Month: March 2022

March 11, 2022

ABC7

— Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail, 30 months’ probation before emotional outburst – Diane Pathieu, Leah Hope, Eric Horng, Rob Elgas
https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-sentencing-sentence-update/11638499/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora panel recommends marijuana dispensary downtown – STEVE LORD (COMMENT: To promote pot in a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-marijuana-st-0311-20220310-l2qoqljd6zb3nnx24p4lqws7oa-story.html
— Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in Cook County Jail beginning immediately, shouts as he is led from court – MEGAN CREPEAU and JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-jussie-smollett-sentencing-20220310-6rkydf7zt5d6hkianqp6d6js7a-story.html
— A perfect storm is destroying Chicago’s economic vitality – PAUL VALLAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-chicago-economy-mayor-lori-lightfoot-20220310-3m3aytyvxzaevbuc4zgfs2tkq4-story.html
— The silent shame of getting older in a youthful world: ‘We woke up one day and asked ourselves, what happened?’ – JERRY DAVICH (COMMENT: I should write a book about age discrimination.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-shame-of-old-age-disability-st-0309-20220308-6fb64uplnbf6rodta36gmh7mtu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In new Hispanic 3rd Congressional District, poll shows Democratic primary wide open; Ramirez has edge over Villegas. The poll underscores how Delia Ramirez, a state representative, and Gilbert Villegas, a Chicago alderman, are blank political slates waiting to be filled in. – Lynn Sweet (COMMENT: Justin Burau of Winfield has filed for the GOP nomination. In 2015, my critics/opponents gerrymandered my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. I should write a book about them.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/3/10/22971706/new-hispanic-congressional-district-poll-shows-race-wide-open-ramirez-has-edge-over-villegas
— Illinois Gaming Board pulls plug on Russian sports betting following Ukraine invasion. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/10/22971721/illinois-sports-betting-russia-ban-ukraine-gaming-board
— Jussie Smollett sentenced to 5 months in jail for staging fake hate crime in downtown Chicago. – Matthew Hendrickson, Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/10/22967380/jussie-smollett-sentence-empire-actor-fake-hate-crime-hoax
— CPS selective enrollment schools to accept fewer affluent students under proposed change – Sarah Karp (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents as being filthy rich. They have always stressed that my father made enough money that my mother could stay home and raise my brother and me and that they sent 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. My outstanding parents never attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My father fought type 1 diabetes, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. If my parents were filthy rich, why did I take jobs that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2022/3/10/22971194/cps-selective-enrollment-high-schools-whitney-young-payton-northside-lane-tech-jones-college-prep
— Search for Chicago’s next inspector general is down to two – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: I served on the Executive Committee (EC) of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996. Almost all the other EC members were employees of federal inspector general (IG) offices. All the audits of all the federal agencies that I worked on for GAO 1980-1997 required coordination with those agency’s IG offices. I worked on audits of federal financial institution regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies, including Railroad Retirement Board, Department of Defense, U.S. Postal Service, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Immigration and Naturalization Service, General Service Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Labor, Federal Aviation Administration, Veteran Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Health and Human Services, for almost 6 years. I worked on an audit of EPA IG compliance with professional standards. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/afmd-86-43 )
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2022/3/9/22969647/chicago-inspector-general-search-two-finalists-ferguson-witzburg-lightfoot
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/3/10/22971494/donald-trump-ukraine-war-president-biden-column-mona-charen
— Lightfoot: Clock isn’t ticking on top cop – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: The clock was always ticking on me while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969,.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2022/3/10/22971431/chicago-violent-crime-lightfoot-brown-police-department

DAILY HERALD
— ‘We are losing good teachers and staff every single day’: Report reiterates pandemic shortages – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220309/we-are-losing-good-teachers-and-staff-every-single-day-report-reiterates-pandemic-shortages
— Pappas named to replace disgraced Cullerton in Senate – Maria Gardner
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220310/pappas-named-to-replace-disgraced-cullerton-in-senate
— DuPage County Workforce Innovation Board to host webinar on finding talent April 8 (COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20220310/dupage-county-workforce-innovation-board-to-host-webinar-on-finding-talent-april-8

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Jim Marter Appointed to Serve as Deputy for IL-14 on GOP State Central Committee
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/jim-marter-appointed-to-serve-as-deputy-for-il-14-on-gop-state-central-committee/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Marijuana could be removed from firefighter drug testing requirements – Jordan Elder (COMMENT: To promote pot in a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://foxillinois.com/newsletter-daily/marijuana-could-be-removed-from-firefighter-drug-testing-requirements
— Approximately $1.5 million worth of damage to US Capitol during Jan. 6 riot, DC AG says
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/us-capitol-riot-january-6-insurrection-millions-damage-attack-police-congress-breach-washington-dc-presidential-election-results-trump-biden
— Those convicted of marijuana-related offenses to get first dibs on NY cannabis licenses (COMMENT: To promote pot in a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/those-convicted-of-marijuana-related-offenses-to-get-first-dibs-on-ny-cannabis-licenses

WIFR
— Rockford’s First Cannabis-Infused Bakery opens its doors – Conor Hollingsworth (COMMENT: To promote pot in a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.wifr.com/2022/03/11/rockfords-first-cannabis-infused-bakery-opens-its-doors/

MDJ ONLINE
— Incarceration rates demographics in Illinois
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/incarceration-rates-demographics-in-illinois/collection_91649f6e-ffe6-5a92-82c0-2843bf8ae2b5.html#1

JOHN KASS
— Smollett’s Juicy New Jailhouse Role: Martyr For the Cause
https://johnkassnews.com/lady-justice-1-jussie-smollett-0/

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly to Mayor Lightfoot: Chicago has lost faith in you | Will you resign?
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-to-mayor-lightfoot-chicago-has-lost-faith-in-you-will-you-resign

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Lisle trustee Mullen calls on colleagues to take diversity training over ‘offensive’ comment about chicken and duck
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/621600174-lisle-trustee-mullen-calls-on-colleagues-to-take-diversity-training-over-offensive-comment-about-chicken-and-duck

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Village of Lisle Paid $23K In FOIA Lawsuit Settlement – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2022/03/village-of-lisle-paid-23k-in-foia-lawsuit-settlement/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY BALLOT CROWDS UP WITH FIVE, POSSIBLY SIX TEAMS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/03/gop-gubernatorial-primary-ballot-crowds-up-with-five-possibly-six-teams-.html
— ANOTHER GREAT DEPRESSION? MANY THINK IT’S LIKELY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/03/another-great-depression-many-think-its-likely.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s inflation plan will only pour ‘fuel on the fire,’ warn fiscal hawks – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/10/bidens-inflation-plan-will-only-pour-fuel-fire-war/

DAILY POLITICAL WIRE
— Mayor Buttplug’s Husband Had Kids Pledge Allegiance to the Rainbow Flag – Keely Sharp (COMMENT: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://dailypoliticalnewswire.com/mayor-buttplugs-husband-had-kids-pledge-allegiance-to-the-rainbow-flag/

FEDERALIST
— J6 Committee Seeks To Criminalize Republican Fundraising – MOLLIE HEMINGWAY
https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/10/j6-committee-seeks-to-criminalize-republican-fundraising/

EPOCH TIMES
— Illinois Illegally Denied Elections Group Access to Voter Records, Federal Court Rules – Matthew Vadum
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illinois-illegally-denied-election-group-access-to-voter-records-federal-court-rules_4328836.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Jussie Smollett Sentenced to Jail for False Report of a Hate Crime – Julia Jacobs and Robert Chiarito
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/arts/television/jussie-smollett-sentencing.html
— Biden Urges Americans to Blame Rising Prices on Putin. Many Do, for Now. – Katie Rogers and Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/us/politics/biden-putin-inflation.html
— U.S. Battles Russia and China on Ukraine War Disinformation – Edward Wong (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. Since 2000, they have done everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china-bioweapons.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Most Democrats Say They’d Flee, Not Fight, a Ukraine-Style Invasion. Too many Americans have forgotten the meaning of ‘home of the brave.’ – Matthew Hennessey (COMMENT: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/home-of-the-brave-rip-war-poll-democrats-fight-enlist-vietnam-soldiers-invasion-ukraine-patriotism-culture-war-isolationist-military-recruitment-11646929607
— Inflation Reached 7.9% in February; Consumer Prices Are the Highest in 40 Years. Surging energy costs related to Russian invasion of Ukraine are pushing prices higher. – Gabriel T. Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-inflation-consumer-price-index-february-2022-11646857681
— Economic Blacklist of Russia Marks New Blow for Globalization. Postwar vision of harmonious world trade was already under pressure; invasion of Ukraine risks further economic fragmentation. – Josh Zumbrun
https://www.wsj.com/articles/economic-blacklist-of-russia-marks-new-blow-for-globalization-11646940040
— Senate Passes $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill That Includes Aid for Ukraine – Siobhan Hughes and Teresa Mettela
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-democrats-see-ukraine-aid-speeding-passage-of-omnibus-spending-bill-11646935157
— Biden to Call for Revoking Normal Trade Relations With Russia – Yuka Hayashi and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-to-call-for-revoking-normal-trade-relations-with-russia-11646971099
— Government Gives Itself a Big Raise. Everything you dislike about Congress and more—in 2,727 pages. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-gives-itself-a-big-raise-congress-omnibus-spending-bill-democrats-republicans-biden-defense-11646939869
— It’s Joe Biden’s Inflation. He blames Vladimir Putin, but his policies and the Federal Reserve are at fault. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-joe-bidens-inflation-vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-prices-bureau-of-labor-statistics-11646952656
— IRS Readies Hiring Binge in Bid to Clear Tax-Return Backlog. Tax agency plans to hire 5,000 workers quickly and 5,000 more by September 2023. – Richard Rubin (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have wasted my knowledge of IRS the most. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $88,229-$99,994/year. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 and worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $104,915-$136,387/year. The Democrats who ran GAO kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 (1986-1988) of those almost 18 years. In my book, I would focus on my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors and on my Republican U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, their staff members, and their political consultants.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-readies-hiring-binge-in-bid-to-clear-tax-return-backlog-11646942444
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Republicans starved the Internal Revenue Service of funding for far too long, and the taxpayer has paid the price,” said Rep. Richard Neal (D., Mass.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. “But in this bill, Democrats deliver the largest funding increase to the agency in decades.” Republicans have criticized the IRS for being too slow to use pandemic-era funding it received. “The IRS is finally recognizing that this historic backlog is not due to a lack of funding, but due to its neglect in using the tools it has,” Rep. Kevin Brady (R., Texas), the top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee, said last week.)

March 10, 2022

ABC7

— Security guards doubled, more Chicago police on CTA Blue Line, Red Line trains amid crime spree. Man, 25, critically injured in CTA Red Line shooting Tuesday. – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/cta-chicago-blue-line-red-violence/11638513/

NBC5
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/chicago-today/unboxing-queer-history-podcast-explores-chicagos-lgbtq-stories/2778958/

FOX32
— 46 percent of Illinois residents support law banning ‘critical race theory’ in schools
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/46-percent-of-illinois-residents-support-law-banning-critical-race-theory-in-schools

WGN9
— COMMENT: Democrats promote Robert “RJ” Regan in Michigan.
https://wgntv.com/news/gop-candidate-says-he-tells-daughters-to-lie-back-and-enjoy-it-if-rape-is-inevitable/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/9/22969237/chicago-pride-parade-returns-june-northalsted-boystown

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Orland Park takes vote of no confidence in state’s attorney, asks Kim Foxx to resign – MICHELLE MULLINS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-orland-park-seeks-kim-foxx-resignation-st-0309-20220308-mu4qudglozb3fhnm7u43pmyiem-story.html
— As an election observer in 2014, I saw Ukrainians’ commitment to sovereignty – PETER ROSKAM (COMMENT: Roskam was my state representative 1993-1999, state senator 2000-2007, and congressman 2007-2019. Roskam’s endorsement helped me win a contested precinct committeeman race in 2000. I have done a lot to help elect him and to help reelect him. I gathered signatures in my precinct on his nominating petitions. I got campaign sign locations for him in my precinct, including for second-floor 4X4 signs at the southeast corner of Roosevelt Road and Warrenville Road. I delivered lots of his campaign literature in my precinct. I invited him to speak at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition events. Duckworth had her thugs throw me out her rally with Michael J. Fox in the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton in 2006. I raised $2,000 for an elephant to walk behind him in Wheaton’s 2007 Independence Day parade. However, sadly, I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have blamed me the most and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for Roskam’s problems. I have been the Illinois reporter for www.gopusa.com since 2000. My critics/opponents did not want me to attend Henry Hyde’s press conference in 2005 ( https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-08-05-0508050305-story.html ) when he endorsed Roskam. But when I attended anyway, they warned me to not ask any questions. Since 2005, my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned me as being just like Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News Since 2005, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-ukraine-resilience-democracy-roskam-20220309-v5udbkt32nferaq6udzjczcdhy-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-chicago-pride-parade-returns-2022-20220309-zniaqevjkzgtzg5k3hf5tbodka-story.html
— Pritzker must end orders that let mayors deny citizens role in public meetings – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-university-park-citizens-st-0310-20220309-2tcpouvevvaxdjtjbuxm42svgi-story.html
— Illinois residents worried about growing teacher shortage during COVID-19 pandemic, poll finds – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-state-of-education-report-20220309-szbm2lt5ubh4dnh2ki7s6liy74-story.html

NAPERVILLE SUN
— OBITUARY: James S. Lowe 1956 – 2022
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/naperville-sun/name/james-lowe-obituary?id=335732

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What will it take for Illinois to divest from Russia?
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/russian-divestment-priority-illinois-gop-springfield-crains-juice
— Illinois moves closer to remedying racial bias in home appraisals – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/illinois-considers-bill-remedy-racial-bias-home-appraisals

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Two Kane judges file petitions in primary race for Illinois Supreme Court. Judges John Noverini, René Cruz seek their party’s nomination for state’s high court. – Brenda Schory
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/news/2022/03/08/two-kane-judges-file-petitions-in-primary-race-for-illinois-supreme-court/

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Illinois pays highest effective tax rates in the U.S. – Shepard Price
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Illinois-pays-highest-effective-tax-rates-in-the-16985875.php

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Here are the contested statehouse primary races emerging in DuPage County – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/dupage-county/2022/03/09/here-are-the-contested-statehouse-primary-races-emerging-in-dupage-county/

WAND TV
— Farmers paying almost double for fuel and fertilizer amid economic crisis – Olivianna Calmes
https://www.wandtv.com/news/farmers-paying-almost-double-for-fuel-and-fertilizer-amid-economic-crisis/article_1539afd6-a00b-11ec-b98b-775ff9e6135b.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Tennessee bill that would ban textbooks promoting LGBTQ issues advances
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/tennessee-bill-that-would-ban-textbooks-promoting-lgbtq-issues-advances
— ‘All white power has to end’: Farrakhan claims silver lining in Ukraine-Russia conflict – ALEC SCHEMMEL
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/farrakhan-says-america-russia-will-be-undone-by-war-blames-white-power-louis-america

WSIL TV
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote CRT.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/poll-illinoisans-think-educators-are-paid-too-little-support-teaching-about-racism-and-slavery/article_8fd72af0-0cc8-5681-b556-32b4bd7e3c23.html

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Statehouse GOP leaders call for sanctions against Russia – Andrew Hensel
https://www.cities929.com/2022/03/09/illinois-statehouse-gop-leaders-call-for-sanctions-against-russia/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois House Majority Leader Harris slams Florida over anti-child sex grooming bill
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/621598497-illinois-house-majority-leader-harris-slams-florida-over-anti-child-sex-grooming-bill

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ‘Today we will … learn about human sexuality’: Glen Ellyn SD 89 shows ‘common terminology’ slides to sixth-graders
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/621591463-today-we-will-learn-about-human-sexuality-glen-ellyn-sd-89-shows-common-terminology-slides-to-sixth-graders
— GOP DuPage County Board candidate DiCianni: ‘Democrat Conroy is my friend’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/621598384-gop-dupage-county-board-candidate-dicianni-democrat-conroy-is-my-friend

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois educators are still double dipping
https://wirepoints.org/educators-are-still-double-dipping-in-illinois-wirepoints-joins-chicagos-morning-answer-on-am-560/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Russian invasion raises new danger of Chinese attack on Taiwan – Bill Gertz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/9/russian-invasion-raises-new-danger-chinese-attack-/
— RNC files lawsuit against Pelosi, Jan. 6 committee – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/9/rnc-files-lawsuit-against-nancy-pelosi-jan-6-commi/

NEW YORK POST
— Woke left says that we’re racists to care about Ukraine – Maureen Callahan
https://nypost.com/2022/03/09/left-says-that-were-racists-to-care-about-ukraine/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Three Reasons Why Trump Shouldn’t Run for President in 2024 – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/03/three_reasons_why_trump_shouldnt_run_for_president_in_2024.html

DAILY CALLER
— Two Days Before Shutdown, House Passes Government Funding – MICHAEL GINSBERG
https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/09/house-passes-government-funding-fy2022/
— Activists To Host Sex-Ed Camp For Children Teaching That ‘Gender Is A Spectrum,’ Include Condom Demonstration – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/09/lgbt-activists-sex-ed-summer-camp-indiana/

FEDERALIST
— Texas Private School Defends Political Violence, Tells White People: ‘Re-Educate Yourself’ – SPENCER LINDQUIST
https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/09/texas-private-school-defends-political-violence-tells-white-people-re-educate-yourself/

NEW AMERICAN
— Concordia University Wisconsin, a university of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has immediately suspended and banned from its campus Reverend Dr. Gregory Schulz, a philosophy professor, for writing an article criticizing the school’s descent into “Woke-ness.” – Federalist (COMMENT: The Missouri Synod emerged from several communities of German Lutheran immigrants during the 1830s and 1840s. It was organized in 1847 at a meeting in Chicago. My ancestors worked in a brick factory in Chicago at that time. I was baptized as a Missouri Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, raised as a MSL, and confirmed as a MSL in 1962. My outstanding 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. I should write a book about those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned MSLs the most as being “too conservative.”)
https://thenewamerican.com/lutheran-university-suspends-professor-for-criticizing-its-turn-toward-woke-ness/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Disney CEO Comes Out against Florida LGBT Education Bill, Says He’ll Meet with DeSantis to Air Concerns – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/disney-ceo-comes-out-against-florida-lgbt-education-bill-will-meet-with-desantis-to-air-concerns/
— Miami Teachers, Union Reps Decry Florida LGBT Education Bill: ‘An Attack on Educators’ – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/miami-teachers-union-reps-decry-florida-lgbt-education-bill-an-attack-on-educators/

EPOCH TIMES
— Ukraine Fights Back; Would America do the Same? – Brooke Rollins (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they would side with invaders who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/ukraine-fights-back-would-america-do-the-same_4327353.html

THE HILL
— Conservative group urges Republicans to oppose spending package – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/597505-conservative-group-urges-republicans-to-oppose-spending-package

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Florida OKs bill aimed at keeping immigrants out of state – BRENDAN FARRINGTON
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Florida-OKs-bill-aimed-at-keeping-immigrants-out-16990086.php
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Florida-OKs-bill-aimed-at-keeping-immigrants-out-16990086.php
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/florida-oks-bill-aimed-at-keeping-immigrants-out-of-state/article_f8c8495d-04a5-51b3-ae36-487a513d9df8.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Find Their Inflation Villains: Vladimir Putin and Big Oil – Blake Hounshell and Leah Askarinam
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/us/politics/democrats-gas-prices-putin.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Prices climbed 7.9% in February, compared with last year, with war in Ukraine likely to push inflation even higher. Economists warn that Thursday’s inflation data doesn’t even begin to capture the strain on energy markets caused by Russia’s invasion. – Rachel Siegel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/10/february-inflation-cpi-russia/

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, Democrats and RINOs call you a hater.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/09/splc-hate-group-2021-declines-fringe-ideology-mainstream/9422517002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republicans Stand Up for Ukraine. Despite Trump, a new poll shows GOP voters haven’t turned isolationist. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-ukraine-putin-populist-isolationist-america-first-trump-jd-vance-polling-gop-war-invasion-russia-putin-11646864907
— Behold, the New Starting Salary for Some Graduates Is $100,000. A roaring recovery and tight labor market make entry-level workers staggeringly valuable in tech, banking and consulting—and not everyone is thrilled. – Callum Borchers (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. GAO started paying me $104,915/year (GS-13 Step 1) in today’s dollars in 1986 when I was 38 years old. I had worked for GAO for almost 7 years, and before that, for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $88,229-$99,994/year. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and had become a licensed CPA when I was 32. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I had earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-grad-starting-salary-100-000-class-2022-11646852551

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Congress seeks updates on state of the federal workforce in $1.5T omnibus spending deal – Jory Heckman (COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2022/03/congress-seeks-updates-on-state-of-the-federal-workforce-in-1-5t-omnibus-spending-deal/

PENNSYLVANIA CPA JOURNAL
— What are the ethical responsibilities of a CPA who is the treasurer of a nonprofit organization? (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to stop me from becoming a treasurer for the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc. I would focus on those who spoke against me when I unsuccessfully ran for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5/12 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $88,229-$99,994. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $104,915-$136,387/year. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I served as the treasurer of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1986. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. I served as the treasurer of the Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2006.)
https://www.picpa.org/articles/picpa-news/2016/08/05/ask-a-cpa-what-are-the-ethical-responsibilities-of-a-cpa-who-is-the-treasurer-of-a-nonprofit-organization

March 9, 2022

NBC5

— Chicago-Area Residents Cope With Pain at the Pump as Gas Prices Soar
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-area-residents-cope-with-pain-at-the-pump-as-gas-prices-soar/2778385/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Auto insurance rates are rising sharply in Illinois, as drivers hit the road and repair costs skyrocket – ROBERT CHANNICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-auto-insurance-rates-rising-illinois-20220308-mnfo7e7h4bdydfpu3rfja7hvee-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a conservative old White male Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women. How soon, if not already, will Democrats demand that conservative old White male Republicans disclose when their ancestors immigrated to America, where they immigrated from, where they lived, what they did, etc.? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They always lived in northeast Illinois. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago, homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete, and then operated Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they were share-croppers and then bought and operated a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-emmett-till-antilynching-act-0308-20220308-lmxfdjlbs5hthjr45gongjjc34-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Here are the contested statehouse primary races emerging in DuPage County – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220308/here-are-the-contested-statehouse-primary-races-emerging-in-dupage-county
— The few legislative showdowns brewing in Northwest suburban Cook County – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220308/the-few-legislative-showdowns-brewing-in-northwest-suburban-cook-county
— A few intraparty fights on tap in key Lake County legislature races – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220308/a-few-intraparty-fights-on-tap-in-key-lake-county-legislature-races
— Few battles, so far, in state legislative primaries in Kane, McHenry counties – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220308/few-battles-so-far-in-state-legislative-primaries-in-kane-mchenry-counties
— Four reasons to get a master’s degree – Tim Panfil (COMMENT: If I had not been taking graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not been taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, I might not have passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, GAO might not have hired me in 1980, I might not have passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I might not have become a licensed CPA in 1981, and GAO might not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not been taking graduate finance courses 1992-1997, my Democrat GAO superiors might have succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” sooner than they did.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20220306/four-reasons-to-get-a-masters-degree

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— McDonald’s closing all Russia locations. The temporary McDonald’s closures come after the fast-food giant had been silent on its business in Russia. – ALLY MAROTTI
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-closes-all-stores-russian-over-ukraine-war

FOX ILLINOIS
— DeSantis says reporter is ‘pushing false narratives’ in heated exchange over sex ed bill – ALEC SCHEMMEL
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-heated-exchange-over-sex-ed-bill-desantis-says-reporter-is-pushing-false-narratives-dont-say-gay-florida-ron-republican-press-hb1557

NPR ILLINOIS
— Sticker shock: Gasoline tops $4.17 a gallon, a new record – Camila Domonoske
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-03-08/sticker-shock-gasoline-tops-4-17-a-gallon-a-new-record

WILL
— How much should parents be involved in school curricula? – Erica Scalise
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/how-much-should-parents-be-involved-in-school-curricula

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Central Illinois Auto Show stalled for 2nd straight year – Austin Schick
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/central-illinois-auto-show-stalled-for-2nd-straight-year/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Kendall County area Republicans energized at Plano election rally. Candidates seek GOP nomination for June 28 primary. – Mark Foster

https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/news/government/2022/03/08/kendall-county-area-republicans-energized-at-plano-election-rally/

WIRE POINTS
— Gov. Pritzker should cut Illinois’ state gasoline taxes. They’re up over 100 percent since he took office. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-should-cut-illinois-state-gasoline-taxes-theyre-up-over-100-percent-since-he-took-office-wirepoints/

JOHN KASS
— Chicago, Behold Mayor Phallus Maximus
https://johnkassnews.com/chicago-mayor-phallus-maximus-lets-christopher-columbus-rot-in-her-jail-of-statues/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— If You Care About Children and America’s Future, Keep Your Kids Out of Public Schools – Laurie Higgins (COMMENT: My outstanding parents a) had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, b) sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, c) sent me to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, and d) had me confirmed as a MSL at Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest in 1962.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/if-you-care-about-children-and-americas-future-keep-your-kids-out-of-public-schools/
— The Blatant Anti-Christian Sentiment of the Public Schools – Evan O’Bryan
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/the-blatant-anti-christian-sentiment-of-the-public-schools/

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP slams Pritzker over Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2022/03/08/ilgop-slams-pritzker-over-madigan/
— Irvin bats away, ignores questions
https://capitolfax.com/2022/03/08/irvin-bats-away-ignores-questions/
— Irvin’s combat veteran status
https://capitolfax.com/2022/03/08/irvins-combat-veteran-status/
— Illinois First Alliance is having its second fundraiser in Naples, Florida?
https://capitolfax.com/2022/03/08/campaign-notebook-32/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans preserve $1.9 billion in border wall cash in 2022 spending bill – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/9/spending-bill-preserves-19-billion-border-wall-cas/

NEW YORK POST
— ‘Smear campaign’ v. Clarence Thomas and other commentary – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2022/03/07/smear-campaign-v-clarence-thomas-and-other-commentary/

BLAZE
— Biden requests $2.6 billion from Congress to fund global gender equity programs – SAMUEL MANGOLD-LENETT
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-requested-2-6-billion-to-fund-global-gender-equity-programs

DAILY CALLER
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/08/hateful-psaki-texas-florida-policies-lgbtq-children/
— Tucker Carlson: ‘Maybe teach the kids to read before you tell them to go trans ‘- NICOLE SILVERIO
https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/09/beaten-up-tucker-carlson-florida-parental-rights-bill-kindergarteners-sex-gender-identity/

NEWSMAX
— Poll: More Republicans Than Democrats Would Fight for US If Invaded Like Ukraine – Luca Cacciatore
https://www.newsmax.com/us/poll-invasion-war-fight/2022/03/08/id/1060130/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Bill to Federalize CRT Must Be Stopped – STANLEY KURTZ
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/bill-to-federalize-crt-must-be-stopped/
— Yes, If America Is Ever Invaded, You Must Take Up Arms and Fight – CHARLES C. W. COOKE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/03/yes-if-america-is-ever-invaded-you-must-take-up-arms-and-fight/

PJ MEDIA
— Hard at Work Solving Today’s Most Urgent Problems, Congress Passes Anti-Lynching Act – ATHENA THORNE
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/athena-thorne/2022/03/08/hard-at-work-solving-todays-most-urgent-problems-congress-passes-anti-lynching-act-n1564844

COLLEGE FIX
— Princeton professor argues America is irredeemably racist, must be refounded – DALTON NUNAMAKER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/princeton-professor-argues-america-is-irredeemably-racist-must-be-refounded/
— Wisconsin professor suspended after criticizing ‘woke dysphoria’ – JONATHAN DRAEGER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/wisconsin-professor-suspended-after-criticizing-woke-dysphoria-at-lutheran-college/

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
— The Supreme Court and the Price of Diversity – DENNIS L. WEISMAN (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs make Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran pay the price of diversity.)
https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2022/03/80774/

THE HILL
— Pence does not rule out 2024 White House bid in new interview – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/597295-pence-does-not-rule-out-2024-white-house-bid-in-new-interview

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Realtors to conservatives living in liberal areas: Try Idaho – NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS (COMMENT: From what I see watching home purchases in my precinct since 1984, it ever-increasing looks like Democrat realtors steer home buyers to my precinct who are Democrat, moderate, liberal, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. Ever-increasingly, it looks like Democrat realtors stress to potential home buyers a) that ever-increasingly, Democrats get more votes in the precinct, for example, Biden got 269 votes while Trump got only 157, b) that there are LGBTQ-promoting churches immediately north and south of the precinct, c) that the Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 Administration Headquarters is in the precinct, and d) that a grade school and middle school are in the precinct.)
https://www.bakercityherald.com/realtors-to-conservatives-living-in-liberal-areas-try-idaho/article_45f107c6-9eeb-11ec-ae6a-a7f7d3f09317.html

NBC NEWS
— Florida Senate passes controversial LGBTQ school measure. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signaled he would sign the bill, which would ban “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in primary schools. – Brooke Sopelsa, Tat Bellamy-Walker
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/dont-say-gay-bill-florida-senate-passes-controversial-lgbtq-school-mea-rcna19133

NEW YORK TIMES
— McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Starbucks temporarily stop sales in Russia. Pressure has been ramping up on the American brands to pull out of Russia. – Julie Creswell
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/business/mcdonalds-russia.html
— What Opportunities Did Covid Steal From You? (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to give more opportunities to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, non-conservative, non-Republican, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, that is, ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to take more opportunities away from those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, conservative, Republican, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and those who do not have financial, health, and/or other problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/nyregion/covid-missed-opportunities.html
— Pressing for Evidence, Jan. 6 Panel Argues That Trump Committed Fraud – Luke Broadwater
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/us/politics/jan-6-panel-trump-fraud.html
— Mark Meadows Spread Trump’s Voter Fraud Claims. Now His Voting Record Is Under Scrutiny. The former Trump aide listed a mobile home in rural North Carolina as his residence at the same time that he was running operations at the White House. – Reid J. Epstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/us/politics/mark-meadows-trump-vote-north-carolina.html
— I Came to College Eager to Debate. I Found Self-Censorship Instead. – Emma Camp (COMMENT: If I had been active in Republican politics, a) the Democrats who ran the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, b) the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971, and c) the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/opinion/campus-speech-cancel-culture.html
— COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/opinion/fighting-disinformation-education.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/opinion/ukraine-social-media-disinformation.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/opinion/cheap-speech-fake-news-democracy.html
— It’s ‘Alarming’: Children Are Severely Behind in Reading. The fallout from the pandemic is just being felt. “We’re in new territory,” educators say. – Dana Goldstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/us/pandemic-schools-reading-crisis.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Florida legislature passes bill to restrict LGBTQ topics in elementary schools – Tim Craig
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/08/florida-bill-lgbtq-schools/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats teach children that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/education/2022/03/07/history-class-slavery-critical-race-theory/6909961001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Talking to Teens About Cannabis Gummies as Use Booms. Candy-like marijuana products have become the stealth way of getting high for more teens. Here’s how to talk to your kid about them. – Andrea Petersen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/talking-to-teens-about-cannabis-gummies-as-use-booms-11646717498
— What Kind of Justice Will We Get With Ketanji Brown Jackson? – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-biden-nominee-supreme-court-violent-crime-democrats-racial-identity-affirmative-action-racism-clarenc-thomas-11646769193
— Putin’s Groupies Walk Back Their Praise. Mike Pence said there is no room in the GOP for an apologist after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while Trump plays the part. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/putins-groupies-walk-back-tucker-carlson-donald-trump-steve-bannon-viktor-orban-josh-hawley-11646770018

FORBES
— Short-Term And Long-Term Picture Of Talent Shortage – Peter Bendor-Samuel (COMMENT: My critics/opponents promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and up-or-out. According to them, federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran are disgusting losers if they do not make GS-13 (currently $104,915) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $123,978) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $145,831) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $176,300) by age 40.)https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterbendorsamuel/2022/03/08/short-term-and-long-term-picture-of-talent-shortage/

BLOOMBERG
— Bank of America Sees Consumers Spending More Money on (immediate pleasures) – Katherine Doherty (COMMENT: I am 73 years old. One reason why I have money than many of my peers is that I have always spent less money on immediate pleasures and saved more money for retirement. According to my critics/opponents, I have more money a) because I was born a White male, b) because I avoided the draft, c) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, d) because I got married, and e) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-08/bofa-sees-consumers-spending-more-money-on-in-person-activities

BARRON’S
— ‘What Do We Do With All That Talent?’: Older Workers and the New Economy – Chris Farrell (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, that is, they use patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and up-or-out to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/retirement-older-workers-51646755952

FAST COMPANY
— The future of equality – KRISTINA LENGYEL (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will employers officially stop hiring and officially get rid their employees who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? How soon, if not already, will organizations officially not admit and officially get rid of their members who are the aforesaid? How soon, if not already, will governments officially get rid of their residents who are the aforesaid?)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90726050/the-future-of-equality

NEWSWEEK
— Gender Equity at Work Advances at ‘Glacial Pace,’ New Harvard Survey Shows – COLLEEN AMMERMAN AND BORIS GROYSBERG (COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors promoted my Democrat coworkers over me who were minority and/or female and who a) had less job-related work experience than I had, b) had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) had fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses than I had.)
https://www.newsweek.com/2022/03/11/gender-equity-work-advances-glacial-pace-new-harvard-survey-shows-1685659.html

MINNESOTA POST
— Real hunger plagues college students, too; and their expanded SNAP benefits are due to expire. Thirty-three percent of first-generation college students and 43 percent of Black students in Minnesota are food insecure. – Dr. Melissa Laska (COMMENT: My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete while I took courses at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. I never was food insecure. My working part-time for the Park Foest Post Office 1966-1969 allowed me to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and c) graduate from NIU debt-free in 1970.)
https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2022/03/real-hunger-plagues-college-students-too-and-their-expanded-snap-benefits-are-due-to-expire/

March 8, 2022

NOTE: Starting today, I am again putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning. If the newsletter does not appear in your inbox by noon, please visit http://www.gopillinois.com to view a copy of it. – Dave Diersen

ABC7
— 2022 Illinois election season kicks off as candidates file petitions Monday – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-election-governor-2022-ballot-petition/11630439/

FOX32
— Illinois candidates file for ballot spot in possibly the most expensive gubernatorial race in state history – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/election/illinois-candidates-file-for-ballot-spot-in-possibly-the-most-expensive-gubernatorial-race-in-state-history

WGN RADIO
— Filing Day 2022: The biggest topics candidates addressed – Mike Smith, Matt Sheehan
https://wgnradio.com/news/filing-day-2022-the-biggest-topics-candidates-addressed/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Campaign 2022 kicks off with ‘camaraderie,’ coffee and catcalls — as candidates line up to get on the ballot. It was the first day of the weeklong period for candidates to file their nominating petitions for federal, state and local offices on the June primary ballot. The office didn’t open until 8 a.m. But that didn’t stop a line of more than hundred candidates and staffers from gathering hours earlier despite snow and near freezing temperatures. – Taylor Avery
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/3/7/22966142/illinois-campaign-2022-petition-filing-first-governor-senate-pritzker-irvin-bailey-duckworth-hubbard
— Rudeness now seems to be the norm among elected leaders. The boorish behavior Americans saw last week exemplified how much blatant incivility has been normalized by some of those who hold public office. – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about the rudest people in government and/or politics that I have had to deal with since 2000.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/7/22961616/rudeness-shouldnt-be-requisite-trait-for-elected-leaders-editorial
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/3/7/22966492/anti-lynching-bill-named-for-murdered-chicago-youth-emmett-till-heads-to-president-biden-to-sign

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Candidates wait in snow and cold to file petitions and win chance for coveted top ballot spot – JEREMY GORNER and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-election-candidate-petitions-20220308-paa3kpuc2zhxtpulxg2iolpkvq-story.html
— Madigan’s ‘criminal enterprise’ shakes up campaigns across the state – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-madigan-st-0308-20220307-oyy7jncdvbcqjnwn4jvm4afqli-story.html
— Cash assistance program launched in Cook County, touted as one of the nation’s largest guaranteed income pilots – ALICE YIN (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-cash-assistance-guaranteed-income-preckwinkle-20220307-i2jazq2ttvekdmb7pjak7xhw6i-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— GOP primary battle lines emerge in DuPage County – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/gop-primary-battle-lines-emerge-in-dupage-county
— And they’re off, primary candidates for governor, secretary of state make it official – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/and-theyre-off-primary-candidates-for-governor-secretary-of-state-make-it-official
— Duckworth, rivals and congressional hopefuls begin filing for June primary – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/duckworth-rivals-and-congressional-hopefuls-begin-filing-for-june-primary
— Candidates file for Kane County Board and countywide offices –
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/candidates-file-for-kane-county-board-and-countywide-offices
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen was among the first to file at the county clerk’s office Monday as he turned in paperwork to run for county treasurer. Democrat Jeffrey Pripusich also filed for treasurer. Lauzen, who served as county board chairman for eight years, said he wanted to be a “spending watchdog” for the county’s money. He pointed to several county expenditures he considered wasteful, including employing a lobbyist and the recent hiring of a public information officer. “If somebody is not satisfied with what’s going on in any level of government, rather than complain about it, do something about it,” said Lauzen, an accountant who also served in the Illinois Senate for 20 years.)
— Dozens of McHenry County candidates line up to file for 2022 election – James T. Norman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/dozens-of-mchenry-county-candidates-line-up-to-file-for-2022-election
— Primaries for sheriff, several county board seats on tap in Lake County – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/primaries-for-sheriff-several-county-board-seats-on-tap-in-lake-county

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Billionaire-backed group enlists citizens to hunt for voter fraud using discredited techniques. VoteRef, an initiative with connections to Richard Uihlein and Doug Truax, is an important indication of how some influential and well-funded Republicans across the country plan to encourage crowdsourcing of voter rolls, ProPublica reports. – MEGAN O’MATZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/voteref-enlists-citizens-hunt-voter-fraud-using-discredited-techniques
— Illinois voters in for crowded ballots in congressional races. An unusual number of districts are shaping up to be quite competitive thanks to a new congressional map and key retirements. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/illinois-voters-crowded-ballots-congressional-races

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hundreds of candidates in Illinois line up to try for the top spot on the ballot – Andrew Adams
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2022/03/07/candidates-2022-races-illinois-line-up-monday-morning/9412543002/

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Are things getting better in Springfield? – Rich Miller
https://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/story/opinion/2022/03/08/capitol-fax-asks-madigan-situation-making-things-better/9410281002/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Campaign season opens as candidates line up to file – Peter Hancock
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/campaign-season-opens-as-candidates-line-up-to-file/article_22da6ed3-375c-5b4b-b167-5e919e515c86.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Campaign season in Illinois opens as Democrat, Republican candidates line up to file – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article259156733.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Hundreds file for elected office as political season arrives – Jeff Kolkey
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2022/03/07/rockford-area-candidates-among-those-filing-public-office/9412179002/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— 2022 Illinois primary: Pantagraph election guide
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/2022-illinois-primary-pantagraph-election-guide/article_f251cfb1-8f00-5d10-9fb6-df0228ee9060.html
— Irvin ‘kicks off’ gubernatorial campaign downstate as Pritzker rallies supporters – BRENDEN MOORE
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-irvin-kicks-off-gubernatorial-campaign-downstate-as-pritzker-rallies-supporters/article_72b968f2-59b0-57d0-8d23-301fdd3e0a15.html
— Campaign 2022 kicks off as Illinois candidates file for June primary – BRENDEN MOORE
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/campaign-2022-kicks-off-as-illinois-candidates-file-for-june-primary/article_6a33181a-5df4-500d-89bd-2bf8f16d7818.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Here’s who is running for office in McHenry County so far
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2022/03/08/heres-who-is-running-for-office-in-mchenry-county-so-far/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Early filers for county elections aim for the top of ballot – Valerie Wells
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-early-filers-for-county-elections-aim-for-the-top-of-ballot/article_29f0d5ca-fde6-5448-9739-7544efd178d0.html

HERALD NEWS
— Will County candidates begin filing to get on the 2022 election ballot. Those running for Will County Board, countywide offices have to file at the county clerk’s office in Joliet this week. – Alex Ortiz
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/news/government/2022/03/07/will-county-candidates-begin-filing-to-get-on-the-2022-election-ballot/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Candidates begin filing for June primary – Scott Cousins,
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Candidates-begin-filing-for-June-primary-16984009.php

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— ‘A lot of tradition to it’: Campaign 2022 kicks off as Illinois hopefuls file for June primary – BRENDEN MOORE
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a-lot-of-tradition-to-it-campaign-2022-kicks-off-as-illinois-hopefuls-file-for/article_2ca5a448-89a4-5676-a2e7-db47bd8bde81.html

WGEM
— Irvin, Bourne and Republican slate kick off 2022 election campaign in Springfield – Mike Miletich
https://www.wgem.com/2022/03/08/irvin-bourne-republican-slate-kickoff-2022-election-campaign-springfield/

WCMY
— Candidate filing begins: Congressional and state districts – Rick Koshko
https://1430wcmy.com/2022/03/07/candidate-filing-begins-congressional-and-state-districts/

WJBC
— First day to file petitions at Illinois State Board of Elections – Dave Dahl
https://www.wjbc.com/2022/03/07/first-day-to-file-petitions-at-illinois-state-board-of-elections/
— Candidates File Petitions In Illinois State Board Of Elections
https://www.wjol.com/candidates-file-petitions-in-illinois-state-board-of-elections/

WEEK
— Irvin, Bourne and Republican slate kick off 2022 election campaign in Springfield – Mike Miletich
https://www.week.com/2022/03/08/irvin-bourne-republican-slate-kickoff-2022-election-campaign-springfield/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Filing Day 2022: The biggest topics candidates addressed – Matt Sheehan, Mike Smith
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/your-local-election-hq/filing-day-2022-the-biggest-topics-local-candidates-addressed/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Campaign season opens as candidates line up to file – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/campaign-season-opens-as-candidates-line-up-to-file

DEPAULIA
— Chicago for Abortion Rights hosted a march for abortion rights on March 5 to celebrate International Women’s Day outside DePaul’s Quad. The march began at the LGBTQ Center at 3656 N. Halsted St. at noon. The march ended at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus in front of the quad. – Kiersten Riedford
https://depauliaonline.com/57247/news/fight-for-rights-pro-choice-groups-protest-over-weekend/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Reid Foltyniewicz files triple the number of signatures needed to run for DuPage County Board
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/621523350-reid-foltyniewicz-files-triple-the-number-of-signatures-needed-to-run-for-dupage-county-board

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lauzen Running for Kane County Treasurer
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/07/lauzen-running-for-kane-county-treasurer/
— Filings in Springfield on First Day of Filing
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/07/filings030722spfld/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— So far, for DuPage County Milton Township’s 130 precincts, 44 have filed for Republican Precinct Committeeman. SEE: https://dupageco.org/Election/Candidates_and_Campaigns/37053/ They are Ronald Almiron, Lori Carlson, Jeff Castle, Niki Conforti, Derrick Crenshaw, David Diersen, Ken Duffy, Drew Ellis, Mike Formento, Hannah Gates, Jay Gribauskas, Heidi Holan, Jeanne Ives, Steve Johnson, Jeffery Jourdan, Marty Keller, Robert Larsen, Chris Levan, Bryan Litfin, Carl Lofgren, Robert Margetts, Ronald McCafferty, Paula McGowen, Kevin McGrane, Daniel Milinko, Kim Misolnicky, Gregory Moffett, John Monino, Gary Muehlfelt, Nick Nathwani, Rita Neri, William Nickol, Patrick Novak, Abigail Oliver, Therese Scarlati, Jan Shaw, Chuck Smith, Joseph Soto, Sarah Starke, Kathryn Steinhiber, Russell Stock, Beth Tatro, Jan Vainisi, and John Zaruba. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CAPITOL FAX
— Irvin to hold first avail in two months
https://capitolfax.com/2022/03/07/irvin-to-hold-first-avail-in-two-months/

PRECINCT STRATEGY
— ON FEBRUARY 27, 2022, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THIS ABOUT THE PRECINCT STRATEGY: “THE PRECINCT STRATEGY, AS EXPLAINED BY DAN SCHULTZ AT WWW.PRECINCTSTRATEGY.COM , IS A GREAT WAY TO RESTORE OUR REPUBLIC BY TRANSFORMING OUR PARTY CURRENTLY AT LESS THAN HALF-STRENGTH AT THE PRECINCT LEVEL INTO A FULL-STRENGTH GET OUT THE VOTE POWERHOUSE–AS IT SHOULD BE. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” You’re not in the [Republican] party unless you’re a Precinct Committeeman. Precinct Committeemen are the Party. – Daniel Schultz
https://precinctstrategy.com/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago-area mayor running for Congress rips Kim Foxx: ‘Putting rest of us at risk’ Orland Park mayor Keith Pekau says Kim Foxx allows violent offenders to go back and ‘terrorize’ neighborhoods – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-orland-park-mayor-kim-foxx-bail-reform

YAHOO NEWS
— Illinois’ Cook County launches program touted as one of the largest guaranteed income pilots in nation – Alice Yin (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government.)
https://news.yahoo.com/illinois-cook-county-launches-program-035100095.html

CBS NEWS
— LGBTQ+ groups angered after again being told they can’t march with banners in Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade (COMMENT: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative- haters can crow about their success a) in promoting LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton on 2020 and b) in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks in 2021.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lgbtq-groups-express-dismay-after-again-being-told-they-cant-march-with-their-banners-in-staten-island-st-patricks-day-parade/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Employer Practices Limit Workers’ Choices and Wages, U.S. Study Argues – Eduardo Porter (COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/business/economy/treasury-competition-report.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— My Friends Are Rethinking Their Lives. Should I?’ – J.J. McCorvey (COMMENT: Everyone can always ask themselves is what they are doing with their lives worth the effort. I could ask myself a) is my being the GOPUSA Illinois Editor (since 2000) worth the effort and b) is my being a Republican Precinct Committeeman (since 1999) worth the effort. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say NO.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-millennial-friends-rethink-life-i-should-too-11646342194
— How to Tell News Fact from Fiction – Julie Jargon (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and my http://www.gopillinois.com website were full of fiction. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-spot-fake-news-even-during-a-war-11646434626
— Artificial Intelligence Will Evaluate Your Job Application. Do You Still Want to Apply? – Lisa Ward (COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired: White, male, older, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-will-evaluate-your-job-application-do-you-still-want-to-apply-11646431306
— How Politicized Is the Federal Reserve? For every Republican economist the system employs, it has more than 10 Democrats. – Emre Kuvvet (COMMENT: I have always been a conservative Republican. However, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-politicized-is-the-federal-reserve-democrats-republicans-climate-monetary-employment-11646687942

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Aspiring Black CPA Scholarship seeks applicants – Sean McCabe (COMMENT: While I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, it was not until I was 30 years old in 1979. I should have taken and passed the examination much sooner. I should have majored in accounting at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, and Loyola 1972-1976.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aspiring-black-cpa-scholarship-seeks-applicants

GENERAL INSURANCE
— When buying a new car may be the best option – Janell Darlene (COMMENT: I should write a book about all my new car buying experiences. I bought the following cars new: 2021 Chevrolet Malibu Premier, 2019 Ford Escape Titanium, 2016 Ford Mustang, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, 2005 Chevrolet Corvette, 1997 Chevy Cavalier, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1994 Ford Thunderbird, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1978 Chevrolet Chevette, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1972 Chevrolet Corvette, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint. I am considering buying a new 2022 Chevrolet Trax LT to be our daily driver if our 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier LS daily driver is totaled.)
https://www.thegeneral.com/blog/buying-a-new-car/