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March 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Questions about spending of taxpayer money fuel movement to abolish township government – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: What do you know about township government? I have watched the Milton Township government, its officials, and its employees since 1999. Wednesday evening, I will be voting on recommending a replacement to fill the Marty Keller Milton Township Trustee vacancy. I should write a book about a) those who promote township government who accuse me of using my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to harm township government and b) those who oppose township government who accuse me of using my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to promote township government.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-townships-abolish-20180308-story.html
— Kennedy wants progressive groups involved in state party – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Political parties use their operatives and their dupes to destroy groups like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-illinois-governor-20180312-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kennedy said “incredible” groups such as the “indivisible” movement “have cropped up and they’ve cropped up outside of the Democratic Party because the leadership and the infrastructure is not welcoming.” “We’re developing this external group that really acts as a Democratic Party and I really hope we will be able to bring them all together so we have the strength from combined effort,” he said.)
— Rally shows free-wheeling, media-bashing Trump here to stay – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have bashed me and bashed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most since 2000.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rally-shows-free-wheeling-media-bashing-trump-here-to-stay/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. What percent of those who use guns illegally are Democrats – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-bruce-rauner-guns-dahleen-glanton-20180309-story.html
— The growing attack on boys – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wilhelm-0311-story.html
— 5 Lake County residents indicted on election-related charges – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/crime/ct-lns-lake-election-charges-st-0312-20180311-story.html
— Parents still lean on traditional ways to save for their children’s college education – Steve Rosen (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents were not able to save anything for my college education. My father’s salary was too low. However, they provided me with room and board a) while I attended UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180312
— Schools in U.S. apply various strategies to student walkouts – Denise Lavoie
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180312

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF BREEN AND HOWARD: Abortion-rights group takes aim at Breen in re-election bid – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: If you promote abortion, Democrats promote you big time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180312/abortion-rights-group-takes-aim-at-breen-in-re-election-bid-
— Trump backs off call for raising minimum age to buy gun – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180311/news/303119886/
— 10th Congressional District GOP candidates critical of Trump’s tweets – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180312/gop-congressional-candidates-critical-of-trumps-tweets
— Video gambling likely to continue in St. Charles – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180312/video-gambling-likely-to-continue-in-st-charles-

ABC7
— Trump unveils 2020 campaign slogan: ‘Keep America Great!’ – Danny Clemens
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-unveils-2020-campaign-slogan/3201727/
— Mayor Emanuel, Supt. Johnson continue to pressure Gov. Rauner to sign gun control bill – Megan Hickey (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. What percent of those who use guns illegally are Democrats – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/mayor-emanuel-supt-johnson-continue-to-pressure-gov-rauner-to-sign-gun-control-bill/3204407/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— From Spiwak to O’Malley: Chicago attorney accused of changing name to win Irish votes – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/from-spiwak-to-omalley-chicago-attorney-accused-of-changing-name-to-win-irish-votes

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180311/springfield-ball-chatham-students-plan-to-rally-for-more-gun-control

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— From Spiwak to O’Malley: Was change to Irish name political? – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article204616434.html

HERALD NEWS
— Hyper-partisan gerrymandering creating lack of competitive state elections It’s the voter’s choice … sort of – ALEX ORTIZ
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/03/09/hyper-partisan-gerrymandering-creating-lack-of-competitive-state-elections/a8shbyb/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— As AG, Erika Harold will be advocate – SARAH HAYDEN
http://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/as-ag-erika-harold-will-be-advocate/article_54795156-ed5d-556f-b109-93cbd39f70d0.html

WJBD
— Those With Suspended Drivers Licenses May Not Be Eligible to Go to Jail in Future Breen Says In This Case Jail Is Essentially a Debtors Prison for Administrative Violations
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/03/11/those-with-suspended-drivers-licenses-may-not-be-eligible-to-go-to-jail-in-future

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— One day after political candidate Dilara Sayeed paid an editor $10,000, a positive story ran in the Chicago Defender, causing the journalist to lose her job and the newspaper scrambling to protect its reputation. (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents talk and/or act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if the get rid of me. But are they being paid at least $15 an hour?)
https://chicagocrusader.com/10000-to-burn/

ZERO HEDGE
— Illinois’ Regressive Pension-Funding Scheme Exposed – Tyler Durden
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-11/illinois-regressive-pension-funding-scheme-exposed

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Gov. Rauner: No regrets by Rauner for not closing Quincy Vets’ Home before 13 deaths
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/03/berkowitz-wgov-rauner-no-regrets-by-rauner-for-not-closing-quincy-vets-home-before-13-deaths/

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— An Inside Look At Diana Rauner’s Political Influence
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/an-inside-look-at-diana-rauners-political-influence

REPUBLICANS FOR MORALITY
— LaBarbera and RFM Statement on DuPage County Sheriff Zaruba’s 2017 Order to Stop Honoring ICE Detainers on Criminal Illegal Aliens – Peter LaBarbera
https://republicansformorality.com/2018/03/12/labarbera-and-rfm-statement-on-sheriff-zaruba-2017-order-to-stop-honoring-ice-detainers-on-criminal-illegal-aliens/
— DuPage County Board Candidate Christopher Zaruba Denies Father – Sheriff John Zaruba – Changed ICE Detainer Policy – Refuses to Accept FOIA’d Email Evidence – Peter LaBarbera
https://republicansformorality.com/2018/03/12/dupage-county-board-candidate-christopher-zaruba-denies-father-sheriff-zaruba-changed-ice-detainer-policy-refuses-to-accept-foiad-email-evidence/

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS GLEN ELLYN
— VIDEO: LWVGE Candidate Forum March 10, 2018 // County Board District 4 (Republican)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3opOhPxV2U

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Lawmakers face pushback from gun store owners – Erick Payne
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/lawmakers-face-pushback-from-gun-store-owners/1030332536

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner may have tipped his hand on gun bill
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/12/rauner-may-have-tipped-his-hand-on-gun-bill/

GOPUSA
— Elizabeth Warren clings to tales of Indian ancestry while declining DNA test
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41214

DAILY CALLER
— Trump: New York Times Reporter Is ‘Hillary Flunky’ – SAAGAR ENJETI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican candidates in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who since 2000 have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a flunky for their Republican opponents.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/11/trump-new-york-times-reporter-hillary-flunky/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Transgressing the diversity dictate – Robert Knight (DIERSEN: Do you promote diversity? To promote diversity is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/11/transgressing-the-diversity-dictate/

THE HILL
— White House unveils proposals to ‘harden’ schools in wake of Fla. shooting – BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/377872-white-house-unveils-new-gun-proposals-in-wake-of-florida-shooting
— Dem lawmaker to Trump: If you want to see someone with a low IQ, look at DeVos – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my IQ is very low. Therefore, of course, they were furious when 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. They were especially furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/377914-dem-lawmaker-to-trump-if-you-want-to-see-someone-with-a-low-iq-look-at-devos

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Is Remaking The Courts In His Image: White, Male and Straight He’s nominated 87 people to be lifetime federal judges. They’re about as diverse as a casting call for “Mad Men.” – Jennifer Bendery (DIERSEN: Democrats 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-judicial-nominees-white-male-straight_us_5aa2b9bee4b07047bec6107c

NEW YORK TIMES
— Google Is Trying Too Hard (or Not Hard Enough) to Diversify The internet giant is being sued by former employees who say the company is going too far with diversity. Other lawsuits accuse it of the opposite. – Daisuke Wakabayashi
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/09/technology/google-diversity-lawsuits.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Social Security is now headless because of Trump’s inaction. Will other agencies be decapitated? – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO was headless when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/03/12/social-security-now-headless-because-of-trumps-inaction-will-others-agencies-be-decapitated/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— GOP candidate for California governor John Cox once linked gay rights to polygamy, bestiality – SEEMA MEHTA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-gop-candidate-for-california-governor-1518478473-htmlstory.html

USA TODAY
— Should you help your adult child with a down payment for a house? – Tanisha A. Sykes (DIERSEN: Where did the down payment money come from for your first real estate purchase? For me, it was money that I had saved a) working for IRS for the previous 15 months during 1971 and 1972 and b) working for Firestone Stores the previous 25 months during 1970, 1971, and 1972.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2018/03/12/should-you-help-your-adult-child-down-payment-house/410949002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Political Speech Crackdown The Honest Ads Act uses Russia as an excuse to stifle American debate. – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-political-speech-crackdown-1520802916
— White House Unveils Proposals on Guns Plan would fund training for armed teachers in wake of Florida school shooting but omits President Trump’s earlier call to raise age limit for buying guns – Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-unveils-proposals-on-guns-1520811900
— After 40 Years, the Black-White Labor Force Participation Gap Has All But Closed Fields with high concentrations of African-Americans add jobs quickly, though economic disparities persist – Sharon Nunn (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? What did your employers do to increase Black labor force participation? My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were Black.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-40-years-the-black-white-labor-force-participation-gap-has-all-but-closed-1520780610
— FRONT PAGE: Are You Underpaid? In a First, U.S. Firms Reveal How Much They Pay Workers Workers can compare their co-workers’ pay with their own and that of the CEO—yet comparisons between companies can be tricky – Theo Francis and Vanessa Fuhrmans (DIERSEN: Do you work for a big company? If so, much does it pay you compared to your CEO?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-you-underpaid-in-a-first-u-s-firms-reveal-how-much-they-pay-workers-1520766000
— Trump Visits California This Week After Clashing With State Some of state’s Republicans are distancing themselves from president – Alicia A. Caldwell and Alejandro Lazo (DIERSEN: What are your connections with John Cox? I served with Cox on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. The Daily Herald reported that Cox attended my July 5, 2003 picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that I had organized for the residents of my precinct and the residents of Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east and Debra Olson’s precinct to west. Attendees got to meet the five announced Republican candidates for U.S. Senate – John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan. Cox brought Jays Potato Chips. Oberweis brought ice cream. The 200+ attendees included now Congressman Randy Hultgren. Jack Ryan won the primary, but withdrew. His replacement, Alan Keyes lost to Barack Obama.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-visits-california-this-week-after-clashing-with-state-1520859600
(FROM THE ARTICLE: John Cox, a venture capitalist and Republican gubernatorial candidate, who has praised the Trump administration’s lawsuit targeting the state’s immigration laws, declined to say whether he would be attending any of the pro-Trump rallies taking place during the president’s visit.)

BLOOMBERG
— Google Has a Diversity Problem. And a Lawsuit Problem. It’s doing diversity all wrong. That’s why it’s vulnerable to a suit by a white man. – Joe Nocera (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors treated me like they wanted me to file a lawsuit that charged them with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They believed that would help them hire and retain young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. Further, they believed that I would never get my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial because judges believed that because my demographics were so bad, no jury would ever decide in my favor.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-07/discriminating-against-white-men-isn-t-google-s-big-diversity-problem

NEWSWEEK
— WHITE MALE WORKERS RESPOND POORLY TO WOMEN AND RACIAL MINORITIES IN POWER AND TAKE IT OUT ON COLLEAGUES: REPORT – CHANTAL DA SILVA (DIERSEN: How much experience do you have working for, working with, and supervising Democrats, minorities, women, younger people, veterans, and disabled? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors did everything that they could to assure that my supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats, minorities, women, younger than me, veterans, and/or disabled.)
http://www.newsweek.com/white-men-react-poorly-women-and-minorities-power-positions-study-finds-839862
— IVANKA TRUMP STILL MAKING $1.5 MILLION A YEAR FROM FAMILY BUSINESS, RAISING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST QUESTIONS – GREG PRICE (DIERSEN: If I sought a government job or a political job, would my critics/opponents stress that I worked for Firestone Stores part-time pumping gasoline 1971-1972 while I worked full-time for IRS? Just kidding, but not completely. I had IRS’s permission to hold that job.)
http://www.newsweek.com/ivanka-making-million-family-business-840580

QUARTZ
— You’re probably way too optimistic about your future happiness – Dan Kopf (DIERSEN: Do you expect to be happier in the future? I do not because ever-increasingly, politicians are dumping those who share my demographics. Ever-increasingly, politicians pander to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://qz.com/1225195/youre-probably-way-too-optimistic-about-your-future-happiness/

March 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump administration sues California over sanctuary laws – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–sessions-california-20180307-story.html
— Trump detours from focus of Pennsylvania rally to slam media and call for drug dealer executions – Seung Min Kim and Jenna Johnson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those politicians, their operatives, and their dupes who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most. They blame me and my emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They glorify and praise Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-rally-pennsylvania-special-election-20180310-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump also delivered a profane attack on the news media, calling NBC News anchor Chuck Todd a “sleeping son of a bitch” and deeming CNN “fake as hell,” as the enthusiastic crowd booed at the mention of journalists and chanted “CNN sucks!”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, illegals and their promoters use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-aclu-class-action-border-trump-huppke-20180309-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-gun-reform-chicago-violence-20180308-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Social media offers dark spaces for political campaigning – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180311/news/303119996/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The main events in a political campaign used to happen in the open: a debate, the release of a major TV ad or a public event where candidates tried to earn a spot on the evening news or the next day’s front page. That was before the explosion of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as political platforms. Now some of a campaign’s most pivotal efforts happen in the often-murky world of social media, where ads can be targeted to ever-narrower slices of the electorate and run continuously with no disclosure of who is paying for them. Reporters cannot easily discern what voters are seeing, and hoaxes and forgeries spread instantaneously.)
— President Donald Trump’s campaign to discredit the news media has spread to officials at all levels of government, who are echoing his use of the term “fake news” as a weapon against unflattering stories. – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake, except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180311/news/303119995/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board members on candidate Brettman: Beware – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/08/mchenry-county-board-members-on-candidate-brettman-beware/a5bmm73/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— School pension-cost shift cause for concern – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-school-pension-cost-shift-cause-for-concern/article_735e30c8-1d0d-5b0a-95d5-0c385735101f.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Comptroller Questions Rauner’s Hiring Practices – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=261569#.WqUCRIyKSM8

SPRINGFIELD STATE REGISTER JOURNAL & WJBD RADIO
— Illinois Attorney General Race a Battle Over Independence – AP (DIERSEN: How independent are you? The more easily that your critics/opponents can cut/eliminate your income, the less independent that you are. Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents are furious that they cannot easily cut/eliminate a) my $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) my $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, or c) my $2,064/year Social Security.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180310/race-for-attorney-general-battle-over-independence
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/03/10/illinois-attorney-general-race-a-battle-over-independence

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Kennedy, Biss won’t pledge to veto partisan redistricting – Rich Miller
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-03-11/rich-millercapitol-fax-kennedy-biss-wont-pledge-veto-partisan-redistricti

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— Rauner Stymied in New Trier Republican Caucus Vote
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/chicago/rauner-stymied-in-new-trier-republican-caucus-vote/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Coles County – Why the public should be guarded about what they read in the paper. – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/coles-county-why-the-public-should-be-guarded-about-what-they-read-in-the-paper/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Political Agitation at Schools & Vulnerable Kids – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/political-agitation-schools-vulnerable-kids/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Betsy DeVos: States should consider letting teachers carry guns in classroom Education Secretary says states, communities should make decision – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/11/betsy-devos-says-teachers-carrying-guns-classroom-/

PJ MEDIA
— Offend ‘Diversity,’ Lose Your Job – MICHAEL WALSH
https://pjmedia.com/trending/offend-diversity-lose-job/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Steve Bannon: ‘Let Them Call You Racist; Wear It As A Badge Of Honor’ – Mary Papenfuss (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call you a racist if you are NOT 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bannon-far-right-french-racists_us_5aa45bade4b07047bec70239

NEW YORK TIMES
— Vote. That’s Just What They Don’t Want You to Do. Disillusionment and disenfranchisement have combined to undermine our democracy. We don’t have to let them. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries do not want you to vote? Those that do not want me to vote 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/opinion/sunday/go-vote.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: G.O.P. Rushed to Pass Tax Overhaul. Now It May Need to Be Altered. – Jim Tankersley and Alan Rappeport (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the GOP should immediately increase the SALT cap from $10,000 to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/11/us/politics/tax-cut-law-problems.html
— Why Louis Farrakhan Is Back in the News – Jonah Engel Bromwich
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/09/us/louis-farrakhan-facts-history.html
— Money Is Power. And Women Need More of Both. – Susan Chira (DIERSEN: Because I have always supported the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted at all the minorities and at all the females around me a) that I caused all their problems in the past, b) that I am causing all their problems now, and c) that unless I am gotten rid of, I will cause all their problems in the future.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/sunday-review/women-money-politics-power.html
— How Lies Spread Online – Sinan Aral (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, everything that is online is a lie except for that which they post or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/opinion/sunday/truth-lies-spread-online.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Sessions: U.S. prosecutors won’t take on small-time pot cases – AP (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future. Consider Adam Palinski, a former voter in my precinct. SEE: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-08-17/news/0208170308_1_arson-case-arson-arrest-solicitation-chargesand http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-11-07/news/0311070064_1_wheaton-church-school-parishioners)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sessions-us-prosecutors-wont-take-on-small-time-pot-cases/2018/03/10/e9c93b98-247e-11e8-946c-9420060cb7bd_story.html)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Life for Steel Plant Perks Up Depressed Illinois Town, Workforce – Andrew Tangel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-life-for-steel-plant-perks-up-depressed-illinois-town-workforce-1520766001
— Trump’s Gun Plan to Include Encouraging States to Allow Armed School Staff – Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-gun-plan-to-include-encouraging-states-to-allow-armed-school-staff-1520728721
— Like the Big Kids, Kindergartens Plan Protests for Gun Control – Leslie Brody (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/like-the-big-kids-kindergartens-plan-protests-for-gun-control-1520683201

FED SMITH
— Lawmakers Want to Know Why OPM is Suddenly Withholding Federal Employee Salary Data – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: If I had not be denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which women a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) who had fewer job-related professional certifications and/or licenses than I had were paid more by GAO than GAO paid me.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/03/11/lawmakers-want-know-opm-suddenly-withholding-federal-employee-salary-data/

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Grasso calls for Harold to drop out of AG race over alleged anti-gay adoption remarks – GoPride.com News Staff
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/92211604/candidate-calls-for-harold-to-drop-out-of-ag-race-over-alleged-antigay-adoption-remarks
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a statement, Harold campaign spokesman Jason Heffley said, “It is troubling that NBC Chicago chose to run with a political hit piece based on anonymous sources that occurred almost twenty years ago. “Two decades ago when Erika was 20 years old, she did not support same sex adoption. It was a different era when many from both political parties did not support it. Erika, like many others, has changed her position on the issue over the last twenty years. She acknowledges that position was wrong and now strongly supports same sex adoption and foster placement. “She does not recall the specific exchange alleged by anonymous sources. If some form of that exchange did occur, it was wrong and it is in no way reflective of how Erika feels or has lived her life. She has spent her career working to protect the interests of the underserved and advocating for those who have been bullied and abused.”)

March 6 Morning Edition

WLS AM
— Pat Quinn: “I don’t think Madigan should be the chairman of the Democratic Party.” – John Dempsey (DIERSEN: In your precinct, what percent of the Republican voters know a) who their Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain is, b) who the officers of their Republican township/ward party organization are, c) who the officers of their Republican county party organization are, d) who their representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) is, e) who the IRP offices are, f) who the IRP National Committeeman is, and g) and who the IRP National Committeewoman is? While Democrat voters elect their representative on the Democrat SCC, Republican voters elect Republican Precinct Committeemen (outside of Cook County), Republican Township Party Committeemen (in Cook County outside of Chicago), and Republican Ward Committeemen in Chicago who elect Republican SCC members. IRP SCC members then elect IRP Chairmen, appoint members of state convention committees, etc.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/05/pat-quinn-i-dont-think-madigan-should-be-the-chairman-of-the-democratic-party/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Well, I don’t think he should be the chairman of the Democratic Party”, said Quinn. “As a matter of fact I think the voters in the primary ought to have a chance to vote for the chairman of the Democratic Party. I believe in term limits. I’ve been passing petitions for that over the years. I think reasonable term limits are needed for everybody and that includes running for Governor and Attorney General.”)

PRO PUBLICA ILLINOIS
— Win or Lose in GOP Primary for Governor, Jeanne Ives Helps Push Illinois to the Right Top donors, operatives abandon Rauner and put their money with conservative crusader. – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: In Illinois, to be on the right, is to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/politicil-insider-gop-primary-jeanne-ives

NBC5
— Rauner Reverses, Will Raze Dorms Where Legionnaires’ Found
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Reverses-Will-Raze-Dorms-Where-Legionnaires-Found-475879053.html
— Biss to Share Stage With Pussy Riot – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Biss-to-Share-Stage-with-Pussy-Riot-475879913.html
— These Are the 10 Races to Watch in Illinois Politics This Year – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/campaigns-races-to-watch-chicago-illinois-elections-469577203.html

CBS2
— DuPage County Sheriff Candidates Battle It Out
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/05/dupage-county-sheriff-republican-primary/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Identity theft tops 2017 Illinois consumer complaint list – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/identity-theft-tops-2017-illinois-consumer-complaint-list-1

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says Madigan’s legislative districts look like spaghetti noodles; Harold ad features, who else? Madigan – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-fox-20180306-story.html
— Jeanne Ives on Chicago municipal ID
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/96089083-132.html
— Local ‘Dreamers’ remain in limbo after Trump’s March 5 deadline – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-dreamers-deadline-congress-0306-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Sheriff Tom Dart employee collected nearly $90K in health benefits while on 5-year personal leave, watchdog finds – Gregory Pratt (DIERSEN: Since 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire, in today’s dollars, my Democrat GAO superiors have forced the federal government to pay $364,500 (75%) of my and my wife’s $486,000 health, dental, and vision insurance premiums.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-sheriff-tom-dart-health-benefits-20180227-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Pearson Family Members Foundation sues University of Chicago, aiming to revoke $100M gift – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-university-of-chicago-donation-lawsuit-20180305-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-asylum-family-separation-congo-huppke-20180304-story.html
— Legal woes of suburban pastor John Elleson running for Congress in the 9th Congressional District included ‘no contest’ plea to theft, losing lawsuit – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-elleson-congress-chicago-inc-20180305-story.html
— Collar county endorsements (DIERSEN: They include Mendrick and Bond.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180306/281754154827985
— A dog-walking license? Please. Here’s how to stop this silliness. – Tyler Cowen (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-license-occupational-dog-walkers-jobs-0306-20180305-story.html
— Immigrants’ American Dream: Starting a business – Paul Wiesman (DIERSEN: What do you say to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that look down on lowly wage-earners like I was 1964-1997? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on lowly wage-earners like I was 1964-1997.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180306/281887298814161

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DACA expiration date comes and goes; Durbin says solution unlikely any time soon – Pete Grieve
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/on-daca-expiration-date-durbin-says-its-unlikely-any-solution-will-come-soon/

DAILY HERALD
— Oppose video gambling in West Chicago – Brad Kimme, West Chicago
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180306/oppose-video-gaming-in-west-chicago

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Candidates face off in Batavia for 49th, 65th district representatives – RENEE TOMELL
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2018/03/05/candidates-face-off-in-batavia-for-49th-65th-district-representatives/dnmvum8/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Ives has moxie to be elected governor – Jane Carrell, Roscoe
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/03/05/letter-ives-has-moxie-to-be-elected-governor/abspon8/

WGLT
— Dan Brady Defends Tenure As GOP Primary Challenger Pushes Term Limits – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/brady-defends-tenure-gop-primary-challenger-pushes-term-limits#stream/0

CHICAGO READER
— Pro-life ad for Kinzinger shocks women featured in it without their consent – Ryan Smith
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/03/06/pro-life-ad-for-republican-congressman-shocks-women-featured-in-it-without-their-consent

CHICAGO MAROON
— Institute of Politics Hosts Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Jeanne Ives – Lucia Geng
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/3/6/iop-hosts-republican-gubernatorial-candidate-jeann/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Silverstein donation a reflection of ‘good old boy’ network, Ives says – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511355406-silverstein-donation-a-reflection-of-good-old-boy-network-ives-says

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ALTON IN NEGOTIATIONS TO SELL OFF CITY SEWER SYSTEM AND WATER TREATMENT PLANT TO PAY FOR PENSIONS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/alton-in-negotiations-to-sell-off-city-sewer-system-and-water-treatment-plant-to-pay-for-pensions/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— What Will You Be Remembered For? – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What will your critics/opponents be remembered for? My critics/opponents will be remembered for their failure to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop me from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. My critics/opponents will be remembered for their success in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2018/03/06/what-will-you-be-remembered-for/

FEDERALIST
— Country Music Executives Slammed The NRA In Push To Oust Huckabee
http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/05/country-music-execs-slammed-nra-in-push-to-oust-huckabee/

WORLD NET DAILY
— NRA MEMBERSHIPS SURGE AFTER GUN PROTESTS Interest jumps 4,900 percent since Florida high-school attack
http://www.wnd.com/2018/03/nra-memberships-surge-after-gun-protests/

DAILY CALLER
— Sarah Sanders Lights Up Grandstanding Jim Acosta – Saagar Enjeti (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who have painted me as being a conservative/Republican-type Jim Acosta since I became a reporter for GOPUSA in 2000.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/05/sarah-sanders-jim-acosta-cnn/?utm_medium=email
— Jim Acosta Whines That CNN Doesn’t Get Questions At White House, Sanders’ Response Is Cold As Ice – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/05/acosta-whines-cnn-doesnt-get-questions-at-white-house/

PATRIOT POST
— The Politicization of the FBI – Joseph E. diGenova (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. I should write a book about the politicization of the federal government, and especially the politicization of GAO, IRS, and the Post Office.)
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/54475-the-politicization-of-the-fbi

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Peter Roskam: ‘Big plan’ on opioids is a ‘pipe dream’ – Kimberly Leonard (DIERSEN: Who pushes opioids in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/peter-roskam-big-plan-on-opioids-is-a-pipe-dream/article/2650727

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Washington becomes 1st state to approve net-neutrality rules – RACHEL LA CORTE (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want to dominate/control? My critics/opponents want to dominate/control the internet, just like they want to dominate/control everything else. My critics/opponents dominate/control the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. They a) glorify and praise, pander to, serve as operatives or dupes for, and/or give money to Rich Miller and his Capitol Fax and b) blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. )
https://apnews.com/b970b9ed04e84df19ead7692a902e66f/Washington-becomes-1st-state-to-approve-net-neutrality-rules

NEW YORK TIMES
— New Foils for the Right: Google and Facebook – Michael M. Grynbaum and John Herrman (DIERSEN: What percent of Google and 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 longer than their ancestors – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/business/media/paul-schweizer-google-facebook.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Linguistic Melting Pot That Can Still Boil Over – Dan Bilefsky (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America by its sending many millions of its Spanish-speaking citizens into America illegally, by its keeping many millions of its Spanish-speaking citizens in America illegally, and by its sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally. Soon, if not already, Mexico and its agents will succeed in forcing everyone in America to speak, read, and write Spanish. Soon, if not already, Mexico and its agents will stop you from getting an education, stop you from getting a job, stop you from getting a driver’s license, stop you from owning property, etc. UNLESS YOU SPEAK, READ, AND WRITE SPANISH. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs have no problem with the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/world/canada/montreal-french-english-divide.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: Facebook asked users if pedophiles should be able to ask kids for ‘sexual pictures’ – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/03/05/facebook-asked-users-if-pedophiles-should-able-ask-kids-sexual-pictures/395535002/
— Dashboard cameras sales rising fast due to safety-conscious drivers – Rick Barrett
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/02/26/dashboard-cameras-sales-rising-fast-due-safety-conscious-drivers/373631002/

WEST VIRGINIA RECORD
— Peter should not pay for the sins of Paul – Steven Cohen (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs say that Dreamers should not have to pay for the sins of their parents. But with Affirmative Action, with Diversity, and with Inclusion, Democrats and RINOs make Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran pay for the sins of their parents, of their grandparents, and of the rest of their ancestors. How viciously did your parents, your grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors discriminate against minorities and against women? How long have your ancestors been in America? Did they own slaves?)
https://wvrecord.com/stories/511352534-peter-should-not-pay-for-the-sins-of-paul

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Effect Faces Test as Race to Control Congress Gets Real – John McCormick and Sahil Kapur (DIERSEN: What do you say to candidates in Republican primaries who paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-06/trump-effect-faces-test-as-race-to-control-congress-gets-real

TORONTO SUN
— More gun laws alone won’t produce a more civilized society – Walter E, Williams
http://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/guest-column-more-gun-laws-alone-wont-produce-a-more-civilized-society

GUARDIAN
— ‘We’re in the 19th century’: Tammy Duckworth on motherhood and the Senate – Lauren Gambino (DIERSEN: What did your mother do? My outstanding mother stayed home and raised me and my brother. My outstanding parents sent me and my brother to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn my parents, me, and my brother as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/06/tammy-duckworth-motherhood-birth-senate-leave-ivanka-trump

DAILY MAIL
— Lost your job? Experts share top tips on how to survive financially and emotionally – FAYE JAMES (DIERSEN: Have you lost a job? In early 1971, my Firestone Stores boss rudely fired me when I gave him my 2-week notice that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. In early 1971, I had just been granted a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5465977/Top-tips-surviving-lose-job.html

March 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: As Ives hits the road against Rauner, her firebrand reputation precedes her – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jeanne-ives-republican-governor-campaign-trail-20180301-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To a large extent, Ives is testing how the DuPage County brand of conservatism plays on the statewide stage. Still focused on abortion and immigration on the campaign trail, she’s dialed back the Alan Keyes-style bomb throwing, even if she’s still not exactly Henry Hyde, the late longtime congressman and abortion rights opponent from Wood Dale who was praised for his ability to disagree without being disagreeable. . .In Peoria, Ives’ digression from abortion to education was in part an attempt to illustrate she cares enough about policy matters to dig into the details, unlike Rauner, who she says has been a “disinterested” governor. Still, Ives’ reputation precedes her, and audiences expect to hear from an aggressive, intense politician. . .It’s that segment of the party that’s now backing Ives’ bid. Chief among them is Dan Proft, a morning radio talk show host and longtime political operative with ties to the Illinois Policy Institute, a libertarian think tank. Proft’s campaign funds have counted as top donors both Rauner, who he’s now opposing, and Lake Forest businessman Richard Uihlein, who jump-started Ives’ campaign with $2.5 million. Introducing Ives at a McHenry County fundraiser early last month, Proft recounted how he’d soured on the governor, who he said had shown a failure to understand “that elections are the means to policy ends.” “I was a supporter of Bruce Rauner’s, I’m a friend of Bruce Rauner’s, I like Bruce,” Proft said, noting that Rauner had donated $4.5 million over the years to Proft’s super political action committee. “But here’s the thing. If you’re going to betray the Republican Party, if you’re going to lie to people, if you’re going to advance the flag of the left, then I don’t need your money and neither does the Republican Party.” Proft called Ives a “once-in-a-generation candidate,” generating cheers from the more than 100 people who snacked on crudites and croissant sandwiches beneath the vaulted wooden rafters of a tony county club near Woodstock. . .Ives, whose turn to speak came after dinner was served and once the governor was long gone, gave a pointed pitch. “You have a choice. This is a governor who doesn’t understand what it means to be a Republican,” Ives said. “We have to take the fight to the Democrats, I do agree with him on that. But Gov. Rauner is the wrong vehicle for that.” Ives offered her usual critique of the governor, and contended that he’d be unable to win the general election without enthusiastic support from conservatives. “The truth is our caucus does not trust him,” Ives said. “And when you can’t trust a commander, then you’ve got to worry about going to battle for him because you’re not sure he has your back.”)
— Rep. Lipinski warns Democrats of ‘tea party of the left’ – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Democrats would say the Lipinski is a DINO (Democrat in Name Only). To be a Democrat is to be a morale relativist who believes that their end justifies their end. To be a Democrat is to be a disciple of Saul Alinsky. To be a Democrat is to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. To be a Democrat is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-congress-20180305-story.html
— Ives ad compares Rauner to Obama: Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives’ campaign said Sunday it is up with a new TV ad that compares Gov. Rauner to former Democratic President Barack Obama. “Bruce Rauner lies so much he reminds us of another Chicago politician,” a narrator says. The ad then cuts to a June 15, 2009, clip of Obama talking about a concept of the Affordable Care Act that didn’t happen. “If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period,” Obama says. It’s unclear how widespread Ives’ ad will appear. No new advertising contracts for Ives have been posted by Chicago TV stations or cable since last month. – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-congress-20180305-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Early voting starts today
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180305/early-voting-starts-today
— Wheaton gun show bans AR-15 sales, landing it at center of gun-control debate – Mark Guarino (DIERSEN: Guarino should acknowledge that ever-increasingly, those who are members of the following groups are hypocritically moving into Wheaton, into Milton Township, and into DuPage County to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that religious, conservative, and Republican values have brought forth there: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180304/wheaton-gun-show-bans-ar-15-sales-landing-it-at-center-of-gun-control-debate
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The last place one might expect to hear pushback against the National Rifle Association would be at a gun show here in Wheaton, which reliably votes Republican every election cycle and is the proud home of the Billy Graham Center Museum.)
— U-46’s approach to bullying doesn’t focus on punishment – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: Who are the biggest bullies and punishers in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the biggest bullies and punishers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They crow over their success in bullying me and in punishing me. They know that I believe in a) forgiving those who trespass against me and b) “vengeance is mine saith the Lord.”)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180305/u-46s-approach-to-bullying-doesnt-focus-on-punishment
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What towns have you lived and worked in and for how long? Tom Teune of Wheaton demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Jeanne Ives’ South Dakota just like my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my hometown of Crete where I lived 1948-1972. They stress a) that none of my grade school and high school classmates were minorities, b) that back then, Crete was overwhelmingly German-American and Lutheran, and c) that back then, Crete had far less poverty and crime. In my defense, a) I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 and b) I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. During that time, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats and many of them were minorities. My current critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have little or no experience working for, working with, or supervising minorities or women. Few of my current critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have lived or worked outside of Wheaton, outside of Glen Ellyn, outside of Milton Township, or outside of DuPage County. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in Wheaton since 1978. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, in Flossmoor in 1966, in Park Forest 1966-1969, in Chicago 1971 and 1973-1997, in Harvey 1972-1973, and in Joliet 1973-1974.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180305/ives-background-not-suited-to-illinois
— West Suburban Community Pantry introduces shopping model to enhance experience – Morgan Abate (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be either a) handing out charity or b) getting charity.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180201/west-suburban-community-pantry-introduces-shopping-model-to-enhance-experience

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Rauner tells supporter he may veto gun control bills – Keith Stewart
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/rauner-says-he-may-veto-gun-control-bills/article_f3ae2e8f-3f0c-53d5-ab3c-d6d4dc8bb267.html
— Rauner and Ives appear in Altamont Governor and his GOP challenger attend Lincoln Day Dinner – Keith Stewart Daily
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/rauner-and-ives-appear-in-altamont/article_1b78cbc1-4a1b-53f4-83ce-bc5bf2a0e7ad.html

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Rauner, Ives face off in Republican gubernatorial primary – Kristina Karisch (DIERSEN: What are your approval and disapproval ratings, and what reasons do raters give for those ratings? Those who disapprove of me parrot the nasty, if not vicious, if not slanderous things that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about me. My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/03/04/city/rauner-ives-face-off-republican-gubernatorial-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner and the state legislature still remain at odds on a number of issues, and he has remained a deeply unpopular governor across the state. A Morning Consult poll released in January found that Rauner held a 31 percent approval rating in the last quarter of 2017, and a disapproval rating of 55 percent for that same time period.)

CHICAGO MAROON
— Her Speaker Under Fire, State Rep. Flynn-Currie Drafts House Harassment Plan
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/3/5/state-rep-flynn-currie-drafts-house-harassment-pla/

BUSINESS WIRE
— Amazon Celebrates More Than 10,000 Full-Time Employees in Illinois (DIERSEN: According to Crain’s Chicago Business, the federal government employed 42,663 in the Chicago area as of December 31, 2016.)
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180304005005/en/Amazon-Celebrates-10000-Full-Time-Employees-Illinois

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s head-spinning claim that arch conservative opponent Jeanne Ives is a Mike Madigan lackey – Brett Chase (DIERSEN: Rauner’s claim against Ives is as head-spinning as if anyone claimed that I was a lackey for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, or in Illinois. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that “You Can’t Tell Diersen What To Do,” that is, that you cannot manipulate or dominate Diersen.)
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/mar/05/jeanne-ives/rauners-head-spinning-claim-arch-conservative-oppo/

VALUE WALK
— Illinois Household Income Up 111% In Past 30 Years; State Pension Benefits …. Up 1,061% – Gary St. Fleur (DIERSEN: 30 years ago, in 1987, in today’s dollars, my GS-13 Step 2 GAO salary was $99,617. My Civil Service Retirement System pension today is $51,864, or 52% of my 1987 salary in today’s dollars.)
http://www.valuewalk.com/2018/03/total-pension-benefits-bankrupt/

NALES FUNERAL HOME
— OBITUARY: Robert S. “Bob” Redfern
http://www.nalesfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Robert-S-Bob-Redfern?obId=2981084#/obituaryInfo

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McClellan Signs
— Joe Walsh McHenry County Endorsements
— John Jung Draws Both McHenry County Board Salary and Pension
— Former Democratic County Board Member Nick Chirikos Gets $550 in Bonuses Miscellaneous Income from Bob Miller
— Village of Bull Valley’s Methods to Attract Affordable Housing
— Tiffany Davis Sends Letter in Campaign for Full-Term as Judge
— Illinois Family Institute Sounds Warning about Proposed School Curriculum Mandate
— Tirio Rebuts Hit Piece, e.g., “I haven’t hired four cronies (I haven’t even hired four regular people!)”
— Slate Promoted in Mailing on West Side of County
— New Republican Group Surfaces
— Orville Brettman Emails for County Board
http://www.mchenrycountyblog.com

LUTHERAN CHARITIES
— Complaining Doesn’t Help – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: When do you complain? I complain when activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim that they are conservative and/or Republican say and/or do things against the Republican Party platform, against the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or against the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2018/03/05/complaining-doesnt-help/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— 33,000 kids sign up for Illinois private school scholarships in program’s opening minutes – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. But my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who are anti-Protestant and/or who are anti-German American, have always used that against me.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/kids-sign-up-for-illinois-private-school-scholarships-in-program/article_1f04b582-1d66-11e8-b5ed-33e173a6919d.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ARRIVING IN ILGOP MAILBOXES STATEWIDE: THE GOVERNOR YOU DON’T KNOW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/arriving-in-ilgop-mailboxes-statewide-the-governor-you-dont-know.html
— ANDRZEJEWSKI: THE ‘BIG DOGS’ OF ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/andrzejewski-the-big-dogs-of-illinois-municipal-government.html
— IVES RELEASE NEW TV AD: IVES WON’T. NEITHER SHOULD YOU.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/ives-release-new-tv-ad-ives-wont-neither-should-you.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner blasts Ives, who doesn’t have the cash to fight back
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/05/rauner-blasts-ives-who-doesnt-have-the-cash-to-fight-back/

BLAZE
— Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei applauds the idea of guns being banned in US
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/04/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-khamenei-applauds-the-idea-of-guns-being-banned-in-us
— Study shows most Americans blame government mistakes, not guns, for Florida shooting
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/04/study-shows-most-americans-blame-government-mistakes-not-guns-for-florida-shooting

DAILY CALLER
— No Senate Confirmation For White Men – Scott Greer (DIERSEN: In early 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS in early 1971.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/05/schumer-white-men/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Churchill Wasn’t ‘Over the Hill’ in 1940 His example should prompt us to question ageist assumptions. – Paul Irving (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/churchill-wasnt-over-the-hill-in-1940-1520189094
— A New Business Takes On Fake News The internet often feels like a mass of pages scattered randomly on the floor. – L. Gordon Crovitz (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they publish or bless.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-business-takes-on-fake-news-1520189066
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The internet broke down barriers by enabling everyone to become a publisher. The unintended consequence was the fake-news epidemic. Teenagers in Macedonia discovered they could make a small fortune from online advertising by concocting outlandish clickbait stories. RT.com, one of the top news sources on YouTube, doesn’t disclose that it is funded by the Russian government, and in 2009 changed its name from Russia Today. One cause of the problem is the weakening of news brands, an effect of social media and search engines. A 2017 study by the Reuters Institute and Oxford, “I Saw the News on Facebook , ” found that most people couldn’t remember the news brand of stories they accessed through social media. That makes it easy for purveyors of knowingly false news or propaganda to fool users by looking like legitimate news publishers. A site called “Denver Guardian” was set up before the 2016 election to show how easy it is to publish knowingly false stories, according to its founder. Before the internet, displays of newspapers and magazines featured well-known brands. No one mistook the National Enquirer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The internet often feels like a mass of pages ripped out of publications and scattered randomly on the floor.)
— Lock Her Up! Lock Him Up! They Could Lock You Up Be careful about urging prosecution of your political foes. Almost anyone can be prosecuted. – Mike Chase
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lock-her-up-lock-him-up-they-could-lock-you-up-1520189274
— College or Trade School? It’s a Tough Call for Many Teens As worries about student debt rise, states and businesses increasingly push faster, cheaper paths to the workplace; parents are stumped – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: Were you considered to be college material? While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Further, my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. I am sure that many thought that I would soon come down with type 1 diabetes too.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-or-trade-school-its-a-tough-call-for-many-teens-1520245800

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who by their words and/or by their actions discourage marriage and homeownership? Roskam should immediately raise the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/03/04/hear-you-but-your-home-still-lousy-investment/388540002/
— Retirement planning: Older Americans face tough long-term care choices – Robert Powell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2018/03/02/retirement-planning-older-americans-face-tough-long-term-care-choices/355540002/
— In the red before you wed? Talk debt with your partner – Sean Pyles (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain furious a) that I had saved enough money to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27 and b) that my wife had saved enough money (about $74,000 in today’s dollars) that we could buy a home in Wheaton when I was 29. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was able to do that only a) because I avoided the draft and b) because IRS grossly overpaid me. To this day, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain beyond furious that IRS promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 (currently $67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 (currently $81,071) in 1974.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/lifestages/2018/03/05/red-before-you-wed-talk-debt-your-partner/369009002/
— FRONT PAGE: Surgery near the end of life is common, costly — and often not what patients want – Liz Szabo
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/28/kaiser-health-news-non-profit-health-newsroom-whose-stories-appear-news-outlets-nationwide-edi-and-o/380988002/
— Willing and able: Disabled workers prove their value in tight labor market – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all the office’s disabled employees at one time or another.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/03/05/willing-and-able-disabled-workers-prove-their-value-tight-labor-market/375774002/

GOVERNING
— The Widening Cost-of-Living Gap Expenses in different regions are diverging more now than in the recent past. – MIKE MACIAG (DIERSEN: The cost of living in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County is very high. 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. I was able to do the aforesaid notwithstanding the fact that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being stupid, lazy, and worse things. Therefore, then, if I could do the aforesaid, anyone should be able to do the aforesaid.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/urban/gov-cost-of-living-regions.html

VARIETY
— Social Issues, Not Trump, Take Center Stage at Oscars – Ted Johnson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Hollywood a) glorifies and praises the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns the Republican Party platform.)
http://variety.com/2018/politics/news/oscars-politics-trump-1202717310/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Stars wore Times Up buttons, Twitter bought a MeToo inspired ad, Walmart and Nike channeled diversity and empowerment, presenters were at the ready with statements. There was even an Oscar salute to activism, via the Oscar nominated song “Stand Up for Something,” sung by Common and Andra Day and introduced by Dave Chappelle. “If you are a nominee tonight who isn’t making history, shame on you,” Kimmel said in his opening monologue, a nod to the anticipation of a more diverse set of nominees and the show’s hopes of social change ahead. He urged winners to say whatever they wanted — whether it be on sexual harassment or gun violence — but he also jokingly offered a Jet Ski to anyone who gave the shortest speech.)

March 4 Evening Edition

WASHINGTON POST
— Wheaton gun show bans AR-15 sales, landing it at the center of a national gun-control debate – Mark Guarino
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/an-illinois-gun-show-bans-ar-15-sales-landing-it-at-the-center-of-a-national-gun-control-debate/2018/03/04/12502e6a-1fec-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The last place one might expect to hear pushback against the National Rifle Association would be at a gun show here, a western suburb of Chicago that reliably votes Republican every election cycle and is the proud home of the Billy Graham Center Museum. . .Organizers halted an advertised raffle that would have awarded an AR-15 to the winner, and vendors were told they would not be allowed to sell the weapon at the monthly show. Frank Cesare — of the Pioneer Valley Sportsman’s Association, which has hosted the show for more than 40 years — said the decision, followed complaints the group received after the Parkland shooting and as gun-control advocates planned to protest. “We did the ban to try to calm the situation down and show them we are willing to work with them,” he said, referring to the protesters. Cesare said that the ban on AR-15s also would remain in place for April’s show and that the club is “waiting to see” what the mood is like before deciding on shows later in the year. But the move has forced the club into the gun culture war that has gained new energy across the United States since Parkland. . .Clustered near the fairgrounds entrance were about 30 protesters who joined on Facebook as “Friends Who March,” a group that emerged from last year’s Women’s March. When organizer Jax West, 46, of Lisle, Ill., heard the AR-15 raffle and sales were canceled, she said she was “really appreciative” of the gesture but wanted to show up anyway to “keep them honest.” West said the protesters are not anti-gun; her partner is an NRA instructor and teaches concealed-carry classes. “We just need sensible gun laws,” West said, noting that the Parkland massacre has allowed both sides of the gun-control debate to have a conversation. “I don’t think that’s a discussion that could have happened. Now that is changing.” The conversation Sunday got a bit rowdy, when a group of counterprotesters assembled across the fairgrounds entrance. Many in NRA caps and holding Second Amendment signs confronted West’s group, arguing that any suggestion of further gun regulation “infringes on our rights,” said Mike Robleski, 64, of Lisle, Ill.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Like a pinball machine: Lawmakers struggle to negotiate with an erratic Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/like-a-pinball-machine-lawmakers-struggle-to-negotiate-with-an-erratic-trump/2018/03/04/a520197a-1e4e-11e8-ae5a-16e60e4605f3_story.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— War of words at DuPage County Fairgrounds between pro-gun and anti-gun groups gets heated – Diane Moca
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-gun-show-protest-st-0307-20180306-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rutkowski admitted that the two sides represented in Wheaton Sunday were not coming together, a sentiment reinforced by the many passing cars that honked, gave a thumbs up or made an obscene gesture in a show of support or disgust for one of the sides. Tolomei said he was happy the gun control advocates “respected the show floor,” and did not attempt to enter or disrupt the show, which was open to the public at a cost of $5. Tolomei said his association has not made a decision about displaying AR-15s at future shows, including the next one on April 29.)
— Lawmakers struggle to negotiate with unpredictable Trump – John Wagner and Seung Min Kim
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-lawmakers-negotiate-trump-20180304-story.html

NBC5
— JB Pritzker Adds $7 Million to Campaign War Chest – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-7-million-primary-funding-biss-criticism-bruce-rauner-475775183.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump flips the bird to Chicago business and American trading partners.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-tariffs-steel-aluminum-chicago-business-trading-partners/
— ENDORSEMENT: Erika Harold for attorney general in the Republican primary
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/endorsement-erika-harold-for-attorney-general-in-the-republican-primary/
— Early voting kicks off Monday throughout suburban Cook County
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/early-voting-kicks-off-monday-throughout-suburban-cook-county/

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats’ seek to help wealthy in response to tax changes – AP (DIERSEN: One could argue that U.S. Republican Senators and U.S. Republican Representatives a) want to discourage marriage, b) want to discourage homeownership, and c) consider married couples who pay more than $10,000 a year in SALT taxes to be wealthy. Needless-to-say, Roskam should immediately increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180304/news/303049941/
— Inside the alliance fighting to save the FCC’s net neutrality rules – Brian Fung (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have wanted the power to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. So far, they have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180303/inside-the-alliance-fighting-to-save-the-fccs-net-neutrality-rules

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois Bicentennial: Lincoln pivotal in bringing state government to Springfield – KATE SCHOTT (DIERSEN: How long have you lived in Illinois? How long have your ancestors lived in Illinois? Who paints you as being a newcomer? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois continue to paint me as being a newcomer even though I have lived in my precinct since 1984, in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978, and in Illinois since 1948. They stress that unlike me, they were born and raised in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, and/or DuPage County, that they attended grade school and high school there, that they attended churches there, that they raised children there, etc. They viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn my hometown of Crete where I lived 1948-1972, where my ancestors have lived since 1854, and where my brother continues to live in a home that my grandfather had built in 1926 on land his grandfather bought in 1864.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2018-03-04/illinois-bicentennial-lincoln-pivotal-bringing-state-government-

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Rauner: Battle for Illinois turnaround ongoing – Chris Kaergard (DIERSEN: In the battle a) against promoting LGBTQ activity, b) against promoting abortion, and c) against promoting mass/illegal immigration, Rauner sides with the Democrats.)
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180304/rauner-battle-for-illinois-turnaround-ongoing

LOUIS TODAY
— Indictment doesn’t prove Greitens’ guilt. But does it make him a ‘governor who cannot govern’? – Kevin McDermott (DIERSEN: In 1988, when I was 40 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors painted as being “career ending” my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. In 1974, when I was 25 years old, my Democrat IRS superiors painted as being “career ending” their disallowing my claim for partial day per diem (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866). In 1968, when I was 19 years old, my Democrat Post Office superiors painted as being “career ending” their disallowing my sick leave request.)
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indictment-doesn-t-prove-greitens-guilt-but-does-it-make/article_cdf32f05-3c87-5cbd-8a9b-8078e304d08e.html

CHICAGO MAROON
— A Dream Deferred: Meet the U of C Students Organizing for a Clean Dream Act – Alexandra Epstein, Annabelle Rice, Audrey Fromson, and Grace Hauck (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/3/4/dream-deferred-uchicago-organizers-deferred-action/

DAILY NORTH SHORE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats Get New Trier High School Students To Walkout March 14.
http://jwcdaily.com/2018/03/04/new-trier-students-plan-walkout/

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Chicago Tribune’s John Kass: Rauner is Lying “The governor twisted her words from a debate the two had before the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board. I was there. She crushed him in that one.” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have twisted my words and actions the most. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their end. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://mailchi.mp/7db41a8c5288/chicago-tribunes-john-kass-rauner-is-lying

BLAZE
— Two employees resign over Dick’s Sporting Goods decision stop selling ‘assault-style weapons’ – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: Of course, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wanted me to resign because they gave preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. But my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors knew that I became an IRS employee in 1971 because Oldsmobile had withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Another words, they knew that I knew that because of my demographics, no matter who the employer was, I would have to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/04/two-employees-resign-over-dicks-sporting-goods-decision-stop-selling-assault-style-weapons

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Parkland Shooter Did Not Use High-Capacity Magazines – MAIREAD MCARDLE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/report-parkland-shooter-did-not-use-high-capacity-magazines/

THE HILL
— Priebus counsels White House staff to ignore ‘distractions’ – KYLE BALLUCK (DIERSEN: Of course, since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are distractions that should be ignored and b) that everyone should only read/listen to what they put out or bless.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376632-priebus-counsels-white-house-staff-to-ignore-distractions
— Trump hits Bush: Invading Iraq ‘the single worst decision ever made’ – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376605-trump-hits-bush-invading-iraq-the-single-worst-decision-ever-made

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Mocks George W. Bush, Calls Iraq Invasion ‘Single Worst Decision Ever Made’ The president, whose flip-flopping position on the Iraq War is well-documented, sarcastically referred to Bush as a “real genius.” – Dominique Mosbergen
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-george-w-bush-iraq_us_5a9baa3be4b0479c0253414a

POLITICO
— SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 FLASHBACK: You Won’t Like Mexico When It’s Angry President Trump’s insults are pushing the Mexican political system into dangerous territory. – JORGE GUAJARDO (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America a) because it sends many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) because it keeps many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) because it sends many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally. What if America a) sent many millions of its citizens into Mexico illegally, b) kept many millions of its citizens in Mexico illegally, and c) sent many mountains of illegal drugs into Mexico illegally? Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with Mexico in its war against America.)
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/11/donald-trump-us-mexico-relations-215594

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Primaries Begin, Divided Voters Weigh What It Means to Be a Democrat – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be a morale relativist who believes that their end justifies their end. To be a Democrat is to be a disciple of Saul Alinsky. To be a Democrat is to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. To be a Democrat is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/us/politics/democrats-primaries-division.html

FAMILY WEALTH ADVISORY
— Estimating Your Retirement Income Needs (DIERSEN: My $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System pension and my $2,064 Social Security together is only 43% of my 1997 $125,325 salary in today’s dollars.)
http://familywealthadvisory.com/estimating-retirement-income-needs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Use your current income as a starting point
It’s common to discuss desired annual retirement income as a percentage of your current income. Depending on who you’re talking to, that percentage could be anywhere from 60 to 90 percent, or even more.)

March 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Budget Process – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-ill-budget-process/3165097/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ad war tells plenty in race for governor – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/ad-war-tells-plenty-in-race-for-governor/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘We haven’t bottomed out’: Growing anxiety in White House as Trump shocks and rages – Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-white-house-dark-mood-20180303-story.html
— One chef’s social experiment: Charge minorities $12, white people $30 – Maura Judkis (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more that you should pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, non-veteran, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-chef-social-experiment-racial-wealth-disparity-20180303-story.html
— Activists urge Bezos to choose LGBT-friendly state for new headquarters – Jonathan O’Connell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity are taking over everything. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will barred from a) getting an education, b) getting a job, c) joining organizations, d) buying things, e) owning things, f) getting elected to any government or political office, g) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-amazon-hq2-headquarters-lgbt-friendly-state-20180302-story.html
— The ballot mess in Cook County – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ballot-assessor-berrios-raila-20180302-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Harold for Illinois attorney general in Republican primary
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180303/endorsement-harold-for-illinois-attorney-general-in-republican-primary
— Community colleges combat hunger through campus food pantries – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I was a student at UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. The money to pay for tuition, books, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and room and board at NIU 1969-1970 (three semesters at University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) and then a summer session at Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/ ) came from my part-time Park Forest Post Office job 1966-1969 that paid $15.85-$16.91 an hour in today’s dollars and my part-time jobs working on a Chrysler automobile assembly line in Belvidere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvidere_Assembly_Plant) and as a security guard at the University Plaza Dormitory in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180303/community-colleges-combat-hunger-through-campus-food-pantries
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hunger for knowledge may be not be the only pang some college students feel. Students nationwide face a tough choice among paying for books and tuition, rent and buying food.)
— GOP 10th congressional district candidate’s ad contains inaccuracies about an opponent – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180303/gop-congressional-candidates-ad-contains-inaccuracies-about-an-opponent
— Gun control gains strong support from 6th District Democratic candidates – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180303/gun-control-gains-strong-support-from-6th-district-democratic-candidates–

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner lucks out on gun bill timing – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180303/statehouse-insider-rauner-lucks-out-on-gun-bill-timing

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton College celebrates life of Billy Graham – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/03/wheaton-college-celebrates-life-of-billy-graham/dtmhz61/

WJBD RADIO & HERALD & REVIEW
— Ives’ Challenge Forces Rauner to Keep Eyes on GOP Primary Ives Maintains Governor Has ‘Betrayed’ the GOP Platform – AP
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/03/03/ives-challenge-forces-rauner-to-keep-eyes-on-gop-primary
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ives-challenge-forces-rauner-to-keep-eyes-on-gop-primary/article_2346cb73-7a42-5890-9bb0-43323ee67982.html

THE X RADIO
— Rauner, Ives Both Expected Sunday at Lincoln Day Dinner – Greg Sapp
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/32685-rauner-ives-both-expected-sunday-at-lincoln-day-dinner

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Wanted to Have Cal Skinner Arrested
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/03/03/jack-franks-wanted-cal-skinner-arrested/
— Pop-Up Committee Reminiscent of Committee that Attacked Steve Reick Mails
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/03/03/pop-committee-reminiscent-committee-attacked-steve-reick-mails/

CAPITOL FAX
— Candidates get more strident, mistake-prone as election day nears
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/03/candidates-get-more-strident-mistake-prone-as-election-day-nears/

BREITBART
— Durbin Says Americans’ Homeland Must Be a ‘Nation of Immigrants’ – Forever – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-American, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/03/durbin-says-americans-homeland-must-be-a-nation-of-immigrants-forever/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But if America must be “a nation of immigrants,” then Americans and their children are not allowed to have a normal nation of assimilated citizens or even normal pocketbook politics, said John Fonte, director of Center for American Common Culture at the D.C.-based Hudson Institute. In a nation of immigrants — legal and illegal — politics is all about enforced “Diversity” where a central elite treats people as members of competing identity groups and then balances each group against the others to achieve desired results, such as a desired percentage of women serving as fighter pilots in the U.S. Navy, Fonte said. In contrast, people in a nation of citizens — both native-borns and assimilated immigrants — are free to participate in the “normal give-and-take of bread-and-butter politics,” in local, state and federal levels, he said.)

THE HILL
— Corporate America throws weight behind gun controls – MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “corporate America” paints itself as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/376517-corporate-america-throws-weight-behind-gun-controls

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Ives’ Challenge Forces Rauner to Keep Eyes on GOP Primary The insurgent primary campaign of Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives against GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner signals the right’s weariness of a governor they say is all talk. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-03-03/ives-challenge-forces-rauner-to-keep-eyes-on-gop-primary

March 3 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Democrats take aim at gun control, school safety, each other in ABC 7 debate – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-take-aim-at-gun-control-school-safety-each-other-in-abc-7-debate/3166346/

NBC5
— Democrat Gubernatorial Candidates Sharpen Attacks During Final Debate Biss and Kennedy still looking to overtake Pritzker – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/democratic-gubernatorial-candidates-heat-up-before-final-debate-475699593.html
— Legislative Leaders Say They Won’t Join Madigan in Releasing List of Misconduct Allegations Senate Democrats say they will not be releasing a list of harassment or retaliation complaints anytime soon – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Who wants complaints to be filed and made public? My Democrat superiors in the federal government talked and acted like they wanted me to complain about political affiliation discrimination, about reverse discrimination, about age discrimination, and about retaliation. They used my complaints to hint/imply/argue/shout at their young Democrat minority and female employees that they were doing everything that they could to get rid of their non-veteran White male employees who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Top-Senate-Leaders-Wont-Join-Madigan-in-Releasing-Harassment-List-475695663.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Election-year politics getting in your hair? Some answers to straighten things out – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-illinois-elections-kass-0304-story.html
— Democratic debate: Kennedy wouldn’t want daughters interning in Springfield, cites sexual harassment culture – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-kennedy-biss-democratic-governor-debate-20180302-story.html
— 50 years after landmark report on riots, Kerner Commission’s last survivor still worries about racism – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are a racist? Ever-increasingly, members of Group A hint/imply/argue/shout that members of Group B are racists and even worse things. 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 longer than their ancestors and Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-kerner-commission-fred-harris-mary-schmich20180302-story.html
— Local politicians Khouri, Zito have sights set on state office in 49th District GOP primary – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-49th-district-primary-st-0304-20180302-story.html
— Police arrest Plainfield teen suspected of killing his parents at Central Michigan University – Matthew Walberg, Angie Leventis Lourgos and John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-james-eric-davis-central-michigan-shooting-20180302-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Libertyville village administrator hired in 2016 on paid leave – Mick Zawislak (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors and their supporters have had me on paid leave since 1997 when I was 49 years old. So far, my Democrat GAO superiors and their supporters have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,058,890 ($4,322 X 245 months) in today’s dollars to stay home and to not come to work. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors’ strongest supporters. They include past and present U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180302/libertyville-village-administrator-hired-in-2016-on-paid-leave
— Candidate in 59th GOP primary drops opponent from suit over mailers – Steve Zalusky
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180302/candidate-in-59th-gop-primary-drops-opponent-from-suit-over-mailers
— Court affirms Geneva Ethics Commission’s rejection of complaint against mayor – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180302/court-affirms-geneva-ethics-commissions-rejection-of-complaint-against-mayor

WBEZ
— U.S. Becoming More Segregated, Says Author Of Landmark Report On Race – Max Green (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/us-becoming-more-segregated-says-author-of-landmark-report-on-race/78e2588d-5c0b-4d17-b60d-246fbb2d43f3

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats trade familiar jabs in Illinois governor debate – AP (DIERSEN: What jabs are most frequently thrown at you? For me, it is that I am “too conservative,” that is, that I support too many planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Most commonly, those who throw jabs at me reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things. Most commonly, they disapprove of, if not hate, one or more of my demographics, most commonly, my age (I am 69 years old), my religion (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), my nation origin (100% German), my having been a union member, my having been a federal employee, and my being a federal retiree.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180302/democrats-trade-familiar-jabs-in-illinois-governor-debate

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Back, forth until Election Day – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-back-forth-until-election-day/article_3de1d69f-4dc9-51af-a541-410ff786eeb6.html

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Ives appeals to pro-life voters at Galesburg meet-and-greet – Rebecca Susmarski
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180302/ives-appeals-to-pro-life-voters-at-galesburg-meet-and-greet

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Endorsement in GOP gubernatorial primary – Rauner
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/03/01/our-view-endorsement-in-gop-gubernatorial-primary-rauner/ay1i8sq/

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Local higher ed leaders pick apart pension reform ideas – JARAD JARMON
http://jg-tc.com/news/local/local-higher-ed-leaders-pick-apart-pension-reform-ideas/article_9bb0e39e-e7d2-52c5-a3a3-4d815f6458ef.html

SAUK VALLEY
— OUR ENDORSEMENT: Republicans should stay with Rauner
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/01/our-endorsement-republicans-should-stay-with-rauner/ayhd206/

WAND
— GOP & Dems craft bipartisan gun bill – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37635899/gop-dems-craft-bipartisan-gun-bill

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Forensic accountant named to tally Vegas shooter’s assets – AP (DIERSEN: I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997 when I was 48 years old. Previously, I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/forensic-accountant-named-to-tally-vegas-shooters-assets/1001375004

NPR ILLINOIS
— Who Wants To Arm Teachers? Republican Men – DOMENICO MONTANARO
http://nprillinois.org/post/who-wants-arm-teachers-republican-men#stream/0

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Proposition to Dissolve DuPage Election Commission on March Ballot
https://www.nctv17.com/news/proposition-to-dissolve-dupage-election-commission-on-march-ballot/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Judge: Pensioners fired from adjunct faculty posts not protected by age discrimination law, pensions clause – Jonathan Bilyk (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination, a) because they believe in it, c) because they are shielded from it because they are rich, LGBTQ, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or their ancestors have not been in America for a long time, or c) because they want to save themselves from age discrimination by currying favor with those who promote age discrimination. They all completely agree that if you are/were a non-veteran White male federal employee, you are lazy, stupid, a disgusting failed loser, and even worse things if you 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. I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 and I never made GS-14 or beyond.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511354722-judge-pensioners-fired-from-adjunct-faculty-posts-not-protected-by-age-discrimination-law-pensions-clause

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Recreational marijuana use on ballot in Cook County amid several Republican battles for state House seats – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511353958-recreational-marijuana-use-on-ballot-in-cook-county-amid-several-republican-battles-for-state-house-seats

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Mendrick basing sheriff’s bid on leadership, expertise and experience – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511353694-mendrick-basing-sheriff-s-bid-on-leadership-expertise-and-experience

BLAZE
— Tucker Carlson says Obama would have been impeached if he said what Trump said – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/02/tucker-carlson-accuses-trump-of-betraying-his-base-heres-why

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: China Presses Its Internet Censorship Efforts Across the Globe – Paul Mozur (DIERSEN: Of course, since 2000, my critics/opponents have worked extremely hard to stop me a) from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. So far, they have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/technology/china-technology-censorship-borders-expansion.html
— When Growing Old Is a Blessing – Jessica Bruder (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination, a) because they believe in it, c) because they are shielded from it because they are rich, LGBTQ, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or their ancestors have not been in America for a long time, or c) because they want to save themselves from age discrimination by currying favor with those who promote age discrimination. They all completely agree that if you are/were a non-veteran White male federal employee, you are lazy, stupid, a disgusting failed loser, and even worse things if you 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. I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 and I never made GS-14 or beyond.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/books/review/john-leland-happiness-is-a-choice-you-make.html
— Why Driving Fewer Miles May Not Lead to Lower Auto Premiums – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Because I drive my 1972 Corvette, 1996 Thunderbird LX, 2005 Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Mustang very few miles, I would be more than happy to pay $1 a mile for car insurance.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/your-money/driving-fewer-miles-may-not-lower-auto-premiums.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Separate and Unequal’ Review: ‘Two Societies, One Black, One White’ A 1968 report on urban riots is a case study in the futility of leadership by blue-ribbon panel. – Edward Kosner (DIERSEN: Since the Civil War, Democrats have always blamed Republicans for the problems that Blacks have.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/separate-and-unequal-review-two-societies-one-black-one-white-1520030079
— To Be Successful, Make Your Own Luck – Janice Kaplan and Barnaby Marsh (DIERSEN: What did you do to make your own luck? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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/to-be-successful-make-your-own-luck-1519921269
— Check Your Withholding Math or Risk a Painful Tax Shock Many taxpayers have bigger paychecks now, but other changes from the overhaul will affect what they actually owe – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/check-your-withholding-math-or-face-an-unhappy-tax-surprise-1519986601
— Tone-Deaf: How Facebook Misread America’s Mood on Russia Social-media giant played down allegations Russia exploited its platform, deepening perceptions it is oblivious to public concern about its social impact – Deepa Seetharaman, Robert McMillan and Georgia Wells (DIERSEN: In 2016, the Russians had great success in cranking out votes for Clinton in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Cook County, in Chicago, and in Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tone-deaf-how-facebook-misread-americas-mood-on-russia-1520006034

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Anthony Scaramucci is barred from visiting the White House – David Choi (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want to ban me from the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes work harder against me than they work against any Democrat. I should write a book about the many adverse actions that they have taken against me in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.)
https://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/How-Anthony-Scaramucci-rose-to-the-top-of-Wall-11728719.php

WPXI
— – Lehigh University’s board of trustees will not revoke President Donald Trump’s honorary degree after nearly two-thirds of the school’s faculty voted to do so. – AP (DIERSEN: Who wants to revoke your degree(s)? Members of the following groups want to revoke my four degrees: 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wpxi.com/news/pennsylvania/university-overrules-staff-vote-to-revoke-trumps-degree/709934555

FORBES
— The ‘Big Dogs’ of Illinois Municipal Government: 2017 Edition – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/03/03/the-big-dogs-of-illinois-municipal-government-2017-edition/#68136ce34221

MOTLEY FOOL
— Teens Will Keep Leaving Facebook The social network is losing teen users at an alarming rate. – Leo Sun (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/02/26/a-foolish-take-the-kids-will-keep-leaving-facebook.aspx

FEDERAL SOUP
— Lawmakers want OPM, agencies to improve hiring process (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://federalsoup.com/articles/2018/03/01/lawmakers-want-opm-agencies-to-improve-hiring-process.aspx

GUARDIAN
— Dreamers must be protected – as Indigenous Peoples were not – Betty Lyons (DIERSEN: Were your ancestors “indigenous peoples?” Ever-increasing, to promote illegals, anti-Trumps shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their vicious discrimination against minorities and against females, b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, and c) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/03/dreamers-daca-indigenous-peoples-americas

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Pelosi, HRC on opposite sides over re-election of anti-LGBT Democrat Lipinski – Chris Johnson
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/03/02/pelosi-hrc-odds-re-election-anti-lgbt-democrat/

March 1 Morning Edtion

CBS2
— DuPage County Sheriff Candidate James Mendrick ’s Campaign Billboard Vandalized – Bernie Tafoya
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/28/dupage-county-sheriff-candidates-campaign-billboard-vandalism-james-mendrick/

WGN RADIO
— What is the state of conservative politics and policy in Illinois? – PETER ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: Who is a conservative? In Illinois, if you do not defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the other planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform, you are not a conservative. If you promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminution of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, booze, gambling, pot, or other vices, or other terrible things, you are not a conservative. Who are the conservatives in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Who speaks for them? WGN Radio has chosen Dan Proft to speak for all conservatives in Illinois. What is Proft’s opinion of you? More importantly, what do people think Proft’s opinion of you is? People can conclude that a) if those who are close to have a high opinion of you, then Proft has a high opinion of you and b) if those who are close to Proft have a low opinion of you, then Proft has a low opinion of you.)
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/28/what-is-the-state-of-conservative-politics-and-policy-in-illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Political analyst, radio host and former candidate for Illinois governor Dan Proft joins Justin discuss his life in conservative politics. Dan talks about the new Simon Institute poll saying Governor Rauner is leading his opponent Representative Jeanne Ives, why so many Republicans are turning against Governor Rauner, how the Illinois Republican Party has changed through the years and what defines a conservative in 2018.)

WGN TV
— Feds: Workers say court clerk Dorothy Brown gave jobs in return for cash, trips – BEN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: Obviously, Cook County Circuit Court jobs are as GOOD as federal jobs are BAD. 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://wgntv.com/2018/02/28/feds-allege-workers-paid-10000-to-buy-job-in-cook-county-clerks-office/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cullerton goes all in for Senator Silverstein – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who goes all out for you when adverse actions are taken against you? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes glorify and praise those activists, those candidates, those elected officials, those party leaders, those major donors, those political consultants, those etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who did not come to my defense when my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, b) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, c) ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, d) ended my Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, e) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, f) ended my American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) board membership in 2004, g) ended my GAO employment in 1997, h) etc. They especially stress those TAPROOT, WCC, MTRCC, ICRC, and AAPC MC officers and members who did not come to my defense.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-silverstein-cullerton-sexual-harassment-20180228-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Silverstein faces three Democratic challengers in the March 20 primary: Ram Villivalam, a former union legislative liaison; David Zulkey, an attorney; and Caroline McAteer-Fournier, who works for DePaul University’s career center. This would be an easy race for Cullerton to sit out. Let Senator Unbecoming make his own case to voters. Several top Democrats have called for Silverstein to step down. But Cullerton is doubling down, writing generous checks of at least $115,400 from his campaign fund to support Silverstein, along with $6,430 in campaign ads, according to the latest campaign disclosure forms. It sure raises a few questions.)
— Attacking the NRA is really attacking everyday Americans – Marc A. Thiessen (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you got elected or appointed to a government or a political office as a Republican, you obligated yourself to defend and advance the Second Amendment plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-nra-members-gun-owners-20180228-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers vote to license gun retailers, ban ‘bump stocks,’ restrict assault weapons sales; Rauner doesn’t commit – Monique Garcia, Bill Lukistch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-guns-rauner-cupich-20180228-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage parents to illegally bring their children to America illegally and b) then use those children to promote the immigration plank in the Democrat Party platform.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-aclu-lawsuit-immigration-family-chicago-huppke-20180227-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— O’Hare expansion revealed: Real western access for suburban flyers? – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180228/ohare-expansion-revealed-real-western-access-for-suburban-flyers
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in manipulating/dominating children.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180301/new-generation-offers-hope-on-guns

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Cupich defers to Paprocki on Durbin’s Communion status – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180228/bernard-schoenburg-cupich-defers-to-paprocki-on-durbins-communion-status

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Poll: Republican race for attorney general a dead heat – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-28/poll-republican-race-attorney-general-dead-heat.html

SOUTHERN
— Southern Illinois lawmakers vote against ‘burdensome’ state gun control measures – SIMONE MALCOLM
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/southern-illinois-lawmakers-vote-against-burdensome-state-gun-control-measures/article_e0926faa-3214-5f21-8440-84983c2cd1f1.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois protecting against Russian election tampering – AP (DIERSEN: The Russians had great success in getting people to vote for Clinton in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/02/28/illinois-protecting-against-russian-election-tampering/a3p9cye/
— Republican representatives from McHenry County split on gun control legislation
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/01/republican-representatives-from-mchenry-county-split-on-gun-control-legislation/am1t0a2/

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Local gun sales impacted by Parkland, FL shooting – Kit Cloninger
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-gun-sales-impacted-by-parkland-fl-shooting/998861890

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rauner says he’s willing to discuss gun control legislation – DaLaun Dillard (DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party platform has a Second Amendment plank.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rauner-says-hes-willing-to-discuss-gun-control-legislation/999417065

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Angers Conservatives Over Guns While Negotiating With Lawmakers On TV – JESSICA TAYLOR
http://nprillinois.org/post/trump-backs-conflicting-gun-measures-while-negotiating-lawmakers-tv#stream/0
— A Look At The Narrow Point Of Intersection Between Mental Health And Gun Violence
http://nprillinois.org/post/look-narrow-point-intersection-between-mental-health-and-gun-violence#stream/0

360 LAW
— $10K Was ‘Going Rate’ For Job In Cook County Circuit Court Office, Suit Says – Hannah Meisel (DIERSEN: Obviously, Cook County Circuit Court jobs are as GOOD as federal jobs are BAD. 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.law360.com/articles/1017107

WIREPOINTS
— Ten trends dragging Illinois toward insolvency – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/ten-trends-dragging-illinois-toward-insolvency-wirepoints-original/

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Releases Free Book by Chris Cleveland on Rauner – Cal Skinner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who continue to work the hardest to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and to stop me from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) those who succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/28/ives-releases-free-book-rauner/

LUTHERAN CHARITIES
— Know Your Calling – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, serving as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is not my calling. They want the GOPUSA Illinois Editor to be someone a) who they can manipulate/dominate, b) who glorifies and praises them, c) who panders to them, d) who serves as their operative/dupe, and/or who e) who gives them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2018/03/01/know-calling-part-1/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Study: Illinois’ property taxes are the second highest in the nation – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/study-illinois-property-taxes-are-the-second-highest-in-the/article_c88035e0-1bff-11e8-8ea4-db80adbc1c3c.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Better Government Association says Obama didn’t say fathers in the home is a solution to gun violence — but he did – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511352655-better-government-association-says-obama-didn-t-say-fathers-in-the-home-is-a-solution-to-gun-violence-but-he-did

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Virtue-Signalling from Leftists on Arming Teachers – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/virtue-signalling-leftists-arming-teachers/

CAPITOL FAX
— More questions about that Simon poll
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/01/more-questions-about-that-simon-poll/
— Gun bill roundup: Is Gov. Rauner in another trick bag?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/01/gun-bill-roundup-is-gov-rauner-in-another-trick-bag/
— Rauner calls Pritzker a “bad, bad person”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/01/rauner-calls-pritzker-a-bad-bad-person/
— Rauner, Madigan both claim that neither cooperated on gun bills
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/01/rauner-madigan-both-claim-that-neither-cooperated-on-gun-bills/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A Night For Freedom’s big tent – L. Todd Wood (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants and Libertarian plants who have had the greatest success in using the Republican Party’s “big tent” policy a) to destroy those like me who support the party’s traditional family, right to life, immigration, etc. platform planks and b) to destroy the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/28/night-freedoms-big-tent/
— The damaging futility of boycotts – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that a) boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) boycott those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that fail/refuse to boycott me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/28/editorial-making-a-villain-of-the-nra-wont-save-an/

GOPUSA
— Alaska’s Republican congressman, Don Young, suggested during a speech that touched on gun control that if Jews during Adolf Hitler days in Germany had been armed, they wouldn’t have been put in the ovens and killed.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=40519
— Trump emphasizes team sports for children in executive order (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school, high school, and college, did you play in team sports? I played some in grade school, extremely little in high school, and none in college. I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Further, my eyesight has never been correctable to 20/20, I have always had partial red/green color blindness, and because my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, many thought that I would soon come down with type 1 diabetes too.)
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-emphasizes-team-sports-for-children-in-executive-order/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Nicknames Jeff Sessions ‘Mr. Magoo’ – Amber Randall (DIERSEN: Because I am not a churchgoer and because refuse to join my church-going critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a religious hypocrite.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/28/wapo-report-trump-nicknames-jeff-sessions-mr-magoo/
— NRA on Trump’s Gun Meeting: ‘Great TV,’ But ‘Bad Policy’ – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/nra-school-safety-bump-stocks-ban-florida-shooting/2018/02/28/id/846072/

DAILY CALLER
— Cindy McCain: ‘We Don’t Need More Bullying’ From Trump – Katie Jerkovich
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/28/cindy-mccain-trump-bullying/

FOX BUSINESS
— How Trump’s tax code could lead to a rise in the divorce rate – Brittany De Lea (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Is the Republican Party pandering to those who are anti-marriage and/or anti-homeownership?)
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/how-trumps-tax-code-could-lead-to-a-rise-in-the-divorce-rate

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “After Parkland, vulnerable suburban Republicans under pressure on guns.”
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/after-parkland-vulnerable-suburban-republicans-under-pressure-on-guns/article/2650246

THE HILL
— Scaramucci: White House morale is ‘terrible’ – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, morale was terrible for my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Republican, 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. Further, morale was terrible for my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran who wanted the federal government to do more to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376192-scaramucci-white-house-morale-is-terrible
— Senate GOP rejects Trump’s call to go big on gun legislation – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/376172-senate-gop-rejects-trumps-call-to-go-big-on-gun-legislation

CNN
— The U.S. needs to do a better job training its workers. Here’s how – Lydia DePillis (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 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://money.cnn.com/2018/03/01/news/economy/us-worker-job-training/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: China’s Censors Ban Winnie the Pooh and the Letter ‘N’ After Xi’s Power Grab – Javier C. Hernández (DIERSEN: Should the Illinois Republican Party develop a) a list of forbidden words that Republicans (especially old White male Republicans who support Trump) should not speak or write in any kind of context and b) a schedule of punishments for speaking or writing those words?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/world/asia/china-censorship-xi-jinping.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: As Tax Cut Data Trickes In, Partisans Press for a Political Advantage – Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: Tragically, in the 6th Congressional District, Democrats will blast Roskam for capping the SALT deduction at $10,000 instead of $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/us/politics/spreadsheets-at-dawn-the-new-tax-battle-is-all-about-data.html
— Inequality Remains 50 Years After Kerner Report – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/02/27/us/ap-us-kerner-commission-50-years.html
— The Unmet Promise of Equality – FRED HARRIS and ALAN CURTIS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/28/opinion/the-unmet-promise-of-equality.html

USA TODAY
— Cutting NRA ties is taking sides in culture war. That’s bad for business and America. – Jon Gabriel
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/02/27/your-company-can-abandon-nra-but-wouldnt-recommend-jon-gabriel-column/371464002/
— Tech industry’s diversity efforts haven’t lived up to promises. A new report explains why. – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Will the tech industry bring in Charles Bowsher? During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in promoting diversity at GAO, that is, he had great success in wasting the careers of and getting rid of GAO employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who failed to 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/2018/02/28/diversity-freada-kapor-klein-kapor-center-report-leaky-pipeline/378295002/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Three-quarters of employees surveyed at Disney’s Anaheim resort say they can’t afford basic living expenses – Hugo Martin
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-disneyland-study-20180228-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Cleaning Up the Cleaned Up Tax Code – Editorial (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the SALT cap from $10,000 to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Government should not discourage marriage or homeownership.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cleaning-up-the-cleaned-up-tax-code-1519864809
— Campus Recruiting Hurts Older Workers, Suit Against PricewaterhouseCoopers Claims Litigants allege auditing giant ‘fosters an age-conscious workplace in which youth is highly valued’ – Kelsey Gee (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee and you 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 and you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government will waste your career and get rid of you.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/suit-claims-pwcs-campus-recruiting-disadvantages-older-job-seekers-1519850508
— Career Civil Servants Illegitimately Rule America Leslie Kux has never been elected or confirmed by the Senate. She’s issued nearly 200 regulations. – Todd Gaziano and Tommy Berry
https://www.wsj.com/articles/career-civil-servants-illegitimately-rule-america-1519862395
— Elite Colleges Expand Efforts to Enroll and Support Low-Income Students American Talent Initiative now has 97 member schools taking steps toward socioeconomic diversity – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: Were you considered to be college material? While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Further, my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. I am sure that many thought that I would soon come down with type 1 diabetes too.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/princeton-others-aim-to-accept-more-low-income-students-1519900203
— When ‘Married, Filing Separately’ Lowers Your Tax Bill – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents are men who have benefited from the “marriage bonus,” that is, their wife’s have had little or no income.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-married-filing-separately-lowers-your-tax-bill-1519381801
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here’s an example: When Congress overhauled the tax code last year, lawmakers capped deductions for state and local taxes, or SALT, at $10,000 per return for 2018 and after. Thus, married couples get half the SALT write-off per person that singles do. But spouses can’t get two $10,000 deductions by filing separately. If they do, the law allows only $5,000 of SALT deductions to each spouse. To qualify for two $10,000 write-offs, the couple would have to divorce. This result might seem unfair, but such outcomes are common for married couples filing separately. Most can’t claim the American opportunity education credit or certain other breaks, and the ability to deduct a traditional IRA contribution or to make a Roth IRA contribution often phases out at $10,000 of income. For a list of limits, see IRS Publication 501. Why did Congress enact rules that push couples to file jointly? According to tax policy specialist Dennis Ventry of the University of California, Davis, the tax code for decades favored families in which one spouse earned most of the income, giving them a “marriage bonus.” That was unfavorable to single filers, and subsequent efforts to help them created burdens for two-earner married couples. This tilt has persisted in many provisions, Mr. Ventry says.)
— How Much Tax Should Be Withheld From Your Paycheck? Updated IRS Tool Will Help Online tool offers more detailed calculation – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-much-tax-should-be-withheld-from-your-paycheck-updated-irs-tool-will-help-1519849861

MONEY MAGAZINE
— After Dick’s, Only One Major Retailer, Bass Pro Shops, which Now Includes Cabela’s, Is Still Selling Semi-Automatic Assault Rifles – BRAD TUTTLE
http://time.com/money/5178963/dicks-semi-automatic-rifles-cabelas-bass-pro-shops/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Security clearance shakeup wreaks havoc in executive branch – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political position. I should write a book about operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents who talk and/or act like my critics/opponents are blackmailing them.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2018/02/28/security-clearance-shakeup-wreaks-havoc-in-executive-branch/

METRO WEEKLY
— Log Cabin’s Gregory T. Angelo defends belief that Trump is the most pro-LGBTQ GOP president ever – Bailey Vogt (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity focus on a) destroying individuals like me and b) destroying organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/02/log-cabins-gregory-t-angelo-defends-belief-trump-pro-lgbtq-gop-president-ever/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Donald Trump’s Short Congressional Coattails – Rhodes Cook (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps shout at Republican congressional candidates in Illinois that to win on March 20 and on November 6, they should viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn Trump and his supporters, and especially Trump’s supporters who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_rhodes_cook/donald_trump_s_short_congressional_coattails

February 26 Evening Edition

SUBURBAN LIFE
— State Rep. Peter Breen Reportedly Receives Death Threat in Voicemail Message
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/02/26/state-rep-peter-breen-reportedly-receives-death-threat-in-voicemail-message/a9j0v51/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOP STATE REP BREEN THREATENED WITH “SHOT IN THE F****** HEAD” IN ANONYMOUS VOICE MAIL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/gop-state-rep-threatened-with-shot-in-the-f-head-in-anonymous-voice-mail-.html
— ILLINOIS REVIEW ENDORSES FOR FIRST TIME IN GOVERNOR’S RACE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/ives-endorses-jeanne-ives-for-gop-gubernatorial-nomination.html
— THORNER: ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS, BEWARE OF DECEPTIVE, SWEET-TALKING ERA PROPONENTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/thorner-illinois-lawmakers-beware-of-deceptive-sweet-talking-era-proponents.html
— IVES POINTS TO FLORIDA SCHOOL SHOOTING AS “FAILURE OF GOVERNMENT”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/ives-points-to-florida-school-shooting-as-failure-of-government.html
— GOP STATE LAWMAKER BARBARA WHEELER PROPOSES GUN CONTROL MEASURES TO “PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/gop-state-lawmaker-proposes-gun-control-measures-to-protect-public-safety.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen calls on Minor to drop out of 42nd House race after controversial comments surface – Michael McGrady
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511350557-breen-calls-on-minor-to-drop-out-of-42nd-house-race-after-controversial-comments-surface

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— GOP Candidates for Attorney General: Gary Grasso and Erika Harold – John Biver and Dave Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/gop-candidates-for-attorney-general-gary-grasso-and-erika-harold/#.Wo6t10V03nQ.facebook
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After doing research and speaking personally to both candidates, we highly recommend voting for Gary Grasso. His legal experience, independence and willingness to engage with conservative grassroots activists speaks volumes. Unfortunately, Harold has avoided publicly answering questions from conservative organizations, including failing to respond to candidate surveys from pro-life organizations in the state. It is frustrating to observe her answer questions from liberal media sources but refuse to answer questions (and questionnaires) from pro-life and pro-family groups. Their differences were dramatically different when they were asked about defending unconstitutional and tyrannical Illinois laws that force medical professionals to give abortion referrals (SB 1564) or ban professional therapists from helping minor children with unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion (HB 217). Even after pointing out that the next Attorney General will take an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution and Illinois State Constitution, Harold said she would defend the laws of the state whereas Grasso indicated that he did not think those laws were constitutional. Moreover, it is troubling to read or hear her interviews in the media (WBEZ for example) and listen to her give politically correct or even liberal responses to questions. The Chicago Sun-Times reported last month that Harold “believes Illinois should start ‘exploring’ [marijuana] legalization.” In the WBEZ interview, Harold waves the white flag of surrender, saying that she believes that recreational marijuana is “inevitable.” Finally, the fact that Harold has aligned herself with Bruce Rauner and his campaign apparatus is indicative of the establishment politics we’ve come to loathe in Illinois. We simply do not need another squishy establishment type in the Illinois GOP. Please make every effort to cast your ballot on or before March 20th to ensure that the best candidates are nominated. IFA-pac has a list of endorsed candidates for your consideration. If conservatives fail to vote in any election, we enable the Left to take the reins of government, which means bigger government and less individual freedom.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Breen reports death threat as Minor claims he was set up
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/26/breen-reports-death-threat-as-minor-claims-he-was-set-up/
— #MeToo roundup: Madigan attorney defends; ILGOP attacks Pritzker; Proft PAC whacks Durkin; Kennedy releases plan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/26/metoo-roundup-madigan-attorney-defends-ilgop-attacks-pritzker-proft-pac-whacks-durkin/
— ILGOP responds *** IDCCA “shares” sexual harassment pledge, policy with ILGOP
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/26/idcca-shares-sexual-harassment-pledge-policy-with-ilgop/
— Ives up with new TV ad, but does she have enough money to keep it on the air?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/26/ives-up-with-new-tv-ad-but-does-she-have-enough-money-to-keep-it-on-the-air/

DAILY HERALD
— One of these two (Harold or Minor) is lying over whether candidate used racist, homosexual slurs
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180226/one-of-these-two-is-lying-over-whether-candidate-used-racist-homosexual-slurs
— Candidate Burt Minor denies using homosexual slur, disputes story on racial slur – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180226/candidate-denies-using-homosexual-slur-disputes-story-on-racial-slur
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minor, 58, a candidate in the GOP primary for the 42nd Illinois House, says he’s willing to take a lie-detector test to support his version of what happened. “I’m probably destroyed on this campaign by this slanderous hitting,” Minor told the Daily Herald’s Editorial Board on Monday. “But I have integrity. And I’ve got to defend at least my integrity and tell folks this isn’t the way it happened. It isn’t the way it happened.” Minor, of Warrenville, says he won’t drop out of the race after Harold and Republican state Rep. Peter Breen of Lombard both said he made offensive remarks during an Oct. 12 meeting in Carol Stream when Harold, 37, was meeting with local Republicans individually to introduce herself and explain her campaign.)
— Endorsement: Mendrick for the Republican nomination for DuPage County sheriff
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180223/endorsement-mendrick-for-the-republican-nomination-for–dupage-county-sheriff

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— GOP candidate Burt Minor refuses to leave race amid allegations he used N-word, asked attorney general candidate if she was a ‘lesbo’ – Brian Lisi
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/gop-pol-refuses-leave-race-allegations-n-word-article-1.3842522

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Unions rally in Loop over ‘fair share’ case being heard before Supreme Court – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/unions-rally-in-loop-over-fair-share-case-being-heard-before-supreme-court/
— BEYOND DISGUSTING: ‘Cannabis Candidate’ for 5th Congressional District smokes marijuana in new ad – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/cannabis-candidate-for-5th-congressional-district-smokes-marijuana-in-new-ad/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Supreme Court divided over Illinois organized labor case that could affect 5 million government workers – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-supreme-court-organized-labor-20180226-story.html

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Turnout sparse for annual LaSalle County GOP dinner – Craig Sterrett
http://www.newstrib.com/free/turnout-sparse-for-annual-gop-dinner/article_75902f30-1b09-11e8-a781-93326f7223a6.html

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— ICYMI: Trump on Sanctuary Laws and DACA at CPAC
https://ivesforillinois.com/icymi-trump-on-sanctuary-laws-and-daca-at-cpac/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— GOP Chairwoman: ‘I’m Proud That Our Party Elected’ Michael Steele ACU spokesman at CPAC: Steele only elected to lead RNC because he was African American – Haris Alic (DIERSEN: Being the chairman of a political organization is a difficult job. I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that if they, or if someone who they manipulate/dominate, had been the TAPROOT chairman, TAPROOT would be thriving today.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/gop-chairwoman-im-proud-party-elected-michael-steele/

GOPUSA
— NRA: Companies are cowards for punishing law abiding gun owners for Florida shooting
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=40213

DAILY SIGNAL
— Facebook Beats Up Lawmaker Mike Bost for 10-Month-Old Photo After Florida School Shooting – Kyle Perisic
http://dailysignal.com/2018/02/26/facebook-beats-up-lawmaker-for-10-month-old-photo-after-florida-school-shooting/

THE HILL
— Former RNC chair: ‘Trumpification’ of GOP deadly to party’s future – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: One could argue that the Raunerization of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) is deadly to the IRP’s future.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/375568-michael-steele-trumpification-of-gop-deadly-to-partys-future

CBS NEWS
— GAO: Popular goods sold through Amazon, Walmart and others are counterfeits
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-walmart-newegg-third-party-sellers-sell-counterfeits-report-gao/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— 5th Grader Mistakenly Gave Pot Candy in School Officials at an Albuquerque charter school say a fifth-grader mistook her parents’ medicinal marijuana for candy and passed it out to other students. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2018-01-18/officials-5th-grader-mistakenly-gave-pot-candy-in-school

INVESTMENT NEWS DIVERSITY
— InvestmentNews is now accepting nominations for its inaugural Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Awards, celebrating individuals, advisory firms, industry partners and institutions for their work around diversity and inclusion initiatives. (DIERSEN: Should I nominate my Democrat superiors in the federal government?)
https://investmentnewsdiversity.secure-platform.com/a/organizations/main/home

February 25 Morning Edition

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Harold on racist remarks: “no one should be subjected to that” – Paul Cicchini (DIERSEN: Should Harold and her supporters develop a) a list of forbidden words that Republicans (especially old White male Republicans who support Trump) should not speak or write in any kind of context and b) a schedule of punishments for speaking or writing those words?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/harold-on-racist-remarks-no-one-should-be-subjected-to-that/988979777
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP candidate for attorney general Erika Harold says there’s no place in her party for the kind of language she faced from a fellow Republican while on the campaign trail.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— He (Lou Presta) ‘goofed up’ and owes IRS thousands—but vows to be ‘big help’ on County Board – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/he-goofed-up-and-owes-irs-thousands-but-vows-to-be-big-help-on-county-board/
— Capitol Complex being investigated after report of Legionnaires’ disease – Taylor Hartz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/capitol-complex-being-investigated-after-report-of-legionnaires-disease/
— Sun-Times/WBBM Religion Roundup: In governor’s race, a range of faiths – Robert Herguth (DIERSEN: What is your religion? Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-Protestant, and especially anti-Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL). My outstanding parents had me baptized as a MSL in 1948, sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, sent me to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the MSL, and had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are anti-Protestant and especially MSL.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sun-times-wbbm-religion-roundup-in-governors-race-a-range-of-faiths/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The incumbent, Republican Bruce Rauner, is Episcopalian, while his GOP opponent, Jeanne Ives, is Catholic. On the Democratic side, Chris Kennedy and Bob Daiber are Catholic, and Tio Hardiman says he was raised Catholic as well as Muslim. As a young adult, Hardiman was baptized Baptist but today is not tethered to any one faith. J.B. Pritzker and Daniel Biss are Jewish. Robert Marshall was raised Lutheran, became Presbyterian briefly and has belonged to the United Church of Christ for over 30 years.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, the Chicago Tribune promotes the immigration plank in the Democrat Party platform.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-immigration-fears-hurt-health-care-access-0225-story.html
— Women at JPMorgan earn 1 percent less than their male co-workers do – Laura Colby and Hugh Son (DIERSEN: If asked, the Democrats who run GAO would brag that GAO not only pays its similarly qualified employees who are women more money than those who are male, but that GAO pays its employees who are women who have lesser qualifications more money than those who are male.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-jpmorgan-chase-women-paid-less-20180223-story.html
— New co-working spaces offer women career and child-care help – Michael Chandler (DIERSEN: During the early 1990s, to help GAO a) hire, retain, and promote young women and b) to get rid of its employees who smoked (overwhelmingly old White men), GAO gutted the smoking room in its Chicago office and turned it into a lactation room.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-co-working-spaces-women-career-child-care-help-20180221-story.html
— It would take a Chicago single 10 years to save for a home, versus 4 years for a couple, analysis says Darcel Rockett (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain furious a) that I had saved enough money to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27 and b) that my wife had saved enough money (about $74,000 in today’s dollars) that we could buy a home in Wheaton when I was 29. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was able to do that only a) because I avoided the draft and b) because IRS grossly overpaid me. To this day, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain beyond furious that IRS promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 (currently $67,638) in 1973, and GS-12 (currently $81,071) in 1974.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-down-payment-analysis-20180220-story.html
— Pointers For Choosing Downtown Condos – Ellen James Martin (DIERSEN: I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974 and then traded it in to the building’s developer in 1976 for a one bedroom condo because I could a) walk to my job in the Loop, b) walk to graduate business classes at Loyola 1974-1976, and c) walk to graduate accounting classes at DePaul 1976-1978.)
http://digitaledition.courant.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=14150692-bfe4-408f-81cc-bf5544692a82

DAILY HERALD
— How 9th Congressional District GOP candidates grade Trump – Chacour Koop (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, the more of the following that Republican candidates are, the higher the standards that they are held to: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservatives, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180224/how-9th-congressional-district-gop-candidates-grade-trump
— White House shelves tentative plan for Mexican leader visit – AP (DIERSEN: Because Mexico sends many millions of its citizens into America illegally, because Mexico keeps many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and because Mexico sends many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally, constructively, Mexico has declared war on America. Democrats and RINOs side with Mexico against America.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180224/news/302249831/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Even Democrats see Madigan as a campaign issue – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Who works against Republicans? What do you say to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who state that they are Republican, but who work harder against Republicans than they work against Democrats? I should write a book about the aforesaid who are past or present members of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180224/statehouse-insider-even-democrats-see-madigan-as-campaign-issue
— Springfield area’s Congress members talk gun violence solutions – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180224/springfield-areas-congress-members-talk-gun-violence-solutions
— State should pay to move any veteran who wants to leave Quincy – Editorial (DIERSEN: Those who run Illinois, including Rauner and his supporters, should pay out of their own pockets moving expenses for any Republican who wants to leave Illinois. Ever-increasingly, those who run Illinois, including Rauner and his supporters, make it clear that they want to get rid of those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, those who run Illinois, including Rauner and his supporters, make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180224/our-view-state-should-pay-to-move-any-veteran-who-wants-to-leave-quincy

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Central Illinois ag leaders want new farm bill like the old one – KEVIN BARLOW and TOM LISI and CLAIRE HETTINGER
http://www.pantagraph.com/business/farming/central-illinois-ag-leaders-want-new-farm-bill-like-the/article_cb6f8190-9187-5c86-9ddd-ba7751ae63e2.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois House to consider gun control bills next week – Brenden Moore
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180224/illinois-house-to-consider-gun-control-bills-next-week

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Editorial Board should resign – Mike Fraser, Crystal Lake
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/02/22/letter-editorial-board-should-resign/ardcp6z/

MISSOURIAN
— Greitens Should Resign – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail or indictment, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.emissourian.com/opinion/editorials/greitens-should-resign/article_cc31f470-18d1-11e8-a19a-73b47227695b.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Rauner primary challenger Ives reacts to gun-control debate at GOP event in O’Fallon – KELSEY LANDIS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article201817744.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Dozens of lawmakers to be replaced next year in Illinois
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/new-lawmakers-will-be-the-norm-in-illinois-this-year-02-25-2018
— IDPH investigates Legionnaires’ disease case in Illinois resident
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/idph-investigates-legionnaires-disease-case-in-illinois-resident-02-24-2018

97.1 FM NEWS TALK
— David McSweeney: Rauner Is A Liar and Would Vote For Hillary Before Trump. Annie has a conversation with IL State Representative David McSweeney discussing the REAL Bruce Rauner about his lies, and where his loyalties lie. – Annie Frey Show
http://www.971talk.com/blogs/annie-frey-show/weekender/david-mcsweeney-rauner-liar-and-would-vote-hillary-trump

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— IFA’s Governor’s Race Comparisons Piece – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/illinois-family-actions-governors-race-comparisons-piece/

PJ MEDIA
— ‘The Resistance’ Targets Conservative Democrat Dan Lipinski – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/resistance-targets-conservative-democrat-dan-lipinski/

BLAZE
— Here’s all of the companies boycotting the NRA — and why you should boycott them back – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/24/heres-all-of-the-companies-boycotting-the-nra-and-why-you-should-boycott-them-back/

FOX NEWS
— Journalists target Second Amendment and NRA, and other examples of outrageous media bias – Dan Gainor
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/02/24/journalists-target-second-amendment-and-nra-and-other-examples-outrageous-media-bias.html
— Could veterans be Democrats’ secret midterm weapon? – Joseph Weber (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/24/could-veterans-be-democrats-secret-midterm-weapon.html

THE HILL
— Russia finds weapon in US divisions – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: What are the divisions in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in American? Members of Group A are divided 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 longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/375382-the-memo-russia-finds-weapon-in-us-divisions

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Case Against Google Critics say the search giant is squelching competition before it begins. Should the government step in? – CHARLES DUHIGG
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/magazine/the-case-against-google.html
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Let Cities Open Safe Injection Sites – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/24/opinion/sunday/drugs-safe-injection-sites.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How Far to the Suburbs? Farther than You Think – Ronda Kaysen
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/realestate/i-can-see-new-york-from-my-house.html
— Comparing Suburbs – Brooke Lea Foster (DIERSEN: What attracts/attracted you to where you live? Factors that encouraged my wife and I to buy a home in Wheaton in 1978, to have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, and to stay in Wheaton include Wheaton’s reputation for being religious, conservative, Republican, and on a commuter rail line. But beyond tragically, ever-increasingly, members of the following groups are moving into Wheaton to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that religious, conservative, and Republican values created: 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/realestate/comparing-suburbs-montclair-in-new-jersey-vs-dobbs-ferry-in-new-york.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives love Diversity Visas and Chain Migration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-revives-attack-on-diversity-visa-chain-migration-in-speech-1519410081
— How Billy Graham Changed My Life I met him in 1985. His care and his teachings began my faith walk—and helped me quit drinking. – George W. Bush
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-billy-graham-changed-my-life-1519427900

USA TODAY
— Columnist Mona Charen escorted out of CPAC after calling out conservatives for supporting Trump, Moore – Jessica Estepa
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/02/24/columnist-escorted-out-cpac-after-calling-out-conservatives-supporting-trump-moore/370304002/
— Mexican president’s visit to White House is on ice, reportedly due to testy phone call – AP (DIERSEN: Because Mexico sends many millions of its citizens into America illegally, because Mexico keeps many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and because Mexico sends many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally, constructively, Mexico has declared war on America. Democrats and RINOs side with Mexico against America.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/25/white-house-shelves-tentative-plan-mexican-leader-visit/371039002/
— The Swiss are heavily armed. But mass shootings are rare here – Helena Bachmann (DIERSEN: How do Switzerland’s demographics defer from America’s demographics?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/21/switzerland-loves-its-guns-but-mass-shootings-rare/358500002/

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— DACA is dividing some immigrants – Cindy Carcamo and Brittny Mejia (DIERSEN: Of course, the Democrat/RINO answer is to give everyone U.S. citizenship.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/orlando-sentinel/20180225/281698320234982
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE TITLE: Will Trump’s fans fall in line this fall? – Mark Barabak
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/orlando-sentinel/20180225/281565176248806

ROANOKE TIMES
— Virginia’s dark demographic clouds – Editorial (DIERSEN: How dark are the demographic clouds in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? From what I see, ever-increasingly, members of Group A are moving in and staying in and members of Group B are dying or moving out. 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 longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.roanoke.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-virginia-s-dark-demographic-clouds/article_5a76f496-ef37-5575-97ca-6a1bfedf39ca.html

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Gray power in November elections – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: I am one of the 70,200 retired federal employees in Illinois. Ever-increasingly, politicians dump older people. Ever-increasingly politicians especially dump older people like me (I was born in 1948.) who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, politicians glorify, praise, and pander to voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2018/02/gray-power-in-november-elections/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Politicians, particularly House members facing a tough reelection race this year, would do well to check out the number of federal retirees, spouses and survivors in their districts. Especially in California, Texas, Florida, Virginia, Maryland but also in places that don’t seem obvious like Oklahoma, North and South Carolina and Pennsylvania where redistricting has been ordered. House Republicans made federal workers and retirees prime targets for much of 2017. While they batted zero for the legislative year, they scared the wits out of many people. There were serious efforts to raise the cost (while reducing the benefits) of the dominate FERS retirement program, to financially penalize those retiring before age 62 — even if their high-stress, dangerous jobs force them to retire at 57. They also took a shot at eliminating any future cost-of-living adjustments for present and future FERS retirees while trimming them 0.5 percent each January for those under the more generous CSRS program. Fortunately for members of the federal family, they failed, but not for lack of trying. While making enemies in much of the federal retiree community. This year, the White House has kicked off a new assault. It is proposing a zero pay raise for January 2019 for civilian workers and cuts in the FERS program. Not the best political move if you are facing a tough reelection fight this year in a district, or state, where former civil servants — all of whom are old enough to vote — are residents. And registered. In many communities, whether limited to the 55-plus age group or living in the general community, retired feds and spouses are among the most financially secure, best educated and best-trained. And unlike when they were employed and moderately constrained by the Hatch “no politics” Act, they are politically ready to rumble. Look at the numbers: There are 168,000 federal and postal retirees in California and another 46,500 survivors of feds. That’s a total of 215,000-plus people. Very likely most of them are regular voters too. Texas has 176,000 retired feds and Florida’s population of 179,000 grows by the day. Blue state Maryland has 164,000 retirees while Trending Purple Virginia has 145,000 and growing. D.C., which voted 95 percent for Clinton over Trump in 2016, is home to 44,000. Arizona has 58,000 plus retirees and those receiving survivor annuities. Colorado, 52,000. Georgia, 88,000; Hawaii, 25,000; Illinois 70,200; Indiana, 38,000 and Kentucky 34,000. Massachusetts 42,000; Michigan, 46,000; Minnesota, 30,000 and Mississippi, 26,000. Missouri, 55,000 plus; New Jersey, 53,000 and New York,9 4,000. Oklahoma 48,000; Pennsylvania, 110,000; South Carolina, 46,000 and North Carolina, 78,000. Washington, 69,000 and Tennessee, 48,000. Utah and Alabama, which also have large numbers of active duty feds have 35,000 and 60,000 retirees, respectively. Even low population states like West Virginia (19,000) and Vermont (4,700), have a relatively large number of former feds. Politicians who can’t wait to come back to the D.C.-swamp they run against might want to consider poking this particular bee hive this particular year.)

JAPAN TIMES
— Even Republicans call on Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to resign following felony indictment over nude photo of lover – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, for a Republican to call for a fellow Republican a) to not run for an office, b) to not run for reelection, c) to withdraw from a race, d) to step down from an office, and/or e) to resign from an office are extreme actions. I should write a book about those Republicans who have taken such extreme actions since 2000 against me and against other Republicans, for example, against Peter Fitzgerald and against Jack Ryan.)
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/02/24/world/politics-diplomacy-world/even-republicans-call-missouri-gov-eric-greitens-resign-following-felony-indictment-nude-photo-lover/#.WpKg6KinGM8