Tag: cannabis

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Here’s where you will (likely) be able to buy legal weed in the Chicago area Jan. 1 A bill approved by state lawmakers allows Illinois’ 55 existing medical marijuana shops to buy an additional license and start selling recreational pot next year. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/3/18651480/heres-where-legal-weed-illinois-chicago-pot-cannibis-marijuana-recreational

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Though prosecutions could be fewer, marijuana supporters remind users that current Illinois pot laws stay in effect till Jan. 1 – Robert McCoppin, Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-law-enforcement-20190603-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Illinois lawmakers tackle sexual harassment, human trafficking, teacher pay and more in closing days of legislative session – Dan Petrella and Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-bills-passed-20190603-story.html
— New Illinois tax hikes might prompt consumers to cross the border for gas and cigarettes – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-gas-cigarette-tax-hike-illinois-border-20190603-story,amp.html
— Illinois will hike fee for Teslas, Bolts and other EVs — but to $248, not $1,000: ‘They’ve cut it back from an outrageous number’ – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-ev-fee-hike-20190603-story,amp.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/3/18651227/legislature-fumbles-chance-make-streets-chicago-safer-fix-the-foid-act-bill-pritzker
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/3/18651377/lift-drug-prohibition-illinois-giant-step-long-journey

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190604/constable-randy-shilts-move-from-aurora-conservative-to-gay-icon
— ‘Illinois is back’ – but to what? – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190603/editorial-illinois-is-back—but-to-what

WGN RADIO
— More gambling is coming to Illinois and this is how it will impact horse racing – JEFF CARLIN
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/03/more-gambling-is-coming-to-illinois-and-this-is-how-it-will-impact-horse-racing/

WBEZ
— 10 Things Springfield Just Did That Will Affect Your Life – Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/10-things-springfield-just-did-that-will-affect-your-life/36f5778e-b485-4fe7-ac7e-2f70c81c6d4b
— Chicago’s Immigrant Population Down By 30,000 Over The Past Decade – Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicagos-immigrant-population-down-by-30000-over-the-past-decade/1cb8eaa9-a492-40ea-895d-16e227765f56
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Displacement and immigration enforcement are like a two-headed dragon for our families,” Rios-Sierra said. The lack of affordable housing in her neighborhood, plus landlords that require background checks and fingerprinting, have forced out her Latino neighbors from the community, she said. LSNA is focusing its efforts on Hermosa, the neighborhood just west of Logan Square, where a lot of displaced residents have moved, Rios-Sierra said. “There is still a strong immigrant stronghold [in Hermosa], and we’re trying to maintain that.” She added that the loss of immigrant populations also results in a loss of culture. “It’s really sad to see residents moving in who are upset about an ice cream truck making noise in the summer, or people having their quinceañeras in their backyard,” Rios-Sierra said. “Those are things that really celebrate who we are, so it’s really hard to see people come in and dislike it and complain and call the police.” Sylvia Puente, executive director of the Latino Policy Forum, said that the drop in the immigrant population is a trend that deserves attention, but that the numbers are not particularly alarming. “This is 31,000 over 10 years,” Puente said. “It’s not 31,000 in a year. It’s like 3.000 people per year.” Puente attributed the decrease, particularly among Mexican immigrants, to a slowdown in migrants coming to Chicago from Mexico, which has had a stronger economy in recent years than it did in the 1990s. She also pointed out that the decline could be a sign of other trends, such as the upward mobility of Mexican immigrants who arrived in the 1990s, gained an economic foothold in the city, and then took their families to the suburbs. In addition, Puente said Chicago is no longer the sole point of entry for immigrants, as it was in previous decades. “They go directly to Skokie. They don’t stop in Chinatown anymore,” Puente said. “They go directly to Palatine, Carpentersville, Waukegan, Elgin and Aurora; they don’t go to Pilsen and Little Village anymore.” The Metropolitan Planning Council’s report showed that Chicago’s immigrant population decline is higher among less-educated immigrants, those without a high school diploma. The number of Asian immigrants has increased, although they make up a considerably smaller portion of the total population.)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Catholic leaders criticize reproductive rights bill on track to become state law
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-06-03/catholic-leaders-criticize-reproductive-rights-bill-track-become-state-law

HERALD NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/06/03/2nd-annual-pridefest-returns-to-mokena/a80mxtq/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Training set for businesses on LGBTQ safe spaces Batavia’s Water Street Studioes hosts LGBTQ business training – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, a) employers do not hire, retain, or promote you and b) employers get rid of you.) 
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/06/03/training-set-for-businesses-on-lgbtq-safe-spaces/a5ug69x/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Priest begs gays not to leave church over bishop’s tweet – AP (DIERSEN: How strongly does your church promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/priest-begs-gays-not-to-leave-church-over-bishop-s-tweet/2050127046

WGIL
— ILLINOIS LEGISLATION TO CONSOLIDATE MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SAFETY PENSIONS APPEARS TO BE DEAD
http://www.wgil.com/2019/06/03/illinois-legislation-to-consolidate-municipal-public-safety-pensions-appears-to-be-dead/

CHICAGO NOW
— Donald Trump bullies Meghan Markle – Howard Moore (DIERSEN: Being called a bully is almost as bad as being called a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, or bigot. Those who are called any of the aforesaid, especially if they are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or if their ancestors have been in America for a long time, should sue those who call them any of the aforesaid for defamation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation). According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, including registered voters in my precinct, I am a “public figure” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure) and therefore, they are free to defame, slander, and libel me. They are wrong. I am considering sending them cease and desist letters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cease_and_desist).) 
http://www.chicagonow.com/hippy-shakes/2019/06/donald-trump-bullies-meghan-markle-and-more-the-week-in-review/#image/1

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Is Poised to Become the Gambling Capital of the Midwest And like the state’s last gambling expansion, in 2009, the massive new bill could bring trouble. – Jason Grotto and Dan Mihalopoulos
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-gambling-expansion-bill-sports-betting-video-gambling

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— HOW WILL LEGALIZED MARIJUANA AFFECT KANE COUNTY RESIDENTS?
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/06/how-will-legalized-marijuana-affect-kane-county-residents/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Target goes full speed LGBTQ with ‘Love my dads’ shirts for kiddies – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/3/target-goes-full-speed-lgbtq-love-my-dads-shirts-k/
— Trump gets royal treatment in U.K., to leftists’ dismay – Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/3/donald-trump-gets-royal-treatment-uk-state-visit-l/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump should end the asylum sham (which would be a bigger deal than building his ‘wall’)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trump-should-end-the-asylum-sham-which-would-be-a-bigger-deal-than-building-his-wall
— ‘We love you, Donald, we do’: The Britons who want a Trump of their own – Rob Crilly
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/we-love-you-donald-we-do-the-britons-who-want-a-trump-of-their-own
— Liberal activists use Pride Month to lie about Trump’s gay rights record – Bradley Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/liberal-activists-use-pride-month-to-lie-about-trumps-gay-rights-record
— Media nearly ignores radical bills liberalizing abortion – Ryan Everson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/media-nearly-ignores-radical-bills-liberalizing-abortion

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— AOC Downplays Luxury Apartment, Says Everyone Should Have One Ocasio-Cortez likens her building with rooftop pool and golf simulator to NYC public housing – Brent Scher (DIERSEN: To paint me as being grossly overpaid, in its February 1978 4-page article on me, Money Magazine stressed that I had bought a studio condo in the “luxury” Outer Drive East building in 1974 when I was 25 years old and I had traded it in to the building’s developer for a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976.) 
https://freebeacon.com/politics/aoc-downplays-luxury-apartment-says-everyone-should-have-one/

FOX NEWS
— Number of new citizens hits 5-year high under Trump administration, despite Dem criticism – Andrew O’Reilly 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/number-of-new-citizens-year-high-trump

GUNS
— ILLINOIS GUN SHOP QUITS STATE DUE TO NEW REGULATIONS – Chris Eger
https://www.guns.com/news/2019/06/04/illinois-gun-shop-quits-state-due-to-new-regulations

PUBLIUS FORUM
— U.S. Veterans Walk Out on Meeting with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez After She Attacks America – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2019/06/03/u-s-veterans-walk-out-on-meeting-with-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-after-she-attacks-america/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Deep State still at it, manipulating 2020 election by dumping illegals into Florida, Border Patrol union chief charges – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/deep_state_still_at_it_manipulating_2020_election_by_dumping_illegals_into_florida_border_patrol_union_chief_charges.html

CONSERVATIVE DALY NEWS
— New Immigration Is Draining America – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/new-immigration-is-draining-america/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Are We Becoming The United Socialist States Of America? – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/are-we-becoming-the-united-socialist-states-of-america-2/

CBN NEWS
— Illinois Passes Abortion Bill More Extreme Than New York’s – Steve Warren
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/june/illinois-passes-abortion-bill-more-extreme-than-new-yorks

FEDERALIST
— From Occupy To AOC: The Rise Of The New Progressives, Part 1 In fall 2011, Occupy Wall Street captured the nation’s imagination and launched a platform that would come to define the New Progressives. – David Marcus
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/03/from-occupy-to-aoc-the-rise-of-the-new-progressives-part-1/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP’S MEXICO TARIFFS: RESULT OF CONGRESSIONAL OBSTRUCTION Congress and courts have undermined border security – tariffs are a last resort. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273907/trumps-mexico-tariffs-result-congressional-michael-cutler

NEWS BUSTERS
— Bad Blood: Taylor Swift Promotes Anti-Religious Equality Act – Jorge Plaza 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/jorge-plaza/2019/06/03/bad-blood-taylor-swift-promotes-anti-religious-equality-act

DAILY CALLER
— THE TRUMP IMMIGRATION PLAN SHOULD INCLUDE E-VERIFY — EVEN FOR FARMERS – Dave Ray
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/03/ray-trump-immigration-everify/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 5 Years In, What The Daily Signal Has Achieved – Katrina Trinko (DIERSEN: 19 year in, of course, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the only thing that I have achieved with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is causing all the defeats that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/06/02/five-years-in-what-the-daily-signal-has-achieved/

WORLD NET DAILY
— TEXAS SUES OVER ‘BIGOTRY’ AGAINST CHICK-FIL-A ‘We are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/state-sues-over-bigotry-against-chick-fil-a/
— YOUR LEADERS NEVER CARED ABOUT YOU Jesse Lee Peterson offers the only hope for America
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/your-leaders-never-cared-about-you/

BLUE LIVES MATTER
— Pride Organizers Ban Uniformed Officers From Annual Parade – Holly Matkin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats and RINOs in my neighborhood, in my precinct, and in Wheaton who hint/imply/argue/shout that a) Memorial Day parades, b) Independence Day fireworks, and c) Independence Day parades should be banned in Wheaton, but failing that, that Republicans should be banned from the aforesaid.) 
https://defensemaven.io/bluelivesmatter/news/pride-organizers-ban-uniformed-officers-from-annual-parade-j-O8in7SM0muoqM-M6PNDA/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— CNN Brags: Obama Got a Better Welcome at NBA Game Than Trump in London – Nicholas Fondacaro (DIERSEN: Obama presented himself as being anti-American.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/06/03/cnn-brags-obama-got-better-reception-nba-game-trump-london

ONE NEWS NOW
— Mexico good at PR, poor at stopping migrants – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/06/04/mexico-good-at-pr-poor-at-stopping-migrants

LIFEZETTE
— Former Democrat Candidate Slams ‘White People,’ America and the Flag No stranger to controversy, this individual on the far Left actually wrote on Twitter that Old Glory ‘makes me sick’
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/06/former-democrat-candidate-slams-white-people-america-and-the-flag/

THE HILL
— Head of anti-abortion group promises to spend $41M during 2020 election cycle – JESSIE HELLMANN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/446779-head-of-anti-abortion-group-promises-to-spend-41m-during-2020-election
— Democrats keep censure for Trump on the table – MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those tried to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails at the start of ICRC’s 2006 annual convention. I would stress those who a) made the surprise motion to censure me, b) seconded the motion, c) spoke in favor of the motion, d) voted to censure me, e) knew that the censure attempt was going to be made but did not tell me, f) etc. The aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, c) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or d) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/446759-democrats-keep-censure-for-trump-on-the-table

ROLL CALL
— Vulnerable Republicans move to the middle in 2019 With Democrats ruling the House, some GOP members aren’t voting with their party as much – Shawn Zeller (DIERSEN: What do you say to vulnerable Republican elected officials and vulnerable Republican party leaders who dump voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older (I am 70), non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/vulnerable-republicans-move-middle-2019

POLITICO
— Can Trump Still Sue His Way Out of Trouble? As a developer he loved taking his enemies to court. As president he’s still running the same aggressive playbook, and this time it’s writing history in real time. – Michael Kruse (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) all the lawsuits that I have filed, b) all the lawsuits that I should have filed, and c) all the lawsuits that I might file.)
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/06/03/donald-trump-lawsuits-white-house-227036

ABC NEWS
— Illinois poised to enact historic recreational marijuana bill that could clear convictions for 770,000 – BILL HUTCHINSON (DIERSEN: To smoke pot is to shout that you disrespect the rule of law and that you impair yourself. Why would any employer hire, retain, or promote those who disrespect the rule of law and impair themselves? One reason why IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986 is that I have always respected the rule of law I have never smoked pot.) 
https://abcnews.go.com/US/illinois-poised-enact-historic-recreational-marijuana-bill-clear/story?id=63449800

CNBC & CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/04/trump-baby-blimp-flies-in-london-as-thousands-protest.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/trump-uk-state-visit-protests-trump-baby-balloon-london-today-live-updates-2019-06-04/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: John Boehner: From Speaker of the House to Cannabis Pitchman – Elizabeth Williamson
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/us/politics/john-boehner-marijuana-cannabis.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-protesters in London.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/world/europe/trump-london-protests.html
— Biggest Offender in Outsize Debt: Graduate Schools – Kevin Carey (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for your graduate degree? The money for my 1976 MBA from Loyola came from what I earned working for Firestone Stores and IRS. The money for my 1980 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul came from what I earned working for IRS and GAO. The money for my 1997 master’s degree in finance from IIT came from what I earned working for GAO.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/upshot/student-debt-big-culprit-graduate-school.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want Republicans to lose. They want Republicans to dump voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/opinion/republicans-generation-gap.html
— Is Burnout Real? The World Health Organization says so. But it’s in danger of medicalizing everyday stress. – Richard A. Friedman (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to make me burnout.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/opinion/burnout-stress.html

NEW YORK POST
— DOE job ad sought ‘teachers of color’ for NYC schools – Julia Marsh, Selim Algar and Bruce Golding (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://nypost.com/2019/06/03/doe-job-ad-sought-teachers-of-color-for-nyc-schools/

WASHINGTON POST
— When the baby begins to drive – Julia Beck (DIERSEN: Three of the first things that I did after I turned 16 in 1964 was get a driver’s license, buy a car, and get a part-time job.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/06/03/when-baby-begins-drive/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Say goodbye to your local precinct. Voting in California is about to change dramatically – THAD KOUSSER and ERIC MCGHEE AND MINDY ROMERO
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-kousser-mcghee-romero-elections-vote20190531-story.html

USA TODAY
— We can’t turn a blind eye to voter registration fraud – Kelly Townsend
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/06/03/voting-law-sponsor-stop-registration-fraud-arizona-editorials-debates/1334526001/

INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
— GOP mayoral candidate Merritt ‘not welcome’ at Indy Pride parade, organizer says – Hayleigh Colombo (DIERSEN: Where are you “not welcome?” I am “not welcome” where the majority of people discriminate against those like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.ibj.com/articles/74022-gop-mayoral-candidate-merritt-not-welcome-at-indy-pride-parade-organizer-says

WRVA
— Why Do Reporters Hate President Trump So Much? – JEFF KATZ
https://newsradiowrva.radio.com/blogs/jeff-katz/why-do-reporters-hate-president-trump-so-much

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Does a Connecticut Springfield Democrats move to kill the state’s flat income tax. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-does-a-connecticut-11559601920
— Mexico Warns of Retaliation for U.S. Tariffs While emphasizing negotiation, Mexican officials float threat of hitting back – Anthony Harrup and José de Córdoba (DIERSEN: America-haters side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-warns-of-retaliation-for-u-s-tariffs-urges-talks-11559576566
— What Joe Biden Is Revealing About Democrats The seasoned, center-left standard-bearer of the party keeps his lead in a crowded primary race – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-joe-biden-is-revealing-about-democrats-11559569772

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, employers will not hire you, will not retain you, and will not promote you unless you promote LGBTQ activity. 
http://fortune.com/2019/06/03/why-pride-month-is-more-important-than-ever-raceahead/

BLOOMBERG
— Mexico’s Response to Tariffs Won’t Make Trump Happy Mexico can’t end the migrant flow by itself. But it can—and likely will—raise tariffs that target swing states. – Shannon K O’Neil (DIERSEN: America-haters side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-06-03/trump-s-mexico-tariffs-will-backfire

MARKET WATCH
— Age discrimination is still a major obstacle for older workers It’s illegal and persists in both hiring and retention (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the biggest age discriminators in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would stress those age discriminators who are White, male, older, veteran, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/age-discrimination-is-still-a-major-obstacle-for-older-workers-2019-06-03

LADDERS
— Survey finds that Millennials in tech won’t be promoted after the ‘ancient’ age of 36 – SHEILA MCCLEAR (DIERSEN: If you are/were a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who like me did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40, you are looked down on as being a disgusting bad failed loser and even far worse things. I should write a book about those who look down on me because of the aforesaid. They include past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and federal members, employees, and leaders.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/survey-finds-that-millennials-in-tech-wont-be-promoted-after-the-ancient-age-of-36
— 8 resume mistakes that can (and will) make you look old When you’re job hunting after age 50, the last thing you want is to appear prehistoric on paper. So steer clear of these flubs. – DANIEL BORTZ (DIERSEN: How old are you? I was born in 1948. I am 70. 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. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/resume-mistakes-that-can-and-will-make-you-look-old
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mistake No. 2: You list every job you’ve ever had. . .Mistake No. 3: You brag of skills that are passé. . .Mistake No. 4: Your email address is vintage 1990s “It’s ridiculous to think something as innocuous as aol.com at the top of the resume will knock you out of the running, without a further consideration, but there is a chance that it might,” says Dawn Bugni, a professional resume writer in Atkinson, N.C. “Is it fair? No. Does it happen? Yes.” Instead of using your hotmail or AOL address from the 90s, upgrade to a Gmail account. . .Mistake No. 7: You call attention to your age Although the Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits employment discrimination against persons 40 years or older, plenty of 50-plus workers sense that it can be a problem. Many job seekers make the mistake of revealing their age by including their college graduation date on their resume, says Ward. The best approach is to simply leave it off. That may not solve the problem, of course. In AARP’s survey, 44% of respondents who had applied for a new job in the past two years reported being asked their age or graduation year. For tips on how to answer that and other ageist job interview questions, check out this story.)

ASSOCIATIONS NOW
— MANAGING AN UNDERPERFORMER – Maureen Glass (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government always painted me as being and underperformer. That is why they were furious when I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://associationsnow.com/2019/06/career-coach-managing-an-underperformer/

FED SMITH
— 4 Emotions New Federal Retirees May Experience – Brandon Christy (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get rid of me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government subjected me to a hostile work environment.) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_work_environment). They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.) 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/06/03/4-emotions-new-federal-retirees-may-experience/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Relief provides a feeling of reassurance and relaxation once anxiety and stress have been released. Since we were young we have experienced good times and bad. Life has been full of uncertainty. The cloud of doubt as to whether or not you will make it to retirement is no longer lingering over your head. Instead, your time is yours to enjoy and spend how you see fit. This is your time. Your year. Your moment. Make the most of it. The transition from federal employee to federal retiree is not an easy one. It takes time and patience to start all over again. Essentially you are recreating yourself. Hang in there. Be aware of the emotional obstacles that you may face along the way. Enjoy the ride anyway.)