Tag: Committeeman

May 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— JUNE 1, 2013 FLASHBACK: Lobbyist Jack Dorgan is new Illinois GOP party chairman – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: I was there while “Each candidate had five minutes to sell themselves to members of the Republican State Central Committee before the group conducted closed door interviews.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-illinois-republican-gop-chairman-jack-dorgan-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican leaders on Saturday choose a lobbyist and Rosemont trustee to serve as state party chairman following several hours of closed door talks. Jack Dorgan’s selection follows the resignation of former chair Pat Brady, who came under fire for bucking the Republican platform when he announced his support for gay marriage. “We’ve had some growing pains right now, and we’re ready, we’re united, were going to move forward and show people there’s a two-party system (in Illinois),” said Dorgan, who was the favorite entering deliberations. Dorgan has long been involved in Republican politics, beginning as an aide to the late Rep. Roger McAuliffe, who long held the designation as the only Republican legislator from Chicago. Dorgan also served as deputy chief of staff to former House Speaker Lee Daniels and as an aide to Gov. Jim Thompson and director of the Liquor Control Commission under Gov. Jim Edgar. But Dorgan also has close ties to Illinois’ ruling Democrats. He founded a lobbying practice with James McPike, a former majority leader for House Speaker Michael Madigan, who doubles as Illinois Democratic Party chairman. The firm’s clients include Ameren, AT&T, Fairmount Park race track, the Illinois Hospital Association and the Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association, a group formerly headed by Bill Cellini, who is now serving prison time after being convicted of federal corruption charges. Other finalists for the position included Hinsdale businessman Jim Nalepa; Angel Garcia, head of the Chicago Young Republicans; Lake Forest attorney Mark Shaw; Springfield lawyer Don Tracy; Chicago attorney Lori Yokoyama and former congressman and tea party activist Joe Walsh. Each candidate had five minutes to sell themselves to members of the Republican State Central Committee before the group conducted closed door interviews. Deliberations were not open to the public, but officials said Dorgan won after the first round of balloting.)
— Cook County clerk on how, when and where people voted — or didn’t vote — in March primary – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: In your precinct, what do you think the main reasons are why a) registered Republican voters cast or did not cast Republican ballots, b) registered Democrat voters cast or did not cast Democrat ballots, c) unaffiliated voters cast or did not cast Republican or Democrat ballots, d) registered Republican voters changed their party affiliation by casting Democrat ballots, and e) registered Democrat voters changed their party affiliation by casting Republican ballots? Why do voters who cast Republican ballots vote for candidates in contested races, but not for candidates in uncontested races?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-post-election-report-st-0506-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Before the March gubernatorial primary fades into memory and voters focus on November, let’s take a moment to review a few details about the most recent election. This analysis comes courtesy of the office of distinguished public servant and retiring Cook County Clerk David Orr. His office on Wednesday released its post-election report for the March primary. Orr’s office is one of a handful of county clerks that provides the detailed post-mortem statistical analysis. The clerk’s website has post-election reports dating back to 2008. “We send it to a few friends,” Orr told me Friday. “If we get a good idea from somewhere else we adapt it. Every year we build on it.” The 110-page report is full of data about voter behavior, trends and historical analysis. For some, this dense study might seem like a cure for insomnia. But political geeks can discover compelling nuggets about when, how and where people voted — or didn’t vote. The March primary saw record-breaking or near-record setting marks in the number of registered voters, voters who took part in the election, the percentage of voters who participated in early voting and the overall turnout rate, the report said. “There are some fascinating findings,” Orr told me. “One result was the amazing percentage of Democratic ballots versus Republican ballots.” In March, 76 percent of suburban Cook County voters pulled Democratic ballots. That ties with the February 2008 primary for the highest percentage in the past 24 years. The lowest rate of Democratic ballots pulled since 1994 was in March 2014, at just 45 percent. “I don’t think it’s a case of Republicans not voting so much as it is greater numbers of Democrats turning out,” Orr said. “You had hot races for governor in both parties and several other hot contests.” Statewide, incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner eked out a narrow win over challenger Jeanne Ives in the Republican primary. Rauner won with about 52 percent of the vote — an unexpectedly close margin of about 20,000 votes. Rauner carried suburban Cook County by about 10,000 votes, though Ives, a state representative from Wheaton, won in Bremen, Lemont, Thornton and Worth townships. Orr’s post-election report is a deep dive that might give voters in some south suburbs and their party leaders a chance to brag about the success of their ability to get out the vote.)
— No wonder Illinois is struggling — lawmakers are calling in their votes – Patrick McDaniel, Decatur
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illinois-general-assembly-voting-congress-20180504-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. How much money is the Chicago Sun-Times taking from pot pushers?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/pot-topics-businesses-relax-policies-on-pot-trudeau-vows-to-legalize/
— Chicago Police drones at rallies smack of Red Squad snooping
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/police-drones-surveillance-red-squad-illinois-law/

 

DAILY HERALD
— MAY 13, 2014 FLASHBACK: Illinois GOP leader Dorgan says he won’t seek another term – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140512/news/140519516/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Party Chairman Jack Dorgan of Rosemont won’t run for another term and will back Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider of Bartlett to replace him, he announced Monday. Dorgan, a Rosemont village trustee and Springfield lobbyist, said he’s joining Republican Bruce Rauner’s campaign for governor to co-chair the Winnetka businessman’s finance committee. The Republican State Central Committee is set to pick a new chairman Saturday in Springfield. Dorgan sits on that committee representing the 5th Congressional District. Blair Garber of Evanston, who sits on the committee from the 9th Congressional District, is the only other candidate. But Schneider’s backing from both Rauner and Dorgan gives him a clear advantage going into Saturday’s vote. “It has been my great honor to lead the Illinois Republican Party as chairman over the last year, helping position our candidates across Illinois for an incredible victory this November,” Dorgan said in a statement. Dorgan was first elected to the post a year ago following the resignation of Pat Brady of St. Charles, who was nearly ousted from the job after lobbying state lawmakers to vote for same-sex marriage. Dorgan released his statement jointly with Rauner, whose success or failure at the top of the ticket against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn is likely to be linked to the party’s fate statewide in November. The party’s chairman is tasked with raising money and trying to help its candidates win in November, a big task for a volunteer job in a state that’s leaned Democratic statewide in recent years. The GOP in Illinois has targeted the governor’s race as its top priority.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— MAY 13, 2014 FLASHBACK: Rauner’s revealing move to replace Illinois GOP chairman
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140513/BLOGS02/140519950/rauners-revealing-move-to-replace-illinois-gop-chairman
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bruce Rauner has played his cards incredibly close to the vest since winning the GOP gubernatorial nomination, disclosing almost nothing about who will be on his team, how he’d balance the budget and what his governance style would be. But we may have learned a few things from his decision to oust Jack Dorgan as Illinois GOP chairman and replace him with Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider. The first thing we learned is that, for a zillionaire used to getting his way, Mr. Rauner sometimes can act with a minimum of fingerprints. Though Crain’s (via an AP story) and other outlets reported this morning that Mr. Dorgan had chosen not to seek a new term as chairman and instead would become co-chair of Mr. Rauner’s finance team, the truth is that he was pushed. Multiple party sources report that Team Rauner was concerned that it didn’t look very good that the state party was headed by a registered lobbyist with an A-list of clients — or that, at a time when incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn is under fire for alleged patronage abuses, Mr. Dorgan had held top political jobs with former Govs. Jim Thompson and Jim Edgar. So squeaky-clean was in and the political warhorse was out. Good for Mr. Dorgan for getting the message and not putting up a fight. But we certainly learned that Mr. Rauner is capable of decisive actions that pull the plug. I think we also discovered that Mr. Rauner is loyal — particularly to people who emulate his mode of politics of being socially moderate and fiscally conservative. BIG EARLY BACKER Mr. Schneider didn’t return my call today. But he was an early, big backer of the Rauner candidacy, and he’s really tight — he once tried to block creation of a county film office as frivolous spending — without having developed a reputation as a social-issues crusader. It also doesn’t hurt a bit that he cuts a nice figure on TV, a crucial skill in this media-driven age. Meanwhile, in statements, Mr. Rauner is praising Mr. Dorgan as “an extraordinary chairman,” and Mr. Dorgan said the party is “firing on all cylinders and ready to deliver a new direction to the people of Illinois.” Mr. Schneider does have one opponent in the vote set for May 17: Blair Garber, the committeeman from the North Side/north suburban 9th District. But I’d be surprised if there was much of a fight. Gubernatorial nominees by tradition get to remake their party. And if this nominee becomes governor, we may have learned a couple of things about how he’d remake Illinois.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use the “opioid crisis” to push pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-bill-would-use-medical-marijuana-to-fight-opioids/article_ed476ac8-045a-5220-80d6-b0198e7d590f.html

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Youth riot at Illinois Youth Center-St. Charles caused serious injury – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2018/05/04/youth-riot-at-illinois-youth-center-st-charles-caused-serious-injury/de297mv/

 

TIMES
— Senate bill strikes a heavy blow against local control – Editorial (DIERSEN: To encourage people to drink booze, to gamble, to smoke pot, and/or to engage in other destructive activities is to encourage people to harm themselves and to become wards of the state.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/05/04/our-view-senate-bill-strikes-a-heavy-blow-against-local-control/amfpfq1/

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who says “Most (ILLEGAL) immigrants abide by laws?” ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20180504/esther-cepeda-most-immigrants-abide-by-laws

 

CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO
— VIDEO: The Open-Government Movement – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/video/1291/the-open-government-movement

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois residents still struggling with poverty – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What do you say to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that a) work the hardest to blame poverty on Republicans, b) work the hardest to bring poverty-stricken people to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and to your precinct, and c) work the hardest to keep poverty-stricken people in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-residents-still-struggling-with-poverty/article_77529a04-4e32-11e8-b9ff-0b88b5bd0253.html

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, booze pushers push booze.
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/illinois-gives-alcohol-a-trial-run/1160528170

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— LGBTQ Roots in Legal Weed Campaign Run Deep – Pat Hickey
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/04/lgbtq-roots-in-legal-weed-campaign-run-deep/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MAY 12, 2014 FLASHBACK: DORGAN OUT AS ILGOP CHAIR. ENDORSES TIM SCHNEIDER FOR POSITION.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2014/05/il-gop-chairman-dorgan-not-to-seek-re-election.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Fence-Climbing Illegal Aliens Cut in Line as Legal Immigrants Wait in Obscurity – DEROY MURDOCK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/legal-immigrants-vs-illegal-immigrants-cutting-line/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Broken promise: Trump admin surrenders to caravan and drug cartels – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/broken-promise-trump-admin-surrenders-caravan-drug-cartels/

 

BREITBART
— DHS Promises ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Illegal Migrants – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/05/04/dhs-promises-zero-tolerance-for-migrants/
— Paul Gosar: Prosecute Attorneys ‘Aiding’ Caravan at Border – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/04/exclusive-paul-gosar-prosecute-attorneys-aiding-caravan-at-border/

 

BLAZE
— Neil Cavuto stuns Fox News viewers with scathing rebuke – here’s what he said – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/05/04/neil-cavuto-stuns-fox-news-viewers-with-scathing-rebuke-heres-what-he-said
— University warns ‘non-Mexican’ students against ‘cultural appropriation’ on Cinco de Mayo – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/05/04/university-warns-non-mexican-students-against-cultural-appropriation-on-cinco-de-mayo

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Black America, Face the Facts on Illegal Immigration – Aubrey Shines (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want Blacks to see immigrants as part of a massive coalition to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/04/black_america_face_the_facts_on_illegal_immigration_136979.html

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Vocal group reported to PC police for mariachi-themed flyer – Nikita Vladimirov
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10864

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Public Servants Do Get Student Loan Forgiveness. Meet One of the First. – Ron Lieber (DIERSEN: Did you take out student loans? I did not. What if I had taken out student loans INSTEAD OF paying for my education expenses with money that I earned when I 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 spent lots of money that I earned and saved doing the aforesaid jobs to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, and c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/your-money/student-loan-forgiveness.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: n theory, millions of borrowers are eligible to have their debts forgiven after a decade of public-service work. In practice, the program has produced a litany of frustrations. . .The forgiveness program seemed simple at first glance: Work 10 years as a public servant and the federal government will forgive your loans. But deep, repeated, near-Talmudic parsing of the words revealed the following: Borrowers need to be in exactly the right kind of federal student loan. They need to be in the right kind of repayment plan. They need to pay on time in exactly the right way. And their full-time work has to qualify as proper public service.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Politics in the Pews: Anti-Trump Activism Is Reviving Protestant Churches—at a Cost A push toward activism among liberal Christian denominations is reshaping traditional worship and splitting congregations – Ian Lovett (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will all “religious leaders” in America officially promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and other terrible things? How soon, if not already, will all religions officially become arms of the Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and/or Muslim parties? How soon, if not already, will “religious leaders” call for America to get rid of all its citizens, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-in-the-pews-politics-is-convulsing-mainline-churches-1525445467

 

BIZPAC REVIEW
— Rick Perry lets Congress know GAO’s new definition of office ‘furnishings’ is absurd, reviews Obama’s list
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/05/05/rick-perry-lets-congress-know-gaos-new-definition-of-office-furnishings-is-absurd-reviews-obamas-list-631489

 

WFTV
— TRAGIC: Mormon support for gay marriage gradually grows – AP
https://www.wftv.com/news/mormon-support-for-gay-marriage-gradually-grows/743964250

 

YAHOO NEWS
— Jay Leno drives the new Corvette ZR1 over 200 mph – George Back
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jay-leno-drives-new-corvette-zr1-200-mph-063014426.html

May 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner on “unifying” – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Are you an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman? I have been one since 2000. Did you vote for Ives? I did. Do you believe that Rauner wants those who voted for Ives to support him? I do not. I believe that Rauner is taking advice from those who tell him that for every Ives voter like me that he drives out of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten+ Independents, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, etc. will vote for him in the November 6, 2018 election. To dump Ives voters is to dump those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the IRP platform. To dump Ives voters is to destroy the IRP.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-staff-20180504-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In an appearance on Quad Cities radio, Rauner downplayed any post-primary rifts among Republicans after his narrow victory over state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton last month. Speaking on WOC AM-1420 in Davenport, Iowa, Rauner declared himself a unifier — not just among Republicans, but also with independents and Democrats. “You know primaries are tough. They’re part of the process. I respect the process and now we’re all coming together in the state. We’re unifying all Republicans,” said Rauner, who faces a third-party challenge from Downstate Republican state Sen. Sam McCann and a potential battle over re-electing his hand-picked state GOP chairman. Rauner said his candidacy is one representing Illinoisans against House Speaker Michael Madigan and Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker. “This is not an election that’s really about Republicans versus Democrats. This is about the people of Illinois against a corrupt political machine run by Madigan and Pritzker, and it’s the people against the political insiders,” he said.)
— Rauner’s office doesn’t commit on bill to ban payroll practice known as ‘offshoring’ – Bill Lukitsch (DIERSEN: Since the 1980s, the Democrats who run GAO have done a tremendous amount of offshoring, that is, forcing their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran a) to take their early retirement “offers” or b) to take regular retirement as soon as they are eligible. My Democrat GAO superiors offshored me to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) in 1997 when I was 49 years old. So far, in today’s dollars, CSRS has paid me $1,071,856.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-staff-20180504-story.html
— Roskam brings Madigan into congressional race
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-staff-20180504-story.html
— As Boy Scouts drop ‘boys’ from name, Girl Scouts seek to capitalize on theirs – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-male crow about their successes. Those who are anti-male vote for Democrats.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-boy-scouts-name-change-20180502-story.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Attorney: disputed Republican State Central Committee race decided by party staffers with ‘personal and financial interests’ in the outcome – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511404951-attorney-disputed-republican-state-central-committee-race-decided-by-party-staffers-with-personal-and-financial-interests-in-the-outcome
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Boulton also refutes Fogarty’s contentions in his April 30 letter that the election procedure “has always been in place” and that this “procedure is fully authorized by both the Election Code and by IRP leadership.” Boulton writes that no such authorization exists in the Election Code, the IRP bylaws, the State Central Committee or the Executive Committee (IRP leadership). “The procedure may have well have been employed before, but it is not properly authorized and stands in contravention of the plain language of the Election Code,” Boulton wrote. “Repetition of an unlawful practice does not make it legal. If such were true bank robbery would be legal today.” The 18 Republican State Central Committeemen (17 if the race in the 15th remains undecided) meet in Springfield on May 19 to organize the party and elect a state chairman. The results in the 15th congressional district could determine the final outcome in that race. Republican sources say that Mark Shaw, chairman of the Lake County Republicans, is mounting a strong challenge to Schneider. In his April 30 letter to Boulton, Fogarty asked Boulton for details of any improper conduct or incorrect votes alleged by Winchester. “Evidence will have to wait for a proper forum,” Boulton wrote in his reply. Sources tell Prairie State Wire that the dispute will wind up in court if the State Board of Elections fails to step in and certify the results. For its part, a spokesman for the board said it has no authority to audit or investigate intra-party elections.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: OUTSTANDING: Cops & Crime: How Hanover Park woman got ‘Justice for Buddy’ – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who neglect their dogs, b) those who abuse their dogs, and c) those who use their dogs as weapons.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180504/cops-amp-crime-how-hanover-park-woman-got-justice-for-buddy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: By the time the loose dogs’ owner retrieved them, Buddy lay bloody and battered on the garage floor of the family home. He died later that day at an animal hospital. Over the next few days, Parry met with animal control officials and Hanover Park police. All offered their sympathy but told her there was nothing they could do to help. Parry wasn’t just devastated. She was determined. That paid off Wednesday, when the Illinois Senate unanimously passed the Justice for Buddy Act. ‘This is wrong’ The legislation, also expected to win House approval and Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature, allows the designation of someone as a “reckless dog owner” if their dog is deemed dangerous for killing another dog and is found running at large twice within 12 months of being deemed dangerous. If that occurs, the owner would have to surrender their dogs to a licensed shelter, rescue or sanctuary, where efforts would be made to find them new homes if possible. A reckless dog owner also would be prohibited from owning dogs for up to three years. The work that led to the act’s creation began when Parry, unsatisfied with the response she was getting from local authorities, reached out to state Sen. Donna Murphy of Des Plaines and state Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg. Fighting for the legislation for the past year “hasn’t been easy,” she said. . .The dogs that killed Buddy still live in the neighborhood, and Parry admits it’s tough seeing them in their yard when Buddy is gone. However, she said, those dogs’ owners have been “very kind and remorseful” and have even offered support for the Justice for Buddy Act. “We don’t want dogs to be put to sleep, but we want to educate owners and train their dogs,” Parry said.)
— Why proposed Kane County health insurance switch could rile employees – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180502/why-proposed-kane-county-health-insurance-switch-could-rile-employees-

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Citizens United money-in-politics case an issue in 13th House race – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180502/schoenburg-citizens-united-money-in-politics-case-issue-in-13th-house-race

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Rep. Peter Roskam makes 6th Congressional District campaign stop in Marengo Incumbent defends Trump’s $1.5T tax cut plan; Casten attacks his standing with president – ED KOMENDA
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2018/05/03/rep-peter-roskam-makes-6th-congressional-district-campaign-stop-in-marengo/akfic7i/

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— LaHood hopes farmers don’t become collateral damage in brewing trade war – Matt Hopf (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion as weapons in their war against Republicans. Are/were you collateral damage? Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran are collateral damage if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.whig.com/20180504/lahood-hopes-farmers-dont-become-collateral-damage-in-brewing-trade-war#//

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use the “opioid crisis” to push pot.
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/illinois-senate-bill-would-make-medical-marijuana-an-alternative-to/article_6cf239e1-c4a5-5194-a34e-03d506379f55.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Gov. Rauner wants term limits put on ballot – SARAH HAYDEN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and dupes want term limits. The longer that a person is in office, the harder that they work against that person, unless, of course, if they can/do manipulate/dominate that person.)
http://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gov-rauner-wants-term-limits-put-on-ballot/article_92835747-ca44-5ae0-be25-83d6ebed8968.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Congressman Darin LaHood agrees with Trump to set term limits (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and dupes want term limits. The longer that a person is in office, the harder that they work against that person, unless, of course, if they can/do manipulate/dominate that person.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/congressman-darin-lahood-agrees-with-trumps-motion-to-set-term-limits

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— GOP Primaries Focus On Candidates’ Loyalty To President Trump – SUSAN DAVIS
http://nprillinois.org/post/gop-primaries-focus-candidates-loyalty-president-trump#stream/0

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Casten.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/05/04/casten-poll-claims-he-and-roskam-tied-non-illinois-governor-faces-impeachment-dems-hit-senger-rauner-over-duckworth-email-267985

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Students demand University action on black student experience, departmentalization, dining transition – Troy Closson, Rishika Dugyala, and Jonah Dylan (DIERSEN: While you attended college, were you a member of any group that made demands? While I attended UIC 1966-1968, 1971, and 1981-1983, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, Roosevelt 1980-1981, and IIT 1992-1997, I was never a member of any group that made demands.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/05/04/lateststories/students-demand-university-action-on-black-student-experience-departmentalization-dining-transition/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Students released a list of 47 demands Thursday — the 50th anniversary of the Bursar’s Office Takeover — urging the University to improve campus culture for black students, departmentalize the Asian American Studies and Latina and Latino Studies programs, and provide a smooth transition for food service workers. The list, organized by Black Lives Matter NU, the Latinx Asian American Collective and Students Organizing for Labor Rights, said the students want administrators to “clearly and definitively” indicate within two weeks whether they will fulfill the requests. “We hereby condemn the University’s hypocritical co-optation of the Bursar Takeover Commemoration,” the list of demands stated. “We conclude these demands with the promise that failure to comply and take immediate action in enacting them will result in continuous confrontation and direct action.” University spokesman Al Cubbage told The Daily in a statement that administrators will continue to meet with students and alumni to further understand their points of view and work together. “We agree on the critical importance of these topics, and we also agree they merit further examination and additional solutions, wherever possible,” Cubbage said. “This discourse is fundamental to the dynamic nature of Northwestern.”)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tax Bills in Mail Tomorrow, Curious Can Find Totals Now Online
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/03/tax-bills-mail-tomorrow-curious-can-find-totals-now/

 

BREITBART
— Illinois May Approve Law Forcing Public Schools to Teach LGBT History – WARNER TODD HUSTON (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy the traditional family. Who takes the lead in promoting LGBTQ activity, that is, who takes the lead in destroying traditional families in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/03/illinois-approve-law-forcing-public-schools-teach-lgbt-history/

 

BLAZE
— Illegal border crossings are up, reportedly erasing the drop that occurred after Trump took office – Beck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/05/03/illegal-border-crossings-are-up-reportedly-erasing-the-drop-that-occurred-after-trump-took-office

 

NEWSMAX
— Data: Illegal Immigration Rose 233 Percent in April – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/illegals-border-security-daca-border-wall/2018/05/03/id/858229/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chuck Schumer’s view of transparency: For thee, but not for me – Bryan Berky
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/chuck-schumers-view-of-transparency-for-thee-but-not-for-me

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— NASA’s Aging Workforce – HALEY BYRD (DIERSEN: To achieve its Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, the federal government has an “up or out” policy for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. QUESTION: What frustrates that policy? ANSWER: Budget cuts that limit/stop hiring and/or promotions and lack of young qualified job applicants.)
https://www.weeklystandard.com/haley-byrd/nasas-aging-workforce
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During the early years of NASA’s existence, the majority of hires were individuals who were fresh out of college. People who were already in the workforce had higher-level jobs and were making good money at Boeing and other companies, Launius said, and many of them weren’t jumping out of their seats to become civil servants. So when it came to expanding NASA for the Apollo program, “they typically hired a bunch of new college graduates.” He added that it was not uncommon to see 30 to 35 year olds leading important branches of the agency during the 1960’s. “That same job today is usually filled by somebody who’s 50 years old, because they’ve been on the job a lot longer,” said Launius. “That’s just the nature of the aging of the workforce, I would contend, altogether.” And although there are plenty of people who go to work for NASA today, there aren’t as many opportunities for young professionals. “You’ve got people who are in the workforce already and NASA’s not expanding,” he explained. Young engineers and scientists see adventure in the innovative work being done by the private aerospace sector, and many of the people who would have gone to work for NASA during the Apollo era — “Going to the moon was a cool thing to do,” the historian reasoned — are today finding themselves at companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin. But he argued the trend isn’t necessarily bad news for NASA. “A wealth of experience is a good thing, and a person who’s got that is an asset,” he said. At the same time, however, someone could be stuck in their ways, trying to apply methods from 30 years ago to problems that may be more easily solved by recent technology. “It works both ways. It’s not a good thing or a bad thing altogether.”)

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s Lawyer Went to the Worst Law School in America Michael Cohen’s alma mater has long been a punchline in the legal world. – PHILIP SHENON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my alma maters: NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT.)
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/05/04/trump-michael-cohen-lawyer-cooley-law-school-218318

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Democrats scrambling to derail fake news attacks in 2018 races – ALEX ROARTY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article208972209.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When J.B. Pritzker decided to run for Illinois governor, he and Campaign Manager Anne Caprara talked about a problem that had bedeviled Hillary Clinton and, they feared, might imperil his own candidacy. They were worried about deliberately misleading information spreading far and fast online. They were worried about fake news. So the Pritzker campaign hired the data science group Civis Analytics to conduct an in-depth online survey studying voters who had been exposed to fake news. What it found unsettled the campaign: Even attempts to correct the information didn’t fully undo the damage. Worse yet, the damage was even greater for female candidates.)

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Columbia looks forward to using pot to destroy the world. It you want to destroy people, organizations, companies, governments, and/or countries, you push pot on them.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-marijuana/colombia-sees-billion-dollar-bonanza-from-legacy-of-marijuana-trade-idUSKBN1I42M9

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nike CEO Apologizes for Corporate Culture That Excluded Some Staff At rare all-staff meeting, Mark Parker apologizes to employees who felt excluded – Sara Germano (DIERSEN: What is/was the “culture” where you work/worked? While I worked for GAO in its Chicago Office 1980-1997, its culture was a) pro-Democrat, pro-minority, pro-female, pro-younger employee, and pro-veteran and b) anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older employee, and anti-non-veteran. Its “culture” was a) anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-German American, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nike-ceo-apologizes-for-corporate-culture-that-excluded-some-staff-1525399012?mod=djemwhatsnews

 

BLOOMBERG
— Banks Thought They Had a Win With Guns. Now They’ve Got a Big GOP Headache How Citigroup and Bank of America shot themselves in the foot with D.C. Republicans. – Robert Schmidt
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-04/citigroup-s-scolding-at-sec-exposes-gop-backlash-over-gun-policy

April 29 Morning Edition

WGN RADIO
— Walter Jacobson talks about the crucial vote of making Mike Madigan Chairman for the 6th time in a row. Walter explains that Madigan knows the voters and can relate to the voters and why this might be the end to Bruce Rauner’s run as the Governor of Illinois. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Illinois Republican Party Chairmen since 1999: Richard S. Williamson 1999–2002, Lee A. Daniels 2002, Dallas Ingemunson 2002, Gary MacDougal 2002, Judy Baar Topinka 2002–2005, Andrew McKenna 2005–2009, Pat Brady 2009–2013, Jack Dorgan 2013–2014, and Tim Schneider 2014–present. The book would also cover a) their elections, b) those who backed their elections, c) major events during their terms in office, d) those who unsuccessfully sought the positions, and e) those who backed the unsuccessful candidates. I could title the book “History of the Illinois Republican Party 1999-2018.)
http://wgnradio.com/2018/04/29/walter-jacobsons-perspective-04-29-18-madigan-the-chairman/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Democrats crow about their success in making high school students their operatives and their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-students-speak-up-gun-summit-st-0429-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Counties need human help to combat cyber attacks on elections – David Orr and Noah Praetz
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180429/counties-need-human-help-to-combat-cyber-attacks-on-elections-
— Looking for a bigger salary? These are the companies with the highest median pay – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180429/looking-for-a-bigger-salary-these-are-the-companies-with-the-highest-median-pay
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The industries that dominate the top of such a list include biotech and health care firms, technology, finance and real estate, and energy and utilities. Facebook had the highest-paid median employee of technology firms that had filed as of Monday, at $240,430, according to Proxy Insight. The median employee at Valero Energy made $192,837 in 2017. At the real estate investment trust Host Hotels & Resorts, one of the largest owners of luxury and upscale hotels, the median salary is $179,574. The highest median pay in the financial industry, according to Proxy Insight’s data, was at a reinsurance firm rather than a big Wall Street bank. In addition to publishing the CEO pay ratio, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rule requires companies to disclose the pay of the median employee used in the calculation — determined by statistical sampling or by listing the compensation in the middle after ranking all workers from highest to lowest paid (excluding the CEO) — but they can’t leave out part-timers, the majority of foreign workers or those who only have seasonal jobs. It’s important to note that the companies at the top of the list don’t necessarily have the highest paid employees on average — just who pays the highest at the median. As a result, the numbers don’t tell most people looking to negotiate offers or compare potential jobs much at all. For one, you’d have to be vying for a job in that category — if the job in question is identifiable at all. McDonald’s, for instance, listed the median worker who made $7,017 in 2017 as “a part-time restaurant crew employee located in Poland,” but whoever made $183,304 at Netflix in 2017 is only identified as the “median employee.”)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bull’s-eye on AR-15: Popular rifle at center of debate over gun reform Public safety intersects with right to own firearms – EDITH BRADY-LUNNY (DIERSEN: One reason why countries are discouraged from having their citizens carry firearms when they invade America “is that an estimated 300 million guns, including as many as 5 million semi-automatic rifles (are) in the hands of Americans.” That is why (so far) countries like Mexico have not had their citizens carry firearms when they invade America.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/bull-s-eye-on-ar–popular-rifle-at-center/article_611eb1ee-0101-5e8c-8a2f-fe341d6aa23b.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the removal of one weapon from the market is not the answer, said Stephen Stewart, owner of the Bloomington gun store and indoor shooting range. “Banning this gun isn’t going to do a darned thing,” Stewart said recently, during a demonstration for The Pantagraph that included an hour on the range with a reporter on the operation of one model of the AR-15. Often misidentified as a “machine gun,” the AR-15 is purchased for target shooting, hunting and home defense, said Stewart. The AR-15 was banned for 10 years under former President Bill Clinton’s 1993 assault weapons ban and became a big seller in 2004 when the sales moratorium was not renewed. Stewart said his store could not keep the guns on the shelves, with many buyers picking up the weapons because they feared another ban. Americans, more than residents of any other developed country in the world, are in love with guns — an affection some argue has gone too far. With an estimated 300 million guns, including as many as 5 million semi-automatic rifles in the hands of Americans, serious questions exist as to how any practical proposal to seriously reduce the number of guns can be implemented.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Poll predicts tight race for Congress in Illinois’ 13th District – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180428/bernard-schoenburg-poll-predicts-tight-race-for-congress-in-illinois-13th-district
— Act now to settle back pay, step increases – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180428/our-view-act-now-to-settle-back-pay-step-increases
— Meet the 2018 Top Teen Award finalists (DIERSEN: What did you do and what did you not do while you were in high school? If you seek a government office or a political office, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will paint what you did and what you did not do while you were in high school as negatively as they can. If few or none of your classmates were minorities, they will paint you as being a racist.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180428/meet-2018-top-teen-award-finalists

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— States, counties look for more election judges – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20180428/states-counties-look-for-more-election-judges#//
— Election judges are vital to democracy and in short supply – Editorial
http://www.whig.com/20180429/election-judges-are-vital-to-democracy-and-in-short-supply#//

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— First quarter campaign report shows Pritzker raised and spent the most money – SARAH HAYDEN
http://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/first-quarter-campaign-report-shows-pritzker-raised-and-spent-the/article_4736fd38-536c-5191-ba0d-c577fc55b429.html

 

MADISON STATE JOURNAL
— H-1B visas keep American wages down – Dave Gorak (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to keep American wages down. They continue to be beyond furious that in 1997, GAO paid me $125,325/year in today’s dollars. To justify their fury, they demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact that I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, that I had three job-related master’s degrees, that I had six job-related professional certifications, and that I had a job-related professional license.)
http://host.madison.com/wsj/opinion/letters/h–b-visas-keep-american-wages-down–/article_59ddb240-1f9b-59ac-8b10-11ad669b1421.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Caravan’ asylum-seekers to test Trump immigration rhetoric at San Diego border crossing – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/29/caravan-asylum-seekers-test-trump-immigration-rhet/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— California Considers Bill That Would Make Traditional Views on Sexuality Illegal – Monica Burke (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to promote LGBTQ activity, if not to impose LGBTQ activity on others.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/23/anti-first-amendment-bill-poses-imminent-threat-in-california/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Comedian Michelle Wolf’s jokes fall flat, or offend, at DC dinner – Bradford Betz and Paulina Dedaj (DIERSEN: Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Alinsky promotes ridicule.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/29/comedian-michelle-wolfs-jokes-fall-flat-or-offend-at-dc-dinner.html

 

BLAZE
— Volunteer US attorneys went across Mexico border to counsel caravan travelers seeking asylum – Teri Webster (FROM THE ARTICLE: Were they coached on what to say?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/28/volunteer-us-attorneys-went-across-mexico-border-to-counsel-caravan-travelers-seeking-asylum
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Were they coached on what to say? An estimated 300 migrants were counseled in workshops held in a civic group office at Tijuana’s largest migrant shelter and at an art gallery that once housed a cross-border tunnel used to run drugs into San Diego. Journalists were not allowed to sit-in on the sessions. Lawyers reportedly offered information about the U.S. asylum process while children of the migrants played in the background. Migrants were also warned that they could be separated from their children and face detention if they are allowed to stay in the U.S., according to the report. Reportedly, attorneys met one-on-one with some of the migrants, but did not coach them on what to say, Alex Mensing, an organizer of the effort with the Pueblos Sin Fronteras group, told the Associated Press. “We always emphasize you have to tell the truth,” Mensing said. Central American migrants often cite gang violence as the reason they are seeking asylum.)

 

BREITBART
— White House Correspondents’ Dinner Comedian Michelle Wolf Trashes Sarah Sanders Appearance; Mocks Kellyanne and Ivanka – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Alinsky promotes ridicule.)

THE HILL
— 7 targets Michelle Wolf took aim at during the White House correspondents’ dinner – MAX GREENWOOD, BROOKE SEIPEL, and MARY TYLER MARCH
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/385377-7-targets-michelle-wolf-took-aim-at-during-the-white-house-correspondents
— Tech relishes role as Trump antagonist – ALI BRELAND (DIERSEN: Who relishes their role as your antagonist? I should write a book about my antagonists. They talk and/or act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a news car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and lots more if they succeed in getting me to stop putting GOPUSA Illinois emails together and sending them out.)
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/385288-tech-relishes-role-as-trump-antagonist

 

CNN
— Biting comedy, inspirational moments define annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner – Caroline Kelly and Kate Sullivan (DIERSEN: Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Alinsky promotes ridicule.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/28/politics/white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Asylum-seekers in Mexico snub warnings of stern US response
https://www.apnews.com/2de5ea7d50704017ba6f01562af5f060/Central-American-asylum-seekers-get-legal-aid-near-US-border
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The lawyers who went to Tijuana denied coaching any of the roughly 400 people in the caravan who recently arrived in Tijuana, camping out in shelters near some of the city’s seedier bars and bordellos. Some migrants received one-on-one counseling to assess the merits of their cases and groups of the migrants with their children playing nearby were told how asylum works in the U.S.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— In a Very Different Washington, Trump Unloads on a Litany of Adversaries – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/us/politics/trump-rally-washington-township.html
— I Want to Be Rich and I’m Not Sorry – Jessica Knoll (DIERSEN: What shows that your motivation “to be rich” is limited? For me, it is a) my refusal to become a Democrat, b) my refusal to paint myself as being a yes-man, c) my becoming a union member and filing grievances, d) my refusal to help my Democrat superiors in the federal government get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, non-veteran and 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, e) my complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, f) my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, g) my filing lawsuits, and h) my refusal to glorify and praise, pander to, serve as an operative for, serve as a dupe for, or give money to those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/opinion/sunday/women-want-to-be-rich.html
— White House Says Records Don’t Match Accusation Against Jackson – Michael D. Shear (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What accusations have been made against you, who made them, and why were they made? I should write a book about all the accusations that have been made against me, who made them, and why they were made. I could break them out into the following time periods: a) since I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, b) since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, c) while I was a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, d) while I was a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, e) while I was a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, f) while I was an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, g) while I was an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, h) while I was a GAO employee 1980-1997, i) while I was an IRS employee 1971-1980, and j) while I was a Post Office employee 1966-1969.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/us/politics/ronny-jackson-white-house.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “How do you brief a president who isn’t interested in facts?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/opinion/sunday/the-end-of-intelligence.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Half of Republicans say the news media should be described as the enemy of the American people – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs say that Republicans in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township should describe me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being the enemy of a) the Illinois Republican Party, b) the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and c) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/04/26/half-of-republicans-say-the-news-media-should-be-described-as-the-enemy-of-the-american-people/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— #MeToo feminists may not realize it, but their other target is sex and drugs and rock ‘n’ roll – KAY S. HYMOWITZ
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-hymowitz-metoo-counterrevolution-20180429-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Central American ‘Caravan’ Migrants to Seek Asylum at U.S.-Mexico Border While many seek legal entry to U.S., some have already illegally crossed border – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/central-american-caravan-migrants-to-seek-asylum-at-u-s-mexico-border-1524999600

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Court Bars Winner of 2017 Mayoral Election From Office An Illinois appeals court has ruled the winner of a suburban Chicago mayoral election isn’t eligible to hold the position because of a felony conviction. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-04-24/court-bars-winner-of-2017-mayoral-election-from-office

 

JOYCE MEYER
— December 21, 2009 FLASHBACK: What Does Your Future Hold? (DIERSEN: From what I see, unless things change dramatically, every year more and more and more people, organizations, and companies will move into DuPage County, into Milton Township, into Wheaton, and into my precinct 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-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, the aforesaid will bring down DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct. Poverty and crime will increase. To slow down if not stop this disaster in the making, the voters in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct should vote for Republican candidates who defend and advance the Illinois Republican platform rather than “listening to” and “representing” those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.amazon.com/Joyce-Meyer-What-Does-Future/dp/B0031KO6TW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/28/whcd-comedian-michelle-wolf-trashes-sarah-sanders-appearance-mocks-kellyanne-and-ivanka/

 

JERUSALEM POST
— GOP CANDIDATE CONTINUES TO COMPARE ABORTION TO NAZIS, DESPITE PLEAS FROM RABBIS Fitzgerald has also compared Planned Parenthood to a concentration camp. (DIERSEN: What about anti-Trumps a) who compare Trump to Hitler, b) who compare Republicans to Nazis, and c) who compare illegals to Jews?)
https://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/GOP-candidate-continues-to-compare-abortion-to-Nazis-despite-pleas-from-rabbis-552988

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— New RINOs Could Spell Trouble for the GOP – Fran Coombs (DIERSEN: Who are the RINOs in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? Which planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform do they fail/refuse to defend/advance?)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/commentary_by_fran_coombs/new_rinos_could_spell_trouble_for_the_gop
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Are a lot more GOP voters Republicans In Name Only (RINOs) these days? RINOs has long been a name of contempt on the American political right for those who run for office as conservative Republicans and then “grow and mature” in Washington, D.C. by moving to the left. They play to the voters at home in flyover land and then play a different song to The Washington Post when they’re inside the Beltway. However, polling suggests that a new breed of RINOs is emerging, and it has nothing to do with its namesakes of old. These are longtime Republican voters who are identifying less and less with the party’s traditional leadership. Over 60% of Likely Republican Voters have complained in Rasmussen Reports surveys for years that most GOP representatives in Washington are out of touch with the party base. Yes, they’ve been reelected, but in part that’s the power of incumbency. It also reflects the old adage that all politics is local, and these candidates have done a good job assuring the folks back home that they’re one of us.)

April 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— White House corps toasts press freedom; Trump a no-show – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-corps-toasts-press-freedom;-trump-a-no-show/3403793/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump, however, has had a notably contentious relationship with the media. The President routinely argues that he receives unfair media coverage and denounces “fake news.” He has even labeled the media the “enemy of the American people.” Earlier this month, the White House Correspondents’ Association, which represents the White House press corps, put out a statement saying that the White House had informed the association that the President would not be attending the dinner in 2018. The statement said, however, that White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will attend the event to represent the administration and that the President “will actively encourage members of the executive branch to attend and join us as we celebrate the First Amendment.)

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/28/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-11/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump hosting rally with ‘favorite deplorables’ in Michigan – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-hosting-rally-with-favorite-deplorables-in-michigan

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Congressional town halls: Old-fashioned and inefficient or vital to the fabric of democracy? – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, at town halls, Democrats make it clear that they want Republicans 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, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-town-hall-constituent-meetings-st-0429-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam found himself in the national spotlight last year after critics said he refused to meet with constituents and dodged requests to hold a town-hall style public meeting. Roskam, however, dismissed the traditional in-person format as unproductive and boasted of his ability to reach far more people via convenient telephone town halls, which are arranged by his campaign. As election season returns. so does the debate over the way candidates communicate with voters. . .Roskam, of Wheaton, has been in office since 2007 and conducts tele-town halls once a month. The system auto-dials people in the district and invites them to join the call to listen or get in a queue for the chance to ask a question. While there is generally a specific topic assigned for each event, Roskam does not limit the questions to the theme. In a typical call, about a dozen people get the chance to ask questions. The calls allow Roskam’s office to “reach people where they are, in their homes, while maintaining the one-on-one, personal interactions,” according to Roskam’s office. Roskam has taken calls from both supporters and critics during the forums, which are arranged via his campaign website, roskamforcongress.com. “In these meetings, we engage in open dialogue where they share their perspective,” Roskam said. “Reasonable people can disagree, and I’ve met with people from all different walks of life holding many different views on any number of issues.” Roskam’s challenger in the November election, Democrat Sean Casten, a businessman from Downers Grove, is pushing the sitting congressman to engage in more public in-person forums. Instead, Roskam quickly called for a series of debates the day after Casten was declared winner of the March Democratic primary. . .U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren has conducted meetings with veterans and other town halls, including one in St. Charles last year that attracted about 750 supporters and opponents. But Cindy Mundell, a 67-year-old Naperville resident, has lobbied Hultgren of Plano, to hold more in-person town halls. “He is supposed to be listening to and representing us,” Mundell said. “He claims the majority of his constituents approve the way he votes, and I feel that is unlikely.” Democrat Lauren Underwood is challenging Hultgren in the general election.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— The expensive risk College of DuPage has placed on taxpayers – Editorial (DIERSEN: How bad do your critics/opponents paint you as being? My critics/opponents paint me as being far worse than Breuder. Of course, they side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government and all the adverse actions that they took against me. My Democrat superiors in the federal government spent far more taxpayer dollars than $527,600 to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180428/editorial-the-expensive-risk-college-of-dupage-has-placed-on-taxpayers-
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It was almost three years ago that we warned that the College of DuPage Board was risking the public’s money in what we described as its “obsessive and oddly venomous” fixation with the destruction of onetime-president Robert Breuder. While allowing that reasonable people could disagree with Breuder’s style and performance, we also noted that his successor Joseph Collins conceded the controversies that enveloped him were “exaggerated” and his board nemesis Kathy Hamilton acknowledged they were “political.” . . .The legal case has yet to play out so theoretically, we suppose, the college could still win that gamble. But as of our latest tabulation in January, the college’s legal bills in the case had already reached $527,600 and who knows if that’s all of it. Transparency, thy name has not been COD when it comes to all the costs. What we do know is that those bills are going to climb considerably higher. And if the college loses, it not only would be on the hook for whatever damages Breuder wins but most likely also his legal bills as well as the college’s. It’s possible the college’s insurance will pay much of the legal bills. Comforting, although if so, it undoubtedly would affect its future premiums. But it’s also possible its insurer could end up challenging its responsibility if it’s found that the college egregiously mistreated Breuder.)
— Illinois debates effectiveness of racial profile data – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180428/news/304289925
— Suburban firm has history of mishandled searches for school superintendents – Christopher Placek and Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180428/suburban-firm-has-history-of-mishandled-searches-for-school-superintendents
— Islamic Relief volunteers join to pack meals for the hungry in Addison
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180428/islamic-relief-volunteers-join-to-pack-meals-for-the-hungry-in-addison
— As states consider taxing opioids, drugmakers push back – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180428/news/304289946/
— Facebook’s handpicked watchdogs gave it high marks for privacy – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. One would expect that my Democrat IRS superiors did not want GAO to assign me to audits of IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. My IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180428/analysis-facebooks-handpicked-watchdogs-gave-it-high-marks-for-privacy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook’s mishandling of its users’ personal information prompted stiff penalties from the U.S. government in 2011 — including a requirement that the social giant submit to regular privacy checkups for the next two decades. However, Facebook got to handpick its own reviewers, global accounting firm PwC, which didn’t appear to catch marketers, political consultants and malicious actors as they tapped public and private profile data on Facebook without users’ permission or knowledge, even years after the social giant’s first major privacy mishap.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gun bills have seen mixed success in General Assembly – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180428/gun-bills-have-seen-mixed-success-in-general-assembly

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— For Colored Boys Who’ve Considered Career Suicide When Good Music Wasn’t Enough – RODNEY CARMICHAEL
http://nprillinois.org/post/colored-boys-whove-considered-career-suicide-when-good-music-wasnt-enough#stream/0

 

WPSD
— Illinois House OKs amended plan adding school therapists
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2018/04/27/illinois-house-oks-amended-plan-adding-school-therapists/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP Precinct Committeeman Sees Bias in NWH Reporting of Republican Party Leadership Elections
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/26/gop-precinct-committeeman-sees-bias-nwh-reporting-republican-party-leadership-elections/
— Skillicorn Praises LITH Village Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/28/skillicorn-praises-lith-village-board/
— McHenry County Clerk Candidate Joe Tirio Sues to Find Who’s Behind Illinois Integrity (sic) Fund
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/28/mchenry-county-clerk-candidate-joe-tirio-sues-find-whos-behind-illinois-integrity-sic-fund/
— Bob Miller Charged a Second Wisconsin Hooters’ Meal to Algonquin Township
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/28/bob-miller-charged-second-wisconsin-hooters-meal-algonquin-townshjip/
— Madigan Introduces Progressive Income Tax Resolution, But Not a Constitutional Amendment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/28/madigan-introduces-progressive-income-tax-resolution-not-constitutional-amendment/
— McSweeney’s Bill Is Not About Township Consolidation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/27/mcsweeneys-bill-not-township-consolidation/
— Algonquin Township Trustee Rachael Lawrence Says She Didn’t Go to Springfield to Lobby
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/27/algonquin-township-trustee-rachael-lawrence-says-didnt-go-springfield-lobby/
— Algonquin Township Officials Fear for Their Jobs
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/26/algonquin-township-officials-fear-jobs/
— Third Document on Bob Miller’s Enormous Back Sick Time Payment Surfaces
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/26/third-document-bob-millers-enormous-back-sick-time-payment-surfaces/
— Algonquin Township Supervisor and Highway Commissioner Feed Election Judges on Taxpayer’s Back
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/25/algonquin-township-supervisor-highway-commissioner-feed-election-judges-taxpayers-back/

 

BREIBART
— Kanye West Condemns Black America’s Allegiance to the Democrat ‘Plantation’ in Song ‘Ye vs. the People’ – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/04/28/kanye-west-condemns-black-americas-allegiance-democrat-plantation-song-ye-vs-people/

 

NEWSMAX
— Dershowitz: Dems Ignoring Civil Liberties to Get ‘Devil’ Trump – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/alan-dershowitz-donald-trump-civil-liberties-law/2018/04/28/id/857195/

April 27 Evening Edition

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Illinois Republican Party needs a “uniter,” Bond says – Olivia Olsen
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511400952-illinois-republican-party-needs-a-uniter-bond-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I am very concerned about my friend and state central colleague Bob Winchester and the allegations of election impropriety related to his being unseated,” Bond said. “Those allegations are serious and deserve a full and fair hearing.” Speculation points to the party’s current leadership under Chairman Timothy Schnieder and even the state’s Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner as the origin of the party’s current state. “I think we also have to take an honest look at what caused our divisions and respect them,” Bond said. “We need a uniter and not a divider.” Many within the party believe Mark Shaw, chairman of the Lake County GOP, is a strong contender for Schneider’s seat. Bond expressed high praise for Shaw and his potential action plan. “Mark Shaw is the current highly successful Chairman of the Lake County Republican Central Committee and handed to me five years ago his ideas for a strategic party business plan,” Bond said. “I still have that plan and it is every bit as needed today as it was five years ago.”)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Circular firing squad: State GOP committeeman vote disputed
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/27/circular-firing-squad-state-gop-committeeman-vote-disputed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As it stands now, the opposition believes incumbent chairman Schneider has a 51.5-48.5 lead over Lake County’s Shaw if Sen. Rose is declared the victor and former party chairman Jack Dorgan votes for Schneider as well (and that’ll be an interesting moment if Rauner’s chairman is saved by a – gasp – Statehouse lobbyist). But Rose’s district appears to have enough weighted votes that Shaw will likely beat Schneider if Winchester is seated (barring any flippers). Winchester is being represented by a lawyer at Tony Peraica’s law firm. His letter to the state party is here. The attorney’s letter to the Illinois State Board of Elections is here.)
— Rauner dodges Illinois “death spiral” question, claims European trade trip will net “tens of thousands” of jobs
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/27/rauner-dodges-illinois-death-spiral-question-claims-european-trade-trip-will-net-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs/
— Madigan files resolution supporting progressive income tax
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/27/madigan-files-resolution-supporting-progressive-income-tax/

 

CBS2
— U.S. House Chaplain’s Firing Sparks Confusion, Frustration
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/27/u-s-house-chaplain-fired/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker rejects Rauner’s assertion that third-party candidate is Democratic ‘pawn’ – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Far too many in government and in politics talk and act like they are pawns, most commonly, pawns for those who give them the most money.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-rauner-mccann-20180427-story.html
— Illinois Supreme Court vacates ruling in Harvey tax garnishment case; state to continue withholding funds – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-supreme-court-harvey-order-st-0427-story,amp.html
— The threat of a graduated income tax – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-lllinois-exodus-graduated-tax-20180427-story.html
— The boss makes how much? Illinois companies reveal CEO-to-worker pay ratio – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees as being overpaid, but who would never take a government job themselves because government jobs do not pay enough for them?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ceo-pay-ratio-20180427-story.html
— Genesis of the Illinois exodus – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois works the hardest to drive out individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-exodus-census-illinois-chicago-20180426-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To vote for Democrats is to promote abortion.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-abortion-murder-williamson-homicide-0429-20180427-story.html
— The bipartisan bullies of township government – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-0429-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump lawyer lent money to cab mogul involved in legal pot industry – AP (DIERSEN: To promote pot is to promote destruction.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/taxi-moguls-family-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-lent-to-is-shifting-to-legal-weed/
— Madigan won’t commit to legalizing cannabis, weed jobs set to triple – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: To promote pot is to promote destruction.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pot-topics-madigan-cannabis-jobs-marijuana-gupta-sessions-fake-weed/
— Rauner’s VA director stepping down amid Quincy Legionnaires’ outbreak fallout – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-va-director-resign-quincy-veterans-home-legionnaires-outbreak/
— Assessed valuation of ending election protest and endorsing winner? $600,000 – DAN MIHALOPOULOS
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/assessed-valuation-of-ending-election-protest-and-endorsing-winner-600000/
— U.S. House chaplain’s firing sparks uproar among Democrats – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/house-chaplain-patrick-conroy-fired-paul-ryan/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/medical-marijuana-cannabis-pot-emotional-connection-spread-nationally/
— O’Hare Airport the wrong spot for a casino in Chicago – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/ohare-casino-garry-mccarthy-fly-passengers-bad-idea/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois House OKs amended plan adding school therapists – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180427/news/304279858/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180427/elgin-high-graduate-advocating-for-dreamers-immigrant-students-at-niu
— Hultgren talks gun control after St. Charles shooting – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180427/hultgren-talks-gun-control-after-st-charles-shooting
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to anti-Trumps, to enforce America’s immigration laws is to be divisive.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180427/keep-divisive-politics-out-of-sheriffs-race
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Rolling Meadows aldermen formally approve video gambling
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180427/rolling-meadows-aldermen-formally-approve-video-gambling

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— When ‘crime fighting’ = treating black behavior as pathological – JESSYCA DUDLEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180427/OPINION/180429875/when-crime-fighting-treating-black-behavior-as-pathological

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— To the same old, same old in Illinois politics – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180426/thumbs-down-to-same-old-same-old-in-illinois-politics

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Harvey denied access to $1.4M in tax revenues – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article209990289.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Pritzker: Decatur showcases importance of unions, vocational training – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/pritzker-decatur-showcases-importance-of-unions-vocational-training/article_9154e771-aa81-5ef0-9bd7-af7b08b1189e.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Darlene Senger talks race for Comptroller, consolidating with treasurer office – Eugene Daniel
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/darlene-senger-talks-race-for-comptroller-consolidating-with-treasurer-office/1146693098
— GOP Treasurer candidate Jim Dodge says consolidation with Treasurer’s office “right thing to do” – Eugene Daniel
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/gop-treasurer-candidate-jim-dodge-says-consolidation-with-treasurers-office-right-thing-to-do/1146814277

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Madigan’s re-election as party chairman shows misunderstanding of Illinois’ problems, Hildenbrand says – Marian Johns
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511400959-madigan-s-re-election-as-party-chairman-shows-misunderstanding-of-illinois-problems-hildenbrand-says

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Rauner delves into ‘robot’ mode – spewing lines about “Madigan pawns” – Gregory Tejeda
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2018/04/rauner-delves-into-robot-mode-spewing.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— After more than four hours of debate, House passes bills covering education, water systems, voter data – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511399857-after-more-than-four-hours-of-debate-house-passes-bills-covering-education-water-systems-voter-data

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Haji-Sheikh v NIU Board of Trustees – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/04/press-release-and-update-haji-sheikh-v-niu-board-of-trustees/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— “AMERICA PRAVDA” AUTHOR JAMES O’KEEFE SHARES BEHIND-THE-SCENES WITH HEARTLAND INSTITUTE AUDIENCE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/america-pravda-author-james-okeefe-shares-behind-the-scenes-with-heartland-institute-audience.html

 

GOPUSA
— Are schools responsible for children who attend political protests during class time?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44717

 

BLAZE
— Yale College braces for expected influx of student ’emotional support animals’ – Teri Webster DIERSEN: Would you vote for candidates who said they need emotional support animals?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/27/yale-college-braces-for-expected-influx-of-student-emotional-support-animals

 

THE HILL
— Forget work requirements for the poor — guarantee them a job instead – LINDSAY KOSHGARIAN (DIERSEN: Do you have a “good” job? Were the jobs that you have had “good” jobs? What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned all the jobs that I have had as being bad, but nevertheless, that I was grossly overpaid? 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 should a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that because they are FAR SUPERIOR TO ME, they never would have had to take the bad jobs that I took.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/383421-forget-work-requirements-for-the-poor-guarantee-them-a-job-instead

 

DENVER POST
— National drug ring disguised as Greeley medical pot grow traded in cryptocurrency, feds say Career criminal emerged from prison to open a new blackmarket pot pipeline to 8 states – KIRK MITCHELL
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/04/25/greeley-medical-marijuana-bust/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: VERY SAD: Army issues waivers to more than 1,000 recruits for bipolar, depression, self-mutilation – Tom Vanden Brook
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/26/army-issues-waivers-1-000-recruits-history-bipolar-depression-self-mutilation/554917002/

April 27 Morning Edition

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP chair race in LEGAL turmoil – Natasha Korecki  (DIERSEN: When and how will the Illinois State Board of Elections respond to Winchester’s April 26, 2018 letter SEE:  https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000163-04de-d374-a77b-04df3b5c0000 ?)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/27/gop-party-chair-race-in-legal-turmoil-chicagos-new-municipal-id-rosensteins-opioid-crisis-closeup-266385
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Infighting within the state’s fractious GOP has spilled into the race for Illinois Republican Party chairman, raising questions over whether Gov. Bruce Rauner’s favored candidate — Tim Schneider — can win another term and opening a new divide in a state party that just can’t heal itself. Robert Winchester, a 15th district committeeman candidate, a key district in southern Illinois, is disputing the validity of the results of his own election and threatening the Illinois Republican Party with legal action if it continues to identify his opponent, state Sen. Chapin Rose, as the winner. (Quick primer: Rose is pro-Rauner/Schneider while Winchester is poised to back Schneider’s opponent for state party chair). Party response: “A majority of Republican precinct committeemen in IL-15 cast their vote for state Sen. Chapin Rose for State Central Committeemen, which means he is the winner of that election,” Illinois Republican Party spokesman Aaron DeGroot responded by email last night. Except: in documents obtained by POLITICO, Winchester is demanding the party refrain from naming Rose the victor in the 15th district and separately asking the Illinois State Board of Elections to call the race. In a letter addressed to Andrew Collins, the executive director of the Illinois Republican Party, Winchester’s attorney alleges “substantial irregularities in the voting procedures in key counties of the 15th district.” “It is thereby demanded that the IRP take down all of the announcements in which Rep. Rose is identified as either the person receiving the most votes in the 15th district or identifying Rep. Rose as a member of the new State Central Committee,” attorney Stephen Boulton wrote. “If the IRP refuses or fails to cease its actions, Mr. Winchester will be forced to consider appropriate and immediate legal action.” (Read letter here.) (https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000163-04dd-da04-a1fb-14ff7f250001) Boulton works for Peraica & Associates. Tony Peraica is the former Republican member of the Cook County Board whose client is suing Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan in a separate case. In a separate letter to the State Board of Elections, (https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000163-04de-d374-a77b-04df3b5c0000) Winchester’s attorney argues that validating the outcome is the election board’s duty. Why is this all significant? The outcome of the 15th district race could determine the next statewide chairman and likely the direction of a party that nearly threw out its incumbent governor in March. Enter the newly-elected Republican State Central Committeemen, who are to meet May 19th to vote on the next chairman. Each of the votes is weighted. The district with the greatest weighted vote? The one under dispute in the 15th. While Rose supports Schneider, Winchester had pledged his support to challenger Mark Shaw, who is Lake County’s GOP Chairman. GOP sources tell us that the unofficial breakdown is pretty closely divided between Schneider and Shaw, making the 15th district outcome all that more impactful. Disunity: If Schneider cannot hold onto power, that’s a direct reflection on Rauner’s weakened grasp of his party. That’s a particularly stinging rebuke since Rauner has almost single-handedly funded the Illinois Republican Party apparatus. Even if Schneider wins another term, this latest turmoil only shows there’s a long road to repairing the rift in the party.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Senate views marijuana as opioid alternative – AP (DIERSEN: How much money are politicians taking from pot pushers?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/health/illinois-senate-views-marijuana-as-opioid-alternative-1

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel doesn’t rule out another property tax hike if re-elected
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-taxes-20180427-story.html
— Illinois pension tops goals, saves taxpayers money – Nisa Neely
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/community/chi-ugc-article-illinois-pension-tops-goals-saves-taxpayers-2018-04-26-story.html
— Defending his record to Congress, EPA chief Pruitt shifts spending blame to staff – Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin (DIERSEN: What do you say “Republican” activists, candidates, and party leaders in Illinois who blame the Illinois Republican Party’s (IRP) problems on the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. If you are not going to defend and advance all the planks in the IRP platform, and a) if you won a Republican primary race in Illinois as a Republican, you should immediately withdraw and b) if you got elected or appointed to a government office or a political office in Illinois as a Republican, you should immediately resign.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-epa-chief-scott-pruitt-capitol-hill-20180426-story.html

 

WLS AM
— Jeanne Ives: Spreading her message with new tour – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/04/26/jeanne-ives-spreading-her-message-with-new-tour/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Attacks on newspapers must be rebuffed – Editorial (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out?)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/26/our-view-attacks-on-newspapers-must-be-rebuffed/af1cj1u/

 

SAUK VALLEY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Senate votes to allow medical marijuana as opioid alternative
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/04/27/illinois-senate-votes-to-allow-medical-marijuana-as-opioid-alternative/at8d4i6/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Poll: Davis has slight edge on Londrigan – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-26/poll-davis-has-slight-edge-londrigan.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bump stock ban passes Illinois Senate – Brenden Moore and Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180426/bump-stock-ban-passes-illinois-senate

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Multiple Sclerosis conference in East Peoria gets support from Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180426/ms-conference-in-east-peoria-gets-support-from-lt-gov-sanguinetti

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps claim that the “right” is winning. But the “left” is winning in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in my precinct. Ever-increasingly, the “left,” that is, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs make progress in getting rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://nprillinois.org/post/despite-so-much-winning-right-feels-its-losing#stream/0

 

WAND
— State union workers rally to end pay step freezes (DIERSEN: Have you gotten step increases? Of course, if I sought a government office a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn each and every step increase that I got while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I remember that before they succeeded in getting rid of him, the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 succeeded once in getting me an early step increase.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38051573/state-union-workers-rally-to-end-pay-step-freezes

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Public Employees Rally for Raises at Statehouse – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: Have you gotten step increases? Of course, if I sought a government office a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn each and every step increase that I got while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I remember that before they succeeded in getting rid of him, the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 succeeded once in getting me an early step increase.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/public-employees-rally-raises-statehouse#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Illinois Governor’s race on pace to be most expensive in U.S. history – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38054466/illinois-governors-race-on-pace-to-be-most-expensive-in-us-history

WGIL
— PRITZKER TOUTS LOCAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you considered to be “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Further, my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. I am sure that many thought that I would soon also come down with type 1 diabetes.)
http://www.wgil.com/2018/04/27/candidate-for-governor-touts-local-vocational-education/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— SPECIAL REPORT: WHY ILLINOIS NEEDS A SPENDING CAP – Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/special-report-why-illinois-needs-a-spending-cap/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— The bipartisan bullies of township government – Austin Berg
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-the-bipartisan-bullies-of-township-government/article_88159f1a-495c-11e8-9ae2-cfa92681fabe.html

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Another budget in the air as deadline nears – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/another-budget-in-the-air-as-deadline-nears/1143593255

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Roskam pushes Boeing to cancel Iran contracts – Joel Gehrke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/gop-lawmaker-pushes-boeing-to-cancel-iran-contracts

NUMBERS USA
— Polling again finds U.S. Christians want less immigration — strongly at odds with their public religious leaders – Roy Beck
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/polling-again-find-us-christians-strongly-odds-their-public-leaders-immigration

DAILY CALLER
— Broward Deputies Vote ‘No Confidence’ On Sheriff Israel – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: Who has “no confidence” in you? I should write a book about those who have “no confidence” in me. They blame me for their problems. They blame me for your problems. They blame me for my problems. They blame me for everyone’s problems. They blame me for all losses the Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems a) that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois had, b) that Wheaton Chamber of Commerce has, c) that Milton Township Republican Central Committee has, d) that Illinois Center Right Coalition has, e) that American Association of Political Consultants has, f) that GAO, IRS, and the Post Office have, etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/26/broward-deputies-vote-no-confidence-on-sheriff-israel/?utm_medium=email

REUTERS
— An impossible dream? Democrats try to connect with Trump voters – Susan Cornwell and James Oliphant (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs smell blood in the water, they do not want to “connect” with Trump voters, they want to get rid of Trump voters once and for all.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-trumpvoters/an-impossible-dream-democrats-try-to-connect-with-trump-voters-idUSKBN1HY1G5

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats glorify and praise illegals make it clear that are going to use illegals to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/learning/teaching-activities-for-for-thousands-of-dreamers-it-has-been-a-wild-ride-and-its-not-over-yet.html
— House Chaplain Was Asked to Resign. He Still Doesn’t Know Why. – Elizabeth Dias (DIERSEN: I know why my Democrat GAO superiors “asked” me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. It was to punish me for becoming a member of a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. But more important, to send everyone a very strong message a) that GAO gives preference BIG TIME to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) that GAO wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO does not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/politics/patrick-conroy-paul-ryan-house-chaplain.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says he might get more involved in managing the Justice Department – Ashley Parker and John Wagner (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1960s, those who “manage” the Justice Department have made it extremely clear that they want patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They have made it extremely clear that they want federal agencies to waste the careers of and to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and “up-or-out.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-might-get-more-involved-in-managing-the-justice-department/2018/04/26/01ea09fe-4956-11e8-827e-190efaf1f1ee_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pruitt Says Attacks Are Driven by Opposition to Trump – Heidi Vogt and Louise Radnofsk (DIERSEN: What drives attacks against you? The following drive attacks against me: a) my support of 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 in the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) my support of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, c) my opposition to patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and retaliation, d) my refusal to serve as anyone’s operative or dupe, and e) the lawsuits that filed during the 1980s and 1990s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pruitt-says-attacks-are-driven-by-opposition-to-trump-1524754373

CANNABIS NOW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Yet Another American Billionaire Wants to Legalize Marijuana Billionaire J.B. Pritzker, the Democratic nominee for governor of Illinois, is the latest fabulously wealthy individual with a penchant for drug reform. – Chris Roberts
https://cannabisnow.com/yet-another-american-billionaire-wants-to-legalize-marijuana/

April 26 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— All votes taken by the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) must be taken by weighted vote. According to information provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections, IRP SCC members for the following 18 congressional districts will have the following weighted votes:

 

12.1% – Congressional District 15 – Chapin Rose, Mahomet
11.1% – Congressional District 18 – Mike Bigger, Wyoming
9.3% — Congressional District 16 – John McGlasson, Pontiac
8.9% — Congressional District 6 -– Bob Grogan, Downers Grove
8.1% — Congressional District 14 – Stan Bond, Montgomery
7.0% — Congressional District 13 – Fred Floreth, Springfield
6.4% — Congressional District 17 – Jan Weber, Geneseo
5.3% — Congressional District 12 – Barb Viviano, O’Fallon
4.6% — Congressional District 11 – Roger Claar, Bolingbrook
4.5% — Congressional District 10 – Mark Shaw, Lake Forest
4.4% — Congressional District 8 – Ryan Higgins, Schaumburg
4.3% — Congressional District 9 – Char Foss-Eggman, Park Ridge
3.9% — Congressional District 3 – Sean Morrison, Palos Park
3.1% — Congressional District 5 – Jack Dorgan, Rosemont
2.7% — Congressional District 1 – Shaun Murphy, Evergreen Park
2.1% — Congressional District 2 – Judy Diekelman, Thornton
1.1% — Congressional District 7 – Mark Hosty, River Forest
1.0% — Congressional District 4 – Jay Reyes, Riverside

https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Does black Chicago feel jilted by Rahm’s Mayor Zorro act? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-ethnic-politics-chicago-kass-20180425-story.html#new_tab
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: As students ever-increasingly talk and act like they are mindless operatives and mindless dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties, Margaret Sents of Glenview argues that “College professors don’t define students’ political views.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-conservative-students-liberal-professors-loyola-20180425-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— “Bruised and ashamed” after Islamophobic display, Aurora Public Library board vows to “do better” – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180425/bruised-and-ashamed-after-islamophobic-display-aurora-public-library-board-vows-to-do-better
— ‘It is kind of like putting lipstick on a pig.’ Mundelein trustee objects to new signs for village – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180425/it-is-kind-of-like-putting-lipstick-on-a-pig-mundelein-trustee-objects-to-new-signs-for-village

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— TRAGIC: Illinois pays price for budget uncertainty in $500 million bond offering – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180425/NEWS02/180429910/illinois-pays-price-for-budget-uncertainty-in-500-million-bond
— TRAGIC: Ford quitting every car in North America but two – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180426/NEWS05/180429901/ford-quitting-every-car-in-north-america-but-two
— How to fix the state’s budget: Tie spending to economic growth – ADAM SCHUSTER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180426/OPINION/180429929/illinois-should-link-budget-spending-to-economic-growth#new_tab

 

WGN RADIO
— Gov. Bruce Rauner: “Number one priority for Illinois: Grow our economy faster.” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2018/04/26/gov-bruce-rauner-number-one-priority-for-illinois-grow-our-economy-faster/

 

WTTW
— Gun-Rights Advocates Beat Back Effort to Regulate Illinois Gun Dealers – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: In my opinion, if Rauner had not vetoed the gun dealer bill, he would have lost to Ives.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/25/gun-rights-advocates-beat-back-effort-regulate-illinois-gun-dealers

 

WBEZ
— Bill Could Award Legionnaires’ Victims’ Families $2M From State – Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/bill-could-award-legionnaires-victims-families-2m-from-state/0a6060a8-e0f9-412d-b381-49c0fae920eb

 

ILLINOIS CHANNEL
— Rep Juliana Stratton Sponsors Bill to Establish Voting Booths in the Cook County Jail (DIERSEN: What percent of people in jail vote for Democrats?)
http://www.illinoischannel.org/2018/04/25/rep-juliana-stratton-sponsors-bill-to-establish-voting-booths-in-the-cook-county-jail/

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Cook County Republicans have a long history of being led by suburbanites. Currently, Palos Township Republican Committeeman and county chair Sean Morrison is Cook County commissioner representing the 17th District, which includes part of Des Plaines. The former county GOP chair was Palatine Township Republican Committeeman Aaron Del Mar. Tim Schneider, state Republican Party chairman, is a Cook County commissioner who also represents the Northwest suburbs. The former Republican Party chairman was Jack Dorgan of Rosemont. – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/murphy-joins-preckwinkle-on-cook-county-democratic-executive-board/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Legislators should adopt revenue estimate resolution – Editorial (DIERSEN: What is your revenue estimate for 2018. Mine is $51,864 from the Civil Service Retirement System, $2,064 from Social Security, and $876 from an inherited IRA. My critics/opponents who have MORE income than that paint me as being a financial loser. My critics/opponents who have LESS income than that paint me as being undeservedly filth rich.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180425/our-view-legislators-should-adopt-revenue-estimate-resolution
— Illinois State Fairgrounds on endangered sites list – Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180425/illinois-state-fairgrounds-on-endangered-sites-list
— Illinois’ 4 pillars of bad budgeting – Adam Schuster
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180424/guest-view-illinois-4-pillars-of-bad-budgeting

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— We need a vote on fair maps – Evelyn Sanguinetti
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20180425/sanguinetti-we-need-vote-on-fair-maps

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Pro-gun advocates crowd downtown Springfield for annual rally – Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180425/pro-gun-advocates-crowd-downtown-springfield-for-annual-rally
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180425/pro-gun-advocates-crowd-downtown-springfield-for-annual-rally

 

SOUTHERN
— Marion City Council passes $48 million budget with $152,000 surplus – JUSTIN DUNCAN
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/marion/marion-city-council-passes-million-budget-with-surplus/article_d4830bca-2758-5264-8bbd-0ff8398aa982.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Glen Ellyn trustee Pete Ladesic abstains on resolution to call for more gun control.
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/04/24/glen-ellyn-trustees-encourage-state-lawmakers-to-pass-gun-legislation/ac4y527/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Gun Owners Rally In Springfield While Gun Dealer Lincensing Veto Remains – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://nprillinois.org/post/gun-owners-rally-springfield-while-gun-dealer-lincensing-veto-remains#stream/0
— Illinois State Fairgrounds Named On Endangered Historic Places List – MARY CULLEN
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-state-fairgrounds-named-endangered-historic-places-list#stream/0
— HUD Unveils Plan To Increase Rent On Millions Receiving Federal Housing Assistance – BRAKKTON BOOKER
http://nprillinois.org/post/hud-unveils-plan-increase-rent-millions-receiving-federal-housing-assistance#stream/0

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Algonquin Township Supervisor and Highway Commissioner Feed Election Judges on Taxpayer’s Back
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/25/algonquin-township-supervisor-highway-commissioner-feed-election-judges-taxpayers-back/
— Reick Criticizes “Short Debate” on McSweeney’s Township Abolition by Referendum Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/25/reick-criticizes-short-debate-mcsweeneys-township-abolition-referendum-bill/
— How Were Algonquin Township Road District America Express “Rewards” Redeemed?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/25/algonquin-township-road-district-america-express-rewards-redeemed/
— If a Township Should Be Abolished, Bill Doesn’t Send MFT to County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/24/township-abolished-bill-doesnt-send-mft-county/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Records show taxpayers paid $100K for CPS student trips to Costa Rica, South Africa, Ireland, Italy – W.J. Kennedy
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511399166-records-show-taxpayers-paid-100k-for-cps-student-trips-to-costa-rica-south-africa-ireland-italy

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge views Pritzker, Rauner campaign spending as a sign of the times – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511396966-dodge-views-pritzker-rauner-campaign-spending-as-a-sign-of-the-times

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/26/dems-pull-back-on-gun-store-bill-dccc-bumps-up-casten-chance-kanyes-trump-tweet-storm-soldier-fields-security-flap-266078
(FROM THE ARTICLE: IL-06 — National Democrats are showing signs of confidence about their pickup opportunities in Illinois’ 6th district, where U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., is in their sights. Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is moving Democrat Sean Casten into its Red to Blue program, saying he had earned a spot “by surpassing aggressive goals for grassroots engagement, local support, campaign organization and fundraising.” Along with the designation comes resources and training, courtesy of the DCCC. Candidates in Illinois 12 (Brendan Kelly) 13 (Betsy Dirksen Londrigan) and 14 (Lauren Underwood) are already in the program. . .National Journal is the latest to declare Gov. Bruce Rauner vulnerable in November. The governor moved from 5th to first most vulnerable: Zach C. Cohen and Kyle Trygstad write: “Illinois—Bruce Rauner (R) (Previous ranking: 5) Rauner is the most vulnerable governor, and his seat is the Democrats’ best pickup opportunity. Democratic nominee J.B. Pritzker won 200,000 more votes in his decisive March primary than Rauner, who won renomination by just 2 points. The latest polling puts Pritzker, heir to the Hyatt fortune, up 18 points in a state that Hillary Clinton won by a similar margin, and his odds further improved when Rauner’s alienation of the Right led to a third-party challenge from GOP state Sen. Sam McCann. But both wealthy nominees, who have already spent a combined $131 million, have the time and resources to shift the race.)

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— App. Ct. Hearing: Cooke v. IL. State Board of Elections re: Mautino – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/04/audio-app-ct-hearing-cook-v-il-state-board-of-elections-re-mautino/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner calls legislators “rascals” ahead of budget talks
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/26/rauner-calls-legislators-rascals-ahead-of-budget-talks/
— PPP: Rodney Davis up by only 3, Hultgren ahead by just 4
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/26/ppp-rodney-davis-up-by-only-3-hultgren-ahead-by-just-4/

 

GOPUSA
— Judge rules bars can discriminate against Trump supporters (DIERSEN: Which organizations, companies, governments, etc. in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois discriminate against Trump supporters?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44622
— Macron challenges ‘America First’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44608
— Sex Ed Sit Out draws parents alarmed by pro-choice, pro-gay teachings
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44453
— California cities are rebelling against state sanctuary law, but how far can they go?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44377

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— JOE BIDEN, DEMS AND THE RACE CARD: THEY DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/joe-biden-dems-and-the-race-card-they-dont-leave-home-without-it/

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Jr. Applauds Chance The Rapper: ‘Takes Guts’ to Say ‘Black People Don’t Have to Be Democrats’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/04/25/donald-trump-jr-applauds-chance-the-rapper-takes-guts-to-say-black-people-dont-have-to-be-democrats/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Federal Consumer Agency Puts Your Financial Data at Risk – Fred Lucas (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. Democrats use whatever information that they can get about you against you. While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates talked and acted like my Democrat superiors had given them copies of a) my individual tax returns for 1971-1977 and b) my and my wife’s joint tax returns for 1978-1996. They also talked and acted like my Democrat superiors had given them copies of the annual financial disclosure forms that I filed 1971-1997.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/25/how-federal-consumer-agency-puts-your-financial-data-at-risk/

 

TOWNHALL
— If You Want To Stop Liberal Bullying, Start By Telling Them To Buzz Off – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/04/26/if-you-want-to-stop-liberal-bullying-start-by-telling-them-to-buzz-off-n2474441

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE DECLINE OF U.S. WHITES — AND NOT JUST IN NUMBER – Ilana Mercer (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things TO CURRY FAVOR WITH ANTI-WHITES. I should write a book about the leading White anti-Whites in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Most, if not virtually all of them also demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time TO CURRY FAVOR WITH THOSE WHO ARE anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/the-decline-of-u-s-whites-and-not-just-in-number/

 

LUTHERAN CHARITES
— Look For the Best in Others – (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look for what they believe is the worse in others. They stress that I am Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older (69), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I have live in Wheaton only since 1978, former union member, federal retiree, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, etc.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2018/04/26/look-for-the-best-in-others/

 

THE HILL
— The great exodus out of America’s blue cities – KRISTIN TATE
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/384536-the-great-exodus-out-of-americas-blue-cities

 

CNN
— Ronny Jackson withdraws as VA secretary nominee (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what allegations would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes level against you? Mine would stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They would stress those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout who could/should have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/26/politics/ronny-jackson-va-nominee/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: His nomination was hampered by a flurry of allegations about Jackson’s professional conduct. In a statement announcing his withdrawal, Jackson slammed allegations of improper behavior leveled against him as “completely false and fabricated.” “If they had any merit, I would not have been selected, promoted and entrusted to serve in such a sensitive and important role as physician to three presidents over the past 12 years,” Jackson said. “Going into this process, I expected tough questions about how to best care for our veterans, but I did not expect to have to dignify baseless and anonymous attacks on my character and integrity.” Jackson said he was motivated to withdraw from consideration because the allegations against him “have become a distraction” for Trump and his agenda.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— White House Withdraws Jackson Nomination for V.A. Chief Amid Criticism – Nicholas Fandos and Peter Baker (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what allegations would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes level against you? Mine would stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They would stress those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout who could/should have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/politics/ronny-jackson-nomination-withdrawn.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say looser marijuana laws attract young voters, and some Republicans are catching on – Sean Sullivan and Seung Min Kim (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-favor-looser-restrictions-on-marijuana–and-some-in-gop-join-them/2018/04/21/235cdd50-44b5-11e8-ad8f-27a8c409298b_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: NBC’s Failing Bet on Megyn Kelly The former Fox News star was supposed to bring a bigger audience for ‘Today,’ but ratings declines and high costs have dragged down a critical franchise – Joe Flint
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nbc-bet-69-million-on-megyn-kellythen-viewers-vanished-1524667220

 

BARRONS
— Millennial Wall Streeters Turn to Pot (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/millennial-wall-streeters-turn-to-pot-1524517641

 

FORBES
— The Millennial Voice Could End Federal Marijuana Prohibition – Mike Adams (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeadams/2018/04/19/the-millennial-voice-could-end-federal-marijuana-prohibition/#546b47893e18

 

THINK ADVISOR
— Wall Street Millennials Are Losing Their Mojo—Is Pot to Blame? Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert tells ThinkAdvisor that many young financial pros aren’t coping well with stress and market volatility. – Jane Wollman Rusoff (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2018/04/23/millennial-advisors-are-losing-their-mojo-and-pot/

 

OBSERVER
— NYC’s First Lady Opens up About Past Pot Use and Why She’s Now Pro-Legalization – Madina Toure (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://observer.com/2018/04/nyc-first-lady-chirlane-mccray-marijuana-legalization/
— Burgeoning Salary Calculators Are Killing Pay Secrecy—and May Help You Get a Raise! – Sissi Cao (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://observer.com/2018/04/salary-calculators-killing-pay-secrecy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The main goal of LinkedIn Salary is to help people uncover important patterns in the job market so they can better plan their career advancement. For instance, obtaining an MBA leads to larger pay increases for marketing directors than any other position; and sales positions in healthcare consistently pay better than the same role in other industries. “At the heart of it is the ability to understand why certain people make more than others and what you can do to set yourself up for greater earning potential. Every professional in the world wants to know what they can do to earn $10,000 more,” Daniel Shapero, LinkedIn’s former director of career product, told Forbes at the time of product launch. “People would invest more in their careers if they knew what the return would be,” he added.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Pruitt putting ‘a drag’ on EPA, House Democrats tell agency employees – Jory Heckman (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, it became ever-increasingly clear that GAO wanted to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/management/2018/04/pruitt-putting-a-drag-on-epa-house-democrats-tell-agency-employees/

 

MOTHER JONES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Whites for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/new-data-america-schools-suspend-punish-arrest-black-students/

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Portland fast-food workers win a union (DIERSEN: What did you do with your free time when you were a sophomore and junior in high school? Were you a fast food worker? I washed dishes for the minimum wage part-time 1964-1966 and full-time during the summer of 1965 in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://socialistworker.org/2018/04/26/portland-fast-food-workers-win-a-union

 

DIGITAL JOURNAL
— Critical Dog Training News Posts Article On How To Stop A Dog From Barking (DIERSEN: What do you say to dog owners who use their constantly barking dogs to harass their neighbors?)
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3743977

 

VICE
— Your hippie parents are the ones driving up weed use, study finds – Alex Lubben (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/evqw7z/your-hippie-parents-are-the-ones-driving-up-weed-use-study-finds

April 25 Morning Edition

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Winchester retains counsel to challenge voting procedures in GOP Central Committee race – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511398631-sources-winchester-retains-counsel-to-challenge-voting-procedures-in-gop-central-committee-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sources have told Prairie State Wire that Bob Winchester has retained counsel to challenge the voting procedures used in his race for Republican State Central Committee in the 15th Congressional District, which the Illinois Republican Party claims was won by Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet). The first step in the legal action is expected to be an appeal to the Illinois State Board of Elections, which under law, must certify the votes in party elections. Among other charges, Winchester is expected to challenge the use of votes by acclamation in some counties — a move that gives the candidate with more than half of the votes the entire final tally, which violates party rules and may violate state law. Republican sources said that the Republican Party put up Chapin to run against the incumbent Winchester as punishment for his backing Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in the Republican primary against Gov. Bruce Rauner. Winchester, who could not be reached for comment, also opposes the re-election of GOP Chairman Tim Schneider. The party’s 18 central committee people, one representing each congressional district, is scheduled to meet May 19 to elect a state chairman, and sources say that Schneider’s re-election bid is in jeopardy. Mark Shaw, Lake County Republican chairman and central committeeman in the 10th Congressional District, said that people should not jump to conclusions about the outcome of the race between Winchester and Rose. “Just because the party said Chapin won doesn’t mean he won,” Shaw said. “Until May 19, there is no party governing board, and Chaplin can’t just show up on that day and act like he’s a committeeman. The results have to be certified first, and I expect the board will find a lot of irregularities in the voting process.” He added that he knows Winchester as a man of “integrity and honesty” and he would not be taking legal action unless he was convinced that election law procedures were violated. Results of the election show that Winchester received zero votes in nine of 33 counties, including four of the 10 most populated, a result that Shaw and others said would be impossible. Several counties, sources said, failed to even offer Winchester as a candidate for consideration. In Fayette County, home to Randy Pollard, Rauner’s downstate director, Winchester was not presented as an option. “Pollard asked for a voice vote by acclamation for Chapin (Rose) and just moved on,” a source said. “He didn’t even mention Winchester was a candidate, much less the incumbent.” Rose also received zero votes in 13 counties carried 100 percent by Winchester. In all, 22 of 33 counties voted by acclamation, representing 63 percent of Rose’s vote and 59 percent of Winchester’s. County votes are weighted based on their respective turnout in the March primary. Republican sources also said that aides to U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Collinsville) recruited Rose to challenge Winchester, offering to help him replace Shimkus in Congress when the opportunity presents itself.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats’ deadline to override Rauner gun bill veto comes on same day as Second Amendment rally – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Democrats want you to buy pot instead of firearms and ammunition. Needless-to-say, no one who uses pot should be allowed a) to own any kind of firearm, ammunition, or weapon; b) to operate any kind of vehicle or equipment, c) to hold any kind of government or political job or office, d) etc. To use pot is to knowingly and willfully damage your brain.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-gun-override-20180425-story.html
— No pay raises for DuPage County Board members but countywide elected officials to get 2% hike – Gary Gibula (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-salaries-freezes-increases-st-0425-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Board members Elizabeth Chaplin, Tonia Khouri and Brian Krajewski voted against the pay increases. “There’s no justification for giving out those raises,” Chaplin said. “Our county-wides are some of the highest-paid in the state.” “They do a fantastic job, but I think they’re already very well compensated and money is getting tighter and tighter for us,” Khouri said. “We were $3 million short from the state this year, so we need to watch every dollar. For me, it’s an economic issue.” In 2016, County Board members voted themselves 2 percent pay increases, which went into effect in December of that year and again in December of last year. Critics have charged that board salaries are too high in comparison with other nearby counties. Others, however, say the pay is in line with other counties when viewed on a per capita basis. “We understand these are tough times and we don’t feel it’s appropriate to give a pay raise to ourselves,” County Board Chairman Dan Cronin said. “We work very hard, we’ve cut our budget, we’ve cut taxes, we’ve reduced headcount and we’ve got a very compelling story to tell about good government here. We’re not in it for the money, we’re in it to serve.” In other county business, District 1 representative Paul Fichtner has resigned from the County Board due to a job change. Cronin said a replacement will be appointed in two weeks.)
— Mother files complaint, says while she was at Daley Center for jury duty, staff sent her to men’s room to pump breast milk – Morgan Greene (DIERSEN: During the early 1990s, to help GAO a) hire, retain, and promote young women and b) to get rid of its employees who smoked (overwhelmingly old White men), GAO gutted the smoking room in its Chicago office and turned it into a lactation room.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ent-mother-discrimination-daley-center-20180424-story.html
— Left’s knee-jerk reaction to Waffle House killings runs counter to facts – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-nashville-shooting-guns-kass-0425-story.html
— Vendor to make amends for primary election fiasco in DuPage; new company sought for November – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-dupage-county-election-contract-20180424-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— History not on third party candidates’ sides — but will it be on Rauner’s? – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/history-not-on-third-party-candidates-side-but-will-it-be-on-rauners/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump/NRA says “We should be able to eat waffles in peace — but Trump and the NRA accept this kind of terrorism.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-waffle-house-shooting-huppke-20180423-story.html
— With Dreamers’ status uncertain, advocates seek funds for scholarships – Nereida Moreno (DIERSEN: This is an anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American editorial unethically made to look like a news article. Did you seek scholarships to pay for your college expenses? I did not. Even way back in the 1960s, scholarships were for those who a) had extremely high GPAs, ACTs, SATs; b) were minority; c) were female; d) were athletes; and/or e) had fathers who earned little or no money. I did not fit into any of the aforesaid categories.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-daca-student-scholarships-20180416-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Joe Walsh to attend Palatine Township GOP event May 5
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180425/joe-walsh-to-attend-palatine-township-gop-event

 

WBEZ
— Newsroom To ‘Chicago Tribune’: With 85 Percent Backing, We Have Votes For Union – David Folkenflik (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. Further, if GAO had been unionized since 1980, my Democrat superiors might have been a) stopped from giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, b) stopped from always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) stopped from not promoting me beyond GS-13, d) stopped from getting rid of my mentor in 1987, e) stopped from keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and f) stopped from forcing me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/npr/newsroom-to-chicago-tribune-we-have-the-votes-for-a-union/72e3196d-4e0d-4a5e-8ffa-f8fbe2986442

 

WLS AM
— In jail awaiting trial? You can vote by mail. – Bill Cameron (DIERSEN: How many of the registered voters in your precinct have not voted because they were in jail? Of the 504 registered voters in my precinct, 285 (57%) did NOT vote in the March 20, 2018 primary. Of the 207 registered Republicans, 95 (46%) did NOT vote. Of the 137 registered Democrats, 30 (22%) did NOT vote. Of the 160 unaffiliated registered voters, 160 (100%) did NOT vote.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/04/24/in-jail-awaiting-trial-you-can-vote-by-mail/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Dershowitz: ‘I haven’t seen any evidence of any criminal activity or an impeachable offense’ – Julie Wurth (DIERSEN: Who has come to your defense? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress those who could/should have come to my defense but did not. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-25/dershowitz-i-havent-seen-any-evidence-any-criminal-activity-or-impeachable

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois gun dealer licensing veto override vote could happen Wednesday
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180424/illinois-gun-dealer-licensing-veto-override-vote-could-happen-wednesday

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Sanguinetti touts vocational training at YouthBuild – Derek Beigh (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you considered to be “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Further, my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. I am sure that many thought that I would soon also come down with type 1 diabetes.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/sanguinetti-touts-vocational-training-at-youthbuild/article_639725f8-2915-5203-b4c8-8cb33bcadc18.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH & HERALD & REVIEW
— GOP governor candidate Jeanne Ives: ‘Not hiding’ after loss to Rauner – RYAN VOYLES
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/video-gop-governor-candidate-jeanne-ives-not-hiding-after-loss/article_b8e522c1-8054-5266-8b66-62cea5529f2d.html
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/video-gop-governor-candidate-jeanne-ives-not-hiding-after-loss/article_8dae72ba-9af1-5613-aa87-8ff063d6ad95.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Just over a month after her narrow primary election loss to incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, state Rep. Jeanne Ives said she’ll continue to spread her message across the state. “I have a responsibility. I can’t just hide,” said Ives, a Wheaton Republican, during a stop at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel to address members of the Restore Our Constitution political group. “I’m not going to hide or go away. I’m not going to do that.” Ives said she plans to tour the state raising awareness of issues such as pensions and fiscal responsibility, and campaigning for fellow Republican candidates in an effort to win a majority in the state House of Representatives. How she will do the latter remains undetermined. She said she has already endorsed several candidates and given them information to use in political ads and talking points, such as their Democratic opponents’ voting records and ratings with different business groups. Ives said it is likely she will also start to make campaign visits with Republican candidates as the election season heads into the summer.)

 

MERCED SUN STAR
— No gun-licensing override, deadline for action is Wednesday – AP
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article209764564.html

 

WMIX 94
— RAUNER AND SANGUINETTI VISIT CONTINENTAL TIRE LOCATIONS IN GERMANY AND MT. VERNON
http://www.wmix94.com/2018/04/24/rauner-and-sanguinetti-visit-continental-tire-locations-in-germany-and-mt-vernon/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Sanguinetti visits Youthbuild Mclean County – Munashe Kwangwar (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you considered to be “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Further, my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. I am sure that many thought that I would soon also come down with type 1 diabetes.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/sanguinetti-visits-youthbuild-mclean-county/1139182100
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State leaders are trying to bring more skilled workers to the state. Governor Rauner and Lieutenant Governor Sanguinetti are touring Europe and the state, respectively, to seek answers on vocational and training programs for Illinois youth. YouthBuild Mclean County in Central Illinois is one program close to home that is currently fulfilling the requirements. “Many decades ago our school system used to offer apprenticeship tracks”, said Lt. Governor Sanguinetti. “Over time we lost that… We need to bring back those types of programs to Illinois.” Governor Rauner is currently in Germany at an apprenticeship program learning the ways of the system and how it functions. Sanguinetti says that a four year program is not for everyone and allowing our youth the right to choose what they want to do at an early age will be more beneficial to their future. “For many of our youth, access and opportunity is not looking very bright,” said Sanguinetti. She went on to say “a place like YouthBuild gives them the tools that they will need to succeed in life in a non traditional way.”)

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot big time. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/04/24/trumps-war-on-medical-marijuana-putting-illinois-dispensaries-at-risk

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Dissecting Pritzker, Rauner, free markets and government: Watch Berkowitz w/trial attorney Belcher
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/04/dissecting-pritzker-rauner-free-markets-and-government-watch-berkowitz-wtrial-attorney-belcher-cableweb/

 

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COURIER
— Mazzochi re-elected chairwoman of the board of trustees – Vandy Manyeh

https://codcourier.org/8636/news/mazzochi-re-elected-chairwoman-of-the-board-of-trustees/

— Appellate Court rules in favor of Breuder – Vandy Manyeh
https://codcourier.org/8638/news/appellate-court-rules-in-favor-of-breuder/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Transition to Compass Group raises concern from students, instills fear in workers – Natalie Vega and Allyson Bondy (DIERSEN: What percent of Northwestern food service workers are illegals? I was a part-time minimum wage food service worker 1964-1966. What if I had not gotten that job because it had been given to an illegal? I used the money that I earned from that job to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I used a) to get to/from jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline during the summer of 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967 and b) to get to/from classes at UIC. I sold it in late 1967 and bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/04/25/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-transition-to-compass-group-raises-concern-from-students-instills-fear-in-workers/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP FORMATION — Correcting our assertion Tuesday that GOP Party Chair Tim Schneider fought back a conservative challenge to renew his title as party chair. In fact, Schneider has not yet won the position and one of the district committeeman races is still in dispute. The formal GOP party chair selection takes place May 19th.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/25/rahm-faces-race-unlike-anything-chicago-has-seen-comey-taps-pat-fitzgerald-as-personal-attorney-senate-hits-gun-bill-override-deadline-265896

 

EVELYN SANGUINETTI
— We must balance our budget without raising taxes
http://illinoisnews.icnironportaz3.com/mail/util.cfm?gpiv=2100148165.2539.561&gen=1

 

WIRE POINTS
— No, Comptroller Mendoza, the Budget Impasse Did Not Cause Late Fees
http://www.wirepoints.com/no-ms-mendoza-the-budget-impasse-did-not-cause-late-fees-quicktake/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McSweeney Puts Pressure on Rauner re Quincy Veterans Home – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/25/mcsweeney-puts-pressure-rauner-re-quincy-veterans-home/
— Rauner Touts Apprenticeships – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/24/rauner-touts-apprenticeships/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Hotline ranks Rauner most vulnerable, Pritzker announces “Rauner Lie Alerts,” Rauner unveils @PritzkerMadigan Twitter account
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/25/hotline-ranks-rauner-most-vulnerable-pritzker-announces-rauner-lie-alerts-rauner-unveils-pritzkermadigan-twitter-account/
— Dems may try to override Rauner veto as gun supporters rally
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/25/dems-may-try-to-override-rauner-veto-as-gun-supporters-rally/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: NeverTrumpers cling to hope Trump will fall on his face ahead of 2020 – Jeffrey A. Rendall (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want Trump to fail? ANSWER: Those 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-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/27840-outsiders-vs-insiders-nevertrumpers-cling-hope-trump-will-fall-his-face-ahead-2020

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Lawyer Tells Parkland Student to Stop ‘Complaining’ After Being Questioned for Going to Gun Range – CALEB HULL
https://ijr.com/2018/04/1088288-lawyer-kyle-kashuv-stop-complaining/

 

GOPUSA
— Hillary: Free press is under ‘open assault’ in Trump era (DIERSEN: Me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have been under “open assault” since 2000, not so much from Democrats, but from Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
http://www.gopusa.com/hillary-free-press-is-under-open-assault-in-trump-era/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Objection! Politics doesn’t belong on the bench – Elad Hakim (DIERSEN: Politics doesn’t belong in federal employment. The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/04/objection_politics_doesnt_belong_on_the_bench.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The courts of this country should base their decisions and rulings on the law. Period! They should not render decisions based on political ideology or party loyalty. When they improperly inject their political biases or loyalties into their decisions, they cast a stain on our legal system and those who serve it.)

 

THE HILL
— Nationalists gain upper hand in Trump’s White House – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: One could argue that because of Mexico’s successful invasion of America, anti-Americans have had the upper hand in the White House far too long.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/384732-the-memo-nationalists-gain-upper-hand-in-trumps-white-house

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Seeks to Close Gun Law ‘Loophole’ After Waffle House Shooting – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/04/24/us/24reuters-usa-tennessee-shooting-law.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: U.S. Must Resume DACA and Accept New Applications, Federal Judge Rules – Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/us/daca-dreamers-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Racial disparities in school discipline are growing, federal data show – Moriah Balingit (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites shout at young minorities, and at everyone else, that Whites are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites make it clear that they want to use government get rid of Whites once and for all.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/racial-disparities-in-school-discipline-are-growing-federal-data-shows/2018/04/24/67b5d2b8-47e4-11e8-827e-190efaf1f1ee_story.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— Google Aims at Privacy Law After Facebook Lobbying Failed – Kartikay Mehrotra
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-24/google-takes-aim-at-privacy-law-after-facebook-lobbying-failed

 

BOND BUYER
— Political will is the missing ingredient in the Illinois pension recipe – Yvette Shields
https://www.bondbuyer.com/news/political-will-is-the-missing-ingredient-in-the-illinois-pension-recipe

 

HJ NEWS
— Waffle House gunman’s troubles began years before attack (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future. What is in your past, and what does that predict for your future?)
https://news.hjnews.com/crime_courts/waffle-house-gunman-s-troubles-began-years-before-attack/article_23702e6f-24f7-5f44-9296-0f3a8756d4ac.html

April 24 Evening Edition

  1. ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Illinois Gov. Rauner down by double digits against Pritzker in `battle of the billionaires’ – Kevin McDermott
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-gov-rauner-down-by-double-digits-against-pritzker-in/article_16a1b8e5-03ec-5879-94e3-9f7ee394803f.html
    (FROM THE ARTICLE: The poll, by Victory Research, found that Rauner, a Republican, is trailing Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker by about 18 percentage points. The poll of 1,208 likely Illinois voters showed Pritzker with 49.4 percent of the vote, to Rauner’s 31.2 percent.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Want to be a whistleblower? Read this first – James Charles Crowley (DIERSEN: If I had not blown the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-whistleblower-wall-street-supreme-court-0423-20180420-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites blame Whites for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-lynching-museum-race-white-supremacy-0424-20180423-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Female Firefighters Strive For Equality As Joliet department hires 1st woman, progress is slow in male-dominated field – Robert McCoppin, Angie Leventis Lourgos, and Alicia Fabbre (DIERSEN: Are/were you in male-dominated fields and/or White dominated fields? I was, except when I washed dishes 1964-1966. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; 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. It was extremely difficult for my superiors to hire and retain females and minorities, not because the jobs were male-dominated or White-dominated, but because the jobs were BAD.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-female-firefighters-20180423-story.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: Federal judge orders Trump administration to continue DACA program and accept new applicants – Maria Sacchetti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-trump-daca-20180424-story.html
— Ex-U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald on James Comey’s legal team – Joseph Tanfani
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-patrick-fitzgerald-lawyer-james-comey-20180424-story.html
— Romeoville mayor made ‘hostile and threatening’ statement during booking for alleged DUI: police report – Alicia Fabbre
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-mayor-dui-police-report-threat-romeoville-20180424-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— James Comey says Patrick Fitzgerald has been his lawyer ‘since I was fired’ – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Fitzgerald represented GAO in Diersen v. GAO. In my opinion, Fitzgerald has no problem with, if not promotes a) patronage, b) political affiliation discrimination, c) reverse discrimination, d) age discrimination, and e) retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-james-comey-taps-former-u-s-attorney-patrick-fitzgerald-for-legal-help/
— ‘The world wouldn’t be the world without the newspaper’ — so subscribe – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: I pay lots of money for many newspaper subscriptions for “opposition research” because those newspapers promote the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and Green Party platforms.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/world-wouldnt-be-without-newspaper-digital-subscribe-subscription-reagan-ford/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Some raises, some pay freezes for DuPage County officials – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180424/some-raises-some-pay-freezes-for-dupage-county-officials–
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Salaries will be frozen for a dozen DuPage County Board members and the chairman for at least the next four years. Meanwhile, several countywide officials will get 2 percent annual pay hikes during each of the next two years before their pay is frozen in fiscal 2021 and 2022. The raises — and freezes — were approved Tuesday when the county board set pay scales for the sheriff, treasurer, county clerk, county board chairman and 12 county board members for the next four years. All the positions are up for election in November. DuPage board members will continue to make $52,102. They also are eligible to receive health insurance and a pension through the county. The board chairman is the only countywide elected official who won’t get a pay raise; the position pays $131,559 a year. As for other countywide officials, the county clerk and treasurer will have their annual salaries increase by 2 percent to $148,395 when fiscal 2019 begins on Dec. 1. Their pay will increase to $151,363 for fiscal 2020. The sheriff will be paid $171,462 for fiscal 2019 and $174,891 for fiscal 2020. Also on Tuesday, the county board agreed to increase the amount DuPage contributes to the annual salary for the regional superintendent of schools. Darlene Ruscitti gets an annual salary of $113,900 from the state. The county then pays her an additional amount. Starting July 1, 2019, the amount will increase by 2 percent to $33,246. It will increase by another 2 percent to $33,911 in 2020.)
— Vendor to compensate DuPage for election night fiasco – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180424/vendor-to-compensate-dupage-for-election-night-fiasco-
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This settlement provides remuneration for the damages the election commission incurred, while also clearing a path for a new vendor to provide service to DuPage County voters in November,” Cronin said. As part of the settlement, Cronin said: Liberty Systems will not be paid for the kits that supplied the ender cards. Three other contracts with Liberty Systems will be terminated immediately. The commission will seek other bids for election supplies to be used in the November election and Liberty Systems will not be considered. The company will repair or replace 167 machines damaged by the faulty ender cards. The company will compensate the county for the overtime costs incurred on election night. . .In addition to the settlement, Cronin said the commission is acting on his request to bring in additional staff for election oversight.)
— How state lawmakers are trying to stop political patronage at tollway – Marni Pyke (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. 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.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180424/how-state-lawmakers-are-trying-to-stop-political-patronage-at-tollway
— Tollway launches info sessions on controversial $4 billion Tri-State redo – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180424/tollway-launches-info-sessions-on-controversial-4-billion-tri-state-redo
— Facebook finally explains why it bans some content, in 27 pages – Elizabeth Dwoskin and Tracy Ja
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180424/facebook-finally-explains-why-it-bans-some-content-in-27-pages

 

ABC7
— Illinois’ unpaid bills will cost taxpayers $1.1B in late-payment penalties, report says – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/unpaid-bill-debt-blamed-on-political-gridlock-report-says/3387517/

 

WTTW
— State Sen. Sam McCann Challenging Primary Winners in Governor’s Race – Alexandra Silets
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/24/state-sen-sam-mccann-challenging-primary-winners-governor-s-race

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Google aims at Illinois’ privacy law after Facebook lobbying failed – Kartikay Mehrotra
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180424/google-aims-at-illinois-privacy-law-after-facebook-lobbying-failed
— Senate OKs bill to nearly double home care workers’ pay – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180424/senate-oks-bill-to-nearly-double-home-care-workers-pay

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts gives pep talk to Peoria County GOP – Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180424/nick-in-am-cubs-co-owner-todd-ricketts-gives-pep-talk-to-peoria-county-gop

 

WQLZ
— Rauner Campaign Continues to Fire at Pritzker and Madigan
http://www.wqlz.com/2018/04/24/rauner-campaign-continues-to-fire-at-pritzker-and-madigan/

 

MDJ ONLINE
— Bost used $91,000 in taxpayer-funded postage in 2017 — tops among Illinois reps – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/bost-used-in-taxpayer-funded-postage-in-tops-among-illinois/article_edbeee50-026e-521d-b84a-3e831a251320.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Proposal To Get Pre-Trial Detainees A Chance To Vote From Jail Passes IL House – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: Of the 504 registered voters in my precinct, 285 (57%) did NOT vote in the March 20, 2018 primary. Of the 207 registered Republicans, 95 (46%) did NOT vote. Of the 137 registered Democrats, 30 (22%) did NOT vote. Of the 160 unaffiliated registered voters, 160 (100%) did NOT vote.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/proposal-get-pre-trial-detainees-chance-vote-jail-passes-il-house#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Others, like Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Wheaton Republican, said legislation shouldn’t be necessary to encourage people to vote. “There is nothing that’s preventing these folks from voting, other than their own initiative to request and ask for a ballot.”)

 

BGA
— Ask Illinois Lawmakers to Vote for the Fair Maps Amendments
https://bettergov.salsalabs.org/supportfairmaps/index.html

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— Battling the establishment, conservative John McGlasson won re-election for committeeman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Republican establishment in Illinois focuses on getting rid of conservatives, that is, it focuses on getting rid of those who vote for Republicans.)
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511398461-battling-the-establishment-conservative-john-mcglasson-won-re-election-for-committeeman

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— House unanimously rebukes Rauner’s practice of hiding $5 million in salary off his budget
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-house-unanimously-rebukes-rauners-practice-of-hiding-5-million-in-salary-off-his-budget/
— Aide tasked to fix Rauner’s botched Legionnaire’s response makes $20K a month
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-aide-tasked-to-fix-rauners-botched-legionnaires-response-makes-20k-a-month/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Legislators send letter to Rauner demanding release of more information on Quincy Veterans Home – Robert Davis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511398040-legislators-send-letter-to-rauner-demanding-release-of-more-information-on-quincy-veterans-home

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Rauner, Pritzker should focus on issues, not campaign spending, Kay says – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511396353-rauner-pritzker-should-focus-on-issues-not-campaign-spending-kay-says

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner has yet to respond to lawmakers’ request for Quincy veterans home plan – Karen Kidd
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511398511-rauner-has-yet-to-respond-to-lawmakers-request-for-quincy-veterans-home-plan

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Cook County says suit vs Facebook on behalf of entire state of IL, so suit belongs in Cook courts – Dan Churney
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511397957-cook-county-says-suit-vs-facebook-on-behalf-of-entire-state-of-il-so-suit-belongs-in-cook-courts

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner makes “official” trade show announcement seven months after it was announced
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/rauner-makes-official-trade-show-announcement-seven-months-after-it-was-announced/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Harmon says he has votes in Senate for gun shop licensing override, but future still unsure
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/harmon-says-he-has-votes-in-senate-for-gun-shop-licensing-override-but-future-still-unsure/
— What do you want the General Assembly to do? (DIERSEN: Democrats want the General Assembly to drive out of Illinois all those individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrats what the General Assembly to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/question-of-the-day-2659/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Caravan Migrants’ Waiting to Cross Mexico-California Border – BOB PRICE
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/04/24/reports-caravan-migrants-waiting-cross-mexico-california-border/
— Gallup: Tax Cut Not Moving the November Needle – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/04/23/gallup-tax-cut-not-moving-the-november-needle/

 

GOPUSA
— DHS vows caravan will be arrested, prosecuted if it enters U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44391

 

DAILY CALLER
— For Illinois Voters, The Governor’s Race Is Like The Iran-Iraq War – Peter Parisi
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/24/for-illinois-voters-the-governors-race-is-like-the-iran-iraq-war/
— Student Confronts Nancy Pelosi Over ‘Crumbs’ Comment — Tax Cuts ‘Helped Put Me Through College’ – Justin Caruso (DIERSEN: Job-related tuition being deductible a) encouraged me to take and b) helped me pay for job-related graduate business, accounting, and finance courses at Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997. Mortgage interest and real estate taxes being deductible a) encouraged me to buy and b) helped me pay for a new townhome in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in 1976. Mortgage interest and real estate taxes being deductible a) encouraged my wife and I to buy and b) helped us pay for 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and 915 Cove Court in Wheaton in 1984. Medical and dental expenses being deductible helped us pay for those ever-increasing expense in recent years.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/24/student-nancy-pelosi-tax-cuts-crumbs/

 

THE HILL
— Dems say Pruitt security chief’s authorization for side job is invalid – TIMOTHY CAMA (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that IRS authorized me to pump gasoline part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights during the first 18 months that worked for IRS 1971-1972.)
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/384611-dems-say-pruitts-security-chiefs-authorization-for-side-job-is

 

AOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Islam promoters say “Trump’s new national security adviser John Bolton chaired an anti-Muslim group promoted by Russian trolls.” Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/04/23/trumps-new-national-security-adviser-john-bolton-chaired-an-anti-muslim-group-promoted-by-russian-trolls/23418394/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Red America and blue America depend on each other. That’s how it should be. – Charles Lane (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Blue America makes it clear that it wants to get rid of Red America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/red-america-and-blue-america-depend-on-each-other-thats-how-it-should-be/2018/04/23/834021f8-470a-11e8-9072-f6d4bc32f223_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— In tiny Illinois town (Morton), residents hesitate to acknowledge accused shooter as one of their own – TONY BRISCOE and ELVIA MALAGON
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-waffle-house-shooter-hometown-20180424-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump and GOP lawmakers are making it easier for auto dealers to racially discriminate.”
http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-senate-repeals-cfpb-auto-loan-rule-20180424-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot, that is, pot promoters promote destruction.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/24/marijuana-jobs-set-triple-next-decade/531912002/
— Mustang is a hit with Chinese buyers, Ford says – Chris Woodyard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/04/23/ford-says-mustang-hit-chinese-buyers/539986002/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Man Who Disarmed Waffle House Shooter Hailed by Lawmakers A man who disarmed a gunman accused of killing four people at a Nashville Waffle House has received a standing ovation from Tennessee lawmakers. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-04-23/car-theft-solved-too-late-to-prevent-waffle-house-tragedy

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Us vs. Them’ Review: The Haves and Have-Nots Spurred by the backlash against globalization, a foreign-affairs commentator offers a dark prognosis for the world and the future. Howard W. French reviews “Us vs. Them” by Ian Bremmer.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-vs-them-review-the-haves-and-have-nots-1524524195

April 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Father of Waffle House shooting suspect had taken son’s guns away 3 times and returned them – Tony Briscoe and Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-waffle-house-shooting-suspect-morton-20180423-story.html

— Madigan hasn’t made ‘final decision’ on legal marijuana issue – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Pot is poison. If you promote pot, you shout that you promote destruction. If you smoke pot, if you want to smoke pot, and/or if you want others to smoke pot, you shout that you lack moral fiber, that you are evil, and/or that you have mental problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-marijuana-20180424-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— U-46 board member Traci O’Neal Ellis who made controversial flag comments resigns – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180423/u-46-board-member-who-made-controversial-flag-comments-resigns
— Pressure state lawmakers for change in political boundary maps – Kimberly Brisky and Jeff Raines
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180424/pressure-state-lawmakers-for-change-in-political-boundary-maps
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to abolish the Second Amendment stress the Waffle House shooter
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180423/editorial-time-to-get-serious-about-gun-violence

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois’ sales tax structure is so backward – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180424/BLOGS10/180429967
— The 0.3%: Million-dollar earners in Illinois – SABRINA GASULLA (DIERSEN: How many of the 19,800 million-dollar earners in Illinois live in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct? If there are 300 or more households in your precinct, is one or more of them a million-dollar earner?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180420/ISSUE01/180429990/the-0-3-million-dollar-earners-in-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Only 1 in 300 Illinois households can brag they earn at least $1 million a year. Still, that ratio is higher than in neighboring states and on par with percentages in tax havens Florida and Texas. And in sheer numbers, Illinois has more million-dollar earners than ever.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— U.S. Rep. Davis: Focus on security, not gun control, to protect schools – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/u-s-rep-davis-focus-on-security-not-gun-control/article_e99c69e2-bc14-5dce-9857-0edc6d586c85.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ late fees skyrocket over past 3 years – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180423/illinois-late-fees-skyrocket-over-past-3-years

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Bustos Disagrees With Welfare-To-Work – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Are you able-bodied? Of course, because I am still able-bodied, Bustos, as well as all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes would support requiring abled-bodied federal retirees like me to work to qualify for Civil Service Retirement System pensions and for federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies. To prove that I still able-bodied, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that even though I am 69 years old, I continue to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out each and every morning and each and every evening.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263990#.Wt8oOMuKSM8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As written, the provisions in the farm bill would expand state welfare-to-work programs already in place. It would require able-bodied adults without dependents under six years old to either work or enroll in job training programs for at least 20 hours per week to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.)

 

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Area Democrats seek support for a blue wave – Michelle Langhout
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20180424/area-democrats-seek-support-for-blue-wave

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Legislators Have History Of Bringing Babies To Work – MARY HANSEN (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but how soon, if not already, will Illinois politicians WHO ARE MALE bring their comfort dogs to work? Will they hint/imply/argue/shout that if they could a) harass women and/or b) drink booze, gamble, smoke pot, and/or engage in other destructive vices at work, they would not need a comfort dog? Just kidding.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-legislators-have-history-bringing-babies-work#stream/0

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Grass is Greener campaign looks to lure Illinois residents to Indiana – Joseph S. Pete (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps in Illinois make it clear that they want all individuals, all organizations, and all companies in Illinois that are members of the following groups to move to Indiana: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/grass-is-greener-campaign-looks-to-lure-illinois-residents-to/article_a882a64b-21c3-57b5-9056-8555c1d35a81.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn approves limiting tobacco sales to 21 and older – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/04/24/glen-ellyn-approves-limiting-tobacco-sales-to-21-and-older/ax55bz9/

 

WHITE HOUSE
— President Trump Calls the U.S.-France Relationship ‘Unbreakable.’ History Shows He’s Right. (DIERSEN: But anti-American individuals, anti-American organizations, anti-American companies, anti-American governments, and anti-American countries are working very hard to turn France against America. The aforesaid anti-Americans are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, Republican, 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.whitehouse.gov/articles/president-trump-calls-u-s-france-relationship-unbreakable-history-shows-hes-right/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters falsely state that “Last week, Tim Schneider, the Rauner-backed candidate, won the spot to lead the Illinois Republican Party.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/24/madigan-lives-to-fight-another-decade-states-eye-popping-1b-in-penalties-suburban-express-bizarro-page-of-shame-265538

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— New leadership elected for county political parties – TONY SCOTT
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2018/04/23/new-leadership-elected-for-county-political-parties/akfr308/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The newly elected Kendall County Republican Party leadership is Chairman Joseph Gillespie, Vice Chairman Daniel Nicholson, Secretary Kevin Schramek, Treasurer James Bailey, and Sergeant at Arms Troy Parlier. Gillespie of Yorkville replaces James Marter of Oswego as chairman.)

 

WIRE POINTS
— Rating agencies warn, Illinois flirts with junk – Ted Dabrowki and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/rating-agencies-warn-illinois-flirts-with-junk-wirepoints-original/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner, Pritzker messages lost in excessive campaign spending, Batinick says – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: I have been the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman since 1999. From I see, in my precinct, those who vote for Democrats do not care about Illinois’ financial problems or corruption, but they despise, if not hate, Trump and those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511397582-rauner-pritzker-messages-lost-in-excessive-campaign-spending-batinick-says

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois House approves spending of $635K on three “lactation and wellness” rooms at State Capitol (DIERSEN: During the early 1990s, to help GAO a) hire, retain, and promote young women and b) to get rid of its employees who smoked (overwhelmingly old White men), GAO gutted the smoking room in its Chicago office and turned it into a lactation room.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511397874-illinois-house-approves-spending-of-635k-on-three-lactation-and-wellness-rooms-at-state-capitol
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Lactation rooms should provide, at a minimum, a lockable door; a work surface and chair; a small utility-type sink; storage for cleaning supplies and paper towels; adequate HVAC service, including a thermostat; and well-placed electrical outlets,” according to the AIA. “Telephone service and network connections for the room are also recommended to increase worker safety and productivity. Accessibility guidelines should be met for all the features of the room.” AIA standards also dictate the coating used for the table work surface (“plastic laminate”), the size of the table (“20 inch deep by 30 inch wide”), the location of power outlets and other “useful accessories” that must be required, including “a trash can, a paper towel dispenser, a coat rack or coat hooks, a full-length mirror, a magazine rack, and a bulletin board.” The Illinois Capital Development Board, which would handle the lactation room construction, estimated the construction cost at $211,856 per room or $847.42 per square foot, provided the room were 250 square feet. The only ‘no’ vote was State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), who suggested the state should pay its $8.4 billion in unpaid bills before considering new projects like this one. The bill, House Bill 1042, now goes to the Illinois State Senate for approval. Last month, the Senate passed a resolution to approve the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would render female-only accommodations like a lactation room unconstitutional.)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— New ad campaign warn taxpayers about progressive tax – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/new-ad-campaign-warn-taxpayers-about-progressive-tax/article_42037ea0-4701-11e8-a201-27a33ef36416.html
— Madigan re-elected as head of Democrat Party in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/madigan-re-elected-as-head-of-democrat-party-in-illinois/article_4b31e9a8-473d-11e8-ac32-6b22954d8158.html

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Lawmakers push net neutrality at state level – Raquel Martin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who if they could have, they would have stopped me by now from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They are nasty rule-or-ruin types. They focus on destroying individuals, destroying organizations, destroying companies, destroying governments, and destroying countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate. According to them, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/lawmakers-push-net-neutrality-at-state-level/1136892136
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Monday net neutrality rules expired nationwide but Williams is spearheading a plan to keep regulations in place in Illinois. She fears without it, internet providers will be able to charge higher rates and limit access. “Right now consumers can access the internet not as a luxury but as a necessity and when that’s something that you need for everyday life, if that’s for access to government services, to go to school or to do work for small business, we think that should be open for everyone.” Though the FCC okayed changes nationally, she’s taking control where she can. Under her proposal, providers who don’t abide by net neutrality rules can’t do business with the state.)

 

ILLINOIS CHURCH ACTION ON ALCOHOL & ADDICTION PROBLEMS
— Gambling Action Alert (DIERSEN: I just called my Senator Mike Connelly’s office and asked for him to not only vote NO on SB 3166 and SB 3452, but to also speak against those bills.)
http://ilcaaap.org/gambling-alert/
(FROM THE ALERT: Call your Senator to Vote NO on SB 3166, SB 3452 Senator Terry Link is sponsoring two bills to expand gambling. SB 3166 and SB 3452 are on 3rd reading and could be called for a vote at any time. SB 3166 allows licensed veterans establishments to operate video gambling machines in a municipality or unincorporated area of a county that has banned video gambling. The Video Gambling Act allows municipalities to “opt out” of video gambling. SB 3166 would open the door for video gambling in other liquor pouring establishments to “even the playing field”. Problem, Pathological Gambling Rates High Among Veterans: About 8% of U.S. veterans are problem gamblers, and an additional 2% are pathological gamblers, a study from the Department of Veterans Affairs reveals. People who have more posttraumatic symptoms, anxiety, and depression tend to have more gambling problems. “Read more SB 3452 legalizes Internet betting on horse racing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from computers, smart phones, I-pads and tablets. The General Assembly approved a three-year Advanced Deposit Wagering “pilot program” in 2009. SB 3452 would extend Internet gambling on horse racing until 2022. SB 3452 will not save horse racing, but will make track owners and their ADW companies richer. For Immediate Action Call your State Senator TODAY and ask him/her to Vote NO on SB 3166 and SB 3452 -expansion of gambling. (Capitol Switchboard – 217-782-2000) Share this Alert with your faith community Forward to 10 others.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Queering Government Schools: Just Say No – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send a child to a public school is to encourage that child to engage in LGBTQ activity. I should write a book about LGBTQ promoters in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if had gone to a public grade school like they did, I would be promoting LGBTQ activity like they do.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/queering-government-schools-just-say-no/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-queering-government-schools-just-say-no/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For decades homosexual and “trans” activists have used schools to indoctrinate children with the disordered and destructive “LGBTQ” ideology. Thirteen years ago, the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education published an article titled “Trans-Friendly Preschool” by now-ordained Rev. Laurel A. Dykstra, a “bisexual Christian activist” who has twins via a sperm donor. I wrote about her article for IFI in 2008—a decade ago. Here are some of Dykstra’s ideas for training up children in the way they should go:)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner’s new website slams Pritzker-Madigan “corruption” (DIERSEN: I have been the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman since 1999. From I see, in my precinct, those who vote for Democrats do not care about Illinois’ financial problems or corruption, but they despise, if not hate, Trump and those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/rauners-new-website-slams-pritzker-madigan-corruption/
— Madigan and lone chairmanship “No” vote together on Joravsky’s show (FROM THE ARTICLE: I doubt we’ll ever see Rauner and Ives appear together on Dan Proft’s radio show.) (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If/when Rauner loses to Pritzker, who will the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs blame? ANSWER: Those who supported Ives in the primary. I supported Pat O’Malley in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary. I should write a book about those who continue to blame me, but not Dan Proft, for Jim Ryan’s defeat in the general election.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/todays-must-listen-madigan-and-lone-chairmanship-no-vote-together-on-joravskys-show/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House Speaker Michael Madigan was a guest on “The Ben Joravsky Show” radio program yesterday, which is odd in and of itself. The anti-machine Chicago Reader columnist ain’t exactly a member of the Madigan wing of the Democratic Party. But making this even more interesting, Madigan appeared on the show with Peter Janko, who was the lone vote against Madigan’s bid for party chairman yesterday. Everyone appeared to get along fine, partly because Madigan kept the focus on defeating Gov. Rauner. Madigan was also asked what he would say to Alaina Hampton if he could.)
— Madigan says he hasn’t made up his mind on legalizing marijuana (DIERSEN: Pot is poison. If you promote pot, you shout that you promote destruction. If you smoke pot, if you want to smoke pot, and/or if you want others to smoke pot, you shout that you lack moral fiber, that you are evil, and/or that you have mental problems.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/madigan-says-he-hasnt-made-up-his-mind-on-legalizing-marijuana/
— Comptroller: State racked up “two decades worth of late payment interest penalties in just over two years”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/comptroller-state-racked-up-two-decades-worth-of-late-payment-interest-penalties-in-just-over-two-years/

 

GOPUSA
— Mass. Senate candidate fights city order to remove anti-Warren ‘fake Indian’ signs (DIERSEN: What about Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs who are fake Republicans?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44383

 

CNS NEWS
— Liberals Killed Equal Rights Amendment, Not ‘Religious Right’ – Bill Donohue
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/bill-donohue/liberals-killed-equal-rights-amendment-not-religious-right
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Times looks even more hypocritical when it says that while there are laws granting equal rights to women, “The E.R.A. would add an extra layer of legal protection for women—and men—against discrimination.” Yet when it comes to laws offering a new round of legal protection for the unborn, or for white men victimized by affirmative action, the same New York Times says we have enough laws on the books for them.)

 

BLAZE
— OUTRAGEOUS: Parkland survivor questioned by officers after going to gun range with his father to learn to shoot – Breck Dumas (DIERSEN: Who taught you how to shoot? During the late 1950s, one of my relatives who lived on my grandparents’ farm in Grant Park taught me how to shoot.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/23/parkland-survivor-questioned-by-officers-after-going-to-gun-range-with-his-father-to-learn-to-shoot

 

DAILY CALLER
— DHS Chief Promises Swift Detention, Deportation Of ‘Caravan’ Migrants – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/23/kirstjen-nielsen-detention-deportation-caravan-migrants/
— Congress Can’t Be Trusted To Protect Your Data – Jeremy Cerone (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates talked and acted like my Democrat superiors had given them copies of a) my tax returns and financial disclosure forms 1971-1977 and then b) my and my wife’s joint tax returns and financial disclosure forms 1978-1997.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/24/congress-cant-be-trusted-to-protect-your-data/
— Trump White House Staffers Encouraging Republicans Not To Defend Pruitt – JASON HOPKINS (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that IF I HAD ANY DEFENDERS, I would still be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/23/trump-white-house-republicans-not-defending-scott-pruitt/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Syracuse charges 18 fraternity members with satire ‘beyond the bounds of free speech’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/44265/

 

POLITICO
— Trump vows to bar ‘caravans’ of asylum-seeking migrants from entering U.S. The president also hinted he may make border security a condition for a new NAFTA agreement. – CRISTIANO LIMA (DIERSEN: One could argue that U.S. citizens who promote illegal immigration a) should lose their U.S. citizenship and b) should be deported.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/23/trump-caravans-border-nafta-545624

 

REUTERS
— Migrant ‘caravan’ that angers Trump nears U.S.-Mexico border – Edgard Garrido
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-caravan/migrant-caravan-that-angers-trump-nears-u-s-mexico-border-idUSKBN1HU2ZB

 

CBS NEWS
— “Men only” job ads show ongoing discrimination in China: Report
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-job-ads-discrimination-human-rights-watch-report/

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump warns immigrant caravan approaching U.S. border of prosecution, deportation With the group of about 500 migrants just 12 hours from the U.S. border, Trump directed the DHS to not allow “large caravans of people” into the U.S. – Adam Edelman and Nicole Acevedo
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-warns-immigrant-caravan-approaching-u-s-border-prosecution-deportation-n868486

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ronny Jackson, Trump’s V.A. Nominee, Faces Claims of Overprescription and Hostile Work Environment – Nicholas Fandos (DIERSEN: Have you worked in a hostile work environment? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997 in its Chicago office, the work environment became increasingly hostile for its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/us/politics/ronny-jackson-veterans-affairs.html?emc=edit_na_20180424
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is examining allegations that President Trump’s nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department oversaw a hostile work environment as the White House physician and allowed the overprescribing of drugs, according to congressional officials briefed on the committee’s work. They have also received claims that Dr. Ronny L. Jackson drank too much on the job. The allegations, which have been under investigation since last week, forced the postponement of Dr. Jackson’s confirmation hearing, planned for this Wednesday as senators scrutinize the nominee’s time leading the White House medical staff. Officials familiar with the allegations against Dr. Jackson declined to offer precise details but said that they suggest a pattern of behavior, not just one or two isolated incidents.)
— ERA: A Rebuke to Trump, a Century in the Making – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/opinion/a-rebuke-to-trump-a-century-in-the-making.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Then there’s the question of what the E.R.A. would do. Even the most die-hard proponents of the amendment acknowledge that it’s unlikely to radically advance women’s rights, at least in the short term. That’s because, for decades, many courts have applied the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to sex discrimination, creating a body of case law that’s functioned as a sort of de facto E.R.A. As to whether the amendment could actually undo some programs that are beneficial to women, like sex-based affirmative action efforts, legal experts point to the fact that though the Constitution already protects the rights of people regardless of race, race-based affirmative action continues to exist. They also point to parts of the country that have state-level E.R.A.s and have not had such outcomes.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Shrinking workspaces – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Of course, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate were beyond furious when I got a preferred corner office instead of a cube when GAO moved into a new building in 1990. I would not have gotten that office if the GAO manager who had hired me in 1980 and had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, had not promoted me to GS-13 in 1986. I would not have gotten a preferred office if my working for the Post Office for almost 3 years and for IRS for almost 9 years had not been counted for seniority purposes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/04/24/qa-for-federal-workers-shrinking-workspaces/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Near-Junk Illinois to Sell More Bonds—Will Investors Buy In? Worst-rated state in the country set to add to more than $30-billion debt pile – Gunjan Banerji
https://www.wsj.com/articles/near-junk-illinois-to-sell-more-bondswill-investors-buy-in-1524574801
— Retirees Are Less Confident About Having Enough to Live On Driving concerns are rising medical and long-term care costs, uncertainty surrounding Social Security and Medicare – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: Will you and your spouse have enough to live on in retirement? My wife and I will, but with a far lower standard of living than if the Democrats who run the federal government had not wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my $125,325 salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars. We spend little or nothing on meals out, booze, entertainment, vacations, pets, and other immediate pleasures.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirees-are-less-confident-about-having-enough-to-live-on-1524562200
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Other findings indicate that workers may be overestimating how long they will be able to remain on the job. While workers expect to retire at a median age of 65, retirees typically reported leaving the workforce at 62. While 79% of workers plan to work for pay in retirement, just 34% of retirees said they have actually done so. About 65% of American workers said they or a spouse have saved money for retirement. Almost half reported that the total value of their savings, excluding home equity, is below $25,000. In contrast, 21% said they have saved $250,000 or more.)
— Driver Plows Van Into Toronto Pedestrians, Kills 10 Police arrest Alek Minassian of Toronto after a brief standoff; motive remains unclear – Vipal Monga and Jacquie McNish (DIERSEN: Some people use guns to kill others, some people use vans to kill others.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/van-strikes-pedestrians-in-toronto-1524508659

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP BRANDS MIGRANT CARAVAN A ‘DISGRACE,’ ORDERS HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICIALS TO TURN AWAY IMMIGRANTS AT BORDER – MARIE SOLIS
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-migrant-caravan-immigrants-border-897670

 

WALLET HUB
— 2018’s Most Gambling-Addicted States – Adam McCann (DIERSEN: Tragically, Illinois is ranked 9th. I should write a book about gambling promoters who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me.)
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-addicted-to-gambling/20846/

 

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— California governor candidate John Cox says pot users should be hospitalized – Joshua Stewart (DIERSEN: At a minimum, they should not be allowed to drive vehicles or own firearms. To use pot is to damage your brain.)
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-cox-marijuana-20180423-story.html

 

WTMJ TV
— What really happens if you don’t pay your taxes by April 17 (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer 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.)
https://www.tmj4.com/financial-fitness/what-really-happens-if-you-dont-pay-your-taxes-by-april-17
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “In some cases, [accounts] will be escalated to a revenue officer, which is a person that goes out in the field and collects taxes,” Harris says. That’s more likely for people who owe tens of thousands of dollars or more, he says.)

 

FED SMITH
— Should There Be Term Limits for Congress? – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: All of my critics/opponents, all of their operatives, and all of their dupes want term limits. They stress a) HOW MUCH BETTER TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is doing without me as its chairman, b) HOW MUCH BETTER Wheaton Chamber of Commerce is doing without me as a Government Affairs Committee member, c) HOW MUCH BETTER Milton Township Republican Central Committee is doing without me as its webmaster, d) HOW MUCH BETTER Illinois Center Right Coalition is doing without me as a Steering Committee member, e) HOW MUCH BETTER American Association of Political Consultants is doing without me as a Midwest Chapter board member, f) HOW MUCH BETTER GAO is doing without me as an employee, g) HOW MUCH BETTER IRS is doing without me as an employee, and h) HOW MUCH BETTER the Post Office is doing without me as an employee.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/04/23/term-limits-congress/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 818 James Court, Wheaton – $524,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448290_zpid/