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September 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Weed Legalization Guide: Will your city or town sell marijuana? (DIERSEN: Pot brings down everything and everyone around it.)
https://abc7chicago.com/business/will-your-city-or-town-sell-recreational-marijuana/5553943/
— Chicago Teachers Union overwhelmingly votes to authorize strike if no deal reached with city – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/education/ctu-votes-to-authorize-strike-if-no-deal-reached-with-city/5572807/

NBC5
— Chicago Teachers Union Members Vote to Authorize Strike
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-teachers-union-members-vote-to-authorize-strike-561489391.html

CBS2
— Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Public Schools Back At Negotiating Table After 94% Strike Authorization Vote – Mugo Odigwe
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/09/27/chicago-teachers-union-strike-authorization-vote-cps-ctu-public-schools/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Hillary Clinton calls Trump ‘illegitimate president’ and ‘corrupt human tornado’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hillary-clinton-calls-trump-illegitimate-president-and-corrupt-human-tornado

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Can Illinois draw marijuana tourists from out of state? Retailers are taking a gamble on Illinois border towns. – LAUREN ZUMBACH (DIERSEN: Pot brings down everything and everyone around it.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-marijuana-stores-target-illinois-border-towns-20190927-dfbixh3crncrhhenxo4gl5wsie-story.html
— ‘This is completely wrong’: Evanston elementary school ‘cancels’ Halloween due to equity and some parents are not happy about it – Christen A. Johnson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-evanston-schools-cancel-halloween-0927-20190927-6agm7utii5harge6bgcfj543su-story.html
— A germ found in the saliva of cats and dogs nearly killed a healthy Wisconsin man — he had numerous amputations. Researchers think they may have figured out why. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-dog-disease-capnocytophag-wisconsin-20190927-l25gjmpw4nggbjnaek5wiwq7m4-story.html
— As UAW strike against GM drags on, President Donald Trump has plenty of 2020 supporters on key Michigan picket line – BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-uaw-strike-donald-trump-union-voters-20190927-d6r3vs4ecnctjnvmphfmclhtvy-story.html
— Fallout from the ‘Illinois Exodus’: Sinking home values. Attention, Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-chicago-exodus-home-values-20190928-2ognraormfew3jxpkmwcsqq5qa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “We are a nation rotting from within.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-trump-ukraine-rotting-pitts-20190927-lxloxcamxfafpdqutmrezsnbay-story.html
— Working on trust, one story at a time – DENISE CROSBY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-trust-news-st-0930-20190927-zobultlqgnfnrd3y6ne3gaghz4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ald. Reilly proposes compromise to keep recreational marijuana sales off Michigan Ave. but in Loop The plan would cap the number of dispensaries at “three or four” and keep the lid in place “until minority-owned businesses and new market-entrants are ready to come and compete,” the alderman said. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2019/9/27/20887413/brendan-reilly-compromise-recreational-marijuana-sales-off-michigan-ave-loop
— Trouble with Tesla: Couple sold damaged car, but told they can’t sue When their new $110,000 car arrived from Chicago, it had undisclosed damage. The case highlights the difficulty in dealing with the company’s secretive arbitration system. – Stephanie Zimmermann 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/27/20887609/tesla-arbitration-car-damage-repair-consumer-legal-chicago-kansas
— Hat trick? State historian finds ‘no evidence’ Lincoln ever wore museum’s $6.5 million treasured artifact Questions over the legitimacy of the 16th president’s purported hat at the Springfield museum have lingered since 2012. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/27/20887634/lincoln-hat-no-evidence-state-historian-abraham-museum-foundation
— Before Illinois spends $45 billion on highways and bridges, Sandoval should hit the road Sen. Martin Sandoval’s political war chest is bursting with donations from firms that stand to benefit from the state’s construction plan — and now there are those FBI raids. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/27/20887144/sen-martin-sandoval-transportation-spending-fbi-transportation-roads-bridges-contractors
— Sandoval is now the one under the gun Imagine the evidence the feds had to provide to the Justice Department headquarters and to a federal judge in order to pursue and then obtain a sweeping warrant. – Rich Miller 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/9/27/20887798/rich-miller-martin-sandoval-investigation

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage judge O’Shea removed from bench for misconduct – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190927/dupage-judge-oshea-removed-from-bench-for-misconduct
— College of DuPage, faculty reach tentative deal on 4-year contract – Katlyn Smith and Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190927/college-of-dupage-faculty-reach-tentative-deal-on-4-year-contract
— Buffalo Grove Democrat discourages official travel to states with strict abortion laws – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190927/buffalo-grove-democrat-discourages-official-travel-to-states-with-strict-abortion-laws

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers say “Time to let banks serve Illinois’ cannabis industry.” (DIERSEN: Pot brings down everything and everyone around it.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/time-let-banks-serve-illinois-cannabis-industry
— State’s new cannabis czar faces a challenging to-do list As one of the key proponents of the state’s marijuana law, Toi Hutchinson has a head start. She’ll need it. – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: Pot brings down everything and everyone around it.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/states-new-cannabis-czar-faces-challenging-do-list
— Illinois will be ready and open for weed biz Jan. 1: Hutchinson “There may be pitfalls, and we’ll deal with them as they come,” says the lawmaker just named to oversee the state’s new marijuana law rollout. The key goals remain criminal justice reform and social equity. – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: Pot brings down everything and everyone around it.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/illinois-will-be-ready-and-open-weed-biz-jan-1-hutchinson
— These two Illinois congressmen (Quigley and Krishnamoorthi) poised for key roles in impeachment probe The House Intelligence Committee will take the lead in the ongoing investigation—and that means two members of the Illinois delegation who sit on that panel will get a star turn. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/these-two-illinois-congressmen-poised-key-roles-impeachment-probe
— Illinois’ new wage history law takes effect this weekend. Here’s what you need to know. Screening job applicants based on their previous salaries is just one of the things employers can no longer do. – A.D. QUIG (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treat me like I never earned more than the minimum wage. But in fact, in today’s dollars, GAO paid me $127,654/year (GS-13 Step 10) in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/illinois-new-wage-history-law-takes-effect-weekend-heres-what-you-need-know

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign attorney charged with growing cannabis in his home – MARY SCHENK 
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/champaign-attorney-charged-with-growing-cannabis-in-his-home/article_ff0ed445-2ca4-5857-86bb-3bf391ef4a38.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— ‘Keep the crap out,’ ‘It’s stupid,’ Shorewood mayor, trustees say of potential recreational marijuana business Board discusses whether to ban pot biz from village – ALLISON SELK
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/09/25/keep-the-crap-out-its-stupid-shorewood-mayor-trustees-say-of-potential-recreational-marijuana-business/abmy4l0/

MDJ ONLINE
— Illinois Sheriff’s Association: Decatur should opt out of cannabis sales
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-sheriff-s-association-decatur-should-opt-out-of-cannabis/article_5aa8a9f4-46d9-5ba8-b569-9fd29eb6c4d0.html

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Fake News Media Has Been Thunderstruck! If this video doesn’t brighten your day, nothing will. “Their agenda is not your agenda.” — President Donald J. Trump
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14797

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PEOTONE AIRPORT GAINS IN NEW STATE BUDGET, BUT HISTORY SHOWS TAXPAYERS LOSE – Ben Szalinski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/peotone-airport-gains-in-new-state-budget-but-history-shows-taxpayers-lose/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BREEN TOSSES HAT IN TO RETAKE IL HOUSE SEAT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/breen-tosses-hat-in-to-retake-il-house-seat.html
— SEAN CASTEN’S NEIGHBOR ENDORSES IVES IN 6TH CD RACE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/sean-castens-neighbor-endorses-ives-in-6th-cd-race.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Breen says he’s running again
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/27/breen-says-hes-running-again/
— Ray LaHood: Avoid impeachment “like the plague”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/27/ray-lahood-avoid-impeachment-like-the-plague/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/27/looking-on-the-bright-side-12/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump, enemy of the globalists – Cheryl K. Chumley 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/27/donald-trump-enemy-globalists/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP senators introduce fetal burial law after discovery of 2,246 abortion remains in Ulrich Klopfer garage – Kimberly Leonard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/gop-senators-introduce-fetal-burial-law-after-discovery-of-2-246-abortion-remains-in-ulrich-klopfer-garage

BREITBART
— New York City Aids Migrants by Imposing Speech Code on Americans – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/27/new-york-city-aids-migrants-by-imposing-speech-code-on-americans/
— Republican Senators Introduce Bill to Ensure Dignified Burial of Aborted Babies – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/27/republican-senators-introduce-bill-ensure-dignified-burial-aborted-babies/

CNS NEWS
— Pelosi Bows to Hollywood Extremists – L. Brent Bozell III Tim Graham
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/l-brent-bozell-iii/pelosi-bows-hollywood-extremists

FOX BUSINESS
— Wilbur Ross: Left-wing media trying to ‘trigger a recession’ – Jonathan Garber
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/wilbur-ross-left-wing-media-trying-to-trigger-a-recession

LIFE NEWS
— Bill Would Make Sure Abortionists Never Keep Aborted Babies as Trophies Ever Again – MICAIAH BILGER 
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/09/27/bill-would-make-sure-abortionists-never-keep-aborted-babies-as-trophies-ever-again/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— NY City bans speech that might offend illegal aliens, up to $250,000 per offense – Tom Tillison 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/09/27/ny-city-bans-speech-that-might-offend-illegal-aliens-up-to-250000-per-offense-831317

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “What drives Donald Trump?” and answers “Greed, and greed alone.” What do my critics/opponent say that drives me? What do your critics/opponents say that drives you?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-drives-donald-trump-greed-and-greed-alone/2019/09/26/927fccde-e099-11e9-be96-6adb81821e90_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Slavery Was Unfair; Are Reparations Fair? Don’t hold those of us who had nothing to do with slavery responsible financially. History works both ways. – Richard J. Reinitz, Houston (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/slavery-was-unfair-are-reparations-fair-11569618600

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Impeachment Will Take Trump to a New Frontier of Haterdom Victimhood is at the core of the president’s identity—and it’s likely to shape his approach to the coming battle.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/09/impeachment-trump-haters/598942/

WASHINGTONIAN
— A Major Cannabis-Review Site Is Shutting Down Because Its Founder Doesn’t Think There’s Any Safe Way to Consume Weed “I don’t feel good about the industry any longer,” says Joe Tierney, aka “The Gentleman Toker.” – ANDREW BEAUJON
https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/09/26/the-gentleman-toker-is-shutting-down/

September 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— West suburban school bus driver warns of CBD use after failing drug test, losing job – Chuck Goudie and Christine M Tressel (DIERSEN: How stoned, that is, how high a THC level, will employers allow their employees to be? How stoned, that is, how high a THC level, will voters allow their elected officials to be?) 
https://abc7chicago.com/health/suburban-bus-driver-warns-of-cbd-use-after-failing-drug-test-losing-job/5568430/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But she had taken hemp oil capsules for back pain relief. She suspects that those capsules left trace amounts of THC in her system. Barton was stunned by the test results and still has trouble believing the over-the-counter product could have caused the positive reading. Many pharmacology experts aren’t surprised some people are failing drug screenings after using certain CBD products because THC can build up in your system. The compound is found in both cannabis plants: hemp and marijuana. CBD taken from hemp should have 0.3% or less of THC, the psychoactive chemical that causes a mind-altering effect. THC is among the drugs screened for by some companies. It’s not permitted for certain employees, including those who drive big rigs and school buses.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— High-flying marijuana vapes take hit from health scare – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–vaping-illnesses-marijuana-industry-20190926-story.html
— Like Watergate all over again? In some ways, yes, but there are stark differences. – JON MARSHALL (DIERSEN: How has impeachment impacted you? In 1974, the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago office used Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_process_against_Richard_Nixon) to justify their getting rid of their employees who were Republican.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-impeachment-watergate-trump-20190925-rx3juqchh5f6hhm2oppqo7acby-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Why people prefer democracy – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: When an elected official who represents you resigns, what do you want the process to fill the vacancy to include? I want the process to include providing lots of information about the candidates, asking the candidates lots of hard questions, and holding candidate forums.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190926/why-people-prefer-democracy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In fact, at a time of concern and, in many quarters, cynicism about democracy and its prospects, they remind us of a basic truth: people want a say in how they’re governed. As Winston Churchill put it back in 1944, “At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper — no amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly diminish the overwhelming importance of that point.”)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Despite complicated process, lots of Democrats interested in being delegates – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190925/bernard-schoenburg-despite-complicated-process-lots-of-democrats-interested-in-being-delegates
— Chatham nips recreational pot sales in the bud – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190925/chatham-nips-recreational-pot-sales-in-bud

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois Sheriff’s Association: Decatur should opt out of cannabis sales
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-sheriff-s-association-decatur-should-opt-out-of-cannabis/article_33fe0944-5a77-51d6-aa61-ddc50c299e68.html

KMOV
— Illinois law enforcement training for marijuana legalization – Alexis Zotos
https://www.kmov.com/news/illinois-law-enforcement-training-for-marijuana-legalization/article_126d11ac-e006-11e9-b76a-97e4824c038f.amp.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Danville casino could open sooner than expected – Tiffani Homer
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/danville-casino-could-open-sooner-than-expected

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Don’t tar wife with husband’s misdeeds – SCOTT REEDER (DIERSEN: What does being married or not being married say about you? What does who you marry say about you. What does the length of your marriage say about you? My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I got married in 1978. They had hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was so bad that no one would marry me. Further, they were beyond furious that she had a good job. Most of them were divorced, never married, had serious marital problems, and/or had spouses who had no income.) 
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/don-t-tar-wife-with-husband-s-misdeeds/article_7598c66d-4fdd-57d1-8717-1158fe017533.html

JOLIET PATCH
— Balich Won’t Run For Will County Executive After All Wednesday night’s press release urged Balich’s supporters to get behind the former Braidwood chief of police instead. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/balich-wont-run-will-county-executive-after-all

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois residents have the fifth-highest credit card debt in the nation – Jim Moran
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-residents-have-the-fifth-highest-credit-card-debt-in/article_27784602-dfbb-11e9-8469-93c28ab9dd0c.html

WIREPOINTS
— With Mayor Lightfoot Considering Gay Set-Asides, Chicago Is Running Short of People To Disfavor For City Contracts – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs disfavor you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wirepoints.org/with-mayor-lightfoot-considering-gay-set-asides-chicago-is-running-short-of-people-to-disfavor-for-city-contracts/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Cindy McCain sees Arizona ‘going Democrat’ due to changing demographics, dysfunctional GOP – Andrew Blake (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which Republicans are excluded in Illinois? ANSWER: Those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. The aforesaid planks distinguish Republicans from Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/25/cindy-mccain-sees-arizona-going-democrat-due-to-ch/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And number two, we have on my side of the aisle — on the Republican side — we see a local party in Arizona that’s not functioning well, and it’s excluding people,” Mrs. McCain said on Politico’s “Women Rule” podcast. “If you’re not walking the line, then you’re out. That’s just not right. That’s not the party that my husband and I belonged to.”)
— Trump court pick defends pro-life views at confirmation hearing – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/25/trump-court-pick-sarah-e-pitlyk-defends-pro-life-v/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Did Slavery Create American Prosperity? – Doug Petrikat (DIERSEN: In defense of my ancestors, they immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They have always lived in northeast Illinois. They worked in brick factory in Chicago, operated farms in Crete and Grant Park, and operated a hardware store in Crete. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-f.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/did_slavery_create_american_prosperity.html

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media Claims Trump Just Doesn’t Understand The Value of Globalism – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-claims-trump-just-doesnt-understand-the-value-of-globalism/

DAILY CALLER
— Journalists React After Facebook Decided To Exempt Politicians From Fact-Checking – CHRIS WHITE
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/25/facebook-fact-check-trump/

DAILY WIRE
— Hillary Cheers Impeachment Launch – Hank Berrien (DIERSEN: When have your critics/opponents cheered? Mine cheered when my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship ended, when my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership ended, when my service as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster (twice) ended, when my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership ended, when my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership ended, when my GAO employment ended, etc.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hillary-cheers-impeachment-launch-juanita-broaddrick-has-a-smash-tweet-waiting-for-her

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Asked Ukraine To Investigate Trump In 2018 – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/25/democrats-asked-ukraine-to-investigate-trump-in-2018/
— Trump’s Tweets Are Far Less Crazy Than Today’s Democratic Party Despite our new political reality, many conservative writers and commentators will still urge Donald Trump to just stop tweeting and let these things go. – Auguste Meyrat
https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/26/trumps-tweets-are-far-less-crazy-than-todays-democratic-party/

NEWSMAX
— Pelosi’s Illegitimate Impeachment Push and Our Vanishing Republic – Peter Pry 
https://www.newsmax.com/peterpry/nancy-pelosi-impeachment-trump/2019/09/25/id/934286/

PATRIOT POST
— Majority of Americans Favor Trump’s Policy Agenda Democrats attack Trump because their policy goals aren’t winning over the American public.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/65709-majority-of-americans-favor-trumps-policy-agenda-2019-09-26

ROLL CALL
— Diversity fuels biggest population growth in country’s suburbs Shift could affect the political landscape locally and nationally – Michael Macagnone (DIERSEN: As members of Group A move into the suburbs, RINO party leaders want to dump those in the suburbs who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/diversity-fuels-biggest-population-growth-in-countrys-suburbs

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s war on journalists isn’t about journalism.”
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/09/25/reality-check-journalists-danger-trump-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Polling Can Tell Us About Impeachment (and What It Can’t) Until now, it was clearly unpopular with the public. Now it’s hard to predict. – Nate Cohn
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/upshot/impeachment-polling-Trump.html
— Employer Health Insurance Is Increasingly Unaffordable, Study Finds A relentless rise in premiums and deductibles is putting insurance out of reach for many workers, especially those with low incomes. – Reed Abelson (DIERSEN: To promote hatred against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. In my defense, I stress that to qualify for that, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Virtually none of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked for an employer for anywhere near that long. Most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn wage earners.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/health/employer-health-insurance-cost.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Cost of Employer-Provided Health Coverage Passes $20,000 a Year Annual poll of employers by Kaiser Family Foundation finds premiums rose 5% for family plans; ‘It’s the cost of buying an economy car – Anna Wilde Mathews (DIERSEN: To promote hatred against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. In my defense, I stress that to qualify for that, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Virtually none of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked for an employer for anywhere near that long. Most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn wage earners.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cost-of-employer-provided-health-coverage-passes-20-000-a-year-11569429000
— The Senate Takes On Campus Censorship Students’ demand for ‘safety’ from ‘harm’ has begun eating away at academic freedom. – Chuck Grassley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-senate-takes-on-campus-censorship-11569452958
— Bernie Sanders Calls for 8% Wealth Tax on Richest Americans Plan would increase federal revenue by about 10%—all from around 180,000 households – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-calls-for-8-wealth-tax-on-richest-americans-11569334693
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Enough is enough,” Mr. Sanders, a senator from Vermont, said Tuesday. “We are going to take on the billionaire class, substantially reduce wealth inequality in America and stop our democracy from turning into a corrupt oligarchy.” The tax would apply to married couples with net worth of at least $32 million and individuals with net worth of at least $16 million. The rate would start at 1% per year and rise to 8% for married couples with assets of least $10 billion. That 8% rate would mean that megabillionaires who don’t earn at least an 8% return would see their fortunes shrink, and Mr. Sanders said Tuesday that there should be no billionaires.)
— Millennials Continue to Leave Big Cities – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago make it extremely clear that they want only 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.wsj.com/articles/millennials-continue-to-leave-big-cities-11569470460
— Latino Workers Save America From Stagnation They’re the youngest U.S. ethnic cohort, growing at six times the rate of the total population. – Sol Trujillo (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers prefer hiring Latinos over Whites. If there had been as many Latinos in America when I was younger, Latinos would have been hired instead of me. 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/latino-workers-save-america-from-stagnation-11569453073

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame America for Guatemala’s problems. 
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2019/09/23/immigration-issues-migrants-mexico-central-america-caravans-smuggling/2026039001/
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/2019/09/23/guatemalas-western-highlands-fleeing-poverty-corruption-and-poppies/2387682001/

ITEM LIVE
— WARD 5 CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE MARVEN HYPPOLITE ENROLLS AS AN INDEPENDENT, BLASTS DEMOCRATS AND INCUMBENT DIANNA CHAKOUTIS – THOMAS GRILLO (DIERSEN: In your municipal ward/district, what percent of the voters are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, married, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.itemlive.com/2019/09/25/ward-5-city-council-candidate-marven-hyppolite-enrolls-as-an-independent-blasts-democrats-and-incumbent-dianna-chakoutis/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Lynn, 50 percent of the 52,498 registered voters are Independent, while nearly 43 percent are Democrats, and 6 percent call themselves Republicans. The first time he ran for the seat at age 22, he was shunned by the eight-member panel, Hyppolite said. “Not a single person from the committee reached out to me and asked why I was running,” he said. “I have a valid message. The majority of the city is not being adequately represented, large segments do not vote because no one ever reaches out to them, including immigrants, and lots of young, disenfranchised residents who are never spoken to. I brought it up several times at the meetings and nothing ever changed. Even when I attended, no one ever spoke to me or made me feel welcome.”)

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
— VA releases new findings on problem gambling
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/55375/va-releases-new-findings-problem-gambling/

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— Vets Vulnerable to Gambling Addictions – Eric Newhouse
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/invisible-wounds/201305/vets-vulnerable-gambling-addictions

PSYCH CENTRAL
— Gambling Addiction is Not Uncommon in Veterans – Bret Moore
https://pro.psychcentral.com/gambling-addiction-is-not-uncommon-in-veterans/

NORTHSTAR ALLIANCE
— Gambling Addiction and the Military
https://northstarproblemgambling.org/2018/01/gambling-addiction-and-the-military/

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— New York Times publisher warns of a “worldwide assault on journalists” – Oscar Grenfell
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/26/assa-s26.html

September 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Lawmakers square off after President Trump’s Ukraine call transcript released, Illinois politicians weigh in – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-politicians-weigh-in-after-president-trumps-ukraine-call-transcript-released/5568750/
— Gun violence rally draws hundreds of Chicagoans to US Capitol – Jesse R Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dc-gun-violence-rally-draws-hundreds-of-chicagoans/5567803/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Washington plunges into Trump impeachment probe
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/washington-plunges-into-trump-impeachment-probe

WGN TV
— Chicago groups travel to DC for national anti-violence rally – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/09/25/chicago-groups-travel-to-dc-for-national-anti-violence-rally/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Who are the Republicans challenging Donald Trump in the 2020 primaries? (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates for a) Trump v. Walsh v. Weld v. Sanford; b) Curran v. Hubbard v. Marshall v. Tarter v. Kelly; c) Sanguinetti v. Ives v. Kinzler; d) Almiron v. Holder; e) O’Toole v. Veenstra; f) etc.  Walsh, Sanguinetti, and Ives have spoken at TAPROOT events.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-nw-trump-republican-primary-challengers-20190925-bqtxbktzdvexbmfjdyzvziwhyu-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cresco Labs has won permission to move its medical marijuana dispensary into the John Barleycorn building near Wrigley Field – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-medmar-lakeview-move-to-wrigleyville-20190925-5tj5hvv4unaktgzr5lssc4ftjq-story.html
— Get ready for a nasty fight. Impeachment is a battle Donald Trump can’t afford to lose. – Dahleen Glanton
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-donald-trump-impeachment-supporters-20190925-qddm4os3trb5xjlsbrdonsgska-story.html
— No surprise — response to impeachment inquiry from local Congressmen and their political opponents falls along party lines – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-impeachment-inquiry-reaction-st-0927-20190925-pwhvfxfmdvaibhnroirvgnxug4-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: US House passes bill giving pot businesses access to banking – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–marijuana-banking-20190925-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DuPage to discuss repealing video gambling ban – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190925/dupage-to-discuss-repealing-video-gambling-ban
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kane County may implement lower pot sales tax to attract more businesses – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190925/kane-county-may-implement-lower-pot-sales-tax-to-attract-more-businesses

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Members of Congress from Illinois react to impeachment inquiry
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190924/members-of-congress-from-illinois-react-to-impeachment-inquiry

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— No matter the opponent, politics is a contact sport – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-no-matter-the-opponent-politics-is-a-contact/article_53a11210-99ec-5c35-b3b1-34a75fae7624.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois pot offenders hope to clear their records – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future. Your disrespecting the rule of law in the past predicts that you will disrespect the rule of law in the future.)
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190925/illinois-pot-offenders-hope-to-clear-their-records

NPR ILLINOIS
— Is Politics Stressing You Out? – RHITU CHATTERJEE (DIERSEN: Sadly, putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out is extremely stressful. Sadly, I fully acknowledge that reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS can be extremely stressful.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/politics-stressing-you-out-heres-how-keep-caring-without-losing-your-cool#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The political headlines have been relentless lately. Calls for impeaching the President. Debates over health care, immigration and gun control. Fights over who tweeted what. Discussions of these issues can quickly get heated and toxic. They can affect relationships and even your health, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE. It seems that Americans “are suffering some pretty negative consequences because of their attention to and engagement in politics,” says author Kevin Smith, a political scientist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, discussing the survey results. . .Nearly 40% of respondents said that politics was a cause of stress in their lives. About 20% reported losing sleep, feeling fatigued, or being depressed due to politics. Between 10% and 30% of the respondents said that politics took an emotional toll on them, by causing anger, frustration, hate,or guilt, or caused them to make comments they later regretted. And about 20% reported that politics had damaged their friendships. And, says Smith, “16% say that politics has made my home life less pleasant.” . . . In 2017, the APA annual survey on stress levels of Americans found that 57% of respondents said that they were stressed by the current political climate, whereas 63% said that the future of the nation was a cause of stress for them. Sixty percent said they thought that the country was its lowest point in history. And over half of the respondents said that while they like to stay informed about news and politics, doing so stresses them out. . .For now, Bufka says, the new study suggests that political engagement comes at an emotional cost. And that in turn could affect politics. “In a democracy, it’s really important that people want to be engaged,” she says. “It would be really discouraging if people felt [so] stressed and negatively impacted by the political discourse of the day, that … they disengage from politics.”)

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Illinois politicians favor impeachment proceedings – Samantha Handler
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/09/24/city/illinois-politicians-favor-impeachment-proceedings/

CHICAGO PATCH
— Trump Impeachment Inquiry: What Could Be Next? A Local Expert Weighs In “I’m directing our six committees to proceed with their investigations under that umbrella of impeachment inquiry,” Pelosi said.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/trump-impeachment-inquiry-what-could-be-next-local-expert-weighs

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Breaking Down DuPage County’s 2020 Budget
https://www.nctv17.com/news/breaking-down-dupage-countys-2020-budget/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Anthony Catella Files with FEC; DCCC, Daily Kos Use McHenry County Blog
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/25/il-14-anthony-catella-files-with-fec-dccc-daily-kos-use-mchenry-county-blog/ 
— IL-06: Congressman Sean Casten’s Impeachment Town Hall in Downers Grove
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/25/il-06-congressman-sean-castens-impeachment-town-hall-in-downers-grove/ 
— Message of the Day – A Bumper Sticker: Impeach Underwood
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/25/message-of-the-day-a-bumper-sticker-41/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Sanguinetti resurrects ‘ludicrous’ Ives/Madigan connection from Rauner days – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513843778-sanguinetti-resurrects-ludicrous-ives-madigan-connection-from-rauner-days
— Ives Response to Democrat Impeachment Inquiry
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513846787-ives-response-to-democrat-impeachment-inquiry

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/25/question-of-the-day-2951/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The death of American citizenship What happens when the undocumented are legally indistinguishable from American citizens – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/25/the-death-of-american-citizenship/

GOPUSA
— How do other countries handle illegal aliens? With prison, labor camps, caning
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76541

DAILY CALLER
— Drone Airdrops Marijuana And A Cellphone Into Illinois Jail Yard – KYLE HOOTEN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/25/drone-drops-drugs-cellphone-jailyard/

FEDERALIST
— New Poll: 64 Percent Of Democrats Now Support Socialism – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/25/new-poll-64-percent-of-democrats-now-support-socialism/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Gabbard Distances Herself From Other 2020 Dems, Says Impeachment ‘Would Be Terribly Divisive’ – Madison Summers (DIERSEN: How will impeachment impact the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?) 
https://ijr.com/gabbard-distances-other-2020-dems-impeachment/
— Two of Trump’s Republican Challengers Support Impeachment Effort – Reuters
https://ijr.com/trumps-republican-challengers-support-impeachment-effort/

THE HILL
— MSNBC cuts from Trump speech: ‘We hate to do this, but the president isn’t telling the truth’ – REBECCA KLAR 
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/463084-msnbc-cuts-from-trump-speech-we-hate-to-do-this-but-the-president-isnt-telling

REUTERS
— EEOC: Facebook job ads from Capital One, others may have violated age bias law – Daniel Wiessner (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, not only do employers not want older workers, they do not want workers who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.reuters.com/article/employment-jobads/facebook-job-ads-from-capital-one-others-may-have-violated-age-bias-law-eeoc-idUSL2N26G1XO
— Rights advocates call Trump’s pledge to decriminalize gay sex ‘a lie’ – Rachel Savage (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ advocates force all individuals, all organizations, all companies, governments, and all countries to promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.reuters.com/article/united-nations-lgbt-usa/rallights-advocates-call-trumps-pledge-to-decriminalize-gay-sex-a-lie-idUSL5N26G5ZK

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal agents are enforcing E-Verify against employees — but not businesses – Editorial
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/federal-agents-are-enforcing-e-verify-against-employees–but-not-businesses/2019/09/25/8b1ba7c6-dbf6-11e9-ac63-3016711543fe_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump defends nationalism, American sovereignty in rousing UN speech – Bob Fredericks, Mark Moore and Nolan Hicks
https://nypost.com/2019/09/24/trump-defends-nationalism-american-sovereignty-in-rousing-un-speech/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New York City Employers Who Say ‘Go Back to Your Country’ Could Face Fines New guidelines specify what threats against undocumented immigrants violate law – Tyler Blint-Welsh (DIERSEN: Who wants you to go back to your hometown? Those in Wheaton and Glen Ellyn who want me to go back to my hometown of Crete a) promote LGBTQ activity, b) promote abortion, c) promote mass/illegal immigration, d) promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, e) promote patronage, f) promote political affiliation discrimination, g) promote reverse discrimination, h) promote age discrimination, and i) promote even worse things. They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-employers-who-say-go-back-to-your-country-could-face-fines-11569438201
— Impeachment Move Focuses House’s Trump Probes Launch of official inquiry gives Democrats’ existing investigations a place to funnel their work – Siobhan Hughes and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeachment-move-focuses-houses-trump-probes-11569442177

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM sets deadline for agencies to streamline employee dismissal – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who are the most overjoyed that my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, my Democrat GAO superiors gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.) 
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/hr/2019/09/25/opm-sets-deadline-for-agencies-to-streamline-employee-dismissal/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— NTEU says bar set too high in proving age discrimination – Eric White
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/09/nteu-says-bar-set-too-high-in-proving-age-discrimination/
— OPM tells agencies to review, streamline performance management, disciplinary policies – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Their personnel policies are designed to help them get rid of their employees a) who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and b) who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2019/09/opm-tells-agencies-to-review-streamline-performance-management-disciplinary-policies/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— How to Recruit the Next Generation of Feds: Better Pay, Benefits – ERICH WAGNER (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2019/09/how-recruit-next-generation-feds-better-pay-benefits/160151/

GUARDIAN
— Republican 2020 debate: a two-man battle for who hates Trump most Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld tried to outdo each other with slams of Trump – Adam Gabbatt (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates for a) Trump v. Walsh v. Weld v. Sanford; b) Curran v. Hubbard v. Marshall v. Tarter v. Kelly; Sanguinetti v. Ives v. Kinzler; d) Almiron v. Holder; e) O’Toole v. Veenstra; f) etc.  Walsh, Sanguinetti, and Ives have spoken at TAPROOT events.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/25/republican-2020-debate-joe-walsh-bill-weld-two-man-battle-for-who-hates-trump-most

September 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cronin’s proposed DuPage budget calls for new employees, election equipment funding — and small tax hike – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-budget-election-money-st-0925-20190924-pmt2c4p54jctnl4653q5xmnwc4-story.html
— As marijuana legalization approaches in Illinois, industry observers predict potential for corruption, shortages of weed and lots of work for lawyers – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-marijuana-illinois-predictions-20190925-uvo7nzt7erhpdglgxujowwezo4-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: There’s a lot of talk about an ‘Illinois exodus.’ We took a closer look at the reality behind the chatter. – Cecilia REYES and PATRICK M. O’CONNELL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois make it clear that they want members of the following groups a) to leave Illinois and b) to not come to Illinois: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-census-illinois-population-trend-leavers-met-20190925-55e2uha64rardg7pa5734u6twu-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Indian Prairie has a more diverse teaching staff, but still faces gap, officials say – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, GAO bragged about its success in meeting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, that is, GAO bragged about its success in getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-204-staff-diversity-st-0925-20190924-dtjwxpwe2jblfaxfakx2huswi4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Schaumburg lifts 7-year ban on video gambling – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190925/schaumburg-lifts-7-year-ban-on-video-gambling-boomers-stadium-can-get-them
— Naperville League of Women Voters focuses on young adults on national registration day – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, “young adults” are dominated by Democrat teachers.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190924/naperville-league-of-women-voters-focuses-on-young-adults-on-national-registration-day

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abolition of the Second Amendment.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/hundreds-of-chicagoans-drive-overnight-to-us-capitol-for-gun-violence-rally/5566376/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago way ahead of U.S.—in those who can’t afford to sell their home The local share of people who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth on the market is more than twice the national figure. – DENNIS RODKIN 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/chicago-way-ahead-us-those-who-cant-afford-sell-their-home

HERALD NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Plainfield poised to join Bolingbrook, Naperville in opting out of recreational marijuana business – SARWAT S. AHMAD
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/09/24/plainfield-poised-to-join-bolingbrook-naperville-in-opting-out-of-recreational-marijuana-business/a70xbhi/

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— As temptations expand, treatment will too Uptick in funding addiction, mental health services amid gambling and marijuana legalization
– Michael Romain (DIERSEN: With government ever-increasingly promoting booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, how soon will everyone in America either be a) an addict or b) someone who treats addicts?)
https://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/9-24-2019/As-temptations-expand,-treatment-will-too/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/9-24-2019/D91-to-teach-LGBT-contributions/

FOX ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDING: Village of Chatham Board members vote against recreational marijuana sales
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/village-of-chatham-board-members-vote-against-recreational-marijuana-sales

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Ongoing Clash Between Trump And Big Cities – CHERYL CORLEY 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/ongoing-clash-between-trump-and-big-cities#stream/0

WHEATON PATCH
— Cronin Proposes Ninth Consecutive Balanced Budget – Evan Shields
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/cronin-proposes-ninth-consecutive-balanced-budget

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— New candidate Dr. Eric Wallace wants to bring ‘morals, character, values’ to 40th District Senate seat – Glenn Minnis 
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/513841233-new-candidate-wallace-wants-to-bring-morals-character-values-to-40th-district-senate-seat

CAPITOL FAX
— Lightfoot poll shows major shift in Chicagoans’ attitudes about their city (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago want Chicago to be viewed as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/24/lightfoot-poll-shows-major-shift-in-chicagoans-attitudes-about-their-city/

FOX NEWS
— Joe Walsh, Bill Weld swing at Trump in first GOP primary debate – Melissa Leon 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-walsh-bill-weld-swing-at-trump-in-first-gop-primary-debate

AMERICAN THINKER
— Excellence or equity in education? Let’s look at Evanston, Illinois (home of Northwestern) and Naperville, Illinois (western suburbs of Chicago) and their two different approaches to achievement. – John Foley
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/excellence_or_equity_in_education.html
— The meaning of ‘Howdy, Modi’ – Richard Jack Rail
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/the_meaning_of_howdy_modi.html

CNS NEWS
— Trump: We Have the Right to Protect Our Borders – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/trump-we-have-right-protect-our-borders
— Taylor Swift Shouldn’t Support Equality Act: Here Are 7 Reasons Why – Monica Burke
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/monica-burke/taylor-swift-shouldnt-support-equality-act-here-are-7-reasons-why

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— YOUTH AND IGNORANCE – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/youth-and-ignorance/

PROPUBLICA
— Employers Used Facebook to Keep Women and Older Workers From Seeing Job Ads. The Federal Government Thinks That’s Illegal. In a first, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that companies violated civil rights law through their use of Facebook’s targeting advertising. – Ariana Tobin
https://www.propublica.org/article/employers-used-facebook-to-keep-women-and-older-workers-from-seeing-job-ads-the-federal-government-thinks-thats-illegal

HUFFINGTON POST
— Feds Say Companies Used Facebook Ads During Hiring For Age, Gender Discrimination The EEOC found that seven companies — including Capital One — used discriminatory Facebook tools to hide ads from women and older users, a union group announced. – Ja’han Jones
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/facebook-ads-eeoc_n_5d8a7c83e4b0c6d0cef2fe66

REUTERS
– Two of Trump’s Republican challengers (Walsh and Weld) support impeachment effort – Trevor Hunnicutt
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-republicans/two-of-trumps-republican-challengers-support-impeachment-effort-idUSKBN1W9143

ABC NEWS
— Walsh, Weld hammer Trump at GOP debate: ‘It’s not about the issues, it’s about Trump’ – WILL STEAKIN
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/walsh-weld-hammer-trump-gop-debate-issues-trump/story?id=65837922

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bernie Sanders Proposes a Wealth Tax: ‘I Don’t Think That Billionaires Should Exist’ Mr. Sanders is embracing an idea at the center of Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign. His proposal goes further in who would be taxed and how much money would be raised. – Thomas Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/us/politics/bernie-sanders-wealth-tax.html

WASHINGTON POST
— As hate crime laws expand, who to exclude as victims? – Rob Kuznia (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, only Republicans commit hate crimes, and further, only Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/as-hate-crime-laws-expand-who-to-exclude-as-victims/2019/09/03/796fe814-bd30-11e9-a5c6-1e74f7ec4a93_story.html
— D.C.’s Takoma is a neighborhood that fought for diversity and still reaps its benefits – Nina Zafar (DIERSEN: What do real estate agents say about those who live in your neighborhood, in your precinct, and in your municipality?) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/dcs-takoma-a-neighborhood-that-fought-for-diversity-still-reaps-its-benefits/2019/08/28/917e046a-c8cd-11e9-a4f3-c081a126de70_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump tells UN the truth about globalism and nationalism – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2019/09/24/trump-tells-un-the-truth-about-globalism-and-nationalism/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— SAT Scores Fall as More Students Take the Test Greater number of districts are offering tests free to students during the school day, creating a more diverse pool – Tawnell D. Hobbs (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material?” When I was in high school, I was not viewed as 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 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact that 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).)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sat-scores-fall-as-more-students-take-the-test-11569297660
— Warren’s Profligate Sop to Seniors She promises to lift Social Security beneficiaries out of poverty—at a price tag of $70,000 apiece.
– John F. Cogan (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically less because I have a Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/warrens-profligate-sop-to-seniors-11569366967

BLOOMBERG
— Facebook Settled, But the Ad Bias Scandal Isn’t Over The U.S. government is pursuing claims that job postings by Capital One and Enterprise violated anti-bias law. – Josh Eidelson , Paige Smith , and Jaclyn Diaz
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-25/facebook-settled-but-the-ad-bias-scandal-isn-t-over

FORTUNE
— ‘This Is Donald Trump’s Party.’ Republicans Running Against Trump Fail to Divide a United GOP – Renae Reints
https://fortune.com/2019/09/24/what-republicans-are-running-against-trump/

FORBES
— Housing Markets Turning Ugly In 2019 – Andrew DePietro
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewdepietro/2019/09/23/housing-markets-ugly-2019/#67c62bfc7f5f

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Local governments spend millions caring for migrants dumped by Trump’s Border Patrol Migrants arrive exhausted, out of money, even sick from time in Border Patrol custody. Local governments spend millions for their care. – Alan Gomez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2019/09/23/border-crisis-trump-administration-real-cost-tax-money/1739727001/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Marijuana enthusiast Seth Rogen releases PSA promoting National Expungement Week (DIERSEN: What do you want your critics/opponents to expunge from your record? To start with, I want my Democrat superiors in the federal government to expunge from my employment record all the adverse actions that they took against me. Then I want my critics/opponents to expunge the adverse actions that they had the following take against me: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/marijuana/2019/09/24/marijuana-enthusiast-seth-rogen-releases-psa-promoting-national-expungement-week/AWjM790FXZrC54ws2mdGjJ/story.html

DESERET NEWS
— I’m old, not dead! The offensive way media portrays our older adult population Ageism costs the U.S. economy billions of dollars — not to mention the lost joy and productivity of Americans over age 50. – Lois M. Collins (DIERSEN: What do you say to older people who pander to younger people by demonizing, denigrating, condemning, and destroying older people? How strong is age discrimination in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? I should write a book about the biggest age discriminators in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.)
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2019/9/24/20880106/elderly-media-portrayal-ageism-us-economy-aarp

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Speaking Out Against Student Evaluations Sociologists and more than a dozen other professional groups take a stand against using student evaluations of teaching as a primary measure of teaching effectiveness. – Colleen Flaherty (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who run GAO, they had subordinates evaluate their supervisors. Those subordinates knew full-well that GAO wanted to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had no made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/09/10/sociologists-and-more-dozen-other-professional-groups-speak-out-against-student

FEDERAL TIMES
— Federal employees demand an end to Trump’s anti-union policies – Jessie Bur
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2019/09/24/feds-demand-an-end-to-trumps-anti-union-policies/

FED SMITH
— Reskilling And Upskilling Offer Opportunities and Challenges for Agencies and Employees – Jeff Neal (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.) 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/09/24/reskilling-upskilling-offer-opportunities-challenges-agencies-employees/

September 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Pelosi announces Trump impeachment inquiry – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pelosi-announces-formal-trump-impeachment-inquiry-/5564451/
— Nancy Pelosi formally announces Trump impeachment inquiry; Durbin called for inquiry (DIERSEN: How has impeachment impacted you? In 1974, the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago office used Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_process_against_Richard_Nixon) to justify their getting rid of their employees who were Republican.) 
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/durbin-calls-for-house-to-begin-impeachment-inquiry-into-president-trump/5564905/

NBC5
— Sen. Dick Durbin Calls for Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/dick-durbin-calls-for-impeachment-inquiry-trump-561235361.html
— Pelosi Orders Impeachment Probe: ‘No One Is Above the Law’ The probe centers on whether Trump abused his presidential powers and sought help from a foreign government for his reelection – Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Michael Balsam
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Ordered-Aid-Freeze-More-Dems-Push-for-Impeachment-561203911.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Coyote stalks, attacks 5-year-old girl in Villa Park neighborhood
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/coyote-stalks-attacks-5-year-old-girl-in-suburban-neighborhood

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Amid increasing Democratic drumbeat toward impeachment, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin calls on House to act on President Trump – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dick-durbin-supports-impeachment-proceedings-20190924-mdxocru5hzbn7hjor5jw47side-story.html
— Recreational marijuana faces uphill battle in La Grange after trustees, residents speak at meeting – HANK BECKMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/la-grange/ct-dlg-la-grange-marijuana-tl-0926-20190924-vprd3lwv4rcdbpl6ijcqqr35yu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and b) illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally stay in America illegally. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-ice-raid-immigrant-friends-20190924-lxoy3noiszbx3mulvze75asbxy-story.html
— Past impeachment proceedings: 2 acquittals, 1 resignation – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–impeachment-history-20190924-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump, Ukraine and impeachment: A rush to judgment does us no good – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/24/20882545/donald-trump-nancy-pelosi-impeachment-inquiry-whistleblower-volodymyr-zelensky
— LGBTQ center’s private security firm, owned by local cop involved in racist incident, draws opposition The Center on Halsted paid more than $130,000 last year to Walsh Security, run by Officer Thomas Walsh. The 19th District police officer was accused of attacking a black security guard in 2013 and using a racial slur, records show. – Jake Wittich
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/24/20861013/lgbtq-center-on-halsted-walsh-security-firm-police-racism-boystown
— Medical pot clinic gets OK to move steps from Wrigley Field The MedMar clinic plans to reopen in a larger building that currently houses John Barleycorn on Clark Street. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/24/20882554/medical-pot-marijuana-john-barleycorn-recreational-medmar

DAILY HERALD
— New DuPage budget: Higher property taxes, but sheriff, clerk don’t get all they sought – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190924/new-dupage-budget-higher-property-taxes-but-sheriff-clerk-dont-get-all-they-sought
— GOP candidates for U.S. Senate in Schaumburg on Saturday
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190924/gop-candidates-for-us-senate-in-schaumburg-on-saturday

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin backs impeachment inquiry He becomes the highest ranking Senate Democrat to back the start of proceedings. Meanwhile, a conservative-leaning Illinois Democrat adds his voice to the impeachment debate. (DIERSEN: How has impeachment impacted you? In 1974, the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago office used Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_process_against_Richard_Nixon) to justify their getting rid of their employees who were Republican.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/durbin-backs-impeachment-inquiry

WAND
— Campaign examines potentially negative impacts of legal marijuana on communities
https://www.wandtv.com/news/campaign-examines-potentially-negative-impacts-of-legal-marijuana-on-communities/article_21a2bac4-decf-11e9-bdb3-efc4c9245de6.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Way too extreme’: Some Democrats warn against moving left – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/way-too-extreme-some-democrats-warn-against-moving-left

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Dem Primary in Steve Reick’s District Pits Peter Janko against Brian Sager
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/24/dem-primary-in-steve-reicks-district-pits-peter-janko-against-brian-sager/ 
— Oberweis Goes After Underwood on Impeachment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/23/oberweis-goes-after-underwood-on-impeachment/ 
— Crystal Lake Small Businessman Mike Buehler Seeks to Challenge Jack Franks for County Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/23/crystal-lake-small-businessman-mike-buehler-seeks-to-challenge-jack-franks-for-county-board-chairman/ 
— Barrington Hills Village President Marty McLaughlin Passing Petitions to Replace David McSweeney
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/23/barrington-hills-village-president-marty-mclaughlin-enters-passing-petitions-to-replace-david-mcsweeney/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Wirepoints president argues that Mayor Lightfoot failing to stand up for ‘ordinary Chicagoans’ – Glenn Minnis 
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/513622458-wirepoints-president-argues-that-mayor-lightfoot-failing-to-stand-up-for-ordinary-chicagoans

METRO EAST SUN
— East St. Louis pensioners paid $2.4 million into fund, have collected $36 million (DIERSEN: The Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) should sue GAO. Because GAO forced me to take its early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, CSRS has paid me $1,172,952 in today’s dollars during the last 22 years, while instead, if I was still working, I would have paid CSRS $196,680 in today’s dollars.) 
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/513837919-east-st-louis-pensioners-paid-2-4-million-into-fund-have-collected-36-million

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— “What Can I Do?” You Can Run For Precinct Committeeman! – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/what-can-i-do-you-can-run-for-precinct-committeeman/

CAPITOL FAX
— Citizens Against Government Waste calls Pritzker “Porker of the Month”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/24/citizens-against-government-waste-calls-pritzker-porker-of-the-month/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Laura Ingraham compares climate activist Greta Thunberg to ‘Children of the Corn’ murder cult – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/24/laura-ingraham-compares-greta-thunberg-to-children/
— Trump taunts CNN’s Chris Cuomo with ‘Fredo’ nickname at the U.N. – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/24/donald-trump-taunts-cnns-chris-cuomo-with-fredo-ni/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— List: Top 10 sanctuary cities with the highest crime – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/list-top-10-highest-crime-sanctuary-cities
— CNN executive: Fox News journalists ‘being used to mask bigotry, hate and prejudice’ – Julio Rosas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cnn-executive-fox-news-journalists-being-used-to-mask-bigotry-hate-and-prejudice
— ‘Immense power’: Trump calls out ‘alarming’ social media challenge to liberty – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/immense-power-trump-calls-out-alarming-social-media-challenge-to-liberty
— Liberals, not Ben Carson, spout ‘harmful’ transgender rhetoric – Madeline Fry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/liberals-not-ben-carson-spout-harmful-transgender-rhetoric

GOPUSA
— Guns aren’t the problem — it’s the godless culture of death
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76493
— Angry child lectures world on climate change; Fox News apologizes for comments of guest
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76537
— Buttigieg slams queer media, walks it back
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76551
— Jim Acosta of CNN: U.S. ‘vicious, nasty’ under Donald Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/jim-acosta-of-cnn-u-s-vicious-nasty-under-donald-trump/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Political Journalism is Dead – PETER VAN BUREN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/political-journalism-is-dead/

BREITBART
— Trump to Open Borders Lobby: ‘Your Policies Are Cruel and Evil’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/24/trump-to-open-borders-activists-your-policies-are-cruel-and-evil/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Chides The United Nations: ‘The Future Does Not Belong To Globalists’ – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/24/trump-globalism-nationalism-united-nations-speech/

TOWNHALL
— Socialism Demands Surrender of Freedom and Offers Government Orthodoxy in Return – James Gottry
https://townhall.com/columnists/jamesgottry/2019/09/24/socialism-demands-surrender-of-freedom-and-offers-government-orthodoxy-in-return-n2553012

PJ MEDIA
— The News Is Very Protective of Teenagers, Unless They’re Wearing MAGA Hats – JIM TREACHER 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/the-news-is-very-protective-of-teenagers-unless-theyre-wearing-maga-hats/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Sanders Calls for ‘National Wealth Registry’ to Enforce New Tax – MAIREAD MCARDLE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/bernie-calls-for-national-wealth-registry-to-enforce-new-tax/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sanders’ annual tax on the top 0.1 percent would apply to Americans with a net worth of over $32 million, or about 180,000 households, and would raise approximately $4.35 trillion over the next decade, the Sanders campaign estimates. The Vermont senator’s plan seeks to combat capital flight and other forms of tax avoidance through a “national wealth registry” and the addition of “significant additional third party reporting requirements.” The proposal calls for increased funding for the Internal Revenue Service to cover the bureaucratic costs associated with enforcing the wealth tax. Under the plan, the IRS will be required to audit 30 percent of the top one percent’s wealth tax returns and 100 percent for billionaires. The tax would start at one percent for a married couple with $32.5 million and would progressively increase one percent for each bracket up to eight percent for those with a net worth of $10 billion. Those rates would be halved for single individuals.)

THE HILL
— Senate GOP vows to quash impeachment articles – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/462890-senate-gop-vows-to-quash-impeachment-articles

HUFFINGTON POST
— Laverne Cox’s Rainbow Emmys Clutch Had A Powerful, Pro-LGBTQ Message The “Orange is the New Black” star’s Edie Parker purse drew attention to a discrimination lawsuit to be heard by the Supreme Court this fall. – Curtis M. Wong
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/laverne-cox-emmys-rainbow-clutch-lgbtq-rights_n_5d88f57ee4b0938b593235a0

POLITICO
— Illinois cities fight pot shops – MONA ZHANG, PAUL DEMKO and NATALIE FERTIG
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-cannabis-preview/2019/09/24/illinois-cities-fight-pot-shops-754445

NEW YORK TIMES
— Nancy Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry of Trump – Nicholas Fandos (DIERSEN: How has impeachment impacted you? In 1974, the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago office used Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_process_against_Richard_Nixon) to justify their getting rid of their employees who were Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/us/politics/democrats-impeachment-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry of Trump, says his actions were a ‘betrayal of national security’ -Rachael Bade and Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: How has impeachment impacted you? In 1974, the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago office used Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_process_against_Richard_Nixon) to justify their getting rid of their employees who were Republican.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/pelosi-top-democrats-privately-discuss-creation-of-select-committee-for-impeachment/2019/09/24/af6f735a-dedf-11e9-b199-f638bf2c340f_story.html

FORBES
— ‘Professional Appearance’ In The Workplace Under Scrutiny – Steven Pearlman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenpearlman/2019/09/24/professional-appearance-in-the-workplace-under-scrutiny/

FORTUNE
— Trump Focuses on ‘America First,’ Blasts China in UN Speech – Mythili Sampathkumar
https://fortune.com/2019/09/24/reaction-to-trump-un-speech/

BLOOMBERG
— Dress Codes Central in Supreme Court Gender Identity Bias Debate
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/dress-codes-central-in-supreme-court-gender-identity-bias-debate

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most in America Like Its Diversity and Live It (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs promote diversity to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/september_2019/most_in_america_like_its_diversity_and_live_it

PATHEOS
— A Trump-hater says “If You are Not Against Trump, You are for Him.”
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/markshea/2019/09/if-you-are-not-against-trump-you-are-for-him.html

September 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘The Politician,’ a candidate forum for smug buffoons, gets low approval rating The satirical Netflix series about an ambitious high school senior gets too snarky and soapy. – Richard Roeper
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/24/20878475/the-politician-review-netflix-ben-platt-ryan-murphy-gwyneth-paltrow-jessica-lange-series
— Workers are asking, whose side are you on? Auto workers, nurses, pilots, hotel workers — they’re all going on strike. Trump boasts about the “economic miracle,” but most workers aren’t experiencing it. – Jesse Jackson 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/9/23/20880761/general-motors-strike-united-auto-workers-labor-unions-jesse-jackson
— No surrender in Rockford casino competition: Bids sweetened with guitar licks, aquariums, waterparks Three casino developers are vying for the newly authorized Rockford casino license. They presented their plans to the public at a packed Monday night hearing. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/23/20880547/rockford-casino-proposals-illinois-gambling-expansion

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump/Modi-hater says “‘Howdy, Modi!’ was not just cheesy. It was dangerous.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-india-narendra-modi-trump-20190923-i2qaugxoezgvbfjo6u5n4gwbh4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Jesse White’s office denies Census Bureau request for driver’s license citizenship data – Peter Hancock (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to Illinois illegally and to illegally stay in Illinois illegally.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190923/jesse-whites-office-denies-census-bureau-request-for-drivers-license-citizenship-data

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— U.S. Census Bureau seeking citizenship data from driver’s licenses – Peter Hancock 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190923/us-census-bureau-seeking-citizenship-data-from-drivers-licenses

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— More pension problems – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-more-pension-problems/article_39d741b1-e272-5394-bc6d-ca2ccd362110.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: With tax approved, Urbana alderman begin debate on where to allow recreational-cannabis businesses
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/with-tax-approved-urbana-alderman-begin-debate-on-where-to/article_df3795be-e472-5d52-9378-f3dfec711187.html

HERALD NEWS
— Urge local leaders to ban recreational marijuana – Rev. Rick Barnard, Pastor, Pathway Church of Shorewood
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/09/20/urge-local-leaders-to-ban-recreational-marijuana/ascimhj/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Collinsville estimates it could get $1 million a year from recreational weed sales – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article235384227.html

WGEM
— Jil Tracy visits constituents before session, talks vaping and marijuana
https://wgem.com/2019/09/23/jil-tracy-visits-constituents-before-session-talks-vaping-and-marijuana/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Enrollment Exodus: Why So Many Chinese Students Choose That ‘Cornfield’ School In Illinois – DUSTY RHODES
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/enrollment-exodus-why-so-many-chinese-students-choose-cornfield-school-illinois#stream/0

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois cities turn their backs on pot as legalization approaches As in other states across the country, local governments are banning marijuana businesses within their borders. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/23/illinois-marijuana-legalization-city-ban-1506494

FOX NEWS
— Stephanie Grisham says reporters used White House press briefings to ‘get famous’ – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/stephanie-grisham-says-reporters-used-white-house-press-briefings-to-get-famous

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dinesh D’Souza compares climate activist Greta Thunberg to Nazi propaganda – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/23/dinesh-dsouza-compares-climate-activist-greta-thun/
— Stephanie Grisham says press briefings permanently canceled, cites behavior of reporters – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/23/grisham-confirms-press-briefings-are-not-returning/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Progressive politics is the Left’s new religion – Jim DeMint & Rachel Bovard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/progressive-politics-is-the-lefts-new-religion

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Turning the 2016 MAGA Movement into a 2020 Revolution – M. Catharine Evans
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/democrats_turning_the_2016_maga_movement_into_a_2020_revolution.html
— Do Democratic Loyalists Really Know their Party? – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/do_democratic_loyalists_really_know_their_party.html

BREITBART
— Documents Reveal State Department Efforts to Undermine Trump – TOM FITTON (DIERSEN: According to my Democrat superiors in the federal government, they had a congressional mandate to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. They saw me as being someone who undermined their achieving that mandate.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/23/fitton-documents-reveal-state-department-efforts-to-undermine-trump/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Adam Andrzejewski: For Bureaucrats, It’s ‘Christmas in September’ – Rachel del Guidice 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/09/24/for-bureaucrats-its-christmas-in-september/

FEDERALIST
— NeverTrump Candidate (Weld) Suggests Trump Should Be Executed Over Ukraine Call – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/23/nevertrump-candidate-suggests-trump-should-be-executed-over-ukraine-call/

EPOCH NEWS
— Accounts Suspended, Latinos for Trump Accuse Twitter of Political Bias – PATRICK HOWLEY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/accounts-suspended-latinos-for-trump-accuse-twitter-of-political-bias_3092578.html

THE HILL
— Consequential GOP class of 1994 all but disappears – REID WILSON (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs used the Contract with America to get rid of GAO’s employees who were White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/462705-consequential-gop-class-of-1994-all-but-disappears
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twenty-five years ago Friday, 367 Republicans running for Congress lined up on the Capitol steps on a clear September day weeks before the midterm elections to sign the Contract with America. . .When the lawmakers signed Gingrich’s contract, Republicans had no experience running the legislative branch. The last Republican Speaker of the House, Joseph Martin, had died 26 years before Gingrich took control. Gingrich pledged that a new way of business was coming to Washington, seizing power from committee chairmen who had never held a gavel themselves and making himself the most powerful Speaker in generations, a trend his successors have followed. Gingrich “was making all sorts of proclamations, and he was saying the presidency didn’t really matter. For a moment or two, we thought he might be right,” said Pat Griffin, Clinton’s director of legislative affairs at the time. “We were feeling terribly depressed, everybody was pointing fingers at everyone else.” For the next two years, the new Republican majority forced Democrats and the Clinton White House to react to their agenda. Clinton, his reelection hopes suddenly in doubt, moved to compromise with Republicans where he could and set himself apart from an increasingly unpopular Congress — including his own party — where possible.)

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Dems’ Challenge: Impeaching Trump Without Riling Up His Base But even impeachment-skeptical Democrats are starting to believe Trump’s open lawlessness is making harder to justify not impeaching him.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-base-impeachment_n_5d89378be4b0d2694652f580

POLITICO
— DNC raises threshold to make November debate stage – ZACH MONTELLARO (DIERSEN: What if Wheaton had thresholds for candidates to meet for appointment to fill vacant Wheaton City Council seats? For example, for vacant district seats, getting at least ten signatures on nominating petitions from voters in each of the precincts in the district?) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/23/dnc-debate-1508516

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democratic Debate Rules Will Make It Harder to Get Onstage – Reid J. Epstein and Matt Stevens (DIERSEN: What if Wheaton had thresholds for candidates to meet for appointment to fill vacant Wheaton City Council seats? For example, for vacant district seats, getting at least ten signatures on nominating petitions from voters in each of the precincts in the district?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/us/politics/democratic-debate-criteria.html
— How Similar Are Your Political Views to Those of Your Parents? On which specific candidates, issues, policies or political theories do you agree? On which do you disagree? – Natalie Proulx
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/learning/how-similar-are-your-political-views-to-those-of-your-parents.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Trump-haters, to be patriotic is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/opinion/democrats-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— November debate thresholds will imperil several more Democratic presidential campaigns – Michael Scherer (DIERSEN: What if Wheaton had thresholds for candidates to meet for appointment to fill vacant Wheaton City Council seats? For example, for vacant district seats, getting at least ten signatures on nominating petitions from voters in each of the precincts in the district?) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/november-debate-thresholds-will-imperil-several-more-democratic-presidential-campaigns/2019/09/23/d555c37e-de2d-11e9-b199-f638bf2c340f_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under the new November rules, candidates will have to demonstrate they have 165,000 unique donors, an increase of 30,000 from the October qualification levels. They will also have to meet a new polling criteria, either by scoring 3 percent in at least four national or state polls approved by the party, or by receiving at least 5 percent in two approved single-state polls from Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina or Nevada. The polls must have been released between Sept. 13 and one week before the date of the November debate, which has not yet been announced. The donors must also be geographically dispersed, with at least 600 coming from 20 individual states.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California’s Hobo Paradise Homelessness explodes, but the state’s liberals are in denial. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-hobo-paradise-11569280953
— The Dangers of Hiring for Cultural Fit – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dangers-of-hiring-for-cultural-fit-11569231000
— Trump Stands Up for Religious Freedom He champions the issue at the U.N. more vigorously than any of his predecessors. – Kelsey Zorzi (DIERSEN: In America, ever-increasingly, Trump-haters infiltrate, manipulate, and dominate religions. Ever-increasingly, religions in America are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents in Wheaton have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they not only dominate all the churches in Wheaton, but that they also dominate all the government entities, businesses, schools, organizations, residents, etc. in Wheaton.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-stands-up-for-religious-freedom-11569279353

FORBES
— President Trump Tells Businesses To Protect Religious Freedom – Ewelina U. Ochab (DIERSEN: In America, ever-increasingly, Trump-haters infiltrate, manipulate, and dominate religions. Ever-increasingly, religions in America are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents in Wheaton have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they not only dominate all the churches in Wheaton, but that they also dominate all the government entities, businesses, schools, organizations, residents, etc. in Wheaton.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2019/09/23/president-trump-tells-businesses-to-protect-religious-freedom/#458b94af4df1

USA TODAY
— Ageism is never acceptable in the workplace – Johnny C. Taylor Jr. (DIERSEN: Prospective federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised that they will be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and/or up-or-out.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2019/09/24/older-employees-should-never-face-age-related-discrimination-work/2389150001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Giving 2 weeks’ notice not always the best idea – Russ Wiles (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, my Firestone Stores boss rudely fired me when I gave him my 2 weeks notice. Then, the job that I thought I had fell through. Oldsmobile had offered me a job and I had accepted. But then Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. The aforesaid directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2019/04/29/jobs-7-myths-looking-work/3591835002/

SPECTRUM
— Here are the applicants for St. George City Council’s vacant seat – Lexi Peery (DIERSEN: Who represents you on your city council? To what extent do they represent your demographics, your religious beliefs, your political beliefs, etc.?)
https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2019/09/23/st-george-city-council-vacant-seat-applicants/2419355001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new council member will be decided next week, on Monday, Sept. 30, at a public meeting. Each applicant will be given a set amount of time to give their pitch to the current city council and the mayor. The council and mayor will then deliberate after everyone has a chance to talk and answer questions. A new member will be decided that night and will begin their duties as city council member in the next few days.)

NEW REPUBLIC
— The Democrats’ Disappointing Rhetoric on LGBTQ Rights Some candidates seem to believe that their past support for marriage equality is enough to win the community’s support. – MELISSA GIRA GRANT (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists demand that LGBTQ elected officials and party leaders get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://newrepublic.com/article/155156/democrats-disappointing-rhetoric-lgbtq-rights

ATLANTIC
— ‘Howdy, Modi!’ Was a Display of Indian Americans’ Political Power A thousands-strong rally to honor the Indian prime minister—and the legions of protesters outside—showed how the community’s influence is growing ahead of 2020. – SONIA PAUL
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/09/howdy-modi-rally-trump-divides-indian-diaspora/598600/

September 23 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 26 shot, 5 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/26-shot-5-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence/5560824/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-9/23/2019

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want pot to be sold everywhere including downtown Chicago. Where pot is sold, it brings down everything around it.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/23/20874610/recreational-pot-shops-downtown-ban-mayor-lightfoot-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lightfoot: Recent gains by LGBTQ candidates not enough going into 2020 election cycle – William Lee (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-lori-lightfoot-pete-buttigieg-fundraiser-20190922-nisui7lgrrcgljowd5xbuxvnku-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: More suburbs starting to say ‘yes’ to pot sales – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who should be speaking out against selling pot at municipal and county meetings? ANSWER: Religious, conservative, government, political, medical, education, law enforcement, etc. leaders who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190923/more-suburbs-starting-to-say-yes-to-pot-sales
— Climate change could derail your retirement – Suzanne Woolley (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 42% of my ending salary in today’s dollars. The following derailed my retirement: a) my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) my opposing reverse discrimination, c) my opposing age discrimination, d) my opposing political affiliation discrimination, e) my opposing retaliation, f) my refusing to help my Democrat superiors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40, and g) my refusing to become a Democrat.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190922/climate-change-could-derail-your-retirement

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Gerrymandering is voter suppression. Period. Some pols want to preserve what gives them power and takes away yours. Are you willing to let it continue, or will you rise up for your right to cast a ballot that counts? – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my precinct.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/madeleine-doubek-government/gerrymandering-voter-suppression-period

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Cannabis task force nominations head to Bloomington City Council for approval – MARIA NAGLE (DIERSEN: How do your city council members and the employees of your city treat you? What do each of them think of you in general? What do they think of your education, work experience, professional certifications and licenses, motives, judgment, accomplishments, political affiliation, religion, national origin, race, gender, age, sexual orientation, income, net worth, gun ownership status, draft status, the length of time that your ancestors have been in America, etc.?) 
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/cannabis-task-force-nominations-head-to-bloomington-city-council-for/article_2f22c9c5-c427-5769-aad2-9e635e9a3b0b.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mayor Tari Renner has named two downtown business owners, two police officers, a Black Lives Matter member, president of the local NAACP chapter, an addiction specialist, a Chamber of Commerce executive and two alderwomen to serve on the city’s newly created cannabis task force. “As a group, these are people who I think know the community and business environment well,” said Renner about his nominations.)

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Erasing haze of social marijuana use could be topic for follow-up legislation – Jerry Nowicki 
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Erasing-haze-of-social-marijuana-use-could-be-14460511.php

JOLIET PATCH
— Conservative Steve Balich Seeks To Replace Larry Walsh As County Executive – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/conservative-seeks-replace-larry-walsh-county-executive

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Trump-Supporting ‘Provocateurs’ Fly To Chicago To Confront Pilsen Sanctuary Church A conversation between the MAGA-wearing men and Pilsen neighbors became heated and police were called to the scene. – Jackie Serrato
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/09/22/trump-supporting-provocateurs-fly-to-chicago-to-confront-pilsen-sanctuary-church/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Sarah Frey, who built a national pumpkin empire in Wayne County, is being nudged to run for the 15th Congressional District seat held by retiring Rep. John Shimkus. A GOP source tells Playbook that the party is “looking for a woman in that seat.” – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/09/23/cardenas-v-munoz-rematch-pumpkin-queen-for-shimkus-seat-quinn-subpoenaed-479951

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 14.3 million illegal immigrants in US costing taxpayers $130B – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/surge-14-3-million-illegal-immigrants-in-us-taxpayer-cost-130-billion

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Sanctuary Insanity
https://americanfreepress.net/sanctuary-insanity/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Fatherlessness, not racism, is the root of the problem – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/fatherlessness_not_racism_is_the_root_of_the_problem.html
— The Democrat Left is the Party of Racism, Divisiveness, and Balkanization – Civis Americanus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/the_democrat_left_is_the_party_of_racism_divisiveness_and_balkanization.html

BREITBART
— Candace Owens: Democrats Use Black Americans as ‘Props’ to Push Their Narrative – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/21/candace-owens-democrats-use-black-americans-as-props-to-push-their-narrative/

PJ MEDIA
— Why Liberals and Progressives Lie to Blacks – ROGER L. SIMON
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/why-liberals-and-progressives-lie-to-blacks/

EPOCH TIMES
— California Legislators Add Iowa to Travel Blacklist – BRAD JONES (DIERSEN: Whose blacklists are you on? I should write a book about those who have me on their blacklist and why.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/california-legislators-add-iowa-to-travel-blacklist_3090872.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Judge rules Christian club can keep suing university for ordering it to accept non-Christian leaders – ALEXANDER PEASE (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party’s downfall is its allowing people who reject platform planks to hold leadership positions. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.) 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/judge-rules-christian-club-can-keep-suing-university-for-ordering-it-to-accept-non-christian-leaders/

THE HILL
— Democrats rally behind incumbents as Lipinski takes liberal fire – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes get rid of incumbents. I am no longer a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, f) GAO employee, g) etc.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/462408-democrats-rally-behind-incumbents-as-lipinski-takes-liberal-fire

REUTERS
— Biden’s LGBTQ record draws scrutiny at Iowa presidential forum – Amanda Becker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/bidens-lgbtq-record-draws-scrutiny-at-iowa-presidential-forum-idUSKBN1W603A

NBC NEWS
— Republicans may have found a crafty way to keep Democrats down in Texas The GOP changed the rule for third parties to get on the ballot — and that could have a big impact on state and federal races. – Adam Edelman (DIERSEN From what I see, Republican party leaders in Illinois work much harder to get votes from Libertarians than from conservatives.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democrats-ascendant-texas-republicans-bolster-third-party-candidates-n1057071

CBS NEWS
— How to make the most of your career and move … – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: I took a $19,568/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-career-and-move-forward/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Have you ever considered changing your career or rethinking your future to be happier? It’s never too late to reassess your future. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joined “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Michelle Miller to discuss tips that can help you with your professional life.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Older People Are Ignored and Distorted in Ageist Marketing, Report Finds – Tiffany Hsu
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/business/ageism-advertising-aarp.html

WASHINGTON POST
— In some of Hong Kong’s neighborhoods, Chinese nationals are not welcome anymore (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois in making members of the following groups feel unwelcome: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/world/amp-stories/hong-kong-chinese-nationals/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because refugees vote for Democrats, Democrats want America to admit anyone who claims to be a refugee.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-09-20/refugee-donald-trump-restrictions-border-crisis

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In Atlanta Suburb, Republicans See an Uphill Battle Growing Democratic-leaning minority population shifts longtime GOP stronghold – Cameron McWhirter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups hypocritically move into Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans built there: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-atlanta-suburb-republicans-see-an-uphill-battle-11569172368
— Is an M.B.A. Still Worth It? – Andy Kessler (DIERSEN: The IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 viewed favorably my taking graduate business courses at Loyola during that time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-an-m-b-a-still-worth-it-11569184032

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Savers can weather another Fed rate cut – Susan Tompor (DIERSEN: Low interest rates help borrowers and harm savers.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/09/18/federal-reserve-rate-cut-savings/2361364001/

MICHIGAN LIVE
— Mike Pence says Trump earned Michigan’s vote in 2020 – Malachi Barrett
https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2019/09/mike-pence-says-trump-earned-michigans-vote-in-2020.html

BOSTON GLOBE
— Meet the candidates running for Boston City Council – Jeremy C. Fox and John Hilliard (DIERSEN: To what extent do those who represent you on your city council share your demographics?)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/09/22/large-races/kEFsSv65uYDJSdj5RAFFXM/story.html

CALIFORNIA GLOBE
— Marquez Brothers Fined $2 Million for Refusing to Hire Non-Hispanics ‘El Mexicano’ brand food firm rejected qualified blacks, whites and Asians – Lloyd Billingsley (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/marquez-brothers-fined-2-million-for-refusing-to-hire-non-hispanics/

WICHITA EAGLE
— Want your criminal record sealed? Free event can determine whether you’re eligible – AMY RENEE LEIKER (DIERSEN: What do you want your critics/opponents to expunge from your record? To start with, I want my Democrat superiors in the federal government to expunge from my employment record all the adverse actions that they took against me. Then I want them to expunge the adverse actions that they had the following take against me: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article235312132.html

IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN
— LGQBT presidential forum in Cedar Rapids shines needed light on issues – Christine Hawes (DIERSEN: To what extent do those who represent you on your city council share your demographics?)
https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/2019/09/22/lgqbt-presidential-forum-cedar-rapids-shines-needed-light-issues/2410950001/

HARTFORD COURANT
— Advocates see discrimination against older workers, the fastest-growing group in the labor force – Stephen Singer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about age discrimination.)
https://www.courant.com/business/hc-biz-older-workers-20190923-xclacioowfeknjjxgzjsnuh434-story.html

GULF NEWS
— Indians in America make $100,000 on average: Highest-earning ethnic group Based on median income, Indians make in the US double the national median (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning $100,000 in today’s dollars? I did in 1987 when I was 39 years old. By then, I had a) worked for GAO for almost 8 years, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, MBA from Loyola, and bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and e) became a licensed CPA.)
https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/indians-in-america-make-100000-on-average-highest-earning-ethnic-group-1.1569215954674

KESQ
— Palm Springs City Council District 1 candidates participate in forum Four candidates answered questions – Madison Weil (DIERSEN: To what extent do those who represent you on your city council share your demographics?)
https://www.kesq.com/news/palm-springs-city-council-district-1-candidates-participate-in-forum/1124145925

VALLEY NEWS
— Patriotism and a nation divided – STEVE NELSON (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois in making members of the following groups feel unwelcome: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.vnews.com/Column-At-least-we-are-still-shopping-28663358

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Professors face racism, sexism in student evaluations – Alexandra Yetter (DIERSEN: What percent of students 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://columbiachronicle.com/professors-face-racism-sexism-in-student-evaluations

September 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— World leaders (Trump and Modi) meet on Houston stage – Tom Abrahams
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/world-leaders-meet-on-houston-stage-/5543630/

FOX NEWS
— Kankakee requiring some city workers to sign confidentiality agreements – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kankakee-requiring-some-city-workers-to-sign-confidentiality-agreements

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Beto O’Rourke wants to take away people’s AR-15 and AK-47 rifles. With about 16 million such weapons on the streets, is that even possible? – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-beto-orourke-guns-20190922-6mbf422un5fjjgzzcl3y6km4wm-story.html

WBBM
— South Suburban Mayors Say Gambling Bill Rigged Against Them – RACHEL PIERSON
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/south-suburban-mayors-say-gambling-bill-denies-them-casino
— The Demand For Drug-Case Expungements – CRAIG DELLIMORE (DIERSEN: What do you want your critics/opponents to expunge from your record? To start with, I want my Democrat superiors in the federal government to expunge from my employment record all the adverse actions that they took against me.)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/issue-demand-drug-case-expungements

NORTHERN STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A pot pusher pushes pot in DeKalb. What percent of NIU students, faculty, and administrators are stoners now? What percent of NIU students, faculty, and administrators will be stoners next year? I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners. 
https://northernstar.info/opinion/cannabis-market-could-aid-dekalb/article_444e103a-dd5f-11e9-8728-eb20ae32c6a0.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump touts Indian PM Narendra Modi as he courts voters in Houston – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/22/trump-touts-indian-pm-narendra-modi-as-he-courts-v/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Single-digit 2020 hopefuls loosen tones and intensify Trump attacks – Emily Larsen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/single-digit-2020-hopefuls-loosen-tones-and-intensify-trump-attacks

BREITBART
— Sen. Mike Lee’s America: Indian Firm in Chicago Paid Employees India-level Wages, Took Jobs from U.S. Graduates – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/22/indian-firm-chicago-paid-employees-india-level-wages-took-jobs-u-s-graduates/

PJ MEDIA
— AOC Excoriates Fellow Democrats for Not Impeaching ‘Lawless’ Trump – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/aoc-excoriates-fellow-democrats-for-not-impeaching-lawless-trump/

LIFE NEWS
— No Surprise Abortionist Didn’t Respect Aborted Babies, He Didn’t Respect Them When They Were Alive – FATHER FRANK PAVONE 
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/09/22/no-surprise-abortionist-didnt-respect-aborted-babies-he-didnt-respect-them-when-they-were-alive/

THE HILL
— Democrats go all out to court young voters for 2020 – JULIA MANCHESTER AND REBECCA KLAR

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/462414-democrats-go-all-out-to-court-young-voters-for-2020
— Sanders on what he admires about Trump: ‘I’m impressed by people who get up at 3 o’clock in the morning’ – ZACK BUDRYK 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/462532-sanders-on-what-he-admires-about-trump-im-impressed-by-people

UPI
— Trump praises Indian PM Modi’s economic reforms in Houston rally – Daniel Uria
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/09/22/Trump-praises-Indian-PM-Modis-economic-reforms-in-Houston-rally/6251569178677/

CBS NEWS
— Trump pushes unity with India at “Howdy, Modi!” event in Houston – AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/howdy-modi-trump-rally-pushes-unity-prime-minister-narendra-modi-houston-texas-today-2019-09-22/

NBC NEWS
— These wealthy Democratic women have a plan to beat Trump at his own game The progressive group Way to Win was co-founded by an heiress to a Texas oil fortune. – Alex Seitz-Wald
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/these-wealthy-democratic-women-have-plan-beat-trump-his-own-n1057171

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, America-haters illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-09-21/african-migrants-stuck-in-southern-mexico-their-american-dream-on-hold

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Modi visit to Houston backdrop for one of the largest LNG deals in U.S. history – Sergio Chapa
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Modi-visit-to-Houston-backdrop-for-one-of-the-14458413.php

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump and Modi Combine Road Shows for a Raucous Rally in Houston Event’s website reported having some 50,000 registered attendees – Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-modi-combine-road-shows-for-a-raucous-rally-in-houston-11569185615

KSBY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: California’s cannabis black market has eclipsed its legal one
https://www.ksby.com/californias-cannabis-black-market-has-eclipsed-its-legal-one?fbclid=IwAR2qRevF6KXv3xG9XD5mrL3V5v1tx31iTHp3sB-7XOp8V90XepZ8CgYzPV4

LAS CRUCES SUN NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinion/2019/09/22/trump-not-welcome-in-new-mexico/2404427001/

NEWSWEEK
— ARIZONA GOP CANDIDATE PROPOSES ANNEXING MEXICO, SAYS ‘HALF THE COUNTRY’ WANTS TO BE US CITIZENS – BENJAMIN FEARNOW 
https://www.newsweek.com/arizona-republican-candidate-daniel-mccarthy-annex-mexico-proposal-apply-become-us-states-1460649

GUARDIAN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘Cannabis oasis’: Los Angeles cafe first in the US to offer dine-and-dab service – Sam Levin 
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/21/cannabis-oasis-los-angeles-cafe-first-in-the-us-to-offer-dine-and-dab-service

September 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Dangerous week leaves Chicago police officers besieged by violence, loss – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/dangerous-week-leaves-chicago-police-besieged-by-violence-loss/5558749/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Free marijuana conviction expungement clinic, job fair happening Sunday
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/today-free-marijuana-expungement-clinic-job-fair/5559104/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Alaska GOP scraps 2020 presidential primary, helping Trump – AP 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–alaska-no-gop-2020-primary-20190922-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters plan summit in Mexico.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-mexico-whitesupremacy-20190921-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Casino revenues fall, but video gambling bolsters state’s wagering – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: What percent of those who spend money on booze, gambling, pot, and other vices become public charges and wards of the state? It should be illegal to spend money on booze, gambling, pot, or other vices unless you can prove that you are on track to having at least $1 million saved for your retirement.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190921/casino-revenues-fall-but-video-gambling-bolsters-states-wagering-

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Stop pot sales – Kathy Valente, Illinois Family Institute, Tinley Park
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/letter-stop-pot-sales/article_c6b13f32-dbc2-11e9-882e-a373bd0179db.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Cambell offers lateral hires, drops college requirement – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190921/cambell-offers-lateral-hires-drops-college-requirement

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Left seeks to homogenize education in pursuit of equality over excellence – Kelly Sloan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-left-seeks-to-homogenize-education-in-pursuit-of-equality-over-excellence

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrat Censured for Voting with Trump 19% of the Time. Bipartisanship Is Dead. – Fletch Daniels
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/democrat_censured_for_voting_with_trump_19_of_the_time_bipartisanship_is_dead.html

DAILY CALLER
— Only Nine Students Show Up To White Privilege Workshop At School Of 30,000 – BEN MCDONALD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/21/nine-students-university-of-north-carolina-charlotte-white-privilege-workshop/

POLITICO
— Trump sets sights on Indian American voters ahead of 2020 The president hopes to appeal to Indian Americans at massive ‘Howdy Modi’ rally with popular Indian leader. – ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/22/trump-indian-american-voters-2020-1507266

ABC NEWS
— Alaska GOP scraps 2020 presidential primary, helping Trump – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/alaska-gop-scraps-2020-presidential-primary-helping-trump-65773870

NEW YORK TIMES
— Americans Trust Police More Than Congress, Study Finds – Heather Murphy
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/us/trust-congress-military-police.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Americans trust police officers, military leaders and local public officials more than members of Congress, tech leaders and journalists, according to a study published by the Pew Research Center on Thursday. . .Trust in journalists varied depending on the question and the respondent’s political affiliation. Roughly half of Americans said journalists care about people like them, whereas nearly as many — 46 percent — said journalists rarely care. Republicans’ belief that journalists would fairly cover all sides of an issue (31 percent) was dramatically lower than Democrats’ (74 percent). Two-thirds of Americans think that journalists behave unethically some or most of the time.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Obama is more popular than ever. So why are the Democratic candidates running so far to his left? – MATT WELCH
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-09-20/election-2020-democratic-candidates-obama-left

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Social media giants discriminate against conservative views  There are hundreds of instances where conservatives have been unfairly banned or suppressed based on their political beliefs. – Ryan Moore
https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2019/09/22/op-ed-social-media-giants-discriminate-against-conservative-views/2391463001/

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters plan summit in Mexico.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/mexico/2019/09/21/mexico-plans-summit-to-target-rise-of-white-supremacy/

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Candace Owens tells R.I. crowd that Democrats ‘brainwash’ blacks – Madeleine List 
https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190921/candace-owens-tells-ri-crowd-that-democrats-brainwash-blacks

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-=hater says “Trump cruelty not welcome in New Mexico.”
https://www.abqjournal.com/1369375/trump-cruelty-not-welcome-in-new-mexico-ex-the-land-of-enchantment-has-a-long-history-of-welcoming-immigrants-into-our-state-and-society.html

DAILY MAIL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Nearly 1 in 25 US adults uses marijuana EVERY DAY, study finds – NATALIE RAHHAL 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7486579/Nearly-1-25-adults-uses-marijuana-DAY-study-finds.html

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump is no hero of the working class. And the GM strikers know it.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/22/donald-trump-general-motors-strike

STRAITS TIMES
— Securing the future of quality journalism – Warren Fernandez
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/securing-the-future-of-quality-journalism

September 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting “young people” to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/climate-change-protests-taking-place-around-world-including-chicago-friday/5555182/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting “students” to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-climate-strike-chicago-grant-park-20190920-nsa7ss5ovzeudnfi3jndkq5k6i-story.html
— Is America ready for gay president? Iowa casts first votes – AP (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists insist that LGBTQ politicians a) promote LGBTQ activity and b) get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–election-2020-lgbtq-president-20190920-story.html
— Illinois legislators consider vaping flavor restrictions in light of deaths, illnesses – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-vaping-legislation-20190920-5i2leks3x5ctrckr25berva4ga-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting “thousands” to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/20/20875917/chicago-climate-strike-walkout-grant-park-federal-plaza
— Can CBD from marijuana relieve pain? Government is spending $3 million to find out. ‘The science is lagging behind the public use and interest,’ said Dr. David Shurtleff of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, which is funding the projects. ‘We’re doing our best to catch up here.’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/9/20/20876355/marijuana-pain-research-cbd-thc-national-center-complementary-integrative-health-david-sarlah
— House still divided: Pritzker ousts head of Springfield’s troubled Lincoln library and museum – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/9/20/20876451/pritzker-ousts-alan-lowe-abraham-lincoln-center-library-museum-springfield
— Duckworth wrong to say Trump policies hurting homeless — so far – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/20/20876224/fact-check-donald-trump-policies-tammy-duckworth-housing-access-homeless
— Is Lightfoot looking too many gift horses in the mouth? – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/9/20/20876439/rich-miller-lori-lightfoot-chicago-casino-cannabis-marijuana

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lombard close to allowing pot shops downtown, on Roosevelt Road – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190920/lombard-close-to-allowing-pot-shops-downtown-on-roosevelt-road

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— August sets new record for Illinois unemployment – Nikki McGee
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/august-sets-new-record-for-illinois-unemployment

WIBQ AM
— New D.U.I. training for officers in Illinois
https://wibqam.com/news/articles/2019/sep/20/new-dui-training-for-officers-in-illinois/939518/

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Lisle Poised To Opt Out Of Recreational Cannabis Sales The village board debated the issue for more than two hours and directed staff to opt out without a referendum. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/lisle-poised-opt-out-recreational-cannabis-sales

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OBERWEIS SURVEY SHOWS HE’S FAVORED TO WIN PRIMARY, BUT THAT’S NOT THE WHOLE STORY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/rezin-on-oberweis.html
— STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION’S PEARSON: ILLINOIS HAS ITS OWN “BETO” PROBLEM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/illinois-has-a-beto-problem-too.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Curran, Durkin respond *** IEPA issues construction permit to Sterigenics
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/20/iepa-issues-construction-permit-to-sterigenics/

GOPUSA
— Freedom on trial, not just Chick-fil-A
http://www.gopusa.com/freedom-on-trial-not-just-chick-fil-a/
— How the pope strays from spirituality and morality, and wears the mantel of a politician (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens want the Pope to promote their platforms.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76253
— Why ‘more equal than others’ hate-crime laws must go
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76256

AMERICAN THINKER
— Affirmative Action and NASA – Joshua Foxworth
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/affirmative_action_and_nasa.html

BREITBART
— Chick-fil-A Has Doubled Its Sales Despite Increased Protests – TOM CICCOTT
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/09/20/chick-fil-a-has-doubled-its-sales-despite-increased-protests/

CNS NEWS
— Candace Owens: Dems Using White Supremacy Issue to Scare Blacks into Voting for Them – Melanie Arter 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/owens-dems-using-white-supremacy-issue-scare-blacks-voting-them

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Reparations Talk Is Harmful – MONA CHAREN (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German America, pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/09/reparations-talk-harmful-divides-americans/

HOT AIR
— Beto: Let’s Pay Reparations For Non-Violent Marijuana Offenders – KAREN TOWNSEND (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German America, pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://hotair.com/archives/karen-townsend/2019/09/20/beto-lets-pay-reparations-non-violent-marijuana-offenders/

THE HILL
— Partisan divisions sharpen as independent voters fade – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: Republican Party leaders in Illinois continue to pander to “independents” as opposed to turning out the party’s base.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/461669-partisan-divisions-sharpen-as-independent-voters-fade
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Pew Research survey released in March found that 81 percent of voters who called themselves independents actually lean toward the Republican or Democratic party, leaving only 7 percent of Americans who say they don’t lean toward a party. Strategists say that trend is reflected on the 2020 trail, where President Trump has been primarily focused on rallying his base, using a number of tactics such as calling for a wall along the southern border and attacking prominent Democrats.)

WASHINGTON POST
— How do I respond to younger colleagues who make snarky comments about my age? – Karla Miller (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government encouraged their younger employees to help them get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/work-advice-how-do-i-respond-to-younger-colleagues-who-make-snarky-comments-about-my-age/2019/09/20/a0466b24-d965-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Long History of American Slavery Reparations – Manisha Sinha (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German America, pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-history-of-american-slavery-reparations-11568991623
— When the Slave Traders Were African Those whose ancestors sold slaves to Europeans now struggle to come to terms with a painful legacy – Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German America, pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-the-slave-traders-were-african-11568991595

HR DRIVE
— Google worker says manager drove him out: ‘Tell grandpa to pick up the pace’ – Jennifer Carsen (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, they, or anyone who the manipulate/dominate, could crank out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in far less time than it takes me.) 
https://www.hrdive.com/news/google-worker-says-manager-drove-him-out-tell-grandpa-to-pick-up-the-pace/563366/

LGBTQ NATION
— Pete Buttigieg attacks LGBTQ media after mainstream media keeps asking if he’s ‘gay enough’ He says he “can’t even read” queer media, but it has been mainstream outlets questioning whether or not he’s the right type of gay. – Alex Bollinger (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists insist that LGBTQ politicians a) promote LGBTQ activity and b) get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/09/pete-buttigieg-attacks-lgbtq-media-mainstream-media-keeps-asking-hes-gay-enough/