October 18 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Only one person spoke out against recreational pot at a recent South Elgin planning and zoning commission public hearing. Everyone in Illinois who claims to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican should speak out against recreational pot at municipal and county hearings. Especially the following should speak out against recreational pot at municipal and county hearings: Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains; officers of Republican township, ward, and county organizations; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members; IRP officers; the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman; activists; candidates; elected officials; major donors; political consultants; etc.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191017/south-elgin-commission-ok-with-pot-shops-in-business-areas
— Facts Matter: With elections looming, watch out for fake news – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: What qualifications do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have to be fact checkers? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,279-$93,592. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979. Further, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news. Needless-to-say, I should sue them. They stress that the neither the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), nor Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress the adverse actions that IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, etc. have taken against me.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191017/facts-matter-with-elections-looming-watch-out-for-fake-news

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Chicago teachers strike and property taxpayers and the road to serfdom – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-chicago-teachers-strike-kass-20191018-ml7tm2qgt5dftozyhth2z4rpta-story.html
— Dennis Byrne witnessed the genesis of the Illinois Exodus. Now he’s joining it: ‘Fed up. I’m gone.’ – DENNIS BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-dennis-byrne-leaves-chicago-illinois-exodus-20191020-20191018-c3pg3q7qvzeqtheqe236xzuxse-story.html#ed=rss_www.chicagotribune.com/arcio/rss/category/opinion/
— Waukegan rejects Potawatomi, sends three of four casino proposals to Illinois Gaming Board – JIM NEWTON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-waukegan-casino-vote-st-1018-20191018-r3f2jkl6vray3ndqoqqzld33e4-story.html
— Legalized sports gambling in Indiana has me addicted to football games, again, for the wrong reason – JERRY DAVICH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-indiana-sports-gambling-big-business-st-1018-20191017-mkrqobn6vzdrhf5mvg2ahpxrx4-story.html
— Will your town benefit from Illinois’ $45 billion infrastructure plan? Search our database. – JONATHON BERLIN, KORI RUMORE and MEGHAN KELLY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-viz-illinois-infrastructure-plan-database-20191018-dti3anpgqng7bg6oh4f4yafosq-htmlstory.html

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. 
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicagoarea-activists-protest-conditions-at-the-border/30543040-8da7-4917-9f05-d43849c80c72

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Zoning panel suggests two more zoning categories for marijuana businesses – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191017/zoning-panel-suggests-two-more-zoning-categories-for-marijuana-businesses

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Illinoisans should be wary of Senate President Cullerton’s ‘informed’ decisions – Brett Rowland 
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/illinoisans-should-be-wary-of-senate-president-cullerton-s-informed/article_9eabbfbe-f0e7-11e9-98f4-ef2eec5a64b4.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois’ Congressional Delegation Warning to Tech Companies – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents disapprove of, despise, if not hate a) the articles that I include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) my comments that I include in those emails, and c) me. My critics/opponents want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, to stop everyone from reading those emails, but failing that, to stop me from including in the emails a) links to articles that they do not like and b) my comments that they do not like.) http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=292617#.Xamar75_OM8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois’ Congressional delegation told representatives from Google, Reddit and other tech giants to better police their sites, or the government would be forced to step in. The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee hosted the tech companies in a discussion over whether or not they should still have the legal immunity from lawsuits regarding content posted by others.)

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries who were illegally brought to America illegally, who illegally came to America illegally, who illegally stay in America illegally, and who illegally brought other citizens of foreign countries to America illegally and b) illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally, to illegally stay in America illegally, and to illegally bring other citizens of foreign countries illegally to America illegally. 
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/10/16/immigrant-rights-advocate-discusses-her-journey-at-glenbard-south-event/acn6lsg/

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— How Is Marijuana Expungement Working In Illinois? – MARIAH WOELFEL (DIERSEN: What do you want to be expunged? I want my Democrat superiors in the federal government to expunge from my employment record the adverse actions that they took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/how-marijuana-expungement-working-illinois#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Democrats “Want Lawmakers To Make Climate Change A Priority.”
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/illinoisans-want-lawmakers-make-climate-change-priority
— Mattis Takes Swipe At Trump: ‘I Earned My Spurs On The Battlefield’ – SCOTT NEUMAN (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed to veterans that I avoided the draft. I sought and got four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/mattis-takes-swipe-trump-i-earned-my-spurs-battlefield#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mattis said he’d been asked what he thought of Trump’s remarks, which reportedly came during a White House meeting with congressional Democrats on Wednesday. “I earned my spurs on the battlefield … Donald Trump earned his spurs in a letter from a doctor,” he said in a reference to a medical deferment for bone spurs that kept Trump from serving in the military during the Vietnam War.)

MEDILL REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making Northwestern students 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://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/should-the-u-s-continue-prosecuting-illegal-immigrants-northwestern-community-split-but-majority-favors-decriminalization/

CENTER SQUARE
— Wealth adviser says moving out of Illinois could protect portfolios from next recession – Greg Bishop 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/wealth-adviser-says-moving-out-of-illinois-could-protect-portfolios/article_013797d0-f0fb-11e9-ba5c-e7b6a6c79ff1.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Unredacted Sandoval warrant reveals ‘a crime ring masquerading as a political party,’ ILGOP chairman says – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/514810366-unredacted-sandoval-warrant-reveals-a-crime-ring-masquerading-as-a-political-party-ilgop-chairman-says

WIREPOINTS
— A Comprehensive Solution To All CPS Problems And The Teacher Strike Is Available – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/a-comprehensive-solution-to-all-cps-problems-and-teacher-strike-is-readily-available/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE MATTERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/the-electoral-college-matters.html

FOX NEWS
— Trump rally in Dallas marked by enthusiasm, in sharp contrast to chaos in Minneapolis – Gregg ReBy
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-dallas-rally-ukraine-scrutiny-intensifies

GOPUSA
— Secrecy: Democrats bar Republicans from impeachment hearings
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77900
— Trump rally draws big crowd to Dallas
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77939

AMERICAN THINKER
— Media says pointing a finger at President Trump ‘shames’ him, but pointing a finger at Obama was rude and racist – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/media_says_pointing_a_finger_at_president_trump_shames_him_but_pointing_a_finger_at_obama_was_rude_and_racist.html

BREITBART
— Blue State Blues: The Media Are Trump’s Greatest Asset – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/10/18/blue-state-blues-the-media-are-trumps-greatest-asset/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— First Democrats grab your guns, then they’ll return for your religion – Jeffrey A. Rendall 
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31226-assault-america-day-289-first-dems-grab-your-guns-then-they%E2%80%99ll-return-your-religion

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Mocks California For Offering Free Healthcare And Education: ‘I May Even Move There’ – CHRISTOPHER SMITH (DIERSEN: People who need/want massive government assistance go to countries, states, counties, townships/wards, and municipalities that offer “free stuff.”) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/18/trump-california-illegal-immigration-education/
— ICE Identifies Hundreds Of Migrants Allegedly Lying About Their Family Status – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/17/ice-cbp-migrants-family-status/
— Mark Zuckerberg Leans On Free Speech While Defending Facebook’s Ad Policies – CHRIS WHITE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, to stop everyone from reading those emails, but failing that, to stop me from including in the emails a) links to articles that they do not like and b) my comments that they do not like.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/17/facebook-elections-trump/

FEDERALIST
— 6 Crazy School District Responses To Parents Mad About LGBT Indoctrination Of Preschoolers An Illinois school district’s leaders heard from upset parents after the children started talking about what they were learning about LGBT sex in school. They responded so badly, they should resign. – Joy Pullmann
https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/18/6-crazy-school-district-responses-to-parents-mad-about-lgbt-indoctrination-of-preschoolers/

TOWNHALL
— Did Joe Biden Falsely Smear the Truck Driver Involved in the Car Crash That Killed His First Wife and Daughter? – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/10/17/wait-did-joe-biden-make-up-key-details-about-the-car-crash-that-killed-his-wife-and-child-n2554926

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump: The Same People Who Want Us To Fight Endless Wars Want Us To Open Our Borders – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/10/17/trump_the_same_people_who_want_us_to_fight_endless_wars_want_us_to_open_our_borders.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Facebook CEO defends refusal to take down some content – MARCY GORDON
http://www.startribune.com/facebook-ceo-promotes-free-speech-but-takes-no-questions/563321512/
— Twitter sees difficulty in trying to police tweets – Barbara Ortutay 
https://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/twitter-sees-difficulty-in-trying-to-police-tweets-20191017

NBC NEWS
— Civil rights leaders criticize Zuckerberg’s free speech address Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., said disinformation campaigns created an atmosphere that led to her father’s assassination. – Janell Ross (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I recklessly spread disinformation with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Needless-to-say, I should sue them. They stress that the neither the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), nor Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress the adverse actions that IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, etc. have taken against me.) 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/civil-rights-leaders-rebuke-zuckerberg-s-free-speech-address-n1068461

NEW YORK TIMES
— Defiant Zuckerberg Says Facebook Won’t Police Political Speech In an address at Georgetown University, the Facebook chief executive called for more free speech — not less — as his company has been assailed for allowing lies and falsehoods to appear. – Cecilia Kang and Mike Isaac (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents not only want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to police my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, they want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC to stop me from sending the emails out, but failing that, to stop everyone from reading those emails, but failing that, to stop me from including in the emails a) links to articles that they do not like and b) my comments that they do not like.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/business/zuckerberg-facebook-free-speech.html
— In Washington, a Fight to Decriminalize Prostitution Divides Allies Supporters say a bill being considered by the City Council in the nation’s capital would protect prostitutes. Critics say it would be a boon to sex traffickers. – Timothy Williams
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/us/washington-legal-prostitution.html

WASHINGTON POST
— President Trump’s claim that ‘when I came in, we had no ammunition’ – Salvador Rizzo (DIERSEN: In 1989, I worked for GAO on a Department of Defense audit. SEE: “Potential Reductions to DOD’s Fiscal Year 1990 Ammunition Budget” at 
https://www.gao.gov/products/NSIAD-90-23

 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/18/president-trumps-claim-that-when-i-came-we-had-no-ammunition/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Dog promoters promote dogs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/09/want-live-longer-try-getting-dog/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Teachers Strike Again The union dictates terms of surrender to new Mayor Lightfoot. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-teachers-strike-again-11571353385
— Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Rebuffs Calls for Tighter Controls, Saying Free Speech Must Be Preserved ‘We must continue to stand for free expression,’ CEO says, as social media draws criticism over its role in spread of misinformation – Ryan Tracy (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I spread misinformation with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Needless-to-say, I should sue them. They stress that the neither the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), nor Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress the adverse actions that IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, etc. have taken against me.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-defends-free-speech-amid-calls-for-tighter-controls-11571335528
— Facebook Stands for Free Expression In a democracy, a private company shouldn’t have the power to censor politicians or the news. – Mark Zuckerberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-stands-for-free-expression-11571336089
— Trump Leans on a Changed GOP for Support The party’s demographics and priorities have shifted since 2016. Will those trends carry the president through impeachment to a second term—and endure after him? Some 84% of Republicans approve of President Trump’s job performance, essentially unchanged since his inauguration. – Aaron Zitner and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-leans-on-a-changed-gop-for-support-11571391006
— The Rental Economy Is at Risk in a Downturn Businesses that rely on renting homes, leasing cars, and streaming music or movies are largely untested in a recession – Justin Lahart
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rental-economy-is-at-risk-in-a-downturn-11571391003
— Religion Is on the Decline as More Adults Check ‘None’ Less than half of American adults attend church regularly, while 26% claim no religious affiliation – Ian Lovett (DIERSEN: I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL). I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who demonize, denigrate, and condemn MSLs. It is called religious affiliation discrimination.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/religion-is-on-the-decline-as-more-adults-check-none-11571320801

USA TODAY
— RNC: The future for Republicans, and America, has never looked brighter While Republicans are reviving, Democrats are rebranding as the party of socialists, radicals and rioters. – Liz Harrington
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/10/17/rnc-future-and-america-has-never-looked-brighter-editorials-debates/4013283002/

NEWSWEEK
— ZUCKERBERG TELLS FOX NEWS FACEBOOK WON’T CENSOR POLITICIANS, WHILE WARREN SAYS FACEBOOK COULD HELP TRUMP WIN AGAIN – JEFFERY MARTIN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, to stop everyone from reading those emails, but failing that, to stop me from including in the emails a) links to articles that they do not like and b) my comments that they do not like.)
https://www.newsweek.com/zuckerberg-tells-fox-news-facebook-wont-censor-politicians-while-warren-says-facebook-could-help-1466117

COLUMBIA JOURNAL REVIEW
— Zuckerberg wants to eat his free-speech cake and have it too – Mathew Ingram
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/zuckerberg-free-speech.php

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs call for even more Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, Democrats and RINOs call for even more preference to be given to those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, Democrats and RINOs call for even more discrimination against those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs blame those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older for all the problems that those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger are having. 
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/10/18/racial-inequality-college-and-workplace

FED SMITH
— Congresswoman Worried About a ‘Graying [Federal] Workforce’ – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/10/18/congresswoman-worried-about-graying-federal-workforce/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Union disputes OPM’s argument for reforming personnel management – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2019/10/17/union-disputes-opms-argument-for-reforming-personnel-management/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Office of Personnel Management leadership under the Trump administration has frequently turned to results from the 2018 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey that indicate feds’ dissatisfaction with reward and punishment practices to support dramatic efforts to both overhaul employee management and change the federal pay and benefits system. Most recently, the administration proposed changing federal practices to make it easier to discipline and fire under-performing federal employees. “Notably, as demonstrated in the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, a majority of both employees and managers agree that the performance management system fails to reward the best and address unacceptable performance,” the proposed rule change said.)

October 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago Teachers Strike: Thousands of teachers hit picket lines across city, CPS classes canceled
https://abc7chicago.com/education/thousands-picket-rally-march-on-1st-day-of-chicago-teachers-strike/5625169/

CBS2
— School Canceled For Friday; No Deal As Teachers’ Strike Continues But CTU Says There Has Been Progress – Dana Kozlov
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/10/17/chicago-teachers-head-to-picket-line-for-day-1-of-strike/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— RNC raises record-setting $27.3 million in September, amid impeachment push
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/rnc-raises-record-setting-27-3-million-in-september-amid-impeachment-push

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump using Chicago fundraiser to lure donors with chance for free trip, picture and to meet him: ‘I’ve saved two seats at lunch for YOU and a guest. Will you accept my invitation?’ – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-president-trump-chicago-fundraiser-offers-free-trip-picture-20191017-ji6xmamggzgmfagi5hwme3i37y-story.html
— Americans now need at least $500,000 a year to enter top 1% – ALEX TANZI AND BEN STEVERMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-tns-bc-pfp-income-onepercent-20191017-story.html
— Long-delayed meeting on proposed Itasca drug rehab center brings suspicion, rancor but few answers – John Keilman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-itasca-haymarket-meeting-vigil-20191017-mtnozcjacvha5bxq4jvtchlw5u-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago’s first recreational marijuana store just got OK’d – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-cresco-recreational-marijuana-dispensaries-20191016-cqom7aefzngqnhyli5lhfkygdi-story.html
— By show of hands at meeting, Lincolnshire residents and stakeholders say ‘no’ to cannabis dispensaries in town: ‘We should prohibit it because it is uncharted territory’ – STEVE SADIN (DIERSEN: It is public record which people who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican DID OR DID NOT SPEAK AGAINST POT at municipal and county meetings.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnshire/ct-lsr-village-board-cannabis-dispensaries-tl-1024-20191017-gmhgixejgnccbjr2ew2sxsmtpa-story.html
— Why a teachers strike is bad for Chicago: A miniseries, Episode 1 – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-teacher-strike-lori-lightfoot-20191017-fxlnutcmija6jcsoznjngqaaea-story.html
— The U. of I., stung by a #MeToo investigation, is now leaning on Title IX to muzzle reporters – DAVID GREISING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-rachel-otwell-university-illinois-greising-20191017-2d2uin3z2vea5ilj2jv5e5qrba-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Teachers strike is on — and Lightfoot’s political honeymoon is over A Chicago Teachers Union that was among Toni Preckwinkle’s strongest supporters followed through on its threat of a strike that seemed pre-ordained since the day Lori Lightfoot swept all 50 wards. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/10/17/20919567/cps-ctu-teachers-union-strike-schools-lightfoot-political-honeymoon-over
— Changes won’t be made to state pot law to meet equity concerns from black aldermen, the bill’s sponsors say The law’s authors say it includes important provisions to increase the number of people of color working in the industry. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/17/20918358/recreational-pot-legalization-marijuana-black-equity-diversity

DAILY HERALD
— Questions remain after Itasca’s first hearing on Haymarket proposal – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191017/questions-remain-after-itascas-first-hearing-on-haymarket-proposal
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Mundelein approves grant for pot store
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191017/mundelein-approves-grant-for-pot-store
— Report: Illinois ranks among Top 10 nationally in academic growth, bottom third in proficiency – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191017/report-illinois-ranks-among-top-10-nationally-in-academic-growth-bottom-third-in-proficiency

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is Illinois in decline? This economist has a contrary view. A DePaul economist’s analysis concludes dire perceptions about the state’s economy and growth are overblown. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-decline-economist-has-contrary-view

WTTW
— Illinois Leads Nation with 137 Vaping-Related Illnesses – Kristen Thometz
https://news.wttw.com/2019/10/17/illinois-leads-nation-137-vaping-related-illnesses

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Marco Rubio to headline Oberweis campaign fundraiser Lunch is $150; lunch, photo with Rubio is $2,800 – BRENDA SCHORY
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/10/16/marco-rubio-to-headline-oberweis-campaign-fundraiser/avrweu5/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DISGUSTING TRAGIC: East St. Louis among areas that could get preferential treatment for marijuana licenses – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article235892407.html

WQAD
— GOP presidential candidate, former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh says Trump should be impeached – HANNAH RODRIGUEZ
https://wqad.com/2019/10/17/gop-presidential-candidate-former-illinois-congressman-joe-walsh-says-trump-should-be-impeached/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Claims of unfairness pop up following Democratic presidential debate – KRISTINE FRAZAO
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/claims-of-unfairness-during-democratic-presidential-debate

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Texas Congressman Steps Up Support of Jeanne Ives in Her Quest to Unseat Sean Casten
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/17/texas-congressman-steps-up-support-of-jeanne-ives-in-her-quest-to-unseat-sean-casten/ 
— IL-14: Danny Malouf Backs President Trump’s Withdrawal of Troops from Syria
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/17/il-14-danny-malouf-backs-president-trumps-withdrawal-of-troops-from-syria/ 
— *UPDATE: Crenshaw Tweets “Flip the Seat!”* IL-06: Jeanne Ives Continues to Apply Heat on Sean Casten in Light of Slur Against Dan Crenshaw
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/17/il-06-jeanne-ives-continues-to-apply-heat-on-sean-casten-in-light-of-slur-against-dan-crenshaw/

CENTER SQUARE
— Study finds higher teacher pay, smaller classrooms, more support staff, hindered by legacy costs – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, by forcing me to retire, my Democrat GAO superiors turned me from being a productive employee into a “legacy cost.” I had almost 18 years of experience working for GAO. I had almost 9 years of experience working for IRS. I had 3 job-related master’s degrees and a job-related bachelor’s degree. I had 6 job-related professional certifications. I had a job-related professional license.) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/study-finds-higher-teacher-pay-smaller-classrooms-more-support-staff/article_0d4619fe-f10d-11e9-9287-af99a0cf30ed.html
— Illinois’ Congressional delegation warns tech companies: ‘moderate content or we will’ – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans want the following to not only “moderate” GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, they want the following to stop me from sending out the emails, and if not that, stop everyone from reading the emails: Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP). Everyone can see that the MTRCC, DCRCC, and IRP do not promote GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/illinois-congressional-delegation-warns-tech-companies-moderate-content-or-we/article_822769b6-f05f-11e9-8733-97fefda5a8ac.html

JEANNE FOR CONGRESS
— Dan Crenshaw Puts Ives on the National Map with an Exclamation Point
https://mailchi.mp/65e9b31802cf/dan-crenshaw-puts-ives-on-the-national-map-with-an-exclamation-point

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Run for Republican Ward Committeeperson in Chicago
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=11470

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— 200+ attend Judge Jim McCluskey campaign kickoff at IBEW #701 Wednesday evening, October 16, 2019. Attendees included Judges Rohm, Athanikar, Brennan, Walsh, O’Toole, Jacobs, Kleeman, Telander, Felice, Orel, Cody, Hayes, Dieden, Skerin, Marchese, Else, and Cornelius (Will County); Retired Judges Ron Sutter, William Ferguson, and Tony Iosco (Cook County); and many others including John Curran, Berlin, Grogan, Dabrowski, Czernak, Fisher, McGowan, Hanzelin, Puchalski, Noonan, Zay, Schillerstrom, Coyne, Healy, Valle, Kordick, Kachiroubas, Mendrick, Patty Smith (Aurora), Veenstra, Hanson, Hovde, and Greg Abbott. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CAPITOL FAX
— Durbin has $3.8 million vs. all GOP candidates’ $140K
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/17/durbin-has-38-million-vs-all-gop-candidates-140k/

FOX NEWS
— Trump headlines Dallas rally as scrutiny over Ukraine intensifies – Gregg ReBy
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-dallas-rally-ukraine-scrutiny-intensifies

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 1 person showed up to Mark Sanford 2020 campaign launch — a Democrat with no plans to vote – Ellie Bufkin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mark-sanford-kicks-off-presidential-campaign-against-trump-only-one-person-showed-up

BREITBART
— Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial: Taxpayers Billed $18K for Illegal Alien’s Expert Witnesses – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/17/mollie-tibbetts-murder-trial-taxpayers-billed-18k-for-illegal-aliens-expert-witnesses/
— Open Border Activists Demand 95,000 Refugees Be Admitted to U.S. in 2020 – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/17/open-border-activists-demand-95000-refugees-be-admitted-to-u-s-in-2020/

DAILY CALLER
— Pelosi Is So Strong She Ran Away From The White House, Or Something – DEREK HUNTER
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/17/democrats-leave-white-house/
— Sen. Ernst Introduces ‘CREEPS Act’ To Get Sexual Assaulters Out Of The Federal Workforce – LUKE ROSIAK (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents are nasty. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that because GAO threw me out when I was 49 even though I had a) earned 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, I MUST HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE THAN A SEXUAL ASSAULTER.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/17/ernst-creeps-act-sexual-assault/

TOWNHALL
— CNN: I Hope Trump Dies Soon – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/10/17/this-is-cnn-i-hope-trump-dies-soon-n2554919
— WSJ Columnist: This Is When The Deep State Felt They Got The Green Light To Defy Trump – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government never charged me with defying their Affirmative Action, Diversity, or Inclusion orders. Virtually all of the employees who they assigned to supervise were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or disabled.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/10/17/wsj-columnist-this-is-when-the-deep-state-felt-they-got-the-green-light-to-defy-n2554747

CAMPUS REFORM
— Berkeley promotes prof bashing Trump’s border wall – Chris Trick (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run IRS got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. The Democrats who run GAO got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=13875

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities and women to be pot pushers.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chicago-black-leaders-equity-concerns-new-illinois-marijuana-law_n_5da8ec56e4b0e0f03788fb90

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in interview he fears “erosion of truth” but defends allowing politicians to lie in ads – Tony Romm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/17/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-says-interview-he-fears-erosion-truth-defends-allowing-politicians-lie-ads/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, California is 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon will California leave the United States and become part of Mexico?
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-15/prop-187-this-is-california-battle-podcast

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: DHS leader says 22 million illegals in U.S., double of previous estimates – KRISTINE FRAZAO
https://local12.com/news/nation-world/dhs-leader-says-22-million-illegals-in-us-double-of-previous-estimates

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities and women to be pot pushers. 
https://www.newsweek.com/state-local-governments-trying-make-cannabis-industry-less-racist-1466077
— TWITTER IS GIVING TRUMP ‘SPECIAL TREATMENT’ DESPITE NEW RULES FOR WORLD LEADERS, SAYS FREE SPEECH EXPERT – DAVID BRENNAN
https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-giving-donald-trump-special-treatment-new-rules-world-leaders-free-speech-expert-1465663

MONEY
— White Workers Have a Disproportionate Share of Good Jobs in the Labor Market – KAITLIN MULHERE (DIERSEN: What jobs have you had? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have made it very clear that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I had. 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.) 
http://money.com/money/5660043/job-market-white-workers-black-workers/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— NTEU Blasts ‘Nonsensical’ Proposed OPM Rule Easing Firing of Feds The federal employee union accused the Trump administration of forcing managers to focus on firing employees, rather than helping them succeed in their positions. – ERICH WAGNER (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government did NOT want their employees to succeed who were the following: those who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Further, far too many of my Democrat superiors in the federal government did not want their employees to succeed who did not share their national origin, religion, and/or veteran status.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/10/nteu-blasts-nonsensical-proposed-opm-rule-easing-firing-feds/160682/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Shake up government with an agile organization and workforce – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want the federal government to get rid of all its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2019/10/shake-up-government-with-an-agile-organization-and-workforce/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Agree Religion Is Under Punishing Assault (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a Democrat a) who promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things and b) is 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.) 
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/october_2019/americans_agree_religion_is_under_punishing_assault

WORLD TRIBUNE
— Record 32 million Hispanics could vote in 2020  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Hispanics that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.worldtribune.com/record-32-million-hispanics-could-vote-in-2020-12-million-illegals-make-that-22-million/

October 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic debate distilled: Eat the billionaires, take Trump’s Twitter, free stuff for all! – Rex Huppke
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-democratic-debate-warren-sanders-biden-trump-huppke-20191016-ewhj7hrifbb23hhhgzldbocp4a-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Referendum question on selling recreational pot in Naperville to be on March 2020 ballot – ERIN HEGARTY (DIERSEN: What do you say to people who want to “feel good” and/or “escape reality” by “getting high?”)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-marijuana-referendum-naperville-ballot-question-st-20191016-bcf3l3zve5amtf3sx3ourgce2y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Who would ever be a cop? – William Choslovsky (DIERSEN: What jobs have you had? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have made it very clear that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I had. 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/2019/10/16/20917566/aaron-dean-atatiana-jefferson-amber-guyger-botham-jean-william-choslovsky-sun-times-op-ed

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Large crowd packs Itasca hearing on Haymarket addiction treatment center plan – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191016/large-crowd-packs-itasca-hearing-on-haymarket-addiction-treatment-center-plan
— Abbott inks partnership for diabetes system (DIERSEN: I have Type 2 diabetes. Stress drives up your blood sugar level. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have worked the hardest to cause me stress.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20191016/abbott-inks-partnership-for-diabetes-system
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under the partnership, Omada Health will offer the Freestyle Libre system to employers and health plans. People diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes who are eligible will undergo an online physician consultation, which will allow them to obtain a prescription and delivery of a welcome kit, which includes the Abbott product and a wireless scale. Users of the Freestyle Libre system can get real-time readings through a sensor worn on the back of the upper arm, which transmits the information to a smartphone. Abbott officials said the system will give Omada real-time glucose data that can help participants to better manage their diabetes.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America, and especially those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, 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.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191017/hamilton-we-are-enriched-as-a-nation-of-immigrants

NBC5
— Aldermen Spend Tens of Thousands in Not-Itemized Expenses Time to change the law, says David Orr – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Aldermen-Spend-Tens-of-Thousands-in-Not-Itemized-Expenses-563150051.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Embattled former alderman Danny Solis uses loophole to double pension – Dane Placko (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate were beyond furious that I could and did retroactively purchase for very little money almost 3 years of full-time Civil Service Retirement System credits for when I worked only part-time for the Park Forest Post office 1966-1969. They were already furious that when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 days of unused sick days.) 
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/embattled-former-alderman-uses-loophole-to-double-pension
(FROM THE ARTICLE: However, they also informed Solis of a sweetener only available to elected officials in Chicago, allowing them to purchase pension credits retroactively. So in January, Solis wrote two checks to the pension fund totaling a little more than $128,000. That allowed Solis to more than double his pension payout to $7,900 a month and $94,000 a year. Zettler says Solis’ pension boost will pay off that $128,000 investment in just two and a half years, and also put another $1.3 million in Solis’ pocket if he lives another 15 years, which is 10 times the initial investment. “It’s a can’t-lose situation for the people involved,” said Zettler. Amazingly, Solis was able to buy retroactive pension credits for his three-month stint working for the Chicago Public Library in the 1960s when he was 17 and have it paid out based on his six-figure aldermanic salary.)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The rich are different — especially their income-tax returns – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-the-rich-are-different-especially-their-income-tax/article_9e431804-d26d-5995-ae81-ea482524efbf.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield cancer surgeon TOM TARTER, who is among people running for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, has loaned $50,000 to his own campaign and is also getting some help from Sangamon County GOP Chair ROSEMARIE LONG. – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20191017/bernard-schoenburg-no-endorsement-yet-but-tarter-gets-help-from-party-leader
— Rep. McCombie says ‘cost of corruption is too high to ignore’ – Peter Hancock
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191016/rep-mccombie-says-cost-of-corruption-is-too-high-to-ignore

WSPY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. How soon will Illinois Democrats make it officially illegal to educate, hire, elect, etc. those who do not promote LGBTQ activity? 
http://www.wspynews.com/news/wcsjnews/state-officials-are-recognizing-lgbtq-month-in-illinois/article_794367f1-1352-56e0-8842-4fde71cd4f08.html

WSIL TV
— Sheriff to would-be thieves: ‘Hemp does not get you high’ – Elizabeth Taylor (DIERSEN: What do you say to people who want to “feel good” and/or “escape reality” by “getting high?”)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/41192566/sheriff-to-would-be-thieves-hemp-does-not-get-you-high

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bloomington Police Department officers are concerned about what recreational cannabis will mean for the community
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/bpd-officers-are-concerned-about-what-recreational-cannabis-will-mean-for-the-community/

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Diversity Program Prepares College Students Interested in Accounting (DIERSEN: If I could do it over, I would have majored in accounting. While I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, I was “too old” by then, I was 30 years old.) 
https://chicagocrusader.com/diversity-program-prepares-college-students-interested-in-accounting/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Evanston City Council refocuses on racial equity in training, new proposals – Andrea Bian (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Evanston officially banish Whites who fail/refuse to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/10/16/city/city-council-refocuses-on-racial-equity-in-training-new-proposals/

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Glen Ellyn To Consider Cannabis Zoning Amendments The village said it favored waiting to see how cannabis sales impact other communities, but will review zoning amendments as well. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/glen-ellyn-consider-cannabis-zoning-amendments

WIREPOINTS
— The Chicago Teachers Union strike is on: 13 things that matter – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-chicago-teachers-union-strike-is-on-13-things-that-matter/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— New Planned Parenthood mega-clinic ‘preying on pregnant women in Illinois and Missouri,’ group says – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/514831545-new-planned-parenthood-mega-clinic-preying-on-pregnant-women-in-illinois-and-missouri-group-says

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PENSION CRISIS FORCES FIREHOUSE CLOSURE, 9 FIREFIGHTER LAYOFFS IN EAST ST. LOUIS – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pension-crisis-forces-firehouse-closure-9-firefighter-layoffs-in-east-st-louis/

GOPUSA
— Ocasio-Cortez turned 30 this week, none the wiser 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77815

BREITBART
— Ahead of 2020, Facebook ensnared in heated political climate – AP (DIERSEN: If Zukerberg would meet with Illinois conservative leaders, who would he meet with? Who speaks for Illinois conservatives? Conservative leaders speak out against promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, etc.)
https://www.breitbart.com/news/ahead-of-2020-fb-ensnared-in-heated-political-climate/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mark Zuckerberg defended meetings he’s reportedly had with conservative leaders after #DeleteFacebook began trending on social media. Politico reported this week that the Facebook CEO held private meetings with, among others, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson and conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. Conservatives have long accused Facebook of suppressing conservative political view and the company has tried to dispel that belief.)

DAILY CALLER
— Megyn Kelly Goes After The Media For Active Bias – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/16/megyn-kelly-media-bias/
— Elizabeth Warren Deletes Tweet Bragging About Native American DNA – WILLIAM DAVIS (DIERSEN: Who hates German Americans the most in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about a) how my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used and b) how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois use my 100% German national origin against me. They constantly foist negative German stereotypes on me. I would focus on those who are German American, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me to curry favor with those who hate German Americans. They paint themselves as being “good” German Americans who go around destroying “bad” German Americans like me. In my defense, I stress that they all my ancestors immigrated way back during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that if he had not been 4-F, my father would have fought the Germans during WWII. If DNA information had been available back when I worked for the federal government, I would have stressed that. According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/16/elizabeth-warren-deletes-tweet-native-american-dna/

TOWNHALL
— Memo to A.G. Bill Barr: Without the Rule of Law, a Nation’s Wall Is Worthless – Cliff Nichols
https://townhall.com/columnists/cliffnichols/2019/10/17/memo-to-ag-bill-barr-without-the-rule-of-law-a-nations-wall-is-worthless-n2554886

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump: I’m Embarrassed To Say How Many Countries The U.S. Military Is In, It Is So Foolish – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/10/16/trump_im_embarrassed_to_say_how_many_countries_the_us_military_is_in_it_is_so_foolish.html

THE HILL
— Why Joe Biden is the best candidate for black voters – VIVIAN BISHOP (DIERSEN: Who is the best candidate for voters who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/466134-why-joe-biden-is-the-best-candidate-for-black-voters-across-the-country

CNN
— Chicago teachers strike – Brian Ries
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/chicago-teachers-strike-10-19/index.html
— Twitter tells Kamala Harris why it won’t suspend Trump’s account – Donie O’Sullivan (DIERSEN: Who wants you to be suspended and why? I should write a book about those who want me to be suspended and why.) 
https://www.wral.com/twitter-tells-kamala-harris-why-it-wont-suspend-trumps-account/18703383/

MSN
— Americans now need at least $500,000 a year to enter the top 1% – Alex Tanzi and Ben Steverman
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/americans-now-need-at-least-dollar500000-a-year-to-enter-the-top-1percent/ar-AAISU5z

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans, Defiant After Debate, Throw Punches on Impeachment and Economy – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/us/politics/republicans-democratic-debate.html
— Holding internet platforms liable for certain content would harm internet users. – Elliot Harmon (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes what to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading the emails, but failing that, they want to stop me from including links in the emails to articles they do not like. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/opinion/section-230-freedom-speech.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Years after Obama used Facebook to help him win the presidency, Silicon Valley is under Democratic fire Tuesday’s debate makes it clear that Big Tech faces difficult times whoever wins – Craig Timberg, Isaac Stanley-Becker and Tony Romm 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/16/years-after-obama-used-facebook-help-him-win-presidency-silicon-valley-is-under-democratic-fire/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats push reparations. How much reparations do the Democrats want you to pay? Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2019/10/16/black-history-slavery-reporter-uncovers-genealogy-1619-project/3847926002/

BOSTON HERALD
— Democrats put immigrants before needy Americans – BETSY MCCAUGHEY
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/10/17/democrats-put-immigrants-before-needy-americans/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sheryl Sandberg Faults ‘Broken Rung’ on Corporate Ladder Over Work Inequities Facebook’s COO and other executives say leadership gaps for women, people of color won’t narrow unless companies focus on first promotions – Chip Cutter (DIERSEN: From what I saw working for the Post Office for almost 3 years, working for IRS for almost 9 years, and working for GAO for almost 18 years, if you are White, male, and/or non-veteran, to get promoted beyond GS-4 at the Post Office, GS-12 at IRS, or GS-13 at GAO, you had to a) be a Democrat, b) not only paint yourself as being a yes-man, but actually be one, and c) help your superiors get rid of their employees who were White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sheryl-sandberg-faults-broken-rung-on-corporate-ladder-over-work-inequities-11571264170

THRIVE GLOBAL
— How to recognize the signs of stress and how to manage it! – Hayley Austin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have worked the hardest to cause me stress.)
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-recognise-the-signs-of-stress-and-how-to-manage-it/

GOVERNING
— Weed Breathalyzer May Reassure Policymakers With a projected 2020 debut, the Hound will detect alcohol and marijuana, making marijuana DUIs more feasible to catch. The new technology assures police and policymakers of regulations that hadn’t before been possible. – SAM WOOD (DIERSEN: What do you say to people who want to “feel good” and/or “escape reality” by “getting high?”)
https://www.governing.com/news/headlines/Weed-Breathalyzer-May-Reassure-Policymakers.html

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a Democrat a) who promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things and b) is 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.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/

October 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago teachers strike starts Thursday, Chicago Public School classes canceled – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/education/chicago-teachers-on-strike-starting-thursday/5622396/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago City Council passes recreational marijuana sales ordinance – Ravi Baichwal
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-city-council-passes-recreational-marijuana-sales-ordinance/5623907/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois House Republicans, Democrats unite to condemn Trump yanking troops from Syria All 5 Illinois Republicans supported the bipartisan House resolution. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Illinois Trump-haters are overjoyed.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/10/16/20918175/illinois-house-republicans-democrats-unite-condemn-trump-yanking-troops-syria
— DISGUSTING TRAGIC: 6 more medical pot shops granted licenses to sell recreational marijuana Five of the licenses were issued to dispensaries operated by Cresco Labs, a major River North-based pot firm that operates in multiple states. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/10/16/20917839/medical-pot-shops-licenses-sell-recreational-marijuana
— Mike Madigan’s troubles a boon to lawyers — legal bills exceed $1.5 million Madigan’s legal headaches heated up in February 2018 when political consultant Alaina Hampton accused one of his longtime political aides of sending her unwanted texts. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/16/20917991/mike-madigan-troubles-lawyers-legal-fees-million

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s rules for recreational marijuana sales in Chicago pass City Council despite controversy – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-city-council-october-meeting-20191016-x6spmx65pfafdfcfyko454vjha-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot in Winthrop Harbor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-winthrop-harbor-marijuana-approved-st-1017-20191016-adxm5jeuojfvxc3pn3witirfua-story.html
— United Airlines posts $1 billion profit, reports healthy travel demand — though weakness in China – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-united-airlines-third-quarter-profit-20191015-cm6k4bzu2fg4tg7ajwvcxadv3y-story.html
— Breathalyzer for weed could be a ‘game changer’ for legalization efforts – SAM WOOD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-tns-bc-cpt-breathalyzer-cannabis-20191016-story.html
— Companies are recruiting employees for start of recreational marijuana sales in Illinois. ‘I don’t know how my parents will take it.’ – ABDEL JIMENEZ (DIERSEN: Wherever pot is sold, it brings down everything and everyone around it. If you promote pot, by definition, you are not a productive member of society. The presumption is that if you sell pot, you use pot. I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot. What is the average THC level of those in the pot business?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cannabis-job-fair-at-oakton-college-20191016-267cmj64afefhmw5za75zwys6m-story.html
— Des Plaines uses Rivers Casino revenues to improve the city. As gambling spreads to other towns, it’s worried. – ROBERT CHANNICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-casino-des-plaines-economic-benefit-20191016-ydh65blg3nbhbcjo3ldufldqti-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Walsh campaign low on cash, but finds a friend in Kellyanne Conway’s husband – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191016/walsh-campaign-low-on-cash-but-finds-a-friend-in-kellyanne-conways-husband
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Schaumburg plans on allowing up to 5 marijuana shops in town – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191016/schaumburg-plans-on-allowing-up-to-5-marijuana-shops-in-town
— Aunt Martha’s clinics awarded additional federal family planning money – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191016/aunt-marthas-clinics-awarded-additional-federal-family-planning-money
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot in Schaumburg.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191015/cannabis-summit-in-schaumburg-offers-pot-business-lessons-heres-whos-interested-in-them
— March for Life planned for Saturday in Palatine
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191016/march-for-life-planned-for-saturday-in-palatine

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago teachers on strike The union has voted to walk off the job tomorrow at Chicago Public Schools. – A.D. QUIG 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/chicago-teachers-strike
— City Council OKs new no-toke-zone map But the Black Caucus is still pushing to delay pot sales until July 1. – A.D. QUIG 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/city-council-oks-new-no-toke-zone-map

WGN RADIO
— R.I.P. GOP Author Stanley Greenberg
https://wgnradio.com/2019/10/15/r-i-p-gop-author-stanley-greenberg-the-color-purple-at-drury-lane-theatre-chicago-international-film-festival-and-navy-piers-pier-pumpkin-lights/

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Palatine Republican Committeeman Helping Organize Chicago Trump Fundraiser Del Mar To Serve As Delegate For Trump At 2020 Republican National Convention – Tom Robb 
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/palatine-republican-committeeman-helping-organize-chicago-trump-fundraiser/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Underwood leads in third quarter contributions over GOP challengers Oberweis leads GOP candidates in campaign finances – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/10/16/underwood-leads-in-third-quarter-contributions-over-gop-challengers/azc7o2b/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Twitter restates that world leaders don’t always have to follow rules – Tony Romm and Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Twitter-restates-that-world-leaders-don-t-always-14537164.php

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT
— Effective November 4, 2019, and terminating December 7, 2020, Richard D. Felice is appointed Circuit Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, at Large, to the position formerly held by the Honorable Patrick J. O’Shea.
https://courts.illinois.gov/SupremeCourt/Announce/2019/101119.pdf

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES JOINS CRENSHAW IN RESPONSE TO CASTEN’S ‘RACIST’ ATTACK
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/dan-crenshaw-hits-back-after-illinois-congressman-labels-him-a-racist.html
— DAN CRENSHAW HITS BACK AFTER ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN LABELS HIM A ‘RACIST’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/dan-crenshaw-hits-back-after-illinois-congressman-labels-him-a-racist.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The fallout over the Trump-media video reveals the need for decency in politics – Kimberly Ross
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-fallout-over-the-fake-trump-media-video-reveals-the-need-for-decency-in-politics
— Surge: Ken Cuccinelli cites 22 million illegal immigrants, nearly twice previous tally – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/surge-top-fed-cites-22-million-illegal-immigrants-nearly-twice-previous-tally

FOX NEWS
— Chick-fil-A opens ‘pilot’ location in England, while LGBT group announces protest – Janine Puhak
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/chick-fil-a-pilot-location
— Trump policies, racism may cause some black women’s weight problems, professor says – Dom Calicchio (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that when their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger had performance problems, it was because of their employees who were Republican, White, and/or male who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Virtually all the employees who my GAOs superior assigned me to supervise were Democrat, minority, female, and/or disabled.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-policies-racism-may-cause-some-black-womens-weight-problems-professor-says

BREITBART
— Ann Coulter: Democrats’ Mass Immigration Agenda Proves They ‘Hate the Middle Class’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/16/exclusive-ann-coulter-democrats-mass-immigration-agenda-proves-they-hate-the-middle-class/

CNS NEWS
— Trump: ‘Let Them Fight Their Own Wars’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/trump-let-them-fight-their-own-wars

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Blasts ABC For Trying To Pass Off Kentucky Gun Range Footage As From Syria – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/16/trump-abc-kentucky-gun-range-syria-footage/

TOWNHALL
— Oh, So That’s Why CNN Doesn’t Cover Shootings In Places Like Chicago – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/10/16/cnn-racial-bias-n2554850

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Media Slam Zuckerberg for Meeting with Conservatives – Corinne Weaver (DIERSEN: If Zukerberg would meet with Illinois conservatives, who would he meet with? Who speaks for Illinois conservatives?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/10/15/media-slam-zuckerberg-meeting-conservatives

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Most teachers quite disturbed about their unions’ push for sexualization and indoctrination of school children – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/most-teachers-quite-disturbed-about-their-unions-push-for-sexualization-and-indoctrination-of-school-children

LIFE NEWS
— San Francisco Bans Employees From Traveling to 22 States That are Pro-Life on Abortion – MICAIAH BILGER 
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/10/16/san-francisco-bans-employees-from-traveling-to-22-states-that-are-pro-life-on-abortion/

EPOCH TIMES
— States Should Be Allowed to Prosecute Illegal Aliens for Identity Theft, Supreme Court Told – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/states-should-be-allowed-to-prosecute-illegal-aliens-for-identity-theft-supreme-court-told_3118781.html


— Democrat Backlash Builds Against Democrats’ ‘Sanctuary’ Stance – Christopher C. Hull
https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrat-backlash-builds-against-democrats-sanctuary-stance_3118493.html

WORLD TRIBUNE
— Impeachment strategy is simple: Permanently stigmatize Trump ASAP
https://www.worldtribune.com/impeachment-strategy-is-simple-permanently-stigmatize-trump-asap/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want refugees because refugees vote for Democrats. RINOs want refugees because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/466091-pennsylvania-governor-tells-trump-his-state-will-keep-welcoming-refugees

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democrats’ Big Chill Another debate shows the race is frozen in place with far too many candidates. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-big-chill-11571264179
— Political Correctness Is Bad for Kids Liberals deny that traditional marriage is ideal for children. – Erica Komisar (DIERSEN: The same anti-Christians, anti-conservatives, and anti-Republicans who shout that I had unfair advantages in life because I was raised in a traditional family disgustingly, outrageously, and hypocritically a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn the traditional family and b) promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-correctness-is-bad-for-kids-11571264113

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Breathalyzer for weed could be a ‘game changer’ for legalization efforts – SAM WOOD
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sns-tns-bc-cpt-breathalyzer-cannabis-20191016-story.html

READING CHRONICLE
— Reading Pride organizing protest against Chick Fil-A surrounding homophobic claims – Alice Knight
https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/17970514.reading-pride-organising-protest-chick-fil-a-surrounding-homophobic-claims/

WILKES BARRE TIMES LEADER
— Higher education discriminates against conservatives – Richard E. Vatz
https://www.timesleader.com/opinion/op-ed/759013/their-view-higher-education-discriminates-against-conservatives

BRYAN COLLEGE STATION EAGLE
— Hate the other side’s media? You still need to watch it and read it. – Gary Abernathy (DIERSEN: The only legitimate reason to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is to get information to help elect Republican candidates who can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform. What do you say to those who read the emails for other reasons?) 
https://www.theeagle.com/opinion/columnists/hate-the-other-side-s-media-you-still-need-to/article_792bac5a-3f78-5c3f-be15-1b198bc06569.html

FLEET OWNER
— How to deter drivers from using marijuana (and other drugs) More than 1 in 5 Americans smoke marijuana. Fleets are finding new ways to make sure their drivers aren’t among them as science finds a way to test for marijuana intoxication. – Josh Fisher (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot.) 
https://www.fleetowner.com/safety/how-deter-drivers-using-marijuana-and-other-drugs

THRIVE GLOBAL
— How to be more proactive at work – John Turner (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, I encouraged my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to join the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Chicago Chapter. I served on the AGA Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996. I recruited Bill Jacklin and Jim Rasins to join AGA.) 
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-be-more-proactive-at-work/
— 5 ways to avoid stress in the workplace – Amy Hargreaves (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to cause me stress. I would focus on past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois leaders, members, employees, etc. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who I have sued.) 
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/5-ways-to-avoid-stress-in-the-workplace/

PHYS
— How partisan hate leads people to believe falsehoods – Jeff Grabmeier (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-partisan-people-falsehoods.html

FED SMITH
— How Much Money Do I Need to Retire? – Randy Silvey (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 42% of what my salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.) 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/10/16/how-much-money-need-retire/

FED MANAGER
— Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton Announces Legislative Plan To Recruit More Federal Employees (DIERSEN: Potential federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised a) that their careers will be wasted and they will be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40 and b) that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) 
https://www.fedmanager.com/columns/from-the-hill/del-eleanor-holmes-norton-announces-legislative-plan-to-recruit-more-federal-employees
— Federal Whistleblowers – A Partnership To Protect (DIERSEN: I was a federal whistleblower. I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Obviously I was not protected. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
https://www.fedmanager.com/columns/manager-matters/federal-whistleblowers-a-partnership-to-protect

October 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago Teachers Strike: Lightfoot: ‘Crystal clear’ CTU will go on strike, no classes Thursday
https://abc7chicago.com/education/lightfoot-crystal-clear-ctu-will-go-on-strike-no-classes-thursday/5622396/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-10/16/2019
— Wisconsin 2nd-grader caught vaping at elementary school A second-grader in Franklin, Wisconsin, was caught vaping at his elementary school and said he got the device from his mother’s purse.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/wisconsin-2nd-grader-caught-vaping-at-elementary-school/5621910/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cresco Labs gets state’s OK to sell recreational marijuana, but the City Council’s Black Caucus wants to delay all Chicago sales – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-cresco-recreational-marijuana-dispensaries-20191016-cqom7aefzngqnhyli5lhfkygdi-story.html
— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker releases 2018 tax info, offering the public a glimpse of his immense wealth – Lisa Donovan (DIERSEN: Everyone in government and politics should be required to disclose where their wealth came from. My wealth came from the money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-gov-pritzker-income-tax-summaries-20191016-q6ksrtodv5gctioakyfnegrik4-story.html

— George Conway donates $5,600 to Trump’s GOP primary challenger Joe Walsh – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–election-2020-fundraising-conway-20191015-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago pot sales would be delayed until July under proposal pushed by black aldermen The chairman of the Black Caucus says they will introduce an ordinance Wednesday that would halt the planned sale of legal marijuana for six months next year. – Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/15/20916402/chicago-marijuana-sales-cannabis-pot-legal-recreational-weed

DAILY HERALD
— Carol Stream’s first property tax in decades would cost $232 per home on average – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191015/carol-streams-first-property-tax-in-decades-would-cost-232-per-home-on-average
— How a St. Charles zoning code technicality contradicts marijuana sales – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191015/how-a-st-charles-zoning-code-technicality-contradicts-marijuana-sales-
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville chooses March primary for recreational marijuana referendum – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191016/naperville-chooses-march-primary-for-recreational-marijuana-referendum

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker uses his tax return to pitch graduated levy The governor and wife report paying more than $36 million in federal and state taxes—including payments on his behalf from family trusts—but his campaign committee says it would have been millions more with his proposed graduated income tax. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I have paid and deducted mortgage interest, real estate tax, medical expenses, and education expenses.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-uses-his-tax-return-pitch-graduated-levy
— City Council’s Black Caucus wants to halt marijuana sales until July 1 The 19-member caucus could prove a force to be reckoned with if they stick together and manage to add to their ranks. Twenty-six votes are needed to make or break legislation. – A.D. QUIG 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/city-councils-black-caucus-wants-halt-marijuana-sales-until-july-1

WBEZ
— Chicago Groups Preparing African Immigrants For The Census – Irene Romulo (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) 
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicago-groups-preparing-african-immigrants-for-the-census/9a63f665-cfa9-4137-8a50-b11624a6a50a

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ministerial Alliance opposes recreational marijuana sales in Springfield – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191015/ministerial-alliance-opposes-recreational-marijuana-sales-in-springfield
— Illinois: More money, leadership needed to secure elections – Peter Hancock
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191015/illinois-more-money-leadership-needed-to-secure-elections

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— UI business school dean among 50 who signed letter to Trump, Congress on visa policy – Julie Wurth (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/university-illinois/ui-business-school-dean-among-who-signed-letter-to-trump/article_41e30891-7403-57fa-aaf6-5914f59e7684.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot in McHenry County. 
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/10/15/mchenry-county-approves-3-tax-on-marijuana-sales/a8yfu0h/

LINCOLN COURIER
— Yet another slanted survey – Michael Gamble, New Berlin
https://www.lincolncourier.com/opinion/20191016/letter-yet-another-slanted-survey

NPR ILLINOIS
— Survey Finds Sharp Divides On Whether Immigrants Help or Hurt Illinois – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/survey-finds-sharp-divides-whether-immigrants-help-or-hurt-illinois#stream/0


— Human Rights Commission Rules In Favor of Transgender Student – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly Democrats rule in favor of LGBTQers over non-LGBTQers.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/human-rights-commission-rules-favor-transgender-student#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Warren faces skepticism, attacks from fellow 2020 Democrats at Ohio debate – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/tough-questions-expected-for-warren-biden-and-sanders-at-fourth-democratic-debate

WGLT
— FEC Chair: Rodney Davis Trying To ‘Intimidate’ Her Over Trump Criticism – RYAN DENHAM (DIERSEN: Who has tried to intimidate you? I should write a book about those who have tried to intimidate me. They are beyond furious that they have failed to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop me from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. But they crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/fec-chair-davis-trying-intimidate-her-over-trump-criticism#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— “It’s the politicians who give in, who benefit and who work with the CTU hand in hand” – Ted Dabrowski on with John Kass
https://wirepoints.org/its-the-politicians-who-give-in-who-benefit-and-who-work-with-the-ctu-hand-in-hand-ted-dabrowski-on-with-john-kass/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— *FINAL UPDATE 10/15 5:45PM* IL-06/IL-14 FEC 3rd Quarter Campaign Disclosure Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/15/il-06-il-14-fec-3rd-quarter-campaign-disclosure-reports/
— Franks’ Maximum Contributor Resigns from Top Exelon Post
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/16/franks-maximum-contirbutor-resigns-from-top-exelon-post/ 
— IL-14: Initial Observations of 3rd Quarter Fundraising Including Campaign Reactions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/16/il-14-initial-observations-of-3rd-quarter-fundraising-including-campaign-reactions/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: LIGHTS OUT CALIFORNIA, WELCOME TO THE “GREEN NEW DEAL”!
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/rossi-lights-out-california-welcome-to-the-green-new-deal.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— We all hate each other too much to have a federal jobs guarantee It’s hard to create a federal workforce to advance the common good when the things one third of this country believes to be the common good, another third of this country believes to be evil. – Timothy P. Carney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/we-all-hate-each-other-too-much-to-have-a-federal-jobs-guarantee

GOPUSA
— Business owners can restrict political speech during work hours (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO for almost 30 years 1980-1997, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates frequently a) asked me questions to confirm that I opposed promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, illegal drugs, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, etc. and b) took my responses to my Democrat supervisors and superiors. Of course, that motivated my Democrat supervisors and superiors to get rid of me.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77709

AMERICAN THINKER
— DuPage County judge candidate has Muslim Brotherhood ties – Hesham Shehab
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/illinois_judge_candidate_has_muslim_brotherhood_ties.html
— Last night’s Democrat debate: A cluster of tyrannical fantasists – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/last_nights_democrat_debate_a_cluster_of_tyrannical_fantasists.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The 2020 Candidates Bring a Lame Game Despite the chaos of Trump, Republicans are actually far more unified and effective than their opponents. – PAUL BRIAN 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-2020-candidates-bring-a-lame-game/

BREITBART
— CNN, New York Times Fail to Ask a Single Immigration Question to 2020 Democrats – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/15/cnn-new-york-times-fail-to-ask-a-single-immigration-question-to-2020-democrats/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— When Will The Media Ask Democrats The Hard Questions About Gun Control? – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31215-when-will-media-ask-democrats-hard-questions-about-gun-control
— Assault on America, Day 287: Democrats pick a little, talk a little, cheep a lot, say nothing – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31214-assault-america-day-287-democrats-pick-little-talk-little-cheep-lot-say-nothing

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Let Them Try And Call Me A Racist’: Indian-American Running For Senate Has Message For Democrats – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/15/indian-american-senate-republican/
— Warren To Billionaires: You Didn’t Build That – MATT M. MILLER (DIERSEN: Everyone in government and politics should be required to disclose where their wealth came from. My wealth came from the money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/15/warren-debate-billionaires/
— Warren Gets Blasted From All Sides As Dems Deem Her The New Frontrunner – AMBER ATHEY (DIERSEN: Who blasts you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who blast me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/15/warren-attacked-democratic-debate-frontrunner/

PATRIOT POST
— Intolerance in Academia – Walter E. Williams 
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/66109-intolerance-in-academia-2019-10-16

TOWNHALL
— Sure Looks Like AOC Tried To Illegally Donate To Her Progressive Buddy Marie Newman In Illinois – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/10/15/sure-looks-like-aoc-tried-to-make-an-illegal-campaign-contribution-to-her-progres-n2554748
— A Dozen Dems Duke it Out in Ohio in CNN/NYT Presidential Debate
https://townhall.com/liveblog/2019/10/15/dozen-dems-duke-it-out-in-ohio-n67
— Sanctuary City Policies Keep Claiming Lives – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2019/10/16/sanctuary-city-policies-keep-claiming-lives-n2554780

ONE NEWS NOW
— Democrat candidates give nod to dangerous pro-LGBTQ – Charlie Butts 
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/10/15/dem-candidates-give-nod-to-dangerous-pro-lgbtq-laws

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Beto Admits Non-Compliant AR-15 Owners Would Receive a ‘Visit From a Law enforcement Officer’ Under His Plan – MAIREAD MCARDLE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of Republicans once and for all, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/beto-admits-non-compliant-ar-15-owners-would-receive-a-visit-from-a-law-enforcement-officer-under-his-plan/

HUFFINGTON POST
— People are raging at CNN over George W. Bush, Ellen DeGeneres debate question – JOSEPHINE HARVEY (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs demand that LGBTQers get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/10/16/people-are-raging-at-cnn-over-george-w-bush-ellen-degeneres-debate-question/23838721/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Is Winning the Online War The technical superiority and sophistication of the president’s digital campaign is a hidden advantage of incumbency. – Thomas B. Edsall
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/opinion/trump-digital-campaign.html
— Get to Know the Politics Reporters Covering the 2020 Election for The Times Hailing from across the United States, these 21 journalists bring a range of backgrounds and experience to our coverage of the presidential race. – Lara Takenaga (DIERSEN: What percent of these 21 journalists are 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.nytimes.com/2019/10/13/reader-center/politics-reporters.html
— Why Some Young Voters Are Choosing Democratic Socialism Over the Democratic Party As the presidential debate comes to Ohio, the students in a local chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America are defining their political identity. – Isabella Grullón Paz
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/us/politics/young-democratic-socialists.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Has Elizabeth Warren broken the electability ceiling? – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/14/has-elizabeth-warren-broken-electability-ceiling/
— Six federal employees to be honored with the ‘Oscars of Government Service’ – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: Those who are rewarded in the federal government excel at getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/six-federal-employees-to-be-honored-with-the-oscars-of-government-service/2019/10/15/38a11192-ef84-11e9-b2da-606ba1ef30e3_story.html
— The Democratic debates haven’t changed much? Oh, yes they have. – Dan Balz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-democratic-debates-havent-changed-much-oh-yes-they-have/2019/10/16/ab1bf700-ef6b-11e9-8693-f487e46784aa_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-16/la-me-california-immigrants-poll

NEW YORK POST
— Trump is clearly right: We don’t need new immigrants headed directly to welfare – Betsy McCaughey (DIERSEN: Those who impair themselves with booze, gambling, pot, and other vices shout that they are headed for welfare.)
https://nypost.com/2019/10/15/trump-is-clearly-right-we-dont-need-new-immigrants-headed-directly-to-welfare/

SACRAMENTO BEE
— New California law bans ‘no-rehire’ clauses after worker lawsuits – WES VENTEICHER (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, a jury would have been convinced that my Democrat GAO superiors had done everything that they could to stop any employer from hiring me.)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article236264163.html

WRAL
— Zuckerberg caught in political crossfire, defends talks with conservatives (DIERSEN: If Zukerberg would meet with Illinois conservatives, who would he meet with? Who speaks for Illinois conservatives?)
https://www.wraltechwire.com/2019/10/16/zuckerberg-caught-in-political-crossfire-defends-talks-with-conservatives/

BUZZ FEED NEWS
— Facebook Said Politicians Can Lie In Ads. It’s Taking Down Ads From Warren, Biden, And Trump For Other Reasons. A BuzzFeed News examination found that in the first half of October, the social network has canned more than 160 ads from Biden, Warren, Sanders, Steyer, and Trump for breaking rules around profanity and fake buttons. – Ryan Mac and Zahra Hirji
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/facebook-warren-biden-trump-ads-take-down-profanity

BUSINESS
— How to Improve Your Website’s Search Engine Optimization Making sure customers can find your website online is of the utmost importance. That’s why improving your website’s SEO should be a top priority. – Ben Mizes (DIERSEN: From what I see, far more voters in Illinois would read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails if the following would encourage them to read the emails: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, Republican county party organizations, and Republican township/ward party organizations and b) the publishers of conservative and Republican websites.) 
https://www.business.com/articles/improve-website-seo/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Provide a user-focused experience. . .Write irresistible meta descriptions. . .Publish rich, long-form content. . .Make it easy on the eyes. . .Anticipate and offer added value. . .Be Consistent. . .Take the long view)

PC MAGAZINE
— Twitter: Here’s What Trump is Not Allowed to Tweet About What Twitter considers a rule-breaking tweet from a world leader includes personal threats, the promotion of terrorism, and posting a person’s private information. But the company ultimately wants to serve as a public forum for politics, even when it involves ‘saber-rattling.’ – Michael Kan Icon (DIERSEN: Those who reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and/or the Republican Party platform want to stop me from including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that promote those planks.)
https://www.pcmag.com/news/371344/twitter-heres-what-trump-is-not-allowed-to-tweet-about

NEW REPUBLIC
— An Early Case For Reparations – ERIC HERSCHTHAL (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay reparations, that is, that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. They stress that I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and that my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/155392/early-case-reparations

MICHIGAN ADVANCE
— Trump is an existential threat to journalism – Susan J. Demas
https://www.michiganadvance.com/2019/10/16/susan-j-demas-trump-is-an-existential-threat-to-journalism/

FED WEEK
— Paid Family Leave Would Benefit Agencies Too, Backers Argue (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates especially despised if not especially hated Republican DINKs (dual income, no kids). They stressed that my wife had a good job and that we had given up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, and that we did not become foster parents.) 
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/paid-family-leave-would-benefit-agencies-too-backers-argue/

VANITY FAIR
— ELIZABETH WARREN IS BEGINNING TO WIN THE ELECTABILITY ARGUMENT Warren is single-handedly shifting the conversation among Democrats about whether a woman can win. New research finds voters are still spooked by the ultimate glass ceiling—but they also think that Warren might be the one to break through. – PETER HAMBY
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/10/elizabeth-warren-winning-the-electability-argument

JACOBIN MAGAZINE
— Joe Biden Isn’t an Electable Candidate – HADAS THIER
https://jacobinmag.com/2019/10/joe-biden-isnt-an-electable-candidate

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— According to your critics/opponents, what harms your electability, that is, how bad are your demographics? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, while some do not admit it, the following harm my electability: I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, former union member, federal retiree, childless, pet-less, American nameplate vehicle owner, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc. Without admitting it, my Democrat superiors in the federal government used the aforesaid to justify the adverse actions that they took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. Without admitting it, my critics/opponents used the aforesaid to justify their ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)

October 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten builds up war chest of more than $1.4 million in advance of GOP challenge from Jeanne Ives – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-sean-casten-congressional-fundraising-20191015-xncrdflmlbgbld2fp4qg7jy6o4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal Election Commission campaign reports showed Ives, who announced her candidacy in mid-July, raised $340,298 through September. After spending $117,500, she said she had about $222,796 on hand. Among Ives’ contributors was conservative megadonor Richard Uihlein, who gave her the maximum $5,600 for the primary and general election. Uihlein, the Lake Forest businessman who owns Uline packing materials company, was by far the biggest donor to Ives’ campaign in advance of her near upset of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in last year’s GOP primary, giving her $2.5 million of the $4.2 million she raised. Ives’ campaign also received donations from two conservative organizations, reporting $5,000 from the House Freedom Fund and $2,500 from the Susan B. Anthony candidate fund. . .In dropping out of the contest, Sanguinetti alluded to problems fundraising, which was backed up by her report with the FEC. She raised only $39,318 from July through September and had only $36,539 in cash on hand to start this month. Last week, Gordon “Jay” Kinzler, a transplant surgeon from Glen Ellyn who has unsuccessfully sought other offices previously, announced he also would run in the Republican primary for Casten’s seat.)
— With nearly $1.2 million in the bank, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood has a healthy fundraising lead over potential Republican challengers – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lauren-underwood-congressional-fundraising-20191016-7l22xq5e6bcntnsfsdrqkrlbuu-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The top fundraiser among Republicans trying to win the right to challenge Underwood in November 2020 was state Sen. Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove. Oberweis, unsuccessful in previous bids for Congress and the U.S. Senate, raised $329,493 and reported $551,578 in cash on hand. Oberweis, a dairy magnate and financial investor, loaned his campaign $200,000 of the cash he raised from July through September. He now has made a total of $400,000 in loans to his congressional bid.)
— At Democratic debate in Ohio, candidates agree on something: impeaching President Donald Trump – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-nw-democrats-debate-ohio-20191015-cc7jlwgqrja2vkgstmhmk4linm-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Lake Forest bans recreational marijuana sales in city limits – DANIEL I. DORFMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest/ct-lfr-lake-forest-marijuana-ban-tl-1017-20191013-2rgc4yuj3zdcrhikhqqtnmobue-story.html
— Former Winnetka-Northfield library employees launch online petition demanding ouster of director after 90 employees resigned or terminated over past six years – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO’s Chicago office for over 18 years 1980-1997, those who resigned or retired early were overwhelmingly Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/winnetka/ct-wtk-winnetka-northfield-library-petition-targets-director-tl-1017-20191015-v2gdfcqelrhs5nuhv4lgek5siu-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lincolnwood gets its first CBD store; owners say they want to promote wellness – LISA CISNEROS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnwood/ct-lwr-cbd-store-tl-1017-20191015-wdxo2l7a75g2dge7572kad2hfe-story.html
— Primary challenger Marie Newman outraises Rep. Dan Lipinski by nearly 2 to 1 in last quarter – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-congressional-fundraising-20191016-6piyvox73fdkhfq2qq6suedoka-story.html
— Democracy for CTU, but not for you: Chicago taxpayers should have a voice in costly union contracts – AUSTIN BERG AND ED BACHRACH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-voters-union-city-contracts-20191016-20191015-adnsagwjsvafbk3ij7deyyi3cq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Billionaire Gov. Pritzker made $5.5 million in taxable income last year Even so, Pritzker — as an heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune — is No. 250 on this year’s Forbes 400 list with a net worth of $3.4 billion – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/15/20916175/jb-pritzker-tax-returns-2018-income-1040
— Hey, what’s wrong with a little political corruption if ‘nothing done was illegal’? Chicago is crooked. Illinois is crooked. Washington D.C. is full of crooks. As our founding fathers knew, everyone is always trying to help themselves, their family and friends. – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/10/15/20915489/phil-kadner-political-corruption-quid-pro-quo-donald-trump-joe-biden-ukraine-danny-solis-ed-burke

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: St. Charles aldermen back zoning for recreational marijuana sales – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191015/st-charles-aldermen-back-zoning-for-recreational-marijuana-sales
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot in Schaumburg.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191015/all-kinds-interested-in-lessons-of-the-pot-business-at-schaumburg-cannabis-summit
— Haymarket DuPage ‘will make Itasca … a better and safer place,’ says letter to Itasca residents – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs promote addiction to booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191015/haymarket-dupage-will-make-itasca–a-better-and-safer-place-says-letter-to-itasca-residents
— Experts say Illinois’ 2020 ballots will be safe but warn of ‘antiquated equipment,’ false information – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191015/experts-say-illinois-2020-ballots-will-be-safe-but-warn-of-antiquated-equipment-false-information
— A newspaper accused the president’s family of profiting from a foreign deal. The president sued. – Ronald G. Shafer
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191015/a-newspaper-accused-the-presidents-family-of-profiting-from-a-foreign-deal-the-president-sued
— Carol Stream’s first property tax in decades would raise $3.8M – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191015/carol-streams-first-property-tax-in-decades-would-raise-38m
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20191014/chicago-lgbt-hall-of-fame-kicks-off-30th-year–calls-for-2019-nominees-announces-induction-ceremony

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois pot firm gets $29 million to expand cultivation The money from a Las Vegas firm will allow Revolution Global to expand its current 75,000-square-foot medical marijuana cultivation facility about 40 miles west of Bloomington. – SARAH ZIMMERMAN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/illinois-pot-firm-gets-29-million-expand-cultivation

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Could Chicagoans Soon See Pot Sold On Magnificent Mile?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/will-chicagoans-see-pot-sold-on-magnificent-mile-563171342.html
— Pritzker’s Report $6 Million in Income, Release Partial Tax Returns
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzkers-report-6-million-in-income-release-partial-tax-returns-563166741.html

WGN TV
— Judge in Chicago latest to block Trump green cards policy – AP
https://wgntv.com/2019/10/15/judge-in-chicago-latest-to-block-trump-green-cards-policy/

BEYOND THE BELTWAY
— SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13th with Doug Ibendahl
http://beyondthebeltway.com/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: City of Peoria to allow the sales of recreational pot – Andy Kravetz
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191015/city-of-peoria-to-allow-sales-of-recreational-pot
— Illinois needs young adults to put down roots – BGA
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20191015/bga-illinois-needs-young-adults-to-put-down-roots

WGLT
— DISGUSTING TRAGIC: Seed Money: Delavan Cannabis Cultivation Facility Doubles Capacity With $28M Investment – TIM SHELLEY 
https://www.wglt.org/post/seed-money-delavan-cannabis-cultivation-facility-doubles-capacity-28m-investment#stream/0

MOKENA PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Mokena Prohibits Recreational Cannabis Sales The village board unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting the sale of recreational cannabis in the village of Mokena. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/mokena/mokena-prohibits-sale-recreational-cannabis

CENTER SQUARE
— Local officials still have questions about recreational cannabis with three months before new law takes effect – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/local-officials-still-have-questions-about-recreational-cannabis-with-three/article_b0c216ba-ef77-11e9-ab18-ffa2dafc0361.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Record 32 million Hispanics ready to vote, the largest minority in 2020 – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Hispanics that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/record-32-million-hispanics-ready-to-vote-largest-minority-in-2020
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Army bases in states with recreational marijuana see major uptick in soldiers testing positive for THC – Madison Dibble
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/army-bases-in-states-with-recreational-marijuana-see-major-uptick-in-soldiers-testing-positive-for-thc

AMERICAN THINKER
— All the World’s a Stage for Left-wing Activism – Christopher Chantrill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/all_the_worlds_a_stage_for_leftwing_activism.html

BREITBART
— Ann Coulter: Elizabeth Warren Will Ditch Economic Populism and ‘Be Pedal to the Metal on Transgenders’ if Elected – Hannah Bleau
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/15/ann-coulter-elizabeth-warren-will-ditch-economic-populism-and-be-pedal-to-the-metal-on-transgenders-if-elected/

CNS NEWS
— Warren: Transgenders, People with HIV Should Be Allowed to Serve in the Military – Melanie Arter 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/warren-would-overturn-ban-transgenders-serving-military-day-one

DAILY CALLER
— Joe Walsh Raised Less Than $130,000 In Primary Effort Against Trump – ANDREW KERR
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/15/joe-walsh-fec-campaign-funding/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Elton John Defends George W Bush, Ellen Degeneres’ Sitting Together At Cowboys Game – Madison Summers (DIERSEN: Bush rejects many planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://ijr.com/elton-john-calls-people-come-together-bush-degeneres/

ABC NEWS
— Trump critic George Conway, Kellyanne Conway’s husband, donates $5,600 to Trump GOP challenger Joe Walsh – SOO RIN KIM and KENDALL KARSON
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-critic-george-conway-kellyanne-conways-husband-donates/story?id=66298242

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Driving while stoned? Marijuana breathalyzers expected to hit the street in 2020 – JIM GUY
https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/california-weed/article234714067.html

October 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot in Schaumburg. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-marijuana-illinois-startups-seminar-20191015-kqhmqhfoqbhqneovvegugyfocm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Trump coming to Chicago for fundraiser, where some seats will cost $100K – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/trump-coming-to-chicago-for-fundraiser-where-some-seats-will-cost-100k
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Plan to allow recreational pot sales in Mundelein edges forward – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191015/plan-to-allow-recreational-pot-sales-in-mundelein-edges-forward
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD COLOR PHOTO: Top Glendale Heights administrator Raquel Becerra charged with DUI in hit-and-run crash – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/top-glendale-heights-administrator-charged-with-dui-in-hit-and-run-crash
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF CONROY AND PRUYN: Itasca mayor Jeff Pruyn asks lawmaker Deb Conroy not to seek state funds for Haymarket addiction treatment center – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/itasca-mayor-asks-lawmaker-not-to-seek-state-funds-for-haymarket-addiction-treatment-center
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville to talk timing, wording of recreational pot referendum – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/naperville-to-talk-timing-wording-of-recreational-pot-referendum

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON SPRINGFIELD TIGHTENS: City places portable toilet by library for homeless – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191014/city-places-portable-toilet-by-library-for-homeless

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Rock Island approves ordinances to govern cannabis businesses – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qctimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rock-island-approves-ordinances-to-govern-cannabis-businesses/article_e3ed2934-e3c6-5f59-abca-f3a7ebdab49d.html

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate the United States say “The United States should decriminalize illegal immigration.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/10/14/opinion/opening-remarks-the-united-states-should-decriminalize-illegal-immigration/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Environmentalists Target 6th and 14th Congressional Districts
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/15/environmentalists-target-6th-and-14th-congressional-districts/ 
— IL-14: Danny Malouf Cites James Marter as Only Other Candidate with “Actual Content” on Campaign Webpage
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/15/il-14-danny-malouf-cites-james-marter-as-only-other-candidate-with-actual-content-on-campaign-webpage/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois School District “LGBT” Activists Call K-8 Indoctrination “Equity” – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/evanston-skokie-il-progagandists-call-k-8-indoctrination-equity/

FOX NEWS
— Ellen DeGeneres and George W. Bush show us how to be tolerant, respectful and kind – Adriana Cohen (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most intolerant, disrespectful, and unkind people in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois. They talk and/or act like they hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/adriana-cohen-ellen-degeneres-practices-tolerance

AMERICAN THINKER
— Political correctness versus common sense – Robert Curry
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/political_correctness_versus_common_sense.html
— 2020 Dems Selling Shots of Hemlock Tea – Geoffrey P. Hunt
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/2020_dems_selling_shots_of_hemlock_tea.html
— The left’s imagined valor – Randy Boudreaux
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/the_lefts_imagined_valor.html

BREITBART
— CNN Failed to Mention that Elizabeth Warren Questioner at LGBT Town Hall Was a Max Donor – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/14/cnn-failed-to-mention-that-elizabeth-warren-questioner-at-lgbt-town-hall-was-a-max-donor/
— Soros-Funded ACLU Demands Trump Free Pregnant Migrants into U.S. to Deliver Anchor Babies – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/14/soros-funded-aclu-demands-trump-free-pregnant-migrants-into-u-s-to-deliver-anchor-babies/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— 12 Democrats on one debate stage equals more trouble for liberals – Jeffrey A. Rendall 
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31199-assault-america-day-286-12-democrats-one-debate-stage-equals-more-trouble-liberals

DAILY CALLER
— Columbus Day Fight Breaks Out In DC
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/14/columbus-day-fight-dc/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Jury riveted by testimony on abortion industry horrors in Planned Parenthood body parts civil trial – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/jury-riveted-by-testimony-on-abortion-industry-horrors-in-planned-parenthood-body-parts-civil-trial

ONE NEWS NOW
— Sexual integration coming to high school locker rooms Illinois’ largest public school district is caving to the LGBTQ crowd by moving to implement a policy to give unrestricted bathroom and locker room usage to transgenders. – Bob Kellogg
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2019/10/15/sexual-integration-coming-to-high-school-locker-rooms

NOQ REPORT
— Gavin Newsom’s agenda for illegal immigrants will spread across America if he’s not stopped – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2019/10/15/gavin-newsoms-agenda-illegal-immigrants-will-spread-across-america-hes-not-stopped/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— It’s Happy Columbus Day, not ‘Indigenous People’s Day’ – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2019/10/14/its-happy-columbus-day-not-indigenous-peoples-day/

ROLL CALL
— Will Trump go negative? Just kidding … – Stuart Rothenberg (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc., their operatives, and their dupes who have gone the most negative on me. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.) 
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/will-trump-go-negative-just-kidding

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, to get hired, to be trained, and/or to be promoted, you have to promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.
http://www.startribune.com/ap-analysis-wide-gaps-in-legal-protection-of-lgbt-workers/563116222/

REUTERS
— Americans divided: Neighbors turn enemies over Trump in swing-vote Michigan suburbs – Tim Reid (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois who promote hatred against Trump?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-whistleblower-battleground/americans-divided-neighbors-turn-enemies-over-trump-in-swing-vote-michigan-suburbs-idUSKBN1WU1AZ

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook Political Ads: What the 2020 Candidates’ Campaign Spending Reveals The 12 Democrats who qualified for Tuesday’s debate are trying to reach specific voters with Facebook ads. – Shane Goldmacher and Quoctrung Bui
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/14/us/politics/democrats-political-facebook-ads.html
— Violent Video Was Product of Right-Wing Provocateurs and Trump Allies The White House said President Trump condemned a fake video depicting him killing rivals and members of the news media. But Mr. Trump never mentioned it. – Annie Karni, Kevin Roose and Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/us/politics/trump-shooting-media-video.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats oppose Medicaid work requirements.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-14/hiltzik-medicaid-work-requirements-cost

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Despite confusing cannabis laws, America has its first smoking cafe. Are more coming? – Carly Mallenbaum
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2019/10/15/cannabis-cafe-lowell-more-weed-smoking-restaurants-coming-to-us/3936738002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Elite M.B.A. Programs Report Steep Drop in Applications – Chip Cutter (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always badmouthed Loyola and its MBA program.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/elite-m-b-a-programs-report-steep-drop-in-applications-11571130001
— Where Women Fall Behind at Work: The First Step Into Management Well before the glass ceiling, women run into obstacles to advancement. Evening the odds early in their careers would have a huge impact. – Vanessa Fuhrmans (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their female employees who were Democrat and specially to those who were also minority and/or younger.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-women-fall-behind-at-work-the-first-step-into-management-11571112361
— So You Make $100,000? It Still Might Not Be Enough to Buy a Home. A record number of six-figure-income families rent, as student debt and meager savings cloud their financial future – Ryan Dezember, Laura Kusisto and Shane Shiflett (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning $100,000 in today’s dollars? I did in 1987 when I was 39 years old. By then, I had a) worked for GAO for almost 8 years, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, MBA from Loyola, and bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and e) became a licensed CPA.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/so-you-make-100-000-it-still-might-not-be-enough-to-buy-a-home-11571149819
— The Military Offers Women Pay Equity and Opportunity, but Few Still Make Top Ranks Though the armed services tout themselves as a meritocracy, for women the promise remains elusive – Nancy A. Youssef (DIERSEN: Working for GAO, I made it only to GS-13, the military equivalent of a Major.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-military-is-more-open-to-women-than-in-the-past-but-obstacles-remain-11570959001

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The 20 cities in the Midwest that Americans are escaping in droves – Andy Kiersz (DIERSEN: The list includes Bloomington; Carbondale-Marion; Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin; Danville; Decatur; Kankakee; Peoria; Rockford; and Springfield.) 
https://amp.businessinsider.com/cities-in-the-midwest-americans-are-fleeing

CORVSPORT
— 1972 Corvette (DIERSEN: Yesterday, 48 years ago, I took delivery of my 1972 Corvette Coupe. Options are Steel Cities Gray paint, Black leather interior, Air Conditioning, Turbo-Hydro-matic Automatic Transmission, Power Steering, White Letter Tires, AM-FM Stereo Radio, and Heavy Duty Battery. It has only 5,141 miles on it. I might never have bought a Corvette if my 1969 Dodge Charger SE had not been stolen in Chicago in 1971. I stored it in my mother’s garage in Crete 1971-1984, in my garage at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton since 1984, and up on a hydraulic lift in that garage since 1995.)
https://www.corvsport.com/1972-c3-corvette/

October 14 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Trump Coming to Chicago For Fundraiser This Month An invite for the fundraiser, obtained by NBC 5 from a source, says the event will be hosted in party by National Finance Chairman Todd Ricketts, part-owner of the Chicago Cubs
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Coming-to-Chicago-For-Fundraiser-This-Month-563083411.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Violent parody video of Trump shooting members of media, critics reportedly shown at his resort – Kelly Taylor Hayes
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/violent-parody-video-of-trump-shooting-members-of-media-critics-reportedly-shown-at-his-resort

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner out of state’s political scene, Illinois GOP turns to grassroots fundraising – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: What motivates you to donate money to Republican political organizations? For me, it is their demonstrating that they can and will help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-without-rauner-illinois-republicans-turn-to-grassroots-fundraising-20191014-uis6mwbrcvc3veh662sfqfofci-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In its last filing with the State Board of Elections, the state GOP reported having $88,412 in cash on hand as of June 30. Rauner’s last donation to the state party, totaling $100,000, came two days after Democrat J.B. Pritzker defeated him for governor, 55% to 39%. Pritzker’s victory has turned the tables on Republicans. The Democrat is the country’s wealthiest politician, worth $3.4 billion and ranking 250th on the Forbes 400 list of wealthy Americans. President Donald Trump comes in at 275th on the list with a net worth of $3.1 billion. Pritzker gave his campaign $172 million and his campaign fund has given the state Democratic Party nearly $3.2 million, state campaign finance records show.)
— President Trump is coming to Chicago for a fundraiser with Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts. The event is tentatively scheduled for Trump Tower, a source said. – RICK PEARSON and LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-trump-trip-chicago-fundraiser-20191014-64es6pfkpjga3mnj4kuaj3fpii-story.html
— Under Ellen DeGeneres’ formula for friendship, Donald Trump could become your bestie. No thanks. – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: Why doesn’t Glanton give Bush more credit for the many actions that he took against the Republican Party platform?) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-ellen-bush-donald-trump-forgiveness-20191014-uvyztkq7ondezcqavc2vnev54u-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers use Alex Perez push pot big time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-social-equity-st-1013-20191013-vrt32nq2bzbfhcxnhlmxgiyj5q-story.html
— We hate to be a drag, but how ready is Illinois for legal recreational marijuana on Jan. 1? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-ready-legal-marijuana-20191009-20191014-snsplne7s5gd3hdymiiwgewghu-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Indian Head Park votes to prohibit the sale of marijuana for recreational use – KIMBERLY FORNEK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/ct-dws-indian-head-park-marijuana-sales-tl-1017-20191014-wxygj2ozpfgadpulxrlkfmqzqy-story.html
— Appeals court affirms Aurora marijuana cultivation center’s license, reversing earlier ruling that sided with Lake County’s Medponics – SARAH FREISHTAT (DIERSEN: Wherever pot is, it brings down everything and everyone around it.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-marijuana-dispensary-ruling-st-1015-20191014-ypqwhqd3ujht7owd3whqmxsy3a-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Diversity in the newsroom is about more than having black and brown reporters I am sorry Jeffrey Dale had to quit his job to take a stand, but I applaud his commitment to our craft and his respect for communities of color. – Dorothy Tucker
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/14/20914139/newsroom-diversity-jeffrey-dale-nabj-patriot-ledger-quincy-massachusetts-dorothy-tucker-n-word

DAILY HERALD
— Petition packets for 2020 Kane County candidates available
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20191014/petition-packets-for-2020-kane-county-candidates-available
— Warren escalates Facebook fight with ad targeting Zuckerberg – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191014/news/310149924/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Wall won’t solve America’s immigration woes.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/krishnamoorthi-wall-wont-solve-americas-immigration-woes

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: City plans to loosen weed-free zone downtown Mayor Lori Lightfoot is planning to open up a slice of River North to retail marijuana shops under a draft zoning ordinance, relaxing an earlier proposal that would have banned cannabis sales from nearly all of downtown. – JOHN PLETZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/city-plans-loosen-weed-free-zone-downtown
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: More than 700 institutions now serve marijuana-related businesses across the country. – MINHO KIM 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/cannabis-industry-underbanked-thats-finally-changing

WGLT
— Pot Talk: How Employers Are Preparing for Cannabis Legalization – TIM SHELLEY (DIERSEN: How stoned will employers allow their employees to be? I would not want to work for stoners, work with stoners, or supervise stoners.) 
https://www.wglt.org/post/pot-talk-how-employers-are-preparing-cannabis-legalization#stream/0

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Warren joins Buttigieg in nixing threat to church tax status – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats want to take away tax exempt status for churches that do not promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/warren-joins-buttigieg-in-nixing-threat-to-church-tax-status

CITIZEN KELLY
— COLUMBUS DAY FLASHBACK: CBS REPORTER THREATENS TO DECK CITIZEN KELLY
http://www.citizenkelly.com/columbus-day-flashback-cbs-reporter-threatens-to-deck-citizen-kelly/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Interview on Dear America with Graham Allen
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/14/il-14-catalina-lauf-interview-on-dear-america-with-graham-allen/ 
IL-06/IL-14: Beware of Analytics Saying SALT Deduction Caps of TCJA Causing Home Values to Drop, Part I
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/14/il-06-il-14-beware-of-analytics-saying-salt-deduction-caps-of-tcja-causing-home-values-to-drop-part-i/ 
— Is McSweeney Red-Light Camera Bill Involved with Federal Probe of Sponsor of Gas Tax Hike Sponsor?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/14/is-mcsweeney-red-light-camera-bill-involved-with-federal-probe-of-sponsor-of-gas-tax-hike-sponsor/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives’ prolific campaign fundraising may have prompted Sanguinetti’s abrupt departure from 6th District race – Glenn Minnis 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/514807623-ives-prolific-campaign-fundraising-may-have-prompted-sanguinetti-s-abrupt-departure-from-6th-district-race

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Cultural Diversity in Illinois: A spin through the last 40 years – Brendan Rigney, Wagner Acerbi, Horta Kerry Kasper (DIERSEN: Democrats are overjoyed about the demise of Whites.)
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/cultural-diversity-in-illinois-a-spin-through-the-last-40-years

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— YOU CAN BLAME GOVERNMENT FOR RISING TUITION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/you-can-blame-government-for-rising-tuition.html
— THORNER: HEARTLAND 35TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT FEATURING GLENN BECK
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/thorner-heartland-35th-anniversary-benefit-featured-inspiring-speech-by-glenn-beck.html
— THE LIGHTS ARE OUT IN CALIFORNIA, AND THAT WAS THE PLAN ALL ALONG (DIERSEN: How soon before the lights will be out in Illinois?)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/the-lights-are-out-in-california-and-that-was-the-plan-all-along.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (DIERSEN: Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too and b) have included links to almost 348,000 articles and information on many upcoming events. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year, but I send the emails out free of charge and without any advertising. All I ask of those who read the emails is to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/11/reader-comments-closed-for-the-holiday-weekend-53/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— CNN president carrying out ‘personal vendetta’ against Trump, employee says in undercover sting – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/14/cnns-zucker-accused-by-staffer-of-personal-vendett/

GOPUSA
— Civilian disarmament & tyranny — A historic tale of three cities
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77662

AMERICAN THINKER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to put illegals on state boards – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/californias_gov_gavin_newsom_signs_law_to_put_illegals_on_state_boards.html

BREITBART
— Leading 2020 Dems Unified to Turn Red States Blue with More Immigration – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at immigrants that Democrats will use government a) to take more and more and more income, assets, opportunities, etc. away from Republicans and b) to give that income, assets, opportunities, etc. to immigrants.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/14/2020-democrats-unified-for-more-immigration/
— Trump Condemns Beto’s IRS Attack on Churches That Oppose Same-Sex Marriage – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/faith/trump-condemns-betos-irs-attack-on-churches-that-oppose-same-sex-marriage/
— Reuters: Immigration Enforcement Fattens Wages of American Workers – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/10/14/reuters-immigration-enforcement-fattens-wages-of-american-workers/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— What Unites the Right? – JAY NORDLINGER (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are on the right, but who a) fail/refuse to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform and b) work against those like me who support those planks?) 
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/what-unites-the-right/

POLITICAL BULL PEN
— The NEW Starbucks CEO Has Admitted She Doesn’t Like White People
https://politicalbullpen.com/t/the-new-starbucks-ceo-has-admitted-she-doesn-t-like-white-people/5293

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that if you are Republican, White, and/or male, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that they want to get rid of you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/10/14/here-are-indigenous-people-christopher-columbus-his-men-could-not-annihilate/
— Student tracking, secret scores: How college admissions offices rank prospects before they apply  Before many schools even look at an application, they comb through prospective students’ personal data, such as web-browsing habits and financial history – Douglas MacMillan and Nick Anderson (DIERSEN: What score would you have gotten? My score would have been low. While I took college preparatory classes, I just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class and my ACT score was only 24. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I was 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/14/colleges-quietly-rank-prospective-students-based-their-personal-data/

BOSTON HERALD
— It’s all about electability – FRANK COHEN (DIERSEN: According to Trump-haters, the more of the following that you are, the less electable that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. How many of the aforesaid are you?) 
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/10/14/its-all-about-electability/

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— City ordinance may switch Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Isaiah Colbert
https://columbiachronicle.com/city-ordinance-may-switch-columbus-day-for-indigenous-peoples-day

URBANA CITIZEN
— Four compete for at-large council seat (DIERSEN: What if the Daily Herald had published such information for the recent Wheaton City Council vacancies?)
https://www.urbanacitizen.com/news/72680/four-compete-for-at-large-council-seat

NEWSWEEK
— PRO-TRUMP CLOTHING SPARKS MASSED BRAWL AT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME, HOSPITALIZING OFFICER – BRENDAN COLE (DIERSEN: How badly would Trump-haters try to beat you if you wore pro-Trump clothing?)
https://www.newsweek.com/maryland-school-football-brawl-trump-old-mill-north-county-1464977

NEW YORKER
— Public Servants Are Starting to Respond to Donald Trump’s False Attacks – David Rohde (DIERSEN: What percent of federal employees despise, if not hate, those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/public-servants-versus-donald-trump

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM wants agencies to be more flexible when disciplining feds – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors punished me. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors punished me. They did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors punished me. They forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/hr/2019/10/14/opm-wants-agencies-to-be-more-flexible-when-disciplining-feds/

FED SMITH
— FROM THE ARTICLE: The message to agencies is clear. In effect, don’t take the easy way when imposing disciplinary or adverse action. Instead, “efficiently remove those who fail to perform or to uphold the public’s trust.”
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/10/14/opm-agencies-dont-be-wimps/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Sanders details plan to ‘end corporate greed’ – AP
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2019/10/ap-interview-sanders-details-plan-to-end-corporate-greed/

October 14 Morning Edition

NEW YORK TIMES
— Missing From Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 Surge: Democratic Endorsements Despite Ms. Warren’s upward momentum in polls and fund-raising, she lacks the support of a single governor, big-city mayor or fellow senator outside Massachusetts. – Jonathan Martin (DIERSEN: An obvious question is which of those who endorsed Sanguinetti will now endorse Ives or Kinzler. An obvious question is will Sanguinetti endorse Ives or Kinzler. Jim Ryan supporters continue to blame Pat O’Malley supporters Ryan’s losing to Blagojevich in 2002.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-endorsements-.html

JOURNAL STANDARD
— FROM THE MAY 11, 2013 ARTICLE: “In 2002, Sen. Pat O’Malley staged a vicious primary campaign for governor against eventual GOP nominee Jim Ryan, who was the attorney general. Conservative O’Malley refused to endorse the more moderate Ryan in the general election campaign, and Ryan was beaten by Democrat Rod Blagojevich, who is doing time in a federal penitentiary on a corruption conviction. “If O’Malley hadn’t attacked Ryan so viciously in the primary, Ryan could have made up the five points by which he lost and Illinois would have looked much different today,” Syverson said.”
https://www.journalstandard.com/x464928968/Chuck-Sweeny-Pat-Bradys-exit-shows-state-GOP-s-longtime-split

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater compares Andrew Johnson with Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–impeachment-johnson-and-trump-20191012-story.html
— Review your performance review process – HEIDI ZAK (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used the subjectivity in their performance appraisal process a) to retain and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers-finance/sns-review-performance-review-process-20191007-ezpu57yilrbnfcrrzlvaz3ii6a-story.html
— Marriage: Conservatives say ‘I do.’ Liberals say ‘Why bother?’ And that’s a problem – MEGAN MCARDLE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats discourage traditional marriage and the traditional family.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-marriage-liberals-conservatives-20191011-yniql2ffnjaxhbxsh6ksvclqwe-story.html
— Elizabeth Warren’s pregnancy discrimination story is no outlandish tale – SARAH GREEN CARMICHAEL (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO, the fact that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” would have been obvious to a jury.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-elizabeth-warren-pregnancy-20191011-ip7uljglizfu7l7xmvn4gat6sa-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Union: Cost of degree, city living factor into pay picture – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: I paid for tuition and books to a) attend UIC 1966-1968, b) earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and d) earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I lived in downtown Chicago weekdays 1974-1976 and full-time 1976-1978. I worked in Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cps-strike-teacher-pay-comparison-20191011-pixhzru5angsfamk7altrysxr4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Oakton Community College hosts cannabis career fair Oct. 16
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191013/oakton-hosts-cannabis-career-fair-oct-16
— Twice-delayed hearing on Haymarket addiction treatment center set for Wednesday at Lake Park High – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/twice-delayed-hearing-on-haymarket-addiction-treatment-center-set-for-wednesday-at-lake-park-high
— Scared of long lines? What the Secretary of State is doing to meet REAL ID demand – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/scared-of-long-lines-what-the-secretary-of-state-is-doing-to-meet-real-id-demand

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Challenges Anticipated with Legal Weed – Doug Jenkins (DIERSEN: QUESTIONS TO ASK CANDIDATES: Have you ever used recreational weed? If so, exactly when and exactly how much? If so, why did you disrespect the rule of law? Are you going to use recreational weed when it is legal? If so, exactly how often and exactly how much? What do you say to people who impair themselves? Have you ever driven a vehicle while you were dunk or incapacitated? If so, exactly when? If so, why did you disrespect the rule of law? What do you say to people who impair themselves?) 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=292314#.XaRSrL5_OM8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While there are established, accepted and legally binding blood alcohol levels when determining when someone is drunk or incapacitated, no such tests exist to see if you are high on marijuana. With recreational weed becoming legal in Illinois next year, that has employers trying to figure out policy on how to address its use. A spokesman from OSF Healthcare outlines some of the challenges. Troy Overholt, Vice President for Occupational Health at OSF HealthCare admits to employers that while it may be risky and has yet to be challenged in court, monitoring for marijuana impairment in an employee may need to be less scientific and more observational. There is no scientifically reliable way to measure for marijuana intoxication. THC is stored in fat cells, so the length of time it’s in your system is not a blood test level. So, he says you could test high today from use weeks or months ago, and it depends greatly on frequency and the amount of use.)

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Community leaders talk push for reparations – Kalen Luciano, Heena Srivastava, Julia Esparza, and Amy Coval (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats take over your municipality, who will they appoint to determine how much reparations that you have to pay? You should expect that the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you will have to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, the Democrats will bankrupt you if any of your ancestors owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, lived south of the Mason-Dixon Line, etc.) 
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/10/14/multimedia/audio/everything-evanston-community-leaders-talk-push-for-reparations-and-inside-tomate-fresh-kitchen/

OAK PARK
— Oak Park shifts trick-or-treating hours Citing potential racial biases, the board votes to change hours to 4-8 p.m. – Stacey Sheridan
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/10-8-2019/Oak-Park-shifts-trick_or_treating-hours/
— Oak Park trustee receives email threats at home and work After recently telling fellow trustees to ‘shut up,’ Trustee Susan Buchanan’s comments spread on social media – Stacey Sheridan (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Buchanan.)
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/10-11-2019/Oak-Park-trustee-receives-email-threats-at-home-and-work/

WEEK
— Democratic presidential candidate says she will ‘make America united again’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats unify members of Group A against members of Group B. Members of Group A are 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://week.com/news/top-stories/2019/10/13/democratic-presidential-candidate-says-she-will-make-america-united-again/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Democrats, “Illinois Voters Support More Statewide Gun Regulation.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/illinois-voters-support-more-statewide-gun-regulation-survey-shows#stream/0


WIREPOINTS
— “The public should be worried that consolidation will deflate pressure for real pension reforms. Politicians are going to act as if they’ve really done something – and they haven’t.” – Ted Dabrowski 
https://wirepoints.org/the-public-should-be-worried-that-consolidation-will-deflate-pressure-for-real-pension-reforms-politicians-are-going-to-act-as-if-theyve-really-done-something-and-they-havent/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Home Values in Collar Counties Estimated to Have Plunged after Passage of SALT’s Local and State Tax Deduction Limit of $10,000 (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/14/local-and-state-tax-deduction-limit-of-10000-estimated-to-have-lowered-home-values-by-8-4/ 
— Township Dissolution Referendum Games–Nunda Township
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/14/township-dissolution-referendum-games-nunda-township/ 
— How to Influence the Direction of Your Political Party – Part 1 (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. As everyone knows, I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to encourage the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), etc. to defend and advance the IRP platform, Republican Party platform, and MTRCC resolution against video gambling. It is beyond obvious those in the IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, etc. who reject planks in the IRP platform and/or in the Republican Party platform and/or who reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling do everything that they can to a) stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. As everyone sees, the officers of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC DO NOT encourage anyone to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. As everyone sees, the officers of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/14/how-to-influence-the-direction-of-your-political-party-part-1/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses act like they exist to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.) 
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/the-responsibility-of-business.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (DIERSEN: Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too and b) have included links to more than 347,900 articles and information on many upcoming events. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year, but I sand the emails out free of charge and without any advertising. All I ask of those who read the emails is to keep diersen@aol.com on the press advisory and press release lists.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/11/reader-comments-closed-for-the-holiday-weekend-53/

GOPUSA
— D.C. push for ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ is bad history (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats demonize you, Democrats denigrate you, and Democrats condemn you as being a racist and as being even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77643

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump appeals to evangelicals as bulwark against tsunami of liberal change Christian conservatives rally for president despite concern for Syria’s religious minorities – Tom Howell Jr. (DIERSEN: How many members of religious minorities are in your neighborhood, in your precinct, and in your municipality? I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL). I should write a book about those who despise/hate MSLs.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/13/trump-appeals-evangelicals-values-voter-summit/
— ATF beleaguered by crisis in age of mass shootings – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/13/bureau-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-und/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Stands between America and Tyranny – Fletch Daniels
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/trump_stands_between_america_and_tyranny.html
— Even Saturday Night Live is starting to find the Democrats ridiculous – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/even_saturday_night_live_is_starting_to_find_the_democrats_ridiculous.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Could it get any worse? Democrats ponder a President Pelosi – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31190-assault-america-day-285-could-it-get-any-worse-democrats-ponder-president-pelosi

CNS NEWS
— Republican Sen. Cramer: ‘The New Precedent for Impeachment’ Is Dislike of the President – Susan Jones (DIERSEN: Who dislikes you? The following dislike me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/republican-sen-cramer-new-precedent-impeachment-dislike-president

TOWNHALL
— Era of Intense Vast Media Scrutiny is Creating Overhyped Outrage – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2019/10/14/era-of-intense-vast-media-scrutiny-is-creating-overhyped-outrage-n2554649
— The Elite Hates The Trump Doctrine Because It Puts America First – Kurt Schlichter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, elites make it clear that they are anti-American.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/10/14/the-elite-hates-the-trump-doctrine-because-it-puts-america-first-n2554625

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Google Quietly Pushes Publishers Out of Google News, Remains Silent As to Why – Erin Coates (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. do not want Google to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a legitimate news website. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendment, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. I would focus on those who are 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. I would focus on those who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I would focus on those who were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.) 
https://www.westernjournal.com/google-pushes-publishers-google-news-remains-silent/

THE HILL
— Backlash erupts at video depicting Trump killing media, critics – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/465646-video-depicting-trump-killing-media-critics-draws-backlash

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want tax-exempt status only for those organizations that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-14/tax-dollars-subsidize-white-supremacy-charities

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats slap the faithful during LGBTQ Town Hall – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2019/10/13/devine-democrats-slap-the-faithful-during-lgbtq-town-hall/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— You Can Overcome a Long Gap in Your Résumé Employers are becoming more flexible about time spent away from work, thanks to a tight labor market and a greater cultural shift – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: What is the longest gap in your resume? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that there is a 22+ year gap in my resume. They stress that my GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-can-overcome-a-long-gap-in-your-resume-11571045407
— Should Consumers Be Able to Sell Their Own Personal Data? (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who would pay me to learn that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, childless, pet-less, retired federal employee, former union member, American nameplate vehicle owner, etc.? ANSWER: Those who use such demographic information to destroy people.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-consumers-be-able-to-sell-their-own-personal-data-11570971600
— Readers Beware: AI Has Learned to Create Fake News Stories Researchers warn about the risks of computer-generated articles—and release tools that ferret out fakes – Asa Fitch
https://www.wsj.com/articles/readers-beware-ai-has-learned-to-create-fake-news-stories-11571018640
— What’s a Wealth Tax Worth? Warren and Sanders’s plans to pilfer savings would hurt investment with little benefit. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-a-wealth-tax-worth-11570995598

MARKET WATCH
— Women still get fired for being pregnant, as Elizabeth Warren says she was in 1971 Walmart, UPS and other major employers have faced charges of mistreating pregnant workers – Leslie Albrecht (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Firestone Stores fired me because I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Of course, to force an employee to retire is to fire that employee. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me retire, that is, they fired me. They fired me a) because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) because I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because I refused to help them get rid of their employees who were Republican White, male, and/or non-veteran because they had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40, and d) because many of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates despised many of my demographics including my being Republican, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/women-still-get-fired-for-being-pregnant-as-elizabeth-warren-says-she-was-in-1971-2019-10-14

MONDAQ
— Courts find that Memphis and Nashville workers were unlawfully fired for racially-charged Facebook postings – David L. Johnson
http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/853510/employee+rights+labour+relations/Courts+Find+That+Memphis+And+Nashville+Workers+Were+Unlawfully+Fired+For+RaciallyCharged+Facebook+Postings

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “President Trump should debate his 2020 Republican challengers to distract from impeachment.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/10/14/debate-2020-challengers-trump-change-impeachment-headlines-column/3963429002/
— When’s the right time to replace your clunker with a new or lightly used car? – Peter Dunn (DIERSEN: My daily driver is a 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2019/10/11/buying-car-how-long-should-you-keep-your-clunker/3908391002/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Texas congressman says half of DWI drivers on Interstate 35 are ‘illegals’ – Madlin Mekelburg
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Texas-congressman-says-half-of-DWI-drivers-on-14506356.php

OBSERVER
— William Barr speaks at Notre Dame about ‘militant’ forces of secularism, religious liberty in America – Kelli Smith (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout a) that GOD is 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 and b) that GOD promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://ndsmcobserver.com/2019/10/william-barr-speaks-at-notre-dame-about-militant-forces-of-secularism-religious-liberty-in-america/

RALEIGH NEWS OBSERVER
— No ‘deep state’ – just deeply committed public servants – DALE EVARTS AND JEFF CLARK (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were committed to using Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, pay-for-performance, veterans preference, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article236036203.html

CONCORD MONITOR
— All three Trump primary challengers campaign in New Hampshire – PAUL STEINHAUSER
https://www.concordmonitor.com/Steinhauser-White-House-NH-2020-29281566

KTSM
— Special El Paso City Council election candidates report more than $36,000 in campaign contributions – Andra Litton (DIERSEN: What motivates you to contribute money to a candidate? For me, it is their demonstrating that they can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, including their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.) 
https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/special-city-council-election-candidates-report-more-than-36000-in-campaign-contributions/

ATLANTIC
— When GoFundMe Gets Ugly The largest crowdfunding site in the world puts up a mirror to who we are and what matters most to us. Try not to look away. – RACHEL MONROE (DIERSEN: What percent of GoFundMe money is raised by individuals and organizations that are 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.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/11/gofundme-nation/598369/

NATIONAL INTEREST
— If Germany Atoned for the Holocaust, America Can Pay Reparations for Slavery Slavery’s inheritance lives on. – Bernd Reiter (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats take over your municipality, who will they appoint to determine how much reparations that you have to pay? You should expect that the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you will have to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, the Democrats will bankrupt you if any of your ancestors owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, lived south of the Mason-Dixon Line, etc.)
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/if-germany-atoned-holocaust-america-can-pay-reparations-slavery-87211

GUARDIAN
— ‘Be kind to everyone’: Ellen DeGeneres defends hanging out with George Bush The LGBT community criticized the comedian for associating with the former president who has a dismal record on gay rights (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, that is, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, demand that LGBTQers demonize, denigrate, condemn, and destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity. I should write a book about LGBTQers, their operatives, and their dupes who have worked the hardest against me. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.) 
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/08/ellen-degeneres-george-w-bush-lgbt

October 13 Evening Edition

NPR ILLINOIS
— Border Wall Rising In Arizona, Raises Concerns Among Conservationists, Native Tribes – JOHN BURNETT
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/border-wall-rising-arizona-raises-concerns-among-conservationists-native-tribes#stream/0

WREX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, if you oppose promoting LGBTQ activity, you will not be hired and you will be fired.
https://wrex.com/category/2019/10/13/anxiety-over-supreme-court-arguments-pervades-coming-out-day/

EVANSTON NOW
— City won’t spend to promote census count – Bill Smith
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2019-10-13/83369/city-wont-spend-to-promote-census-count

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf at Sycamore Speedway in Kane County for DuKane A.B.A.T.E. Toy & Food Drive & Motorcycle Run
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/13/il-14-catalina-lauf-at-sycamore-speedway-in-kane-county-for-dukane-a-b-a-t-e-toy-food-drive-motorcycle-run/ 
— Advice on How to Run for Office
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/13/advice-on-how-to-run-for-office/ 
— IL-06: Dr. Jay Kinzler thanks Evelyn Sanguinetti and Appeals to Her Supporters to Join Him
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/13/il-06-dr-jay-kinzler-thanks-evelyn-sanguinetti-and-appeals-to-her-supporters-to-join-him/ 
— McHenry County Billboard Advertiser Cited in Tribune Article Connecting Gambling Expansion to Mafia, Role of Alexander MacArthur When Racing Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/13/mchenry-county-billboard-advertiser-cited-in-tribune-article-connecting-gambling-expansion-to-mafia/ 
— IL-14: Trump Delegate from District Posting Negatives of Catalina Lauf
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/13/il-14-trump-delegate-from-district-posting-negatives-of-catalina-lauf/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— 6th Congressional District candidate Kinzler condemns ‘dirty politics’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/514795687-6th-congressional-district-candidate-kinzler-condemns-dirty-politics

AMERICAN THINKER
— The incredible shrinking whistleblower – J.R. Dunn
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/the_incredible_shrinking_whistleblower.html
— CNN equality forum: Misgendering Is “violence” – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/cnn_equality_forum_misgendering_is_violence.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Wins Every Democratic Debate Lots of voters dislike the president but will be convinced to vote for him by seeing his opponents. – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-wins-every-democratic-debate-11570995979
— Don’t Ask Me to Do Office Housework! Women are often expected to do the less-glamorous work, like buy birthday cards and take notes – Rachel Feintzeig (DIERSEN: Because he had type 1 diabetes, to avoid stress, my outstanding father got advice and took that advice to learn stenography in high school.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-ask-me-to-do-office-housework-11570959002

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Buttigieg Says O’Rourke’s Plan to Pull Tax Breaks From Anti-LGBTQ Orgs ‘Means Going to War’ With Churches – Madison Dibble (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs put pressure on churches a) to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things and b) to dump/destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries 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://ijr.com/buttigieg-says-orourkes-plan-means-going-to-war-with-churches/

FORBES
— 3 Ways Former Google CEO Is Reengaging Workers To Be More Productive – Heidi Lynne Kurter (DIERSEN: What did you do to make yourself more productive? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree (management) when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (business), 31 (accounting), and 48 (finance), b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (accounting), 32 (internal auditing), 41 (fraud examination), 45 (government financial management), 47 (financial services auditing), and 48 (forensic accounting), and c) a job-related professional license (accounting) when I was 32. I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/heidilynnekurter/2019/10/13/3-ways-former-google-ceo-is-reengaging-workers-to-be-more-productive/
— Positive Experiences Impact Employees Twice As Long As Negative – How To Create More Impactful Moments At Work – David Sturt and Todd Nordstrom (DIERSEN: What positive work experiences have you had? I was promoted in 1986 when I was 38 years old, in 1974, in 1973, and in 1972. What negative work experiences have you had? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidsturt/2019/10/11/positive-experiences-impact-employees-twice-as-long-as-negative–how-to-create-more-impactful-moments-at-work/

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Atlanta Pride showcases growing LGBTQ political clout in Georgia – Greg Bluestein and Maya T. Prabhu
https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-pride-showcases-growing-lgbtq-political-clout-georgia/TTBXdgM2IjAfYzqdLxTnRN/#

YAHOO FINANCE
— 35-year-old CEO says hard-working millennials are ‘few and far between’ – Lucy Dean (DIERSEN: What did you accomplish by the time you were 35? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-management) when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-business) and 31 (DePaul-accounting, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (accounting) and 32 (internal auditing), and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32 (accounting). In today’s dollars, I earned $46,554/year when I was 22, $56,945/year when I was 23, $68,897/year when I was 24, $82,579/year when I was 29, $93,592/year when I was 30, and $96,345/year when I was 35. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29 (2). I bought a new town home when I was 24, a studio condo when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo when I was 27. I got married when I was 29. We bought a home in Wheaton when I was 29 and we had a new home built in Wheaton when I was 35.) 
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/john-winnings-says-hard-working-millennials-are-few-and-far-between-232838958.html

GAO
— GAO’s Professional Development Program – Watchdogs in Training (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinated did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $33,591/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $60,001/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://blog.gao.gov/2019/08/13/gaos-professional-development-program-watchdogs-in-training/