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August 3 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Why hasn’t the Daily Herald reported on a) the sale of pot in Wheaton, b) the Wheaton West District City Council vacancy, and c) the Roosevelt Road Corridor Study since May 30, 2019? FIRST: At its August 5, 2019 meeting, Wheaton’s City Council is scheduled a) to vote on “a resolution and draft ordinance relating to a text amendment to zoning ordinance prohibiting cannabis business establishments in any zoning district” and b) to set “August 26 as the Public Hearing date.” (https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08052019-1220 and https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/4222?fileID=6785 If you are a Wheaton resident, please join me in urging the Wheaton City Council to vote yes on the resolution and ordinance to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. SECOND: 5:00 PM, Tuesday, August 6, 2019, is the filing deadline for applications to be appointed to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy. Sadly, Wheaton’s policy is to not disclose the names of the applicants or information about them, but instead, just the number of applications received. Please see the articles at the end of this email. So far, Wheaton has received 30 requests for applications, 4 complete applications, and 1 incomplete application. So far, to my knowledge, none of the applicants has publicly announced that they have filed. Because of that, I will be filing. In my opinion, not only Wheaton’s West District residents, but all of Wheaton’s residents should know who the applicants are before the filing deadline. If you become aware of someone who has filed or will file, please ask him/her to issue a press release and to include diersen@aol.com in the press release list. THIRD: During its upcoming Planning Session on August 12th, the Wheaton City Council will discuss the Roosevelt Road Corridor Study with its consultant, present questions for further exploration, and receive public comment from the audience to aid in planning. (https://www.wheaton.il.us/930/Roosevelt-Road). The study area includes the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Main Street which is in my precinct and the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Warrenville Road which is in my precinct and in Wheaton’s West District. Recently, members of the “Concerned Citizens – Rezoning Roosevelt Road” Facebook group posted yard signs (21 at last count) at homes on Arbor Avenue, Golf Lane, Park Avenue, and Warrenville Road in my precinct that say “PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOODS RETHINK REZONING.” – Dave Diersen)

http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Illinois members of Congress visit U.S.-Mexico border to understand impact of Trump’s immigration policies
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-members-of-congress-visit-us-mexico-border/5439017/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Flannery Fired Up: Libertyville moves to ban retail pot sales; Reparations bill (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? How much reparations do the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois want you to pay? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should poll the Democrats in my precinct and ask them how much reparations they want me to pay.) 
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/flannery-fired-up-libertyville-moves-to-ban-retail-pot-sales-reparations-bill

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. employers added a solid 164,000 jobs in July as the unemployment rate held at 3.7% – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-july-jobs-numbers-20190802-yuqxiiffvzhzfbh3mzhfrvsbey-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Tough’ new Illinois Gaming Board chairman faced with massive gambling expansion The aptly nicknamed Charles ‘Chip’ Schmadeke is getting ready for a whirlwind bidding process for six new and highly coveted casino licenses. Ex-bosses say he has the right temperament for the high-stakes, low-glamor job. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/8/2/20752045/illinois-gaming-board-chairman-charles-chip-schmadeke-gambling-expansion

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Joseph Monack of Woodstock demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Ives and Sanguinetti.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190803/gop-need-better-candidates-in-6th-district
— Schneider says sending migrants to Mexico compounds their misery – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use “migrants” to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally. Ever-more obviously, Democrats and RINOs use citizens of foreign countries to not only destroy Republicans, but to destroy America.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190802/schneider-says-sending-migrants-to-mexico-compounds-their-misery

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Perennial candidate Marshall tosses hat in ring – again Berwyn radiologist seeks GOP nomination to run against Durbin in 2020 – BRENDA SCHORY (DIERSEN: On July 5, 2003, a mere 16 years ago, all five announced Republican U.S. Senate candidates (John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) attended a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east, and Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren.)
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/08/02/perennial-candidate-marshall-tosses-hat-in-ring-again/aw1vwcu/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New law requires all high school students to fill out FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Financial Aid) before graduating – Julie Wurth (DIERSEN: How would your parents have reacted to this?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/new-law-requires-all-high-school-students-to-fill-out/article_e0770c30-4437-5187-9f02-452fdc7d7b07.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rep. Ratcliffe withdraws nomination for Director of National Intelligence – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/rep-ratcliffe-withdraws-nomination-for-director-of-national-intelligence

WREX
— Slave descendants to spend night in cabins at NC plantation – AP (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? How much reparations do the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois want you to pay? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should poll the Democrats in my precinct and ask them how much reparations they want me to pay.)
https://wrex.com/category/2019/08/03/slave-descendants-to-spend-night-in-cabins-at-nc-plantation/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Patronage Employees Breathing Sigh of Relief that They Are Not Governing by Labor Union Law
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/03/patronage-employees-breathing-sign-of-relief-that-they-are-not-governing-by-labor-union-law/

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— NRCC press secretary: DCCC staff shakeup shows Bustos is ‘not up for the job’ – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, the top priority for my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates was getting rid employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/512811044-nrcc-press-secretary-dccc-staff-shakeup-shows-bustos-is-not-up-for-the-job

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Former GOP state chairman Pat Brady contributed to Cullerton’s state senate campaigns – Zeta Cross
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512824412-former-gop-state-chairman-brady-contributed-to-cullerton-s-state-senate-campaigns

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Naperville City Council opts out of legalized marijuana sales – Colin Froment (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast reporting on the pot issue in Naperville versus Wheaton.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512824436-naperville-city-council-opts-out-of-legalized-marijuana-sales
— Ives calls Cullerton indictment ‘corruption at the highest level’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512824411-ives-calls-cullerton-indictment-corruption-at-the-highest-level
— Jeanne Ives’ Soundbites of the Week
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512824437-icymi-jeanne-ives-soundbites-of-the-week
— Sterigenics fallout could trigger media/mob attacks against other businesses, air quality expert warns – W.J. Kennedy 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512823315-sterigenics-fallout-could-trigger-media-mob-attacks-against-other-businesses-air-quality-expert-warns
— Surgeon Kinzler blasts Democrats after indictment of Cullerton – Colin Froment 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512824406-surgeon-kinzler-blasts-democrats-after-indictment-of-cullerton

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois’ Predatory Profiteering Leaders – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/illinois-predatory-profiteering-leaders/
— The Effects Of A Lukewarm Church – Dr. Joey Krol (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who are a member of a church, attend church services, and/or give money to a church, but who fail/refuse to fight the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things? Because of the aforesaid, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are increasingly successful in hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that GOD is a Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/the-effects-of-allukewarm-church/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Push to legalize pot cements partisan divisions in 2020 race – Melissa Quinn
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/push-to-legalize-pot-cements-partisan-divisions-in-2020-race

FOX NEWS
— Racism is the left’s only answer to Trump (and that won’t help Democrats in 2020) – Newt Gingrich 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/newt-gingrich-racism-is-the-lefts-only-answer-to-trump-and-that-wont-help-democrats-in-2020
— George Hamilton says actors ‘have no qualifications’ to discuss politics, explains why he’s never voted – Jessica Napoli (DIERSEN: What qualifications do you have to discuss politics? My qualifications include serving as a) a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, b) GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, d) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, e) Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, f) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, g) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, h) GAO employee 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654, i) Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member 1983-1996, j) IRS employee 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/george-hamilton-actors-voting

GOPUSA
— Florida McDonald’s worker fired for refusing to serve people ‘with badges’ (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois, how strongly do the voters hate past, present, and future government employees?)
http://www.gopusa.com/florida-mcdonalds-worker-fired-for-refusing-to-serve-people-with-badges/
— Trump’s Tweets Expose Democrat Attachment to Sharpton
http://www.gopusa.com/trumps-tweets-expose-democrat-attachment-to-sharpton/
— Getting labeled a Racist Is Easy Today
http://www.gopusa.com/getting-labeled-a-racist-is-easy-today/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats gripped by reparations fever – Eric Utter (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? How much reparations do the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois want you to pay? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should poll the Democrats in my precinct and ask them how much reparations they want me to pay.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/democrats_gripped_by_reparations_fever_.html

TOWNHALL
— CNN Contributor Gets His Press Pass Suspended – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have constructively and actually suspended my GOPUSA press pass since 2000. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and political consultants who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/08/02/boisterous-playboy-reporter-just-got-his-press-pass-suspended-by-the-trump-white-n2551127
(DIERSEN HEADLINE: Well, remember Brian Karem? He’s the White House Correspondent for Playboy. He’s also a CNN contributor. Former Special Assistant to the President and current Salem Radio Host Dr. Sebastian Gorka confronted him at a presser in the Rose Garden. He’s been called one of the biggest pigs of the press corps, known for his combative style with the press secretaries of the Trump White House. He likened Trump voters to the Nazi Party. He said that the attendees of the White House’s social media summit were willing participants of demonic possession. Gorka said that he called the president a “f**king idiot” when he refused to answer the questions being hurled at him. So, he just got his press pass suspended for thirty days, which Playboys vows to fight (via Washington Examiner):)

LIFE SITE NEWS
— White House confirms Trump’s LGBT support in multiple pro-gay tweets – Stefano Gennarini, J.D.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/white-house-confirms-trumps-lgbt-support-in-multiple-pro-gay-tweets
— ‘Trump is not a racist’: MLK’s niece rebukes liberal DC archbishop – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-is-not-a-racist-mlks-niece-rebukes-liberal-archbishop

NEW YORK TIMES
— Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Excellence A former dean of the Yale Law School sounds a warning. – Bret Stephens (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/opinion/university-campus-diveristy-inclusion-free-speech.html
— Worst Democratic Strategy Yet: Attack Obama’s Legacy Rather than effectively prosecute the easy case against the worst president ever, the Democrats went after one of the best. – Timothy Egan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/opinion/democratic-debate-obama.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats Fuel Racial Disharmony. Will It Motivate or Discourage Black Voters?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/03/us/politics/black-vote-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats crow about their success in youth to believe in “climate change.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/climate/climate-change-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Talking like Trump in the workplace can cost your employer money and get you fired – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/talking-like-trump-in-the-workplace-can-cost-your-employer-money-and-get-you-fired/2019/08/02/e83cd3d4-b4a6-11e9-8e94-71a35969e4d8_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Would We Do Without the Word ‘Racism’? The term became pervasive only after discrimination was banned and blacks made significant progress. – Joseph Epstein (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, Trump-haters will call you a racist if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. How did/will you react?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-would-we-do-without-the-word-racism-11564782112
— The Downside of Diversity On campus, identity politics has become a dogma that damages independent thinking and the pursuit of truth. – Anthony Kronman (DIERSEN: Do you promote diversity? To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-downside-of-diversity-11564758009

24/7 WALL STREET
— Black Unemployment Rates 82% Higher Than White – Douglas A. McIntyre (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://247wallst.com/jobs/2019/08/03/black-unemployment-rates-82-higher-than-white/

OIL CITY NEWS
— MONDAY CANDIDATE INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR VACANT SEAT AT CITY HALL – Brendan LaChance 
https://oilcity.news/community/2019/08/02/monday-candidate-interview-schedule-for-vacant-seat-at-city-hall2/

BEND BULLETIN
— Voters should fill vacancies on Bend council – Editorial
https://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/7339101-151/editorial-voters-should-fill-vacancies-on-bend-council

COLUMBIAN
— Support Pond for city council – Terah Pitchford
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/aug/03/letter-support-pond-for-city-council-3/
— Support Fox for city council – Mark Monroe
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/aug/03/letter-support-fox-for-city-council-3/
— Support Aguilera for city council – Kevin Hart
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/aug/03/letter-support-aguilera-for-city-council/
— Vancouver City Council race comes down to the wire 7 candidates seeking Pos. 6 seat on Vancouver council campaign with determination as primary nears – Calley Hair
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/aug/03/vancouver-city-council-race-comes-down-to-the-wire/

MANKATO FREE PRESS
— Candidate filings underway for St. Peter city and school elections – Kristine Goodrich
https://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/candidate-filings-underway-for-st-peter-city-and-school-elections/article_901c6b52-b572-11e9-90c9-6f459c33ca56.html

VALLEY NEWS
— Lebanon City Council seeks replacement
https://www.vnews.com/City-Council-to-Appoint-New-Member-27445588

REPORTER NEWSPAPERS
— Sandy Springs says private council briefings are useful; critics question transparency – John Ruch 
https://www.reporternewspapers.net/2019/08/03/sandy-springs-says-private-council-briefings-are-useful-critics-question-transparency/

SPOKESMAN REVIEW
— Spokane Valley Council race gets ugly, with name-calling, accusations of harassment, inaccurate claims – Rebecca White
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/aug/03/spokane-valley-council-race-gets-ugly-with-name-ca/

UPRISE RI
— Final debate between Woonsocket City Council candidates Kithes and Jalette airs on WNRI radio; Election date August 6 – Steve Ahlquist
https://upriseri.com/2019-08-02-woonsocket-city-council/

YAKIMA HERALD
— Most candidates for Yakima City Council file finance reports. Hallock, Ponce lead fundraising – LEX TALAMO
https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/most-candidates-for-yakima-city-council-file-finance-reports-hallock/article_b127675a-ea16-562f-a378-d363746bd9a0.html

INDE ONLINE
— Should Massillon City Council members get a pay raise? – Steven M. Grazier 
https://www.indeonline.com/news/20190803/should-massillon-city-council-members-get-pay-raise

COURIER TIMES
— Candidate list for Blackwell’s seat up to 12 – George Willoughby
http://personcountylife.com/stories/candidate-list-for-blackwells-seat-up-to-12,23321

July 2 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— At its August 5, 2019 meeting, Wheaton’s City Council is scheduled a) to vote on “a resolution and draft ordinance relating to a text amendment to zoning ordinance prohibiting cannabis business establishments in any zoning district” and b) to set “August 26 as the Public Hearing date.” (https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08052019-1220 and https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/4222?fileID=6785) If you are a Wheaton resident, please join me in urging the Wheaton City Council to vote yes on the resolution and ordinance to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— 5:00 PM, Tuesday, August 6, 2019, is the filing deadline for applications to be appointed to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy. Sadly, Wheaton’s policy is to not disclose the names of the applicants or information about them, but instead, just the number of applications received. So far, Wheaton has received 30 requests for applications, 4 complete applications, and 1 incomplete application. So far, to my knowledge, none of the applicants has publicly announced that they have filed. Because of that, I will be filing. In my opinion, not only Wheaton’s West District residents, but all of Wheaton’s residents should know who the applicants are before the filing deadline. If you become aware of someone who has filed or will file, please ask him/her to issue a press release and to include diersen@aol.com in the press release list. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— ILGOP Chairman Calls on Sen. Tom Cullerton to Resign Immediately The Democrat State Senator was indicted today on 41 counts of embezzlement, conspiracy, and making false statements It was reported today by the Chicago Tribune that Democrat State Senator Tom Cullerton has been indicted by federal prosecutors. Illinois Republican Party Chairman, Tim Schneider, responded with the following statement: “The criminal activity of Sen. Tom Cullerton brought to light by federal investigators is appalling. For too long, Illinoisans have been hurt by self-serving and self-dealing politicians. Sen. Cullerton is just another example of the insider class that makes money off their government positions and sticks taxpayers with the bill. Cullerton has betrayed the trust of the voters of his district and citizens of this state. He should do the right thing and resign immediately.”
https://illinois.gop/category/news/

ABC7
— Illinois State Senator Tom Cullerton indicted on federal embezzlement charges – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-sentom-cullerton-indicted-on-federal-embezzlement-charges/5437876/

NBC5
— State Sen. Tom Cullerton Indicted on Embezzlement Charges – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/tom-cullerton-indicted-embezzlement-teamsters-513789461.html
— Illinois Lawmakers to Investigate Use of Guardianship Loophole
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-lawmakers-to-investigate-use-of-guardianship-loophole-513537891.html

CBS2
— State Sen. Thomas Cullerton Indicted For Taking $250,000 In Pay And Benefits From Teamsters Despite Doing Little Or No Work – Tim McNicholas
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/02/state-sen-thomas-tom-cullerton-indictment-embezzlement-teamsters/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— President Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, John Ratcliffe, is withdrawing – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/president-trumps-pick-for-national-intelligence-director-is-withdrawing

WGN TV
— Illinois State Sen. Tom Cullerton indicted on embezzlement charges – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/08/02/illinois-state-sen-tom-cullerton-indicted-on-embezzlement-charges/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Sen. Thomas Cullerton indicted on charges he pocketed $275,000 from union for little or no work – JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-state-senator-indicted-embezzle-20190802-376yvfd56ffbngxgpvtp4ykhmy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Will Donald Trump’s ‘go back’ racial strategy backfire?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-trump-democrats-black-apathy-page-20190802-tlvjqfgfxbcp3jatdbwmowodsm-story.html
— Here’s what we know about Illinois state Sen. Tom Cullerton, who was indicted Friday – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-senator-tom-cullerton-biography-20190802-l4dfbnifsfhtte4nuaygfuglru-story.html
— What to do about property taxes? Gov. J.B. Pritzker asks a task force to figure it out – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-property-tax-task-force-20190802-w6zdgujiy5bfxdiah2d6hytm4e-story.html
— Corrupt ex-Teamsters boss put state Sen. Thomas Cullerton on payroll in do-nothing job, federal charges allege – JASON MEISNER and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-state-senator-indicted-embezzle-20190802-376yvfd56ffbngxgpvtp4ykhmy-story.html
— Aggressive feds strike again: The indictment of Sen. Tom Cullerton – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tom-cullerton-indicted-corruption-20190802-6ah5o4hymfdvndizvym7pqsvsq-story.html
— How old is too old to be president? The answer is far more complicated than a number. – Mary Schmich
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-met-mary-schmich-presidential-candidates-age-20190802-aydxqu63qrcinmzq6qsg4yxmge-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State Sen. Thomas Cullerton charged with getting paid by Teamsters while doing little to no work Cullerton, 49, of Villa Park, faces 41 counts in a federal indictment alleging he illegally got about $188,000 in salary and benefits, and $64,000 in health and pension contributions.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2019/8/2/20751700/state-sen-thomas-cullerton-charged-with-getting-paid-teamsters-doing-little-to-no-work
— How loyalty spins in Mike Madigan’s world Time and again Madigan has promised to change the culture of his vast organization. We’re still waiting. – Rich Miller 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/2/20752272/illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-kevin-quinn-alaina-hampton-rich-miller-capitolfax
— Over half of Democrats support launching impeachment inquiry House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has remained steadfast that she wants to finish investigations that are already underway before making a final decision. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/2/20751983/impeachment-inquiry-democrats

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois State Sen. Tom Cullerton indicted A federal grand jury charged him this morning with embezzlement related to his work with Teamsters Local Union 734. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/illinois-state-sen-tom-cullerton-indicted
— What the feds aren’t telling us about today’s Cullerton indictment Why would a big Teamsters boss allegedly break federal law to create a ghost job for a state senator? Answer that and you may find out what fish U.S. prosecutors are frying. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/what-feds-arent-telling-us-about-todays-cullerton-indictment
— Hundreds of Portillo’s workers organize About 10 percent of the restaurant chain’s workforce signed a petition when management fired workers and called on others to quit after receiving so-called “no match” letters. – CLAIRE BUSHEY 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/hundreds-portillos-workers-organize

DAILY HERALD
— Villa Park state senator Tom Cullerton indicted on federal embezzlement charges – Jake Griffin and Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190802/villa-park-state-senator-tom-cullerton-indicted-on-federal-embezzlement-charges
— DuPage County surveys residents on proposed budget – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190802/dupage-county-surveys-residents-on-proposed-budget

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— County could ‘opt out’ on legal pot in unincorporated areas, wind/solar farms also on zoning agenda Planning & Development planning adjustments to zoning regulations – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Marijuana-wind-solar-farms-on-zoning-committee-14277015.php

OAK PARK
— Village could require review for rec cannabis sales Oak Park Plan Commission recommends special-use permit for dispensaries – Timothy Inklebarger
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/8-2-2019/Village-could-require-review-for-rec-cannabis-sales/

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— Politics and Government alumnus Daniel Wagner selected for the prestigious Edgar Fellows Program – Jennifer Han
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2019/08/politics-and-government-alumnus-daniel-wagner-selected-for-the-prestigious-edgar-fellows-program/

CITY OF WHEATON
— Councilwoman Fitch Selected for Edgar Fellows Program
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=275

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— State Sen. Tom Cullerton Indicted On 41 Counts: DOJ Cullerton is accused of collecting funds from a Teamsters Union while doing “little to no work.” – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/state-sen-tom-cullerton-indicted-41-counts-doj

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois Family Institute director: Cullerton indictment furthers popular opinion that politicians are ‘all crooks’ – John Breslin 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512824416-illinois-family-institute-director-cullerton-indictment-furthers-popular-opinion-that-politicians-are-all-crooks

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SANGUINETTI POINTS TO REPUBLICAN ENDORSEMENTS IN 6TH CD GOP PRIMARY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/sanguinetti-points-to-republican-endorsements-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— President Cullerton responds; Sen. Cullerton’s attorney responds *** Sen. Tom Cullerton indicted
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/02/this-just-in-sen-tom-cullerton-indicted/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— He’s not racist: Black conservatives defend Trump, blast Democratic record in inner cities Democrats accused of deflecting attention from failed inner-city leadership with racism charge – Valerie Richardson 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/2/black-conservatives-defend-trump-blast-democratic-/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Don’t Kill Whitey – Pedro Gonzalez
https://amgreatness.com/2019/08/01/dont-kill-whitey/

CNS NEWS
— Trump: ‘No One Has Paid a Higher Price for the Far Left’s Destructive Agenda’ Than Inner Cities – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/trump-no-one-has-paid-higher-price-far-lefts-destructive-agenda-inner

DAILY CALLER
— National Rifle Association Board Members Resign In Protest – Whitney Tipton
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/02/nra-three-board-members-resign/
— WSJ’s Strassel: Democrats ‘Sliding’ From ‘Lefty’ To ‘Absolutely Nuts’ – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/02/wsjs-strassel-democrats-sliding-from-lefty-absolutely-nuts/

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Supporters are Sick and Tired of Being Called ‘Racist’ – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/trump-supporters-are-sick-and-tired-of-being-called-racist/

GOPUSA
— Nearly 100,000 millennials in the Sacramento area alone live at home
http://www.gopusa.com/nearly-100000-millennials-in-the-sacramento-area-alone-live-at-home/
— Chaos: Rahm Emanuel slaps Democrat hopefuls
http://www.gopusa.com/chaos-rahm-emanuel-slaps-democrat-hopefuls/

TOWNHALL
— The Sharpton Effect: Trump’s Knee-Jerk Opponents Are Actually Helping Him – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/08/02/the-al-sharpton-effect-trumps-kneejerk-opponents-are-some-of-his-strongest-assets-n2550926

ONE NEWS NOW
— ‘Intolerant’ news service booted from Apple platform – Steve Jordahl 
https://onenewsnow.com/science-tech/2019/08/02/intolerant-news-service-booted-from-apple-platform

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Protesters holding vulgar anti-ICE signs written in Spanish slang create scuffle at Trump rally – Tom Tillison 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/08/02/protesters-holding-vulgar-anti-ice-signs-written-in-spanish-slang-start-scuffle-at-trump-rally-780825

CNN
— Majority of House Democrats now say they support starting an impeachment inquiry – Clare Foran and Ashley Killough
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/02/politics/half-house-democrats-impeachment/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Identity Politics Roil Most Diverse House Democratic Caucus Ever – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/us/politics/democrats-identity-politics-diversity.html

WASHINGTON POST
— I am an uppity immigrant. Don’t expect me to be ‘grateful.’ I will not bow and scrape before my supposed benefactors. I am entitled to be here. – Suketu Mehta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/i-am-an-uppity-immigrant-dont-expect-me-to-be-grateful/2019/08/02/321d9b60-b483-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html
— U.S. hiring slows modestly, but employers still say this is a ‘golden age’ to get a job In July, the economy added 164,000 jobs and unemployment remained at 3.7 percent. – Heather Long
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/02/us-hiring-remains-solid-with-jobs-added-july-unemployment-rate-holds-steady-percent/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Trump-haters, “Real Americans” are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/02/rally-trump-seethes-with-elite-contempt-real-americans/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— It’s not just Baltimore; Trump is running against America’s cities – ELI STOKOLS
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-08-02/trump-running-against-american-cities-baltimore

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The 2020 Democrats Compete to Reject Barack Obama’s Legacy Most of the party’s presidential hopefuls seem to view the former president as just another sellout – Gerard Baker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-2020-democrats-compete-to-reject-barack-obamas-legacy-11564757211

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Indigenous youth fight to replace Columbus Day in Chicago – MICHELLE ZACARIAS
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/indigenous-youth-fight-to-replace-columbus-day-in-chicago/

August 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois marijuana growers who get first shot at the recreational market contributed heavily to politicians who cemented their advantage – JEFF COEN, ALLY MAROTTI and ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-marijuana-legalize-illinois-politics-campaign-funds-20190802-lfzjgrn5vnahdlbabfenuukpmi-story.html
— At Cincinnati rally, Trump tears into Democratic foils, decries ‘wasted money’ on inner cities – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-cincinnati-rally-20190801-gwjsdu7wdzhzdjoeuzwrxj5vgy-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Affordable housing advocates call for more affordable housing.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-affordable-housing-impediments-solutions-st-20190802-bdvvpyeaojdk3j2frbuahmzb7m-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190802/the-return-of-americas-cruelest-passion
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Outrageously, a Democrat hints/implies/agues/shouts that DuPage County would be more prosperous and more safe today if Democrats had built the county. Democrats promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage (reparations), political affiliation discrimination (reparations), reverse discrimination (reparations), age discrimination (reparations), and retaliation (reparations).) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190802/local-gop-chief-should-focus-on-collaboration

CBS2
— Tempers Flare As Illinois EPA Holds Public Meeting On Sterigenics
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/01/public-meeting-on-sterigenics/
— Chicago Public Schools Spending Millions On Pay For Suspended Employees – Lauren Victory
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/31/chicago-public-schools-suspended-employees-pay/

WLS AM
— US immigration official suggests refugee admissions will remain low
http://www.wlsam.com/news/us-immigration-official-suggests-refugee-admissions-will-remain-low/

WIFR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Many show interest in the Cannabis industry
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Many-show-interest-in-the-Cannabis-industry-513526941.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Pelosi defends Baltimore hometown, says Kushner a ‘slumlord’ – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/pelosi-defends-baltimore-hometown-says-kushner-a-slumlord

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Peoria promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/peoria-chiefs-kick-off-river-city-pride-festival/

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Counties and municipalities that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are not family friendly.
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2019/08/health-benefits-of-marijuana-myth-fact-or-something-in-between/

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— We’ve got the rap of being one of the most violent cities in the nation. Here’s a detailed look at why, and our best way out.
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/weve-got-the-rap-of-being-the-most-violent-city-in-the-nation-heres-a-detailed-look-at-why-and-our-best-way-out

CARBONDALE REPORTER
— Jackson County GOP Chairman Grissom calls for Pritzker to sanitize Madigan’s cloud of corruption – Glenn Minnis
https://carbondalereporter.com/stories/512821591-jackson-county-gop-chairman-grissom-calls-for-pritzker-to-sanitize-madigan-s-cloud-of-corruption

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Wirepoints founder irate at CTU’s ‘endless greed’ – Glenn Minnis 
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512815846-wirepoints-founder-irate-at-ctu-s-endless-greed

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— New candidate Ives calls out Casten for hypocrisy; vows to expose potential opponent to voters – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512819995-new-candidate-ives-calls-out-casten-for-hypocrisy-vows-to-expose-potential-opponent-to-voters

LEGALLY SOCIABLE
— Rethink Rezoning, Save Main responses share similar concerns – Part Two – Dr. Brian Miller
https://legallysociable.com/2019/08/02/preserve-neighborhoods-save-main-responses-share-similar-concerns-part-two/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In both cases, the concerns residents voiced are consistent across hundreds of development and redevelopment projects in suburbs across the United States. Having studied this in multiple ways (several of my projects address similar issues including “Not All Suburbs are the Same” and “‘Would Prefer a Trailer Park to a Large [Religious] Structure’“, residents generally bring up the same concerns: increased traffic, lights, and noise; a change in scale (particularly when it comes to height); and threats to residences (usually single-family homes) and the character of a suburb. In Wheaton, the character issue is not stated as clearly but it is present. This major road is one of the primary ways people see the suburb. How should it look compared to the stretch of Roosevelt on Glen Ellyn which is more like the strip mall approach and Winfield to the west which is more green and residential (and not coincidentally they are fought their own battles over taking advantage of possible business opportunities on such a busy road)? This is not just about a busy roadway or the homes that back up to this stretch; this is about signaling what kind of place Wheaton is. One that values businesses or homeowners, one that prioritizes vehicles or pedestrians, one that celebrates its history or is looking to simply make money?)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump blasts Los Angeles, compares Baltimore murder rate to central America at rally – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/1/trump-compares-baltimore-murder-rate-central-ameri/
— GOP power play clears path to approve asylum crackdown in Senate committee – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/1/gop-power-play-clears-path-approve-asylum-crackdow/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Senate GOP rolls past Democrats on asylum – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/senate-gop-rolls-past-democrats-on-asylum

FOX NEWS
— Rick Scott: Democratic debate strategy will alienate voters, help Trump win in 2020 – Nick Givas
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-democrat-2020-debate-rick-scott

FEDERALIST
— Left Jumps Trump For Saying What Democrats Have Said About Baltimore For Years It’s time to put aside partisan bickering and racism accusations. Like Trump or hate him, the fact is that the past 60 years in Baltimore have been a dismal failure. – Sanford Horn
https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/02/left-jumps-trump-saying-democrats-said-baltimore-years/

BREITBART
— Trump Rips Corrupt Democrat-Run Cities: Baltimore, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/01/trump-rips-corrupt-democrat-run-cities-baltimore-san-francisco-los-angeles-chicago/
— Donald Trump: Mexico Has Done More to Protect Our Border than Democrats – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/01/donald-trump-mexico-has-done-more-to-protect-our-border-than-democrats/
— Senate Democrats Complain GOP’s Pro-American Asylum Reform Is ‘Draconian’ – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/01/senate-democrats-complain-gops-pro-american-asylum-reform-is-draconian/
— Business Cheers as Cory Booker Urges More Low-Skilled Immigration – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/01/business-cheers-as-cory-booker-urges-more-low-skilled-immigration/

GOPUSA
— The racist accusation is wearing very thin
http://www.gopusa.com/the-racist-accusation-is-wearing-very-thin/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrat Debate: America’s Urban Poor Out – Illegal Aliens In – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30738-dem-debate-america%E2%80%99s-urban-poor-out-%E2%80%93-illegal-aliens

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Don’t Care About Baltimore – Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel
https://townhall.com/columnists/tuckercarlsonandneilpatel/2019/08/02/democrats-dont-care-about-baltimore-n2551070

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump: Democrats Put Foreigners Before Americans, Care More About Illegal Immigrants Than Own Constituents – Ian Schwartz 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/08/01/trump_democrats_put_foreigners_before_americans_care_more_about_illegals_than_own_constituents.html

ONE NEWS NOW
— Christian leaders speak out against labeling Trump a racist – AP
https://onenewsnow.com/ap/religion/christian-leaders-speak-out-against-labeling-trump-a-racist

EPOCH TIMES
— #Walkaway Founder Brandon Straka Says Democrats ‘Want Us to Be More Divided Than Ever’ – JANITA KAN
https://m.theepochtimes.com/walkaway-founder-brandon-straka-says-democrats-want-us-to-be-more-divided-than-ever_3026363.html

NOQ REPORT
— What the Democrats’ open borders policies really mean – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2019/08/01/democrats-open-borders-policies-really-mean/

THE HILL
— House Republican Adam Kinzinger asks Mark Zuckerberg for answers on Facebook ‘romance scams’ – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/455792-house-republican-asks-mark-zuckerberg-for-answers-on-facebook-romance-scams

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump. 
https://www.apnews.com/fb991cd4b1914069aaba7615ce831bd8

NBC NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Colorado looks to medical marijuana to ease opioid crisis It becomes the third state in the nation after New York and Illinois to allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana instead of opioids for pain relief. – Daliah Singer
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-looks-medical-marijuana-ease-opioid-crisis-n1035541

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Treats Rally in Cincinnati as Rebuttal to Democratic Debates – Peter Baker and Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/us/politics/trump-rally-cincinnati.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/08/01/his-first-public-statement-washingtons-new-catholic-archbishop-slams-trump-diminishing-our-national-life/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Sports leagues will need to revisit cannabis rules as more states legalize weed – LZ GRANDERSON (DIERSEN: How impaired will players be allowed to be?)
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-08-01/sports-marijuana-legalization

USA TODAY
— Trump and Sweden don’t see eye to eye – on anything – Kim Hjelmgaard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/02/trump-sweden-relationship-asap-rocky/1877464001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Patti Davis promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/08/02/donald-trump-racism-go-back-tweets-integration-column/1870014001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Cuban Migrants Are Thwarted in Mexico by New Asylum Rules Asylum seekers from Cuba, long accustomed to preferential treatment under U.S. migration policies, now join other Central Americans seeking entry. – Santiago Pérez
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cuban-migrants-are-thwarted-in-mexico-by-new-asylum-rules-11564738202
— Even After the Admissions Scandal, Colleges Won’t Check Most Applications Schools say their job isn’t to investigate; ‘It’s not our policy to suspect every student’ – Melissa Korn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-after-the-admissions-scandal-colleges-wont-check-most-applications-11564738202
— FRONT PAGE: Families Go Deep in Debt to Stay in the Middle Class Wages stalled but costs haven’t, so people increasingly rent or finance what their parents might have owned outright – AnnaMaria Andriotis, Ken Brown and Shane Shifflett
https://www.wsj.com/articles/families-go-deep-in-debt-to-stay-in-the-middle-class-11564673734
— Fired by Google, a Republican Engineer Hits Back: ‘There’s Been a Lot of Bullying’ Search giant’s culture wars flame anew; a senior executive contacts law enforcement over leaks Kevin Cernekee says he was fired by Google last year for being an outspoken conservative on the company’s freewheeling internal message boards. – Rob Copeland
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fired-by-google-a-republican-engineer-hits-back-theres-been-a-lot-of-bullying-11564651801
— The Left vs. the Crazy Left If you’re looking for a moderate president, you won’t find one in the Democratic field. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-left-vs-the-crazy-left-11564701434

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— 5 Ways to Respond to Ageism in a Job Interview – Rebecca Zucker (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://hbr.org/2019/08/5-ways-to-respond-to-ageism-in-a-job-interview

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— FBI to access social media data in search of bad guys – Terry Wing
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/08/fbi-to-access-social-media-data-in-search-of-bad-guys/

August 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— NYC art gallery owner says he was attacked for wearing MAGA hat
https://abc7chicago.com/art-gallery-owner-says-he-was-attacked-for-maga-hat/5436273/

CBS2
— Hundreds Gather As Illinois EPA Holds Public Meeting On Sterigenics
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/01/public-meeting-on-sterigenics/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump says he’d rather rallygoers not chant ‘Send her back!’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-says-he-d-rather-rallygoers-not-chant-send-her-back-

WGN TV
— Secret meeting, offer of money latest revelations in Sterigenics controversy – MIKE LOWE
https://wgntv.com/2019/08/01/secret-meeting-offer-of-money-latest-revelations-in-sterigenics-controversy/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Respected lawmaker should have kept distance from a disreputable practice Lawmakers should avoid any actions that could be interpreted as an exchange of favors, and a cannabis company’s willingness to hire state Rep. Kelly Cassidy’s spouse fits that profile – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2019/8/1/20750429/kelly-cassidy-recreational-marijuana-revolution-enterprises-candace-gingrich
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Durbin blames Trump for immigration problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/1/20749178/immigration-border-crisis-asylum-seekers-donald-trump-the-wall-border-security
— So, you want Canadian health care? Medical care is subsidized by taxes, but the price comes in another form as well — rationing – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/1/20750725/health-care-canadian-health-care-medicare-donald-trump-democratic-debates-republican-party

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gerrymandering and Gov. Pritzker’s promises – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-gerrymandering-pritzker-madigan-lightfoot-20190801-ndlk52wq4fek5phbo3pzrltrvu-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers to investigate wealthy families using loophole in state guardianship law to qualify children for more financial aid – Dawn Rhodes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-college-financial-aid-guardianship-hearings-20190801-ooznxhs64vf2tbxtyoroog6y6i-story.html
— Plaintiffs in lawsuit that claimed racism in water department want Mayor Lori Lightfoot to release city records – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-water-department-lawsuit-20190801-5gwzowfy7vhrneolmqk3ngv4km-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pelosi, Scalise headed to this year’s Illinois State Fair The national party bigwigs will be in Springfield in mid-August to rally troops from their respective political parties. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pelosi-scalise-headed-years-illinois-state-fair
— Crain’s Chicago Business’ second Notable LGBTQ Executives features 84 leaders in business and nonprofits (DIERSEN: If you do not promote LGBTQ activity, these leaders, businesses, and nonprofits disapprove of you.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/notable/crains-notable-lgbtq-executives
— Upper-end home sales in area take steep dive Million-dollar-home buyers pulled back in the first half of 2019, resulting in a double-digit drop in the number of luxury homes sold in the metropolitan area. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/upper-end-home-sales-area-take-steep-dive

WLS AM
— Trump rallying in Cincinnati hoping to capitalize on Democratic debates
http://www.wlsam.com/news/trump-rallying-in-cincinnati-hoping-to-capitalize-on-democratic-debates/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Scalise to keynote Republican Day at Illinois State Fair – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190801/rep-scalise-to-keynote-republican-day-at-illinois-state-fair

OGLE COUNTY NEWS
— City council gets ready for new law legalizing cannabis – Vinde Wells (DIERSEN: Counties and municipalizes that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.oglecountynews.com/2019/07/26/city-council-gets-ready-for-new-law-legalizing-cannabis/a52d9ts/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Virginia and Kelly Lancey: August Yard of the Month winners in Highland – BARB STALLARD
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/highland-news-leader/article233401147.html

SOUTHERN
— When is more gambling too much? How would Illinois know? – Jim Nowlan
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-jim-nowlan-when-is-more-gambling-too-much-how/article_375b3206-04ba-55db-a1fd-9d7b7e010b8c.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— State senator Curran files legislation banning emissions of cancer-causing gas Downers Grove Republican ‘ready to go’ for special session aimed at Sterigenics – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/31/state-senator-curran-files-legislation-banning-emissions-of-cancer-causing-gas/ac5pian/

LEGALLY SOCIABLE
— Suburbs do not want to sully their character by allowing marijuana sales – Dr. Brian Miller
https://legallysociable.com/2019/07/29/suburbs-do-not-want-to-sully-their-character-by-allowing-marijuana-sales/
— Rethink Rezoning, Save Main responses share similar concerns – Dr. Brian Miller
https://legallysociable.com/2019/08/01/preserve-neighborhoods-save-main-responses-cut-from-the-same-anti-development-cloth-part-one/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The suburb in which I live and the neighboring suburb both have proposed redevelopment ideas and each has attracted opposition from residents. Both sets of opposition have yard signs to voice their displeasure and residents have spoken at public meetings. Part One of this analysis involves the basics of the proposed projects and how this fits into what suburbs generally try to do. The Rethink Rezoning group is responding to a study commissioned by the city of Wheaton to improve development along the busy Roosevelt Road corridor that runs east-west through the center of the suburb. . .Neither of these projects are unusual for suburban communities. Indeed, they both attempt to take advantage of unique traits already in the suburb. In Wheaton, the Roosevelt Road corridor has been an area of interest for the city for decades. With tens of thousands of cars passing through each day, it presents an opportunity, particularly since it is just south of the downtown (and traffic does not necessarily turn off Roosevelt to go downtown) and north of the other major shopping area at Danada (along the busy Butterfield Road corridor). But, Wheaton has generally been conservative about what development they allow along this stretch. Compared to Glen Ellyn to the east or the Ogden Avenue corridor in northwest Naperville, the Roosevelt Road stretch in Wheaton is relatively void of strip malls, fast food restaurants, car repair places, and rundown facilities. Again: this has been an intentional effort to maintain a certain level of quality. The proposed changes would build on this by updating some uses (most suburbs utilize single-use zoning but this can be restrictive in certain areas) and try to encourage some cohesiveness across stretches. What is now a hodgepodge of offices, some older houses, some more recent office buildings, could have a more uniform character and present a more pleasing aesthetic. I don’t know how many people will walk along such a busy road but it certainly does not lend itself to that now. All of this could help improve aesthetics and bring in more revenue from taxes in a revitalized district. Having a more uniform plan could help bring in more money for the city which then helps relieve local tax burdens. . .If these projects are in line with suburban plans – let alone the long-term plans for each community – what are the residents objecting to? More on that in Part Two tomorrow.)

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Ives falsely claims primary foe did not publicly oppose a controversial Illinois abortion bill – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller 
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2019/aug/01/jeanne-ives/ives-falsely-claims-primary-foe-did-not-publicly-o/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Congressional candidate Ives returns to the campaign trail in DuPage County – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512815598-congressional-candidate-ives-returns-to-the-campaign-trail-in-dupage-county

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Joe Biden blames Trump, saying economy ‘collapsing because of this presidency’ – Jessica Chasmar 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/1/joe-biden-blames-trump-economy-collapsing-because-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Democratic debate wasn’t about socialism, it’s worse – Salena Zito 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-democratic-debate-wasnt-about-socialism-its-worse

FOX NEWS
— Donald Trump Jr.: ‘Screaming racism has become the easy button’ for left-wing politicians
https://www.foxnews.com/media/donald-trump-jr-racism-left-cummings

GOPUSA
— Gillette’s ‘toxic masculinity’ ad costs P&G as shaving giant takes $8B writedown (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, big corporations make it clear that they exist NOT to make a profit, but to a) advance the interests of foreign countries and b) advance the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73554

AMERICAN THINKER
— President Trump should ‘Make Baltimore Great Again’ – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: When Democrats move into an area, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/president_trump_should_make_baltimore_great_again.html

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— HuffPost: Charlotte Worried About the Bad People GOP Convention Could Bring to Town – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/huffpost-charlotte-worried-about-the-bad-people-gop-convention-could-bring-to-town/

CNS NEWS
— Sen. Rand Paul Marks ‘The Death of the Tea Party Movement in America’ – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/sen-rand-paul-marks-death-tea-party-movement-america

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Again, Dems With Hateful, Counter-Trump, Radical Leftist Positions – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/08/again-dems-with-hateful-counter-trump-radical-leftist-positions/
— Racism: The Latest Attack Fad By Democrats – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/08/racismthe-latest-attack-fad-by-democrats/

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Call Any Criticism Of Their Proposals A ‘Republican Talking Point’ – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/01/democrat-proposals-criticism-republican-talking-point-debates/
— Democrats Don’t Care About Baltimore – TUCKER CARLSON AND NEIL PATEL
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/01/democrats-dont-care-about-baltimore/

TOWNHALL
— New Poll Finds Trump Far More Popular Than Pelosi, ‘The Squad’ – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/08/01/new-poll-trump-far-more-popular-than-the-squad-n2550897
— Slaughterhouse Owner Sentenced 18 Months For Employing Illegal Aliens, Avoiding Millions In Taxes – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/08/01/slaughterhouse-owner-sentenced-18-months-for-employing-illegal-aliens-avoiding-m-n2551057

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— AOC dishes out dangerous rhetoric: People in marginalized communities have ‘no choice but to riot’ – Frieda Powers 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/08/01/ocasio-cortez-slammed-for-saying-people-in-marginalized-communities-have-no-choice-but-to-riot-780654

WORLD NET DAILY
— AOC: PEOPLE MUST RIOT AGAINST ISRAEL Democrat claims Middle East democracy ‘absolutely’ criminal
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/aoc-people-must-riot-against-israel/
— DEMS DON’T CARE ABOUT HELLHOLE BALTIMORE — THEY CREATED IT ‘Progressivism isn’t about helping the people beneath you’ – Tucker Carlson & Neil Patel
https://www.wnd.com/2019/08/dems-dont-care-about-hellhole-baltimore-they-created-it/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— The Price Of Getting A Pass Into The U.S.? – $80 For A Child – John Romero
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/price-getting-free-pass-us-80

CNN
— Applause for Reparations at CNN’s Democratic Presidential Debate – Ellen McGirt (DIERSEN: If you surveyed the Democrats in your precinct, what percent would say they support promoting a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, h) patronage (reparations), i) political affiliation discrimination (reparations), j) reverse discrimination (reparations), k) age discrimination (reparations), and l) retaliation (reparations)?)
https://fortune.com/2019/07/31/applause-for-reparations-at-cnns-democratic-presidential-debate-raceahead/

ABC NEWS
— Ben Carson injects himself into Trump’s feud with Dems with Baltimore press conference – ANNE FLAHERTY
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ben-carson-injects-trumps-feud-dems-baltimore-press/story?id=64679253

NBC NEWS
— LGBTQ issues nearly absent from 10 hours of Democratic debates Over four nights of Democratic presidential debates, there was barely any extended mention of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. – Tim Fitzsimons (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you are barred from getting an education, barred from getting a job, etc.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/lgbtq-issues-nearly-absent-10-hours-democratic-debates-n1038176

NBC NEW YORK
— Owner of NYC Art Gallery on Billionaire’s Row Claims Group Attacked Him for Wearing MAGA Hat
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Owner-NYC-Art-Gallery-Billionaires-Row-Claims-Group-Attack-MAGA-Hat-513502341.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Another Victim of Facebook Romance Scams: A U.S. Congressman After battling social media impostors for years, Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois wants to force Facebook to do more to combat fake accounts. – Jack Nicas
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/technology/facebook-military-romance-scam.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ignoring-trumps-racism-betrays-our-countrys-victims/2019/08/01/78b9d0e6-b471-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html

SPOKANE FAVS
— Political signs say who we vote for, not who we are – Tracy Simmons
https://spokanefavs.com/political-signs-say-who-we-vote-for-not-who-we-are/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats’ ‘Big Ideas’ May Re-Elect Trump From Medicare for All to the Green New Deal, candidates work hard to repel swing voters. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-big-ideas-may-re-elect-trump-11564613802

YAHOO FINANCE
— IBM accused of age discrimination after layoffs (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, its top goals were to bring down the average age of its work force while at the same time increasing the percentage of its employees who were Democrat, minority, and/or female.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/ibm-accused-age-discrimination-layoffs-152322935.html

QUARTZ
— 25% of Americans are disabled. So why aren’t the Democratic candidates talking about it? – Rebecca Cokley (DIERSEN: As more and more and more Americans smoke pot, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60+% will be disabled.)
https://qz.com/1679748/disability-issues-are-absent-from-the-democratic-debate/

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
— News roundup (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. If I had not been a whistle blower, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. Should I put that in my resume?) 
https://www.whistleblowersblog.org/2019/08/articles/national-whistleblower-day/cyber/

COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $529,900
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/609-frazier-ct/pid_31643208/

August 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Meet the people working to kick Chicago out of Illinois – Cindy Dampier (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago make it clear that they want each and every individual, organization, and company that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time TO LEAVE ILLINOIS.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-illinois-state-secession-movement-0801-20190801-iesnu74ogvfjxfk35sn72lq7ya-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over the past two years, the movement to divide the state of Illinois into two states — Cook County in one, the other 101 counties in the other — has been gaining support. In February, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker was pursuing an agenda for Illinois that included new tax and abortion policies, Halbrook refiled a resolution in the state legislature, HR 101, in which he and six co-sponsors asked the U.S. Congress to recognize Chicago as the 51st state. “I hear it a lot from my constituents, that we need to be separate from Chicago,” Halbrook says. “I thought yep, this is what we need to do.” The resolution, which could be dismissed as simple political maneuvering — plays big at home, but has scant chance of seeing daylight in the legislature — is also backed by several grassroots groups agitating for separation. One of them, Illinois Separation, founded by Collin Cliburn, of Athens, has 24,000 followers on Facebook, and growing. Cliburn is also holding events at venues from wineries and gun shops to community centers around the state through August and September to capitalize on the cause’s momentum.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker vows to ‘root’ out parents scamming system for college financial aid for their kids: ‘Shame on you’ “If people are defrauding the system, these wealthy parents are literally committing fraud here,” the governor said. “We need to go find them, root it out and make sure that those dollars go to the right people.” – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: How much debt did/could your parents take on to pay for your college expenses? I never expected my outstanding parents to take on any debt to pay for my college expenses. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, he was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, he never attended college, he worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and he did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line Chevy. My mother never attended high school.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/31/20749204/pritzker-vows-investigate-parents-scamming-system-fraud-financial-aid-college-shame
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘She won’t take my calls’  Since taking office May 20, Lightfoot has not returned Wilson’s calls, he said. Instead, Lightfoot sent him a text saying she’s ‘too busy running the city to call me back.’ (DIERSEN: In politics, to not return a constituent’s phone call is to dump that constituent. I should write a book about past and present politicians a) who have represented me at the federal, state, county, township, and local levels and b) who have not returned my phone calls.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/7/31/20749270/lori-lightfoot-willie-wilson-aldermen-reparations-ordinance

DAILY HERALD
— Federal probes may show how right Rauner was – Dan McCaleb
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190801/stay-tuned-federal-probes-may-show-how-right-rauner-was

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s workforce is shrinking and aging—but there’s a silver lining A new report finds that outmigration has taken a toll on the area’s work force—but in a nugget of good news, labor force participation rates are up. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they want each and every individual, organization, and company that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time TO LEAVE CHICAGO.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicagos-workforce-shrinking-and-aging-theres-silver-lining
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want Trump-haters to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/12-chicago-family-foundations-enough-hate

CBS2
— Illinois State Parks Face $1 Billion In Delayed Maintenance; ‘You Have To Prioritize’ – Vince Gerasole (DIERSEN: This year, my wife and I have dipped into our life savings to pay for some delayed maintenance: gazebo roof replacement, driveway replacement, having six dead/dying trees cut down and replacing five of them, etc.) 
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/31/illinois-state-parks-face-1-billion-in-delayed-maintenance-you-have-to-prioritize/

WBEZ
— Meet Candace Moore, Chicago’s First-Ever Chief Equity Officer – Daniel Tucker (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Moore that a) IRS hired me in Chicago in 1971 and promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) GAO hired me in Chicago in 1980 and promoted me in 1986 BECAUSE I AM A WHITE MALE. In fact, a) IRS hired me because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job and b) GAO hired me because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.) 
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/meet-chicagos-firstever-chief-equity-officer/52cff8b0-39c5-4492-b5f4-5fd60936dba4

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis says faked call ‘teachable moment’; misrepresents Londrigan fundraising – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190731/bernard-schoenburg-davis-says-faked-call-teachable-moment-misrepresents-londrigan-fundraising

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Critical of Former Volunteer – Doug Jenkins
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=288318

ILLINOIS TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21464-smoke-%E2%80%99em-if-you-can-afford-%E2%80%99em.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Beardstown promotes illegal immigration.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/countering-fear-illinois-town-braces-2020-census#stream/0

TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— State says Illinois foreign language teachers have to emphasize word cultures – PETER HANCOCK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise foreign cultures and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn traditional American culture.)
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/state-says-illinois-foreign-language-teachers-have-to-emphasize-word/article_70b7a103-8da2-5559-a30f-ca6073130e7d.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want Republicans to dump not only Trump, but to dump Republicans. 
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/08/01/il-gops-trump-strategy-cassidys-wife-has-a-weed-job-jarretts-big-little-news-463852

CAPITOL FAX
— I’m gonna take the rest of this week off and probably all or most of next week. (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. They have included links to more than 342,100 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/01/reader-comments-closed-for-break/

FEDERALIST
— Baltimore’s Homicide Rate Is So High, Residents Could Claim U.S. Asylum If They Weren’t Americans People have long misrepresented Baltimore, but much of what President Trump said this past weekend about my cherished hometown was right on the nose. – Ellie Bufkin (DIERSEN: Constructively, ever-increasingly, Republican-hating Cook County residents, and especially Republican-hating Chicago residents, have been claiming and getting asylum in Republican DuPage County. Ultimately, that will turn DuPage County into Baltimore.) 
https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/01/baltimores-homicide-rate-high-residents-claim-u-s-asylum-werent-americans/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Don Lemon twice calls Trump ‘racist’ while moderating Democratic debate – AP (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you are a Republican, a Democrat will call you a racist. How will/did you react?) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/31/don-lemon-twice-calls-donald-trump-racist-while-mo/
— Joe Biden blasts decriminalizing illegal immigration: ‘It’s a crime’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/31/joe-biden-blasts-decriminalizing-illegal-immigrati/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nationalism, rightly understood, is a necessary ingredient of political success – Michael Barone
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/nationalism-rightly-understood-is-a-necessary-ingredient-of-political-success

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— DEMS DOUBLE DOWN IN DETROIT Targeting Trump, turning back the clock. – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274493/dems-double-down-detroit-lloyd-billingsley

AMERICAN THINKER
— Seven responses to Don Lemon’s obnoxious debate question about Trump – Christopher Paslay
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/seven_responses_to_don_lemons_obnoxious_debate_question_about_trump.html

BREITBART
— 2020 Democrats Falsely Claim Only 11M Illegal Aliens in U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/31/fact-check-2020-democrats-falsely-claim-only-11m-illegal-aliens-in-u-s/
— Elizabeth Warren Provides No Evidence for Claim ‘Cages of Babies’ Being Held at Border – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/31/elizabeth-warren-provides-no-evidence-for-claim-cages-of-babies-being-held-at-border/

DAILY CALLER
— Joe Biden Becomes The Left’s Punching Bag During Second CNN Debate – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/31/joe-biden-punching-bag-cnn-debate-kamala-harris/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Menacing Invective Against Trump Lowers the Bar for Violence – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/08/01/menacing-invective-against-trump-lowers-the-bar-for-violence/

GOPUSA
— Cities with Democrats at the helm ‘are not seeing improvements’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73546

FOX BUSINESS
— Moderate Democrats fading, far left runs the party – Stuart Varney
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/democrat-debate-far-left-moderates-varney

NUMBERS USA
— Democratic voters say make all businesses use E-Verify – Roy Beck
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/democratic-voters-say-make-all-businesses-use-e-verify

TOWNHALL
— Trump Says The Things You Can’t Say – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/08/01/trump-says-the-things-you-cant-say-n2550944

EAGLE FORUM
— House Votes Special Tax Break for Homosexuals
https://eagleforum.org/publications/alerts/capitol-hill-reports/house-votes-special-tax-break-for-homosexuals.html

PJ MEDIA
— Ann Arbor Could Fine Conservatives $500 Per Day for Not Parroting Left-Wing Talking Points – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: The following want me to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to parrot left-wing talking points: those who 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://pjmedia.com/trending/ann-arbor-could-fine-conservatives-500-per-day-for-not-parroting-left-wing-talking-points/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Apple News bans LifeSite without warning: says it ‘shows intolerance’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-apple-news-bans-lifesite-without-warning-shows-intolerance

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The GOP has declined in California a) because of mass/illegal immigration and b) Democrat success in getting immigrants and everyone else to hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/why-gop-declined-in-california/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Under Fire From All Sides as Rivals Attack His Record – Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/us/politics/democratic-presidential-debate-recap.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/opinion/gilroy-white-domestic-terrorism.html
— The Republican Exodus From Congress Eight Republican House members have announced their retirement this year, with more predicted to follow. What’s going on? – Michelle Cottle
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/opinion/republicans-congress.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A left-winger asks “Why do Facebook and Twitter’s anti-extremist guidelines allow right-wingers more freedom than Islamists?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/01/why-do-facebook-twitters-anti-extremist-guidelines-allow-right-wingers-more-freedom-than-islamists/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters promote hatred against Woodrow Wilson and against Donald Trump.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-31/trump-woodrow-wilson-discrimination-race

BUFFALO NEWS
— DA vows ‘hard line’ on drivers who kill while high on marijuana – Maki Becker
https://buffalonews.com/2019/08/01/da-vows-hard-line-on-drivers-who-kill-while-high-on-marijuana/

NORTH BAY NOW
— Neighbour concerned development will cause traffic issues
https://www.mynorthbaynow.com/46465/neighbour-concerned-development-will-cause-traffic-issues/

DAILY JOURNAL
— San Mateo County officials approve North Fair Oaks rezoning – Anna Schuessler 
https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/san-mateo-county-officials-approve-north-fair-oaks-rezoning/article_91839fa8-b408-11e9-98db-879e144c5b12.html

KOAM
— Council approves rezoning for medical marijuana cultivation facility in Lamar – Zachary Dodge
https://www.koamnewsnow.com/news/council-approves-zoning-for-medical-marijuana-cultivation-facility-in-lamar/1102020068

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democratic Divide The debate showed the sharpest ideological differences in decades. – Editorial (DIERSEN: How far to the left are the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? How strongly to they promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democratic-divide-11564601067
— Fired by Google, a Republican Engineer Hits Back: ‘There’s Been a Lot of Bullying’ Search giant’s culture wars flame anew; a senior executive contacts law enforcement over leaks – Rob Copeland
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fired-by-google-a-republican-engineer-hits-back-theres-been-a-lot-of-bullying-11564651801
— Stressed Teens Fret Over How Much to Relax During the Summer Students balancing the pressures of high school and college admissions worry about whether to kick back or step it up – Fleming Smith (DIERSEN: I did yard work during the summers of 1963 and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during summer of in 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stressed-teens-fret-over-how-much-to-relax-during-the-summer-11564576873
— The College Financial-Aid Guardianship Loophole and the Woman Who Thought It Up Lora Georgieva owns consulting firm in Illinois; U.S. Education Department says it will move to stop her actions – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: How much debt did/could your parents take on to pay for your college expenses? I never expected my outstanding parents to take on any debt to pay for my college expenses. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, he was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, he never attended college, he worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and he did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line Chevy. My mother never attended high school.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-college-financial-aid-guardianship-loophole-and-the-woman-who-thought-it-up-11564595984
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The college consultant who developed a strategy to help wealthy clients access scholarships designed for the poor said she came up with the idea after seeing how much debt parents were taking on to send their children to college. Lora Georgieva, owner of a consulting company called Destination College, said she has been explaining to families for the past two years that if they legally transferred the guardianship of their college-bound children to a friend or family member, the teens would be considered independent for the purposes of financial aid. That means they wouldn’t have to declare their parents’ income or assets, making it possible for them to collect state, federal and college scholarships reserved for students from poor families. The strategy was the topic of a Page One article Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal. Ms. Georgieva hadn’t responded to requests for comment for that article, but subsequently spoke Tuesday night with a Journal reporter about her operation. The U.S. Education Department condemned Ms. Georgieva’s actions and said it was moving to stop them.)

BUSINESS INSIDER
— IBM reportedly axed as many as 100,000 employees in recent years because it wanted to appear as ‘cool’ and ‘trendy’ as Amazon or Google – Benjamin Pimentel (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, one of its top goals was to bring down the average age of its work force.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-100000-employees-age-discrimination-google-amazon-2019-7

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Proposed law would empower FTC to end addictive practices in social media – Terry Wing
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/08/proposed-law-would-empower-ftc-to-end-addictive-practices-in-social-media/

NEWSWEEK
— PROTESTERS BLOCK INTERNATIONAL TUNNEL NEAR DEBATE TO CHALLENGE BIPARTISAN IMMIGRATION POLICY – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON
https://www.newsweek.com/protesters-block-international-tunnel-near-debate-challenge-bipartisan-immigration-policy-1451901

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater says “Trump Is in an Abusive Relationship With America. The president says he loves America, but he has shattered it in two.” 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/trump-doesnt-really-love-america/595231/

July 31 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake Zurich trustees undecided on allowing recreational marijuana sales, questioning tax benefits and effect on children – PHIL ROCKROHR (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are not family friendly.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-zurich/ct-lzc-recreational-marijuana-reaction-tl-0808-20190731-cnzucefsw5d3vljb4ehkv67qta-story.html
— New law will bar Illinois employers from asking job applicants for pay history – Dan Petrella (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees more than it paid its male employees who had more job-related work experience, more job-related education, more job-related professional certifications, and/or more job-related professional licenses. GAO was under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-signs-no-salary-history-law-20190731-lfboppla3jcsloljlhwsg4s3t4-story.html
— Ratings agency calls Illinois’ financial outlook ‘stable’ – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-budget-stable-20190731-gkw5hoeagzbybkq47vjanlb5o4-story.html
— Wait and indict Trump when he’s out of office? No. Start impeachment inquiry now. – MIKE QUIGLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-mueller-trump-impeachment-mike-quigley-20190731-wfhys7i3dvatnpskrgpi4eivdu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— High places? Spouse of Illinois pot bill sponsor takes job in cannabis industry — but pol insists no conflict Candace Gingrich, who spent 23 years working for the Human Rights Campaign, will serve as vice president and head of business development for Revolution Florida, a sister company to Illinois-based Revolution Enterprises. Gingrich will also serve as the company’s ambassador to the LGBTQ community. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/7/31/20747754/marijuana-spouse-llinois-pot-bill-sponsor-kelly-cassidy-candace-gingrich-job-cannabis-revolution
— Senate confirms Mary Rowland for federal judge in Chicago: Pick of Durbin, Duckworth part of ‘Illinois deal’ Rowland is the first LGBTQ judge Trump has put on the bench. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/31/20749350/senate-confirms-mary-rowland-federal-judge-chicago-durbin-duckworth-illinois-deal
— Pity the poor rich. We expect them to pay their kids’ way through college Dozens of wealthy suburban Chicago parents have given up legal custody of their children just so they can qualify for financial aid. We need to close that loophole. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/31/20748686/pro-publica-college-tuition-lake-county-legal-guardianship-attorney-general-investigation
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/31/20748807/washington-national-cathedral-president-trump-joseph-mccarthy-hollerith-sun-times-editorial

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Wife of legal weed law sponsor takes big job with cannabis company State Rep. Kelly Cassidy says there’s no quid pro quo in her spouse, Candace Gingrich, becoming an executive at the Florida unit of Illinois-based grower and dispensary firm Revolution Enterprises. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/wife-legal-weed-law-sponsor-takes-big-job-cannabis-company
— Illinois finances get a jolt of good news from Fitch The ratings agency shifts its outlook from negative to stable, citing a balanced budget and predictability from a new labor contract. But it stops short of an actual upgrade. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-finances-get-jolt-good-news-fitch
— Law banning salary history will be life-changing for workers The law, signed today by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, is a tool to fight the wage gap, and to lift the entire economy up in the process. – CHERITA ELLENS and WENDY POLLACK (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees more than it paid its male employees who had more job-related work experience, more job-related education, more job-related professional certifications, and/or more job-related professional licenses. GAO was under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/law-banning-salary-history-will-be-life-changing-workers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Questions about salary history are extremely common. A recent survey showed that of 15,000 people currently evaluating job offers, 43 percent had been asked for salary history during the interview process. Imagine the cumulative effects of being asked about previous wages when considering a new job over the course of a career. Salary history questions are a major contributing factor in both racial and gender wage gaps. And this is exacerbated for women of color, who, because of the realities of intersectionality, often face both. Black women working in the U.S. make just 61 cents to a white man’s dollar. For Native American women, it’s 58 cents. For Latinas, 53 cents. And when a potential employer asks for past wages, it allows that pay inequity to continue, impacting future wages and earning potential. Over a career, a woman of color can lose over $1 million to the wage gap, further widening the wealth gap. This loss of income has an impact on opportunities afforded to their families, support for their communities and the economy at large.)

NBC5
— Lake County Fair Steps Up Security After California Shooting Three people were killed at the Gilroy Garlic Festival earlier this week – Michelle Relerford
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lake-county-fair-steps-up-security-after-california-shooting-513463901.html

CBS2
— Illinois State Police Crackdown On Gun Owners With Revoked FOID Cards: Has It Worked?
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/31/state-police-revoked-foid-progress/

WGN RADIO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis Business Attorney David Ruskin on Illinois’ New Cannabis Law – BENANDER SONWGNAM
https://wgnradio.com/2019/07/31/cannabis-business-attorney-david-ruskin-on-illinois-new-cannabis-law/

EVANSTON NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want women and minorities to be pot pushers.
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2019-07-31/82384/cassidy-seeks-more-diversity-in-pot-business

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Embrace Gun Control On Debate Stage; Researchers Question Policies’ Impact – LISA HAGEN, CHRIS HAXEL & BRETT NEELY 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-embrace-gun-control-debate-stage-researchers-question-policies-impact#stream/0

WPSD
— Durbin introduces marijuana research bill – Rebecca Gangemella
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2019/07/31/illinois-senator-introduces-marijuana-research-bill/

WGLT
— Normal Town Council Could Consider Marijuana Ordinance In September – CHARLIE SCHLENKER (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/normal-town-council-could-consider-marijuana-ordinance-september#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE
— Was Rauner right about Madigan all along? – Dan McCaleb 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/op-ed-was-rauner-right-about-madigan-all-along/article_2ed71206-b384-11e9-be4d-cbb7e2e99087.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jay Kinzler May Join the Fight Against Sean Casten Making It a Three-Way Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/31/jay-kinzler-may-join-the-fight-against-sean-casten-making-it-a-three-way-race/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rep. Batinick calls for politics to take a back seat on state’s simmering immigration issues – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: E-Verify should be required for all hiring.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512808185-rep-batinick-calls-for-politics-to-take-a-back-seat-on-state-s-simmering-immigration-issues

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives’ campaign machine picks up where it left off – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512808070-ives-campaign-machine-picks-up-where-it-left-off
— Voters can help extinguish gerrymandering in Illinois, Sen. Oberweis says – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton in 2015. I would focus on those responsible for the gerrymandering, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512808055-voters-can-help-extinguish-gerrymandering-in-illinois-sen-oberweis-says
— Ives Talks Politics with Elmhurst Small Business Owner and Customers
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512815726-ives-talks-politics-with-elmhurst-small-business-owner-and-customers
— Casten Outed as Climate Hypocrite
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512815739-casten-outed-as-climate-hypocrite

CHAMBANA SUN
— Rep. Caulkins questions motivation behind Democratic support for two new immigration laws – Glenn Minnis
https://chambanasun.com/stories/512808213-rep-caulkins-questions-motivation-behind-democratic-support-for-two-new-immigration-laws

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CASTEN’S AN ENVIRONMENT HYPOCRITE, IVES SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/casten-talks-out-of-both-sides-of-his-mouth-on-global-warming.html
— DEMOCRAT HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY OKS ‘GAY REPARATIONS’ BILL GIVING TAX REFUNDS TO SAME-SEX COUPLES (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/democrat-house-unanimously-oks-gay-reparations-bill-giving-tax-refunds-to-same-sex-couples.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not push pot. 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/31/a-possible-work-around-of-the-bluenoses/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: “Over 4 million Illinoisans have an arrest or conviction record – that includes over 40 percent of our working age population,” said Governor JB Pritzker. What percent of those 4 million are Democrats? 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://capitolfax.com/2019/07/31/new-laws-4/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Edgar Fellows Class of 2019 includes David Carlin, Susanne Fitch, and Daniel Wagner.
https://capitolfax.com
— No ratings bump, but Fitch revises Illinois outlook from Negative to Stable
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/31/no-ratings-bump-but-fitch-revises-illinois-outlook-from-negative-to-stable/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters get religious leaders to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/31/washington-national-cathedral-condemns-donald-trum/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump brushes off being labeled a racist: Pelosi’s own party called her a racist – Julio Rosas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-brushes-off-being-labeled-a-racist-pelosis-own-party-called-her-a-racist

FOX NEWS
— African American faith leaders defend Trump after White House meeting: ‘He’s not a racist’ – Caleb Parke 
https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/trump-pastors-african-american-leaders-not-racist-photo-op
— Tomi Lahren: ‘Russia card’ didn’t work out, now Dems back to ‘white supremacy’ claims
https://www.foxnews.com/media/tomi-lahren-dem-debate-trump-racist

BREITBART
— Kris Kobach: Democrats Offer Free Healthcare to Illegals While Americans Forced to Buy Obamacare – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/31/kris-kobach-democrats-offer-free-healthcare-to-illegals-while-americans-forced-to-buy-obamacare/
— Fact Check — TRUE: Free Health Care for Illegal Aliens Would Increase Illegal Immigration – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/07/30/fact-check-true-free-health-care-would-increase-illegal-immigration/
— Media Continue to Pretend Single-Digit Pete Buttigieg Is Top Tier Candidate – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/07/31/nolte-media-continue-to-pretend-single-digit-pete-buttigieg-is-top-tier-candidate/

TOWNHALL
— Don Lemon, as Debate Moderator, Suggests Trump Voters Are Racist. Trump Just Responded. – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/07/31/don-lemon-asked-this-ridiculous-debate-question-last-night-n2550961
— Baltimore’s Murder Rate Is Higher Than Honduras, Guatemala, And El Salvador – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/07/31/baltimores-murder-rate-is-higher-than-honduras-guatemala-and-el-salvador-n2550959

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Arizona sheriff says his county pays for cartel traffickers’ hospital bills – Daniel Horowitz ·
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/arizona-sheriff-says-county-pays-cartel-traffickers-hospital-bills/
— Rand Paul mourns ‘death’ of Tea Party, blasts both parties for budget ‘abomination’ on Senate floor – Nate Madden ·
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/rand-paul-mourns-death-tea-party-blasts-parties-budget-abomination-senate-floor/

CNS NEWS
— Pence: ‘Socialism Has Never Worked Before – It Doesn’t Work Now’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/pence-socialism-has-never-worked-it-doesnt-work-now

SEAN HANNITY
— CALL TO ARMS? Ocasio-Cortez Says Those in ‘Poverty in the US’ Should ‘Riot’ Like Palestinians
https://hannity.com/media-room/call-to-arms-aoc-says-palestinians-have-no-choice-but-to-riot-calls-on-americans-to-do-the-same/

GOPUSA
— Gallup says a plurality of Democrats now support reparations (DIERSEN: If Gallup polled the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois on this, what percent would support reparations? Who would those Democrats want in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) to pay reparations and how much and b) to receive reparations and how much? What criteria would they use to make those determinations?)
http://www.gopusa.com/for-what-its-worth-gallup-says-a-plurality-of-democrats-now-support-reparations/
— Newsom laments lack of borders between states to stop weapons of ‘godd–ned mass destruction’
http://www.gopusa.com/newsom-laments-lack-of-borders-between-states-to-stop-weapons-of-godd-ned-mass-destruction/
— Even the peacekeepers aren’t safe in the Democrat stronghold of Chicago
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73496

PJ MEDIA
— CNN Debate Moderator Don Lemon to Candidates: Hey, What About Trump’s Bigotry?! – MICHAEL VAN DER GALIEN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/cnn-debate-moderator-don-lemon-to-candidates-hey-what-about-president-trumps-bigotry/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— President Trump: Democrats Obsessed With Illegals While Their Own Districts Rot
https://www.oann.com/president-trump-democrats-obsessed-with-illegals-while-their-own-districts-rot/

THE HILL
— O’Rourke calls El Paso the ‘Ellis Island of today’ – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455489-orourke-calls-el-paso-the-ellis-island-of-today

ROLL CALL
— Two GOP groups have tried — and failed — to censure Rep. Riggleman for officiating gay wedding Virginia freshman Republican was ‘happy to officiate’ the wedding, he said, earning the ire of some local party leaders – Griffin Connolly (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the attempt to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me at its 2006 Annual Convention for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those who led the attempt, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/two-local-gop-groups-have-tried-and-failed-to-censure-rep-riggleman-for-officiating-gay-wedding

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Charlotte Is Starting To Regret Hosting Trump’s Renomination Convention President Donald Trump’s racist and xenophobic statements have drawn official condemnation from a city that is now predominantly black and Latino.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/charlotte-trump-renomination-convention_n_5d4176bce4b0db8affb11614

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump hails ‘righteous cause of American self-government’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A use “self-government” to get rid of 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. I should write a book about members of Group A who have moved into my neighborhood, my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America.)
https://www.apnews.com/bde0d590becf4d21a6601038ca828e3a

NBC NEWS
— Trump says Democrats would lead U.S. into ‘economic sinkhole’ – Daniella Silva
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-says-democrats-would-lead-u-s-economic-sinkhole-n1037191

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal Reserve cuts interest rate a quarter point, the first rate cut in a decade – Heather Long (DIERSEN: Lower interest rates a) help borrowers who are generally younger and b) harm savers who generally older.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/07/31/federal-reserve-cuts-interest-rate-quarter-point-effort-keep-economy-track/
— House Oversight Committee seeks documents related to secret CBP Facebook groups that ridiculed migrants – Felicia Sonmez (DIERSEN: How many secret Facebook groups operate in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do the members of those groups post about you?) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-panel-seeks-documents-related-to-secret-cbp-facebook-groups-that-ridiculed-migrants/2019/07/31/e6507d08-b39f-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— AOC says Palestinians have ‘no choice but to riot’ — and Americans could do the same – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2019/07/31/aoc-says-palestinians-have-no-choice-but-to-riot-and-americans-could-do-the-same/

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RECORD
— Google to face California lawsuit of alleged hiring bias against conservatives and men – Rich Peters
https://norcalrecord.com/stories/512797835-google-to-face-california-lawsuit-of-alleged-hiring-bias-against-conservatives-and-men

24/7 WALL STREET
— These States Are Spending the Most to Fund Their Residents Retirement – Samuel Stebbins 
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/07/31/these-states-are-spending-the-most-to-fund-their-residents-retirement/

YAHOO FINANCE
— Moderate Democrats fading, far left runs the party – Stuart Varney
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/moderate-democrats-fading-far-left-163325976.html

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: Agencies Should Optimize Employee Recruitment, Retention Efforts – Matthew Nelson (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.executivegov.com/2019/07/gao-agencies-should-optimize-employee-recruitment-retention-efforts/

July 31 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— One-third of Illinoisans face debt collectors, according to Heartland Institute – Mike Flannery (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county face debt collectors?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/one-third-of-illinoisans-face-debt-collectors-according-to-heartland-institute

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN WITH COLOR PICTURE: How rising rents and an aging population are changing housing trends in Naperville – SARAH FREISHTAT and ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-affordable-housing-trends-naperville-st-20190731-kjg2eef4wjb4nphkzcehm33qjm-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— City Council has no financial analyst as crucial budget cycle approaches The Office of Financial Analysis, which is supposed to inform aldermen on the budget and costs of other government operations, is without a director and has only one staff member as the city faces a more than $700 million budget gap. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/city-council-has-no-financial-analyst-crucial-budget-cycle-approaches
— The mayor could do LGBT constituents proud by being … boring Chicagoans—gay and straight alike—need the new mayor to quietly and methodically re-engineer our city until it’s clean and competent. – COCO SOODEK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/lightfoot-100/mayor-could-do-lgbt-constituents-proud-being-boring
— Beyond Chicago: ‘One household, one yard’ no more Among the ways Minneapolis and other cities are confronting affordable housing problems is the elimination of zoning that reserves properties for single families. Critics say the century-old trend erected barriers and reinforced segregation. – DENNIS RODKI
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-housing/beyond-chicago-one-household-one-yard-no-more

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Residents advocate for local pot shop
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/residents-advocate-for-local-pot-shop/article_4c482690-440f-5be1-bdbb-509dd5ecb042.html

DECATUR DAILY
— Keeping out those fleeing tyranny would be shameful – Editorial (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, every citizen of every foreign country will say that they want to flee tyranny.)
https://www.decaturdaily.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-keeping-out-those-fleeing-tyranny-would-be-shameful/article_7a1f17d0-129a-535d-911c-d5e764714d59.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Ben Carson Backs Trump, Says Baltimore Homes Were ‘Infested’ With Rats, Roaches – BRAKKTON BOOKER
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/ben-carson-backs-trump-says-baltimore-homes-were-infested-rats-roaches#stream/0

KANKAKEE TIMES
–FROM THE REPORT: Ron Hanson from Bourbonnais spoke to encourage board members to speak out against legalization of recreational marijuana. He indicated that the Illinois Family Institute had ten reasons on their website to oppose legalizing recreational marijuana.
https://kankakeetimes.com/stories/512810954-kankakee-county-board-met-may-14

WIRE POINTS
— It’s not just property taxes Illinoisans should be worried about. It’s their home values, too. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: Could you sell your home for what your assessor says it is worth?)
https://wirepoints.org/its-not-just-property-taxes-illinoisans-should-be-worried-about-its-their-home-values-too/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Costa-Howard’s cell phone controversy deflects from abortion vote – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512807069-source-costa-howard-s-cell-phone-controversy-deflects-from-abortion-vote

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 651 NEW ILLINOIS PUBLIC PENSIONERS AVERAGE $1.3M IN ESTIMATED RETIREMENT BENEFITS – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/651-new-illinois-public-pensioners-add-26-million-in-annual-pension-costs/

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Pritzker’s “Fair Tax”: Another Chicago Bailout
http://illinoisopportunity.org/pritzkers-fair-tax-another-chicago-bailout/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 2020 Democrat warns party ‘playing into Donald Trump’s hands’ on immigration – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/30/steve-bullock-warns-democrats-playing-donald-trump/
— Marianne Williamson pitches half-a-trillion dollars in slave reparations to raucous applause – John Gage
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/30/marianne-williamson-puts-500-billion-price-tag-rep/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats double down on open borders – Tom Rogan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/democrats-double-down-on-open-borders
— Marianne Williamson pitches half-a-trillion dollars in slave reparations to raucous applause – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/marianne-williamson-pitches-half-a-trillion-dollars-in-slave-reparations-to-raucous-applause
— Kamala Harris embraces exclusive blackness at the expense of her Indian heritage – Charles Michael Byrd
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/kamala-harris-embraces-exclusive-blackness-at-the-expense-of-her-indian-heritage
— Here’s who Democrats are praising when they praise Al Sharpton – Philip Klein
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/heres-who-democrats-are-praising-when-they-praise-al-sharpton

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Dem Candidates Call For More Than $200 Trillion in Spending Most have at least $1 trillion of proposals – Charles Fain Lehman and David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/analysis-dem-candidates-call-for-more-than-200-trillion-in-spending/

FOX NEWS
— Detroit debate: Liberal 2020 Dems forced on defense over ‘Medicare-for-all,’ immigration – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/detroit-debate-2020-dems-medicare-for-all
— Few attacks in CNN debate as top candidates stick to über-liberal stances – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/few-attacks-in-cnn-debate-as-top-candidates-stick-to-uber-liberal-stances

GOPUSA
— Large fines are piling up for illegal aliens harbored by churches
http://www.gopusa.com/large-fines-are-piling-up-for-illegal-aliens-harbored-by-churchesdespite-this-sympathetic-story-the-woman-entered-the-us-illegally-and-the-church-enables-lawbreaking/

AMERICAN THINKER
— lhan Omar Exposes the GOP’s Achilles Heel: lack of effective opposition research – Taylor Day
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/ilhan_omar_exposes_the_gops_achilles_heel.html
— Washington Post Trump-hater dismayed by CNN’s embarrassing lack of professionalism and showmanship in debate coverage – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/wapo_trumphater_dismayed_by_cnns_embarrassing_lack_of_professionalism_and_showmanship_in_debate_coverage.html

BREITBART
— Beto Promises to Fast-Track 9 Million Green Card Holders for U.S. Citizenship – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/30/beto-promises-to-fast-track-9-million-green-card-holders-for-u-s-citizenship/
— Bernie Sanders: ‘Health Care as a Human Right’ Applies to Illegal Aliens – HARIS ALIC (DIERSEN: A “human right” is something that “government” provides for “free.” If health care is a “human right,” than housing, food, clothing, education, transportation, education, and everything else is a “human right.” QUESTION: Who pays for what “government” provides for “free?” ANSWER: The remaining few who get an education, get a job, and pay taxes.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/07/30/bernie-sanders-health-care-as-a-human-right-applies-to-illegal-aliens/
— Fact-Check: Elizabeth Warren Falsely Claims She Saw ‘Cages of Babies’ at Southern Border – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/30/fact-check-elizabeth-warren-falsely-claims-she-saw-cages-of-babies-at-southern-border/

CNS NEWS
— Beto O’Rourke: As President, I Will Sign a Reparations Bill – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/beto-orourke-president-i-will-sign-reparations-bill

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Exchange Barbs Over Decriminalization Of Illegal Immigration – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/30/democrats-border-decriminalize/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ted Cruz exposes frightening power of Google to influence elections – John Dale Dunn
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/watch-ted-cruz-exposes-frightening-power-of-google-to-influence-elections
— Leftists don’t want equality in America. They want revenge. – Jeffrey Folks
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/leftists-dont-want-equality-in-america-they-want-revenge
— Kellyanne Conway touts Trump as ‘first president to start … approving of gay marriage’ – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/kellyanne-conway-touts-trump-as-first-president-to-start…approving-of-gay-marriage
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As Democrats vying for the White House frame themselves as LGBT “allies” looking to replace a “homophobic” incumbent, recent comments by one of Donald Trump’s top advisers underscore that the 45th president actually agrees with the Left on key aspects of the homosexual agenda. At the end of May, Kellyanne Conway contrasted her boss’ endorsement of LGBT “Pride Month” with his predecessors’ handling of same-sex “marriage,” telling reporters outside the White House she was “old enough to remember the 2008 campaign where Hillary and Obama were arguing with each other about who was more in favor of traditional marriage. It wasn’t so long ago. He is the first president to start as president approving of gay marriage.”)
— Pete Buttigieg: Wrong about Christianity, abortion, and homosexuality – Don Boys
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/pete-buttigieg-wrong-about-christianity-abortion-and-homosexuality

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP TWEET CONDEMNING SOMALI TERRORISTS BLASTED AS ‘RACIST’ U.S. Muslim group: President making ‘hate the core message of his 2020 campaign’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/trump-tweet-condemning-somali-terrorists-blasted-as-racist/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump: $16 Billion to Baltimore Was ‘Stolen or Wasted, Ask Elijah Cummings Where it Went’ – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-16-billion-to-baltimore-was-stolen-or-wasted-ask-elijah-cummings-where-it-went_3022553.html

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POLITICO
— Trump brushes off criticism: ‘Everybody’s called a racist now’ – CAITLIN OPRYSKO (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things if you do anything other than glorify, praise, and pander to those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, in America illegally, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German America, non-heterosexual, non-conservative, non-Republican, and/or do not have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/31/trump-racist-everyone-scully-1441586

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in painting Trump as being a racist.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/is-trump-racist.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/trump-go-back.html
— Trump’s Pick for Top Intelligence Post Overstated Parts of His Biography Aides revised old claims about Representative John Ratcliffe’s role in prosecuting a prominent terrorism case. – Julian E. Barnes and Nicholas Fandos (DIERSEN: Resumes should focus on facts: education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional licenses.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/john-ratcliffe-resume-intelligence.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says Baltimore is ‘worse than Honduras’ in terms of violent crime – Michael Kranish and Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-baltimore-is-worse-than-honduras-in-terms-of-violent-crime/2019/07/30/5f56572a-b320-11e9-8f6c-7828e68cb15f_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. Democrats use citizens of foreign countries to destroy Republicans and to destroy America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-trump-administrations-new-policy-again-shows-its-contempt-for-central-americans/2019/07/30/070b3b1a-b2ff-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/31/we-must-confront-trumps-racism-every-time-no-matter-how-often-he-spews-it/

NEW YORK POST
— Why The Squad is setting the House’s agenda – Jonathan S. Tobin
https://nypost.com/2019/07/30/why-the-squad-is-setting-the-houses-agenda/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— San Diego loosens zoning to encourage housing construction near job sites New mixed-use zones aim to help solve housing crisis and curb climate change – DAVID GARRICK
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-30/san-diego-loosens-zoning-to-encouraging-more-neighborhoods-combining-housing-with-jobs
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) older White Americans, c) their parents, c) their grandparents, d) their great grandparents, and e) the rest of their ancestors. 
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-30/trump-divided-nation-democrats-history

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— Should a presidential candidate’s age matter? An aging expert S. Jay Olshansky says no, but he needs more information. – Stacey Burling (DIERSEN: What does Olshansky say about the federal government’s up-or-out policy which dumps its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40?)
https://www.inquirer.com/health/how-long-will-presidential-candidates-live-trump-biden-sanders-warren-20190730.html

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Luis Aponte officially resigns, and contest to replace him on City Council takes shape – Madeleine List
https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190730/luis-aponte-officially-resigns-and-contest-to-replace-him-on-city-council-takes-shape

RENO GAZETTE JOURNAL
— Five to interview for upcoming Fernley City Council vacancy – Amy Alonzo
https://www.rgj.com/story/news/local/leader-courier/2019/07/30/five-interview-upcoming-fernley-city-council-vacancy/1873481001/

OKLAHOMAN
— Norman City Council accepting applications for upcoming Ward 4 vacancy
https://oklahoman.com/article/5637412/norman-city-council-accepting-applications-for-upcoming-ward-4-vacancy

GOLDEN TRANSCRIPT
— City council passes final phase of code changes Four-month moratorium on large residential development ends Aug. 1 – Christy Steadman
https://goldentranscript.net/stories/city-council-passes-final-phase-of-code-changes,284273

KNIA KRLS
— DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR VACANT CITY COUNCIL POSITION IS TODAY – Nathan Sage
https://www.kniakrls.com/2019/07/31/deadline-to-apply-for-vacant-city-council-position-is-today/

KPBS
— City Streamlines Mixed-Use Development Process
https://www.kpbs.org/news/2019/jul/30/city-streamlines-mixed-use-development-process/

GREENVILLE ONLINE
— Simpsonville expanding east with annexation of new 250-home mixed use development – Gabe Cavallaro
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/golden-strip/2019/07/31/simpsonville-sc-expand-east-annexation-new-250-home-mixed-use-development-the-settlement/1838041001/

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Racially Divisive Attacks Stoke Base Yet Pose 2020 Risks.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-31/trump-s-racially-divisive-attacks-stoke-base-yet-pose-2020-risks

July 30 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will pot be sold at shops in your town come Jan. 1? Officials throughout Illinois have begun debating the issue – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-illinois-locals-decide-whether-to-allow-marijuana-businesses-20190730-hlis7euabffpnkmt6njgns3hum-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Northbrook board voices initial approval of first recreational cannabis business proposal – ALEXANDRA KUKULKA (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/ct-nbs-recreational-cannabis-business-tl-0801-20190730-dqvatdicnfbg5ap7vrjv2o3nay-story.html
— Federal executions are resuming. Will state death penalty bans hold up? – SUSANNE DUMBLETON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-death-penalty-executions-20190730-27373wffi5drnpyvpoatbx4dwm-story.html
— Is nuclear power too radioactive for Democrats? – JONATHAN LESSER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-nuclear-energy-renwable-democrats-20190730-bvt7v4wfq5burcpjz5e4unqvue-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-trump-baltimore-lightfoot-orkin-rats-elijah-cummings-20190730-btqqrgtp7vhdlbbbmo2b42ogeu-story.html
— President promises to loom over Democratic policy debates in Michigan — a state won by both Obama and Trump – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-democratic-presidential-candidates-debate-20190730-qhhd3rm4encx7fdlkais6hyqcu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Democratic Chairman Mike Madigan a power in party politics? Prove it, his lawyers say “Defendants dispute that Defendant Madigan uses the numerous roles he holds to influence Democrats at all levels of government,” Madigan’s lawyers wrote. “The evidence cited does not support this statement, nor does the record otherwise support a statement.” – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/30/20747565/illinois-democratic-chairman-mike-madigan-power-politics-prove-gonzalez-lawsuit

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage probation employees rally to demand higher pay – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190730/dupage-probation-employees-rally-to-demand-higher-pay
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They say those employees are “vastly underpaid” for their work. Probation officers are required to have a bachelor’s degree. Many who work for DuPage County have an advanced degree or other specialized credentials. The starting salary for a probation officer is $41,659 a year. The top annual salary is $59,562. However, McNamara said there are probation officers with more than 18 years of service who aren’t at the top of the pay scale. Nearly a third of the county’s probation employees have to work a second job to make ends meet, according to a union survey. McNamara said 44 employees have left in the last two years, many for other jobs with better-paid probation departments. “Why are you letting the taxpayers of DuPage pay to train (probation officers) only for them to leave?” she said. In addition to higher wages, the workers hope the new pact includes flexible scheduling.)
— Trump’s intelligence director pick Ratcliffe was born in Mount Prospect, grew up in Palatine – Charles Keeshan (DIERSEN: According to Senate Intelligence Committee member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ratcliffe is the “least qualified individual ever” for the position. What were your qualifications for the last promotion that you got? When GAO promoted me to GS-13 (currently $98,198/year) in 1986 when I was 38 years old, I had the following qualifications: almost 7 years of experience working for GAO, almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, licensed CPA since 1981, Certified Internal Auditor since 1981, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, MBA from Loyola in 1976, bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, and Treasurer for the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter since 1983.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190730/trumps-intelligence-director-pick-ratcliffe-was-born-in-mount-prospect-grew-up-in-palatine
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190730/news/307309919/
— Suburban Republican John Curran files bill to ban ethylene oxide emissions – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190730/suburban-republican-files-bill-to-ban-ethylene-oxide-emissions-

ABC7
— Seesaw installation brings children together on both sides of the border (DIERSEN: Mexico has illegally sent many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally. Mexico is illegally keeping many millions of it citizens in America illegally. Mexico has illegally sent many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.) 
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/artists-install-seesaws-on-us-mexico-border/5430674/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The wall became a literal fulcrum for U.S. – Mexico relations and children and adults were connected in meaningful ways on both sides with the recognition that the actions that take place on one side have a direct consequence on the other side,” Rael said in an Instagram post.)

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Future of marijuana sales in O’Fallon is unclear as committee takes public input – LYNN VENHAUS (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/ofallon-progress/article233266445.html

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Legal marijuana requires adjustments for police and prosecutors Rock Island County state’s attorney preparing for new Illinois law – Jim Niedelman (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/legal-marijuana-requires-adjustments-for-police-and-prosecutors/

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— Kinzinger: U.S. Border Patrol agents need the public’s support Crisis takes emotional, physical toll on agents – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.bcrnews.com/2019/07/30/kinzinger-u-s-border-patrol-agents-need-the-publics-support/amh9qze/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— ‘People want to live here’ – ALEX ORTIZ (DIERSEN: Why do people want to live in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? People want to live in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County because of the safety and prosperity that people who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican provide there.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/26/people-want-to-live-here/a9macug/

ST. CHARLES PATCH
— Public Input Sought on Pot Sales in St. Charles A public discussion around whether to allow recreational cannabis sales in St. Charles will be on the agenda for the Aug. 5. (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://patch.com/illinois/stcharles-il/public-input-sought-pot-sales-st-charles

CENTER SQUARE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s veto leaves door open for yet-to-surface Medicaid buy-in plan – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/gov-j-b-pritzker-s-veto-leaves-door-open-for/article_bdab4740-b311-11e9-970e-5b349679f14b.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Sanguinetti Criticizes Casten for Investment in Dirty Wood Burning Firm
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/30/sanguinetti-criticizes-casten-for-investment-in-dirty-wood-burning/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois GOP wants Speaker Madigan to answer for reports that harassment probe lacks merit – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512810890-illinois-gop-wants-speaker-madigan-to-answer-for-reports-that-harassment-probe-lacks-merit

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— In response to immigrations laws, Bailey says Pritzker ‘on a one-way ticket to destroy Illinois’ – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/512807316-in-response-to-immigrations-laws-bailey-says-pritzker-on-a-one-way-ticket-to-destroy-illinois

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis hosts first public forum in years
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/30/rodney-davis-hosts-first-public-forum-in-years/
— Bustos shakes up staff during DCCC turmoil
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/30/bustos-shakes-up-staff-during-dccc-turmoil/
— College aid “scam” uncovered here
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/30/college-aid-scam-uncovered-here/
— “There’s simply no evidence at this time that the ICC is in bed with ComEd” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my ICC complaint against ComEd which dramatically improved the reliability of electric service for my precinct in Wheaton.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/30/theres-simply-no-evidence-at-this-time-that-the-icc-is-in-bed-with-comed/
— Pritzker admin say it may not apply to Sterigenics *** Sen. Curran files bill to ban ethylene oxide, wants special session
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/30/sen-curran-files-bill-to-ban-ethylene-oxide-wants-special-session/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— In new TV ad, Trump campaign says Democrats ‘all the same’ on health care for illegals – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/30/trump-campaign-new-tv-add-says-democrats-all-same-/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Fight Woke Capitalism by Eating at Chick-fil-A Conservatives must put our money where our mouths are and support businesses that share our values. – CASEY CHALK
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/fight-woke-capitalism-by-eating-at-chick-fil-a/

BREITBART
— TV Ad Demanding Nationwide Mandatory E-Verify to Air During Democrat Debate – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/30/watch-tv-ad-demanding-nationwide-mandatory-e-verify-to-air-during-democrat-debate/
— Elijah Cummings Blames Baltimore’s Problems on Trump and Racism – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/30/nolte-elijah-cummings-blames-baltimores-problems-on-trump-and-racism/
— Ocasio-Cortez Suggests GOP Uses Illegal Immigration to Hide Racism – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/30/ocasio-cortez-suggests-gop-uses-illegal-immigration-to-hide-racism/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Bad news, Democrats: American voters aren’t nearly as ‘woke’ as your primary field – Nate Madden 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/bad-news-democrats-american-voters-arent-nearly-woke-primary-field/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Baltimore And Other Rat-Infested Cities Run By Democrats In Crisis – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/baltimore-and-other-rat-infested-cities-run-by-democrats-in-crisis/

CNS NEWS
— Acting CBP Commissioner: Can’t ‘Efficiently’ Check Whether Illegals Have Criminal Record Back Home – Melanie Arter 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/acting-cbp-commissioner-cant-efficiently-check-whether-illegals-have

DAILY CALLER
— VA Delegate Who Heckled Trump For ‘Racism’ Has History Of Anti-Semitic Posts – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/30/virginia-delegate-trump-bigot-anti-semitism/

GOPUSA
— The price we’d pay for Rashida Tlaib’s idea of a $20 minimum wage (DIERSEN: When you were younger, if you could have gotten $20/hour in today’s dollars for jobs that not require any education or any work experience, would you still have earned a high school diploma, an associate degree, a bachelor’s degree?) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73310

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Embrace Racism To Protect Their Own – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/07/30/democrats-embrace-racism-to-protect-their-own-n2550777

NEWSMAX
— RNC Wants CNN to Ask Democrats Just 10 Questions 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/questions-democrat-presidential-debate/2019/07/30/id/926465/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN’s Cuomo Uses California Shooting as an Excuse to Slime Trump – Ryan Foley
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ryan-foley/2019/07/30/cnns-cuomo-uses-gilroy-shooting-excuse-attack-president-trump

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Criticizes Democrats’ Push for Open Borders Days After Supreme Court Ruling – JANITA KAN
https://m.theepochtimes.com/trump-criticizes-democrats-push-for-open-borders-days-days-after-supreme-court-ruling_3022533.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Democrats Didn’t Care About Baltimore Until Trump Tweeted – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/07/30/tucker_calrson_democrats_didnt_care_about_baltimore_until_trump_tweeted.html

THE HILL
— Trump on being called a racist: ‘Everybody’s called a racist now’ – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: Trump-haters call everyone who does not call Trump a racist a racist.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455424-trump-on-being-called-a-racist-everybodys-called-a-racist-now
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455341-virginia-state-legislator-says-he-disrupted-trump-jamestown-speech

ROLL CALL
— Climate panel‘s Casten holds stake in wood-burning energy firm Renewable biomass energy company cited for water violations – Benjamin J. Hulac
http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/climate-panels-casten-holds-stake-in-wood-burning-energy-firm

NBC NEWS
— After officiating gay wedding, Republican congressman gets ‘no confidence’ vote from local GOP The vote comes just two days after another GOP committee failed to censure Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., who said he was “happy to officiate” the wedding. – Tim Fitzsimons (DIERSEN: If you want to promote LGBTQ activity, you should be a Democrat, Libertarian, or Green.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/after-officiating-gay-wedding-republican-congressman-gets-no-confidence-vote-n1036386

CNN
— Two dozen House Democrats to head to the border this week – Ashley Killough
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/29/politics/house-democrats-visit-el-paso-border-facility/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/opinion/trumps-racist-attacks-democrats-2020.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/30/republicans-reactions-trumps-tweets-are-part-long-american-history-denying-racism/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-has-essentially-declared-a-race-war/2019/07/30/ad6ae554-b305-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html
— New Jersey GOP county chair apologizes for sexist, anti-Muslim tweets – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gop-county-chair-apologizes-for-sexist-anti-muslim-tweets/2019/07/30/26731278-b31a-11e9-acc8-1d847bacca73_story.html

CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER TIMES
— New manager’s budget proposal calls for $128 million to fix Corpus Christi streets – Kathryn Cargo
https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2019/07/30/budget-proposal-calls-128-million-fix-corpus-christi-streets/1856280001/

FORBES
— JUNE 7, 2018 FLASHBACK: Where Do You Want To Live For The Rest Of Your Life? 7 Questions To Ask – Bart Astor (DIERSEN: My wife and I want to live in our home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton for the rest of our lives. Of course, that heightens our interest in who represents a) Wheaton’s West District on Wheaton’s City Council, b) Wheaton, c) Wheaton’s Park District, d) School District 200, e) College of DuPage, f) Milton Township, g) DuPage County’s 4th District on DuPage County’s Board and Forest Preserve, h) DuPage County, i) Illinois’ 42nd House District, j) Illinois’ 21st Senate District, k) the 6th Congressional District, and l) Illinois.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bartastor/2018/07/07/where-do-you-want-to-live-for-the-rest-of-your-life-7-questions-to-ask/

LGBTQ NATION
— Can people of color be racist? Trump is accusing Congressman Elijah Cummings and Rev Al Sharpton of being racist. Is that even possible? – Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/07/can-people-color-racist/

July 29 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF KELLER: Party chairman Mary Keller: DuPage Republicans facing unity challenges – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190729/party-chairman-dupage-republicans-facing-unity-challenges
(FROM THE ARTICLE: His rise within the ranks of the DuPage Republican Party came one small step at a time, and now Marty Keller is chairman of the political organization that traditionally has found voter favor in the state’s second-largest county. Keller, of Wheaton, got involved in his party first as a precinct committeeman in Milton Township. From that start in 2004, he has stepped into roles as an elected Milton Township trustee and then as the employed executive director of the township’s Community Emergency Response Team; as chairman of the Milton Township Republicans; and then as vice chairman and now chairman of the countywide organization. Keller recently sat down with the Daily Herald to share the party’s outlook after a 2018 election that found Democrats winning an unprecedented number of county, state and national seats. Here is an edited version of the conversation.)
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO: Casten seeking second term after ‘awesome, humbling’ first months in Congress – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190729/casten-seeking-second-term-after-awesome-humbling-first-months-in-congress
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Casten’s opponent from the Republican Party could be former Wheaton City Council member and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, who held the statewide position during former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration. Or it could be former Wheaton City Council member, state representative and gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives, who ran against Rauner in the 2018 primary. Casten campaign spokeswoman Chloe Hunt said in a news release that both potential Republican challengers would take opposite stands from Casten on issues such as abortion and taxes. “Jeanne Ives and Evelyn Sanguinetti both embrace an extreme partisan ideology that would deny a woman’s right to choose and raise our health care costs,” Hunt said. “They both strongly support President Trump and they both are wildly out of touch with the concerns of the 6th Congressional District.” Ives launched her campaign by filing a statement of candidacy July 18 with the Federal Election Commission. Sanguinetti has been campaigning since April. Sanguinetti’s campaign has criticized Casten for being “out of touch” with his constituents, for rubber-stamping priorities of House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi instead of being “a centrist,” and for saying he wants to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. . .The National Republican Congressional Committee, for example, is calling out Casten and fellow freshman U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of the 14th District for votes related to military spending, saying they both are playing to a “socialist base” and putting “partisan extremism ahead of the safety of our brave troops.”)
— Wage gap was oversimplified – Joe H. Heater, Palatine
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190729/wage-gap-was-oversimplified

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago is counting on a casino windfall, but Indiana gambling rivals are renovating, expanding – ABDEL JIMENEZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-casino-faces-competition-with-indiana-20190725-6ok4wnepg5dgfdfw23xti6gb5y-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cresco Labs’ 56 marijuana dispensaries around the country soon will have the same name: Sunnyside – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cresco-rebrands-dispensaries-sunnyside-20190729-tqckmdq72vh35br34qbs3apbhu-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Affordable housing in thriving Naperville is elusive. This mother of twins knows all too well. – SARAH FREISHTAT and ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-affordable-housing-naperville-st-20190726-4ylxy7adebalnoukff6ezxxcwu-story.html

ABC7
— 48 shot, 8 fatally in Chicago weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/48-shot-8-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/5427056/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Immigration issues are federal government’s responsibility – Mayor Jim Langfelder (DIERSEN: Concerning immigration, constructively, Democrats have joined with Mexico and with other foreign countries in declaring war on America.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190728/mayor-jim-langfelder-immigration-issues-are-federal-governments-responsibility
— Lawmakers: Push for affordable housing solutions just beginning – Rebecca Anzel (DIERSEN: What did you do to help you afford better housing? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190728/lawmakers-push-for-affordable-housing-solutions-just-beginning

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A closer look at Davis supporter – PETER ELLERTSEN, Springfield
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-a-closer-look-at-davis-supporter/article_1115aa66-9e21-5473-a3eb-34b9f9eac5a0.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Task force to study property tax relief in Illinois – Doug Finke
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190728/task-force-to-study-property-tax-relief-in-illinois

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Inmate Numbers Decline – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=288169#.XT7dzBh_OM8

SAUK VALLEY
— Getting older, going broke: Who’s going to pay for long-term care? – Teresa Wiltz (DIERSEN: For those who have pensions and/or Social Security, those payments can/will go toward long-term health care until you die.) 
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/07/28/getting-older-going-broke-whos-going-to-pay-for-long-term-care/adys0j4/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Cook County Invests Half a Million Dollars to Support Pregnant Women and Moms in County Jail
https://chicagodefender.com/cook-county-invests-half-a-million-dollars-to-support-pregnant-women-and-moms-in-county-jail/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— End censorship of conservative thought – Mike Steffen, Moline
https://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-end-censorship-of-conservative-thought/article_e09579b8-04d5-5447-b967-fbc726971e90.html
— This nation has never been so divided – Peggy Huffstutler, Coal Valley
https://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-this-nation-has-never-been-so-divided/article_a0b744c2-bc32-55b1-9e5d-03c0a4632f85.html

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois tied for nation’s most lax lawmaker/lobbyist revolving door laws: none. – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-tied-for-nation-s-most-lax-lawmaker-lobbyist-revolving/article_595a07ae-afdd-11e9-a68d-933fde915ad7.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Three voters in my precinct speak against the East Roosevelt Road Corridor Plan.
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512807273-city-of-wheaton-city-council-met-june-24

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRESIDENT’S CAMPAIGN CONDEMNS PHONY TRUMP FUNDRAISERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/presidents-campaign-warns-about-phony-trump-fundraising-groups.html
— IT’S OFFICIAL: THE PURPOSE OF TEACHING IS POLITICAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/its-official-the-purpose-of-teaching-is-political.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker shifts on Trump impeachment
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/29/pritzker-shifts-on-trump-impeachment/

FOX NEWS
— On immigration, Trump speaks for America while Democrats pander to their base – Steve Hilton
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/steve-hilton-on-immigration-trump-speaks-for-america-while-democrats-pander-their-base
— Trump is right – Baltimore mistreated by elected Dems, residents deserve better – Todd Starnes 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/todd-starnes-trump-is-right-baltimore-mistreated-by-elected-dems-residents-deserve-better

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump’s immigration policies on winning streak – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: When were you on a winning streak? I was a) during 1972-1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7, currently $46,554/year, to GS-12, currently $82,579/year and b) during 1986-1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13, currently, $98,198/year.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/28/trump-immigration-policy-winning-streak-courts/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Immigration top 2020 issue, 3-to-1 over healthcare, illegals ‘affect my life’ – Paul Bedard 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/immigration-top-2020-issue-3-to-1-over-health-care-illegals-affect-my-life

AMERICAN THINKER
— It’s No Longer about Equality – Jeffrey Folks
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/its_no_longer_about_equality.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minorities achieved legal equality in the 1960s, and they proceeded to claim the equivalent of reparations in the form of affirmative action, minority set-asides, preferential admissions based on race, and thousands of informal arrangements in the workplace granting preference in terms of evaluations and workload. As minorities gained these preferences, some became more aggressive. Some version of the Squad’s tactic of calling out whites and daring them to talk back became commonplace across society. Many Americans have witnessed blacks stepping to the front of the line and expecting to be served first. Many have seen minorities promoted ahead of more experienced whites with the idea that minorities need to be “represented.” But what we see now is different. It is not just society helping out those who have been disadvantaged in the past. It is a form of aggressive prejudice against, disdain for, and potential violence against whites. As I see it, the Squad epitomizes this new stage in race relations. It’s fortunate we have a president who recognizes what these women are about and is willing to stand up to them.)
— Reparations: A flawed stratagem – Sam Younnokis (DIERSEN: From what I see, if the Democrats defeat Trump in 2020, they will appoint “Reparations Czars” in each precinct in America who will determine how much reparations each resident of the precinct must pay. The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you would have to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/reparations_a_flawed_stratagem.html
— Rats and DemocRATS – a natural combination – Ethel C. Fenig
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/rats_and_democrats__a_natural_combination.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Demography and the Populists’ Destiny A new book challenges the conventional wisdom on immigration and racism, in defiance of the woke Left. – W. JAMES ANTLE III 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/demography-and-the-populists-destiny/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Woke Racism – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/07/28/woke-racism/

BREITBART
— Mexican Women Have Right to U.S. Healthcare, U.S.-Born Children, Says Democrat Senator – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/07/28/mexican-women-have-right-u-s-healthcare-u-s-born-children-says-democrat-senator/
— ‘White Guilt’ Steers Democrat Support for Uncontrolled Immigration – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/28/democrat-opposition-immigration-controls-surges/
— Donald Trump: Al Sharpton a ‘Con Man’ Who ‘Hates Whites And Cops’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/29/donald-trump-al-sharpton-a-con-man-who-hates-whites-and-cops/

BLAZE

— Baltimore Sun journalist on CNN says press should stop being afraid of their bias against ‘evil’ Trump being seen as biased In an epic self-own, he says reporters can get people to vote against Trump if they ditch their fear of being called biased. – Caleb Howe (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am NOT a reporter or journalist because I proclaim my conservative and Republican bias. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/journalist-says-bias-is-not-biased

DAILY CALLER
— $12K A Day: How White Liberals Profit From Pushing ‘White Privilege’ – JAKE DIMA AND PETER HASSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of if you do not 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://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/white-liberals-profit-privilege/
— Multiple Voice Of America Reporters Have Posted Anti-Trump Content On Social Media – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/voice-of-america-trump-reporters/
— Are The 4 ‘Housewomen’ Of The Apocalypse Better For Democrats, Or For Trump? – Daniel Oliver
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/oliver-four-housewomen/

TOWNHALL
— Democrat Prospects Are Bleak As The Wacky Pack Takes Over – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/07/29/democrat-prospects-are-bleak-as-the-wacky-pack-takes-over-n2550727
— Trump Should Never Release His Tax Returns – David Thomas Roberts (DIERSEN: Democrats use tax return information to destroy Republicans. In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and the Democrats at IRS used my tax returns to hint/imply/argue/shout that my education deductions were improper and should be disallowed. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that I took at Loyola 1972-1976 and the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul since 1976 a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to qualify me for a “new trade or business,” d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) were a distraction.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidthomasroberts/2019/07/29/trump-should-never-release-his-tax-returns-n2550685
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The latest data available from the IRS showed 2.2 million tax return errors in 2015 without an audit involved. Several years ago, Money Magazine gave a rather mundane sample family tax return to complete to 45 tax professionals and received 45 different tax outcomes, some as much as 160 percent different in the amount of taxes due or refunds to be received. It is literally impossible for anyone with complex tax returns to absolutely know beyond a shadow of a doubt if our tax professional did it right.)

GOPUSA
— Trump administration’s plan to relocate federal workers hits resistance
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-administrations-plan-to-relocate-federal-workers-hits-resistance/
— ‘America’ and ‘American’ vanish in a college guide for how not to offend
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73244

PJ MEDIA
— The Democrats, Not Trump, Are the Racists – ROGER L. SIMON 
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/the-democrats-not-trump-are-the-racists/

WORLD NET DAILY
— CAN THE 3-HEADED DEMOCRATIC PARTY WIN? Lowell Ponte thumps racist leftists blaming their shortcomings on the right
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/can-the-3-headed-democratic-party-win/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Open Borders Devalue Citizenship — and the Rights It Affords – Frank Miele
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/29/open_borders_devalue_citizenship_–_and_the_rights_it_affords.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Extreme Is the Equality Act? – JOHN MCCORMACK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/how-extreme-is-the-equality-act/

THE HILL
— Most oppose cash reparations for slavery: poll – MORGAN GSTALTER (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.) 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/455099-most-oppose-cash-reparations-for-slavery-poll
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says that Trump is “The Great Divider.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/455039-donald-trump-the-great-divider

POLITICO
— Trump will sign budget deal, Mulvaney says – MAYA PARTHASARATHY (DIERSEN: What budgeting experience do you have? I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996 and as its Treasurer 1983-1986. I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007 and as its Treasurer 2003-2006. Since 1999, I have unsuccessfully urged the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to develop annual budgets, to get those budgets approved by the membership, and to follow those budgets.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/28/mulvaney-trump-will-sign-budget-deal-1438252

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Accuses Black Congressman and Allies of Being Racist, Deepening Feud – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/us/politics/trump-elijah-cummings-baltimore.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/opinion/trump-racist-baltimore.html
— How to Answer Tricky Personal Questions at a New Job Navigating the gauntlet of questions from the new people in your life. – Allie Volpe (DIERSEN: I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. My new Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates asked me lots of personal questions to get information to use against me. They asked questions to confirm that I was conservative, Republican, Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, draft avoider, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and that my ancestors had been in America since 1844. To paint my wife and I as being undeservedly filthy rich DINKs, they asked me questions to confirm my wife’s employment and job perks, that we owned a home in Wheaton, that we owned three cars – a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1978 Chevy Chevette, and a 1972 Corvette, and that we owned a town home in University Park and had rental income from it.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/smarter-living/how-to-answer-tricky-personal-questions-at-a-new-job.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/opinion/trump-george-wallace-rallies-the-squad.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Kicking Trump out is the important thing. Fights over how to do it shouldn’t get in the way.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kicking-trump-out-is-the-important-thing-fights-over-how-to-do-it-shouldnt-get-in-the-way/2019/07/28/0f3d1086-afeb-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump is American democracy’s worst nightmare come true.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/28/donald-trump-is-american-democracys-worst-nightmare-come-true/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says Trump’s attacks on Baltimore are “Louder and more hateful” and an “escalation of his strategy to denigrate diverse, liberal areas.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/louder-and-more-hateful-big-city-leaders-say-trumps-attacks-on-baltimore-are-escalation-of-his-strategy-to-denigrate-diverse-liberal-areas/2019/07/28/45448ad0-b16a-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump thinks racist rhetoric will help him in 2020. The data suggest otherwise. Backlash to Trump’s rhetoric could offset any gains.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/29/trump-thinks-racist-rhetoric-will-help-him-data-suggest-otherwise/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “President Trump’s Baltimore tweets were racist — but he also fails to grasp what ails our cities Decades of racist policies — not absentee congressmen — explain cities’ biggest struggles.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/29/president-trumps-baltimore-tweets-were-racist-he-also-fails-grasp-what-ails-our-cities/?utm_term=.b09b006b1cf7

USA TODAY
— Liberal groups seek to make Supreme Court an issue in 2020 presidential race – Richard Wolf (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents seek to make an issue of in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? My critics/opponents in my precinct are making an issue of possible Roosevelt Road rezoning issues. Will they blame me for possible Roosevelt Road rezoning that they object to?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/07/28/pack-court-liberals-conservatives-fight-over-supreme-court-size/1821303001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump’s depressing racist vitriol brings out the worst in too many Americans.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/07/29/trump-racist-attack-cummings-baltimore-plays-to-supporters-column/1853047001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Administration Boasts of Spending Deal Win Mick Mulvaney says the deal enables Republicans to beat back Democratic policy goals – Andrew Duehren
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-boasts-of-spending-deal-win-11564405377
— String of Wins Lift Trump Re-election bid likely benefited from border-wall ruling and budget deal, even as China fight takes toll – Catherine Lucey and Andrew Restuccia (DIERSEN: When did you have a string of wins? For me, it was a) during 1972-1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7, currently $46,554/year, to GS-12, currently $82,579/year and b) during 1986-1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13, currently, $98,198/year.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-sees-week-of-largely-positive-news-but-there-may-be-speed-bumps-ahead-11564340764

KIPLINGER
— Should You Move or Stay Put in Retirement? – JANET BODNAR (DIERSEN: Who wants you to move? Members of Group A want members of Group B to move. What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are members of Group A? Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T010-C022-S002-should-you-move-or-stay-put.html

KOENIG RUBLOFF
— FOR SALE: VACANT LOT: 518 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton – $394,900
http://www.koenigrubloff.com/landlots-for-sale/518-W-Roosevelt-Road-Wheaton-IL-60187-262649747

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What kind of experience do you want your city council member to have? The following are typical city council functions (SEE: https://www.nlc.org/city-councils): “Review and approve the annual budget; Establish long- and short-term objectives and priorities; Oversee performance of the local public employees; Oversee effectiveness of programs; Establish tax rates; Enter into legal contracts; Borrow funds; Pass ordinances and resolutions; Modify the city’s charter; Regulate land use through zoning laws; Regulate business activity through licensing and regulations; Regulate public health and safety; Exercise the power of eminent domain; Communicate policies and programs to residents; Respond to constituent needs and complaints; and Represent the community to other levels of government.” – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

July 28 Morning Edition

(DIERSEN: If you have any interest in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s City Council, and/or in Wheaton’s West District, please see the articles at the end of this email.)

WGN TV
— President Trump attacks another Democratic Congressman on Twitter – GAYNOR HALL
https://wgntv.com/2019/07/27/trump-attacks-another-democratic-congressman-on-twitter/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Baltimore leaders defend city after Trump calls it ‘filthy, infested’; some call Trump tweets racist – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/baltimore-leaders-defend-city-after-trump-calls-it-filthy-infested-some-call-trump-tweets-racist

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to pot pushers, “Illinois is making it hard — and expensive — to get a license to sell legal marijuana.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-illinois-expensive-marijuana-license-20190728-tijb5ipoizb2bgz3xvvagcoj5y-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats get Chicago nuns, 86 and 90, to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-catholic-nuns-arrested-ice-protests-20190727-b46byju2pzd4lpw26v5rfbxggm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CHICAGO: A TALE OF 7 CITIES – Ed Zotti
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times-sunday/…/281663961612255

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Governing Magazine ranks Pritzker best of the new governors – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Pritzker is having great success in driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190727/statehouse-insider-magazine-ranks-pritzker-best-of-new-governors

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Joseph Monack of Woodstock demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans.
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/07/27/letter-the-will-to-lose/as3gjeq/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Police: Indiana marijuana surge coming from other states – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/police-indiana-marijuana-surge-coming-from-other-states/article_c795b38d-1b8e-5205-957f-a1e7e21f381b.html

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Massive Political Corruption Across Illinois Has A Namesake Beer Blue Island Beer Company founders didn’t brew Massive Political Corruption Ale For The Chicago City Council, but if the beer fits, drink it. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/gshkt/massive-political-corruption-across-illinois-has-a-namesake-beer

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Howard Moore demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagonow.com/hippy-shakes/2019/07/its-confusing-to-be-a-deplorable/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ilhan Omar Marriage Flummoxes Media Fact-Checkers The ‘baseless smear’ that can’t be debunked – Brent Scher
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ilhan-omar-marriage-flummoxes-media-fact-checkers/

FOX NEWS
— Trump throws Squad feud back at Pelosi after ‘racist’ accusation: ‘Democrats always play the race card’ – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-throws-squad-feud-back-at-pelosi-after-racist-accusation-democrats-always-play-the-race-card

AMERICAN THINKER
— Reparations and Racial Politicking – Thomas R. Ascik
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/reparations_and_racial_politicking.html
— Hypocrisy, thy name is Democrat! – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/hypocrisy_thy_name_is_democrat.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Great Excluded and Our Nationalist Future – Matthew Boose (DIERSEN: Democrats want to exclude those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old people, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/07/27/the-great-excluded-and-our-nationalist-future/

BREITBART
— NAACP: Impeach ‘Occupant’ of WH for ‘Vile Racist Attack’ on Cummings – TONY LEE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/naacp-impeach-occupant-of-wh-for-vile-racist-attack-on-cummings/
— Swalwell: Criticizing Baltimore Akin to ‘Trashing America’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/swalwell-criticizing-baltimore-akin-to-trashing-america/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from minorities, Buttigieg promotes hatred of Whites.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/28/pete-buttigieg-white-supremacy-secreting-this-poison-to-reach-boiling-point-on-race/

LIFEZETTE
— Trump Takes Fresh Aim at Nancy Pelosi for Her ‘Failing’ California District President is working to hold elected Democrats accountable for their own local problems and issues — urgent fixes are long overdue
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/07/trump-takes-fresh-aim-at-nancy-pelosi-for-her-failing-california-district/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Some Questions for the Democratic Candidates – GEORGE WILL
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/questions-for-the-candidates/

THE HILL
— Trump doubles down on attacks against Cummings and Baltimore district – JUSTIN WISE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455034-trump-doubles-down-on-attacks-against-cummings-and-baltimore-area
— Baltimore Sun editorial board lashes out at Trump: ‘Better to have a few rats than to be one’ – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/455033-baltimore-sun-lashes-out-at-trump-in-fiery-editorial-better-to-have-a-few-rats

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump promised on Friday to retaliate against France for adopting a pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook. (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against Republican-led budget cuts by a) forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) not promoting me beyond GS-13, e) getting rid of my mentor in 1987, f) keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) forcing me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://abc11.com/politics/president-trump-threatens-france-with-new-tax-on-wine/5423484/

CNBC
— Is cannabis use the same as off-duty drinking by workers? Many companies still say no – Valentina Sanchez (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/27/will-cannabis-use-soon-be-the-same-as-off-duty-drinking-by-workers.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs target Republicans. Moderates and liberals target conservatives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-republicans.html
— The Stories That Divide Us How seeing the other side’s narrative can de-polarize your mind. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/opinion/sunday/the-stories-that-divide-us.html
— In Politics, Apologies Are for Losers At least that’s what the numbers say. – Cass R. Sunstein (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize a) for causing their problems, b) for causing your problems, c) for causing my problems, and d) for causing everyone’s problems.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/opinion/sunday/when-should-a-politician-apologize.html
— Pelosi. Clinton. Obama. Now ‘the Squad’ Is the New Target for the Right. – Jeremy W. Peters (DIERSEN: Who targets you? Those who target me 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.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote “citizens of the world.” Republicans promote “citizens of America.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/27/what-conservatives-gets-wrong-about-cosmopolitans/
— A CNN anchor’s emotional response to Trump’s Twitter rant about his ‘infested’ hometown – Hannah Knowles (DIERSEN: Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my hometown of Crete stress that when I, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and my great great grand parents lived there, Crete was overwhelmingly German American and Lutheran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/27/cnn-anchor-gives-emotional-response-trumps-twitter-rant-about-his-infested-hometown/

NEW YORK POST
— Why the Democratic obsession with racism won’t win them minority votes – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/07/27/why-the-democratic-obsession-with-racism-wont-win-them-minority-votes/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting immigrants to hate not only Trump, but to hate 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.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-26/naturalized-citizens-vote-against-trump

THE WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote those immigrants who despise if not hate America.
https://theweek.com/articles/854467/dysfunction-love-leave

NEWS HERALD
— Do the Democrats who want open borders leave the doors open to their homes? – Mitch Kehetian
http://www.thenewsherald.com/opinion/do-the-dems-who-want-open-borders-leave-the-doors/article_53c09db2-ae39-11e9-a998-8730a7f269ae.html

STAR TRIBUNE
— Why you need a midyear budget check-in – COURTNEY JESPERSEN (DIERSEN: So far this year, my wife and I have spent lots more than our income. That would not have been the case if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not succeeded in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.) 
http://www.startribune.com/millennial-money-why-you-need-a-midyear-budget-check-in/513080552/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Pay for Performance is the Only Choice – HOWARD RISHER (DIERSEN: Democrats use pay for performance a) to retain and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/03/pay-performance-only-choice/155351/

CITY OF IRVINE
— Application for Appointment to Irvine City Council & Questionnaire (8 pages) & Statement of Economic Interests & Instructions (23 pages)
https://irvineca.seamlessdocs.com/f/applicationmaterials

ROXBORO COURIER TIMES
— Applicants expressing interest in open city council seat – George Willoughby
http://www.personcountylife.com/stories/applicants-expressing-interest-in-open-seat,23271

HOMETOWN LIFE
— Here’s why every Livonia candidate is running for office – Shelby Tankersley
https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/livonia/2019/07/25/heres-why-every-livonia-candidate-running-office/1672421001/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Questions to ask candidates who want to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against banning the sale of pot in Wheaton, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against requiring employers in Wheaton to use E-Verify, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote dependency on government, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote dependency on charity, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote LGBTQ activity, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote abortion, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote mass/illegal immigration, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote vices including booze, gambling, and pot, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of First Amendment rights, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of Second Amendment rights, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote patronage, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote political affiliation discrimination, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote reverse discrimination, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote age discrimination, please elaborate?

What is your position on Wheaton’s East Roosevelt Road Corridor Market Study/Comprehensive Plan Amendment, please elaborate?

How long have you lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?

Since you have lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, what you done that demonstrates that you want the aforesaid to be prosperous and safe, please elaborate?

Why do you wish to be considered for an appointment to fill this vacancy, please elaborate?

In your opinion, what are the three most important issues that Wheaton needs to address in the next 2 years and how should those issues be addressed, please elaborate?

What is your work experience and how would it help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What is your education and how would it help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What are your professional certifications and licenses and how would they help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What professional associations are you a member of and how would those memberships help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

If asked who would provide you with references, please elaborate?

How would you characterize your relationships with the following: a) Wheaton’s mayor, City Council members, City Attorney, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Clerk, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, City Planner, City Engineer, etc.; b) Illinois officials including Amy Grant; c) DuPage County officials including Robert Berlin, Fred Bucholz, Daniel Cronin, Pete DiCaianni, Grant Eckhoff, Timothy Elliott, Robert Grogan, Gwen Henry, Richard Jorgensen, Christopher Kachiroubas, Jean Kaczmarek, Robert Larsen, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Al Murphy, Sean Noonan, Jeffrey Redick, Darlene Ruscitti, Timothy Whelan, and Jim Zay; d) Milton Township officials including Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Gail Hinkle, Marty Keller, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehlfelt, David Molitor, John Monino, and Yada Nathwani; e) Wheaton Park District officials including Michael Benard; f) School District 200 officials; g) College of DuPage officials including Annette Corrigan, Christine Fenne, Heidi Holan, and Frank Napolitano, please elaborate?

How would you characterize your relationships with West District Precinct Committeemen including Joseph Caruso, Dave Diersen, Arthur Grant, Ralph Hinkle, Marty Keller, Robert Krzyzewski, Robert Larsen, Robert McNeily, Ronald Menna, Elizabeth Tatro, Mark Thomas, and Herbert Wehling, please elaborate?

Have you ever been elected to or appointed to a government and political office, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been arrested, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever pled guilty to crime or been convicted of a crime, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any health problems that might impact your service on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any financial problems that might impact your service on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Approximately, how much time per week do you have available to devote to City Council duties?

Have you been a plaintiff or defendant in any litigation, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been delinquent with any type of taxes, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any financial or other type of conflict of interest if you served on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever filed bankruptcy, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been fired, forced to resign, or forced to retire from a job, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever done anything that submits you to blackmail, and if so, please elaborate?

What demonstrates that if appointed, you will not be manipulated or dominated, for example, that you are financially secure, please elaborate?

The following are typical city council functions (https://www.nlc.org/city-councils). What experience do you have doing each of the following, please elaborate?

Review and approve the annual budget;
Establish long- and short-term objectives and priorities;
Oversee performance of the local public employees;
Oversee effectiveness of programs;
Establish tax rates;
Enter into legal contracts;
Borrow funds;
Pass ordinances and resolutions;
Modify the city’s charter;
Regulate land use through zoning laws;
Regulate business activity through licensing and regulations;
Regulate public health and safety;
Exercise the power of eminent domain;
Communicate policies and programs to residents;
Respond to constituent needs and complaints; and
Represent the community to other levels of government.