March 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus concerns close Loyola Academy in Wilmette after student exposed to person with COVID-19 – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/health/loyola-academy-in-wilmette-closed-after-student-exposed-to-person-with-covid-19/5996734/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Running list of Chicago-area closings and cancellations because of coronavirus – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-cb-coronavirus-chicago-illinois-cancellations-closings-20200304-xsy3xn6grndu3hq7eyihpkznwi-story.html
— This year, African American voters are collecting their debt from Democrats. Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders owe them black female running mates. – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, your demographics dictate your future. GAO hired me in 1980 when I was 31, but if I was 31 today, because I am a White male Republican, GAO would not hire me today. IRS hired me in 1971 when I was 22, but if I was 22 today, because I am a White male Republican, IRS would not hire me today. The Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 18, but if I was 18 today, because I am a White male Republican, the Post Office would not hire me today.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-democratic-candidate-black-woman-vice-president-20200309-nlzobeeqcndlxecojmwuqrnxu4-story.html
— Apprehension about coronavirus prompts officials to close polling places at nursing homes – Javonte Anderson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-election-day-20200307-f4ypho2tgrdm5pzd6ubiluwcxi-story.html
— General Assembly departures make way for competitive primaries in Chicago, the suburbs – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-election-preview-20200309-4pdrmibqhna7dfjwzwiq2pucoi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use coronavirus to destroy America’s economy and to destroy Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-stocks-oil-20200309-oh47v6wrmzgc7paazs76fcf4wu-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-chicago-news-20200309-jsvchnl24fdlpcjuzeuyg2nb3q-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF CZERNEK: ‘Dirt log,’ highway commissioner’s desk calendar among the items sought in FBI raid – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200309/dirt-log-highway-commissioners-desk-calendar-among-the-items-sought-in-fbi-raid
— Endorsement: Joe Biden for president in Democratic primary
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200306/endorsement-joe-biden-for-president-in-democratic-primary

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago is getting richer, but that could be because poor people are leaving A Brookings Institution study concludes that while the metro area is growing more slowly than other large cities, we’re making progress on prosperity and sharing the wealth among those who remain. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicago-getting-richer-could-be-because-poor-people-are-leaving

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200308/womens-rights-supporters-make-their-stand-at-capitol

PEKIN TIMES
— Substance abuse issues deserve public attention – Scott Reeder
https://www.pekintimes.com/news/20200308/reeder-substance-abuse-issues-deserve-public-attention

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/if-you-prefer-pot-at-least-be-an-educated-user/article_168681ea-613b-11ea-b9fa-5313d619ba0b.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois GOP Pushing for Auto Voter Fix – Greg Bishop 
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=300017#.XmW1kCN_OM8
— Former Illinois Congressman Randy Hultgren to head Illinois Bankers Association – Scot Bertram
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=300083#.XmZEOCN_OM8

NPR ILLINOIS
— Secret Service Ready To Protect Biden And Sanders, But It Hasn’t Been Asked – BRIAN NAYLOR 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/secret-service-ready-protect-biden-and-sanders-hasnt-been-asked#stream/0

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— TREASONOUS: Rogers Park Group Steps Up Effort To Disrupt ICE Enforcement Protect RP has a group of volunteers ready to nonviolently disrupt deportation efforts in Rogers Park. – Joe Ward
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/03/09/rogers-park-group-steps-up-effort-to-disrupt-ice-enforcement/

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stoners want cheaper pot.
https://depauliaonline.com/47188/artslife/legal-weed-prices-remain-high-sending-some-back-to-illicit-dealers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Men-haters promote hatred of men.
https://depauliaonline.com/47105/opinions/opinion-women-just-cant-win/

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois residents pay 9.08% rate in combined local, state sales taxes, 6th highest in U.S.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-residents-pay-rate-in-combined-local-state-sales-taxes/article_f1569778-5381-11ea-86e7-9ffa56354642.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SIX GOP STATE REPS (Mark Batinick, Tom Demmer, Jeff Keicher, Dan Ugaste, Steve Reick, and Grant Wehrli) CALL FOR OBERWEIS TO ANSWER QUESTIONABLE CAMPAIGN FUNDING EFFORT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/03/six-gop-state-reps-call-for-oberweis-to-answer-questionable-campaign-funding-effort.html
— ROSSI: THE MASSIVE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE HYSTERICAL “FAKE NEWS MEDIA” (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/03/rossi-the-massive-damage-caused-by-the-hysterical-fake-news-media.html
— WHY ARE SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE UNHAPPY? (DIERSEN: To make young people happy, my critics/opponents do everything that they can to get rid of older people, and especially older people who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/03/why-are-so-many-young-people-unhappy.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Six House Republicans (Mark Batinick, Tom Demmer, Jeff Keicher, Dan Ugaste, Steve Reick, and Grant Wehrli) want a “complete and thorough” explanation from Oberweis
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/09/six-house-republicans-want-a-complete-and-thorough-explanation-from-oberweis/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From the Bloomberg team: “Subscribe to your local journalistic enterprise.” I should write a book those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. Better yet, I should sue those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/09/bloomberg-shutting-down/

WIREPOINTS
— 30% Jump in Property Tax Delinquencies as Cook Country Treasurer Warns of Problems “Beyond Human Imagination” – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/thirty-percent-jump-in-property-tax-delinquencies-as-cook-country-treasurer-warns-of-problems-beyond-human-imagination-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: The Catalina Lauf / Jeff Berkowitz Interview with Discernment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/08/il-14-the-catalina-lauf-jeff-berkowitz-interview-with-discernment/ 
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Hits Back at Ted Gradel
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/08/il-14-jim-oberweis-hits-back-at-ted-gra 
— Where Will Warren Supporters Go?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/08/where-will-warren-supporters-go/ 
— Libertarians Meeting Monday at Algonquin Colonial Cafe
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/08/libertarians-meeting-monday-at-algonquin-colonial-cafe/

GOPUSA
— Are Schumer’s Threats Against Conservative Justices Just A Foretaste Of What’s To Come? (DIERSEN: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: What is to come? What additional steps will the Democrats who run Illinois take to force those who run your county, your township, your municipality, and your municipal district to get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=85789

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Moderate’ Joe Biden a myth, no different from Bernie Sanders, Trump campaign says – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/8/moderate-joe-biden-myth-no-different-bernie-sander/
— Coronavirus outbreak tempers feuds as governors, Trump try to work together – Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/8/coronavirus-tempers-feuds-governors-trump-work-tog/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The trillion-dollar question for markets on the coronavirus – Philip Klein
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-trillion-dollar-question-for-markets-on-coronavirus
— Carson to Democratic congressman: Transgender rights don’t supersede rights of abused women in shelters – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/carson-to-democratic-congressman-transgender-rights-dont-supersede-rights-of-abused-women-in-shelters
— Coronavirus is also a border security issue – Rep. Brian Babin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/coronavirus-is-also-a-border-security-issue

BLAZE
— Conservative Hispanic University of Chicago college student Evita Duffy — daughter of former GOP congressman — threatened with violence after blasting socialism But now she’s getting kudos from some pretty big names for making her voice heard – Dave Urbanski
https://www.theblaze.com/news/conservative-hispanic-college-student–daughter-of-former-gop-congressman–threatened-with-violence-after-blasting-socialism

DAILY WIRE
— U.S. Military Dispatches Crisis Response Units To Mexican Border – Joseph Curl
https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-military-dispatches-crisis-response-units-to-mexican-border

TOWNHALL
— If You Think American Democrats Rejected Socialism, Think Again – Scott Morefield
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2020/03/09/if-you-think-american-democrats-rejected-socialism-think-again-n2563999

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Men-haters promote hatred of men.
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2020/0309/Monday-Sunrise-Briefing-Women-seeking-justice-fill-the-streets

EPOCH TIMES
— How’s Your Job Going and What Are You Doing About It? – JEFF GARTON (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. One could ask candidates for government offices and for political offices what did they do to better qualify themselves for the office they seek.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/hows-your-job-going-and-what-are-you-doing-about-it_3256019.html

THE HILL
— Now Democrats must battle a monster of their own creation – KRISTIN TATE
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/486525-now-democrats-must-battle-a-monster-of-their-own-creation

CBS NEWS
— Ted Cruz and a congressman self-quarantining after a possible virus contact
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-coronavirus-covid19-interaction-cpac-quarantine-today-2020-03-08/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump to skip St. Patrick’s Day Hill luncheon, blames Pelosi – DARLENE SUPERVILLE
https://apnews.com/974688a45453bbc1bcfc1f368ebaed1f
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: `We can do it,’ say young believers fueling Sanders campaign Young voters have been Bernie Sanders’ most enduring supporters as he tries to win the Democratic presidential nomination over Joe Biden. – AP
https://www.wfmj.com/story/41866940/we-can-do-it-say-young-believers-fueling-sanders-campaign

NEW YORK TIMES
— Columbia Cancels Classes and Princeton Puts Lectures Online in Coronavirus Response – Neil Vigdor and Mihir Zaveri
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/nyregion/columbia-classes-canceled-coronavirus.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How the Trump Campaign Took Over the G.O.P. – Danny Hakim and Glenn Thrush (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I should write a book about those who have taken over the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/us/trump-campaign-brad-parscale.html
— How to Be More Optimistic – Susan Shain (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs do everything that they can to stop members of the following groups from being optimistic: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/smarter-living/how-to-be-more-optimistic.html
— Alternative to the corporate media: What Bernie Sanders Gets Right About the Media The senator’s sweeping critique of coverage has more merit than we in the media like to admit. – Ben Smith
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/business/media/bernie-sanders-media.html
— Retiring Into a Shaky Market? Think Long Term Anyway Americans in their mid-60s could live nearly three more decades, research shows, so a healthy dose of stock in your portfolio is actually prudent now. – Tara Siegel Bernard
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/your-money/retiring-stock-markets-investments.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Voting behind bars: Cook County’s huge jail becomes a first-time polling precinct – Shawn Mulcahy (DIERSEN: What percent of people in jail vote for Democrats? Democrats shout at people in jail that Republicans put them there.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/voting-behind-bars-cook-countys-huge-jail-becomes-a-first-time-polling-precinct/2020/03/05/5bf10fc0-581c-11ea-9000-f3cffee23036_story.html
— Republicans try to reverse the GOP’s downward spiral of support in the suburbs – Paul Kane (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hypocritical Democrats hypocritically move into Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/republicans-try-to-reverse-the-gops-downward-spiral-of-support-in-the-suburbs/2020/03/06/fce536ca-5fd0-11ea-b014-4fafa866bb81_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Where Do the Candidates Stand on This Radical Immigration Plan? A Democratic House bill would invite criminals in and give deported aliens a right to return to the U.S. – Dave Seminara
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-do-the-candidates-stand-on-this-radical-immigration-plan-11583698193
— Federal Agencies Prepare for Coronavirus Disruptions Air-traffic controllers, food inspectors, mail carriers ready emergency plans to maintain essential services as the virus spreads – Kate Davidson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-agencies-prepare-for-coronavirus-disruptions-11583639269
— Efforts to Battle Coronavirus Escalate Around the Globe The number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally exceeded 105,000 on Sunday – Talal Ansari, Chun Han Wong and Erin Ailworth
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-coronavirus-cases-drop-in-china-as-italy-imposes-quarantine-11583662342
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family. 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/affluent-americans-still-say-i-do-its-the-middle-class-that-does-not-11583691336

FORBES
— 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8: Top 10 Reasons To Buy – Karl Brauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kbrauer/2020/03/09/2020-chevrolet-corvette-c8-top-10-reasons-to-buy/

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use coronavirus to destroy America’s economy and to destroy Trump.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/global-markets-crash-coronavirus-oil-trump

FED SMITH
— Coronavirus: Calls to Protect Federal Employees Ramping Up – Ian Smith 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2020/03/08/coronavirus-calls-protect-federal-employees-ramping-up/
— OPM Issues New Coronavirus Guidance – Ian Smith 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2020/03/07/opm-issues-new-coronavirus-guidance/

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.