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DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Krishnamoorthi’s front-seat role in national politics’ tumultuous spring – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190427/krishnamoorthis-front-seat-role-in-national-politics-tumultuous-spring
— How billionaires are battling capitalism’s critics – Greg Jaffe
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190428/how-billionaires-are-battling-capitalisms-critics
— An impeachment circus will only help Trump, not defeat him – Fareed Zakaria
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190428/an-impeachment-circus-will-only-help-trump-not-defeat-him
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A want businesses started/ran by members of Group B to fail. 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. I should write a book about members of Group A in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who want Diersen Consulting to fail.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190428/is-your-business-idea-ready-to-bloom

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A shift in fortune Political perceptions are raining on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s parade. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-04-28/editorial-shift-fortune.html
— Illinois moving to comply with Real ID Act – Brett Kepley
http://www.news-gazette.com/living/2019-04-28/the-law-qa-illinois-moving-comply-with-real-id-act.html
— Ryan, Blagojevich and now Pritzker? Mon dieu! – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-04-28/jim-dey-ryan-blagojevich-and-now-pritzker-mon-dieu.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their racism, from their sexism, from their bigotry, and from their even worse things, and the more that you should pay a) the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion and b) reparations to minorities and to women. 
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/a-page-from-our-past-isu-held-racially-segregated-spring/article_71afe091-012a-5633-a782-5dc4544390ef.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Education officials, lawmakers look at alternatives to teacher testing – Cassie Buchman (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? I passed a) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, d) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in business from Loyola in 1976, f) all the tests necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and h) the Post Office employment examination in 1966.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190427/education-officials-lawmakers-look-at-alternatives-to-teacher-testing
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the teacher shortage in Illinois has grown to what some say are “crisis” levels, education officials and lawmakers are looking to change the way potential teachers are assessed. One reason for the shortage cited by the education community is the glut of tests required to get a teaching license in Illinois — along with the fact students aren’t passing them at the level they used to. To get a teaching license in Illinois, students need to pass a basic skills test, another test called the edTPA and a content-area test. Of those who took the basic skills test, called the Test of Academic Proficiency, in the first three months of this year, 25 percent passed, according to data on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website. ISBE is putting the TAP on hold starting June 30 as it looks at different ways to assess basic skills. State Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is the sponsor of House Bill 423, which would eliminate the test until 2025. Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, introduced a bill, Senate Bill 1952, that would get rid of the basic skills test permanently. Both bills were approved in one chamber earlier this month and await consideration in the other chamber. The Illinois State Board of Education has taken a neutral position on the bills, a lobbyist for the agency said during a recent meeting. As a teacher, Scherer saw many examples of would-be teachers held back by the basic skills test. She linked the difficulties to students’ test anxiety and the poorly written test. The questions, Scherer said, are abstract to the point where students can’t figure out what the questions are asking. There also is an argument the tests are discriminatory toward people of color. Scherer says the tests don’t take life experiences or cultural differences into account. During the first quarter of the year, 12 percent of African-American students and 14 percent of Hispanic students passed the basic skills test.)

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Opponents rally against ‘anti-protest’ bill – Mary Schuermann Kuhlman
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Opponents-rally-against-13801632.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— 2020 Electability (DIERSEN: What are the following doing to help elect Republicans in November 2020: a) Illinois Republican Party (IRP), b) your Republican county party organization, and c) your Republican township/ward party organization? Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the aforesaid organizations want the aforesaid organizations to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform. They want to dump Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/barbershop-2020-electability#stream/0

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— No comment on Pappas remarks from Democratic colleague and abortion bill sponsor Feigenholtz – Danielle Pacey
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512456014-no-comment-on-pappas-remarks-from-democratic-colleague-and-abortion-bill-sponsor-feigenholtz

DAILY CALLER
— BIDEN, ENTIRE SENATE ONCE VOTED IN FAVOR OF RESTORING GENERAL LEE’S CITIZENSHIP – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/27/biden-senate-general-lee-trump-charlottesville/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump skips WHCA dinner to cheer economy, rip Democrats at Wisconsin rally – Laurie Kellman
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/27/trump-swats-golf-balls-by-day-probably-mueller-rep/
— New York Times blames ‘error in judgment’ for now-deleted anti-Semitic cartoon – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: It would be great if my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican would get together in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall and a) closely read all of the 333,600+ articles that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2004 and my comments on those articles, b) identify those articles and comments that they disapprove of, c) put in writing exactly why they disapprove of those articles and comments, and d) give me an opportunity to respond.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/28/new-york-times-pulls-anti-semitic-cartoon-cites-er/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden: I Asked Obama Not to Endorse Me – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/biden-i-asked-obama-not-to-endorse-me/
— O’Rourke Likens U.S. Immigration Laws to Slavery – Cameron Cawthorne 
https://freebeacon.com/politics/orourke-likens-u-s-immigration-laws-to-slavery/

TOWNHALL
— On Reparations: Part I – John C. Goodman (DIERSEN: How much in reparations do the Democrats want you to pay? From what see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/johncgoodman/2019/04/28/reparations-part-i-n2545489

AMERICAN THINKER
— Real Leverage on Illegal Immigration – Mike Razar
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/real_leverage_on_illegal_immigration_.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The main reason it is so difficult to deal with illegal immigration is that there is an unwritten but not secret alliance between RINOs who want cheap labor and leftists who want new voters. It is not clear whether either side of that bargain really gets what it wants, but it endures. Meanwhile, conservatives want a secure border and the rule of law. Keeping criminals and drugs out is a high priority and only a wall or other barriers will do, The RINOs and leftists are willing to tolerate the criminals and drugs in return for their other goals. What do conservatives want? Of course, no list will be agreed to by all but here are the main desired reforms: Build a border wall or other barriers. Mandate E-verify. End chain migration. End the visa lottery. End “catch and release”. Tighten rules for asylum seekers and only admit them after they prove their case. End sanctuary cities, states, or other jurisdictions. Add citizenship question to 2020 census. Redistrict based on only U.S. citizens. Liberals want none of the above; they want open borders.)
— All the fake news that’s not fit to print – Ethel C. Fenig (DIERSEN: It would be great if my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican would get together in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall and a) closely read all of the 333,600+ articles that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2004 and my comments on those articles, b) identify those articles and comments that they disapprove of, c) put in writing exactly why they disapprove of those articles and comments, and d) give me an opportunity to respond.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/fake_news_correspondents_an_antisemitic_cartoon_and_their_bigoted_fake_news.html
— Why Are Democrats So Petrified of Islam? – Rich Logis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/why_are_democrats_so_petrified_of_islam.html
— On illegals, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez whines about Trump not doing her own job – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/on_illegals_alexandria_ocasiocortez_whines_about_trump_not_doing_itherit_job.html
— How bad was that White House Correspondents Dinner Trump refused to attend? – Ethel C. Fenig
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/how_bad_was_that_white_house_correspondents_dinner_trump_refused_to_attend.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Left’s View of Group Identity, Victimhood – Mike Gonzalez (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more of a victim that you are: minority, female, younger, liberal, Democrat, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-United States citizen, non-rich, if you have financial, health, and/or other problems, and if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/04/23/this-supreme-court-case-threatens-the-lefts-view-of-group-identity-victimhood/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Calls Jussie Smollett ‘Total Lie’ a ‘Disgrace’ to America – MICHELLE MOONS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/27/donald-trump-calls-jussie-smollett-total-lie-a-disgrace-to-america/
— Pope Francis Sends Money to Support Migrant Caravans Trying to Enter U.S. – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D. (DIERSEN: Of course, that encourages citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2019/04/28/pope-francis-sends-money-to-support-migrant-caravans-trying-to-enter-u-s/
— Polish MP Demands Germany Pay over $850 Billion in WWII Reparations – SIMON KENT
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/04/28/polish-mp-demands-germany-pay-over-850-billion-in-wwii-reparations/

WORLD NET DAILY
— CONGRESS PLANS ‘SETBACK’ FOR AMERICAN WOMEN Proposal would strip them of single-sex accommodations across society
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/congress-plans-setback-for-american-women/

THE HILL
— GOP plots comeback in Orange County – REID WILSON (DIERSEN: What are the following doing to help elect Republicans in November 2020: a) Illinois Republican Party (IRP), b) your Republican county party organization, and c) your Republican township/ward party organization? Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the aforesaid organizations want the aforesaid organizations to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform. They want to dump Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support the aforesaid planks.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/440329-gop-plots-comeback-in-orange-county
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1990, almost two-thirds of Orange County residents were non-Hispanic whites. Today, the population is 40 percent non-Hispanic white, about a third are Hispanic, and 18 percent are of Asian heritage. As recently as 2010, Republicans enjoyed a registration advantage of almost 200,000 voters; today, the number of Republican voters outnumber Democrats by fewer than 20,000, and another 400,000 voters decline to choose a party. The changing electorate gave Democrats a chance to capitalize on an unpopular president, even as Republicans showed up to defend their seats. Republican turnout actually increased across Orange County by more than 100,000 votes between the 2014 and 2018 midterm elections — but Democratic turnout surged by nearly 200,000 votes, swamping the GOP, according to the Democratic data firm TargetSmart.)
— Trump: Smollett case is a ‘disgrace to our country’ – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/440999-trump-smollett-case-is-a-disgrace-to-our-country
— Trump rails against political elites on Washington media’s big night – JONATHAN EASLEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/441008-trump-rails-against-political-elites-on-washington-medias-big-night
— How well does Congress represent America? – MARK MELLMAN (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? If so, what are your demographics? How well do the following represent those who share your demographics: a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, d) the IRP officers, e) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, and f) Republican elected officials who represent you in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?) 
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/440326-mellman-how-well-does-congress-represent-america

POLITICO
— Trump bashes news ‘fakers’ as journos gather for D.C. gala True to form, the president used a Wisconsin rally to go after his favorite target. Meanwhile, an unusually staid White House Correspondents Dinner was underway in D.C. – NOLAN D. MCCASKILL 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/27/trump-wisconsin-rally-1291372

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To push pot in America is to destroy America. To push pot in Illinois is to destroy Illinois. To push pot in DuPage County is to destroy DuPage County. To push pot in Milton Township is to destroy Milton Township. To push pot in Wheaton is to destroy Wheaton.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/business/economy/jobs-in-cannabis-weed-marijuana.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it ever-increasingly clear that they will ever-increasingly use citizens of foreign countries to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it ever-increasingly clear that they are traitors.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/opinion/sunday/the-republican-war-on-democracy.html
— Where Are the Socially Conservative Women in This Fight? The American family needs defending and right now men are leading the charge. – Helen Andrews, Managing Editor, Washington Examiner
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/opinion/sunday/conservative-women.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A Socialist promotes socialism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/opinion/sunday/socialism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump condemns anti-Semitism, hate crimes at rally after synagogue shooting – Colby Itkowitz, Seung Min Kim and Allyson Chiu
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-condemns-anti-semitism-hate-crimes-at-rally-after-synagogue-shooting/2019/04/27/5d4560b8-685a-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html
— The centuries-long fight for reparations And how black activists won the support of Democratic candidates. – Ana Lucia Araujo (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government make federal employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, Democrats make Republicans pay reparations. They certainly made me pay the price. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/04/28/centuries-long-fight-reparations/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Al Sharpton and the ghosts of 2004: From the fringe to the power broker – Harry Siegel
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-siegel-20190428-anrr4d4ytnem3p24rzzgjg5cta-story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The way to do reparations right: Fully fund historically black colleges – Donald Peppars, Pomona (DIERSEN: Do/did your parents have college degrees? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-black-reparations-slavery-20190428-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Skips White House Press Dinner, Rallies Supporters in Wisconsin At the rally, the president spoke about familiar themes including trade, the economy, immigration – Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-skips-white-house-press-dinner-rallies-supporters-in-wisconsin-11556424402

BARRONS
— Retire Early? Work Forever? Both Are Both Wildly Unrealistic – Sarah Green Carmichael
https://www.barrons.com/articles/retire-early-or-work-forever-51556397683

SEATTLE TIMES
— When Money runs out: Magazine’s demise puts consumers on alert – Chuck Jaffe (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Money Magazine’s 4-page article on me in its February 1978 issue.) 
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/when-money-runs-out-magazines-demise-puts-consumers-on-alert/

MADISON STATE JOURNAL
— In Green Bay, Donald Trump vows ‘America will never be a socialist country’ – MARK SOMMERHAUSER 
https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/in-green-bay-donald-trump-vows-america-will-never-be/article_b4e6c111-bc59-50fa-b020-53352ee79efc.html

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters blame Republicans for everything that is bad.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/04/28/how-much-more-white-supremacist-terror-will-make-republican-leaders-say-enough/

PATHEOS
— Is Social Media Contributing to Spread of Hate and Violence? – EJAZ NAQVI
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/askamuslim/2019/04/is-social-media-contributing-to-spread-of-hate-and-violence/

DAILY MAIL
— ‘That case in Chicago is a disgrace to our nation!’ Trump slams ‘third-rate actor’ Jussie Smollett over hate crime ‘lie’ and tells cheering Wisconsin rally to embrace ‘MAGA country’ President Trump slammed Jussie Smollett on Saturday night at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin  Smollett was accused of hoaxing a hate crime attack and blaming white Trump supporters in Chicago Prosecutor Kim Foxx’s office dropped all charges against the actor in a move that drew criticism About 10,000 people attended the sold-out rally at the Resch Center Complex – DAVID MARTOSKO and KEITH GRIFFITH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6968275/Trump-slams-Jussie-Smollett-hate-crime-hoax-allegations.html