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July 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump tariffs could have big impact on Naperville’s $1.2 billion auto sales industry, chamber exec says – Linda Girardi (DIERSEN: How big is the auto sales industry in your municipality?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-tariffs-naperville-car-sales-tariffs-st-0729-story.html
– Illinois governor’s race so far – Scott Stantis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/stantis/ct-illinois-governor-s-race-so-far-20180727-story.html
— Berrios and Kaegi: What a new assessor can and can’t fix – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who since the 1980s have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton is under-assessed. They talk and/or act like they want to curry favor with, or are operatives or dupes for, the home’s builder, Wheaton, Milton Township, and/or DuPage County.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-fritz-kaegi-berrios-taxes-20180724-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/news/ct-elm-elmwood-park-town-hall-tl-0726-story.html
— On trade policy, Trump is turning GOP orthodoxy on its head – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-trade-policy-gop-20180727-story.html
— Willie Wilson doubles down, announces Wednesday $$ giveaway – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-mayoral-race-willie-wilson-kass-20180727-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote Arthur Jones.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-art-jones-nazi-congress-st-0729-story.html
— Tom Cullerton tours Addison Township Food Pantry with Reboletti and DuPage County Board Members (DIERSEN: Do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that you do not do enough to help the poor? I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I do not do enough to help the poor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-tom-cullerton-tours-addison-township-food-pan-2018-07-27-story.html
— DuPage County is seeking election judges for the upcoming November general election and the 2019 elections.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-digest-st-0729-story.html
— Tom Cullerton helps kick off DuPage County Fair (DIERSEN: Because of the DuPage County Fair Association, beyond outrageously, Pioneer Valley Sportsman’s Association gun shows will no longer be held at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. SEE: https://www.guns.com/2018/07/24/historic-gun-show-homeless-after-new-firearm-policy-at-fairgrounds/)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/community/chi-ugc-article-tom-cullerton-helps-kick-off-dupage-county-fa-2018-07-27-story.html
— Save for tomorrow! – Editorial (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, 7% of my salary went into the Civil Service Retirement System. Further, my wife and I always contributed the maximums allowed into retirement savings accounts. Further, my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. My Democrat GAO superiors used the aforesaid to paint my wife and I as being undeserving filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids) and to justify a) their 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 an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-retirement-savings-frerichs-illinois-20180711-story.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— U.S. loses bid to have sanctuary city lawsuit tossed out – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/us-loses-bid-to-have-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-tossed-out-1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use illegals to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-lawmakers-blast-trump-on-immigrant-family-reunification-efforts

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois farmers discuss $12 billion relief plan – Graham Milldrum
https://herald-review.com/business/illinois-farmers-discuss-billion-relief-plan/article_36852821-7c7a-56c4-baa8-1625722f45ed.html

BLOOMINGTON GOLD
— Democrats losing Metro East bastion – Rich Miller
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-democrats-losing-metro-east-bastion/article_291efdf0-2cf9-5a18-b51e-d7e4a8b49dea.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Businesses bear streetscape work in downtown Wheaton – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/07/25/businesses-bear-streetscape-work-in-downtown-wheaton/dmo1pwk/

BOLINGBROOK PATCH
— 2 DuPage Trustees Issue Statement On Racism Allegations The joint statement is from elected officials Ken Burgess and Maripat Oliver. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/2-dupage-trustees-issue-statement-racism-allegations

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Republican Party officials boycott Cook County meeting over proposed bylaw change – W.J. Kennedy
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511502563-republican-party-officials-boycott-cook-county-meeting-over-proposed-bylaw-change

CAPITOL FAX
— Willie Wilson says he voted for Trump and Rauner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO candidates who have talked and/or acted like they do NOT want me to a) help elect them or b) tell anyone that I voted for them. They 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, and/or c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/27/willie-wilson-says-he-voted-for-trump-and-rauner/

GOPUSA
— San Francisco wants to force employee cafeterias to close (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee and worked for IRS and GAO in the Loop in 1971 and 1973-1997, to save money, I frequently ate lunch at federal cafeterias.)
http://www.gopusa.com/sf-wants-to-force-employee-cafeterias-to-close/

BROOKVILLE TIMES
— Editors, CEOs warned against relying on SPLC leftists – Caroline Biscotti
https://brookvilletimes.com/editors-ceos-warned-against-relying-on-splc-leftists/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says He’ll Stump for Vulnerable Republicans ‘Six or Seven Days a Week’ – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/27/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign-midterms.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Need Fuels Trucking’s Diversity Push – Catie Edmondson (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/28/us/politics/trump-truck-driver-shortage.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: At Prayer Breakfast, Guests Seek Access to a Different Higher Power – Kenneth P. Vogel and Elizabeth Dias (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to those who state that they are religious a) that I am not a member of any church, b) that I do not attend church services, and c) that I do not give money to any church. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress to those who are not Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a MSL and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn MSLs as being “too conservative” and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/27/us/politics/national-prayer-breakfast.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Venting about press, Trump has repeatedly sought to ban reporters over questions – Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker (DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions, and that because of that, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. should a) stop me from learning about their events and other activities, b) stop me from promoting their events and other activities, c) stop me from attending their events, and d) stop me from reporting on their events and other activities.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/venting-about-press-trump-has-repeatedly-sought-to-ban-reporters-over-questions/2018/07/27/0e73a068-91a9-11e8-8322-b5482bf5e0f5_story.html
— ‘Not remotely plausible’: Harvard disputes claims of admissions bias – Nick Anderson (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/07/27/not-remotely-plausible-harvard-disputes-claims-of-admissions-bias/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Harvard Says Ignoring Race in Admissions Would Hurt School’s Diversity, Academic Excellence School argues in new court filing that plaintiffs’ analysis of admissions data is ‘fundamentally’ flawed – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-says-ignoring-race-in-admissions-would-hurt-schools-diversity-academic-excellence-1532699222

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— EPA tried to discredit retirees after The Post published their criticisms – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to discredit me. They would love it.)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/EPA-tried-to-discredit-retirees-after-The-Post-13110308.php

USA TODAY
— JUNE 21, 2018 FLASHBACK: Norman King becomes the first college graduate of this small indigenous tribe – Haley Robinson (DIERSEN: In 1970 when I was 21 years old, I became the first of my ancestors to earn a college degree. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sponsor-story/safeguard/2018/06/21/norman-king-becomes-first-college-graduate-small-indigenous-tribe/721226002/
— 29 most expensive tourist destinations in the USA – Charlene Oldham (DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, my wife and I visited virtually all of these destinations. She worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/u-s-league-of-savings-institutions.asp) which had quarterly meetings at luxury destinations across America which she attended as its Corporate Secretary. I routinely accompanied her on those trips. Often, after the meetings were over, we visited nearby national parks. Further, I went on vacations with a coworker to Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, and Jamaica while I worked for IRS 1973-1976. Needless-to-say, my envy-filled IRS and GAO Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious. Overwhelmingly, their spouses had little or no income.) https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/2018/03/27/29-most-expensive-tourist-destinations-usa/460280002/

FORBES
— Congress And Trump Are Spending Money And Cutting Taxes Like There Is No Tomorrow – Howard Gleckman – Howard Gleckman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2018/07/26/congress-and-trump-are-spending-money-and-cutting-taxes-like-there-is-no-tomorrow/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s war against the news media is rooted in some of his deepest fears.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-trump-hates-media-news-reporters-white-house-press-corps-2018-7

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP IS LOSING HILLARY HATERS AND THAT COULD COST REPUBLICANS THE HOUSE IN MIDTERMS.”
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-hillary-haters-midterms-republicans-1046012

U.S. SENATOR MARK WARNER (D, VA)
— On Senate Floor, Sen. Warner Speaks Out For the Federal Workforce (DIERSEN: Aside from me, how many retired federal employees do you know?)
https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2018/7/on-senate-floor-sen-warner-speaks-out-for-the-federal-workforce
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of the federal workforce, which has been subjected to unprecedented attacks under the Trump Administration. “The way our federal government treats its workforce, the way we manage and invest in the human capital of our federal government is not some kind of parochial issue. This is an issue that impacts all American who pay their taxes, follow the laws, and expect their federal government to work for them, and to work well,” Sen. Warner said on the Senate floor. “That’s why, Mr. President, I also rise with great concern about the recent efforts by this Administration to scapegoat and undermine the work of our public servants. It started with the hiring freezes that threw a wrench into the day-to-day operations of nearly every federal agency — with no apparent benefit to the taxpayers. It continued with executive orders undermining workplace protections for federal workers and their ability to organize as part of a union. And it culminated last month, with the Trump Administration’s plan to freeze federal employee pay and cut retirement benefits for 2.6 million federal retirees and survivors. This is the thanks our federal employees get for their service!” On May 4, OPM Director Jeff Pon outlined an Administration plan to freeze federal employee pay and cut retirement benefits for 2.6 million federal retirees and survivors. On May 25, President Trump signed three Executive Orders that would roll back protections for our federal workforce by making it easier to fire federal employees, restricting time employees can be compensated for union work and directing agencies to negotiate tougher union contracts. Today is the first day of oral arguments in a lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the executive orders.)

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— EPA Press Staff Under Pruitt Sought to Discredit Departing Career Staff – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to discredit me. They would love it.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/07/epa-press-staff-under-pruitt-sought-discredit-departing-career-staff/150088/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use illegals to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/07/probes-pile-trump-administration-says-its-reunified-all-eligible-immigrant-families/150099/
— In 4-Hour Hearing, Judge Suggests Executive Orders Ignore Half of Labor Statute – Erich Wagner
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/07/4-hour-hearing-judge-suggests-executive-orders-ignore-one-side-labor-statute/150080/

WORKER’S WORLD
— Federal workers mobilize against Trump’s union busting – Sue Davis
https://www.workers.org/2018/07/27/federal-workers-mobilize-against-trumps-union-busting/

July 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Organizers detail planned Lake Shore march; ‘People are not going to like us’ – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/organizers-lake-shore-march-wrigley-field/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/illinois-women-cannabis-pot-thc-weed-marijuana-industry-medical-marijuana-drugs-dina-rollman-wendy-berger-shapiro/
— Trump accuses China of using ‘vicious’ trade tactics – AP (DIERSEN: Someone should write a book about which industries a) have benefited the most from unfair trade deals and b) have suffered the most from unfair trade deals.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/china-vicious-trade-tactics-us-farmers-donald-trump-tariffs/
— Spirit of ’68: march against war set for 50th of convention protests – Adam Thorp (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/spirit-68-march-war-50th-convention-protests/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Harvey reaches pension fund repayment agreement; state to cease withholding tax revenues – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-harvey-pension-agreement-st-0725-story.html#new_tab
— Rich people prefer iPhones, white people own pets: the data behind the cultural divide – Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: Are/were you rich? To demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being overpaid and undeservedly filthy rich, my Democrat superiors in the federal government and Money Magazine stressed the money that I spent on new cars, real estate, tuition, collector cars, etc. They stressed that I avoided the draft and that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-rich-people-prefer-grey-poupon-white-people-own-pets-cultural-divide-20180724-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The cultural divide is real, and it’s huge. Americans live such different lives that what we buy, do or watch can be used to predict our politics, race, income, education and gender – sometimes with more than 90 percent accuracy. It turns out that people are separated not just by gun ownership, religion and their beliefs on affirmative action – but also by English muffins, flashlights and mustard. To prove it, University of Chicago economists Marianne Bertrand and Emir Kamenica taught machines to guess a person’s income, political ideology, race, education and gender based on either their media habits, their consumer behavior, their social and political beliefs, and even how they spent their time. Their results were released in a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The duo trained their algorithms to detect patterns in decades of responses to three long-running surveys, each with between 669 and 22,093 responses per year. The surveys were tuned and filtered to be consistent over time, which allowed Bertrand and Kamenica to measure how America’s cultural divides have evolved. . .But others are revelatory: White people and black people are almost as different in their spending habits as rich people and poor people are, for example. Differences in social attitudes between liberals and conservatives have been widened over time, Bertrand and Kamenica found. The gap in social attitudes between whites and nonwhites has fallen slightly, but the difference in consumer behavior between races has grown.)
— The White House’s slippery slope on purging its critics’ security clearances – Aaron Blake (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress my Illinois Republican U.S. Representatives and my Illinois Republican U.S. Senators a) who did not come to my defense when my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me and/or b) who have made it clear that they side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-security-clearances-comey-brennan-clapper-trump-0725-20180723-story.html
— Cook County assessor candidate Kaegi: Ethics reforms to start on ‘Day One’ – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-fritz-kaegi-ethics-pledge-20180724-story.html
— ‘Neighborly’ yard placards aid immigrants’ welcome – Charles Selle (DIERSEN: To display “immigrants welcome” or “refugees welcome” signs is to shout that you 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. Anti-Trumps use immigrants, refugees, and their supporters to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time AS BEING WHITE SUPREMACISTS, NAZIS, KKK MEMBERS, HATERS, RACISTS, HATERS, SEXISTS, BIGOTS, AND EVEN WORSE THINGS.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-medicare-translation-service-st-0724-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage perseveres to take a step toward efficiency – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, everyone will be watching to see the impact of abolishing the DuPage County Election Commission.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180725/editorial-dupage-perseveres-to-take-a-step-toward-efficiency

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A gas tax for Illinois roads and transit gains some D.C. momentum – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180725/BLOGS02/180729949
— Should Lightfoot’s GOP work be an issue in mayor’s race? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Have you a) worked for Democrats, b) worked with Democrats, and/or supervised Democrats? While I worked 1964-1997, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. I say that dramatically harmed my career, but my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes vehemently disagree.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180724/BLOGS02/180729956/should-lightfoots-gop-work-be-an-issue-in-mayors-race

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ‘Trade, not aid’: Illinois farmers would prefer lasting solutions to cash relief – JAYLYN COOK AND ALLISON PETTY (DIERSEN: Someone should write a book about which industries a) have benefited the most from unfair trade deals and b) have suffered the most from unfair trade deals.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/business/agriculture/trade-not-aid-illinois-farmers-would-prefer-lasting-solutions-to/article_f4617035-b9b4-5dd0-82aa-2bee3848bd9c.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE & HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to give voters power to merge state comptroller, treasurer.
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-give-voters-power-to-merge-state-comptroller-treasurer/article_cc9b2495-5709-530f-bbcb-e16ad4c4fe3e.html
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/treasurer-frerichs-reiterates-support-for-merging-his-office-with-comptroller/article_aa630567-2917-5e72-a9ca-7b584fb38ce4.html

JOURNAL NEWS
— Manar’s Loyalty Lies With Working People – Nick McLaughlin, Hillsboro (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents despise working people. I was a working people 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.thejournal-news.net/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/manar-s-loyalty-lies-with-working-people/article_262f0dec-8e1a-11e8-bc76-03f67affb950.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Half Of Illinois Counties Make Poverty Watch List – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/half-illinois-counties-make-poverty-watch-list

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Wants To Revoke Security Clearances Of Ex-Officials Who’ve Criticized Him – SARAH MCCAMMON (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wanted to get rid of their employees like me who charged them with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of minorities, females, young people, veterans, disabled people, poor people, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, my precinct, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/trump-wants-revoke-security-clearances-ex-officials-whove-criticized-him#stream/0

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: The latest political flap offers a glimpse at how important the black vote is to Illinois candidates. – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Beyond obviously, Democrat and RINO candidates in Illinois make it clear that the LGBTQ vote, the abortion vote, and the mass/illegal immigration vote is extremely important to them. They make it extremely clear that they want to get rid of those voters who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/07/25/new-bid-for-tronc-meet-the-connectors-patti-blagojevich-goes-off-on-trumps-favorite-network-290672

WIRE POINTS
— Illinois State Rep. Batinick aligns with CTBA’s no-reform pension plan – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-state-rep-batinick-aligns-with-ctbas-no-reform-pension-plan/

CHICAGO GOP
— Cook County Republican Party to vote to admit Democrats into leadership – Chris Cleveland (DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois who since 2000 not only reject many planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform (most commonly the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks), but who focus on destroying Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support those planks.)
http://www.chicagogop.com/
(FROM THE MEDIA ADVISORY: On Wednesday evening, the Cook County Republican Central Committee is scheduled to vote on a proposal by Chairman Sean Morrison to admit Democrats into leadership positions in several Republican ward organizations. The proposal would eliminate the provision in the bylaws that say that individuals may not have voted Democrat in the last three cycles to hold the office of Republican ward committeeman. In 2016, several life-long Democrats, some affiliated with the local Alderman, ran for office as Republican ward committeemen and were disqualified by the bylaws. Chairman Morrison has stated that he intends to seat them anyway. The controversial proposal is strongly opposed by a large number of Chicago Republican committeemen who have said they intend to boycott the meeting. The proposal has also drawn strong opposition from the chairman of the Chicago GOP, Chris Cleveland. Cleveland’s statement on the matter is below. The meeting will be held at: Gene & Georgetti’s Restaurant in Rosemont Wednesday, July 25 7:30 pm The meeting is open to the public.)

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— GOP candidate Deanne Mazzochi appointed to 47th House District – Kasey Schefflin-Emrich
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511490300-gop-candidate-mazzochi-appointed-to-47th-house-district
— Rep. Batinick’s sham pension and property tax fix for Illinois – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/rep-batinicks-sham-pension-and-property-tax-fix-for-illinois/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Group warns real costs to taxpayers often obscured from government budgets – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/group-warns-real-costs-to-taxpayers-often-obscured-from-government/article_5faa626e-8eb6-11e8-8dce-1bc65618e348.html
— Illinois congressional members selected to hash out farm bill – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/agriculture/illinois-congressional-members-selected-to-hash-out-farm-bill/article_440fd98c-8c57-11e8-98ea-e39c2071bad0.html

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Even with new pension spiking threshold, some worry taxpayers will still pay extra – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: My nastier critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO’s promoting me to GS-13 in 1986 and then giving me step increases were really pension spikes to get me to take GAO’s $25,000 buyout in 1993 when I was 45 years old.)
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/even-with-new-pension-spiking-threshold-some-worry-taxpayers-will/article_935473c0-7159-5861-8649-3f5b3fc54f03.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
– OPEN CARRY BACKED BY LIBERAL 9TH CIRCUIT PANEL COULD STIR THINGS UP IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/open-carry-backed-by-liberal-9th-circuit-panel-could-stir-things-up-in-illinois.html
— DEMOCRATS’ ANGER MAY RETAKE THE HOUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/democrats-anger-may-retake-the-house.html
— MORE INDOCTRINATION CULTIVATES INTEREST IN HOMESCHOOLING (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have used against me the fact that my outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/more-indoctrination-cultivates-interest-in-homeschooling.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner cuts off Wilson’s money
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/rauner-cuts-off-wilsons-money/
— Which would be worse for the governor: POTUS is upset about the guv’s snub and tags him with an unflattering nickname; or POTUS tells the crowd what a great governor Illinois has?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/question-of-the-day-2711/

GOPUSA
— Jeff Sessions repeats ‘Lock her up’ chant as he accuses colleges of creating snowflakes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50996
— Americans have constitutional right to carry guns in public for self-defense, appeals court rules (DIERSEN: As members of Group A increase their threats, members of Group B are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51000
— Liberal war on work
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50836
— Netflix spins 5 LGBT roles into ‘Anne of Green Gables’ series
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50965
— Do Americans still love a parade? (DIERSEN: I have promoted Wheaton’s Independence Day parades since 1978 and especially since 2000. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have worked the hardest since 1978 a) to discourage Republican participation in the parades and/or b) to discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50963

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP DROPS SIGNATURE LINE (YOU ARE FIRED!) ON VA STAFF THAT NEGLECT AMERICA’S VETS — THE CROWD GOES BANANAS – John Wellington (DIERSEN: To force an employee to reign or to retire is to fire that employee. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 BECAUSE I WAS AN EXTREMELY BAD EMPLOYEE AND FOR NO OTHER REASON. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/24/trump-youre-fired/

FOX NEWS
— Trump-backed Brian Kemp defeats NRA-endorsed Casey Cagle in wild Georgia gubernatorial runoff – Gregg Re (DIERSEN: What if Trump had endorsed Ives?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/24/nra-endorsed-casey-cagle-and-trump-backed-brian-kemp-await-results-in-wild-georgia-gubernatorial-runoff.html
— ‘It Was Appalling’: CT Dem Under Fire for Kneeling During Pledge of Allegiance at Board Meeting
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/07/25/connecticut-city-official-under-fire-kneeling-during-pledge-allegiance-protest-trump

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Where’s E-Verify? – MARK KRIKORIAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes work against E-Verify, that is, they work against the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform. They talk and act like they are being paid by employers that employ lots of illegals.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/everify-immigration-georgia-republicans-strengthen/

BREITBART
— After Cox Calls Him Out, Gavin Newsom Says He Was Wrong for Reporting Illegal Aliens to ICE as SF Mayor – Adelle Nazarian
https://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/07/23/gavin-newsom-says-he-was-wrong-for-reporting-illegal-aliens-to-ice-as-sf-mayor/

PJ MEDIA
— Toronto Discovers the Joys of ‘Diversity’ – MICHAEL WALSH (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of minorities, females, young people, veterans, disabled people, poor people, etc.)
https://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/toronto-discovers-the-joys-of-diversity/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Citing VA Reforms, Trump Cements His Bond With Veterans – Sally Persons (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to turn veterans against me. They stress that I sought and obtained four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/25/citing_va_reforms_trump_cements_his_bond_with_veterans_137617.html

THE HILL
— Congress demands new study on staffers’ pay – NIV ELIS (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female and minority employees who had less job-related work experience than I had, less job-related education than I had, fewer or no professional certifications, and/or no professional licenses higher salaries than GAO paid me. I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/398467-congress-demands-new-study-on-staffers-pay
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lawmakers are demanding the first study in nearly a decade on pay for congressional staffers amid growing concerns about whether those workers, in particular women and racial minorities, are being underpaid. “Addressing pay inequality, both on sex and race, is a top priority,” said Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee. “That’s why we’ve included language in this year’s Legislative Branch appropriations bill for a compensation study that examines both pay equity and the overall competitiveness of House salaries.”)

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Spotting CNN on a TV Aboard Air Force One, Trump Rages Against Reality.” Virtually all the news outlets in America, and especially in Illinois, are operatives for the Democrat Party, the Libertarian Party, and/or the Green Party. I monitor those news outlets for “opposition research.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/us/politics/trump-putin-cnn.html
— How Elite Schools Stay So White – Natasha Warikoo and Nadirah Farah Foley (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of minorities, females, young people, veterans, disabled people, poor people, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/opinion/affirmative-action-new-york-harvard.html
— New York Without The Daily News Will Be Less Alive, and Less Democratic New York City cannot afford to lose one of its fiercest champions. – Mara Gay
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/opinion/save-daily-news-tronc.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Congress is set to reject bid to boost buyout payments across government – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Employers offer buyouts to their employees who they want to get rid of. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, including me, a $25,000 buyout. Overwhelmingly, those who were eligible for the buyout were White, male, and who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/07/24/congress-set-to-reject-bid-to-boost-buyout-payments-across-government/
— Stage set for unions’ legal challenge against Trump’s executive orders, but effects already hurt – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/07/24/stage-set-for-unions-legal-challenge-against-trumps-executive-orders-but-effects-already-hurt/

USA TODAY
— FROM PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Trumps stress that “‘Unite the Right’ anniversary: White nationalists planning to rally in D.C.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/07/23/white-nationalists-alt-right-rally-washington-charlottesville/796998002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps stress that “All Americans have a constitutional right to criticize President Donald Trump.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/25/donald-trump-withdraw-security-clearances-hayden-clapper-column/825586002/
— Is 12-years-old too young to talk to your kid about money? – Adam Shell (DIERSEN: Thanks to my outstanding parents, I was able buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 when I was 16 years old with money that I had earned/saved delivering newspapers and doing yard work. I drove that car 1964-1966 to my part-time job washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights and traded it in to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/07/25/12-years-old-too-young-talk-kids-money/825538002/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Pot pushers say “Pot smokers are setting aside their joints in favor of edibles, pills and extracts.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/07/24/marijuana-retailers-say-consumers-seeking-alternatives-smoking-pot/823668002/

SAN DIEGO FREE PRESS
— John Cox Can’t Escape Trump’s Shadow in the Race for California Governor – DOUG PORTER
https://sandiegofreepress.org/2018/07/john-cox-cant-escape-trumps-shadow-in-the-race-for-california-governor/

SLATE
— Top Senate staffers are nearly all white. How SC’s Tim Scott is changing that – BRIAN MURPHY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of minorities, females, young people, veterans, disabled people, poor people, etc.)
https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article215413030.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Republicans Can’t Get Enough Trump Despite unending controversies and fiascoes, he is keeping campaign promises. – William Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-republicans-cant-get-enough-trump-1532474088
— A Critique of Identity Politics—From Obama If Democrats want to win back Congress and the White House, they’ll listen to the former president. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-critique-of-identity-politicsfrom-obama-1532473677
— Does Everyone Have Two Jobs? A critical look at the left’s latest economic talking point. – Andy Puzder (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS full-time 1971-1972, I worked for Firestone Stores part-time. That helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola during 1972, and c) buy a new town home in 1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-everyone-have-two-jobs-1532474015

FORBES
— Yes, Let’s Expand Social Security – To Public Sector Employees – Elizabeth Bauer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain beyond furious that I got almost 3 years of both Civil Service Retirement System credit and Social Security credit when I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office while I was a full-time student at UIC and NIU. They stress that while I earned the aforesaid credits, my peers were dying in Vietnam.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2018/07/23/yes-lets-expand-social-security-to-public-sector-employees/#6c67839166b9

YAHOO NEWS
— The ‘alarming’ way 1 in 3 millennial homeowners get the money to buy homes – Megan Leonhardt (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for your down payment for your first home? For me, in September of 1972, when I was 24 years old, it was money that I earned/saved a) working for IRS the previous 15 months and b) working for Firestone Stores the previous 25 months, the last 15 months of which part-time.)
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/apos-alarming-apos-way-1-144300783.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To finance their purchases, one in three millennial homeowners withdrew money from or took loans against their retirement accounts, according to Bank of the West’s survey of over 600 U.S. adults ages 21-34. Meanwhile, one in five millennials who are planning to buy a home expect to do the same. It’s an “alarming” trend, according to Ryan Bailey, head of Bank of the West’s retail banking group. “Millennials are so eager to become homeowners that some may be inadvertently cutting off their nose to spite their face.” He recommends relying on savings rather than dipping into your retirement funds. “Borrowing from your retirement may make sense in special circumstances, but it’s definitely not a recommendation we tell people to do,” Bailey tells CNBC.)

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— Growing Partisan Differences in Views of the FBI; Stark Divide over ICE Favorable views of FBI have fallen sharply among Republicans (DIERSEN: GAO employees being less hated than IRS employees was one reason why I agreed to suffer a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars in 1980 to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
http://www.people-press.org/2018/07/24/growing-partisan-differences-in-views-of-the-fbi-stark-divide-over-ice/

GOVERNING
— When Newspapers Close, the Cost of Government Goes Up A first-of-its-kind study looks at how local news outlets shutting down impacts cities’ and counties’ finances. – LIZ FARMER (DIERSEN: My mandate is the entire State of Illinois, but I try to provide enhanced coverage of DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-newspapers-closure-costs-government.html
— New Hampshire, One of the Whitest States in America Wants More Minorities – Todd Feathers (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of minorities, females, young people, veterans, disabled people, poor people, etc.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/tns-new-hampshire-diversity.html

FED SMITH
— Buyout Increase Dropped in Latest Congressional Report – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Employers offer buyouts to their employees who they want to get rid of. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, including me, a $25,000 buyout. Overwhelmingly, those who were eligible for the buyout were White, male, and who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/07/24/buyout-increase-dropped-latest-congressional-report/

VOX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites crow about their success in making everyone more anti-White. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of minorities, females, young people, veterans, disabled people, poor people, etc.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/24/17607608/racial-diversity-republicans-democrats

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $520,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447882_zpid/

July 20 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ballot security battle heats up already hot Roskam-Casten House race – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ballot-security-election-hacking-battle-heats-roskam-casten-house-race/
— Democrats try to rebuild the state party from the ground up – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. How much money has your Republican county and township/ward party organizations received this year from the Illinois Republican Party, that is, from Bruce Rauner?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-democrats-blue-wave-rebuild-party/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But last week, the county organization received a $5,000 check from the Rock Island County Democratic Party. Warren is one of 14 counties that received a total of more than $200,000 from the Rock Island Dems last week. Warren’s check tied with Effingham County’s for being the smallest. The Kankakee County Democrats received about $28,000. Kane County’s Dems received about $20,000. Williamson County got about $14,000. The Metro East’s Madison County Democrats have so far received the largest check in this initial round: $45,495. The Carroll County Democrats have raised an average of about $3,000 a year for the past 18 years, but they received $7,523.50 last week. As I’ve told you before, the Rock Island Democratic Party Chairman is Doug House, who also runs the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association. Because state campaign finance laws allow unlimited contributions between county-level party organizations, the J.B. Pritzker campaign gave House’s Rock Island Democrats $1 million earlier this year as the first installment on its “Blue Wave Illinois 2018” program. . .Several county parties, particularly Downstate, have few actual precinct committeepersons. In Chicago and suburban Cook, precinct captains are appointed by local township and ward committeemen. They don’t have to live in the precincts assigned to them. Everywhere else, committeepersons are elected in their precincts — and it’s not easy convincing people to run for that office, particularly in overwhelmingly Republican areas. However, those county chairs can fill vacancies, and the appointed committeepersons don’t have to live in the precincts they represent, so a big push is on to get counties to a minimum level of 75 percent coverage. Some local party officials have also been told that the million-dollar contribution from Pritzker is just the first round. More party-building money is coming. By contrast, as of last week Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign had given a total of about $33,000 divided between nine county and township Republican organizations since the March primary. The Illinois Republican Party chipped in another $25,000 during the same time period for a handful of county organizations. J.B. Pritzker’s campaign has contributed $5.7 million to various Democratic groups and candidates since the primary, including big bucks to several suburban and Chicago political organizations. Pritzker’s campaign gave the St. Clair County Democrats $200,000 during the primary and it paid off big. Pritzker won St. Clair with 76 percent of the vote.)
— Michael Pfleger gets bank to open ‘discriminatory’ doors – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/michael-pfleger-bankopen-discriminatory-doors/
— Radical idea? Alderman proposes free money for some of Chicago’s poorest – Adam Thorp (DIERSEN: How much money would it take to get you to leave your job? One could argue that in 1997 when I was 49 years old, it took only $51,864/year in today’s dollars to get me to leave my GAO job that paid $125,325/year in today’s dollars. $51,864/year is my Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/radical-idea-alderman-proposes-free-money-for-some-of-chicagos-poorest/
— Chicago Police Department relaxes hiring rules regarding past marijuana use – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: One of the reasons why many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government is that they cannot pass a physical examination. Other reasons include a) the pay and benefits are terrible, b) the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) they cannot pass an employment examination, e) they cannot pass a background investigation, f) they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/chicago-police-department-relaxes-hiring-rules-regarding-past-marijuana-use/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use “child immigrants” to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/child-family-detention-shelters-migrants-immigrants-president-donald-trump-editorial/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Obama warns against ‘identity politics’ — a message for both parties – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-obama-nelson-mandela-identity-politics-0722-20180720-story.html
— ‘Using grain as a weapon has never worked’: Will County farmer wary about effects of soybean tariffs – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-chinese-tariffs-soybeans-st-0722-story.html
— Trump promised to remake the courts. He’s installing conservative judges at a record pace. – Deanna Paul
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-judges-20180720-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage judge Patrick O’Shea seeks to have record expunged after acquittal – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180720/dupage-judge-seeks-to-have-record-expunged-after-acquittal
— Kane County Fair opens – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180720/kane-county-fair-opens
— With fewer refugees to resettle, World Relief aims to broaden its role – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180720/with-fewer-refugees-to-resettle-world-relief-aims-to-broaden-its-role
(FROM THE ARTICLE: World Relief is one of nine organizations contracted by the U.S. State Department to resettle refugees. But the Trump administration has capped refugee admissions to 45,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 — the lowest figure since the Refugee Act of 1980. Advocates expect the actual number to reach roughly half that based on State Department statistics. World Relief’s suburban offices have resettled a combined 133 refugees through June. By contrast, those offices welcomed 652 refugees in fiscal 2016. More than 40 percent of this year’s refugees are from Myanmar; others are from Bhutan and Ukraine.)
— What services are offered at World Relief’s new Carol Stream offices – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180720/what-services-are-offered-at-world-reliefs-new-carol-stream-offices
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Hanover Park extends video gambling to golf establishments – Isabella Murray
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180720/hanover-park-extends-video-gambling-to-golf-establishments

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is Pritzker the beginning of the end for Madigan? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180720/ISSUE05/180719834/could-pritzker-end-illinois-speaker-madigans-long-career
— How AFSCME sabotaged the Illinois economy – HILARY GOWINS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180720/ISSUE07/180719884/afscme-pre-janus-ruling-wrecked-illinois-with-tax-funded-pay

ABC7
— Trump’s military parade: Everything we know about the Nov. 10 event (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-military-parade-could-cost-$12-million-official/3783554/
— “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” 25 years later – Jesse Kirsch
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/dont-ask-dont-tell-25-years-later/3789838/
— Michael Cohen recorded Donald Trump talk about paying ex-Playboy model, sources tell ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cohen-recorded-trumps-talk-of-paying-ex-playboy-model-sources-say/3794936/

NBC5
— Governor’s Race Takes Center Stage – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-take-5-pritzker-rauner-deval-patrick-2020-race-488766501.html

WGN TV
— In IL-6, Roskam and Casten clash over election security funding – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/07/20/in-il-6-roskam-and-casten-clash-over-election-security-funding/

HERALD REVIEW
— Rauner embrace of Trump means more questions about president – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: To what extent do the following embrace Trump: Illinois Republican Party (IRP), IRP officers, your representative on the IRP state central Committee, officers of your Republican county party organization, officers of your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, your Republican U.S. congressman, Rauner, Sanguinetti, Harold, Helland, Senger, Dodge, your Republican state senator, your republican state representative, Republican elected officials in your county, township/ward, and municipality, and Republican candidates for the aforesaid offices?)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/rauner-embrace-of-trump-means-more-questions-about-president/article_48fc8f4e-52c0-5105-b708-22bd7f38d728.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS RADIO
— A Republican candidate for state representative has a little more than a month to pay fines levied by the State Board of Elections, or his name won’t appear on the ballot. – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article215236955.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Durbin, Casten address election security needs at Downers Grove library Senator and candidate address community at Downers Grove library – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/07/20/durbin-casten-address-election-security-needs-at-downers-grove-library/aopmv4w/

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Congressman Jason Lewis said blacks have ‘entitlement mentality,’ view themselves as victims
https://fox2now.com/2018/07/20/congressman-said-blacks-have-entitlement-mentality-view-themselves-as-victims/

WQAD
— Sin taxes aren’t reliable revenue streams
https://wqad.com/2018/07/20/report-sin-taxes-arent-reliable-revenue-streams/

THE X RADIO
— Capacity Crowd Thursday to Hear North – Greg Sapp
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/34775-capacity-crowd-thursday-to-hear-north

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— GOP goes ‘country club,’ passes over Skillicorn – W.J. Kennedy
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511493655-gop-goes-country-club-passes-over-skillicorn

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE
— Proft Wants Donation Caps Lifted in Illinois Office Races – Glynis Farrrell
https://www.courthousenews.com/political-activist-wants-donation-caps-lifted-in-illinois-office-races/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— Election Judges Needed
http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2018/57809/

JEANNE IVES
— Candidate / Legislator Coalition Fights for Culture Change in Illinois “We cannot afford to elect placeholders. We need leaders.”
https://mailchi.mp/fe3030a473f0/conservative-reform-coalition-in-effingham-we-need-leaders

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— The battle for the future of Illinois – State Rep. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/mcsweeney-the-battle-for-the-future-of-illinois/article_92129de4-8b81-11e8-a320-af82d8b97d1c.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COOK COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN PUSHES FOR COMMITTEEMEN WITH LONG DEMOCRAT VOTING HISTORIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/cook-county-gop-chairman-pushes-to-allow-committeemen-with-recent-democrat-voting-histories.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? SEEING VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE IN ROSEMONT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/wheres-weyermuller-seeing-vice-president-mike-pence-in-rosemont.html
— PUBLIC UNION: PUBLIC ENEMY (DIERSEN: GAO unionized in 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. If GAO had been unionized since 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors might very well have NOT been able a) to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) to give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) to delay my promotion to GS-13 and to not promote me beyond GS-13, e) to get rid of my mentor in 1987, f) to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) to force me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/public-union-public-enemy.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Janus apparently no longer loves his state job, hires on with Illinois Policy Institute
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/20/janus-apparently-no-longer-loves-his-state-job-hires-on-with-illinois-policy-institute/
— Chicago to get its first public law school, but is it a wise move?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/20/chicago-to-get-its-first-public-law-school-but-is-it-a-wise-move/
— Proft files suit so his independent expenditure committee can coordinate with campaigns after caps busted
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/20/proft-files-suit-so-his-independent-expenditure-committee-can-coordinate-with-campaigns-after-caps-busted/
— Cook shifts governor’s race from “Toss Up” to “Lean Democrat” – Third-party candidates “the tipping point”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/20/cook-shifts-governors-race-from-toss-up-to-lean-democrat-third-party-candidates-the-tipping-point/

BREITBART
— Illinois GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner Signs Gun Confiscation Bill – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/20/illinois-gop-gov-bruce-rauner-signs-gun-confiscation-bill/
— Slate’s Jamelle Bouie: Reporters on Mission to ‘Fracture Donald Trump’s Base’ – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/19/slates-jamelle-bouie-reporters-on-mission-to-fracture-donald-trumps-base/
— Chance the Rapper Demands Rahm Emanuel’s Resignation over Police Shootings – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/07/20/chance-the-rapper-demands-chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuels-resignation-over-police-shootings/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— LGBT extremists have destroyed the Saint Patrick’s Day parade in Boston – Amy Contrada
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/lgbt-extremists-have-destroyed-the-saint-patricks-day-parade-in-boston
— Transgender activists are forcing society to ban common sense, and the consequences are devastating
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/transgender-activists-are-forcing-society-to-ban-common-sense-and-the-conse

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Universities openly rebel against Trump’s anti-affirmative action mandate – Stone Washington (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/universities-openly-rebel-against-trumps-anti-affirmative-action-mandate

GOPUSA
— Supporters of Maxine Waters burn American flag outside her office
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50681
— Brett Kavanaugh’s government work becomes partisan battle in committee (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for the federal government? I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I worked for the Post Office part-time at the GS-4 Step 1-3 levels, currently $15.85/hour-$16.91/hour.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50706
— NFL too weak to enforce new anthem policy (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/nfl-too-weak-to-enforce-new-anthem-policy/
— Oberlin College withdraws subpoena targeting conservative news outlet (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all things that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have done since 2000 that have had a “chilling effect” on what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
http://www.gopusa.com/oberlin-college-withdraws-subpoena-targeting-conservative-news-outlet/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: William A. Jacobson, a professor at Cornell Law School and the editor of the Legal Insurrection blog, said the subpoena posed a threat to the freedom of press. “Allowing persons or entities that have been the subject of news reporting to pry into the communications of the journalists covering them will have a chilling effect on the ability of journalists to report on matters of public interest,” Mr. Jacobson said in a statement. “That is why the law, at least in New York, protects journalist records.”)

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— 109 Conservative Leaders Demand Prompt Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28392
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: How California dreamin’ devolved into a liberal American nightmare – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/28390-outsiders-vs-insiders-how-california-dreamin%E2%80%99-devolved-liberal-american-nightmare

TOWNHALL
— ICE Just Arrested Dozens of Illegal Aliens in a Sanctuary City, the Majority Have Serious Criminal Records – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/07/20/ice-just-arrested-dozens-of-illegal-aliens-the-majority-have-criminal-records-n2502180
— NFL Suspends National Anthem Rules Due to Objections From Players – Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/07/20/of-course-nfl-suspends-national-anthem-rules-due-to-objections-from-players-n2502177

THE HILL
— GOP to hold 2020 convention in Charlotte – JORDAIN CARNEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/398073-gop-to-hold-2020-convention-in-charlotte

REUTERS
— Facebook must adhere to German Holocaust denial laws, says Berlin (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps have made it clear that if they could, they would pass laws that would banish individuals, organization, 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://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-facebook-germany-holocaust/facebook-must-adhere-to-german-holocaust-denial-laws-says-berlin-idUKKBN1K91UQ

NEW YORK TIMES
— Warren Is Preparing for 2020. So Are Biden, Booker, Harris and Sanders. – Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/15/us/politics/democratic-presidential-candidates-2020.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting members of the following groups to vote against their own self-interest: 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.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/opinion/voting-welfare-racism-republicans.html

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Trump is baiting Democrats like Muhammad Ali did to George Foreman – Todd Blodgett
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2018/07/20/trump-employs-muhammad-ali-rope-dope-democrats-george-foreman-elizabeth-warren-maxine-waters/797265002/

FORBES
— Congress Demands Justice Department Return Millions “Seized Unfairly” From Taxpayers – Nick Sibilla
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicksibilla/2018/07/20/congress-demands-justice-department-return-millions-seized-unfairly-from-taxpayers/

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Secure Choice Retirement Plan Could Face Legal Challenge – Michael J. Bologna
https://www.bna.com/illinois-secure-choice-n73014477728/

AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE
— Going forward: How ethnic and mainstream media can collaborate in changing communities – DANIELA GERSON AND CARLOS RODRIGUEZ (DIERSEN: From What I see, ethnic and mainstream media collaborate to make America more anti-Trump, more anti-Protestant, more anti-conservative, more anti-patriotic, more anti-Republican, more anti-American, more anti-White, more anti-male, more anti-older people, more anti-rich people, more anti-gun owners, more anti-German Americans, more anti-draft avoiders, and more anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/strategy-studies/ethnic-and-mainstream-media-collaborations-in-changing-communities/

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Agencies could block employee access to social media, email under proposed law – Terry Wing (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2018/07/agencies-could-block-employee-acces-to-social-media-email-under-proposed-law/

DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Month 4: Rauner Still No Closer to Getting Ives’ Endorsement
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/month-4-rauner-still-no-closer-to-getting-ives-endorsement/

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 419 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $399,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/111935094_zpid/
— FOR SALE: 629 Arbor Avenue, Wheaton – $454,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447739_zpid/

July 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— At White House, GOP Rep. Roskam confronts Trump on Putin: ‘He was defensive’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/gop-rep-peter-roskam-confronts-trump-defensive-putin-news-conference-russian-interference/
— Rauner ‘troubled’ by Trump’s Russia remarks, but rejects Dem anti-hacking claim – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-troubled-trumps-russia-remarks-rejects-dem-anti-hacking-claim/
— Workaround succeeding after cut in ACA subsidies: states – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/workaround-health-subsidies-illinois-affordable-care-act-donald-trump-barack-obama/
— Durbin calls for probe of abuse claims at Chicago shelter for separated children – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-heartland-alliance-injections-abuse-guadalupe/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, Democrats always blame Republicans for gun violence.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/rauner-gun-bills-state-certification-gun-shops-waiting-period/
— Holocaust denier Art Jones walks precincts distributing anti-Semitic literature – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/holocaust-denier-art-jones-walks-precincts/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘That is a tunnel of noise’: Western Springs residents talk sound walls, park impact from proposed I-294 expansion – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/news/ct-dws-tollway-open-house-tl-0726-story.html
— A boom in downtown jobs did not benefit some South and West Side communities, study shows – Lolly Bowean (DIERSEN: Do/did you work and/or live in downtown Chicago? I worked in downtown Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. I lived in downtown Chicago part-time 1974-1976 and full-time 1976-1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-downtown-jobs-study-20180717-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to bring children to America illegally and then b) use those children to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-immigrant-children-hunger-detention-20180717-story.html
— Is being a sports fan worth the agony of defeat? – Cass Sunstein (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were very big on spectator sports. When their teams lost, they took their anger out on me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-soccer-fans-unhapy-emotional-20180717-story.html
— New IRS policy allows some tax-exempt groups to veil donors – AP (DIERSEN: Since 1971, federal employees have been under tremendous pressure to use the “Combined Federal Campaign” to give money to charities. SEE: https://www.opm.gov/combined-federal-campaign/ Sooner or later, your superiors, and therefore your supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates knew how much money and which charities you gave money to through the CFC. Needless-to-say, federal employees are encouraged to give lots of money to charities that promote the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–irs-donor-disclosure-20180717-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Trump ‘clarification’ fails to repair damage from Helsinki – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180717/editorial-trump-clarification-fails-to-repair-damage-from-helsinki
— OUTSTANDING: Concerned about video gambling, Wauconda officials may scrutinize liquor license applications – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180717/concerned-about-video-gambling-wauconda-officials-may-scrutinize-liquor-license-applications

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Are African-Americans getting their share of downtown jobs? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Do/did you work and/or live in downtown Chicago? I worked in downtown Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. I lived in downtown Chicago part-time 1974-1976 and full-time 1976-1978.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180718/BLOGS02/180719874

ABC7
— CVS manager involved in coupon incident withdraws from 48th Ward race
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cvs-manager-involved-in-coupon-incident-withdraws-from-48th-ward-race/3779179/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Morry Matson, an independent candidate for 48th Ward alderman, announced Tuesday he is withdrawing from the race due to health problems. Matson said in an email that he had suffered a brain seizure in May that required surgery, which would prevent him from continuing his campaign. Matson claimed on his campaign website that he was a Trump delegate, however the Illinois Republican Party said he was not a delegate to the Republican National Convention.)

WLS AM
— Durbin: Trump claim a “damage control event” – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/07/17/durbin-trump-claim-a-damage-control-event/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Union effectiveness the issue in wake of Janus ruling
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-17/jim-dey-union-effectiveness-the-issue-wake-janus-ruling.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Pritchard rarely claimed credit for public service – STATE SEN. DAVE SYVERSON
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/07/16/guest-view-pritchard-rarely-claimed-credit-for-public-service/ayvmwbd/

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— The battle for the future of Illinois – David McSweeney
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/Commentary-The-battle-for-the-future-of-Illinois-13084250.php

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rep. Pritchard’s Successor Jeff Keicher Joins Statehouse – CHASE CAVANAUGH
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/rep-pritchards-successor-joins-statehouse

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rauner: Trump Should Be Holding Russians Accountable – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: Who holds you accountable and for what? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hold me accountable a) for their problems, b) for your problems, c) for my problems, d) for everyone’s problems, and especially for the problems that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, etc. have/had.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauner-trump-should-be-holding-russians-accountable#stream/0

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Rep. Skillicorn on how Gov. Rauner can beat Pritzker & how to fix IL Gov pension mess
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/07/watch-berkowitz-wrep-skillicorn-on-how-gov-rauner-can-beat-pritzker-how-to-fix-il-gov-pension-mess-cable-web/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Republican Roskam’s war chest dwarfs Casten’s in 6th Congressional race
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511489658-republican-roskam-s-war-chest-dwarfs-casten-s-in-6th-congressional-race
— Kinzler calls for resignation, federal investigation of Illinois Auditor General – Carrie Bradon
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511489753-kinzler-calls-for-resignation-federal-investigation-of-illinois-auditor-general

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge sees November as referendum on Illinois’ national standing – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511488933-dodge-sees-november-as-referendum-on-illinois-national-standing

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Pritzker, Rauner navigate national politics in fight for top state job – Mark Maxwell
https://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/analysis-pritzker-rauner-navigate-national-politics-in-fight-for-top-state-job/1308799990

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Teachers’ union leader says Janus ruling has made members ‘more aggressive’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/teachers-union-leader-says-janus-ruling-has-made-members-more/article_5cee53c6-8927-11e8-a2e6-7bbb25160afd.html

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— IS THE MEDIA THE “ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE”? If an enemy controlled the media, would the news look any different? – Daniel Greenfield (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if they, or if anyone who they manipulate/dominate, had been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Republicans would not have suffered any losses in Illinois since 2000. QUESTION: What would GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have contained if my critic/opponents had their way? ANSWER: Those emails would have ONLY included links to articles that make my critics/opponents and/or their candidates look good. My critics/opponents and/or their candidates a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform (most commonly, the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks) 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.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270774/media-enemy-people-daniel-greenfield

DAILY CALLER
— SURVEY: LESS THAN HALF OF AMERICANS WANT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO RECEIVE PATH TOWARD CITIZENSHIP – Neetu Chandak
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/17/survey-illegal-immigrants-path-toward-citizenship/
— Two whistle-blowers at a Louisiana Veterans Affairs hospital say they found widespread corruption and were subjected to uncomfortable retaliation when they brought their concerns forward. – Michael Volpe (DIERSEN: If I had not blown the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/17/two-whistle-blowers-va-hospital-louisiana/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Open Borders Judge Halts Illegal Alien Deportations – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/07/open-borders-judge-halts-illegal-alien-deportations/

NEWSMAX
— Nebraska Town Close to Outlawing Renting to Illegals – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nebraska-illegals-jobs-sanctuary-cities/2018/07/17/id/872300/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Gay identity, Christianity incompatible – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/church/2018/07/17/gay-identity-christianity-incompatible

THE HILL
— More than 100 civil and human rights groups call on Senate to reject Kavanaugh – LYDIA WHEELER (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are religious, conservative, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/397532-more-than-100-civil-and-human-rights-groups-call-on-senate-to-reject
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a Tuesday letter, led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the groups say Kavanaugh will be a fifth and decisive vote to undermine a host of core rights and legal protections, including economic security and access to healthcare, abortion, voting and labor rights. The groups, which include the NAACP, Lamba Legal and Demand Justice, also the rights of immigrants and persons with disabilities, LGBTQ equality, equal opportunity, affirmative action and environmental protections all could be endangered by Kavanaugh joining the high court.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— I Was a White House Stenographer. Trump Wasn’t a Fan. – Beck Dorey-Stein (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc., in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who not want me to know about their events or other activities, b) who do not want me to promote their events or other activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and/or d) who do not want me to report on their events or other activities. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform (most commonly, the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks) 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/2018/07/17/opinion/trump-recording-press-news.html
— The Biggest Spender of Political Ads on Facebook? President Trump – Sheera Frenkel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/technology/political-ads-facebook-trump.html
— When Wives Earn More Than Husbands – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors always had access to my and my wife’s joint tax returns, so therefore, they, and my Democrat IRS and GAO supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, always knew how much my wife was earning. Few of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates had spouses who had significant income. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used my wife’s income to paint us as being undeservedly selfish rich DINKs (dual income, no kids).)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/upshot/when-wives-earn-more-than-husbands-neither-like-to-admit-it.html

NEW YORK POST
— Another sickening smear against Kavanaugh from the Left – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2018/07/17/another-sickening-smear-against-kavanaugh-from-the-left/

USA TODAY
— Facebook taking heat over its approach to Infowars; here’s what you need to know – Mike Snider (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook employees 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.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/07/15/facebook-infowars-what-you-need-know/786388002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook is under pressure to explain why Infowars, a site known for promoting conspiracy theories, doesn’t get booted off the social network as it cracks down on fabricated news. After it admitted pages – including those run by Russian operatives – had scammed the social network with made-up news and video during the 2016 presidential election, Facebook forced through a series of changes designed to prevent a repeat, such as letting users flag content they think is false and then having third-party fact checkers examine the post. At the same time, lambasted by conservatives for what they say is a liberal bias, Facebook maintains it won’t make the editorial decisions itself.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Heritage Action Advocacy Group Shifts to Bolstering GOP Candidates The political sister organization of the Heritage Foundation aims to help conservative lawmakers – Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/heritage-action-advocacy-group-shifts-to-bolstering-gop-candidates-1531828920
— Without Better Training, U.S. Will Fall Short on Workers, Economists Say – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/without-better-training-u-s-will-fall-short-on-workers-economists-say-1531850521
— A Plan for Your Children Could Save Your Retirement Steps you take when they’re young could launch them toward financial independence and get them out of the nest with no hurt feelings – Sue Shellenbarger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-plan-for-your-children-could-save-your-retirement-1531834163

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Tariffs Spark Outcry From Companies Denied Relief – Mark Niquette
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-17/trump-s-metal-tariffs-spark-outcry-from-companies-denied-relief

CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY
— Facebook Efforts to Thwart Fake News Trip Up Some Nonprofits – Megan O’Neil (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents should be requires wear “PAID FOR BY …” disclosures on their shirts. Just kidding, but not completely.)
https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Facebook-Efforts-to-Thwart/243948

FCW
— Is Congress expanding its knowledge to meet oversight demands? – Chase Gunter (DIERSEN: GAO’s claim of being nonpartisan was a major reason why I agreed to suffer a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. But I soon learned that GAO, and especially its Chicago office, is extremely partisan.)
https://fcw.com/articles/2018/07/17/congress-tech-knowledge-base.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kosar also noted that the staffs of nonpartisan congressional assistance entities, such as the Congressional Research Service and the Government Accountability Office, have seen their staff size decrease. And in the technology arena, that knowledge gap is even more glaring. Congress once had the Office of Technology Assessment, an internal congressional think tank that produced reports on technical matters for lawmakers, but it was shuttered in the 1990s to cut costs. Earlier this year, lawmakers attempted to revive OTA, which peaked at a budget of $20 million and a size of 140 staffers, but the bid failed on a mostly party-line vote in the House.)

July 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump questions US intel, not Putin, on Russia 2016 meddling – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-questions-us-intel-not-putin-on-russia-2016-meddling/3770949/
— CVS manager who called Chicago police on black woman over coupon ‘no longer employed’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if employers take adverse actions against their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, the real reason for those actions are that those employees are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://abc7chicago.com/cvs-managers-involved-in-chicago-coupon-incident-no-longer-employed/3772243/
— More protests expected Monday after body cam video released of South Shore police shooting – Jessica D’Onofrio and Michelle Gallardo
http://abc7chicago.com/more-protests-expected-after-body-cam-video-released-of-south-shore-police-shooting/3770873/

NBC5
— Rauner Signs Gun Order of Protection, Waiting Period Laws Rauner also signed a law Monday extending a 72-hour waiting period for all guns
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Signs-Gun-Order-of-Protection-Waiting-Period-Laws-488308351.html

CBS2
— Governor Rauner Signs So Called ‘Red-Flag’ Gun Legislation
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/16/illinois-gun-law/
— Illinois Dems Blast Trump On Twitter After Summit With Putin
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/16/trump-putin-summit-2/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Vladimir Putin says he wanted Donald Trump to win in 2016, but didn’t interfere – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/trump-and-putin-meeting-1-on-1-amid-investigations-and-tensions#/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner doesn’t want Illinois pulled from multistate voter registration system that Democrats call prone to hacking – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-crosscheck-russian-hackers-20180716-story.html
— First black lawmaker to run Illinois Democratic Party: ‘People of color are becoming more engaged’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-democrats-christian-mitchell-20180715-story.html
— CVS fires 2 Edgewater store employees after white manager calls cops on black customer – Samantha Bomkamp and Hailey Mensik (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if employers take adverse actions against their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, the real reason for those actions are that those employees are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cvs-racial-coupon-incident-20180716-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Lawmakers call Trump’s press conference with Putin bizarre, shameful.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-putin-summit-reaction-20180716-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump dances to Putin’s choreography.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-putin-trump-helsinki-meddling-20180716-story.html
— Chicago watchdog reports harassment in city departments – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-sexual-harassment-inspector-general-report-20180716-story.html
— Guns can be removed from those deemed dangerous under law signed by Rauner; he also extends ‘cooling off’ period to assault-style weapons – Robert McCoppin and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-gun-violence-laws-orders-of-protection-20180713-story.html
— Top state business group leader Gregory Baise to retire, keep doing political work – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-manufacturers-greg-baise-20180713-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “For Republicans, Russian sabotage of our elections is no biggie.” If the Russians tried to get votes for Trump in my precinct, they certainly failed. In my precinct, in the 2016 general election, 211 voted for Clinton, while only 137 voted for Trump. In the 2016 primary election, 93 voted for Kasich, while only 21 voted for Trump. Of course, anti-Trumps want Trump supporters to blast me for that.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-sabotage-russians-indictments-american-elections-no-biggie-republicans-0717-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner signs ‘red flag,’ 72-hour waiting period gun control bills – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-bill-so-families-mental-issues-guns-removed-court-petition-nra/
— 2 CVS workers fired after coupon incident at Edgewater store
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/two-cvs-employees-fired-after-incident-customer-edgewater-store-coupon-camilla-hudson-morry-matson/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/marijuana-illinois-janus-decision-breast-feeding-mueller-investigation/
— 3 Illinois GOP House members (Roskam, Kinzinger, Hultgren) in rare move, chastise Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-senators-house-republicans-react-donald-trump-helsinki/
— Trump questions US intel, not Putin, on Russia 2016 meddling – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-us-russia-helsinki-finland-summit/
— Police union accuses ‘media bias’ of painting police shooting as unjustified – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fop-police-union-media-bias-shooting-unjustified-harith-augustus-kevin-graham/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage “families” to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring other families to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/judge-halts-deportation-families-reunited-trump-separation/
— Woman accused of being a covert Russian agent in the U.S. – AP (DIERSEN: What about the millions of activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in America who act as covert agents of Mexico and as covert agents of other foreign countries? Of course, the aforesaid, their operatives, and their dupes work against me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/woman-covert-russian-agent-us/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump won’t protect our elections, so states must step up.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-putin-summit-press-conference-election-meddling/

DAILY HERALD
— COD chairwoman Deanne Mazzochi chosen to fill in Bellock’s House seat – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180716/cod-chairwoman-chosen-to-fill-in-bellocks-house-seat
— Illinois lawmakers pile on Trump/Putin summit, use the ‘T’ word – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180716/illinois-lawmakers-pile-on-trumpputin-summit-use-the-t-word
— Underwood outraises Hultgren in latest campaign finance report – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180716/underwood-outraises-hultgren-in-latest-campaign-finance-report

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois pols—including GOPers—slam Trump’s Helsinki performance – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180716/BLOGS02/180719898/illinois-pols-including-gopers-8212-slam-trumps-helsinki-performance
— Which congressmen have the financial edge? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180716/BLOGS02/180719900/which-congressmen-have-the-financial-edge
— University chiefs take a hit from tax bill – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180716/NEWS13/180719896/university-chiefs-take-a-hit-from-tax-bill
— Don’t reinvent wheel on western access to O’Hare – DAN CRONIN and JOHN CARPENTER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180713/ISSUE07/180719955/dont-reinvent-wheel-on-western-access-to-ohare

WBBM
— Rauner Dismisses ‘Crosscheck’ Voter Fraud Fears – Bernie Tafoya
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/rauner-dismisses-crosscheck-voter-fraud-fears

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner doesn’t want Illinois pulled from multistate voter registration system – Monique Garcia
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180716/rauner-doesnt-want-illinois-pulled-from-multistate-voter-registration-system

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Republicans, including Davis, raise big bucks for re-election bids – CHUCK RAASCH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/republicans-including-davis-raise-big-bucks-for-re-election-bids/article_1593e40f-ae91-54a4-9398-62e24a7aae4f.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois governor signs 2 bills to tighten gun restrictions; Decatur gun sellers dismayed – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-governor-signs-bills-to-tighten-gun-restrictions-decatur-gun/article_a098f28f-8ed1-5a9f-84dc-e2c6cfa48be1.html
— U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis: ‘Absolutely no doubt’ that Russia meddled in U.S. election
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/u-s-rep-rodney-davis-absolutely-no-doubt-that-russia/article_b1a82954-b2f4-5597-8c9c-51a386c8401e.html

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Durbin concerned about Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh’s truthfulness during prior confirmation Illinois senator questioned Kavanaugh about involvement in Bush detention policy – Jim Niedelman
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/durbin-concerned-about-supreme-court-nominee-kavanaugh-s-truthfulness-during-prior-confirmation/1305120022

LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Metro East Republicans in Congress raise big bucks for fall campaigns – Chuck Raasch
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/metro-east-republicans-in-congress-raise-big-bucks-for-fall/article_f8bb5608-e28f-51d8-accf-c01b926c98ee.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Red Flag Gun Control Bill Signed, Along with 72-Hour Waiting Period for Gun Purchases, Roll Calls
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/16/red-flag-gun-control-bill-signed-along-72-hour-waiting-period-gun-purchases-roll-calls/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BI-PARTISAN CRITICISM BROILS ABOUT TRUMP’S COMMENTS DURING POST-SUMMIT PRESS CONFERENCE MONDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/bi-partisan-criticism-broils-about-trumps-comments-during-post-summit-press-conference-monday.html
— ILLINOIS SCHOOL DISTRICT THREATENS TO CALL POLICE OVER BIBLE GIVEAWAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/illinois-school-district-threatens-to-call-police-over-bible-giveaway.html
— THORNER: KAVANAUGH IN LINE WITH HAMILTON’S THINKING IN FEDERALIST NO. 78 TO INTERPRET LAWS, NOT MAKE THEM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/thorner-kavanaugh-in-line-with-hamiltons-thinking-in-federalist-no-78-to-interpret-laws-not-make-the.html
— ANDRZEJEWSKI: TRUMP NEEDS A BRIDGE TO NOWHERE MOMENT ON SPENDING (DIERSEN: What about the many trillions of dollars that the federal government has spent since the 1960s on promoting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, what about the many trillions of dollars that the federal government has spent since the 1960s on wasting the careers of and getting rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/andrzejewski-trump-needs-a-bridge-to-nowhere-moment-on-spending.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner denies tacking to the right with Pence praise
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/16/rauner-denies-tacking-to-the-right-with-pence-praise/
— John McGovern: “An honorable man in politics”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/16/john-mcgovern-an-honorable-man-in-politics/
— Transitions: Baise, Denzler, Demmer, DeWitte, Mazzochi
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/16/transitions-baise-denzler-demmer-dewitte-mazzochi/

GOPUSA
— Assault on Jim Jordan is latest attempted assassination by accusation (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who accuse me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails of causing Republican candidates to lose elections in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Better yet, I should sue them.)
http://www.gopusa.com/assault-on-jim-jordan-is-latest-attempted-assassination-by-accusation/

TPM
— Joe Walsh: ‘I Will Never Support Trump Again’ – Matt Shuham
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/joe-walsh-i-will-never-support-trump-again

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democrats Are Dumping Moderates – JOHN FUND
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/democrats-dump-moderates-move-to-far-left/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 40% vacancy: Feds release illegal immigrant families instead of filling detention centers Although the beds were empty, the government was still paying for them – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/15/illegal-immigrant-family-detention-facilities-belo/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Gun-Rights Activist Charged With Acting as Russian Agent Maria Butina worked at direction of a ‘high level official in the Russian government,’ Justice Department says; attorney denies charges – Del Quentin Wilber (DIERSEN: What about the millions of activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in America who act as agents of Mexico and as agents of other foreign countries? Of course, the aforesaid, their operatives, and their dupes work against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gun-rights-activist-charged-with-acting-as-russian-agent-1531770436

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— As Lawmakers Renew Push for Repeal, OPM Says Workforce Orders Are What Federal Employees Want – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/07/lawmakers-renew-push-repeal-opm-says-workforce-orders-are-what-feds-want/149775/

FED WEEK
— OPM Sets Schedule to Carry Out Orders on Discipline (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if employers take disciplinary actions against their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, the real reason for those actions are that those employees are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/opm-sets-schedule-to-carry-out-orders-on-discipline-bargaining/

July 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Longtime Illinois GOP strategist John McGovern, known for ‘impeccable ethics’ and ‘good political gut,’ dies at 48 – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-john-mcgovern-obit-20180715-story.html
— Durbin: More work needed to make sure Russian hack of voter database ‘never happens again’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-dick-durbin-russian-hackers-20180715-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Midwest eases its Trump swoon and flirts again with Democratic candidates.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-midwest-trump-democrats-20180715-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Pritzker camp wrong on Rauner and jobs, just ask Pritzker camp – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/fact-check-pritzker-camp-wrong-rauner-jobs-just-ask-pritzker-bga-politifact/
— Violent protest over police-involved shooting a warning shot – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/violent-protest-over-police-involved-shooting-a-warning-shot/

DAILY HERALD
— Tax loophole from 1960s could let wealthy tap lower corporate rate – Joe Light (DIERSEN: What loopholes have you been accused of taking advantage of? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes painted my education deductions 1972-1983 and 1992-1997 as being a loophole. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180715/tax-loophole-from-1960s-could-let-wealthy-tap-lower-corporate-rate

ABC7
— Renovations of Illinois governor’s mansion complete – Cate Cauguiran (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blame me the most a) for George Ryan not running for governor in 2002, b) for Jim Ryan losing in 2002, c) for Bill Brady losing the primary in 2006, d) for Judy Baar Topinka losing in 2006, and e) for Bill Brady losing in 2010. The overwhelming majority of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being Bill Brady supporters.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/renovations-of-illinois-governors-mansion-complete/3765557/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among the first visitors to see the renovations was former Illinois Gov. George Ryan.)

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Why is the Northwest Herald silent on Local 150 reply brief that contains false allegation – Were they put in their place? – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/why-is-the-northwest-herald-silent-on-local-150-reply-brief-that-contains-false-allegation-were-they-put-in-their-place/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— In Illinois, ethics rules are written not to work – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: Federal Civil Service rules are written to protect federal employees a) who are Democrat, minority, female, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American and b) who are members of one or more of the aforesaid groups and who complain about discrimination. Federal Civil Service rules presume that federal employees who are Republican, White, male, non-veteran, able-bodied, Protestant, and/or German American who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 SHOULD PAY THE PRICE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-15/jim-dey-illinois-ethics-rules-are-written-not-work.html

SOUTHERN
— Evelyn Sanguinetti: State is taking action against opioid epidemic – Editorial (DIERSEN: Which companies make the most money a) selling opioids and b) fighting the opioid epidemic?)
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-evelyn-sanguinetti-state-is-taking-action-against-opioid-epidemic/article_a6a8ecb7-d611-5e3d-997b-8321d8f87f4d.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Some farmers fear they could face the worst farm financial crisis in decades They’re facing a bumper crop of challenges: crop prices, trade war, and changes in immigration and biofuel policies – AP
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/07/15/some-farmers-fear-they-could-face-the-worst-farm-financial-crisis-in-decades/akznrit/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Chrystal Lake Independence Day Parade – Part 5 – Joe Tirio
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/15/cl-independence-day-parade-part-5-joe-tirio/

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— Crossing the Line Between Indiana and Illinois
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/crossing-the-line-speeding/collection_1516ddc9-5dc3-52b9-a27a-a4567432a70f.html

WORLD NET DAILY
— HAPPY WHITE HISTORY MONTH! GET OVER YOUR FEAR! Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson applauds people who ‘founded this country and made it great’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes disagree with Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson.)
http://www.wnd.com/2018/07/happy-white-history-month-get-over-your-fear/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the last 60 years or more, white people have been under attack, falsely called “racist,” and blamed for the failure and problems of black Americans and other so-called “people of color.” Illegal aliens, refugees and immigrants from “s—hole countries” have been allowed to come here, and instead of showing appreciation for the freedom and beauty for their new home, they bring their godless cultures. They vote for socialism and are emboldened in hate, blame and victimhood by our corrupt leftist government, school system and media. Each year reveals new levels of insanity celebrating radical Black History Month, transgender and homosexual history, feminist women – celebration of everyone except for straight, white, conservative Christian men of power. White people have been under attack, unappreciated and under a spell of fear for so long that most of the country can’t even remember that it was whites who made this country the destination that it is! The simple fact remains: Without white people, there would be no America. White men founded this country and made it great. White men like President Trump are the last ones holding America together – and it is hanging by a thread. So out of appreciation, I deemed July as White History Month. For some reason, whites allowed others to come in to this country who would turn around and betray them! Reportedly, whites will soon be a minority in their own country! If we allow the vilification and replacement of whites to continue, then our country will become a ghetto. We will see more black-on-white crime, more laws against Christians and men, a total loss of freedom, and destruction of communities. Mark my words, if we don’t stop this attack upon white people, we will become like South Africa where black communists seek to take white farmers’ private land without compensation. Blacks hunt down, torture and kill white farmers, including women and children – and murder one another in the townships. Riots and destruction of property are the norm. Families are destroyed, the economy is hurting, disease is rampant, and there’s a lack of morality or responsibility among the people. We caught a glimpse of this in America under President Obama, the worst and most hated president the country ever experienced. He brought the radical hate group Black Lives Matter and other evil people to the White House regularly. He sowed division, hatred and suspicion toward whites, police, Christians, business owners and men. Race riots, targeted cop killings, and black-on-black murder all increased because he validated criminals and thugs while demonizing and marginalizing the good people. Thankfully, white men and women, and a growing number of “people of color,” woke up and supported the Great White Hope, President Trump. He’s working overtime to Make America Great Again. He’s sending the illegals back, not falling for the media propaganda about the “children” whom criminal adults intentionally brought here. He’s building a big beautiful wall on the border. He gives no play to Black Lives Matter and antifa (Occupy Wall Street communists). Trump is a man of courage and action, with love for the country and no fear. He’s from the old school! Men of other races have been destroyed. Now evil seeks to destroy white men. Although most are still conservative, they’ve grown very weak, afraid to stand up for themselves and what’s right. Their parents let them down. They should watch and learn from the president. On my daily call-in show on Newsmax TV and YouTube, I greet people, “Happy White History Month!” I offer the same wishes while going about my day at the gym, the bank, post office and gas station – “Happy White History Month!” Some are grateful. Most react with laughter, confusion or anger. Many believed that “white history” was observed “every day,” but it’s not – whites are only cast negatively by the children of the lie. Some friends and callers express concern for my safety, fearing a violent backlash against White History Month. We should be wary of violent leftists and white haters, given the incitement by anti-Trump agitators like Maxine Waters (the Wicked Witch of the West), corrupt government officials, media and Hollywood. There are places where it’s not safe to be an open Trump supporter. But the children of the lie proudly tout their beliefs with no sense of shame for being wrong – they’re in your face promoting evil! If you are a child of God, you have no fear. Perfect love, the nature of God, drives out fear. But if you have fear, you are still of your father the devil. In counseling and talking with people, I notice most men and women have fear. Men are afraid to deal with their wives. Grown men and women are afraid to face their mothers and be honest with them! Where does fear come from? Anger and unforgiveness. Unless you forgive, you will not be forgiven. And you will have all of the children of anger: fear, doubt, insecurity and suicidal thoughts. So forgive and be free! Watch video from The Jesse Lee Peterson Show: “Fear Is the Worst Thing You Can Have. (Happy White History Month!)”)

EAGLE FORUM
— The Indoctrination of Millennials The Deep State on Campus How Little Socialists are Made
http://eagleforum.org/publications/efr/july18.html

NEWSMAX
— FBI Survey: Declining Confidence in Leadership Since Comey Firing – Eric Mack (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, its employees who were Democrat, and especially those who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, became increasingly confident and happy that GAO’s Democrat leaders would get rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/fbi-confidence-leadership-decline/2018/07/15/id/871781/

WICHITA EAGLE
— Orman associate attacks Democrat Kelly: ‘Have you ever had a real job?’ – JONATHAN SHORMAN (DIERSEN: What work experience do you have? Of course, since 1980, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized, denigrated, and condemned the almost 18 years of work experience that I gained working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1 – 10 levels, currently $96,403 – $125,3253. Of course, since 1971, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized, denigrated, and condemned the almost 9 years of work experience that I gained working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1 – 5 levels, currently $81,071 – $91,880. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn the experience that I gained earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passing the CPA examination in 1979, earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn the experience that I gained serving as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2003, and Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member 1983-1996.)
https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article214890570.html

WHEELING INTELLIGENCER
— A Country Without Borders Is Not a Country – David Evans
http://www.theintelligencer.net/opinion/local-columns/2018/07/a-country-without-borders-is-not-a-country/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— CVS Apologizes After Managers Call Cops on Black Customer – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-07-15/cvs-apologizes-after-managers-call-cops-on-black-customer

BUSINESS INSIDER
— 11 major car brands that have disappeared during the last 20 years – Brian Pascus (DIERSEN: I owned a a) 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, b) 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, and c) 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale 1978-1996.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/defunct-car-brands-photos-details-2018-7

NEWSDAY
— Donald Trump enjoying the reward of forgiving others The president may see happy side effects by wielding his pardon pen. – DAN JANISON (DIERSEN: Will my Democrat superiors in the federal government ever forgive me a) for my avoiding the draft, b) for my refusing to become a Democrat, c) for my complaining about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, d) for my refusing to help them get rid of employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, e) for my becoming in 1988 an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and f) for my suing them in 1998 for political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation?)
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/columnists/dan-janison/donald-trump-pardon-1.19769377

GOLF WEEK
— Wheaton: First U.S. Senior Women’s Open a festive celebration for the good of the game – Beth Ann Nichols
https://golfweek.com/2018/07/15/first-u-s-senior-womens-open-a-festive-celebration-for-the-good-of-the-game/

LGBTQ NATION
— A gay Republican called the cops on a black woman… for using a coupon – Alex Bollinger
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/07/gay-republican-called-cops-black-woman-using-coupon/

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— Why Did A Gay Republican Call Police On A Black Woman Using A Coupon? – Randy Slovacek
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/why-did-gay-republican-call-police-black-woman-using-coupon

July 14 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— John McGovern, ‘gold standard’ of GOP political strategy in Illinois, dies at 48 – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/john-mcgovern-obituary-republican-gop-strategist/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-White, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/trumps-anti-immigrant-remarks-called-out-racist-white-supremacist/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring children to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/6-year-old-salvadoran-girl-who-fueled-opposition-to-splitting-families-joins-mom/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Booze promoters crow about a) their success in promoting booze in Glen Ellyn and b) their success in using the Bible to promote booze.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-food-common-good-bar-glen-ellyn-20180710-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-White, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-in-scotland-20180714-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Municipalities deserve more of online tax revenue – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180320/editorial-municipalities-deserve-more-of-online-tax-revenue
— Mentor program for District 211 alumni celebrates first college grads – Eric Peterson (DIERSEN: What percent of your high school classmates that you graduated with earned a bachelor’s degree within 4 years? Did you have a mentor? I did not. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180713/mentor-program-for-district-211-alumni-celebrates-first-college-grads
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A program pairing low-income, first-generation college students who are Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 alumni with mentors to help them through their higher education celebrated its first graduates at a dinner Thursday night at Palatine High School. Eight of the original 30 students in the Excel Beyond 211 program — 27 percent — received their college degrees within four years, organization President and former District 211 Superintendent Nancy Robb said. That far exceeds the national average for this demographic of college students, in which just 11 percent graduate in six years, she said. The new graduates are now eligible to be mentors themselves for future college students with similar backgrounds.)

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-White, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-s-remarks-about-changing-european-culture-draw-ire

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring children to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/14/904486-chicago-pastors-look-at-border-crisis/

NBC5
— War Chest Battle Heats Up in Governor’s Race – Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/web—take-5-on-politics_Chicago-488155711.html

ABC7
— ‘My car was eaten by animals’: Paul Ryan says woodchucks destroyed his SUV – Danny Clemens (DIERSEN: I stored my 1972 Corvette in my mother’s garage in Crete 1971-1984 and then in my attached garage at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton since 1984. Since 1995, it has been stored on a lift in the garage. I have not started it since 2009. Of course, my excuse is that I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/paul-ryan-my-car-was-eaten-by-animals/3758684/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ryan hasn’t driven in the three years he’s served as Speaker of the House, he said, because his government security detail provides transportation. During his time in office, the car was left in Wisconsin with his mother, who made a point to turn it on regularly to make sure that the engine still ran. When his mother returned recently from spending the winter in Florida, she found that the SUV wouldn’t start. Ryan had the Suburban towed to a mechanic, who deduced that a family of woodchucks had taken up residence in the underbody the vehicle. “They ate all of the wiring out of it…my car was eaten by animals. It’s just dead,” Ryan said.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Term Limits: Try, try, try, try again – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180714/statehouse-insider-try-try-try-try-again

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Keicher named to finish Pritchard’s term in state House – KATIE FINLON
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/07/13/keicher-named-to-finish-pritchards-term-in-state-house/adha5tl/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Governor’s Mansion reopens to public – John Reynolds
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180714/illinois-governors-mansion-reopens-to-public

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— U.S. official: Russia using social media to divide Americans – AP (DIERSEN: Obviously, anti-Trumps have had great success in dividing members of Group A against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B) are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article214887820.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Keicher Appointed To Illinois General Assembly – CLAIRE BUCHANAN
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/keicher-appointed-illinois-general-assembly

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in promoting protests against Trump in Scotland.
http://nprillinois.org/post/thousands-turn-out-protest-against-president-trump-scotland
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He was greeted by protesters on a nearby beach chanting, “No Trump, no KKK, no racist USA.” Earlier, the BBC reported that police were investigating how a paraglider was able to fly close to Trump’s Turnberry resort with a banner that read, “Trump: Well below par.” As the president was golfing, a crowd of approximately 10,000 was marching in Edinburgh, according to The Guardian. In Glasgow, The Washington Post reported that Scottish police estimated the crowd in the city’s St. George Square to be less than 1,600 people. Jonathon Gillies, a 27-year-old bar worker from Glasgow, told The Washington Post that “nobody here is against Americans. They are welcome to come here anytime. It’s just Trump we have a problem with.” The BBC reported that protest organizers wanted to speak out against “Trump’s politics of division and hatred.”)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks’ Support of Bob Miller’s Tenure Evident in Road District Abolition Referendum Support
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/13/jack-franks-support-bob-millers-tenure-evident-road-district-abolition-referendum-support/
— How Trump Could Send Message of Government Waste
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/14/trump-send-message-government-waste/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam pushes Senate colleagues to confirm Kavanaugh to SCOTUS – Robert Hadley (DIERSEN: In 2000, both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman in Wheaton.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511481290-roskam-pushes-senate-colleagues-to-confirm-kavanaugh-to-scotus
— Roskam’s committee work advances lower-cost health care alternatives – Robert Hadley (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes complain to Roskam and to everyone else that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $500/month for $2,000/month worth of health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511487035-roskam-s-committee-work-advances-lower-cost-health-care-alternatives

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— More than 800 positions shopped at Springfield jobs fair, and veterans got first dibs. – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified veteran, Democrat, minority, female, or younger person who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified veteran, Democrat, minority, or female who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified veteran, Democrat, minority, or female who would take the job. All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, the agency downsized. But all during those 18 years, the agency’s employees who were veteran, minority, female, and/or younger (under age 30) were protected from the adverse impacts of that downsizing.)
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/more-than-positions-shopped-at-springfield-jobs-fair/article_1ff603a3-6238-5f47-b045-6a2b8bf45890.html

BREITBART
— The High Cost of Pandering to Social Justice Warriors on Campus: Dwindling Enrollment and Finances – Tom Ciccotta (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trump politicians pander to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/07/13/the-high-cost-of-catering-to-sjws-on-campus-dwindling-enrollment-and-finances/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— We Cannot Allow Strzokians Back into Power – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors in the federal government would paint themselves as being Strzokians. Their top priority was using Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://canadafreepress.com/article/we-cannot-allow-strzokians-back-into-power

THE HILL
— Five GOP lawmakers mulling bid to lead conservative caucus – SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: Sadly, not all the Congressmen from Illinois are a member of this caucus. SEE: https://rsc-walker.house.gov/about/membership)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/396933-five-gop-lawmakers-mulling-bid-to-lead-conservative-caucus

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring children to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/us/migrant-children-shelters.html

July 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE MIA IRIZARRY: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps use Irizarry and Timothy Trybus to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and even worse things.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-puerto-rico-flag-shirt-hate-crime-20180713-story.html
— For Mayor Globe-trotter, it’s the money that matters – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-politics-kass-0715-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Northrop Grumman CEO will step down – Christian Davenport and Aaron (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were fully aware of and completely disgusted with my attending a rally for Bob Dole in Wheaton on July 4, 1996.) SEE: http://capitalfax.blogspot.com/2008/07/gopusa-illinois-daily-clips-july-6-2008.html)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180713/northrop-grumman-ceo-will-step-down
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The move comes just days after reports surfaced that the company employed a member of a white supremacist organization who participated in a violent rally in Charlottesville last summer. The employee, identified as Michael Miselis by ProPublica and “Frontline,” no longer is employed by the company. But Northrop was slow to respond to the allegations, and the news organizations also reported that he had remained employed even after his superiors had been informed of his actions. In an email to company employees at the time, Bush said that Northrop “would take the appropriate actions to make sure that our foundation remains strong well into the future.” Asked whether the Miselis’ alleged affiliation with a white supremacist group played a role in Bush’s decision to resign, Northrop’s Paynter said “absolutely not.”)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— County health department offering OD-reversal drug for free; Hy-Vee joins those selling it – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: Of course, heroin pushers are overjoyed about this. This will dramatically increase the sale of and use of heroin.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180713/county-health-department-offering-od-reversal-drug-for-free-hy-vee-joins-those-selling-it

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Pence Praised At Event In Rosemont; Protests Greet VP Outside Roskam A No Show – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/pence-praised-at-event-in-rosemont-protests-greet-vp-outside/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner embraces Trump White House, calls Pence among the ‘greatest leaders in American history’- Rick Pearson
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rauner-embraces-trump-white-house-calls-pence-among-the-greatest/article_70cd09af-92a3-5fcd-8b50-c2027f0bfd39.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton man (Benjamin Moore, 21) charged with public indecency along Prairie Path in Glen Ellyn Incidents allegedly occurred in November 2017, June 2018 (DIERSEN: Are you a “Wheaton man?” I am. I have lived in Wheaton at 915 Cove Court along the Prairie Path since 1984 and at 1017 East Harrison near the Prairie Path for 6 years before that. My wife and I have lived in Wheaton since 1978 because of its reputation for being religious, conservative, and Republican. Why isn’t Moore’s address in Wheaton given? How long has Moore lived in Wheaton? Why is Moore living in Wheaton?)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/07/12/wheaton-man-charged-with-public-indecency-along-prairie-path-in-glen-ellyn/anvucrr/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republicans Gather at CL’s Pablo’s to Raise Money, Meet Candidates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/13/republicans-gather-cls-pablos-raise-money-meet-candidates/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives wants school districts to be responsible for employees compensation – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511485381-ives-wants-school-districts-to-be-responsible-for-employees-compensation

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Lawlessness in Algonquin Township continues – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/lawlessness-in-algonquin-township-continues/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Respecting the Rule of Law Is Not Bigotry – Walker Wildmon (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans respect the rule of law only when they can use the rule of law to harm 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://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/07/respecting-the-rule-of-law-is-not-bigotry/
— Preserving Religious Freedom – David E. Smith (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Christians use “religious freedom” to destroy Christianity.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/07/spotlight-preserving-religious-freedom/

BREITBART
— ‘Very Sad’: Trump Warns Mass Migration Means Britain, Europe ‘Losing Its Culture’ – Virginia Hale
https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/07/13/very-sad-trump-warns-mass-migration-means-britain-europe-losing-its-culture/
— Native Dutch Told to ‘Get Out’ if They Don’t Want to Be a Minority in Own Homeland – Virginia Hale
https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/07/13/native-dutch-told-get-out-minority-own-homeland/

BLAZE
— Democrats bail on ‘abolish ICE’ bill after House GOP threatens to bring it to a vote – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/07/13/democrats-bail-on-abolish-ice-bill-after-house-gop-threatens-to-bring-it-to-a-vote
— Democratic congressman regrets saying Strzok deserves Purple Heart – Breck Dumas (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes glorify and praise a) my Democrat superiors in the federal government and b) the adverse actions that they took against me. I should write a book about them. One of my most ferocious critics in Wheaton is a close relative of my GAO superior who in 1989 succeeded in a) throwing me off audits of IRS, b) giving me an adverse job assignment, and c) getting my supervisor to give me unfair performance expectations and an unfair performance appraisal. His efforts to get rid of me were so strong and so successful that I sought help from Henry Hyde.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/07/13/democratic-congressman-regrets-saying-strzok-deserves-purple-heart

AMERICAN THINKER
— We Cannot Allow Strzokians Back into Power – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/we_cannot_allow_strzokians_back_into_power.html

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Pelosi’s Email Bait and Switch: Says She’s Not Asking for Cash — Then Asks for Cash – KEITH KOFFLER (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that I do not have to “ask for cash” in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They are beyond furious that I have enough time and money that I can afford to and I do spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://ijr.com/2018/07/1109517-pelosis-email-bait-switch-says-shes-not-asking-cash-asks-cash/

CNN
— If you want to know whether Strzok was biased, just look at his texts – Paul Callan (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents deny that they are biased against me or against those who share my demographics. But their words and/or their actions show otherwise. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would stress the adverse actions that they took against me and the real reasons why they took those adverse actions against me.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/opinions/strzok-hearing-bias-opinion-callan/index.html

CNBC
— Trump’s SCOTUS nominee thinks that ISPs have First Amendment rights – Ariel Shapiro (DIERSEN: What percent of ISPs 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? If ISPs should be allowed to discriminate, then why not allow the news media, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, utilities including telephone, electric, water, and natural gas, and everything else and everyone else to discriminate?)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/12/trump-scotus-kavanaugh-isps-first-amendment-rights.html

MERCURY NEWS
— Five years after its first report, Facebook diversity barely budges – LEVI SUMAGAYSAY
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/13/five-years-after-its-first-report-facebook-diversity-barely-budges/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TO OF FOLD: Paychecks Lag as Profits Soar, and Prices Erode Wage Gains – Patricia Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/business/economy/wages-workers-profits.html
— The University of Chicago, on Diversity – JAMES G. NONDORF (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/opinion/university-of-chicago-admissions-diversity.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/opinion/america-first-america-hated-america-alone.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/business/media/trump-cnn-london.html
— Nextdoor Is Betting a Social Network Can Still Be a Platform for Politics The neighborhood-based site has found a foothold in politics as it tries to shed past negative publicity. – Laura Holson
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/technology/nextdoor-elections-politics-nyt.html
— U.S. Delegation and Mexico’s Next President Aim to Reset Relations – Elisabeth Malkin (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Mexico against America. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America by its illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by its illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by its illegally sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/world/americas/mexico-lopez-obrador-pompeo-mnuchin.html

HARVARD CRIMSON
— Kavanaugh’s Nomination May Jeopardize Affirmative Action, Experts Say – Delano R. Franklin, Idil Tuysuzoglu, and Samuel W. Zwickel (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/7/14/kavanaugh-affirmative-action/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Changing Face of Illegal Border Crossings The nation of origin, and motivation, of people trying to enter the U.S. looks much different since 2000 – Jo Craven McGinty
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-changing-face-of-illegal-border-crossings-1531474201
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: U.S. Seeks Mended Ties in Mexico – José de Córdoba and Anthony Harrup (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Mexico against America. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America by its illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by its illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by its illegally sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-mexico-pompeo-delegation-set-to-discuss-immigration-trade-security-1531505230

FORTUNE
— Facebook’s Latest Diversity Report – ELLEN MCGIRT (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://fortune.com/2018/07/13/raceahead-facebook-diversity-report/

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Retirement Savings: How To Tell If Yours Are On Track – PAUL KATZEFF
https://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/retirement/put-your-retirement-savings-on-track-for-your-age-pay/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Will you be able to afford retirement with the lifestyle you want and expect? That depends on whether your retirement savings are on track. The trouble for many people is that they do not know how much savings they need to generate the annual income they’ll require during retirement. Frustrated or confused, maybe even outright worried, they don’t even try to figure out if their retirement savings are on track for their age and pay.)

MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/mediocrity-name-diversity-white-liberals-not-seeking-justice/

FBI
— Minneapolis FBI Division to Host Diversity Agent Recruitment Event – Michael Kulstad (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/minneapolis/news/press-releases/minneapolis-fbi-division-to-host-diversity-agent-recruitment-event

July 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Asked about trade war, Sanguinetti echoes Trump on NATO – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-nato-20180712-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with FBI agent Peter Strzok.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-peter-strzok-house-hearing-20180712-story.html
— Immigration laws need to be followed – Jack Tenison, Naperville
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0715-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF BERRIOS: Berrios’ analysts used Zillow, other shortcuts in assessing property values, documents show – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-met-cook-assessments-berrios-hand-checks-20180710-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring children to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2-brazilian-boys-held-chicago-reunited-fathers-immigration-brazil-detention-border/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout a) that Blacks use pot less than other racial groups and b) that Chicago police officers are racists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/marijuana-arrests-enforcement-chicago-police-declines-possession-blacks-african-americans-most-often-charged-ticketed-cannabis-weed-watchdogs/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF ROSKAM: Roskam, Hultgren to skip Pence event in Rosemont, but Rauner won’t But Rauner will introduce the VP in Rosemont – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180712/roskam-hultgren-to-skip-pence-event-in-rosemont-but-rauner-wont
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Pence visit to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180713/editorial-help-temper-trumps-worst-impulses-mike-pence

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise FBI agent Peter Strzok.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180713/7-key-moments-from-peter-strzoks-wild-hearing

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that ‘Trump Baby’ balloon flies over London and that blimp makes Trump feel ‘unwelcome’ during visit. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps do everything that they can to make members of the following groups feel unwelcome: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-baby-blimp-flies-over-london-during-potus-visit/3712725/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring children to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/on-both-sides-of-the-us-mexico-border-migrants-seek-help-and-hope/3755589/

HERALD & REVIEW
— In Decatur, Erika Harold, GOP attorney general candidate, says she’d defend gun control laws from local challenges – TOM LISI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/state-and-regional/in-decatur-erika-harold-gop-attorney-general-candidate-says-she/article_c3d9c4b3-2d65-5464-aa91-7d3a4243b1b7.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— State mum on number of union opt-outs
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180712/state-mum-on-number-of-union-opt-outs

NPR ILLINOIS
— President Trump Says Europe Is ‘Losing Its Culture’ – SCOTT HORSLEY (DIERSEN: What percent of immigrants 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?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/president-trump-says-europe-losing-its-culture#stream/0

WSIL TV
— Gov. Rauner launches “The People’s Pledge” in Marion – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38635814/gov-rauner-launches-the-peoples-pledge-in-marion

WGLT
— Pritzker Defends Rauner Attack Ad, Opens Local Campaign Office – MARY CULLEN (DIERSEN: Which Rauner campaign office is nearest to your home?)
http://wglt.org/post/pritzker-defends-rauner-attack-ad-opens-local-campaign-office#stream/0

WSIU
— VA Hiring Reform Bill Heads to U.S. House Floor – BRAD PALMER (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://news.wsiu.org/post/va-hiring-reform-bill-heads-us-house-floor#stream/0

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Targeted Republicans In Tricky Spot On Questions About Trump.”
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/targeted-republicans-tricky-spot-questions-about-trump

METRO EAST SUN
— Dwight Kay vows to protect citizens’ Second Amendment rights – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511481782-kay-vows-to-protect-citizens-second-amendment-rights

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen supports College of DuPage in counterclaim against former president – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511481920-breen-supports-college-of-dupage-in-counterclaim-against-former-president

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP FREES EUROPE FROM ANGRY SOCIALIST BABIES Why the European left fears Trump. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270726/trump-frees-europe-angry-socialist-babies-daniel-greenfield

DAILY CALLER
— BORDER AGENTS NOTE ALARMING RISE IN MIGRANTS AVOIDING CUSTODY BY BRINGING CHILDREN AND PRETENDING TO BE THEIR PARENTS – Scott Morefield
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/12/border-agents-alarming-rise-pretending-parents/

TOWNHALL
— When Does the Shooting Begin? – Erick Erickson
https://townhall.com/columnists/erickerickson/2018/07/13/when-does-the-shooting-begin-n2499812

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-males love it when wives earn more money than their husbands.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/female-breadwinners-marriage_us_5b3ef51fe4b09e4a8b2b780c

USA TODAY
— Facebook’s diversity efforts failing African-American and Hispanic women – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Will Facebook bring in Charles Bowsher? Bowsher had great success during the 1980s and 1990s wasting the careers of and getting rid of GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/07/12/facebooks-diversity-efforts-failing-black-and-hispanic-women/776534002/

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— Catholic-heavy Supreme Court moves right as the church moves left – Jacob Lupfer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who talk and/or act like they disapprove of Missouri Synod Lutherans as being “too conservative.”)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2018/07/12/commentary-catholic-heavy/

FORBES
— 4 Questions You Should Seriously Consider Before Pursuing A Master’s Degree – Adunola Adeshola (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the three master’s degrees that I earned – an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business, accounting, and finance courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adunolaadeshola/2018/07/12/4-questions-you-should-seriously-consider-before-pursuing-a-masters-degree/#6a16f65f1935
— 5 Hacks To Level Up Your Career – Jennifer Cohen
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercohen/2018/07/12/5-hacks-to-level-up-your-career/#74a041d210ab

MOTLEY FOOL
— 10 Signs You Need to Quit Your Job – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: With only the rarest of exceptions, the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that anyone will hire you. This is especially true if you are White and/or male. Employers have extremely negative opinions of federal employees.)
https://www.fool.com/slideshow/10-signs-you-need-quit-your-job/

ADVOCATE & DAILY DOT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats encourage children in Buffalo Grove to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.advocate.com/pride/2018/7/12/seventh-grader-hopes-bring-pride-illinois-suburb
https://www.dailydot.com/irl/buffalo-grove-pride/

July 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vice President Pence hits Chicago Friday: Roskam fundraiser, Rauner’s role – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/vice-president-pence-chicago-friday-roskam-fundraiser-rauner/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, newspapers do everything that they can a) to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) block the Republican Party platform.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/our-mission/
— Chicago Police Department overtime down 30 percent, thanks to controls to rein in ‘culture of abuse’ – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Have you worked overtime? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress the overtime that I worked while I was a part-time postal employee in Park Forest 1966-1969. I had lots of opportunities to work overtime because my Democrat coworkers often turned it down.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cpd-chicago-police-overtime-down-30-percent-culture-of-abuse/
— FBI agent Peter Strzok: My work has never been tainted by political bias – AP (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government would say that too. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, to waste the careers of, and to get rid of Republicans, and Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fbi-agent-peter-strzok-anti-trump-text-messages-testify-house-committee/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— White House highlights Rauner’s praise of Supreme Court pick – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-donald-trump-supreme-court-20180711-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner has made a point of rarely speaking about Trump, the administration’s policies or national issues affecting the state in Washington. But as he attempts in an election year to unify a Republican conservative base divided by laws he signed expanding abortion, transgender and immigrant rights, Rauner is speaking more about Washington. The quote in the White House’s “what they are saying” email comes from a Rauner tweet Monday night. The email also featured supporting comments about Kavanaugh from two Downstate Republican House members, Reps. Darin LaHood of Peoria and Rodney Davis of Taylorville.)
— Praise for poise: When a loudmouth berates you for your T-shirt – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you wore a Trump T-shirt in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, or in Illinois, how viciously would anti-Trumps berate you? How would you react to their berating?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-puerto-rican-shirt-video-20180711-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Mount Prospect expected to allow video gambling – Steve Zalusky
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180712/mount-prospect-expected-to-allow-video-gambling-but-for-whom

ABC7
— Papa John’s founder resigns as chairman after using N-word on conference call – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/business/papa-johns-founder-resigns-as-chairman-after-using-n-word-on-conference-call/3746476/
— Republican U.S. senators push proposed paid leave solution for new parents – NATALY PAK (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that those who do not have children have an unfair advantage in life.)
http://abc7chicago.com/republican-senators-push-proposed-paid-leave-solution-for-new-parents-/3750095/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Caught napping by a Nazi, state GOP paying the price – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-12/jim-dey-caught-napping-nazi-state-gop-paying-the-price.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn annexes historic McKee House – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/07/06/glen-ellyn-annexes-historic-mckee-house/a3a5q4y/

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois Labor Relations Board urges Gov. Rauner to restore union members’ step increases
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/ilrb-urges-gov-rauner-to-restore-union-members-step-increases

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Algonquin Township Board Refuses to Put Road District Abolition Referendum on the Ballot, Road Commissioner Andrew Gasser Endorses Referendum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/11/algonquin-township-board-refuses-put-road-district-referendum-ballot-gasser-endorses-referendum/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Jay Kinzler counting on voters to help resuscitate Illinois – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511481897-kinzler-counting-on-voters-to-help-resuscitate-illinois

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: City Journal: Pfleger should hold Chicago’s ‘criminal class’ not ‘social-welfare bureaucracy’ accountable – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats blame all crime on Republicans.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511480650-city-journal-pfleger-should-hold-chicago-s-criminal-class-not-social-welfare-bureaucracy-accountable
(FROM THE ARTICLE: City Journal called the protest, led by the Rev. Michael Pfleger, senior pastor at The Faith Community of Saint Sabina, “misguided” and said the event blames “rampant violent crime on inadequate social spending” in a city in its eighth decade controlled by Democrats. “Someone should be decrying Chicago’s ongoing carnage, but Pfleger’s explanation for what’s causing it — poverty, unemployment, and underfunded schools — is just another reprise of the old liberal notion that violent crime is driven by socioeconomic ‘root causes’,” Rafael Mangual, deputy director of legal policy at City Journal, said in an op-ed piece. “That argument reflects a serious misunderstanding of Chicago’s highly concentrated violent crime.”)

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner to launch “People’s Pledge” campaign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/11/rauner-to-launch-peoples-pledge-campaign-tomorrow/

DAILY CALLER
— PENCE HEADS TO THE MIDWEST FOR TARIFF DAMAGE CONTROL – Molly Prince
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/11/pence-midwest-tariff-donors/
— PRESSURE BUILDS ON DEMOCRATS TO ATTACK IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/11/democrats-attack-immigration-enforcement-ice/
— MEDIA SHAMES KAVANAUGH FOR BUYING BASEBALL TICKETS WITH CREDIT CARD – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who spent lots of their money on “immediate pleasures” a) shamed me for spending my money on new cars, tuition and text books, real estate, and collector cars and b) shamed me for saving for my retirement.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/11/media-kavanaugh-baseball-credit-card/

GOPUSA
— Silicon Valley Censors (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents have always wanted to censor me. My critics/opponents want to censure everyone who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.gopusa.com/silicon-valley-censors/
— Slavery: What They Didn’t Teach in My High School
http://www.gopusa.com/slavery-what-they-didnt-teach-in-my-high-school/
— Minimum wage hikes a poor step towards prosperity (DIERSEN: I did not start earning $15/hour in today’s dollars until I was 18 years old in 1966. I worked for much less than $15/hour in today’s dollars when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; and cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966.)
http://www.gopusa.com/minimum-wage-hikes-a-poor-step-towards-prosperity/

THE HILL
— Democrats struggle with unity amid leadership tensions – MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/396589-dems-struggle-with-unity-amid-leadership-tensions

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to claim asylum in America
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/opinion/asylum-immigration-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/us/lgbt-migrants-abuse.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring children to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/nyregion/immigrant-children-reunited.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The elite world of Brett Kavanaugh – Paul Schwartzman and Michelle Boorstein (DIERSEN: Who paints/painted you as being an elite? My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did everything that they could to paint me as being filthy rich elite. They stressed the money I spent on new cars, tuition and text books, real estate, and collector cars. They stressed the vacations that I took, including many vacations in connection with my wife’s many business trips to luxury resorts across America 1978-1992. They stressed the money that my wife and I saved for our retirement. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everyone who lived in Crete, in new town homes in University Park, in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago, and in Wheaton was a filthy rich elite. Beginning in 1971 when I bought a new 1972 Corvette, they especially hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everyone who owned a Corvette was filthy rich elite.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/the-elite-world-of-brett-kavanaugh/2018/07/11/504d945e-8492-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Small businesses struggle to hire, keep employees Bigger firms woo them with higher pay, perks – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: How large have the employers been that you have worked for? None of the employers that I worked for 1964-1997 were small, except for John’s Sinclair during the summer of 1966.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/07/11/small-businesses-struggle-hire-workers-tight-labor-market/772636002/

FORBES
— How Early Retirement Might Be Killing Men – John Wasik (DIERSEN: I should write a book about early retirement. I have been retired for almost 21 years.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2018/07/09/how-early-retirement-might-be-killing-men/#289ca0db20a1
— Budgeting For Your Retirement Years – You’ll Need More Than You Think – Bart Astor
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bartastor/2018/07/11/budgeting-for-your-retirement-years-youll-need-more-than-you-think/#51b36c4e2341
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As most of you know, financial planners often say that 70% of current income is the best estimate. My calculation was significantly higher, namely, 82%. I arrived at that figure because I think the reasons for that lower figure are outdated. As I explained: You need to continue to save for your later years because you will likely have 20, 30 or more years left to live but you may not be investing as aggressively A third of folks in their 60’s continue to work or have encore careers and still pay into FICA Even if you stop or cut down on your work, you’ll still have travel expenses and, perhaps, significantly higher health expenses Fewer and fewer homeowners ever pay their mortgages off completely or they rent, so they still have a house payment.)

MARKET WATCH
— Is early retirement possible? – DANA ANSPACH
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/is-early-retirement-possible-2018-07-11
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of the biggest challenges to early retirement is figuring out how to pay for health care. Regarding health care coverage, “early” retirement would be before age 65, at which time most Americans become eligible for Medicare. Unless you’re lucky enough to have employer-covered retiree health insurance, you’ll pay hefty premiums until you become Medicare-eligible. If you’re exiting the workforce before age 65, plan on budgeting $500 to $1,000 a month per person to purchase health insurance. Instead of shelling out $1,000 a month, some early retirees are opting for retirement jobs. Something part-time, low-stress and low-pay, but with benefits. This type of job can help bridge the gap from early retirement to Medicare age. Once on Medicare, you still pay premiums, but they’re more affordable, often less than half of what you were paying before going on Medicare.)