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July 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Supreme Court nominee amping up abortion politics in Illinois governor’s race – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/supreme-court-nominee-amping-up-abortion-politics-in-ill-governors-race/3740025/
— Man harasses woman at Cook County forest preserve, officer under investigation – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/video-man-harasses-woman-at-cook-county-forest-preserve-officer-under-investigation/3738123/
— Nashville woman attacked by 2 dogs released from Chicago hospital 14 weeks later – Leah Hope
http://abc7chicago.com/woman-attacked-by-2-dogs-released-from-hospital-14-weeks-later/3739809/

NBC5
— State Rep. Christian Mitchell Named Interim Director of Democratic Party of Illinois – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/executive-director-democratic-party-of-illinois-christian-mitchell-487792791.html
— Officer Under Investigation, Man Charged After Video Shows Woman Harassed Over Puerto Rico Shirt The video has prompted responses from the forest preserve and the governor of Puerto Rico
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/puerto-rico-shirt-irizarry-video-viral-chicago-park-cook-county-487776211.html

CBS2
— Trump On Immigrant Family Separation Crisis: ‘Don’t Come To Our Country Illegally’ – CNN
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/10/donald-trump-immigration-family-separation-dont-come-illegally/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/10/immigrant-family-reunification-deadline-38-children/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Officer off beat after dispute over Puerto Rican shirt – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/woman-harassed-for-wearing-puerto-rico-flag-shirt-officer-under-investigation

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— South Side legislator Christian Mitchell named interim director of state Democratic Party – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/south-side-christian-mitchell-named-interim-director-illinois-democratic-party/
— Trump: ‘Tell people not to come to our country illegally’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/donald-trump-reunite-migrant-families-deadline-abolish-ice/
— Rauner urges Kavanaugh confirmation — as Dems push for abortion rights pledge – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because he is running as a Republican, Rauner should sign a pledge that he will defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-stamp-approval-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-nomination/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump administration yanks health care away from more Americans.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/obamacare-affordable-care-act-risk-adjustment-payments-trump-administration/
— Man who went on anti-Puerto Rico rant – and cop who stood by — identified – Mitch Dudek and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-who-verbally-attacked-woman-over-wearing-puerto-rican-flag-shirt-identified/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/immigration-reunite-migrant-children-parents-deadline/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “GOP made a pact at the crossroad — the Supreme Court for their soul.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gop-pact-supreme-court-soul/
— Working poor shouldn’t shut up until they get jobs that pay a living wage – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/working-poor-shouldnt-shut-up-until-they-get-jobs-that-pay-a-living-wage/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump sets his sights on dismantling #MeToo movement.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-sets-his-sights-on-dismantling-metoo-movement/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago lawmaker Christian Mitchell picked to run Democratic Party of Illinois – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-michael-madigan-democratic-party-director-20180710-story.html
— Palos Township trustee Sharon Brannigan says she won’t resign a year after Facebook comments about Middle Eastern immigrants ignited protests – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-palos-protest-st-0711-story.html
— Lake County Board asks governor to veto bill seeking elected chief assessor – Frank Abderholden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-county-approves-assessor-resolution-veto-st-0711-story.html
— What Illinois higher education could be – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-killeen-university-illinois-rauner-20180710-story.html
— ‘You should not be wearing that,’ man berates woman in Puerto Rican flag shirt; response of cop in viral video under investigation – Madeline Buckley, Gregory Pratt, Matthew Walberg and Paige Fry
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-cook-county-forest-preserves-investigation-20180710-story.html
— Preckwinkle apologizes to woman berated by man at forest preserve for wearing Puerto Rican flag shirt – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-puerto-rican-flag-apology-preckwinkle-20180710-story.html
— Judge charged after gun falls from jacket at Cook County’s main criminal courthouse – Megan Crepeau and Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-judge-misdemeanor-gun-charge-20180710-story.html
— ‘It’s not just a girl problem’: When offering HPV vaccine, doctors advised to focus on cancer prevention – Kate Thayer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-hpv-vaccine-rates-eradicate-cancer-20180702-story.html
— Illinois watchdog Mautino’s campaign fund narrowly avoids more fines – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-frank-mautino-elections-board-20180710-story.html
— Trump Supreme Court pick ‘could change the rules in America,’ Durbin says
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-supreme-court-senators-20180709-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner: Trump trade war could cause ‘massive unemployment’ in Illinois – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180710/rauner-trump-trade-war-could-cause-massive-unemployment-in-illinois
— Wheaton ready for U.S. Senior Women’s Open traffic – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180709/wheaton-ready-for-us-senior-womens-open-trafffic
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The club is preparing to host more than 5,000 spectators on each day of the weekend and more than 800 volunteers will make it all happen. USGA officials said they wouldn’t provide attendance estimates for an inaugural championship. The USGA has hired a private EMS provider and Wheaton paramedics will be providing transport off-site to area hospitals if needed. Off-duty Wheaton police officers hired by the USGA will be directing traffic at intersections around Chicago Golf Club at Hawthorne Lane and Merrill Drive, the Plamondon Road entrance and the bus entrance to the course off Warrenville Road. Player practice rounds will not be open to the public. The first round gets underway 7 a.m. Thursday. There will be no on-site general parking. Fans can park for free at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, and take complimentary shuttle buses, starting at 6:30 a.m. For patrons with mobility issues, scooters will be available at Chicago Golf on a first-come, first-served basis.)
— Lake County Board wants Rauner to alter legislation targeting chief assessment officer – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180710/lake-county-board-wants-rauner-to-alter-legislation-targeting-chief-assessment-officer
— College of DuPage board of trustees approves FY 2019 budget
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180709/college-of-dupage-board-of-trustees-approves-fy-2019-budget
— 60 percent of graduates concerned about having to work extra jobs (DIERSEN: Have you worked a second job? During the first 18 months that I worked for IRS 1971-1972, first in Chicago, and then in Harvey, I worked part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. The money that I earned helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for tuition and books to take graduate business courses at Loyola, and c) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180710/60-percent-of-graduates-concerned-about-having-to-work-extra-jobs

WLS AM
— Rauner supports Kavanaugh nomination – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/07/10/rauner-supports-kavanaugh-nomination/

WBBM 780
— Pro-Choice Group Urges Governor Rauner To Sign HB40 Pledge (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because he is running as a Republican, Rauner should sign a pledge that he will defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/pro-choice-group-urges-governor-rauner-sign-hb40-pledge

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Take it from Erika Harold: Running for office is a marathon – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-10/jim-dey-take-it-erika-harold-running-office-marathon.html

WQAD
— One year after historic tax increase, Illinois remains in the red
https://wqad.com/2018/07/09/one-year-after-historic-tax-increase-illinois-remains-in-the-red/

WGLT
— Central Illinois Delegation Reacts To Kavanaugh Supreme Court Pick – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/central-illinois-delegation-reacts-kavanaugh-supreme-court-pick#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— If High Court Reverses Roe v. Wade, 22 States Likely To Ban Abortion – JULIE ROVNER
http://nprillinois.org/post/if-high-court-reverses-roe-v-wade-22-states-likely-ban-abortion#stream/0

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— Abortion advocates blast Rauner for not signing pledge to protect taxpayer-funded abortion – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because he is running as a Republican, Rauner should sign a pledge that he will defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/abortion-advocates-blast-rauner-for-not-signing-pledge-to-protect/article_b7d6c676-cac5-5b19-9eef-99e179fa8745.html

NORTH COOK NEWS
— ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE: Panel of Experts on Responding to Islam events to be held on July 13-15
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511479631-illinois-family-institute-panel-of-experts-on-responding-to-islam-events-to-be-held-on-july-13-15

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Erasing the Racial Divide (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage minorities to hate Trump supporters, and especially to hate Trump supporters who are White, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-erasing-the-racial-divide/

CAPITOL FAX
— Kapos: Roskam to report raising $1 million in Q2
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/kapos-roskam-to-report-raising-1-million-in-q2/
— Pritzker to air brutally deceptive TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/pritzker-to-air-brutally-deceptive-tv-ad/
— More back and forth on HB40 (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because he is running as a Republican, Rauner should sign a pledge that he will defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/more-back-and-forth-on-hb40/
— Cassidy, Hampton approve *** Rep. Christian Mitchell named interim executive director of DPI
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/rep-christian-mitchell-named-interim-executive-director-of-dpi/
— Gov. Rauner again bad-mouthed Chicago yesterday, bemoaning the city’s “failure of government in Chicago to reduce crime, to bring down the taxes and create more jobs.”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/gov-eeyore-strikes-again/
— Does the Rauner ICE hit fall flat?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/does-the-rauner-ice-hit-fall-flat/
— Local union president says use of her photo by Illinois Policy Institute “a form of identity theft”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/local-union-president-says-use-of-her-photo-by-illinois-policy-institute-a-form-of-identity-theft/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Illinois Forces Taxpayers to Fund More Abortions, $1,358 for Every Baby Killed in Abortion – MICAIAH BILGER
http://www.lifenews.com/2018/07/10/illinois-forces-taxpayers-to-fund-more-abortions-1358-for-every-baby-killed-in-abortion/

TOWNHALL
— OUTSTANDING: Rep. Diane Black Introduces a Bill Making First-Time Illegal Border Crossing a Felony – Lauretta Brown (DIERSEN: This is necessary because ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that they are anti-American.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/07/10/rep-diane-black-introduces-a-bill-making-firsttime-illegal-border-crossing-a-felony-n2499058

WESTERN JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: GOP Lawmaker Seeks to Make First-Time Illegal Border Crossing a Felony with New Legislation – Jack Davis (DIERSEN: This is necessary because ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that they are anti-American.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-lawmaker-seeks-make-first-time-illegal-border-crossing-felony-new-legislation/

GOPUSA
— Jimmy Carter: ‘I believe that Jesus would approve of gay marriage,’ some abortions (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who falsely claim to be Christian, conservative, and/or Republican and who b) hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD condemns me because I refuse to join them in 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, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49920
— U.S. immigration hard-line spurs some would-be invaders in Honduras to think twice (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps not only side with those who invade America, anti-Trumps encourage all citizens of foreign countries to invade America. Anti-Trumps want these invaders to help them get rid of individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49794
— The Democrats’ Socialist Meltdown
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49852

MASS RESISTANCE
— MassResistance Texas activists continue fight to stop LGBT infiltration into Southern Baptist denomination Pro-family Resolution at Southern Baptist Convention blocked Disturbing connections to LGBT activism But compromising church leaders are now being exposed – Brian Camenker (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican AND b) who promote LGBTQ activity. They have always worked the hardest against me.)
http://www.massresistance.org/docs/gen3/18b/MR-TX-SBC-Resolution/lgbt-infiltration.html

NEWSMAX
— Stockton California to Begin Cash Handouts for ‘Basic Income’ – Jason Devaney (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats in your municipality call for this in your municipality?)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/california-city-basic-income-500-cash-handouts/2018/07/10/id/870887/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A city in California that was once plagued with mortgage foreclosures will soon begin distributing $500 per month to 100 of its residents for an 18-month universal basic income program. Situated less than 100 miles east of the wealthy Silicon Valley, Stockton’s median household income is $49,271 — lower than the national average of $57,617. The basic income experiment is slated to begin in 2019.)

DAILY CALLER
— ILLINOIS STATE-FUNDED ABORTIONS INCREASE NEARLY 300 PERCENT IN 2018 – Grace Carr
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/10/illinois-state-funded-abortions-increase-nearly-300-percent-in-2018/
— TRUMP HITS TWO MORE COUNTRIES WITH VISA SANCTIONS FOR REFUSING TO TAKE BACK DEPORTEES – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/10/trump-countries-visa-sanctions/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Left-Wing Judge Eliminates Work Requirements for Welfare Programs – ANDREW FORCIER (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents paint my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and my Social Security as being welfare. They would love it if they could require me to work to continue to get my CSRS pension and my Social Security. They would stress my being able to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out every day as proof that I am able-bodied. What type of work would they want me to do? Would it be appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license?)
https://ijr.com/2018/07/1108510-judge-eliminates-medicaid-work-requirement/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of the most commonly agreed-upon approaches to welfare programs is to require an able-bodied person to work when they can, or at least put forth the effort to demonstrate they are in pursuit of gainful employment. Twenty years ago, the idea was so universally accepted that even then-President Bill Clinton signed off on legislation adding an element of personal responsibility to welfare programs. He even had campaigned in 1992 to “end welfare as we have come to know it.” Such requirements have, of late, been a staple of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and even a majority of Democrats can agree that those who are able to work should have to in order to receive benefits.)

CNBC
— Here’s how much Supreme Court justices get paid – Yoni Blumberg
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/10/how-much-supreme-court-justices-get-paid.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Monday. If confirmed, Kavanaugh, 53, will become one of the most powerful and influential people in government for what could be decades, and he’ll lock in a healthy six-figure salary, too. Kavanaugh currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, where judges make $220,600 a year, according to the U.S. Courts website. Associate justices on the Supreme Court make $255,300, while the Chief Justice, currently John Roberts, makes $267,000. These salaries usually increase by $2,000-$3,000 each year. A seat on the court comes with some desirable benefits. Federal judges have the option to enroll in insurance plans through the Federal Employee Health Benefits system, whose website claims it offers “the widest selection of health plans in the country.” And justices can look forward to a generous retirement package. If they retire at 70 after serving 10 years, or at 65 after serving 15 years, they qualify for an annual pension equal to their highest full salary. There is also a summer break when court isn’t in session between July and October. It’s not exactly a vacation, as justices use the summer to prepare for cases scheduled for the fall, but it is when they do most of their traveling, much of which is subsidized, and when they lecture and teach for extra pay. Former justice Antonin Scalia reported going on 28 separate trips to lecture and teach in 2013, and Clarence Thomas earned more than $27,000 in 2015 for lectures at Brigham Young University, Creighton University and George Washington University. Justices have other streams of income, too. Stephen Breyer, for example, reported $45,000 in royalties in 2016 from his book, “The Court and the World,” while Sonia Sotomayor has earned millions for her 2013 memoir, “My Beloved World.” And, of course, some justices invest. When the Supreme Court took a patent case involving Cisco in 2015, Breyer had to sit out because he owns up to $100,000 in Cisco stock. At least six, and perhaps all, of the sitting Supreme Court justices are millionaires, the Center for Public Integrity found after analyzing 2016 financial disclosures. With an estimated net worth just over $6 million, Breyer is the wealthiest justice, with the possible exception of Gorsuch, since when the report was published Gorsuch had yet to disclose his finances for that year. His 2015 disclosure, however, indicated he was worth between $3.1 million and $7.2 million, the Center reported. Kavanaugh claimed to have up to $65,000 in assets, which doesn’t necessarily include items such as cars or mortgages, in a recent financial filing, as well $27,500 in non-investment income on top of his salary, reports Money. The house he shares with his wife and two daughters is valued at $1 million.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Seven Americans on patriotism, protest and the president – Jenna Johnson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain furious that because sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, I got almost 3 years of full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credit when I paid CSRS in the 1990s 7% of the salary that I had earned 1966-1969 working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. That meant that I got both Social Security credit and CSRS credit for those almost 3 years. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN VIETNAM instead of a) driving a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, b) driving a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968, c) driving a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1969-1971, d) driving a new 1972 Corvette since 1971, e) attending classes at UIC 1966-1968, f) attending classes at NIU 1969-1970, g) attending classes at Loyola 1972-1976, h) buying a new town home in 1972, i) buying a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, j) buying a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, k) going on vacations in Florida in 1969 and 1970, l) going on vacations in the Bahamas in 1971 and in Mexico, Jamaica, Hawaii, and the Bahamas 1973-1976, m) etc. Back then, Vietnam veterans were called “baby killers.” What is your comment on the aforesaid?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/seven-americans-on-patriotism-protest-and-the-president/2018/07/03/6265c1d8-7df4-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Standing in the crowd was Jane Pettinger, a 57-year-old college professor holding a cardboard sign decorated with two flags and the words “TRUE PATRIOT.” “Serving your country rather than deferring the draft or being a draft dodger — that’s patriotism,” said Pettinger, who was in the U.S. Air Force for 7½ years and is critical of Trump for requesting draft deferments during the Vietnam War. “Standing up for democracy, making America actually what it stands for again — that’s democracy, that’s patriotism. Supporting a guy who simply wants to tear us down — that is not pro-USA, that is not patriotism.”)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— John Cox’s absolutist anti-abortion stance won’t help him with women – Judith Braun, Woodland Hills (DIERSEN: SEE http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2003-interview-with-john-cox-part-1.html concering rape.)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-john-cox-abortion-20180710-story.html

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Democrats Hold Overall Turnout Edge in Competitive House Races.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-10/democrats-hold-overall-turnout-edge-in-competitive-house-races

BUSINESS RECORD
— How to run a positive political campaign – Mary Rae Bragg (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes a) promote negative campaigning, b) engage in negative campaigning, and c) campaign negatively against me.)
https://businessrecord.com/Content/Opinion/Opinion/Article/Guest-Opinion-How-to-run-a-positive-political-campaign/168/963/83117
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What’s negative? Launching personal attacks on your opponent. That practice should have been left behind in junior high (or as it’s now called, middle school). Defining your opponent with derogatory labels and slogans. They are not informative and they insult the voters’ intelligence and sensibilities. Demonizing your opponent. This practice only demeans the one doing it. Taking words and phrases out of context and twisting their meanings. This practice should be beneath the dignity of honest candidates and parties. Manipulating your opponent’s visual image is a similar form of deceit.)

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Do unions have a federal future? – Tom Temin (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/tom-temin-commentary/2018/07/do-unions-have-a-federal-future/

FED SMITH
— What Does ‘Creditable Civilian Service’ Mean? – John Grobe (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain furious that because sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, I got almost 3 years of full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credit when I paid CSRS in the 1990s 7% of the salary that I had earned 1966-1969 working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. That meant that I got both Social Security credit and CSRS credit for those almost 3 years. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN VIETNAM instead of a) driving a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, b) driving a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968, c) driving a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1969-1971, d) driving a new 1972 Corvette since 1971, e) attending classes at UIC 1966-1968, f) attending classes at NIU 1969-1970, g) attending classes at Loyola 1972-1976, h) buying a new town home in 1972, i) buying a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, j) buying a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, k) going on vacations in Florida in 1969 and 1970, l) going on vacations in the Bahamas in 1971 and in Mexico, Jamaica, Hawaii, and the Bahamas 1973-1976, m) etc. Back then, Vietnam veterans were called “baby killers.” What is your comment on the aforesaid?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/07/10/creditable-civilian-service-mean/

REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Praises SCOTUS Pick, Proves He Won’t Stand Up to Trump
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/rauner-praises-scotus-pick-proves-he-wont-stand-up-to-trump/

RAW STORY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Here is how draft-dodger Trump dishonors the troops.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain furious that because sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, I got almost 3 years of full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credit when I paid CSRS in the 1990s 7% of the salary that I had earned 1966-1969 working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. That meant that I got both Social Security credit and CSRS credit for those almost 3 years. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN VIETNAM instead of a) driving a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, b) driving a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968, c) driving a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1969-1971, d) driving a new 1972 Corvette since 1971, e) attending classes at UIC 1966-1968, f) attending classes at NIU 1969-1970, g) attending classes at Loyola 1972-1976, h) buying a new town home in 1972, i) buying a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, j) buying a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, k) going on vacations in Florida in 1969 and 1970, l) going on vacations in the Bahamas in 1971 and in Mexico, Jamaica, Hawaii, and the Bahamas 1973-1976, m) etc. Back then, Vietnam veterans were called “baby killers.” What is your comment on the aforesaid?)
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/draft-dodger-trump-dishonors-troops/

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Equality Illinois, LGBT groups react to nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because he is running as a Republican, Rauner should sign a pledge that he will defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/96404596

July 10 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Dan Ryan Protest Sparks Harsh Tweet Exchange Between Emanuel and Rauner – Dorothy Tucker
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/09/dan-ryan-protest-rauner-emanuel/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Anti-violence protest on Dan Ryan leads to political war of words – Dane Placko
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/anti-violence-protest-on-dan-ryan-leads-to-political-war-of-words

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Nation reacts to Brett Kavanaugh nomination to Supreme Court – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/supreme-court-trump-nation-reaction-brett-kavanaugh/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump Supreme Court pick ‘could change the rules in America,’ Durbin says
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-supreme-court-senators-20180709-story.html
— Former Ohio State wrestling coaches release statement supporting Rep. Jim Jordan – Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-spt-ohio-state-jim-jordan-20180709-story.html
— Aside from tracks, high school exercise facilities remain largely off limits to Southland community in summer – C.R. Walker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-schools-in-summer-st-0711-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The offerings are limited in the summer at Crete-Monee High School as well. “Crete does not directly offer open facilities to our indoor areas during summer months due to maintenance scheduling, supervision and insurance reasons,” said Robin Tobias, athletic director at Crete. “However, the local parks department does arrange access to some of the high school indoor spaces for usage by community members under their department’s supervision and insurance plans.”)
— Former Trump chauffeur sues, claiming years of unpaid OT – AP (DIERSEN: Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening takes at least 10 hours each and every day, that is, at least a) 70 hours each and every week, b) 300 hours each and every month, c) 3,650 hours each and every year, and d) 36,500 hours each and every decade.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–trump-chauffeur-20180709-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cintron was Trump’s driver for 20 years, until the Secret Service took over when Trump became the Republican presidential nominee in 2016, according to the suit. He didn’t raise the overtime claim until now because he wasn’t fully mindful of his right to it and didn’t want to cause trouble at work, said one of his lawyers, Larry Hutcher. “He was always concerned about keeping his job. It was something that he did not want to push,” Hutcher said. As a driver, Cintron started his workday at 7 a.m., finished whenever Trump, his relatives or Trump Organization associates said he could go home, and routinely worked 50- to 55-hour weeks without getting overtime but was eligible for it, the lawsuit says. It says Cintron has made $75,000 a year since 2010, when he got a raise from $68,000 but gave up his health insurance in exchange, so the boost wasn’t “meaningful.” Before that, his last raise — roughly $5,000 a year — was in 2006, the suit says. The suit alleges federal and state labor law violations and seeks six years of unpaid overtime — the legal time limit for such claims — plus interest, attorneys’ fees and unspecified damages. His lawyers estimate the overtime alone at over $170,000.)
— Who, exactly, lives in a bubble? – Rex Huppke (DIERSEN: Most of my nastiest critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have spent very little of their lives outside of Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, and DuPage County. They continue to treat me like I am a newcomer and outsider. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1976, and Chicago 1976-1978. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, Flossmoor in 1966, Park Forest 1966-1969, Chicago 1971 and 1973-1997, Harvey 1971-1973, and Joliet 1973-1974. I have lived in my Wheaton precinct since 1984 and in Wheaton since 1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-con-bubble-america-huppke-20180709-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Live in a Chicago neighborhood with a high violent crime rate? Your odds of obesity, hypertension are higher, study finds – Ese Olumhense (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute my relatively good health to my having lived in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in downtown Chicago 1976-1978, and in Wheaton since 1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-violent-crime-high-blood-pressure-obesity-20180625-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Where to see the toughest stretches at Chicago Golf for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180710/where-to-see-the-toughest-stretches-at-chicago-golf-for-the-us-senior-womens-open
— The real Crying Game involves American children – Michael Reagan
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180710/reagan-the-real-crying-game-involves-american-children
— The merits of Illinois’ retirement savings option – Editorial (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, $70,932 ($122,682 in today’s dollars), or 7% of my salary, went into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180710/editorial-the-merits-of-illinois-retirement-savings-option
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When the process is complete, all Illinois companies with more than 25 employees that do not offer retirement-savings options will be required to automatically divert 5 percent of each worker’s pay into a Roth IRA managed by a private financial services company under contract with the state. Employees have options for managing their accounts, and they are not required to participate. But they should think carefully before deciding to opt out. The great merit of employer-operated retirement savings plans is that they help ensure that workers save for retirement by transferring money into investments before they’re tempted to spend it.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Stacking up taxes Illinois properties accounted for 11 of the 100 highest commercial property tax bills nationwide in 2017. – DANNY ECKER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180706/NEWS07/180709942

WTTW
— Gov. Rauner’s Answer to Chicago Violence – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: If you asked those who commit violence in Chicago if they would have taken the jobs that I took, what would they say? 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://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/07/09/gov-rauner-s-answer-chicago-violence
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The governor’s solution to violence touches on a common theme: reducing burdens on businesses and lowering property taxes, which he says will grow economic opportunities and jobs.)

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Senators React to High Court Nominee – Mark Ellebracht –
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=268219#.W0SO9dJKiM8
— Illinois Still in the Red – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=268174#.W0SqsJNy-M8

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— ‘Bad’ jobs don’t have to be that way – EJ Dionne (DIERSEN: What bad jobs have you had? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) if you take a bad job, it is because you are lazy, stupid, a loser, and/or worse things and b) all the jobs that I have had were bad jobs, but grossly overpaid jobs. 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://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180709/ej-dionne-bad-jobs-dont-have-to-be-that-way

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Vice President Pence Coming To Rosemont; Protests Possible – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/vice-president-pence-coming-to-rosemont-protests-possible/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Politicians, activists divided on Kavanaugh – ROGER MILLER
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/government-and-politics/politicians-activists-divided-on-kavanaugh/article_1911305c-5bc2-5871-a10d-af6133a34cc7.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Contentious confirmation battle looms as Trump picks Kavanaugh for high court – CATHERINE LUCEY, ZEKE MILLER and MARK SHERMAN
https://herald-review.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/contentious-confirmation-battle-looms-as-trump-picks-kavanaugh-for-high/article_1c6fc63f-4745-53c0-abe2-24152bef636e.html

WSIL TV
— Lawmakers react to SCOTUS pick – Elizabeth Taylor (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how GAO’s Democrat employees in its Chicago office REACTED to my transferring from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. Needless-to-say, they were disgusted, outraged, and beyond furious. GAO audits IRS. They viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the knowledge of IRS that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. They wanted me to suffer a much greater pay cut to transfer than the $19,203 (26%) pay cut that I suffered. They stressed a) that 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 and b) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They stressed that I was a draft-avoiding non-veteran conservative Republican who opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They stressed that I was 100% German national origin, a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and someone whose ancestors had been in America since the 1840s. They hinted/implied/argued that IRS should NOT have a) hired me in 1971, b) promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, or c) let me work there for almost 9 years. They hinted/implied/argued that the Post Office should NOT have a) hired me in 1966 or b) let me work there for almost 3 years. They were disgusted, outraged, and beyond furious that I transferred in with almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 unused vacation days, and more than 100 unused sick days. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that legislative branch employees were far superior to executive branch employees. They stressed that I had been a union member while I worked for the Post Office and for IRS and that I had filed grievances. They dismissed, belittled, badmouthed, demonized, denigrated, and condemned what I had learn by a) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, c) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. They painted me and my wife as being undeservedly filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They stressed that we owned 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, owned and rented out 774-5 Sunset Court in University Park, and owned a 1972 Corvette, a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, and a 1978 Chevy Chevette. They stressed my wife’s salary and her frequent business trips to luxury resorts that could and did accompany her on. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents were undeservedly filthy rich because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. They stressed that I had lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in Wheaton since 1978 and hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Crete and Wheaton were full of people who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. They talked and acted like they had read and memorized every word in Money Magazine’s nasty February 1978 4-page article on me.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38605861/lawmakers-react-to-scotus-pick

NPR ILLINOIS
— Brett Kavanaugh Supported Broad Leeway For Presidents Under Investigation – CARRIE JOHNSON
http://nprillinois.org/post/brett-kavanaugh-supported-broad-leeway-presidents-under-investigation#stream/0
— Kavanaugh Nomination Sparks Partisan Uproar On Abortion Rights – KELSEY SNELL
http://nprillinois.org/post/kavanaugh-nomination-sparks-partisan-uproar-abortion-rights#stream/0

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ROSKAM revs up – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/07/10/roskam-revs-up-pritzker-gutierrez-blast-rauner-investment-challengers-poke-at-emanuel-284977

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Christian Mitchell named interim executive director of Democratic Party of Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/rep-christian-mitchell-named-interim-executive-director-of-dpi/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— OUTSTANDING: GOP bill would make first-time illegal border crossing a felony, send sanctuary city funds to ICE – Anna Giaritelli |
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-bill-would-make-first-time-illegal-border-crossing-a-felony-send-sanctuary-city-funds-to-ice

GOPUSA
— Fox News Host Cancels Live Coverage of Supreme Court Protest: ‘I Felt Threatened’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49918
— Founder of ‘WalkAway’ from liberalism movement denied service at store (DIERSEN: From what I see, virtually all stores in Democrat areas are owned and/or operated by people 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49939
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Number of people shot in Chicago this year surpasses 1,400
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49905
— Deportees learn workforce and life skills in Tijuana
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49907
— Brett Kavanaugh’s long Washington history gives Senate much to review (DIERSEN: When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates talked and acted like they had read and memorized every word in Money Magazine’s nasty February 1978 4-page article on me.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49915

JUDICIAL WATCH
— New HHS Documents Reveal that ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ Processed During Obama Years Included Violent Criminals, Drug Smugglers, and Human Traffickers Reports Include 1,000 ‘Significant Incident Reports,’ Revealing UAC ‘Refugees’ Admitting to Murder for Drug Cartels, Prostitution, and Sexual Predation Reports Also Cite Incidents of U.S. Government Contractors/Employees Allegedly Assaulting Unaccompanied Alien Children
http://jw.structure.email/press-release/judicial-watch-new-hhs-documents-reveal-that-unaccompanied-alien-children-processed-during-obama-years-included-violent-criminals-drug-smugglers-and-human-traffickers

ONE ILLINOIS
— REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS SHARE FALSE IMPRESSIONS ABOUT ‘THE OTHER SIDE’ – TED COX (DIERSEN: What percent of Democrats 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.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/7/9/divide

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— President’s supreme court nomination impacts – Jennifer Jensen
https://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/president-s-supreme-court-nomination-impacts/1292812450

BREITBART
— Sen. Chris Murphy: Brett Kavanaugh Is a ‘Second Amendment Radical’ – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/09/sen-chris-murphy-brett-kavanaugh-is-a-second-amendment-radical/

HOT AIR
— RNC: We’ve Made 20M Voter Contacts Already In The Midterms – ED MORRISSEY (DIERSEN: Every time I send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email, I make hundreds if not thousands of voter contacts. Since 2004, I have sent out more than 5,850 GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Those emails included links to more than 306,300 articles.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07/09/rnc-weve-made-20m-voter-contacts-already-midterms/

WATCHDOG
— Trump nominates Kavanaugh, a judge with a mixed record on conservative issues – Tyler Arnold
https://www.watchdog.org/national/trump-nominates-kavanaugh-a-judge-with-a-mixed-record-on/article_8047fbf2-83ef-11e8-b112-1bab63eb4c90.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— Invaders Are Not Immigrants – Shari Goodman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/invaders_are_not_immigrants.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Democratic Party, along with its shills in the mainstream media, has misleadingly blurred the lines between the definition of “immigrant” and “invader.” An immigrant is an alien who has been granted the right to permanently reside in the United States by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. An “invader,” as defined by Merriam Webster, is one who “trespasses, encroaches, and infringes upon another’s property.” The United States is our collective home and those who come here without seeking and gaining permission to enter our collective home are no different than an uninvited guest who enters our personal home to take up residence without permission. As a legal immigrant brought to the United States from Germany at a young age by my parents, I and many legal immigrants who waited sometimes years to obtain the necessary visa for entry resent those who merely walk across our border and claim to be “immigrants.” An immigrant is one who seeks and gains approval to enter, while invaders disrespect our laws put in place by “We the people.” Currently the Democratic Party, under the leadership of Tom Perez, a Marxist, and Keith Ellison, a Muslim Brotherhood operative, have been campaigning for open borders. They have resisted President Trump’s border enforcement, and many others are now calling for the abolishment of ICE (Immigration Custom Enforcement). One only has to look at crime statistics committed by illegals to see a glimpse of what a borderless United States holds for us. The Daily Wire reported that 92 percent of confirmed aliens in Federal Bureau of Prisons custody are illegals and that 97 percent of confirmed aliens in the U.S. Marshal Service custody are illegals. Furthermore, 21 percent of those convicted of non-immigration crimes were non-citizens and 2.5 times their share of the population. The Government Accountability Office reported in 2011 that there were 251,000 criminal aliens in federal, state, and local prisons. Those aliens represented nearly three million criminal offenses, which ranged from homicide and kidnappings to drugs, burglary, and larceny. These criminal offenses would not have occurred here had these criminals been prevented from gaining a foothold into our home and thousands of lives would not have been lost.)

DAILY CALLER
— NANCY PELOSI VOWS TO ‘AVENGE PRESIDENT OBAMA IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO’ – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, of my critics/opponents are Bill Brady supporters a) who blame me for all the defeats that Bill Brady has suffered and b) demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a Jim Oberweis operative/dupe.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/09/nancy-pelosi-avenge-obama/
— ‘A JUDGE’S JUDGE:’ TRUMP EXPLAINS WHY HE PICKED KAVANAUGH – Saagar Enjeti
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/09/donald-trump-why-he-picked-brett-kavanaugh/

NEWSMAX
— Kavanaugh Faces Tough Nomination Fight – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/brett-kavanaugh-scotus-senate-confirmation/2018/07/09/id/870775/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: DNA tests used to reunite migrant families spark worries they’ll be used for much more – Elizabeth Weise, Ryan Suppe and Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/07/09/how-dna-testing-work-reunited-families-separated-border/761810002/
— Schumer vows to fight Trump SCOTUS nominee ‘with everything I have’ – Deirdre Shesgreen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/09/senate-democratic-leader-schumer-vows-fight-trump-nominee-everything-have/769930002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Off-work politics may hurt your job – Johnny Taylor (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2018/07/03/ask-hr-can-fired-going-protest-speaking-out-politically/753012002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— President Trump Chooses Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Vacancy Nominee could put conservative imprint on high court for decades; both sides of the aisle gear up for confirmation battle – Louise Radnofsky, Peter Nicholas and Brent Kendall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trump-chooses-brett-kavanaugh-for-supreme-court-vacancy-1531184864
— Vaping Doesn’t Often Help Smokers Quit, New Study Finds Adult smokers who didn’t use electronic vaping devices were more than twice as likely to quit, according to the study – Betsy McKay (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my superiors in the federal government who were older White males who worked the hardest to waste my career and to get rid of me were big time smokers and big time drinkers. I have never been a smoker or a drinker.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/vaping-doesnt-often-help-smokers-quit-new-study-finds-1531159338
— ‘Give People Money’ and ‘The War on Normal People’ Review: The Cure for Poverty? A guaranteed income does nothing to address the misery of joblessness, nor the associated plagues of divorce, opioid abuse and suicide. Edward Glaeser reviews “Give People Money” by Annie Lowrey and “The War on Normal People” by Andrew Yang. – (DIERSEN: How much guaranteed income would it take to get you to a) stop working and/or b) stop qualifying yourself for better paying jobs – $20,000/year, $30,000/year, $40,000/year, $50,000+/year?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/give-people-money-and-the-war-on-normal-people-review-the-cure-for-poverty-1531177482

BLOOMBERG
— Kavanaugh Pick Kicks Off Long-Shot Bid by Democrats to Block Him – Laura Litvan
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-10/kavanaugh-pick-kicks-off-long-shot-bid-by-democrats-to-block-him

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
— Federal spending is unsustainable and Congress is unwilling to do anything about it – Editorial
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/09/federal-spending-is-unsustainable-and-congress-unwilling-to-do-anything-about-it/

NEWSWEEK
— LINDSEY GRAHAM: TRUMP’S SUPREME COURT PICK COULD BE GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND DEMOCRATS STILL WOULDN’T SUPPORT IT – HARRIET SINCLAIR
http://www.newsweek.com/graham-trumps-supreme-court-pick-could-be-george-washington-and-democrats-1013813

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Why didn’t the Daily Herald report on Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day parade?
http://www.gopillinois.com

Why didn’t the Daily Herald report on Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day parade? Was it:

— because “DuPage County Republicans” was the lead sponsor of the parade? 19 Republicans contributed $2,500 to help sponsor the parade. Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar contributed $500, Judge Jeff MacKay contributed $250, and DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan contributed $150. Bob Berlin, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Dave Molitor, John Monino, Chris Nybo, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, Phil Suess, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson each contributed $100.

— because DuPage County Republicans got credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School band entries in the parade?

— because I hand delivered 500 flyers that promoted the parade, the Republican parade sponsors, and the Republican parade entries to residences and businesses, including the residences on Main Street and two blocks east and west of Main Street south of Harrison Street?

— because Republican elected officials and candidates in the parade were Peter Roskam, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Mike Connelly, Peter Breen, Jeanne Ives, Amy Grant, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Chris Zaruba, Tim Whelan, Jeff McKay, Karen Wilson, Gary Muehlfelt, Sal Falbo, John Monino, Nick Nathwani, as well as Marty Keller and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee?

— because I was the one who arranged for DuPage County Republicans to be the lead sponsor of the parade? – Dave Diersen

July 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Dan Ryan Expressway shut down by anti-violence march; Rauner, Emanuel spar over protest – Diane Pathieu and Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/anti-violence-protesters-shut-down-dan-ryan/3721158/

NBC5
— Rauner, Emanuel Spar on Social Media Over Dan Ryan Protest Protesters shut down the Dan Ryan Saturday, and the politicians are sparring over the march – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-dan-ryan-protest-spar-487574221.html

CBS2
— Thousands Turn Out For Protest On Dan Ryan Expressway – Audrina Bigos
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/07/thousands-dan-ryan-expressway-protest/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Anti-violence protest shuts down Dan Ryan Expressway – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/anti-violence-protest-shuts-down-dan-ryan-expessway

WGN TV
— ‘March for Our Rights’ organizers in 10 cities protest for gun rights – MELISSA ESPANA
https://wgntv.com/2018/07/07/march-for-our-rights-organizers-in-10-cities-protest-for-gun-rights/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Anti-violence protesters shut down inbound Dan Ryan: ‘The people won today’ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who won today? ANSWER: 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.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dan-ryan-shutdown-pfleger-march-violence/
— Rahm slams Rauner for Dan Ryan shutdown tweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-dan-ryan-shutdown-tweet/
— Pfleger, Emanuel, Rauner and Cupich: The inside story of the Dan Ryan shutdown – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pfleger-emanuel-rauner-cupich-dan-ryan-shutdown/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago mayor to Illinois governor in war of words about Dan Ryan march: ‘Delete your account’ – Patrick M. O’Connell, Jeremy Gorner and Megan Crepeau
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dan-ryan-pfleger-violence-protest-20180706-story.html
— Democrats hope Kennedy’s retirement will make courts a galvanizing issue for voters – Seung Min Kim
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kennedy-retirement-supreme-court-democrats-midterm-voters-20180707-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— State launches program to create more retirement savers – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180707/state-launches-program-to-create-more-retirement-savers——————

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Both local parties see state, national issues as leverage – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180707/both-local-parties-see-state-national-issues-as-leverage

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— 12th Congressional District: Can Democrats win back the Obama-Trump voter? This race is the test – Katie Glueck
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180707/can-democrats-win-back-obama-trump-voter-this-race-is-test

SOUTHERN
— Jackson County Republicans push for ballot question opposing property tax increase – DUSTIN DUNCAN
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/jackson-county-republicans-push-for-ballot-question-opposing-property-tax/article_b1f15482-ab8c-5b91-9941-ff75c3af383d.html

FOX ILLINOIS

— Freeway shut down prompts Twitter battle between Chicago mayor and Rauner – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/freeway-shut-down-prompts-twitter-battle-between-chicago-mayor-and-rauner

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri uses social media to make a point about high taxes – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511475144-khouri-uses-social-media-to-make-a-point-about-high-taxes

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ new automatic voter registration process begins at DMVs across state – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-new-automatic-voter-registration-process-begins-at-dmvs-across/article_fcdfb236-8093-11e8-99a6-cb2c4ef96c40.html

TOWNHALL
— Protesters Shut Down Major Chicago Highway; Mayor Emanuel Says Go For It, Comrades – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/07/07/protesters-shut-down-major-chicago-highway-mayor-emmanuel-says-go-for-it-comrades-n2498147

GOPUSA
— Teachers union gives anthem protestor Kaepernick its ‘highest honor’ (DIERSEN: The more that you protest individuals, protest organizations, protest governments, and protest countries that are members of the following groups, the more that anti-Trumps honor you: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, draft avoiders, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49570

THE HILL
— Hysteria about the Supreme Court vacancy isn’t about abortion — it’s about reparations – JAMES GAGLIANO (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that it should be me. They stress that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), 100% German national origin, my ancestors have been America for a long time (since 1844), conservative, Republican, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), draft avoider, and non-poor. How many of the aforesaid terrible demographics do you share with me? In my defense, my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/395945-hysteria-about-supreme-court-vacancy-isnt-about-abortion-its-about
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A progressive court would sense our nation’s sovereign borders differently; immigration issues would be viewed through the prism of globalism. Liberal judges tend to apply pluralistic conditions to their considered opinions. Judicial activism would proliferate in the guise of “righting historical injustices” and, in particular, redressing America’s “original sin” — slavery. If Trump succeeds in appointing a conservative justice, for example, the court effectively would rule against any legislative efforts to have America – meaning the taxpayer – pay some $4.1 trillion to African Americans related to the impact of slavery, as David Horowitz outlines in his 2016 book, “Progressive Racism. ”A liberal Court would see this controversial issue very differently than a conservative Court. And some supporters of reparations already have mapped a way for descendants of slaves to receive some form of compensation. Georgetown University professor and author Michael Eric Dyson has gone so far as to suggest that white Americans — no matter whether their ancestors were slave-owners or not — should maintain an “individual reparations account” as a means of “atonement.” This would involve making donations to African American groups. The Trump administration’s Department of Education already has begun moves to undercut Obama-era policy guidelines to universities to consider race in college admissions if legally possible. Quotas, racial preferences, and the landmark 1978 Supreme Court decision to legalize affirmative action have given way to a far more innocuous, benign term — diversity — and been upheld by the Court as recently as 2016. But the construct — reparations — remains the same. While these “reparations” may be well-intended, they penalize Americans whose ancestors played no role in slavery, in order to compensate Americans who were never enslaved. If the Supreme Court’s ideological majority flipped, future generations would be left to foot the bill.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Anti-gun violence protesters take over Chicago highway – Amy B Wang
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/07/07/anti-gun-violence-protesters-take-over-chicago-highway/?utm_term=.e14308e97c24
— The unemployed are a wasted asset – Paul A. London, Washington (DIERSEN: I have been unemployed since 1997 when I was 49 years old, and before that, the federal government underemployed me. I earned a) job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. The federal government would not have wasted my career if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran. I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste what I learned a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, b) earning an MBA from Loyola, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, d) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul e) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, f) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, and g) working for GAO for almost 18 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-unemployed-are-a-wasted-asset/2018/07/06/9b835cba-809b-11e8-a63f-7b5d2aba7ac5_story.html

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Chicago March Leader Says ‘The People Won Today’ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who won today? ANSWER: 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.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-07-07/the-latest-police-will-allow-protesters-on-chicago-freeway

FORBES
— Where Do You Want To Live For The Rest Of Your Life? 7 Questions To Ask – Bart Astor (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what encourages and discourages people from living in my precinct – DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. My wife and I have lived in the precinct since 1984 and in Wheaton since 1978.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bartastor/2018/07/07/where-do-you-want-to-live-for-the-rest-of-your-life-7-questions-to-ask/

INSIDER
— 7 money goals to hit by the time you’re 35 that are actually achievable – Judith Ohikuare (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, I doubled my salary when I was 30. In today’s dollars, I earned $45,703/year (GS-7 Step 1) when I was 22 and $91,880/year (GS-12 Step 5) when I was 30. According to Money Magazine’s February 1978 article on me, in today’s dollars, at the end of 1977, my net worth was $199,615 of which $27,354 was my Civil Service Retirement System contributions.)
http://www.thisisinsider.com/money-goals-to-hit-by-35-that-are-actually-achievable-2018-7
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chances are, you’ve seen the advice floating around that advises 35-year-olds to have twice their annual salary in savings if they plan to retire by 67 “and live a similar lifestyle.” If you are 35 years old and you have just one year’s annual salary shored up, congratulations a million times over — you’re well ahead of the game. In 2017, the median salary for Americans aged 35 to 44 was $50,752 annually, based on figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By contrast, the Federal Reserve found that the same age demographic had a median $5,000 in a savings account. All Americans, on average, had just over $33,766 saved, and one-third had $0 saved for retirement in 2016. Obviously, the double-your-salary-by-35 figure isn’t realistic for many working people in the U.S. — especially those in their mid-thirties.)

July 7 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Emanuel voices support for Dan Ryan march led by Fr. Pfleger – Sarah Schulte and Eric Horng
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/emanuel-voices-support-for-dan-ryan-march-led-by-fr-pfleger/3718432/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that some immigrant recruits and reservists say they’ve been abruptly discharged without being told why. My Democrat superiors never told me why they took adverse actions against me, including forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. If they had, they would have told me it was a) because in 1988 I had become an active member in a class lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) because I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/06/immigrant-abruptly-discharged-from-military-says-it-was-like-getting-kicked-out-of-your-own-home/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cardinal Cupich on Pfleger’s Dan Ryan shutdown: ‘I encourage them to be bold’ – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party. Democrats run Chicago. Democrats always blame Republicans for gun violence. therefore, the Dan Ryan shutdown is a protest against Republicans.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/cardinal-blase-cupich-father-pfleger-dan-ryan-shutdown/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their getting people to protest ICE.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dozens-gather-at-gary-chicago-international-airport-to-protest-ice-deportations/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— When the Illinois GOP says ‘Don’t vote for the Nazi’ instead of ‘Vote for the Democrat’ – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-gop-arthur-jones-st-0708-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s up to the public to end gerrymandering – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180705/our-view-its-up-to-public-to-end-gerrymandering

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Mercer County joins list of Illinois gun sanctuary counties – CATHY DECKER
https://qctimes.com/news/local/mercer-county-joins-list-of-illinois-gun-sanctuary-counties/article_7ee0d849-037f-51d1-a33a-76cb10dc46cc.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Soybeans at center of US-China trade war – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/business/agriculture/soybeans-at-center-of-us-china-trade-war/article_57750159-af92-5036-ab23-3823d4532085.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Gov. Bruce Rauner, IDOI propose plan to combat opioid crisis
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-bruce-rauner-idoi-propose-plan-to-combat-opioid-crisis

NPR ILLINOIS
— Here’s What’s Going On With Affirmative Action And School Admissions – ANYA KAMENETZ (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT should have admitted minorities, females, and/or veterans in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1992 respectively.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/heres-whats-going-affirmative-action-and-school-admissions#stream/0

WAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote those who promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38590759/man-behind-lgbt-recognition-effort-reflects-on-push

ELMHURST PATCH
— Pro-Life Tour Returns To Elmhurst The group will be on the corner of Route 83 and St. Charles Road on Thursday, July 12 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/pro-life-tour-returns-elmhurst

BEVERLY PATCH
— Anti-Abortion Protest Coming To 99th And Halsted The Pro-Life Action League has set the dates for its annual anti-abortion tour, with a stop planned for 99th and Halsted. – Tim Moran
https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/anti-abortion-protest-coming-99th-halsted

WORLD NET DAILY
— 61% OF REGISTERED VOTERS: SEND ILLEGALS WITH KIDS HOME 53% call for prosecution for unlawful entry into U.S.
http://www.wnd.com/2018/07/61-of-registered-voters-send-illegals-with-kids-home/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Illegal aliens rule the roost. What happened to our independence? – Daniel Horowitz (DIERSEN Democrats want illegals to help them get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/illegal-aliens-rule-roost-happened-independence/

BREITBART
— Illegal Migrant Population in Paris No-Go Zone Suburbs Hits 400,000 – Chris Tomlinson
https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/07/06/illegal-migrants-20-percent-population-paris-no-go-zone/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democratic Socialism Is Dem Doom – Bret Stephens
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/opinion/democratic-socialism-alexandria-ocasio-cortez.html
— Just Out of College? Now Is the Time to Take Stock of Your Finances – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: What did your finances look like when you graduated from college? In 1970, when I was 21 years old, when I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management, I had no debts and I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I had a job working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. I applied for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. My father had died suddenly in 1969. I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. As reported by Money Magazine in its February 1978 issue, at the end of 1977, I owned a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building, I was renting out a town home that I owned in University Park, I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir, I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, I was taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, my IRS salary was $24,070 ($89,178 in today’s dollars), I had contributed $7,393 to the Civil Service Retirement System ($27,391 in today’s dollars), I was engaged to be married, and I had 9 1/2 years of federal seniority.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/your-money/college-graduate-personal-finance.html
— When She Earns More – Tara Siegel Bernard (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were always extremely envious of my wife’s a) salary and b) her frequent business trips 1978-1992 to luxury resorts that I accompanied her on. In 1980, because of her salary, we could afford my taking a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/your-money/marriage-men-women-finances.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s New Targets: Immigrants in the Military.” Democrats run the federal government. They target their employees like me who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/opinion/trumps-immigrants-military.html
— Down and Out in San Francisco, on $117,000 a Year – Timothy Egan (DIERSEN: While not as high as San Francisco, the cost of living in Wheaton is very high.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/opinion/san-francisco-housing-homelessness.html
— E.P.A. Aide Questioned Deleting Sensitive Meeting Details. Then She Was Fired. – Coral Davenport, Lisa Friedman, Eric Lipton and Steve Eder (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors would NOT have forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old if I had not become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/climate/pruitt-epa-calendar-morris.html
— Curator Says MoMA PS1, the oldest and largest nonprofit contemporary art institution in the United States, Wanted Her, Until She Had a Baby – Melena Ryzik (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, both male and female, have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have had a tremendous unfair advantage in life because I am a male, that is, because I cannot get pregnant. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because of that, and because I am White, Republican, and non-veteran and because my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/arts/design/moma-ps1-discrimination-suit-baby.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Political Harassment Is for the Birds What happened at the Red Hen is reminiscent of the way mobbing crows attack and eagle or an owl. – Lance Morrow
https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-harassment-is-for-the-birds-1530914103
— Ivanka Checks the ‘Fact Checker’ Should the Washington Post award itself a few Pinocchios? – James Freeman (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, 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 $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ivanka-checks-the-fact-checker-1530913022

FORBES
— Tensions Rise As More U.S. Illegals Cross Border Into Canada – Andy J. Semotiuk
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2018/07/06/tensions-rise-as-more-u-s-illegals-cross-border-into-canada/

July 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— As Trump prepares Supreme Court pick, Roe v. Wade top of mind for many – Sarah Schulte (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion. To vote for a Democrat is to promote abortion.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/as-trump-prepares-supreme-court-pick-roe-v-wade-top-of-mind-for-many/3710689/
— ‘Trump Baby’ balloon gets mayor’s approval to fly over London during POTUS visit – Danny Clemens
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/london-mayor-oks-trump-baby-balloon-during-potus-visit/3712725/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use citizens of foreign countries and their children to demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-orders-brazilian-boy-10-to-be-released-from-detention-reunited-with-mother/3711040/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge Amy Coney Barrett makes final Supreme Court cut: Trump ‘reveal’ on Monday – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/judge-amy-barrett-trump-final-supreme-court-cut-reveal-monday-night/
— The logic and anger behind stopping traffic on the Dan Ryan – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/logic-anger-dan-ryan-expressway-shutdown-pfleger/
— Amy Coney Barrett is a superb judge, not some glazed-eyed cultist – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/amy-coney-barrett-is-a-superb-judge-not-some-glazed-eyed-cultist/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use immigrants to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sirley-paixao-mother-chicago-judge-orders-son-release/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/as-an-immigrant-i-will-never-forget-the-pain-of-being-separated-from-my-father/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/myanmar-chicago-teenage-rohingya-muslim-refugee-journey-seeking-education-better-life-immigration-sullivan-high-school-rogers-park-ohare-airport-schaumburg-burma-ethnic-violence-crisis-asia-bangladesh/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/families-separated-another-mom-sues-doj-asks-judge-not-to-intervene-in-2-cases/
— How to avoid Dan Ryan shutdown Saturday – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: Have you commuted on the Dan Ryan? I did from Crete to UIC 1966-1968, in a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and in a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. I worked in the south suburbs 1962-1974.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/avoid-dan-ryan-shutdown-saturday/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Companies turning to standardized tests for hiring – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: What standardized tests have you passed? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I have passed standardized tests because I have always had many unfair advantages. They a) decry my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, b) decry my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) decry my passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, d) decry my passing the Post Office employment examination in 1966, and e) decry my passing all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-data-science-standard-test-20180625-story.html
— How to get around Saturday if anti-violence protest blocks the Dan Ryan – Mary Wisniewski (DIERSEN: Have you commuted on the Dan Ryan? I did from Crete to UIC 1966-1968, in a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and in a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. I worked in the south suburbs 1962-1974.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biz-dan-ryan-protest-alternative-routes-20180703-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican promote Pat Brady.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-supreme-court-20180705-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ordinance would ban people from overnight camping outside Lincoln Library – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: Democrats always blame Republicans for all homelessness.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180705/ordinance-would-ban-people-from-overnight-camping-outside-lincoln-library

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Letter Demanding Resignation In Maine Township Will Be Sent To Top Republicans – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/letter-demanding-resignation-in-maine-will-be-sent-to-top-republicans/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A letter which demands that Maine Township Republican Committeeman Char Foss-Eggemann of Park Ridge call for the resignation of Township Trustee Dave Carrabotta because of allegations that he inappropriately touched fellow Trustee Kim Jones, has not yet been sent to Eggemann. However, according to some people knowledgeable about the letter, it will soon be mailed to the committeeman as well as Cook County Republican Party leader Sean Morrison, state GOP leader Tim Schneider, and others. Meanwhile, an investigation into the sexual harassment claims by Jones, launched by the town board after May 22 when the charges first surfaced, will take another week and a half to complete, said township Supervisor Laura Morask. She indicated that one more person has to be interviewed by the lawyer assigned to perform the probe. Morask would not comment further. The letter insisting that Eggemann act on the matter was prompted in part by some Republicans demanding that House Speaker Mike Madigan step down because of harassment and bullying complaints leveled against several Democrats. Marilyn Smolenski, Republican candidate who’s running against incumbent Democrat Marty Moylan in the November General Election, has been one of those voices demanding Madigan’s resignation. She has been highly critical of Moylan for not standing up to Madigan by demanding that he resign. Eggemann is a strong supporter of Smolenski, who lives in Park Ridge. Moylan recently blasted Smolenski for backing “one of the biggest perverts in the U.S., Trump.” Added Moylan, “He’s one of the biggest pigs in the U.S. I’m not silent. Tell that Trump backing pistol packing Trump supporter that I back women’s rights and I voted for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).” Smolenski owns a company that sells pistol holders for women. On the advice of the township attorney, Jones confronted Carrabotta with her accusations of inappropriately touching her backside on May 22. Carrabotta flatly denied the allegations and demanded an immediate closed door meeting where the issue could be discussed. Jones accuses Carrabotta of touching her on three separate occasions during township events in late 2017 and 2018. According to people familiar with the letter, it’s believed that at least 10 local Republican women will sign it by the time it is mailed to Eggemann. Among the words used in the letter are “outrageous” and “disturbing.” It also says that Jones has a solid reputation in the community and was slated by committeeman Eggemann to run for the township position. Carrabotta has told the Journal & Topics that the matter is “confidential”. In a statement released yesterday (Tuesday) by State Republican chairman Tim Schneider, he said, “The Illinois Republican Party strongly believes that sexual harassment has no place in any workplace, public or private, and that allegations must be investigated swiftly by independent parties. If the allegations against the Maine Township trustee are true, he has violated the public’s trust and should step down. Until then, the investigation involving the allegations should proceed.”)

SOUTHERN
— Governor names Du Quoin woman, two others to Prisoner Review Board
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/governor-names-du-quoin-woman-two-others-to-prisoner-review/article_621797fb-6cb8-5af2-a6ca-8df4ef48b07f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The release says that Patricia Wilson, of Du Quoin; Lisa Daniels, of Lansing; and Joseph Ruggiero, of Wheaton, will join the Prisoner Review Board, which is a quasi-judicial body that imposes release conditions, regulates good conduct credits, conducts parole hearings and makes executive clemency recommendations and other tasks.)

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Unions give workers a voice – Dino Leone (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member a) for almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and b) for almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were vehemently anti-union.)
https://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/guest-view-unions-give-workers-a-voice/article_c0b8358b-a614-5c66-9623-b87637161655.html

WJBC
— Bloomingdale Police Department chief would decide whether to aid ICE agents on immigration issues – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/07/06/bpd-chief-would-decide-whether-to-aid-ice-agents-on-immigration-issues/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— POLL: WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO ‘BEING AMERICAN’? (DIERSEN: How many of the ten criteria to you meet? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) would stress that am a draft avoider, b) would stress that I do not promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation, booze, gambling, pot, etc., and c) would hint/imply/argue/shout that I do not do enough to “help the vulnerable.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being a) champions of the disadvantaged, b) champions of the oppressed, and c) champions of those who want to be “free” to harm themselves with booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/poll-whats-important-to-being-american.html
— TRUMP’S LEAN WHITE HOUSE 2018 PAYROLL ON-TRACK TO SAVE TAXPAYER’S $22 MILLION (DIERSEN: Gingrich would stress all the many millions that he “saved” the taxpayers by gutting GAO. The agency is just a shell of what it once was. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/when-congress-wiped-an-agency-off-the-map/2011/11/29/gIQAIt0J9N_blog.html and https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/gingrich-and-the-destruction-of-congressional-expertise/)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/trumps-lean-white-house-2018-payroll-on-track-to-save-taxpayers-22-million.html

DAILY CALLER
— MARXISTS AND EXTREME RADICALS SEEK TO TAKE OVER THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY – Joe Simonson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/marxist-radicals-democratic-party/
— TRUMP: A VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS IS A VOTE FOR ‘ANARCHY, AMNESTY AND CHAOS’ – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/trump-democrats-anarchy-amnesty-chaos/
— ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER VICIOUS ATTACK ON A TRUMP SUPPORTER, LIBERAL MEDIA YAWNS – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/vicious-attack-on-a-trump-supporter/
— TRUMP ON ICE: ‘THEY PROTECT US AND WE PROTECT THEM’ – Saagar Enjeti
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/trump-protect-ice/

BREITBART
— Poll: Liberals Hold Extreme Views on ‘Abolish ICE’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/07/05/poll-liberals-hold-extreme-views-on-abolish-ice/

GOPUSA
— Judge: Trump administration showed ‘bad faith’ in adding citizenship to census (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally. To do the aforesaid is to shout that you 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/judge-trump-administration-showed-bad-faith-in-adding-citizenship-to-census/

NEWSMAX
— ‘Abolish ICE’ Movement Is Bad Politics – Rich Lowry
https://www.newsmax.com/richlowry/ice-enforcement-immigration-democrats/2018/07/05/id/870198/
— James Woods’ ‘Feeling Patriotic’ Agent Drops Him on July 4th – Bill Hoffmann (DIERSEN: Who has dropped you and why? I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who have dropped me a) because I support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) because I oppose the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) because I support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and/or d) because I refuse to cover up their wrong doing.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/james-woods-agent-ken-kaplan-political-persecution/2018/07/05/id/870081/

TOWNHALL
— Will Jim Jordan Get Pinned With These Ohio State Wrestling Team Allegations? – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, who would make accusations against you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the accusations that they would have their operatives and their dupes make against me if I sought a government office or a political office. Better yet, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/07/06/will-jim-jordan-be-pinned-by-these-ohio-state-wrestling-allegations-n2497679

POLITICO
— Mexico imposes retaliatory tariffs on dozens of U.S. goods – SABRINA RODRIGUEZ
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/05/mexico-imposes-retaliatory-tariffs-670424

NEW YORK TIMES
— Americans Are Having Fewer Babies. They Told Us Why. Women have more options, for one. But a new poll also shows that financial insecurity is altering a generation’s choices. – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/upshot/americans-are-having-fewer-babies-they-told-us-why.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans oppose key parts of Trump immigration plans.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/most-americans-oppose-key-elements-of-trump-immigration-policy/2018/07/05/36124360-7e3d-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html
— NOVEMBER 29, 2011 FLASHBACK: When Congress wiped an agency off the map – Ed O’Keefe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/when-congress-wiped-an-agency-off-the-map/2011/11/29/gIQAIt0J9N_blog.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bartlett warns that history is repeating itself as lawmakers are pushing to cut the budget of the Government Accountability Office to demonstrate fiscal responsibility while Gingrich is reviving his calls to eliminate of the Congressional Budget Office, which he recently called “a reactionary socialist institution which does not believe in economic growth.” “It is essential that Congress not cripple what is left of its in-house expertise,” Bartlett writes. “Gutting the GAO and abolishing the CBO would be acts of nihilism. Any politician recommending such things is unfit for office.”)

ECONOMIX
— NOVEMBER 29, 2011 FLASHBACK: Gingrich and the Destruction of Congressional Expertise – BRUCE BARTLETT
https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/gingrich-and-the-destruction-of-congressional-expertise/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Unfortunately, Gingrichism lives on. Republican Congressional leaders continually criticize every Congressional agency that stands in their way. In addition to the C.B.O., one often hears attacks on the Congressional Research Service, the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Government Accountability Office. Lately, the G.A.O. has been the prime target. Appropriators are cutting its budget by $42 million, forcing furloughs and cutbacks in investigations that identify billions of dollars in savings yearly. So misguided is this effort that Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma and one of the most conservative members of Congress, came to the agency’s defense. In a report issued by his office on Nov. 16, Senator Coburn pointed out that the G.A.O.’s budget has been cut by 13 percent in real terms since 1992 and its work force reduced by 40 percent — more than 2,000 people. By contrast, Congress’s budget has risen at twice the rate of inflation and nearly doubled to $2.3 billion from $1.2 billion over the last decade. Mr. Coburn’s report is replete with examples of budget savings recommended by G.A.O. He estimated that cutting its budget would add $3.3 billion a year to government waste, fraud, abuse and inefficiency that will go unidentified.)

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Yet again, Chick-fil-A is favorite fast-food chain in U.S. – Dixita Limbachia
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/07/05/acsi-names-top-restaurants-customer-satisfactions/742826002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 50 cities where the most people are moving away from can primarily be found in the Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast, particularly in states like Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and New York. Among the cities where people are leaving in droves are places such as Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, New York, and Los Angeles.)
— Population migration patterns: US cities Americans are abandoning – Michael B. Sauter
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2018/07/05/cities-americans-abandoning-population-migration/35801453/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Inside Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘Cult’ If she is the nominee, get ready for a vicious anti-Catholic Senate smear campaign. – Adam O’Neal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-amy-coney-barretts-cult-1530833211
— FRONT PAGE: Walmart Takes a Stand on Guns, Gay Rights to Get People to Like It More Consumers and employees expect companies to voice opinions on hot-button topics, and the world’s largest retailer is weighing in – Sarah Nassauer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies 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. Ever-increasingly, companies act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/walmart-takes-a-stand-on-guns-gay-rights-to-get-people-to-like-it-more-1530805106
— IRS Nominee Rettig Says Rebuilding Trust is Priority Trump pick tells senators in confirmation hearing that better relationships would aid implementation of 2017 tax law – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. They would hint/imply/argue/shout a) that everyone vehemently hates past, present, and future IRS employees, b) that IRS employees are cruel, vicious, lazy, stupid, losers, and even worse things, and c) that IRS employees are IRS employees because no one will hire them. They would 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 an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They would stress that my 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-nominee-rettig-says-rebuilding-trust-is-priority-1530202141
— U.S. Hiring Strong in June; Unemployment Rate Rises as More Enter Labor Force – Eric Morath and Sarah Chaney (DIERSEN: Should I try to re-enter the labor force? QUESTION: What would discourage employers from hiring me? ANSWER: I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (almost 70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, federal retiree since 1997, union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, etc. Further, a) 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 an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) 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; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. Further, I do not paint myself as being a yes-man and I am not a yes-man.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-hiring-strong-in-june-unemployment-rate-rises-as-more-enter-labor-force-1530880292

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Liberals Say Nominee Must Back Abortion Rights (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion. To vote for a Democrat is to promote abortion.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-07-05/the-latest-liberals-say-nominee-must-back-abortion-rights

July 5 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Federal Judge, Indiana Professor Amy Coney Barrett Among Trump’s Top Picks for Supreme Court Nomination – Catherine Lucey, Ken Thomas and Lisa Mascaro
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/amy-coney-barrett-notre-dame-487415591.html

CBS2
— Liberals Ready To Fire Back At Trump’s Supreme Court Pick – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/05/supreme-court-trump-liberals/
— “Trump Baby” Balloon Allowed To Fly Over London During Trump Visit
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/05/trump-baby-balloon/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Fix our insane immigration laws now!’ Trump tells Congress – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/immigration-laws-donald-trump-congress/
— US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/us-army-discharge-immigrant-recruits-lucas-calixto-immigration-military/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Corrupt Illinois politicians? Here’s how to make sure fleeced taxpayers never forget them – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-corruption-park-chicago-ukraine-20180626-story.html
— A bipartisan campaign for debt ruin keeps ticking along – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-deficit-debt-kudlow-cbo-0705-20180703-story.html
— Pushed out of power, liberals are trying to lose even more influence – Victor Davis Hanson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-hanson-democrats-power-loss-whines-maxine-waters-0706-story.html
— Potential Trump Supreme Court pick Barrett: Catholic Chicago judge stirs abortion debate – Dan Hinkel, David Jackson and Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-supreme-court-barrett-20180705-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— State’s attorney says Lauzen can’t approve own expenses – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180705/states-attorney-says-lauzen-cant-approve-own-expenses

HERALD & REVIEW
— Government opposes Schock’s request to stay his case – Andy Kravetz (DIERSEN: What if the news media had reported on Diersen v. GAO like it reports on U.S. Government v. Schock? In Diersen v. GAO, while Maggie Hickey served as Peter Fitzgerald’s Chief of Staff, Fitzgerald appointed both the district court judge, Amy J. St. Eve, and the attorney who represented GAO, Patrick Fitzgerald. All of the aforesaid made it very clear that they favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Eve granted Patrick Fitzgerald’s motion to deny me my 7th Amendment rights, that is, to deny me a jury trial. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that Peter Fitzgerald, Hickey, Eve, and Patrick Fitzgerald all viewed me as being someone who was lazy, stupid, bad, and even worse things.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/government-opposes-schock-s-request-to-stay-his-case/article_3be50437-62f3-5372-8ed9-a63c4e54578e.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Private email used to coordinate talking points for letter to the editor by former COD President – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/college-of-dupage-private-email-used-to-coordinate-talking-points-for-letter-to-the-editor-by-former-cod-president/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— NRA warns members against gun control bills – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511474490-nra-warns-members-against-gun-control-bills

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner runs away from comments about Nazi candidate, blames media for reporting his own words
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/05/rauner-runs-away-from-comments-about-nazi-candidate-blames-media-for-reporting-his-own-words/

GOPUSA
— Do Democrats hate America? Here are the numbers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49477
— Hollywood actress warns friends to protect, ‘housekeepers, nannies, landscapers’, from ICE
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49567
— Facebook flags Declaration of Independence as hate speech (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. What do you say to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who a) ever-increasingly put themselves under the manipulation/domination of the Democrat Facebook, b) fail/refuse to keep their websites up-to-date, if not dump their websites all together, and/or c) send out fewer emails, if not stop sending out emails all together?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49581
— Maxine Waters’ ‘black women’ supporters blast Schumer, Pelosi in letter, demand apology
http://www.gopusa.com/maxine-waters-black-women-supporters-blast-schumer-pelosi-in-letter-demand-apology/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Young White Males Abandon Dems, Flock to Trump
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/07/05/poll-young-white-males-abandon-dems-flock-to-trump/
— How Many New Republicans Were Created by 4th of July Celebrations?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/07/05/how-many-republicans-were-created-by-4th-of-july-celebrations/

THE HILL
— Embattled EPA head Pruitt resigns – TIMOTHY CAMA
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/395667-embattled-epa-head-pruitt-resigns
— Conservative radio host Joe Walsh: ‘Pretty damn sad’ majority of my callers are OK with Trump lying – ARIS FOLLEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/395615-conservative-radio-host-its-pretty-damn-sad-the-majority-of-his

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps join ACLU.
http://fortune.com/2018/07/05/aclu-membership-growth/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://fortune.com/2018/07/05/trump-affirmative-action-college-admissions/

MARKET WATCH
— House Republican calls for renewed antitrust probe of Google’s search engine – Greg Robb (DIERSEN: What percent of Google employees 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.marketwatch.com/story/house-republican-calls-for-renewed-antitrust-probe-of-googles-search-engine-2018-07-05

MOTLEY FOOL
— 9 Job Hunting Tips for Older Workers – Chuck Saletta (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want employees 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.)
https://www.fool.com/slideshow/9-job-hunting-tips-older-workers/
— MAY 13, 2018 FLASHBACK: More Than Half of Older Workers Are Postponing Retirement. Here Are 4 Great Reasons to Do the Same Before you retire, think about the benefits of waiting — because there are plenty of them. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors’ argument that they did not force me to take their early retirement offer in 1997 when I was 49 years old is absurdly false on its face. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $125,325/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is $73,461/year less than that, or only $51,864/year. My CSRS pension is only 41% of my GAO salary in today’s dollars.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/05/13/more-than-half-of-older-workers-are-postponing-ret.aspx

ECONOMIST
— Bruce Rauner discovers bipartisanship It may be too little, too late for the governor of Illinois
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/07/07/bruce-rauner-discovers-bipartisanship

ROAD AND TRACK
— How GM’s Bankruptcy Saved the Corvette In 2008, GM cancelled the Corvette in an effort to save money. But the automaker’s 2009 bankruptcy actually helped launch the C7, the best Corvette ever. – CHRIS PERKINS
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a22059899/how-gms-bankruptcy-saved-the-corvette/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The economy is hot, yet many U.S. workers feel left behind. A new report sheds some light – ANDREW VAN DAM
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oecd-report-20180704-story.html

NATION
— For 60 Years, This Powerful Conservative Group Has Worked to Crush Labor Now the Janus decision has helped push the National Right to Work Committee and its sister organizations closer to that goal. – Moshe Z. Marvit (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member a) for almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and b) for almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were vehemently anti-union.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/group-turned-right-work-crusade-crush-labor/

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC a) promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) functions as an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/07/05/hatewatch-headlines-752018

July 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With help from Bruce Rauner unlikely, unions vow to ‘fight back’ – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/with-help-from-bruce-rauner-unlikely-unions-vow-to-fight-back/
— Arrogant Supreme Court justices trample the law in service of the rich – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/arrogant-supreme-court-justices-trample-the-law-in-service-of-the-rich/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Vermont legalizes recreational pot – USA Today
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/vermont-legalizes-recreational-pot/
— Pat Quinn and the Chicago Way game of term limits on mayors – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/pat-quinn-chicago-way-term-limits-mayors/
— After Janus ruling, workers can save money by quitting unions – Mailee Smith, attorney, Illinois Policy Institute (DIERSEN: I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980. My Democrat Post Office and IRS superiors were extremely anti-union. When they took adverse actions against me, the unions came to my defense. But possibly, they would not have taken adverse actions against me if I had not been a union member. I believe that they would have taken adverse actions against me anyway because they disapproved of my being a draft avoider, Republican, German American, and/or Missouri Synod Lutheran. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, I would not have been able a) to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, d) to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, f) to buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in 1974, g) to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, h) to buy a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976, i) to get married in 1978, j) to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton with my wife in 1978, k) to buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevette in 1978, l) to accompany my wife on her business trips to luxury resorts across America, m) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, n) to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, o) to etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/after-janus-ruling-workers-can-save-money-by-quitting-unions/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Third-party governor candidate McCann will get to stay on November ballot – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-sam-mccann-illinois-governor-challenge-20180702-story.html
— More issues, fewer fireworks needed in gubernatorial campaign – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-illinois-governor-race-fireworks-st-0703-story.html
— College of DuPage sues former president for $25 million – Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-college-of-dupage-countersuit-breuder-25-million-20180702-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: More than 60 kids 15 and younger shot in Chicago this year: ‘These kids can’t live, they can’t play, they can’t do nothing’- Madeline Buckley and Paige Fry
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-multiple-people-shot-20180701-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Bellock to head Department of Healthcare and Family Services – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180702/suburban-lawmaker-to-head-department-of-healthcare-and-family-services
— Aurora could be home to 3-day pride festival next year – Bob Smith (DIERSEN: How soon will Aurora fire its employees who do not promote LGBTQ activity? How soon will Aurora announce that all its remaining employees promote LBGTQ activity?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180702/aurora-could-be-home-to-3-day-pride-festival-next-year

ABC7
— Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador elected president of Mexico – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/leftist-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-elected-president-of-mexico/3690526/
— Pat Quinn pushes for mayoral term limit in Chicago – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote term limits. They stress how much better off a) that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is without me as its chairman, b) that Wheaton Chamber of Commerce is without me as a member of its Government Affairs Committee, c) that Milton Township Republican Central Committee is without me as its webmaster, d) that Illinois Center Right Coalition is without me on its Steering Committee; and e) that the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter is without me as one of its board members.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/pat-quinn-pushes-for-mayoral-term-limit-in-chicago-/3693508/

CBS2
— Chicago Judge Among Trump’s Top Supreme Court Candidates – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/02/chicago-judge-supreme-court/

WBBM 780
— Roskam/Casten Debate
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/6th-congressional-district-debate-roskam-versus-caster-part-1

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives and anti-Republicans want Pat Brady to speak for conservatives and for Republicans.
https://wgnradio.com/2018/07/02/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-07-02-18-pat-brady-john-tillman-break-down-scotus-impact-on-the-future-of-politics/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford GOP state representative Sosnowski says Chicago is a drain on the rest of the state – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180702/chuck-sweeny-sosnowski-wants-chicago-to-be-separate-state

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— No objections filed to Sam McCann’s candidacy for governor – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180702/no-objections-filed-to-sam-mccanns-candidacy-for-governor
— State Rep. Patricia Bellock to head Illinois DHFS
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180702/state-rep-patricia-bellock-to-head-illinois-dhfs

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— DuPage Narcan Program records 500 lives saved since 2014
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2018/07/01/dupage-narcan-program-records-500-lives-saves-since-2014/90434

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Anonymous Citizen Critiques State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally’s Exoneration of Former Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Bob Miller
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/02/ananymous-citizen-critiques-states-attorney-patrick-kenneallys-exoneration-former-algonquin-township-road-commissioner-bob-miller/

DUPAGE WATCHDOG
— Signed WWEA Teacher’s Contract Includes Changes that were NOT Approved
http://dupagewatchdog.org/2018/06/signed-wwea-teachers-contract-includes-changes-that-were-not-approved/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Special Panel on Radical Islam – 3 Locations – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/special-panel-on-radical-islam-3-locations/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE INTERVIEWS RAUNER AFTER JANUS DECISION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/american-enterprise-institute-interviews-rauner-after-janus-decision.html
— REP. BELLOCK TO ASSUME ROLE AS DIRECTOR OF ILLINOIS’ HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/rep-bellock-to-assume-role-as-director-of-illinois-children-and-family-services.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner dodges the “Trump question”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/rauner-dodges-the-trump-question/
— Rauner appoints two HGOP legislators to posts in past few days
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/rauner-appoints-two-hgop-legislators-to-posts-in-past-few-days/
— Harold tries to turn ad around on Raoul
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/harold-tries-to-turn-ad-around-on-raoul/
— Libertarians won’t be challenged, either *** Republicans won’t challenge McCann’s petition signatures
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/republicans-wont-challenge-mccanns-petition-signatures/

GOPUSA
— Bloody Chicago: 5 children among 23 shot
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49340
— The Crying Kids Game – Michael Reagan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49298
— FBI arrests ‘radicalized’ Philadelphia man in July 4 terror plot in Cleveland
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49354
— Susan Collins won’t support Supreme Court nominee who doesn’t support abortion (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those “Republicans” who reject the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and who have worked the hardest against me.)
http://www.gopusa.com/susan-collins-wont-support-supreme-court-nominee-who-doesnt-support-abortion/?omhide=true
— Activists for illegal aliens condemn ICE, family detention
http://www.gopusa.com/activists-for-illegal-aliens-condemn-ice-family-detention/

DAILY CALLER
— LESS THAN ONE-THIRD OF DEMOCRATS ARE ‘EXTREMELY PROUD’ TO BE AMERICANS – Julia Cohen
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/02/gallup-extremely-proud-to-be-americans/

BLAZE
— Why the left wants America to fail in North Korea — and everywhere else, too – Justin Haskins
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/07/02/commentary-why-the-left-wants-america-to-fail-in-north-korea-and-everywhere-else-too

NEWS ONE
— Banking Industry Blackout: Here’s Wall Street’s Lame Excuse For Barely Hiring Black Talent Banks are either “unwilling or unable” to recruit Black talent. – Nigel Roberts (DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors acted like my Black subordinate a) had told them that he would leave GAO if GAO did not get rid of me and/or b) had gotten his Black Congressman to threaten GAO if GAO did not get rid of me.)
https://newsone.com/3815120/bank-diversity-black-managers/

NBC NEWS
— Citizenship application backlog ‘skyrocketed’ under Trump, report finds The report found there were nearly 730,000 pending naturalization applications at the end of 2017, a more than 87 percent increase since 2015 under Obama. – Daniella Silva
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/citizenship-application-backlog-skyrocketed-under-trump-report-finds-n888146

NEWSWEEK
— DRINKING ALCOHOL AS A TEENAGER COULD HAVE LASTING EFFECTS ON METABOLISM, STUDY SUGGESTS – KASHMIRA GANDER
http://www.newsweek.com/drinking-alcohol-teenager-could-affect-metabolism-study-suggest-1003643

NIEMAN LAB
— Americans may appreciate knowing when a news story is suspect, but more than a third will share that story anyway – LAURA HAZARD OWEN
http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/06/americans-may-appreciate-knowing-when-a-news-story-is-suspect-but-more-than-a-third-will-share-that-story-anyway/

NEWS GUARD TECHNOLOGIES
— Brill and Crovitz Announce Launch of NewsGuard to Fight Fake News By Fall, NewsGuard Will Begin Providing Online Users with Reliability Ratings and ‘Nutrition Label’ Write-Ups for 7,500 News and Information Websites Used and Shared by U.S. Consumers
https://newsguardtechnologies.com/announcing-newsguard/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Files Brief Supporting Unions’ Legal Challenge Against Workforce EOs – Erich Wagner
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/07/bipartisan-lawmakers-file-brief-supporting-unions-legal-challenge-against-executive-orders/149437/

DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Why Didn’t Rauner Do Anything to Stop a Nazi from Running on the ILGOP Ticket?
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/why-didnt-rauner-do-anything-to-stop-a-nazi-from-running-on-the-ilgop-ticket/

July 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Each year thousands of children from around the world come to the U.S. alone, winding up in this country’s immigration system.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/newsviews-young-center-for-immigrant-childrens-rights-/3681079/

NBC5
— Illinois Health Care Workers Get Chance to Reclaim $32 Million in Union Fees The court urged the Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its earlier ruling
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/supreme-court-union-fees-32-million-487036391.html

CBS2
— Minimum Wage In Chicago Is Now $12 An Hour
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/01/901520-minimum-wage-now-12-hour/

WGN TV
— Duckworth doesn’t join Dem colleagues in calls to abolish ICE – SEAN LEWIS
https://wgntv.com/2018/07/01/duckworth-doesnt-join-dem-colleagues-in-calls-to-abolish-ice/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Marching on Dan Ryan is dangerous, but status quo in neighborhoods is deadly – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/dan-ryan-march-michael-pfleger-laura-washington-violence/
— Labor coalition vows ‘Janus will not stop us’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/labor-leaders-reaction-janus-will-not-stop-us-afscme-nea-aft-seiu/
— Fact-check: Rauner camp’s latest income-tax claim falls progressively flat – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-rauner-progressive-income-tax-claim-evelyn-sanguinetti/
— Duckworth, Durbin warn Trump Supreme Court pick may threaten abortion rights – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be someone who promotes abortion.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/duckworth-durbin-trump-supreme-court-abortion/
— Ready or not, change is coming to the House Democrats – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ready-or-not-change-is-coming-to-the-house-democrats/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s minimum wage is about to jump to $12 per hour. Who are the winners and the losers? – Alexia Elejalde-RuizContact Reporter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-minimum-wage-increase-0701-20180629-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Ex-COD president’s representatives say $25 million countersuit is another ‘false attack’
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180630/ex-cod-presidents-representatives-say-25-million-countersuit-is-another-false-attack
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Court is chipping away at legitimacy of our elections.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180701/court-is-chipping-away-at-legitimacy-of-our-elections

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Citizen Argues Checks and Balances, Not Tax Savings Reason for Putting McHenry Township Road District Under Township Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/01/citizen-argues-checks-balances-not-tax-savings-reason-putting-mchenry-township-road-district-township-board/
— Fellow Lawyers Think Jack Franks is “Civil”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/30/117973/
— Commenter on Jack Franks’ “Civility”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/01/commenter-jack-franks-civility/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Average pensioner in Wheaton Firefighters Pension Fund earns $99,559 per year
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511418472-report-average-pensioner-in-wheaton-firefighters-pension-fund-earns-99-559-per-year

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Harold hits back at Raoul after attack ad Same-sex adoption ad highlights Harold’s alleged remarks from 2000 – Mark Maxwell
https://www.illinoishomepage.net/capitol-connection/harold-hits-back-at-raoul-after-attack-ad/1277238904

NEWSMAX
— Trump: Calls to Abolish ICE Will Doom Democrats – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-democrats-abolish-ice/2018/07/01/id/869403/

DAILY CALLER
— SEN. DICK DURBIN CALLS ICE ‘A GROUP OF INCOMPETENTS’ – Mike Brest
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/01/sen-durbin-ice-incompetent/

HOT AIR
— Poll: Half Of Democrats Support Sanders’ Ejection From Restaurant – ED MORRISSEY
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/06/30/poll-half-democrats-support-sanders-ejection-restaurant/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Feud over whether to abolish ICE exposes Democrats ideological split Richard Blumenthal: Closing the agency would ‘accomplishing nothing’ – Valerie Richardson and Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/1/abolish-ice-calls-expose-democrats-ideological-spl/
— Sen. Tammy Duckworth says abolishing ICE wouldn’t change anything – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/1/tammy-duckworth-says-abolishing-ice-wouldnt-change/
— NOVEMBER 4, 2017 FLASHBACK: Millennials would rather live in socialist or communist nation than under capitalism: Poll ‘This troubling turn highlights widespread historical illiteracy in American society’ – Bradford Richardson
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/4/majority-millennials-want-live-socialist-fascist-o/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Warren: Time To Abolish “Ugly And Wrong” ICE, Replace With “Something That Reflects Our Morality” – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/07/01/warren_time_to_abolish_ugly_and_wrong_ice_replace_with_something_that_reflects_our_morality.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals and their children to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/06/30/feature/are-you-alone-now-after-raid-immigrant-families-are-separated-in-the-american-heartland/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Europe Shifts Toward Tougher Approach on Immigration – Bojan Pancevski and Valentina Pop
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-europes-new-immigration-measures-will-play-out-1530273474

June 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use 2 Brazilian boys in Chicago to bash Trump.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/attorneys-work-to-reunite-2-brazilian-boys-in-chicago-with-fathers/3676940/

NBC5
— Following Newsroom Shooting, a Look at Maryland’s New ‘Red Flag’ Gun Safety Law The law, which will allow judges to order guns confiscated temporarily, was passed after the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida – Noreen O’Donnell
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Marylands-New-Red-Flag-Law-486974531.html

WGN TV
— AFCSME blasts Rauner administration for emailing union members – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/06/29/afcsme-blasts-rauner-administration-for-emailing-union-members/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Emanuel openly jokes about an independence push for Chicago or an annexation to Canada.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-chicago-state-20180628-story.html
— Alleged Annapolis Capital shooter Jarrod Ramos had long-running feud with paper – Ian Duncan and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/bs-md-ramos-search-20180628-story.html
— Appellate court orders Berrios to release assessment information to Tribune – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-assessor-berrios-lawsuit-ruling-20180629-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want open borders. Democrats want to give U.S. citizenship to anyone who promises to vote for Democrats.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-open-borders-trump-fact-check-0701-20180629-story.html
— How to avoid Glenview’s party-hearty embarrassment How to avoid Glenview’s party-hearty embarrassment – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-glenview-party-credit-travel-20180628-story.html
— Time’s up for sick and vacation payouts – Editorial (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I had almost a year of unused sick days and 6 weeks of unused vacation days. The unused sick days increased my Civil Service Retirement System pension and I got a check for the unused vacation days. It was for $14,460 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-mapes-payment-madigan-springfield-20180629-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner signs law aimed at easing teaching shortage – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180629/news/306299881/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County legislators weigh in on potential firearm, mental health laws – KATIE SMITH
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/27/mchenry-county-legislators-weigh-in-on-potential-firearm-mental-health-laws/amq20gj/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/photos-protesters-against-immigration-separations-march-in-uptown/collection_8cbdcdd0-5bdc-5f80-99eb-25ade2adcf6f.html#1

CHICAGO READER
— Pride double standard? Bars upset after police forced some to close early after parade – Devlyn Camp
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/06/29/pride-double-standard-bars-upset-after-police-forced-some-to-close-early-after-parade

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— REPORT: Kevin Wiley’s Independence Day Fundraiser at John & Tony’s on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in West Chicago was spectacular! Keynote speakers were Carol Stream Mayor Frank Saverino and Senator Mike Connelly. In attendance were Berlin, Hinds, Bucholz, Winger, Larsen, Tornatore, Puchalski, Mayor Pineda, Dusza, Czernek, Dabrowski, LeVan, Mendrick, Lewis, Musson, Hovde, McGinn, Monino, Kubinski, McGowan, Minor, Prater, Feltes, Voelz, McNeily, and many supportive precinct committeemen, family and friends.
http://www.gopillinois.com

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives believes Supreme Court made the right decision in union ruling – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511470964-ives-believes-supreme-court-made-the-right-decision-in-union-ruling

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township’s Illegal General Assistance Expenditures – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/06/dupage-townships-illegal-general-assistance-expenditures/
— College of DuPage – $2.2 Million dollar loss no more worrisome than a “pimple on the ass of an elephant” says Dr. Breuder. – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/06/college-of-dupage-2-2-million-dollar-loss-no-more-worrisome-than-a-pimple-on-the-ass-of-an-elephant-says-dr-breuder/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO’S BLACK EXODUS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/chicagos-black-exodus.html
— CHICAGO AREA PRO-LIFE BILLBOARD COULD BE SEEN BY MILLIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/chicago-area-pro-life-billboard-could-be-seen-by-millions.html
— SEIU COULD STILL BE ON THE HOOK FOR $32M TO NON-UNION ILLINOIS HOMECARE WORKERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/seiu-could-still-be-on-the-hook-for-32m-to-illinois-home-care-workers.html
— THORNER: ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DISCOURSE PLUNGES INTO HYSTERICS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/thorner-illegal-immigrant-discourse-dips-to-hysteria-.html
— HOW THE IL DELEGATION VOTED ON THE LATEST COMPROMISE IMMIGRATION BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/illinois-congressional-delegation-comments-on-immigration-reform-compromise.html
— UPDATE: JANUS RULING REQUIRES PUBLIC SECTOR UNION MEMBERS TO “OPT IN” (OR WILL IT?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/janus-ruling-requires-public-sector-union-members-to-opt-in-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives still snapping at Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/29/ives-still-snapping-at-rauner/
— Why has tuition increased so much? State funding cuts are a big reason
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/29/why-has-tuition-increased-so-much/
— Post-Janus service charges for non-members? (DIERSEN: During the 1970s, the National Treasury Employees Union spent lots of its time and money helping me win Diersen v. IRS. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/29/post-janus-service-charges-for-non-members/

BREITBART
— Poll: Most Americans Think US Border Most Porous in the World
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/29/poll-most-americans-think-u-s-border-most-porous-in-the-world/
— Annapolis Shooter Used Legally Purchased Shotgun – AWR Hawkins
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/29/police-annapolis-shooter-used-legally-purchased-shotgun/

FOX NEWS
— GOP Candidate Says Country Club Cancelled Her Event Because of Her Support for Trump
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/06/29/gop-congressional-candidate-lena-epstein-venue-cancelled-event-because-her-trump-support
— Left’s Growing Socialist Movement Is More About Hating the Rich Than Helping the Poor
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/06/29/charlie-kirk-socialism-more-about-hating-rich-helping-poor

TOWNHALL
— Reckless: The Rush To Blame Trump for Maryland Newspaper Shooting Blew Up In The Left’s Face – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blame me the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/06/29/las-vegas-cops-hallway-n2495654
— ICYMI: Abolish ICE Mob Descends on Senate, Leaves Trash Like Slobs – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/06/29/end-ice-mob-descends-on-senate-leaves-trash-like-slobs-n2495565
— ICE Chief: Where’s the Outrage for the ‘Angel Families?’ – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/06/29/ice-director-wheres-the-outrage-for-the-angel-families-n2495774

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Have Already Started The Second Civil War – George Rasley
http://email.conservativehq.com/c/1I0ZBa3uRmmoxel9cQrGRkvCA3

NEWSMAX
— DOJ Plan Would Bar Border Hoppers From Getting Asylum – Mark Swanson
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/doj-plan-border-asylum/2018/06/29/id/869215/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Wall Is Being Built! (Slowly.) – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/us-mexico-border-wall-being-built-slowly/#slide-1
— Enough with the Nazi Charge – RICH LOWRY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/nazi-analogies-inaccurate-dumb-over-the-line/

THE HILL
— Trump: Journalists should be free from fear of violent attacks – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/394833-trump-on-annapolis-shooting-attack-shocked-the-conscience-of-our

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Lawyers Who Beat the Unions Vindication for the First Amendment rights of public employees was a long time in coming, and states are still trying to rig their laws against workers who don’t want to join. – James Taranto
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lawyers-who-beat-the-unions-1530314801
— Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Border-Detention Practices The suit, which seeks class-action status, was filed on behalf of minors from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico – Alejandro Lazo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawsuit-challenges-trump-administrations-border-detention-practices-1530315106

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “striking photos” of “hundreds of women” occupying a US Senate building to protest family separations.
http://www.businessinsider.com/women-protest-trump-family-separation-us-senate-building-2018-6

June 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Supreme Court gives Rauner major victory over labor, in ruling that could undercut public worker unions nationwide – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-janus-afscme-20180604-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Dems, Maxine Waters playing a perilous card – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-kass-maxine-waters-democrats-20180626-story.html
— Supreme Court upholds Trump ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-supreme-court-trump-travel-ban-20180626-story.html
— Rauner takes heat for saying it’s ‘hard to keep a company of more than six people’ in Champaign – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-champaign-20180626-story.html
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti assails Democrats’ “yucky trinity” – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-champaign-20180626-story.html
— Bill Brady warns Southern Illinois of the “Democratic Chicago Party” – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-champaign-20180626-story.html
— Illinois to celebrate bicentennial with a United Center bash – Tessa Weinberg (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who stress that my ancestors have been in Illinois since 1844 and b) who hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more that you have benefited from your ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against females, and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion: 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?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-200th-birthday-celebration-20180626-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Why do Democrats glorify and praise immigrants? ANSWER: Because immigrants vote for Democrats. QUESTION: Why do RINOs glorify and praise immigrants? ANSWER: Because RINOs want cheap labor.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-robinson-column-st-0627-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/supreme-court-travel-ban-ruling-religious-freedom/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/homecoming-feels-a-little-less-welcoming/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run Chicago. Nevertheless, sooner or later, they blame Republicans for all inequities.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/chicago-community-trust-president-chicago-must-address-inexcusable-inequities/

DAILY HERALD

— Outside the Red Hen, America vents – Gregory S. Schneider
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180627/outside-the-red-hen-america-vents

— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Seniors, did you forget to renew your property tax exemption? – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180627/seniors-did-you-forget-to-renew-your-property-tax-exemption
— Pregnancy center ruling a blow for abortion-rights advocates – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180627/news/306279979/

ABC7
— Federal judge orders reunification of parents and children, end to most family separations at border – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/federal-judge-orders-reunification-of-parents-and-children-end-to-most-family-separations-at-border/3660289/

NBC5
— Appeals Court Limits Sanctuary Cities Injunction to Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/appeals-court-limits-sanctuary-cities-injunction-to-chicago-486670531.html

CBS2
— Supreme Court Rules Unions Can’t Charge ‘Fair Share’ Fees To Non-Members
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/27/supreme-court-union-case-fair-share-fees/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps post “Leaked Video Offers Unfiltered Look Inside Facility For Separated Migrant Children.”
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/27/leaked-video-inside-facility-separated-migrant-children/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What’s Rauner doing in Washington? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180626/BLOGS02/180629880/whats-rauner-doing-in-washington
— Employees and business profit from predictable scheduling – SHARMILI MAJMUDAR (DIERSEN: In 1969, to justify forcing me to resign my part-time Park Forest Post Office job that I had held since 1966, my Democrat superiors said that my being available to work Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and all days that NIU was not in session was NOT ENOUGH. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180627/OPINION/180629879

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Supreme Court deals setback to labor unions with Janus decision
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180627/supreme-court-deals-setback-to-labor-unions-with-janus-decision

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Sam’s a sham – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-06-27/editorial-sams-sham.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The only people happier that McCann to see him enter the contest between Republican incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrat J.B. Pritzker are Democrats who hope that McCann, a nominal Republican, will draw enough votes from Rauner to give Pritzker the win. The Democratic Governors Association issued a statement gloatingly predicting that McCann’s candidacy will draw hard-line conservatives from the GOP, further complicating Rauner’s efforts to unify the party behind him. “Just when he needs to turn to the general election, Bruce Rauner will have to keep refighting the battles of the primary,” said DGA Illinois communications director Sam Salustro. McCann, who is running as a representative of a new Conservative Party, indicated that he’s running as a proponent of gun rights and lower taxes. To hear him talk, he’s a proud conservative ideologue. But that’s just rhetoric. McCann is running — and he knows he’s running — to ensure the defeat of Rauner, with whom he has publicly crossed swords, and the election of Pritzker. . .Second, Rauner has alienated conservatives, particularly with his decision to sign legislation providing taxpayer-funded abortions. He barely won the primary against little-known state Rep. Jeanne Ives, who challenged Rauner from the right. Whether Rauner can get those conservatives back remains undetermined. He keeps reminding them that he’s all that stands between them and complete Democratic control of the state. But ideologues of both the right and left can’t bear any candidate who, in their view, double-crosses them on even a single issue. In that sense, McCann’s candidacy is a direct consequence of Gov. Rauner’s own actions, a hurdle that he unintentionally created and one that will be difficult to overcome.)

DECATUR DAILY
— Creating a compassionate and workable immigration policy – Franklin Johnson, Falkville (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor.)
http://www.decaturdaily.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/creating-a-compassionate-and-workable-immigration-policy/article_41a80bff-d25c-5126-85a9-946e653a9c09.html
(FROM THE LETTER: I don’t know how you can do it. You continue to frame the immigration crisis as a struggle between persecuted families yearning for a better life opposed by hard-hearted white nativists determined to maintain racial purity. Right before your eyes, elements of both political parties are trying to impose slavery — not legal slavery, but economic and political slavery on a whole class of people. They talk humanity, but their purpose is profit and control: 1. Cheap labor from people who won’t or can’t complain; 2. A servant class who can be manipulated because of their lack of education and their dependence. You deny that you are in favor of open borders, yet you oppose any workable effort to stanch the flow: a wall, zero tolerance, moratoriums, and most of all, deportation for those who broke the law getting here as a deterrent. Your idea of immigration reform is amnesty for all who will take a token pledge. You appear not to be concerned about what happens to children who arrive here unescorted. They vanish from their foster homes, and you don’t consider what hells are being imposed on them as they’re scattered through the country. You refuse to say how many new immigrants is enough and you oppose setting standards for those we accept. You quote Emma Lazarus, but you don’t recognize that immigration was once a controlled process. You try to shame us for opposing this travesty while ignoring the results on the Americans impacted. Speak up. Line it out. What is your idea of a compassionate and workable immigration policy without the platitudes, histrionics, and tear-jerking?)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Crete-Monee school board member: ‘We have an equity issue in Illinois in our schools’ – Rachel Droze (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/school-board-member-we-have-an-equity-issue-in-illinois-in-our-schools-06-27-2018
— Illinois lawmakers respond to Supreme Court’s decision to uphold travel ban – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-lawmakers-respond-to-supreme-courts-decision-to-uphold-travel-ban

97.1 TALK RADIO
— Illinois Lt Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti: J. B. Pritzker part of pay-to-play – MARC COX
https://971talk.radio.com/blogs/marc-cox-morning-show/illinois-lt-governor-evelyn-sanguinetti-j-b-pritzker-part-pay-play

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DuPage County Leaders Bike to Work (DIERSEN: I walked to work 1974-1978. I rode public transportation to work in 1971, in 1973, in 1974, and then 1978-1997.)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/dupage-county-leaders-bike-to-work/

CHICAGO EATER
— Chicago Bar Under Fire For Defending Trump’s Immigration Policy Holiday Club’s apology hasn’t stopped firestorms on Facebook and Yelp – Ashok Selvam (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to bring their children and enter America illegally.)
https://chicago.eater.com/2018/6/26/17507056/holiday-club-chicago-bar-immigration-meme-post-controversy

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Dabrowski on how the Establishment & he differ on cause & cure of IL Gov Pension implosion
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/06/berkowitz-wdabrowski-on-how-the-establishment-he-differ-on-cause-cure-of-il-gov-pension-implosioncableweb/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— RAUNER APOLOGIZES TO CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (DIERSEN: When will my hometown of Crete get an apology from my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that is full of German Lutherans who are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things? My ancestors have lived in Crete since 1854. I lived in Crete 1948-1972. My brother continues to live in Crete in a home that our grandfather had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/06/27/joe-biden-to-boost-dems-at-state-fair-rauners-apology-quinn-tries-to-term-limit-rahm-281818
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Tuesday, the governor, who is in Washington D.C., called to offer an apology to Champaign-Urbana via WCIA’s Mark Maxwell, the reporter who has been driving this story.)

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FORMER MADIGAN AIDE DUE $130,000 FOR UNUSED VACATION, SICK TIME – Austin Berg (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I had almost a year of unused sick days and 6 weeks of unused vacation days. The unused sick days increased my Civil Service Retirement System pension and I got a check for the unused vacation days. It was for $14,460 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/former-madigan-aide-due-130000-in-unused-vacation-sick-time/
— ILLINOIS’ RAINY DAY FUND WOULD COVER ONLY 81 SECONDS OF STATE SPENDING – Joe Barnas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-rainy-day-fund-would-cover-only-81-seconds-of-state-spending/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Appeals panel: Gidwitz, family, associates still owe $13M in legal fees to former Ungaretti lawyers
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511468561-appeals-panel-gidwitz-family-associates-still-owe-13m-in-legal-fees-to-former-ungaretti-lawyers

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Auditor General Frank Mautino’s wife pleads Guilty to Battery – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/06/audior-general-frank-mautinos-wife-pleads-guilty-to-battery/

CAPITOL FAX
— Janus react
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/27/janus-react/
— Janus wins
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/27/janus-wins/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— AMERICA DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF, AGAIN – Star Parker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats divide 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://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/america-divided-against-itself-again/
— DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION HARM – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion According to Democrats and RINOs, it should be those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/diversity-and-inclusion-harm-ii/

DAILY CALLER
— TUCKER CARLSON WARNS OF APPROACHING ‘POINT OF NO RETURN,’ CALLS ON ‘ADULTS ON THE LEFT’ TO STOP IT – Scott Morefield
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/26/tucker-carlson-adults-on-the-left/
— NEW YORK RESTAURANT POSTS SIGN STATING SARAH SANDERS IS ‘WELCOME ANY TIME’ – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: How welcome do you feel that you are in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who do everything that they can to make those who share my demographics feel unwelcome.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/26/restaurant-sarah-sanders-welcome-any-time/

GOPUSA
— GOP House Leaders Propose Massive Surge in Low-skilled Foreign Workers (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://www.gopusa.com/gop-house-leaders-propose-massive-surge-in-low-skilled-foreign-workers/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago bar apologizes for ‘MAGA’ hats, face tattoos ban, says ‘everyone is welcome’ – Benjamin Brown
http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2018/06/26/chicago-bar-apologizes-for-maga-hats-face-tattoos-ban-says-everyone-is-welcome.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Mexico — What Went Wrong? Mexico gets a massive cash influx in remittances, American corporations get cheap labor, Democrats get voters – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/mexico-what-went-wrong-economy-based-on-exporting-poor-people/

BLAZE
— Members of Trump admin urged to acquire concealed carry permits
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/26/trump-officials-advised-to-get-concealed-carry-permits-in-wake-of-left-wing-public-harassment

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mob Violence and Gun Ownership – Jeffrey T. Brown
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/06/mob_violence_and_gun_ownership.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP leaders refuse to admit defeat on ‘compromise’ immigration bill – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/26/immigration-bill-struggles-win-support-gop-leaders/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Federal Judge’s ruling all but eliminates the southern U.S. border – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/06/federal-judges-ruling-all-but-eliminates-the-southern-u-s-border/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump 2020 already building youth coalition – Lauren Cooley (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party is a coalition of 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.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/trump-2020-already-building-youth-coalition

PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY
— More immigration benefits business and Democrats, not American people, says Michael Anton – Michael Anton (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor.)
https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/opinion/commentary/more-immigration-benefits-business-and-democrats-not-american-people-says/article_e75750ce-4257-5ce9-a213-616d543787c5.html

THE HILL
— Supreme Court deals blow to public-sector unions, ruling against ‘fair-share’ fees – LYDIA WHEELER
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/394371-court-deals-blow-to-public-sector-unions-ruling-against-fair-share
— Record number of LGBT candidates running for governor – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/394314-record-number-of-lgbt-candidates-running-for-governor
— GOP set to grill agent who vowed to stop Trump – KATIE BO WILLIAMS (DIERSEN: When will Republican U.S. Senators and Representatives a) grill my Democrat GAO superiors who 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 an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) grill my Democrat IRS superiors who 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; and c) grill my Democrat Post Office superiors who forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968?)
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/394311-gop-set-to-grill-agent-who-vowed-to-stop-trump?userid=3526

ROLL CALL
— Democrats Search for a Winning Campaign Strategy on Immigration – Dean DeChiaro (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, immigrants vote for Democrats. What does that say about immigrants? Democrats 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.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democrats-search-winning-campaign-strategy-immigration

POLITICO
— Top Aaron Schock prosecutor off the case – JOSH GERSTEIN
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/26/aaron-schock-prosecutor-timothy-bass-678718

HUFFINGTON POST
— Stephen Colbert: Without Due Process, ‘We’re All Undocumented Immigrants’ – Carla Baranauckas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those times when I was denied due process, that is, when I was denied my 7th Amendment rights, that is, when I was denied my right to a jury trial.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-without-due-process-were-all-undocumented-immigrants_us_5b31acd1e4b0b745f17733a8

NEW YORK TIMES
— Public Shaming Feels Good. That’s No Reason to Do It. – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the biggest public shamers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/opinion/maxine-waters-public-shaming-trump.html
— Federal Judge in California Halts Splitting of Migrant Families at Border – Michael D. Shear, Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Thomas Kaplan and Robert Pear (DIERSEN: Of course, this encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/us/politics/family-separations-congress-states.html

WASHINGTON POST
— In major blow to organized labor, Supreme Court says public employee unions may not charge fees to nonmembers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/06/27/in-major-blow-to-organized-labor-supreme-court-says-public-employee-unions-may-not-charge-fees-to-nonmembers/
— Federal judge enjoins separation of migrant children, orders family reunification – Isaac Stanley-Becker (DIERSEN: Of course, this encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/06/27/federal-judge-enjoins-separation-of-migrant-children-orders-family-reunification/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Supreme Court Deals Blow to Public-Sector Unions Vote overruling a 1977 precedent will likely have a far-reaching impact – Jess Bravin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-deals-blow-to-public-sector-unions-1530108179?mod=djemalertNEWS
— Judge Orders Migrant Families Separated at Border to Be Reunited Within 30 Days – Sara Randazzo (DIERSEN: Of course, this encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-orders-immigrant-families-reunited-within-30-days-1530074079
— As Republicans Cheer Travel-Ban Ruling, Those in Swing Districts Face Headaches With midterm elections looming, some GOP lawmakers in competitive districts try to distance themselves – Joshua Jamerson (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Republican candidates to dump planks in the Republican Party platform rather than defend and advance those planks.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-republicans-cheer-travel-ban-ruling-those-in-swing-districts-face-headaches-1530058274
— The Smart Ways to Switch Jobs Quietly More employees, especially millennials, are willing to jump to a new company, but there are many ways that can go wrong – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: One could say that my job search 1n 1971 when I was 22 years old went wrong. My Firestone Stores boss fired me when I told him that I had 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. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. IRS offered me the job because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take it.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-smart-ways-to-switch-jobs-quietly-1530019726
— Migrants Aren’t an Issue in Mexico’s Presidential Campaign Northbound Central Americans dominate U.S. media but barely figure in run-up to Mexico’s Sunday vote – José de Córdoba
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrants-arent-an-issue-in-mexicos-presidential-campaign-1530005400
— DEMOCRATS AND RINOS ARE OVERJOYED: Along the Border, Migrant Mothers Turn Themselves In to Immigration Authorities Most of those who have crossed illegally into the U.S. from Mexico in recent months are expected to ask for asylum – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/along-the-border-migrant-mothers-turn-themselves-in-to-immigration-authorities-1530005403

USA TODAY
— Restaurants kicking out Trump supporters: Unlike race or religion, it’s legal – Charisse Jones (DIERSEN: How soon will organizations, businesses, governments, etc. in your municipality in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois post signs that say that members of the following groups are NOT WELCOME: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/06/27/like-red-hen-restaurants-can-often-refuse-service-based-politics/734215002/

WASHINGTON BLADE
— LGBT groups condemn Supreme Court travel ban ruling – Michael K. Lavers
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/06/26/lgbt-groups-condemn-supreme-court-travel-ban-ruling/