November 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Bill Foster leading the charge against Nancy Pelosi becoming House Speaker – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rep-bill-foster-illinois-democrat-leading-charge-against-nancy-pelosi-becoming-house-speaker/
— Oak Park H.S. marches ‘against hate’ after racist, anti-Semitic incidents – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/oak-park-h-s-marches-against-hate-after-racist-anti-semitic-incidents/
— In her book, Michelle Obama recalls her Chicago upbringing: ‘Am I good enough?’ – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Where were you brought up? I was brought up in Crete. I should write a book about those in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn who demonize, who denigrate, and who condemn Crete and my upbringing there. They paint Crete back then as being full of very bad people a) who were German-American, Lutheran, conservative, Republican, and draft avoiders and b) who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/michelle-obama-chicago-upbringing-becoming-book/
— Holocaust-denier gets nearly 40 percent of vote in 2 Mount Greenwood precincts – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nazi-art-jones-votes-19th-ward-southwest-side-mount-greenwood/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lewis Morgan, former state representative, DuPage County judge and longtime public servant, dies at 88 – Bob Goldsborough (DIERSEN: After my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 was Gerrymandered in 2015, Judge Morgan became one of my voters.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-met-lewis-morgan-obit-20181111-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181112/what-the-6th-district-race-can-teach-vulnerable-republicans-on-climate-change

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— You got your chance, J.B. Don’t blow it. No state lawmakers—Democrat or Republican—should get behind a progressive income tax without providing significant relief to property tax payers, who currently carry the heaviest such burden in the nation. – Editorial (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats believe that if you own real estate, a) you are rich and b) you can and you should pay more taxes. To hint/imply/argue/shout that I can and should pay more taxes, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed that I have owned real estate since 1972 when I was 24 years old.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/you-got-your-chance-jb-dont-blow-it
— This investor is betting you’ll want to work in the burbs someday Even as corporations decamp for downtown, GlenStar’s Michael Klein is refurbishing suburban office complexes to feel more like Wicker Park than Woodfield Mall. Will his contrarian instinct pay off? – DANNY ECKER (DIERSEN: One of the many advantages of homes in my precinct is that they are in walking distance of the Wheaton train station.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/investor-betting-youll-want-work-burbs-someday
— Note to Illinois Democrats: Don’t get full of yourselves Hubris definitely was front and center in the general election. Now it’s the real risk facing Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker and other Democrats as they prepare to take all the reins of power in Springfield. – Greg Hinz (DIERSEN: With the November 6, 2018 election in Illinois, it will be much more difficult for Democrats to blame Republicans for Illinois’ problems.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/note-illinois-democrats-dont-get-full-yourselves

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker win alters focus of veto session – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181111/pritzker-win-alters-focus-of-veto-session
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Springfield, veterans blast candidates, veterans blast elected officials, veterans blast party leaders, and veterans blast those who do not do more to support veterans. Democrats stress that Trump is not only not a veteran, but that he avoided the draft.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181111/politicians-who-focus-on-attacks-dont-deserve-votes-medal-of-honor-recipient-says
— Lincoln, three other presidents voted top leaders in Illinois history (DIERSEN: Who are the top leaders in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being operatives for leaders in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who viciously demonize me, who viciously denigrate me, and who viciously condemn me.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181111/lincoln-three-other-presidents-voted-top-leaders-in-illinois-history
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What offices will be on April 2, 2019 Consolidated General Election ballot for your precinct? Who are the candidates who are circulating petitions for those offices?
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181110/bernard-schoenburg-sgro-to-seek-8th-four-year-term-as-park-board-president

 

SPRINGFIELD DAILY
— Langfelder remains confident in his Township merger question – Thomas Clatterbuck
https://springfielddaily.com/politics/2018-election/langfelder-remains-confident-in-his-township-merger-question/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP’s UIHLEIN problem – SHIA KAPOS and ADRIENNE HURST (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) want the IRP a) to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform and b) to dump those voters, to dump those organizations, to dump those companies, and to dump those governments that support the aforesaid planks and/or that support Trump. Will the IRP dump Uihlein and his money and seek/take money from those who promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the Second Amendment, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/11/12/quigley-sets-sights-on-sessions-gops-uihlein-problem-emanuels-remedy-for-congress-345324
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Democrats’ takeover of every level of government has the Illinois Republican Party is taking stock on how to shift gears. The way Pat Brady sees it, the Illinois GOP needs an “autopsy” similar to what the national GOP underwent in 2012 when Mitt Romney lost to President Barack Obama. “We need to get back to the party of Reagan, a party that appeals to a broad spectrum,” he told POLITICO. That would mean having to pull back from the politics of Dick Uihlein, the business magnate who supported conservatives across the country during this past election season, including Alabama Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore—who was accused of sexually assaulting teens when he was in his 30s. Uihlein lives in Wisconsin but has been an influence on GOP politics in Illinois, funneling $8.5 million to the Liberty Principles PAC and to conservative gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives (who lost to Bruce Rauner in the primary). Brady and others say the Illinois GOP would do better to stop focusing on social issues like gay marriage, especially as more young people and women get involved in the voting process. GOP state Rep. Dave McSweeney also points to the missteps of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. “ We have a massive tax hike, out of control spending, a big unpaid backlog of bills—and we have fewer Republican General Assembly members,” he told POLITICO. “We’re worse off than when he came in.” McSweeney says Republicans need to follow Democrats’ political tactics: Run a grassroots GOTV campaign. “This wasn’t a policy victory,” he said, referring to J.B. Pritzker’s rout over Rauner. “Pritzker ran on a vague platform. What he and Democrats did was get out the vote.”)

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— School discipline: Which Will County districts reported suspending the most girls?
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511556776-school-discipline-which-will-county-districts-reported-suspending-the-most-girls
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201u, Joliet Township High School District 204 and Lockport Township High School District 205 reported the highest rate of girls suspended for any reason during the 2016-17 school year in Will County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education. In this analysis, the incident rate is calculated by dividing the number of incidents by district enrollment.)

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Discrimination lawsuit expanded vs Pritzker campaign, accuses Lt. Gov-elect Stratton of defamation – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511626707-discrimination-lawsuit-expanded-vs-pritzker-campaign-accuses-lt-gov-elect-stratton-of-defamation

 

BGA
— An American Suburb, 2018 Stories and photos from Dolton, Illinois
https://projects.bettergov.org/2018/dolton/?rf=btn&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=ee4ee9ce-0fb5-4567-beb5-bf713e90f979

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 58 FORMER ILLINOIS STATE LAWMAKERS COLLECTING SIX-FIGURE PENSIONS – Joe Barnas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/58-former-illinois-state-lawmakers-collecting-six-figure-pensions/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Small businesses in Illinois can’t find enough workers to fill open positions – Scot Bertram (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, larger employers, like the federal government, offer more stability and better benefits.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/small-businesses-in-illinois-can-t-find-enough-workers-to/article_c99d6b6c-e474-11e8-9e74-9fb0e9effa72.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Corruption of the GOP – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/11/the-corruption-of-the-gop/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— A New Push For Legal Weed – David E. Smith (DIERSEN: If Illinois Democrats legalize pot, but allow municipalities to ban the sale of pot in their jurisdiction, I will lead the effort to get Wheaton to be the first city in Illinois to ban the sale of pot. I look forward to your support in that effort.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/a-renewed-push-for-legal-weed/
— Resources on the Truth and Consequences of Marijuana
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/resources-on-the-truth-and-consequences-of-marijuana/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS-BASED HEARTLAND INSTITUTE REACTS TO THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/illinois-based-heartland-institute-reacts-to-the-midterm-elections.html

— GUN RIGHTS GROUP SOUNDS ALARM ON DEMS’ PROPOSAL TO TAX AMMO
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/gun-rights-group-sounds-alarm-on-dems-proposal-to-tax-ammo.html
— THORNER: MID-TERM ELECTION TURMOIL FERMENTS ANGER NATIONWIDE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/thorner-mid-term-election-turmoil-ferments-anger-nationwide.html

 

NO WEED ILLINOIS
— Resources on the Truth and Consequences of Marijuana
https://noweedillinois.com/

 

GOPUSA
— The War for the Soul of America – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58863

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— More border jumpers nabbed in 2 days than in entire month of November 2017 – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/11/illegal-immigrants-break-november-2017-number-2-da/

 

NEWSMAX
— Record Number of Immigrant Families Caught Illegally Crossing Border Last Month – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigrants-families-illegal-border/2018/11/11/id/890254/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— MASS MIGRATION AND THE FAILURE OF CIVILIZATIONAL NERVE The fatal incoherence of globalism. – Bruce Thornton
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271881/mass-migration-and-failure-civilizational-nerve-bruce-thornton

 

DAILY CALLER
— DIGGING AT TRUMP? MACRON SAYS ‘PATRIOTISM IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF NATIONALISM’ – Grace Carr
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/11/emmanuel-macron-donald-trump-patriotism-nationalism/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— All of a sudden, Mexico is warmly welcoming the migrant caravan – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/all_of_a_sudden_mexico_is_warmly_welcoming_the_migrant_caravan.html
— Arab-Americans and Muslims in U.S. politics – Michael Curtis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/11/arab_americans_and_muslims_in_us_politics.html
— Will Trump be the Last Republican President? – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/11/will_trump_be_the_last_republican_president.html

 

BREITBART
— Democrats: ‘Cruel and Unscientific’ to Define Legal Sex by Biology – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/11/democrats-cruel-and-unscientific-to-define-legal-sex-by-biology/
— Maryland Law Enforcement Goes to Confiscate Guns, Kills Gun Owner – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/11/maryland-law-enforcement-goes-to-confiscate-guns-kills-gun-owner/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Trump Honors Fallen Soldiers as Macron and Merkel Take Shots at His ‘Nationalism’ On Armistice Day, president praises ‘American and French patriots’ – Gregg Re (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans are anti-nationalism.)
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/11/trump-honors-fallen-soldiers-as-macron-and-merkel-take-shots-at-his-nationalism/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Rubio on FL Recount: “Elections Should Not Be Decided By Who Hires The Best Lawyers” – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/11/11/rubio_on_fl_recount_elections_should_not_be_decided_by_who_hires_the_best_lawyers.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Did Big Tech Steal the Election — for Dems and Itself? – Selwyn Duke (DIERSEN: In Illinois, those who are members of the following groups either a) do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or b) read them only for “opposition research:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30608-did-big-tech-steal-the-election-for-dems-and-itself

 

POLITICO
— Democrats lay out investigation priorities – JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER and DANIEL LIPPMAN (DIERSEN: Have the Democrats investigated you? In 1978, while I was an IRS employee, the Democrats who ran IRS investigated my federal income tax returns. In 1974, while I was an IRS employee, the Democrats who ran IRS investigated my partial day per diem claims. In 1968 and 1969, while I was a Post Office employee, the Democrats who ran the Post Office investigated my sick leave claims. The aforesaid investigations were adverse actions taken to end my federal career and to get rid of me. None of the aforesaid investigations would have been launched if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2018/11/11/dems-lay-out-investigation-priorities-344934

 

AOL NEWS
— How Trump’s tax cuts hurt the GOP in America’s wealthy suburbs – BRIAN CHEUNG
https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2018/11/12/how-trumps-tax-cuts-hurt-the-gop-in-americas-wealthy-suburbs/23587443/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Proponents of the tax bill say the SALT cap, which tends to benefit the wealthier, will still be offset by a now-doubled standard deduction. Republican Peter Roskam, one of the key members of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, heavily advertised how a larger standard deduction would simplify the tax filing to the size of a postcard. Roskam ended up losing his seat in Illinois’s 6th congressional district, where Democratic challenger Sean Casten took to Medium.com to attack Roskam and the Trump tax cuts. “Peter Roskam likes to hype his position on the Ways and Means committee to convince you he knows more about tax policy and you do,” Casten wrote. “It’s all a lie.” With Roskam gone, the Republican side of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee looks thin on members who helped drive the tax reform bill. Three of the six subcommittee members did not run for reelection.)

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NBC NEWS
— What the midterms taught Democrats — and how those lessons can help beat Trump in 2020 Republicans are bleeding suburban voters who used to vote reliably Republican. This was key to the Democratic takeover of the House. – Bill Schneider (DIERSEN: To defeat all Republican candidates in 2020, Democrats will ever-increasingly a) promote hatred of Trump and b) get voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrat candidates. As of right now, it looks like Democrat candidates will defeat all Republican candidates in 2020.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/what-midterms-taught-democrats-how-those-lessons-can-help-beat-ncna934691
— Democrats’ investigative dreams to meet cold, hard congressional reality – Rebecca Shabad (DIERSEN: Have the Democrats investigated you? In 1978, while I was an IRS employee, the Democrats who ran IRS investigated my federal income tax returns. In 1974, while I was an IRS employee, the Democrats who ran IRS investigated my partial day per diem claims. In 1968 and 1969, while I was a Post Office employee, the Democrats who ran the Post Office investigated my sick leave claims. The aforesaid investigations were adverse actions taken to end my federal career and to get rid of me. None of the aforesaid investigations would have been launched if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/dem-investigative-dreams-meet-cold-hard-congressional-reality-n934136

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater a) promotes hatred of Trump and b) promotes hatred of anyone who does not share his hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/11/opinion/midterms-mueller-resistance.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Paris, anti-Americans rebuke America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/11/us/politics/macron-trump-paris-wwi.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Being silenced is not acceptable’: Doctors express outrage after NRA tells them ‘to stay in their lane’ – Frances Stead Sellers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/being-silenced-is-not-acceptable-doctors-express-outrage-after-nra-tells-them-to-stay-in-their-lane/2018/11/11/5a8beca0-e5d5-11e8-b8dc-66cca409c180_story.html
— ‘We are armed now’: In Kentucky, shootings leave a black church and the white community around it shaken – DeNeen L. Brown
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/we-are-armed-now-in-kentucky-an-alleged-hate-crime-shakes-a-black-church-and-a-white-community/2018/11/11/baef5126-e239-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To come into a country illegally, to stay in a country illegally, and/or to bring others into a country illegally is to show gross disrespect for that country, if not to show gross hatred of that country. Those who do the aforesaid show that they want citizens of their motherland to take over and conquer that country. It is “invasion.” It is “an act of war.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/12/can-dictators-enemy-generals-get-birthright-citizenship-their-kids/

 

ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans paint America under Trump as being Nazi Germany.
https://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/ct-wwi-armistice-paris-commemorations-20181111-story.html

 

DALLAS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want Texas to leave the United States and to join up with Mexico are hopeful.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/11/11/latinos-could-turn-texas-blue-2020-enthusiasm-holds-say

 

HARTSBURG NEWS
— Facebook Employees Start Movement to Combat Company‘s ‘Intolerant‘ Liberal Culture
https://hartsburgnews.com/facebook-employees-start-movement-to-combat-companys-intolerant-liberal-culture/126637/

 

FORTUNE
— Why McDonald’s Might Be Training Your Next Great Hire – ANNE FISHER
http://fortune.com/2018/11/08/mcdonalds-job-skills-hard-soft/

 

NEWSWEEK
— LGBT MIGRANTS LEAVE CARAVAN OVER ‘DISCRIMINATION,’ REACH CALIFORNIA BORDER – CHANTAL DA SILVA
https://www.newsweek.com/lgbt-migrants-leave-caravan-over-discrimination-reach-california-border-1211251

 

REPUBLICAN AMERICAN
— Legal Business: Parameters of age discrimination – Eric Brown (DIERSEN: Do you oppose age discrimination? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. They applaud the federal government’s “out-or-out” policy for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. They vicious demonize, vicious denigrate, and viciously condemn as being lazy, stupid, and even worse things federal employees like me who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.rep-am.com/news/news-business/2018/11/11/legal-business-parameters-of-age-discrimination/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: My friends and I turned 50 this year. There is a group of about 11 of us from college who get together once a year to relive our glory days and catch up on each other’s lives. Over the last couple of years, five out of the 11 have lost jobs. Losing a job when you’re in your late 40s to early 50s can be financially devastating. Those are the prime earning years and the time when a person can really start putting away for retirement and catch up if the nest egg wasn’t built large enough in their 20s and 30s. A layoff or termination after 25 years of building a career can really set a person back. The likelihood that such a person will find work at the same pay level becomes more remote. At the same time, greater financial obligations like educating kids, preparing for retirement, or caring for parents come to the forefront.)

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in defeating Republican candidates who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.salon.com/2018/11/11/reflections-on-a-blue-wave-how-progressive-activists-drove-a-historic-victory/

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote caravans.
https://socialistworker.org/2018/11/12/solidarity-rises-up-to-greet-the-caravan-in-mexico

 

INDEPENDENT
— Spike Lee calls Donald Trump’s response to migrant caravan ‘inhumane’ – Jack Shepherd (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans use citizens of foreign countries to destroy America.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/spike-lee-donald-trump-migrant-caravan-inhumane-blackkklansman-a8629481.html
— Trump baby balloon flies in Paris for US president’s Remembrance Day visit British campaigners loan blimp to French activists – Adam Forrest
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-baby-balloon-paris-protest-remembrance-day-protesters-a8629016.html

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.