DREAM Act – Gabe Ortiz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CEOs make it clear that they want cheap labor and that they would rather hire citizens of foreign countries than citizens of America.)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/1/1695260/-Apple-Microsoft-300-business-leaders-sign-open-letter-in-support-of-DACA-DREAM-Act

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Though elections are next year unions already revving up – MARK GRUENBERG (DIERSEN: Will the anti-Rauners “give me a break” a) because I was a union member for almost 12 years and b) because many Rauner promoters do everything that they can to get rid of me?)
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/though-elections-are-next-year-unions-already-revving-up/

 

GUARDIAN
== The Resistance Now: marching miles against white supremacy  Activists are walking 110 miles from Charlottesville to Washington DC confront the US’s ‘history of genocide and slavery’ – Adam Gabbatt  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/01/resistance-now-protest-white-supremacy
— ‘The S-word’: how young Americans fell in love with socialism  Young Americans blame capitalism for crises in housing, healthcare and falling wages. Once demonized, the word ‘socialism’ is back as a new political movement takes root – Chris McGreal  (DIERSEN: Those who promote socialism could argue that the opportunities that people like me (White males) had are gone. They could stress that were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/02/socialism-young-americans-bernie-sanders

September 1 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS’ NEW IMMIGRATION BILL ALREADY AFFECTING RELEASE OF DANGEROUS CRIMINALS IN US ILLEGALLY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/illinois-new-immigration-bill-already-affecting-release-of-dangerous-criminals-in-us-illegally.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: ILLINOIS’ MISGUIDED CHOICE TO FOLLOW CALIFORNIA’S IMMIGRATION POLICY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/horneroneil-illinois-misguided-choice-to-follow-californias-immigration-policy.html
— ILLINOIS AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION A MISTAKE, SAYS “TRUE THE VOTE” FOUNDER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/illinois-implementation-of-automatic-voter-registration-a-mistake-says-true-the-vote-founder.html
— THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCHOOL FUNDING BILL: STATE REP REICK EXPLAINS HIS “YES” VOTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/the-other-side-of-the-school-funding-bill-state-rep-reick-explains-his-yes-vote.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois House GOP Leader Defends School-Funding Compromise – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/01/gop-leader-defends-school-funding-compromise/

 

NBC5
— Will Rauner Have a Republican Challenger for Governor? Nine Democratic candidates have declared their runs for governor, but will Bruce Rauner have a Republican challenger? – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-governor-bruce-rauner-challenger-deep-dish-442509493.html

 

ABC7
— Trump DACA decision coming Tuesday, White House says – AP  (DIERSEN: Trump says that DREAMers are terrific and that he loves them. Anti-Trumps shout at DREAMers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-daca-decision-coming-tuesday-white-house-says/2366468/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McHenry County jail declines to release man with ICE hold, despite new state law – Amanda Marrazzo and Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mchenry-county/crime/ct-illinois-immigration-trust-act-confusion-met-20170901-story.html
— Interim school superintendent quits $1,000-per-day job in East Aurora – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-east-aurora-interim-superintendent-resigns-st-0903-20170901-story.html
— Application withdrawn for Mundelein gun store, shooting range – Rick Kambic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mundelein/news/ct-mun-mir-tactical-shooting-range-outcome-tl-0907-story.html
— Legislative acts signal reprieve from perpetual state of crisis – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-legislative-recap-st-0903-20170901-story.html
— Rauner asks for federal flood help, but Hurricane Harvey could mean delays – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-governor-federal-flood-assistance-request-met-20170901-story.html
— Richard Posner announces sudden retirement from federal appeals court in Chicago – Jason Meisner and Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: In 1996, when I was a 48-year-old GAO employee, I argued Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange before Judge Posner.  SEE: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-judge-richard-posner-retires-met-20170901-story.html
— Dolton village administrator retires after allegations of harassment; rehired as consultant – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-dolton-village-administrator-retirement-st-0831-20170830-story.html
— Naperville political consultant Ravneet Singh gets 15 months for financial scheme in San Diego mayor’s race – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-naperville-political-consultant-sentenced-in-california-0902-20170901-story.html
— Keep DACA, deport the Nazis – Rex Huppke  (DIERSEN: Trump says that DREAMers are terrific and that he loves them. Anti-Trumps shout at DREAMers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-daca-trump-huppke-20170901-story.html
— You got the money. Now give students ‘A Schoolchild’s Bill of Rights.’ – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want everyone to have a Bill of Rights EXCEPT THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-schools-choice-rights-illinois-0903-20170823-story.html
— Emanuel calls on Trump to stop attacking Obama legacy and not dismantle DACA – John Byrne  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-barack-obama-dreamers-met-20170901-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A major boost to the economy – Kirk W. Dillard, chair, Regional Transportation Authority
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-sign-bill-to-protect-illinois-womens-reproductive-rights/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity have their operatives and their dupes get rid of you.  I do not promote LGBTQ activity.  I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/schools-biased-against-lgbt-people-should-be-banned-from-scholarships/
— Labor watchdog wants answers from ex-Teamsters boss on son’s deals – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/labor-watchdog-looking-at-longtime-chicago-teamsters-boss-john-t-coli-sr-on-son-joseph-colis-union-deals-the-watchdogs/
— A way to protect against employers low-balling your pay – Editorial (DIERSEN: Are/were you overpaid?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-a-way-to-protect-against-employers-low-balling-your-pay/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170901/daca-end-would-be-betrayal-of-trust-suburban-participants-say
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170901/suburban-muslims-observe-eid-al-adha-celebrations
— Kane board wants some leeway – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170830/news/170839877/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Judge Richard Posner is retiring from the federal appeals court – CLAIRE BUSHEY  (DIERSEN: In 1996, when I was a 48-year-old GAO employee, I argued Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange before Judge Posner.  SEE: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170901/NEWS04/170909982/judge-richard-posner-is-retiring-from-the-federal-appeals-court
— Illinois, it’s time to take a lesson from Henry Ford – MICHAEL PINE  (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170831/OPINION/170839965/illinois-its-time-to-take-a-lesson-from-henry-ford

 

WBEZ
— Groups Nationwide Weigh In On Chicago Sanctuary City Suit – AP (DERISEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of America that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/groups-nationwide-weigh-in-on-chicago-sanctuary-city-suit/93ef0c0f-5d27-4c77-8414-ba851c6ef5c4

 

NORTHHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Jail refuses to release Crystal Lake man on bond with ICE hold after Trust Act signed – JORDYN REILAND
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/01/mchenry-county-jail-refuses-to-release-crystal-lake-man-on-bond-with-ice-hold-after-trust-act-signed/a3xz2uc/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Sheriff Issues Statement on New “Trust” Act
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/01/sheriff-issues-statement-on-new-trust-act/
— David McSweeney Urges Sheriff Bill Prim to Contact U.S. Justice Department re Illegals
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/01/david-mcsweeney-urges-sheriff-bill-prim-to-contact-u-s-justice-department/
— Steve Reick Explains His Support of the State Aid to Education Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/01/steve-reick-explains-his-support-of-the-state-aid-to-education-bill/
— Mary McCann Promotes Soda Tax at Board of Health Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/01/mary-mccann-promotes-soda-tax-at-board-of-health-meeting/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Watchdog group: Improper city spending rampant in Illinois – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/watchdog-group-improper-city-spending-rampant-in-illinois/article_d3fe0c90-8e55-11e7-8ed6-afb9307c6f67.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Brandon Phelps steps down
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/01/rep-brandon-phelps-steps-down/

 

NUMBERS USA
— The Time for President Trump to End DACA Has Long Passed – Eric Ruark
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/time-president-trump-end-daca-has-long-passed

 

BREITBART
— Well-Deserved: Paul Ryan Now as Unpopular as Pelosi; McConnell Less Popular – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/01/well-deserved-ryan-now-unpopular-pelosi-mcconnell-less-popular/
— Zuckerberg’s Facebook Post About DACA ‘Dreamers’: ‘These Young People Represent the Future of Our Country’ – PENNY STARR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CEOs make it clear that they want to get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/01/zuckerbergs-facebook-post-daca-dreamers-young-people-represent-future-country/
— Google ‘Coming After Critics’ in Academia and Journalism, ‘Forming Into a Government of Itself’ – CHARLIE NASH (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, Google makes it clear that it wants to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/09/01/report-google-coming-critics-academia-journalism-getting-opponents-fired-think-tanks/
— Dem Rep Admits Trump Derangement Syndrome — I Would Oppose Mother’s Day If Trump Endorsed It – PAM KEY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes suffer from “Diersen Derangement Syndrome.”  They continue to a) oppose each and every decision that I make to include or to not include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) each and every comment that I make or that I do not make about those articles, and c) each and every upcoming event that include or do not include in the emails.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/09/01/dem-rep-admits-trump-derangement-syndrome-oppose-mothers-day-trump-endorsed/

 

NEWSMAX
— Paul Ryan, Republicans to Trump: Don’t Kill DACA — ‘Congress Has to Fix’ – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/ryan-trump-daca/2017/09/01/id/811177/
— White House Petition Aims to Declare George Soros a Terrorist – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/US/george-soros-terrorist-petition-white-house/2017/09/01/id/811151/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Illinois Lawmakers Give Students More Opportunities in Education – Jonathan Butcher  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/01/illinois-lawmakers-give-students-opportunities-education/

 

GOPUSA
— Leftwing activists discourage donations to Red Cross for Harvey victims
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29593

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Time to Drop Colleges’ Racial Quotas and Preferences – MICHAEL BARONE (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451015/affirmative-action-college-admissions-must-go

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Ending DACA a risky move for Trump.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348875-the-memo-ending-daca-a-risky-move-for-trump
— Labor Day lesson: US workers can get better pay via better training – HARRY HOLZER AND SANDY BAUM  (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/labor/348830-labor-day-lesson-us-workers-can-get-better-pay-via-better-training

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As Workers Expect Less, Job Satisfaction Rises  Minimal raises and lean staffing have redefined what makes a position good – Lauren Webe (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-are-happier-at-work-but-expect-a-lot-less-1504258201

 

DENVER POST
— Denver principals: Don’t take our DREAMers – JAMES CRYAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, educators make it clear that they want to get rid of their students who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/01/denver-principals-dont-take-our-dreamers/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Tech Leaders Call on Trump to Preserve DACA – Brian Feldman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want to get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/09/tech-leaders-call-on-trump-to-preserve-daca.html

 

BILLBOARD
— Trump Gets Earful From Tech CEOs: ‘Dreamers Are Vital to the Future of Our Companies’ – Marc Schneider  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want to get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7949917/daca-trump-tech-leaders-full-letter-read

 

MEDIAITE
— Tucker Carlson Shames GOPers Who Back DACA: ‘Their Campaign Pledges Were Lies’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/tucker-carlson-shames-gopers-who-back-daca-their-campaign-pledges-were-lies/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Donated unused annual leave – Jason Miller (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I earned annual leave. SEE: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/annual-leave/  They did not want me to use any of it and they were beyond furious when I donated my unused annual leave.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/09/donated-leave-easing-of-contracting-rules-latest-part-of-hurricane-harvey-response-efforts/
(FROM THE THE ARTICLE: Federal employees now have an official way they can donate their time and money to their colleagues impacted by Hurricane Harvey and the following tropical storms. The Office of Personnel Management set up an Emergency Leave Transfer Program, which lets employees in the executive and judicial branches transfer unused annual leave to their federal colleagues within the same agency or another organization, who need additional time off. “We continue to reach out to impacted agencies to gather more information on the number of employees impacted by Harvey,” acting OPM Director Kathleen McGettigan said in a Sept. 1 statement. “As always, OPM stands ready to assist federal agencies in assisting their missions and in responding to the needs of federal employees.” OPM decided a emergency leave transfer program was warranted after talking to other agencies about the impact the storms have had on their employees.)

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 517 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $490,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447731_zpid/

September 1 Morning Edition

BREITBART
— OUTSTANDING: Six Illinois Republicans File Counter Bill to Erase Gov. Rauner’s Sanctuary State Law – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/31/six-illinois-republicans-file-counter-bill-to-erase-gov-rauners-sanctuary-state-law/
— Wikipedia Editors Seek to Downplay Antifa Violence And Far-Left Ideology – T.D. ADLER
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/31/editors-on-wikipedia-seek-to-downplay-violence-and-ideology-of-antifa-movement/
— Zuckerberg Group: 700K American Job Openings If DACA Ends – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, in America, employers a) want cheap labor and b) prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/31/zuckerberg-group-700k-american-job-openings-daca-ends/
— Blue State Blues: Why DACA Must Go — Now – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/01/blue-state-blues-daca-must-go/

 

NBC5
— City of Harvey Offers Free Homes to Harvey Victims (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? My aunt lived there for many years. I took and passed tests there to become a postal employee in 1966. I worked in IRS’s office there 1972-1973.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/City-of-Harvey-Offers-Up-Homes-to-Harvey-Victims-442448003.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Lake County releases 1st immigrant from jail under Trust Act provisions: ‘I could breathe again’ – Yadira Sanchez Olson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner and other anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens and against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-trust-act-st-0901-20170829-story.html
— During a summer of crisis, Trump chafes against criticism and new controls – Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-kelly-white-house-crisis-20170831-story.html
— Highland Park Jewish deli faces backlash over Facebook post featuring Nazi imagery – Dan Lambert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-maxs-deli-facebook-post-tl-0907-story.html
— Rauner win on schools bill comes at a price – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-school-funding-met-0901-20170831-story.html
— Half the jobs in America pay less than $18 an hour. Can Trump help? – Heather Long  (DIERSEN: What did you do qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-american-worker-wages-trump-20170825-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: When sports rivalry inspires hatred, fixation on historical grievances – Kenji Kawashima
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003890735
— An anti-Trump says “Politics is causing the death of fun as we know it.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-melania-taylor-swift-politics-0901-story.html
— The elitism of opposing school choice – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-school-choice-illinois-0901-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Cardinal Cupich says he taught Rauner, Madigan to ‘trust each other’ – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois WHO NO ONE SHOULD TRUST. They include activists, candidates, government employees, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants. Some of them have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  They all work very hard against me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cardinal-cupich-says-he-taught-rauner-madigan-to-trust-each-other/
— Historic school reform could be another con job – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-historic-school-reform-could-be-another-con-job/
— When Labor was strong, America was strong – Tom Balanoff and Greg Kelley
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/when-labor-was-strong-america-was-strong/
— Dr. King, Tina Fey, and what to do about haters – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-dr-king-tina-fey-and-what-to-do-about-haters/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Do suburban police support new law that extends protection for immigrants?”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170901/do-suburban-police-support-new-law-that-extends-protection-for-immigrants
— Creating job and hiring ally fuels skepticism about township government – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170831/editorial-creating-job-and-hiring-ally-fuels-skepticism-about-township-government
— Frustration mounts in West Chicago high school teacher contract talks – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170831/frustration-mounts-in-west-chicago-high-school-teacher-contract-talks

 

WTTW
— Education Overhaul Becomes Law, Scholarship Plan Attracts Scrutiny – Amanda Vinicky  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/31/education-overhaul-becomes-law-scholarship-plan-attracts-scrutiny

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— GOP backs opponent for Sen. McCann; Senor challenging Rep. Scherer – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170831/gop-backs-opponent-for-sen-mccann-senor-challenging-rep-scherer

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Lieutenant governor, IDOL director honor Venice metal recycling workers
http://thetelegraph.com/news/108184/lieutenant-governor-idol-director-honor-venice-metal-recycling-workers

 

VIENNA TIMES
— Lt. Governor holds strategic meeting in Vienna concerning drug issues – Lindsey Rae Vaughn
http://theviennatimes.com/2017/09/lt-governor-holds-strategic-meeting-in-vienna-concerning-drug-issues/

 

DARIEN PATCH
— New Associate Judge Named For DuPage County  Christine Cody has been chosen as the new associate judge for DuPage County. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/new-associate-judge-named-dupage-county

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— TRAGIC: Automatic voter registration bill becomes law – Scott Faingold
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19087-automatic-voter-registration-bill-becomes-law.html

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites promote hatred of Whites.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2017/08/backlash-white-supremacy-continues/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Stop the Presses! Columnist Rex Huppke Admits He’s Not a Theologian! – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/stop-presses-columnist-admits-hes-not-theologian/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER SIGNS SCHOOL FUNDING BILL INTO LAW, BUT TAXPAYERS WILL BE ON THE HOOK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/rauner-signs-school-funding-bill-into-law-but-taxpayers-will-be-on-the-hook.html

 

GOPUSA
— Free speech under fire: Mob mentality (FROM THE ARTICLE: Exactly how do the black scarves of the “anti-fascist” demonstrators differ from the white hoods of irredeemable racists?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29555

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Administration Announces Four Companies Selected to Build Border-Wall Prototypes  Each prototype will cost between $400,000 to $500,000 and construction could begin in two weeks – Susan Crabtree
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/trump-administration-announces-four-companies-selected-build-border-wall-prototypes/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Anti-Corporate Voices On Both Right And Left Claim Google Censorship – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/31/anti-corporate-voices-on-both-right-and-left-claim-google-censorship/
— Homeland Security Announces Border Wall Prototype Finalists – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/31/homeland-security-announces-border-wall-prototype-finalists/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn evangelicals as being racists.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/why-evangelicals-cant-shake-off-suggestions-theyre-racist/article/2009494

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— After Charlottesville, an Uncertain Outlook for Free Speech – Taylor Lewis
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/after_charlottesville_an_uncertain_outlook_for_free_speech.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign ‘Racial Anti-Fascist Demonstration’ Raises Concerns of Violence  Many co-organizers have endorsed anti-Israel BDS movement – Rachel Frommer
http://freebeacon.com/culture/illinois-urbana-champaign-racial-anti-fascist-demonstration-raises-concerns-violence/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Conservative groups’ fliers vandalized, labeled ‘Nazis’ – Sandor Farkas
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9684

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Dean’s ‘Nazi’ essay suggests he won’t help students who want jobs in Trump administration – JACKSON RICHMAN
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/36204/

 

RUETERS
— Trump’s expected repeal of Dreamer program draws fire from business – Steve Holland, Jeff Mason (DIERSEN: Business wants cheap labor. Ever-increasingly, business sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-daca/trumps-expected-repeal-of-dreamer-program-draws-fire-from-business-idUSKCN1BB2PD

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/daca-immigration-trump-repeal.html
— Make Pot Legal for Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury – THOMAS JAMES BRENNAN  (DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, I never would had been able to a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; b) earn job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; c) earn a job-related professional license when I was 32; d) buy new cars when I was 19, 20, 23, etc.; e) but a new town home when I was 24, a studio condo when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo when I was 27; f) get married when I was 29; g) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton with my wife when I was 29; h) etc. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/marijuana-legalization-veterans.html
— The Urban Revival Is Over – RICHARD FLORIDASE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those in urban area are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/cities-suburbs-housing-crime.html
— South of the Border, Migrants Eye a Storm-Torn Texas – ANNIE CORREAL and KIRK SEMPLE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/us/harvey-migrants-texas-mexico.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In Los Angeles, Columbus Day is toppled like a Confederate statue – Samantha Schmidt  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Trump supporter, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that anti-Trumps want to get rid of you.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/31/in-los-angeles-columbus-day-is-toppled-like-a-confederate-statute/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans think Trump is ripping the country apart.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/08/31/most-americans-think-trump-is-ripping-the-country-apart-his-response-to-charlottesville-shows-how-it-happens/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans won’t acknowledge Trump is a really bad person.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/08/31/republicans-wont-acknowledge-trump-is-a-really-bad-person/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Homeland Security department gives right-wing extremists a pass.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-homeland-security-department-gives-right-wing-extremists-a-pass/2017/08/31/a0164ab4-8455-11e7-ab27-1a21a8e006ab_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Voters value competence. That could be bad news for Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/09/01/even-republicans-are-starting-to-doubt-trumps-competence/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— L.A.’s Gift to Trump  The city council bans Columbus Day, echoing the Ku Klux Klan.  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that they are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/l-a-s-gift-to-trump-1504221331
— Glenn Beck Cuts Jobs at His Conservative News Site, The Blaze  Executives cite advertising, funding challenges as they lay off 20% of workforce at The Blaze and Mercury Radio Arts – Imani Moise  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who would viciously destroy any individual, any organization, and any company that might give me money to expand what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/glenn-beck-cuts-jobs-at-his-conservative-news-site-the-blaze-1504220559
— Texas, Thou Hast Sinned  Progressives blame Houston’s success for the hurricane disaster. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-thou-hast-sinned-1504221194
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To engage in LGBTQ activity and/or to promote LGBTQ activity is to reject all the religions of the world.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-catholics-can-welcome-lgbt-believers-1504221027

 

USA TODAY
— Amnesty excuses past violations  President Trump, keep your pledge on DACA – Dan Stein
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/31/president-trump-keep-your-daca-pledge-editorials-debates/105167188/

 

ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Killing DACA is a violent white supremacist priority.”
http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/08/31/killing-daca-is-a-violent-white-supremacist-priority/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINR: Anti-Trumps say “DONALD TRUMP DOESN’T CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE.”
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-doesnt-care-about-black-people-americans-believe-poll-657972

 

VOICE OF AMERICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites ask “is Make America Great Again racist?”
https://www.voanews.com/a/is-make-america-great-racist/4009714.html

 

PHILLY
— Government wants to crush your right to protest – because there’s so much stuff to protest about – Will Bunch  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps run America. Ever-increasingly those anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, those anti-Trumps promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, surrender to Mexico and to other foreign countries, and even worse things.)
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/will_bunch/trump-antifa-pipeline-protest-womens-march-aclu-20170831.html

 

FORTUNE
— ‘I Stand with the Dreamers.’ Mark Zuckerberg Shows Support for DACA in a Facebook Note – Kevin Lui (DIERSEN: CEOs want cheap labor. Ever-increasingly, CEOs side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://fortune.com/2017/09/01/mark-zuckerberg-daca-dreamers-immigration-facebook/
— Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: Not Enough Elected Officials Are Using Their Voices for Equality – Alana Abramson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trump CEOs paint themselves as being Robin Hood.)
http://fortune.com/2017/08/31/howard-schultz-op-ed-charlottesville/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— It’s time for career leaders to be heard on hate – Dr. Ron Sanders  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps run the federal government. Those anti-Trumps are full of hatred against Trump and against his supporters. Those anti-Trumps are especially full of hatred against Trump’s supporters who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/opinions/2017/08/31/its-time-for-career-leaders-to-be-heard-on-hate-commentary/

 

FED SMITH
— President Proposes 1.9% Average 2018 Federal Employee Raise – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: If I was still a GS-13 Step 10 GAO employee, my salary would increase from $122,991 to $125,328. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. One could ask my critics/opponents, their underpaid operatives, and their underpaid dupes about their education, their professional certifications, their professional licenses, and their work experience.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/31/president-proposes-1-9-average-2018-federal-employee-raise/

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps disgustingly use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.salon.com/2017/09/01/trumps-war-on-children-deporting-the-dreamers-is-next-and-the-gop-base-will-love-it/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Time to Drop Colleges’ Racial Quotas and Preferences – Michael Barone  (DIERSEN: Those who reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform have always worked very hard against me.  They have always painted me as being a racist and a sexist. Should I sue them?)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_michael_barone/time_to_drop_colleges_racial_quotas_and_preferences