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July 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State leaders speak on budget, medical cannabis at Elmwood Park town hall – Rachel K. Hindery
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/news/ct-elm-elmwood-park-town-hall-tl-0726-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump tariffs add costs for Chicago manufacturers.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180727/ISSUE01/180729959/trump-tariffs-add-costs-for-chicago-manufacturers

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— New law seeks to protect missing veterans ‘High risk’ missing veteran law starts in 2019 – Mark Maxwell
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/new-law-seeks-to-protect-missing-veterans/1333113384

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Why is no one from downstate on Illinois Commerce Commission? – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180729/word-on-street-why-is-no-one-from-downstate-on-illinois-commerce-commission

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Education is a critical opportunity – Adam Kinzinger (DIERSEN: How has education helped you? If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970, a) Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, b) Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, and c) IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate business courses at Loyola, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had not earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and if I had not been taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and if I had not become a likened CPA in 1981, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. I had not started taking graduate finance courses at IIT in 1992 and earned a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors might have succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” earlier than they did.)
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20180729/my-view-education-is-critical-opportunity

 

DAILY NORTH SHORE
— Remembering John McGovern – Sherry Thomas
https://jwcdaily.com/2018/07/29/remembering-john-mcgovern/

 

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use “Immigrant Children and Teens” to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-chicago-children-teens-immigration-shelters-heartland

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— SPLITTING GRANITE TRUMP VISIT DIVIDES GRANITE CITY BY PARTY AND BY COFFEE SHOP – TED COX
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/7/27/granite-city-divide

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Lawsuit Against State of Illinois’ Unconstitutional Ban on Counseling for Minors – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/lawsuit-against-state-of-illinois-unconstitutional-ban-on-counseling-for-minors/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Communicator in chief: Trump manages relations with the media on his terms President has made himself available to journalists more often than his predecessors in first 18 months – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/29/donald-trump-g-sulzberger-escalate-news-media-batt/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Republican Party: Not Much of a Horse But the Only One in the Corral – Jared Peterson (DIERSEN: Far too many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants who claim to be Republican a) reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform and b) focus on getting rid of voters, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that support those planks.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/the_republican_party_not_much_of_a_horse_but_the_only_one_in_the_corral.html

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— LGBTQ protests Chick-fil-A’s 1st opening in Canada – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/business/2018/07/29/lgbtq-protests-chick-fil-as-1st-opening-in-canada

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— 14 ILLEGALS FOUND IN BOXES MARKED ‘FRAGILE’ Truck driver arrested in Texas – AP
https://www.wnd.com/2018/07/14-illegals-found-in-boxes-marked-fragile/

 

THE HILL
— Celebrities dive into midterms, hoping to thwart Trump – JUDY KURTZ
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/399254-celebrities-dive-into-midterms-hoping-to-thwart-trump

 

POLITICO
— Inside Democrats’ strategy to defeat Kavanaugh Schumer is pushing red-state Democrats to stay neutral for as long as possible and raising pressure on moderate Republicans. – BURGESS EVERETT and ELANA SCHOR
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/30/kavanaugh-schumer-democrats-strategy-supreme-court-745409

 

NBC NEWS
— Top Koch leaders vent frustration with GOP in the Trump era “The divisiveness of this White House is causing long-term damage,” Brian Hooks, co-chair of the Seminar Network, said. – Leigh Ann Caldwell (DIERSEN: Top Koch leaders should acknowledge the many planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/top-koch-leaders-vent-frustration-gop-trump-era-n895541

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/29/opinion/pot-decriminalization-jersey-city.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Would a Democratic majority actually fix Congress? – John Lawrence (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2018/07/30/would-a-democratic-majority-actually-fix-congress/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Employers Eager to Hire Try a New Policy: ‘No Experience Necessary’ Inexperienced job applicants face better odds in the labor market as more companies drop work-history and degree requirements – Kelsey Gee (DIERSEN: What work experience, education, and professional certifications do you have? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates dismissed, belittled, badmouthed, demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) the work experience that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, b) what I had learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) what I had learned taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul since 1976, and d) what I had learned to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/employers-eager-to-hire-try-a-new-policy-no-experience-necessary-1532862000

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2018/07/25/trumps-zero-tolerance-policy-threatens-mid-term-elections/826336002
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/29/trump-tax-law-gimmicks-evade-state-local-tax-cap-editorials-debates/827495002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/29/new-jersey-irs-plans-have-no-basis-law-editorials-debates/37190521/
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Seasonal hires are becoming permanent – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: I was a seasonal hire who became permanent. The Post Office hired me in November of 1966 for the Christmas rush.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/07/30/summer-jobs-turn-permanent-bosses-struggle-find-good-workers/843255002/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote the Fourth Estate.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2018/07/analysis_attacking_fourth_estate_plays_to_gop_base

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Koch group sides with anti-Trumps.
https://www.myajc.com/news/koch-group-condemns-divisiveness-and-lack-leadership-washington/FODBFcUgBZL3LEbd0sUWbK/

 

VOX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites are overjoyed about the demise of Whites. What do you say to Whites who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites to curry favor with anti-Whites? What do you say to males who demonize, denigrate, and condemn males to curry favor with anti-males? What do you say to older people who demonize, denigrate, and condemn older people to curry favor with those who are anti-older people? What do you say to rich people who demonize, denigrate, and condemn rich people to curry favor with those who are anti-rich people? What do you say to German Americans who demonize, denigrate, and condemn German Americans to curry favor with anti-German Americans? What do you say to those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time to curry favor with those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? What do you say to those who falsely claim to be Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, and/or Republican who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, and/or Republican to curry favor with those who are anti-those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, and/or Republican?)
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/30/17505406/trump-obama-race-politics-immigration

 

GOVERNING
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps pressure colleges, cities and pension funds to cut ICE ties.
http://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/gov-ice-detention-centers-rauner-vermont-college-california-pension.html

 

VAUGHN LAW FIRM
— Constraining the Political Beliefs of Federal Government Employees (DIERSEN: Did any of your employers punish you for your political beliefs? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://thevaughnlawfirm.com/constraining-the-political-beliefs-of-federal-government-employees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If a federal government employee is fired and/or discriminated against because of their political beliefs, the action would arguably be in contradiction to the United States Constitution, particularly due to the fact that it would potentially violate free speech rights as well as the right to due process. Discrimination that is based on an employee’s political beliefs occurs when an employer makes job decisions regarding that employee because of their political beliefs, civic activities, or party affiliation. For instance, if an employer demotes anyone who refuses to vote for a certain political party or does not hire someone as a result of their stance on a particular issue, then that employer is likely engaged in political discrimination. While there are no specific laws that prohibit discrimination based on political views, federal government employees have constitutional protections that prohibit the abuse of government power. The First Amendment guarantees the right to free speech, and thus, it can protect an employee’s political views, but it is important to note that this protection is for government employees rather than those that work for private employers. Even if there is not a valid reason to raise a free speech argument, it is possible that political discrimination may be illegal on other grounds. For example, depending on the facts and circumstances of your case, the political discrimination might be considered illegal religious or race-based discrimination. An experienced and knowledgeable Federal Employment Law Attorney can review your case and determine whether you have a viable discrimination claim.)

 

FORBES
— How To Create An Inclusive Environment For LGBTQ Employees – Janice Gassam (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, unless you promote LGBTQ activity, employers a) will not hire you, b) will not retain you, c) will not promote you, and d) will get rid of you.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2018/07/29/how-to-create-an-inclusive-environment-for-lgbtq-employees/
— FROM THE ARTICLE: BEYOND TRAGIC: Data from Pew Research shows that fewer than half of American kids live in a “traditional” family, and one in six kids lives in a blended family. (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who work against the traditional family, that is, they promote LGBTQ activity, but then hint/imply/argue/shout that I had an unfair advantage because I was raised in a traditional family?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/soniathompson/2018/07/29/treating-your-customers-the-same-is-bad-for-business-do-this-instead/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Forbes promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/debtfreeguys/2018/07/29/how-the-busy-budgeter-can-help-gays-with-kids/
— When It Comes To Free Textbooks… Who Pays? – Josh Moody (DIERSEN: Did you spent lots of money on textbooks? I spent lots of my money on textbooks earning a) master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, b) Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, c) master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) CPA in 1979, e) MBA from Loyola in 1976, and f) bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshmoody/2018/07/29/when-it-comes-to-free-textbooks-who-pays/#34f37ac32318

 

ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Apple encourages children to engage in LGBT activity.
https://www.advocate.com/people/2018/7/29/tim-cook-lgbt-youth-you-are-gift-world

 

GAY TIMES
— A pro-LGBTQ Catholic church say they were “shut out” of a conference attended by the Pope – Matt Moore
https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/news/111436/a-pro-lgbtq-catholic-church-say-they-were-shut-out-of-a-conference-attended-by-the-pope/

 

GAY STAR NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBT advocates crow about their success in getting Singapore children to engage in LGBT activity.
https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/singapore-students-hit-out-at-school-for-disinviting-lgbt-speaker/

 

ON TOP MAGAZINE
— Human Rights Campaign Hopes To Turn Out 10 Million LGBT Voters In November – CARLOS SANTOSCOY (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBT activity do everting that they can to defeat Republican candidates. What do you say to Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who pander to those who promote LGBT activity? These “Republicans” do everything that they can to get rid of those like me who support the traditional family plank in the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/45006/HRC_Hopes_To_Turn_Out_10_Million_LGBT_Voters_In_November

 

LGBTQ NATION
— Trump has declared war on LGBTQ rights. Here’s everything he’s done so far. – John Gallagher
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/07/trump-declared-war-lgbtq-rights-heres-everything-hes-done-far/

 

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— Newly Elected Fortune 500 CEO is a Milestone in LGBTQ+ History – Victor M Rocha
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/newly-elected-fortune-500-ceo-milestone-lgbtq-history

 

DAILY NAIL
— Trump charges illegals who cross the border with their kids are ‘just using children for their own sinister purposes’ – EMILY GOODIN
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6004391/Trump-charges-illegals-cross-border-kids-using-sinister-purposes.html
— Accused Kremlin agent who tried to infiltrate the NRA was funded by Russian billionaire – GEOFF EARLE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens who have successfully infiltrated the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc. All of the aforesaid have focused on getting rid of me.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5984145/Accused-Kremlin-agent-tried-infiltrate-NRA-funded-Russian-billionaire.html

July 29 Evening Edition

NBC NEWS
— GOP volunteers hit streets to save House from ‘Blue Wave’ “You didn’t even see Republican signs because it was assumed that everyone was voting Republican,” a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, said. – Shaquille Brewster (DIERSEN: Includes 3-minute video.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-volunteers-hit-streets-save-house-blue-wave-n895546
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Glen Ellyn, Ill. — Thousands of Republican volunteers were deployed this weekend in a “Super Saturday” push to protect their House majority — knocking on doors, handing out flyers, and calling voters. The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a super PAC backed by House Speaker Paul Ryan, has been aggressive on television airwaves, but Saturday showcased their national field operation, making around 400,000 contacts with voters. . .NBC News followed a field team in Glen Ellyn, west of Chicago, Saturday afternoon. “We’re targeting local issues in local communities, it’s different in each congressional district,” Alexander said when asked about the message to voters. “Here in Illinois we’re talking about the Great Lakes, whereas in Washington we’re talking about Salmon hatcheries, and in Florida we’re talking about the Everglades.” CLF’s push is a sign of how seriously outside groups on both sides are taking the 2018 midterm battle. Volunteers in Illinois wore shirts with the words “Call. Knock. Win. Repeat!” on the back on Saturday. Buoyed by an energized democratic base, Democrats believe they are well positioned to flip the 23 legislative seats they need in order to snatch back control of the House. One of their top targets is Illinois sixth congressional district, home to Republican Rep. Peter Roskam. Roskam has been reelected by near 20-point margins in the past, but represents a suburban Chicago district that Hillary Clinton won by seven points. It’s a top target for national and state Democrats and CFL knows this, building a field office in a low-profile office building deep in the district. The room mirrors a typical campaign office, filled with GOP-themed posters, flyers advocating for the congressman, and a whiteboard listing weekly contact goals. Their aim: to keep Roskam’s Democratic challenger Sean Casten at a distance. “GDP! Good grief, it’s just amazing,” Susan Dahlstedt said to a group of CLF volunteers that knocked on her door in Wheaton, Illinois, referring to gross domestic product and strong economic numbers overall. The strong Trump supporter who suggested to the young group “he can keep his mouth shut sometimes” said she fears a democratic majority voting to impeach the president. “We’ve got to keep the house, it’s really essential,” Dahlstedt said soberly, promising to vote in November. A few blocks over, Michael Vassola saw the same volunteers walk past his house. It’s a Republican effort he says he’s never seen before in his neighborhood. “This is very much a staunchly Republican place,” he said. “You didn’t even see Republican signs because it was assumed that everyone was voting Republican.” But Vassola added: “I’ve lived in this neighborhood for a while and I’m seeing more and more Sean Casten signs — including in the one in front of my house.”)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Times publisher asks Trump to reconsider anti-media rhetoric – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/times-publisher-asks-trump-to-reconsider-anti-media-rhetoric

ABC7

— Russians still trying to interfere in U.S. elections every ‘way they can’: GOP senator – QUINN SCANLAN (DIERSEN: If the Russians wanted to weaken/harm America, the Russians would help elect Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens.)
https://abc7chicago.com/russians-still-trying-to-interfere-in-us-elections-every-way-they-can-gop-senator/3843474/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Manafort trial to focus on lavish lifestyle, not collusion with Russia – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-manafort-trial-lavish-lifestyle-20180729-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Michigan Democrats hope pot measure brings out youth vote – AP (DIERSEN: To encourage a person to smoke pot is to harm that person. To encourage a younger person to smoke pot is to destroy that person.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/michigan-democrats-hope-pot-measure-brings-youth-vote/
— Tariff-stung Illinois farmers feel pain but keep the faith: ‘It is hurting us’ – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/tariff-illinois-farmers-free-trade-president-donald-trump/
— Trump, NYT publisher meet to discuss anti-media rhetoric – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-nyt-publisher-meet-anti-media-rhetoric/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rising backlash as US firms seek Trump’s steel tariff waiver – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180729/business/307299992/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Roskam versus Casten: Divided on gun rights in first televised debate One candidate calls for a ban, the other cites the Constitution – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/07/27/roskam-versus-casten-divided-on-gun-rights-in-first-televised-debate/a1okejy/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump And New York Times Publisher Clash Over Their Private Meeting – GABRIELA SALDIVIA
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-and-new-york-times-publisher-clash-over-their-private-meeting#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Hey Sean Casten, a fetus is not a gall bladder – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2018/07/hey-sean-casten-a-fetus-is-not-a-gall-bladder/

 

U.S. SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
— July 31, 2018 Hearing: The Honorable Kyle McCarter OF ILLINOIS, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-073118

 

DAILY CALLER
— THERAPISTS SEEING PATIENTS WITH TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME – Kyle Perisic
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/29/trump-derangement-syndrome-therapy/

 

BREITBART
— He’s Still Here: John Kelly Remains After a Year in the White House – Charlie Spiering (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I am shocked that despite the tremendous efforts by my critics/opponents to get rid of me, I have survived 19 years as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and 18 years as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor and that I did survive 7 years as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman, 8 years as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, 6 years as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, 4 years as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, 3 years as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, almost 18 years as a GAO employee, almost 9 years as an IRS employee, and almost 3 years as a Post Office employee. According to my critics/opponents, I cause all my own problems.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/29/hes-still-here-john-kelly-remains-after-a-year-in-the-white-house/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC’s New Anti-NRA Attack Line: They’re Infiltrated By the Russians! – Nicholas Fondacaro (DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) is infiltrated at all levels by people who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the IRP. They focus on getting rid of those like me who support all the planks in the IRP platform.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2018/07/29/nbcs-new-anti-nra-attack-line-theyre-infiltrated-russians

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Unsustainable: The Government Pension Pickle that Several States are Facing – James Murphy
https://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/sectors/item/29657-unsustainable-the-government-pension-pickle-that-several-states-are-facing

 

THE HILL
— Supreme Court fight becomes battle for Kavanaugh’s papers – JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: What is in your “paper trail” and how big is it? My paper trail includes a) all the audits that my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me 1980-1997, b) all the documents related to my serving on Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants 1983-1996, c) all the cases that I my Democrat IRS Special Procedures Staff superiors assigned me 1976-1980, d) all the documents related to my serving as IRS’s Chicago District “Centiphone Manager” during 1973 and 1974, and e) all the tax delinquency accounts that my Democrat IRS superiors assigned me 1971-1976. My paper trail includes all the documents related to all the lawsuits, grievances, and complaints that I filed or was a party to. My paper trail includes all the documents related to my earning a professional license, six professional certifications, three master’s degrees, and a bachelor’s degree. My paper trail includes all documents related to my serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee member in 2008, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. My paper trail includes Money Magazine’s 4-page article on me in its February 1978 edition.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/399287-supreme-court-fight-becomes-battle-for-kavanaughs-papers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump pick Brett Kavanaugh, a circuit judge since 2006 who previously worked for President George W. Bush’s administration and Kenneth Starr’s independent counsel investigation into former President Clinton, has a voluminous paper trail that lawmakers estimate tops a million pages. Democrats want to see as many of those papers as they can, while Republicans seeking to confirm Kavanaugh before the midterm elections favor a narrower scope.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— N.Y. Times publisher says he told Trump that attacks on media could lead to violence – Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-called-media-enemy-of-the-people-in-meeting-with-ny-times-publisher/2018/07/29/fec5adee-9330-11e8-810c-5fa705927d54_story.html

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1002 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $507,700
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448319_zpid/
— FOR SALE: 419 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $389,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/111935094_zpid/

July 29 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS
— Trump tweets he’d ‘shut down’ government if Democrats don’t fund US-Mexico wall – Christopher Carbone
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/29/trump-tweets-hed-shut-down-government-if-democrats-dont-fund-us-mexico-wall.html

 

CNN
— Trump threatens shutdown over wall, immigration – Eli Watkins
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/29/politics/donald-trump-shutdown-wall/index.html

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump: There are ‘consequences’ for illegal border crossing – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-consequences-illegal-border-crossing-56897214

 

USA TODAY
— President Donald Trump threatens to shut down government over border wall funding – Tom Vanden Brook
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/29/donald-trump-threatens-shutdown-over-wall-funding-before-midterms/858890002/

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP: ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE USING CHILDREN FOR ‘SINISTER PURPOSES’ – JASON MURDOCK
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-illegal-immigrants-are-using-children-sinister-purposes-1047046
— THERAPISTS COIN NEW TERM: TRUMP ANXIETY DISORDER – EMILY ZOGBI
https://www.newsweek.com/therapists-report-rise-anxiety-trump-was-elected-1046687
— TRUMP-SUPPORTING SOYBEAN FARMERS SAY THEY’LL GLADLY SUFFER ‘TO THE DEATH’ FOR HIS TRADE WAR – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-supporting-soybean-farmers-say-theyll-gladly-suffer-his-trade-war-death-1047071

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Citizens of Mexico and of other Spanish-speaking countries crow over their success in conquering America. Soon, if not already, it will be all but impossible for citizens of America to get an education, to get a job, to get elected, to etc. unless they a) speak, read, and write Spanish and b) serve as operatives or as dupes for Mexico and for other Spanish-speaking countries and their citizens. There are tremendous conflicts between the values of citizens of foreign countries and the values of Americans. Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. Democrats make it clear to illegals that Democrats use government to give preference to illegals, and especially to those who are minority, female, and/or younger. Democrats shout at foreign countries and at their citizens that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Constructively, Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats count on foreign countries and their citizens to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-speaking-spanish-challenge-st-0727-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Security measures have been strengthened this year for Lollapalooza in the wake of Las Vegas mass shooting – Tracy Swartz and Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-lollapalooza-security-0729-story.html
— In a foreign aid agency, Trump loyalists replace development experts – Robert O’Harrow Jr. (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mcc-trump-loyalists-appointed-20180728-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a statement to The Post, Menendez condemned the administration’s “practice of replacing seasoned professional and programmatic experts with patronage hires.” He said that “blind loyalty seemingly trumps qualifications, experience and career public servants.” “Congress gave MCC special hiring authority so that it could operate with efficiency and effectiveness, not so that it could become a dumping ground for unqualified partisan loyalists and lackeys,” Menendez wrote. A Republican Foreign Relations Committee aide speaking on the condition of anonymity offered a more upbeat assessment. “We were happy to work with our Democratic counterparts in resolving questions about hiring at MCC as we do regularly in exercising the committee’s oversight function,” the aide said. “Such oversight is important for all agencies under the committee’s jurisdiction, and we will continue working in a bipartisan manner moving forward.”)
— No longer lonely on the bench, Latino judges in Illinois form an association – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: From what I see, beyond outrageously, and beyond unacceptably, those in Illinois like me who are Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform are a minority and are very lonely. Should I form an “Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains Association” with a structure similar to the “Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association?” Membership would be open only to those Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois who have demonstrated that they help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the IRP platform and are NOT a) Democrat plants, b) Libertarian plants, c) green plants, or d) RINOs.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-latino-judges-20180726-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump: There are ‘consequences’ for illegal border crossing – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180729/trump-there-are-consequences-for-illegal-border-crossing
— Durbin talks impeachment at Sugar Grove forum: It’s not ‘viable politically’ – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180728/durbin-talks-impeachment-at-sugar-grove-forum-its-not-viable-politically
— Why so-called Reagan Republicans can’t be trusted – Michael Reagan
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180729/why-so-called-reagan-republicans-cant-be-trusted
— Pritzker wants reforms at tollway, is undecided on Rt. 53 extension – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180728/pritzker-wants-reforms-at-tollway-is-undecided-on-rt-53-extension

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— The end of the resume? Hiring is in the midst of a technological revolution – ALEXIA ELEJALDE-RUIZ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. 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://herald-review.com/business/technology/the-end-of-the-resume-hiring-is-in-the-midst/article_1f5cab6f-acad-5a9c-81f2-cf336bb0bbf1.html

 

SOUTHERN
— SIU School of Journalism a great place to start in media – Meera Komarraju (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me because I do not have as degree in journalism. In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. Much of what I did for GAO is similar to what journalists do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf(FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/column-meera-komarraju-siu-school-of-journalism-a-great-place/article_8906c7d7-44c9-59c7-b607-699c435cefcf.html

 

CITIZEN TRUTH
— CASH FOR VOTES OR MISTAKE? $300,000 CASH GIVEN AWAY AT ILLINOIS POLITICAL EVENT – Eshlin Vedan (DIERSEN: To get votes from poor people, from minorities, from females, from younger people, from veterans, recent immigrants, from non-German Americans, from non-Protestants, from etc., Democrats have always promised to use government to give them preference over non-poor people, over Whites, over men, over older people, over non-veterans, over those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, over German Americans, over Protestants, over etc.)
https://citizentruth.org/illinois-cash-giveaway-politics/

 

HOT AIR
— Maxine Waters Says She Is Sent By God To Stop Trump – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07/28/maxine-waters-says-sent-god-stop-trump/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Chick-fil-A Triggers Canada Liberals with Expansion Announcement – REBEKAH BAKER
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/chick-fil-a-triggers-canada-liberals-expansion-announcement/
— Dinesh D’Souza’s ‘Death of a Nation’ Is a Masterful Win for Conservatism – Randy DeSoto
https://www.westernjournal.com/dinesh-dsouzas-death-of-a-nation-masterful-win-conservatism/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHAT ON EARTH HAVE THE DEMOCRATS BECOME? Craige McMillan suggests MAVA for party, ‘Make America Venezuela Anyway’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/07/what-on-earth-have-the-democrats-become/

 

THE HILL
— Trump meets with New York Times publisher to discuss ‘fake news’ – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/399381-trump-meets-with-new-york-times-publisher-to-discuss-fake-news
— White House named Trump allies as political appointees at small agency – JACQUELINE THOMSEN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. 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.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/399371-white-house-named-trump-allies-as-political-appointees-at-small

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Koch Network Leaders Blast Trump White House As ‘Divisive’ The group also criticized his trade policies. – Kevin Robillard (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most divisive people in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They promote hatred of those like me a) who support 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 and b) who support the Milton Township resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/koch-network-leaders-blast-trump-white-house-as-divisive_us_5b5ce10ce4b0fd5c73cff1f7

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook Is Failing to Aid Inquiry Into ‘Fake News,’ British Lawmakers Say – David D. Kirkpatrick (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/28/world/europe/uk-facebook-fake-news.html
— See America’s New Ellis Island: A South Texas Bus Terminal – MANNY FERNANDEZ, MITCHELL FERMAN, ILANA PANICH-LINSMAN and SARAH ALMUKHTAR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify, praise, and encourage those a) who come to America illegally, b) who stay in America illegally, and c) who bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/07/27/us/immigration-mcallen-bus-terminal-texas.html
— What’s Good for Democracy Is Also Good for Democrats – Adam Bonica (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A use democracy to get rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/opinion/sunday/democracy-democrats-voters-disenfranchisment.html
— What Happened to the Country That Made Us Citizens? – Naureen Khan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at immigrants and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear to immigrants that immigrants must help Democrats get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/27/opinion/trump-denaturalization-citizenship-immigrants.html
— Israel Picks Identity Over Democracy. More Nations May Follow. – Max Fisher (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A make it clear that they want to take the right to vote away from members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/22/world/middleeast/israel-jewish-state-nationality-law.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says he called media ‘enemy of the people’ in meeting with N.Y. Times publisher – Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-called-media-enemy-of-the-people-in-meeting-with-ny-times-publisher/2018/07/29/fec5adee-9330-11e8-810c-5fa705927d54_story.html

 

MIAMI HERALD
— Hope for immigrants: U.S. is giving $10 million to help legal residents become citizens – DANIEL SHOER ROTH (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article215651120.html

 

BOULDER DAILY CAMERA
— Boulder prides itself on being welcoming to all. But its citizens of color tell a different story Civil rights complaints in Boulder County up sharply since 2012, rising faster than state as a whole – Shay Castle
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_32037773/boulder-prides-itself-being-welcoming-all-but-its

 

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The 7 things you must support if you want to redeem America’s soul.”
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2018/07/29/commentary-things-you/

 

YUCATAN TIMES
— Average daily wage for Mexicans in the U.S. is 62 USD, while in Mexico it’s only 16.72 USD (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? Even though my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being STUPID AND LAZY, I nevertheless was able to earn 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. Therefore, if I could do the aforesaid, ANYONE COULD DO THE AFORESAID.)
http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2018/07/average-daily-wage-for-mexicans-in-the-u-s-is-62-usd-while-in-mexico-its-only-16-72-usd/

 

NURSE
— New York To Pay Nurses $20 Million In Gender Bias Settlement – Chaunie Brusie (DIERSEN: BECAUSE OF EEOC, I became a federal employee. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, I accepted IRS’s job offer BECAUSE OLDSMOBILE WITHDREW A JOB OFFER THAT I HAD ACCEPTED SAYING THAT IT HAD JUST AGREED TO STOP HIRING WHITES TO SETTLE AN EEOC COMPLAINT.)
https://nurse.org/articles/new-york-city-pays-settlement-to-nurses-lawsuit/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now, however, New York City is paying out $20.6 million dollars thanks to a class-action lawsuit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that ultimately found that the pension plan was gender discriminatory towards male-oriented professions, leaving out nursing because it has traditionally been a female-majority led form of work. The EEOC determined that nursing requires a high threshold for physical requirements, with injury rates, illness and physical strain in general being one of the highest of any profession.)

 

HR DRIVE
— Should employers care about GPA anymore? – Riia O’Donnell (DIERSEN: Why weren’t your GPAs higher? One reason why my GPAs were not higher was that a) while I took graduate finance courses at IIT 1992-1997, I focused on my GAO job, b) while I took graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, I focused on my IRS and GAO jobs, c) while I took graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, I focused on my IRS job, and during 1972, I worked part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights, d) while I took undergraduate courses at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969, I worked as many hours as I could at the Park Forest Post Office, and e) while took classes at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966, I worked four evenings and Saturdays washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/should-employers-care-about-gpa-anymore/528430/

 

SALON
— Democratic moderates fear the “socialist left” will wreck the party: They want to keep that gig What’s behind all the concern-trolling over socialism? Too many Democrats don’t want to talk about core beliefs – ANDREW O’HEHIR
https://www.salon.com/2018/07/28/democratic-moderates-fear-the-socialist-left-will-wreck-the-party-they-want-to-keep-that-gig/

July 27 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican Rep. Roskam’s congressional re-election bid against Democrat Casten starts to heat up – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-roskam-casten-6th-district-campaign-overview-20180727-story.html#nt=oft06a-4li2
— Radio host Amy Jacobson on sheriff’s comments: ‘This is not a #metoo moment’ – Frank Abderholden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-curran-radio-remarks-followup-st-0728-story.html
— Ministers throw shade over which protest has more muscle: Dan Ryan shutdown or planned Lake Shore Drive march? – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-3-things-lake-shore-drive-march-20180725-story.html
— Americans trust two groups: Themselves and their celebrities – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-goldberg-faith-obama-hillary-ideology-true-believers-celebrities-oprah-0730-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats will try to reclaim downstate Madison County, which loves Trump – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/madison-county-president-donald-trump-democrats-bost-shimkus-davis-2018-election-rich-miller/
— AG Jeff Sessions loses bid to have Chicago’s sanctuary city lawsuit tossed out – Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jeff-sessions-loses-bid-throw-out-chicago-sanctuary-city-lawsuit/

 

DAILY HERALD
— In midst of pension crisis, many schools still spiking contracts – Dan McCaleb
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180727/in-midst-of-pension-crisis-many-schools-still-spiking-contracts

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam hits social issues hard in TV debate with Casten – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180727/BLOGS02/180729900/roskam-hits-social-issues-hard-in-tv-debate-with-casten

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/as-deadline-passes-children-remain-separated-from-parents-in-chicago-area/3835427/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Trump praises Illinois GOP congressmen in Granite City – AP
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2018-07-27/trump-praises-illinois-gop-congressmen-granite-city.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Roskam, Casten battle in 6th Congressional District debate in Chicago
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/07/27/roskam-casten-battle-in-6th-congressional-district-debate-in-chicago/aup1di7/

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— President Trump shows Illinois what actual leadership looks like – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14553

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives considering legislation mandating employers notify all public employees about rights in light of Janus decision – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511499925-ives-considering-legislation-mandating-employers-notify-all-public-employees-about-rights-in-light-of-janus-decision

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Kay joins coalition of Republican candidates, legislators – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511497571-kay-joins-coalition-of-republican-candidates-legislators

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Tollway reduces obstacles to meetings, moves board room -JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/illinois-tollway-reduces-obstacles-to-meetings-moves-board-room/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COOK COUNTY GOP SETTLES BYLAWS CONTROVERSY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/cook-county-gop-muddles-through-bylaws-controversy.html
— STATE REP. MORRISON INTRODUCES RESTORE ILLINOIS PAC CANDIDATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/state-rep-morrison-introduces-restore-illinois-pac-candidates.html
— THORNER: PRESIDENT’S POWER TO EVOKE SECURITY CLEARANCES IS CONSTITUTIONAL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/thorner-presidents-power-to-evoke-security-clearances-is-constitutional.html
— US GDP SKYROCKETS TO 4.1 IN SECOND QUARTER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/us-gdp-skyrockets-to-41-in-second-quarter.html
— STUDY: WOMEN LEAVING STEM DUE TO DEPRESSION, UNHAPPINESS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/study-women-leaving-stem-due-to-depression-unhappiness.html
— WITH US GDP UP, HOW’S ILLINOIS DOING?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/with-us-gdp-up-hows-illinois-doing.html
— COOK COUNTY BOARD PUSHES OUT OPEN PRIMARY REFERENDUM OPTION WITH LEFTIST ADVISORIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/cook-county-board-pushes-out-open-primary-referendum-option-with-leftist-advisories.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER: THURSDAY NIGHT’S ROSKAM VS CASTEN DEBATE AT THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/wheres-weyermuller-thursday-nights-roskam-vs-casten-debate-at-the-union-league-club.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Roskam vs. Casten debate coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/27/roskam-vs-casten-debate-coverage-roundup/
— Harold revives statewide grand jury idea
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/27/harold-revives-statewide-grand-jury-idea/
— Barickman urges optimism from gubernatorial candidates (DIERSEN: Sadly, ever-increasingly, the future looks bleak for individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Sadly, ever-increasingly, candidates in Illinois pander to those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/27/barickman-urges-optimism-from-gubernatorial-candidates/
— Rodney Davis and Mike Bost embrace President Trump and vice versa
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/27/rodney-davis-and-mike-bost-embrace-president-trump-and-vice-versa/
— Rauner & Trump: Run away! Run away!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/27/run-away-run-away-4/
— What are some jobs you would never do, regardless of the money? (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://capitolfax.com/2018/07/27/question-of-the-day-2713/

 

DAILY CALLER
— UNITED AIRLINES GIVES FREE FLIGHTS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS – Molly Prince (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, big companies talk and act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/27/united-airlines-free-flights-illegal-immigrants/

 

GOPUSA
— Question on citizenship in 2020 Census imperiled by legal challenge
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51189
— ICE Rounds Up Illegal Alien Fraudsters
http://www.gopusa.com/ice-rounds-up-illegal-alien-fraudsters/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You really can’t blame the welfare-grabbing, Section 8-collecting, drug-dealing, gun-toting illegal immigrants rounded up yesterday for being so eager to register to vote. After all, if only the Democrats could have illegally registered a few thousand more Third World criminals to vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016, all 25 of those bad hombres arrested yesterday would still be whistling that famous tune from “West Side Story”: “Everything free in America!”)

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— OUTRAGEOUS: Republicans Vote to Gut Enforcement, Increase Foreign Workers – MARK KRIKORIAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/immigration-dhs-appropriations-bill-bad-amendment/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS & EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— White House Defends Decision to Bar CNN Reporter From Event – AP
https://apnews.com/da0fca6bfc46433283f8ac5bb1573b93
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/white-house-defends-decision-to-bar-cnn-reporter-from-event/

 

CAR BUZZ
— Chevrolet Corvette And Volt Top The 2018 Made In America Auto Index List
https://carbuzz.com/news/chevrolet-corvette-and-volt-top-the-2018-made-in-america-auto-index-list

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 419 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $399,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/111935094_zpid/

July 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Tollway boss Liz Gorman alleges threats from board member Joseph Gomez – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biz-tollway-board-threats-20180726-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The usually sedate Illinois Tollway board’s monthly meeting erupted in controversy on Thursday, when the agency’s executive director accused a board member of threatening her. Board member Joseph Gomez, an appointee of Gov. Bruce Rauner and the senior vice president of Byline Bank, told the board that Tollway Executive Director Liz Gorman had refused to meet with him one-on-one before the meeting. Gorman told the board that she refused the meeting because of threats Gomez had made against her. “I feel uncomfortable and very threatened,” Gorman said. She said she had been willing to meet with Gomez with someone else present, but Gomez declined. The dispute between Gomez and Gorman comes at a time of increased scrutiny of Tollway operations. On Tuesday, members of the state Senate Transportation Committee questioned Tollway officials about contracts awarded to firms with political connections or ties to the agency. After Thursday’s meeting, Gorman told reporters the threats were “verbal” but declined to elaborate further, telling reporters they could request information under the Freedom of Information Act. Gomez denied Gorman’s charge and said he had not spoken to Gorman before Thursday morning. A former Republican Cook County commissioner, Gorman was named executive director in February. “I don’t know what she’s talking about,” Gomez told reporters after the meeting, noting that he had voted to approve her appointment.)
— Roskam, Casten clash over Trump, taxes, abortion in first televised debate of fierce suburban race for Congress – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-sean-casten-tv-debate-20180725-story.html
— Naperville man among 4 charged in Wheaton armed robbery in which car rolled over victim, police say – Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-wheaton-armed-robbery-arrests-st-0727-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–marijuana-going-public-in-canada-20180725-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supports, and especially to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump’s supporters who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–immigration-separating-families-20180727-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–immigration-separating-families-20180726-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Naperville police holding college safety, self-defense classes next week – Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-safety-defense-classes-st-0727-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: ‘Narcan in my purse’: Overdose antidote training expands to public as opioid epidemic continues – Rafael Guerrero (DIERSEN: Legal and illegal drug pushers are overjoyed.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-dupage-narcan-training-public-st-0726-story.html
— Voting information to be sent to Aurora residents who live in Will County
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-will-county-voting-st-0725-story.html
— Gov. Rauner, Mr. Pritzker, Illinois voters want to hear more from you – Editorial (DIERSEN: It would be great if Rauner would a) pledge to not take any actions against the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks and better yet, pledge to defend and advance the IRP platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-governor-rauner-pritzker-money-20180726-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Casten promoters promote Casten.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/max-temkin-peter-roskam-sean-casten-battle-congress-gamer-site-twitch/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam, Casten accuse each other of obscuring facts in 6th District debate – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180726/roskam-casten-accuse-each-other-of-obscuring-facts-in-6th-district-debate
— Mundelein joins agencies opposing Wisconsin’s controversial deal for a Foxconn plant – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180727/mundelein-joins-agencies-opposing-wisconsins-controversial-deal-for-a-foxconn-plant

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Roskam, Casten battle in 6th Congressional District debate in Chicago Hundreds pack Union League Club in Chicago to hear candidates face off on taxes, Trump, future of U.S. – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/07/26/roskam-casten-battle-in-6th-congressional-district-debate-in-chicago/ahqlgrm/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Central Illinoisans support Trump’s message in Granite City – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180726/central-illinoisans-support-trumps-message-in-granite-city
— Employment stats: Springfield area loses 1,400 jobs over one-year period
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180726/employment-stats-springfield-area-loses-1400-jobs-over-one-year-period
— LaHood foe claims GOP shenanigans in Petersburg – Phil Luciano
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180726/luciano-lahood-foe-claims-gop-shenanigans-in-petersburg

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— ‘They fight for you’: Trump praises Davis, other Illinois GOP congressmen during Illinois visit – RYAN VOYLES (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Republican etc. should focus on fighting for the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/they-fight-for-you-trump-praises-davis-other-illinois-gop/article_c8c6c4ca-bbf5-54a4-92e9-810042e017c0.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— How did Gov. Rauner pick Peoria instead of a visit with Donald Trump? – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180726/how-did-gov-rauner-pick-peoria-instead-of-visit-with-donald-trump

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois is No. 6 in exports, which is why tariffs are bad for us – STANFORD L. LEVIN
https://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article215563330.html

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Chicagoist Helped Make the Media Landscape that Chance the Rapper Hates If he wants to stop the eagle-eye coverage of his every move, the rapper will need a better model than hyperlocal news aggregator. – KRIS VIRE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who continue to do everything that they can to destroy me because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/July-2018/Chicagoist-Helped-Make-the-Media-Landscape-that-Chance-the-Rapper-Hates/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Which Are You Willing To Give Up To Stay In IL: Your Job, Your Pension, Or Your Home? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who run Illinois work harder and harder and harder to drive those who share my demographics out of Illinois. What keeps you in Illinois? My ancestors have lived in northeast Illinois since the 1844. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1976, Chicago 1976-1978, and Wheaton since 1978. My wife and I have spent a lot of money on our home at 915 Cove Court. My brother continues to live in Crete in a home that my grandfather had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864. I earned my bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license (CPA) in Illinois. All of the jobs I held were in Illinois (Chicago Heights, Flossmoor, Park Forest, Belvidere, DeKalb, Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago). My wife’s brother lives in Naperville and her sister who has serious health problems lives in Wheaton. I have P.O.A. for health and property for my father’s sister who lives in an assisted living facility in Flossmoor. My mother’s sister lives in a nursing home in Beecher. I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Prosperity and safety are above average in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.)
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/which-are-you-willing-to-give-up-to-stay-in-il-your-job-your-pension-or-your-home

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO-AREA WATER DISTRICT OFFICIAL RESIGNS WITHOUT EXPLANATION, COLLECTS $95K SEVERANCE PACKAGE David St. Pierre is the latest Illinois government employee to receive a generous severance package, despite leaving under questionable circumstances. – Eddie Damstra (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I left the 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, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO, IRS, and the Post Office “under questionable circumstances.”)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-area-water-district-official-resigns-without-explanation-collects-95k-severance-package/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois gets increasingly more federal funds year after year, still deficit spends – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-gets-increasingly-more-federal-funds-year-after-year-still/article_130999ca-903c-11e8-a0c3-ab9b9a20194f.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Meghan McCain: ‘Republicans Are Not Welcome’ in NYC – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: I should write a book about anti-Trumps who work the hardest to make those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois feel unwelcome.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/sean-spicer-the-briefing-meghan-mccain-republicans/2018/07/26/id/874027/
— Conservative Republican Jordan to Run for House Speaker – Todd Beamon
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/jim-jordan-house-speaker/2018/07/26/id/873931/

 

FREEDOM CENTER
— Banned – David Horowitz
http://click1.email.blitzdigitalgroup.com/ViewMessage.do?m=yfkbcg&r=vykprgp&s=hnqdfjwcmhgrbbjsjmjfqjnqggpclqprcvf&q=1532660419&a=view
(FROM THE POSTING: Congressman Keith Ellison — a good friend of Jew hating, anti-white Louis Farrakhan — is demanding Amazon ban the Freedom Center from selling our books and pamphlets. Worse, he’s using the Southern Poverty Law Center’s so-called “hate list” to fuel this baseless attack. . .You and I both know that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is just a vehicle for the radical Left to bully conservatives into submission and suppress free speech. If they see you as an enemy of the Leftist agenda, they label you a hate group no matter what you actually stand for. And now, a member of Congress is acting as their middle man and demanding the largest digital outlet for book sales censor us. This is straight out of Saul Alinsky’s playbook, and we must act now.)

 

BREITBART
— Five Reasons Facebook’s Stock Plunged by Almost 20% in a Day – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/07/26/five-reasons-facebooks-stock-plunged-by-almost-20-in-a-day/
— Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Loses $17 Billion as Shares Plummet – Charlie Nash
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/07/26/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-loses-17-billion-as-shares-plummet/
— Facebook Shareholders Propose Ousting Chairman Mark Zuckerberg – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/07/26/facebook-shareholders-propose-firing-chairman-mark-zuckerberg/
— Establishment-backed GOP U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir falsely claimed in a fundraising letter that she drives a Ford, when, in reality, she drives a Toyota. – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/26/establishment-backed-vukmir-falsely-claims-drives-ford-campaign-trail-drives-toyota/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Another anti-Trump newspaper (New York Daily News) hurting – Peter Skurkiss
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/another_antitrump_newspaper_hurting.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Anti-Trump New York Times writer predicts easy Trump re-election in 2020 – Eddie Scarry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/anti-trump-new-york-times-writer-predicts-easy-trump-re-election-in-2020

 

THE HILL
— Meghan McCain: ‘Republicans are not welcome’ in New York City – JOE CONCHA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about anti-Trumps who work the hardest to make those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois feel unwelcome.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/399033-meghan-mccain-republicans-are-not-welcome-in-new-york-city

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump rips Twitter for ‘discriminatory’ ‘shadow banning’ practices “Shadow banning” is a vague term that refers to the idea that certain Twitter profiles have become more difficult for users to find and see. – Adam Edelman (DIERSEN: If you are a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriber and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS morning edition email does not show up in your inbox by noon and if my GOPUSA ILLINOIS evening edition email does not show up in your inbox by 10:00 PM, a) please view the emails at www.gopillinois.com and b) please phone me at 630-653-0462 ASAP.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-rips-twitter-discriminatory-shadow-banning-practices-n894771

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘I’m Not the Only Young Conservative’ – Dan Levin (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and/or NIU 1969-1970, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Loyola 1972-1976 and/or DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/us/young-conservatives-turning-point-usa.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About 700 teenage conservatives visited the nation’s capital this week for a four-day leadership conference organized by Turning Point USA, a group founded in 2012 to promote activism skills among high school and college students and help young conservatives network with leaders in the movement. Many of the biggest names in the Trump administration and conservative activist circles, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions (who echoed the crowd’s chants of “lock her up” during his speech to the conference on Tuesday), former White House spokesman Sean Spicer, Donald Trump Jr. and billionaire Mark Cuban, led sessions at the conference about battling liberal college bias, opposing big government, protecting the Second Amendment and promoting free markets. We sat down with a few attendees to hear what it’s like for them to be red in schools they say are overwhelmingly blue. The interviews have been edited for clarity and brevity.)
— Trump Officials Scoff at ‘Medicare for All’ Drive – Robert Pear (DIERSEN: Federal employees have paid Medicare taxes since 1983. I paid Medicare taxes 1983-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/us/politics/trump-medicare-democrats.html
— Explore the 2016 presidential election results in new detail with our interactive map. Pick a familiar spot or a childhood home to get started. (DIERSEN: This map shows that only 137 voted for Trump in my precinct while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/election-2016-voting-precinct-maps.html
— Microsoft Employees Question C.E.O. Over Company’s Contract With ICE – Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: What percent of Microsoft employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/technology/microsoft-ice-immigration.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise immigrants. Overwhelmingly, immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs glorify and praise immigrants. RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/26/trump-immigration-policies-would-block-my-grandfather-column/830255002/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Connecticut is drowning in debt. Should the rest of us have to pay? – Mitch Daniels
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/connecticut-is-drowning-in-debt-should-its-neighbors-have-to-pay/2018/07/23/eff14b6a-83be-11e8-8589-5bb6b89e3772_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Teen wins $25K settlement over Trump T-shirt suspension – Amanda Woods (DIERSEN: How severely would anti-Trumps punish you if you wore a Trump T-shirt?)
https://nypost.com/2018/07/26/high-school-student-wins-25k-settlement-over-trump-t-shirt-suspension/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— You’re a CEO—Stop Talking Like a Political Activist – Sam Walker (DIERSEN: More and more and more CEOs paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/youre-a-ceostop-talking-like-a-political-activist-1532683844
— U.S. Household Formation Spikes to Multi-Year Highs
https://blogs.wsj.com/dailyshot/2018/07/27/the-daily-shot-u-s-household-formation-spikes-to-multi-year-highs/
— Homeownership Keeps Climbing But the rate remains historically low – Josh Mitchell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/homeownership-keeps-climbing-1532625275
— The Market Isn’t Going to Save You From Saving Too Little Looking at the long run performance of markets probably overstates what you can expect to earn in the future – James Mackintosh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-market-isnt-going-to-save-you-from-saving-too-little-1532637107

 

SUPER CHEVY
— MARCH 9, 2018 FLASHBACK: Reading Your Corvette After a Long Storage – James Berry (DIERSEN: After not starting it since 2009, my 1972 Chevy Corvette, with only 5,081 miles on it, is at D & M Corvette in Downers Grove. My excuse for not starting the car and not driving it each summer is my spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. In addition, since 2005, I have had a 2005 Corvette to drive; since 2012, a 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max to drive; and since 2016, a 2016 Ford Mustang to drive. The carburetor is being rebuilt today. So far, D & M has replaced the car’s 5 tires with correct Firestone Wide Oval White Letter replica tires from Coker Tire, replaced all four calipers, replaced the master brake cylinder and fuel pump, fixed a fuel leak, fixed a passenger door latch problem, installed a new battery, changed the oil and filter, etc. D & M has not yet checked A/C and or taken it on a test drive. After investing all this money in the car, I am increasing its stated value insurance from $30,000 to $35,000. From now on, I will start and drive the car at least once each summer. The car is a Steel Cities Gray Coupe with the base 350 engine, automatic, power steering, A/C, black leather seats, AM/FM stereo radio, and heavy duty battery. The VIN is 1Z37K2S503860. I ordered the car in August of 1971 after my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago. I paid for the car with the $2,500 insurance settlement, $500 from my savings, and a $3,000 from a car loan. I took delivery on October 14, 1971. I paid the car loan off with money that I earned working for IRS full-time and working for Firestone Stores part-time. I stored the car in my mother’s garage in Crete 1971-1984 and in my attached, insulated, and heated garage in Wheaton since then, and since 1995, on a hydraulic lift. Money Magazine’s February 1978 “one person’s finances” article on me mentioned the car and included a picture of the car with me in it.)

http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/additional-tech/1802-reading-your-corvette-after-a-long-storage/

July 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump talks tariffs at reopened downstate steel plant
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-talks-tariffs-in-granite-city-illinois/3827133/
— Rauner skips Trump’s first presidential visit to Illinois – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-skips-trumps-first-presidential-visit-to-illinois/3829187/
— Yacht owned by DeVos family vandalized
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/yacht-owned-by-devos-family-vandalized/3828722/

 

NBC5
— Trump Hails Illinois Steel Mill as Economic Success Story – Jill Colvin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/trump-touts-trade-win-in-illinois-steel-town-as-others-lose-489209931.html

CBS2

— Twitter: It Doesn’t ‘Shadow Ban’ After Trump Tweet
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/26/twitter-it-doesnt-shadow-ban-after-trump-tweet/

— Lawmakers Question Possible Tollway Contract Conflicts
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/26/lawmakers-question-possible-tollway-contract-conflicts/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump hails Illinois steel mill as an economic success story – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/trump-touts-trade-win-in-illinois-steel-town

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In first Illinois trip, Trump touts Downstate steel mill, blasts trade policy – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/donald-trump-trade-policy-steel-granite-city-illinois/
— Trump laments decades of US trade policy at downstate steel plant – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/donald-trump-trade-policy-steel-granite-city-illinois/
— Rauner not formally invited to Trump event — but ‘couldn’t be there anyway’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/rauner-distance-president-trump-rockford-granite-city-peoria/
— Rauner’s schedule keeps his distance from Trump as president visits state – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/rauner-distance-president-trump-rockford-granite-city-peoria/
— Twitter finds itself a target of a Trump tweet – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/twitter-shadow-banning-donald-trump/
— Unions seek end to Trump executive orders on federal employee work rules – Mitch Dudek (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. Because GAO was not unionized, my Democrat GAO superiors were able to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, to give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals (especially in 1989), to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, to not promote me beyond GS-13, to get rid of my mentor in 1987, to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and to force me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/unions-seek-end-trump-executive-orders-on-federal-employee-work-rules/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On May 25, Trump signed the orders that included provisions that make it easier to fire federal employees; prohibit an employee’s ability to file a grievance over a poor performance rating; lessen the time union representatives will be able to act on a member’s behalf during work hours, and set time limits for labor negotiations. In addition, performance would become a more important factor than seniority when it comes to layoffs. . .Bob Reiter, head of the Chicago Federation of Labor, said the orders — especially limiting the interactions of union members during work hours — show the hypocrisy of the president. “You can’t say you’re for the American worker, it’s a complete joke. To use President Trump’s words: Sad,” Reiter said Wednesday at a news conference held at the CFL’s downtown office. National Treasury Employees Union attorney Michael J. McAuley said what many people may not know about the federal unions is that no one is forced to join and that federal unions don’t bargain over pay, retirement or health insurance benefits, which are all decided by Congress. Federal unions handle mostly working conditions and due process related issues. What the executive orders are really about, according to McAuley: “They want to take the unions and decrease their powers significantly so our membership is intimidated and afraid and finds us irrelevant so that when it comes time to go to the polls … we don’t have the ability to deliver our membership’s votes,” he said.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise a) those who come to America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, and c) those who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-immigration-stay-of-removal-20180724-story.html
— In search of workers, businesses turn to an underused labor pool: People with disabilities – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz and Hailey Mensik (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997 in its Chicago office, at one time or another, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise all of their disabled employees. All the employees who they assigned me to supervise were Democrat, minority, female, disabled, veteran, and/or employees who they wanted to get rid of. They made it clear to all my subordinates that they wanted to get rid of mehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-disability-employment-20180723-story.html
— It’s the spoiled children of America who are drawn to socialism – Cal Thomas (DIERSEN: Did your parents have lots of money and did they use that money to spoil you? My outstanding parents did not have lots of money and they did not spoil me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-thomas-socialism-spoiled-children-0727-20180726-story.html
— The glut of low-brow gubernatorial TV ads – David Greising
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-greising-rauner-pritzker-porcelain-prince-toilet-tv-ads-0727-story.html
— Trump touts ‘great victory’ at Downstate steel plant in first visit to Illinois since taking office – Monique Garcia

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-granite-city-20180726-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Opioid pushers are overjoyed that “Overdose antidote training expands to public as opioid epidemic continues.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-dupage-narcan-training-public-st-0726-story.html
— OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Plan to allow bets on ‘historical’ races at horse tracks moves ahead despite legal questions – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-historical-horse-racing-illinois-20180726-story.html
— ABUSED BY STUDENTS, FAILED BY ADULTS Chicago children sexually attacked by peers at school amid lax supervision – Gary Marx, Jennifer Smith Richards, David Jackson and Juan Perez Jr.
http://graphics.chicagotribune.com/chicago-public-schools-sexual-abuse/student-offenders/
— Betsy DeVos’ $40 million yacht untied from moorings and set adrift, causing damage – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-devos-yacht-20180726-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Tariffs, taxes and Trump questions converge at Rauner’s Itasca campaign stop – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180726/tariffs-taxes-and-trump-questions-converge-at-rauners-itasca-campaign-stop
— Tollway promises new transparency policies amid CEO/board member blowup – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180726/tollway-promises-new-transparency-policies-amid-ceoboard-member-blowup
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump touts trade win in Illinois steel town as others lose.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180726/trump-touts-trade-win-in-illinois-steel-town-as-others-lose

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s what Chicago’s higher minimum wage really did – ROBERT RIVKIN AND ROSA ESCARENO
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180726/ISSUE07/180729930/heres-what-chicagos-higher-minimum-wage-really-did
— One reason so few houses are on the market When they sell their homes, Chicagoans reap some of the smallest gains among sellers in the 20 largest U.S. cities, according to a new report. – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180726/CRED0701/180729928/one-reason-so-few-houses-are-on-the-market

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— ‘He saved the steel mill’: Trump visiting Granite City to promote ‘American industry’ – JOSEPH BUSTOS (DIERSEN: While I lived with my parents at 1286 Wood Street in Crete 1954-1972, steelworkers lived in two of the homes across the street.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article215367640.html

 

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Protesters To Rally Against Roskam Outside Debate More than 1,000 people are expected to protest Roskam outside the debate, organizers said. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/protesters-plan-rally-against-roskam-outside-debate

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Cook Political Report rates governor race as ‘Lean Democrat’ – Kasey Schefflin-Emrich
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511495968-cook-political-report-rates-governor-race-as-lean-democrat

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri commends turnout for GOP rally, reminds voters what is at stake – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511496412-khouri-commends-turnout-for-gop-rally-reminds-voters-what-is-at-stake

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois – Governor approves two versions of same law – Illinois Congressman request briefing from US Attorney General & DHS – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/illinois-governor-approves-two-versions-of-same-law-illinois-congressman-request-briefing-from-us-attorney-general-dhs/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner pushes petition against abolishing ICE
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/26/rauner-pushes-petition-against-abolishing-ice/
— Rauner skirts Trump questions in Peoria
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/26/rauner-skirts-trump-questions-in-peoria/
— Trump and Rauner visits: Things are a bit tense today, apparently
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/26/things-are-a-bit-tense-today-apparently/
— Tollway chairman Robert Schillerstrom forms new committee after Senate hearings
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/26/tollway-chairman-forms-new-committee-after-senate-hearings/

 

DAILY CALLER
— REPUBLICANS PUSH MASSIVE FOREIGN WORKER VISA EXPANSION IN DHS SPENDING BILL – Will Racke (DIERSEN: The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, 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. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/26/republicans-foreign-worker-visa-dhs-spending-bill/

 

CBS NEWS
— Trump to steelworkers: “If you don’t have steel, you don’t have a country”— live updates (DIERSEN: While I lived with my parents at 1286 Wood Street in Crete 1954-1972, steelworkers lived in two of the homes across the street.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-in-granite-city-illinois-steel-factory-live-stream-today-live-updates/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mueller Examining Trump’s Tweets in Wide-Ranging Obstruction Inquiry – Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails obstruct Republican victories in Illinois. They do not want the emails to include links to articles that defend/promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/us/politics/trump-tweets-mueller-obstruction.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump uses taxpayer-funded trip to campaign for GOP candidates.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-uses-taxpayer-funded-trip-to-campaign-for-gop-candidates/2018/07/26/5a1a2d3a-9121-11e8-9b0d-749fb254bc3d_story.html
— Facebook loses more than $100 billion in value — the biggest drop in Wall Street history — as privacy concerns finally take a toll – Craig Timberg and Elizabeth Dwoskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/07/26/how-years-privacy-controversies-finally-caught-up-with-facebook/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— A Lot of Governor Seats Are Up for Grabs in November — and Democrats Could Make Big Gains – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/07/brauner-most-conspicuous-of-governors-struggling-in-2018.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The man in most dire straits at present is Illinois Republican governor Bruce Rauner, whose second-quarter approval ratio is 27/60 — third-worst in the country, behind term-limited Republican Mary Fallin of Oklahoma and retiring Democrat Dan Malloy of Connecticut. Rauner’s popularity has not improved a whit since his very narrow March primary win over little-known conservative legislator Jeanne Ives. And his fabulous wealth won’t save him against his even more fabulously wealthy Democratic opponent, J.B. Pritzker (who outspent the incumbent by a $20.1 million to $7.8 million margin in the second quarter). Aside from his poor numbers (in both approval ratings and horse-race polls), Rauner must also deal with a minor-party conservative candidate sure to deny him some votes, particularly given his rare-for-a-Republican pro-choice stance.)

July 25 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Illinois Soybean Farmer Calls Trump’s $12 Billion Aid Plan A ‘Pacifier’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3905696-illinois-soybean-farmer-calls-trumps-12-billion-aid-plan-a-pacifier/

— IL Tollway Denies Giving Contracts To Political Connections – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/25/il-tollway-contracts/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump star on Hollywood Walk of Fame destroyed again
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-destroyed-again

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature will be added to a letter sent by the majority of the country’s Republican governors in support of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court nomination — despite the governor’s name being noticeably missing from the letter Wednesday morning. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-no-sign-letter-support-brett-kavanaugh-trump-supreme-court-nominee/
— Rauner one of four GOP govs who didn’t sign letter pushing Kavanaugh nomination – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-no-sign-letter-support-brett-kavanaugh-trump-supreme-court-nominee/
— Rauner cuts off money flow to Wilson after weekend cash handout flap – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-ends-money-flow-wilson-church-cash-handout-flap/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers crow about their success in pushing pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/new-jersey-gurbir-grewal-phil-murphy-steve-fulop-quietly-decriminalizes-weed-marijuana-cannabis-pot/
— European Union to buy ‘a lot of soybeans’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/trade-tariffs-european-union-united-states-donald-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “Conservatism is in danger if Trump’s cult takes over the GOP.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/conservatism-trump-cult-gop-republican-party-gop-democracy/
— How the Great Migration to Chicago became the Great Black Exodus – Alden Loury
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/great-black-exodus-migration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump buys off soybean farmers (we’ve got the transcript!) – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-farmers-trump-tariff-soybeans-20180725-story.html
— COD Prepares Non-Native English Speakers for Educational and Career Success
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-cod-prepares-non-native-english-speakers-for-2018-07-25-story.html
— College of DuPage Writing Students Help Battle Illiteracy, Hone Skills Through Literacy DuPage Partnership
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-college-of-dupage-writing-students-help-battl-2018-07-25-story.html
— Newsprint tariffs are Trump’s revenge on hostile press – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-trump-tariffs-newsprint-st-0726-story.html
— Lake County Sheriff Curran under fire for comments to radio host Amy Jacobson: She has “awesome skin” – Frank Abderholden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-react-to-curran-radio-remarks-st-0726-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump supporters will regret his trade war.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-trade-farmers-auto-0726-20180725-story.html
— Alderman’s plan would force Police Department to curtail gang database and inform people who are listed in it – John Byrne (DIERSEN: What lists do your critics/opponents have you on? My critics/opponents have me on their lists of a) people who support 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 Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms; b) people who support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling; and c) people who oppose pot, people who are draft avoiders, former union members, federal retirees, Trump supporters, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owners, 100% German Americans, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owns, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-munoz-gang-database-ordinance-20180725-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Western Kane County Republicans to host barbecue Aug. 5
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180725/western-kane-county-republicans-to-host-barbecue-aug-5

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner doesn’t sign GOP governors’ letter supporting Trump’s Supreme Court pick – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180725/rauner-doesnt-sign-gop-governors-letter-supporting-trumps-supreme-court-pick

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Tollway officials defend awarding of contracts – AP
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2018-07-25/tollway-officials-defend-awarding-contracts.html
— Pols don’t like office mergers – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-07-25/editorial-pols-dont-office-mergers.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— U.S. Rep. Davis to be with President Trump during Illinois visit Thursday – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/u-s-rep-davis-to-be-with-president-trump-during/article_6dbc6e1f-87b3-5352-87fd-7151393ca16f.html

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Launches Annual Budget Survey, Seeks Input on County Spending
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=57845

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— State Board of Elections – Laws ignored – Public trust continues to erode – Are we at risk? – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/state-board-of-elections-laws-ignored-public-trust-continues-to-erode-are-we-at-risk/

 

ILLINOIS STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION
— FROM EMAIL TO ISRA MEMBERS IN DUPAGE COUNTY: Dear DuPage County Member, Almost 80 counties in Illinois are considering or have passed “gun sanctuary” resolutions. These resolutions, while not binding, send a message to the politicians and legislature in Springfield that law abiding gun owners have had enough of unwanted attacks against us and the Second Amendment. The ISRA understands that the DuPage county board is considering a resolution in support of the Second Amendment. We are encouraging our members to ask their local county board members to vote in favor of passing this resolution. (DIERSEN: I live in District 4. My representatives on the DuPage County Board are Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, and Amy Grant.)
http://www.isra.org/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler wants to renegotiate, reform pension benefits – Carrie Bradon
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511496909-kinzler-wants-to-renegotiate-reform-pension-benefits
— Oberweis objects to free money giveaway via universal basic income – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511494688-oberweis-objects-to-free-money-giveaway-via-universal-basic-income

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— 2018 Property Tax Report: Zion, Volo, Hainesville, Grayslake pay effective property tax rates of 4 percent (DIERSEN: From what I see, my brother and I are paying 10 percent on 1286 Wood Street in Crete.)
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511496936-2018-property-tax-report-zion-volo-hainesville-grayslake-pay-effective-property-tax-rates-of-4-percent

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE REP BATINICK RESPONDS TO FRIENDLY FIRE ON PROPOSED PENSION SOLUTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/state-rep-batinick-responds-to-friendly-fire-on-proposed-pension-solution-.html
— “REPUBLICAN” RAUNER REFUSES TO BACK TRUMP’S SUPREME COURT PICK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/republican-rauner-refuses-to-back-trumps-supreme-court-pick.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner the most unpopular governor facing reelection
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/morning-consult-rauner-the-most-unpopular-governor-facing-reelection/
— Rauner adding his signature***Rauner didn’t sign governors’ pro-Kavanaugh letter even though he supports the guy
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/rauner-didnt-sign-governors-pro-kavanaugh-letter-even-though-he-supports-the-guy/
— The tax hike made a huge difference
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/the-tax-hike-made-a-huge-difference/

 

MARIJUANA REPORT
— How Cannabis and Cannabis-Based Drugs Harm Your Brain
https://mailchi.mp/nationalfamilies/how-cannabis-cannabis-based-drugs-harm-your-brainmost-in-us-think-cannabis-has-health-benefits-despite-lack-of-data-more-1930705

 

DAILY CALLER
— HOUSE DEMOCRATS LEAD REPUBLICANS BY A LARGE MARGIN – Robert Donachie
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/25/house-democrats-republicans-large-margin/

 

FOX NEWS
— Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh supported by most GOP governors in letter: A look at who didn’t sign it – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/25/supreme-court-pick-brett-kavanaugh-supported-by-most-gop-governors-in-letter-look-at-who-didnt-sign-it.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Although he didn’t sign the letter, Rauner did say he supported Kavanaugh earlier this month. “I believe he is highly experienced, well-qualified for the position, and I hope that his nomination is voted on and approved expeditiously,” Rauner said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.)

July 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Organizers detail planned Lake Shore march; ‘People are not going to like us’ – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/organizers-lake-shore-march-wrigley-field/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/illinois-women-cannabis-pot-thc-weed-marijuana-industry-medical-marijuana-drugs-dina-rollman-wendy-berger-shapiro/
— Trump accuses China of using ‘vicious’ trade tactics – AP (DIERSEN: Someone should write a book about which industries a) have benefited the most from unfair trade deals and b) have suffered the most from unfair trade deals.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/china-vicious-trade-tactics-us-farmers-donald-trump-tariffs/
— Spirit of ’68: march against war set for 50th of convention protests – Adam Thorp (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/spirit-68-march-war-50th-convention-protests/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Harvey reaches pension fund repayment agreement; state to cease withholding tax revenues – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-harvey-pension-agreement-st-0725-story.html#new_tab
— Rich people prefer iPhones, white people own pets: the data behind the cultural divide – Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: Are/were you rich? To demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being overpaid and undeservedly filthy rich, my Democrat superiors in the federal government and Money Magazine stressed the money that I spent on new cars, real estate, tuition, collector cars, etc. They stressed that I avoided the draft and that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-rich-people-prefer-grey-poupon-white-people-own-pets-cultural-divide-20180724-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The cultural divide is real, and it’s huge. Americans live such different lives that what we buy, do or watch can be used to predict our politics, race, income, education and gender – sometimes with more than 90 percent accuracy. It turns out that people are separated not just by gun ownership, religion and their beliefs on affirmative action – but also by English muffins, flashlights and mustard. To prove it, University of Chicago economists Marianne Bertrand and Emir Kamenica taught machines to guess a person’s income, political ideology, race, education and gender based on either their media habits, their consumer behavior, their social and political beliefs, and even how they spent their time. Their results were released in a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The duo trained their algorithms to detect patterns in decades of responses to three long-running surveys, each with between 669 and 22,093 responses per year. The surveys were tuned and filtered to be consistent over time, which allowed Bertrand and Kamenica to measure how America’s cultural divides have evolved. . .But others are revelatory: White people and black people are almost as different in their spending habits as rich people and poor people are, for example. Differences in social attitudes between liberals and conservatives have been widened over time, Bertrand and Kamenica found. The gap in social attitudes between whites and nonwhites has fallen slightly, but the difference in consumer behavior between races has grown.)
— The White House’s slippery slope on purging its critics’ security clearances – Aaron Blake (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress my Illinois Republican U.S. Representatives and my Illinois Republican U.S. Senators a) who did not come to my defense when my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me and/or b) who have made it clear that they side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-security-clearances-comey-brennan-clapper-trump-0725-20180723-story.html
— Cook County assessor candidate Kaegi: Ethics reforms to start on ‘Day One’ – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-fritz-kaegi-ethics-pledge-20180724-story.html
— ‘Neighborly’ yard placards aid immigrants’ welcome – Charles Selle (DIERSEN: To display “immigrants welcome” or “refugees welcome” signs is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Anti-Trumps use immigrants, refugees, and their supporters to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time AS BEING WHITE SUPREMACISTS, NAZIS, KKK MEMBERS, HATERS, RACISTS, HATERS, SEXISTS, BIGOTS, AND EVEN WORSE THINGS.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-medicare-translation-service-st-0724-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage perseveres to take a step toward efficiency – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, everyone will be watching to see the impact of abolishing the DuPage County Election Commission.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180725/editorial-dupage-perseveres-to-take-a-step-toward-efficiency

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A gas tax for Illinois roads and transit gains some D.C. momentum – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180725/BLOGS02/180729949
— Should Lightfoot’s GOP work be an issue in mayor’s race? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Have you a) worked for Democrats, b) worked with Democrats, and/or supervised Democrats? While I worked 1964-1997, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. I say that dramatically harmed my career, but my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes vehemently disagree.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180724/BLOGS02/180729956/should-lightfoots-gop-work-be-an-issue-in-mayors-race

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ‘Trade, not aid’: Illinois farmers would prefer lasting solutions to cash relief – JAYLYN COOK AND ALLISON PETTY (DIERSEN: Someone should write a book about which industries a) have benefited the most from unfair trade deals and b) have suffered the most from unfair trade deals.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/business/agriculture/trade-not-aid-illinois-farmers-would-prefer-lasting-solutions-to/article_f4617035-b9b4-5dd0-82aa-2bee3848bd9c.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE & HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to give voters power to merge state comptroller, treasurer.
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-give-voters-power-to-merge-state-comptroller-treasurer/article_cc9b2495-5709-530f-bbcb-e16ad4c4fe3e.html
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/treasurer-frerichs-reiterates-support-for-merging-his-office-with-comptroller/article_aa630567-2917-5e72-a9ca-7b584fb38ce4.html

 

JOURNAL NEWS
— Manar’s Loyalty Lies With Working People – Nick McLaughlin, Hillsboro (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents despise working people. I was a working people 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.thejournal-news.net/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/manar-s-loyalty-lies-with-working-people/article_262f0dec-8e1a-11e8-bc76-03f67affb950.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Half Of Illinois Counties Make Poverty Watch List – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/half-illinois-counties-make-poverty-watch-list

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Wants To Revoke Security Clearances Of Ex-Officials Who’ve Criticized Him – SARAH MCCAMMON (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wanted to get rid of their employees like me who charged them with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of minorities, females, young people, veterans, disabled people, poor people, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, my precinct, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/trump-wants-revoke-security-clearances-ex-officials-whove-criticized-him#stream/0

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: The latest political flap offers a glimpse at how important the black vote is to Illinois candidates. – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Beyond obviously, Democrat and RINO candidates in Illinois make it clear that the LGBTQ vote, the abortion vote, and the mass/illegal immigration vote is extremely important to them. They make it extremely clear that they want to get rid of those voters who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/07/25/new-bid-for-tronc-meet-the-connectors-patti-blagojevich-goes-off-on-trumps-favorite-network-290672

 

WIRE POINTS
— Illinois State Rep. Batinick aligns with CTBA’s no-reform pension plan – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-state-rep-batinick-aligns-with-ctbas-no-reform-pension-plan/

 

CHICAGO GOP
— Cook County Republican Party to vote to admit Democrats into leadership – Chris Cleveland (DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois who since 2000 not only reject many planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform (most commonly the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks), but who focus on destroying Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support those planks.)
http://www.chicagogop.com/
(FROM THE MEDIA ADVISORY: On Wednesday evening, the Cook County Republican Central Committee is scheduled to vote on a proposal by Chairman Sean Morrison to admit Democrats into leadership positions in several Republican ward organizations. The proposal would eliminate the provision in the bylaws that say that individuals may not have voted Democrat in the last three cycles to hold the office of Republican ward committeeman. In 2016, several life-long Democrats, some affiliated with the local Alderman, ran for office as Republican ward committeemen and were disqualified by the bylaws. Chairman Morrison has stated that he intends to seat them anyway. The controversial proposal is strongly opposed by a large number of Chicago Republican committeemen who have said they intend to boycott the meeting. The proposal has also drawn strong opposition from the chairman of the Chicago GOP, Chris Cleveland. Cleveland’s statement on the matter is below. The meeting will be held at: Gene & Georgetti’s Restaurant in Rosemont Wednesday, July 25 7:30 pm The meeting is open to the public.)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— GOP candidate Deanne Mazzochi appointed to 47th House District – Kasey Schefflin-Emrich
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511490300-gop-candidate-mazzochi-appointed-to-47th-house-district
— Rep. Batinick’s sham pension and property tax fix for Illinois – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/rep-batinicks-sham-pension-and-property-tax-fix-for-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Group warns real costs to taxpayers often obscured from government budgets – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/group-warns-real-costs-to-taxpayers-often-obscured-from-government/article_5faa626e-8eb6-11e8-8dce-1bc65618e348.html
— Illinois congressional members selected to hash out farm bill – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/agriculture/illinois-congressional-members-selected-to-hash-out-farm-bill/article_440fd98c-8c57-11e8-98ea-e39c2071bad0.html

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Even with new pension spiking threshold, some worry taxpayers will still pay extra – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: My nastier critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO’s promoting me to GS-13 in 1986 and then giving me step increases were really pension spikes to get me to take GAO’s $25,000 buyout in 1993 when I was 45 years old.)
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/even-with-new-pension-spiking-threshold-some-worry-taxpayers-will/article_935473c0-7159-5861-8649-3f5b3fc54f03.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
– OPEN CARRY BACKED BY LIBERAL 9TH CIRCUIT PANEL COULD STIR THINGS UP IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/open-carry-backed-by-liberal-9th-circuit-panel-could-stir-things-up-in-illinois.html
— DEMOCRATS’ ANGER MAY RETAKE THE HOUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/democrats-anger-may-retake-the-house.html
— MORE INDOCTRINATION CULTIVATES INTEREST IN HOMESCHOOLING (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have used against me the fact that my outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/more-indoctrination-cultivates-interest-in-homeschooling.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner cuts off Wilson’s money
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/rauner-cuts-off-wilsons-money/
— Which would be worse for the governor: POTUS is upset about the guv’s snub and tags him with an unflattering nickname; or POTUS tells the crowd what a great governor Illinois has?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/question-of-the-day-2711/

 

GOPUSA
— Jeff Sessions repeats ‘Lock her up’ chant as he accuses colleges of creating snowflakes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50996
— Americans have constitutional right to carry guns in public for self-defense, appeals court rules (DIERSEN: As members of Group A increase their threats, members of Group B are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51000
— Liberal war on work
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50836
— Netflix spins 5 LGBT roles into ‘Anne of Green Gables’ series
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50965
— Do Americans still love a parade? (DIERSEN: I have promoted Wheaton’s Independence Day parades since 1978 and especially since 2000. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have worked the hardest since 1978 a) to discourage Republican participation in the parades and/or b) to discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50963

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP DROPS SIGNATURE LINE (YOU ARE FIRED!) ON VA STAFF THAT NEGLECT AMERICA’S VETS — THE CROWD GOES BANANAS – John Wellington (DIERSEN: To force an employee to reign or to retire is to fire that employee. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 BECAUSE I WAS AN EXTREMELY BAD EMPLOYEE AND FOR NO OTHER REASON. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/24/trump-youre-fired/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump-backed Brian Kemp defeats NRA-endorsed Casey Cagle in wild Georgia gubernatorial runoff – Gregg Re (DIERSEN: What if Trump had endorsed Ives?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/24/nra-endorsed-casey-cagle-and-trump-backed-brian-kemp-await-results-in-wild-georgia-gubernatorial-runoff.html
— ‘It Was Appalling’: CT Dem Under Fire for Kneeling During Pledge of Allegiance at Board Meeting
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/07/25/connecticut-city-official-under-fire-kneeling-during-pledge-allegiance-protest-trump

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Where’s E-Verify? – MARK KRIKORIAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes work against E-Verify, that is, they work against the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform. They talk and act like they are being paid by employers that employ lots of illegals.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/everify-immigration-georgia-republicans-strengthen/

 

BREITBART
— After Cox Calls Him Out, Gavin Newsom Says He Was Wrong for Reporting Illegal Aliens to ICE as SF Mayor – Adelle Nazarian
https://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/07/23/gavin-newsom-says-he-was-wrong-for-reporting-illegal-aliens-to-ice-as-sf-mayor/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Toronto Discovers the Joys of ‘Diversity’ – MICHAEL WALSH (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of minorities, females, young people, veterans, disabled people, poor people, etc.)
https://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/toronto-discovers-the-joys-of-diversity/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Citing VA Reforms, Trump Cements His Bond With Veterans – Sally Persons (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to turn veterans against me. They stress that I sought and obtained four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/25/citing_va_reforms_trump_cements_his_bond_with_veterans_137617.html

 

THE HILL
— Congress demands new study on staffers’ pay – NIV ELIS (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female and minority employees who had less job-related work experience than I had, less job-related education than I had, fewer or no professional certifications, and/or no professional licenses higher salaries than GAO paid me. I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997. 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://thehill.com/homenews/house/398467-congress-demands-new-study-on-staffers-pay
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lawmakers are demanding the first study in nearly a decade on pay for congressional staffers amid growing concerns about whether those workers, in particular women and racial minorities, are being underpaid. “Addressing pay inequality, both on sex and race, is a top priority,” said Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee. “That’s why we’ve included language in this year’s Legislative Branch appropriations bill for a compensation study that examines both pay equity and the overall competitiveness of House salaries.”)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Spotting CNN on a TV Aboard Air Force One, Trump Rages Against Reality.” Virtually all the news outlets in America, and especially in Illinois, are operatives for the Democrat Party, the Libertarian Party, and/or the Green Party. I monitor those news outlets for “opposition research.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/us/politics/trump-putin-cnn.html
— How Elite Schools Stay So White – Natasha Warikoo and Nadirah Farah Foley (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of minorities, females, young people, veterans, disabled people, poor people, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/opinion/affirmative-action-new-york-harvard.html
— New York Without The Daily News Will Be Less Alive, and Less Democratic New York City cannot afford to lose one of its fiercest champions. – Mara Gay
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/opinion/save-daily-news-tronc.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Congress is set to reject bid to boost buyout payments across government – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Employers offer buyouts to their employees who they want to get rid of. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, including me, a $25,000 buyout. Overwhelmingly, those who were eligible for the buyout were White, male, and 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.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/07/24/congress-set-to-reject-bid-to-boost-buyout-payments-across-government/
— Stage set for unions’ legal challenge against Trump’s executive orders, but effects already hurt – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/07/24/stage-set-for-unions-legal-challenge-against-trumps-executive-orders-but-effects-already-hurt/

 

USA TODAY
— FROM PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Trumps stress that “‘Unite the Right’ anniversary: White nationalists planning to rally in D.C.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/07/23/white-nationalists-alt-right-rally-washington-charlottesville/796998002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps stress that “All Americans have a constitutional right to criticize President Donald Trump.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/25/donald-trump-withdraw-security-clearances-hayden-clapper-column/825586002/
— Is 12-years-old too young to talk to your kid about money? – Adam Shell (DIERSEN: Thanks to my outstanding parents, I was able buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 when I was 16 years old with money that I had earned/saved delivering newspapers and doing yard work. I drove that car 1964-1966 to my part-time job washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights and traded it in to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/07/25/12-years-old-too-young-talk-kids-money/825538002/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Pot pushers say “Pot smokers are setting aside their joints in favor of edibles, pills and extracts.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/07/24/marijuana-retailers-say-consumers-seeking-alternatives-smoking-pot/823668002/

 

SAN DIEGO FREE PRESS
— John Cox Can’t Escape Trump’s Shadow in the Race for California Governor – DOUG PORTER
https://sandiegofreepress.org/2018/07/john-cox-cant-escape-trumps-shadow-in-the-race-for-california-governor/

 

SLATE
— Top Senate staffers are nearly all white. How SC’s Tim Scott is changing that – BRIAN MURPHY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of minorities, females, young people, veterans, disabled people, poor people, etc.)
https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article215413030.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Republicans Can’t Get Enough Trump Despite unending controversies and fiascoes, he is keeping campaign promises. – William Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-republicans-cant-get-enough-trump-1532474088
— A Critique of Identity Politics—From Obama If Democrats want to win back Congress and the White House, they’ll listen to the former president. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-critique-of-identity-politicsfrom-obama-1532473677
— Does Everyone Have Two Jobs? A critical look at the left’s latest economic talking point. – Andy Puzder (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS full-time 1971-1972, I worked for Firestone Stores part-time. That helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola during 1972, and c) buy a new town home in 1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-everyone-have-two-jobs-1532474015

 

FORBES
— Yes, Let’s Expand Social Security – To Public Sector Employees – Elizabeth Bauer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain beyond furious that I got almost 3 years of both Civil Service Retirement System credit and Social Security credit when I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office while I was a full-time student at UIC and NIU. They stress that while I earned the aforesaid credits, my peers were dying in Vietnam.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2018/07/23/yes-lets-expand-social-security-to-public-sector-employees/#6c67839166b9

 

YAHOO NEWS
— The ‘alarming’ way 1 in 3 millennial homeowners get the money to buy homes – Megan Leonhardt (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for your down payment for your first home? For me, in September of 1972, when I was 24 years old, it was money that I earned/saved a) working for IRS the previous 15 months and b) working for Firestone Stores the previous 25 months, the last 15 months of which part-time.)
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/apos-alarming-apos-way-1-144300783.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To finance their purchases, one in three millennial homeowners withdrew money from or took loans against their retirement accounts, according to Bank of the West’s survey of over 600 U.S. adults ages 21-34. Meanwhile, one in five millennials who are planning to buy a home expect to do the same. It’s an “alarming” trend, according to Ryan Bailey, head of Bank of the West’s retail banking group. “Millennials are so eager to become homeowners that some may be inadvertently cutting off their nose to spite their face.” He recommends relying on savings rather than dipping into your retirement funds. “Borrowing from your retirement may make sense in special circumstances, but it’s definitely not a recommendation we tell people to do,” Bailey tells CNBC.)

 

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— Growing Partisan Differences in Views of the FBI; Stark Divide over ICE Favorable views of FBI have fallen sharply among Republicans (DIERSEN: GAO employees being less hated than IRS employees was one reason why I agreed to suffer a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars in 1980 to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
http://www.people-press.org/2018/07/24/growing-partisan-differences-in-views-of-the-fbi-stark-divide-over-ice/

 

GOVERNING
— When Newspapers Close, the Cost of Government Goes Up A first-of-its-kind study looks at how local news outlets shutting down impacts cities’ and counties’ finances. – LIZ FARMER (DIERSEN: My mandate is the entire State of Illinois, but I try to provide enhanced coverage of DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-newspapers-closure-costs-government.html
— New Hampshire, One of the Whitest States in America Wants More Minorities – Todd Feathers (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of minorities, females, young people, veterans, disabled people, poor people, etc.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/tns-new-hampshire-diversity.html

 

FED SMITH
— Buyout Increase Dropped in Latest Congressional Report – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Employers offer buyouts to their employees who they want to get rid of. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, including me, a $25,000 buyout. Overwhelmingly, those who were eligible for the buyout were White, male, and 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.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/07/24/buyout-increase-dropped-latest-congressional-report/

 

VOX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites crow about their success in making everyone more anti-White. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of minorities, females, young people, veterans, disabled people, poor people, etc.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/24/17607608/racial-diversity-republicans-democrats

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $520,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447882_zpid/

July 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump administration announces $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers – STEPHANIE EBBS
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-administration-announces-$12-billion-in-emergency-aid-to-farmers-/3816840/

 

CBS2
— Trump Administration Plans To Help Farmers Hurt By Global Trade Tensions
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/24/trump-administration-aid-for-farmers-trade-war/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lawmakers question possible conflicts of interest in Tollway contracts – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biz-tollway-contracts-patronage-20180724-story.html
— Planned protest, shutdown of North Lake Shore Drive aims to ‘redistribute the pain in Chicago’ – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-news-conference-protest-shutdown-20180724-story.html
— Another march in Chicago. Is something happening here? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-protest-chicago-lake-shore-20180724-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says: “There is just one way to constrain this lunatic administration: Vote.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-robinson-column-st-0725-story.html
— Ryan says Trump just ‘trolling’ on threat to pull security clearances from critics – Jill Colvin (DIERSEN: Who trolls you? My Democrat superiors in the federal government trolled me. What could I have done to avoid that? I could have a) become a Democrat, b) become a veteran, c) helped them get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) not complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation, e) not become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and f) been a yes-man.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-white-house-security-clearance-reaction-20180724-story.html
— Patti Blagojevich revises history in op-ed as husband seeks Trump commutation – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-patti-blagojevich-donald-trump-column-20180724-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Buying votes is very wrong unless you’re working for the very rich – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/wj-b-pritzker-bruce-rauner/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump ‘concerned;’ Are Russians for him or against him?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-concerned-russians-meddling-help-democrats/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in turning students into anti-Americans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/colleges-encouraged-split-ice-northeastern-university-john-hopkins/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Fireworks erupt at Senate hearing on tollway contracts – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180724/fireworks-erupt-at-senate-hearing-on-tollway-contracts

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— McCann moves to take back state’s $180 million for Obama Center – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180724/BLOGS02/180729955/mccann-moves-to-take-back-states-180-million-for-obama-center

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local farm groups, politicians give Trump tariff relief plan low marks – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180724/local-farm-groups-politicians-give-trump-tariff-relief-plan-low-marks

 

WSIL TV
— $12 Billion plan announced to help farmers impacted by tariffs – Elizabeth Taylor
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38721931/12-billion-plan-announced-to-help-farmers-impacted-by-tariffs

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Trump No Go – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=268917#.W1dbdXpy-M8

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Sanguinetti talks about rural needs – Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Sanguinetti-talks-about-rural-needs-13099629.php

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner says taxpayers could save $3.5 billion if consolidation recommendations enacted – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-says-taxpayers-could-save-billion-if-consolidation-recommendations-enacted/article_685a53dc-8eb2-11e8-be73-9fe9e8f06d9b.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— GOP to bus in counter-protesters to Thursday’s debate, says Roskam “in the fight of his life”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/24/gop-to-bus-in-counter-protesters-to-thursdays-debate-says-roskam-in-the-fight-of-his-life/
— Repubs hype coverage of new ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/24/repubs-hype-coverage-of-new-ad/
— Willie Wilson’s foundation hasn’t filed paperwork with IL AG since 2016 – Bill Hoffmann
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/24/willie-wilsons-foundation-hasnt-filed-paperwork-with-il-ag-since-2016/
— Willie Wilson: Some things just don’t add up
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/24/some-things-just-dont-add-up/
— “This is what lobbying for a Trump pardon looks like”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/24/this-is-what-lobbying-for-a-trump-pardon-looks-like/
— McCann wants to “undo” state money for Obama Presidential Library
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/24/mccann-wants-to-undo-state-money-for-obama-presidential-library/
— One person’s “mandate relief” is another person’s “union busting”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/24/one-persons-mandate-relief-is-another-persons-union-busting/

 

GUNS
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Historic gun show homeless after new firearm policy at fairgrounds – Chris Eger (DIERSEN: Those who work against the Second Amendment plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform almost always also work against the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the IRP platform.)
https://www.guns.com/2018/07/24/historic-gun-show-homeless-after-new-firearm-policy-at-fairgrounds/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Illinois gun group said they have been forced out of their home of over 50 years due to limits placed on their regular shows by the local fair board. The Pioneer Valley Sportsman’s Association announced this week that restrictions on new shows demanded by the DuPage County Fair Association Board have brought about the demise of their long-held gun show at the public venue. The group said they have held a monthly event at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton each October through April for a half-century but the new policy advocated by the board has gone too far and the officials refused to negotiate a compromise.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Put the Chicago GOP on suicide watch? – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois who since 2000 not only reject many planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform (most commonly the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks), but who focus on destroying Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support those planks.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/put_the_chicago_gop_on_suicide_watch.html

 

LIFE NEWS
— Illinois Candidate Terra Costa Howard Pushes Free Abortions as She Challenges Top Pro-Life Attorney in State Legislative Race – MICAIAH BILGER
http://www.lifenews.com/2018/07/24/illinois-candidate-pushes-free-abortions-as-she-challenges-top-pro-life-attorney-in-state-legislative-race/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Republican bill would stop US embassies flying gay ‘pride’ flags – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/republican-bill-cracks-down-on-us-embassies-flying-gay-pride-flags

 

BREITBART
— Gallup: Donald Trump Hits His Highest Approval Ever – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/24/gallup-donald-trump-hits-his-highest-approval-ever/
— Stripe, PayPal, Patreon: The Right Is Being Banned from Online Fundraising – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/07/24/stripe-paypal-patreon-the-right-is-being-banned-from-online-fundraising/

 

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Trump Skyrockets to His Highest Job Approval – Bill Hoffmann
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/gallup-poll-trump-approval-ratings-donald-trump/2018/07/24/id/873403/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Self-deportation,’ enforced by E-Verify, might stem the border flood
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50912
— Denver Post Runs Letter to Editor Suggesting Trump Should Be Executed
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50914
— Majority of young people not planning on voting in midterm elections, says survey
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50910

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Walking too close to the Donald – Wesley Pruden
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/23/walking-too-close-to-the-donald/

 

THE HILL
— Top analyst: Dems now favorite to take House in midterms – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/398493-top-analyst-dems-now-favorite-to-take-house-in-midterms
— Trump: I’m ‘concerned’ Russia may interfere in midterms to help Democrats – BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/398566-trump-im-concerned-russia-may-interfere-in-election-to-help-democrats
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The analysis comes as Sabato shifted 17 House races in favor of Democrats, with several vulnerable Republicans, including Rep. Pete Roskam (R-Ill.), seeing their races move from “likely Republican” to “toss-up” in the ratings.)

 

NBC NEWS
— Pew poll: GOP sours on the FBI (DIERSEN: One of the reasons why I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old is that GAO employees are less hated than IRS employees are.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/pew-poll-gop-sours-fbi-n894016
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pew Research Center finds that favorable views of the FBI have dropped 16 percentage points among Republicans since early 2017, shortly before the president took office. What’s more, negative views of the bureau have doubled within the party during the same period of time. Just 49 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents now say they have a positive opinion of the bureau, while 44 percent give it negative marks. That’s compared with 65 percent of Republicans who gave the FBI a thumbs up just 18 months ago (and 21 percent who disagreed) — about a three-to-one margin.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Farmers to Receive Up to $12 Billion to Ease Pain From Trump’s Trade War – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/us/politics/farmers-aid-trade-war.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Why is Trump so much more popular with Republicans than past presidents? – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: To get elected, Trump promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/07/24/why-is-trump-so-much-more-popular-with-republicans-than-past-presidents/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump’s denaturalization task force is a new way to threaten the American Dream.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/24/donald-trump-denaturalization-goals-threaten-american-dream-column/815592002/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Next comes impeachment? Top political prognosticator says Democrats are favored to wipe out Republican majority in November and take back the House of Representatives – GEOFF EARLE
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5986969/Top-political-prognosticator-says-Democrats-favored-wipe-Republican-majority.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Race-by-race rankings are moving several GOP incumbents into the tossup category. Among them are Texas Rep. John Culberson, Illinois Rep. Peter Roskam, Indiana Rep. Steve Chabot, and Iowa Rep. David Young. Culberson and Roskam’s districts both went for Hillary Clinton, and longtime incumbent Chabot was outraised by Democratic challenger Aftab Pureval last quarter.)

July 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— There’s nothing subtle about Willie Wilson’s giveaway – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-chicago-mayor-election-willie-wilson-cash-rauner-20180724-story.html
— Willie Wilson, the politician, must separate himself from ‘Robin Hood,’ the do-gooder – Dahleen Glanton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-willie-wilson-20180723-story.html
— What’s going on at the Tollway? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tollway-patronage-rauner-corruption-20180720-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn older people and b) glorify and praise those who refuse to speak, read, and/or write English.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-medicare-translation-service-st-0724-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Americans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-immigration-deportations-marriage-20180723-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump looks to punish critics – Chris Megerian and Eli Stokols (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate.  I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180724/281483572174172
— Rauner signs DuPage ballot counting change – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-tuesday-20180723-story.html
— Rauner to the rescue
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-tuesday-20180723-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The House Republican Organization, the campaign arm of the House GOP in Springfield, reported Monday receiving a $2 million check from the governor. Some Republicans and their allies had been questioning Rauner’s intention to fund campaign operations for the fall while he focuses on his own re-election bid. Republicans have come to count on cash from the wealthy governor, an equity investor, and he has largely subsidized the state GOP. Pritzker, the wealthy Democratic challenger, is using his money to also help bankroll Democratic candidates and campaign committees to respond to Rauner’s past funding practices.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Facebook moving into new Loop high-rise, vows to add jobs – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/facebook-moving-new-loop-high-rise-add-jobs/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Even now, GOP still enabling Trump.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180724/even-now-gop-still-enabling-trump
— Mayors: Tollway’s Route 53 open house setup discourages opponents – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180723/mayors-tollways-route-53-open-house-setup-discourages-opponents

 

CBS2
— Illinois Mayoral Candidate Willie Wilson Defends Big Cash Giveaway – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/23/mayoral-candidate-willie-wilson-cash-giveaway/
— KKK Fliers Found In Tinley Park Yards – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/23/kkk-fliers-found-tinley-park/

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Americans.
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/prayer-vigil-to-be-held-for-separated-families/article_6a233bb0-8acb-11e8-8b38-7394453773c9.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner says he didn’t know about mayoral candidate’s cash giveaway – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-mayoral-candidate-shows-up-at-church-hands-out-200-000
— Rep. Roskam, challenger Casten to face off in heated debate – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/roskam-casten-debate-illinois

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Trump traveling to Granite City steel mill; Rauner won’t be there – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180723/trump-traveling-to-granite-city-steel-mill-rauner-wont-be-there
— Access, bias are issues for women in Illinois politics and public service – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified woman, Democrat, minority, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified woman, Democrat, minority, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified woman, Democrat, minority, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180723/access-bias-are-issues-for-women-in-illinois-politics-and-public-service

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— From toilet tales to TV tactics, governor’s race is flush with insults – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-24/jim-dey-toilet-tales-tv-tactics-governors-race-flush-with-insults.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— AG candidate Erika Harold brings listening tour to Q-C – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ag-candidate-erika-harold-brings-listening-tour-to-q-c/article_62779880-70ea-54f7-9365-86d559c7fb19.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Suburban Chicago village (Cary) returns $60,000 anonymous donation – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article215412025.html

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Gov. Rauner works to consolidate local government bodies
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/gov-rauner-works-to-consolidate-local-government-bodies

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Security measures expected to be raised for Trump’s Granite City visit – Amanda Henderson
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/security-measures-expected-to-be-raised-for-trumps-granite-city-visit

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— ‘THE NEW GILDED AGE’ ILLINOIS INCOME INEQUALITY TOPS NATIONAL AVERAGE – Ted Cox (DIERSEN: From what I see, there is an above average disparity in income and in housing values in my precinct.)
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/7/23/the-new-gilded-age
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois was one of eight states to top that disparity, but it was closest to the national average. In Illinois, the average income for the top 1 percent was $1.4 million, 27 times greater than the average salary for the other 99 percent: $52,000. It took income of $421,000 to make the top 1 percent nationally, $456,000 in Illinois. Lake County was among the top counties in the nation for what it takes to make the top 1 percent of residents, with a threshold of $994,000, 18th in the United States. The average income for the top 1 percent there was $3.1 million, 37.4 times greater than the average salary for the other 99 percent of $83,000. Even among the very rich, Illinois held its own. The study found that, of all income going to the top 1 percent nationally, half that figure was accrued by families in five states: California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Illinois. Frank Manzo IV, of the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, which is not affiliated with the national organization, said the data match his for Illinois. According to Manzo, 57,421 Illinois tax filers topped $500,000 in income in 2015, slightly more than 1 percent of the 5,667,344 total. With an average income of $1.56 million, they claimed 21.7 percent of all adjusted gross income statewide.)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— ‘Say goodbye’ to Chicago GOP if Morrison amendment adopted – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those Republican Precinct Committeemen in DuPage County who have worked the hardest since 2000 to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support the a) traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party and the Republican Party platforms and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511496377-say-goodbye-to-chicago-gop-if-morrison-amendment-adopted

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Democrat Statehouse hopeful betting taxpayer-funded abortion, property tax hikes popular with DuPage voters
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511495693-democrat-statehouse-hopeful-betting-taxpayer-funded-abortion-property-tax-hikes-popular-with-dupage-voters

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Idstein blames state’s outmigration problem on tax increase – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Yes, but what about the tremendous efforts by Democrats to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511489011-idstein-blames-state-s-outmigration-problem-on-tax-increase

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 15 FORMER CHICAGO ALDERMEN COLLECTING 6-FIGURE PENSIONS In the midst of Chicago’s $36 billion pension crisis, former city officials are seeing big payouts. – Eddie Damstra (DIERSEN: I should look up the pensions that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government are in line to get or are getting. I could highlight the pensions of my superiors who took adverse actions against me including a) my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors who did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors who forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/15-former-chicago-aldermen-collecting-6-figure-pensions/
— ILLINOIS STATE LAW NOT EQUIPPED TO ADDRESS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS’ PENSION PROBLEMS – Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/hog-tied-illinois-state-law-not-equipped-to-address-local-governments-pension-problems/

 

BLAZE
— Gov. Rauner seeks distance from ally who handed out $300k in cash to Illinois voters at church – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/07/23/gov-rauner-seeks-distance-from-ally-who-handed-out-300k-in-cash-to-illinois-voters-at-church

 

TOWNHALL
— Unhinged: New Poll Shows the Majority of Democrats Believe President Trump is a Traitor – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/07/23/new-poll-the-majority-of-democrats-believe-president-trump-is-a-traitor-n2502852

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Trump’s Working Class, Conservative, Populist Realignment – ROBERT W. MERRY
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/trumps-working-class-conservative-populist-realignment/
— Winning the Fight Against Multicultural Concessions – GILBERT T. SEWALL
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/winning-the-fight-against-multicultural-concessions/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bipartisanship only makes the federal debt crisis worse – Jake Grant
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/bipartisanship-only-makes-the-federal-debt-crisis-worse

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— NY Governor Says He Values the ‘Free Press’ — Then Offers to Help Newspaper Stay Afloat With State Money – SAM DORMAN (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://ijr.com/2018/07/1111190-andrew-cuomo-new-york-daily-news/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Many Genes Play a Role in Educational Attainment, Enormous Genetic Study Finds – Carl Zimmer (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/science/genes-education.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “How long will Republicans debase themselves to Trump’s petty whims?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-are-aiding-and-abetting-trumps-attacks-on-justice/2018/07/23/86e7d19c-8eaf-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html
— Immigration cop shortage and a caution against hiring too quickly – Joe Davidson (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.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/07/23/immigration-cop-shortage-a-caution-against-hiring-too-quickly/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/07/18/bbq-becky-permit-patty-and-why-internet-shaming-white-people-who-police-black-people/793574002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Trump Divide Grows Wider As the president moves from controversy to controversy, supporters are embracing him all the harder and detractors are growing more feverish in their opposition – Gerald Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trump-divide-grows-wider-1532356550
— You Could Be Too Much of a Team Player – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: In the federal government, to be a team player, is to be an employee who helps get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-could-be-too-much-of-a-team-player-1532352464

 

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— EEOC Continues to Focus on Disability Discrimination (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997 in its Chicago office, at one time or another, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise all their disabled employees. All the employees who they assigned me to supervise were Democrat, minority, female, disabled, veteran, and/or employees who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/eeoc-continues-to-focus-disability-discrimination-affecting-individuals-drug-rehab

 

EHS TODAY
— EEOC Cracks Down on Pre-Employment Physical Testing The tests are targeted for discriminating against women. – David Sparkman
http://www.ehstoday.com/health/eeoc-cracks-down-pre-employment-physical-testing

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Rauner says he didn’t know about candidate’s cash giveaway – AP
https://federalnewsradio.com/government-news/2018/07/rauner-says-he-didnt-know-about-candidates-cash-giveaway/

 

FED SMITH
— The Shrinking Federal Workforce – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency shrank.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/07/23/shrinking-federal-workforce/