August 29 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Naperville resident organizing rallies against recreational pot – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190829/naperville-resident-organizing-rallies-against-recreational-pot
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jennifer Bruzan Taylor does not want her children living near recreational marijuana dispensaries. She feels so strongly about the issue that she’s organizing a movement encouraging her hometown to #OptOutNaperville. Bruzan Taylor is one of about 15 people planning rallies to push the Naperville City Council to prohibit recreational marijuana shops from opening under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, which goes into effect Jan. 1. The city could enact a ban as soon as Tuesday; the issue is expected to be up for a vote during a meeting at 7 p.m. in the municipal center at 400 S. Eagle St. The Opt Out Naperville movement is hosting rallies at 10 a.m. Saturday in Central Park and 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Free Speech Pavilion along the Riverwalk to gather people who want the ban put into effect. Bruzan Taylor said she expects around 100 people to attend the Saturday event. “I would never have moved here if we had opted into selling recreational marijuana,” said Bruzan Taylor, a Naperville native who moved back to her hometown because of its strong reputation as a kid-friendly place. “I would have picked a suburb that didn’t.” In Chicago, where Bruzan Taylor and her family lived for about 10 years, she said neighbors using marijuana in their condo building would overwhelm the place with the smell of weed. If Naperville allows shops selling the drug for recreational purposes, she said she fears the same would happen in the state’s fourth-largest city. “I know it’s supposed to be on private property only,” she said about recreational use. “And yet, that’s not what happens.” . . . Bruzan Taylor hopes Naperville leaders will decide the best location for these businesses is nowhere. “I just don’t see this as being good for Naperville economically and also for its image as being family conscious,” she said. “I decided to organize this (rallies) in order to show the councilmen that people in Naperville care about this.”)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Illinois awards its first five recreational marijuana licenses, including locations in Naperville, Mundelein – ALLY MAROTTI and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-first-recreational-marijuana-licenses-20190829-5hyrbyzn25evrdcqbyaf2l4zoe-story.html
— Impeach Trump? More and more Democrats realize there’s no harm in asking. – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-trump-impeachment-inquiry-momentum-illinois-zorn-20190829-zwch5xqi6zfd3kajkqltxa4z5m-story.html
— Mayor Lightfoot’s ‘mayday’ moment for Chicago — and Illinois – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-lori-lightfoot-mayor-pension-tax-20190830-auyuhzkvcrcqbjgpw6zy5qkdn4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: First 5 recreational pot shops get state OK, but potential conflict emerges Illinois is expected to license dozens more dispensaries in the weeks ahead. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/29/20838696/illinois-first-recreational-marijuana-licenses
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot warns of ‘hard choices’ and ‘sacrifice’ ahead: ‘We don’t have a moment to lose’ Lightfoot said her two principles in guiding her revenue options are relieving the financial burden of those who can least afford it, and working to not drive businesses out of Chicago. – Tina Sfondeles and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/8/29/20839535/lori-lightfoot-speech-city-budget-prime-time-live-stream
— And it’s off — Arlington racino rejection another sign new gambling law is flawed This is exactly the sort of thing that can happen when the state Legislature moves awfully darn fast on a big bill that has many moving parts. – Editorial 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/29/20838812/arlington-park-racino-legislature-capital-bill-pritzker-illinois-general-assembly

ABC7
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city faces $838M budget deficit in State of the City address – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lightfoot-says-city-faces-$838m-budget-deficit/5501510/
— City of Milwaukee urges everyone to stop vaping immediately, 16 hospitalized with chemical pneumonia
https://abc7chicago.com/health/city-of-milwaukee-urges-everyone-to-stop-vaping-immediately/5500947/

NBC5
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says Chicago Has $838 Million Budget Deficit in Speech The mayor confirmed the number in her state of the city address
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/mayor-lori-lightfoot-says-city-has-838-million-budget-deficit-558745651.html

CBS2
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says City Has $838 Million Budget Shortfall, Warns Of Consequences If Casino, Pension Reform Don’t Go Through
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/29/mayor-lori-lightfoot-says-city-has-838-million-budget-shortfall-warns-of-consequences-if-casino-pension-reform-dont-go-through/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Walsh: ‘I’ll get in Trump’s face every day’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/walsh-i-ll-get-in-trump-s-face-every-day-

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/heres-where-recreational-pot-could-first-be-sold-illinois
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/weed-company-plans-stores-river-north-gold-coast

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Afzal to make second run for DuPage County Board seat
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/08/28/afzal-to-make-second-run-for-dupage-county-board-seat/aomp2ln/

FOX ILLINOIS
— How to get your cannabis charges expunged – Nikki McGee (DIERSEN: Doing things that are illegal demonstrates your disrespect for the rule of law. Your past predicts your future.) 
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/how-to-get-your-cannabis-charges-expunged
— US Surgeon General issues warning on marijuana use in young adults and pregnant women – Kristine Frazao
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/us-surgeon-general-issues-warning-on-marijuana-use-in-young-adults-and-pregnant-women

WQAD
— There are more single working women than ever (DIERSEN: Democrats do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family.) 
https://wqad.com/2019/08/29/there-are-more-single-working-women-than-ever-and-thats-changing-the-us-economy/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— DuPage County Board Debates Marijuana – Christine Lena
https://www.nctv17.com/news/dupage-county-board-debates-marijuana/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Oswego survey finds widespread support for local marijuana businesses More than 1,300 responded to online survey – JOHN ETHEREDGE (DIERSEN: How many pot pushers are there in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? I do not want to have anything to do with pot pushers.)
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2019/08/29/breaking-oswego-survey-finds-widespread-support-for-local-marijuana-businesses/an42lh8/

CENTER SQUARE
— Overdue, outdated financial report shows Illinois’ deficit grew by $6 billion – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/overdue-outdated-financial-report-shows-illinois-deficit-grew-by-billion/article_ec188344-ca87-11e9-aafe-8399b08f65f9.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Former Rauner aide Ben Noble posts, then removes, attack on Ives congressional bid – W.J. Kennedy 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513295276-former-rauner-aide-posts-then-removes-attack-on-ives-congressional-bid

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER SIGNS AFSCME DEAL COSTING TAXPAYERS $3.6 BILLION MORE THAN IT NEEDED TO – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-signs-afscme-deal-costing-taxpayers-3-6-billion-more-than-it-needed-to/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— If you care about journalism, you’re defending Brian Karem and Joel Pollack Both do actual journalism, and petty politicians have no right to sit in judgment. – Tiana Lowe (DIERSEN: I should write a book about petty politicians who have sat in judgment of me since 2000.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-you-care-about-journalism-youre-defending-brian-karem-and-joel-pollack
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Snowflakery knows no political bent, and hostility towards the free press is a grievance centuries older than the First Amendment. The twin tales of Playboy’s Brian Karem and Breitbart’s Joel Pollak exemplifies the oft ignored fact that people in power of all political stripes simply despise answering to the Fourth Estate. Karem’s currently fighting the Trump administration in the courtroom to reclaim his hard pass, which the White House suspended following the journalist’s verbal sparring match with an equally belligerent Sebastian Gorka during the president’s social media summit in the Rose Garden. Beto O’Rourke staffers booted Pollak from a campaign event, with the 2020 longshot’s spokeswoman lambasting as “hateful” and bordering on “perpetrat[ing] hate speech.” Both fights are absurd, and not because of the journalists prolonging them. Neither Karem nor Pollak have hidden their ideological or partisan affinities. The Playboy White House correspondent openly excoriates the president on Twitter, while Pollak’s persona and outlet are openly conservative. But both do actual journalism, and petty politicians have no right to sit in judgment. As long as they’re going to claim they support a free press, the Trumps and Betos of the world must tolerate the scrutiny, tough questions, and even intentional rhetorical provocations that come as a natural responsibility of power.)

FOX NEWS
— Mark Levin: ‘Unpatriotic’ news media hates Trump, treats ‘half of America’ contemptuously – Charles Creitz 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mark-levin-unpatriotic-media-hates-trump

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Liberal media can’t handle minorities who praise Donald Trump – Jeffery Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30910-assault-america-day-239-liberal-media-can%E2%80%99t-handle-minorities-who-praise-donald-trump

DAILY CALLER
— The Media Is Making It Very Lucrative To Sabotage Trump – ADAM WEISS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/29/weiss-media-trump/

TOWNHALL
— Kansas Professors Demand University Remove ‘Bastion Of Bigotry’ Chick-Fil-A From Campus – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/08/29/kansas-professors-demand-university-ditchbastion-of-bigotry-chickfila-n2552388

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Will the Growing Acceptance of Cannabis Send Drug-Screening Policies Up in Smoke? (DIERSEN: Are you an employee? How stoned will your employer allow its employees to be?)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/will-growing-acceptance-cannabis-send-drug-screening-policies-smoke

EPOCH TIMES
— The Hypocritical Accusations that Donald Trump Is Racist – Deneen Borelli
https://m.theepochtimes.com/the-hypocritical-accusations-that-donald-trump-is-racist_3061947.html

NEWSWEEK
— FOX NEWS’ JEANINE PIRRO CLAIMS DEMOCRATS PLOTTING TO ‘REPLACE AMERICAN CITIZENS WITH ILLEGALS’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the Democrats who ran the agency focused on replacing their Republican, White, male, and/or older employees with Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger employees. Ever-increasingly, the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, America, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton focus on replacing those who are White, male, and/or older with those who are minority, female, and/or younger.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-jeanine-pirro-claims-democrats-plotting-replace-american-citizens-illegals-1456889

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— How to fight age discrimination in the workplace – Rachel Ranosa  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out to get rid of their Republican employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.hcamag.com/us/news/general/how-to-fight-age-discrimination-in-the-workplace/176571

August 29 Morning Edition

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump mocks GOP rivals for 2020 as ‘Three Stooges’ “Another is a one-time BAD Congressman from Illinois who lost in his second term by a landslide, then failed in radio,” Trump tweeted. “I should be able to take them!”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-mocks-gop-rivals-2020-three-stooges

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— State Police propose new gun dealer regulations Rules come from new law that is under court challenge, would require tighter security, video surveillance in stores – Peter Hancock
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/08/28/state-police-propose-new-gun-dealer-regulations/aa0dyzo/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— GOP ‘Main Street’ caucus, once led by Davis, is no more – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190828/bernard-schoenburg-gop-main-street-caucus-once-led-by-davis-is-no-more
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190828/documentary-maker-hopes-to-open-some-eyes-about-1908-race-riot

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-many-steps-to-go-for-legal-weed/article_f1806d11-3466-5774-82fd-ccd78e20b35a.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker signs law on corporate board diversity – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/pritzker-signs-law-on-corporate-board-diversity/article_b08183e6-3eb2-5015-a761-f0b16cf26859.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Smoking in cars with kids? Stop it! – Editorial (DIERSEN: What about NOT smoking pot anywhere near a) those under age 18, b) those over age 18, c) dogs, d) cats, e) etc.?)
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-smoking-in-cars-with-kids-stop-it/article_ea270f04-d410-5bc0-b953-1ce25b579859.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz with Jim Oberweis, State Sen. & 14th CD R Primary Candidate
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2019/08/berkowitz-w-jim-oberweis-state-sen-14th-cd-r-primary-candidate-tonight-in-chicago-burbs-cable-web/

WIRE POINTS
— Why Chicago’s Lightfoot should push for a pension amendment, not tax hikes – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/why-chicagos-lightfoot-should-push-for-a-pension-amendment-not-tax-hikes-wirepoints-special-report/

OPT OUT NAPERVILLE
— FROM THE POSTINGS: The D204 School Board has also weighed in! . . . Today School District 203, the top school district in the State of Illinois and one of the top school districts in the United States, sent a letter to Naperville’s City Council voicing strong opposition to the idea of retail stores being allowed to sell recreational marijuana in Naperville. The Board’s primary concern being the certainty that more high school age kids (and younger!) will be using marijuana if these stores are allowed to open.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Opt-Out-Naperville-109084553793361/
— Today School District 203, the top school district in the State of Illinois and one of the top school districts in the United States, sent a letter to Naperville’s City Council voicing strong opposition to the idea of retail stores being allowed to sell recreational marijuana in Naperville.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=109084553793361&story_fbid=117280096307140

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Naperville Rally for Marijuana Retail Opt Out Saturday, August 31, 10:00 AM
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/naperville-rally-for-marijuana-retail-opt-out/
— Hate Hoaxes Have a Home Here – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/hate-hoaxes-have-a-home-here/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fox News ranked most, least trusted TV news source: Poll – Andrew Blake (DIERSEN: Conservatives and Republicans trust GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs do not trust GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/28/fox-news-ranked-most-least-trusted-tv-news-source-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden campaign invites only black journalists to session with candidate – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-campaign-invites-only-black-journalists-to-session-with-candidate
— Poll: Public backs criticism of journalists, Trump’s attacks ‘appropriate’ – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been the most critical of me and the most critical my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/poll-public-backs-criticism-of-journalists-trumps-attacks-appropriate
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the latest sign that major American media outlets are losing the public’s support, a majority believe it is appropriate for politicians to criticize reporters and hold them to the same scrutiny as those they cover. A new Rasmussen Reports survey also said most voters believe the average journalist is liberal, and few are conservative. The survey is an indictment of the media at a time when liberal outlets such as CNN and the New York Times are stepping up their attack on President Trump and congressional Republicans. The outlets are also complaining about Trump’s criticism of them and called out Trump surrogates who are using social media to point out the bias of journalists. But, said Rasmussen, voters believe that reporters are fair game for criticism. The survey analysis said 61% of likely U.S. voters think reporters at major news organizations like CNN, Fox News, and the New York Times are public figures who deserve scrutiny. Some 19% disagree. Significantly, 51% said “it is appropriate for elected officials to criticize specific reporters and news organizations,” Rasmussen reported in the survey shared with Secrets before its release. Another 39% view the criticism as a threat to freedom of the press. That is slightly higher than the 48% who said criticism from politicians was OK back in February 2017 when Trump began singling out news organizations that were attacking him. And the public continues to view journalists as liberal. The survey said 47% believe the typical reporter is more liberal than they are. Just 19% of voters believe reporters are more conservative than they are.)

FOX NEWS
— Trump haters consumed with rage, spew unhinged rhetoric – Tammy Bruce
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tammy-bruce-unhinged-dems-violence

BREITBART
— Illinois Passes New Law Requiring LGBTQ Classes in Middle School – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2019/08/28/illinois-passes-new-law-requiring-lgbtq-classes-in-middle-school/
— Herman Cain: Joe Walsh Presidential Run for Publicity – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/08/28/herman-cain-joe-walsh-presidential-run-for-publicity/

DAILY CALLER
— FBI Raids United Automobile Workers Chief’s House, Finds ‘Wads’ Of Cash – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/28/fbi-raids-uaw-chief-home/
— The Inside Story Of How The Army Reduced Standards To Get Women Through Ranger Training – JAMES HASSON
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/28/female-rangers-us-army-ranger-school/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Is Turnabout Fair Play? Legacy Media Dish Out Scrutiny, but Can’t Take It. – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/08/28/is-turnabout-fair-play-legacy-media-dish-out-scrutiny-but-cant-take-it/

THE HILL
— Trump’s new immigration rules work for the American people – TIM CHAPMAN
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/459159-trumps-new-immigration-rules-work-for-the-american

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Employees of Big Tech are speaking out like never before – SAMANTHA MALDONADO (DIERSEN: Are/were you an employee? What do/did your coworkers and subordinates want? According to my Democrat GAO superiors, their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.apnews.com/80c76d32c7de48269cbd7bb9f838834c
— Accused lawyer denies foreign lobbyist claims – ERIC TUCKER (DIERSEN: I should sue anyone who hints/implies/argues/shouts that I am a lobbyist or that I have ever been a lobbyist. Lobbyists are paid for what they do and they have to register as being a lobbyist.)
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2019/aug/29/accused-lawyer-denies-foreign-lobbyist-/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook Tightens Rules on Verifying Political Advertisers – Davey Alba
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/technology/facebook-election-advertising-disinformation.html

USA TODAY
— People are vaping THC. Lung injuries being reported nationwide. Why is the CDC staying quiet? – JAYNE O’DONNELL AND KEN ALLTUCKER
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/2121523001

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Steps Up Criticism of Fox News Republican president says the network ‘isn’t working for us anymore!’ – Michael C. Bender and Joe Flint
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-steps-up-criticism-of-fox-news-11567034058
— Facebook Ad Prices Surge Due to Barrage by Democratic Hopefuls Candidates pour money into ads to attract donors and meet debate threshold, pricing others out of market – Emily Glazer and Patience Haggin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-ad-prices-surge-due-to-barrage-by-democratic-hopefuls-11566984601
— ‘Social Credit’ May Come to America – F.H. Buckley (DIERSEN: Of course, I would get a very low social credit score because I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-credit-may-come-to-america-11567033176
— ‘The 1619 Project’ Hurts Blacks The New York Times series wallows in victimhood and ignores success. – Robert L. Woodson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-1619-project-hurts-blacks-11567033108
— Younger Workers Report Biggest Gains in Happiness With Pay Millennials, Gen Z employees say they’re more content with compensation than baby boomers – Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, I was earning $46,554/year, when I was 22, $56,945/year when I was 23, $68,897/year when I was 24, $82,579 when I was 25, and $93,592/year when I was 31. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, a job-related master’s degree when I was 27, and a job-related professional certification when I was 30.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/younger-workers-report-biggest-gains-in-happiness-with-pay-11567071000

ACADIANA ADVOCATE
— Downtown Lafayette to hold District 5 city council candidate forum Sept. 3 – ADAM DAIGLE (DIERSEN: To fill its West District vacancy, what if the Wheaton City Council had announced the names of its three finalists? What if those three finalists had agreed to participate in candidate forums?)
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/article_409b268a-c9a0-11e9-8c6d-4bd511c7719e.html

FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS MINER
— First big local politics forum draws 18 of 28 candidates – Amanda Bohman (DIERSEN: To fill its West District vacancy, what if the Wheaton City Council had announced the names of its three finalists? What if those three finalists had agreed to participate in candidate forums?)
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/first-big-local-politics-forum-draws-of-candidates/article_6036bc9a-c971-11e9-a1d4-672a4695e08c.html

KLFY
— League of Women Voters of Lafayette hosting 2nd in series of Candidate Forums (DIERSEN: To fill its West District vacancy, what if the Wheaton City Council had announced the names of its three finalists? What if those three finalists had agreed to participate in candidate forums?)
https://www.klfy.com/news/the-league-of-women-voters-of-lafayette-hosting-2nd-in-series-of-candidate-forums-tonight/

WCJB
— Junior League of Ocala hosts candidate forum – Shawna Khalafi (DIERSEN: To fill its West District vacancy, what if the Wheaton City Council had announced the names of its three finalists? What if those three finalists had agreed to participate in candidate forums?)
https://www.wcjb.com/content/news/Candidate-forum-held-at–558638371.html

CONSUMER REPORTS
— Will You Have Enough Money to Retire? – Penelope Wang
https://www.consumerreports.org/retirement-planning/will-you-have-enough-money-to-retire/

FED SMITH
— Surviving Spouse Benefit: What Kind of Income Would Your Spouse Like? – Tom Walker (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension would be much lower if my wife and I had signed up for the full survivor benefit. Instead, I carried term life insurance – first $500,000, then $250,000, then $100,000, and now nothing.) 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/08/28/surviving-spouse-benefit-kind-income-would-your-spouse-like/

MOTHER JONES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/08/trump-war-on-media-personal-attacks-conspiracy-theories/

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— Bias is good. It just needs a label. – Bill Adair (DIERSEN: All reporters and all journalists are a) either on the left or on the right, b) either liberal, moderate, or conservative, c) either Democrat, Democrat plant, Libertarian, Libertarian plant, Green, Green plant, RINO, or Republican, and d) either a Trump-hater or not a Trump-hater. Most, if not virtually all reporters and journalists falsely deny that they are any of the aforesaid. However, I fully disclose that I am on the right, conservative, Republican, and not a Trump-hater.)
https://www.cjr.org/opinion/bias-journalism.php

PATHEOS
— Presidential Censures, Impeachments, and Party Loyalties – RUSSELL E. SALTZMAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the leaders of the following organizations to censure me a) by discouraging the members of their organizations from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) by treating me like I am not a journalist, and c) treating me like I am a lobbyist: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/russellsaltzman/2019/08/presidential-censures-impeachments-and-party-loyalties/

August 28 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 11 of 13 Illinois Democrats in U.S. House now back impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump as U.S. Rep. Bill Foster signs on – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-foster-latest-illinois-democrat-backs-impeachment-inquiry-trump-20190828-cpk3yosvczcrfdapq2b4bjztfu-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: La Grange Park bans recreational marijuana sales – HANK BECKMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/la-grange/ct-dlg-no-recreational-marijuana-tl-0905-20190828-paewbjpjznhv7hirpuzhljkdpe-story.html
— Deerfield residents voice concerns with recreational marijuana sales as commission favors regulation – STEVE SADIN (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county want pot to be sold in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/ct-dfr-deerfield-recreational-marijuana-plans-tl-0905-20190828-ztnt2xhhm5gbdk2pji6qchflyu-story.html
— Kellyanne Conway responds to Taylor Swift by singing her lyrics to ‘Calm Down’ – CHRIS WILLMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-kellyanne-conway-taylor-swift-calm-down-fox-news-20190828-jp2gbmktj5dwncytv3o3hxa2my-story.html
— Illinois Dems are lining up to impeach Trump. Or not. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-impeach-trump-house-illinois-democrats-vote-20190828-o6qybxditnathcswdh3rgacs3y-story.html
— Illinois State Police say 256 revoked gun license holders were brought into compliance within months. Tens of thousands likely remain. – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-foid-card-revocation-state-police-st-20190828-hmsfw6tvprdmlgz6aqpsra4ovu-story.html
— Woke capitalism sells out conservatives. It can sell out their opponents too. – MEGAN MCARDLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-woke-capitalism-conservatives-mcardle-20190828-wgzyd7tuqjc73nykknmds6cjb4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Arlington’s future in doubt as owners pass on casino expansion, threaten to move track The horse-racing industry had lobbied for slots and table games for years, but the corporate owners of Arlington Racecourse say Illinois’ market is “untenable” for their expansion. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/28/20837028/arlington-racecourse-move-churchill-downs-casino-racino
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: By definition, you cannot be both a LGBTQer and conservative. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/28/20837097/donald-trump-log-cabin-republicans-endorsement-lgbtq-rights-2020-election
— Vaping: 5 things you should know about the controversial smoking alternative Vaping is even more addictive than smoking because the concentrated liquid is more quickly metabolized, says one expert.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/28/20837011/vaping-5-things-you-should-know-risks-benefits
— McDonald’s says it will provide sexual harassment training to every U.S. employee In a 2016 survey of 1,271 U.S. female fast food workers, 40% said they faced sexual harassment on the job. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/28/20837583/mcdonalds-sexual-harassment-training-employees

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Batavia mayor: I will never allow recreational marijuana sales – Bob Oswald
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190828/batavia-mayor-i-will-never-allow-recreational-marijuana-sales–
— Arlington Park won’t seek casino license, casting track’s future in doubt – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190828/arlington-park-wont-seek-casino-license-casting-tracks-future-in-doubt
— Duchossois: It’s not over for Arlington until the legislature says it’s over – Jim O’Donnell
https://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20190828/duchossois-its-not-over-for-arlington-until-the-legislature-says-its-over
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “No barrier too high in Trump’s pursuit of border wall.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190828/no-barrier-too-high-in-trumps-pursuit-of-border-wall
— Gurnee surveying residents before deciding on marijuana sales – Jennifer Shea (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county want pot to be sold in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190828/gurnee-surveying-residents-before-deciding-on-marijuana-sales
— Tech firms struggle to police content while avoiding bias – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190828/news/308289957/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Arlington Racecourse owner threatens to end racing Churchill Downs blames prohibitive tax rates that would penalize it relative to competing Chicago-area casinos. – STEVEN R. STRAHLER 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/arlington-racecourse-owner-threatens-end-racing
— Another impeachment domino falls in Illinois congressional delegation The Chicago area’s Democratic U.S. representatives are now unanimous—almost—in calling for the House to open a formal inquiry over whether to impeach President Donald Trump. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/another-impeachment-domino-falls-illinois-congressional-delegation
— Pritzker not willing to overrule weed regulators in location fight—yet The governor is trying to balance the unexpected woes of weed companies with critics who think they got special treatment. – JOHN PLETZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/pritzker-not-willing-overrule-weed-regulators-location-fight-yet

ABC7
— Chicago’s debt may be worse than expected, mayor tells aldermen – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicagos-debt-may-be-worse-than-expected-mayor-tells-aldermen/5499314/

NBC5
— Foster, Krishnamoorthi Voice Support for Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/foster-krishnamoorthi-support-impeachment-inquiry-trump-558585931.html

CBS2
— Congressman Bill Foster Latest To Support Trump Impeachment Inquiry
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/28/congressman-bill-foster-latest-to-support-trump-impeachment-inquiry/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Whites and against men.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-racism-in-us-is-institutional-white-man-s-problem-

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want criminals to be pot pushers.
https://wgnradio.com/2019/08/28/code-for-america-is-helping-those-with-pot-convictions-move-on-and-invest-in-their-communities-and-their-lives/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Presidential candidate fought eviction, owed thousands in late rent, records show Presidential candidate owed thousands in late rent, records show – KATIE SMITH
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/08/28/presidential-candidate-fought-eviction-owed-thousands-in-late-rent-records-show/amjxd1r/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New state gun law already facing court battle
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/new-state-gun-law-already-facing-court-battle/article_6929f22a-0480-5143-bc6b-c6796d4eeda8.html

WHEATON PATCH
— Lynn Robbins​ For Wheaton City Council, West District​: Patch Candidate Profile She is a construction project manager running for Wheaton City Council, West District – Patrick Martin 
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/lynn-robbins-wheaton-city-council-west-district-patch-candidate-profile
— DuPage County Weighs Recreational Pot Sales – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-weighs-recreational-pot-sales

OAK LAWN PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/calendar/event/20190830/628521/why-wait-get-your-illinois-cannabis-card-now

CENTER SQUARE
— State lawmakers offer taxation advice they should follow – Brett Rowland 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/op-ed-state-lawmakers-offer-taxation-advice-they-should-follow/article_05e56fd8-c9b3-11e9-97ad-af15c12b7323.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Third National Interview for Catalina Lauf
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/28/third-national-interview-for-catalina-lauf/ 
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf: “I’m not anti-anyone, I’m pro-America!”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/28/il-14-catalina-lauf-im-not-anti-anyone-im-pro-america/
— IL-06: Jeanne Ives Wins FreedomWorks Endorsement, Evelyn Sanguinetti Celebrates Fox River Grove Centennial
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/28/il-06-jeanne-ives-wins-freedomworks-endorsement-evelyn-sanguinetti-celebrates-fox-river-grove-centennial/ 
— McConchie ADA Report Bill Signed into Law
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/28/mcconchie-ada-report-bill-signed-into-law/
— State Ignores Sixth Largest County–McHenry–in Rollout of New Dementia Centers, DuPage & Lake Skipped Over, Too
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/28/state-ignores-sixth-largest-county-mchenry-in-rollout-of-new-dementia-centers-dupage-lake-skipped-over-too/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives Named a “GOP Woman to Watch” by the Washington Examiner
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513284067-ives-named-a-gop-woman-to-watch-by-the-washington-examiner

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE ACTIVISTS ENERGIZED AFTER ONE-DAY CONFERENCE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/thorner-illinois-conservative-activists-energized-after-one-day-conference.html

CAPITOL FAX
— And then there were two: Lipinski and Bustos
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/28/and-then-there-were-two-lipinski-and-bustos/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— More unhinged rhetoric from the left: Dems call for violence against GOP – Tammy Bruce
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/28/more-unhinged-rhetoric-from-the-left-dems-call-for/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Five new GOP women to watch in 2020 – Carol Davis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/five-new-gop-women-to-watch-in-2020
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jeanne Ives is a former U.S. Army platoon leader and former three-term Republican state representative challenging Democrat Sean Casten in Illinois’ sixth district. She’s no stranger to taking on the entrenched interests of the party establishment and has proven again and again to be a grassroots favorite. This should come as no surprise at a time when all too many Republicans are prone to cede ground on the issue of fiscal responsibility. Ives has instead made sticking up for the Illinois taxpayer a cornerstone of her platform.)
— An immoral third candidate defeats the case for voting outside of the lesser of two evils – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/an-immoral-third-candidate-defeats-the-case-for-voting-outside-of-the-lesser-of-two-evils

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Hits ‘New Fox News’ for Letting Supporters Down – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/28/donald-trump-hits-new-fox-news-letting-supporters-down/
— Beto O’Rourke Campaign Claims Breitbart Reporter Ejected to Protect Black Students – JOSHUA CAPLAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, and RINOs who have ejected me since 2000.)
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/08/28/beto-orourke-campaign-claims-breitbart-reporter-ejected-to-protect-black-students/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Border apprehensions continue to drop, but are agents freed up to actually patrol? – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/border-apprehensions-continue-drop-agents-freed-actually-patrol/

CNS NEWS
— They Dish It Out But Can’t Take It – L. Brent Bozell III and Tim Graham
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/l-brent-bozell-iii/they-dish-it-out-cant-take-it

DAILY CALLER
— Joe Walsh’s Former Campaign Manager Airs Dirty Laundry On Client’s White House Bid – CHRIS WHITE
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/27/joe-walsh-trump-election/

DAILY WIRE
— NYT Does It Again: Changes Piece After Left-Wing Backlash, Adds ‘Racist’ References – JAMES BARRETT
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51154/nyt-does-it-again-changes-piece-after-left-wing-james-barrett

GOPUSA
— O’Rourke: Abortions 24 hours before childbirth are part of protected legal ‘achievements’
http://www.gopusa.com/orourke-abortions-24-hours-before-childbirth-are-part-of-protected-legal-achievements/

PJ MEDIA
— GOP Challenger Joe Walsh Got Duped by Borat, Endorsed Giving Guns to American Toddlers – JIM TREACHER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/gop-challenger-joe-walsh-got-duped-by-borat-endorsed-giving-guns-to-american-toddlers/

HOT AIR
— Trump: Fox Is Dead — Time To Find A “A New News Outlet” – ED MORRISSEY
https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2019/08/28/trump-fox-dead-time-find-new-news-outlet/

PATRIOT POST
— NYT: Don’t Expose Our Journalists’ Racist Comments Leftmedia cries foul over conservative news exposing leftist racism on social media.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/65088-nyt-dont-expose-our-journalists-racist-comments

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of Whites and hatred of America.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/459052-democrats-eye-action-on-threat-of-white-nationalism

NEW YORK TIMES
— China Is Using LinkedIn to Recruit Spies
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/us/politics/china-linkedin-recruit-spies.html

NEW YORK POST
— Video shows miles of newly constructed Mexico border wall – Bob Fredericks
https://nypost.com/2019/08/28/video-shows-miles-of-newly-constructed-mexico-border-wall/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump haters promote hatred against Whites and hatred against America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/08/28/teaching-slavery-schools/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Immigration, Sponsorship and Public Charge The Public Charge concept has been around since the still-English colony of Massachusetts adopted it in 1646. – George A. Vandeman, Playa del Rey, California (DIERSEN: Democrats want public charges because public charges vote for Democrats. RINOs want public charges because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-sponsorship-and-public-charge-11567016958
— The Democratic Candidates Are Left of Obama All leading candidates are statists who want Washington to have more top-down control. -Sean Naples, Asheville, N.C.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democratic-candidates-are-left-of-obama-11567016908

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Poll: older workers fearful for jobs amid ageism – Christopher Quinn (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, you are “older” if you did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional/poll-older-workers-fearful-for-jobs-amid-ageism/EmtGB2khq3V0FFzsr9hy2I/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Is Ordering Crimes to Get Wall Built Before Election.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/trump-pardon-wall-border-crimes-impeachment.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 61% Welcome Public Scrutiny of Big League Reporters (DIERSEN: All reporters and all journalists are a) either on the left or on the right, b) either liberal, moderate, or conservative, c) either Democrat, Democrat plant, Libertarian, Libertarian plant, Green, Green plant, RINO, or Republican, and d) either a Trump-hater or not a Trump-hater. Most, if not virtually all reporters and journalists falsely deny that they are any of the aforesaid. However, I fully disclose that I am on the right, conservative, Republican, and not a Trump-hater.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2019/61_welcome_public_scrutiny_of_big_league_reporters

MARIJUANA MOMENT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Where Presidential Candidate Joe Walsh Stands On Marijuana – Kyle Jaeger
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/where-presidential-candidate-joe-walsh-stands-on-marijuana/

August 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Rally aims to persuade Naperville City Council to ban retail marijuana sales – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: Federal law and the Republican Party platform oppose recreational pot. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Everyone in Illinois who states that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, and especially Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, Republican township/ward/county organization officials, Illinois Republican Party officials, and Republican elected and appointed officials, should speak out against the retail sale of pot at all upcoming meetings held by their municipality and county. Those who speak in favor of the retail sale of pot should immediately resign, and if not, be removed from office.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-opt-out-rally-st-0828-20190828-i6xh3flcfrethav6bgunyb3c24-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recently created group formed to persuade the Naperville City Council to ban the sale of recreational marijuana in the city will hold a rally Saturday to support those efforts. Naperville resident Jennifer Taylor said she organized the group, called Opt Out Naperville, and the rally to show council members how many people don’t want pot sold in the city. Taylor, who has spoken out against marijuana sales at the July 16 and Aug. 20 council meetings, said many people in the audience support her position. “Yet it feels like their voices are not being heard,” she said. “This is about keeping Naperville family-focused,” said Taylor, a mother of two. Saturday’s rally will start at 10 a.m. Saturday in Central Park, which is located one block east of Washington Street and just south of Benton Avenue.“ (The rally) is one of many avenues to show that the residents don’t this this here,” Taylor said. Opt Out Naperville also is hosting a gathering at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the free speech pavilion along the Riverwalk near Jackson Avenue and Webster Street, just before the Naperville City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Taylor said not everyone is able to attend the council meeting and the meetup is a way to show support. “This is one of the most important decisions that will be made on the dias. It will shape the future of Naperville,” she said. The city council will be at a crossroads the next time it discusses the retail sale of recreational marijuana, which becomes legal in Illinois Jan. 1. Last week the council directed staff develop a plan for what allowing recreational pot sales would look like. The previous month the council asked staff to prepare an ordinance for Naperville to opt out. Any decision likely may hinge on the vote of council member Patrick Kelly. Kelly voted last week with council members Judy Brodhead, John Krummen, Benny White and Mayor Steve Chirico in favor of asking city staff to prepare a plan for recreational marijuana sales. Last month he voted with council members Kevin Coyne, Patty Gustin, Paul Hinterlong and Theresa Sullivan on a plan to opt out. Coyne said he’s glad members of the community like Taylor are stepping up to take a leadership role on this issue. He said he’s heard from “a great many” from community opposed to pot sales in the city and expects many of those different stakeholders will attend the rally. During public comment at the meeting last week, support for and against recreational marijuana sales was generally split among the roughly 20 people who spoke on the issue. Those in favor of allowing recreational marijuana sales in Naperville, including Mayor Steve Chirico, have said banning retail pot sales in the city will simply drive residents to buy it elsewhere and let other communities realize the tax benefits. And those tax benefits could help offset any costs to Naperville related to marijuana use by its residents. Gustin, who plans to speak at the Saturday rally, said opting out is the best option because the city needs more time to study not only statistics from other municipalities that legalized pot but to analyze the effects of marijuana sales on the community. “Naperville is a family-friendly community. Naperville is a kid-friendly community. Naperville is an education-focused community,” Gustin said. “Opting-out is the smart thing to in an educated community.” [Most read] Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot 100 days in — reform at City Hall still a work in progress: ‘We haven’t declared victory, but I think we’ve taken some very positive steps.’ The state’s fourth largest city may seem like an unlikely spot for a contentious debate on allowing recreational marijuana sales. It was one of the first Illinois cities in the area to raise the age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 when it did so in 2016, more than two years before the age was raised statewide. The city was among the first to ban smoking in enclosed public places and the workplace. Naperville was also one of the first of Illinois’ largest cities to ban video gambling despite it being legal at the state level.)
— Fair’s fair. ‘Conservative operatives’ have every right to scrooten journalists’ social media accounts – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: All reporters and all journalists are a) either on the left or on the right, b) either liberal, moderate, or conservative, and c) either Democrat, Democrat plant, Libertarian, Libertarian plant, Green, Green plant, RINO, or Republican. Most, if not virtually all reporters and journalists falsely deny that they are any of the aforesaid. However, I fully disclose that I am on the right, conservative, and Republican.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-conservatives-social-media-embarrass-journalists-zorn-20190827-paoqlvpxpbeajafhtxqsriallu-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: You can bet on the upcoming Bears vs. Packers game legally – if you drive to Iowa or Indiana – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-spin-sports-betting-indiana-walsh-radio-iowa-new-hampshire-spin-20190827-icb5guzjznbifclapezxuckqsi-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: College of DuPage officials, union trade barbs as mediation over faculty contract set to begin – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-cod-faculty-contract-proposal-st-0828-20190826-cd2wyg5lwjdofg6k5jmbs6cbse-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Bill Foster latest House Democrat to support Trump impeachment inquiry “I spent a lot of time listening to my constituents on this,” Foster said. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who listen to their constituents 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, anti-past, present, and future federal employees, anti-journalists, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/27/20836113/illinois-rep-bill-foster-latest-house-member-support-trump-impeachment-inquiry
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot dealers could see records expunged, too, Foxx says as she announces plan to erase thousands of minor convictions
“There will be an entire industry that is set up where people are gonna be able to sell it by the metric ton,” Cook County’s top prosecutor said. “ … There then has to be some reconciling with those who have had records for selling before.” – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/8/27/20834581/expunge-pot-convictions-cook-county-states-attorney-kim-foxx

DAILY HERALD
— Glenn Beck headlining Arlington Heights think tank Heartland Institute’s annual benefit dinner – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/glenn-beck-headlining-arlington-heights-think-tanks-annual-benefit-dinner
— Study the right numbers on consolidation – Ed Young, President, Northern Illinois Township
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190828/study-the-right-numbers-on-consolidation

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push stories that help them push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/video-appears-to-show-dekalb-cop-choking-tasing-man-during-arrest-for-marijuana-possession/5497335/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-8/28/2019

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois corporations now must report on board diversity – Peter Hancock (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190827/illinois-corporations-now-must-report-on-board-diversity

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Sexuality of historical figures not significant – Alan Webber
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/alan-webber-sexuality-of-historical-figures-not-significant/article_f215a7d4-c7ff-11e9-a4d6-7b7f688e3f89.html

OAK PARK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/8-27-2019/Standing-in-solidarity-with-West-Side-clergy–/

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— With familiar name, Axelrod is Forest Park’s new lobbyist Son of David, Axelrod tilts village Democratic in Springfield – MARIA MAXHAM
https://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/8-27-2019/With-familiar-name,-Axelrod-is-Forest-Park%27s-new-lobbyist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He will work on local and state issues, as well as federal issues if any arise. His contract specifies he’ll be paid $2,000 per month for his services.)

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton council to consider Robbins for vacant seat (DIERSEN: To fill its West District vacancy, what if the Wheaton City Council had announced the names of its three finalists? What if those three finalists had agreed to participate in candidate forums?)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/08/28/wheaton-council-to-consider-robbins-for-vacant-seat/an7mdzq/

WSIL TV
— Illinois Republicans hope for turnaround in 2020 during Du Quoin State Fair – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40971399/illinois-republicans-hope-for-turnaround-in-2020-during-du-quoin-state-fair

WGIL
— ILLINOIS GOVERNOR SIGNS LAW ON CORPORATE BOARD DIVERSITY (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
http://www.wgil.com/2019/08/28/illinois-governor-signs-law-on-corporate-board-diversity/

KHQA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Quincy Plan Commission recommends opting in to Illinois’ cannabis program
https://khqa.com/news/local/quincy-plan-commission-recommends-opting-in-to-illinois-cannabis-program

WSPY
— Kendall County Will Speak With Townships on Zoning for Marijuana – Mark Harrington
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/kendall-county-will-speak-with-townships-on-zoning-for-marijuana/article_379afa4e-c903-11e9-b7ae-ab1017d7d350.html

CENTER SQUARE
— Public companies in Illinois will soon have to disclose racial, gender makeup of corporate boards – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Why stop at race and gender? What about age, sexual orientation, health, income, net worth, education, work experience, political affiliation, religion, national origin, military status, gun ownership, how long their ancestors have been in America, etc.?) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/public-companies-in-illinois-will-soon-have-to-disclose-racial/article_a655470e-c8f5-11e9-8000-d72a8fd7ff82.html

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Hidden ‘tort tax’ from heavy lawsuit activity costing Chicago area residents $800 each, every year, new report says
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/513240758-hidden-tort-tax-from-heavy-lawsuit-activity-costing-chicago-area-residents-800-each-every-year-new-report-says

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BECKMAN: AS MUCH RHETORIC FROM LEFT AS RIGHT TO BLAME FOR MASS SHOOTINGS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/beckman-as-much-rhetoric-from-left-as-right-to-blame-for-mass-shootings.html
— GOOGLE DEFENDS YOUTUBE RESTRICTIONS ON PRAGERU VIDEOS IN FEDERAL COURT (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. to restrict what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/google-defends-youtube-restrictions-on-prageru-videos-in-federal-court.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pusher push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/28/lets-get-it-together-please/
— The never-ending quest to push Illinois into default
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/27/the-never-ending-quest-to-push-illinois-into-default/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— More unhinged rhetoric from the left: Dems call for violence against GOP – Tammy Bruce 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/28/more-unhinged-rhetoric-from-the-left-dems-call-for/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden: ‘White folks are the reason we have institutional racism’ – Jon Brown (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who pander to White-haters by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Whites as being racists?) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-white-folks-are-the-reason-we-have-institutional-racism

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as being White-haters.
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/08/27/joe-biden-says-racism-a-white-mans-problem-will-not-promise-black-running-mate/

TOWNHALL
— Get Off the Sidelines: #StandWithICE – Michelle Malkin
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2019/08/28/get-off-the-sidelines-standwithice-n2552286

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— What do David Koch & Ruth Bader Ginsburg have in common? – Jeffrey A. Rendall (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have in common? Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30901-assault-america-day-238-what-do-david-koch-and-ruth-bader-ginsburg-have-common
— Silicon Valley’s Corporate Totalitarianism Growing – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/30903

CNS NEWS
— Left Stoops to Cherry Picking Bible, Constitution to Justify Socialism – Allen West (DIERSEN: According to Trump-haters, GOD hates individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/allen-west/allen-west-left-stoops-cherry-picking-bible-constitution-justify-socialism

FEDERALIST
— Women Surpass Men To Comprise Majority Of The College-Educated Labor Force – Helen Raleigh (DIERSEN: Of course, those who hate men are overjoyed about this.)
https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/28/women-surpass-men-comprise-majority-college-educated-labor-force/

WORLD NET DAILY
— Lesbians don’t want Mayor Pete to be president ‘We are way overdue for having a woman in the White House’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/08/lesbians-dont-want-mayor-pete-to-be-president/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— CNN Analysis Claims Joe Walsh’s Primary Bid ‘could make some real trouble for Donald Trump’ – Spencer Irvine (DIERSEN: What percent of Walsh’s supporters 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, anti-past, present, and future federal employees, anti-journalists, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/cnn-analysis-claims-joe-walshs-primary-bid-could-make-some-real-trouble-for-donald-trump/

PJ MEDIA
— Mayor Pete Breaks the Wrong Glass Ceiling for Some Lesbians – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/mayor-pete-breaks-the-wrong-glass-ceiling-for-some-lesbians/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— ‘Biology is not bigotry’: teacher blasts bill that would force teachers to receive LGBT ‘training’ – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/biology-is-not-bigotry-teacher-blasts-bill-that-would-force-teachers-to-receive-lgbt-training

COLLEGE FIX
— LGBT activist says girls should change in nurse’s station if they don’t like boy in locker room – GREG PIPER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/lgbt-activist-says-girls-should-change-in-nurses-station-if-they-dont-like-boy-in-locker-room/

THE HILL
— A ‘nation of laws’? With immigration, only when it’s convenient for Democrats – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/458963-a-nation-of-laws-with-immigration-only-when-its-convenient-for-democrats
— Trump dismisses potential primary challengers as ‘Three Stooges’ – BRETT SAMUELS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/459059-trump-dismisses-potential-primary-challengers-as-three-stooges
— New York Times takes hits from all sides – NIALL STANAGE AND JONATHAN EASLEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/459055-new-york-times-takes-hits-from-all-sides
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as being White-haters and as being America-haters.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/459052-democrats-eye-action-on-threat-of-white-nationalism

POLITICO
— Why some lesbians don’t want Pete Buttigieg to be president Lesbian political activists are divided over which glass ceiling to aim for in the 2020 presidential race. – MAGGIE SEVERNS
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/27/lesbians-pete-buttigieg-2020-president-1475900

NBC NEWS
— Enjoy Joe Walsh’s run against Trump for the 2020 nod. He can’t win but Democrats need the help. This president is in office because of a small margin of voters in swing states. Walsh provides an opportunity to peel them away from the president. – David Brock
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/enjoy-joe-walsh-s-run-against-trump-2020-nod-he-ncna1047036
— Gay Republican group’s executive director resigns after Trump endorsement Jerri Ann Henry’s departure from the Log Cabin Republicans is the latest among several high-profile defections. – Gwen Aviles
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gay-republican-group-s-executive-director-resigns-after-trump-endorsement-n1046796

REUTERS
— Making history: teaching of LGBT+ rights gains momentum in United States – Oscar Lopez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, politicians get rid of you.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt-education/making-history-teaching-of-lgbt-rights-gains-momentum-in-united-states-idUSKCN1VI0NP

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump steadily fulfills goals on religious right wish list – DAVID CRARY
https://www.apnews.com/c8626c6bdbab4e3f8232ea1499a6954b

NEW YORK TIMES
— We Aren’t Seeing White Support for Trump for What It Is A crucial part of his coalition is made up of better-off white people who did not graduate from college. – Thomas B. Edsall
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/opinion/trump-white-voters.html
— Where Does Affirmative Action Leave Asian-Americans? A high-profile lawsuit against Harvard is forcing students and their families to choose sides. – Jay Caspian Kang (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/magazine/affirmative-action-asian-american-harvard.html
— Joe Walsh Says Trump Is ‘Unfit’ to Be President. Some Say the Same About Him. Mr. Walsh announced on Sunday that he would seek the Republican nomination for president. His campaign is off to a rough start. – Matt Stevens and Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/us/politics/joe-walsh-president-racist-tweets.html
— The Tea Party Didn’t Get What It Wanted, but It Did Unleash the Politics of Anger Ten years after a summer of rage over spending, trillion-dollar deficits are back. – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/us/politics/tea-party-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Perdue to visit Illinois amid farmer anger at administration – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/perdue-to-visit-illinois-amid-farmer-anger-at-administration/2019/08/28/90750d32-c951-11e9-9615-8f1a32962e04_story.html
— When do Supreme Court justices retire? When the politics are right. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer should have left years ago, when Democrats controlled the White House and the Senate – Scott Lemieux
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/08/28/when-do-supreme-court-justices-retire-when-politics-are-right/
— How white nationalists aligned themselves with the antiabortion movement – Marissa Brostoff (DIERSEN: White-haters want White women to have lots of abortions.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/08/27/how-white-nationalists-aligned-themselves-with-antiabortion-movement/
— Doorbell-camera firm Ring has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance reach – Drew Harwell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do things that promote crime.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/28/doorbell-camera-firm-ring-has-partnered-with-police-forces-extending-surveillance-reach/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump mocks ‘Three Stooges’ considering running against him in GOP primary – Ben Feuerherd
https://nypost.com/2019/08/27/trump-mocks-three-stooges-running-against-him-in-gop-primary/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Lesbians split on Pete Buttigieg as some want woman in the White House – DAVE GOLDINER
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-lesbian-buttigieg-lgbt-president-20190827-fd6lgxum3jgkro7jpk7tedke7y-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— NBC News Smears a Competitor Epoch Times – Stephen Gregory (DIERSEN: Of course, those in Illinois who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican see how my competitors treat me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They see how the Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Suburban Life, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. treat me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nbc-news-smears-a-competitor-11566947297
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: College Board Drops Plans for SAT Student Adversity Scores Facing criticism, nonprofit that oversees test backs off proposal to capture students’ socioeconomic backgrounds in single metric – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: What would have brought down your adversity score? For me, it would have been my being Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, Republican, White, male, reasonably healthy, non-poor parents, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-board-drops-plans-for-sat-student-adversity-scores-11566928181
— The SAT Changes Its Answer The College Board is right to drop plans for an ‘adversity score.’ – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-sat-changes-its-answer-11566948554

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Companies Face New Board Diversity Reporting Mandates (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/corporate-law/illinois-companies-face-new-board-diversity-reporting-mandates

USA TODAY
— An internship is a must-have for college graduates – Johnny C. Taylor Jr. (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinated did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $33,591/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $60,001/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2019/08/27/internships-help-make-college-graduates-more-marketable-employers/2078223001/

DAILY ORANGE
— 2020 election could mark the end of the Baby Boomers’ time on the national stage, and that’s a good thing – Michael Furnari (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, what percent of the voters 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, anti-past, present, and future federal employees, anti-journalists, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
http://www.wwv.dailyorange.com/2019/08/2020-election-mark-end-baby-boomers-time-national-stage-thats-good-thing/

TRIB LIVE
— U.S. is becoming more diverse — and quickly, in certain places (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, in the United States, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton’s West District, a) members of Group A are increasing and b) politicians are dumping members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://triblive.com/news/world/u-s-is-becoming-more-diverse-and-quickly-in-certain-places/

VALLEY PATRIOT
— Latino Underrepresentation in Methuen’s Municipal Govt. – Tomas Michele (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, what percent of the voters 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, anti-past, present, and future federal employees, anti-journalists, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
http://valleypatriot.com/latino-underrepresentation-in-methuens-municipal-govt/

KABC
— Changing demographics means several SoCal counties are now majority-minority – Anabel Munoz (DIERSEN: Politicians a) pander to those groups that are increasing and b) dump those groups that are decreasing. I should write a book about politicians in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are dumping those who share my demographics.) 
https://abc7.com/society/amid-changing-demographics-several-socal-counties-are-now-majority-minority/5497189/

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Hollywood demonizes, denigrates, and condemns individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://time.com/5662739/latino-hollywood-representation/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Millennials Aren’t That Into God, Patriotism, or Having Kids: Poll – Eric Levitz
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/millennials-arent-that-into-god-patriotism-or-kids-poll.html

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
— MEET THE PRIDE CLUB (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, unless you promote LGBTQ activity, you will not be hired or promoted and you will be gotten rid of.)
https://www.hbs.edu/mba/blog/post/meet-the-pride-lbtq-club

DAILY PROGRESS
— Waynesboro City Council resolution condemns hate – JERRY BLAIR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyprogress.com/newsvirginian/news/waynesboro-city-council-resolution-condemns-hate/article_bde4082e-c24b-5745-a745-a116168b4be9.html

STAR PRESS
— Democrats elect John Hampton to fill Muncie City Council vacancy – Corey Ohlenkamp (DIERSEN: To fill its West District vacancy, what if the Wheaton City Council had announced the names of its three finalists? What if those three finalists had agreed to participate in candidate forums?)
https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2019/08/27/democrats-elect-john-hampton-fill-muncie-city-council-vacancy/2132192001/

HERALD DISPATCH
— 11 vie for vacant City Council seat – TRAVIS CRUM (DIERSEN: To fill its West District vacancy, what if the Wheaton City Council had announced the names of its three finalists? What if those three finalists had agreed to participate in candidate forums?)
https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/vie-for-vacant-city-council-seat/article_c5904146-c990-11e9-8ff3-eff992e2e771.html

PRESS HERALD
— Former Bath legislator seeks election to City Council – ALEX LEAR (DIERSEN: To fill its West Distinct vacancy, what if the Wheaton City Council had announced the names of its three finalists? What if those three finalists had agreed to participate in candidate forums?)
https://www.pressherald.com/2019/08/28/former-bath-legislator-seeks-election-to-city-council/

DAILY NEWS MINER
— Ready or not, candidate forums signal municipal election season – Amanda Bohman (DIERSEN: To fill its West District vacancy, what if the Wheaton City Council had announced the names of its three finalists? What if those three finalists had agreed to participate in candidate forums?) 
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/ready-or-not-candidate-forums-signal-municipal-election-season/article_b7dd018e-c895-11e9-8e38-efa0bf1460e5.html

THE CUT
— When You’re Not the ‘Pick of the Establishment’ – Caitlin Moscatello (DIERSEN: To fill its West District vacancy, what if the Wheaton City Council had announced the names of its three finalists? What if those three finalists had agreed to participate in candidate forums?)
https://www.thecut.com/2019/08/8-women-on-what-its-really-like-to-run-for-office.html

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters promote hatred of America.
https://guardian.ng/opinion/the-american-condition/

August 27 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Wheaton plans to ban recreational pot sales, citing ‘unknowns’ of legalization – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen, DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan, Former Milton Township Trustee Don Sender, Wheaton Liquor & Tobacco Control Commission Chairman Mark Taylor, Gary Knosp, and me spoke against the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton at Wheaton’s public hearing on the issue Monday evening, August 26, 2019. Hearing attendees included Bob Cherry and Carl and Dagmar Lofgren.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/wheaton-plans-to-ban-recreational-pot-sales-citing-unknowns-of-legalization
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I just don’t see an advantage to being a first mover on this,” Mayor Phil Suess said. “And a very practical consideration: We say yes to this, the next discussion is where does it go? And I’m pretty sure we’re going to have a pretty profound discussion if we went that way in the context of ‘not in my backyard.'” Some council members also prefer to take that wait-and-see approach, indicating they could revisit public health and safety questions once the market establishes itself in towns that are now planning to allow dispensaries. “If we opt out now, we have the ability at any point to opt back in after time has passed and seeing OK, what has Lombard done?” Councilman Christopher Zaruba said. . .”People will prefer to buy their marijuana illegally to avoid the high costs due to taxes and regulation,” Councilwoman Suzanne Fitch said.)
— DuPage County taking more time to consider marijuana sales – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: At this meeting, Former Milton Township Trustee Don Sender and I urged DuPage County to ban the sale of pot in its unincorporated areas.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/dupage-county-taking-more-time-to-consider-marijuana-sales
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Board member Tim Elliott urged the county to opt out. “To me, it’s not a question of money,” the Glen Ellyn Republican said. “It’s about what’s the right thing to do for our citizens.” Elliott said it’s possible that state lawmakers will make changes to the cannabis law during the fall veto session. For example, the number of licenses statewide could be increased, he said. “So I would prefer to see us opt out, at least in the short-term, to see what our municipalities do and, frankly, to see what Springfield does,” Elliott said. . .”I am stunned to see that we would even contemplate allowing zoning in an area that close to a high school, whether the regulations are there or not,” said board member Robert Larsen, a Wheaton Republican. “I think that’s a big mistake, and I hope we don’t go that route.”)
— Robbins recommended for vacant Wheaton City Council seat
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/robbins-recommended-for-vacant-wheaton-city-council-seat
— Presidential candidate Joe Walsh: ‘I’m done with talk radio’ – Robert Feder
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/feder-presidential-candidate-joe-walsh-im-done-with-talk-radio
— New gun dealer regulations proposed in Illinois – Peter Hancock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/new-gun-dealer-regulations-proposed-in-illinois
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190827/lake-county-womens-coalition-to-host-equality-event
— Why some residents oppose putting treatment center in Itasca hotel – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/why-some-residents-oppose-putting-treatment-center-in-itasca-hotel
— Lake County Board members laud new law providing ability to remove leader – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/lake-county-board-members-laud-new-law-providing-ability-to-remove-leader

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County debates recreational marijuana sales, identifies possible dispensary site near Metea Valley High School – ALICIA FABBRE (DIERSEN: At this meeting, Former Milton Township Trustee Don Sender and I urged DuPage County to ban the sale of pot in its unincorporated areas.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-board-marijuana-st-0828-20190827-ljgrpncb2raqvluqmzhj7kvxga-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: County board member Sean Noonan, an Elmhurst Republican who also is a Bloomingdale police officer, said he would support opting out. “Many young people view marijuana to be less risky,” Noonan said. “In my opinion, marijuana is a gateway to other drugs.”)
— Why I appreciate presidential candidate Joe Walsh — for now – Clarence Page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-joe-walsh-donald-trump-republicans-eagles-page-20190827-peivq7qpjjgf7msi5dl2fyidhe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Three ways Republicans in Congress have worked to protect American voters No one wants foreign interference in our elections. – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/27/20833986/voting-security-russian-hacking-election-security-assistance-act-rodney-davis

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Presidential candidate Joe Walsh takes Mundelein home off the market Walsh and his wife, Helene Miller Walsh, were asking $697,000 for the home, on seven acres, when they put it on the market in late May. Today, they took it off. – DENNIS RODKIN 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/presidential-candidate-joe-walsh-takes-mundelein-home-market

ABC7
— Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announces Code for America partnership to expunge marijuana convictions
https://abc7chicago.com/kim-foxx-announces-code-for-america-partnership-to-expunge-marijuana-convictions/5495661/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Foxx unveils plan to expunge ‘tens of thousands’ of pot convictions
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/foxx-unveils-plan-to-expunge-tens-of-thousands-of-pot-convictions

NBC5
— GOP Trump Challengers Won’t Get Much Help From Their Party – Will Weissert
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/gop-trump-challengers-wont-get-much-help-from-their-party-558424141.html

ABC ST. LOUIS
— Biden: Racism in US is institutional, ‘white man’s problem’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be anti-White, anti-male, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-world/biden-racism-in-us-is-institutional-white-mans-problem

WGLT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Mayor Sees ‘Lots’ Of Interest In Opening Marijuana Shops In Bloomington – RYAN DENHAM 
https://www.wglt.org/post/mayor-sees-lots-interest-opening-marijuana-shops-bloomington#stream/0

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kendall municipalities should permit and control marijuana sales – Editorial
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2019/08/21/our-view-kendall-municipalities-should-permit-and-control-marijuana-sales/ayi5t52/

WHEATON PATCH
— Conversation and Coffee with State Representative Amy Grant
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/calendar/event/20190829/627720/conversation-and-coffee-with-state-representative-amy-grant
— DuPage Sheriff’s Car Show Raises $5K For Special Olympics More than 120 classic, sport, and vintage cars were on display at the first-ever county car show. – Lisa Marie Farver 
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-sheriffs-car-show-raises-5k-special-olympics

CITY OF WHEATON
— Wheaton West District Appointment at Sept. 3 Council Meeting
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=284
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: The Wheaton Mayor and City Council will be considering Lynn Robbins to fill the West District Wheaton City Council seat at the City Council’s Sept. 3, 2019 meeting. If approved by the Mayor and City Council, Ms. Robbins will be filling the West District seat recently vacated as a result of Councilman Scalzo’s resignation from the City Council. The appointment will expire May 2021. The Mayor and City Council were very impressed with the number and qualifications of residents who applied for this appointment.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Federal Judge Says Sham Candidates OK
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/27/federal-judge-says-sham-candidates-ok/ 
— First In-Depth Interview of 14th Congressional District Hopeful Catalina Lauf
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/26/first-in-depth-interview-of-14th-congressional-district-hopeful-catalina-lauf/ 
— IL-14: Allen West to Catalina Lauf: “Way to go, Catalina!”, Jim Oberweis and Ted Gradel Still Owe Financial Disclosure Statements
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/27/il-14-allen-west-to-catalina-lauf-way-to-go-catalina-jim-oberweis-and-ted-gradel-still-owe-financial-disclosure-statements/ 
— Walsh Says He’s Quiting Talk Radio, But Monday WIND Still Announcing the Joe Walsh Show
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/27/walsh-says-hes-quiting-talk-radio-but-monday-wind-still-announced-the-joe-walsh-show/
— Another National Publication Interviews Catalina Lauf
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/27/another-national-publication-interviews-catalina-lauf/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— FreedomWorks Of America Endorses Ives in IL-06 Race
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513261195-freedomworks-of-america-endorses-ives-in-il-06-race 
— Ives speaks at Conservative Activist Conference – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513258323-ives-speaks-at-conservative-activist-conference

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Journalists Are Powerful Public Figures and We Should Treat Them as Such – Alex Griswold
https://freebeacon.com/politics/journalists-are-powerful-public-figures-and-we-should-treat-them-as-such/ 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/opinion/trump-immigration.html
— Slavery and the Holocaust: How Americans and Germans Cope With Past Evils – Deborah E. Lipstadt (DIERSEN: Who hates German Americans the most in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about a) how my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used and b) how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois use my 100% German national origin against me. They constantly foisted/foist negative German stereotypes on me. I would focus on those who are German American, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me to curry favor with those who hate German Americans. They paint themselves as being “good” German Americans who go around destroying “bad” Germans like me. In my defense, I stress that they all my ancestors immigrated way back during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that if he had not been 4-F, my father would have fought the Germans during WWII. If DNA information had been available back when I worked for the federal government, I would have stressed that. According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/books/review/learning-from-the-germans-susan-neiman.html

PBS
— What Joe Walsh thinks about immigration, climate change and Trump
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-joe-walsh-thinks-about-immigration-climate-change-and-trump

August 27 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen, DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan, Former Milton Township Trustee Don Sender, Wheaton Liquor & Tobacco Control Commission Chairman Mark Taylor, Gary Knosp, and me spoke against the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton at Wheaton’s public hearing on the issue Monday evening, August 26, 2019. Hearing attendees included Bob Cherry and Carl and Dagmar Lofgren. – Dave Diersen 
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lincolnwood approves guidelines for recreational cannabis, will vote on it Sept. 3 – MAIA ANDERSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnwood/ct-lwr-approve-cannabistl-0829-20190827-zyp6bqnu2vg4tmltal6vidks3a-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— The quixotic campaign of Joe Walsh – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190827/editorial-the-quixotic-campaign-of-joe-walsh

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis calls Walsh ‘windbag’ and ‘opportunist’ – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190826/davis-calls-walsh-windbag-and-opportunist

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Urbana council gives initial approval for 3 percent sales tax on legal marijuana – Adalberto Toledo
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/urbana-council-gives-initial-approval-for-percent-sales-tax-on/article_cc5466f4-02e2-572b-9ae5-a3cef6c94e08.html
— Savoy residents a no-show at meeting on allowing sales of marijuana in village – Ben Zigterman (DIERSEN: Pot pushers viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who oppose pot.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/savoy-residents-a-no-show-at-meeting-on-allowing-sales/article_ebcb1472-dcea-5da9-8d89-48508aea296e.html

SOUTHERN
— $100K awarded to help Southern Illinois take advantage of federal ‘opportunity zone’ incentive – MOLLY PARKER
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/k-awarded-to-help-southern-illinois-take-advantage-of-federal/article_65b3466b-3456-5e04-bfa0-bafcbf12a0ae.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Location Interpretation Could Affect Cannabis Sales – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=289734#.XWUPW5h_OM8

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— GOP TRUMP CHALLENGERS WON’T GET MUCH HELP FROM THEIR PARTY – WILL WEISSERT
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20190826/AP/308269865

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “A Look At President Trump’s History Of Profiting Off His Presidency.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/look-president-trumps-history-profiting-his-presidency#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “How The U.S.-China Trade War Is Affecting The Global Economy.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-us-china-trade-war-affecting-global-economy#stream/0

WSIL
— Jefferson County board puts Chicago separation question on ballot – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40965556/jefferson-county-board-puts-chicago-separation-question-on-ballot

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Recreational Cannabis Dispensary Plans to Open in Galesburg – TIM SHELLEY 
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/recreational-cannabis-dispensary-plans-open-galesburg#stream/0

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ST. CHARLES ALDERMEN GIVE PRELIMINARY OK TO RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SALES – Tim Kirsininkas
https://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/08/st-charles-aldermen-give-preliminary-ok-to-recreational-marijuana-sales/

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— City of Naperville seeks applicants for variety of block grants, social …
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2019/08/26/city-of-naperville-seeks-applicants-for-variety-of-block-grants-social-service-grants-seca-grants-and-more/104652

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Joe Walsh Was Donald Trump Before Donald Trump The former Illinois House rep is running to replace a president he helped create. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2019/Joe-Walsh-Was-Donald-Trump-Before-Donald-Trump/

CENTER SQUARE
— Republican leaders dismiss proposal to split Illinois into two states – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/republican-leaders-dismiss-proposal-to-split-illinois-into-two-states/article_1459729e-c823-11e9-a2f8-6b4e545f7603.html

NORTHERN STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot will destroy the “NIU community.”
https://northernstar.info/news/how-will-recreational-marijuana-affect-the-niu-community/article_03da3c92-c84f-11e9-a987-479e6501dc22.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Joe Walsh Challenging Trump in the Primaries (Part 1) – David E. Smith and John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/08/joe-walsh-challenging-trump-in-the-primaries-part-1/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MARK CURRAN: WHY I’M RUNNING TO OUST DICK DURBIN IN 2020
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/mark-curran-why-im-running-to-oust-dick-durbin-in-2020.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A reality check of The 1619 Project How The New York Times’ politically correct version of history misses the mark – Richard W. Rahn
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=6cb15347df7e1d96b51ad9edf2ebb7e9_5d654a36_779be70&selDate=20190827&goTo=B01&artid=1&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=washingtontimes-E-Editions

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Beheading journalists, the N-word, and racist Obama voters: Joe Walsh’s long history of incendiary bigotry – Jerry Dunleavy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/beheading-journalists-the-n-word-and-racist-obama-voters-joe-walshs-long-history-of-incendiary-bigotry
— ‘Most of my listeners support the president’: Joe Walsh loses national radio show – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/most-of-my-listeners-support-the-president-joe-walsh-loses-national-radio-show
— MLK’s iconic speech has been balled up and thrown away by Woke America
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/mlks-iconic-speech-has-been-balled-up-and-thrown-away-by-woke-america
— ‘Imported labor’: Canadian journalist for CBC refused entry to US – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/imported-labor-canadian-journalist-for-cbc-refused-entry-to-us
— Beheading journalists, the N-word, and racist Obama voters: Joe Walsh’s long history of incendiary bigotry – Jerry Dunleavy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/beheading-journalists-the-n-word-and-racist-obama-voters-joe-walshs-long-history-of-incendiary-bigotry
— How Obama-era social engineering transformed the military – James Hasson 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/how-obama-era-social-engineering-transformed-the-military

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Gillibrand Spending Thousands on Giveaway In Attempt to Make Debate Stage 2020 hopeful polling at less than 1% – Collin Anderson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would analogize Gillibrand’s t-shirts with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://freebeacon.com/politics/gillibrand-spending-thousands-on-giveaway-in-attempt-to-make-debate-stage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand is willing to lose tens of thousands of dollars on a fundraising gimmick in an attempt to make the September debate stage. Gillibrand launched a t-shirt giveaway at a time when she needs approximately 15,000 additional unique donors to qualify for the third round of Democratic primary debates. She began offering first-time donors a campaign t-shirt retailing at $30 in exchange for a $1 contribution in August.)

WASHINGTON DC PATCH
— Public Charge Rule is Pro-Immigrant, Pro-America Public charge policy ensures that those who become permanent residents will contribute. – Joe Guzzardi (DIERSEN: Are you a contributing member of society? I am NOT a contributing member of society according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, my neighborhood, my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. They viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that virtually no one comes to my defense.) 
https://patch.com/district-columbia/washingtondc/public-charge-rule-pro-immigrant-pro-america

FOX NEWS
— Joe Walsh says he’s lost radio show since launching Trump challenge – Joseph A. Wulfsohn 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/joe-walsh-says-hes-lost-radio-show-since-launching-trump-challenge

AMERICAN THINKER
— Conservatives hit back at the media – Peter Emisku
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/conservatives_hit_back_at_the_media.html

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— NY TIMES’ 1619 PROJECT PUTS SLAVERY AT THE CENTER OF AMERICA’S FOUNDING Rewriting history to pave the road to 1984. – Bruce Thornton (DIERSEN: My ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. They lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274740/ny-times-1619-project-puts-slavery-center-americas-bruce-thornton

DAILY CALLER
— Facebook Purges Epoch Times’ Pro-Trump Ads, Bans Outlet From Future Advertisements – CHRIS WHITE (DIERSEN: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO leaders in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) want to ban me from including links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform. They want to stop me from speaking at IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, Illinois, DuPage County, and Wheaton meetings. They falsely and slanderously hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I am a lobbyist and b) that I am not a journalist. I should sue them.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/26/facebook-misinformation-ads/

DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Extremely Alarming’: Journalists Are Worried About Trump Allies Digging Up Their Old Tweets – Shelby Talcott / 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/08/26/extremely-alarming-journalists-are-worried-about-trump-allies-digging-up-their-old-tweets/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Pathetic: Stelter, April Ryan Defend Evicting Journalist For Her Own ‘Safety’ In ‘Trump Age’ – Kristine Marsh 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2019/08/26/pathetic-stelter-april-ryan-defend-evicting-journalist-her-own

THE HILL
— Joe Walsh says he lost his national radio show – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/458913-joe-walsh-says-he-lost-his-national-radio-show

YAHOO FINANCE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Green Thumb Industries Launches Illinois Pro Bono Cannabis License Application Assistance Program to Assist Social Equity Applicants
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/green-thumb-industries-launches-illinois-110000903.html

NEW YORK POST
— The link between pot and mass shootings may be closer than we think – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2019/08/07/the-link-between-pot-and-mass-shootings-may-be-closer-than-we-think/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Lobbyist money flows to push legislation to end ban on hostels in NYC, and attract tourists – SHANT SHAHRIGIAN (DIERSEN: My nasty, disgusting, unethical, vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and slanderously hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a lobbyist a) because I speak at DuPage County Board meetings and at Wheaton City Council meetings, b) because I send out GOPUSA emails, and c) because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman. They know full-well a) that to be a lobbyist, you must be paid to lobby and b) that I am not paid to lobby.) 
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-hostel-lobbying-new-york-city-council-20190825-h6aka3fas5abddrswq547gia6i-story.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-treatment-of-migrants-is-an-attack-on-all-people-of-color/2019/08/26/85c38982-c5cc-11e9-8bf7-cde2d9e09055_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Trump-haters use White supremacists to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/23/white-supremacy-america-can-parents-stop-online-radicalization/2092314001/

SENTINEL COLORADO
— Aurora City Council approves new ethics law, opposes lobbying registration – Kara Mason (DIERSEN: My nasty, disgusting, unethical, vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and slanderously hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a lobbyist a) because I speak at DuPage County Board meetings and at Wheaton City Council meetings, b) because I send out GOPUSA emails, and c) because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman. They know full-well a) that to be a lobbyist, you must be paid to lobby and b) that I am not paid to lobby.) 
https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/metro/aurora-city-council-approves-new-ethics-law-opposes-lobbying-registration/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite taking other legislative steps toward greater transparency, a majority of Aurora City Council members decided against an ordinance mandating lobbyists register with the city if working in Aurora. Council members Bob Roth, Johnny Watson, Marsha Berzins, Francoise Bergan, Charlie Richardson and mayor Bob LeGare opposed the proposed ordinance. At-large councilwoman Angela Lawson, who also works for the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, first introduced the idea to a city policy committee in October. LeGare said he didn’t believe the ordinance was ready, but council member Nicole Johnston rebutted that claim citing Lawson’s past year of work. None of the other council members who voted against the measure — all of which are running for re-election — gave a reason for their vote. The registration wouldn’t have limited or penalized lobbyists or city officials for interacting with each other. It would instruct lobbyists to file quarterly reports about their lobbying efforts, however. Those reporters would disclose “any expenditure over $75 directly benefiting a covered official,” according to city documents. “This does not prohibit expenditures over $75, it only requires reporting.” Several city council members cited concerns of who would qualify as a lobbyist and whether non-profit organizations attempting to seek influence on the city council would be required to register under the proposed rules. Under the ordinance, lobbyists were defined to be “any individual, including an attorney, who is self-employed or is employed or otherwise retained by any other person or organization: (1) For the purpose of engaging in lobbying; or (2) Whose scope of work requires him or her to lobby from time to time time.” During the meeting, the body unanimously gave a final approval to a new ethics code for elected city officials. The now-approved ordinance is the result of two different proposals from several city council members who sought stronger ethics rules for elected officials of the city. It tasks an independent panel of judges with investigating ethical complaints, prohibits the mayor and city council members from accepting gifts valued more than $300, and prevents council members from engaging in conflicts of interest.)

NEWS9 OKLAHOMA
— Gov. Stitt Looks To Hire Lobbyist For Washington D.C. – Aaron Brilbeck (DIERSEN: My nasty, disgusting, unethical, vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and slanderously hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a lobbyist a) because I speak at DuPage County Board meetings and at Wheaton City Council meetings, b) because I send out GOPUSA emails, and c) because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman. They know full-well a) that to be a lobbyist, you must be paid to lobby and b) that I am not paid to lobby.)
https://www.news9.com/story/40963954/mitchell-talks-gov-stitt-looks-to-hire-lobbyist-for-washington-dc

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— With ‘cultural districts,’ Minneapolis hopes to invest in diversity The strategy can help build economic inclusion. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use diversity to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.startribune.com/with-cultural-districts-minneapolis-hopes-to-invest-in-diversity/558362012/

KANSAS CITY STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to Whites who promote hatred of Whites?
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/joco-913/joco-diversions/article234242267.html

LAW 360
— Craig Defied Calls To Register As Foreign Agent (DIERSEN: My nasty, disgusting, unethical, vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and slanderously hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a lobbyist a) because I speak at DuPage County Board meetings and at Wheaton City Council meetings, b) because I send out GOPUSA emails, and c) because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman. They know full-well a) that to be a lobbyist, you must be paid to lobby and b) that I am not paid to lobby.)
https://www.law360.com/legalindustry/articles/1192790/skadden-gc-craig-defied-calls-to-register-as-foreign-agent

MUNCIE STAR PRESS
— Democrats gear up to replace council vacancy Tuesday night – Corey Ohlenkamp
https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2019/08/26/democrats-gear-up-replace-council-vacancy-tuesday-night/2119308001/

DELAWARE PUBLIC MEDIA
— Chris Johnson advances in bid to fill Wilmington City Council vacancy – SOPHIA SCHMIDT 
https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/chris-johnson-advances-bid-fill-wilmington-city-council-vacancy

SANDITE PRIDE
— Sand Springs City Council appoints former State Senator Nancy Riley to fill vacant seat – Scott Emigh
https://sanditepride.com/local-news/190827/city-council

SM DAILY PRESS
— Higgins voted to fill vacant Council seat
https://www.smdailypress.com/content/higgins-voted-fill-vacant-council-seat

COURIER EXPRESS
— St. Marys City Council addresses vacant seat – Brianne Fleming 
http://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/st-marys-city-council-addresses-vacant-seat-bavarian-fall-fest/article_a976a0dd-efd1-516f-a7a6-a61c0ff30b95.html

TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— Council votes to leave seat vacant until March – Abigail Snelson
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/local_news/council-votes-to-leave-seat-vacant-until-march/article_47dda8c4-c81e-11e9-b8f5-3347c0dcbe80.html

KVIA
— El Paso City Council says Hernandez resigned her seat, special election to be set at next meeting – Jim Parker
https://www.kvia.com/news/politics/el-paso-city-council-says-hernandez-resigned-her-seat-special-election-to-be-set-at-next-meeting/1113486406

FLORIDA POLITICS
— House dismisses complaint against NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer Democratic Rep. Anna Eskamani filed the complaint in the House. – Ryan Nicol (DIERSEN: Constructively, my nasty, bombastic, rude, threatening critics/opponents publicly, falsely, and slanderously charged me at the August 20 DuPage County Development Committee meeting with failing to register as a lobbyist. I should sue them.)
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/304284-house-dismisses-complaint-hammer
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Florida House dismissed a complaint against National Rifle Association (NRA) lobbyist Marion Hammer that had alleged Hammer failed to properly report lobbying compensation. Democratic state Rep. Anna Eskamani filed the complaint in the House. A similar complaint in the Senate, filed by Sen. Perry Thurston, went nowhere. GOP state Rep. Tom Leek, who chairs the House Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, did note Hammer had run afoul of Joint Rule 1.4 of the Legislature. That rule requires disclosure of compensation from lobbying firms: “Unified Sportsmen of Florida (USF) is a lobbying firm and fail(ed) to file compensation reports for the NRA fees received.” But he said Hammer took appropriate action to avoid sanction, and determined “the complaint does not state facts supporting a finding of probable cause.” “You have taken the appropriate corrective action, and consistent with Joint Rule 1.5 and past practices, no further penalty will be imposed,” the Ormond Beach attorney said in a letter explaining the findings. In a statement, Hammer said she was “very pleased that the House complaint has also been dismissed.” She added: “I have been a registered lobbyist since 1974 … I have never told anyone EVER that I am not a lobbyist. Since the filings for Unified Sportsmen of Florida are really a non-issue, we would have filed from the beginning had we not been advised to the contrary. “When you seek and rely upon legal advice, you do so in good faith. That’s exactly what we did. We now have a different legal opinion and USF has fully complied based on the new information and advice.”)

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— Bernie Sanders on his plan for journalism – Bernie Sanders (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those nasty bombastic rude threatening activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who have expected/asked/demanded that I serve as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes. Because I have refused to serve as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes, they slanderously treat me as though I am a lobbyist and not a journalist. I should sue them.) 
https://www.cjr.org/opinion/bernie-sanders-media-silicon-valley.php

DAILY BEAST
— Joe Walsh ‘Completely Ghosted’ His Campaign Manager Days Before White House Run “It’s obvious to me that the campaign plan that we have all worked hard on together in anticipation of a launch today isn’t going to happen,” Jacob Perry wrote. – Lachlan Markay
https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-walsh-completely-ghosted-his-campaign-manager-days-before-white-house-run

FISHER PHILLIPS
— How to Avoid Age Discrimination Claims in Today’s Multigenerational Workforce (DIERSEN: To get rid of their 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, my Democrat superiors in the federal government encouraged, if not demanded, that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran to help them get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-articles-how-to-avoid-age-discrimination-claims-in

August 26 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: California pot taxes tick up but miss initial projections – MICHAEL R. BLOOD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-pot-taxes-miss-initial-projections-20190826-lthd5punk5a5fjdx6i32qabhzy-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Zion to allow recreational marijuana sales, tasks attorneys with drafting ordinances – EMILY K. COLEMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-zion-recreational-marijuana-st-0827-20190826-tf7p7mrliffh3prqtcp65sa2pe-story.html
— Joe Walsh finds his voice in long-shot presidential bid – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-joe-walsh-trump-2020-st-0827-20190826-gqopbe4phrcujgy5ooudquvzzi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use White supremacists against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/kristen-mcqueary/ct-column-christian-picciolini-trump-white-supremacist-mcqueary-20190826-vpsq6taa4fdhvou3i7mm4re5q4-story.html
— Suburban U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi becomes 10th Democrat in Illinois’ House delegation to back impeachment proceedings against President Trump – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-raja-krishnamoorthi-impeachment-inquiry-20190826-bexqudbjrzc3zozvp2ij5pu2cm-story.html
— Joe Walsh, who ran his mouth, runs for president – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-joe-walsh-trump-republicans-20190826-tpdw4epihjarneyfu6o4bkyk5y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan rival vows to fight judge’s ruling to dismiss ‘sham’ candidate suit, insisting ‘voters were defrauded’ Jason Gonzales’ attorney Tony Peraica on Monday said he plans to file a motion to reconsider the dismissal — while also vowing to appeal, should that move fail. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/26/20833832/madigan-rival-gonzales-vows-fight-judges-ruling-appeal-sham-candidate-suit
— Community activists give Lightfoot a D for her first 100 days In specific areas of concern, the mayor’s grades were three D’s and two F’s; she also received three ‘incomplete’ marks. – Rachel Hinton and Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/26/20833451/lightfoot-first-100-days-grade-d-community-activists-housing-schools-immigration

DAILY HERALD
— Krishnamoorthi joins suburban lawmakers seeking impeachment inquiry – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190826/krishnamoorthi-joins-suburban-lawmakers-seeking-impeachment-inquiry
— New offer as College of DuPage, faculty try to settle contract talks – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190826/new-offer-as-college-of-dupage-faculty-try-to-settle-contract-talks
— DuPage County communities organizing to promote census completion – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190826/dupage-county-communities-organizing-to-promote-census-completion

ABC7
— This Day in History: Women gain the right to vote (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout a) that it was Republicans, and not Democrats, who denied women the right to vote and b) that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from your ancestors’ discrimination against women, against minorities, against immigrants, against etc.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/this-day-in-history-women-gain-the-right-to-vote/1479364/

NBC5
— Schneider Calls for Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/brad-schneider-supports-trump-impeachment-inquiry-558327741.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois, 18 other states sue over rollback of child immigrant protections – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-18-other-states-sue-over-rollback-of-child-immigrant-protections

WGN TV
— Democratic lawmakers concerned about Illinois census count – DANA REBIK (DIERSEN: Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.) 
https://wgntv.com/2019/08/26/democratic-lawmakers-concerned-about-illinois-census-count/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Pro-life groups says Raoul is interfering – Rebecca Anzel 
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Pro-life-groups-says-Raoul-is-interfering-14379636.php

CENTER SQUARE
— State lawmakers ask local officials not to add maximum tax to recreational cannabis sales – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/state-lawmakers-ask-local-officials-not-to-add-maximum-tax/article_e8b5da2c-c838-11e9-93c5-a3dcee1afdbe.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McConchie Constituent Suggestion Results in New Business Opportunities for Craft Distilleries
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/26/mcconchie-constituent-suggestion-results-in-new-business-opportunitie-for-craft-distilleries/ 
— Franks Quoted re Democratic 2020 Presidential Primary, But Reporter Fails to Notice Franks’ 2016 Choice–Hillary Clinton–Lost to Bernie Sanders in McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/26/franks-quoted-re-democratic-2020-presidential-primary-but-reporter-fails-to-notice-franks-2016-choice-lost-to-bernie-sanders-in-mchenry-county/ 
— IL-06: Democrats Meddling in Ives vs. Sanguinetti Republican Primary
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/26/il-06-democrats-meddling-in-ives-vs-sanguinetti-republican-primary/ 
— IL-14: Northwest Herald Reader Poll, Lauf Puts Underwood on “B Squad”, Lauf and Oberweis Extended Interviews, Rezin Brief Interview and Term Limits
— http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/26/il-14-northwest-herald-reader-poll-lauf-puts-underwood-on-b-squad-lauf-and-oberweis-extended-interviews-rezin-brief-interview-and-term-limits/ 
— IL-14 Resident Joe Walsh Challenges President Trump: audentes fortuna juvat
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/25/il-14-resident-joe-walsh-challenges-president-trump-audentes-fortuna-juvat/ 
— IL-06/IL-14: “Bipartisan” and “Bipartisanship”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/25/il-06-il-14-bipartisan-and-bipartisanship/ 
— Pritzker Signs Driver Ed Employment Protection Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/25/pritzker-signs-driver-ed-employment-protection-bill/ 
— IL-14 Supplemental Update: Catalinamania Continues on FOX & Friends, Underwood Impeachment Inquiry and Receives Environmental Endorsement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/24/il-14-supplemental-update-catalinamania-continues-on-fox-friends-underwood-impeachmen

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FROM ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST CONFERENCE: MEET JEANNE IVES, GOP CANDIDATE IN 6TH CD PRIMARY RACE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/from-illinois-conservative-activist-conference-meet-jeanne-ives-gop-candidate-in-6th-cd-primary-race.html
— JIM OBERWEIS SAYS SPENDING IS A BIG REASON WHY HE’S RUNNING FOR CONGRESS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/jim-oberweis-says-spending-is-a-big-reason-why-hes-running-for-congress-.html
— WAYNE COUNTY’S CORY MUSGRAVE SEEKS 109TH STATE HOUSE SEAT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/wayne-countys-cory-musgrave-seeks-109th-state-house-seat.html
— MEET TIM OZINGA, GOP CANDIDATE FOR 37TH STATE HOUSE DISTRICT AT ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST CONFERENCE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/meet-tim-ozinga-gop-candidate-for-37th-state-house-district-at-illinois-conservative-activist-confer.html
— FROM ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST CONFERENCE: MEET PHILANISE WHITE, CANDIDATE IN 1ST CD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/from-illinois-conservative-activist-conference-meet-philanise-white-candidate-in-1st-cd-.html

— FROM ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST CONFERENCE: MEET JEANETTE WARD, RUNNING FOR 29TH SENATE DISTRICT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/from-illinois-conservative-activist-conference-meet-jeanette-ward-running-for-29th-senate-district.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DCCC dips toe into GOP primary waters
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/26/dccc-dips-toe-into-gop-primary-waters/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/26/a-story-in-search-of-a-purpose/
— DO YOU TRUST THE POLITICAL NEWS YOU’RE GETTING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/do-you-trust-the-political-news-youre-getting-.html
— Some women encouraged to wear a “fake wedding ring” to fend off House creeps
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/26/some-women-encouraged-to-wear-a-fake-wedding-ring-to-fend-off-house-creeps/


WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bill Weld ‘thrilled’ Joe Walsh joining GOP primary – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/26/bill-weld-thrilled-joe-walsh-joining-gop-primary/

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Joe Walsh claims Republicans will get ‘spanked’ in 2020 if Trump is GOP nominee – Nick Givas
https://www.foxnews.com/media/joe-walsh-donald-trump-gop-2020

GOPUSA
— Democrat dropouts all white males
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=74988
— Google limits employees’ discussion of politics (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates a) frequently asked me questions to confirm that I was Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, old (born in 1948), non-poor, childless, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, Corvette owner, former union member for almost 12 years, and that my ancestors have been in America since 1844 and b) stressed the aforesaid negative information to my Democrat superiors and supervisors. They also stressed that my Democrat IRS superiors a) had not promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, c) got rid of my mentor in 1975, and d) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. They also stressed that my Democrat Post Office superiors had forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=74950
— Hiring Gen Z will be different, very different (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 When I was 31 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.gopusa.com/hiring-gen-z-will-be-different-very-different/

TOWNHALL
— Dan Crenshaw Corrects Democrat Pastor For Supporting Socialism – Timothy Meads (DIERSEN: What do you do with your own time and money? I spend 10+ hours each and every day and lots of my money putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/08/24/dan-crenshaw-sets-the-record-straight-after-dnc-pastor-says-bible-supports-socialism-n2552140
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Deliberate misreading of Biblical principles by DNC to promote socialism,” the freshman congressman tweeted. “The Bible teaches charity with one’s own time and money. Socialism teaches charity with other people’s time and money. So….not the same thing.”)
— New Video Shows the Updated Border Wall is Working – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/08/26/new-video-shows-the-updated-border-wall-is-working-n2552177
— Conservatives Set to Expose Leftist Journalists as Hypocritical Activists – Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: Unlike my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the media who falsely claim to be nonpartisan, I fully disclose that I am conservative.) 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/08/26/their-rules-n2552175

NEWSMAX
— CBP Drone Unveils 60 ‘New’ Miles of Border Wall – Todd Beamon 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/customs-and-border-protection-steel-barrier-arizona-desert/2019/08/26/id/930097/

PJ MEDIA
— Men Beware: Following the Billy Graham Rule Could Get You Fired. It Happened to a N.C. Sheriff. – PAULA BOLYARD
https://pjmedia.com/trending/men-beware-following-the-billy-graham-rule-could-get-you-fired-it-happened-to-this-n-c-sheriff/

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Tech Giants to Use Chinese-Style Social Scoring System on ALL Americans After Successful Testing in Pilot Program on Influential Conservatives – Jim Hoft (DIERSEN: Of course, I would get a very low score because I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/08/breaking-tech-giants-to-use-chinese-style-scoring-system-on-all-americans-after-successful-testing-in-pilot-program-on-influential-conservatives/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2018 Google helped the Chinese Communists develop a social credit scoring system. The scoring system, first announced in 2014, rates China’s one billion citizens based on their behavior and associations. Already, nine million people with low scores have been blocked from buying tickets for domestic flights and trains. As horrible as this sounds the Silicon Valley tech giants are already using a similar system here in the United States. And Facebook is using offline behavior to factor into their scoring system. . .On Monday Fast Company reported on how the social credit system can happen here. It already is. Alex Jones last year lost his YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Apple accounts on a single day due to comments he made YEARS AGO. Conservatives and Conservative publishers like The Gateway Pundit are already banned or censored by Facebook, Google, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc. Conservatives and patriotic Americans have had their Chase Bank accounts shut down. Conservatives, including this writer, have been blocked from home insurance companies from purchasing their product. Conservatives have their incomes targeted and make significantly less than fake news mainstream reporters. It goes on and on. The social media scoring is already taking place. This is our future, for all of us. And we have a party of wimps who are too afraid to stop this.)

HILL
— Joe Walsh urges Republicans to ‘say publicly what you think privately’ about Trump – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458810-joe-walsh-urges-fellow-republicans-to-say-publicly-what-you-think-privately

NEW YORK TIMES
— The N.R.A. Has Trump. But It Has Lost Allies in Congress. The N.R.A. has been assigning fewer A’s and more F’s to Democrats elected to Congress each cycle. – Maggie Astor and Weiyi Cai
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/26/us/politics/nra-congress-grade.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— E-Verify detects workers without legal status. How do immigrants get around it? – CINDY CARCAMO, JENNY JARVIE
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-08-26/e-verify-detects-workers-legal-status-how-did-immigrants-get-around-it

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Corvette Caravan to roll into Effingham Tuesday
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/community/corvette-caravan-to-roll-into-effingham-tuesday/article_301bc018-c828-11e9-946d-73d404c62211.html

PUBLIC SECTOR RETIREMENT
— 3 Steps to Avoid Despair in Retirement – Aubrey Lovegrove
https://www.psretirement.com/3-steps-to-avoid-despair-in-retirement/

GM AUTHORITY
— National Corvette Museum Named Best Museum In Kentucky – SAM MCEACHERN
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/08/national-corvette-museum-named-best-museum-in-kentucky/

August 26 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I urge all Wheaton residents who oppose the sale of recreational pot to speak during the public comment period at all Wheaton meetings against the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton. The next Wheaton meeting starts at 7:00 PM, today, Monday, August 26. I urge all DuPage County residents who oppose the sale of recreational pot to speak during the public comment period at all DuPage County meetings against the sale of recreational pot in the unincorporated areas of DuPage County. The next DuPage County meeting starts at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, August 27. At previous Wheaton City Council meetings, Bob Cherry, B. J. Slinger, Tim Whelan, and I have called for Wheaton to ban the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton. At previous DuPage County Board meetings, Dick Furstenau and I have called for DuPage County to ban the sale of recreational pot in the unincorporated areas of DuPage County. Neither Cherry, Furstenau, Slinger, Whelan, nor I are lobbyists. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee runs ad to boost Republican Jeanne Ives The spot is a likely ploy to help Illinois Democrat Rep. Sean Casten. Ives’ GOP primary rival Evelyn Sanguinetti told the Sun-Times the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is “resorting to primary meddling to ensure” Casten “gets the opponent he can defeat.” – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/25/20832679/dccc-runs-ad-boost-republican-jeanne-ives-ploy-help-rep-sean-casten
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The DCCC ad, to run on Facebook, Instagram and other digital platforms in the 6th District, is headlined, “Jeanne Ives backs Trump 100 percent of the time, noting “Ives is as far-right as they come and stands with President Trump 100 percent” on opposing gun reform, abortion and LGBTQ rights. Both Ives and Sanguinetti support Trump’s reelection. Rauner tried to keep his distance from Trump during much of his time as governor. Trump remains popular with Republicans. Kathleen Murphy, an Ives spokesman, told the Sun-Times, that the DCCC is “sorely miscalculating what this race is going to be, then. Nothing we’ve seen indicates that Jeanne would be easier to beat than Evelyn Sanguinetti. That would be a serious miscalculation on their part.” Sanguinetti told the Sun-Times in an email, “It’s no surprise the Democrats know I am the only candidate that can beat Casten next November and are resorting to primary meddling to ensure he gets the opponent he can defeat.” The DCCC ad is taking a cue from the Democratic Governors Association playbook. Before the March 2018 Illinois primary, the DGA ran an ad highlighting Ives’ conservative credentials in an attempt to defeat Rauner, who won with 51 percent of the vote.)
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Walsh kicks off long-shot GOP primary bid: ‘It’s a referendum on Trump’ Walsh told the Sun-Times, “We’re going to be very aggressive. We’ll be in New Hampshire and Iowa. We’re going to be on TV as much as we can spreading this message.’’ – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Republican-haters will use everything that Walsh says against Trump to defeat Republicans.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/25/20832584/joe-walsh-kicks-off-long-shot-gop-primary-bid-its-a-referendum-on-trump
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois approves nonbinary state ID documents – Jake Wittich
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/25/20832644/pritzker-approves-non-binary-state-id-cards-drivers-licenses
— Your weed dealer will be OK even after marijuana becomes legal; here’s why Cost and convenience and will help keep the black market thriving, experts and dealers say. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/8/26/20808628/recreational-marijuana-legalized-dealers-black-market

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Niles proposes plan to allow marijuana sales – JENNIFER JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/niles/ct-nhs-cannabis-meeting-tl-0829-20190826-onox63kevzgb5nymkuuxmtxwba-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: 6 months ago, they were part of the largest field of mayoral candidates in Chicago history. Here’s what the former City Hall hopefuls are doing now. – Gregory Pratt (DIERSEN: Last week, they were part of a field of 10 candidates to be selected to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy. Last week, Wheaton’s City Council notified 7 of them, including me, that we are not one of the 3 finalists. Wheaton’s West District voters should be told who those 3 finalists are the Daily Herald should publish lots of information about those 3 finalists. Wheaton’s West District voters should have a right to a) determine which of those 3 finalists they want Wheaton’s City Council to select and b) encourage Wheaton’s City Council to select that finalist.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayors-race-competitors-six-months-later-20190826-4vfcdtw6yzhehja2jmmjkzu3oe-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/19/20807282/illinois-lgbtq-inclusive-curriculum-law-schools
— Stop spending public money at Peotone until airlines and shippers get on board – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-peotone-airport-amazon-ecommerce-20190826-kidilb6bsvbtljvb3ojouv4rh4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Posh pot boutiques? ‘Budtenders’? Illinois police worry what’s down the road – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190826/posh-pot-boutiques-budtenders-illinois-police-worry-whats-down-the-road

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Another state mandate – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-another-state-mandate/article_f0fe6a55-6362-56da-836a-3c3485170dd4.html

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Local communities should rethink marijuana sales – John Babush, Big Rock
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/08/25/local-communities-should-rethink-marijuana-sales/a5asavg/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— We don’t elect dictators in DeKalb – Scott Campbell, DeKalb (DIERSEN: Who do you serve at the pleasure of? I serve as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor at the pleasure GOPUSA owner Bobby Eberle (http://www.gopusa.com/bobby-eberle/). I serve as the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Precinct Committeeman at the pleasure of those who cast Republican primary ballots in the precinct. Previously, I served as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, and Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member at the pleasure of the members of the aforesaid organizations.)
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/08/08/letter-we-dont-elect-dictators-in-dekalb/afy9i3f/
(FROM THE LETTER: DeKalb’s City Council, mayor and city manager all serve at the pleasure of the voters of DeKalb. They do not have the right to overrule the will of the people. Politicians and appointed officials believe they know instinctively what that will is. Usually, they’re right. But from time to time, a matter is so contentious or difficult to parse that it is put to the people directly, via a referendum. It’s the most direct form of democracy we have. The results are a perfect reflection of the will of the voters. For a public servant to override that explicit will is, literally, anti-democratic. It’s governing by fiat. It’s authoritarian. It’s wrong.)

SOUTHERN
— FROM THE ARTICLE: We need to enact legislation strengthening the economic interest disclosures for legislators, stop allowing lawmakers to leave the General Assembly and immediately become a registered lobbyist and require politicians to make a choice between personal profit and public service. (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/column-blaine-wilhour-political-corruption-in-illinois-is-costing-taxpayers/article_b98594a0-bb5f-5373-aee9-33bffa13e489.html

ILLINOIS TIMES
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Hickey noted in the report that Loncar did not cooperate with the investigation, and Lang, who is now a registered lobbyist at the Statehouse, denied the allegations against him, calling them “absurd.” (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21533-report-%25E2%2580%2598bullying%25E2%2580%2599-rife-in-house-speaker%25E2%2580%2599s-office.html

WSPY
— OUTSTANDING: Village of Diamond Says No To Recreational Marijuana – Brandon Grossi
http://www.wspynews.com/news/wcsjnews/village-of-diamond-says-no-to-recreational-marijuana/article_3e57278e-fd7d-5847-baa6-0ee3910c6124.html

WREX
— How much pot in that brownie? Chocolate can throw off tests – AP
https://wrex.com/category/2019/08/26/how-much-pot-in-that-brownie-chocolate-can-throw-off-tests/

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Why DeKalb’s City Clerk Position Is In Question – SARAH JESMER 
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/why-dekalbs-city-clerk-position-question

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— Dirty Tricks Don’t Change Illinois Election Result – LORRAINE BAILEY
https://www.courthousenews.com/dirty-tricks-dont-change-illinois-election-result/

WIRE POINTS
— States Government’s Malfeasance Passes New Milestone As An Illinois City (Harvey) Fails To Deliver Essential Services – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/states-governments-malfeasance-passes-new-milestone-as-an-illinois-city-fails-to-deliver-essential-services/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS IS MORE DEPENDENT ON FOOD STAMPS THAN ANY OTHER NEIGHBORING STATE – Tivas Gupta
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-is-more-dependent-on-food-stamps-than-any-other-neighboring-state/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IT IS ARITHMETICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FUND THE PROGRESSIVE AGENDA BY TAXING THE RICH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/it-is-arithmetically-impossible-to-fund-the-progressive-agenda-by-taxing-the-rich.html

— THE VERY LIBERAL IN AMERICA ARE DIFFERENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/the-very-liberal-in-america-are-different.html
— MACKINAC CENTER SUES THE STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN FOR FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/mackinac-center-sues-the-state-bar-of-michigan-for-first-amendment-violation.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— Likely to become a public charge – Yale M. Zussman (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage everyone to drink booze, gamble, and smoke pot. Those who do the aforesaid are far more likely to become public charges.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/likely_to_become_a_public_charge.html

BREITBART
— Hypocrisy: New York Times Alleges Conspiracy After Backing Boycotts of Conservative Media – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/08/26/hypocrisy-new-york-times-alleges-conspiracy-after-backing-boycotts-of-conservative-media/

DAILY CALLER
— Journalists Outraged Over Being Held To Their Own Standards – DEREK HUNTER
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/26/journalists-outraged-over-being-held-to-their-own-standards/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The New York Times is very upset that conservatives are searching social media posts of liberal journalists and digging up past racist/sexist/anti-Semitic/embarrassing things their employees have said. In essence, liberals do not want to be treated the way they’ve treated every conservative, both public and private citizens, for the last decade.)

TOWNHALL
— It’s The Media, Stupid – Paul Curry
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulcurry/2019/08/26/its-the-media-stupid-n2552164

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC Lets Merkley Claim Trump in ‘War on Children’ – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2019/08/25/msnbc-lets-merkley-claim-trump-war-children

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— NYT and Democrat Bolsheviks echo Farrakhan: White people are devils – Rick Johnson 
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/nyt-and-democrat-bolsheviks-echo-farrakhans-white-people-are-devils-122224/

ROLL CALL
— Trump’s nicknames ranked, as he locks in on 2020 foes and foils ‘His rabid base loves it all,’ Monmouth professor says. Another expert calls them ‘hard to escape’ – John T. Bennett
https://www.rollcall.com/news/ranking-trump-nicknames-foes

THE HILL
— The real story behind Trump’s attack on me – JUAN WILLIAMS
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/458707-juan-williams-the-real-story-behind-trumps-attack-on-me
— Trump takes time out of G-7 meeting to lash out at media – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO 
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/458771-trump-lashes-out-at-media-coverage-of-g7-meeting

YAHOO NEWS
— ‘Ready to stomp on it’: Documents reveal staggering power of tech giant lobbying – Max Zahn (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-google-amazon-apple-state-lobbying-170525755.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— When they go low? Dems navigating nasty race against Trump – STEVE PEOPLES 
http://www.startribune.com/when-they-go-low-dems-navigating-nasty-race-against-trump/558267252/
— Non-emergency phone lines cut after Harvey didn’t pay bills
https://www.apnews.com/ee1a238027084d9eb1d47cbf5ce3a92b

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Lobbyist Gave $900,000 in Donations. Whose Money Is It? A lobbyist for a powerful hospital group has been New York’s most reliable donor, raising questions of whether his employer directs the contributions. – J. David Goodman (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/nyregion/new-york-lobbying.html
— Joe Arpaio Says He Will Run Again for Maricopa County Sheriff – Mihir Zaveri
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/25/us/joe-arpaio-sheriff.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— While he was illegally lobbying, former L.A. official was also getting paid by City Hall – DAVID ZAHNISER, EMILY ALPERT (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-20/ethics-fine-planning-director-illegal-lobbying-los-angeles

MIAMI HERALD
— State Senate resolves complaint against NRA’s top lobbyist in Florida – JIM TURNER (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article234333622.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After correcting four years of compensation reports for one of the entities she represents, Florida’s top gun lobbyist, Marion Hammer, has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Florida Senate. Sen. Perry Thurston, a Fort Lauderdale Democrat, had filed the complaint against Hammer, accusing her of violating Senate lobbying rules for failing to report her compensation for more than a decade.)

TAMPA BAY TIMES
— FROM THE ARTICLE: After correcting four years of compensation reports for one of the entities she represents, Florida’s top gun lobbyist Marion Hammer has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Florida Senate. (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/08/24/nras-marion-hammer-cleared-of-wrongdoing-by-florida-senate/

GAINSVILLE SUN
— State Senate resolves gun lobbyist complaint – Chris Baldwin (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://www.gainesville.com/news/20190823/state-senate-resolves-gun-lobbyist-complaint

KNOXVILLE NEWS
— Knoxville mayoral candidates raise funds, spend big dollars in latest financial disclosure reports – Tyler Whetstone (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/21/knoxville-mayor-election-candidate-financial-disclosure/2030744001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Weaponization of History Ignorantly invoking slavery or the Holocaust is an affront to those who seriously study the past. – Wilfred M. McClay
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-weaponization-of-history-11566755226
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Michael Caputo, the western New York Republican political operative and radio host, has registered as a lobbyist for the government of Somalia. (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/working-families-party-fights-to-keep-fusion-voting-11566774000

FORBES
— Facebook’s Move Against The Epoch Times Underscores Hate Speech Challenge – Jonathan Berr
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanberr/2019/08/25/facebooks-move-against-the-epoch-times-underscores-hate-speech-challenge/#532b4367214f
— 10 Books To Help You Foster A More Diverse And Inclusive Workplace – Janice Gassam (DIERSEN: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/08/25/10-books-to-help-you-foster-a-more-diverse-and-inclusive-workplace/#76683e3d220c

GW HATCHET
— Meet the five candidates running to represent Ward 2 on the D.C. Council – Ilena Peng
https://www.gwhatchet.com/2019/08/25/meet-the-five-candidates-running-to-represent-ward-2-on-the-d-c-council/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Grossman, a former Barack Obama staffer, said he is focusing his campaign on reducing housing, college and childcare costs across the District. “I’m really focused on making sure that our residents can live and thrive here in the neighborhoods that they love, instead of feeling that they’re sort of stretching to make ends meet,” Grossman said. Grossman said he opposes current policies that allow councilmembers to hold jobs in addition to their positions on the Council and permit for-profit lobbying by current and former councilmembers to reduce potential conflicts of interest. “I’ve spent my whole career in public service and I know that working in government is a privilege,” he said. “It’s not a business opportunity.”)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Contradictions Dominate and Disrupt Another G-7.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/trumps-contradictions-dominate-and-disrupt-another-g-7.html
— In War on the Press, Trump Allies Weaponize Bad Posts – Matt Stieb
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/in-war-on-press-trump-allies-weaponize-bad-posts.html

CBC
— 6 Manitoba candidates disclose criminal convictions, with 2 days before the deadline 4 NDP candidates — including 2 sitting MLAs — and 2 Green candidates list convictions in mandatory disclosures
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-election-conviction-disclosure-1.5259175

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The offences range from impaired driving and assault to an illegal possession charge for alcohol dating back more than 50 years. Two candidates, Tom Lindsey and Wayne Chacun of the NDP, disclosed impaired driving convictions. Lindsey, currently the MLA for Flin Flon, wrote that his conviction was in 1977. Chacun, running in Riding Mountain, wrote his conviction was from 1987. He also reported a shoplifting conviction from 1986. NDP Assiniboia candidate Joseph McKellep also reported a conviction for assault causing bodily harm from 1998, as well as a failure to comply conviction in 2000. The party’s leader, Wab Kinew, disclosed convictions from 2004 for assault, failure to provide a breath sample and two breaches of court orders. The Fort Rouge MLA has received pardons for the offenses. “These were serious mistakes made years ago, for which they have all taken responsibility,” the NDP said in a statement. “Since then they have spent their careers — as a paramedic, a workplace health and safety officer, a youth restorative justice officer, and broadcaster, author, university administrator — working to make life better in their communities.” 23 candidates yet to disclose The statements of disclosure are required under a new law passed by the Progressive Conservative government, compelling candidates seeking provincial office to disclose convictions — not charges laid where no conviction was made — under Canada’s Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act or the Income Tax Act, or any other law linked to “financial dishonesty.”)

August 25 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I urge all Wheaton residents who oppose the sale of recreational pot to speak during the public comment period at all Wheaton meetings against the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton. The next Wheaton meeting starts at 7:00 PM, tomorrow, Monday, August 26. I urge all DuPage County residents who oppose the sale of recreational pot to speak during the public comment period at all DuPage County meetings against the sale of recreational pot in the unincorporated areas of DuPage County. The next DuPage County meeting starts at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, August 27. At previous Wheaton City Council meetings, Bob Cherry, B. J. Slinger, Tim Whelan, and I have called for Wheaton to ban the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton. At previous DuPage County Board meetings, Dick Furstenau and I have called for DuPage County to ban the sale of recreational pot in the unincorporated areas of DuPage County. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: Why isn’t there a www.dncusa.com website like there is a www.gopusa.com website? ANSWER: Websites for the mainstream national newspapers, television stations, radio stations, etc. provide news and commentary from the Democrat point of view. QUESTION: Why isn’t there a www.dncillinois.com website like there is a www.gopillinois.com website? ANSWER: Websites for the mainstream Illinois newspapers, television stations, radio stations, etc. provide news and commentary from the Democrat point of view. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Don’t Trust Political News, Say Most Reporters Want to Stop Trump (DIERSEN: As everyone in Illinois knows, I am one of the extremely few reporters in Illinois who do not want to stop Trump.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2019/voters_don_t_trust_political_news_say_most_reporters_want_to_stop_trump

REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
— Reporters Committee: White House must restore Brian Karem’s credentials (DIERSEN: At its August 20, 2019 meeting, DuPage County revoked my GOPUSA press credentials. Because of me, because of what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, and without any input from DuPage County voters, “DuPage County Board Chairman and County Board Staff” issued “DuPage County Media Guidelines” to justify revoking my GOPUSA press credentials. SEE: https://www.dupageco.org/CountyBoard/Docs/61283/  Should I sue DuPage County like Brian Karem has sued the White House? Would the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press file a friend-of-the-court brief in support of me? Would the Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, etc. file friend-of-the-court briefs in support of DuPage County? Which Republican DuPage County officials support me – Berlin, Bucholz, Cronin, DiCianni, Eckhoff, Elloitt, Grogan, Hart, Healy, Henry, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, Krajewski, Larsen, Mendrick, Puchalski, Ruscitti, Tornatore, Zay? Which Democrat DuPage County officials support me – Chaplin, Covert, DeSart, Kaczmarek, Ozog, Renehan, Ruthledge, Seimon?) 
https://www.rcfp.org/rcfp-karem-amicus-brief/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First Amendment and due process require the White House restore Playboy correspondent’s credentials, RCFP argues. On Aug. 20, journalist Brian Karem, the White House correspondent for Playboy, filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham asking the federal district court in Washington, D.C., to vacate the White House’s 30-day suspension of his hard pass and order that it be immediately restored. Today, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Karem, arguing that the White House must provide meaningful due process before denying, suspending, or revoking a journalist’s security credentials, and failure to do so in this case violates settled law in the D.C. Circuit and constitutional protections guaranteeing the flow of information to the public. “The White House cannot suspend or revoke journalists’ credentials without due process, based on vague standards that have never been publicly articulated,” said Bruce Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee. “Under clear legal precedent, Mr. Karem’s credentials must be restored.” Before the White House had made its final determination to suspend Karem’s hard pass on Aug. 16, the Reporters Committee issued a statement expressing its concern over the “preliminary decision” to suspend his hard pass and reiterated its commitment to ensuring that journalists have the access needed to do their jobs effectively. In November 2018, the Reporters Committee also filed a friend-of the-court brief alongside Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection in support of a lawsuit brought by CNN and the network’s chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, after the White House revoked Acosta’s hard pass. On Nov. 16, a federal judge ordered the White House to reinstate Acosta’s credentials.)

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://wgnradio.com/2019/08/25/its-crunch-time-for-the-marijuana-industry/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Tuesday’s Naperville City Council pot meeting clocks in at city’s longest, draws some criticism – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-city-council-meeting-length-record-marijuana-st-20190825-5t35h5vhnbg5ploaaah77e3btm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use slavery to demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-slave-ship-grossman-column-20190824-suhpqi72cbbyzmh4kum577tlsu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters do everything that can a) to illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally and b) to get those illegals counted in the census. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190824/editorial-counting-everyone-in-the-2020-census
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Google didn’t manipulate 2016 election.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190824/facts-matter-google-didnt-manipulate-2016-election

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Speaker shouldn’t get a pass – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-speaker-shouldn-t-get-a-pass/article_cd78df28-63df-57ac-9d3c-f8b6b9c428c4.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Democrats crow about their success in illegally encouraging citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=289558#.XWKByph_OM8

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— How resilient are you? Does resiliency require economic, physical, mental and spiritual readiness, and then, perseverance? – John Borling
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20190824/third-degree-how-resilient-are-you

SOUTHERN
— Illinois hits regulatory snags in lead-up to legal cannabis sales – MOLLY PARKER
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/illinois-hits-regulatory-snags-in-lead-up-to-legal-cannabis/article_0aa6ed95-05c0-52c2-bcf4-e115a48025a2.html

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— One Out Of Five Managers Won’t Hire Trump Supporters – Jim Hoft (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.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/08/report-one-out-of-five-managers-wont-hire-trump-supporters/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Removing the press freedom of a real journalist April Ryan should check her elite progressive journalist privilege – Tim Young (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have shouted the loudest since 2000 that I falsely claim to be a journalist. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/23/removing-press-freedom-journalist-charlie-kratovil/

FOX NEWS
— Liberal media critic slams April Ryan, CNN for hypocrisy – Brian Flood (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have shouted the loudest since 2000 that I falsely claim to be a journalist. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/liberal-media-critic-slams-april-ryan-cnn-for-hypocrisy
— NY Times launches propaganda campaign on race – Newt Gingrich 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/newt-gingrich-nyts-1619-project-examining-american-slavery-is-marred-by-its-own-implicit-racism
— Michigan city council candidate says city should be as white ‘as possible’ – AP (DIERSEN: It would be great if the three finalists to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy would get together and agree to participate in a candidate forum.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michigan-candidate-says-city-should-be-as-white-as-possible

AMERICAN THINKER
— Rich part of Washington, D.C. goes tooth-and-claw to prevent new child-migrant shelter in its neighborhood – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/rich_part_of_washington_dc_puts_up_toothandclaw_resistance_to_new_childmigrant_shelter.html
— The Virtue-Signaling Hunger of the Smug Left – B. Klein
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/08/the_virtuesignaling_hunger_of_the_smug_left.html
— Political Forecast: Stormy Weather Ahead – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/08/political_forecast_stormy_weather_ahead.html
— Construction begins on border wall funded by $2.8 billion allowed by SCOTUS decision last month – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/construction_begins_on_border_wall_funded_by_28_billion_allowed_by_scotus_decision_last_month_.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— Democrat Governor Excludes Conservative News Service From Media List – Kevin Mooney (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have shouted the loudest since 2000 that I falsely claim to be a journalist. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/08/22/democrat-governor-excludes-conservative-news-service-from-media-list/

LIFEZETTE
— Rashida Tlaib Claims the President Is ‘Afraid of Women of Color’ Progressive Democrat from Michigan insists that Donald Trump, the commander-in-chief, fears both her and the socialist squad of four
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/08/rashida-tlaib-claims-the-president-is-afraid-of-women-of-color/

NOQ REPORT
— Desperate Beto O’Rourke repeats lie that Trump called KKK members ‘very fine people’ – Carl Durrek
https://noqreport.com/2019/08/25/desperate-beto-orourke-repeats-lie-trump-called-kkk-members-fine-people/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Do It ‘for the Children’: Pelosi Tells Democrats to ‘Be Ready to Throw a Punch’ in 2020 – Madison Summers
https://ijr.com/pelosi-tells-dems-be-ready-throw-punch-2020/

ROLL CALL
— Ranking the Net Worth of the 115th – Paul V. Fontelo and David Hawkings (DIERSEN: Shimkus is ranked 276, Roskam 304, Kinzinger 364, R. Davis 369, LaHood 411, Hultgren 425, and Bost 451.) 
https://www.rollcall.com/wealth-of-congress

THE HILL
— Joe Walsh announces Republican challenge to Trump – REGINA ZILBERMINTS (DIERSEN: Of course, those who want to elect Democrats will use everything that Walsh says against Trump to defeat Republicans.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458720-joe-walsh-announces-republican-challenge-to-trump

CNN
— Joe Walsh to take on Trump in 2020 Republican primary – Caroline Kelly (DIERSEN: Of course, those who want to elect Democrats will use everything that Walsh says against Trump to defeat Republicans.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/25/politics/joe-walsh-take-on-trump-in-2020-republican-primary/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Joe Walsh announces Republican primary challenge against President Trump – WILL STEAKIN (DIERSEN: Of course, those who want to elect Democrats will use everything that Walsh says against Trump to defeat Republicans.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/exclusive-joe-walsh-announces-republican-primary-challenge-president/story?id=65122073

NEW YORK TIMES
— Joe Walsh Confirms He Will Challenge Trump for Republican Nomination Calling Mr. Trump ‘completely unfit,’ Mr. Walsh, a conservative radio host, will adopt a television-centric strategy to try to rattle a media-obsessed president. – Annie Karni (DIERSEN: Of course, those who want to elect Democrats will use everything that Walsh says against Trump to defeat Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/25/us/politics/joe-walsh-president.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Locked Out by Facebook, and Pounding on the Door – Kashmir Hill
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/business/reactivate-facebook-account.html
— How Guilty Should You Feel About Your Vacation? And what can you do about it? – Seth Kugel (DIERSEN: My wife and I have been married since 1978. We have never taken a real vacation. We took short vacations four times each year 1978-1992 after her business trips. But her income dropped in 1992 when she lost her job working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions and my income dropped much more in 1997 when I lost my job working for GAO. I went on short vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/24/opinion/sunday/tourism-climate-flight-shaming.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Sheriff in conservative county defends free press – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have shouted the loudest since 2000 that I falsely claim to be a journalist. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/investigation-of-reporters-weekend-inquiries-stokes-ire/2019/08/21/b0b18da8-c430-11e9-8bf7-cde2d9e09055_story.html
— He went from hiking enthusiast to ‘on death’s door’ within days. Doctors blamed vaping. – Lena H. Sun
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/one-mans-near-death-experience-with-vaping-related-lung-failure/2019/08/24/ca8ce42c-c5b4-11e9-9986-1fb3e4397be4_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Journalist found dead in Mexico after criticizing local authorities – Reuters (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have shouted the loudest since 2000 that I falsely claim to be a journalist. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://nypost.com/2019/08/25/journalist-found-dead-in-mexico-after-criticizing-local-authorities/
— Bias has killed the ‘Gray Lady’ – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/08/24/bias-has-killed-the-gray-lady-and-dean-baquet-fired-the-fatal-shot/
— Bodyguard for CNN’s April Ryan charged with assault for forcibly removing journalist Charlie Kratovil from event – Chris Perez (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would a) analogize April Ryan with Robert Sanchez and b) analogize Charlie Kratovil with me.)
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/bodyguard-for-cnns-april-ryan-charged-with-assault-for-forcibly-removing-journalist-from-event/

WASHINGTON POST
— Former congressman Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) announces primary challenge against President Trump (DIERSEN: Of course, those who want to elect Democrats will use everything that Walsh says against Trump to defeat Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/08/25/former-congressman-joe-walsh-r-ill-announces-primary-challenge-against-president-trump/

USA TODAY
— Doubling down on racist comments, city council candidate says she opposes interracial marriage – Jackie Smith (DIERSEN: It would be great if the three finalists to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy would get together and agree to participate in a candidate forum.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/24/marysville-council-candidate-jean-cramer-makes-racist-comments-again/2109750001/

GAINESVILLE TIMES
— Who will make decisions about Gainesville’s future? Meet this year’s council candidates – Megan Reed (DIERSEN: It would be great if the Daily Herald published this kind of information about the three finalists to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy.)
https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/who-will-make-decisions-about-gainesvilles-future-meet-this-years-council-candidates/

GRAND RAPIDS HERALD REVIEW
— 10 THINGS WE OWE TODAY’S JOURNALISTS – Matt DeRienzo (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have shouted the loudest since 2000 that I falsely claim to be a journalist. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.grandrapidsmn.com/opinion/industry-insight-things-we-owe-today-s-journalists/article_104e6774-c5e2-11e9-8585-a76f1b6dd256.html

ROCKY MOUNT TELEGRAM
— Two vie for open Ward 4 seat (DIERSEN: It would be great if the three finalists to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy would get together and agree to participate in a candidate forum.)
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/News/2019/08/25/Two-vie-for-Ward-4-seat.html

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Bias at Facebook? Audit lists conservatives’ complaints – Levi Sumagaysay (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my anti-conservative critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party paint themselves as being anti-conservative. Attend a MTRCC or DuPage County meeting and watch them in action.)
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/business/article_8e855359-ece1-569f-8bad-950550bcddd6.html

HERALD BANNER
— Getting involved in city, county governments – Editorial (DIERSEN: Those who do not want me to get involved in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.heraldbanner.com/opinion/editorials/getting-involved-in-city-county-governments/article_ddd0d3fc-c60b-11e9-a685-4350fb648d15.html

ALICE ECHO NEWS JOURNAL
— Routine work of journalists trying to obtain information should not be seen as ‘criminal conduct’ – Doug Hensley
https://www.alicetx.com/news/20190825/hensley-routine-work-of-journalists-trying-to-obtain-information-should-not-be-seen-as-criminal-conduct

SUNBURY DAILY ITEM
— Facebook will use journalists to curate news, opening itself to more bias allegations – Jeff Bercovici
https://www.dailyitem.com/business/facebook-will-use-journalists-to-curate-news-opening-itself-to/article_40a2eba8-0d63-5944-b2e5-08eac1054700.html

MORNING CALL
— How well-off are the Lehigh Valley’s members of Congress? – Laura Olson
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/capitol-ideas/mc-nws-pa-congress-wealth-financial-disclosure-20190825-2ofioyxcknaotk4ldqoluqlqxi-story.html

DRUM
— Facebook bans ads from pro-Trump news outlet The Epoch Times – Cameron Clarke
https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/08/25/facebook-bans-ads-pro-trump-news-outlet-the-epoch-times

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— National Corvette Museum gearing up for 25th anniversary – DON SERGENT (DIERSEN: I have been National Corvette Museum member for 30 years.)
https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/corvette-museum-gearing-up-for-th-anniversary/article_8e62ecb5-1456-561e-b040-dd99b3d34725.html

INQUISTER
— U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent Reportedly Stopped Journalist James Dyer At Airport And Accused Him Of Being ‘Fake News Media’ – Tyler MacDonald (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have shouted the loudest since 2000 that I falsely claim to be a journalist. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.inquisitr.com/5597766/cbp-james-dyer-fake-news/
— ‘I’m Going To Punch Him In The Face Every Single Day,’ Says Republican Joe Walsh Expected To Primary Donald Trump – Damir Mujezinovic
https://www.inquisitr.com/5598705/president-trump-walsh-republican-challenge/

NEWSWEEK
— JOURNALIST SAYS CBP AGENT STOPPED HIM AT AIRPORT, ACCUSED HIM OF BEING ‘FAKE NEWS MEDIA’ – ASHER STOCKLER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have shouted the loudest since 2000 that I falsely claim to be a journalist. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.newsweek.com/james-dyer-immigration-los-angeles-cbp-fake-news-1455947

August 24 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What would I have to do before the Republicans who run DuPage County might consider me to be a “member of the media” and let me sit at DuPage County’s media table next to the Daily Herald’s Robert Sanchez? From what I see, none of the following would be enough: a) stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails; b) resign as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor; c) resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman; d) never again sign in and speak during a public comment period; e) stop promoting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform; f) stop promoting the illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform; g) get hired as a government/political reporter by the Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Fox News Chicago, etc.; h) earn a degree in journalism; i) stop claiming to be conservative; j) stop claiming to be Republican; k) claim to be non-partisan; l) stop raising money from Republicans to help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks, m) etc.)
http://www.gopillinois.com

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AUGUST 16, 2012 FLASHBACK: A bunch of political info — daily – Bernard Schoenburg 
https://www.sj-r.com/x1782330063/Bernard-Schoenburg-A-bunch-of-political-info-daily
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are lots of websites that compile political news, and I think it’s time I share one that I find quite interesting. It’s at www.gopillinois.com, and, as you can tell by its address, it has a Republican flavor. That is an understatement reinforced with the comments added by the compiler himself — DAVID DIERSEN of Wheaton. He introduced a recent UPI story about Republicans’ views on the drought and wildfires by saying: “Democrats blame everything bad, including bad weather, on Republicans, especially on Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor and non-veteran.” And talking of a New York Times article about a photographer arrested while on assignment in the Bronx, Diersen wrote that since 2000, he has been thrown out of, barred from, or not advised of news conferences “by Democrats, Democrat plants, RINOs (Republicans in name only), their operatives, and their dupes.” Thus, if you don’t want to read some very pointed comments, you may not want to go to www.gopillinois.com.  But you would be missing a treasure of links to the day’s news and opinion. Diersen, 63, is a retired federal employee who became the Illinois editor of a national GOP website in 2000, and since 2004 has put out his own Illinois compilation every day. There’s usually about 50 articles daily, he says. He’s generally up by 3 a.m. He says he spends at least 10 hours a day on this passion of his, with no pay, and has put out links to more than 117,000 articles. As his comments above hinted, party regulars don’t always greet his work with relish. He includes dissident voices within the GOP tent, and some whose credibility is questionable. But he puts it all out there. He’s a GOP precinct committeeman, and he believes in people having information. He also wants to help elect Republican candidates who “will defend and advance the party’s platform.” The site makes available plenty of Diersen history, too, including how his “liberal Democrat superiors,” in his view, forced him to take early retirement at 49 from the U.S. General Accounting Office, “because of his opposition to race and gender based preference and his participation in a class action lawsuit” on that subject. He wouldn’t mind my telling you that he also passed his CPA and Certified Internal Auditor exams on first attempts more than three decades ago. Agree or disagree with him, but Diersen provides a bunch of interesting information — every day.)
— Athens carpenter COLLIN CLIBURN has sights set on legislature – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190824/bernard-schoenburg-athens-carpenter-has-sights-set-on-legislature

WGN TV & CLTV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success to getting religious leaders to serve as their operatives and dupes.
https://wgntv.com/2019/08/24/activists-and-religious-leaders-protest-trumps-immigration-policy/
https://cltv.com/2019/08/24/activists-and-religious-leaders-protest-trumps-immigration-policy/

ABC7
— Property Tax Relief Task Force – BGA
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-property-tax-relief-task-force/5488297/
— A city council candidate in Michigan shocked a public forum when she said she wants to keep her community white “as much as possible.” – AP (DIERSEN: It would be great if the three finalists to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy would get together and agree to participate in a “public forum.”)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/candidate-michigan-city-should-be-as-white-as-possible/5488860/

NBC5
— Buttigieg Making Faith-Based Appeal to Voters in 2020 Bid “My goal is for people of faith who believe that it has some implications for how they participate in politics to be aware that they have choices” – Thomas Beaumont (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is a liberal Democrat who promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Buttigieg-making-faith-based-appeal-to-voters-in-2020-bid-558118441.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb given far-reaching mandate to investigate Jussie Smollett case: ‘The facts will take me where they take me’ – MEGAN CREPEAU and JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-jussie-smollett-special-prosecutor-20190824-hexnghsel5fhdfkywhmx3rojae-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge denies class-action status for women suing Ford over harassment at Chicago plant The plaintiffs sought a class-action lawsuit for all women who had worked at Ford’s two Chicago plants since 2012, but a judge said their allegations weren’t similar enough. – Jake Wittich
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/24/20831168/ford-harassment-lawsuit-class-action-chicago-women

DAILY HERALD
— Presidential hopefuls woo prominent suburban Democrats, who say sorry, give us a little time But local leaders aren’t ready to pick favorites just yet – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190824/presidential-hopefuls-woo-prominent-suburban-democrats-who-say-sorry-give-us-a-little-time
— Change in state law on police questioning prompted by death of Naperville North student – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190824/change-in-state-law-on-police-questioning-prompted-by-death-of-naperville-north-student

PEKIN TIMES
— This time the bullying wasn’t on the playground – Doug Finke
https://www.pekintimes.com/news/20190824/statehouse-insider-this-time-bullying-wasnt-on-playground

CRETE-MONEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 200
— CM 201-U School Board Joins UP Back-to-School Celebration (DIERSEN: I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, graduated from Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest in 1962, and graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. My brother continues to live in Crete in a house that my grandfather on my father’s side had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather on his father’s side bought in 1864. I lived in Crete with my parents and brother in that house 1954-1972, and before that, with my parents in an apartment above my grandfather’s hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange Streets. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, lived in it full-time 1972-1974, lived in it part-time 1974-1976, rented it out 1976-1984, and sold it in 1984.) 
https://www.cm201u.org/news_/university_park_back_to_school_parade_2019

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14 Supplemental Update: Catalinamania Continues on FOX & Friends, Underwood Impeachment Inquiry and Receives Environmental Endorsement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/24/il-14-supplemental-update-catalinamania-continues-on-fox-friends-underwood-impeachment-inquiry-and-receives-environmental-endorsement/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS REVIEW IS LIVE AT ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST CONFERENCE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/illinois-review-is-live-at-illinois-conservative-activist-conference-.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘He’s scared of us’: Tlaib suggests Trump is threatened by ‘the squad’ – Ellie Bufkin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hes-scared-of-us-tlaib-suggests-trump-is-threatened-by-the-squad

FOX NEWS
— Christian deputy’s request to follow ‘Billy Graham Rule’ got him fired, he claims in lawsuit – Dom Calicchio (DIERSEN: I had an office while I worked for GAO 1990-1997. Thankfully, it had a large window open to a hallway.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/christian-deputys-request-to-follow-billy-graham-rule-got-him-fired-he-claims-in-lawsuit

GOPUSA
— Democrats want an Australian style mandatory national gun buyback
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-want-an-australian-style-mandatory-national-gun-buyback/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The unbearable whiteness of the Obamas’ new house – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/the_unbearable_whiteness_of_the_obamas_new_house.html

BREITBART
— It’s Time for the Media to Stop Empowering White Supremacists – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/08/24/nolte-its-time-for-the-media-to-stop-empowering-white-supremacists/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Democrats Will Accept Nothing Short Of A Total Invasion And Inundation Of Our Nation – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/08/democrats-will-accept-nothing-short-of-a-total-invasion-and-inundation-of-our-nation/

HOT AIR
— Newest Joe Walsh Advisor For Trump Primary Challenge: Mr. Kellyanne Conway?
https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2019/08/24/newest-joe-walsh-advisor-trump-primary-challenge-mr-kellyanne-conway/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Black conservative: Dems see us as victims needing to be rescued – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/08/24/black-conservative-dems-see-us-as-victims-needing-to-be-rescued

TOWNHALL
— Taylor Swift Announces She Supports Abortion, Thinks Trump Is An Autocrat – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/08/24/taylor-swift-comes-out-in-favor-of-abortion-n2552141

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— Social Media Companies To Sign Pledge Letting France Define ‘Hate Speech’ – Reuters (DIERSEN: Who do the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America want to have the power to define “hate speech?” Soon, they would define any speech that defends or advances religious, conservative, or Republican principles as being “hate speech.”) 
https://thefederalistpapers.org/opinion/social-media-companies-sign-pledge-letting-france-define-hate-speech

FORBES
— Bump Trump, Keep The Veep? Welcome To The August Rumor Mill – Bill Whalen
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2019/08/23/bump-trump-keep-the-veep-welcome-to-the-august-rumor-mill/#2a0210828515