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March 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois AG candidate Erika Harold under fire for remarks about gay adoption during Miss Illinois pageant
http://abc7chicago.com/illinois-ag-candidate-under-fire-for-remarks-about-gay-adoption/3195930/
— Wisconsin governor candidate breastfeeds in campaign ad
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/wisconsin-governor-candidate-breastfeeds-in-campaign-ad/3194338/

 

NBC5
— How to Find Your Chicago-Area Polling Place Ahead of the Primary Election Bring a government-issued photo ID if you have one to make the voting process smoother should any questions arise. – Jonathon Sadowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/how-to-find-your-polling-place-ahead-of-the-illinois-primary-election-476404033.html

 

WLS AM
— Biss to his rivals: Don’t assume Rauner can’t win – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/09/biss-to-his-rivals-dont-assume-rauner-cant-win/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The thing we as Democrats need to beat Bruce Rauner is motivation and inspiration and contrast,” Biss says, “I think the notion that we’re gonna put our own wealthy, inexperienced businessman up against their wealthy, inexperienced businessman risks leaving the electorate very, very unmotivated. And the notion that we would nominate JB Pritzker, Mike Madigan’s candidate with ties to Rod Blagojevich and Joe Berrios is playing right into Rauner’s hands.” Biss warns don’t assume Rauner can’t win.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois deserves a conflict-free attorney general – Laura Washington (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have conflicts.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-deserves-a-conflict-free-attorney-general/
— Drawing legislative maps is ultimate way to reward friends, punish enemies – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: In 2015, to get rid of me, nasty vicious disgusting politicians succeeded in getting the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC), the officers of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to outrageously gerrymander my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. Without giving me a timely opportunity to object, the DCEC, DCRCC, and MTRCC took away about 100 residences from the west side of my precinct and gave me about 100 residences from the west side of Jeanne Ives’s precinct 86 to the east, including Ives’ residence. But then, they redrew Ives into Precinct 65 to the southeast, I am told, because she successfully insisted that be done. Nasty vicious disgusting politicians use gerrymandering to get rid of those like me a) who refuse to glorify and praise them, b) who refuse to pander to them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, or d) who refuse to give them money. I should have sued them; maybe I still can.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/drawing-legislative-maps-is-ultimate-way-to-reward-friends-punish-enemies/
— Kennedy accuses Pritzker of trying to buy forgiveness for insulting black pols – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kennedy-accuses-pritzker-of-trying-to-buy-forgiveness-for-insulting-black-pols/
— Knowing where state employees work shouldn’t be a hard job – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-knowing-where-state-employees-work-shouldnt-be-a-hard-job/
— Trump should come clean about Stormy Daniels – Linda Chavez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-should-come-clean-about-stormy-daniels/
— ‘Indivisible Chicago’ using Tea Party tactics to fuel Trump resistance – Jason Rieger
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/indivisible-chicago-using-tea-party-tactics-to-fuel-trump-resistance/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner’s former top attorney complains about abrupt exit – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-dennis-murashko-20180309-story.html
— Looking to buy a home in Chicago? Here’s the salary you’ll need. – Darcel Rockett
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-salary-needed-to-afford-chicago-home-20180307-story.html
— Reasons to fire Assessor Berrios: Voters, don’t be complicit in punishing poor communities – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-berriosbox1-berrios-kaegi-cook-county-assessor-20180309-story.html
— Michael Madigan, the #MeToo mansplainer – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-cassidy-harassment-springfield-20180309-story.html
— A fresh look at 1968’s Kerner Report shows how divided we remain – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-kerner-report-donald-trump-opiates-0311-20180309-story.html
— NRA files suit after Florida governor signs compromise gun, school safety bill – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-florida-governor-gun-control-bill-20180309-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Erika Harold under fire for reports of same-sex adoption comments – Barbara Vitello
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180309/erika-harold-under-fire-for-reports-of-same-sex-adoption-comments
— Hanover Township grants $860,000 to local agencies
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180309/hanover-township-grants-860000-to-local-agencies
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180309/state-sen-bush-leading-gun-violence-walkout-in-solidarity-with-students

 

WTTW
— Progressive Democrats: Madigan Offered Deal to Keep Power – Paris Schutz
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/03/08/progressive-democrats-madigan-offered-deal-keep-power

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Executive Inspector General Maggie Hickey leaving the Rauner Administration – Emily Manley
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/executive-inspector-general-leaving-the-rauner-administration
— Rauner’s former general counsel breaks silence after abrupt departure – Rachel Droze
http://newschannel20.com/news/il-politics/rauners-former-general-counsel-breaks-silence-6-months-after-abrupt-departure

 

DEWITT DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Compares Fair Share Fees To Corruption (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate unions, former union members, current union members, and future union members. What does Rauner and his supporters think of former union members? I was a dues-paying union member for almost 12 years, for almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997. My Democrat GAO superiors hated unions, hated former union members, hated current union members, and hated future union members. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/351807

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner debates his ads about Jeanne Ives w/Berkowitz: Truthful or gross distortions?
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/03/gov-rauner-debates-his-ads-about-jeanne-ives-wberkowitz-truthful-or-gross-distortions/

 

FAMILY PAC
— Help Jeanne Ives
https://mailchi.mp/656dc78b6fa4/help-jeanne-ives

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Al Salvi sees parallels in Ives’ quest for GOP primary win – Glenn Minnis
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511358804-salvi-sees-parallels-in-ives-quest-for-gop-primary-win
— Parallels to Salvi upset in Ives quest – Glenn Minnis
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511358804-parallels-to-salvi-upset-in-ives-quest

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Edgar County Watchdogs Release More Diana Rauner Emails: First Lady Directed the Chicago Public School Pension Bailout Betrayal
https://mailchi.mp/4ae01da55a19/edgar-county-watchdogs-release-more-diana-rauner-emails-first-lady-directed-the-chicago-public-school-pension-bailout-betrayal

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Death threats, perverted and extreme sexual and racial slurs – Sunshine Week coming up! – JOHN KRAFT (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always tried hard to not put anything into writing that might incriminate them.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/death-threats-perverted-and-extreme-sexual-and-racial-slurs-sunshine-week-coming-up/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Campaign defends Harold against comments – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/campaign-defends-harold-against-comments/1026846832

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Governor Rauner hiding $5 million in salary costs off his budget
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-governor-rauner-hiding-5-million-in-salary-costs-off-his-budget/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVES’ DISGUST WITH RAUNER KEY REASON FOR IVES’ GOP PRIMARY CHALLENGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/conservatives-disgust-with-rauner-key-reason-for-ives-gop-primary-challenge.html
— SANCTUARY POLICIES AREN’T THAT POPULAR WITH AMERICANS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/sanctuary-policies-arent-that-popular-with-americans.html
— WHITE HOUSE: LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD – WHY TRADE ACTION IS NECESSARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/white-house-leveling-the-playing-field-why-trade-action-is-necessary.html
— WOMEN’S MARCH LEADER FACES HEAVY CRITICISM FOR ATTENDING FOR 30TH TIME FARRAKHAN’S SAVIOR’S DAY IN CHICAGO LAST MONTH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/womens-march-leader-faces-heavy-criticism-for-attending-for-the-30th-time-farrakhans-saviors-day-in-.html
— THE COST OF AMERICAN NON-CITIZENS’ HEALTH CARE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/the-cost-of-american-non-citizens-health-care.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP: “Pritzker will support Mike Madigan at all costs, regardless of how many women Madigan’s corruption hurts”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/09/ilgop-pritzker-will-support-mike-madigan-at-all-costs-regardless-of-how-many-women-madigans-corruption-hurts/
— Mrs. Rauner may have saved education funding reform (DIERSEN: One could argue that a vote for Mr. Rauner is really a vote for Mrs. Rauner.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/09/mrs-rauner-may-have-saved-education-funding-reform/
— Poll: 76 percent support a 3 percent surtax on (income over $1 million a year) (DIERSEN: What percent want a 3 percent surtax on those who are 1) Trump supporters, 2) Protestant, 3) conservative, 4) patriotic, 5) Republican, 6) American, 7) White, 8) male, 9) over age 40, 10) rich (net worth let’s say over $1 million), 11) gun owners, 12) German American, 13) draft avoiders, and/or 14) those whose ancestors have been in America since let’s say 1850? Those who have income over $1 million a year and all 14 of the aforesaid demographics would pay a 45% surtax.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/09/poll-76-percent-support-a-3-percent-surtax-on-millionaires/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are some areas in which a majority of voters would support increased revenue, starting with the so-called “millionaire’s tax,” which would impose an extra 3 percent levy on income over $1 million, favored by three-quarters [76 percent, 21 oppose, with 57 percent strongly in favor] of respondents in the sample. Nearly as many [72 percent in favor, 24 percent oppose, with 47 percent strongly in favor] would favor a constitutional amendment to allow a graduated income tax, with higher rates for higher earners and lower rates for lower earners. A slight plurality (49 percent favor, 46 percent oppose) would favor legalized gambling in Illinois to raise state revenues [23 percent strongly favor and 28 percent strongly oppose]. Less popular were a sales tax on services [39 percent favor, 58 percent oppose, with 36 percent strongly opposed] and a tax on gasoline to fund highway, road, and bridge improvements [42 percent favor, 57 percent oppose, with 41 percent strongly opposed). A recurring idea is for the state to tax retirement income, such as pensions and social security. This idea is widely unpopular, with 74 percent opposing and only 22 percent in favor. However, in a follow-up question in which only retirement income above $100,000 would be taxed, majorities are in favor. Combining the 22 percent who favored it in the first question with the 52 percent of the 745 initial opponents who would favor it with the exemption, 60 percent of the total sample favor taxing retirement income above $100,000.)
— Poll: Majority of Illinoisans believe in budgetary magic beans
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/09/poll-majority-of-illinoisans-believe-in-budgetary-magic-beans/
— Breen under attack, Salvi compares himself to Ives, Ives agrees with… herself
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/09/breen-under-attack-salvi-compares-himself-to-ives-ives-agrees-with-herself/
— New Biss ad claims “billionaire class” will say and spend anything to hold onto power
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/09/new-biss-ad-claims-billionaire-class-will-say-and-spend-anything-to-hold-onto-power/
— Candidates who say they refused to pledge support for Madigan now under attack
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/09/candidates-who-say-they-refused-to-pledge-support-for-madigan-now-under-attack/
— First reported in 2014 *** Harold campaign pushes back against NBC 5 story
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/09/harold-campaign-pushes-back-against-nbc-5-story/
— Pritzker is spreading around a ton of cash
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/09/pritzker-is-spreading-around-a-ton-of-cash/
— Fallout continues over Erika Harold story
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/09/fallout-continues-over-erika-harold-story/
— Pritzker TV ad hits Biss, Kennedy on “widely unpopular” retirement income tax
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/09/pritzker-tv-ad-hits-biss-kennedy-on-widely-unpopular-retirement-income-tax/
— Murashko says he’s been cleared
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/09/murashko-says-hes-been-cleared/

 

GOPUSA
— Hollywood attacks NRA while making a living from gun violence
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41068
— Twitter users blocked by President Trump argue First Amendment case in federal court
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41077
— Campus political correctness threatens democracy, prosperity
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41066

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Dreamers turn on Dems, call them ‘fake allies’ – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2018/03/09/dreamers-turn-on-dems-call-them-fake-allies

 

BREITBART
— Left-wing Google Employees Urge Company to Disavow CPAC Over ‘Ethno Nationalism,’ ‘Hate’ – ALLUM BOKHAR
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/03/09/exclusive-left-wing-google-employees-urge-company-to-disavow-cpac-over-ethno-nationalism-hate/

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— McDupes… International Women’s Day and Its Useful Idiots What a bunch of meatheads at McDonald’s.- PAUL KENGOR
https://spectator.org/mcdupes-international-womens-day-and-its-useful-idiots/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— To Fight Racial Inequality We Need To Rethink Our Economy – Lester Spence (DIERSEN: What do say to Whites and to males who do not want to work for the federal government because many federal employees are minorities and/or females, and they do not want to work for, work with, or supervise minorities or females? I should write a book about the many minorities and females that I worked for, worked with, and supervised while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/racial-inequality-kerner-report_us_5aa278a1e4b07047bec5948c

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Progressive Tax Gambit Despite a tax hike last year, Democrats and unions are back for more. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-progressive-tax-gambit-1520636290

 

FORBES
— How Unreliable And Costly Childcare Keeps People Off The Job – Aakash Kumar
https://www.forbes.com/sites/aakashkumar/2018/03/08/how-unreliable-and-costly-childcare-keeps-people-off-the-job/#2d0b82bc5e18

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Wanted: Public Servants Once a prestigious career path, heading to Washington to work in government is losing its luster. – Susan Milligan
https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2018-03-09/with-trump-in-the-white-house-public-service-takes-a-hit

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump’s Nominee for Employee Protection Board Has Checkered Past With Protecting Employees – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are pro-employer and anti-employee. I was an employee 1964-1997.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2018/03/trumps-nominee-employee-protection-board-has-checkered-past-with-protecting-employees/146569/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— U.S. vs. California: Voters Cool to Sanctuary States
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/march_2018/u_s_vs_california_voters_cool_to_sanctuary_states

March 9 Morning Edition

NBC5
— AG Candidate Held ‘Shocking’ View On Gay Adoption When She Was Miss Illinois Contestant – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/erika-harold-miss-illinois-gay-adoption-question-476297063.html
— State Representative’s Former Girlfriend Says Madigan Knew of Abuse Allegations – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: What have you been accused of? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes accuse me of supporting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform. They accuse me of supporting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. They accuse me of opposing the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Former-State-Representatives-Girlfriend-Says-Madigan-Knew-of-Abuse-Allegations-476343213.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illegal immigrant linked to fatal hit-and-run not detained despite ICE request
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/illegal-immigrant-linked-to-fatal-hit-run-not-detained-despite-ice-request

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump announces tariffs, says we must address ‘assault on our country’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lawmakers-business-brace-for-rollout-of-trumps-tariff-plan/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP candidates for DuPage sheriff work in that office – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-sheriffs-race-primary-st-0311-20180309-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Aurora may limit video gambling – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-video-gambling-st-0308-20180308-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Abortion advocates plan to attack Breen.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-20180309-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Abortion-rights group Personal PAC plans to start dropping mailers critical of Republican state Rep. Peter Breen of Lombard, an early signal that Democrats could see the seat as a top target in November. Breen is an attorney and leading abortion opponent who helped spearhead the lawsuit challenging Illinois new law expanding access to taxpayer-funded abortions. He is the House GOP floor leader at the Capitol. Personal PAC President Terry Cosgrove said the group is spending money early to take on Breen because the House district he holds is a “moderate” one that went for Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016. Breen doesn’t have a primary opponent but will face Democrat Terra Costa Howard of Glen Ellyn in the fall. “It takes a lot of hard work to get voters to understand what their state representative has been up to,” Cosgrove said. He declined to say how much his PAC plans to spend on the race, but it’s already launched a website critical of Breen. Breen surfaced in the news recently because he wrote a letter to Republican leaders saying GOP House candidate Burt Minor “is not fit to serve” because of “inappropriate” comments that attorney general candidate Erika Harold said he made to her about race and sexual orientation. Breen is a former Lombard official in his second House term. In 2016, he won re-election with more than 56 percent of the vote.)
— Rep. Lipinski spent $510,000 in two months in race against primary challenger Newman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-20180309-story.html
— Michael Madigan wouldn’t intervene in domestic battery case involving Democratic candidate, woman says – Stacy St. Clair, Ray Long and Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rita-accuser-politics-madigan-20180309-story.html
— Elizabeth Warren seeks to neutralize ‘Pocahontas’ barbs – AP (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-German-American. What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com,my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–elizabeth-warren-pocahontas-20180305-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180308/students-across-suburbs-to-protest-gun-violence-schools-responses-vary
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-men protest men.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180308/news/303089985/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker says “I’m running for governor because everything that we care about is under siege right now by a racist, xenophobic, misogynist president in Washington, D.C., and his local silent partner, Bruce Rauner.” Pritzker should acknowledge that Rauner and his supporters reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180308/jb-pritzker-use-illinois-governors-office-to-help-people

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Group Finds Pay Spiking For Some Public Employees – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=261407#.WqJcr4yKTcs

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Trump says re-opening of Illinois plant is proof his tariff move will benefit American workers – CHUCK RAASCH
http://jg-tc.com/herald-review/business/state-and-regional/trump-says-re-opening-of-illinois-plant-is-proof-his/article_ae954ef2-097c-5fe0-9bae-4f49323cd505.html

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Marter hosting town hall meeting with filmmaker
http://www.newstrib.com/free/marter-hosting-town-hall-meeting-with-filmmaker/article_dc0bdc06-22e7-11e8-a808-8740a8b025cb.html

 

STATELINE
— Bill to Make Illinois State Income Tax ‘Progressive’ Filed in Legislature While bill cannot become law, it could fuel debate on changing taxes – Scott Picken (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.mystateline.com/news/bill-to-make-illinois-state-income-tax-progressive-filed-in-legislature/1021309501

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— 7% of DuPage County residents enrolled in food stamp program (DIERSEN: The cost of living in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton is very high.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511351568-analysis-7-of-dupage-county-residents-enrolled-in-food-stamp-program

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s proposed income tax cut is contingent on pension and health care reform – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauners-proposed-income-tax-cut-is-contingent-on-pension-and-health-care-reform-03-08-2018

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Has Long Believed America Is A Victim Of International Trade
http://nprillinois.org/post/trump-has-long-believed-america-victim-international-trade#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Emails indicate impact Rauner’s wife had on abortion bill, Edgar County Watchdogs says – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511358656-emails-indicate-impact-rauner-s-wife-had-on-abortion-bill-watchdog-group-says

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Leftist Anti-Gun Protest in Government Schools Next Week – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/leftist-political-protest-schools-next-week/

 

GOPUSA
— Elizabeth Warren pressured to take DNA test (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-German-American. What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.gopusa.com/elizabeth-warren-pressured-to-take-dna-test/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Dreamers’ Say They Are Done Believing Democrats’ Empty Promises – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/08/dreamers-say-they-are-done-believing-democrats-empty-promises/

 

NEWSMAX
— GAO Report: Taxpayers Gave Abortion Providers $1.5 Billion in Recent Years – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gao-abortion-healthcare-funding/2018/03/08/id/847588/

 

TRUTH IN MEDIA
— Internet Purge of Dissenting Voices? – Ben Swann (DIERSEN: I am a dissenting voice in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) because those who dominate the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC a) reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the IRP platform and b) reject those like me who support the aforesaid planks.)
http://truthinmedia.com/reality-check-internet-purge-dissenting-voices/

 

BIZPAC REVIEW
— Illinois bill to confiscate guns from young Americans quickly gains steam — even from some Republicans – Luis Miguel
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/03/09/600am-il-bill-to-confiscate-guns-from-young-amercians-quickly-gains-steam-even-from-some-republicans-611556#

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run education in America encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-teens-lgbtq/more-u-s-schools-offering-safe-spaces-for-lgbtq-youth-idUSKCN1GK2V9

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— It’s True: False News Spreads Faster and Wider. And Humans Are to Blame. – Steve Lohr (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not false is the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/technology/twitter-fake-news-research.html
— How Russian Trolls Crept Into the Trump Campaign’s Facebook Messages – Kenneth P. Vogel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/us/politics/russian-trolls-trump-campaign-florida-matt-skiber.html
— Stormy Daniels Lawsuit Opens Door to Further Trouble for Trump – Jim Rutenberg and Mike McIntire
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/us/politics/stormy-daniels-trump-legal-case.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Japan Inc. Rethinks Women’s work – Mari Saito (DIERSEN: Tt was extremely difficult for my superiors to hire and retain minorities and females because the jobs that I had were so bad. Qualified minorities, females, and veterans took better jobs elsewhere. 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. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/business/japan-women-construction.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Notre Dame Becomes a Bit Less Catholic It sued when Obama demanded it cover birth control. Now it has partly given in. – Alexandra DeSanctis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/notre-dame-becomes-a-bit-less-catholic-1520552864

 

USA TODAY
— Parkland kids can protest, but they don’t know what they are talking about – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/03/08/parkland-shooting-kids-can-protest-guns-but-we-shouldnt-assume-they-know-more-goldberg-column/401160002/

 

GOVERNING
— Why Sessions Suing California May Have Done Democrats a Favor – Joe Garofoli (DIERSEN: All the individuals, companies, and governments that I have sued treated me like they wanted me to sue them. I should write a book about them. They all believe that because my demographics are so bad, no jury would rule in my favor.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/tns-california-sanctuary-lawsuit-democrats.html

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— The Census should count LGBTQ people because we count. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Emails-prove-DOJ-halted-LGBTQ-inclusion-in-census-Task-Force-responds/62179.html

March 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Sen. Duckworth: Babies should be allowed on Senate floor
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sen-duckworth-babies-should-be-allowed-on-senate-floor/3190337/

 

NBC5
— Find Out Who’s on Your Ballot Ahead of the Illinois Primary Election (DIERSEN: Twice I have delivered a copy of the sample ballot to all the households in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton that have at least one Republican or one Independent registered voter.  I did that soon after the ballots were available and then again with literature from all the candidates that provided literature. The candidates in contested races in my precinct are Rauner/Sanguinetti v. Ives/Morthland; Harold v. Grasso; Minor v. Grant v. Byrne; Bibbiano v. Mendrick; and Eckhoff v. Almiron v. McGowen v. Zaruba v. Chinchilla v. Tatro.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/sample-ballot-illinois-primary-election-476283613.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— They like Mike: Durbin, Duckworth go to bat for ‘progressive’ Madigan – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-touts-madigan-as-progressive-in-pitch-for-party-leadership-spot/
— Illinois comptroller wants halt to payroll ‘off-shoring’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-comptroller-wants-halt-to-payroll-off-shoring/
— Losing bidder claims city ID compromises security of personal information – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/losing-bidder-claims-city-id-compromises-security-of-personal-information/
— A man who supports Cook County Board of Commissioners candidate Alma Anaya was charged with misdemeanor theft for allegedly stealing yard signs bearing the name of Anaya’s chief opponent. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/man-accused-of-stealing-yard-signs-of-county-board-candidate/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How President Donald Trump’s tariffs will hurt Illinois.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-how-president-donald-trumps-tariffs-will-hurt-illinois/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 5 myths about gerrymandering – Ari Berman (DIERSEN: In 2015, to get rid of me, nasty vicious disgusting politicians succeeded in getting the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC), the officers of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to outrageously gerrymander my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. Without giving me a timely opportunity to object, the DCEC, DCRCC, and MTRCC took away about 100 residences from the west side of my precinct and gave me about 100 residences from the west side of Jeanne Ives’s precinct 86 to the east, including Ives’ residence. But then, they redrew Ives into Precinct 65 to the southeast, I am told, because she successfully insisted that be done. Nasty vicious disgusting politicians use gerrymandering to get rid of those like me a) who refuse to glorify and praise them, b) who refuse to pander to them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, or d) who refuse to give them money. I should have sued them; maybe I still can.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-gerrymandering-maps-elections-politics-myths-0309-20180308-story.html
— An FBI fable: The case of the cannabis candidate – Editorial (DIERSEN: I was an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980. IRS hired me at GS-7 (currently $45,703) when I was 22 years old and promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 (currently $67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 (currently $81,071) in 1974. I was a GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880) in 1980. I was a GAO Analyst 1980-1997. GAO hired me at GS-9 Step 10 (currently $72,677) when I was 31 years old and promoted me to GS-11 Step 10 (currently $87,933) in 1981, to GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880) in 1982, and to GS-13 Step 1 (currently $96,404) in 1986. When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997, they were paying me at the GS-13 Step 10 level (currently $125,325).)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-cannabis-candidate-wolf-fbi-20180308-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And, his campaign says he’s a former FBI agent. Nice resume highlight, if true. But it isn’t. Wolf was never an FBI agent. According to the FBI, Wolf was a “non-special agent professional support employee,” the Tribune’s Gregory Pratt reports. Not nearly as dazzling as “FBI agent,” right?)
— The Chicagoans who served in World War I – Ron Grossman (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side was one of the 16 from Crete who fought the Germans in WWI.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-flash-wwi-world-war-hemingway-mccormick-0311-20180307-story.html
— An Illinois town (Granite City) celebrates as Trump’s tariffs prompt U.S. Steel to bring jobs back – Samantha Bomkamp
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-us-steel-granite-city-jobs-20180309-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Will suburbs decide who wins Democratic primary for governor? – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180308/will-suburbs-decide-who-wins-democratic-primary-for-governor
— Elk Grove Township seeking applicants for vacant trustee seat (DIERSEN: Milton Township Trustee Marty Keller has resigned and Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeemen will vote at their March 14, 2018 meeting to recommend a replacement.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180308/elk-grove-township-seeking-applicants-for-vacant-trustee-seat
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: As the Democrats who run Illinois drive the state further and further and further down, more and more and more community college students cannot afford food. Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I was a student at UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. The money to pay for tuition, books, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and room and board at NIU 1969-1970 (three semesters at University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) and then a summer session at Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/ ) came from my part-time Park Forest Post Office job 1966-1969 that paid $15.85-$16.91 an hour in today’s dollars and my part-time jobs working on a Chrysler automobile assembly line in Belvidere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvidere_Assembly_Plant) and as a security guard at the University Plaza Dormitory in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180308/editorial-suburban-colleges-show-citizenship-with-anti-hunger-efforts

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois comptroller wants to stop governors’ payroll “off-shoring” – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180308/illinois-comptroller-wants-to-stop-governors-payroll-off-shoring

 

GALESBURG REGISTER STAR
— Chris Kennedy positions himself as anti-establishment candidate in governor’s race – Rebecca Susmarski (DIERSEN: The Republican establishment in Illinois sides with Rauner, that is, it rejects the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180308/chris-kennedy-positions-himself-as-anti-establishment-candidate-in-governors-race

 

NORTHERN STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Northern Star want to get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, and even worse things.
http://northernstar.info/opinion/editorials/illinois-officials-ignore-prejudice/article_e83d9632-2309-11e8-9564-fb73336939f3.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Governor Campaign takes politics to a new low – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/illinois-governor-campaign-takes-politics-to-a-new-low/
— “We need to use this to rewrite the narrative” – Polls, wife’s prodding drove Rauner’s change of heart on Chicago Schools’ Bailout – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/we-need-to-use-this-to-rewrite-the-narrative-polls-wifes-prodding-drove-rauners-change-of-heart-on-chicago-schools-bailout/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Everyone is Talking About Jeanne Ives
https://mailchi.mp/02f1b4e46022/everyone-is-talking-about-jeanne-ives
— Ives Calls On Sessions, Trump to Come to Illinois
https://mailchi.mp/f2ef5c90ba20/ives-calls-on-sessions-trump-to-come-to-illinois
— More Diana Rauner Emails Reveal The Extent of the First Lady’s Political and Policy Influence “A First Lady with policy and messaging expertise and influence who is not controllable.”
https://mailchi.mp/a5f2c52e37c8/more-diana-rauner-emails-reveal-the-extent-of-the-first-ladys-political-and-policy-influence
— Chapter Six: No Budget For You (DIERSEN: What has limited your budget? Since 1997, my wife and I have had $73,461 less to spend each year in today’s dollars because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” My GAO salary was $125,325 in today’s dollars, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is $73,461 less than that, it is only $51,864.)
https://mailchi.mp/3a2f6d45938e/chapter-six-no-budget-for-you

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois vendor debt jumps to $9.38 billion – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511357570-illinois-vendor-debt-jumps-to-9-38-billion
— Ives, Rotheimer push for action on bill giving accusers in harassment cases more rights – Glenn Minnis
(DIERSEN: Have you ever accused anyone of anything? In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my employer GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against me for that a) by throwing me off audits of IRS, b) by giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) by always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) by forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, and e) by doing everything that they could to stop me from getting a job that would be appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. What is Ives’ position on the aforesaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, many of whom read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, side with my Democrat GAO superiors against me.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511356790-ives-rotheimer-push-for-action-on-bill-giving-accusers-in-harassment-cases-more-rights

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Advisory referendum on recreational use of marijuana should not be a priority, Nybo says – Angela Underwood (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511355998-advisory-referendum-on-recreational-use-of-marijuana-should-not-be-a-priority-nybo-says

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: New plan could allow some Illinois students to use medical pot – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/new-plan-could-allow-some-illinois-students-to-use-medical/article_ce57c9ae-2214-11e8-a5ba-379f0f9d7f0f.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan paying for robocalls in state central committee races (DIERSEN: Who does Rauner want the next Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) member to be for your congressional district? Who does Ives want the next IRP SCC member to be for your congressional district? Needless-to-say, the heavier the weighted vote that an IRP SCC member has, the more clout that IRP SCC member has.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/08/madigan-paying-for-robocalls-in-state-central-committee-races/
— Illinois Chamber is helping Dunkin again
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/08/illinois-chamber-is-helping-dunkin-again/
— Ives TV ad may violate West Point’s rules
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/08/ives-tv-ad-may-violate-west-points-rules/
— Mendoza bill: “If an employee works in the Governor’s office, they will be paid from the Governor’s payroll”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/08/mendoza-bill-if-an-employee-works-in-the-governor%e2%80%99s-office-they-will-be-paid-from-the-governor%e2%80%99s-payroll/
— Mrs. Rauner’s e-mail shows her thoughts on last year’s staff purge (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have a policy of not putting into writing things that incriminate them.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/08/mrs-rauners-e-mail-shows-her-thoughts-on-last-years-staff-purge/
— Will Madigan’s #MeToo moment pass? Or is it different this time?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/08/will-madigans-metoo-moment-pass-or-is-it-different-this-time/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— NRA blasts comparisons with terrorist organizations – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/8/nra-blasts-comparisons-terrorist-organizations/

 

FREEDOM’S BACK
— Racial Quotas Kill Kids – Ann Coulter
http://www.freedomsback.com/racial-quotas-kill-kids/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Obama did a lot of bad things, but pound for pound, one of the worst was the January 2014 “Dear Colleague” letter sent jointly by his Education and Justice Departments to all public schools threatening lawsuits over racial discrimination in student discipline. The letter came after years of his administration browbeating schools for their failure to discipline every race of student at the same rate. As the Huffington Post put it: “American Schools Are STILL Racist, Government Report Finds.” The evidence? “Five percent of white students were suspended annually, compared with 16 percent of black students, according to the report.” Q.E.D. According to theory, there’s NO WAY blacks and Hispanics are doing things that require more school discipline than whites or Asians. So if more black students are expelled than Asians, well, gentlemen, we have our proof of racism. To comply, schools would have to stop suspending black kids for breaking a teacher’s jaw, but suspend Asians for dropping an eraser.)

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Take your kids out of class: Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson discuss the decline of masculinity – Dorothy Cummings McLean
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/take-your-kids-out-of-class-tucker-carlson-and-jordan-peterson-discuss-the

 

LIFE NEWS
— Report Shows Americans Forced to Send $1.5 Billion to Planned Parenthood Abortion Business – STEVEN ERTELT
http://www.lifenews.com/2018/03/08/report-shows-americans-forced-to-send-1-5-billion-to-planned-parenthood-abortion-business-2/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Keeping an Obama Holdover at VA Is Proving Disastrous – Michelle Malkin
http://dailysignal.com/2018/03/08/give-va-secretary-david-shulkin-the-boot/

 

THE HILL
— Illinois ‘cannabis candidate’ accused of abuse, misrepresenting resume – JOSH DELK
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/377235-illinois-cannabis-candidate-accused-of-harassment-and-misrepresenting
— White House budget office slams King’s ‘distasteful, condescending remarks’ about female director – NIV ELIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/377443-white-house-budget-office-slams-kings-distasteful-condescending-remarks-about

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rauner Not the Answer to Illinois’s Problems There isn’t much that Illinois has done, before 2015 or since, that your readers would recognize as something these pages would celebrate. – Jeanne Ives, Wheaton, Ill.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rauner-not-the-answer-to-illinoiss-problems-1520528342

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— GAO looks inward, setting up new plan – James Christian Blockwood (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, all GAO employees will be members of one or more of the following groups: Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, GAO will not have any employee who are all of the following: Republican, White, male, older, and non-veteran.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-drive/2018/03/james-christian-blockwood-gao-looks-inward-setting-up-new-plan/
— New social media guidance to help feds comply with the Hatch Act – Eric White
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2018/03/new-social-media-guidance-to-help-feds-comply-with-the-hatch-act/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 61% Say Drug Testing for Jobs Is Needed (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you want to go on the dole, all you need to do is to use illegal drugs.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/march_2018/61_say_drug_testing_for_jobs_is_needed

March 8 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Mayor Demands To Know Where Governor Stands On Gun Dealer Licensing (DIERSEN: Republican voters should demand to know where each of the candidates on March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballots in their precinct stand on defending and advancing all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks. Do they promise to veto or vote against anything that promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminution of First or Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, etc.?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3823280-mayor-demands-to-know-where-governor-stands-on-gun-dealer-licensing/
— Tax Audits: How To Avoid Common Mistakes – Audrina Bigos (DIERSEN: I suggest using Quicken and TurboTax.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/07/avoiding-a-tax-audit/

 

ABC7
— Attorney general candidates face off over campaign contributions in forum (DIERSEN: Where does your money come from? He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Voters believe that activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, journalists, reporters, etc. serve as operatives or as dupes for whoever gives them the most money. Everyone involved in government, in politics, in journalism, in reporting, in etc. should be required to disclose a) the amounts and sources of all their income, b) descriptions and valuations of all their financial and other assets, and c) descriptions and amounts of all their debts.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/attorney-general-candidates-face-off-over-campaign-contributions-in-forum-/3187095/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a separate forum for the two Republican candidates, Erika Harold defended her recent decision to take $300,000 from Governor Bruce Rauner. Harold was heckled when she said she could be independent. “I have a record of already standing up for the things that I think are right and opposing him and that’s a record,” Harold said. “So if you want to heckle in the audience, you can look and see my record.” “I’m self-funding my campaign, that’s how serious I am about this and that’s what I’m doing,” said Republican candidate Gary Grasso.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lipinski challenger Newman went into restaurant business with convicted felon – Katherine Skiba and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-marie-newman-felon-dan-lipinski-congress-20180305-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Domestic battery case resurfaces as longtime Democratic lawmaker Robert Rita faces primary challenge – Ray Long, Stacy St. Clair, Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-rita-accuser-politics-20180305-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a color photo, anti-Trumps glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-temporary-protected-status-salvadorans-0305-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Join the fight, Illinois, to save net neutrality – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents want the power to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and if not that, the power to stop everyone from reading those emails, and if not that, the power to dictate the content of those emails. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the following should dictate the content of the emails: a) the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), and Republican Party, b) my representative on the IRP State Central Committee, c) those Republican officials who represent my precinct, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and/or America.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-join-the-fight-illinois-to-save-net-neutrality/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Emanuel ratchets up pressure on Rauner to sign gun bill (DIERSEN: Who ratchets up pressure on you to do what? Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have ratcheted up their pressure on me to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and failing that, a) to pressure me to include links in the emails only to articles that they posted or that they bless, b) to pressure me to not include any of my comments on the articles, c) to pressure me to carry out their blacklist orders, d) to pressure me to glorify and praise them, e) to pressure me to pander to them, f) to pressure me to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, g) to pressure me to give them money, h) to pressure me to etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180307/emanuel-ratches-up-pressure-on-rauner-to-sign-gun-bill
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Daily Herald blames voters for deceptive political ads.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180308/slusher-deceptive-political-ads-grow-because-voters-let-them
— Video gambling not suited to family-friendly town – Matt Garling, West Chicago
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180308/video-gambling-not-suited-to-family-friendly-town

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Proft paper’s story on couple called ‘selective journalism’ – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180307/bernard-schoenburg-proft-papers-story-on-couple-called-selective-journalism
— Chris Kennedy positions himself as ‘outsider’ in governor’s race – Rebecca Susmarski (DIERSEN: If you wanted to position yourself as being an outsider, what would you stress? I would stress that even though I have been a Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) member since 1999 and I have the best record by far for attending MTRCC monthly meetings and fundraisers, those who dominate MTRCC a) have never asked me to serve as a committee chairman or as an officer, b) rudely dumped me as MTRCC webmaster in 2010 and 2004, and c) rudely and overwhelmingly defeated me when I ran for MTRCC Treasurer in 2004. Further, I would stress that a) those who dominated TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012 rudely dumped me in 2012, b) those who dominated the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) in 2011 rudely dumped me in 2011, c) those who dominated the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) in 2007 rudely dumped me in 2007, d) those who dominated the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) in 2004 rudely dumped me in 2004, and e) those who dominated GAO in 1997 rudely dumped me in 1997. I should write a book about those who dominate MTRCC, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC MC, GAO, etc. 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.sj-r.com/nationworld/20180307/chris-kennedy-positions-himself-as-outsider-in-governors-race
— Illinois House seeks accounting of Quincy Legionnaires’ crisis – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180307/illinois-house-seeks-accounting-of-quincy-legionnaires-crisis

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Northwest Suburban Republicans Take Lincoln Day Dinner To Niles – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/northwest-suburban-republicans-take-lincoln-day-dinner-to-niles/

 

WVIK
— Madigan’s #MeToo Problem – KATIE BUCK (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government, my superiors had an Affirmative Action problem. Democrat politicians put tremendous pressure on them a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://wvik.org/post/madigan-s-metoo-problem#stream/0

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Has People Calling and Knocking on Doors – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/03/07/rauner-people-calling-knocking-doors/

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Will Rauner sign the Left’s insane gun control bills after the March 20th primary?
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/03/07/will-rauner-sign-democrats-gun-control-bills-primary/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HOW MUCH WOULD THE PROGRESSIVE TAX COST YOUR FAMILY?
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/how-much-would-the-progressive-tax-cost-your-family/

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Jeanne Ives’ GOP insurgency Challenging an unpopular governor from the right – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at Ives that every vote that she does not get in the primary is because of me and because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about those critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They are scapegoaters supreme.)
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19749-jeanne-ives%25E2%2580%2599-gop-insurgency.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Source of policy, messaging expertise, and influence that is not controllable in Governor’s Office revealed! – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/source-of-policy-messaging-expertise-and-influence-that-is-not-controllable-in-governors-office-revealed/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Big Brother Is Coming for Your Kids, and He’s Wearing a Dress – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/big-brother-coming-kids-hes-wearing-dress/

 

BREITBART
— Luis Gutierrez: Immigrants Who Look Like ‘King of Wakanda’ Not Welcome in Trump’s America – TONY LEE (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, and companies are NOT WELCOME where you live? I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups are NOT WELCOME: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/07/luis-gutierrez-immigrants-look-like-king-wakanda-not-welcome-trumps-america/

 

PJ MEDIA
— DHS Asks That ‘the Public Understand’ DACA Removals Will be ‘Rare Instances’ – BRIDGET JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Are you a member of a protected class? DACA beneficiaries are members of a protected class. Members of other protected classes include other illegals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, minorities, females, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and veterans. Supposedly, those over 40 years old are members of a protected class, but that is false.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/dhs-asks-public-understand-daca-removals-will-rare-instances/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Sarah Sanders Embarrasses Reporter — ‘I Would Be Happy To Forward Those To You’ – Justin Caruso (DIERSEN: Who wants to embarrass you? I should write a book about those who want to embarrass me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/07/sarah-sanders-reporter/

 

FOX NEWS
— Americans should applaud Trump for starting to end our nation’s wholesale surrender on trade – Scott Paul
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/03/07/americans-should-applaud-trump-for-starting-to-end-our-nations-wholesale-surrender-on-trade.html

 

THE HILL
— GOP rejects Dems’ attempt to stop Pruitt’s first-class travel – TIMOTHY CAMA (DIERSEN: My Democrat Post Office superiors did not want me to take any sick days. My Democrat IRS superiors did not want me to claim any partial day per diem (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866) or deduct any job-related education expenses. My Democrat GAO superiors did not me to be assigned to audits of IRS.)
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/377279-gop-rejects-dems-attempt-to-stop-pruitts-first-class-travel

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO Latinos make it clear that they can and that they will get rid of you if you do not a) glorify and praise Latinos, b) give preference to Latinos, c) pander to Latinos, d) serve as an operative or as a dupe for Latinos, and/or e) give money to Latinos.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/analysis-trump-skips-tough-immigration-talk-latinos

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Race-Based Mortgage Penalty – Editorial (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that if I had been a minority, I would not have been able to get mortgages to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old, to buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, or to buy a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976 and b) that if I had been a minority, my wife and I would not have been able to get a mortgage to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 or to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/opinion/mortage-minority-income.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— No group is less supportive of the NRA’s policies than black Americans – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: Democrats have never wanted Blacks to own guns, and especially since the Civil War.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/08/no-group-is-less-supportive-of-the-nras-policies-than-black-americans/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Russian Online Trolls Tried to Torpedo Mitt Romney’s Shot at Secretary of State Online campaign targeted the ex-GOP nominee as Donald Trump considered him in late 2016 – Rob Barry and Shelby Holliday (DIERSEN: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, since 2000, I have let online trolls use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to defeat their candidates.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-trolls-tried-to-torpedo-mitt-romneys-shot-at-secretary-of-state-1520505000
— With Eye to Midterms, Democrats Offer Alternative Tax, Infrastructure Plan   Plan would repeal elements of new tax law to fund infrastructure; GOP leaders deem it dead on arrival – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Of course, the SALT cap should be increased from $10,000 to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-eye-to-midterms-democrats-offer-alternative-tax-infrastructure-plan-1520445576
— Check Your Withholding Math or Risk a Painful Tax Shock Many taxpayers have bigger paychecks now, but other changes from the overhaul will affect what they actually owe – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/check-your-withholding-math-or-face-an-unhappy-tax-surprise-1519986601
— Facebook Really Is Spying on You, Just Not Through Your Phone’s Mic How to limit the amount of data Facebook and advertisers are collecting about you – Joanna Stern (DIERSEN: What does Facebook know about you? Facebook is a Democrat website. Facebook knows that I am a Trump supporter, GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, former federal employee, federal retiree since 1997, union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980, American nameplate car owner, married since 1978, childless, pet-less, and much more.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-really-is-spying-on-you-just-not-through-your-phones-mic-1520448644

 

GOVERNING
— Vacancies Aren’t Unique to Trump. States Struggle to Fill Top Positions, Too. When an agency head leaves, some states take years to find a permanent replacement. What takes so long?
http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/gov-vacancies-state-government.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are a number of reasons why it’s difficult to find people to lead government departments. For one, qualified candidates can often make much more money in the private sector. In March 2017, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) compared the total compensation of Medicaid directors to the top managed care executives with whom they often work. In the 10 states examined, the private executives made $314,278, on average, which is more than double Medicaid directors’ average pay of $152,439. Money aside, people who take these jobs have to be willing to withstand constant criticism from within and outside of government. The work is strenuous and finding a work-life balance can seem impossible. Robinson recalls the following comment made to him by a chief information security officer who left his job for the private sector. “He said, ‘Doug, I’ll make twice as much money and I’m going to work half as much. And it’s highly unlikely that my name will be in the front page of the paper.”)

 

FED SMITH
— Can Government Compete In The Talent Market? – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/03/07/can-government-compete-talent-market/

March 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic AG candidate Raoul calls Quinn ‘failed’ governor – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are failed? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican; b) who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a failed GOPUSA Illinois Editor and Republican Precinct Committeeman; and c) who hint/imply/argue/shout that I was a failed TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked harder against me than they have ever worked against Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-kwame-raoul-pat-quinn-ag-20180307-story.html
— Ives wants more rights for accusers – Bill Lukitsch (DIERSEN: Have you ever accused anyone of anything? In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my employer GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against me for that a) by throwing me off audits of IRS, b) by giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) by always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) by forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, and e) by doing everything that they could to stop me from getting a job that would be appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. What is Ives’ position on the aforesaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, many of whom read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, side with my Democrat GAO superiors against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-kwame-raoul-pat-quinn-ag-20180307-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner primary challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives called for a vote on her proposal to expand protections for those who accuse a state lawmaker or employee of ethics violations. “We want this done now,” Ives said at a Tuesday news conference in Springfield. “We don’t want this to sit until the end of May. We want this bill out and on the floor and operable immediately.” The bill says that legislative and executive inspectors general must give certain information to people filing complaints, including a receipt when a complaint is filed, notification of an investigation, a summary of evidence and a report of decisions made during an investigation. It also gives the accuser the right to testify at hearings and would expedite the process if allegations concern sexual harassment. Appearing with Ives was victims right advocate Denise Rotheimer, who in October publicly accused Sen. Silverstein of sexually harassing her through text and social media messages while she was working with him to pass legislation. “Currently, we have no rights,” Rotheimer said. “We need to make this process transparent, we need to make it fair and as just as possible, because complaints like mine are very personal.)
— Can the news media acknowledge when Trump does something right? – Ruben Navarrette
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180307/281964608227818

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Accuser of Madigan aide says ‘crystal clear’ harassment warning rings ‘hollow’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-gives-crystal-clear-warning-to-house-democrats-on-harassment/
— J.B. Pritzker moves up in state rich-guy rankings, but still trails Ken Griffin – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: Should everyone involved in government, in politics, and in journalism be required to annually disclose a) all the sources and all the amounts of all their income, b) detailed descriptions and amounts of all their financial and other assets, and c) detailed descriptions and amounts of all their debts?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/j-b-pritzker-moves-up-in-state-rich-guy-rankings-but-still-trails-ken-griffin/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Sales tax rising in Naperville July 1 – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180307/sales-tax-rising-in-naperville-july-1

 

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: Exodus from Illinois (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on driving members of the following groups out of Wheaton, out of Milton Township, out of DuPage County, and out of Illinois: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Since 1978, because I am a member of all of the aforesaid groups, my critics/opponents have worked especially hard to dive me out.)
http://wgnradio.com/2018/03/06/city-club-of-chicago-exodus-from-illinois/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— LaHood for 18th Congressional GOP primary – Endorsement
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180306/our-view-lahood-for-18th-congressional-gop-primary

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— For gubernatorial candidates, it’s all about taxes – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-03-07/jim-dey-gubernatorial-candidates-its-all-about-taxes.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County gun owners fear Senate bill, $1K license could harm small businesses Illinois law would require some shops selling guns to obtain state license – KATIE SMITH (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want the Democrats who run Illinois to stop me from sending out emails unless the Democrats who run Illinois give me a license. They want to control/dictate a) the sources of the articles linked in the emails, b) the authors of the articles linked in the emails, c) the individual articles that are linked in the emails, d) my comments on those articles, e) who can receive those emails, e) when I can send out those emails, f) etc.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/05/mchenry-county-gun-owners-fear-senate-bill-1k-license-could-harm-small-businesses/a78qixk/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Grasso says he is GOP’s best AG candidate – SARAH HAYDEN
http://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/grasso-says-he-is-gop-s-best-ag-candidate/article_5d8ff8da-251f-5cf3-b160-18fd193f8cde.html

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger and Marter differ on guns – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/congress-hopefuls-differ-on-guns/article_1816dc87-a2e8-553c-bf76-96e1ed6d38c7.html

 

DU QUOIN CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ives and Rauner speak at Lincoln Day dinners.
http://www.duquoin.com/news/20180304/rauner-speaks-at-lincoln-day-dinner

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Democrats crow about their success in getting children to act as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://nprillinois.org/post/springfield-area-students-plan-actions-address-gun-violence#stream/0

 

WREX
— Illinois lawmakers consider new rules for underage gambling stings – Taylor Utzig
http://www.wrex.com/story/37664196/2018/03/06/illinois-lawmakers-consider-new-rules-for-underage-gambling-stings
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Like a growing number of restaurants and bars around Illinois, Don Carter Lanes in Rockford offers video gaming for customers over the age of 21. “These games have become such an important part of our business model now that we’re doing everything we can to keep minors out,” said Sommer. But Sommer says his best efforts might not be enough in an undercover sting. Under the law, sting operations can send in a minor to a bar or restaurant with video gaming. If the minor plays a machine before a waitress or manager can check their ID, lawmakers say that business could be fined up to $5,000. “By the time they can walk over there and tell the person they have to leave, they could have easily gotten one bet in and that was never the intent,” said Republican Senator Dave Syverson. That’s why Syverson is sponsoring a new bill to protect business owners from what he calls unfair practices.)

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Opinion: No, Rauner can’t be trusted to end corruption (again)
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/03/06/rauner-promises-end-illinois-corruption-again/

 

BGA
— BERRIOS FIRM’S LOBBYING CLIENT GETS BIG TAX BREAK FROM HIS ASSESSOR’S OFFICE – Chuck Neubauer & Sandy Bergo (DIERSEN: Have you appealed your assessed valuation? I should write a book my appealing the assessed valuation of 915 Cove Court in Wheaton during the 1980s and 1990s. Those who opposed me either wanted to curry favor with or feared the home’s builder, the subdivision’s developer, the City of Wheaton, Milton Township, and/or DuPage County.)
https://www.bettergov.org/news/berrios-firms-lobbying-client-gets-big-tax-break-from-his-assessors-office

 

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS PENSION PROMISES EXPLODED OVER THIRTY-YEAR PERIOD – Joshua Paladino
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/report-illinois-pension-promises-exploded-over-thirty-year-period

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— On taxpayer-funded abortion bill at least, email proves it: Diana Rauner was in charge – KIRK ALLEN (DIERSEN: In Illinois, people who act against the Illinois Republican Party platform should not be allowed to seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican. They should run as a Democrat, as a Libertarian, as a Green, or as an Independent.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/on-taxpayer-funded-abortion-bill-at-least-email-proves-it-diana-rauner-was-in-charge/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives to offer tough challenge to Rauner – Michael McGrady (DIERSEN: If Ives loses the primary, will Rauner hint/imply/argue/shout that Illinois Republicans have spoken, a) that they want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in its platform and b) that they want the IRP to dump all those who support the IRP platform? The aforesaid is a strong motivation for those who are going to vote for Democrats in the general election to vote for Rauner in the primary election.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511356728-ives-to-offer-tough-challenge-to-rauner
— For Illinois gun owners, Rauner’s silence on gun control, confiscation bills is deafening – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511356022-for-illinois-gun-owners-rauner-s-silence-on-gun-control-confiscation-bills-is-deafening
— Rauner caught in slip trying to tie Ives to Madigan – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511356852-rauner-caught-in-slip-trying-to-tie-ives-to-madigan

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Katie Miller says no to legalizing recreational use of marijuana – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511355596-miller-says-no-to-legalizing-recreational-use-of-marijuana

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives weighs in on Downers Grove schools’ $137 million funding request – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511355739-ives-weighs-in-on-downers-grove-schools-137-million-funding-request
— Nybo-backed liquor zoning bill moves to the House – Angela Underwood (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who focus on prompting booze, gambling, pot, and other vices. They are really Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511355299-nybo-backed-liquor-zoning-bill-moves-to-the-house
— Breen, Wheeler and Andersson call proposed workers task force unnecessary – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511355354-breen-wheeler-and-andersson-call-proposed-workers-task-force-unnecessary
— Kinzler: Silverstein donation shows Democrats can’t be trusted – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511354656-kinzler-silverstein-donation-shows-democrats-can-t-be-trusted

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Would Rauner change anything from first term? “No.” (DIERSEN: From what I see, if Rauner is reelected, he and his wife will focus on driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that do not promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, and other terrible things. Those who want Illinois to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that do not promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, and other terrible things WILL VOTE FOR RAUNER IN THE PRIMARY.)
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-would-rauner-change-anything-from-first-term-no/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Chicago Tribune Endorsement of Pinocchio Rauner – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/03/chicago-tribune-endorsement-of-pinocchio-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE LOOMING NATIONAL SECURITY CRISIS: YOUNG AMERICANS UNABLE TO SERVE IN THE MILITARY (DIERSEN: In 1966 when I was 18 years old, I was 1-A for the draft notwithstanding the fact that a) my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, b) I had partial red/green color blindness, and c) I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/the-looming-national-security-crisis-young-americans-unable-to-serve-in-the-military.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘FREE SPEECH ISSUE OF OUR TIME’: TECH GIANTS TRIGGER CONSERVATIVE REVOLT Ex-Google insider: ‘Political activists in these companies want to push a liberal agenda’
http://www.wnd.com/2018/03/free-speech-issue-of-our-time-tech-giants-trigger-conservative-revolt/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Sensitive Content’: Twitter Hides President Trump, Don Jr. Posts for Sharing Drudge Headlines – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/03/06/sensitive-content-twitter-hides-president-trump-don-jr-posts-for-sharing-drudge-headlines/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: U.S. Air Force Academy Symposium Presents Transgender Couple, Marxist, and Sex Guru As Models – William F. Jasper (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the military get rid of its members unless they promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, reverse discrimination, age discrimination (up-or-out), and the rest of the Democrat Party platform?)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/28440-us-air-force-academy-symposium-presents-transgender-couple-marxist-and-sex-guru-as-models

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Returns to His Democratic Roots The president’s recently voiced support for tariffs and infrastructure spending should please Bernie Sanders fans. – MICHAEL TANNER
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/trump-returns-to-his-democratic-roots/
— Segregated Staff Meetings at Nichols Middle School in Evanston – ELI STEELE & BETH HUESTIS FEELEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/illinois-public-school-segregated-staff-meetings-equity-education-agenda/

 

ROLL CALL
— Porn Still Turning Up in the Federal Workplace Despite Ban Congress made rules to block employees from watching porn. But will it act to enforce them? – Kellie Mejdrich
https://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/porn-still-turning-up-in-the-federal-workplace-despite-bans

 

THE HILL
— Wildlife groups fear what comes next on elephant trophies – MIRANDA GREEN (DIERSEN: In 2007, I arranged for an elephant to walk behind Roskam in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade.)
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/377089-wildlife-groups-fear-what-comes-next-on-elephant-trophies
— HHS official to return to work after probe into inflammatory social media posts – BRANDON CARTER (DIERSEN: Would/should my Democrat superiors in the federal government let me return to work a) if I apologized for becoming a member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) if I apologized for complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) if I apologized for refusing to help them get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) if I apologized for my refusing to become a Democrat, and/or e) if I apologized for my avoiding the draft?)
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/377103-hhs-official-to-return-to-work-after-probe-into-inflammatory-social-media
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A spokesperson for HHS told Politico that Cordova has “expressed sincere and deep apology” for the posts. “Mr. Cordova has expressed sincere and deep apology for those statements and for any harm or injury he may have caused to readers of any of his social media posts,” the spokesperson told Politico. “While he continues to work at HHS, Mr. Cordova – along with all department employees – will be expected to demonstrate a full commitment to inclusiveness and respect for all Americans that we serve.” A spokesperson also said the posts were created before Cordova joined the agency and that the agency hasn’t received complaints about Cordova through “usual departmental channels.” Four HHS staffers told the outlet that Cordova was seen at his desk and around the HHS offices. After CNN reported on the posts, Cordova removed the posts from his Twitter page. He joined HHS in February 2017, and in his role oversees day-to-day operations in the Office of Human Relations and other officers within HHS. Multiple Trump administration officials have resigned in the last year following reporting on their past social media posts, including Carl Higbie and William C. Bradford.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Sues California Over Immigration Laws – Katie Benner and Jennifer Medina
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/us/politics/justice-department-california-sanctuary-cities.html
— The Real Reason the Investor Class Hates Pensions – David Webber
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/opinion/investor-class-pensions.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Trump administration quietly makes it legal to bring elephant parts to the U.S. as trophies – Eli Rosenberg (DIERSEN: In 2007, I arranged for an elephant to walk behind Roskam in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/03/06/trump-called-elephant-hunts-a-horror-show-his-administration-just-lifted-a-trophy-hunting-ban/
— Porn actress Stormy Daniels sues Trump, says hush agreement is null because he didn’t sign it
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/03/06/porn-actress-stormy-daniels-sues-trump-says-hush-agreement-is-null-because-he-didnt-sign-it/
— Trump is systematically backing off consumer protections, to the delight of corporations – Renae Merle and Tracy (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress the lawsuits that I have filed to paint me as being litigious, anti-business, anti-employer, anti-government, anti-etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/a-year-of-rolling-back-consumer-protections/2018/03/05/e11713ca-0d05-11e8-95a5-c396801049ef_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— 50 Years of Blaming Everything on Racism The 1968 Kerner report on urban riots absolved blacks of responsibility and ignored real progress. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/50-years-of-blaming-everything-on-racism-1520381047
— Stormy Daniels Sues Trump Over Nondisclosure Agreement Former adult-film actress says Trump lawyer forced her to sign false statement over alleged sexual encounter – Michael Rothfeld and Joe Palazzolo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stormy-daniels-sues-trump-over-nondisclosure-agreement-1520390440
— Yale and the Puritanism of ‘Social Justice’ Ditching class to protest won’t count against you—at least if the university approves of the cause. – Walter Olson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/yale-and-the-puritanism-of-social-justice-1520381642
— U.S. Steel to Restart Illinois Plant Operations to Handle Demand The company plans to call back about 500 employees – Allison Prang
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-steel-to-restart-illinois-plant-operations-to-handle-demand-1520430223

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Warning of raids, staking out courthouses: Immigration activists find new ways to thwart Trump – Trevor Hughes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/03/06/vocal-critics-push-back-trump-immigration-measures/396560002/
— Jeff Bezos’ wealth is now equal to 2.3 million Americans’ – David Carrig
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/03/06/how-much-jeff-bezos-worth-centibillionaire-wealth/352082002/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— President Trump’s Net Worth Tumbled Last Year. Here’s What Changed
http://time.com/money/5188095/donald-trump-net-worth-2018/

 

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— New Push to Drop Drug Offenses as Barrier to Student Aid A student receiving federal grants and loans who commits an infraction as minor as possessing marijuana faces losing aid eligibility. Some see this rule as unwise and are pushing to change it. – Andrew Kreighbaum (DIERSEN: Have you ever used an illegal drug? I have not and I never will. I give credit for that to my outstanding parents who had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), raised me as a MSL, and had me confirmed as a MSL.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/03/07/higher-ed-groups-want-end-student-aid-restrictions-applicants-drug-convictions

March 6 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Madigan Warns Democratic Lawmakers After Sexual Harassment Controversy: ‘I Will Personally Get Involved’ – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/madigan-sexual-harassment-springfield-caucus-476035493.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois Attorney General Race Heats Up – Derrick Blakley,
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/06/illinois-attorney-general-race-2018/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Speaker Madigan warns House Democrats to keep relationships with staff ‘strictly professional’ – Monique Garcia, Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-speaker-madigan-sexual-harassment-statement-20180306-story.html
— Citadel’s Ken Griffin is still Illinois’ richest person — and he’s getting richer – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: What are the main reasons why you have less money today? For me, the main reason is the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They did not promote me to GS-13 until I was 38 years old and they never promoted me to GS-14. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-forbes-billionaires-illinois-20180306-story.html
— Kennedy wants Illinois to pull pension investments from gun companies – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs call for everyone to divest from companies that are NOT 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.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chris-kennedy-daniel-biss-guns-20180306-story.html
— Publicly slighting millions of NRA members isn’t good for business — or America – Megan McArdle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-nra-mcardle-boycott-delta-parkland-guns-0307-20180305-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan gives ‘crystal clear’ warning to House Democrats on harassment – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-gives-crystal-clear-warning-to-house-democrats-on-harassment/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A candidate running as a Republican promotes pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction. If you promote pot, you should run as a Libertarian, as a Democrat, or as a Green.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ryan-edward-byrne-republican-candidate-illinois-house-42nd-district-2018-primary/
— Kennedy calls for legislator pension fund to divest from guns, jabs Biss – Mitch Dudek (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs call for everyone to divest from companies that are NOT 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kennedy-calls-for-legislator-pension-fund-to-divest-from-guns-jabs-biss/
— When elected officials think they own your government – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/when-elected-officials-think-they-own-your-government/
— 401(k)s aren’t the solution to Illinois governments’ pension woes – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-401ks-arent-the-solution-to-illinois-governments-pension-woes/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Anti-Trump’ Oscars were a ratings disaster; conservatives are delighted – Marwa Eltagouri
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180306/anti-trump-oscars-were-a-ratings-disaster-conservatives-are-delighted
— 10th Congressional District GOP candidates critical of Affordable Care Act, but wouldn’t have voted to repeal – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180306/gop-candidates-critical-of-affordable-care-act-but-wouldnt-have-voted-to-repeal
— COD student Benjamin Hamgeri participates in prestigious accounting internship (DIERSEN: Compared and contrasted to Hamgeri, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress a) that prior to 1979 when I was 30 years old, I did not think I could pass the CPA examination, b) that I failed to major in accounting at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, c) that I failed make accounting my MBA area of concentration at Loyola 1972-1976, d) that I did not start taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul until 1976, e) that I did not pass the CPA examination until 1979, f) that I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul until 1980, and g) that I did not become a licensed CPA until 1981.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180306/cod-student-participates-in-prestigious-accounting-internship
(FROM THE ARTICLE: College of DuPage student Benjamin Hamgeri recently took part in the prestigious Mary T. Washington Wylie Accounting Internship Preparation Program. Sponsored by the Illinois CPA Society, the program is for African American and other underrepresented students who have at least a 3.0 GPA and a sophomore or junior standing. Hamgeri was one of only 25 college or university students in Illinois selected to participate, with each receiving a $500 scholarship. The Bensenville resident heard about the program from COD Accounting Professor Maureen McBeth. “I owe it all to her,” he said. “She is such a great teacher and approached me about this opportunity, which I had not heard about before.” During the three-day training program, held at the beginning of the year, participants networked with peers and listened to presentations from professionals at the major accounting firms in Chicago. Hamgeri also toured Grant Thornton, one of the city’s top firms, and gained valuable interviewing tips. “Everyone was enthusiastic to be there, and it was great to speak with people working in the field,” he said. “On the last day, we had a chance to interview with different accounting firms for 20 minutes each. It was good to find out what they look for when hiring, and the experience encouraged me to get out of my comfort zone.” Although his brother is an accountant and his mother studied accounting, Hamgeri initially wanted to do something else for a career. “I was interested in business but not sure what specific area to study,” he said. “I was at Illinois State University but I really didn’t want to go to college, so I returned home to refocus. Although my sister came to College of DuPage, I didn’t want to because I didn’t want to attend what I thought was just a bigger version of my high school. I found that COD is so much more.” Taking classes with McBeth helped Hamgeri see accounting the right career for him. “I never had a teacher take so much interest in me, going the extra mile to help me develop as a student,” he said. “She made me realize how prestigious accounting was. The stigma is that you sit at your desk all day. Instead, accounting is a form of communication — it’s the language of business. It tells you whether or not your business will succeed, and it’s always changing.” Hamgeri plans to become a CPA but is still determining what area of accounting to pursue. Because of College of DuPage, he is optimistic about school and his future. “COD helped relieved the pressure of attending a large university,” he said. “It’s much easier to focus here and everyone’s door is open, from meeting with professors to finding a tutor. I’ve learned to ask questions and not be afraid of what other people say. “At COD, you’re getting a good education. And if you are enthusiastic and hungry to learn more, the world is yours.”)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ken Griffin leads Illinois on billionaire list
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180306/NEWS07/180309927/ken-griffin-leads-illinois-on-billionaire-list

 

WBEZ
— State Board Regularly OKs Gun Licenses Despite Police Warnings – Miles Bryan
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/state-board-regularly-oks-gun-licenses-despite-police-warnings/8305a761-bd66-405a-acf0-10dac6b825a1

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Abortion bill, corruption inspire Ives’ challenge of Rauner – Chuck Sweeny (DIERSEN: What would inspire you to run for a government office or a political office? For me, it would be if an elected official or party leader failed/refused to defend/advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. I would be especially inspired to run if he/she failed/refused to defend/advance the traditional marriage, right to life, or immigration planks. I would be especially inspired to run if he/she promoted dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices, diminution of First or Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180305/abortion-bill-corruption-inspire-ives-challenge-of-rauner

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Democratic governor candidate Chris Kennedy: ‘Get the dirty money out of politics’ – ED KOMENDA (DIERSEN: The dirtiest of dirty money is money that “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders take to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices, diminution of First or Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/06/democratic-governor-candidate-chris-kennedy-get-the-dirty-money-out-of-politics/anj9bl/

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Drew Collins, executive director of the Illinois Republican Party, apologizes for Kinzinger ad featuring VAC volunteers – LINDSAY GLOOR
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/03/06/gop-official-apologizes-for-kinzinger-ad-featuring-vac-volunteers/a55oe7o/

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— What exactly is downstate Illinois? – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: Most, if virtually all of my current critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes live in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, or in DuPage County. Few of them have lived or worked outside of DuPage County. They have always painted me as being a newcomer and an outsider. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1976, Chicago 1976-1978, and Wheaton since 1978. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, in Flossmoor in 1966, in Park Forest 1966-1969, in Chicago 1971 and 1973-1997, in Harvey 1972-1973, and in Joliet 1973-1974.)
http://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20180306/scott-reeder-what-exactly-is-downstate-illinois

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner supporting proposals to shift state’s teacher pension costs to local schools – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-supporting-proposals-to-shifts-state-s-teacher-retirement-debt/article_1f44b252-20bf-11e8-939c-97601c72c46f.html

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Straub — and controversy — continue to dog Durkin ahead of primary – Michael McGrady
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511356286-straub-and-controversy-continue-to-dog-durkin-ahead-of-primary

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Rips Emanuel Over Plan to Allow Use of Municipal ID for Voting Teams Up with Chicago Ald. To Combat Voter Fraud
https://mailchi.mp/7dbf1fd6e3d6/ives-rips-emanuel-over-plan-to-allow-use-of-municipal-id-for-voting

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner contributes $305K to Erika Harold, and other money news
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/06/rauner-contributes-305k-to-erika-harold-and-other-money-news/
— More confusion over future of Quincy veterans’ home
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/06/more-confusion-over-future-of-quincy-veterans-home/
— Simon poll: 84 percent say Illinois is heading in the wrong direction, 66 percent favor legal weed (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/06/poll-84-percent-say-illinois-is-heading-in-the-wrong-direction-66-percent-favor-legal-weed/
— Simon poll: 53 percent opposes GOP tax cut, Congressional Dems favored 43-28 (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, it would be great if Roskam would raise the SALT cap from $10,000 to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/06/simon-poll-53-percent-opposes-gop-tax-cut-congressional-dems-favored-43-28/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says he enjoys pitting White House staffers against each other: ‘I like conflict’ – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal government who pitted their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time against their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German-American, and/or those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/6/trump-says-he-enjoys-conflict-white-house-staffers/

 

FOX NEWS
— Hatch Act explained: What is the federal law? – Kaitlyn Schallhorn (DIERSEN: One of the Hatch Act’s purposes is “to ensure that federal employees are advanced based on merit and not based on political affiliation.” Democrat superiors in the federal government always violate the Hatch Act. During the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, virtually all my superiors were Democrats who advanced fellow Democrats. If I had been a Democrat, they would have promoted me into the federal government’s Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old, notwithstanding the fact that I am White, male, and non-veteran.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/06/hatch-act-explained-what-is-federal-law.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Enacted in 1939, the Hatch Act bars federal employees from participating in political activity while on duty, in the workplace or in an official capacity. . .“The law’s purposes are to ensure that federal programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion, to protect federal employees from political coercion in the workplace, and to ensure that federal employees are advanced based on merit and not based on political affiliation,” OSC states.)

 

GOPUSA
— Judge rules Trump DACA phaseout legal
http://www.gopusa.com/judge-rules-trump-daca-phaseout-legal/
— Colorado, marijuana’s black market hub
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=40726
— Gun rights advocates take aim at new age restrictions
http://www.gopusa.com/gun-rights-advocates-take-aim-at-new-age-restrictions/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Sex change surgeries skyrocket amid transgender movement, study finds
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=40829

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Where Trump Amnesty Proposal Could Repeat Reagan’s Mistakes – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2018/03/06/where-trump-amnesty-proposal-could-repeat-reagan-mistakes/
— What Percentage of Americans Have Concealed Carry Permits? – Kush Desai (DIERSEN: Because ever-increasingly, all levels of government are ever-increasingly dumping members of the following groups, members of the following groups should consider getting concealed carry permits: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailysignal.com/2018/03/06/fact-check-what-percentage-of-americans-have-concealed-carry-permits/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Aliens Are Stealing Our Birthright: The Right To Vote
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27525

 

THE HILL
— Pussy Riot to appear onstage with Illinois Dem gubernatorial candidate Daniel Bill – AVERY ANAPOL
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/377037-pussy-riot-to-perform-at-campaign-rally-for-illinois-dem-gubernatorial
— Kellyanne Conway found to have violated Hatch Act – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: One of the Hatch Act’s purposes is “to ensure that federal employees are advanced based on merit and not based on political affiliation.” Democrat superiors in the federal government always violate the Hatch Act. During the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, virtually all my superiors were Democrats who advanced fellow Democrats. If I had been a Democrat, they would have promoted me into the federal government’s Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old, notwithstanding the fact that I am White, male, and non-veteran.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376945-watchdog-kellyanne-conway-violated-hatch-act-twice-in-tv-appearances

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Salary data about federal employees is being hidden. Congress is not pleased – KATE IRBY (DIERSEN: I worked for the Post office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997. Federal employees have always been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being overpaid. In my defense, 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.)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article203799934.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— China Spends More on Domestic Security as Xi’s Powers Grow Beijing invests in policing at home amid push by president to solidify authority – Josh Chin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-spends-more-on-domestic-security-as-xis-powers-grow-1520358522

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Audit: Rauner Budget Office Failed to Collect $2M Owed by U.S. The Illinois office responsible for the state budget failed to collect $2.4 million in federal rebates. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-03-06/audit-rauner-budget-office-failed-to-collect-2m-owed-by-us

March 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: As Ives hits the road against Rauner, her firebrand reputation precedes her – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jeanne-ives-republican-governor-campaign-trail-20180301-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To a large extent, Ives is testing how the DuPage County brand of conservatism plays on the statewide stage. Still focused on abortion and immigration on the campaign trail, she’s dialed back the Alan Keyes-style bomb throwing, even if she’s still not exactly Henry Hyde, the late longtime congressman and abortion rights opponent from Wood Dale who was praised for his ability to disagree without being disagreeable. . .In Peoria, Ives’ digression from abortion to education was in part an attempt to illustrate she cares enough about policy matters to dig into the details, unlike Rauner, who she says has been a “disinterested” governor. Still, Ives’ reputation precedes her, and audiences expect to hear from an aggressive, intense politician. . .It’s that segment of the party that’s now backing Ives’ bid. Chief among them is Dan Proft, a morning radio talk show host and longtime political operative with ties to the Illinois Policy Institute, a libertarian think tank. Proft’s campaign funds have counted as top donors both Rauner, who he’s now opposing, and Lake Forest businessman Richard Uihlein, who jump-started Ives’ campaign with $2.5 million. Introducing Ives at a McHenry County fundraiser early last month, Proft recounted how he’d soured on the governor, who he said had shown a failure to understand “that elections are the means to policy ends.” “I was a supporter of Bruce Rauner’s, I’m a friend of Bruce Rauner’s, I like Bruce,” Proft said, noting that Rauner had donated $4.5 million over the years to Proft’s super political action committee. “But here’s the thing. If you’re going to betray the Republican Party, if you’re going to lie to people, if you’re going to advance the flag of the left, then I don’t need your money and neither does the Republican Party.” Proft called Ives a “once-in-a-generation candidate,” generating cheers from the more than 100 people who snacked on crudites and croissant sandwiches beneath the vaulted wooden rafters of a tony county club near Woodstock. . .Ives, whose turn to speak came after dinner was served and once the governor was long gone, gave a pointed pitch. “You have a choice. This is a governor who doesn’t understand what it means to be a Republican,” Ives said. “We have to take the fight to the Democrats, I do agree with him on that. But Gov. Rauner is the wrong vehicle for that.” Ives offered her usual critique of the governor, and contended that he’d be unable to win the general election without enthusiastic support from conservatives. “The truth is our caucus does not trust him,” Ives said. “And when you can’t trust a commander, then you’ve got to worry about going to battle for him because you’re not sure he has your back.”)
— Rep. Lipinski warns Democrats of ‘tea party of the left’ – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Democrats would say the Lipinski is a DINO (Democrat in Name Only). To be a Democrat is to be a morale relativist who believes that their end justifies their end. To be a Democrat is to be a disciple of Saul Alinsky. To be a Democrat is to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. To be a Democrat is to be 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 (except Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-congress-20180305-story.html
— Ives ad compares Rauner to Obama: Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives’ campaign said Sunday it is up with a new TV ad that compares Gov. Rauner to former Democratic President Barack Obama. “Bruce Rauner lies so much he reminds us of another Chicago politician,” a narrator says. The ad then cuts to a June 15, 2009, clip of Obama talking about a concept of the Affordable Care Act that didn’t happen. “If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period,” Obama says. It’s unclear how widespread Ives’ ad will appear. No new advertising contracts for Ives have been posted by Chicago TV stations or cable since last month. – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-congress-20180305-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Early voting starts today
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180305/early-voting-starts-today
— Wheaton gun show bans AR-15 sales, landing it at center of gun-control debate – Mark Guarino (DIERSEN: Guarino should acknowledge that ever-increasingly, those who are members of the following groups are hypocritically moving into Wheaton, into Milton Township, and into DuPage County to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that religious, conservative, and Republican values have brought forth there: 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-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180304/wheaton-gun-show-bans-ar-15-sales-landing-it-at-center-of-gun-control-debate
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The last place one might expect to hear pushback against the National Rifle Association would be at a gun show here in Wheaton, which reliably votes Republican every election cycle and is the proud home of the Billy Graham Center Museum.)
— U-46’s approach to bullying doesn’t focus on punishment – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: Who are the biggest bullies and punishers in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the biggest bullies and punishers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They crow over their success in bullying me and in punishing me. They know that I believe in a) forgiving those who trespass against me and b) “vengeance is mine saith the Lord.”)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180305/u-46s-approach-to-bullying-doesnt-focus-on-punishment
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What towns have you lived and worked in and for how long? Tom Teune of Wheaton demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Jeanne Ives’ South Dakota just like my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my hometown of Crete where I lived 1948-1972. They stress a) that none of my grade school and high school classmates were minorities, b) that back then, Crete was overwhelmingly German-American and Lutheran, and c) that back then, Crete had far less poverty and crime. In my defense, a) I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 and b) I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. During that time, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats and many of them were minorities. My current critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have little or no experience working for, working with, or supervising minorities or women. Few of my current critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have lived or worked outside of Wheaton, outside of Glen Ellyn, outside of Milton Township, or outside of DuPage County. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in Wheaton since 1978. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, in Flossmoor in 1966, in Park Forest 1966-1969, in Chicago 1971 and 1973-1997, in Harvey 1972-1973, and in Joliet 1973-1974.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180305/ives-background-not-suited-to-illinois
— West Suburban Community Pantry introduces shopping model to enhance experience – Morgan Abate (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be either a) handing out charity or b) getting charity.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180201/west-suburban-community-pantry-introduces-shopping-model-to-enhance-experience

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Rauner tells supporter he may veto gun control bills – Keith Stewart
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/rauner-says-he-may-veto-gun-control-bills/article_f3ae2e8f-3f0c-53d5-ab3c-d6d4dc8bb267.html
— Rauner and Ives appear in Altamont Governor and his GOP challenger attend Lincoln Day Dinner – Keith Stewart Daily
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/rauner-and-ives-appear-in-altamont/article_1b78cbc1-4a1b-53f4-83ce-bc5bf2a0e7ad.html

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Rauner, Ives face off in Republican gubernatorial primary – Kristina Karisch (DIERSEN: What are your approval and disapproval ratings, and what reasons do raters give for those ratings? Those who disapprove of me parrot the nasty, if not vicious, if not slanderous things that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about me. My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/03/04/city/rauner-ives-face-off-republican-gubernatorial-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner and the state legislature still remain at odds on a number of issues, and he has remained a deeply unpopular governor across the state. A Morning Consult poll released in January found that Rauner held a 31 percent approval rating in the last quarter of 2017, and a disapproval rating of 55 percent for that same time period.)

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— Her Speaker Under Fire, State Rep. Flynn-Currie Drafts House Harassment Plan
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/3/5/state-rep-flynn-currie-drafts-house-harassment-pla/

 

BUSINESS WIRE
— Amazon Celebrates More Than 10,000 Full-Time Employees in Illinois (DIERSEN: According to Crain’s Chicago Business, the federal government employed 42,663 in the Chicago area as of December 31, 2016.)
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180304005005/en/Amazon-Celebrates-10000-Full-Time-Employees-Illinois

 

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s head-spinning claim that arch conservative opponent Jeanne Ives is a Mike Madigan lackey – Brett Chase (DIERSEN: Rauner’s claim against Ives is as head-spinning as if anyone claimed that I was a lackey for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, or in Illinois. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that “You Can’t Tell Diersen What To Do,” that is, that you cannot manipulate or dominate Diersen.)
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/mar/05/jeanne-ives/rauners-head-spinning-claim-arch-conservative-oppo/

 

VALUE WALK
— Illinois Household Income Up 111% In Past 30 Years; State Pension Benefits …. Up 1,061% – Gary St. Fleur (DIERSEN: 30 years ago, in 1987, in today’s dollars, my GS-13 Step 2 GAO salary was $99,617. My Civil Service Retirement System pension today is $51,864, or 52% of my 1987 salary in today’s dollars.)
http://www.valuewalk.com/2018/03/total-pension-benefits-bankrupt/

 

NALES FUNERAL HOME
— OBITUARY: Robert S. “Bob” Redfern
http://www.nalesfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Robert-S-Bob-Redfern?obId=2981084#/obituaryInfo

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McClellan Signs
— Joe Walsh McHenry County Endorsements
— John Jung Draws Both McHenry County Board Salary and Pension
— Former Democratic County Board Member Nick Chirikos Gets $550 in Bonuses Miscellaneous Income from Bob Miller
— Village of Bull Valley’s Methods to Attract Affordable Housing
— Tiffany Davis Sends Letter in Campaign for Full-Term as Judge
— Illinois Family Institute Sounds Warning about Proposed School Curriculum Mandate
— Tirio Rebuts Hit Piece, e.g., “I haven’t hired four cronies (I haven’t even hired four regular people!)”
— Slate Promoted in Mailing on West Side of County
— New Republican Group Surfaces
— Orville Brettman Emails for County Board
http://www.mchenrycountyblog.com

 

LUTHERAN CHARITIES
— Complaining Doesn’t Help – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: When do you complain? I complain when activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim that they are conservative and/or Republican say and/or do things against the Republican Party platform, against the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or against the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2018/03/05/complaining-doesnt-help/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— 33,000 kids sign up for Illinois private school scholarships in program’s opening minutes – Cole Lauterbach (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. But my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who are anti-Protestant and/or who are anti-German American, have always used that against me.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/kids-sign-up-for-illinois-private-school-scholarships-in-program/article_1f04b582-1d66-11e8-b5ed-33e173a6919d.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ARRIVING IN ILGOP MAILBOXES STATEWIDE: THE GOVERNOR YOU DON’T KNOW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/arriving-in-ilgop-mailboxes-statewide-the-governor-you-dont-know.html
— ANDRZEJEWSKI: THE ‘BIG DOGS’ OF ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/andrzejewski-the-big-dogs-of-illinois-municipal-government.html
— IVES RELEASE NEW TV AD: IVES WON’T. NEITHER SHOULD YOU.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/ives-release-new-tv-ad-ives-wont-neither-should-you.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner blasts Ives, who doesn’t have the cash to fight back
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/05/rauner-blasts-ives-who-doesnt-have-the-cash-to-fight-back/

 

BLAZE
— Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei applauds the idea of guns being banned in US
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/04/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-khamenei-applauds-the-idea-of-guns-being-banned-in-us
— Study shows most Americans blame government mistakes, not guns, for Florida shooting
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/04/study-shows-most-americans-blame-government-mistakes-not-guns-for-florida-shooting

 

DAILY CALLER
— No Senate Confirmation For White Men – Scott Greer (DIERSEN: In early 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted 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 in early 1971.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/05/schumer-white-men/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Churchill Wasn’t ‘Over the Hill’ in 1940 His example should prompt us to question ageist assumptions. – Paul Irving (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/churchill-wasnt-over-the-hill-in-1940-1520189094
— A New Business Takes On Fake News The internet often feels like a mass of pages scattered randomly on the floor. – L. Gordon Crovitz (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they publish or bless.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-business-takes-on-fake-news-1520189066
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The internet broke down barriers by enabling everyone to become a publisher. The unintended consequence was the fake-news epidemic. Teenagers in Macedonia discovered they could make a small fortune from online advertising by concocting outlandish clickbait stories. RT.com, one of the top news sources on YouTube, doesn’t disclose that it is funded by the Russian government, and in 2009 changed its name from Russia Today. One cause of the problem is the weakening of news brands, an effect of social media and search engines. A 2017 study by the Reuters Institute and Oxford, “I Saw the News on Facebook , ” found that most people couldn’t remember the news brand of stories they accessed through social media. That makes it easy for purveyors of knowingly false news or propaganda to fool users by looking like legitimate news publishers. A site called “Denver Guardian” was set up before the 2016 election to show how easy it is to publish knowingly false stories, according to its founder. Before the internet, displays of newspapers and magazines featured well-known brands. No one mistook the National Enquirer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The internet often feels like a mass of pages ripped out of publications and scattered randomly on the floor.)
— Lock Her Up! Lock Him Up! They Could Lock You Up Be careful about urging prosecution of your political foes. Almost anyone can be prosecuted. – Mike Chase
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lock-her-up-lock-him-up-they-could-lock-you-up-1520189274
— College or Trade School? It’s a Tough Call for Many Teens As worries about student debt rise, states and businesses increasingly push faster, cheaper paths to the workplace; parents are stumped – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: Were you considered to be college material? While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Further, my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. I am sure that many thought that I would soon come down with type 1 diabetes too.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-or-trade-school-its-a-tough-call-for-many-teens-1520245800

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who by their words and/or by their actions discourage marriage and homeownership? Roskam should immediately raise the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/03/04/hear-you-but-your-home-still-lousy-investment/388540002/
— Retirement planning: Older Americans face tough long-term care choices – Robert Powell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2018/03/02/retirement-planning-older-americans-face-tough-long-term-care-choices/355540002/
— In the red before you wed? Talk debt with your partner – Sean Pyles (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain furious a) that I had saved enough money to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27 and b) that my wife had saved enough money (about $74,000 in today’s dollars) that we could buy a home in Wheaton when I was 29. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was able to do that only a) because I avoided the draft and b) because IRS grossly overpaid me. To this day, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain beyond furious that IRS promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 (currently $67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 (currently $81,071) in 1974.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/lifestages/2018/03/05/red-before-you-wed-talk-debt-your-partner/369009002/
— FRONT PAGE: Surgery near the end of life is common, costly — and often not what patients want – Liz Szabo
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/28/kaiser-health-news-non-profit-health-newsroom-whose-stories-appear-news-outlets-nationwide-edi-and-o/380988002/
— Willing and able: Disabled workers prove their value in tight labor market – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all the office’s disabled employees at one time or another.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/03/05/willing-and-able-disabled-workers-prove-their-value-tight-labor-market/375774002/

 

GOVERNING
— The Widening Cost-of-Living Gap Expenses in different regions are diverging more now than in the recent past. – MIKE MACIAG (DIERSEN: The cost of living in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County is very high. 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. I was able to do the aforesaid notwithstanding the fact that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being stupid, lazy, and worse things. Therefore, then, if I could do the aforesaid, anyone should be able to do the aforesaid.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/urban/gov-cost-of-living-regions.html

 

VARIETY
— Social Issues, Not Trump, Take Center Stage at Oscars – Ted Johnson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Hollywood a) glorifies and praises the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns the Republican Party platform.)
http://variety.com/2018/politics/news/oscars-politics-trump-1202717310/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Stars wore Times Up buttons, Twitter bought a MeToo inspired ad, Walmart and Nike channeled diversity and empowerment, presenters were at the ready with statements. There was even an Oscar salute to activism, via the Oscar nominated song “Stand Up for Something,” sung by Common and Andra Day and introduced by Dave Chappelle. “If you are a nominee tonight who isn’t making history, shame on you,” Kimmel said in his opening monologue, a nod to the anticipation of a more diverse set of nominees and the show’s hopes of social change ahead. He urged winners to say whatever they wanted — whether it be on sexual harassment or gun violence — but he also jokingly offered a Jet Ski to anyone who gave the shortest speech.)

March 4 Evening Edition

WASHINGTON POST
— Wheaton gun show bans AR-15 sales, landing it at the center of a national gun-control debate – Mark Guarino
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/an-illinois-gun-show-bans-ar-15-sales-landing-it-at-the-center-of-a-national-gun-control-debate/2018/03/04/12502e6a-1fec-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The last place one might expect to hear pushback against the National Rifle Association would be at a gun show here, a western suburb of Chicago that reliably votes Republican every election cycle and is the proud home of the Billy Graham Center Museum. . .Organizers halted an advertised raffle that would have awarded an AR-15 to the winner, and vendors were told they would not be allowed to sell the weapon at the monthly show. Frank Cesare — of the Pioneer Valley Sportsman’s Association, which has hosted the show for more than 40 years — said the decision, followed complaints the group received after the Parkland shooting and as gun-control advocates planned to protest. “We did the ban to try to calm the situation down and show them we are willing to work with them,” he said, referring to the protesters. Cesare said that the ban on AR-15s also would remain in place for April’s show and that the club is “waiting to see” what the mood is like before deciding on shows later in the year. But the move has forced the club into the gun culture war that has gained new energy across the United States since Parkland. . .Clustered near the fairgrounds entrance were about 30 protesters who joined on Facebook as “Friends Who March,” a group that emerged from last year’s Women’s March. When organizer Jax West, 46, of Lisle, Ill., heard the AR-15 raffle and sales were canceled, she said she was “really appreciative” of the gesture but wanted to show up anyway to “keep them honest.” West said the protesters are not anti-gun; her partner is an NRA instructor and teaches concealed-carry classes. “We just need sensible gun laws,” West said, noting that the Parkland massacre has allowed both sides of the gun-control debate to have a conversation. “I don’t think that’s a discussion that could have happened. Now that is changing.” The conversation Sunday got a bit rowdy, when a group of counterprotesters assembled across the fairgrounds entrance. Many in NRA caps and holding Second Amendment signs confronted West’s group, arguing that any suggestion of further gun regulation “infringes on our rights,” said Mike Robleski, 64, of Lisle, Ill.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Like a pinball machine: Lawmakers struggle to negotiate with an erratic Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/like-a-pinball-machine-lawmakers-struggle-to-negotiate-with-an-erratic-trump/2018/03/04/a520197a-1e4e-11e8-ae5a-16e60e4605f3_story.html


CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— War of words at DuPage County Fairgrounds between pro-gun and anti-gun groups gets heated – Diane Moca
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-gun-show-protest-st-0307-20180306-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rutkowski admitted that the two sides represented in Wheaton Sunday were not coming together, a sentiment reinforced by the many passing cars that honked, gave a thumbs up or made an obscene gesture in a show of support or disgust for one of the sides. Tolomei said he was happy the gun control advocates “respected the show floor,” and did not attempt to enter or disrupt the show, which was open to the public at a cost of $5. Tolomei said his association has not made a decision about displaying AR-15s at future shows, including the next one on April 29.)
— Lawmakers struggle to negotiate with unpredictable Trump – John Wagner and Seung Min Kim
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-lawmakers-negotiate-trump-20180304-story.html

 

NBC5
— JB Pritzker Adds $7 Million to Campaign War Chest – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-7-million-primary-funding-biss-criticism-bruce-rauner-475775183.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump flips the bird to Chicago business and American trading partners.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-tariffs-steel-aluminum-chicago-business-trading-partners/
— ENDORSEMENT: Erika Harold for attorney general in the Republican primary
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/endorsement-erika-harold-for-attorney-general-in-the-republican-primary/
— Early voting kicks off Monday throughout suburban Cook County
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/early-voting-kicks-off-monday-throughout-suburban-cook-county/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats’ seek to help wealthy in response to tax changes – AP (DIERSEN: One could argue that U.S. Republican Senators and U.S. Republican Representatives a) want to discourage marriage, b) want to discourage homeownership, and c) consider married couples who pay more than $10,000 a year in SALT taxes to be wealthy. Needless-to-say, Roskam should immediately increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180304/news/303049941/
— Inside the alliance fighting to save the FCC’s net neutrality rules – Brian Fung (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have wanted the power to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. So far, they have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180303/inside-the-alliance-fighting-to-save-the-fccs-net-neutrality-rules

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois Bicentennial: Lincoln pivotal in bringing state government to Springfield – KATE SCHOTT (DIERSEN: How long have you lived in Illinois? How long have your ancestors lived in Illinois? Who paints you as being a newcomer? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois continue to paint me as being a newcomer even though I have lived in my precinct since 1984, in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978, and in Illinois since 1948. They stress that unlike me, they were born and raised in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, and/or DuPage County, that they attended grade school and high school there, that they attended churches there, that they raised children there, etc. They viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn my hometown of Crete where I lived 1948-1972, where my ancestors have lived since 1854, and where my brother continues to live in a home that my grandfather had built in 1926 on land his grandfather bought in 1864.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2018-03-04/illinois-bicentennial-lincoln-pivotal-bringing-state-government-

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Rauner: Battle for Illinois turnaround ongoing – Chris Kaergard (DIERSEN: In the battle a) against promoting LGBTQ activity, b) against promoting abortion, and c) against promoting mass/illegal immigration, Rauner sides with the Democrats.)
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180304/rauner-battle-for-illinois-turnaround-ongoing

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Indictment doesn’t prove Greitens’ guilt. But does it make him a ‘governor who cannot govern’? – Kevin McDermott (DIERSEN: In 1988, when I was 40 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors painted as being “career ending” my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. In 1974, when I was 25 years old, my Democrat IRS superiors painted as being “career ending” their disallowing my claim for partial day per diem (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866). In 1968, when I was 19 years old, my Democrat Post Office superiors painted as being “career ending” their disallowing my sick leave request.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indictment-doesn-t-prove-greitens-guilt-but-does-it-make/article_cdf32f05-3c87-5cbd-8a9b-8078e304d08e.html

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— A Dream Deferred: Meet the U of C Students Organizing for a Clean Dream Act – Alexandra Epstein, Annabelle Rice, Audrey Fromson, and Grace Hauck (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/3/4/dream-deferred-uchicago-organizers-deferred-action/

 

DAILY NORTH SHORE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats Get New Trier High School Students To Walkout March 14.
http://jwcdaily.com/2018/03/04/new-trier-students-plan-walkout/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Chicago Tribune’s John Kass: Rauner is Lying “The governor twisted her words from a debate the two had before the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board. I was there. She crushed him in that one.” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have twisted my words and actions the most. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their end. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://mailchi.mp/7db41a8c5288/chicago-tribunes-john-kass-rauner-is-lying

 

BLAZE
— Two employees resign over Dick’s Sporting Goods decision stop selling ‘assault-style weapons’ – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: Of course, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wanted me to resign because they gave preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. But my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors knew that I became an IRS employee in 1971 because Oldsmobile had withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Another words, they knew that I knew that because of my demographics, no matter who the employer was, I would have to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/04/two-employees-resign-over-dicks-sporting-goods-decision-stop-selling-assault-style-weapons

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Parkland Shooter Did Not Use High-Capacity Magazines – MAIREAD MCARDLE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/report-parkland-shooter-did-not-use-high-capacity-magazines/

 

THE HILL
— Priebus counsels White House staff to ignore ‘distractions’ – KYLE BALLUCK (DIERSEN: Of course, since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are distractions that should be ignored and b) that everyone should only read/listen to what they put out or bless.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376632-priebus-counsels-white-house-staff-to-ignore-distractions
— Trump hits Bush: Invading Iraq ‘the single worst decision ever made’ – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376605-trump-hits-bush-invading-iraq-the-single-worst-decision-ever-made

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Mocks George W. Bush, Calls Iraq Invasion ‘Single Worst Decision Ever Made’ The president, whose flip-flopping position on the Iraq War is well-documented, sarcastically referred to Bush as a “real genius.” – Dominique Mosbergen
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-george-w-bush-iraq_us_5a9baa3be4b0479c0253414a

 

POLITICO
— SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 FLASHBACK: You Won’t Like Mexico When It’s Angry President Trump’s insults are pushing the Mexican political system into dangerous territory. – JORGE GUAJARDO (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America a) because it sends many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) because it keeps many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) because it sends many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally. What if America a) sent many millions of its citizens into Mexico illegally, b) kept many millions of its citizens in Mexico illegally, and c) sent many mountains of illegal drugs into Mexico illegally? Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with Mexico in its war against America.)
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/11/donald-trump-us-mexico-relations-215594

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Primaries Begin, Divided Voters Weigh What It Means to Be a Democrat – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be a morale relativist who believes that their end justifies their end. To be a Democrat is to be a disciple of Saul Alinsky. To be a Democrat is to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. To be a Democrat is to be 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 (except Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/us/politics/democrats-primaries-division.html

 

FAMILY WEALTH ADVISORY
— Estimating Your Retirement Income Needs (DIERSEN: My $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System pension and my $2,064 Social Security together is only 43% of my 1997 $125,325 salary in today’s dollars.)
http://familywealthadvisory.com/estimating-retirement-income-needs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Use your current income as a starting point
It’s common to discuss desired annual retirement income as a percentage of your current income. Depending on who you’re talking to, that percentage could be anywhere from 60 to 90 percent, or even more.)

March 4 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What percent of the votes in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in your precinct do you predict that Ives and Rauner will get? – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: In the November 8, 2016 general election, Trump got just 137 (39%) votes and Clinton got 211 (61%) votes in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. What percent of the votes in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in your precinct do you predict that Ives and Rauner will get? Will the results mirror the November 8, 2016 general election? Will those who voted for Trump, vote for Ives? Will those who voted for Clinton, vote for Rauner? QUESTION: Which voters are going to vote for Ives? ANSWER: Those who do not hate Trump, those who do not hate conservatives, those who do not hate Republicans, and those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Those who will vote for Ives count on her to protect Trump supporters, conservatives, Republicans and especially those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the IRP platform. QUESTION: Which voters are going to vote for Rauner? ANSWER: Those who hate Trump, those who hate conservatives, those who hate Republicans, those who hate government employees, those who hate unions, past union members, current union members, and future union members, and those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the IRP platform. Those who will vote for Rauner count on him to use his second term to get of Trump supporters, conservatives, Republicans, government employees, unions, past union members, current union members, future union members, and especially those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the IRP platform.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Four men (Rauner, Uihlein, Griffin, Pritzker) dominate the turf in Illinois’ political ‘playground of the rich’ – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/four-men-dominate-the-turf-in-illinois-political-playground-of-the-rich/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Internet becomes a potent tool of deception – Craig Timberg and Drew Harwell (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being full of deception. Of course, according to my critics/opponents, everything is deception EXCEPT WHAT THEY PUT OUT OR BLESS.)
“Net becomes a potent tool of deception”
— A sobriety rule faces questions – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, c) make money from selling booze, and/or d) want government to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-liver-transplant-sober-policy-0304-story.html
— Workplace monitoring gets personal, and employees fear it’s too close for comfort. They’re right. – Robert Reed (DIERSEN: If you take a job with the federal government, you should expect that sooner or later, each and every one of your superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates will know EVERYTHING about you, including your salary, your spouse’s salary, political affiliation, finances, religion, age, health, marital status, sexual orientation, draft status, national origin, how long your ancestors have been in America, and much more. You should expect that if you are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, that your superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates will use that information against you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-biz-amazon-workplace-privacy-dilemma-robert-reed-0304-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: To build or not to build? – Hal Bundrick (DIERSEN: Have you had a home built? My wife and I had our home built in Wheaton in 1984. I should write a book about the lessons that we learned. They include a) do not use a builder that insists on an arbitration clause, b) do not count on the builder or the municipality to disclose drainage, easement, or other defects in the lot or the subdivision, c) do not count on the builder to comply with building codes, and d) do not count on the municipality that issued the building permit to enforce building codes. SEE: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1975935/diersen-v-joe-keim-builders-inc/)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–nerdwallet-building-home-20180222-story.html
— Ahead of walkouts over gun issues, students and schools wonder: Can kids be punished for protesting? – Vikki Ortiz Healy (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in America. Those Democrats focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-student-walkout-rights-20180228-story.html

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have “Gun control advocates protest in front of suburban gun shop.”
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/03/gun-control-advocates-protest-in-front-of-suburban-gun-shop/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Endorsement: Governor (Republican): Rauner (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which voters are going to vote for Rauner? ANSWER: Those who hate Trump, those who hate conservatives, those who hate Republicans, those who hate government employees, those who hate unions, past union members, current union members, and future union members, and those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Those who will vote for Rauner count on him to use his second term to get of Trump supporters, conservatives, Republicans, government employees, unions, past union members, current union members, future union members, and especially those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/01/our-view-endorsement-governor-republican-rauner/ay1i8sq/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Politicians not shying from pot-legalization issue – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-04/tom-kacich-politicians-not-shying-pot-legalization-issue.html
— Harold faces long campaign trail in run for AG – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-03-04/jim-dey-harold-faces-long-campaign-trail-run-ag.html
— Yes, Speaker Madigan, you have a culture problem – AUSTIN BERG
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-03-04/austin-berg-yes-speaker-madigan-you-have-culture-problem.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hampton shed a clear light on what’s kept the toxic Statehouse culture afloat for decades: loyalty and fear. Look at the bizarre remarks from Alderman Pat O’Connor, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s floor leader in Chicago City Council, when asked if Madigan should step down from his state Democratic Party chairmanship. “If the allies had pulled Eisenhower out of his position when the troops were landing on Normandy, you would take the head of those forces and throw those forces into disarray,” he said. “If you look at the state party and feel that it’s important that we elect individuals that the party has backed, then you wouldn’t take your leadership out when you’re about to have the election.” Victims be damned; can’t you see it’s an election year? Notably, Madigan’s list only included cases within the Legislature. It did not include any instances reported in the campaign world, where the speaker is the only legislative leader in the nation to also serve as the state party chairman. Madigan’s deflection of responsibility regarding Statehouse culture is insulting to the men and women who have put up with a toxic work environment in Springfield and in political offices across the state. Organizational culture comes from the top. And no one has been at the top longer than Madigan. He is the longest-serving state legislative leader in American history.)
— Arming us would spell nothing but trouble – Jeff D’Alessio
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-04/teachers-arming-us-would-spell-nothing-trouble.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Revenue Estimate Makes Progress – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What is your revenue estimate for 2018? Mine is only $53,928 – my $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and my $2,064 Social Security. My CSRS pension would be much higher if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=261160#.Wpva1Ojwbcs

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Ives brings ‘truth tour’ to Q-C – BRIAN ACHENBACH (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which voters are going to vote for Ives? ANSWER: Those who do not hate Trump, those who do not hate conservatives, those who do not hate Republicans, and those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Those who will vote for Ives count on her to protect Trump supporters, conservatives, Republicans and especially those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ives-brings-truth-tour-to-q-c/article_8fe2e6bc-43ce-5ded-9a42-4961336a8a2f.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Exemption shades the bigger picture with Madigan – Editorial (DIERSEN: Because my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes know that I am litigious, they avoid putting things in writing that incriminate them. Further, they put in writing their pretextural reasons that they use to justify their taking adverse actions against me.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-exemption-shades-the-bigger-picture-with-madigan/article_abf77596-0fd2-5bc3-9ae1-fc9744003f65.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Would having access to the correspondence of House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, shed light on his handling of sexual harassment allegations by associates? We don’t know — and it’s designed that way because the documents of Madigan, like all Illinois lawmakers, are exempt from the state Freedom of Information Act. The legislation, enacted in 1984, is a critical tool to ensure our public bodies are transparent and that, to quote the act, “all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts and policies of those who represent them as public officials and public employees.” That sounds good, but the General Assembly has elected to exclude one noteworthy group from disclosure rules — lawmakers themselves. The argument is legislators deal with sensitive constituent issues and share draft legislation that are negotiating documents. (Congress has a similar exemption and cites similar logic.) That means a citizen can get, say, five years’ worth of internal emails of the local township cemetery board, the calendar of Gov. Bruce Rauner and any other documents related public business, but can’t see any paperwork for our elected citizen legislature. For Madigan, that also means all correspondence is exempt for his two high-profile positions — as speaker, which he’s held since 1983, and as head of the state Democratic party, his position since 1998. Such a blank exemption bars the public from getting a full picture about what Madigan knew and when he knew it about the allegations. In one, a political consultant is accused of sending sexual text messages to a female staffer. Another consultant was removed because of inappropriate behavior involving a candidate in 2016, Madigan’s office said.)

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Durbin, Duckworth want action on Quincy vets home
http://www.whig.com/20180304/durbin-duckworth-want-action-on-quincy-vets-home#//

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Support Ives for governor – Elisha French, Galesburg
http://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20180303/letter-support-ives-for-governor

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— One man’s service is another’s cronyism – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180303/chuck-sweeny-one-mans-service-is-anothers-cronyism

 

INDIANA GAZETTE
— How the left wins culture war – David Brooks (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, more gun control, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things? Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against 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? I should write a book about the aforesaid hate promoters in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They focus on promoting hated against me and hatred against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/how-the-left-wins-culture-war/article_6740f082-bb59-5371-a32e-bb919dc8682c.html

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Release New TV Ad: Ives Won’t. Neither Should You.
https://mailchi.mp/b084571663a9/ives-release-new-tv-ad-ives-wont-neither-should-you

 

CAPITOL FAX
— EEOC gives Alaina Hampton greenlight to sue Michael J Madigan and Democratic Party of Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/02/eeoc-gives-hampton-greenlight-to-sue-mjm-and-dpi/

 

HOT AIR
— The Kids Are Pawns, Democrats Use Parkland Students To Get Out The Vote – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/03/03/kids-pawns-democrats-use-parkland-students-get-vote/

 

BLAZE
— Gun company that sells AR-15 has perfect response to Dick’s Sporting Good’s new firearm policy – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/03/gun-company-that-sells-ar-15-has-perfect-response-to-dicks-sporting-goods-new-firearm-policy

 

THE HILL
— Drudge mocked for ‘shock announcement’ on Trump’s 2020 reelection plans – JOE CONCHA (DIERSEN: Of course, since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have a) viciously mocked every decision that I have made to include or to not include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) viciously mocked every comment that I have made concerning those articles. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are disciples of Saul Aninsky.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/375788-drudge-mocked-for-shock-announcement-on-trumps-2020-reelection-plans
— Left brings campaign against gunmakers to Wall Street – SYLVAN LANE
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/376532-left-brings-campaign-against-gunmakers-to-wall-street

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— A look at the Republicans running for Illinois governor (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which voters are going to vote for Rauner? ANSWER: Those who hate Trump, those who hate conservatives, those who hate Republicans, those who hate government employees, those who hate unions, past union members, current union members, and future union members, and those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Those who will vote for Rauner count on him to use his second term to get of Trump supporters, conservatives, Republicans, government employees, unions, past union members, current union members, future union members, and especially those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/A-look-at-the-Republicans-running-for-Illinois-12725372.php

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Once Banned, Now Loved and Loathed: How the AR-15 Became ‘America’s Rifle’ – Ali Watkins, John Ismay and Thomas Gibbons-Neff
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/us/politics/ar-15-americas-rifle.html
— Power to the Parents – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/opinion/sunday/parents-teenagers-voting.html
— Is a Late-Career Change Worth It? – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors unethically, if not illegally, treated my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old as being a “career change” to force me to take a $19,203 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. They knew dam-well that most of what I would do for GAO as an Analyst would be extremely similar to what I had done for IRS as a Revenue Officer. Of course, my Democrat IRS superiors were overjoyed that I had to suffer such a tremendous pay cut; maybe my Democrat IRS superiors helped orchestrate it.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/business/is-a-late-career-change-worth-it.html
— Reaping the Benefits of an Aging Work Force – Kerry Hannon (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination. I should write a book about those who focus on promoting age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/business/retirement/aging-workers-opportunity.html
— Why We Should Lower the Voting Age to 16 – Laurence Steinberg (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in America. Those Democrats focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/opinion/sunday/voting-age-school-shootings.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “What if Republicans Win the Midterms?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/sunday-review/what-if-republicans-win-the-midterms.html

 

USA TODAY
— Why weekends matter to your health – Tricia Gilling (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) take Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and other days off, b) take vacations, and c) belittle/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn the fact that I have sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email every morning since 2004 and every evening since 2015.)
https://www.postcrescent.com/story/life/2018/03/04/why-weekends-matter-your-health/377172002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rest. Sleep is when your mind and body reorient themselves for the day to come. The right amount of good quality sleep helps properly regulate hormone levels related to stress, muscle recovery, and mood. Similarly, quiet periods of rest and thought are proven to be the most fertile times for creativity and problem-solving. Pushing ourselves to be productive every waking moment can be counterproductive. Make time to let your mind wander, and you may stumble upon a great new idea, artistic project, or good friend. Long-term rest and recovery refer to a seasonal training program that builds in days or weeks of time away from strenuous exercise. I recommend these longer breaks, called vacations or retreats because you will benefit from more sleep, more varied pursuits and the freedom to explore new interests.)

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— More Early Voting Sites Opening for Illinois’ Primary Additional voting sites are opening across Illinois for people who want to cast an early ballot for the March 20 primary. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-03-04/more-early-voting-sites-opening-for-illinois-primary

 

CHARLESTON GAZETTE MAIL
— White male privilege explains gun violence – Norma Winter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, White males are blamed for all problems, and especially White males who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, politicians pander to 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/gazette_opinion/op_ed_commentaries/norma-winter-white-male-privilege-explains-gun-violence/article_7df1fba8-2ab1-56a1-b128-72241c9c57f8.html

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Leader of gay GOP group still believes Trump is ‘pro-LGBT’ president – Carlos Santoscoy
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/91981396

 

KELLER WILLIAMS
— FOR SALE: 824 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $478,000
https://angiecoleman.kw.com/property/il/wheaton/60189/wheaton/824-golf-lane/5a9aee66a198341f264e7e2c/

March 3 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Democrats take aim at gun control, school safety, each other in ABC 7 debate – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-take-aim-at-gun-control-school-safety-each-other-in-abc-7-debate/3166346/

 

NBC5
— Democrat Gubernatorial Candidates Sharpen Attacks During Final Debate Biss and Kennedy still looking to overtake Pritzker – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/democratic-gubernatorial-candidates-heat-up-before-final-debate-475699593.html
— Legislative Leaders Say They Won’t Join Madigan in Releasing List of Misconduct Allegations Senate Democrats say they will not be releasing a list of harassment or retaliation complaints anytime soon – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Who wants complaints to be filed and made public? My Democrat superiors in the federal government talked and acted like they wanted me to complain about political affiliation discrimination, about reverse discrimination, about age discrimination, and about retaliation. They used my complaints to hint/imply/argue/shout at their young Democrat minority and female employees that they were doing everything that they could to get rid of their non-veteran White male employees who they had not promoted to 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.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Top-Senate-Leaders-Wont-Join-Madigan-in-Releasing-Harassment-List-475695663.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Election-year politics getting in your hair? Some answers to straighten things out – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-illinois-elections-kass-0304-story.html
— Democratic debate: Kennedy wouldn’t want daughters interning in Springfield, cites sexual harassment culture – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-kennedy-biss-democratic-governor-debate-20180302-story.html
— 50 years after landmark report on riots, Kerner Commission’s last survivor still worries about racism – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are a racist? Ever-increasingly, members of Group A hint/imply/argue/shout that members of Group B are racists and even worse things. 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 longer than their ancestors and Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-kerner-commission-fred-harris-mary-schmich20180302-story.html
— Local politicians Khouri, Zito have sights set on state office in 49th District GOP primary – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-49th-district-primary-st-0304-20180302-story.html
— Police arrest Plainfield teen suspected of killing his parents at Central Michigan University – Matthew Walberg, Angie Leventis Lourgos and John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-james-eric-davis-central-michigan-shooting-20180302-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Libertyville village administrator hired in 2016 on paid leave – Mick Zawislak (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors and their supporters have had me on paid leave since 1997 when I was 49 years old. So far, my Democrat GAO superiors and their supporters have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,058,890 ($4,322 X 245 months) in today’s dollars to stay home and to not come to work. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors’ strongest supporters. They include past and present U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180302/libertyville-village-administrator-hired-in-2016-on-paid-leave
— Candidate in 59th GOP primary drops opponent from suit over mailers – Steve Zalusky
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180302/candidate-in-59th-gop-primary-drops-opponent-from-suit-over-mailers
— Court affirms Geneva Ethics Commission’s rejection of complaint against mayor – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180302/court-affirms-geneva-ethics-commissions-rejection-of-complaint-against-mayor

 

WBEZ
— U.S. Becoming More Segregated, Says Author Of Landmark Report On Race – Max Green (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/us-becoming-more-segregated-says-author-of-landmark-report-on-race/78e2588d-5c0b-4d17-b60d-246fbb2d43f3

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats trade familiar jabs in Illinois governor debate – AP (DIERSEN: What jabs are most frequently thrown at you? For me, it is that I am “too conservative,” that is, that I support too many planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Most commonly, those who throw jabs at me reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things. Most commonly, they disapprove of, if not hate, one or more of my demographics, most commonly, my age (I am 69 years old), my religion (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), my nation origin (100% German), my having been a union member, my having been a federal employee, and my being a federal retiree.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180302/democrats-trade-familiar-jabs-in-illinois-governor-debate

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Back, forth until Election Day – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-back-forth-until-election-day/article_3de1d69f-4dc9-51af-a541-410ff786eeb6.html

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Ives appeals to pro-life voters at Galesburg meet-and-greet – Rebecca Susmarski
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180302/ives-appeals-to-pro-life-voters-at-galesburg-meet-and-greet

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Endorsement in GOP gubernatorial primary – Rauner
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/03/01/our-view-endorsement-in-gop-gubernatorial-primary-rauner/ay1i8sq/

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Local higher ed leaders pick apart pension reform ideas – JARAD JARMON
http://jg-tc.com/news/local/local-higher-ed-leaders-pick-apart-pension-reform-ideas/article_9bb0e39e-e7d2-52c5-a3a3-4d815f6458ef.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— OUR ENDORSEMENT: Republicans should stay with Rauner
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/01/our-endorsement-republicans-should-stay-with-rauner/ayhd206/

 

WAND
— GOP & Dems craft bipartisan gun bill – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37635899/gop-dems-craft-bipartisan-gun-bill

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Forensic accountant named to tally Vegas shooter’s assets – AP (DIERSEN: I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997 when I was 48 years old. Previously, I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/forensic-accountant-named-to-tally-vegas-shooters-assets/1001375004

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Who Wants To Arm Teachers? Republican Men – DOMENICO MONTANARO
http://nprillinois.org/post/who-wants-arm-teachers-republican-men#stream/0

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Proposition to Dissolve DuPage Election Commission on March Ballot
https://www.nctv17.com/news/proposition-to-dissolve-dupage-election-commission-on-march-ballot/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Judge: Pensioners fired from adjunct faculty posts not protected by age discrimination law, pensions clause – Jonathan Bilyk (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination, a) because they believe in it, c) because they are shielded from it because they are rich, LGBTQ, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or their ancestors have not been in America for a long time, or c) because they want to save themselves from age discrimination by currying favor with those who promote age discrimination. They all completely agree that if you are/were a non-veteran White male federal employee, you are lazy, stupid, a disgusting failed loser, and even worse things if you did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 and I never made GS-14 or beyond.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511354722-judge-pensioners-fired-from-adjunct-faculty-posts-not-protected-by-age-discrimination-law-pensions-clause

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Recreational marijuana use on ballot in Cook County amid several Republican battles for state House seats – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511353958-recreational-marijuana-use-on-ballot-in-cook-county-amid-several-republican-battles-for-state-house-seats

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Mendrick basing sheriff’s bid on leadership, expertise and experience – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511353694-mendrick-basing-sheriff-s-bid-on-leadership-expertise-and-experience

 

BLAZE
— Tucker Carlson says Obama would have been impeached if he said what Trump said – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/02/tucker-carlson-accuses-trump-of-betraying-his-base-heres-why

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: China Presses Its Internet Censorship Efforts Across the Globe – Paul Mozur (DIERSEN: Of course, since 2000, my critics/opponents have worked extremely hard to stop me a) from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. So far, they have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/technology/china-technology-censorship-borders-expansion.html
— When Growing Old Is a Blessing – Jessica Bruder (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination, a) because they believe in it, c) because they are shielded from it because they are rich, LGBTQ, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or their ancestors have not been in America for a long time, or c) because they want to save themselves from age discrimination by currying favor with those who promote age discrimination. They all completely agree that if you are/were a non-veteran White male federal employee, you are lazy, stupid, a disgusting failed loser, and even worse things if you did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 and I never made GS-14 or beyond.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/books/review/john-leland-happiness-is-a-choice-you-make.html
— Why Driving Fewer Miles May Not Lead to Lower Auto Premiums – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Because I drive my 1972 Corvette, 1996 Thunderbird LX, 2005 Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Mustang very few miles, I would be more than happy to pay $1 a mile for car insurance.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/your-money/driving-fewer-miles-may-not-lower-auto-premiums.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Separate and Unequal’ Review: ‘Two Societies, One Black, One White’ A 1968 report on urban riots is a case study in the futility of leadership by blue-ribbon panel. – Edward Kosner (DIERSEN: Since the Civil War, Democrats have always blamed Republicans for the problems that Blacks have.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/separate-and-unequal-review-two-societies-one-black-one-white-1520030079
— To Be Successful, Make Your Own Luck – Janice Kaplan and Barnaby Marsh (DIERSEN: What did you do to make your own luck? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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://www.wsj.com/articles/to-be-successful-make-your-own-luck-1519921269
— Check Your Withholding Math or Risk a Painful Tax Shock Many taxpayers have bigger paychecks now, but other changes from the overhaul will affect what they actually owe – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/check-your-withholding-math-or-face-an-unhappy-tax-surprise-1519986601
— Tone-Deaf: How Facebook Misread America’s Mood on Russia Social-media giant played down allegations Russia exploited its platform, deepening perceptions it is oblivious to public concern about its social impact – Deepa Seetharaman, Robert McMillan and Georgia Wells (DIERSEN: In 2016, the Russians had great success in cranking out votes for Clinton in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Cook County, in Chicago, and in Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tone-deaf-how-facebook-misread-americas-mood-on-russia-1520006034

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Anthony Scaramucci is barred from visiting the White House – David Choi (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want to ban me from the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes work harder against me than they work against any Democrat. I should write a book about the many adverse actions that they have taken against me in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.)
https://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/How-Anthony-Scaramucci-rose-to-the-top-of-Wall-11728719.php

 

WPXI
— – Lehigh University’s board of trustees will not revoke President Donald Trump’s honorary degree after nearly two-thirds of the school’s faculty voted to do so. – AP (DIERSEN: Who wants to revoke your degree(s)? Members of the following groups want to revoke my four degrees: 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wpxi.com/news/pennsylvania/university-overrules-staff-vote-to-revoke-trumps-degree/709934555

 

FORBES
— The ‘Big Dogs’ of Illinois Municipal Government: 2017 Edition – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/03/03/the-big-dogs-of-illinois-municipal-government-2017-edition/#68136ce34221

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— Teens Will Keep Leaving Facebook The social network is losing teen users at an alarming rate. – Leo Sun (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/02/26/a-foolish-take-the-kids-will-keep-leaving-facebook.aspx

 

FEDERAL SOUP
— Lawmakers want OPM, agencies to improve hiring process (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://federalsoup.com/articles/2018/03/01/lawmakers-want-opm-agencies-to-improve-hiring-process.aspx

 

GUARDIAN
— Dreamers must be protected – as Indigenous Peoples were not – Betty Lyons (DIERSEN: Were your ancestors “indigenous peoples?” Ever-increasing, to promote illegals, anti-Trumps shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their vicious discrimination against minorities and against females, b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, and c) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/03/dreamers-daca-indigenous-peoples-americas

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Pelosi, HRC on opposite sides over re-election of anti-LGBT Democrat Lipinski – Chris Johnson
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/03/02/pelosi-hrc-odds-re-election-anti-lgbt-democrat/