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April 10 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Fate of Gun Reform Bill Unclear as Legislature Convenes – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Are you a conservative, that is, are you part of the “they” that Bill Brady talks about? Since at least the 1970s, those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) have wanted to banish conservatives from the IRP.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/fate-of-gun-reform-legislation-unclear-as-legislature-reconvenes-479200613.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives has returned to Springfield, and she isn’t sure how the governor will achieve his stated goals of a balanced budget and pension reform. “People are very skeptical on the budget,” she said. “First of all, politically speaking I think House Speaker Mike Madigan wants to make sure Rauner doesn’t have any success, but Rauner needs success if he’s going to do anything in November to get elected.” Even though Ives has been publicly critical of the governor, GOP Leader Bill Brady believes the representative and her supporters will be in Rauner’s corner by the time the election rolls around. “They know. They’re smart. They’re activists,” he said. “They know staying home is a vote for JB Pritzker and Mike Madigan and I believe they’re smart enough to know that.”)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner calls on General Assembly to pass balanced budget without raising taxes – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-calls-on-general-assembly-to-pass-balanced-budget-without-raising-taxes-04-10-2018

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Keep women in the workforce and men win too – EMILIA DIMENCO (DIERSEN: Dimenco should write an article about the preference that the federal government gives its female employees who are Democrats, and especially the preference it gives those who are minority and/or younger. To give them preference, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180410/OPINION/180419999

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Effingham County considers opposition to state gun legislation Resolution would make county a ‘sanctuary’ for gun owners – Graham Milldrum (DIERSEN: In your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality, who is leading similar efforts? The many adverse actions that Democrats and RINOs have taken in Illinois ever-increasingly make it clear that sanctuaries are needed for those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/effingham-county-considers-opposition-to-state-gun-legislation/article_03988c5d-35ec-5984-a122-38f461ea634a.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Effingham County Board is considering a resolution opposing recent proposals in the state legislature for gun control measures. The resolution started as a suggestion by local firearms owners and the businesses that cater to them, said Effingham County Board member David Campbell. He modeled the legislation on a similar resolution passed by the Iroquois County Board on March 13. Campbell consulted with Effingham County State’s Attorney Bryan Kibler, who added a “sanctuary county” section, which attracted the most attention during legislative committee meeting on Monday. Kibler explained the goal is to protect those people affected by future state legislation by prohibiting the county from enforcing “unconstitutional actions.” He drew a parallel with actions in other fields. “If you can be a sanctuary county for undocumented immigrants, why can’t you be one for firearms?” Kibler said. He explained that the section, like the rest of the resolution, is largely symbolic.)

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Mendoza leaves Rauner with few good options – Jon Alexander
http://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/alexander-mendoza-leaves-rauner-with-few-good-options/article_eb099f1b-ca2b-52bf-98ad-22ba7705bb77.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks nominates Shannon Teresi as auditor
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/09/mchenry-county-board-chairman-jack-franks-nominates-shannon-teresi-as-auditor/ai39rl1/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— UI student ends bid to challenge Rose for state Senate seat in November – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-09/ui-student-ends-bid-challenge-rose-state-senate-seat-november.html

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Tammy Duckworth Just Gave Birth, But She Can’t Take Maternity Leave She also can’t bring her newborn onto the floor of the Senate to breastfeed. She and other female lawmakers are fighting to change the rules for moms here and abroad. – AMY MERRICK (DIERSEN: Merrick should write an article about the preference that the federal government gives its female employees who are Democrats, and especially the preference it gives those who are minority and/or younger. To give them preference, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/April-2018/Tammy-Duckworth-Just-Gave-Birth-But-She-Cant-Take-Maternity-Leave/

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Rauner, Trump have one thing in common, both play scapegoat game – Gregory Tejeda (DIERSEN: What do you think of scapegoaters? My critics/opponents are scapegoaters supreme. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that my Democrat superiors have had hiring and retaining young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females a) at GAO since 1980, b) at IRS since 1971, and c) at USPS since 1966. Of course, all the defendants in all the lawsuits that I have filed have blamed me for all their problems ever since I sued them.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2018/04/rauner-trump-have-one-thing-in-common.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ROSKAM MONEY — He’s been under almost constant attack over the last year, but U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam is still raising some serious cash. We have a first look at the numbers. Roskam spokeswoman Veronica Vera: “We had an incredibly strong first quarter fundraising, raising almost a million dollars. Our total first quarter fundraising was $966,000. Right now we have $2.24 million cash on hand.” Roskam faces Democrat Sean Casten in the general election. – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/10/rauner-campaigns-cambridge-ties-duckworth-makes-senate-herstory-roskams-cash-haul-263760

PUBLIC NOW
— Franks Nominates Shannon Teresi To Fill County Auditor Vacancy
http://www.publicnow.com/view/4079A0325407FB3DB5A8130915DBB20F94C5F43E?2018-04-09-20:30:09+01:00-xxx3048
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: Teresi is a certified public accountant, a certified internal auditor, and a certified fraud examiner. She started her career in the Auditor’s Office in 2010 as an internal auditor, and was promoted in 2016 to financial reporting manager and chief deputy auditor. Teresi received her master’s degree in accounting in 2007 from Northern Illinois University. A lifelong McHenry County resident, Teresi grew up in Marengo and lives in Crystal Lake with her husband and two children.)

WIREPOINTS
— A booming market can’t save Illinois pensions – John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/a-booming-market-cant-save-illinois-pensions-wirepoints-original/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri making lower taxes a key part of her platform – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511386439-khouri-making-lower-taxes-a-key-part-of-her-platform

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Voters need to ‘do a little digging’ after Rauner ads linking Ives to Madigan, Morrison says – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes link you to?)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511386502-voters-need-to-do-a-little-digging-after-rauner-ads-linking-ives-to-madigan-morrison-says

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— Donald Trump proclaims ‘Second Chance Month’ for prisoners to ‘reach God-given potential’ – Rachel Cruz (DIERSEN: What chances have you been given? My Democrat superiors at USPS 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997 gave me many chances to become a Democrat. My critics/opponents in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. gave me many chances to become one of their operatives or one of their dupes.)
https://www.christiantoday.com/article/donald-trump-proclaims-second-chance-month-for-prisoners-to-reach-god-given-potential/128204.htm

DAILY CALLER
— Students Pursuing Risky Degrees Draw More Than $25 Billion In Yearly Federal Loans – ANDREW KERR (DIERSEN: Did you pursue degrees that were risky, that is, degrees that do not qualify you for good-paying jobs? I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/09/student-loan-default-by-major/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Noël Flynn is spending more than 80 percent of her income to pay back tens of thousands of dollars in debt for her Art Therapy degree. In 2016 alone, the Department of Education loaned $25.9 billion to students who, like Flynn, chose degrees under the umbrella of the liberal arts and humanities, an analysis by The Daily Caller News Foundation found. A significant portion of those students are unlikely to have the means to pay back their debt after graduating. “I find myself struggling financially, and the biggest reason why is student loans,” said Flynn, 23, who says she was told the loans “wouldn’t be overwhelming” once she graduated. Most federal student loan programs do not require a credit check, nor do they require a cosigner. Rather, the loans are backed by nothing more than the borrower’s future earnings with a college degree, but the kind of degree isn’t a consideration in the loan process.)

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
— Illinois ERA Vote Expected This Week; It Must Be Defeated
https://mailchi.mp/f76b0cc57cf7/stop-con-con-in-iowa-1225881

THE HILL
— GOP looks to reduce spending after hearing criticism back home – MELANIE ZANONA
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/382300-gop-looks-to-reduce-spending-after-hearing-criticism-back-home

NEW YORK TIMES
— Lilly Ledbetter: My #MeToo Moment (DIERSEN: Ledbetter should write an article about the preference that the federal government gives its female employees who are Democrats, and especially the preference it gives those who are minority and/or younger. To give them preference, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/opinion/lilly-ledbetter-metoo-equal-pay.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/opinion/working-families-party.html
— Syrian Forces Aimed to Kill Journalists, U.S. Court Is Told – Anne Barnard
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/world/middleeast/syria-marie-colvin-death.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The GOP Needs a Free Facebook Regulation would turn the social-media giant into just another media filter—with the usual bias. – Chris Wilson (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, Zukerberg will say that Facebook’s “mistakes” elected Trump.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gop-needs-a-free-facebook-1523315383
— Forget Snow and Rain, Washington Can Stop the Postal Service USPS’s governing board sits empty as agency’s problems pile up – Heidi Vogt (DIERSEN: If my Democrat USPS superiors had not succeeded in forcing me to resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old, I might still be a USPS employee.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/forget-snow-and-rain-washington-can-stop-the-postal-service-1523352601

USA TODAY
— National Guard needed at border: Arizona governor – Doug Ducey, Governor, Arizona
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/09/national-guard-needed-arizona-governor-editorials-debates/33685793/
— Taxpayer-funded ads on Facebook for House offices topped $340,000 last year – Herb Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/09/taxpayers-bought-340000-facebook-ads-house-offices/498409002/
— How I kicked my news addiction – Jeff Stibel (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They want to be everyone’s one and only source for government and political news and commentary. That is why they, their operatives, and their dupes work so hard to destroy me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/04/10/how-kicked-my-news-addiction/480157002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: My thinking was pretty simple: News is inherently temporary and seems like it is becoming increasingly hollow. Between print, radio, television and digital, news is now recycled repeatedly. A breaking story can be noteworthy, but by the end of a news cycle, you can’t help but feel overwhelmed by meaningless dribble. I figured there was a better use of my time. And if something important happened, I figured the news would find me. Since Thanksgiving, all of my news has come from friends, colleagues and family. My wife, Cheryl, told me about fires and mudslides in Los Angeles, my neighbor Howard told me about political misdeeds, my chief financial officer informed me of stock market ups and downs, my friend Pete alerted me to a TMZ segment that featured me as the reincarnation of an arguably better-looking dead serial killer.)
— Equal Pay Day: How does your state stack up on pay equity for women? – Charisse Jones (DIERSEN: Jones should write an article about the preference that the federal government gives its female employees who are Democrats, and especially the preference it gives those who are minority and/or younger. To give them preference, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/04/10/equal-pay-day-how-does-your-state-stack-up-pay-equity-women/500016002/
— Retirement obstacles to overcome? Here’s how to live comfortably later in life – Robert Powell (DIERSEN: Sadly, virtually all the operatives and all the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have financial problems. I doubt that my critics/opponents pay them more than $15/hour to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I “live comfortably later in life” a) because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged, b) because I have had good health, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, e) because I married someone who had income and savings, f) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, g) because my federal pension and retirement benefits are much too generous, h) because I do not give money to a church, i) etc.) https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/powell/2018/04/04/retirement-obstacles-heres-how-live-comfortably-later-life/454201002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Spend less. . .Save more. . .Pay down debt. . .Delay Social Security. . .Keep working. . .Find meaning)

DENVER POST
— Court: Women can’t be paid less than men based on past wages – AP (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its employees who were minority and/or female not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a minority, a female, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/04/09/women-cant-be-paid-less-than-men/

WMOT
— Are Professional Certifications Worth Your Time and Money? – KATIE MORITZ (DIERSEN: Of course, overwhelmingly, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the answer is NO! My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes were beyond furious a) in 1979, when I was 30 years old, when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, b) in 1981, when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, c) in 1981, when I became a licensed CPA, d) in 1990, when I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, e) in 1994, when I became a Certified Government Financial Manager, f) in 1996, when I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor, and g) in 1997, when I became a Forensic Accountant. The aforesaid frustrates efforts by my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being stupid, lazy, and even worse things.)
http://wmot.org/post/are-professional-certifications-worth-your-time-and-money#stream/0

POLITICUS USA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Older, white, educated Trump voters trending toward Democrats bigly.”
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/04/09/older-white-educated-voters-helped-donald-trump-win-the-white-house-in-2016-now-they-are-trending-toward-democrats.html

April 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Bruce Rauner lays out his 2018 legislative agenda – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-bruce-rauner-lays-out-his-2018-legislative-agenda/3320873/
— Attorney: Federal agents seize documents from Trump lawyer Michael Cohen – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/attorney-federal-agents-seize-documents-from-trump-lawyer/3320376/

NBC5
— Durbin on Voting Hacks: ‘We Are Under Attack’ – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-on-Voting-Hacks-We-Are-Under-Attack-479199453.html
— DuPage County Named Most Expensive Housing Market in Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/most-expensive-housing-market-illinois-dupage-county-479148723.html

CBS2
— Rauner Shifts Focus To Bipartisan Deal On Budget, Taxes
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/09/rauner-shifts-focus-to-bi-partisan-deal-on-budget-taxes/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use opioid problems to push pot.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/health/study-opioid-use-dropped-in-medical-cannabis-states

WLS AM
— Emanuel using catfish against Rauner veto – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/04/09/emanuel-using-catfish-against-rauner-veto/

WGN RADIO
— Republican Leader Jim Durkin says: “Our caucus is in a good position.” – BEN ANDERSON
http://wgnradio.com/2018/04/08/republican-leader-jim-durkin-says-our-caucus-is-in-a-good-position/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner touts ‘non-partisan’ Election Year budget goals – Madigan aide snickers – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-schedules-leaders-meeting-lays-out-budget-wish-list/
— Emanuel urges lawmakers to override Rauner veto of gun dealer licensing bill – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-urges-lawmakers-to-override-rauner-veto-of-gun-dealer-licensing-bill/
— Federal funds to bolster election security may fall short in Chicago, Cook – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/federal-funds-to-bolster-election-security-may-fall-short-in-illinois-elsewhere/
— Trump furious after FBI seizes documents from his lawyer – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fbi-raids-donald-trump-personal-lawyer-stormy-daniels-payments/
— Border states pledge 1,600 troops for Trump’s border fight – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/arizona-national-guard-headed-mexico-border-donald-trump-illegal-immigration/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says he’ll prioritize a budget agreement with Democrats, which has eluded him so far – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-leaders-meeting-20180409-story.html
— As companies strive toward equal pay for women, wage gap remains ‘stuck’ – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its employees who were minority and/or female not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a minority, a female, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-equal-pay-day-20180910-story.html
— Why would Pritzker want to limit choices for poor kids? – Kristen McQueary (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dups have always used my parents’ sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod to demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents and me as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-pritzker-school-choice-20180409-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage election officials blame vendor for vote count delay – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180409/dupage-election-officials-blame-vendor-for-vote-count-delay
— Amid trade fight, Trump says he’ll ‘make it up’ to farmers – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180409/news/304099884/
— Planning agency sees more tolls, fees in drivers’ future – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180409/planning-agency-sees-more-tolls-fees-in-drivers-future

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Like political ads? Then you’re going to love the governor’s race. – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180406/ISSUE01/180409937/like-political-ads-then-youre-going-to-love-the-governors-race

WTTW
— Emanuel: Rauner Abdicated ‘Primary Responsibility’ With Gun Dealer Veto – Matt Masterson
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/09/emanuel-rauner-abdicated-primary-responsibility-gun-dealer-veto
— Gov. Rauner Lays Out an Election-Year Agenda – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/09/gov-rauner-lays-out-election-year-agenda

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Rauner wants full-year state budget; leaders meeting planned – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180409/gov-rauner-wants-full-year-state-budget-leaders-meeting-planned

ALTON DAILY TELEGRAPH
— Raising taxes is not a viable solution to Illinois’ problems – Editorial
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Editorial-Raising-taxes-is-not-a-viable-solution-12818982.php

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Roskam Misses Packed March For Our Lives Town Hall In Glen Ellyn Rep. Peter Roskam said he had a scheduling conflict and was unable to attend the packed town hall. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/roskam-misses-packed-march-our-lives-town-hall-glen-ellyn

JEANNE IVES
— Crunch Time – Illinois House of Representatives back in session after long break
http://www.jeanneives.org/2018/04/crunch-time-illinois-house-of.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— OEIG Punts complaint on Gov. Rauner Administration – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/04/oeig-punts-complaint-on-gov-rauner-administration-illinois-doomed/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TEDDY ROOSEVELT REPRISOR JOE WIEGAND RETURNS TO ILLINOIS FOR SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/teddy-roosevelt-repisor-returns-home-for-.html
— CALIFORNIA LAWMAKER URGES STATE-APPROVED PROCESS TO SUFFOCATE INTERNET NEWS SITES (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents approve of this. According to them, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/california-lawmaker-urges-state-approved-process-to-suffocate-internet-news-sites-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives spokesperson calls Rauner a “professional liar”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/09/ives-spokesperson-calls-rauner-a-professional-liar/
— Rauner, Durkin and Brady warn Dems against plan they don’t appear to have
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/09/rauner-durkin-and-brady-warn-dems-against-plan-they-dont-appear-to-have/
— ISRA issues “threat alert” over League of Women Voters library meeting
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/09/isra-issues-threat-alert-over-league-of-women-voters-library-meeting/
— Rauner outlines session priorities, doesn’t mention Quincy veterans home
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/09/rauner-outlines-session-priorities-doesnt-mention-quincy-veterans-home/

BREITBART
— White House Staffers Frustrated with Conservative Media Influencing Donald Trump – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are members of the following groups are extremely frustrated when Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/09/white-house-staffers-frustrated-conservative-media-influencing-donald-trump/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 4 Areas Where Democrats Once Backed Trump Immigration Agenda – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/09/4-areas-where-democrats-once-backed-trump-immigration-agenda/

DAILY CALLER
— Associated Press Forced To Correct ‘Dishonest’ Reporting On Fox News – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/09/associated-press-corrects-dishonest-fox-reporting/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Federal employee background checks pile up, while government agencies blame each other – Ernest Istook
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/federal-employee-background-checks-pile-up-while-government-agencies-blame-each-other

COLLEGE FIX
— Trump administration wants evidence of Harvard’s anti-Asian discrimination made public
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/43763/

THE HILL
— Arizona governor announces deployment of 225 guardsmen to border – REBECCA KHEEL
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/382310-arizona-governor-announces-deployment-of-225-guardsmen-to-border

REUTERS
— Illinois Republicans warn against repeat of partial state budgets
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget/illinois-republicans-warn-against-repeat-of-partial-state-budgets-idUSKBN1HG2XD

CNN
— The biggest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook is fake – Donie O’Sullivan
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/09/technology/fake-black-lives-matter-facebook-page/index.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Agents Raid Office of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen in Connection With Stormy Daniels Payments President Donald Trump calls raids a ‘disgrace’ and a ‘witch hunt’ as federal agents seize communications on topics including payments to former porn actress – Erica Orden, Rebecca Ballhaus and Michael Rothfeld
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-raids-trump-lawyers-office-1523306297?mod=djemalertNEWS
— Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Made Mistakes on ‘Fake News,’ Privacy – Siobhan Hughes (DIERSEN: Will Zukerberg declare that Trump got elected because of Facebook mistakes?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-made-mistakes-on-fake-news-privacy-1523289089

FEDERAL TIMES
— At the EEOC, harassment cases can languish for years – AP
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/watchdogs/2018/04/09/at-the-eeoc-harassment-cases-can-languish-for-years/

April 8 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you do that results in something that is “original work?” Why do you do that? I spend 10+ hours each and every day publishing GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning and evening. I do that a) to promote religious, conservative, and Republican principles and b) to promote those individuals and organizations that promote the aforesaid principles. What if I hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails were “original work” and that everyone needed my permission to share them? Of course, I would never do that. Those who want such permission publish things to “make money,” to destroy those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and/or even worse things. I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) to promote religious, conservative, and Republican principles and b) to promote those individuals and organizations that promote the aforesaid principles. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Federal funds to bolster election security may fall short in Illinois, elsewhere – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/federal-funds-to-bolster-election-security-may-fall-short-in-illinois-elsewhere/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— You know Illinois’ property taxes are sky-high. But the calculation process might surprise you. – Joanne Cleaver
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0408-property-taxes-primer-20180402-story.html
— Trump troop request creates opening for governors to say no – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–border-guard-governors-20180406-story.html
— Congress’ dilemma: tame Facebook or just accept its apology? – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/sns-bc-us–facebook-privacy-scandal-congress-20180405-story.html
— Even where it’s legal to sell marijuana, it’s hard to advertise it – Rachel Siegel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cannabis-online-advertising-20180406-story.html
— How WWI was fought in Chicago’s ethnic neighborhoods – Ron Grossman (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-flash-homefront-world-war-0408-20180330-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Democrats promote the ERA.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-era-st-0408-story.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker looking to use Rauner’s message against him – RICH MILLER (DIERSEN: What is your message? My message is that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you cannot or will not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-04-08/rich-millercapitol-fax-pritzker-looking-use-rauners-message-against-him.h

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Are Illinois Congressmen safe in wake of Donald Trump? – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/06/are-illinois-congressmen-safe-in-wake-of-donald-trump/a7lkoy2/

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Farmers are paying for Trump’s tweets – Cheri Bustos (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that each and every GOPUSA Illinois email that I send out harms those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/guest-view-farmers-are-paying-for-trump-s-tweets/article_4a832feb-fdc6-5ba1-99a5-190cf42dbda8.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bouvet and father get Oval Office time with Trump – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180407/bernard-schoenburg-bouvet-and-father-get-oval-office-time-with-trump
— Break is over. Let the fun begin. – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180407/statehouse-insider-break-is-over-let-fun-begin

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Yes, Illinois can be saved – James Nowlan
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/james-nowlan-yes-illinois-can-be-saved/article_90290f18-36b8-11e8-aa59-df2ea7270f33.html
— Most Americans see drug addiction as a disease – AP (DIERSEN: I have never been addicted to any kind of vice and I never will. I attribute that to my outstanding parents who sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote vices.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/most-americans-see-drug-addiction-as-a-disease/article_7a8b4782-39a8-11e8-8785-ab6c484c20cd.html

RIVER CITIES READER
— Rauner’s Failures Can Be Pritzker’s Winning Strategy – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents say your failures are? My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress those a) Republican U.S. Senators and Congressmen, b) Republican Illinois statewide elected officials, Senators, and Representatives, c) Republican DuPage County elected officials, d) Republican Milton Township elected officials, e) Republican Wheaton officials, f) Illinois Republican Party officials, g) DuPage County Republican Central Committee officials, and h) MTRCC officials who fail/refuse to defend me. Of course, my critics/opponents stress those of the aforesaid who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me.)
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/rauners-failures-winning-strategy

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Ugaste see flat-tax increase idea as a recipe for disaster – Glenn Minnis
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511383688-ugaste-see-flat-tax-increase-idea-as-a-recipe-for-disaster

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— How Trump Can Protect the Border Without Congress – Daniel Horowitz
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/04/how-trump-can-protect-the-border-without-congress/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Making the world safe through censorship – Dale Lowdermilk (DIERSEN: Who wants to censure you? The following want to censure me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/5/making-the-world-safe-through-censorship/

AMERICAN THINKER
— George Washington Would Have Owned an AR-15 – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/04/george_washington_would_have_owned_an_ar15.html
— Chicago officials caught short-circuiting required review of Obama Presidential Center – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/04/chicago_officials_caught_shortcircuiting_required_review_of_obama_presidential_center.html

HOT AIR
— Councilwoman Bullies Teen Trump Supporter In MAGA T-Shirt – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/04/07/councilwoman-bullies-teen-trump-supporter-maga-t-shirt/

THE HILL
— Journalism school deans warn Sinclair over media bias promos – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, what I do to promote religious, conservative, and Republican principles harms the aforesaid. They hint/imply/argue/shout that their way is the best way, if not only way. Overwhelmingly, they deemphasize the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Overwhelmingly, they fail/refuse to speak out against promoting LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/382102-journalism-school-deans-warn-sinclair-over-media-bias-promos

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Signs Memo Ordering End to ‘Catch and Release’ Immigration Policy – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/us/politics/trump-immigration-policy.html
— How to Level the College Playing Field – Harold O. Levy with Peg Tyre (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that none of my four degrees are from Ivy League universities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/07/opinion/sunday/harold-levy-college.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Michael Cohen’s view from under the bus: Trump denies knowing about Stormy Daniels payment – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have thrown me under the bus. They talk and act like my critics/opponents have promised them a new home, new car, sweetheart job, sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they get me to stop sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out. They talk and act like my critics/opponents have promised to destroy them if they fail to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Overwhelmingly, they determine who seeks/holds government and political offices in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/04/06/michael-cohens-view-from-under-the-bus-trump-denies-knowing-about-stormy-daniels-payment/

CBS DENVER
— OUTSTANDING: Demonstrators Voice Support For 2nd Amendment Rights At Rally (DIERSEN: What have the Republicans in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality who represent you and/or want to represent you said/done that shows their support for the Second Amendment plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/04/07/demonstrators-second-amendment-rally/

BALTIMORE SUN
— Maryland’s Michael Steele, once the national Republican Party leader, searches for his place in Trump’s GOP – John Fritze (DIERSEN: Do you dump people? Have people who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican dumped you? I should write a book about people who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican who have dumped me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-steele-trump-20180313-story.html

DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN
— Baltimore high school student accepted to all eight Ivy League universities – Lulu Wang (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that none of my four degrees are from Ivy League universities.)
http://www.thedp.com/article/2018/04/upenn-penn-philadelphia-ivy-league-admission-acceptance-mekhi-johnson-university-decision-college

ATLANTIC
— How the American Two-Party System Became so Divided Mid-century politicians envisioned ideologically defined parties—but failed to anticipate today’s hyper-polarized environment. – DAVID FRUM (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you cannot or will not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/the-polarizers-interview/557288/

BUSINESS TODAY
— Facebook to allow political ads from verified advertisers only (DIERSEN: Will Facebook deem my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to be advertisements for the Republican National Committee (RNC), Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC)? Will Facebook prohibit me from posting anything without authorization from the RNC, IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC?)
https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/facebook-to-make-political-ads-more-transparent/story/274338.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Advertisers will be prohibited from running political ads – electoral or issue-based – until they are authorized,” Facebook said, announcing plans to make advertisements on its platform more transparent. “In addition, these ads will be clearly labelled in the top left corner as Political Ad. Next to it we will show paid for by information. We started testing the authorization process this week, and people will begin seeing the label and additional information in the US later this spring,” it said. Facebook said it is also investing in artificial intelligence and adding more people to help find advertisers that should have gone through the authorization process but did not. “We realize we won’t catch every ad that should be labelled, and we encourage anyone who sees an unlabeled political ad to report it. People can do this by tapping the three dots at the top right corner of the ad and selecting Report Ad,” it said. Facebook also announced that people who manage pages with large number of followers will need to be verified. Those who manage large pages that do not clear the process will no longer be able to post, it said, adding that this will make it much harder for people to administer a page using a fake account.)

MOTLEY FOOL
— 3 Ways to Deal With a Career Setback Don’t let one bad thing drag you down. – Daniel B. Kline (DIERSEN: What did you do to deal with your career setbacks? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I served on the executive committee of a job-related professional association 1983-1996.)
https://www.fool.com/careers/2018/04/02/3-ways-to-deal-with-a-career-setback.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Don’t get hung up on it 2. Do an honest evaluation 3. Execute a plan)

AXIOS
— How Google and Facebook drive internet traffic by topic (DIERSEN: Who says that what you do to help others is “inappropriate, unethical, and unprofessional?” In Illinois, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive more internet traffic to conservative websites like http://www.illinoisreview.typepad.com/ than anything else. The more text from an article that I put an email, the more likely that readers will click on the link for that article. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails do not include paragraph breaks or pictures.)
https://www.axios.com/how-google-and-facebook-drive-internet-traffic-by-topic-1513302486-57f12c0b-c248-4f2c-ac44-76e4d8b616ca.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook and Google, which together drive the majority of web traffic on the internet, send traffic to different topics, research from digital analytics company Parse.ly shows. Facebook overwhelmingly drives lifestyle and entertainment news traffic, while Google largely drives business, tech and sports news traffic. When it comes to politics, Facebook is more likely to refer readers to presidential political stories, while Google is more likely to refer to stories about state and local politics. . .Why it matters: The combined size of Google and Facebook make it nearly impossible for web publishers to reach an audience without their help. But even though they rely on them for traffic, publishers research from Digital Content Next, the trade association that represents premium publishers, finds that platforms drive just 14% of revenue. Who are the “other” referrers? Parse.ly actively tracks news referrals in a daily-updated referral dashboard. These publishers tend to drive the most traffic to news sites on a daily basis:)

April 7 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BLUEDORN: THE IL GOP’S FUTURE WILL BE DETERMINED APRIL 18
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/bluedorn-the-il-gops-future-will-be-determined-april-18.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The time for soft words has passed. The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) is controlled by a cartel of men and women who ignore the Republican Platform, support (either directly or indirectly) the killing of babies, and can by no means be called “conservative.” Do you have an interest in this one, perhaps last, window of opportunity to work some good in the IRP? On April 18, every county in Illinois will hold a county Republican Party convention. At this county convention, Republican precinct committeemen will fill two important party positions: 1. The chair of the county Republican organization 2. The IRP State Central Committee (SCC) member that represents that county The IRP is governed by the SCC, which consists of 18 members, one representing each of the state’s congressional districts. The SCC members are elected by a vote of the precinct committeemen within each congressional district. The SCC is a powerful group. Their purpose is to “establish, organize, and promote the operations of the Republican Party.” They determine which candidates will receive money from the IRP and also who will serve on the Illinois State Convention platform committee. If you are a precinct committeeman, we urge you to vote for a liberty-minded, pro-life candidate that adheres to the Illinois Republican Party Platform. If you are not a precinct committeeman, you can still help by appealing to your precinct committeeman to vote for a conservative, Platform-respecting candidate. If there is no liberty-minded, pro-life candidate in your district, we suggest you abstain from voting. A substantial undervote sends a compelling message that the base of the IRP is conservative and wants conservatives to direct the IRP. Here are the State Central Committee 2018 candidates conservatives can personally recommend. Each one is worthy of the base’s support. Be brave. Be bold. Your boldness will strengthen the weaker ones to do good.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Intelligence is wasted on Donald Trump – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: We live in a 12-hour news cycle. What do you say to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Glen Ellyn who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are well-informed conservatives and/or Republicans, but who a) crow that they do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and/or b) discourage others from reading the emails? If not GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, on who/what do they rely on to stay well-informed? Their Facebook friends? Rich Miller and Capitol Fax? The Illinois Republican Party? Their Republican county and/or township/ward party organization?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-ignorance-intelligence-20180406-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He can’t be bothered to read his top-secret daily intelligence briefing (or anything else) because he’s too distracted by “Fox & Friends” — which is where he got the idea that a caravan of dangerous migrants was about to storm our southern border. Trying to load his brain with verified data is like trying to pound a wooden peg through a steel plate. . .Those who want to educate him do it at their peril. National security adviser H.R. McMaster got on his nerves by acting as though Trump had some use for information. Reported Politico, “The president at one point gestured toward the general in the midst of a lengthy briefing and said to others in the room, ‘Look at this guy, he’s so serious!’ ” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, after joining with other top officials in a determined but futile effort to make Trump understand the Iranian nuclear deal, concluded that his boss was a “moron.” Like McMaster, he’s gone.)
— South Carolina GOP rep pulls out gun at constituent meeting: ‘I’m not going to be a Gabby Giffords’ – Marwa Eltagouri
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-south-carolina-republican-ralph-norman-gun-20180406-story.html
— Trump troop request for border patrol gives governors opening to decline – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-governors-deny-trump-troop-request-20180406-story.html
— EPA chief Scott Pruitt spent millions on security and travel, according to sources, documents – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-epa-scott-pruitt-spending-20180406-story.html
— Trump faceoff with China exposes GOP weakness in rural U.S. – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-trump-base-tariffs-st-0408-story.html
— Fed Chairman Jerome Powell tells Chicago audience it’s too soon to know economic impact of China trade dispute – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-fed-chairman-economic-club-chicago-20180404-story.html
— ‘Our taxes are too high’: Southland leaders give Cook County reps an earful about taxes, incentives – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-cook-county-plan-st-0408-20180406-story.html
— Welcoming men back to the workforce – Editorial (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors focused on a) replacing their Republican employees with Democrat employees, b) replacing their male employees with female employees, c) replacing their White employees with minority employees, and d) replacing their older employees with younger employees.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-workers-disability-unemployment-labor-force-20180402-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Facebook didn’t hex you into voting for Trump Gene Lyons
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/database-schmatabase-facebook-didnt-hex-you-into-voting-for-trump/
— Homeland Security to compile database of journalists and ‘media influencers’ (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents want you know only what they tell you, no more, and no less. My critics/opponents focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/homeland-security-to-compile-database-of-journalists-and-media-influencers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Department of Homeland Security wants to track the comings and goings of journalists, bloggers and other “media influencers” through a database. The DHS’s “Media Monitoring” plan, which was first reported by FedBizOpps.gov, would give the contracting company “24/7 access to a password protected, media influencer database, including journalists, editors, correspondents, social media influencers, bloggers etc.” in order to “identify any and all media coverage related to the Department of Homeland Security or a particular event.” The database would be designed to monitor the public activities of media members and influencers by “location, beat and influencers,” the document says. The chosen contractor should be able to “present contact details and any other information that could be relevant including publications this influencer writes for, and an overview of the previous coverage published by the influencer.” The request comes amid concerns regarding accuracy in media and the potential for U.S. elections and policy to be influenced via “fake news.” The plan calls for the ability to track 290,000 news sources including online, print, broadcast and social media. Also, it would have the ability to track media coverage in over 100 languages, along with the “ability to create unlimited data tracking, statistical breakdown, and graphical analyses on ad-hoc basis.”)
— Workers benefit as US businesses struggle to fill jobs – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/workers-benefit-as-us-businesses-struggle-to-fill-jobs/

DAILY HERALD
— Outgoing Kane County Board member Dahl doesn’t mince words – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180404/outgoing-kane-county-board-member-dahl-doesnt-mince-words
— Facebook gathered us all together, then set a four-alarm dumpster fire – Ryan Avent (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180407/commentary-facebook-gathered-us-all-together-then-set-a-four-alarm-dumpster-fire
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Zlotow blasts Roskam.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180407/nation-will-suffer-from-this-accomplishment
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Residents say project would ruin Warrenville neighborhood – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180406/neighbors-oppose-mixed-used-development-in-warrenville
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A proposal to build a mixed-use development along Route 59 in Warrenville is facing opposition from residents who say the project would bring traffic and flooding and destroy the character of their neighborhood. M/I Homes of Chicago LLC wants to acquire nearly 33 acres south of Ivan Albright Street and northwest of the Illinois Prairie Path for the project.)

ABC7
— Backpage.com shutdown by FBI, seized by feds
http://abc7chicago.com/backpagecom-shutdown-by-fbi-seized-by-feds/3310419/

FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— It’s time for Pritzker to unveil tax plan – Chuck Sweeny (DIERSEN: Will Pritizker tax retirement income? Will Pritzker tax retirement income only above $50,000 for individuals and only above $100,000 for married filing jointly?)
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20180407/chuck-sweeny-its-time-for-pritzker-to-unveil-tax-plan

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want everyone to call Rauner a failure. Who wants everyone to call you a failure? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted everyone to call me a failure. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress all the 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 conservative and/or Republican, but who have not only not come to my defense, but who have thrown me under the bus.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-use-the-answer-you-have/article_ebb22081-07b6-5224-94a9-6fd8abb95764.html
— Davis, LaHood skip gun violence town halls – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/davis-lahood-skip-gun-violence-town-halls/article_0dd4e6aa-7623-5142-9714-97282259c32f.html

TIMES
— Rauner leads with his pocketbook – SCOTT REEDER
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/04/04/rauner-leads-with-his-pocketbook/aerdtl6/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During the GOP primary race, Rauner led with his pocketbook, spending his own wealth to disparage Ives with falsehoods and deceptions. Sister Jean, on the other hand, led with her heart. Rambler players left the court and hugged her after each game. They had an abiding respect and trust for their leader. Rauner eked out a “win” in which half of his “players” showed their contempt. That’s the difference between leading with the pocketbook and leading with the heart. Governor, you could learn a lot from Sister Jean.)

SAUK VALLEY
— Can Illinois be saved? Some people wonder Hand-wringing must be replaced by hard choices – Jim Nowlan
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/04/06/can-illinois-be-saved-some-people-wonder/a3r423n/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/04/06/bustos-pushes-to-make-blue-wave-happen-in-november/af106fq/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Conservative California Cities Revolt Against State’s Anti-Trump Policies – KIRK SIEGLER (DIERSEN: When will DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton revolt against Illinois’ anti-Trump policies?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/conservative-california-cities-revolt-against-states-anti-trump-policies#stream/0
— What We Mean When We Talk About ‘Suburban Women Voters’ – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at suburban women that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/what-we-mean-when-we-talk-about-suburban-women-voters#stream/0

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ bonds maintain near junk rating, will cost taxpayers more – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-bonds-maintain-near-junk-rating-will-cost-taxpayers-more/article_28a7bbac-39c2-11e8-a1f4-9fdc156d1f06.html

FOX NEWS
— Media try to stop Sinclair from buying Tribune, and other outlandish news embarrassments – Dan Gainor
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/04/07/media-try-to-stop-sinclair-from-buying-tribune-and-other-outlandish-news-embarrassments.html

ONE NEWS NOW
— Trump, US hit new heights as trust in left freefalls – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/04/07/trump-us-hit-new-heights-as-trust-in-left-freefalls

GOPUSA
— Michelle Obama: Hillary was the best qualified candidate in history – Jeff Crouere
http://www.gopusa.com/michelle-obama-hillary-was-the-best-qualified-candidate-in-history/
— Gun supporter unloads on city council: I am the majority
http://www.gopusa.com/gun-supporter-unloads-on-city-council-i-am-the-majority/

NEWSMAX
— Arizona, Texas Send 400 Troops to Border After Trump’s Call (DIERSEN: What would Rauner do if Trump asked him to send troops to the border?)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/arizona-texas-border-mexico/2018/04/06/id/853102/

DAILY CALLER
— Conservatives Aren’t Allowed To Call Out Fake News, And This Proves It – Anders Hagstrom
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/06/sinclair-conservative-fake-news/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Sessions Announces ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Illegal Border Crossing Attorneys instructed to prosecute first-time offenders amid increase in illegal crossings – Charles Fain Lehman
http://freebeacon.com/issues/sessions-announces-zero-tolerance-illegal-border-crossing/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Ignorance: The Greatest Threat to Black Americans – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/04/ignorance_the_greatest_threat_to_black_americans.html

BLAZE
— Who spreads ‘fake news’ more – Trump or cable news? Here’s what Americans say – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/06/who-spreads-fake-news-more-trump-or-cable-news-heres-what-americans-say

JP MEDIA
— Trump on the Press: ‘I Call Them Novelists, They Make Up Sources’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/video/trump-press-call-novelists-make-sources/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Let’s Talk about ‘Tolerance’ – DAVID FRENCH (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents not only do not tolerate individuals and organizations that they cannot manipulate/dominate, they destroy individuals and organizations that they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about the individuals and organizations that my critics/opponents have destroyed.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/lets-talk-about-tolerance/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trade Upheaval Casts a Shadow on the Recovery – Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: How is your recovery doing? I have not yet recovered from my Democrat superiors’ success in wasting my federal career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my $125,325 1997 salary in today’s dollars.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/business/economy/economy-trade-war-china-trump-tariffs-fed.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Pompeo and Bolton Appointments Raise Alarm Over Ties to Anti-Islam Groups – Laurie Goodstein (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they side with Muslims and against Americans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/us/pompeo-bolton-muslims.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Facebook is a Democrat website. Democrats say “Facebook’s new rules aim to thwart the kind of ads bought by Russian trolls during the election.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/technology/wp/2018/04/06/facebooks-new-rules-aim-to-thwart-the-kind-of-ads-bought-by-russian-trolls-during-the-election/
— How 12 experts would end inequality if they ran America – Jeff Stein (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/that I did not get better paying jobs because of the aforesaid, but solely a) because I was born a White male, b) because I have had good health, c) because my parents sent me to parochial grade schools, d) because I avoided the draft, e) because I got accepted by UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT, f) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, and g) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/06/how-12-experts-would-end-inequality-if-they-ran-america/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Sessions tries to fix slow-moving immigration courts, but judges resist – Joseph Tanfani
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-immigration-courts-20180406-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: U.S. Blacklists Russian Oligarchs – Ian Talley (DIERSEN: Who blacklists you? I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They are scapegoaters supreme.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-targets-russian-oligarchs-in-new-sanctions-1523018826
— FRONT PAGE: Facebook to Check Groups Behind ‘Issue Ads’ – Lara O’Reilly and John D. McKinnon (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website. Therefore, Facebook only wants ads that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-to-check-groups-behind-issue-ads-1523037600
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook will soon require that advertisers wanting to run ads on hot-button political issues go through an authorization process first, a move the social network hopes will prevent the spread of misinformation across its platform. The company announced in blog posts on Friday that it plans to work with third parties to develop a list of key issues, which will be updated over time.)
— FBI Seizes Backpage.com, a Site Criticized for Sex-Related Ads Website has been targeted by opponents of sex trafficking – Lalita Clozel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-seizes-backpage-com-a-site-criticized-for-sex-related-ads-1523048024?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-America.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-attacks-on-mexico-spur-backlash-south-of-the-border-1523041760
— Stop Propping Up Small Business Government aid for firms with few employees has long enjoyed bipartisan support, but it’s bad economics and bad policy – Robert D. Atkinson and Michael Lind
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stop-propping-up-small-business-1523027017
— Top 20% of Americans Will Pay 87% of Income Tax Households with $150,000 or more in income make up 52% of total income nationally but pay large portion of total taxes – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-20-of-americans-will-pay-87-of-income-tax-1523007001
— Smiles Hide Many Messages—Some Unfriendly Faces that mean domination, reward or just ‘I want to get along with you’ – Susan Pinker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/smiles-hide-many-messagessome-unfriendly-1522938030
— With Nixon in ’68: The Year America Came Apart War, protest, assassination and riot upended American politics and created cultural divides that are still with us today – Patrick J. Buchanan (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-nixon-in-68-the-year-america-came-apart-1522937732

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Rush Limbaugh, other conservatives attack North Carolina school over white privilege handout – T. KEUNG HUI (DIERSEN: Are you a White male? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have gotten tremendous unfair advantages in life because I am a White male, and therefore, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. They further hint/imply/argue/shout that I have gotten tremendous unfair advantages in life a) because I have had good health, b) because my parents sent me to parochial grade schools, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because I got accepted by UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT, e) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, f) because I got married, g) because my wife had good jobs, h) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, i) because my wife and I saved lots of money for our retirement, j) because my federal retirement benefits are too generous, k) because etc.)
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article208140689.html

BUSINESS TIMES
— Harvard pushed by US to share admissions data in bias suit
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/harvard-pushed-by-us-to-share-admissions-data-in-bias-suit

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Are Donald Trump’s supporters idiots?”
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/133447/donald-trumps-supporters-idiots

VOX
— More and more companies have monopoly power over workers’ wages. That’s killing the economy. The trend can explain slow growth, “missing” workers, and stagnant salaries. – Suresh Naidu, Eric Posner, and Glen Weyl (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hated federal civil service protections. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/4/6/17204808/wages-employers-workers-monopsony-growth-stagnation-inequality
— Workers don’t have much say in corporations. Why not give them seats on the board? A new poll shows Americans want to make it happen. – Dylan Matthews
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/6/17086720/poll-corporate-board-democracy-worker-council-codetermination-union-labor

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Jeanne Ives: “Bruce Rauner Lied”
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/jeanne-ives-bruce-rauner-lied/

April 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— YouTube shooter identified as user Nasim Aghdam
http://abc7chicago.com/sources-youtube-shooter-identified-as-user-nasim-aghdam/3298743/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to her website, a possible motivation for the shooting could have been tied to her many YouTube accounts, which she says have seen a decline in viewership over the past few months. She embedded videos from the biggest YouTubers on the platform on the site, including massive creator Casey Neistat. In them, they talk about the YouTube “Ad-apocalypse” where many users are seeing massive dips in traffic, subscriber count loss, and de-monetization of videos. Neistat has more than 9,000,000 subscribers and made a famous video about the YouTube ad revenue scare for creators. It appears that Aghdam was disgruntled by the changes in the YouTube platform. She wrote on her website, “Be aware! Dictatorship exists in all countries but with different tactics! They only care for personal and short-term profits and do anything to reach their goals even by fooling simple-minded people, hiding the truth, manipulating science and everything, putting public mental and physical health at risk, abusing non-human animals, polluting the environment, destroying family values, promoting materialism and sexual degeneration in the name of freedom and turning people into programmed robots!” She goes on to quote Adolf Hitler saying, “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it and eventually they will believe it.” The rest of her message targets YouTube and censorship. “There is no free speech in the real world and you will be suppressed for telling the truth that is not supported by the system. Videos of targeted users are filtered and merely relegated so that people can hardly see their videos.” Aghdam’s website shows screenshots of her “reduced” and “supressed” videos. She referred to a specific video that appeared to be an instructional video for a workout saying, “This video got age-restricted after new, close-minded YouTube employees got control of my farsi YouTube channel last year, 2016, and began filtering my videos to reduce views and suppress and discourage me from making my videos!” Feb. 20, YouTube enacted a new advertising policy that demonetized channels with less than 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time. Though Aghdam’s main English channel had more than 5,000 subscribers, many of her videos appeared to be demonetized.)

NBC5
— YouTube Shooting Suspect ID’d; Parents Reported Her Missing – Kiki Intarasuwan, Brendan Weber, Riya Bhattacharjee and Kristofer Noceda
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Gunshots-Youtube-Office-San-Bruno-478682453.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Joining census lawsuit is Emanuel’s latest legal move against Trump administration – John Byrne (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Emanuel paints Chicago as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-census-20180404-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has said the census citizenship question is “necessary for the Department of Justice to protect voters, specifically to help us better comply with the Voting Rights Act, which is something that’s important and a part of this process.”)
— Illinois is in line to receive $13 million from the federal government to help beef up election security, but officials on Tuesday raised questions about whether the money will make it to the counties that need it in time for the November election. – Kim Geiger)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-census-20180404-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago awards more than $440,000 to Catholic Charities, Phalanx Family Services, and Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in Chicago illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-census-20180404-story.html
— When Trump tries to destroy your reputation – Jill McCabe (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those governments, those countries, those etc. that try to destroy my reputation? Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to spread fake news.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-reputation-andrew-mccabe-jill-hillary-clinton-james-comey-trump-reputation-fbi-0403-story.html
— Democratic principles will always thwart the creep of authoritarianism – Cass R. Sunstein (DIERSEN: Who wants authority over you? My critics/opponents want authority over me. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want authority a) over which articles I link to in the emails and what my comments, if any, are on those articles. They want to stop everyone from reading the emails, but failing that, they want to stop as many people as they can from reading the emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-democracy-threat-authoritarian-20180403-story.html
— Free speech takes another hit from thin-skinned liberals – Cal Thomas
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180404/281878708937573
— Student Michael Brown applies to 20 colleges: all accept – Amy Wang
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180404/281779924689765
— Orland Park trustees reconsider full-time mayor position – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-park-mayor-st-0404-20180403-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats call for the abolition of the Second Amendment.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-foster-gun-violence-forum-st-0404-20180403-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Durbin says Trump is unreliable, unprepared, and unstable.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-on-trump-he-is-unreliable-he-is-unprepared-and-he-is-unstable/

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180403/editorial-we-all-must-work-to-complete-dr-kings-dream

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— VERY SAD: Hultgren and Roskam duck on citizenship query (DIERSEN: Political consultants who want Hultgren and Roskam to lose advise them to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Political consultants who want Hultgren and Roskam to lose advise them to pander to voters who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. Political consultants who want Hultgren and Roskam to lose advise them to not only dump Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but to destroy Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180403/BLOGS02/180409967/local-gop-congressmen-duck-on-citizenship-query
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two others would not take a public stance—Randy Hultgren of Plano and Wheaton’s Peter Roskam—perhaps because both face what are shaping up to be re-election challenges this November.)

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Could sports betting come to Illinois? Lawmakers listen to options – BILL LUKITSCH (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/jg-tc/news/state-and-regional/could-sports-betting-come-to-illinois-lawmakers-listen-to-options/article_60133d8b-ad07-5750-8085-cd37d61f2467.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign County’s results for 2018 primary are certified — and historic – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-04/champaign-countys-results-2018-primary-are-certified-%E2%80%94-and-historic.html
— UI student group hosting town hall meeting on gun violence Thursday – Tim Mitchell (DIERSEN: Democrats a) blame Republicans for gun violence and b) want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-03/ui-student-group-hosting-town-hall-meeting-gun-violence-thursday.html
— Rates missing from progressive-tax talk – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-04-04/jim-dey-rates-missing-progressive-tax-talk.html
— Pensions: A problem without solution? – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it extremely clear to everyone that if they could, they would immediately end a) my $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) my $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and c) my $2,064/year Social Security. I should write a book about my hate-filled critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-04-04/editorial-problem-without-solution.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Public invited to Rockford town hall meeting on school gun violence – Corina Curry (DIERSEN: Even though Democrats run Illinois, ever-increasingly Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence in Illinois.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180403/public-invited-to-rockford-town-hall-meeting-on-school-gun-violence
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs oppose any and all efforts to discourage people from coming to America illegally, from staying in America illegally, and from bringing others to America illegally.
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180402/questionable-immigration-flyers-spread-in-boone-county

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Ready For General Election Races In 8th State Senate, 15th, 20th State House Villivalam Awaits GOP Challenger, D’Amico, Biela Continue Door-To-Door Canvassing, McAuliffe, Marwig Not Yet Fully In Campaign Mode – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/ready-for-general-election-races-in-8th-state-senate-15th-20th-state-house/

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL
— Rauner is no Sister Jean – Scott Reeder
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-rauner-is-no-sister-jean/article_6e069fb4-3806-11e8-b6f4-b3c527b6e7b1.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Business Pushes Back on Public Right to Sue Bills – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: What lawsuits have you filed? Of course, to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being litigious and even worse things, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress the lawsuits that I have filed. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with the defendants in all the lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-business-pushes-back-public-right-sue-bills-0

CHICAGO NOW
— Town hall meeting w/Pritzker & Rauner on Opioids & helping ex-offenders? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/04/town-hall-meeting-wpritzker-rauner-on-opioids-helping-ex-offenders-watch-berkowitz-wa-safe-havens-neli-vazquez-rowland-cableweb/

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— How Do You Identify Fake News? Solid sources and some healthy skepticism can help. – Vignesh Ramachandran (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/ask-propublica-illinois-how-do-you-identify-fake-news

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Lake County GOP to select party leaders at upcoming county convention – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Are you an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman? If so, has your Republican County Central Committee notified you of the date, time, location, agenda, candidates, and your weighted vote for your county convention? If the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee race is contested for your congressional district, have the candidates contacted you concerning their candidacy? What percent of the Republican ballots cast in your county were cast in precincts in which no one ran for Precinct Committeeman? The chairman of your Republican County Central Committee will cast those votes.)
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511381743-lake-county-gop-to-select-party-leaders-at-upcoming-county-convention
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Lake County Republican Party is slated to hold its official county GOP convention on April 18 at Concorde Banquets in Kildeer. “All Lake County Republican precinct committeemen who were duly elected and certified in the March 20, 2018, Republican primary election are called on to attend the county convention and cast their respective weighted votes for chairman of the Lake County Republican Central Committee, Central Committeemen of the Illinois Republican Party from their respective congressional districts, duly proposed amendments to the bylaws of the Lake County Republican Central Committee, various legislative and representative committees and certain other important business of the Lake County Republican Central Committee,” Lake County Republican Party Chairman Mark Shaw said in a press release. Shaw added “all 18 Republican Township Organizations will convene to conduct business relevant to their respective organizations and to caucus regarding the business to be conducted at the county convention, which (will be) gaveled to order at 7 p.m. that same evening.” “Recently, I announced my candidacy for re-election and would be honored if you would be my guest at the event,” Shaw said in the release disbursed among GOP leaders. Shaw is also committeeman for the 10th Congressional District and ran for representative in the 58th House District in 2012, losing to Scott Drury (D-Highwood). Among the Republican winners in the March 20, primary that will be on the ballot for the Nov. 6 general election are Gov. Bruce Rauner, states attorney candidate Erika Harold and secretary of state candidate Jason Helland. In other races on the fall ballot where GOP incumbents will be seeking another term, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Wheaton) is set to face Democrat Sean Casten in the 6th Congressional District, Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Plano) takes on Lauren Underwood in the 14th Congressional District, state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) squares off against Democrat Bill Downs in the 52nd House District, and state Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Hills) faces Tom Georges in the 26th Senate District.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker uses Ives to slam Rauner on Quincy veterans’ home
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/pritzker-uses-ives-to-slam-rauner-on-quincy-veterans-home/
— More answers needed on Pritzker’s “artificial progressive income tax”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/more-answers-needed-on-pritzkers-artificial-progressive-income-tax/
— Pritzker says he’ll immediately end “back-door voucher program”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/pritzker-says-hell-immediately-end-back-door-voucher-program/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump to deploy military to guard border until wall completed President says caravan of illegals crossing Mexico ‘is broken up’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/3/trump-says-hell-guard-mexican-border-military/

GOPUSA
— Another California city votes to sue state over sanctuary law (DIERSEN: When will your municipality, your township/ward, and your county sue Illinois over its sanctuary law?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42937
— Gun control students unhappy with their clear backpacks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42923
— YouTube shooter described as animal rights vegan, born in Iran
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42954
— Caravans, Churches and Criminal Sanctuaries
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42959
— Chicago wants to ban body armor (DIERSEN: One could argue that depending on where you are in Chicago, for your self-defense, you should definitely wear body armor and pack heat.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42831

ONE NEWS NOW
— Next up: Gov’t-endorsed bullying, taunting? If LGBTQ advocates in Illinois get their way, all public school students will be indoctrinated with pro-homosexual propaganda from the time they’re five years old. – Bob Kellogg
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2018/04/04/next-up-govt-endorsed-bullying-taunting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Homosexual and transgender activists have persuaded liberal legislators to sponsor legislation that would require all public school (K-12) textbooks, regardless of the subject, to proclaim positive contributions of homosexuals to society. “[This legislation] would require that any book or book substitute that will be used as a text or text substitute include the ‘role and contributions’ of homosexuals and men and women who adopt opposite-sex persona [a.k.a., transgenderism],” explains Laurie Higgins with the Illinois Family Institute. Two Democratic lawmakers – State Senator Heather Steans and State Representative Anna Moeller – are the sponsors of SB 3249 and HB 5596 respectively. The bills also “require every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the significant role of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in society.” Higgins warns parents that those who live outside of Illinois shouldn’t brush aside this information, believing it will not affect them. “This will come to other states,” she warns. “It started in California; now it’s coming to Illinois. All it takes is a couple of homosexuals and/or leftists in your state legislature to bring this bill and it will be in your schools, too.” And the danger in that, according to Stella Morabito at The Federalist, is that the highly politicized nature of public schools will essentially “draw virtual targets” on the backs of students whose beliefs don’t align with the school’s. “A bully [would be] free to target with the taunt ‘bigot’ any child who comes from a traditional Christian home – and the curricula will back them up,” Morabito writes. Higgins is convinced that should the legislation pass, Republican Governor Bruce Rauner would sign it into law. It would become effective July 1, 2019. She recommends a two-fold approach to parents at this time: fight the bills – but at the same time “plan an escape route for your children from government schools.”)

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Marching Orders for Trump’s New VA Secretary – BETSY MCCAUGHEY (DIERSEN: What work experience do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the work experience that I gained working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880 and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. What opinion do those who represent you in government and in politics have of the work experience that you have? Based on their words and their actions, many, if not most, if not virtually all of those who represent me in government and in politics have an extremely low opinion of the work experience that I have.)
https://spectator.org/marching-orders-for-trumps-new-va-secretary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since President Trump ousted Veterans Administration Secretary David Shulkin, the question reverberating in Washington is whether Trump’s new pick, Admiral Ronny Jackson, is capable of heading a department with 360,000 employees and 9 million vets under its care. Senate Democrats carp he lacks experience running “a complex organization.” Experience is overrated. President Obama’s VA Secretary, Robert McDonald, failed miserably, despite having run Procter & Gamble. Vets died on phony wait lists on McDonald’s watch. . .Pundits are predicting a confirmation battle. The smart money should be on Jackson. He’s combat tested. Disregard the partisan drivel about his lack of experience running a big organization. It’s coming from the same people who had no problem making a community organizer the President.)

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— DISCRIMINATION AND DISPARITIES – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/discrimination-and-disparities/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— GOP Response To Illegal Alien Caravan Will Decide 2018 Midterms – George Rasley (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America and b) side with the citizens of Mexico and with the citizens of other foreign countries against the citizens of America.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27706

BREITBART
— Secretary Ben Carson on Illegals: HUD Is ‘Going to Cooperate Very Much with the Justice Department’ – AMANDA HOUSE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/03/exclusive-secretary-ben-carson-on-illegals-hud-is-going-to-cooperate-very-much-with-the-justice-department/

POLITICO
— Conway responds to claim she’s the No. 1 leaker – LOUIS NELSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a leaker. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/02/kellyanne-conway-number-one-leaker-494436

CNN
— Prices of 20 brand-name drugs that are most prescribed to seniors have skyrocketed – Max Richtman
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/opinions/prescription-prices-opinion-richtman/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Trump under investigation, but not criminal target (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors had me “under investigation” a) 1974-1977 for my claiming partial day per diem (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866) and b) 1978-1979 for my deducting educational expenses. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat IRS superiors.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/report-trump-under-investigation-not-criminal-target-mueller-probe-n862576

NEW YORK TIMES
— GAO Finds Racial Bias in School Discipline – Erica L. Green (DIERSEN: Democrats run the public schools in America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/politics/racial-bias-school-discipline-policies.html
— India’s ‘Fake News’ Crackdown Crumbles Over Journalists’ Outrage – Kai Schultz and Suhasini Raj (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those governments, those countries, those etc. that hint/imply/argue/shout that I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to spread fake news?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/world/asia/india-fake-news.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Indian government called the decree a crackdown on fake news. It lasted less than a day. On Monday evening, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting abruptly announced that it would penalize journalists who spread “fake news,” the term popularized by President Trump to disparage what he has regarded as unfair coverage of his 2016 American presidential campaign and first year in office. The term is now widely used around the world by authoritarian politicians and governments to describe reporting that they find objectionable. Members of India’s freewheeling press expressed shock and outrage at the announcement, seeing the hidden hand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — who enjoys warm relations with Mr. Trump — to quell negative media coverage ahead of India’s general election next year.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump claimed his plan to put troops on the border is extraordinary. It was routine for Obama. – Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/04/04/trump-claimed-his-plan-to-put-troops-on-the-border-is-extraordinary-it-was-routine-for-obama/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California: A ‘Sanctuary’ for Criminals The state threw out the rule of law, but Orange County will join the resistance. – Michelle Park Steel (DIERSEN: When will DuPage County “join the resistance?” Which DuPage County Board Members will lead the resistance?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-a-sanctuary-for-criminals-1522793743
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Orange County, we reject this kind of reckless behavior. As a member of the Board of Supervisors, I have a say in how to improve my community of 3.2 million residents. We are home to large groups of immigrant communities, and we fully embrace the diverse cultures of our immigrant population. Our concern is about criminal illegal aliens who are falling through the cracks because our sheriff can’t talk to federal immigration agents. On March 27 I introduced a resolution to condemn the state sanctuary law and to direct county counsel to take legal action. Every Orange County supervisor present voted in favor. We currently are reviewing the best ways in which to intervene in the federal government’s lawsuit against California. States cannot simply opt out of federal laws they don’t like. If tomorrow California decided that the First Amendment was a nuisance and passed legislation to restrict this constitutional right, Americans wouldn’t accept the new law. I came to this country with a great respect for the freedom and safety that the Constitution affords its citizens. Condemning the sanctuary law has nothing to do with race or politics. It’s about protecting Americans and their constitutional rights. There’s a long road ahead in fixing our broken immigration system, but, along the way, local law enforcement should cooperate fully with the federal law.)
— Nebraska: A Model for Licensing Reform – Editorial (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 based on my having a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, c) worked for GAO for 1 year at the GS-9 Step 10 level, currently $72,677, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, f) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and g) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-model-for-licensing-reform-1522795235
— Martin Luther King: ‘We Can’t Keep On Blaming the White Man’ Fifty years after his death, many pay lip service to his ideals, but far too few are following his example. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/martin-luther-king-we-cant-keep-on-blaming-the-white-man-1522792580
— Trump Plunges Ahead With America-First, Nationalist Approach Actions on immigration, trade and U.S. military presence in Syria signal a new phase in presidency – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-plunges-ahead-with-america-first-nationalist-approach-1522793064

FRESNO BEE
— Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox urges Valley cities to reject sanctuary policies – ROBERT RODRIGUEZ
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article207803219.html

GOVERNING
— Election Expands Liberals’ Presence on Wisconsin Supreme Court
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/Liberals-Expand-Their-Presence-on-Wisconsin-Supreme-Court.html

BLOOMBERG
— It’s So Bad in Illinois Its Bonds Pay Like a Reviled Jersey Mall – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-03/it-s-so-bad-in-illinois-its-bonds-pay-like-a-reviled-jersey-mall

FORBES
— Why We Are Failing To Win The Arguments For Free Speech – Dr. Wolf von Laer (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2018/04/04/why-we-are-failing-to-win-the-arguments-for-free-speech/#178c7ced76fd

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Sinclair Chairman Claims Entire Print Media Has ‘No Credibility’ – Olivia Nuzzi (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/04/sinclair-chairman-entire-print-media-has-no-credibility.html

FED WEEK
— More Employees Report Seeing Prohibited Personnel Practices (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I saw my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates commit many PPPs, most commonly, a) discriminating against federal employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 and b) wasting the careers of and getting rid of employees who complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age retaliation, and/or retaliation.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/more-employees-report-seeing-prohibited-personnel-practices/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More federal employees reported in 2016 that they had seen prohibited personnel practices in the workplace than in 2010, MSPB has said in a preview of an upcoming report. A budget-related document notes that until the MSPB board has a quorum—it has lacked one for more than a year although nominees for the two vacant seats recently were named—it cannot issue the kind of studies it conducts regularly into federal personnel issues. However, it gave some detail regarding reports in progress. One shows that in a survey MSPB conducted in 2016, more employees reported observing “PPPs”—which include whistleblower retaliation, various forms of discrimination, decisions not based on merit, and more—compared with a similar survey in 2010. “Notably, only 54 percent of respondents in 2016 indicated that they had observed no PPPs, compared to 78 percent in 2010,” it says. The later survey also found high rates of employees reporting that their agencies are not complying with new PPP created in 2012, that non-disclosure policies must include language stating that the policies do not reduce employee whistleblowing rights. MSPB added that it is working on several other studies that rely in part on the survey data. “Those studies cover areas such as individual drivers of employee engagement, sexual harassment, performance management, effectiveness of the HR workforce, and the Pathways program,” it said.)

April 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump declares DACA ‘dead,’ calls for border legislation using ‘nuclear option’ – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-declares-daca-dead-calls-for-border-legislation-using-nuclear-option/3292913/
— Type 2 Diabetes: Are You At Risk? – Dr. James Lengemann, Medical Director, Diabetes Services with Edward-Elmhurst Health (DIERSEN: My coming down with type 2 diabetes is a direct result of my spending so much time sitting at my computer putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out instead of exercising.)
http://abc7chicago.com/health/type-2-diabetes-are-you-at-risk/3293346/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the years go by, Americans are getting heavier and less active. These factors are directly related to the increased prevalence of diabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 30 million American adults – nearly 10 percent – have been diagnosed with the disease. The majority of people diagnosed with the condition have type 2 diabetes. This type of diabetes occurs when you produce insulin but your body’s cells are unable to use it as efficiently as they should. This leads to the pancreas producing extra insulin to get glucose to your cells but eventually sugar builds up in your blood instead. The main risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes include: Genetics – Your DNA can affect how your body makes insulin African-American, Native American, Asian-American or Hispanic ethnicity Being overweight or obese – a BMI over 25 (my BMI is 30), especially if you carry extra weight around your waist Inactivity Poor nutrition High blood pressure High cholesterol Even if you do not have any of the risk factors for diabetes, you could still develop the disease. In fact, we’re seeing diabetes at younger ages and in populations where it wasn’t prevalent in the past. Even if you’re not at high risk on paper, it’s important to get routine checkups with your primary care physician. He or she can evaluate your blood glucose level with a fasting blood sugar test.)

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Feds bust three for allegedly selling synthetic marijuana at West Side store
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/feds-bust-three-for-allegedly-selling-synthetic-marijuana-at-west-side-store

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use arguments that are outrageous, disgusting, and even worse things to push pot. Who will stand with me against pot? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot, b) they want to smoke pot legally, c) they want to make lots on money selling pot, and/or d) they what governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-opioid-crisis-medical-cannabis-medical-addiction-jama-don-harmon-bruce-rauner/
— Lawmakers shouldn’t compromise on keeping salary history private – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things if you do not shout a) that minorities and females are underpaid and b) that government employees are overpaid. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted that I was overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lawmakers-shouldnt-compromise-on-keeping-salary-history-private/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: It’s a simple concept: Your current pay stub is your business when you apply for a new job. Asking applicants for a salary history helps to perpetuate wage discrimination and the gender pay gap, given women’s long history of unequal pay. Besides that, it’s a turnoff for job seekers across the board, who worry about killing their chances for an interview because they’re already making too much or too little. If an employer offers you a prestigious job that’s worth a big salary, they should pay you that salary regardless of past earnings. If you’re willing to take a pay cut because the job itself is more attractive, that’s a decision you should be able to freely make.)
— The more challengers line up to take on Emanuel for mayor, the better his odds – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-more-challengers-line-up-to-take-on-emanuel-for-mayor-the-better-his-odds/
— Republican Erika Harold breaks with Trump, Rauner on Census citizenship question – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: SEE: https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/03/gop-candidates-for-attorney-general-gary-grasso-and-erika-harold/ FROM THE ARTICLE: After doing research and speaking personally to both candidates, we highly recommend voting for Gary Grasso. His legal experience, independence and willingness to engage with conservative grassroots activists speaks volumes. Unfortunately, Harold has avoided publicly answering questions from conservative organizations, including failing to respond to candidate surveys from pro-life organizations in the state. It is frustrating to observe her answer questions from liberal media sources but refuse to answer questions (and questionnaires) from pro-life and pro-family groups.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republican-erika-harold-breaks-with-trump-rauner-on-census-citizenship-question/
— Sinclair bid to control WGN-TV on track as ‘fake stories’ video rocks internet (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for news that they put out or bless.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump-sinclair-broadcasting-deadspin-video-fake-news/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois pork farmer on Chinese tariffs: ‘Our worst fears seem to be coming true’ – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-china-tariffs-illinois-farmers-20180402-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— The prospect for partisanship in local TV news – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media acts like it is anti-Trump.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180402/editorial-the-prospect-for-partisanship-in-local-tv-news
— Treasurer candidate Jim Dodge visits Palatine Township GOP Saturday
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180402/treasurer-candidate-visits-palatine-township-gop-saturday
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180402/democrats-meet-with-millennials-in-elgin-on-college-costs-dreamers–

HERALD & REVIEW
— Synthetic pot linked to Central Illinois death – CLAIRE HETTINGER
https://herald-review.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/synthetic-pot-linked-to-central-illinois-death/article_1f9ed74c-7112-5eaa-9b4d-7f22ef460900.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Jason Leviskas, Consultant, Precinct Committeeman finds engagement in politics
http://www.rrstar.com/special/20180402/jason-leviskas-consultant-precinct-committeeman-finds-engagement-in-politics

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Primary uncharacteristically draws more Dems than GOP in Galesburg – Rebecca Susmarski
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180331/primary-uncharacteristically-draws-more-dems-than-gop-in-galesburg

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://nprillinois.org/post/photos-why-they-marched-their-own-words#stream/0

WGLT
— Local Worries Mount As Trump Administration Defangs Consumer Protection Agency – JUDITH VALENTE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with businesses against consumers. They stress the lawsuits that I have filed to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being pro-consumer.)
http://wglt.org/post/local-worries-mount-trump-administration-defangs-consumer-protection-agency#stream/0

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Class action suit accuses Rauner’s campaign of unlawful robocalls soliciting votes – Dan Churney
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511381163-class-action-suit-accuses-rauner-s-campaign-of-unlawful-robocalls-soliciting-votes

METRO EAST SUN
— Hildenbrand stresses need for GOP to unite behind Rauner – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: What does it mean “to unite behind Rauner?” Does it mean dumping those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511379395-hildenbrand-stresses-need-for-gop-to-unite-behind-rauner

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SUBURBAN LAWMAKERS SPONSOR LEGISLATION COMBATING THOSE IRRITATING ROBO-CALLS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/suburban-lawmakers-sponsor-legislation-combatting-those-irritating-robo-calls.html
— THORNER: “EQUAL RIGHTS” SOUNDS GOOD, BUT THE AMENDMENT IS BAD FOR WOMEN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/thorner-equal-rights-sounds-good-but-the-amendment-is-bad-for-women.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives spokesperson says no talks yet with Rauner (DIERSEN: Rauner defeated Ives in the Republican primary by running against the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Maybe Rauner plans on defeating Pritzker in the general election by doing the same thing.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/02/ives-spokesperson-says-no-talks-yet-with-rauner/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Day 13: Rauner and Ives Feud Moves into Second Month It’s no April Fool’s joke – Governor Bruce Rauner’s and state Representative Jeanne Ives’ GOP feud is moving into its second month. Thirteen days ago, Ives nearly knocked off the incumbent Rauner by running a primary campaign on his dishonesty and management failures. Now, the calendar turns to April and Rauner has still not spoken with Ives or earned the trust of her supporters. Last week, Ives demanded Rauner run ads apologizing for his dishonesty before she would endorse him. And Ives’ supporters do not sound like they are happy with Rauner’s minimal efforts of reconciliation. “The longer Bruce Rauner lets his feud with Jeanne Ives fester, the harder it will be to bring his divided party back together,” said DGA Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro. “With his rock-bottom approval ratings, Rauner’s already damaging his failing re-election campaign by allowing this battle to enter its second month.”)
— Rauner urged to move rightward, and whacked for doing so
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/02/rauner-urged-to-move-rightward-and-whacked-for-doing-so/
— Having his cake and eating it without ever baking it
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/02/having-his-cake-and-eating-it-without-ever-baking-it/

GOPUSA
— Judge rules that immigrants in U.S. custody have constitutional right to abortion
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42785

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: ‘Our Country Is Being Stolen’ by Illegals – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/02/donald-trump-country-stolen-illegals/
— Trump Declares ‘No More DACA Deal,’ Border-Crossers Want ‘In On’ Amnesty – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/01/trump-declares-daca-deal-border-crossers-amnesty/
— Mark Zuckerberg Proposes Facebook ‘Supreme Court’ to Rule on ‘Hate Speech’ – LUCAS NOLAN (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, everything is hate speech except for what they put out or bless.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/04/02/mark-zuckerberg-proposes-facebook-supreme-court-to-rule-on-hate-speech/
— Poll: 77 Percent Believe Traditional Media Guilty of Fake News – NATE CHURCH (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/04/02/poll-77-percent-believe-traditional-media-guilty-of-fake-news/

BLAZE
— Ingraham’s advertisers continue to bail — but the real story is who’s actually behind the boycott – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are behind the boycott. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/02/ingrahams-advertisers-continue-to-bail-but-the-real-story-is-whos-actually-behind-the-boycott
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As with past Fox News advertiser boycotts, far-left media watchdog Media Matters — which was founded by longtime Clinton ally David Brock and is funded in part by George Soros — orchestrated the boycott and used the far-left’s grassroots to apply pressure on companies whose ads appear during Ingraham’s weekday program. Last Thursday, Media Matters published an article detailing which companies advertised on Ingraham’s show between March 19 and March 28, in addition to how many times an ad for each company appeared.)

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Shall We Crucify Laura Ingraham? – Craig Shirley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27686

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Howard University Students Hold Building Hostage (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, it offered either no reimbursement for tuition for job-related college courses or just a token reimbursement. My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used that non-reimbursement policy to justify their not taking job-related college courses. Nevertheless, I spent a tremendous amount of my own time and my own money taking courses to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, earning three job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, and earning two job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981.)
https://www.academia.org/howard-university-students-hold-building-hostage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Protesting Howard University students have occupied an administrative building on the college campus and have refused to leave unless their demands were met. The protests started when an anonymous blogger published an article alleging the misuse of tuition reimbursement funding for at least seven university employees, which was never made public last year.)

THE HILL
— Trump campaign employee sues to void nondisclosure agreement – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/381249-employee-of-trumps-2016-campaign-team-sues-to-void-nondisclosure

WASHINGTON POST
— Five Democratic arguments that might resonate in the suburbs – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican Party leaders in Illinois who talk and/or act like they want to win over the Democrat Party base a) by dumping the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) by dumping individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/04/02/five-democratic-arguments-that-might-resonate-in-the-suburbs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats seem to be coming to the realization that their traditional base — single women, minorities, young voters, college-educated voters, urban dwellers — is perfectly compatible with other demographic cross-sections of America (e.g. married women, suburbanites, #NeverTrump Republicans). Moreover, occasional voters (e.g. millennials) can become spirited activists and off-year voters if given enough reason to turn out. There is no shortage of issues that can bring together all these voters. We’ll start with just five that might resonate in the suburbs, with college-educated women and with disaffected Republicans — and also, in some cases, might help turn out traditional Democratic constituents.)
— Trump administration, seeking to speed deportations, to impose quotas on immigration judges – Nick Miroff (DIERSEN: Were quotas imposed on your superiors? All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, Democrat politicians imposed quotas, goals, and targets on my superiors a) to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-seeking-to-speed-deportations-to-impose-quotas-on-immigration-judges/2018/04/02/a282d650-36bb-11e8-b57c-9445cc4dfa5e_story.html

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— U.S. Judge in Chicago: Jury Pay Raise Could Improve Diversity The chief judge for U.S. District Court in Chicago says a pay raise for federal jurors in a bill signed by President Donald Trump could improve the jury diversity. – AP (DIERSEN: This presupposes that those who are minority, female, younger, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time have less money than those who are White, male, older, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-04-02/us-judge-in-chicago-jury-pay-raise-could-improve-diversity

NEWSWEEK
— WARREN BUFFETT’S SON HOWARD CRITICIZES TRUMP AND OBAMA FOR BORDER WALL, DRUG EPIDEMIC – BENJAMIN FEARNOW (DIERSEN: How much have you benefited from what your father did? My outstanding father died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. He fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, sent me and my brother to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.)
http://www.newsweek.com/howard-buffett-warren-buffett-border-wall-cochise-county-arizona-macon-county-868924

BUSINESS INSIDER
— New York just became the first state to try to help people dodge a big change in the new GOP tax law — and it could backfire – Bob Bryan (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Government should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-gop-tax-law-new-york-state-local-taxes-salt-deduction-2018-4

FED SMITH
— Lawmakers Want GAO to Take a Fresh Look at Time and Attendance Abuse – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/04/02/lawmakers-want-fresh-look-time-attendance-abuse/

April 1 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What were you doing 40 years ago today? My wife Karen and I were getting married at her Catholic church in Chicago. We both worked in downtown Chicago. I had worked for IRS since 1971 and she had worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions since 1970. In today’s dollars, IRS paid me $89,178/year. We used her savings for the down payment to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton and we used the profit from the sale of my one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building to buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevy Chevette. I soon sold my 1962 Chevy BelAir and I continued to store my 1972 Corvette in my mother’s garage in Crete. I took graduate accounting courses at DePaul’s downtown building and Karen soon started taking courses there toward a bachelor’s degree in finance. Because of Money Magazine’s February 1978 4-page article on us, IRS had disallowed all the graduate business courses that I had taken at Loyola and all the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul. Eventually, I won a split decision in Tax Court. The judge imposed a new rule that you cannot deduct accounting courses until you are qualified to take the CPA examination. I continued to rent out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I sold it in 1984 when we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For the Department of Veterans Affairs, a Trump toady – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: Who/what are you a toady for? I am a toady for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Will those who dominate the IRP work even harder in the future to water down, to emasculate, and to destroy the aforesaid documents? Will they succeed in electing IRP State Central Committee members on April 18, 2018 who will appoint members to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee who will water down, emasculate, and destroy the IRP platform?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-jackson-shulkin-veterans-0401-20180330-story.html
– Fact check: Trump administration departs from reality on wall, census, Amazon – AP (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/factcheck/ct-fact-check-trump-wall-census-amazon-20180331-story.html
— Republican candidate for 9th District state Senate stresses fiscal responsibility, help for foster kids – Genevieve Bookwalter (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who, since the 1980s, have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents. They viciously demonize us, denigrate us, and condemn us as being selfish rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They glorify and praise themselves for having kids.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-lasonde-senate-republican-tl-0405-20180331-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Rage, riots and ruin Parts of Chicago’s West Side were destroyed after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death in 1968. Some haven’t recovered – Tony Briscoe and Ese Olumhense
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180401/281505046776875
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote diversity. Democrats would NOT promote diversity if the majority of minorities, females, younger people, poor people, recent immigrants, non-Protestants, non-gun-owners, etc. voted for Republicans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-india-mall-patel-grocery-st-0401-20180331-story.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois should switch to a non-partisan primary ballot. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats are morale relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. How many Democrats in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) cast Republican ballots in primary elections to do whatever damage that they can and b) vote for Democrats in general elections. Why did 105 in my precinct cast Republican primary ballots and voted for either Rauner/Sanguinetti or Ives/Morthland, but in the uncontested races, only 81 voted for Helland, only 81 voted for Senger, only 80 voted for Dodge, only 87 voted for Roskam, only 84 voted for Connelly, only 78 voted for Ruscitti, only 81 voted for Cronin, only 80 voted for Hinds, only 84 voted for Henry, only 75 voted for Cantore, only 76 voted for Wilson, only 75 voted for Mackay, and only 77 voted for me. Maybe 21 to 30 of those who cast Republican primary ballots in my precinct are Democrats.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-change-ballots-change-turnout/article_86445a9a-42cb-5094-87e4-27f3917407b1.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner, state need to move ahead on workers’ raises – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180331/our-view-rauner-state-need-to-move-ahead-on-workers-raises
— Trump needs to name top prosecutor for Central Illinois – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180331/our-view-trump-needs-to-name-top-prosecutor-for-central-illinois

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Chamber’s diversity and inclusion sessions start May 2 – Steve Eighinger (DIERSEN: To promote diversity and inclusion is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.whig.com/20180401/chambers-diversity-and-inclusion-sessions-start-may-2#//

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Galesburg Democratic vote increases in 2018 primary – Rebecca Susmarski
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180331/galesburg-democratic-vote-increases-in-2018-primary

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Trump tariffs threaten Midwest, Q-C farmers – Editorial
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-trump-tariffs-threaten-midwest-q-c-farmers/article_c37e1ba3-e84d-5d37-b8fb-692a38ad0d9d.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— What A Booming Economy Means For The Midterms – ASMA KHALID (DIERSEN: Because the economy is booming under Trump, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs a) will belittle/badmouth that and b) will promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/what-booming-economy-means-midterms#stream/0

WSIL TV
— Will the #NeverAgain actually have an impact? – Andrew Feather (DIERSEN: What impact does #NeverAgain want? From what I see, #NeverAgain wants to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37853762/will-the-neveragain-actually-have-an-impact

WASHINGTON TIMES
— David Hogg would’ve made a good brownshirt – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/30/david-hogg-wouldve-been-good-brownshirt/
— Trump says The Washington Post should register as ‘lobbyist’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/31/donald-trump-says-washington-post-should-register-/
— Trump blasts Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown for pardoning illegal immigrants – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/31/donald-trump-blasts-jerry-brown-calif-governor-par/

BREITBART
— Ann Coulter: ‘Former Trumpers Should Put the Fear of God’ in Trump as Border Wall Remains Unbuilt – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/31/ann-coulter-former-trumpers-should-put-the-fear-of-god-in-trump-as-border-wall-remains-unbuilt/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Weeks ago, Trump set off a firestorm among his base of supporters when he signed off on House Speaker Paul Ryan’s omnibus spending bill that does not include a single provision from the president’s 70-point list of pro-American immigration reforms. Those reforms include building a wall along the southern border, ending chain migration (which would cut legal immigration in half), mandating E-Verify to ban employers from hiring illegal aliens, and ending the “Catch and Release” program that releases illegal aliens into the interior of the country. At the time, Coulter blasted Trump, saying “in one generation,” the U.S. would become South Africa.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hogg’s tantrum boycott about to crash headlong into a bigger one – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you and why? I should write a book about the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/03/hoggs_tantrum_boycott_about_to_crash_headlong_into_a_bigger_one.html
— America Not to Blame for Mexico’s Problems – John Massoud
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/03/america_not_to_blame_for_mexicos_problems.html

TOWNHALL
— 20 Questions You’re Not Supposed to Ask in 2018 America – John Hawkins
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2018/03/31/20-questions-youre-not-supposed-to-ask-in-2018-america-n2466241

PJ MEDIA
— In France, ‘Diversity’ Claims Two More Innocent Lives – MICHAEL WALSH
https://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/france-diversity-claims-two-innocent-lives/

NEW AMERICAN
— “Conservative” Gov. Kasich Praises Anti-gun March; Gets Liberal-NeoCon Boost for 2020 White House Bid – William F. Jasper
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/28639-conservative-gov-kasich-praises-anti-gun-march-gets-liberal-neocon-boost-for-2020-white-house-bid

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Brother of Parkland shooting victim disagrees with David Hogg, says he was snubbed from March for our Lives – Katie Leach
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/brother-of-parkland-shooting-victim-disagrees-with-david-hogg-about-march-for-our-lives-snub

THE HILL
— Social media users criticize White House interns lack of diversity – JACQUELINE THOMSEN (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at young people and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/381088-social-media-users-criticize-white-house-interns-lack-of-diversity

AOL NEWS
— Roseanne Barr strikes back against criticism: ‘Diversity of opinion is part of diversity’ – JENNIFER KLINE
https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/03/31/roseanne-barr-strikes-back-against-criticism-diversity-of-opinion-is-part-of-diversity/23400111/

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Marriage between elites widens class gap, researchers say Upper-income students marry at higher rates than their lower-income peers. – Kevin Carey (DIERSEN: Since 1978, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I got married and that I am still married 40 years later. They paint me as being someone who no one would marry or stay married to. Many, if not most, of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have never been married, b) are divorced, c) have serious marital problems, and/or d) have spouses who have little or no income or assets.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/29/upshot/college-marriage-class-differences.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being a racist if you do not glorify and praise minorities, pander to minorities, serve as an operative or a dupe for minorities, and/or give money to minorities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/opinion/sunday/spiro-agnew-mlk.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says ‘no more’ DACA deal and threatens to ‘stop’ NAFTA if Mexico does not better secure border – Philip Rucker (DIERSEN: What if America declared war on Mexico and a) sent many millions of American citizens into Mexico illegally, b) kept many millions of American citizens in Mexico illegally, and c) sent many mountains of illegal drugs into Mexico illegally?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/04/01/deal-on-daca-no-more-trump-says/

BOSTON HERALD
— Pope quoted as saying there’s no hell – Brian Dowling (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always talked and acted like there is no hell. My churchgoing critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always talked and acted like being a member of a church, attending church services, and/or giving money to a church gives them license to sin.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/04/pope_quoted_as_saying_there_s_no_hell
— Study: Bias in jobs with highest pay White-to-black ratio ‘wide’ – AP (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its employees who were minority and/or female not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a minority, a female, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2018/04/study_bias_in_jobs_with_highest_pay

INDIANA GAZETTE
— Integration now and forever – David Brooks (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation. Democrats want members of Group A to become the voting majorities in precincts, in municipalities, in townships/wards, in counties, in states, and in America so that they have enough voting power to get rid of members of Group B once and for all. Members of Group A are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/integration-now-and-forever/article_26c787f4-677d-5a14-8142-ee4e09b18254.html

GAZETTE
— Four tips for creating a diverse workforce – Wilford H. Stone (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/four-tips-for-creating-a-diverse-workforce-20180331

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— We all must fight realities of racism – ESTHER J. CEPEDA (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at young people and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://journalstar.com/opinion/columnists/esther-j-cepeda-we-all-must-fight-realities-of-racism/article_50453e4d-cefb-53f9-a815-cdb3ecd18e33.html

FORBES
— Hogg’s Advertising Boycott Is Not Suppressing Ingraham’s Free Speech – Fruzsina Eordogh (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you and why? I should write a book about the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/fruzsinaeordogh/2018/03/31/hoggs-advertising-boycott-is-not-suppressing-ingrahams-free-speech/#474440153921

BLOOMBERG
— How Facebook Helps Shady Advertisers Pollute the Internet “They go out and find the morons for me.” – Zeke Faux (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS does not seek, nor will it accept, any kind of advertising. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the more advertising that is on a website or an email, the more legitimate and credible that website or email is.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-03-27/ad-scammers-need-suckers-and-facebook-helps-find-them
— Why pay equality is still out of reach – CLAIRE SUDDATH, DAVID HELLIER, LUCY MEAKIN, STEPHEN MORRIS, SUZI RING, AND JANET PASKIN (DIERSEN: The Illinois Equal Pay Act requires men and women to be paid the same for similar work. If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a female, a minority, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.scribd.com/article/375119358/Why-Pay-Equality-Is-Still-Out-Of-Reach

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters See Reporters As More Anti-Trump These Days
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/march_2018/voters_see_reporters_as_more_anti_trump_these_days

CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— IRS Collected $3.4 Trillion in 2017, Gave Out $437 Billion in Refunds – ISAAC M. O’BANNON (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/news/12405718/irs-collected-34-trillion-in-2017-gave-out-437-billion-in-refunds

DAILY MAIL
— 50 years later, echoes of 1968 resonate in U.S. (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5566261/50-years-later-echoes-1968-resonate-US.html

INDEPENDENT
— Company gender pay gap reporting is already helping, and will continue to help tackle inequalities The historical evidence, such as Northern Ireland’s attempt to reduce the gap between Catholic and Protestant employment, suggests that when it comes to various dimensions of equality in the workplace, some information is better than no information – Ben Chu (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton and/or in Glen Ellyn who discriminate against those who are not a member of their church.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/gender-pay-gap-reporting-inequality-companies-northern-ireland-catholic-protestant-julian-jessop-a8283641.html

March 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— BGA: Proposed shift of public school pension costs – Stacey Baca
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-proposed-shift-of-public-school-pension-costs/3283394/
— Bail set at $1 million for man charged in Oak Brook carjacking
http://abc7chicago.com/bail-set-at-$1-million-for-man-charged-in-oak-brook-carjacking/3287056/

FOX CHICAGO
— University of South Florida offers workshop on adulting for stressed millennials
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/usf-offers-workshop-on-adulting-for-stressed-millennials

WGN TV
— Person dies in Illinois after using fake marijuana
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/31/person-dies-after-using-fake-marijuana-in-illinois/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Man carrying $10 million in U.S. currency arrested at Tijuana airport – Sandra Dibble
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-tijuana-airport-arrest-20180331-story.html
— Elburn talking tax increase vote for parks – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180330/elburn-talking-tax-increase-vote-for-parks

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Officials warn of fatal case of synthetic marijuana use
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/officials-warn-of-fatal-case-of-synthetic-marijuana-use/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Extra. Extra. Illinois roads not good – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180331/statehouse-insider-extra-extra-illinois-roads-not-good

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Police: Suburban Apartments shooting gang-related – CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/lists/2018/03/31/0071241361834ed0911f2306a6648373/index.xml

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois Medicaid managed care switch kicks in Sunday – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-medicaid-switch-affects-hundreds-of-thousands-today/article_c17d47df-42a4-551f-9862-4d78d26cbaf2.html

BELLINGHAM HERALD
— Questions dog Illinois Medicaid managed-care switch – AP
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/article207565669.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Chicago receives $6.7M to help people living with HIV/AIDS – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/article207563934.html

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
— Death Of An Individual Who Used Synthetic Cannabinoids
https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/15528-Death_Of_An_Individual_Who_Used_Synthetic_Cannabinoids.pdf

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Tiffany Thrasher was murdered one year ago on Easter Sunday
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-tiffany-thrasher-was-murdered-one-year-ago-on-easter-sunday
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This is the one year anniversary of the Easter rape and murder of Tiffany Thrasher. I stepped aside for Jeanne Ives because I believed she would speak for Tiffany. Obviously, I was wrong. This week, I will be making an announcement regarding my independent campaign for Governor and, yes, there will be justice for Tiffany.)

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Frank Vala unqualified for office of Springfield Airport Authority Commissioner – JOHN KRAFT (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. 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://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/frank-vala-unqualified-for-office-of-springfield-airport-authority-commissioner/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senator Chuck Weaver, R-Peoria, targets lawmaker pensions in effort to build political will on statewide pension reform – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/senator-targets-lawmaker-pensions-in-effort-to-build-political-will/article_1122490e-338a-11e8-a987-bffde4da1f9f.html?utm_content=69407768&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
— Most Illinois metros gain jobs, see unemployment decline – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/most-illinois-metros-gain-jobs-see-unemployment-decline/article_e84e2f66-343d-11e8-8983-7362198cf657.html

GOPUSA
— Does the Pope Believe in Hell? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/does-the-pope-believe-in-hell/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bob Goodlatte talks ‘deep state’: ‘This is about a small number of people, we don’t know exactly how many’ – Steven Nelson (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government painted me as being a member of the Republican deep state who frustrated their efforts to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/bob-goodlatte-talks-deep-state-this-is-about-a-small-number-of-people-we-dont-know-exactly-how-many

CNN
— DOJ unit leader demoted, accused of sexism, favoritism – Veronica Stracqualursi
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/31/politics/doj-employee-demoted-accusations/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Trump blasts Amazon — but his campaign used it regularly for office supplies – KATHRYN WATSON
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-trump-campaign-spent-thousands-office-supplies-tweet-post-office-scam-today/

ABC NEWS
— Democrats see path to House majority that cuts through the suburbs – EMILY GOODIN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-path-house-majority-cuts-suburbs/story?id=54134040
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sean Casten, who won the Democratic primary in November to take on longtime GOP Rep. Peter Roskam in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District in suburban Chicago, acknowledged he is liberal on some issues and centrist on others. “There are issues like choice issues that I’m as far left as they come. There are issues like markets and national security where I’m pretty centrist. Whatever the letter is after my name is what it is,” Casten, a clean-energy executive, told ABC News. Like Houlahan in Pennsylvania and Casten in Illinois, other Democrats like Susie Lee running in suburban Las Vegas, Elissa Slotkin vying for a congressional seat outside Lansing, Michigan, and Dean Phillips in the Minneapolis suburbs are expected to need Republican voters to cross over and vote for them if they want victory in November. As Casten said of his primary campaign, “We were running a campaign to expand and reach out to the whole electorate.” He beat two Democratic women who were favored by party members. Illinois has an open primary system. “If there is ever a time to steal players and put them on your team, this is the time. This is the same strategy we’ll use in the general,” he said. And neither Casten nor Houlahan would commit to voting for Nancy Pelosi for speaker, but they also didn’t rule it out. Both said they would need to think about who got their vote and consider all the candidates for the position.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— At the Justice Dept.’s Death Penalty Unit, Accusations of Favoritism, Gender Bias and Unwanted Groping – Katie Benner
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/us/politics/justice-department-harassment-bias.html
— Laura Ingraham Takes a Week Off as Advertisers Drop Her Show – Jeffery C. Mays
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/business/media/laura-ingraham-david-hogg.html
— U.S. Says It Can Pay for 100 Miles of Wall on 2,000-Mile Border – Ron Nixon
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/us/politics/us-mexico-border-wall-funding.html

March 31 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— State Central Committee Candidates (DIERSEN: The contested races are:

Congressional District 1
• Shawn Murphy, Evergreen Park
• David Smith, Frankfort
Congressional District 2
• Judy Diekelman, Thornton
• George Pearson, Monee
Congressional District 5
• Jack Dorgan, Rosemont
• Chris Cleveland, Chicago
Congressional District 6
• Brian Colgan, Naperville
• Seth Lewis, Bartlett
• Bob Grogan, Downers Grove
Congressional District 7
• Carol Smith Donovan, Chicago
• Adrian Wright, Chicago
• Mark Hosty, River Forest
Congressional District 8
• Ryan Higgins, Schaumburg
• Paul Hinds, Villa Park
Congressional District 9
• Char Foss-Eggman, Park Ridge
• Sallie Nyhan Davis, Glenview
Congressional District 13
• Fred Floreth, Springfield
• Dustin Peterson, Clinton
Congressional District 15
• Bob Winchester, Rosiclare
• Chapin Rose, Mahomet
Congressional District 16
• John McGlasson, Pontiac
• Tom Demmer, Dixon
Congressional District 17
• Jan Weber, Geneseo
• Patrick Harlan, Galesburg)
https://cdn.fbsbx.com/v/t59.2708-21/29451496_10211895664246819_7843211693881556992_n.pdf/2018-SCC-Applicants.pdf?_nc_cat=0&oh=5a946698998223a60b99375c4b9af61a&oe=5AC1A2D3&dl=1

CBS2
— CTA Assaults And Robberies Upset Riders And Workers – Dorothy Tucker
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/30/cta-assaults-and-robberies-upset-riders-and-workers/

— Pot Confiscated In Skokie Worth Three Million
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/30/pot-confiscated-in-skokie-worth-three-million/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in turning young people against Trump. Democrats shout at young people, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/young-people-run-from-trump-poll/
— Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for illegally voting in 2016 election – USA TODAY
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/texas-woman-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-illegally-voting-in-2016-election/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Crete Township swingers club is ‘disrupting the community,’ according to Will County prosecutors – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-swingers-club-st-0401-20180330-story.html
— ‘Angry one minute … full of sorrow the next’: Aurora area residents remember MLK assassination – Denise Crosby (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Blacks and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-king-assassination-st-0401-20180330-column.html

DAILY HERALD
— District 303 proposes $1M in security upgrades to school entrances – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180327/district-303-proposes-1m-in-security-upgrades-to-school-entrances
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit based in Washington D.C., is claiming Carpentersville’s practice of electing its six trustees at-large contributes to vote dilution of the Latino community — a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act. – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How is the vote diluted for those who share your demographics? Ever-increasingly, those who represent me dump those who share my demographics. Ever-increasingly, those who others have elected to represent me are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180330/nonprofit-carpentersville-could-do-more-to-engage-latino-residents-in-politics

SAUK VALLEY
— Rauner-Pritzker a classic capital-labor fight Fundamental conflict of history flares up anew – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-labor. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. They stress that I was a lowly wage earner – I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/30/rauner-pritzker-a-classic-capital-labor-fight/a3hbjvi/

TIMES
— Streator Elementary district gets raw deal – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/study-streator-district-gets-raw-deal/article_5ec46bae-b13d-5ed0-859f-09b65305b523.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Unhappy with Trump Tweet
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=262695#.Wr9Y48uKSM8

FOX ILLINOIS
— Some state legislatures push for hike in gas tax – Cymphanie Sherman
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/some-state-legislatures-push-for-hike-in-gas-tax
— Illinois Lieutenant Governor hopes to break cycle of opioid addiction – Lauren Kostiuk
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-lieutenant-governor-hopes-to-break-cycle-of-opioid-addiction

WTKR
— Trump designates April ‘Second Chance Month’ for people with criminal records – CNN (DIERSEN: What is in your record that discourages employers from hiring you, from retaining you, and/or from promoting you? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that employers DO NOT WANT YOU: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://wtkr.com/2018/03/30/trump-designates-april-second-chance-month-for-people-with-criminal-records/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The proclamation states that during the month of April, the United States will emphasize the need “to provide opportunities for people with criminal records to earn an honest second chance.” A bipartisan group of senators, including Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, introduced a resolution last year to make April 2017 “Second Chance Month” to honor efforts to help those with criminal records become productive members of society. The Senate passed the resolution in April of last year. A similar resolution was introduced by Democratic Rep. Tony Cardenas of California last week. “Affording those who have been held accountable for their crimes an opportunity to become contributing members of society is a critical element of criminal justice that can reduce our crime rates and prison populations, decrease burdens to the American taxpayer, and make America safer,” Trump said in his proclamation. The President goes on to urge the implementation of “evidence-based programs” in prison systems at the federal, state and local level that focus on job training, mentoring and treatment for drug and mental health issues. Trump made promises to crack down on crime a prominent part of his 2016 campaign for the White House. In a speech at the Republican National Convention after winning the Republican presidential nomination, Trump vowed that under his leadership the US would “be a country of law and order.”)

DAILY ILLINI
— Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti addresses state’s response to opioid crisis
https://dailyillini.com/news/2018/03/30/lt-gov-evelyn-sanguinetti-addresses-states-response-to-opioid-crisis/

METRO EAST SUN
— Dwight Kay concerned that report on state’s drop in net worth could trigger call for another tax hike – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511373180-kay-concerned-that-report-on-state-s-drop-in-net-worth-could-trigger-call-for-another-tax-hike

FOX NEWS
— University students in Georgia forced to confess their white privilege – Todd Starnes (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps force Whites and men to admit/confess a) that their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors discriminated against minorities and against women, b) that they have benefited tremendously from that discrimination, and c) that therefore, they should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/03/28/university-students-in-georgia-forced-to-confess-their-white-privilege.html

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Ivy degree – now what? Low-income grads struggle with careers, status Many low-income students who are the first generation in their families to go to college feel pressure to succeed and grapple with one of the most difficult transitions in a modern, developed society – moving from one socioeconomic class to another. – Laura Pappano (DIERSEN: What socioeconomic class were you born into? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom-of-the-line two-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
https://www.csmonitor.com/EqualEd/2018/0330/Ivy-degree-now-what-Low-income-grads-struggle-with-careers-status

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Says It Can Pay for 100 Miles of Wall on 2,000-Mile Border – RON NIXON
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/us/politics/us-mexico-border-wall-funding.html
— Ann Coulter Says President Trump Is ‘Failing’ – MATTEEN MOKALLA, TAIGE JENSEN and JONAH M. KESSEL
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/columnists/100000005824758/ann-coulter-says-president-trump-is-failing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How ‘Roseanne’ reinforces a myth about Trump supporters – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/30/why-roseanne-reinforces-a-myth-about-trump-supporters/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Australia today, USA tomorrow. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps force Whites and men to admit/confess a) that their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors discriminated against minorities and against women, b) that they have benefited tremendously from that discrimination, and c) that therefore, they should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-privilege-for-white-coats-1522451475
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Americans think they have a progressive political correctness problem, but the politicization of everything runs across the Western democracies. Witness the new code of conduct issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, which oversees more than 389,000 health-care providers. The new code, published this month, requires nurses and midwives to uphold “culturally safe and respectful practices.” The board defines this as a “de-colonising model of practice” focused on “systemic and structural issues” and “challeng[ing] racism at personal and institutional levels.” Most controversially, the glossary states that “the acknowledgment of white privilege” is part of culturally safe practice. The implication is that nurses must confess their sins of being born white and having learned how to care for patients as a kind of political expiation before they can treat someone.)
— Businesses Beg for More Low-Skill Visas, Putting White House in a Bind Congress leaves administration to decide whether to honor business requests or save jobs for American workers, as demand for H-2B visas outstrips supply – Laura Meckler (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being high-skill and me as being low-skill. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-dilemma-give-businesses-more-low-skilled-work-visas-or-not-1522407601

FORTUNE
— Intel’s 2017 Diversity Report Shows Progress Is Slowest With African American Employees – GRACE DONNELLY (DIERSEN: Will Intel bring in Charles Bowsher? Bowsher had great Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion success at GAO during the 1980s and 1990s. He wasted the careers of and got rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who the Democrats who ran GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, to GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, to GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and to Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://fortune.com/2018/03/30/intel-diversity-report-2017/

FORBES
— When Do I Need To Start Worrying About Age Discrimination? – Liz Ryan (DIERSEN: How much were you earning in today’s dollars when you were 25, 30, 35, and 40? If you are/were a federal employee and if you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, you should start worrying about age discrimination if you are not on track to make to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2018/03/30/when-do-i-need-to-start-worrying-about-age-discrimination/#7b408826226e

BUILDER
— MEDIAN-PRICED HOMES NOT AFFORDABLE IN 68% OF U.S. MARKETS 73% of markets less affordable than a year ago. (DIERSEN: Since 1972 when I was 24 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious a) that I could afford to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976 and b) that my wife and I could afford to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
http://www.builderonline.com/money/affordability/median-priced-homes-not-affordable-in-68-of-us-markets_o

THE NEXT WEB
— AI is better than you at hiring diversely – GUÐRUN Í JÁKUPSSTOVU (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://thenextweb.com/insider/2018/03/30/ai-better-hiring-diversely/

SALON
— Why can’t we talk about reparations? A congressional candidate broaches an unmentionable topic I’m running for Congress in Indiana, and I’ve been warned to stay away from “radical” issues. This shouldn’t be one – DAN CANON (DIERSEN: Who should pay reparations? According to the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/03/31/why-cant-we-talk-about-reparations-a-congressional-candidate-broaches-an-unmentionable-topic/

DAILY MAIL
— The VERY White House: West Wing releases photo of spring interns posing with Trump showing only FIVE out of 91 are ethnic minorities (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at young people, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5564127/White-House-draws-criticism-white-spring-intern-class.html

March 30 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who speaks for you? Who speaks for those who voted for Rauner/Sanguinetti? Who speaks for those who voted for Ives/Morthland? Who speaks for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP)? According to the City Club of Chicago SEE: https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1298/the-future-of-the-republican-party-in-illinois, Pat Brady speaks for the 360,000 who voted for Rauner/Sanguinetti and Dan Proft speaks for the 340,000 who voted for Ives/Morthland. IRP Chairman Tim Schneider, IRP National Committeeman Richard Porter, and IRP National Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte speak for the IRP. Who speaks for those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the IRP platform? – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Rauner expecting to add another title: Grandpa – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-grandfather-20180329-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Robberies spike in the Loop, other downtown areas in 2018 – Jeremy Gorner (DIERSEN: Have you ever lived, worked, and/or took classes in Chicago? I lived in Chicago in 1971 and then 1974-1978. I worked in Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. I took classes in Chicago 1966-1968, 1971-1983, and 1992-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-violence-downtown-robberies-spike-20180328-story.html
— Marijuana-friendly states want meeting with Sessions – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-marijuana-friendly-states-sessions-meeting-20180330-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Conservatism goes AWOL in Washington – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/conservatism-goes-awol-in-washington/

DAILY HERALD
— Return sales tax-collection overage to local agencies – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180329/editorial-return-sales-tax-collection-overage-to-local-agencies

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180330/OPINION/180339997
— Dear downstate Illinois: Please soak Chicago – THOMAS GEOGHEGAN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180329/OPINION/180329858/downstate-illinois-profits-from-chicago-with-a-progressive-income-tax

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner and the TRUST Act (DIERSEN: Republicans do not do anything that encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, or to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=262694#.Wr5BqsuKSM8

HERALD & REVIEW
— Now Trump is targeting the paper on which your news is printed. Here’s why that’s alarming. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I pay many thousands of dollars each year for home delivery of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Naperville Sun, Wheaton Leader, USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Crain’s Chicago Business, etc.)
https://herald-review.com/news/opinion/our-view-now-trump-is-targeting-the-paper-on-which/article_da77200c-d51b-52b3-a314-b1231aab1c80.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— With the primary behind us, how often will we see Rauner and Pritzker downstate? – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article207128804.html

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL & NORTHWEST HERALD
— Concealed carry instructor and longtime firearm handler weigh in on gun control proposals – CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/03/29/concealed-carry-instructor-longtime-firearm-handler-weigh-in-on-gun-control-proposals/dr2oy0c/
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/29/concealed-carry-instructor-and-longtime-firearm-handler-weigh-in-on-gun-control-proposals/axqlm94/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton names former councilman Richard Gerig ‘outstanding citizen’ 95-year-old continues to keep active at Windsor Park retirement community – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/27/wheaton-names-former-councilman-outstanding-citizen/au0tmxf/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Audit Dings Rauner Administration For Lost Property, Vacant Appointments – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/audit-dings-rauner-administration-lost-property-vacant-appointments#stream/0

WGLT
— Rodney Davis Stands Firm For Second Amendment – CHARLIE SCHLENKER (DIERSEN: What do you stand firm for? I stand firm for a) all the planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject some, most, or all of the aforesaid.)
http://wglt.org/post/rodney-davis-stands-firm-second-amendment#stream/0

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Two Graphs Show Why the Chicago Area Is Losing Population Chicagoland’s been adding relatively high earners for the past decade—and while its poor and middle-class population leaves. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/March-2018/Two-Graphs-Show-Why-the-Chicago-Area-Is-Losing-Population/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Central Committeeman Races Gearing Up Bob Grogan Looking for Support in 6th Congressional District – Chris Yaeger
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/03/26/state-central-committeeman-races-gearing/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Batinick says Exelon bailout bill had many problems – Marian Johns
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511373091-batinick-says-exelon-bailout-bill-had-many-problems

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— CASTEN RESPONDS (DIERSEN: Will Casten call for Roskam to increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly? Government should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/03/30/rahm-gives-deposition-in-police-shooting-case-chicagos-population-draining-while-high-earners-are-moving-in-casten-and-roskam-debate-parallel-tax-claims-261106
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sean Casten, Democratic nominee for Congress challenging incumbent Peter Roskam in the 6th District, refuses to define Roskam’s claims this week involving a property tax deduction as “a success.” Roskam’s office received word from the U.S. Treasury Department that suggested Illinois taxpayer who filed before Jan. 1 can deduct their property taxes. Casten called a foul, asking, “Does Roskam think we’re going to forget that he was largely responsible for hitting us with this unfair tax hike in the first place?” He writes: “Hard-working homeowners throughout our district were counting on that property tax deduction, and Roskam sold them out in favor of the wealthy special interests that fund his campaign. Instead of writing self-serving letters to the Treasury Department, Roskam should try doing the job he was elected to do — working on behalf of the people who live right here in the 6th District.”)
— ROSKAM HITS BACK
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Also on Thursday, Roskam released a statement that blasted Casten for not saying whether he agrees or not with a tax plan proposed by Congressional Democrats if they win the majority in the midterm elections. Democrats are proposing a repeal of major pieces of President Trump’s tax reform legislation. Their plan would raise taxes on corporations and high-income households in order to pay for a $1 trillion infrastructure package. “The thousands of families who have received meaningful tax relief this year deserve to know whether Sean Casten fully supports his party’s efforts to raise tax rates and fully reinstate the Alternative Minimum Tax,” said Roskam for Congress spokesman Veronica Vera. “Now that his party has committed to increasing taxes on families and small businesses, Sean Casten has a responsibility to Sixth District voters to be honest about his intentions to raise their taxes.”)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/03/30/rahm-gives-deposition-in-police-shooting-case-chicagos-population-draining-while-high-earners-are-moving-in-casten-and-roskam-debate-parallel-tax-claims-261106

GOPUSA
— Ingraham apologizes; Hogg says not enough (DIERSEN: What applications have you made that were rejected? After 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors rejected all my applications for GS-13 positions. Between 1980 and 1985 and after 1988, my Democrat GAO superiors rejected all my applications to be assigned to audits of IRS. After 1986, my Democrat GAO superiors rejected all my applications for GS-14 positions.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42614
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The backlash began earlier in the week, when Ingraham made fun of Hogg, who has been a vocal activist after the Feb. 14 shooting that claimed 17 lives, for being rejected from four universities in the University of California school system. She tweeted a story by the Daily Wire addressing the rejections, adding on Twitter, “David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it. (Dinged by UCLA with a 4.1 GPA…totally predictable given acceptance rates.)” Hogg, who has a 4.2 GPA, was accepted by Florida Atlantic University, Cal Poly and Cal State San Marcos. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior was in the school when shooter Nikolas Cruz opened fire, killing 14 students and three faculty members.)

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— California Sheriff Rejects “Sanctuary” Law, Makes Information on Illegals Public – JOE GOMEZ (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba should do this immediately. Federal law trumps state law.)
https://immigrationreform.com/2018/03/27/california-sheriff-rejects-sanctuary-law-makes-information-illegals-public/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has announced that it will begin publishing a list of criminal aliens who are inmates in the county jail, as part of its existing “Who’s in Jail,” online database. The information made public will also include when criminal aliens are released from jail, a move that comes in direct retaliation to the state’s “sanctuary” laws which prohibit cooperation between police and federal immigration officials. “This is in response to SB-54 limiting our ability to communicate with federal authorities and our concern that criminals are being released to the street when there’s another avenue to safeguard the community by handing them over (to ICE for potential deportation),” Orange County Undersheriff Don Barnes said. California’s “sanctuary law” has recently encountered resistance to this dangerous policy from multiple communities in California. Most notably, the City Council in Los Alamitos voted last week on an ordinance to exempt the city from state law over concerns that it is unconstitutional. The Yorba Linda City Council agreed to file an amicus brief to a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against California. The Orange County Board of Supervisors are also expected to consider a range of possible actions against the state law as well. Open borders groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have been actively working to prevent cities in California from opposing the states “sanctuary” laws.)
— “Progressives” are Campaigning to Abolish Immigration Enforcement. Here’s What They Would Get – SPENCER RALEY
https://immigrationreform.com/2018/03/28/progressives-campaigning-abolish-immigration-enforcement-heres-get/

BREITBART
— Democrats Fear Illegal Aliens Losing Elected Representation After 2020 Census – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats what to fill all the states, counties, township/wards, municipalities, and precincts in America with illegals and then demand that elected officials “represent” those illegals.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/29/democrats-fear-illegal-aliens-losing-elected-representation-after-2020-census/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Should We Be Able To Vote In Mexico?’ — Tucker Takes On Supporter Of Illegal Immigrants Voting In U.S. – Justin Caruso (DIERSEN: What if America illegally sent many millions of its citizens illegally into Mexico illegally? What if America illegally kept many millions of its citizens illegally in Mexico illegally? What if America illegally sent many mountains of illegal drugs illegally into Mexico illegally?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/29/tucker-illegal-immigrant-vote/

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Cabinet Member Allegedly Downplays Diversity, Meets with Adversity CNN controversy swirls as interior secretary continues to face blowback over statements that seemed to favor merit-based hiring – Michele Blood (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) opposed merit-based hiring, retention, and promotion and b) promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.lifezette.com/popzette/cabinet-member-allegedly-downplays-diversity-meets-with-adversity/

THE HILL
— GOP tax message hits a snag – NAOMI JAGODA AND NIV ELIS
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/380886-gop-tax-message-hits-a-snag?rnd=1522404325
— Trump prizes loyalty over experience in Cabinet – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: Who demands blind loyalty? My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/380953-the-memo-trump-prizes-loyalty-over-experience-in-cabinet

POLITICO
— Federal workers spill on life in Trump’s Washington From marital strife to high anxiety, civil servants reveal how the Trump administration has changed agency life. – ANDREW RESTUCCIA (DIERSEN: Do you know anyone who is or was a federal employee? I should write a book about the a) almost 3 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post office 1966-1969, b) almost 9 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS in Chicago 1971-1980, and c) the almost 18 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO in Chicago 1980-1997. When Republicans got elected, my Democrat superiors worked even harder to get rid of me.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/30/trump-washington-civil-servants-492347
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One Health and Human Services employee swore off online dating after potential suitors repeatedly got upset that he worked for the Trump administration. An Education Department fellow eagerly returned to teaching after listening to Betsy DeVos bash public schools. And one Environmental Protection Agency official said staffers are distraught at having to personally dismantle regulations they spent years crafting. This is Donald Trump’s government 14 months into his presidency. Interviews with nearly three dozen current and recently departed workers across the ideological spectrum and across the federal bureaucracy — from the State Department to the Interior Department — show that Trump’s presidency has fundamentally altered the lives of government workers in ways big and small. Trump’s frequent attacks on the “deep state” have engendered deep distrust between career and political employees, pushing many long-time civil servants toward the exits and raising the possibility of a government-wide brain drain. And while some workers, such as Border Patrol agents, are feeling newly empowered under Trump, morale at other agencies is so low that some employees said they were suffering from increased anxiety and depression that has complicated their personal relationships and even led to heavier drinking. Several career employees said they were keeping their heads down and ignoring possible avenues for promotions because they have little interest in being subjected to the political infighting that has taken hold in many agencies. “It’s the worst administration and I’ve dealt with all of them from Ronald Reagan all the way forward,” said Jeffrey David Cox, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, the country’s largest federal employee union. “The worst with morale of employees. The worst with constantly wanting to take away rights and benefits. And the worst in trying to starve the agencies of resources.”)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Parkland Activist Got Some College Rejections. He’ll Major in ‘Changing the World’ – Audra D. S. Burch (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what would your undergraduate major have been? For me, it would have been accounting. I did not major in accounting because I thought I could never pass the CPA examination. However, almost 9 years after I graduated with a degree in management, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. I credit my having taken the Becker CPA review course, my taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, my taking graduate business courses at Loyola, and my having worked for IRS for almost 8 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/us/parkland-students-college-admission.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s pick to head veterans department faces skepticism over his experience – Lisa Rein, Seung Min Kim, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: What work experience do you have? I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the work experience that I gained working for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. What opinion do those who dominate your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois have of the work experience that you have? Based on their words and their actions, those who dominate Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have an extremely low opinion of the work experience that I have.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-pick-to-head-veterans-department-faces-skepticism-over-his-experience/2018/03/29/b2677c4e-335d-11e8-94fa-32d48460b955_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in using people as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/03/30/even-before-the-march-for-our-lives-protests-against-gun-violence-multiplied-in-february/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— John Bolton to Exit Politics Ahead of White House Job Future national security adviser must end political groups that bear his name, leave conservative nonprofit chairmanship, officials say – Julie Bykowicz (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended UIC 1966-1968 or NIU 1969-1970, IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Loyola 1972-1976 or DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-bolton-to-exit-politics-ahead-of-white-house-job-1522407600

FORBES
— From Diversity To Inclusion: Three Strategies To Become An Employer Of Choice – Stacey Gordon (DIERSEN: To attract and retain Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans, GAO could stress how it treats its employees who share my demographics, that is, how it wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO does not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, to GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, to GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and to Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/03/29/from-diversity-to-inclusion-three-strategies-to-become-an-employer-of-choice/#312187cc2d08

EAST COUNTY TODAY
— John Cox Praises Orange County Supervisors for Courageously Standing up to Attorney General Xavier Becerra (DIERSEN: Do those who run your county oppose sanctuary state policies?)
http://eastcountytoday.net/john-cox-praises-orange-county-supervisors-for-courageously-standing-up-to-attorney-general-xavier-becerra/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: California – Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox praised the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ for supporting the rule of law and opposing Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom’s devastating Sanctuary State policy. “I applaud the Orange County Supervisors who have courageously stood up to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra illegal actions,” said Cox. “They have made clear their intent to obey federal immigration law and uphold their oaths to the Constitution”. “I am thrilled to see communities like Escondido in my home county of San Diego and our San Diego County Board of Supervisors potentially following suit,” Cox said.)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— The Final Surrender of Anti-Trump Conservatism – Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/the-final-surrender-of-anti-trump-conservatism.html

GOVERNING
— Can Democrats Flip Crucial Governors’ Seats? In the 36 gubernatorial races this fall, all but 10 of the states are currently led by Republicans. – LOUIS JACOBSON
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-2018-governors-races-republicans-election.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) Even before the March 20 primary, Rauner was vulnerable, thanks in part to an ongoing battle with the Democratic-controlled legislature, which kept the state without a full budget for more than two years, as well as from a conservative backlash over his decision to sign a bill providing state funding for abortions for low-income women. On primary day, he barely edged out socially conservative challenger Jeanne Ives. Meanwhile, J.B. Pritzker, a multibillionaire and the brother of the former Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, easily defeated Chris Kennedy, a businessman and the son of Robert F. Kennedy, and progressive state Sen. Daniel Biss. The contest between Rauner and Pritzker is expected to get ugly, as Rauner has already been spending money on TV ads attacking Pritzker, linking him to impeached and jailed former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. But in a Democratic state in a Democratic year and with an unpopular Republican governor who has lost faith on the right, this is Pritzker’s race to lose.)