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February 25 Evening Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Abraham Lincoln, like Donald Trump, had his media enemies, too – David Blanchette
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170225/abraham-lincoln-like-donald-trump-had-his-media-enemies-too
— Sanctuary issue draws dueling demonstrations to Capitol – John Reynolds (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170225/sanctuary-issue-draws-dueling-demonstrations-to-capitol
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A pending bill in the Illinois House that would create sanctuary zones for undocumented immigrants drew demonstrators from both sides of the issue to downtown Springfield Saturday. Rosanna Pulido of Springfield, founder of The Illinois Minuteman Project, organized a noon rally at the Abraham Lincoln statue at Second Street and Capitol Avenue. The rally was in opposition to HB 426, which would allow schools, medical treatment and health care facilities and places of worship deny access to state and local law enforcement officers who are enforcing immigration laws, unless the officers have a court-issued warrant. “It’s absolutely ridiculous,” Pulido said. “I think the biggest question we have for Governor Rauner and any legislator who would want to pass this bill is: Does making it easier for illegal aliens to stay in Illinois improve the lives of Illinois residents?” About five minutes into Pulido’s rally, which drew about 50 people, a group of about 30 people marched down Capitol Avenue chanting “No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here.” The counter-protestors set up shop on the northeast corner of Second and Capitol near the Martin Luther King Jr. statue. The counter-protest was organized by the same people who did the Nov. 19 Springfield Stands United rally, and other local groups, said Valerie Liesenfelt of Springfield. The Springfield Stands United rally started out as a demonstration against then-President-Elect Donald Trump, but morphed into an anti-hate rally. Speaking Saturday, Liesenfelt said they don’t want to see children ripped away from their parents. “We aren’t going to tolerate people who want to close our borders from people who are trying to just seek a better life. That’s what America was founded on,” Liesenfelt said. Hot-button issue The bill that got the two groups out in the 33-degree weather was introduced by state Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch, D-Hillside. His district includes west suburban Cook County. Welch wasn’t at the rallies but spoke about the legislation during a Friday telephone interview. “I think this is an important piece of legislation that sends a signal to the rest of the state and the rest of the country that Illinois is a safe place to live and we are a welcoming state,” Welch said. Welch said HB 426 is not a sanctuary city bill but was specifically written to create safe spaces. Those places are state-funded schools, nursing homes, health clinics, hospitals and churches. “People shouldn’t live in fear of deportation,” he said. “They should be able to go to school and receive an education without feeling like federal law enforcement officials are going to bust in and raid their classroom. They shouldn’t fear going to the hospital. That’s a place of treatment and recovery.” Welch said that after the November presidential election he got calls from school officials who said they had a lot of scared children in their classrooms. “The day after the election, teaching and learning did not go on in school,” Welch said. “Teachers spent the entire day counseling very distraught children who were crying and worried about being deported themselves and worried about whether or not they would go home and their parents wouldn’t be there.” State Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, was at Pulido’s rally, which was billed as an “Illinois America First Rally.” His district is also in the Chicago area, and includes the communities of Crystal Lake and Elgin. Skillicorn has proposed a bill, HB 2942, to counter Welch’s. He disagreed with the assertion that children need to be protected from immigration officials while in school. “I haven’t heard of any children or school children having a risk of being deported or seized by (federal agents),” Skillicorn said. “People who are criminals or felons who don’t have legal status, those are the people committing the DUIs, who are committing the crimes. Those are the people we should really worry about.” Fiscal concerns A synopsis of HB 426 posted on the Illinois General Assembly’s website includes a fiscal note that the estimated cost of the bill is $5 million. Welch said the estimate is a one-time cost, and he believes the number is inflated. Skillicorn is opposed to spending state money on HB 426 and added he’s concerned about the potential loss of federal funds if state and local law enforcement do not cooperate with federal authorities. “Realistically, Illinois is broke,” Skillicorn said. “We need to save money everywhere we can. The idea of spending millions, if not billions of our federal matching dollars, is just something we can’t afford right now.” Pulido shares his concerns about the state’s fiscal condition. “We’re broke. We have the disabled not getting funds, we have schools getting their funding cut, seniors getting their funding cut, and now we’re going to talk about $5 million to help the illegal aliens to stay in Illinois. No,” Pulido said. The people in favor of sanctuary for undocumented immigrants chanted throughout Pulido’s rally. At one point, they chanted, “No ban, no wall, sanctuary for all.” Several of the people on Pulido’s side of the street, the ones opposed to sanctuary, waved American flags and occasionally chanted “USA, USA, USA.” Some of their signs said, “Illegals welcome is fake news” and “No sanctuary. Help our vets.” The two sides stayed on their respective sides of the street. There were no physical altercations between the two groups. Pulido’s rally wrapped up after about an hour, which is how long she expected the event to last. “I knew they would be here,” Pulido said of the counter-rally. “That’s fine. That’s what freedom is all about.”)

CBS2
— Governor Rauner Says Negotiations Are Over After Union Threatens Strike
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/governor-rauner-says-negotiations-are-over-after-union-threatens-strike/
— Dolton Mayor Says Staff Not Behind Racist Flyer, Suspects Opponent – Sandra Torres
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/dolton-mayor-says-staff-not-behind-racist-flyer-suspects-opponent/
— Chicago’s Thompson Center Holds Black History Month Celebration – Lisa Fielding
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/chicagos-thompson-center-holds-black-history-month-celebration/
— Protesters Demand Town Hall Meetings From Congressman Hultgren – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/protesters-demand-town-hall-meetings-from-congressman-hultgren/

NBC5
— Trump Weighs in on Chicago at CPAC, Touts Work To Begin Reducing Violent Crime Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson called Chicago’s recent bloodshed “unacceptable” in a statement Thursday night and noted the city’s request for federal help has gone unanswered so far.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/president-trump-chicago-violence-cpac-414725573.html
— Trump Says He’ll Skip White House Correspondents’ Dinner The dinner is traditionally attended by the President and the First Lady as well as other senior government officials and members of the press corps
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Says-Hell-Skip-Correspondents-Dinner-414790393.html

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 2 SLAIN IN WOODLAWN AS CHICAGO PASSES 100 HOMICIDES THIS YEAR
http://abc7chicago.com/news/2-slain-in-woodlawn-as-chicago-passes-100-homicides-this-year/1772635/
— TERM LIMITS – BGA (DIERSEN: Do you want term limits? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want term limits. They stress how much better TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is doing now that I am not its chairman. They stress how much better the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee is doing now that I am not one of its members. They stress how much better the Milton Township Republican Central Committee is doing now that I am not its webmaster. They stress how much better the Illinois Center Right Coalition is doing now that I am not a member of its Steering Committee. They stress how much better the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter is doing now that I am not a member of its board of directors.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-term-limits/1771864/

WLS AM
— Judges express skepticism over claims in voting cases – AP
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/02/25/judges-express-skepticism-over-claims-in-voting-cases/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump grabs credit for economy, bashes media in Saturday Tweets – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-grabs-credit-for-economy-bashes-media-in-saturday-tweets/
— Cook County says it has a real plan to help south suburbs – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-cook-county-has-plan-to-help-south-suburbs/
— Police raids net 81 arrests and 12 guns — including a machine gun – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cpd-81-arrests-made-in-overnight-raids/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-they-just-want-to-go-to-the-bathroom/
— Democrats elect Perez party chairman on second ballot – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-elect-perez-party-chairman-on-second-ballot/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump will not attend the White House correspondents’ dinner – Amy B Wang and Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-20170225-story.html
— Are town hall crowds stirring up a liberal tea party? – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-republican-town-halls-liberal-protests-perspec-0226-20170224-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Reagan and Trump and the swift transformation of the GOP.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-reagan-trump-gop-analysis-20170225-story.html
— Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez elected leader of Democratic party – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democratic-chairman-20170225-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Mundelein mayor Steve Lentz stands by 2015 comments on unwed parents, gay marriage – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity and the destruction of traditional marriage.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170225/news/170229165/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170225/news/302259983/
— In Trump’s first speech to Congress, will decorum hold? – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170225/news/302259946/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Exelon hunts more state nuke subsidies following Illinois win – STEVE DANIELS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170225/ISSUE01/170229910/exelon-hunts-more-state-nuke-subsidies-following-illinois-win

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Mendoza SUV: It’s not the money, it’s the appearance – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for buying new American-nameplate cars and for buying two American nameplate collector cars. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they hate a) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) people who own/owned vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, and/or Chrysler, c) labor unions, and/or d) past and present union members.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170225/statehouse-insider-its-not-money-its-appearance

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Dems invite immigrants to Trump’s first address to Congress – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, regain control of America, Democrats talk and act like they are going to flood America with immigrants.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article134767669.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Amidst budget crisis, CPS building horse arena
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511084747-amidst-budget-crisis-cps-building-horse-arena

GOPUSA
— Is Secession a Solution to Cultural War? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21112

BLAZE
— Several states introducing legislation to criminalize protests – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/25/several-states-introducing-legislation-to-criminalize-protests/

BREITBART
— Manning: Sabotage of Trump Agenda by Bureaucrats Should Spark ’10 to 20 Percent Reduction of Federal Workforce’ – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, notwithstanding the fact that they never claimed, let alone proved, that I sabotaged their agenda.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/25/manning-sabotage-trump-agenda-by-bureaucrats-should-spark-10-20-percent-reduction-federal-workforce/
— David Bossie at CPAC: ‘Elections Have Consequences’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/25/david-bossie-at-cpac-elections-have-consequences/

FOX NEWS
— CPAC Straw Poll: 86 Percent Approve of Job Trump Is Doing So Far as President
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/25/cpac-straw-poll-86-percent-approve-president-donald-trump
— CPAC straw poll shows conservatives with Trump, think he’s ‘realigning’ movement
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/25/cpac-straw-poll-shows-conservatives-with-trump-think-hes-realigning-movement.html

WORLD NET DAILY
— CPAC EMBRACES TRUMP: IT PAYS TO BE A WINNER – Larry Klayman
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/cpac-embraces-trump-it-pays-to-be-a-winner/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Hails His Election as a Victory for Conservatism at CPAC
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/445233/trump-cpac-speech-nationalism-conservatism-outrage-media

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CPAC straw poll: 80 percent say Trump realigning the conservative movement – AL WEAVER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cpac-straw-poll-80-percent-say-trump-realigning-the-conservative-movement/article/2615784
— TRAGIC: George W. Bush’s daughter will headline Planned Parenthood fundraiser – ANNA GIARITELLI
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/george-w.-bushs-daughter-will-headline-planned-parenthood-fundraiser/article/26157

POLITICO
— Trump says he will not attend White House Correspondents’ Association dinner – TARA PALMERI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-235397

THE HILL
— Spicer defends decision to limit press briefing – NIKITA VLADIMIROV (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have “pushed back” against me since 2000 for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/321137-spicer-suggests-barring-media-was-a-response-to-false-narratives
(FROM THE ARTICLE: White House press secretary Sean Spicer defended the decision Friday to bar several news organizations from covering his question-and-answer session with press, saying the Trump administration would “push back” on “false narratives.”)
— Two progressive activists were behind Trump Russian flag prank at CPAC – BROOKE SEIPEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/321138-two-progressive-activists-were-behind-trump-russian-flag-prank
— Trump: I won’t attend White House correspondents’ dinner – MAX GREENWOOD AND JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/321202-trump-i-wont-attend-white-house-correspondents-dinner

MSN
— Gov. Rauner Emcees Thompson Center Black History Month Event The Illinois governor promised to boost the number of African-Americans on state highway and infrastructure projects. (DIERSEN: To get minorities, females, younger people, and veterans to vote for them, Democrat politicians and RINO politicians have always promised to use government to give preference to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to veterans.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/gov-rauner-emcees-thompson-center-black-history-month-event/vp-AAnoy2a

CNN
— Trump declines to attend White House correspondents’ dinner
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/25/politics/trump-declines-to-attend-white-house-correspondents-dinner/index.html
— Tapper: White House excluding the press is ‘un-American’ – Christina Manduley and Jason Kurtz (DIERSEN: I have been your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Should I write a book about all the times since 2000 that Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. have tried to exclude me and have tried to exclude me from their events?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/24/politics/jake-tapper-white-house-trump-unamerican-cnntv/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— LETTERS: New Trier Township Seminar Day
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inculcation-of-tolerance-isnt-indoctrination-1487963809

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-conservatives say “AFTER CPAC, TRUMP AND CONSERVATIVES HAVE TO DELIVER FOR THE FORGOTTEN MAN” -(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs focus on delivering for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.)
http://www.newsweek.com/cpac-trump-conservatives-deliver-forgotten-man-560830

NEW YORKER
— TRUMP TALKS ABOUT ENEMIES, AGAIN, AT CPAC – Amy Davidson
http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/trump-talks-about-enemies-again-at-cpac

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Why does Steve Bannon want to destroy the ‘administrative state’? – C.J. ATKINS (DIERSEN: What about a) destroying political affiliation discrimination, that is, destroying patronage, b) destroying reverse discrimination, that is, destroying Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, c) destroying age discrimination, and d) destroying retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid?)
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/steve-bannon-rolls-out-his-far-right-nationalist-agenda/

DAILY MAIL
— Trump takes first step to building the wall by requesting bids from contractors – and it’s ‘way, way, way ahead of schedule’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4259794/Trump-takes-step-building-wall-border.html

February 23 Evening Edition

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Attorney General Convenes Summit on Trump Orders Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has convened legal and civil rights organizations in the wake of what she calls “troubling” executive orders issued by President Donald Trump. – AP (DIERSEN: What do Trump, Pence, Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, Shimkus, Rauner, Sanguinetti, Radogno, Durkin, Schneider, DeMonte, and Porter have to say about this?)
https://www.usnews.com/news/illinois/articles/2017-02-23/illinois-attorney-general-convenes-summit-on-trump-orders
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Groups attending Thursday’s summit include Arab American Family Services, the Chicago Urban League and Lambda Legal. Group leaders say they fear escalating hate crimes. Madigan says orders dealing with immigration threaten America’s “history of inclusion and diversity.” She says that includes a temporary ban on travel from seven predominantly-Muslim countries. The four-term Democrat supported lawsuits against the ban. The ban was blocked in court, but Trump says he’s revising it. On Thursday, Madigan condemned the Trump administration’s rollback of public school bathroom requirements for transgender students. Madigan says she backs a proposal that will strengthen Illinois’ hate crime laws.)

WHITE HOUSE
— President Trump Speaks at CPAC
https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2017/02/23/president-trump-speaks-cpac
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: President Donald J. Trump will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday, February 24. The President will address the annual meeting of the conservative movement at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Maryland, at 10:00 AM. CPAC is a gathering of conservative activists from all across the country who meet to learn from each other, receive training in activism and campaign management, and hear from prominent conservative leaders. The conference began in 1974, when then-Governor Ronald Reagan described his vision of America as a “city upon a hill” for the first time. To date, three Presidents have addressed CPAC. President Trump will be the fourth. President Trump has addressed CPAC several times in the past, speaking to the gathering in 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015. Heading into the conference, President Trump has already achieved many important accomplishments in his first month in office. Whether it is jumpstarting job creation, restoring public safety, slashing harmful regulations, or keeping his promise to defend the Constitution, conservatives have much to be excited about heading into Friday’s message from the President. In addition to the President, Vice President Mike Pence will speak at the conference tonight, February 23, at 7:30 PM. Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Chief Strategist Steve Bannon spoke to the conference this afternoon.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump won’t get much help with immigration order from city, state – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-wont-get-much-help-with-immigration-order-from-city-state/
— Trump tweets ‘Chicago needs help’ after 7 homicides in one day – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-tweets-chicago-needs-help-after-7-homicides-in-one-day/
— Channel 7’s Mark Giangreco suspended for anti-Trump voter tweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/channel-7s-mark-giangreco-suspended-for-anti-trump-voter-tweet/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: WLS-Channel 7 sports anchor Mark Giangreco has been suspended without pay for a tweet calling President Donald Trump a “cartoon lunatic” elected by “a country of simpletons,” according to an online report. The TV station handed Giangreco a “multi-week suspension” without pay, according to media blogger Robert Feder. “Mark Giangreco’s Twitter comments are not in line with ABC 7 Chicago’s non-partisan editorial standards. We’ve reviewed the matter and are taking the appropriate action,” the station told Feder in written statement. Giangreco appeared on the station’s 5 p.m. newscast on Thursday, after word of his suspension was reported. The sportscaster drew his bosses’ ire when he responded to a tweet from a Toronto Star sports columnist who wrote “Donald Trump: a hateful ignorant corrupt simpleton supported by 87% of Republicans.” Giangreco countered with a tweet since deleted: “So obvious, so disturbing. America exposed as a country full of simpletons who allowed this cartoon lunatic to be ‘elected.’” Giangreco is ABC 7’s “Chicago sports director and primary sports anchor/reporter for the Number One rated 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts,” according to a biography on the station’s web site. “Giangreco has earned a reputation for being a sports anchor that even non-sports fans enjoy watching, delivering sports with humor, wit and an interesting spin on the day’s sports news,” according to the bio. ” He joined the station in 1994 after a stint at WMAQ-TV. Giangreco is the brother of Pete Giangreco a leading Chicago-based Democratic political consultant whose clients have included Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel and Tammy Duckworth.)
— KPMG adding 500 jobs in Chicago, fueled by cybersecurity growth – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kpmg-adding-500-jobs-in-chicago-fueled-by-cybersecurity-growth/
— Madigan forms school-funding panel; Rauner doesn’t object – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/in-apparent-jab-at-rauner-madigan-forms-new-school-funding-panel/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump touts recent immigration raids, calls them a ‘military operation’ – Philip Rucker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-raids-military-20170223-story.html
— Hundreds of protesters urge Bobby Rush, other Illinois Democrats to fight harder against Trump – Nick Swedberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-congressional-offices-protesters-met-0224-20170224-story.html
— Union authorizes strike, Rauner doesn’t budge – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-afscme-strike-illinois-met-0224-20170223-story.html
— Bannon: Trump administration is in unending battle for ‘deconstruction of the administrative state’ – Philip Rucker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-cpac-bannon-priebus-20170223-story.html
— Rauner: OK on Obama Day, but no one gets to skip work – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-barack-obama-state-holiday-met-0224-20170223-story.html
— State workers should embrace the 40-hour week – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-afscme-strike-work-hours-rauner-perspec-0224-20170223-column.html
— DeVos defiant at CPAC: ‘My job isn’t to win a popularity contest’ – Emma Brown (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to curry their favor, to pander to them, to serve as one of their operatives, to serve as one of their dupes, and/or to give them lots of money.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-betsy-devos-cpac-20170223-story.html
— Mike Pence at CPAC says ‘America’s Obamacare nightmare is about to end’ – Philip Rucker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mike-pence-cpac-obamacare-20170223-story.html
— Mundelein trustee draws heat for ‘Korean money’ comment on Facebook – Rick Kambic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mundelein/news/ct-mun-abernathy-kim-facebook-comment-tl-0302-20170223-story.html
— The embarrassing confusion of the ‘women’s strike’ – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-women-strike-feminists-anti-trump-perspec-0224-20170223-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— ABC 7 suspends Giangreco over tweet deriding Trump
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170223/news/170229435/
— $25 million project to revamp Cantigny gardens, museums – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170223/news/170229480/

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: WHITE HOUSE: FEDS WILL STEP UP MARIJUANA LAW ENFORCEMENT – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-feds-will-step-up-marijuana-law-enforcement/1769649/
— ILLINOIS UNION OKS STRIKE OVER RAUNER CONTRACT DISPUTE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-union-oks-strike-over-rauner-contract-dispute/1769286/
— GROUP CALLS FOR TOWN HALLS WITH CONGRESS MEMBERS – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/group-calls-for-town-halls-with-congress-members/1769866/

NBC5
— After 7 Fatal Shootings in 1 Day, Trump Tweets ‘Chicago Needs Help!’ – Richard Ray
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/After-Citys-Deadliest-Day-of-2017-Trump-Tweets-Chicago-Needs-Help-414668903.html
— Pritzker Calls for Bizarre Protest After Trump Strips Transgender Protections – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-bizarre-protest-after-trump-strips-trans-protections-414633773.html
— AFSCME Approves Strike, Faults Rauner’s ‘Refusal’ to Negotiate The announcement marks the first such vote in the union’s 45-year history of collective bargaining – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/afscme-authorizes-strike-faults-rauners-refusal-to-negotiate-414628113.html

CBS2
— Another Poison-Pen Trump Tweet About Chicago Violence: City ‘Needs Help’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/23/another-poison-pen-trump-tweet-about-chicago-violence-city-needs-help/
— Democrats Slam “Hypocritical” Rauner For GOP Attacks On Comptroller
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/23/democrats-slam-hypocritical-rauner-for-gop-attacks-on-comptroller/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State workers take step toward strike – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170223/BLOGS02/170229944/states-afscme-workers-authorize-strike
— KPMG plans to add 500 more Chicago jobs – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170223/NEWS01/170229956/kpmg-plans-to-add-500-more-chicago-jobs

SPRINFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Demonstrators urge Rep. Davis to hold ‘real, in-person town hall’ meeting – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170222/demonstrators-urge-rep-davis-to-hold-real-in-person-town-hall-meeting

SOUTHERN
— Illinois attorney general convenes summit on Trump orders
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-attorney-general-convenes-summit-on-trump-orders/article_b6bf8fb8-6eae-5ed5-b9c4-ff7c97d3a4db.html

WJBD
— Steve Bannon says media ‘always wrong’ about Trump
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/02/23/steve-bannon-says-media-always-wrong-about-trump

FOX ILLINOIS
— Protesters Still Looking For Answers From Rep. Davis – Hunter McKee (DIERSEN: What do Trump, Pence, Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, Shimkus, Rauner, Sanguinetti, Radogno, Durkin, Schneider, DeMonte, and Porter have to say about this?)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-still-looking-for-answers-from-rep-davis

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR CHRONICLE
— Rep. Kelly introduces American Dream Act to help assist those left behind in economic recovery
http://hfchronicle.com/article/2017/feb/23/rep-kelly-introduces-american-dream-act-help-assist-those-left-behind-economic

WHEATON PATCH
— Rep. Peter Roskam On Trip Promoting Democracy Abroad While Constituents Seek Meetings At Home The congressman is on a three-nation tour to promote democracy and reassure allies, especially those intimidated by Russia. – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/rep-peter-roskam-trip-promoting-democracy-abroad-while-constituents-seek-meetings

LAKEVIEW PATCH
— Boystown Transgender Rights Rally To Protest Trump Administration’s Policy Reversal The event Saturday afternoon will include speakers and a march down Halsted Street. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/lakeview/boystown-transgender-rights-rally-protest-trump-administrations-policy-reversal

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois Family Institute speaks out against abortion funding legislation – Vimbai Chikomo
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511084110-illinois-family-institute-speaks-out-against-abortion-funding-legislation

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Winfield Township trustee candidate: Ruzicka – Vimbai Chikomo
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511084511-winfield-township-trustee-candidate-ruzicka
— Winfield Township trustee candidate: Voelz – Vimbai Chikomo
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511084568-winfield-township-trustee-candidate-voelz

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Governor’s office says strike authorization approval is attack on taxpayers
https://ilnews.org/12274/governors-office-says-strike-authorization-approval-attack-taxpayers/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage officials subpoenaed – Radio Engineer trial to begin – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/02/college-of-dupage-officials-subpoenaed-radio-engineer-trial-to-begin/

FOX NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Gov. Abbott: New Bill Could Jail Officials Who Adopt Sanctuary City Policies (DIERSEN: What about Illinois?)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/23/texas-bill-jail-officials-sheriffs-who-adopt-sanctuary-city-policies
— O’Reilly: Sanctuary City Mayor, Police Chief ‘Have Blood on Their Hands’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/22/bill-oreilly-talking-points-memo-illegal-immigration-sanctuary-cities-denver-new-poll
— Rand Paul Fires Back After Being Called Trump’s ‘Most Loyal Stooge’ (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and that could easily kill me figuratively if not literally.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/23/rand-paul-fires-back-after-being-called-trumps-top-stooge
— Coulter Gives Trump an ‘A+’ for 1st Month, Urges Him to Tweet More
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/22/ann-coulter-tucker-donald-trump-fake-news-immigration-sessions-crime-statistics

BREITBART
— Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus at CPAC: ‘If the Party and the Conservative Movement Are Together, It Can’t Be Stopped’ – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/23/steve-bannon-reince-priebus-cpac-party-conservative-movement-together-cant-stopped/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ILLEGAL ALIENS DRAIN MILLIONS FROM SOCIAL SECURITY – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/02/23/illegal-aliens-drain-millions-from-social-security/

GOPUSA
— 6 dead, 6 wounded in Chicago shootings yesterday
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21098
— When A Politician Says ‘Fake News’ And A Newspaper Threatens To Sue Back
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20968
— The Desperate Democrats are Truly Deranged
http://www.gopusa.com/the-desperate-democrats-are-truly-deranged/

NEWSMAX
— OUTRAGEOUS: Candidates Discuss Impeachment at DNC Chair Debate – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Democrats-Impeachment-DNC-Chair/2017/02/23/id/775152/
— Number of Illegals Applying For College Financial Aid Drops After Trump Exec Order – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/illegal-aliens-college-financial/2017/02/23/id/775286/

WORLD NET DAILY
— WATCH PREMIERE CONSERVATIVE EVENT NOW
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/speakers-from-premiere-conservative-event-speaking-now/

TOWNHALL
— OUTRAGEOUS: Top DNC Chair Candidate: You Bet Impeaching Trump is Already On the Table – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/02/23/dnc-chair-candidates-hey-lets-impeach-trump-n2289671

DAILY CALLER
— The New York Time’s Top Two Political Reporters Are Basically Democratic Operatives – Rachel Stoltzfoos (DIERSEN: I am an operative for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, but I am NOT an operative or a dupe for any activist, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, or anyone else.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/23/reminder-the-nyts-top-two-political-reporters-are-basically-democratic-operatives/
— Nancy Pelosi Thinks John Kasich Is The Governor Of Illinois – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/23/nancy-pelosi-thinks-john-kasich-is-the-governor-of-illinois-video/
— Keith Ellison Once Said Black People Don’t Have ‘Obligation’ To Obey Government – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/23/keith-ellison-once-said-black-people-dont-have-obligation-to-obey-government/
— Democrats Behind Mexico City Demonstration Against Tillerson – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with Mexico and with other foreign countries AGAINST America.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/23/revealed-democrats-behind-mexico-city-demonstration-against-tillerson/

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— Jesus Turned Over The Tables. How Angry Are Christians Allowed To Get? – Andy Walton
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/jesus.turned.over.the.tables.how.angry.are.christians.allowed.to.get/104978.htm

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Conway jokes CPAC could become ‘TPAC’ in honor of Trump – GABBY MORRONGIELLO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/conway-jokes-cpac-could-become-tpac-in-honor-of-trump/article/2615550

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Despite the Hysteria, Trump Is Trending Less Authoritarian Than Obama – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445185/trump-less-authoritarian-obama

THE HILL
— Conservatives to Congress: Get moving – SCOTT WONG
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/320909-conservatives-to-congress-get-moving
— Bannon needles media at CPAC – BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320878-bannon-needles-media-at-cpac

WASHINGTON POST
— DeVos defiant at CPAC: ‘My job isn’t to win a popularity contest’ – Emma Brown (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to curry their favor, to pander to them, to serve as one of their operatives, to serve as one of their dupes, and/or to give them lots of money.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2017/02/23/devos-defiant-at-cpac-my-job-isnt-to-win-a-popularity-contest/
— Why demographics weren’t — and won’t be — destiny for Democrats – Lanae Erickson Hatalsky and Jim Kessler (DIERSEN: Democrats would love to dump “our system of place-based government” and replace it with a gender/race/age/religion/national origin/wealth-based government system because those who are anti-male, anti-White, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German national origin, and/or anti-rich people VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-demographics-werent–and-wont-be–destiny-for-democrats/2017/02/22/576a3a60-f91c-11e6-9845-576c69081518_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Why did changing demographics not lead to electoral destiny for Democrats? Our report out this month provides several answers, starting with the fact that demographic change isn’t evenly dispersed. In our system of place-based government, unless millennials move to the rural South or the growing Latino population settles in equal measure across the Rust Belt, demography will take a long time. Take the U.S. House. Going into the 2016 cycle, the 159 House districts deemed safely Democratic by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report are already majority-minority. (The average is 45 percent white.) The 90 swing districts are 70 percent white — much closer to the breakdown in safe Republican districts, which number 186 and are 75 percent white on average.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue that there are only 11 million in America illegally, not 12, 14, or 15 million. How many millions of those many millions have always voted for Democrats?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/02/23/spicers-claim-there-are-12-14-15-million-people-in-the-u-s-illegally/
— Kellyanne Conway: Feminism associated with being ‘anti-male’ and ‘pro-abortion’ – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/02/23/kellyanne-conway-feminism-associated-with-being-anti-male-and-pro-abortion/
— The trickle of refugees fleeing the U.S. to Canada could become a deluge in the spring – Alan Freeman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/23/the-trickle-of-refugees-fleeing-the-u-s-to-canada-could-become-a-deluge-in-the-spring/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and blame him for racism and for everything else that is bad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/02/22/this-is-not-trumps-america-passengers-rejoice-when-man-accused-of-racism-kicked-off-flight/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/22/things-got-very-ugly-on-cnn-last-night/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/02/22/demonic-activity-palpable-at-president-trumps-rally-pastor-says/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/02/23/a-majority-of-americans-are-embarrassed-by-president-trump/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/02/23/trump-will-likely-sell-out-his-working-class-white-base-heres-how/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/22/donald-trump-is-losing-his-war-with-the-media/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/02/23/greatest-threat-to-democracy-commander-of-bin-laden-raid-slams-trumps-anti-media-sentiment/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/23/the-trump-white-house-doesnt-really-want-balanced-media-coverage/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-could-do-with-acting-a-bit-more-vice-presidential/2017/02/22/470cb15e-f951-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “America’s Rowdy Town Halls: More Organic Than Organized Many participants are first-timers who echo in passion, though not in politics, the people who emerged early in the tea-party movement.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-rowdy-town-halls-more-organic-than-organized-1487881129
— U.S. Official’s Diplomatic Line in Mexico Differs From Trump’s Mexico angry over new U.S. immigration, deportation rules – FELICIA SCHWARTZ, ROBBIE WHELAN, and JOSÉ DE CÓRDOBA (DIERSEN: Mexico continues to refuse a) to stop sending its citizens into America illegally, b) to recall its citizens who are in America illegally, and c) to stop sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-officials-on-tough-trip-in-mexico-trump-says-1487871849
— Author Pulls Curtain Back on Elite New York Prep-School Admissions Amy Poeppel, formerly of Trevor Day School, in her debut novel riffs on fierce competition children face in gaining entry to these institutions – LESLIE BRODY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete, that my father attended that school, that my grandfather attended that school, and that my great grandfather attended that school.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/author-pulls-curtain-back-on-elite-new-york-prep-school-admissions-1487880676

NPR
— Vice President Pence Addresses CPAC – JESSICA TAYLOR
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/23/516930452/watch-live-vice-president-pence-addresses-cpac

CORVETTE MUSEUM
— JOHN OATES HAULS ACROSS CORVETTE COUNTRY
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/john-oates-hauls-across-corvette-country/

SUPER CHEVY
— 1972 Corvette Stored Since 1973 with 3,749 Miles! – Jerry Heasley (DIERSEN: I have owned my 1972 Corvette since I took delivery of it on October 14, 1971. It has 5,081 miles on it. Because I spend 10+ hours a day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, I have not started it since 2009.)
http://www.superchevy.com/features/1702-1972-corvette-stored-since-1973-with-3749-miles/

February 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats disrupt Republican town hall meetings.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-town-hall-protests-20170221-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fake news versus biased and lazy news – John Stossel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-fake-news-versus-biased-and-lazy-news/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: You might be paying for a primary you can’t vote in – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170222/news/170229697/

ABC7
— MEMBERS OF CPS LATINO ADVISORY COMMITTEE RESIGN IN PROTEST OF BUDGET CUTS – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/education/cps-latino-advisory-committee-members-resign-in-protest-of-budget-cuts/1766892/

NBC5
— Roskam Clarifies Signup Requirements For Tele-Town Halls After Repeated Questions
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Roskam-Clarifies-Signup-Requirements-For-Tele-Town-Halls-414434273.html
— Billions in Unclaimed Cash Due to Citizens, Businesses and Governments in Illinois NBC5 Investigates found piles of cash unclaimed by the governments of Chicago, Cook County, even the state itself – much of it sitting around for decades. – Katy Smyser and Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/Billions-in-Unclaimed-Cash-Due-to-Citizens-Businesses-and-Governments-in-Illinois-414435703.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Want term limits? Be careful what you wish for – TIM JONES (DIERSEN: Do you want term limits? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want term limits. They stress how much better TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is doing now that I am not its chairman. They stress how much better the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee is doing now that I am not one of its members. They stress how much better the Milton Township Republican Central Committee is doing now that I am not its webmaster. They stress how much better the Illinois Center Right Coalition is doing now that I am not a member of its Steering Committee. They stress how much better the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter is doing now that I am not a member of its board of directors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170222/NEWS07/170229999

WTTW
— Majority of CPS Latino Council Resigns Amid Budget Cuts – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/22/majority-cps-latino-council-resigns-amid-budget-cuts
— Local Republicans (Jay Bergman, Pat Brady, Joe Morris, Kathleen Murphy) React to President Trump’s First Month – Nick Blumberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats determine who speaks for Illinois Republicans. Who speaks for Republicans in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/21/local-republicans-react-president-trump-s-first-month

OTTAWA TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump Ottawa Times a) acts like it is an arm of the Democrat Party and b) promotes Kinzinger and other anti-Trumps.
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/protest-planned-for-kinzinger-office/article_1b5747d2-f843-5911-bc9f-d26fae39d7ea.html

WSIL TV
— OUTSTANDING: Trump lays out tougher approach to illegal immigration (DIERSEN: When will Rauner do that? When will the Republican elected officials who run your county, your township/ward, and your municipality do that?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34565164/trump-lays-out-tougher-approach-to-illegal-immigration
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives do everything that they can to paint Milo Yiannopoulos as being a typical conservative.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34565195/conservative-forces-clash-in-trumps-early-days

FOX ILLINOIS
— Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti Visiting Chatham Township
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/lt-governor-evelyn-sanguinetti-visiting-chatham-township
— Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti Praises Urbana Partnership
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/lieutenant-governor-praises-urbana-partnership

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Lieutenant governor Evelyn Sanguinetti praises Urbana Aquatic Center in visit – Nicole Lafond
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-02-22/lieutenant-governor-praises-urbana-aquatic-center-visit.html

SOUTHERN
— As AFSCME strike votes are tallied, Southern Illinois state workers pray for resolution to budget crisis – MOLLY PARKER (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are a member of a church, b) attend church services, and/or give money to a church. They do that to give themselves standing to a) destroy those like me who do not pander to them, b) destroy those like me who fail/refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or c) destroy those like me who fail/refuse to give them money.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/as-afscme-strike-votes-are-tallied-southern-illinois-state-workers/article_99555e8c-7e88-5789-8270-fa009429bf28.html

SOUTHSIDE WEEKLY
— Illinois Lottery Exacerbates Inequities in Chicago Communities on the South and West Side buy disproportionately more lottery tickets but do not see returns to their schools – THEO GRANT-FUNCK
http://southsideweekly.com/illinois-lottery-exacerbates-inequities-chicago/

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obamacare.
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170222/AP/302229942
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats flood Republican town hall meetings with anti-Trumps.
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170222/AP/302229938

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Illinois Senators vocally oppose Trump on immigration orders – Nora Shelly (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/22/city/illinois-senators-vocally-oppose-trump-on-immigration-orders/

CITY OF WHEATON
— Nominate Someone for 2017 Good Citizens Award – Lindsay Qualkenbush (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because of the way that my question about Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades was responded to at the January 19, 2017 Wheaton State of the City Address, those who attended the event would be discouraged from nominating me for a Good Citizens Award.)
http://www.wheaton.il.us/news/pressreleases/detail.aspx?id=9762#.WK26iBHxZZI
http://www.wheaton.il.us/goodcitizen/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE: WHAT DOES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH TEACH?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/what-does-the-catholic-church-teach-on-the-immigration-issue.html

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THERE’S NOTHING FREE – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: To get their votes, Democrats always promise voters that they will a) use government to take money away from Republicans and b) use government to give that money to Democrats.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/business/theres-nothing-free/

NEWSMAX
— CPAC Looking More Like Trump’s Vision – Greg Richter (DIERSEN: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter now look far more like my critics’/opponents’ vision.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/CPAC-conservatives-meeting-Washington/2017/02/21/id/774884/
— Poll: 80 Percent of Americans Back Sanctuary City Crackdown
http://www.newsmax.com/US/sanctuary-cities-illegals-feds/2017/02/21/id/774826/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Seek Reconciliation – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout. They are not interested in reconciliation. They want to destroy a) me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS email, b) those who do not pander to them, c) those who do not serve as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes, d) those who do not give them money, and e) those who share my demographics. My critics/opponents have always taken advantage of the fact that I forgive those who trespass against me.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/02/22/seek-reconciliation-part-1/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Milo needs ‘moral chains’ – Trevor Thomas
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/02/milo_needs_moral_chains.html

GOPUSA
— Farrakhan slammed both Democrats and Trump in Detroit
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20965
— NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association) Comes (Almost) to CPAC (DIERSEN: Every year, CPAC becomes more and more and more Libertarian.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21045
— Flynn went down for comments, so why not McCain? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, members of the following groups glorify and praise McCain: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.gopusa.com/?p=21017
— Ex-Mexican official to avenge Trump by jamming courts
http://www.gopusa.com/ex-mexican-official-to-avenge-trump-by-jamming-courts/
— Fighting for the Falsely Accused (DIERSEN: Who fights for you? Who falsely accuses you? The following falsely accuse me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.gopusa.com/?p=21024

FOX NEWS
— Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Shares Stage with Convicted Terrorist, Responsible for the Murder of 2 Israeli Students
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/02/21/congresswoman-shares-stage-convicted-terrorist-responsible-murder-2-israeli-students

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Milo Yiannopoulos is destructive to conservatism – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am “destructive to conservatism.” They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.lifesitenews.com/opinion/milo-yiannopoulos-is-destructive-to-conservatism

ONE NEWS NOW
— Obama, Islamists forcing mosque on Christian refugees – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2017/02/22/obama-islamists-forcing-mosque-on-christian-refugees
— Congressman: Not fooled by ‘grassroots’ protests – Steve Jordahl
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/02/22/congressman-not-fooled-by-grass-roots-protests

BREITBART
— Maxine Waters: Trump’s Administration, Associates Are ‘a Bunch of Scumbags’ – Pam Key
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/21/maxine-waters-trumps-administration-associates-are-a-bunch-of-scumbags/

BLAZE
— CPAC, liberal media need a lesson in free speech – Justin Haskins (DIERSEN: Yiannopoulos promotes Liberal and Libertarian values, not conservative values.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/cpac-liberal-media-need-a-lesson-in-free-speech/
— Trump admin to scale back on rule expanding Title IX protection to transgender students – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/21/report-trump-admin-to-scale-back-on-rule-expanding-title-ix-protection-to-transgender-students/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— PAT BUCHANAN: I would not have invited him, but let me say this. There is an element of humor here if CPAC is going to show off the terrible speech codes being imposed on campuses that don’t let Milo speak, and then they don’t let Milo speak. Ha ha, what is that comedian that says you can’t make this stuff up!
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/02/21/pat_buchanan_mocks_cpac_for_censoring_milos_talk_on_liberal_censorship_cant_make_this_stuff_up.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Conservatism’s future in the age of Trump – W. JAMES ANTLE III (DIERSEN: Who promotes conservative values in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America. The more that you do to promote conservative values, the harder that members of the following groups work to destroy you: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.washingtonexaminer.com/conservatisms-future-in-the-age-of-trump/article/2615157

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Left-Wing Front Groups Make Anti-Trump Money Untraceable – Lachlan Markay (DIERSEN: What are the left-wing front groups in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/left-wing-front-groups-make-anti-trump-money-untraceable/
— Feds Paid $1 Billion in Social Security Benefits to Individuals Without a SSN – Elizabeth Harrington (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. My CSRS pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/feds-paid-1-billion-social-security-benefits-individuals-without-ssn/
— Nikki Haley Denounces UN’s ‘Outrageously Biased’ Resolutions Against Israel – Sam Dorman (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are anti-Israel.)
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/nikki-haley-denounces-uns-outrageously-biased-resolutions-against-israel/
— Clinton Donor Quits CIA Because of Trump, Says Decision Not About Politics – Brent Scher (DIERSEN: In 1971, I became a federal employee because Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted. Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My employer at the time, Firestone Stores, had fired me because I had accepted Oldsmobile’s job offer.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/clinton-donor-quits-cia-because-of-trump-says-decision-not-about-politics/

THE HILL
— Republicans at risk in 2018 steering clear of town halls – SCOTT WONG AND CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats disrupt Republican town hall meetings.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/320558-republicans-at-risk-in-2018-steering-clear-of-town-halls

POLITICO
— Facebook to aid CPAC as it courts conservatives – TONY ROMM and NANCY SCOLA (DIERSEN: Every year, CPAC becomes more and more and more Libertarian.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/facebook-aid-cpac-courts-conservatives-235256
— Yiannopoulos flap casts pall over CPAC The onetime signature event for conservatives has been riven by charges of celebrity- and profit-seeking. – ELIANA JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Every year, CPAC becomes more and more and more Libertarian.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/cpac-conservatives-milo-yiannopoulos-235251
— GOP lessons from the latest round of brutal town halls As Republicans face hostile crowds at town halls nationwide, Rep. Dave Brat offered one possible blueprint for survival. – KYLE CHENEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats disrupt Republican town hall meetings.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/republicans-congress-town-hall-235255

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats disrupt Republican town hall meetings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/21/us/politics/town-hall-protests-obamacare.html
— Trump Uses His Tee Times for a Mix of Diplomacy and Recreation – MARK LANDLERFE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/21/us/trump-golf-mar-a-lago.html
— President Trump Wants a Wall? Mexico Is It – Eduardo Porter
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/21/business/economy/mexico-immigration-border-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Milo Is the Mini-Donald.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/21/opinion/milo-is-the-mini-donald.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration rule on anonymous sources: Okay for us, not so okay for you – Erik Wemple (DIERSEN: One of my critics/opponents in Wheaton who has lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout, justifies his belittling me and insulting me in public a) by relying on anonymous sources and b) by relying on what these anonymous sources have said to him about me. Should I demand that he put in writing the names of his anonymous sources and exactly what they said to him about me? Because he is an elected official, should I file a FOIA request?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/02/21/trump-administration-rule-on-anonymous-sources-okay-for-us-not-so-okay-for-you/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In the 33 days so far, we’ve counted 132 false or misleading claims.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims/
— At CPAC, conservatism betrayed – Kathleen Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/at-cpac-conservatism-betrayed/2017/02/21/3c388ddc-f881-11e6-9845-576c69081518_story.html
— After refusing to watch LGBT diversity video, Social Security judge sues to avoid being fired – Derek Hawkins
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/02/21/after-refusing-to-watch-lgbt-diversity-video-social-security-judge-sues-to-avoid-being-fired/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Citing his First Amendment rights and religious protections under the Civil Rights Act, a Social Security Administration judge in Texas who refused to watch an LGBT diversity training video is suing his superiors to avoid being fired, saying he was subject to a “religiously hostile work environment.” Judge Gary Suttles said in a complaint filed Thursday in federal court in Texas that the Social Security Administration, or SSA, should be barred from taking any disciplinary action against him at least until his religious discrimination claims are heard by a federal employment panel. “The agency has wholly failed to work in good faith to reasonably accommodate Judge Suttles’ sincerely held religious belief against watching” the video, the complaint says. The agency violated his rights, the complaint says, “by discriminating against him on the basis of his religion, creating a religiously hostile work environment,” and by “retaliating against him for his protected activity of seeking a religious accommodation.” A representative from the SSA was not immediately available for comment on Tuesday. Suttles’s case comes amid a sweeping expansion of LGBT rights, during which courts have ruled against bakers, florists and others who say anti-discrimination measures clash with their religious liberties. Social conservatives and some Christians argue that the government should not be able to force them to offer their services to same-sex couples, and they have sought religious freedom exemptions as recourse. Some of the most high-profile cases have played out in the business world, including a lawsuit against a Christian baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. But government officials have drawn attention for their defiance, too, among them Kim Davis, the county clerk in Kentucky who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses in violation of a Supreme Court ruling. Suttles was hired as an administrative law judge in the Houston District office of the SSA in 2005. In the time since, he has never received a reprimand or warning, his complaint says. In May, one of the office’s directors sent an email ordering employees to watch a video called “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community.” The 17-minute video included a message from the agency commissioner and “a brief session on tips for increasing cultural awareness in a diverse and inclusive environment,” according to the complaint. The email said the SSA was responding to a 2011 executive order from President Obama that instructed federal agencies to develop new workplace diversity and inclusion plans. Suttles wasted no time telling the office director he would not watch the video. “I am already fully aware to treat all persons with respect and dignity and have done so my entire life,” he said in an email the next day, according to the complaint. “Furthermore, this type of government indoctrination training does not comport with my religious views and I object on that basis as well. Monica Anderson, the hearing office’s chief administrative law judge, responded with a sharply-worded message giving Suttles a “direct order” to watch the training video. “Failure to follow this directive may lead to disciplinary action,” the chief judge said, according to the complaint. Anderson also denied Suttles’s request for a religious accommodation, saying the agency needed to ensure “all employees know about and comply with this.” The back and forth carried on for a few months. Suttles suggested that the agency give him a pass by allowing him to take a professional ethics course or “alternative diversity” course that “did not deal with such a specific community of people.” Anderson declined, proposing instead that Suttles read a transcript of the video. Suttles again refused. “Judge Suttles continued to refuse to watch the mandatory,” the complaint says, “because it is the substantive content of which, not the medium by which the content was delivered that violates his faith.” By the fall, Suttles’s case had made its way to the regional chief administrative law judge, who issued an official reprimand and warned Suttles that “future acts of misconduct” could result in more serious punishment, including removal from the job. (Administrative law judges, unlike federal court judges under Article III of the Constitution do not have life tenure.) The reprimand barred Suttles from working from home or requesting a job transfer for one year, according to the complaint. Suttles claims the action was retaliatory. He reported the episode to an Equal Employment Opportunity counselor, alleging the agency violated his First Amendment right to free exercise of religion, as well as his rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on several factors, including religion. According to the complaint, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will not finish its initial review of his case until mid-March. In the meantime, the deadline for Suttles to watch the video has lapsed. The judge said the agency “has made it quite evident that it does not intend to wait” to discipline him. Suttles says he will suffer “irreparable harm” unless the court prevents the agency from disciplining him or forcing him to watch the video. Though his complaint describes a “sterling work record,” Suttles was criticized and investigated by the SSA in 2015 after he scoffed at a Gulf War veteran’s post-traumatic stress disorder during a disability benefits hearing. Suttles questioned whether the veteran, a 44-year-old who served as a fueler on an aircraft carrier, had experienced true trauma during the war. “I mean, hey, you were in the Navy. You weren’t even fighting on the ground,” Suttles told him, according to the Austin American-Statesman. “To me it would have been exciting. What do you mean stressful?” The remarks were condemned by veterans groups at the time. The SSA ultimately rejected calls to temporarily remove Suttles from his job.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Missing the Meaning of Trump Liberals desperately pretend his rise is a message from Russia, not voters. – HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/missing-the-meaning-of-trump-1487723030
— In Refugees, Companies Find a Talent Pool – Kelsey Gee (DIERSEN: What percent of employers in America would rather hire a refugee than a citizen of America?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-refugees-firms-find-talent-pooland-training-challenges-1487678408

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump glorifies and praises illegals.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/02/21/trump-deportation-raid-immigration-texas-raul-reyes-column/98130790/

WJLA
— Sitting U.S. president to attend CPAC for first time in 9 years – John Gonzalez (DIERSEN: I was there.)
http://wjla.com/news/local/sitting-us-president-to-attend-cpac-for-first-time-in-9-years

EASTON COURIER
— Murphy calls for investigation after deaths at Connecticut sober houses – Chris Murphy (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who is responsible for oversight of Butterfly Garden (http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/18/wheaton-city-council-approves-facility-for-single-moms-at-former-wheaton-inn/a5r6lc4/) in Wheaton? ANSWER: Wheaton’s Mayor Michael Gresk, the five Wheaton City Council members who voted to approve it, and Wheaton’s attorney James Knippen.)
http://www.eastoncourier.com/51613/murphy-calls-for-investigation-after-deaths-at-connecticut-sober-houses/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Following a recent string of overdoses that have occurred in Connecticut sober houses, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) have called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office to investigate federal and state oversight of sober living homes, and determine whether additional oversight is necessary. In a letter to Comptroller General of the United States Gene Dodaro, Murphy outlined the gravity of the opioid epidemic in Connecticut and emphasized that a GAO review of sober homes would be helpful in understanding the role they play in helping Americans recover from substance use disorders. “Connecticut is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner projected that almost 900 residents in my state would die from an overdose in 2016. This is more than double what it was just four years ago,” wrote Murphy. “Unfortunately, there have been several recent overdoses that have occurred in Connecticut sober houses. These deaths have raised questions about these facilities and the GAO review will be helpful in determining whether state and federal policymakers should consider additional oversight.” Most recently, a Ridgefield man and Danbury woman died within a span of two weeks from drug overdoses at a sober house in Torrington.)

DAILY BEAST
— Bill Maher Takes Credit for Milo Yiannopoulos’s Fall (DIERSEN: Who takes credit for your falls? I should write a book abut those who take credit for my falls and/or who hint/imply/argue/shout that I cause all my own problems.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/02/22/bill-maher-takes-credit-for-milo-yiannopoulos-s-fall.html
— Why Is Facebook Helping Fund CPAC? The social networking giant caught all kinds of flak for its role in the 2016 election. But that isn’t stopping it from bankrolling a huge, often-controversial conservative confab. – Betsy Woodruff (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/21/why-is-facebook-helping-fund-cpac.html

THE WEEK
— There’s a CPAC panel called ‘If Heaven has a gate, a wall, and extreme vetting, why can’t America?’
http://theweek.com/speedreads/681592/theres-cpac-panel-called-heaven-gate-wall-extreme-vetting-why-cant-america
— Conservatives converge on D.C. for annual CPAC confab (DIERSEN: Every year, CPAC becomes more and more and more Libertarian.)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/681589/conservatives-converge-dc-annual-cpac-confab

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Principals to Bar Immigration Agents From Chicago Schools Chicago Public Schools has instructed its principals not to let federal immigration agents inside district buildings without a criminal warrant. – AP
http://www.usnews.com/news/illinois/articles/2017-02-22/principals-to-bar-immigration-agents-from-chicago-schools

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Iowa Bill Would Force Universities to Consider Political Affiliation in Faculty Hiring – Peter Schmidt (DIERSEN: Virtually all employers in America are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, or RINO. They despise if not hate Republicans. (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.chronicle.com/article/Iowa-Bill-Would-Force/239261

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— 25 Years Without a Raise At Youngstown State, adjuncts marked the anniversary with a cake. – Colleen Flaherty (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that my salary as a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 increased every year because of cost of living adjustments, step increases, and/or promotions, except in 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In today’s dollars: $15.56/hour (GS-4) in 1966 when I was 18 years old, $44,853 (GS-7) in 1971, $54,864 (GS-9) in 1972, $66,379 (GS-11) in 1973, $79,653 (GS-12) in 1974, $90,171 in 1979 (GS-12 Step 5), $94,610 in 1986 (GS-13), and $122,991 (GS-13 Step 10) in 1997.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/02/22/youngstown-state-adjuncts-celebrate-25-years-without-raise

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Are You Paying Attention to Your Community’s Needs? – Tim Gallagher (DIERSEN: Who pays attention to your community’s needs? Should I pay more attention to Wheaton’s needs? Should I draw more attention to what those who run Wheaton do and do not do?)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/business-of-news-are-you-paying-attention-to-your-communitys-needs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If the 2016 election taught the newspaper industry one thing, it’s that we don’t know what’s important to many people in our communities. Yes, we publish letters to the editor and do “man on the street” reaction to major news stories. But we learned in the voting results of 2016 that there are a lot of issues crucial to the people in our communities that don’t make a typical news narrative. To hold onto a badge of relevancy, we need to change this. We need to convene the community in conversation about what really matters, even when it is on no one’s council or school board agenda.)

MONEY MAGAZINE
— What the Richest Americans are Driving Now – Brad Tuttle
http://time.com/money/4676840/what-the-richest-americans-are-driving-now/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Unlike Obama, Voters Say Media No Help to Trump (DIERSEN: The media a) wants Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens to succeed and b) wants Republicans to fail.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/media/unlike_obama_voters_say_media_no_help_to_trump

February 21 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Wheaton Mayor Mike Gresk and DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin spoke very highly of DuPage County District 4 Board Member Grant Eckhoff at his outstanding fundraiser Tuesday evening, February 21, 2017 at Choun’s Restaurant in Wheaton. The 75+ attendees included Almiron, Anderson, Atkinson, Bibbiano, Bucholz, Carlson, Cherry, Crane, Dabrowski, Demos, Falbo, Fichtner, Formento, Grant, Hinds, Kachiroubas, Keller, Krzyzewski, Lofgren, McCluskey, McGowen, McKillip, Mendrick, Noonan, Rash, Ryan, Scalzo, Schillerstrom, Tornatore, Zaruba, and Zay. Honorary event chairmen included Cronin, Curran, Cuzzone, Elliott, Grogan, and Ruscitti. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

ABC7
— PARENTS PACK NEW TRIER HS BOARD MEETING ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS SEMINAR DAY – John Garcia
http://abc7chicago.com/news/parents-pack-new-trier-board-meeting-about-civil-rights-seminar-day/1764741/

NBC5
— Where’s Your Illinois Congressman This Week? – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-elected-officials-town-halls-414428603.html
— Where is Gov. Bruce Rauner? Traditionally, after the budget address, the governor travels to promote his budget agenda, but not this year – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Where-is-Gov-Bruce-Rauner-414410683.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— White House set for ‘big immigration launch’ to focus on DHS memos, official says
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/237044371-story

WLS AM
— Racial controversy at New Trier High School. – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/02/21/racial-controversy-at-new-trier-high-school/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 8 arrested at end of anti-Trump protest downtown Chicago – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-protest-chicago-loop-20170221-story.html
— Cook County Sheriff’s office has ‘no interest’ in joining federal immigration efforts – Zach Stafford (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-sheriff-dart-immigration-crackdown-met-20170221-story.html
— CPS tells principals not to allow immigration officials in schools without warrant – Juan Perez Jr. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-schools-immigration-enforcement-met-20170221-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “New immigration enforcement rules worry” those who are in America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-immigrant-deportation-st-0222-20170221-story.html
— Hundreds attend meeting on upcoming New Trier civil rights seminar day – Kathy Routliffe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/winnetka/news/ct-wtk-new-trier-diversity-support-tl-0223-20170220-story.html
— Caterpillar: A wake-up call for Illinois – Scott R. Gryder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-business-abandon-illinois-good-reason-perspec-0222-20170221-story.html
— A plan for Trump’s feds in Chicago – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-chicago-crime-kass-0222-20170221-column.html
— College conservatives got played by Milo Yiannopoulos – Alyssa Rosenberg (DIERSEN: Yiannopoulos is more of a Libertarian than a Republican.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-milo-yiannopoulos-college-conservatives-cpac-20170221-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-lords-prayer-garrison-keillor-20170221-story.html
— What’s next for Trump’s war against the free press? – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: One could ask what’s next for Gresk’s war against Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-media-war-fake-news-perspec-0222-20170221-column.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: U.S. to expand pool of people targeted for deportation – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-administration-reveals-details-of-deportation-plans/
— Surviving Trump: Ex-Blagojevich aide’s tips for White House staff (DIERSEN: Have you been fired from a paid job, and if so, why? Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old by forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” because since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and because I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and retaliation before then. My Chicago Heights Firestone Store Manager fired me in 1971 immediately after I told him that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. Constructively, my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors fired me in 1969 because I could only commit to be available to work Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and all days that NIU was not in session.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/a-former-blagojevich-aides-survival-guide-for-trump-staffers/amp/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Absorb the “boss’ anger and craziness.” Focus on doing your job well, and ignore the “circus in the West Wing.” And don’t be afraid to tell the president “no” — if it means stopping “stupid things from happening.” That’s Bradley Tusk’s advice for newly appointed members of the Trump Administration. “If you’re not willing to fight — and to be fired for it — don’t take the job,” Tusk writes in an article published on inc.com. Tusk figures he knows what he’s talking about. At 29, he was named Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s deputy governor, a position for which he says he was “totally unqualified.”)

DAILY HERALD
— Millions could be deported under new immigration enforcement policies – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170221/news/170229734/
–Lake County leaders hold summit to promote inclusiveness (DIERSEN: Anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries use “Inclusiveness” to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, 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.dailyherald.com/article/20170221/news/170229815/
— Wheeling changes policy after Argiris’ spending, SUV use questioned – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170221/news/170229754/#autoplay
— DuPage sheriff looks to replace aging dash cameras – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170221/news/170229772/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Obamacare repeal could cost Cook $300 million a year – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170221/BLOGS02/170229982/obamacare-repeal-could-cost-cook-300-million-a-year
— What cities and towns want out of Springfield – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170221/BLOGS02/170229988/illinois-municipal-league-issues-springfield-agenda

BOND BUYER
— Chicago Transit’s Capital Problem
http://www.bondbuyer.com/news/regionalnews/chicago-transits-capital-problem-1125847-1.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Survey: Business executives’ optimism surges under Trump 76% of respondents see positive impact on business – AARON SMITH
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/survey-business-executives-optimism-surges-under-trump/660763616

STATELINE
— Swedish capital rocked by riots Officers were forced to call in reinforcements – IVAN WATSON AND LAUREN SAID-MOORHOUSE
http://www.mystateline.com/news/swedish-capital-rocked-by-riots/660845460

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Party politics dominates representatives’ votes – Ron Gore
http://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/gore-party-politics-dominates-representatives-votes/article_f885a181-1319-5b2e-a51a-ed6fd4cbf980.html

ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA
— Sanguinetti Lauds Urbana Schools, Park District Cooperation – BRIAN MOLINE AND JIM MEADOWS
http://will.illinois.edu/news/story/sanguinetti-lauds-urbana-schools-park-district-cooperation

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— School/park districts get nod from Lt Gov Evelyn Sanguinetti – Luke Ray
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/schoolpark-districts-get-nod-from-lt-gov/660915354

WASHINGTON TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Bill would mandate E-verify checks for Missouri businesses – AP (DIERSEN: What about Illinois?)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/21/bill-would-mandate-e-verify-checks-for-missouri-bu/

NEWSMAX
— Homeland Security Reveals Plans for Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants – Mark Swanson
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/trump-illegal-immigrant-crackdown/2017/02/21/id/774746/

GOPUSA
— Refugees in US to cost taxpayers billions in 2017
http://www.gopusa.com/refugees-in-us-to-cost-taxpayers-billions-in-2017/
— Riot breaks out in Stockholm suburb the President referred to in speech about refugee problems
http://www.gopusa.com/riot-breaks-out-in-stockholm-suburb-the-president-referred-to-in-speech-about-refugee-problems/
— Lindsey Graham tells world leaders that 2017 must be year of ‘kicking Russia in the ass’
http://www.gopusa.com/lindsey-graham-tells-world-leaders-that-2017-must-be-year-of-kicking-russia-in-the-ass/
— Trump denounces bigotry, anti-Semitism in African-American museum tour
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-denounces-bigotry-anti-semitism-in-african-american-museum-tour/

DAILY CALLER
— MSNBC Host Immediately Ends Segment After Guest Says ‘I Want Trump To Succeed’ – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/21/msnbc-host-immediately-ends-segment-after-guest-says-i-want-trump-to-succeed-video/
— CIA Analyst Who Quit Over Trump Is A Hillary Donor – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/21/cia-analyst-who-quit-over-trump-is-a-hillary-donor/

RED STATE
— CPAC: Where Compromise Replaces Conservatism (DIERSEN: Every year, CPAC becomes more and more and more Libertarian.)
http://www.redstate.com/diary/stridentconservative/2017/02/21/cpac-compromise-replaces-conservatism/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— 6 White House Staffers Get the Axe After… FBI Background Checks – JENNI FINK (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background check, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, and/or g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree.)
http://ijr.com/2017/02/806589-6-white-house-staffers-get-the-axe-after-fbi-background-checks/

THE HILL
— Trump steps up deportation push – JORDAN FABIAN AND RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320564-trump-steps-up-deportation-push

CBS NEWS
— Amid Obamacare repeal efforts, Republicans facing hostile constituents back home – Chip Reid (DIERSEN: To what extend is Obamacare an effort to make those who have more money pay more money for healthcare for those who have less money?)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/amid-obamacare-repeal-efforts-republicans-facing-hostile-constituents-back-home/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s America will be on vivid display at” CPAC. Not really, because every year, CPAC becomes more and more and more Libertarian.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trumps-america-will-be-on-vivid-display-at-annual-conservative-gathering/2017/02/21/071db726-f7a5-11e6-9845-576c69081518_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for riots in Sweden.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/21/riots-erupt-in-swedens-capital-just-days-after-trump-comments/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise federal employees who leave because of Trump. Anti-Trumps would glorify and praise a) my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) my Democrat IRS superiors who did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims, and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors who forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-didnt-think-id-ever-leave-the-cia-but-because-of-trump-i-quit/2017/02/20/fd7aac3e-f456-11e6-b9c9-e83fce42fb61_story.html

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— OUTSTANDING: Social Security judge sues government over required LGBT video – Gabrielle Banks
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Social-Security-judge-sues-government-over-10949203.php

February 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTERS MARCH THROUGH LOOP – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/anti-trump-protesters-march-through-loop/1762540/

CBS2
— Illinois Republican Party Accuse Mendoza Of Improper Spending Of Funds
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/19/illinois-republican-party-accuse-mendoza-of-improper-spending-of-funds/

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, McCain panders to the media. Ever-increasingly, the media focuses on a) electing Democrats, b) reelecting Democrats, and c) promoting the Democrat Party platform.
http://wgntv.com/2017/02/19/john-mccain-slams-president-trumps-attacks-on-the-media-we-need-a-free-press/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Several hundred rally downtown against Trump – Mitch Dudek (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps. Anti-Trumps are anti-Trump, anti-Jewish, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/several-hundred-rally-downtown-against-trump/
— Love or hate it, Thompson Center has had its day – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-love-or-hate-it-thompson-center-has-had-its-day/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Robert Reich says “Trump’s nutty ‘America First’ policies are demagoguery.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-trumps-nutty-america-first-policies-are-demagoguery/
— Draft DHS guidelines seek to aggressively detain (ILLEGAL) immigrants – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/draft-dhs-guidelines-seek-to-aggressively-detain-immigrants/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Anti-Trump protesters take to downtown streets again – Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-downtown-chicago-protest-20170219-story.html
— ‘Grand Bargain’ still looks to me like no deal – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-grand-bargain-still-looks-to-me-like-no-deal-20170219-column.html
— Fox News anchor Chris Wallace warns viewers: Trump crossed the line in latest attack on media – Amy B Wang (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the media is anti-Trump, anti-Jewish, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-chris-wallace-trump-media-20170219-story.html
— Little Village streets, restaurants quiet as deportation fears rise – Marwa Eltagouri (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST America’s citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-little-village-immigrants-met-20170216-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Will Madigan’s Democrats continue to doom Illinois? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/ISSUE05/170219873/will-madigans-democrats-continue-to-doom-illinois
— Springfield Dems need fresh definition of ‘win’ – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/ISSUE11/170219872/springfield-dems-need-fresh-definition-of-win

TIMES
— State’s conservatives heartbroken – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/as-it-is-state-s-conservatives-heartbroken/article_d215330f-ed71-5baa-b25c-5ec4367087f0.html

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— GOP RIPS ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER FOR BUYING USED $32K SUV – AP
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170219/AP/302199856

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Aurora mayoral candidates take center stage at Eola Community Center – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511080525-aurora-mayoral-candidates-take-center-stage-at-eola-community-center

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Democrats dominate District 219 school board as elections loom
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511082699-democrats-dominate-district-219-school-board-as-elections-loom

SAGAMON SUN
— Manufacturer: Trump’s election alone has improved industry outlook – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511060921-manufacturer-trump-s-election-alone-has-improved-industry-outlook

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Lawyers’ escrow accounts fund illegal alien defense (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/511082701-lawyers-escrow-accounts-fund-illegal-alien-defense

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— New Trier High School’s Fight Against Diversity Becomes National Story – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/new-trier-high-schools-fight-against-diversity-becomes-national-story/

BARBWIRE
— GO INTO MEXICO ILLEGALLY: YOU ARE ARRESTED, DEPORTED OR JAILED – BRADLEE DEAN (DIERSEN: Mexico has committed the following acts of war against America: Mexico has a) sent many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) sent mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/19/go-into-mexico-illegally-you-are-arrested-deported-or-jailed/
— IT IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO FORCE CHRISTIANS TO VIOLATE THEIR FAITH – DR. MICHAEL BROWN
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/19/it-is-absolutely-outrageous-for-the-government-to-force-christians-to-violate-their-faith/
— OUTRAGEOUS: USDA TELLS MEAT PACKING PLANT OWNERS TO THROW OUT THEIR FAITH – TONY PERKINS
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/19/meat-plant-raises-steaks-freedom-video/

BREITBART
— Washington Post Corrects ‘Racist, Anti-Semitic’ Smears About MILO – JACK HADFIELD
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2017/02/19/washington-post-removes-reference-milo-racist-anti-semitic/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump McCain says “I Worry About Trump.”
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/19/mccain-i-worry-about-trump/

FOX NEWS
— Limbaugh blasts news media attacks on Trump as pointless, ‘kind of comical’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/19/limbaugh-blasts-news-media-attacks-on-trump-as-pointless-kind-comical.html

NEWSMAX
— Soros, Liberal Billionaires Behind ‘Sometimes Violent’ Anti-Trump Protests – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/ed-klein-liberal-protests-paid/2017/02/19/id/774451/

DAILY CALLER
— Krauthammer: Trump Should ‘Attack’ Revolting Gov. Employees And Agencies – Christian Datoc (DIERSEN: One could say that in 1988, I revolted when I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/18/krauthammer-trump-should-attack-revolting-gov-employees-and-agencies-video/
— ‘Liberal Moms’ Make Fancypants Manhattan Prep School Cancel Ice Skating Party At Trump Rink – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/18/liberal-moms-make-fancypants-manhattan-prep-school-cancel-ice-skating-party-at-trump-rink/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Black Lives Matter: racist provocation with radical roots – James Simpson
http://canadafreepress.com/article/video-black-lives-matter-racist-provocation-with-radical-roots

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Too soon? What comes of Democratic talk of impeaching Trump President Trump’s approval ratings are highly divided along partisan lines. Could fierce opposition from the Democrats, including early talk of impeaching him, deepen those sentiments? – Amanda Hoover (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are not only anti-Trump, but that they are anti-Protestant, anti-Jewish, anti-conservative, 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.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2017/0219/Too-soon-What-comes-of-Democratic-talk-of-impeaching-Trump

THE HILL
— Americans brimming with optimism on the economy – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/320284-americans-brimming-with-optimism-on-the-economy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Kasich says “World leaders are not sure about the president.”
http://thehill.com/policy/international/320291-kasich-world-leaders-are-not-sure-about-the-president
— British Parliament To Debate Withdrawing Donald Trump’s Invite For State Visit London’s mayor is among those who say Trump shouldn’t get the red carpet rollout. – Kim Bellware (DIERSEN: How soon will Muslims conquer England?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/parliament-withdraw-trump-state-visit_us_58a9e592e4b07602ad55c35f

AOL NEWS
— ‘You don’t get to tell us what to do’: FOX News anchor confronts Reince Priebus over Trump’s media criticism (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who talk and act like they can tell me what to do. They include activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They destroy individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate. They have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/19/you-dont-get-to-tell-us-what-to-do-fox-news-anchor-confronts/21717163/
— Republican lawmaker wants to require physical exams for presidential candidates
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/19/republican-lawmaker-require-physical-exams-presidential-candidates/21716584/

NBC NEWS
— ‘Not My President’s Day’: Thousands Plan Anti-Trump Rallies Across U.S. – SHIRA TARLO
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/not-my-president-s-day-thousands-plan-anti-trump-rallies-n722586
— Defense Secretary Mattis Has No Issues With Press, Unlike Trump – TIM STELLOH (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the press focuses on a) electing Democrats, b) reelecting Democrats, and c) promoting the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/defense-secretary-mattis-has-no-issues-press-unlike-trump-n723081

NEW YORK TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Proposal Would Deport More Immigrants Immediately – PETER BAKER and RON NIXON
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/us/politics/trump-immigration-deportations.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein: Trump’s attacks on the press are more dangerous than Nixon’s – Avi Selk and Kristine Guerra (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the press focuses on a) electing Democrats, b) reelecting Democrats, and c) promoting the Democrat Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/19/watergate-reporter-carl-bernstein-trumps-attacks-on-the-press-are-more-dangerous-than-nixons/
— Trump supporters see a successful president — and are frustrated with critics who don’t – Jenna Johnson and David Weigel Febr
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-supporters-see-a-successful-president–and-are-frustrated-with-critics-who-dont/2017/02/19/496cb4b4-f6ca-11e6-9845-576c69081518_story.html
– Fox News anchor Chris Wallace warns viewers: Trump crossed the line in latest attack on media – Amy B Wang (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the media is anti-Trump, anti-Jewish, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/19/fox-news-anchor-chris-wallace-warns-viewers-trump-crossed-the-line-in-latest-attack-on-media/
— Trump called the press ‘the enemy.’ Reince Priebus says he meant it. – Kristine Guerra (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted me as being an enemy of those who are NOT Protestant, NOT conservative, NOT Republican, NOT American, NOT White, NOT male, NOT older, NOT rich, NOT gun owners, NOT German American, and/or those whose ancestors have NOT been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/19/trump-called-the-press-the-enemy-reince-priebus-says-he-meant-it/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Trump administration continues to complain about media coverage – Kenneth Singletary
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2017/02/19/trump-administration-contiuues-complain-about-media-coverage/ltxNPdOXf1gfAuh4VolWEM/story.html

DAILY BEAST
— Chris Wallace Smacks Down Reince Priebus – Matt Wilstein (DIERSEN: The Mayor of Wheaton Mike Gresk smacked me down at his Annual State of the City Address because I asked him to mention in his address Wheaton’s 2016 Independence Day Parade and that Kirk, Rauner, and Sanguenetti had participated in it. Wheaton’s anti-Republicans side with Gresk against me.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/19/chris-wallace-smacks-down-reince-priebus.html
— The Screwed Generation Turns Socialist The Depression and WWII shaped the greatest generation, and postwar prosperity shaped the Baby Boomers. Millennials, battered by capitalism, move ever leftward. – Joel Kotkin
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/19/the-screwed-generation-turns-socialist.html

SEATTLE TIMES
— To federal-government workers: Persist! My message to my former colleagues in the federal government is: Don’t go. Instead, speak truth to power. You are needed now more than ever. – Frederick J. Kaplan (DIERSEN: I stayed and persisted against political affiliation discrimination, against reverse discrimination, against age discrimination, and against retaliation for almost 30 years. For doing that, I paid the following price: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, they disallowed my education deductions, and they disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-federal-government-workers-persist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These are the worst of times for federal-government employees. Several of the political appointees in the Trump administration are hostile to the missions of the departments and agencies they now lead. On top of that, the president’s hiring freeze will create imbalances in the federal workforce, requiring current employees to fill in random gaps. Many civil servants will simply quit in disgust. I hope they don’t. When Ronald Reagan became president in 1981, I was an attorney in the Seattle office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. In his first year in office, President Ronald Reagan proceeded to remake our small agency, bringing in new leadership that openly disdained the civil-rights community and its agenda. Some of us joked bitterly that we were becoming the U.S. Commission against Civil Rights. Funding for the commission was drastically reduced. Discouraged, much of the staff, myself included, found employment elsewhere. Abandoning ship in such circumstances is understandable, but in retrospect I think a mistake. When those civil servants with the strongest commitment to their agency’s mission leave, who remains? Answer: Those less committed and less likely to confront their political masters. Sure, the most earnest among those who quit the government will carry on their cause from the outside. But ultimately civil rights, environmental protection, enforcement of labor standards cannot be fully realized without governmental action, that is the action of dedicated and experienced civil servants.)

FORTUNE
— People Who Fear Deportation Under President Trump Are Fleeing to Canada for Asylum – Mahita Gajanan
http://fortune.com/2017/02/19/asylum-seekers-flee-us-trump/

February 18 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DHS weighed National Guard for immigration roundups – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/236413932-story

CBS2
— Expert: Possible Thompson Center Sale Is Small, Positive Sign – Nancy Harty
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/17/expert-possible-thompson-center-sale-is-small-positive-sign/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville’s links to presidents, from Buchanan to Bush – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: Did you walk with Bush and Cheney in Naperville’s Labor Day parade in 2000? I did. Earlier that year, I asked Governor George Ryan and Senate President Pate Philip to invite Bush to walk in Wheaton’s 2000 Independence Day Parade.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-president-naperville-link-st-0219-20170217-story.html
(PICTURE CAPTION: President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney walk in the Last Fling Labor Day Parade in Naperville in 2000, before they were elected to their White House posts. It was while in Naperville that Bush made his much-reported comment about a New York Times reporter being a “major league a——.” FROM THE ARTICLE: As a presidential candidate, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush marched in the Last Fling’s Labor Day Parade in 2000 after holding a rally at Naperville North High School. It was on the rally stage before the speech when the candidate, who was oblivious the microphones were live, pointed out a veteran political reporter to his running mate Dick Cheney and said, “There’s Adam Clymer, major-league a—— from The New York Times.”)
— U.S. presidents have made a few stops in Elgin – Mike Danahey (DIERSEN: What municipality do you live in? What does the mayor of your municipality think of Republicans? What if the mayor of your municipality at his/her annual state of the city address in front of 150 dignitaries publicly insulted your municipality’s top Republican promoter not only once, but three times? What if the mayor of your municipality increasingly talked and acted like he/she a) wanted to ban Republicans from all parades in your municipality and b) drive all Republican individuals, Republican organizations, and Republican companies out of your municipality? One could compare and contrast Wheaton and Bolingbrook in this regard. Since 2000, I have taken the lead in encouraging Republican candidates and elected officials to walk in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades. This year will be the 12th year in a row that I have raised money from Republicans to sponsor entries in the parade. I 2007, I raised $2,000 from Republicans to sponsor an elephant to walk behind Congressman Roskam in the parade; outstandingly, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar contributed $500.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-presidents-st-0219-20170217-story.html
— Rauner’s pivot on Senate budget plan provides political breathing room – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-speech-politics-met-20170219-story.html
— Lake County homelessness count breaks record – Luke Hammill (DIERSEN: How many homeless people have the Democrats sent to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, and to your municipality during the last week, month, year, and decade?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-luke-hammill-county-lines-st-0220-20170217-story.html
— DuPage County board members ‘flabbergasted’ by schools ignoring free drug education – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-fentanyl-school-criticism-st-0219-20170217-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mendoza finds money for $32,000 used car for her office – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mendoza-finds-money-for-32000-used-car-for-her-office/

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton woman wins $250,000 in lottery – Steve Zalusky
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170217/news/170218872/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Urbana business development – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-02-17/toms-mailbag-feb-17-2017.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “With the primary election near, (Urbana Mayor Laurel) Prussing has been repeating that ‘In the last four years alone, we have added 115 new or expanded businesses throughout the city.’ That comes to fewer than three per month. Even so, is there any way to sort this out? For instance, how many of these ‘new businesses’ are video-gambling parlors, payday-loan storefronts, beer-and-cigarette outlets or pin-money enterprises operating from sewing rooms or garages in private homes? Also, is there a tally of how many larger-scale businesses, in that same time period, have shut down or moved to Champaign?” Better late than never: Today, we got a list from the city of Urbana of 127 businesses that have opened or expanded since 2013. The list also contains seven businesses that are “coming soon,” seven others that have moved and 19 that have closed. The new or expanded businesses include everything from a ballet studio and guitar repair shop to new restaurants and coffee shops. There’s also a medical-marijuana dispensary.)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump CNN says “Trump goes back to what he loves: Campaign rallies Trump to bask in admiration of supporters at rally.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-goes-back-to-what-he-loves-campaign-rallies/659699458
— Liberal group threatens to challenge Democrats with primary fights New group demanding opposition to Trump agenda – GREGORY KRIEG
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/liberal-group-threatens-to-challenge-democrats-with-primary-fights/659563538

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Bustos, Delegation Demand Rauner Pay Domestic Violence Money – AP
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/bustos-delegation-demand-rauner-pay-domestic-violence-money-02-17-2017

HYDE PARK PATCH
— Corey Lewandowski: Trump Doesn’t Understand Global Impacts Of His Tweets Former Trump campaign manager Lewandowki made the frank admission at an event closed to media and confronted by protestors. – Jonah Meadows (DIERSEN: The more that you criticize Trump, the more that anti-Trumps love you.)
http://patch.com/illinois/hydepark/corey-lewandowski-trump-doesn-t-understand-global-impacts-his-tweets

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “It’s time to speak up, Republican Congressmen, or shame on you.”
http://www.chicagonow.com/opinionated-woman/2017/02/its-time-to-speak-up-republican-congressmen-or-shame-on-you/

MCHENRY TIMES
— Miller embraces hiring of family in Algonquin Highway Commissioner race
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511081829-miller-embraces-hiring-of-family-in-algonquin-highway-commissioner-race

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois single-family home construction ten times lower than neighbors
https://ilnews.org/12199/illinois-single-family-home-construction-ten-times-lower-neighbors/

GOP
— Mainstream Media Accountability Survey
https://gop.com/mainstream-media-accountability-survey/

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— CPAC 2017 Tells Trump Supporters to Kiss Off – Loads Up Speaking List with #NeverTrumpers – Jim Hoft (DIERSEN: According to this article, “Face it Trump supporters – CPAC still hates you.” Are you a Trump supporter? I am. Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois hates you the most because you are a Trump supporter?)
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/cpac-2017-tells-trump-supporters-kiss-off-loads-speaking-list-nevertrumpers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will kick off next week at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington DC. CPAC hid their speaker list for the past month and just started updating the list this past week. And just as we assumed — CPAC loaded the roster with committed #NeverTrumpers and ignored the grassroots supporters and websites that got Republican President Donald Trump Elected. It should really be no surprise. After all these “principled conservatives” planned a walk out protest last year for Donald Trump. Trump withdrew from the conference but the crowd did give big spender Paul Ryan a standing ovation. That’s CPAC! This year CPAC ignored many of the top Trump supporters who helped get him elected. These top election influencers will not be speaking at CPAC despite their work to get Trump elected. . .Instead the speaker list includes this committed #NeverTrumpers: . .Face it Trump supporters – CPAC still hates you.)

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Senator Ted Cruz Wants to Revoke Citizenship of Americans Who Turn to Terrorism — Why Aren’t We Already Doing This? – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/17/senator-ted-cruz-wants-revoke-citizenship-americans-turn-terrorism-arent-already/

GOPUSA
— Democrats, pundits mull ways to remove Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/dems-pundits-mull-ways-to-remove-trump/
— McCain in Germany: ‘Consider whether the West will survive’ (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not want the West to survive are anti-Trump.)
http://www.gopusa.com/mccain-in-germany-consider-whether-the-west-will-survive/
— Wisconsin Students Demand Free Tuition for Blacks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20829
— Sanctuary city pushes school district to support immigrant families (DIERSEN: Democrats always promote dependency on government and dependency on charity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20853
— Obama leads troops from ‘shadow White House’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20794
— The Left’s All-Out War on Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20810

FOX NEWS
— F-15s scramble to intercept unresponsive aircraft over restricted airspace over West Palm Beach
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/18/f-15s-scramble-to-intercept-unresponsive-plane-over-restricted-airspace-over-west-palm-beach.html
— McCain in Germany says Trump administration in ‘disarray’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump McCain makes it clear that he sides with America’s enemies against Trump.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/18/mccain-in-germany-says-trump-administration-in-disarray.html

DAILY CALLER
— Libertarians And President Trump – Bruce Majors (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/17/libertarians-and-president-trump/

POLITICO
— Trump’s ‘sanctuaries’ crackdown imperils transportation projects Millions of dollars could be at stake for improvements — all because ‘sanctuary cities’ refuse to cooperate with federal immigration officials. – TANYA SNYDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-sanctuary-cities-crackdown-transportation-projects-235158

HUFFINGTON POST
— Who Is Vetting The People At Mar-A-Lago? Democrats Want To Know. Club members, guests and at least 64 foreign workers have unprecedented access to the president. – Paul Blumenthal
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mar-a-lago_us_58a7577de4b045cd34c17d40
— Trump Vineyard Requests Visas For Still More Foreign Workers America First doesn’t apply to Trump wines. – Mary Papenfuss (DIERSEN: Have you held bad jobs that many, most, if not virtually all citizens of American refuse to take? I have. I a) did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964, b) washed dishes and delivered newspapers 1964-1966, c) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, d) delivered mail 1966-1969, e) worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970, f) sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, g) pumped gasoline 1971-1972, h) collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and i) audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-vineyard-requests-visas-for-still-more-foreign-workers_us_58a7c90ee4b07602ad54f1e1

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump calls media ‘enemy of the American people’
http://www.wkow.com/story/34530479/the-latest-trump-calls-media-enemy-of-the-american-people
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump exchange with black journalist sparks outrage.”
http://www.wxow.com/story/34535784/trump-exchange-with-black-journalist-sparks-outrage
— LGBT employees ask Education Secretary to keep protections (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs get rid of you.)
http://www.kmov.com/story/34535380/lgbt-employees-ask-education-secretary-to-keep-protections
— VERY SAD: Dog walkers will be more in demand than teachers in aging U.S. Health-care expenditures are expected to surge as the number of Americans ages 70 to 84 spikes by 50 percent.
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/17/dog-walkers-demand-aging-us/

AOL
— DIERSEWN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Left-wing website under fire after saying Trump may have STD.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/18/left-wing-website-under-fire-after-saying-trump-may-have-std/21716519/

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Newsroom Risk In the Trump Era: Self-Censorship – Jim Rutenberg (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pander to those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in America, and in the world who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/business/media/trump-era-media-censorship.html
— Sun, Sand and Influence: For Mar-a-Lago Members, Proximity Is Power – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, MAGGIE HABERMAN and ERIC LIPTON (DIERSEN: How close do you live to those run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, and America? How much influence does your proximity give you? When bad things happen to me politically, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout not only that I must not have any influence with the following Republicans who live nearby, but that they must want to get rid of me: Roskam, Sanguinnetti, Ives, Zaruba, Jorgensen, Bucholz, Henry, Birkett, Brennan, Eckhoff, Grant, Elliott, Larsen, Whelan, Gresk, Fitch, Rutledge, Saline, Suess, Scalzo, Heidorn, Hinkle, Levan, Muehlfelt, Falbo, Natwani, Molitor, and Keller.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/us/mar-a-lago-trump-ethics-winter-white-house.html
— DIERSEN HEDALINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise refugees and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not glorify and praise refugees.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/your-money/how-to-help-refugees-in-us.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/opinion/when-lies-overruled-rights.html
— A Young Reporter Makes a Soft Query and Pleases an Upset President – MARC SANTORA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the questions that I have asked Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America in my roles as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consults Midwest Chapter board member. Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs do not like my questions.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/nyregion/unf-news-kyle-mazza.html
— Trump’s Approval Ratings Are Down. How Much Does It Mean? – Nate Cohn (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in driving Trump’s approval ratings down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? I should write a book about the aforesaid. They would love it.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/upshot/trump-is-down-to-38-approval-how-much-does-it-mean.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONTPAGE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Aides Struggle to Reassure Worried Allies.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/world/europe/trump-europe.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump News Conference Provokes Anxiety, Humor and Shrugs Around World.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/world/trump-news-conference-provokes-anxiety-humor-and-shrugs-around-world.html
— Trump’s Inroads in Union Ranks Have Labor Leaders Scrambling – NOAM SCHEIBER, MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH (DIERSEN: I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/business/economy/trump-labor-unions.html
— Mexican Consulates Flooded With Fearful Immigrants – JENNIFER MEDINA (DIERSEN: How many citizens of Mexico live/work illegally in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/us/mexican-consulates-flooded-with-fearful-immigrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns patriotism and especially Independence Day Parades? ANSWER: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/world/europe/germany-far-right-politics-afd.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The big mistake some anti-Trump protesters could be making – Robb Willer and Matthew Feinberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/02/18/the-big-mistake-some-anti-trump-protesters-could-be-making/
— Time for an updated view on the number of government employees – L. Michael Kaas, Arlington (DIERSEN: How many past and present federal, state, county, township/ward, municipal, etc, government employees live in America, Illinois, your county, your township/ward, your municipality, and your precinct? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/time-for-an-updated-view-on-the-number-of-government-employees/2017/02/17/89329994-f326-11e6-9fb1-2d8f3fc9c0ed_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— It’s Racial Indoctrination Day at an Upscale Chicagoland School As administrators foist ‘social justice’ on 4,000 suburban students, parents plead for balance. – PETER BERKOWITZ (FROM THE ARTICLE: Instead of teaching, the school’s aim seems to be hammering home to students that racism plagues America and will persist until white people admit their unjust privilege, renounce their unearned power, and make amends for the entrenched oppression from which they continue to profit handsomely.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-racial-indoctrination-day-at-an-upscale-chicagoland-school-1487375679
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What passes for education at many American public schools is too often closer to indoctrination. Consider the seminar day that New Trier High School, in Winnetka, Ill., on Chicago’s affluent North Shore, is planning for Feb. 28. The title for the all-school seminar is “Understanding Today’s Struggle for Racial Civil Rights.” That very term, “racial civil rights,” is misleading, since civil rights protect Americans’ freedoms regardless of their race. Judging from the roster of scheduled events, the seminar might be more accurately titled “Inculcating a Progressive View of Social Justice.” Here are a few of the offerings scheduled for presentation to New Trier’s roughly 4,000 students: “SPENT: A Simulation to See How Long You Can Survive on Minimum Wage”—which touches on race at best tangentially. “Developing a Positive, Accountable White Activism for Racial Civil Rights”—which promotes a divisive view of race as a primordial fact, the essence of identity, a bright line between oppressed and oppressor. “One Person One Vote: Can the Voting Rights Act Be Saved?”—which absurdly suggests that the Voting Rights Act is at risk of being repealed. There are plenty of sessions on the connections that music, art and culture have with civil rights. Very little programming, however, is devoted to actually explaining to students what civil rights are and what their place is in this country’s political tradition. Yet the continuing quest to fulfill America’s founding promise is unintelligible without a grasp of how civil rights are grounded in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Or without an understanding of the often-heroic struggle for civil rights over the course of American history—the abolition movement, the Civil War, the great Reconstruction constitutional amendments, the grievous setback of Jim Crow, the modern civil-rights movement, the landmark Supreme Court cases like Brown v. Board of Education. Instead of teaching, the school’s aim seems to be hammering home to students that racism plagues America and will persist until white people admit their unjust privilege, renounce their unearned power, and make amends for the entrenched oppression from which they continue to profit handsomely. This despite the school board’s written policy to provide a “balanced view” on “controversial issues,” and the seminar’s stated purpose “not to promote the philosophy of one political party or another.” On Monday a group of concerned New Trier parents will make a final attempt to persuade the school board to alter the seminar’s programming to include a diversity of views about race and rights in America. The parents have proposed, for example, inviting black conservative intellectuals—such as my Hoover Institution colleague Shelby Steele and this newspaper’s Jason Riley—or people like Pastor Corey Brooks, the director of Project Hood, which seeks to end violence and build communities on Chicago’s South Side. So far, these efforts have been met with stonewalling and vitriol. On Feb. 6, a group of recent New Trier graduates—some of whom helped plan the seminar day—published an open letter to explain why the parents’ proposals are unreasonable and immoral. The letter opens with a long quotation from Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 masterpiece, “Letter From a Birmingham Jail.” The implicit message is that the New Trier parents are comparable to the “white moderate” King reproaches for preferring order to justice. King’s admonition to the comfortable—to imagine themselves in the place of the persecuted and downtrodden—is a timeless message, but inapt for the situation. New Trier failed to teach the letter writers the distinction between political activism and education. The seminar day presupposes that the pervasiveness and potency of racism in America are facts beyond dispute, rather than hypotheses to be critically examined. That’s why the letter writers dismiss the parents’ desire for a multiplicity of views as an effort “to distract the conversation.” Let’s hope that the concerned New Trier parents succeed Monday in teaching the New Trier school board about education’s proper purpose. If not, maybe the best thing might be for more families to follow the parent group’s advice: “Excuse your child for the day, and encourage him or her to volunteer”—perhaps with Corey Brooks and Project Hood.)
— The Death of the All-American Town Brian Alexander’s “Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town” documents a single town in our fractured country. It is a devastating portrait. – ROGER LOWENSTEIN
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-death-of-the-all-american-town-1487364666
— When America Opened Its Doors For the founders, refugees were ideal citizens: They’d fled tyranny and would be a bulwark against it. Kathleen DuVal reviews “American Sanctuary: Mutiny, Martyrdom, and National Identity in the Age of Revolution” by A. Roger Ekirch. – KATHLEEN DUVAL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make immigrants anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.wsj.com/articles/when-america-opened-its-doors-1487366014

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Workplace immigration enforcement could come roaring back under Trump – Kate Morrissey (DIERSEN: If you are employed, is your employer anti-Trump? If it is, how strongly does your employer favor citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America? That is, how anti-American is your employer?)
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/sd-me-worksite-enforcement-20170217-story.html

FOX SALT LAKE CITY
— Trump softens stance, suggests he may not deport so-called Dreamers – TAMARA VAIFANUA (DIERSEN: Reports like this encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://fox13now.com/2017/02/17/president-trump-softens-stance-suggests-he-may-not-deport-so-called-dreamers/

LIBERTY CONSERVATIVE
— Fearing Possible Walkout, Sen. Rand Paul No-Shows Students For Liberty Conference – Shane Trejo (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.thelibertyconservative.com/fearing-possible-walkout-sen-rand-paul-no-shows-students-liberty-conference/

MARKET WATCH
— Here is how much you need to save for retirement You should have 10 times your salary saved by the age of 67 – Anora Mahmudova
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/here-is-how-much-you-need-to-save-for-retirement-2017-02-18

INDEPENDENT
— Sales of Ivanka Trump’s perfume surge reaching top spot in Amazon Best Sellers The sales increase comes despite a campaign to encourage shoppers to boycott products linked to the US President and his family – Shehab Khan
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ivanka-trump-perfume-top-spot-amazon-best-sellers-nordstrom-a7586911.html
— Secret service investigate after Donald Trump’s motorcade ‘hit by rock’ The US leader was traveling to his Mar a Lago resort in Florida – Chloe Farand
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-latest-secret-services-motorcade-limosine-hit-object-rock-florida-a7586876.html

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Look, I can’t be all bad! Grandpa Trump parades Ivanka’s children on the South Lawn as he leaves the White House after a tumultuous week.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4235330/Trump-spends-time-Ivanka-s-kids-Arabella-Joseph.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “God bless Boeing! Trump gives plane firm massive free commercial at roll-out of its new Dreamliner – and points at Air Force one and says: ‘What can look so beautiful at 30? An airplane'”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4235832/Trump-gives-Boeing-free-advertising-787-rollout.html

BBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump BBC makes it clear that it sides with America’s enemies against Trump.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39015559

GUARDIAN
— McCain attacks Trump administration and inability to ‘separate truth from lies’ Republican senator uses Munich speech to reflect on ‘disarray’ in Trump White House, saying president contradicts himself (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump McCain makes it clear that he sides with America’s enemies against Trump.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/18/john-mccain-savages-donald-trump-administration-inability-separate-truth-from-lies

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump IBT says “Donald Trump Media Bias: President Uses Twitter, ‘Mainstream Media Accountability Survey’ To Slam The Press, And It Could Backfire.”
http://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-media-bias-president-uses-twitter-mainstream-media-accountability-survey-2494285

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Fake news isn’t a Trump neologism — Hitler called it Lügenpresse.”
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/02/fake-news-isnt-trump-neologism-hitler-called-lugenpresse/

February 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Dozens of businesses across Chicago close to support immigrants – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: What are the demands of the “day without immigrants” protestors in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? Do they include getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, 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.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-rick-bayless-day-without-immigrants-0217-biz-20170215-story.html
— Back to social studies class – Donna Vickroy (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, social studies classes will focus completely on using government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-vickroy-presidents-st-0220-20170216-column.html
— President Trump puts on a wild show – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-news-conference-kass-0217-20170216-column.html
— U.S. Rep. Kelly writes Trump letter on Chicago violence, includes pictures of slain children
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-robin-kelly-donald-trump-chicago-children-killed-letter-story.html
— Trump family’s lavish lifestyle could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions over 4 years – Drew Harwell, Amy Brittain, Jonathan O’Connell (DIERSEN: How lavish is/was your lifestyle? What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being undeservedly filthy rich? They have always stressed the money that I have spent on new cars, college expenses, real estate, collector cars, vacations during the 1970s and 1980s, etc. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I would nave little or no money a) if I had not avoided the draft or b) if my wife and I had children.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-lifestyle-taxpayers-20170216-story.html
— Trump fans praise combative news conference – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who a) pander to the Democrat news media and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. The aforesaid are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants or RINOs.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-supporters-news-conference-reaction-20170216-story.html
— University of Wisconsin student government demands free tuition for black students – AP (DIERSEN: Why not free tuition for those whose parents do not have college degrees? My outstanding parents never attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. Because of the aforesaid, while I was in grade school and in high school, I was not viewed as being “college material.” People were shocked that I got a score of 24 on the ACT, that I graduated in the upper 20% of my high school class, and that UIC accepted me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-tuition-black-students-20170217-story.html
— Northwestern’s fraternity system faces crisis amid sexual assault reports – Robert McCoppin and Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-northwestern-university-fraternity-suspend-met-20170217-story.html
— Women’s strike will succeed only if combined with action – Joanne Cleaver (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage women to hate men.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-womens-march-strike-protest-perspec-0217-md-20170216-story.html
— Election, Women’s March prompt women of color to seek office – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage women to hate men and encourage minorities to hate Whites.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–women-running-for-office-trump-20170213-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Congressional Republicans and Trump: A marriage of convenience under strain.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-congressional-republicans-trump-20170217-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN WITH THREE BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise two anti-Trump Naperville restaurants. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-jalapeno-grill-immigrants-naperville-st-0217-20170216-story.html
— DIERSEN: An anti-Trump says “Trump needs to fire Steve Bannon.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-steve-bannon-russia-20170217-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump weighs mobilizing National Guard for immigration roundups – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-weighs-mobilizing-national-guard-for-immigration-roundups/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “we don’t need nationalism.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/mona-charen-patriotism-is-enough-we-dont-need-nationalism/

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Innocent, unnecessary victims of budget crisis (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, because of “budget crisis,” thousands of “innocent” GAO employees had their careers wasted and/or were forced to quit or retire. There was virtually no sympathy for the “victims” because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170216/discuss/170219066/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State budget gap could be more than $7 billion – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170216/state-budget-gap-could-be-more-than-7-billion

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— College Admissions Bill Advances in Illinois House – AP (DIERSEN: I just barely made it into the top 20% of my Crete-Monee High School Class of 1966.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/college-admissions-bill-advances-illinois-house#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Illinois House committee has cleared a proposal that would require public universities to admit first-time freshman applicants who finish with a GPA in the top 10% of their high school’s graduating class. The House Higher Education Committee passed the bill despite opposition from the University of Illinois and the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Democratic Rep. Andre Thapedi of Chicago sponsored the bill, saying the University of Illinois lacks diversity. The Urbana campus has 5.4% black enrollment, with higher percentages at the Chicago and Springfield campuses. University of Illinois director of state relations Jennifer Creasey says the university doesn’t believe admission criteria should be in the law. She says there are a lot of disparities on class ranking throughout the state.)

WSIL TV
— Trump supporters cheer his combative stance with the media – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who a) pander to the Democrat news media and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. The aforesaid are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants or RINOs.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34528026/trump-supporters-cheer-his-combative-stance-with-the-media

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Rauner for the problems that Illinois has. What do you say to those who blame me for their problems, who blame me for your problems, who blame me for my problems, and who blame me for everyone’s problems?)
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-took-ownership-of-illinois-woes/article_724c71b1-ec14-561a-b8aa-60381ec39de6.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger can’t become a Democrat – Kevin Rilott, Rockford Pro-Life Initiative
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170216/letter-rep-adam-kinzinger-cant-become-democrat

FOX ILLINOIS
— Chicago-Area Businesses Close On ‘Day Without Immigrants’ (DIERSEN: What are the demands of the “day without immigrants” protestors in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? Do they include getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, 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://foxillinois.com/news/local/chicago-area-businesses-close-on-day-without-immigrants-02-16-2017

SANGAMON SUN
— Critics: Kennedy more interested in impressing Madigan than pleasing voters – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511057998-critics-kennedy-more-interested-in-impressing-madigan-than-pleasing-voters

WIREPOINTS
— The Closing of New Trier’s Mind – Chris Robling
http://www.wirepoints.com/the-closing-of-new-triers-mind-wirepoints-guest/

CAPITOL FAX
— Another day, another Rauner campaign ad
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/17/another-day-another-rauner-campaign-ad/

GOPUSA
— Denver Church Gives Sanctuary to Illegal Alien Activist (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20825

NEWSMAX
— Rush Limbaugh: Trump Press Conference ‘Just What the Doctor Ordered’ – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/rush-limbaugh-trump-press-conference/2017/02/16/id/774110/

BLAZE
— Here are the demands of DC’s ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protesters – Kaitlyn Schallhorn (DIERSEN: What are the demands of the “day without immigrants” protestors in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? Do they include getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, 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.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/16/here-are-the-demands-of-dcs-day-without-immigrants-protesters/

BREITBART
— NY Times: Being a Sanctuary City ‘Not Enough’ – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/02/16/ny-times-sanctuary-city-not-enough/
— Limbaugh on Trump: ‘This Was One of the Most Effective Press Conferences I Have Ever Seen’ – Jeff Poor
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/16/limbaugh-trump-one-effective-press-conferences-ever-seen/

AMERICAN THINKER
— When does bureaucratic sabotage border sedition? – James Longstreet
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/02/when_does_bureaucratic_sabotage_border_sedition.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— President Trump’s Epic Beatdown of the Media Elite
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25118
— 100 Days of Trump: Nothing the liberal establishment throws at him sticks to Trump – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/25116-100-days-trump-nothing-liberal-establishment-throws-him-sticks-trump

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— U.S. HOUSE CHAMPIONS JOBS FOR VETERANS – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I am not a veteran, and worse yet, that I avoided the draft, b) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, c) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, d) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, e) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, f) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, g) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and h) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/02/16/u-s-house-champions-jobs-for-veterans/

THE HILL
— Democrats raise questions about Trump’s mental health – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you have mental problems. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/320018-democrats-raise-questions-about-trumps-mental-health

CNBC
— Trump: I fired Flynn because of what he told Pence – Jacob Pramuk (DIERSEN: Have you been fired from a paid job, and if so, why? Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old by forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” because since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and because I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and retaliation before then. My Chicago Heights Firestone Store Manager fired me in 1971 immediately after I told him that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. Constructively, my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors fired me in 1969 because I could only commit to be available to work Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and all days that NIU was not in session.)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/16/trump-no-i-didnt-tell-flynn-to-talk-about-sanctions-with-russia.html

CBS NEWS
— Rutgers job fair dress code: Not quite color-blind
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rutgers-job-fair-dress-code-not-quite-color-blind/

REUTERS
— Illinois governor’s bid to sell state-owned high-rise gains boost
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN15W1VR

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Democrat says “Republican Health Proposal Would Redirect Money From Poor to Rich.” Democrats use government a) to take money away from Republicans and b) to give that money to Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/upshot/republican-health-proposal-would-redirect-money-from-poor-to-rich.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s media attacks raise eyebrows even at Fox News – Callum Borchers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/17/trumps-media-attacks-raise-eyebrows-even-at-fox-news/
— Trump family’s elaborate lifestyle is a ‘logistical nightmare’ — at taxpayer expense – Drew Harwell, Amy Brittain and Jonathan O’Connell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-familys-elaborate-lifestyle-a-logistical-nightmare–at-taxpayer-expense/2017/02/16/763cce8e-f2ce-11e6-a9b0-ecee7ce475fc_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Can’t Build a Border Wall Without the Real Estate The president’s plan would require massive, not to mention expensive, use of eminent domain.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-cant-build-a-border-wall-without-the-real-estate-1487290376
— FRONT PAGE HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Retiring baby boomers face crushing debt – Timothy Martin (DIERSEN: Just about all the operatives and the dupes for my critics/opponents are baby boomers who talk and act a) like they have severe financial problems and b) like they will do just about anything for money.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-15-left-in-the-bank-a-baby-boomer-makes-peace-with-less-1487259894

NEW YORK POST
— Sorry, media — this press conference played very differently with Trump’s supporters – Michael Goodwin
http://nypost.com/2017/02/16/sorry-media-this-press-conference-played-very-different-with-trumps-supporters/

USA TODAY
— UAW head backs ‘Buy American’ campaign, praises Trump – Nathan Bomey and Brent Snavely (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with hated of a) unions, b) past and present union members, c) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, and d) those who own/owned vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler. To promote hatred against me, they stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years and that I have only owned vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/02/16/united-auto-workers-union/97991028/
— Mark Zuckerberg publishes manifesto to save the world – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: What are your demographics and what does Zuckerberg think of those who share your demographics? From what I see, Zuckerberg has a very low opinion of those who share my demographics.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/16/mark-zuckerberg-publishes-manifesto-save-world/98007574/
— Trump slams reporter for ‘repulsive’ question about anti-Semitism – William Cummings (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked very hard to turn Jewish people against me. They stress that I am 100% German national origin and that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/02/16/trump-anti-semitism-question–president/98012216/
— ‘Glitter Ash Wednesday’ hopes to sparkle for LGBT Christians, supporters – Kimberly Winston (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will those who promote LGBTQ activity succeed in getting all the religions of the world to not only promote LGBTQ activity, but to send straight to HELL those who do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/15/glitter-ash-wednesday-hopes-sparkle-lgbt-christians-supporters/97938752/

PHILLY
— E-Verify cheaper and more efficient than a wall – Stacy Washington
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20170217_Commentary__E-Verify_cheaper_and_more_efficient_than_a_wall.html

THE WEEK
— Stephen Bannon insults press to their faces, ‘could care less’ about mending relations
http://theweek.com/speedreads/680549/stephen-bannon-insults-press-faces-could-care-less-about-mending-relations

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, virtually all the nations of the world make it clear that they want to take over America. They want to get rid of those in America whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/17/day-without-immigrants-protest-restaurants-economy-trump

February 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
http://abc7chicago.com/news/rick-bayless-will-close-chicago-restaurants-for-thursday-immigrant-action/1756980/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AG Madigan, Rauner set for court clash on state worker pay Thursday – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-lisa-madigan-state-worker-paycheck-lawsuit-20170215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is showing reluctance to take responsibility for White House chaos.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-flynn-white-house-chaos-20170215-story.html
— A restive, active and aggressive base is a gift — and a challenge — for Democrats – David Weigel, Karen Tumulty (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about the aforesaid leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-base-activism-movement-20170211-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Time to come around for Illinois, Mike – Editorial (DIERSEN: “Time to come around for Illinois” is code for increasing taxes on Republicans.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-time-to-come-around-for-illinois-mike/

DAILY HERALD
— Bill would create financial watch list for towns – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219206/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Wheaton Warrenville District 200 to host forums on $132.5 million referendum – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170216/news/170219177/

WTTW
— Rauner Lays Out Budget Plan; Democrats Not Impressed – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: Democrats want a plan that will drive out of Illinois all the individuals, organizations, and companies that support Trump and/or are Protestant, conservative, 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://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/15/rauner-lays-out-budget-plan-democrats-not-impressed

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers need to agree on more than the need to work together – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170215/our-view-lawmakers-need-to-agree-on-more-than-need-to-work-together

TIMES
— A look at how Illinois’ budget fight has affected residents – AP
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/a-look-at-how-illinois-budget-fight-has-affected-residents/article_f5bf0980-d1ed-5ee9-ba68-100bdeb2848d.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— For Illinois Democrats, politics a family affair – Scott Reeder
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/for-illinois-democrats-politics-a-family-affair/article_fa45ad5c-04e1-54c2-a09a-a9505c959e60.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Property Tax Freeze ‘Non-Starter’ in IL Gov’s Budget – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/property-tax-freeze-non-starter-il-govs-budget#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters in Peoria promote female Trump haters in Peoria.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/moving-ahead-after-the-womens-rally/657236480

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A crush of crises all but buries the young Trump White House.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34516422/a-crush-of-crises-all-but-buries-the-young-trump-white-house

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “No one in Illinois moves forward until budget impasse is done.”
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/editorial/quick/quick-no-one-in-illinois-moves-forward-until-budget-impasse/article_085f65b9-947d-5269-b7b8-9f76143323a4.html

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— TRUMP NOMINEE HAS DECRIED MEDICAID FOR FOSTERING DEPENDENCY – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats promote a) dependency on government and b) dependency on charities because overwhelmingly, those who depend on government or charities vote for Democrats.)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170216/AP/302169957
— ‘DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS’ PROTESTS BEING HELD ACROSS U.S. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make immigrants hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that support Trump and/or are Protestant, conservative, 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.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170216/AP/302169973

WEST SUBURBAN JOURNAL
— State Rep. Chris Welch crafts bill to give immigrants safe zones in Illinois – Mike Sandrolini (DIERSEN: Constructively, Welch has declared war on the United State of America.)
http://westsuburbanjournal.com/welch-crafts-bill-to-give-immigrants-safe-zones-in-illinois/

CHICAGO NOW
— Rauner’s 2018 Re-election theme in his budget speech: winning the middle with pale pastels – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/02/gov-rauners-2018-re-election-theme-in-his-budget-speech-winning-the-middle-with-pale-pastels/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Hypocrisy of Leftists on Religious Tolerance – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/hypocrisy-of-leftists-on-religious-tolerance/

FOX NEWS
— Piers Morgan: Media’s Attempt to Delegitimize Trump Is ‘Un-American’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/15/piers-morgan-attacks-trump-presidency-are-un-american
— Pence Kept in the Dark? (DIERSEN: Who keeps you in the dark? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to keep me in the dark. Should I write a book about them?)
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/02/15/pence-kept-dark-trump-reportedly-knew-about-flynns-russian-calls-kept-info-vp

DAILY CALLER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: GAO sides with Democrats who oppose the Wall. In 1980, I was one of last Republicans that GAO hired. In 1997, I was one of the last Republicans that GAO got rid of.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/15/top-us-auditor-gives-one-word-answer-on-border-wall-and-trump-wont-like-it-one-bit/

BREITBART
— The Left’s Alinsky Plan to Destroy the Trump Administration – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/14/lefts-alinsky-plan-destroy-trump-administration/

WORLD NET DAILY
— SCHOOLTEACHERS FIRED FOR PRO-TRUMP REMARKS Even comments made off campus are now grounds for termination – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/schoolteachers-fired-for-pro-trump-remarks/

TOWNHALL
— Dear Reince: Do Not Fail President Trump – Kurt Schlichter
http://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2017/02/16/dear-reince-do-not-fail-president-trump-n2286072

NEWSMAX
— DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday’s #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest – Jason Devaney (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/washington-dc-restaurants-day-without/2017/02/15/id/773902/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— JOHN F. KENNEDY: WHAT WOULD HE THINK OF HIS PARTY? – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/john-f-kennedy-what-would-he-think-of-his-party/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— HISPANICS BACK TRUMP ON SANCTUARY CITIES
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/02/15/hispanics-back-trump-on-sanctuary-cities/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Do What God’s Called You to Do – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: My churchgoing critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois talk and act they are called by God to get rid of me and to get rid of those who share my demographics.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/02/16/do-what-gods-called-you-to-do/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Psychiatrist: Calling Donald Trump Mentally Ill Is An Insult To The Mentally Ill “He may be a world-class narcissist, but this doesn’t make him mentally ill.” – Ed Mazza
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/psychiatrist-donald-trump-not-mentally-ill_us_58a512a1e4b045cd34be9702

NEW YORK TIMES
— Older Judges and Vacant Seats Give Trump Huge Powerto Shape American Courts – JOSH KATZ (DIERSEN: According to the hardcopy version of this article, less than half of federal judges are White men. Of course, those who are anti-White and/or anti-men are overjoyed about that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/14/upshot/trump-poised-to-transform-american-courts.html
— Trump Voters Show President They Can Complain on Twitter, Too – KATIE ROGERS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/us/politics/trump-voters-show-president-they-can-complain-on-twitter-too.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Campaign Over, President Trump Will Hold a (What Else?) Campaign Rally.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/us/politics/campaign-over-president-trump-will-hold-a-what-else-campaign-rally.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What groups are you a member of? Democrats call them hate groups unless they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/us/hate-groups-increase-usa.html

USA TODAY
— Businesses across U.S. close for ‘Day Without Immigrants’ – Doug Stanglin (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/16/a-day-without-immigrants-strike/97965460/
— Magic Leap sued for sex discrimination by woman hired to increase diversity – Mike Snider (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than me wanted much greater efforts to get rid of employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/15/magic-leap-sued-sex-discrimination-woman-hired-increase-diversity/97939588/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/02/15/george-takei-how-america-first-puts-many-us-last-japanese-internment/97919708/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Pence out of the loop – Teresa Hanafin (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain in Illinois, one way to see how far out of the loop that you are is to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. The more things that you learn of by reading the emails that Republican township/ward, county, and state party leaders should have told you, the more that those leaders have you out of their loop.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/02/15/fast-forward-more-trump-russian-stuff-pence-out-loop-and-immigrant-wins-westminster/QQHqJZK4BR5to1QnbgOKKO/story.html

DENVER POST
— Pence remains above the fray, but is he outside the inner circle? – Robert Costa and Ashley Parker (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain in Illinois, one way to see how far out of the inner circle that you are is to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. The more things that you learn of by reading the emails that Republican township/ward, county, and state party leaders should have told you, the more that those leaders have you out of their inner circle.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/14/pence-standing-flynn-russia-leaks/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Businesses to Close Amid One-Day Strike by Immigrants Against Trump ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ calls on foreign-born workers to stay home to demonstrate their impact on economy – MIRIAM JORDAN and CHARLES PASSY (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/businesses-plan-one-day-strike-against-trumps-immigration-policies-1487201302
— Don’t Believe the Progressive Hype Trump’s missteps have energized the left, but tea-party comparisons are overwrought. – KARL ROVE
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-believe-the-progressive-hype-1487203070
— Liberals Matriculate at Calhoun College In the Trump era, progressives are now most likely to secede. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberals-matriculate-at-calhoun-college-1487204348
— China: A Modern Babel “I speak Chinese” is a statement with little meaning: Linguists have identified seven mutually incomprehensible Chinese languages. Peter Neville-Hadley reviews “A Billion Voices” by David Moser. – Richard Vedder
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-a-modern-babel-1487202893

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Students, Faculty Protest Ex-Trump Campaign Manager’s Visit Dozens of demonstrators gathered at the University of Chicago to protest the appearance by Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign manager. – AP
http://www.usnews.com/news/illinois/articles/2017-02-15/students-faculty-oppose-ex-trump-campaign-managers-visit

COLLEGIATE TIMES
— Federal hiring freeze may discourage upcoming graduates – Alex Mazarr (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/opinion/federal-hiring-freeze-may-discourage-upcoming-graduates/article_d122faca-f3c9-11e6-aedf-b7820fe5e678.html

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Just Took a Shot at Another Major Company – H&R Block – Ian Salisbury
http://time.com/money/4672031/hrblock-trump-tax-reform/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump isn’t mad – he’s the arrogant boss we’ve all seen before.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/16/donald-trump-us-president

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Trump’s “voter fraud” fraud won’t silence us In classic authoritarian fashion, the Trump administration is using the “big lie” as a pretext for carrying out an assault on immigrant communities, explains Eric Ruder.
https://socialistworker.org/2017/02/16/trumps-voter-fraud-fraud-wont-silence-us

February 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RAUNER BEMOANS ‘AUTOMATIC SPENDING’ DURING BUDGET ADDRESS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-bemoans-automatic-spending-during-budget-address/1755771/
— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: NFL ‘walking on thin ice’ by wading into politics – ESPN
https://abc7chicago.com/sports/texas-gov-greg-abbott-nfl-walking-on-thin-ice-by-wading-into-politics/1756169/
— CAREGIVERS CONTINUE TO WORK WITHOUT SALARY DUE TO BUDGET CRISIS – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/caregivers-continue-to-work-without-salary-due-to-budget-crisis/1756797/

NBC5
— Rauner Lauds Senate Plan During Latest Budget Address “For the first time, legislators from both parties are standing together to say that Illinois must have structural change to grow our economy and create good jobs in every part of our state,” Rauner said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Touts-Senate-Plan-During-Latest-Budget-Address-413866123.html
— Rauner’s 3rd Budget Likely to be Shelved Like First 2 – John O’Connor
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauners-3rd-Budget-Likely-to-be-Shelved-Like-The-First-2-413817413.html
— Oklahoma Lawmaker Defends Abortion Bill Labeling Women ‘Hosts’
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Abortion-Bill-Labels-Women-Hosts_Dallas-Fort-Worth-413865323.html
— Chef Rick Bayless to Close Multiple Chicago Restaurants ‘Out of Respect’ For Immigration Demonstrations Twitter users responded with support and criticism after Bayless made the announcement. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-American.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Chef-Rick-Bayless-to-Close-Multiple-Restaurants-Out-of-Respect-For-Immigration-Civil-Action-413898163.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Organizers in cities across the U.S. are telling immigrants to miss class, miss work and not shop on Thursday as a way to show the country how important they are to America’s economy and way of life. The protests have been dubbed “A Day Without Immigrants.”)
— Demonstrators Protest Former Trump Aide’s Appearance at University of Chicago – Chris Hush (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-American.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/university-of-chicago-protest-corey-lewandowski-trump-413899173.html

CBS2
— Rauner Offers Tax-Hike Guidance To End Illinois Budget Stalemate – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/15/rauner-offers-tax-hike-guidance-to-end-illinois-budget-stalemate/
— Americans Would Choose Money Over True Love, According To A Survey
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/15/americans-choose-money-true-love/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner’s teleprompter gives out, Madigan jokes ‘It’s the Russians’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-teleprompter-budget-speech-met-0216-20170215-story.html
— Emanuel keeps up Rauner attacks, this time on budget impasse – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-rauner-budget-speech-met-20170215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s White House is falling apart.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-russia-scandals-white-house-leaks-20170215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauner Eric Zorn says “Rauner delivers a laughable budget address.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-budget-speech-laughable-zorn-20170215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-rep-roskam-must-meet-face-to-face-with-voters-20170215-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-when-will-rep-roskam-meet-with-his-constituents-20170215-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-republican-town-halls-protesters-perspec-0216-md-20170215-story.html
— Former Lake County coroner Thomas Rudd indicted on perjury charges – Tony Briscoe and Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-lake-county-former-coroner-rudd-charged-met-20170215-story.html
— Senate votes to block rule meant to prevent people with mental disorders from purchasing guns – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally impaired if you are NOT anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-senate-gun-regulation-20170215-story.html
— In Chicago area, apartment developers increasingly look to the suburbs – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-suburban-chicago-apartments-0216-biz-20170215-story.html
— Naperville St. Patrick’s Day 5k, parade set for March 11 – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-st-patricks-day-naperville-st-0217-20170215-story.html
— More students turn to GoFundMe to raise money for college costs – Leonor Vivanco (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? For me, it came from what I earned and saved doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-go-fund-me-college-tuition-met-20170215-story.html
— Musician John Oates, of Hall & Oates Fame, Set to Visit Naperville – Candy Purdom
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/community/chi-ugc-article-musician-john-oates-of-hall-oates-fame-se-2017-02-15-story.html
— Free speech for Corey Lewandowski at University of Chicago – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-corey-lewandowski-university-chicago-speech-perspec-0216-20170215-column.html
— Whatever happened to liberal Democrats, anyway? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-michael-flynn-kass-0216-20170215-column.html
— Illinois senators, fly the plane – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-illinois-budget-compromise-senate-edit-0216-20170215-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner: Stop ‘pointing fingers’ and pass that ‘grand bargain’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Who points their fingers at you? I should write a book about past and present officials and employees of the following who pointed/point their fingers at me: a) Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and the federal government, b) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party, and c) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and the American Association of Political Consultants. All of the aforesaid paint themselves as being nasty failed scapegoaters.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-to-push-permanent-property-tax-freeze-senate-bargain/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps oppose improving Obamacare.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-obamacare-reform-a-high-risk-business-for-sick/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner doing no favors for Senate leaders — or schools.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-rauner-doing-no-favors-for-senate-leaders-or-schools/
— Axelrod plays peacemaker as UC flares up over Lewandowski – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-axelrod-plays-peacemaker-as-uc-flares-up-over-lewandowski/

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner indicates what kind of tax increases he’d accept – AP (DIERSEN: To accept tax increases, will Rauner demand that the Democrats stop promoting a) dependency on government and on charity, b) LGBTQ activity, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, pot, and gambling, f) race and gender based preference giving, g) age discrimination, h) patronage and political affiliation discrimination, i) erosion of the First and Second Amendments, j) etc.?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219293/
— Lake in the Hills village president candidates debate lack of board diversity – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219235/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats charge Rauner with “playing politics with budget.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219293/
— Road chief accused of taking payments, not passing them on to Dundee Township – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219341/
— Controversial former Lake County coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd indicted on perjury charges – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219261/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner lays out his terms for a budget deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/BLOGS02/170219927/rauner-lays-out-his-terms-for-a-budget-deal
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/BLOGS02/170219927/rauner-spells-out-his-terms-to-end-budget-standoff
— Chicago gains vast majority of Illinois’ new jobs – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/BLOGS02/170219922/chicago-gains-vast-majority-of-illinois-new-jobs

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner: No Tax on Retirement Income – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious about this. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with envy and have always been furious a) that I started earning Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits in 1966 when I was 18 years old, b) that I have been getting a CSRS pension since 1997 when I was 49 years old, and c) that the pension is $50,856. Extremely few of my current critics/opponents, their operatives, and the dupes are in line to get a pension or are getting a pension.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-no-tax-retirement-income#stream/0
— Rauner pauses speech after teleprompter troubles – AP (DIERSEN: How is your eyesight? My eyesight has never been correctable to better than 20/40 in one eye and 20/70 in the other. Also, I have always had mild red/green color blindness. The aforesaid ended my grade school plans of becoming a commercial airline pilot.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-pauses-speech-after-teleprompter-troubles#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner put his annual budget speech on a short hold because of problems with the teleprompter. The Republican was speaking Wednesday when the teleprompter where the speech is displayed for him to read apparently stopped working. A lawmaker handed Rauner a printed copy. But Rauner said he didn’t have his reading glasses and “I’m a little old for this type.” The delay lasted for several minutes, during which Rauner asked if anyone had “a good story” and told the audience he wouldn’t sing because he’s no good at it. After turning briefly to Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, Rauner said Madigan had quipped: “It’s the Russians.” That remark drew laughter from across the chamber.)
— Has Gov. Rauner Ever Introduced A Balanced Budget? – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/has-gov-rauner-ever-introduced-balanced-budget#stream/0

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— 18,000 Call In To Illinois GOP Congressman Roskam’s Phone Town Hall – AP
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/18000-call-illinois-gop-congressmans-phone-town-hall

WSIL
— Congress blocks rule barring mentally impaired from guns – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally impaired if you are NOT anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.wsiltv.com/story/34511064/congress-blocks-rule-barring-mentally-impaired-from-guns

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner urges OK of budget deal now in Senate – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/state/2017-02-15/rauner-urges-ok-budget-deal-now-senate.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local lawmakers weigh in on Rauner’s budget address – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170215/local-lawmakers-weigh-in-on-rauners-budget-address

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rauner encourages “grand bargain” with stronger reforms – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/02/15/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-encourages-grand-bargain-with-stronger-reforms/am6cbfm/
— OUTSTANDING: Lakewood Village Board keeps video gambling ban in place – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/02/15/lakewood-village-board-keeps-video-gambling-ban-in-place/ad7hfy9/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Democrats laugh at Rauner quips during state budget speech – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/democrats-laugh-at-rauner-quips-during-state-budget-speech/article_f1e39c75-e283-5f5d-a664-06b6053dcca4.html

SOUTHERN
— Rauner: Shootings mean troopers needed on Chicago highways – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/rauner-shootings-mean-troopers-needed-on-chicago-highways/article_0c3c218c-3577-52f8-9323-1f90f052ff40.html

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Rauner open to income tax hike, rejects tax on food, medicine – MONIQUE GARCIA, KIM GEIGER AND HALEY BEMILLER
http://dailyegyptian.com/66222/state/rauner-open-to-income-tax-hike-rejects-tax-on-food-medicine/

LOUIS TODAY
— 18,000 call in to Illinois GOP congressman Roakam’s phone town hall – AP
http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/call-in-to-illinois-gop-congressman-s-phone-town-hall/article_d870e387-e8d4-58e6-b4eb-692ee0fe8cac.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Efforts continue to preserve historic Wheaton mansion Concerns raised over demolishing building – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/15/efforts-continue-to-preserve-historic-wheaton-mansion/auiwvf7/
— Domo 77 restaurant in Wheaton to be razed for new commercial building – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/10/domo-77-restaurant-in-wheaton-to-be-razed-for-new-commercial-building/ac6d6jf/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Naperville Islamic Center Discusses Executive Orders
http://www.nctv17.com/naperville-islamic-center-discusses-executive-orders/

CHICAGO READER
— Are some ideas too ‘dangerous’ for the University of Chicago? – Michael Miner
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/02/15/are-some-ideas-too-dangerous-for-the-university-of-chicago

MEDILL REPORTS
— HIGHER GASOLINE PRICES BOLSTER JANUARY RETAIL SALES – Rachel Newman (DIERSEN: How much gasoline do you buy? I buy very little because I sit at home 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/higher-gas-prices-bolster-january-retail-sales/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wayne Township supervisor candidate Randy Ramey responds to opponent’s attack – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511075896-wayne-township-supervisor-candidate-responds-to-opponent-s-attack

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Gay Journalist Comes Out As Conservative
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/gay-journalist-comes-out-as-conservative

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN RELEASES NEW REPORT ON 14TH CD’S HEROIN, OPIOID EPIDEMIC
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/congressman-hultgren-releases-new-report-on-14th-cds-heroin-opioid-epidemic.html
— STATE REP CHALLENGES ILLINOIS GOVERNMENT TO CUT DOWN BUDGET WEIGHT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/state-rep-challenges-illinois-government-to-cut-down-budget-weight.html
— MCCONCHIE ON GOV’S 2017 BUDGET SPEECH: RAUNER SHOWED REAL LEADERSHIP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/mcconchie-on-govs-2017-budget-speech-rauner-showed-real-leadership.html
— REP. MCDERMED: ILLINOIS NEEDS RESPONSIBLE BUDGET TO CLIMB OUT OF DOWNWARD SPIRAL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/rep-mcdermed-illinois-needs-responsible-budget-to-climb-out-of-downward-spiral.html
— SENATOR REZIN: BUDGET SOLUTION WILL INCLUDE THINGS NOT EVERYONE WILL LIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/senator-rezin-budget-solution-will-include-things-not-everyone-will-like.html
— ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE CEO: SPRINGFIELD DOESN’T DESERVE ANOTHER PENNY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/illinois-policy-institute-ceo-springfield-doesnt-deserve-another-penny.html
— RAUNER DELIVERS ANOTHER “RINSE AND REPEAT” BUDGET ADDRESS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/rauner-delivers-another-rinse-and-repeat-budget-address.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Think tank backs Trump, says large number of non-citizens vote illegally – Rowan Scarborough
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/12/noncitizen-voters-feud-between-academics-resurface/

GOPUSA
— 30,000 expected at Nation of Islam convention in Detroit
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20720

BLAZE
— Steve Bannon ‘could care less’ about repairing White House’s relationship with media – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/15/steve-bannon-could-care-less-about-repairing-white-houses-relationship-with-media/

BREITBART
— Poll: Majority of Hispanics Support Deporting Criminal Illegal Aliens, Plurality Back Defunding of Sanctuary Cities – KATIE MCHUGH15
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/15/poll-majority-of-hispanics-support-deporting-criminal-illegal-aliens-plurality-back-defunding-of-sanctuary-cities/
— 36 Top State Republican Party Attorneys Sign Letter Supporting Judge Neil Gorsuch for SCOTUS – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/15/32-gop-state-attorneys-general-sign-letter-senate-supporting-judge-neil-gorsuch-scotus/

THE PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY REPORT
— Judges Join the ‘Resistance’ – John and Andy Schlafly
http://www.pseagles.com/Judges_Join_the_%E2%80%98Resistance%E2%80%99

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Not Freedom Of The Press’: Journalists Upset Trump Keeps Calling On Conservative Media – Alex Pfeiffer (DIERSEN: I have been a member of the “conservative media” since 2000.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/15/not-freedom-of-the-pressjournalists-upset-trump-keeps-calling-on-conservative-media/
— GAO Declares Medicaid Waste Worse Than Official Estimates – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/15/comptroller-general-declares-medicaid-waste-worse-than-official-estimates/

REUTERS
— Illinois governor raises prospect of tax hike in budget speech – Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog
http://www.reuters.com/article/illinois-budget-idUSL1N1G015U

FEDERAL TIMES
— Hiring freeze exacerbates High Risk issue, GAO says – Carten Cordell (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/hiring-freeze-exacerbates-high-risk-issue-gao-says

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— 18,000 call in to Illinois GOP congressman Roskam’s phone town hall – AP
http://federalnewsradio.com/government-news/2017/02/18000-call-in-to-illinois-gop-congressmans-phone-town-hall/

DAILY MAIL
— Illinois governor offers tax-hike guidance to end stalemate – AP
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4228604/Illinois-governor-offers-tax-hike-guidance-end-stalemate.html

February 15 Morning Edition

GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER
— LIVE STREAMING: Governor Rauner Delivers the Budget Address, Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
https://www.illinois.gov/gov/Pages/RaunerLive.aspx

NBC5
— Rauner Still ‘Frustrated’ Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget Address “I am the most frustrated person in the state that we haven’t been able to work with the General Assembly to get a balanced budget passed,” Rauner said. “We need to pass it now.” – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-budget-address-facebook-live-413773753.html

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Gov. Rauner Blamed For Contract Impasse With AFSCME.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/14/gov-rauner-slammed-for-contract-impasse-with-afscme/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Frustrated’ Rauner to push for ‘grand bargain’ in budget address – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/frustrated-rauner-to-push-for-grand-bargain-in-budget-address/
— Rauner asks court to reject Lisa Madigan state worker motion – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-asks-court-to-reject-lisa-madigan-state-worker-motion/
— Toddler and man killed, woman wounded in North Lawndale shooting while woman was on Facebook Live – Sam Charles, Andy Grimm and Jordan Owen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-two-dead-including-toddler-in-north-lawndale-shooting/
— Big money in final days of presidential race – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-big-money-in-final-days-of-presidential-race/
— “Straight White Men” homes in on oppressive ambition – Hedy Weiss (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? My demographics are terrible: Trump supporter (I have been a Trump supporter ever since he won the nomination and especially since he won the election.), Protestant (I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.), conservative, Republican (A contributing member of the party since 1976 and a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999.), American, White, male, older (I was born in 1948.), non-poor, gun owner, German American (I am 100% German American.), ancestors have been in America for a long time (My ancestors have been in America since 1844), former federal employee (I was a federal employee for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.), retired federal employee (I have been a retired federal employee since 1997.), former union member (I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980.), American-nameplate car owner, childless, petless, etc.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/straight-white-men-homes-in-on-oppressive-ambition/
— Nobody wants to give up those deplored federal handouts – John Stossel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-once-they-have-them-people-fight-to-keep-subsidies/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote abortion.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-being-a-good-catholic-in-age-of-trump-is-complicated/
— Northwestern University fraternity ordered to cease social activities – Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nu-fraternity-ordered-to-cease-social-activities/
— Big election change coming—but don’t get hopes up too high – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-big-election-change-coming-but-dont-get-hopes-up-too-high/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Mike Pence’s delayed knowledge of Flynn’s fibs hint he is outside Trump’s inner circle.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mike-pence-trump-inner-circle-20170214-story.html
— Home for new and expectant single moms expected to open this year in Wheaton – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-wheaton-group-home-20170214-story.html
— Embattled NU fraternity suspended amid reports of drugging, sex assaults – Genevieve Bookwalter and Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-sae-suspension-tl-0216-20170213-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-devon-resource-center-preview-met-20170214-story.html
— Rauner cracks wise into hot mic before Facebook Live appearance – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-valentines-day-met-story.html
— $9 million cut from domestic violence programs, Rauner administration blames ‘confusion’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-budget-domestic-violence-20170215-story.html
— Readers react: New Trier’s civil rights seminar (DIERSEN: Joseph A. Morris comment on the “Helicopter parents” letter: “Professor Ebner writes, “I taught American history at colleges and universities in New York City and Illinois for 40 years. Never did I encounter criticism from parents — or administrators — about the design of courses I offered or the content of their subject matter.” Mr. Ebner’s stunning admission — that for 40 years no one paid any attention to what he was doing in his classrooms — explains how and why American higher education has gone to hell in a handbasket in the last 40 years, setting the stage for infectious political correctness and related boobery to pass from the colleges to the high schools.” Morris comment on the “Inquire, commit, serve” letter: “Ms. Koerner writes: “Now, more than ever, our young people need to be reading and hearing authors like Colson Whitehead and Andrew Aydin.” At the ceremony held in New York City last fall just days after the national election, as the prestigious national book award was presented to Mr. Whitehead, the honoree said, “We’re happy in here; outside is the blasted hellhole wasteland of Trumpland. Be kind to everybody, make art and fight the power.” Will he convey a similarly objective, politically-neutral, uplifting, and dignified message to the students of New Trier High School? Andrew Aydin’s day job is as the “Digital Director and Policy Advisor” to Congressman John Lewis (D-Georgia) in the latter’s office on Capitol Hill; before that he was employed on the Lewis campaign staff in Georgia. I suspect that the number of paid Republican political operatives who will be paid by New Trier High School to grace the Seminar Day can be counted on zero fingers, and I suspect, further, that the disparity is no accident. Odd that Ms. Koerner doesn’t swell with gleeful anticipation of the visits by others among the Seminar Day’s speakers, such as Monica Trinidad (who organizes boycotts of ballet companies featuring Jewish artists because she doesn’t want to “dance with Israeli apartheid”); and the “poet” whose nom de plume is “John the Author” and whose oeuvre includes “poetry” such as the following stirring anthem to racial tolerance and what education can accomplish, an exhortation that no doubt embodies what Ms. Koerner imagines to be the school’s lofty goals to “inspire, commit, and serve”: “Not graduate from back, Give back, nigga, Tell them get back, nigga”.” Morris comment on the “Mandatory seminar” letter: “Mr. Sloane of Glendale Heights may or may not have learned to read in the feeder schools that serve the upscale New Trier Township High School, but it is puzzling that he wonders “if the high school is focusing on the fight for equal rights in the 1950s and 1960s” when the title of the Seminar Day program is “Understanding Today’s Struggle for Racial Civil Rights” (emphasis added). The word “Today’s” is probably a dead giveaway that the aim of the program is not a retrospective on the history of half a century and more ago. Another dead giveaway of the aim of the program is the insertion of the word “Racial” which, of course, undermines the fundamental American proposition that “rights”, civil and otherwise, belong to individuals and not to races.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-readers-react-new-trier-s-civil-rights-seminar-20170214-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Teaching news literacy can make students better citizens – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who focus on discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170214/discuss/170219396/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner set for his most important speech ever – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/BLOGS02/170219937
— Here’s a way to stop Illinois’ fiscal shame spiral – MICHAEL BELSKY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/OPINION/170219938

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Don’t look for a miracle from Gov. Rauner’s budget speech – Editorial
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/96816/our-view-dont-look-for-a-miracle-from-gov-rauners-budget-speech

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— Some University of Chicago students and faculty are vowing to protest the appearance of a former manager of President Donald Trump’s run for the White House. – AP
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170215/AP/302159914
— PHOENIX FACES ARIZONA LAW THAT BARS SANCTUARY-CITY STATUS – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Illinois law should bar sanctuary-city status.)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170215/AP/302159939

LOUIS TODAY
— Rauner’s 3rd budget likely to be shelved like the first 2 – AP
http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/rauner-s-rd-budget-likely-to-be-shelved-like-the/article_ab2cdadf-77c1-5255-9737-4f9d5c82cbd3.html

METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL
— The persistent problem of segregation in Chicago’s public schools – Alden Loury (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the fewer minorities that were your classmates, the more that Democrats demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you are being a racist and even worse things.)
http://www.metroplanning.org/news/7395/The-persistent-problem-of-segregation-in-Chicagos-public-schools#.WJz6Wk-HQNU.twitter

CHICAGO REPORTER
— Chicago’s lax enforcement of minimum wage hike leaves workers in the lurch – Melissa Sanchez (DIERSEN: I ask my critics/opponents, are you paying your operatives and your dupes at least the minimum wage? Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponent talk and act like they have severe financial problems and like they will do just about anything for money.)
http://chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-lax-enforcement-of-minimum-wage-hike-leaves-workers-in-the-lurch/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County Municipal/County Intergovernmental Committee sets legislative priorities for 2017 – Louie Torres
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511082343-dupage-county-municipal-county-intergovernmental-committee-sets-legislative-priorities-for-2017

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Why Illinois Is The Worst Place In America To Own A Home
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/why-illinois-is-the-worst-place-in-america-to-own-a-home

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW ILLINOIS STATE REP STEVE REICK FOCUSES ON STATE TAX REFORMS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/new-illinois-state-rep-focuses-on-state-tax-reforms.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump counsel was warned Flynn could be blackmailed – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: If you “could be blackmailed,” you should not seek or hold a government or political office.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/14/trump-counsel-don-mcgahn-was-warned-michael-flynn-/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Democrats Demanding that Immigration Officials Stop Deporting Illegals Convicted of Violent Crimes – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/14/democrats-demanding-immigration-officials-stop-deporting-illegals-convicted-violent-crimes/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— PAWNS OF LIBERALS – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: Democrats crow about their success making individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/pawns-of-liberals/

GOPUSA
— Democrats are now ‘Party of Hate’
http://www.gopusa.com/dems-are-now-party-of-hate/

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Some anti-Americans falsely claim to be “pro-family.”
http://www.newsmax.com/US/los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-deportation-family/2017/02/14/id/773528/

DAILY CALLER
— Now You Can Wear A Puzzle-Piece Pin To Show How Bad You Feel About Being White – JIM TREACHER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that to be Democrat is to be anti-White.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/14/now-you-can-wear-a-puzzle-piece-pin-to-show-how-bad-you-feel-about-being-white/
— Chaffetz Sent Fake Invoice For Paid Protester Hours – PHILLIP STUCKY (DIERSEN: How much money per hour do anti-Trumps pay protestors in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/14/chaffetz-sent-fake-invoice-for-paid-protester-hours/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Some Illinois veterans will have access to free child care while attending doctor appointments or job interviews. (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would bring this article to my attention and stress I should be gotten rid of a) because I avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971 and b) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
http://pilotonline.com/news/military/veterans/program-to-provide-free-child-care-to-some-illinois-veterans/article_92a28df4-1452-5363-84f1-91f89802d183.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/business/economy/immigration-productivity-economists.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/opinion/sanctuary-cities-in-name-only.html
— Liberal Activists Join Forces Against a Common Foe: Trump – YAMICHE ALCINDOR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/us/politics/protesters-resist-trump.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: For Tech-Savvy Students, Apathy to Current Events Is a Thing of the Past. – Elizabeth Harris (DIERSEN: To keep up to date with current news and commentary on government and politics, read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/nyregion/social-media-schools-politics-civics.html
— Who’d Want to Limit Retirement Plans? House Republicans – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/opinion/whod-want-to-limit-retirement-plans-house-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s toxicity has Republicans running away from their constituents.” (DIERSEN: Anti-Trump constituents are toxic.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-are-running-away-from-their-constituents/2017/02/14/3fc4dd66-f2f0-11e6-a9b0-ecee7ce475fc_story.html
— GAO Report lists ‘high risks’ needing Trump’s attention – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/15/report-lists-high-risks-needing-government-attention/
— Trump is dividing American Jews over domestic politics, not Israel – Sarah Posner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats try to get Jews to join Muslims against Christians.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/15/trump-is-dividing-american-jews-over-domestic-politics-not-israel/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In Trump Age, Taking a Different Tack on Workplace Diversity – JOHN SIMONS (DIERSEN: To promote workplace diversity is to get rid of employs who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-trump-age-taking-a-different-tack-on-workplace-diversity-1487080801
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the WSJ sides with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST America’s citizens.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/seeking-their-own-refuge-sanctuary-cities-go-to-court-1487116166
— A Generation Living for Likes Only 19% of surveyed college students agreed that “I am open about my emotions on social media.” A full 73% said they always try to appear happy. Laura Vanderkam reviews “The Happiness Effect” by Donna Freitas. – LAURA VANDERKAM (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes either are liked or want to be liked by those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.wsj.com/articles/a-generation-living-for-likes-1487115843
— Your Blueprint for Career Advancement Needs Updating How to take a more regular, active role in making your professional life as good as it can be – SUE SHELLENBARGER (DIERSEN: What have you done to advance your career? Aside from working hard, 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 33. To advance their careers in the federal government, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on promoting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, they focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-blueprint-for-career-advancement-needs-updating-1487086846
— Colleges, Faced With Funding Cuts, Target Tenure Trims GOP state lawmakers and schools look to winnow longtime faculty positions with fewer job protections – Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-faced-with-funding-cuts-target-tenure-trims-1487068202

VOICE OF AMERICA NEWS
— U.S. Ethics Office Calls for Investigation of Trump Aide’s Comments (DIERSEN: I should write book about elected officials and party leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who misuse their position. Most commonly, they misuse their position by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning a) those who do not pander to them, b) those who fail/refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and c) those who do not give them money. Those who attended the January 19, 2017 Wheaton Chamber of Commerce State of the City address saw such misuse of position at the end of the program.)
http://www.voanews.com/a/us-ethics-office-calls-for-investigation-of-trump-aide-conway-comments/3725496.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the letter, OGE Director Walter M. Shaub, Jr. encouraged the White House to punish Conway if necessary. “These facts, if true, would establish a clear violation of the prohibition against misuse of position,” Shaub wrote. “Therefore, I recommend that the White House investigate Ms. Conway’s actions and consider taking disciplinary action against her.” Shaub also noted in his letter that Conway’s actions are almost identical to an example used during ethics training about what not to do while employed by the White House. “I note that OGE’s regulation on misuse of position offers as an example the hypothetical case of a Presidential appointee appearing in a television commercial to promote a product,” he wrote. “Ms. Conway’s actions track that example almost exactly.”)

USA TODAY
— Millennial drivers are highway hazards, survey shows – Bart Jansen (DIERSEN: I have been driving since 1964 and I have never caused an accident.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/02/15/millennial-drivers-highway-hazards-survey-shows/97888336/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Millennial drivers are the worst. That’s not just their elders talking. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found 88% of drivers 19- to 24-years-old acknowledged engaging in risky behavior such as texting while driving, running red lights or speeding during the previous month, according to a report released Wednesday.)

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Congressman’s staffer injured during protest at office – AP
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Congressman-claims-staffer-injured-during-OC-10933082.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said a 71-year-old staff member was knocked unconscious Tuesday while protesters gathered at his Southern California office. Rohrabacher is a conservative Republican who has voiced support for some of President Donald Trump’s actions. He released a statement that said his longtime district director, Kathleen Staunton, fell and hit her head when a protester yanked open the office door as she was leaving.)

SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC PRESS
— Deportation Fears Depress California Dream Act College Aid Applications (DIERSEN: Nothing should be done that encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, or to bring others to America illegally. Anti-Americans use Dreamers to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://sfpublicpress.org/news-notes/2017-02/deportation-fears-depress-california-dream-act-college-aid-applications

U.S. & WORLD REPORT
— Students, Faculty Oppose Ex-Trump Campaign Manager’s Visit Some University of Chicago students and faculty are vowing to protest the appearance of a former manager of President Donald Trump’s run for the White House. – AP
http://www.usnews.com/news/illinois/articles/2017-02-15/students-faculty-oppose-ex-trump-campaign-managers-visit

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Breitbart Blames Priebus for All of the Trump Administration’s Problems – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: Who blames you and what do they blame you for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/breitbart-wants-priebus-to-die-for-d-c-s-sins-against-trump.html

MANAGED CARE MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote LGBTQ activity is to promote STDs. Democrats focus on promoting LGBTQ activity, that is, Democrats focus on promoting STDs.
https://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/2017/2/far-over-stds-have-made-comeback
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates in the United States are at record highs, and many experts fear they will continue to climb because of meager funding of public health clinics and diminished sex education in schools. Throw the repeal of large chunks of the ACA and the end of federal government funds for Planned Parenthood into the mix, and a bad situation will only get worse, say some experts. “It’s a perfect storm that would allow more people to become infected” as education that could help prevent the spread of STDs falters and the places where people can go to be tested dwindle, says John Steever, MD, an assistant professor of pediatrics and a member of the faculty at the Adolescent Health Center of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. The cost of STDs is enormous for those infected but also for society as a whole. The direct cost of treating STDs is almost $16 billion per year, according to the CDC. That is more than twice the CDC’s annual budget. The cost of STD care “is the magnitude of a natural disaster every year,” says Supriya Mehta, an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. The CDC estimates that, at any given time, more than 100 million Americans have an STD. Roughly 20 million new cases occur each year, with half of those affecting young people between the ages of 15 and 24. In addition, one quarter of sexually active adolescent females have an STD. Blacks and men who have sex with men also tend to have a higher prevalence of STDs.)

GQ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Congressional Republicans Are Scared of Holding Town Halls Now For Some Reason.”
http://www.gq.com/story/republicans-are-ducking-town-halls

BLOOMBERG
— The Political Assassination of Michael Flynn – Eli Lake (DIERSEN: Who are the political assassinators in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write about political assassinators in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-02-14/the-political-assassination-of-michael-flynn

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Get a Look Inside Ivanka Trump’s $5.5 Million D.C. Home – Colleen Kane
http://time.com/money/4670427/get-a-look-inside-ivanka-trumps-5-5-million-d-c-home/

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Should Journalists Be Required to Earn a License in Order to Practice Journalism? – Sean Stroh (DIERSEN: When it serves their purposes, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I am NOT a journalist. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a journalist ONLY IF YOU ARE PAID TO BE A JOURNALIST. In my defense, I stress that I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, that thousands of Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. across Illinois regularly read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, that since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, that since 2015, those emails have gone out each and every evening too, that since 2004, those emails have included links to almost 262,000 articles and information on many upcoming events, that much of what I did for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991, is very similar to what journalists do, that my wife and I have enough income and net worth that I do not need to be paid for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, nor do I want to be paid for what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, he who pays the piper calls the tunes, and I do not want anyone to call my tunes.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-should-journalists-be-required-to-earn-a-license-in-order-to-practice-journalism/