June 11 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-judicial-nominees-3/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: John F. Kness of Illinois, to serve as Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. John Kness is the General Counsel of the College of DuPage, where he oversees all legal matters at the second-largest institution of higher learning in the State of Illinois. Prior to becoming General Counsel, Mr. Kness served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois, with stints in the National Security and Cybercrimes, Narcotics, and General Crimes Sections. Mr. Kness served as a law clerk to Judge William H. Pryor, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Mr. Kness earned his B.A. and J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University. Mr. Kness also has experience in law enforcement, having served as a patrol officer for the Oak Park Police Department prior to law school.)

ABC7
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weed-legalization-guide/5337346/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— South suburban towns are jockeying for a casino. ‘We all believe we have the best site.’ – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-slowik-south-suburban-casino-locations-st-0612-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump taps Kness for federal bench: College of DuPage top lawyer  Before law school, Kness was a patrol officer for the Oak Park Police Department. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/6/11/18662122/donald-trump-taps-john-kness-federal-bench-college-of-dupage-top-lawyer
— New Illinois doesn’t sound any better than the old one Something you should probably understand is that a lot of people are serious about this separation business, even if most of us regard it as kooky. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/11/18662061/new-illinois-doesnt-sound-any-better-brad-halbrook-separatists
— What’s legal weed gonna cost in Illinois? A lot Both taxes and an expected supply shortage could result in pricy recreational pot products when the drug is fully legalized in Illinois at the start of next year. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/6/11/18660607/how-much-legal-pot-marijuana-cost-prices-recreational-prices-illinois

DAILY HERALD
— Top Kane prosecutor disappointed in recreational pot vote – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190611/top-kane-prosecutor-disappointed-in-recreational-pot-vote
— Fairgrounds supporters: Don’t ban circuses, animal shows – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190611/fairgrounds-supporters-dont-ban-circuses-animal-shows
— Rep. Omar filed joint tax returns before she married husband – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190611/news/306119895/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Gas tax hike will hurt Illinois families – Allen Skillicorn 
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/11/skillicorn-gas-tax-hike-will-hurt-illinois-families/a9m4upz/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Taxpayers left out of lawmakers’ celebration – Editorial
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/06/05/taxpayers-left-out-of-lawmakers-celebration/a5kncc6/

WSPY
— Grundy County Could Become a Sanctuary Gun County
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/grundy-county-could-become-a-sanctuary-gun-county/article_4345ed70-8c60-11e9-8e40-c791d90de03f.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— CEOs Becoming More Active On Political Issues, Including Abortion – YUKI NOGUCHI 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/ceos-becoming-more-active-political-issues-including-abortion#stream/0

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/illinois-cannabis-industry-to-create-thousands-of-new-jobs/article_05e64747-8ef1-5fd2-adcc-829276c1d95a.html

CITY OF WHEATON
— Draft Wheaton City Council Session Minutes RE: May 28, 2019 Comprehensive Plan/Market Study/Zoning Ordinance Update for the East Roosevelt Road Corridor
https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06102019-1189?packet=true

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Rodney Davis and Adam Kinzinger at Sanguinetti Meet & Greet in Washington, D.C. Wednesday, June 26, 2019. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Gay Pride Day in Woodstock
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/10/gay-pride-day-in-woodstock/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Voter rolls: Which precincts are Republican strongholds in DuPage County? (DIERSEN: 10 of the top 25 are in Milton Township.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512579133-voter-rolls-which-precincts-are-republican-strongholds-in-dupage-county

CAPITOL FAX
— Tribune editorial board member compares Republican legislative leaders to Nazi collaborators
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/11/tribune-editorial-board-member-compares-republican-legislative-leaders-to-nazi-collaborators/
— Ideas Illinois poll shows support slipping for graduated income tax
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/11/ideas-illinois-poll-shows-support-slipping-for-graduated-income-tax/

FOX NEWS
— GOP Rep clashes with House Dem after she reads letter calling Trump supporters ‘racist,’ ‘dumb’ – Sam Dorman 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-rep-clashes-with-house-dem-after-she-reads-letter-calling-trump-supporters-racist-dumb

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s Mexico ‘deal’ isn’t an immigration fix, it’s a temporary Band-Aid
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trumps-mexico-deal-isnt-an-immigration-fix-its-a-temporary-band-aid
— Gillibrand equates anti-abortion beliefs to racism – Grayce McCormick
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gillibrand-equates-anti-abortion-beliefs-to-racism

DAILY CALLER
— REVEALED: TWO MORE GOOGLE BLACKLISTS DESIGNED TO REMOVE ‘FRINGE DOMAINS’ AND OP-EDS FROM SPECIAL SEARCH RESULTS – J. Arthur Bloom 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/11/revealed-two-google-blacklists-fringe-domains-special-search-results/

GOPUSA
— Majority of women still charmed by socialism
http://www.gopusa.com/majority-of-women-still-charmed-by-socialism/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— K-12 Education Has Become Progressive Sunday School – Hezekiah Kantor
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/11/k-12-education-has-become-progressive-sunday-school/

FEDERALIST
— Mixing Kids With Drag Queens Sets Gay Rights Back Decades Promoting adolescent boys as drag queens and setting up events in which adult entertainers perform before children has reignited fears the LGBT community spent 30 years fighting. – Chad Felix Greene
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/11/putting-drag-queens-front-children-sets-cause-gay-rights-back-decades/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— What if Mitch McConnell cared as much about the border as about pork projects? – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-cared-much-border-pork-projects/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Twitter CEO, 180 other company leaders claim abortion bans are ‘bad for business’ – Samuel Smith
https://www.christianpost.com/news/twitter-ceo-180-other-company-leaders-claim-abortion-bans-are-bad-for-business.html

LIFE NEWS
— Kirsten Gillibrand Says Opposing Abortion is Like Being a Racist – MICAIAH BILGER 
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/06/11/kirsten-gillibrand-says-opposing-abortion-is-like-being-a-racist/

NEWSMAX
— Our D.C. Overlords Couldn’t Care Less About Stopping Illegal Immigration – Michael Reagan and Michael R. Shannon
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/maryland-illegal-immigration/2019/06/11/id/919841/
— Gay Movement Should Separate From Extremist Fringe – Chris Freind 
https://www.newsmax.com/freind/gay-rights-movement-pride-month-trans/2019/06/11/id/919897/

THE HILL
— Lawmakers clash after Dem reads letter on House floor calling Trump supporters ‘racist,’ ‘dumb’ – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/447977-lawmakers-clash-after-dem-reads-letter-on-house-floor-calling-trump-supporters
— Gillibrand compares limiting abortion rights to racism – JULIA MANCHESTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/447956-gillibrand-compares-limiting-abortion-rights-to-racism

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters call Steve King a “White Supremacist.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-king-donald-trump_n_5cffd66ee4b00a4c6abf952b
— Activists Want Baby Trump Blimp To Crash President’s July 4th Address Code Pink organizers plan to bring a giant diaper-clad Trump to the president’s Fourth of July rally in DC — but would rather the entire event gets canceled. – David Moye
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-baby-blimp-code-pink-july-4_n_5d000404e4b011df123c083a

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Rep. King’s ‘Diamond and Silk Act’ gets ripped by conservative pundits.”
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/conservatives-bashing-rep-steve-king-for-diamond-and-silk-act-gambit

WASHINGTON POST
— The New York Times cuts all political cartoons, and cartoonists are not happy – Michael Cavna
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/06/11/new-york-times-cuts-all-political-cartoons-cartoonists-are-not-happy/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Jersey Avoids Veto Override on PAC Transparency Bill Gov. Phil Murphy will sign legislation requiring sources of contributions but asks for companion measure – Joseph De Avila (DIERSEN: How transparent are a) your municipality, b) your township/ward, and c) your county? When leadership vacancies occur, are you given a) the applicants’ names, b) copies of what they submitted, and c) the finalists’ names? What opportunity are you given to comment on the applicants? Is your input sought on the applicants?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jersey-avoids-veto-override-on-pac-transparency-bill-11560209589

DALLAS NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott – Rebekah Allen and Lauren McGaughy
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2019/05/20/save-chick-fil-abill-approved-texas-house-despite-emotional-pleas-lgbt-members

HELEN INDEPENDENT RECORD
— Transparency and respect lacking in Helena’s city government – Amy Teegarden and Gery Carpenter (DIERSEN: How transparent are a) your municipality, b) your township/ward, and c) your county? When leadership vacancies occur, are you given a) the applicants’ names, b) copies of what they submitted, and c) the finalists’ names? What opportunity are you given to comment on the applicants? Is your input sought on the applicants?) 
https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/transparency-and-respect-lacking-in-helena-s-city-government/article_06f5b3d3-88c2-5b44-a3f7-2d0cf5ee557b.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Where is the transparency? Where is the respect? In less than six months, the Helena City Commission has been able to weaken Helena’s city departments, processes and strategic partnerships, resulting in a culture of distrust by hiring their handpicked city manager to implement their agendas and clean house. We are retired city employees who care about current employees and community groups that we had the honor of serving with in a productive and respectful environment. We retired before the new city manager was hired, and while it may appear we have an “ax to grind,” we simply care about the future of this city and staff. This letter strives to raise awareness and encourage Helena citizens to get involved and stay engaged. The 2019 City Commission election filing deadline is Monday. There are plenty of facts and documentation to support these concerns. However, for the protection of staff, details will not be disclosed in this format. Where is the community conversation? There appears to be a lack of public process and participation related to recent recommendations and decisions. City advisory boards are “informed” of decisions rather than consulted in a collaborative effort, and their recommendations are ignored. Longstanding and effective partnerships are dismissed and dismantled while priority is given to the rhetoric of entitled special interest groups and disgruntled individuals without any regard to the greater community benefit and other legitimate user groups. Research and you will find that decisions are made outside the framework of city ordinance and that contracts are being awarded without following a competitive process. We are concerned there is a total disregard for city code and legal processes. Is this transparency?)

WRAL
— Steve King not allowed on Air Force One for Trump’s trip to Iowa Tuesday – CNN
https://www.wral.com/steve-king-not-allowed-on-air-force-one-for-trumps-trip-to-iowa-tuesday/18445564/

FED WEEK
— Discrimination, Retaliation Top List of Violations
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/discrimination-retaliation-top-list-of-violations/

June 11 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I encourage Republican candidates on 2020 ballots in Wheaton to a) submit your entry form (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-2019-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-59341549171) for Wheaton’s 2019 Independence Day Parade ASAP and b) help sponsor the fireworks and parade. So far, the Republican parade entries are Bob Berlin, Amy Grant, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Ann Celine Walsh, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee. So far, $1,900 has been pledged toward the $2,500 “DuPage County Republicans” sponsorship commitment: $500 from Roger Claar; $250 each from Berlin, Sanguinetti, Phil Suess, and Tim Whelan; and $100 each from Michael Barbier, Tim Elliott, Marty Keller, and Walsh. $600 is still needed. Please phone me ASAP at 630-653-0462 or email me ASAP at diersen@aol.com if you want to help sponsor the fireworks and parade. I will be hand-delivering 500 flyers to the residences and businesses on the parade route that include the Republican entries in the parade, the sponsor’s names, and the amounts they contributed. In addition, contributors are invited to be at the Republican table at fireworks on July 3. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Local officials discussing how new marijuana law would impact municipalities Local municipalities to discuss local impacts of recreational pot – BRITTANY KEEPERMAN (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/06/local-officials-discussing-how-new-marijuana-law-would-impact-municipalities/ar36dcv/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ‘We have a lot of evaluating to do’ Local officials say they have been watching the issue but it’s unclear how the legislation will impact McHenry County. Harvard City Council likely will discuss the matter this month, City Administrator Dave Nelson said. “If [council members] don’t have any issues with it, we don’t have to do anything,” Nelson said. “In the event they get a client to retail here, there is a tax on that, and that’s another discussion.” Municipalities can impose a local tax on recreational marijuana, under the bill. They cannot ban its use but can enact ordinances to regulate where the shops are allowed to open. “A unit of local government, including a home-rule or non-home-rule county within the unincorporated territory of the county may enact ordinances to prohibit or significantly limit a cannabis business establishment’s location,” according to a portion of the bill. Inquiries about launching a marijuana business in Harvard have already come in, said Charles Eldredge, director of the Harvard-Woodstock enterprise zone. He said several potential growers had approached him about the possibilities and were looking at sites within the enterprise zone. “The city of Harvard has expressed to me that they would be very open to a grow facility located in the enterprise zone,” Eldredge said. The Woodstock City Council discussed the matter at a recent workshop, but a clear stance on the issue hasn’t yet emerged, City Manager Roscoe Stelford said. “We have a lot of evaluating to do,” Stelford said. “My understanding of the law is that you can’t ban the use. You can only ban the sale. There will be communities that allow it because it’s now lawful, and you will see the impact … but we still need to do more research. It’s still so new.”)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mike Pence says banning pride flags at US embassies is ‘the right decision’ The Trump administration came under fire at the beginning of June for allegedly banning U.S. embassies from flying the pride flag.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/11/18661135/mike-pence-pride-flag-ban-us-embassies
— FOP denounces Lightfoot-repeated rumor as ‘wholly false and offensive’ The mayor tried to defuse the situation Monday: ‘What I said was, I heard a rumor and I hope that’s not true. That piece of it hasn’t been picked up in the news media.’ – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/6/10/18659945/fop-fraternal-order-police-kevin-graham-ightfoot-rumor-better-government-association
— So much was left undone by Gov. Pritzker And while there’s no disputing Pritzker and lawmakers got loads done this spring, the way they went about it was the same old, same old that needs to go. – Madeleine Doubek 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/10/18660273/j-b-pritzker-illinois-legislature-michael-madigan-redistricting-reform-madeleine-doubek
— Bring troops home and send more kids to college It aids the ambitious children of low-income families in rural and urban areas to lift themselves above their circumstances. – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) those who served in Vietnam and b) those who did not serve in Vietnam.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/10/18660404/pell-grants-pell-donald-trump-cutting-pell-grants-student-loans-student-loan-debt-trump-tweets

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot responds to criticism for repeating rumor FOP told officers to lay back over Memorial Day – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-police-rumor-response-20190610-story.html
— A few pointers for the 60% of male managers who now say they’re uncomfortable mentoring women – Heidi Stevens (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were female against me. Similarly, they did everything that they could to turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, younger, veteran, liberal, moderate, non-Protestant, non-German American, those who had financial, health, and/or other problems, those whose spouses had no income, those who did not have professional certifications or licenses, those who had no work experience when GAO hired them, those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time, those who had children, those who drank a lot, those who gambled a lot, those who golfed a lot, those who focused on spectator sports, those who owned dogs, etc. against me. I should write a book about that.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-life-stevens-monday-men-uncomfortable-mentoring-women-metoo-0610-story.html
— When women take group photos, why do they line up like Rockettes? – Leslee Komaiko
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-women-group-photos-selfies-pose-20190610-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Responding to call for circus ban, group says animals have been treated properly at DuPage fairgrounds – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190611/repsonding-to-call-for-circus-ban-group-says-animals-have-been-treated-properly-at-dupage-fairgrounds

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 2020 candidates call out McDonald’s over sexual harassment In a letter being sent Tuesday to CEO Steve Easterbrook, eight senators led by Tammy Duckworth of Illinois decry “unsafe and intolerable” conditions and “unacceptable” behavior in the chain’s restaurants. The group includes 2020 contestants Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Kamala Harris of California and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/2020-candidates-call-out-mcdonalds-over-sexual-harassment

WBBM
— Mayor Signals Support For ‘Fair Workweek’ Measure – CRAIG DELLIMORE (DIERSEN: In September of 1969, even though I was available to work every Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and every day that NIU was not is session, my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors forced me to resign my part-time job saying that I was not available to work enough hours. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.) 
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/mayor-signals-support-fair-workweek-measure

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Illinois, land of schmucks – Alan Webber
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/alan-webber-illinois-land-of-schmucks/article_f03992ba-8b7b-11e9-92ea-133ee8454d2a.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pickleball, anyone? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-06-11/editorial-pickleball-anyone.html
— Fair or foul? Campaigns fight for public opinion – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-06-11/jim-dey-fair-or-foul-campaigns-fight-public-opinion.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Sexual Harassment Accuser Wants Pritzker To Ax Part of Measure – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/sexual-harassment-accuser-wants-pritzker-ax-part-measure#stream/0

WIRE POINTS
— Pritzker’s untruth: Illinois’ budget is billions out of balance – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/pritzkers-untruth-illinois-budget-is-billions-out-of-balance/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— 2019 IFI Banquet Speaker Just Announced!: Rev. Franklin Graham – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/ifi_news/2019-ifi-banquet-speaker-just-announced/

GOPUSA
— Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t make enough, wants pay raises for Congress
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70830
— Are Abortion & Gay Rights American Values? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70812
— No, the Boston Marathon bomber shouldn’t be allowed to vote (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want only the following to vote: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70802

FOX NEWS
— The Democratic Party does not love immigrants. They just want to control them – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-the-democratic-party-does-not-love-immigrants-they-just-want-to-control-them
— Ingraham: Why are we helping illegal immigrants when we can’t help ourselves? – Victor Garcia
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ingraham-why-are-we-helping-illegal-immigrants-when-we-cant-help-ourselves

AMERICAN THINKER
— Could bribes be involved in Congress’s refusal to seal the border? – Robert Arvay (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, politicians talk and act like they are taking bribes from Mexico and from other foreign countries.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/could_bribes_be_involved_in_congresss_refusal_to_seal_the_border.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Paying Off the Many, At the Expense of the Middle – Jackson Scott
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/10/paying-off-the-many-at-the-expense-of-the-middle/

BREITBART
— Pete Buttigieg Gave Special IDs to Illegal Immigrants in South Bend – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/10/pete-buttigieg-gave-special-ids-to-illegal-immigrants-in-south-bend/
— Globalist Front: Mass Immigration Necessary to Replace Dying Americans – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/10/globalist-front-mass-immigration-necessary-to-replace-dying-americans/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want cheap labor and despise Americans who share my demographics say “America Needs As Much Immigration as Economy Can Take.” They look down on me because 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.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/10/watch-george-will-america-needs-as-much-immigration-as-economy-can-take/
— ‘Case for Reparations’ Author Praises Warren: ‘I Think She Means It’ – Tony Lee (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/10/case-for-reparations-author-praises-warren-i-think-she-means-it/

DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE DECRIMINALIZING SEX WORK – Mary Margaret Olohan (DIERSEN: New York today, Illinois tomorrow?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/10/new-york-sex-work/

TOWNHALL
— Mexico Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is When It Comes To Illegals Flocking To The U.S. – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/06/10/mexican-military-started-rounding-up-illegals-riding-the-beast-train-to-the-united-states-n2547948

REUTERS
— Americans’ perception of LGBTQ rights under federal law largely incorrect – Maria Caspani (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries not only promote LGBTQ activity, they get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt-stonewall-equality/americans-perception-of-lgbtq-rights-under-federal-law-largely-incorrect-reuters-ipsos-idUSKCN1TC120

NEW YORK TIMES
— With Most States Under One Party’s Control, America Grows More Divided – Timothy Williams
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/state-legislatures-partisan-polarized.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When J.B. Pritzker took over as the governor of Illinois this year, Democratic lawmakers, who had spent four years at an impasse with his Republican predecessor, vowed that their party’s new grip on the State Capitol would bring immediate change. The pace has been startling. In recent months, Illinois legislators have moved sharply to the left, deeming abortion a fundamental right for women no matter what the Supreme Court might decide, raising the minimum wage, taking steps to legalize recreational marijuana and introducing a graduated income tax. . .Alabama and Illinois — one overwhelmingly red, the other blue — were more representative of this year’s tone, providing perhaps the best examples of political parties moving to enact utterly different agendas. After Alabama effectively banned abortion last month, female lawmakers in Illinois responded almost immediately, pressing through a bill expanding abortion rights in their state. (Abortion rights groups have sued to stop the Alabama law from taking effect.) And while Illinois voted to allow sports betting and to legalize recreational marijuana, Alabama failed to approve either a state lottery or medical marijuana. . .In Illinois, Republicans were in much the same position as Democrats in Alabama: Outnumbered and outflanked. And like Alabama Democrats, Illinois Republicans lost nearly every vote of significance. In addition to voting to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025, the state legislature became the first in the nation to pass a bill legalizing both the sale and possession of marijuana. (In other states, voters have approved such laws through ballot initiatives.) Dale Righter, a Republican in the Illinois Senate, said that without power, Republicans’ hopes relied on conservative Democratic voters deciding that their lawmakers had gone too far. “I have no doubt that there are Democratic voters saying, ‘Hey, this isn’t what I signed up for,’” he said.)

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Don’t pray for Trump. Protest him.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/11/dont-pray-trump-protest-him/

NEW YORK POST
— Pence defends barring rainbow flag at US embassies during pride month – Lia Eustachewich
https://nypost.com/2019/06/11/pence-defends-barring-rainbow-flag-at-us-embassies-during-pride-month/
— Why affluent millennials are ditching New York – Bernadette Hogan (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning $100,000 in today’s dollars? I did in 1987 when I was 39 years old. By then, I had a) worked for GAO for almost 8 years, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, MBA from Loyola, and bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and e) became a licensed CPA.)
https://nypost.com/2019/06/10/why-affluent-millennials-are-ditching-new-york/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some 4,867 under-35-year-olds with gross adjusted incomes of $100,000 or more fled New York between 2015 and 2016, according to an analysis of IRS data by the Web site SmartAsset. “That is more than twice the number of rich millennials leaving Illinois, which has the second-largest decrease of rich millennials in our study,” said company rep Kara Gibson. A majority of the well-heeled millennials headed west to California and Washington state — 3,597 and 1,920, respectively. Texas, Colorado and Florida rounded out the top five destinations.)

WEEK
— How the Democratic Party internalized libertarianism – Matthew Walther (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian and Republican party platforms. I should write a book about Libertarians a) who falsely claim to be Republican and b) who do everything that they can destroy me.) 
https://theweek.com/articles/846330/how-democratic-party-internalized-libertarianism

ANNISTON STAR
— Jacksonville council approves Harrell resignation, seeks replacement – Daniel Mayes (DIERSEN: Why hasn’t the Daily Herald reported on Wheaton’s filling its North District vacancy?) 
https://www.annistonstar.com/news/jacksonville/jacksonville-council-approves-harrell-resignation-seeks-replacement/article_7feb3da4-8beb-11e9-b50f-ab2281518c04.html

NEWSWEEK
— ‘U.S.A.’ SPRAY-PAINTED ON CARS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA HOME, FAMILY SAYS IT WAS OVER MEXICAN FLAG FLYING IN DRIVEWAY – CALLUM PATON
https://www.newsweek.com/us-spray-painted-california-home-mexican-flag-1443332

HIGH TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Nevada Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based on Cannabis Use Those who legally use cannabis in Nevada can breathe a bit easier. – A.J. Herrington (DIERSEN: Because stoners are impaired, I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners. I should write a book about my superiors in the federal government who were heavy drinkers. They favored their employees who were heavy drinkers like they were. They got rid of those like me who did not drink.)
https://hightimes.com/news/nevada-prohibits-employment-discrimination-based-cannabis-use/

June 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot spreads rumor that police union told cops not to police We are not in the habit of delving into a claim prefaced as rumor, but the mayor’s suggestion cried out for a closer look. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/9/18657431/fact-check-politifact-lightfoot-fraternal-order-police-rumor-memorial-day-violence
— Gaming board revamp plan ahead of massive gambling expansion Although the measure passed by the Illinois General Assembly hasn’t yet been signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, there are plans to make the state Gaming Board more “pro-gaming,” according to bill sponsor Sen. Terry Link, D-Vernon Hills. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/9/18656774/gaming-board-gambling-expansion-casinos

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Are older workers job hoarding, hurting economy? 44% of young employees say graying workforce is a problem. – AP (DIERSEN: My GAO superiors and supervisors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their Democrat employees who were younger, minority, female, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its Republican employees who were older, White, male, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-older-workers-blocking-jobs-poll-20190606-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ore older Americans are forgoing the concept of a traditional retirement at the age of 65, a trend that some younger workers aren’t particularly thrilled to see. A recent poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that workers under the age of 50 were significantly more likely to view America’s aging workforce as a negative development when compared with their older counterparts. About 4 in 10 respondents ages 18 to 49 and 44% of the youngest respondents ages 18 to 29 said they consider the trend to be a bad thing for American workers. Just 14% of those age 60 and over said the same. “I don’t think in things like IT and medicine you’re as effective a worker (at 65 years old) as you are at 50,” says Katie Otting, a 29-year-old living in Southern California. “If some 65-year-old is in a position that he’s not ready to quit because he wants a better pension and there’s someone else ready to take that job, they’re not going to replace him.” An aging population, elevated health care costs and lingering financial uncertainty following the Great Recession all are believed to be contributing to America’s steadily graying workforce. Nearly 20% of Americans over the age of 65 were employed or actively looking for work last year, up from less than 12% two decades prior, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.)

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-dispensaries-prepare-for-recreational-marijuana-1

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Aurora promotes LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190609/community-embraces-aurora-pride-parade-that-nearly-wasnt

WGN RADIO
— Illinois Senate Republican leader Bill Brady says there’s more to be done in Illinois – RO COLEMAN
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/09/illinois-senate-republican-leader-bill-brady-says-theres-more-to-be-done-in-illinois/
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 6/9/19 – RO COLEMAN
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/09/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-6-9-19/
— Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin says passing constitutional amendment will be devastating to the state – RO COLEMAN
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/09/illinois-house-republican-leader-jim-durkin-says-passing-constitutional-amendment-will-be-devastating-to-the-state/

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Galesburg promotes LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20190609/pride-picnic-brings-people-together

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Former Rep. Breen condemns ‘radical’ abortion bill – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512601639-former-rep-breen-condemns-radical-abortion-bill

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Migrants seeking asylum in U.S. undaunted by immigration crackdown in Trump-Mexico deal – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/9/migrants-seeking-us-asylum-undaunted-trump-mexico-/

BREITBART
— Senate Democrats: Americans ‘Have Obligation’ to Give Amnesty to Foreigners – John Binder (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more obligations that you have to help citizens of foreign countries: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/09/senate-democrats-americans-have-obligation-give-amnesty-foreigners/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Billionaire Kochs to Financially Back Democrats Pushing Amnesty, Free Trade – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/09/billionaire-kochs-to-financially-back-democrats-pushing-amnesty-free-trade/

AMERICAN THINKER
— James Comey flaunts his gay pride in FBI rainbow t-shirt – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/james_comey_flaunts_his_gay_pride_in_fbi_rainbow_tshirt.html
— Warren beclowns herself chugging alcohol in another ad – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/warren_beclowns_herself_chugging_alcohol_in_another_ad.html

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP SAYS TWITTER SHOULD REINSTATE ALL OF THE CONSERVATIVES IT BANNED – Chris White (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but what if Trump called for all those who have banned me to reinstate me?) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/09/trump-twitter-censorship/
— CNN ANCHOR: US GOT ‘ALMOST EVERYTHING IT WANTED’ WITH MEXICO TRADE DEAL – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: Has Mexico agreed to a) stop illegally sending its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) stop illegally keeping its citizens illegally in America illegally, and c) stop illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs illegally into America illegally?) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/08/cnn-anchor-us-got-almost-everything-it-wanted-with-mexico-trade-deal/
— NIKKI HALEY WARNS THAT POLITICS IS ‘REACHING THE POINT OF HATE’ – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/09/nikki-haley-toxic-politics/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Clarence Thomas Shows Left’s Hypocrisy on Discrimination – Star Parker (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. Democrats give preference to those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. Therefore, Democrats discriminate against those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older.) 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/06/05/clarence-thomas-shows-lefts-hypocrisy-on-discrimination/

LIFEZETTE
— Irate Dems Hate Trump’s Plans for July 4 at the Lincoln Memorial A group of lawmakers on the Left sent the president a note this week begging him to reconsider the festivities in the works for D.C. next month – Wayne Dupree
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/06/irate-dems-hate-trumps-plans-for-july-4-at-the-lincoln-memorial/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Slams NY Times for ‘False Report’ on Mexico Deal 
https://www.newsmax.com/us/trump-times-mexico-false-report/2019/06/09/id/919544/

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Runs Elaborate Front-Page Sunday Smear of YouTube Conservatives – Clay Waters 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2019/06/09/ny-times-runs-elaborate-front-page-sunday-smear-youtube

COLLEGE FIX
— Southern Baptist Theological Seminary rejects call to pay slavery reparations (DIERSEN: When you are called to pay reparations, what will you say? I will stress all the reparations that my Democrat superiors forced me to pay since I was 18 in 1966. Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. I would stress less qualified minority and female federal employees who got job assignments and promotions that I should have gotten. I would stress those minority and female GAO employees who GAO did not force to take early retirement.) 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/southern-baptist-theological-seminary-rejects-call-to-pay-slavery-reparations/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois: Recreational marijuana plan to lead to more expungements
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Recreational-marijuana-plan-to-lead-to-more-13963796.php

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those want to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity say “Recent LGBTQ attacks highlight hate crimes.”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/recent-lgbtq-attacks-highlight-hate-crimes/story?id=63575407

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump, Attacking Times Article, Claims Mexico Deal Has Secret Provisions – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/us/politics/trump-times-article-mexico.html
— For Central Americans, Fleeing to Europe May Beat Trying to Reach U.S. – Melissa Vida (DIERSEN: What percent of Europeans speak Spanish? Ever-increasingly, Democrats force everyone in America to speak, read, and write Spanish.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/world/europe/central-american-migrants.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Some U.S. embassies still hoisting rainbow flags, despite advisory from Washington – Carol Morello
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-embassies-still-hoisting-rainbow-flags-despite-advisory-from-washington/2019/06/08/eeea0bd4-89f4-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html
— You want to know who is electable? – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, the more of the following that a Republican is, the less electable that Republican is: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/09/you-want-know-who-is-electable/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote open borders.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-katz-immigrant-concentration-camps-20190609-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Militarizes Mexico The U.S. demands López Obrador use troops to stem northern migration. – Mary Anastasia O’Grady (DIERSEN: The more that Trump does to stop illegal immigration, the more that Democrats and RINOs do to promote illegal immigration.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-militarizes-mexico-11560109220
— Why Free Is Too High a Price for Facebook and Google Most of the ills traced to these companies are a direct consequence of their no-cost business models – Christopher Mims
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-free-is-too-high-a-price-for-facebook-and-google-11559966411
— The Ancient Origins of the Vacation Once a privilege of the elite, summer travel is now a pleasure millions can enjoy. – Amanda Foreman (DIERSEN: My wife and I have been married since 1978. We have never taken a real vacation. We took short vacations four times each year 1978-1992 after her business trips. But her income dropped in 1992 when she lost her job working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions and my income dropped much more in 1997 when I lost my job working for GAO. I went on short vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ancient-origins-of-the-vacation-11559832732
— Use Your Seat to Get Ahead at Work Sitting next to a star improves your performance, research shows; finally, something to like about open offices – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when in 1990 I got a preferred corner office because of the almost 12 years of federal seniority that I had from working for the Post Office and IRS.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/use-your-seat-to-get-ahead-at-work-1502199000
— Biden Gives Trump-Wary Pro-Lifers Nowhere to Hyde His flip-flop aligns him with his party but makes him more vulnerable than Mrs. Clinton in November. – Matt Hawkins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-gives-trump-wary-pro-lifers-nowhere-to-hyde-11560108848

NEWSWEEK
— FORMER WHITE HOUSE ETHICS HEAD SLAMS PRESIDENT’S GOLFING HABITS AFTER TRUMP PROPERTY BREAKS PLEDGE – GILLIAN EDEVANE 
https://www.newsweek.com/former-white-house-ethics-head-slams-presidents-golfing-habits-after-trump-property-breaks-pledge-1442987

GAY STAR NEWS
— DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, the following individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries get rid of you: 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.gaystarnews.com/article/no-going-back-in-fight-for-lgbti-rights-says-pete-buttigieg/#gs.han9ra

June 9 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— ‘So glad that this day finally came’: Cpl. Williams’ mom, friends see Warrenville post office renamed in his honor at last – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190608/so-glad-that-this-day-finally-came-cpl-williams-mom-friends-see-warrenville-post-office-renamed-in-his-honor-at-last

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Through letter campaigns and petition drives, Mike Barbier, now a Wheaton city councilman, and his fellow South classmates enlisted the support of lawmakers who passed a bill signed by President Donald Trump last December to rename the post office after Williams. Barbier knew Williams as a social butterfly in high school. Shortly after graduation, Williams joined the Army, motivated by a call of duty after the Sept. 11 attacks.)
— After her film about Venezuela, woman seeks asylum in Bartlett – Burt Constable
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190608/constable-after-her-film-about-venezuela-woman-seeks-asylum-in-bartlett
— Opportunities await grads who are prepared – Frank Napolitano, Chairman of the Board, College of DuPage, Bloomingdale (DIERSEN: If I had not had a high school diploma, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old. If I had not had a job-related bachelor’s degree, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking job-related graduate courses, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned a job-related master’s degree in 1976, if I had not passed the CPA examination in 1979, and if I had not almost completed the requirements for a second job-related master’s degree, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not completed the requirements for a second job-related master’s degree in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO might not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not earned job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and completed the requirements for a third job-related master’s degree in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors might have succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” sooner than they did.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190609/opportunities-await-grads-who-are-prepared
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for Mexico and for other foreign countries.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190609/trump-is-destroying-three-decades-of-hard-work-with-mexico

WGN-TV
— DC Pride Parade marchers injured after panic caused by noises mistaken for gunshots – CNN
https://wgntv.com/2019/06/09/dc-pride-parade-marchers-injured-after-panic-caused-by-noises-mistaken-for-gunshots/

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Just Because You Can Pass a Bill Doesn’t Mean You Should – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Those who have voted for Democrats in Illinois have given those Democrats the power to drive out of Illinois each and every individual, organization, and company that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/can-doesnt-mean-should

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, and/or draft avoider, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their racism and from their sexism and the more reparations that you should pay. 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190608/open-house-held-at-1908-race-riot-site
— County Democrats spurred Capital Township legislation – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: How have your township officials and employees treated you? I should write a book about how Milton Township officials and employees have treated me since 1978, and especially since 1999. Since the 1980s, they have been under tremendous pressure from my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton and Glen Ellyn to get rid of me.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190608/bernard-schoenburg-county-democrats-spurred-capital-township-legislation

HERALD NEWS
— Conflicts of interest can be interesting in Joliet – BOB OKON
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/06/07/okon-conflicts-of-interest-can-be-interesting-in-joliet/a5gw6tz/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Interim City Manager Martin Shanahan meets the job description to become the permanent city manager, the city council was advised last week. Interim City Attorney Chris Regis provided the opinion because the matter had been raised by at least one council member. Interestingly enough, Regis delivered the opinion moments before Mayor Bob O’Dekirk declared that city staff should not be involved in any application process or candidate search for a permanent city manager because it would be a conflict of interest. The theory is that since all city staff falls under the supervision of Shanahan as interim city manager, they have a conflict of interest in the selection of a new city manager. Therefore, city employees who normally would be involved in a city hiring process cannot be called upon to provide staff support for the council in a candidate search or even in a simple posting of the job. Apparently, no conflict of interest applied to Regis, however, in determining that Shanahan met the job qualifications, although Regis is a city employee who was advising the council on whether they could hire Shanahan for the job.)

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Marijuana legalization sparks concerns about DUIs, enforcement for McHenry County police chiefs Police concerned about DUIs, proper enforcement after pot legalization – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/03/marijuana-legalization-sparks-concerns-about-duis-enforcement-for-mchenry-county-police-chiefs/afbgq6r/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190608/illinois-residents-in-line-for-expungement-of-marijuana-convictions

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190608/coming-soon-to-party-near-you-marijuana-users-and-theres-wide-variety-of-them

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Pritzker dancing on the backs of struggling Illinoisans – Patrick Pfingsten
https://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20190608/my-view-pritzker-dancing-on-backs-of-struggling-illinoisans

HERALD & REVIEW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://herald-review.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/what-is-cbd-and-who-are-its-devotees-in-central/article_6fe8cb19-644f-5e20-9dbb-b8d1c0f08670.html

LINCOLN COURIER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20190608/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-growers-are-gearing-up-for-recreational-sales

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Politics in spotlight at Iowa’s Pride Fest – Jenna Johnson
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Politics-in-spotlight-at-Iowa-s-Pride-Fest-13962787.php

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pelosi ‘deeply disappointed’ by Trump’s tariff-averting deal with Mexico – Joel Gehrke 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/pelosi-deeply-disappointed-by-trumps-tariff-averting-deal-with-mexico
— There’s a better way to cultivate minority excellence than affirmative action – Kenny Xu (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/theres-a-better-way-to-cultivate-minority-excellence-than-affirmative-action

FOX NEWS
— Pelosi hits Trump’s deal with Mexico, accuses him of ‘threats and temper tantrums’ – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-hits-trumps-deal-with-mexico-accuses-him-of-threats-and-temper-tantrums
— 42 elected prosecutors sign statement refusing to enforce new abortion bans – Sam Dorman 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/40-state-ags-elected-prosecutors-sign-statement-refusing-to-enforce-new-abortion-bans

AMERICAN THINKER
— President Trump, the Diplomat – Michael Curtis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/president_trump_the_diplomat.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Democrats Offer ‘Faux Compassion’ on the Border, Says Texas Rep – Rachel Bovard
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/08/democrats-offer-faux-compassion-on-the-border-says-texas-rep/

BREITBART
— Fox News Channel’s Pirro: Congress ‘Ought to Be Fired’ for Forcing Trump to Negotiate with a Foreign Power to Solve the Immigration Crisis – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/06/08/fox-news-channels-pirro-congress-ought-to-be-fired-for-forcing-trump-to-negotiate-with-a-foreign-power-to-solve-the-immigration-crisis/
— Pete Buttigieg Demands Government Built upon Affirmative Action on Race – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/pete-buttigieg-demands-government-built-upon-affirmative-action-on-race/

TOWNHALL
— Democrats And The Death Of Responsibility – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/06/09/democrats-and-the-death-of-responsibility-n2547805

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMOCRATS: ALL THEY’VE GOT LEFT IS THEIR GRIEVANCE GROUPS Craige McMillan on result of Trump garnering bulk of the Deplorables (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois 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.wnd.com/2019/06/democrats-all-theyve-got-left-is-their-grievance-groups/
— BERNIE ENDORSES CHALLENGER AGAINST INCUMBENT PRO-LIFE DEMOCRAT LIPINSKI ‘She will be a powerful voice for upholding Roe v. Wade at a disturbing moment in our history’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/bernie-endorses-challenger-against-incumbent-pro-life-democrat/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— It’s Business as Usual at Mexico’s Southern Border Despite Trump Deal – Reuters
https://ijr.com/its-business-as-usual-at-mexicos-southern-border-despite-trump-deal/

COLLEGE FIX
— Oberlin College ordered to pay $11 million to local bakery for libel, emotional distress
https://www.thecollegefix.com/oberlin-college-ordered-to-pay-11-million-to-local-bakery-for-libel-emotional-distress/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— What will long-term care cost you? – LIZ WESTON (DIERSEN: My 88-year-old aunt is paying $252 a day, or $7,555 a month, or $91,919 a year, out of her life savings to stay at an assisted living facility.)
https://www.apnews.com/11ee1bb83bc7409f8ef49ac0faa7425a

POLITIFACT
— Is Donald Trump the most transparent president ever? No – Louis Jacobson
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/jun/04/donald-trump/trump-administration-most-transparent-ever-no/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More broadly, the Associated Press released an analysis in March 2018 showing that “the federal government censored, withheld or said it couldn’t find records sought by citizens, journalists and others more often last year than at any point in the past decade.” And in November 2018, the pro-transparency FOIA Project released data showing that Freedom of Information Act lawsuits reached a record high in fiscal year 2018.)

CNBC
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/07/illinois-legalizing-pot-could-help-new-york-do-the-same-cannabis-ceo.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/opinion/conservatives-culture-trump.html
— A Drama of Trump’s Own Making Ends With a Familiar Hero – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/us/politics/a-drama-of-trumps-own-making-ends-with-a-familiar-hero.html
— The Anti-College Is on the Rise Students, teachers and reformers are pushing back against the failures of mainstream higher education. -Molly Worthen (DIERSEN: Democrats run “mainstream higher education.” Ever-increasingly, they crank out graduates who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/sunday/college-anti-college-mainstream-universities.html
— For These Women, a FIRE That Burns Too Male and Too White Fed up with the bro-heavy archetype of the FIRE trend (“financial independence, retire early”), women are carving out their own niche in the frugal-living movement. – Charlotte Cowles (DIERSEN: None of the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents are financially independent. Many, if not most, if not virtually all of them have severe financial, health, and/or other problems. They talk and act like they can and will do ANYTHING for money.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/business/fire-women-retire-early.html

EAGLE TRIBUNE
— Pot shop supporters picket opponent’s restaurant – Paul Tennant (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.) 
https://www.eagletribune.com/news/haverhill/pot-shop-supporters-picket-opponent-s-restaurant/article_4cd9e075-a0f1-5b5a-99b6-1937ebf4d0a5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A lawsuit filed against a business that plans to sell recreational marijuana brought about 20 protesters to Railroad Square late Saturday morning. They stood across the street from Mark’s Deli, whose owner along with two other plaintiffs has challenged the city’s decision to allow the opening of a pot shop in the now-vacant quarters of the Sons of Italy at 124 Washington St. The lawsuit alleges that allowing the shop violates the constitutional rights of nearby property owners, violates federal narcotics laws and is detrimental to Haverhill. “I believe strongly we need to get the underground economy into the mainstream,” said Douglas Edison, a longtime community activist who is running for City Council. “Why are we stopping it? You can’t just say ‘no’ to everything,” he said. Edison pointed out the shop will pay taxes to the city. “We need money for schools,” Edison added. Caroline Pineau, who already owns and operates the Yoga Tree at 90 Washington St., hopes to open the recreational marijuana store. “I’ve been fighting for this for 15 years,” said Michael Crawford of Marblehead. He called the lawsuit “frivolous.” A friend of his who suffered from mental health problems and addiction had a very positive outcome after he started using medicinal marijuana, Crawford said. “It turned his life around,” he said. Crawford wore a shirt bearing the message, “more weed, less greed.” Another City Council candidate, Nick Golden, said Pineau is being “unfairly targeted” by the lawsuit. “She represents the type of person and entrepreneur that we’re trying to attract,” said Golden, who is on the staff of state Rep. Lori Ehrlich, D-Marblehead. “I think it’s really important to support small business owners,” Christina Barbieri, a former Haverhill resident, said. She and others noted that possession of marijuana is now legal in Massachusetts and that Haverhill voters supported this change. The protesters held signs with messages such as “drop the lawsuit.” Many motorists driving by honked in support of the cause. A few people voiced their objection to having a pot shop in the city, Crawford said. One man confronted the protesters and called them “immature.” As he walked away from the group, he extended his two middle fingers. Two police officers were assigned to the demonstration, which remained orderly. Officer James Keenan advised the man who made the obscene gestures to not cause a disturbance. Jess Hileman, a lifelong Haverhill resident and longtime patron of Mark’s Deli, said he does not think the owner of the restaurant objects to having a pot shop in Haverhill. “He only opposes the location,” he said. Hileman also said he did not think it was fair that some of the protesters were depicting the owner as a bad guy. A patron at Mark’s Deli said the owner did not want to speak to the media. The lawsuit lists the plaintiffs as Bradford Brooks, a local realty professional; Lloyd Jennings, a contractor; and Steve Dimakis, owner of Mark’s Deli. Brooks and Jennings are described as trustees of L&B Realty Trust. Dimakis is identified as a trustee of the Evthokia Realty Trust.)

VICTORIA ADVOCATE
— School districts face scrutiny for hiring teacher who had peace officer’s license revoked. He’s now accused of sexually assaulting student. – Kali Venable
https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/school-districts-face-scrutiny-for-hiring-teacher-who-had-peace/article_a753d3f2-5c6f-11e9-b07f-df7b5494d0bc.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public records show that lies went unchecked during the hiring process for a former Victoria teacher and coach accused of sexually assaulting a student. James Christopher White, 34, was arrested in February on charges of sexual assault of a minor and improper relationship between an educator and student while working as a wrestling coach and special education teacher in Victoria. The charges, which are under review by prosecutors, came after he admitted that he attempted to have sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old student in a hotel room during a school-related function, according to court records and officials from the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office. A more detailed background check on White would have revealed red flags: the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, or TCOLE, revoked his peace officer and jailer licenses in 2012. The action came after he was terminated and dishonorably discharged for untruthfulness or insubordination from Mathis and Orange Grove police departments, according to records from all three agencies.)

TIMES HERALD RECORD
— Local businesses struggling to fill openings in robust economy – Daniel Axelrod (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20190608/hire-straits-local-businesses-struggling-to-fill-openings-in-robust-economy

TOLEDO BLADE
— New perk for working parents: Sleep coaches (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates a) who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had created an unfair advantage for myself over them because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents and b) who punished me for the aforesaid.) 
https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2019/06/08/new-perk-for-working-parents-sleep-coaches/stories/20190603016

INQUISITR
— Wisconsin Is Flying The Rainbow Flag Over The Capital For The First Time Ever (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.inquisitr.com/5474757/wisconsin-is-flying-the-rainbow-flag-over-the-capital-for-the-first-time-ever/

TRI CITY HERALD
— Person who will fill vacant Kennewick City Council seat is no stranger to public service – CAMERON PROBERT (DIERSEN: What do the citizens of Wheaton know about the 13 who have applied to fill the North District vacancy: Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman?)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article231348523.html

CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity will get rid of you.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum/poll-4-5-voters-want-ban-firing-sexual-orientation-gender-identity

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Can’t Make Senate Republicans Do Anything But he still can stall them when he wants to. – Jonathan Bernstein
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-06-09/trump-can-t-make-senate-republicans-do-anything-anymore
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-09/medical-marijuana-gets-backing-from-church-of-england-ft-says

ACCOUNTING WEB
— Turns Out, the FOIA Has Disclosure Exceptions – Craig Smalley
https://www.accountingweb.com/community/blogs/craig-smalley/turns-out-the-foia-has-disclosure-exceptions

JD SUPRA
— So You Want To Hire A New Superintendent: What Does The FOIA Permit (And Require)? (DIERSEN: Nothing stops applicants from disclosing a) that they had applied, b) the documents that they submitted, c) if they will be interviewed or were interviewed, d) if they were eliminated, e) etc.) 
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/so-you-want-to-hire-a-new-48064/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Personnel Search Committees” and the Screening Process: As for its actual search, the board could vote to create a personnel search committee. Such a committee, when formed with respect to an “executive level” position (such as a superintendent), is exempt in its entirety from the FOIA and its open meetings and notice/posting requirements. The appointment of such a personnel search committee is useful in that it protects the privacy rights of those being interviewed and avoids the need of the board to take official action in narrowing the field of candidates (even to the final recommended candidate) as part of the interview process. The FOIA also protects from disclosure any records of a personnel search committee which would reveal the identity of a candidate (without that candidate’s consent). . .Not all gatherings of a board committee ostensibly acting as a search committee will be considered exempt from the FOIA’s meetings and posting requirements. A personnel search committee is exempt from the FOIA’s requirements for only as long as it is engaging in activities protected by the search committee exception. Based upon the FOIA, the Freedom of Information Commission [“FOIC”] views the role of a personnel search committee for purposes of this FOIA’s exemption as limited to 1) reviewing resumes, 2) interviewing and screening candidates and 3) considering and recommending the selection and appointment of an individual for the position.)

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— 2018 sees record number of FOIA requests, information seekers change – Amelia Brust 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/open-datatransparency/2019/06/2018-sees-record-number-of-foia-requests-information-seekers-change/
— Veterans Affairs told it should stop posting disciplinary actions on its website – Eric White (DIERSEN: What if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had issued press releases each time they took adverse actions against me? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.) 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/06/veterans-affairs-told-it-should-stop-posting-disciplinary-actions-on-its-website/

June 8 Morning Edition

ABC7
— President Donald Trump suspends plan to impose tariffs on Mexico – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-suspends-plan-to-impose-tariffs-on-mexico/5337747/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Tariffs on Mexico would hit Illinois hard, equal to $190B a year in new taxes for American consumers.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-consumers-would-have-been-hard-hit-by-new-tariffs-on-mexico/5337557/
— Alleged cockfighting ring shut down in West Englewood neighborhood
https://abc7chicago.com/alleged-chicago-cockfighting-ring-shut-down-/5338148/
— Gary school district moves to fire teachers who gave student with autism ‘most annoying’ award (DIERSEN: Of course, my annoying critics/opponents, their annoying operatives, and their annoying dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being annoying.)

https://abc7chicago.com/education/gary-school-district-moves-to-fire-teachers-who-gave-student-with-autism-most-annoying-award/5337897/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Aurora promotes LGBTQ activity. 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/aurora-parade-a-show-of-support-for-lgbtq-community-in-suburb-510988681.html

CBS2
— More Than 80 Chickens Removed From West Englewood Home Amid Cockfighting Allegations
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/07/more-than-80-chickens-removed-from-west-englewood-home-amid-cockfighting-allegations/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois General Assembly, abortion controversy – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/web/wfld/politics/flannery-fired-up-illinois-general-assembly-abortion-controversy

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Valparaiso GOP pick Howe to fill vacant City Council seat – Amy Lavalley (DIERSEN: Who does not want anything to be reported on Wheaton’s filling its North District City Council vacancy? The thirteen candidates are Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman. My critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-valparaiso-caucus-st-0608-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/6/7/18657283/jobs-marijuana-cannabis-illinois-legal-pot-hiring-now-apply
— U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush apologizes for ugly campaign rhetoric Congressman tries to mend fences with newly-minted mayor. – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. I would not be surprised at all to learn that Bobby Rush directed my GAO superiors a) to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) to give my job and my preferred corner office to one of my subordinates who was one of his constituents, c) to give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, d) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, e) to not assign me to audits of IRS, and f) to not promote me beyond GS-13.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/6/7/18657222/bobby-rush-lightfoot-chicago-mayor-campaign-preckwinkle-rally-blood-hands
— For $1.15 million, you can become Lori Lightfoot’s next-door neighbor The Chicago mayor’s neighbor listed the Logan Square home on Thursday. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/7/18657230/lori-lightfoot-neighbor-house-for-sale-logan-square
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago’s shameful life expectancy gap Chicago has the worst life expectancy gap in the nation — 30 years — and segregation is at the heart of the problem. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/7/18656669/life-expectancy-chicago-segregation-streeterville-englewood-health-care

DAILY HERALD
— Trump suspends proposed tariffs on Mexico after deal reached on migrants – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190607/trump-suspends-proposed-tariffs-on-mexico-after-deal-reached-on-migrants-he-says
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Wheaton resident promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190608/trump-golfs-while-nation-declines

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump says he’ll drop Mexico tariff The decision, welcomed by those who warned of damage to the economy and job growth, was a dramatic turnaround after the president persistently criticized Mexico for failing to prevent migrants from traversing the country to get to the U.S. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-says-hell-drop-mexico-tariff

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— New Illinois regulations driving Waterman gun shop out of state Upcoming state regulations driving local gun shop out of Illinois – KEITH HERNANDEZ
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/06/07/new-illinois-regulations-driving-waterman-gun-shop-out-of-state/ams4gbg/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Sen. Sue Rezin serious about running for 14th Congressional District seat – Derek Barichello
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/07/sen-sue-rezin-serious-about-running-for-14th-congressional-district-seat/akfot81/
— Illinois lurches left during 2019 legislative session Pritzker pushes far-reaching agenda during first year as governor – PETER HANCOCK, JERRY NOWICKI, REBECCA ANZEL and GRANT MORGAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/06/illinois-lurches-left-during-2019-legislative-session/a5jpq8l/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Welcome to the neighborhood! Moline residents work together on beautification projects – JOHN MARX (DIERSEN: What do you say to secretive neighborhood groups that focus on destroying their Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains? I should write a book about such secretive groups.)
https://qconline.com/news/local/welcome-to-the-neighborhood-moline-residents-work-together-on-beautification/article_41706a3f-6358-583c-9126-bb1cde779916.html

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— STATE LINE WILL DIVIDE LEGAL, ILLEGAL MARIJUANA – AUSTIN MONTGOMERY (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/20190607/state_line_will_divide_legal_illegal_marijuana

FOX ILLINOIS
— Construction to begin soon on taller White House fence – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/construction-to-begin-soon-on-taller-white-house-fence

WILL
— Lawmakers Leave With No Sure Cure For Teacher Shortage – DUSTY RHODES
https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/class-dismissed-lawmakers-leave-with-no-sure-cure-for-teacher-shortage

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/June-2019/Legal-Weed-We-Asked-Chicagoans-What-They-Think/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bayer drops ads from Fox News programs hosted by Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham – Andrew Blake (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. have dropped you? I should write a book about those that have dropped 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.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/7/bayer-drops-ads-from-fox-news-programs-hosted-by-t/

FOX NEWS
— Illegal immigrants can hurt US economy, professor argues, prompting calls for his firing – Dom Calicchio
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-immigrants-can-hurt-us-economy-professor-argues-prompting-calls-for-his-firing
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Google favors websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/google-rewards-reputable-reporting-over-left-wing-politics-economist-study-says

TOWNHALL
— Trump: Mexico Will Send 6,000 Troops To Its Southern Border – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/06/08/trump-mexico-will-send-6000-troops-to-its-southern-border-n2547792

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mexico now doing more to secure the U.S. border than House Democrats – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/mexico_now_doing_more_to_secure_the_us_border_than_house_democrats.html
— California judge throws out Google’s motion to dismiss, allows political discrimination lawsuit to proceed to discovery phase – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/california_judge_throws_out_googles_motion_to_dismiss_allows_political_discrimination_lawsuit_to_proceed_to_discovery_phase.html
— Trump and the Irish – Derry O’Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/trump_and_the_irish.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As an Irishman, I’m embarrassed at the treatment of the President of the United States on his current visit to Ireland. His shabby reception in Ireland contrasts sharply with the red carpet treatment in London. Media reports that the Leo Varadkar (the Irish Prime Minister/Taoiseach) refused to meet at the Trump resort at Doonbeg. The hostile media is having a field day with this.)
— Honoring black conservatives – A. Castellitto
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/honoring_black_conservatives.html
— Biden has just blown his cred as a moderate, non-scary Dem – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/biden_has_just_blown_his_cred_as_a_moderate_nonscary_dem.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— First Principles, Justice, and Trump’s Immigration Proposal – Zachary D. Rogers
https://amgreatness.com/2019/06/07/first-principles-justice-and-trumps-immigration-proposal/

BREITBART
— Cops Arrest 80 at Mexican-Run Cockfight in Virginia – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2019/06/07/cops-arrest-80-mexican-run-cockfight-virginia/

FOX NEWS
— Trump defends deal with Mexico to stem migrant flows, prevent tariffs – Adam Shaw 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-defends-mexico-deal-migrant-flows-tariffs

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Leftists Are Leftists, And They All Behave, And Corrupt, The Same – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/leftists-are-leftists-and-they-all-behave-and-corrupt-the-same/
— How un-American Are Some Republicans? – Amanda Alverez
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/how-un-american-are-some-republicans/

PATRIOT POST
— Politicizing the Fourth of July – Gary Bauer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who a) discourage everyone from watching Wheaton’s Independence Day fireworks and parades, b) discourage Republican candidates, elected officials, and organizations from having entries in the parades, and c) discourage Republican candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and organizations from helping sponsor the fireworks and parades.) 
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/63514-politicizing-the-fourth-of-july
— Blame It on Their Youth? – Burt Prelutsky
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/63369-blame-it-on-their-youth

POLITICO
— Trump officials pushing to strip convicted terrorists of citizenship Critics fear a dangerous new front in how the legal system treats naturalized U.S. citizens convicted of terrorism offenses. – JOSH GERSTEIN
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/08/trump-convicted-terrorists-citizenship-1357278

THE HILL
— Trump touts Mexico deal on migrants: Will be ‘very successful’ – JESSE BYRNES 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/447559-trump-touts-mexico-deal-on-migrants-will-be-a-very-successful

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump’s $3.6 Million Ireland Detour Brings Taxpayer-Funded Golf Tab To $105.8 million His for-profit golf course there posted promotional videos of him teeing off and his helicopter’s arrival — but deleted them after HuffPost began making inquiries. – S.V. Date (DIERSEN: If I succeeded in getting Trump to come to the Chicago Golf Club, what would the Trump-haters in my precinct do to me? In my precinct, a) Trump got only 137 votes in the 2016 general election while Clinton got 211 and b) Trump got only 21 votes in the 2016 Republican primary while Kasich got 93. I should write a book about the Trump-haters in my precinct.) 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-doonbeg-video_n_5cfa7f93e4b0c7edd0b661a5

ABC NEWS
— Illinois primary (Newman v. Lipinski) contest tests Democrats’ leftward shift on abortion amid 2020 attention – KENDALL KARSON and JOHN VERHOVEK
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/illinois-primary-contest-tests-democrats-leftward-shift-abortion/story?id=63557940
— Hyde Amendment, abortion debate haunt 2020 Democrats – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/hyde-amendment-abortion-debate-haunt-2020-democrats-63566106

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Calls Off Plan to Impose Tariffs on Mexico – Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/us/politics/trump-tariffs-mexico.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/opinion/trump-july-4.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How Republicans could regain lost House seats in 2020 – Henry Olsen (DIERSEN: Those who want Republicans to lose want Republican to run who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/07/how-republicans-could-regain-lost-house-seats/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Overthrow the Prince of Facebook Big tech has become too powerful and abusive. We know enough about it to break up its dominance. – Peggy Noonan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/overthrow-the-prince-of-facebook-11559862145
— You Have the Right to Bare Arms, but Why Ink Them? I shaved my youthful beard and threw away my ugly tie. What would I have done with a tattoo? – Lance Morrow
https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-have-the-right-to-bare-arms-but-why-ink-them-11559944208
— What a ‘Living Wage’ Actually Means If you ask a dozen lawmakers what constitutes a “living wage,” you’ll get a dozen answers. Where does the term come from? And is it even accurate? – Eric Ravenscraft (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/smarter-living/what-a-living-wage-actually-means.html

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP’S IRISH GOLF COURSE POSTS, THEN DELETES, TWEET PROMOTING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S VISIT AFTER ETHICS COMPLAINTS – ASHER STOCKLER (DIERSEN: If I succeeded in getting Trump to come to the Chicago Golf Club, what would the Trump-haters in my precinct do to me? In my precinct, a) Trump got only 137 votes in the 2016 general election while Clinton got 211 and b) Trump got only 21 votes in the 2016 Republican primary while Kasich got 93. I should write a book about the Trump-haters in my precinct.)
https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-irish-golf-course-posts-then-deletes-tweet-promoting-president-trumps-visit-after-ethics-1442853

GOOGLE
— Website Credibility (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google draws you to websites that a) promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) are less and less and less credible.) 
https://sites.google.com/site/internetsafetywhattoknow/website-credibility

PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
— Do you know a federal employee who demonstrates innovation, strong leadership and a passion for public service? (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years – Post office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I should write book about my Democrat superiors who worked the hardest a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://m.facebook.com/partnershipforpublicservice/photos/a.10150358505924910/10156964861294910/

STARS AND STRIPES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push medical pot to push recreational pot.
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/medical-marijuana-takes-hit-when-weed-legal-for-all-1.585085

June 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Inside Illinois lawmakers’ pork-barrel frenzy: Pickleball courts, dog parks and clout – Ray Long, Dan Petrella and Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-lawmakers-pork-projects-20190606-story.html
— From road repairs to transit expansions, $33 billion in capital bill will have ‘monumental’ impact – Mary Wisniewski
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-biz-transit-road-project-money-20190604-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-social-users-20190606-story.html
— Thanks, Ricketts family, for aiding my transition from Cubs to Sox – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-cubs-sox-rickettes-trump-fundraiser-wrigley-20190607-story.html
— Pritzker, teacher’s pet, allows more pricey pension spiking – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-pension-spiking-career-hikes-20190610-story.html
— Are Americans ready to legalize prostitution? – Steve Chapman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-prostitution-harris-hickenlooper-new-york-20190607-story.html
— Illinois law won’t mandate board diversity. Companies should address it anyway. – Editorial (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of old White men.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-board-diversity-illinois-law-20190610-story.html
— In response to #MeToo, state lawmakers approved sweeping legislation to fight sexual harassment in Illinois – Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-sexual-harassment-metoo-bill-20190607-story.html
— Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers orders gay pride flag to fly over state Capitol – AP (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-wisconsin-gay-pride-flag-capitol-20190607-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Go back to Thompson to find closing legislative days like Pritzker’s Passing bills like almost doubling the minimum wage, changing the state Constitution to allow for a progressive income tax, rewriting almost all of the state’s abortion laws and legalizing recreational cannabis were seriously heavy-duty lifts. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/7/18657195/pritzker-jim-thompson-legislative-success
— Top Chicago business leader opposes $15 minimum wage, demands changes to ‘fair workweek’ ordinance “You can’t use the business community as a piggybank . . . they’re not gonna create as many jobs. Companies aren’t gonna locate here and invest here,” Jack Lavin said. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2019/6/7/18656822/chicagoland-chamber-ceo-jack-lavin-minimum-wage-workweek-ordinance-15
— Henry Hyde, the man behind the anti-abortion amendment Biden now opposes A former suburban Chicago GOP lawmaker, Rep. Henry Hyde, who died in 2007, authored the Hyde Amendment banning federal funds for most abortions. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/7/18657212/henry-hyde-amendement-abortion-federal-funds-biden-president-campaign

DAILY HERALD
— Police leaders urge speaking up, tightening gun control in wake of Pratt shooting – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190607/police-leaders-urge-speaking-up-tightening-gun-control-in-wake-of-pratt-shooting

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What our new sin-tax fix says about Illinois. (Hint: It’s not good.) Studies show states that turn to gambling and pot tend to have few other options. Heavily in debt, losing population, facing difficulties funding pensions or even paying its bills, Illinois fits the description. – DAVID GREISING 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/david-greising-government/what-our-new-sin-tax-fix-says-about-illinois-hint-its-not-good

ABC7

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Tariffs on Mexico will hit Illinois hard, equal to $190B a year in new taxes for American consumers.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-consumers-will-be-hard-hit-by-new-tariffs-on-mexico/5337557/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois AARP promotes LGBTQ activity. 
https://abc7chicago.com/society/illinois-aarp-strives-to-support-lgbtq-seniors/5337058/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190606/eugene-robinson-only-ignoramus-would-sound-like-trump

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— LaHood votes ‘no’ on immigration bill – Jared DuBach
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20190606/lahood-votes-no-on-immigration-bill

RIVER BENDER
— The House’s Immigration Amnesty Bill Shortsighted – Dan Brannan
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/the-houses-immigration-amnesty-bill-shortsighted-35860.cfm

MADISON
— Wisconsin Republican lawmaker calls Evers’ decision to fly rainbow flag over Capitol ‘divisive’ – Steven Elbow
https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/wisconsin-republican-lawmaker-calls-evers-decision-to-fly-rainbow-flag/article_55036fe0-f7b0-5b40-8836-4a7e763d8909.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Kick Chicago out of Illinois? – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/06/kick-chicago-out-of-illinois/

ILLINOIS HOUSE GOP
— Week in Review for End of Session 2019
http://www.thecaucusblog.com/2019/06/week-in-review-for-end-of-session-2019.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COURT DENIES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR ELGIN EVANGELISTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/court-denies-acknowledgement-of-civil-rights-violations-for-elgin-evangelists.html
— NEW CLERGY REPORTING MANDATE IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/new-clergy-reporting-mandate-in-illinois.html

DAILY CALLER
— ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE FLYING ALL OVER THE US — WITHOUT VALID ID – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/07/report-illegal-immigrants-flying-valid-id-documents/
— AL JAZEERA CELEBRATES ‘PRIDE’ WHILE ITS STATE BACKER QATAR CONTINUES TO PUNISH GAYS – Adelle Nazarian
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/07/al-jazeera-celebrates-pride-while-qatar-punishes-gays/
— TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME IS DESTROYING THE MEDIA – Derek Hunter
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/07/trump-derangement-syndrome-2/

BREITBART
— Google Can’t Dodge Conservative Employees’ Discrimination Lawsuit, Court Says – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/07/google-cant-dodge-conservative-employees-discrimination-lawsuit-court-says/

PJ MEDIA
— The Fake News Media Wants You To Worry About Trump’s Gender Gap Problem – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/the-fake-news-media-wants-you-to-worry-about-trumps-gender-gap-problem/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Democrats Fight For Open Borders As Illegals Bring In Crime, Diseases
https://www.oann.com/democrats-fight-for-open-borders-as-illegals-bring-in-crime-diseases/

NEWS BUSTERS
— On D-Day, MSNBC’s O’Donnell Suggests Trump’s Dad Was Nazi Sympathizer – Emma Fantuzzo (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about how my a) Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used and b) how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois use my 100% German national origin against me. They constantly foisted/foist negative German stereotypes on me. In my defense, I stress that they all my ancestors immigrated way back during the 1840s and 1850s, 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 if he had not been 4-F, my father would have fought the Germans during WWII. If DNA information had been available back when I worked for the federal government, I would have stressed that. 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.) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/emma-fantuzzo/2019/06/07/d-day-msnbcs-odonnell-suggests-trumps-dad-was-nazi-sympathizer

NEW YORK TIMES
— When We Talk About Abortion, Let’s Talk About Men Since women don’t have unwanted pregnancies without them. – Michelle Oberman and W. David Ball
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/opinion/abortion-laws-men.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the following argue for open borders: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, RINOs, and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/violence-makes-mexico-an-unwelcoming-refuge-11559899802

June 7 Morning Edition

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Local Officials Mull Marijuana Legalization Impacts – Tom Robb (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/local-officials-mull-marijuana-legalization-impacts/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Local municipal staffers and attorneys are scrambling to read and understand the 600-page bill legalizing recreational marijuana before its Jan. 1, 2020 effective date. The bill that passed in the Illinois House on the last day of the legislative session in Springfield, Friday, May 31, was passed by the Illinois Senate just two days before. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign the bill, but marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. The bill gives some control to local municipalities, including creating zoning regulations and limiting dispensary options for operating, along with allowing for some new tax revenue for local communities. “First we have to read the law thoroughly,” Glenview Village President Jim Patterson said. “You can have one sentence (buried in the bill) throw it all away.” Patterson said he fully expects village trustees to consider and act on the bill by October, before it takes effect. Niles Village Manager Steve Vinezeano said a Tuesday, June 11 village board meeting has been scheduled for village staffers to present details about the bill to Niles trustees and discuss options. Vinezeano said 52 percent of Niles residents voted in a recent referendum in favor of the state legalizing recreational marijuana. “That doesn’t mean they want a dispensary down the block.” Vinezeano said firefighters, police, Family Services and community development officials all have concerns.)

ABC7
— Springfield bishop bans Michael Madigan, John Cullerton from Springfield-area communions – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/religion/springfield-bishop-bans-madigan-cullerton-from-springfield-communions/5335248/

CBS2
— Bishop Paprocki Bars Springfield Lawmakers From Communion
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4099332-bishop-paprocki-bars-springfield-lawmakers-from-communion/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After Gov. Pritzker, Boss Madigan budget, let’s change state slogan: Illinois-Shut Up and Take It. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-met-john-kass-springfield-budget-20190606-story.html
— From loss to liberation: How Germans view celebrations of Allied victory over their Nazi ancestors – AP (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about how my a) Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used and b) how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois use my 100% German national origin against me. They constantly foisted/foist negative German stereotypes on me. In my defense, I stress that they all my ancestors immigrated way back during the 1840s and 1850s, 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 if he had not been 4-F, my father would have fought the Germans during WWII. If DNA information had been available back when I worked for the federal government, I would have stressed that. 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.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-germany-d-day-liberation-20190606-story.html
— Poll: Some younger workers view aging workforce negatively – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government who focused on turning their employees who were younger, minority, female, Democrat, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, liberal, moderate, paid less, and those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time AGAINST their employees who were older, White, male, Republican, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, conservative, paid more, and those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–poll-older-vs-younger-workers-20190606-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Blacks to be pot pushers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/7/18655978/black-pot-law-unfairly-growers-color-medical-marijuana

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville eases tattoo regulations – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190606/naperville-eases-tattoo-regulations-so-doctor-no-longer-required

WTTW
— Chicago Has the Largest Life Expectancy Gap in the Country. Why? – Kristen Thometz
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/06/chicago-has-largest-life-expectancy-gap-country-why

WBEZ
— A Pricey Effort To Employ The Men Most Likely To Shoot Or Be Shot In Chicago – Patrick Smith
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/a-pricey-effort-to-employ-the-men-most-likely-to-shoot-or-be-shot-in-chicago/6cca6375-34eb-414e-8989-3367e5cbee54
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/marijuana-equity/1f86beb3-0705-44b6-838b-6272fd7e52e7

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Abortion-rights supporters banned from Communion – AP
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/06/06/abortion-rights-supporters-banned-from-communion/affxo7k/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Governor orders gay pride flag to fly over Wisconsin Capitol – AP (DIERSEN: How soon will Pritzker order gay pride flags to fly over Illinois buildings, over your county buildings, over your township/ward buildings, and over your municipal buildings?) 
http://www.startribune.com/evers-orders-gay-pride-flag-to-fly-over-wisconsin-capitol/510964652/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Bishop denies communion to Catholic lawmakers who backed abortion bills – Rachel Droze
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/report-bishop-paprocki-bars-madigan-cullerton-from-communion

WGLT
— Rep. Davis: Mexico Tariffs Not Best Way To Fix Immigration – RYAN DENHAM & CHARLIE SCHLENKER 
https://www.wglt.org/post/rep-davis-mexico-tariffs-not-best-way-fix-immigration#stream/0

WHEATON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
— Coffee with Congressman Sean Casten June 14 (DIERSEN: In 2011, to get rid of me, those who dominated the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce killed its Government Affairs Committee that I had served on since 2003.)
http://www.wheatonchamber.com/events/details/coffee-with-congressman-sean-casten-18986

FOX NEWS
— Congress doubles down on incentivizing illegal immigration – Jason Chaffetz
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jason-chaffetz-congress-doubles-down-on-incentivizing-illegal-immigration

GOPUSA
— Sanders demands Walmart pay workers $15 per hour (DIERSEN: I worked part-time for the minimum wage for S.S. Kresges 1964-1966. If S.S. Kresges had paid me $15/hour in today’s dollars, I would have bought a new loaded Pontiac GTO in 1966 instead of a new Pontiac Tempest Sprint.)


— Democrats defend asking nominees about Catholic faith, affiliations (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. I should write a book about how my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used my 100% German national origin and my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran against me. They constantly stressed the aforesaid to my Jewish superiors and to my Jewish supervisors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70678

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ohio libraries cancel LGBTQ-themed youth events on eve of Pride Month after criticism – Christopher Vondracek
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/6/ohio-libraries-cancel-lgbtq-themed-youth-events-ev/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s call for a bad news boycott ignites First Amendment worries – Melissa Quinn (DIERSEN: Should I publish a list of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments a) that claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) are boycotting me and boycotting my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trumps-call-for-a-bad-news-boycott-ignites-first-amendment-worries

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump is the Democrats’ white whale, and Pelosi is Ahab – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/trump_is_the_democrats_white_whale_and_pelosi_is_ahab.html

BREITBART
— 70% of Americans View Drug Addiction as Top ‘Big Problem’ in the Country – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/70-americans-view-drug-addiction-top-big-problem-country/
— In the first five months of 2019, about 124,000 children of illegal aliens were born on U.S. soil, thus solidifying their permanent American citizenship due to the nation’s birthright citizenship policy. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/average-124k-anchor-babies-born-us-this-year-so-far/

TOWNHALL
— It’s More Than the Economy – Scott Rasmussen
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottrasmussen/2019/06/06/its-more-than-the-economy-n2547595

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Americans treated like 2nd class citizens’: Anger over report TSA allows migrants to fly without proper docs – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/07/americans-treated-like-2nd-class-citizens-anger-over-report-tsa-allows-migrants-to-fly-without-proper-docs-762538

FEDERALIST
— As Illegal Immigration Skyrockets, The Border Crisis Spins Out Of Control The latest arrest numbers don’t tell the whole story. As the crisis deepens, the U.S.-Mexico border is becoming increasingly volatile and dangerous. – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/07/illegal-immigration-skyrockets-border-crisis-spins-control/

NEWSMAX
— On D-Day, Limbaugh Calls Migrant Surge ‘Invasion Force’ 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/d-day-invasion-migrants-caravan/2019/06/06/id/919312/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— A FUTURE YOU DON’T WANT The Democrats’ plan to blow up the country. – David Horowitz
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273950/future-you-dont-want-david-horowitz
— THE LEFT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANTI-SEMITIC HATE CRIMES IN NYC – Daniel Greenfield (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. I should write a book about how my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used my 100% German national origin and my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran against me. They constantly stressed the aforesaid to my Jewish superiors and to my Jewish supervisors.)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273942/left-responsible-anti-semitic-hate-crimes-nyc-daniel-greenfield

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS, NBC Forced to Admit Tariff Threats Causing Mexico to Take Action – Nicholas Fondacaro 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/06/06/cbs-nbc-forced-admit-tariff-threats-causing-mexico-take

AMERICAN THINKER
— What a real border crisis looks like, in a chart – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/what_a_real_border_crisis_looks_like_in_a_chart.html
— How a Post–Civil War Supreme Court Decision Dismantles Sanctuary Cities – Brian S. Messenger
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/how_a_postcivil_war_supreme_court_decision_dismantles_sanctuary_cities.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How the Left Embraced Globalization – Edward Ring
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/06/how-the-left-embraced-globalization/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Joe Biden Denounces Hyde Amendment, Reversing His Position – Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be someone who promotes abortion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/us/politics/joe-biden-hyde-amendment.html
— New Evidence of Age Bias in Hiring, and a Push to Fight It – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: I should write a book about age discrimination.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/business/economy/age-discrimination-jobs-hiring.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Henry Hyde, abortion amendment’s namesake, was a culture warrior with some surprising causes – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/07/henry-hyde-abortion-amendments-namesake-was-culture-warrior-with-some-surprising-causes/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Homelessness Grows in California Despite New Government Spending – Alejandro Lazo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/homelessness-grows-in-california-despite-new-government-spending-11559899801

BLOOMBERG
— Rejected Google Job-Seekers Clear Hurdle to Sue Over Alleged Liberal Bias – Robert Burnson (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired, retained, or promoted: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-06/google-job-rejects-clear-first-hurdle-to-sue-over-liberal-bias

NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY CENTER
— Yet Another Study Reveals Bias in Google’s News Search – Paul Chesser
https://nlpc.org/2019/05/16/yet-another-study-reveals-bias-in-googles-news-search/

THE RIGHTING
— U.S. Conservative Websites Ranked by Unique Visitors, April 2019
https://www.therighting.com/april-2019-top-conservative-websites

MEDIA POST
— ‘The Washington Examiner’ Continues To Attract Record Audience Numbers – Melynda Fuller
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/336508/the-washington-examiner-continues-to-attract-rec.html

MEDIA MATTERS
— Two of Fox News’ most vitriolic hosts just lost a major advertiser: Bayer – JORDAN UHL (DIERSEN: Where does the money come from that allows you to do what you do? My money comes from the Civil Service Retirement System, Social Security, and retirement savings. Of course, if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes could take that money away from me, they would.)
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2019/06/06/two-fox-news-most-vitriolic-hosts-just-lost-major-advertiser-bayer/223883

HR DRIVE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run the federal government. From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, the federal government a) will not hire you, retain you, or promote you and b) will get rid of you.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/lgbtq-workers-at-federal-agencies-attest-to-lack-of-support/556243/

June 6 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Diocese of Springfield refuses communion to Catholic Illinois lawmakers who backed ‘evil’ abortion bill A statement from Bishop Paprocki singled out House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, but said any Catholic Illinois lawmaker who supported the two bills will be affected. – Alison Martin
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/6/6/18655266/diocese-springfield-refuses-communion-madigan-cullerton-illinois-catholic-lawmakers-abortion
— Ricketts not first owner to go to bat for Republicans Cubs also played ball for Warren G. Harding. And then there was the Tribune Company…. – Neil Steinberg 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/6/18655546/cubs-ricketts-trump-donors-wrigley-politics-gop-republicans-steinberg
— Democrats, look ahead to the prize in 2020 and forget about impeaching Trump The “no one is above the law” argument is compelling. But the goal, after all, should be replacing Trump. – Froma Harrop
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/6/18655660/donald-trump-impeachment-democratic-party-2020-election
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot in Palm Springs: taps gay donor network, headlines Boxer PAC fundraiser Mayor Lightfoot, in California will headline a Friday fundraiser for a PAC run by former Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. “We are very excited to meet her,” Boxer told the Chicago Sun-Times. – Lynn Sweet and Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will individuals, organizations, and companies be officially told to get out of Chicago unless they promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/6/6/18655873/mayor-lori-lightfoot-palm-springs-california-tap-into-gay-donor-network
— Safe Passage — a smart move in crime-fighting – Editorial (DIERSEN: Did you walk to school from your home? I walked to/from Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, to/from a bus stop on the south side of downtown Crete 1961-1962 to ride a bus to/from Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, to/from Crete-Monee High School 1962-1964, to/from Loyola 1974-1976, and to/from DePaul 1976-1978.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/6/18655298/safe-passage-cps-crime-deterrent-research

— Joe Biden reverses course, says he now supports using federal dollars for abortions – Chloe Herring (DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have focused on destroying me because I support the Hyde Amendment.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/6/18655959/joe-biden-2020-abortion-hyde-amendment

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— GOP bigwigs, Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts to hold President Trump donor retreat in Chicago — with ballgame on agenda – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-trump-campaign-rnc-chicago-cubs-20190605-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a $40 billion state budget into law. Here’s a look at what your tax dollars are buying.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-cb-illinois-budget-20190605-story.html
— Forget about marijuana laws for a second. The CBD industry needs to be regulated. – Debby Miran
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-cbd-cannabidiol-fda-regulations-needed-20190606-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Diocese of Springfield refuses communion to Madigan, Cullerton for backing ‘evil’ abortion bill – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190606/diocese-of-springfield-refuses-communion-to-madigan-cullerton-for-backing-evil-abortion-bill
— Pending Kane County attendance policy highlights board member Barbara Hernandez who’s also a state rep – James Fuller (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and fundraisers.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190606/pending-kane-county-attendance-policy-highlights-board-member-whos-also-a-state-rep

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As Trump’s Mexico tariffs loom, Illinois companies brace for impact Mondelez and other local players that sought savings south of the border face billions in potential costs if last-minute negotiations now underway don’t jell into a deal. – CLAIRE BUSHEY 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/trumps-mexico-tariffs-loom-illinois-companies-brace-impact

ABC7
— Illinois gambling expansion bill could breathe new life into horse racing industry – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-gambling-bill-could-breathe-new-life-into-horse-racing-industry/5335559/

NBC5
— Bishop Bars Madigan, Cullerton From Receiving Communion Over Abortion Bills
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/madigan-cullerton-barred-from-receiving-communion-over-abortion-bills-510921881.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Nancy Pelosi told Democrats she wants to see Trump ‘in prison’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/nancy-pelosi-told-dems-she-wants-to-see-trump-in-prison-report

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Avery Bourne: Infrastructure investments will spur economic growth
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190606/rep-avery-bourne-infrastructure-investments-will-spur-economic-growth

SOUTHERN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois is poised to become the gambling capital of the Midwest And like the state’s last gambling expansion, in 2009, the massive new bill could bring trouble. – JASON GROTTO and DAN MIHALOPOULOS
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-is-poised-to-become-the-gambling-capital-of-the/article_d09a9086-6060-5eb6-933a-27b3af5f898a.html

MARION REPUBLICAN
— Casino coming to Southern Illinois – HOLLY KEE
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/news/20190604/casino-coming-to-southern-illinois

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rock Island County Health Department sued. Former employee says she was fired after filing discrimination complaint – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rock-island-county-health-department-sued-former-employee-says-she/article_89f39797-5f0a-5675-8f52-4208fd29bf70.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Supporters of Illegal Aliens Pass Bill Prohibiting Local Police from Enforcing ICE Laws
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/06/supporters-of-illegal-aliens-pass-bill-prohibiting/ 
— Keeping Up with Casten
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/06/keeping-up-with-casten/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Edgar County Watchdog Kraft says Brady’s choice is simple: ‘Resign, or quit making those profits’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512601636-edgar-county-watchdog-kraft-says-brady-s-choice-is-simple-resign-or-quit-making-those-profits
— Reform for Illinois director Kaplan holds no blame for Sen. Brady as long as he ‘acts ethically’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512601633-reform-for-illinois-director-kaplan-holds-no-blame-for-sen-brady-as-long-as-he-acts-ethically

CAPITOL FAX
— Springfield bishop lashes out at Madigan, Cullerton over abortion bill
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/06/springfield-bishop-lashes-out-at-madigan-cullerton-over-abortion-bill/
— Reader comments closed until Tuesday A little down time is in order… (DIERSEN: I have sent a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/06/reader-comments-closed-until-tuesday-27/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Kinzinger vows to block Trump’s Mexico tariffs, unless Dems make it ‘political somehow’ Illinois Republican says farmers in his district are taking it ‘on the chin’ – Bailey Vogt 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/6/adam-kinzinger-vows-block-trumps-mexico-tariffs-un/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mexico blocks 1,000-migrant caravan ahead of Trump’s tariff deadline – Tim Pearce
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mexico-blocks-1-000-migrant-caravan-ahead-of-trumps-tariff-deadline

FOX NEWS
— Sean Hannity: Mainstream media ‘smear machine’ in full gear for Trump’s UK visit – David Montanaro
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sean-hannity-mainstream-media-smear-machine-trump

DAILY CALLER
— DEMOCRATS ARE TURNING AMERICA’S BIG CITIES INTO PETRI DISHES FOR DISEASE – Brian Joondeph
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/06/joondeph-cities-petri-dishes/

BREITBART
— New York City School District Seeks ‘Teachers of Color’ in Job Ads – TOM CICCOTTA
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/06/report-new-york-city-school-district-seeks-teachers-of-color-in-job-ads/
— Politico Senior Staffer Defends Biden’s Plagiarism as ‘Agreeing’ – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/06/06/nolte-politico-senior-staffer-defends-bidens-plagiarism-as-agreeing/
— Mexico Claims Some Migrant Caravan Funding Came from U.S., England – ILDEFONSO ORTIZ AND BRANDON DARBY
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/06/06/mexico-claims-some-funding-for-migrant-caravans-came-from-u-s-and-england/
— New York Times Editor Claims Paper Is Not ‘Anti-Trump’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/report-new-york-times-editor-claims-paper-is-not-anti-trump/
— DHS Frees 5.5K Illegal Aliens into U.S. in a Week; 196K Released in 5 Months – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/dhs-frees-5-5k-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-in-a-week-196k-released-in-5-months/

TOWNHALL
— Google Fires Another Conservative Employee Who Spoke Out Against Company’s Bias – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/06/06/report-google-fires-another-conservative-employee-who-spoke-out-on-companys-bias-n2547661

HUMAN EVENTS
— Getting Your Reputation Back After Conspiracy Smears. – Frank Gaffney (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on smearing my reputation. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://humanevents.com/2019/06/06/getting-your-reputation-back-after-conspiracy-smears/

TPM
— TX GOP Group Defends Axed Teacher’s Right To Speak Of ‘Burden’ Of Illegal Immigrant – Nicole Lafond
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/texas-teacher-gop-group-defends-illegal-immigrants-burden

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Social-Media Censorship Is the Product of Culture and Commerce – DAVID FRENCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/social-media-censorship-is-the-product-of-culture-and-commerce/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats focus on turning women against Trump.
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/447308-trumps-giant-gender-gap-62-percent-of-women-say-they-are
— Biden reverses stance on Hyde Amendment after blowback – JESSIE HELLMANN (DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have focused on destroying me because I support the Hyde Amendment.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/447392-biden-reverses-stance-on-hyde-amendment-after-blowback

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Only Trump can pack this much ignorance into a few words.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/better-to-keep-ones-mouth-shut-than-to-sound-like–trump/2019/06/06/067b0b6e-8882-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html

USA TODAY
— Boston mayor: city can’t stop ‘Straight Pride Parade’ over its values – Joey Garrison
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/06/boston-mayor-city-cant-stop-straight-pride-parade-over-its-values/1373359001/

FORBES
— New Trump Administration Rule: Gig Workers Are Not Employees – Tom Spiggle (DIERSEN: Are/were you a gig worker? I was not. I worked a) for the federal government for almost 30 years – almost 18 years for GAO, almost 9 years for IRS, and almost 3 years for the Post Office; b) for Firestone Stores for almost 2 1/2 years; and c) for S.S. Kresges for 1 1/2 years.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomspiggle/2019/06/06/new-trump-administration-rule-gig-workers-are-not-employees/#73198f04336e

GOVERNING
— Will Legalizing Marijuana and Sports Betting Solve Illinois’ Budget Problems? The state, which has worse credit than any other and has had chronic budget deficits, passed a fiscal plan this week that relies on new revenue sources to help pay down its massive debt. – LIZ FARMER
https://www.governing.com/week-in-finance/gov-illinois-budget-analysis.html

INEQUALITY
— How Wealthy Have Our Super Wealthy Become? We now have some new clues, thanks to the tax-evasion records whistleblowers have been so generously sharing. – Sam Pizzigati
https://inequality.org/great-divide/how-wealthy-have-our-super-wealthy-become/

June 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP bigwigs, Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts to hold President Trump donor retreat at Wrigley Field – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-trump-campaign-rnc-chicago-cubs-20190605-story.html
— Catholic bishop in Springfield: No communion for Madigan, Cullerton for supporting ‘abominable’ Illinois abortion rights bill – Elvia Malagón
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-catholic-church-sanctions-illinois-lawmakers-mike-madigan-20190605-story.html
— Life expectancy in Streeterville is 90. In Englewood, it’s 60. A new analysis calls Chicago’s gap the largest in the U.S. – Lisa Schencker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-has-largest-life-expectancy-gap-between-neighborhoods-20190605-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-life-stevens-wednesday-straight-pride-parade-0605-story.html

— Trump honors D-Day vets hours after saying his military spending makes up for his not serving in Vietnam – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-trump-britain-d-day-20190605-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— After-session news conference blindsides Republicans – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190605/bernard-schoenburg-after-session-news-conference-blindsides-republicans
— Manar pushes to change Capital Township government – Bernard Schoenburg 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190604/manar-pushes-to-change-capital-township-government

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Seven years after viral rant, transparency remains elusive in Springfield – Dan McCaleb (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose my efforts to promote government transparency.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/seven-years-after-viral-rant-transparency-remains-elusive-in-springfield/article_4b1c80b6-82df-11e9-9117-abfcba0569a9.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Congressman Rodney Davis concerned about new tariff proposal
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/congressman-rodney-davis-concerned-about-new-tariff-proposal

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP plays ball in Chicago – SHIA KAPOS and ADRIENNE HURST
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/06/06/gop-plays-ball-in-chicago-holy-rebuke-for-madigan-cullerton-lori-on-ethics-rahms-money-job-443898

CHICAGO LAW BULLETIN
— eFiling in DuPage County: What to expect when the system goes live – Alex Braun
https://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/sponsored/current/efiling-in-dupage-county-what-to-expect-when-the

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w Gov. Pritzker on IL pension payments and whether IL FY2020 Budget is balanced (DIERSEN: How much spending have you had to cut to balance your budget? Since September of 1997, when I was 49 years old, in today’s dollars, I have had to cut my spending by $6,195/month, or by $74,338/year, or by $1,616,895. In today’s dollars, in 1997, my GAO salary was $127,654/year. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $53,316/year, or $74,338 less each year.) 
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2019/06/berkowitz-w-gov-pritzker-on-il-pension-payments-and-whether-fy2020-is-balanced/

WHEATON PARK DISTRICT
– 2019 Independence Day Celebration July 3 Fireworks and July 4 Parade (DIERSEN: I encourage Republican candidates on 2020 ballots in Wheaton a) to submit your parade entry form ASAP and b) to plan on helping sponsor the fireworks and parade. So far, $1,800 has been pledged toward the $2,500 commitment: $500 from Roger Claar; $250 each from Bob Berlin, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Phil Suess, and Tim Whelan; and $100 each from Michael Barbier, Marty Keller, and Ann Celine Walsh.) 
https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-2019-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-59341549171

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Clowns to the Left of Dale Righter in Springfield – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/clowns-to-the-left-of-dale-righter-in-springfield/

FOX NEWS
— Kinzinger on Trump’s tough talk toward Iran: American strength makes some people uncomfortable
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6044914648001/#sp=show-clips

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Wolf Blitzer Lectures Republican, US Must ‘Help’ House Thousands of Illegal Immigrant Kids – Kristine Marsh
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2019/06/06/wolf-blitzer-lectures-republican-us-must-help-house-thousands

DAILY CALLER
— GOOGLE FIRES REPUBLICAN ENGINEER WHO SPOKE OUT AGAINST ‘OUTRAGE MOBS’ – J. Arthur Bloom
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/05/google-fires-republican-engineer-outrage-mobs/

AMERICAN THINKER
— If Republicans don’t court Millennials, they’re doomed – Paul S. Gardiner (DIERSEN: To court Millennials, those who want Republicans to lose, want Republicans to dump individuals, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about those in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party who take the lead in dumping the aforesaid.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/if_republicans_dont_court_millennials_theyre_doomed.html
— Wreck the Electoral College, Destroy the Country – David Horowitz
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/wreck_the_electoral_college_destroy_the_country.html

TOWNHALL
— De Blasio: Anti-Semitism Stems From A ‘Right-Wing Movement’ – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to paint me as being an anti-Semite. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/06/05/huh-bill-de-blasio-seems-to-think-antisemitism-stems-from-a-rightwing-movement-n2547644

LIFEZETTE
— Texas Teacher Is Fired After She Asked Trump to Remove Illegal Immigrants School board voted unanimously to terminate this individual’s contract — don’t miss this unbelievable story
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/06/texas-teacher-is-fired-after-she-asked-trump-to-remove-illegal-immigrants/

COLLEGE FIX
— Georgetown officials silent on whether they will implement slavery reparations fee – DALTON NUNAMAKER (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/georgetown-officials-silent-on-whether-they-will-implement-slavery-reparations-fee/

HILL REPORTER
— War Hero Tammy Duckworth Eviscerates Trump Over His Vietnam Comments – TODD NEIKIRK (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. If I sought a government office or political office, who would my critics/opponent get to eviscerate me because of my draft avoidance?)
https://hillreporter.com/war-hero-tammy-duckworth-eviscerates-trump-over-his-vietnam-comments-37911

CNN
— Kinzinger says he’ll vote no on Mexico tariffs – Wolf Blitzer
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/06/05/republican-congressman-adam-kinzinger-mexico-tariffs-tsr-vpx.cnn

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Feds: No more education, legal services for immigrant kids – ASTRID GALVAN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
https://www.wwnytv.com/2019/06/06/feds-no-more-education-legal-services-immigrant-kids/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Amid Boston Pride Week, ‘Straight Pride Parade’ Draws Attention – Kate Taylor
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/us/boston-straight-pride-parade.html
— YouTube to Remove Thousands of Videos Pushing Extreme Views – Kevin Roose and Kate Conger (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to paint me as being an extremist. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/business/youtube-remove-extremist-videos.html

WASHINGTON POST
— On abortion, Biden shows he is out of step with his party – Karen Tumulty (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are out of step with the a) Republican Party platform, b) Illinois Republican Party platform, and c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/on-abortion-biden-shows-he-is-out-of-step-with-his-party/2019/06/05/e83ddc30-87cd-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Mexico intercepts 1,000 migrants headed toward US amid tariff threats – Kenneth Garger
https://nypost.com/2019/06/05/mexico-intercepts-1000-migrants-headed-toward-us-amid-tariff-threats/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump trashes ‘terrible’ Vietnam War and defends his failure to serve in military on anniversary of D-Day – DAVE GOLDINER and CHRIS SOMMERFELDT (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-trump-vietnam-military-service-defense-spending-20190605-km22crejonee7ehz6ve5csue54-story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting Blacks to hate Trump.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-black-voter-pragmatism-helps-biden-hurts-harris-booker-women-candidates-20190606-story.html

USA TODAY
— Do you plan to retire by 50? Great, but can you cover your health care? – Janna Herron 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/06/04/early-retirement-how-afford-health-insurance/1333554001/
— Staying positive when looking for a job post – Johnny C. Taylor Jr.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/experience/2019/05/28/searching-job-post-college-requires-patience-staying-positive/3759908002/

BALTIMORE SUN
— 22 candidates seek to fill City Council vacancy, in final step of Baltimore’s post-Pugh political shuffle – Ian Duncan (DIERSEN: Who does not want anything to be reported on Wheaton’s filling its North District City Council vacancy? The thirteen candidates are Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman. My critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-ci-scott-vacancy-20190528-story.html

BILLINGS GAZETTE
— Billings needs more City Council candidates – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who does not want anything to be reported on Wheaton’s filling its North District City Council vacancy? The thirteen candidates are Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman. My critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://billingsgazette.com/opinion/editorial/gazette-opinion-billings-needs-more-city-council-candidates/article_060de64c-891f-5d72-a76d-51f6959298c8.html

TWIN CITIES
— Lakeland mayor doubles down on his position, says he will fill vacant council seat – RYAN FAIRCLOTH (DIERSEN: Who does not want anything to be reported on Wheaton’s filling its North District City Council vacancy? The thirteen candidates are Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman. My critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://www.twincities.com/2019/06/03/lakeland-mayor-doubles-down-on-his-position-says-he-will-fill-vacant-council-seat/

LAKE COUNTY NEWS
— Clearlake City Council to consider applicants for vacant council seat – ELIZABETH LARSON (DIERSEN: Who does not want anything to be reported on Wheaton’s filling its North District City Council vacancy? The thirteen candidates are Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman. My critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php/news/61455-clearlake-city-council-to-consider-applicants-for-vacant-council-seat
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During a special Thursday afternoon meeting, the Clearlake City Council will consider applicants for a vacant council seat. The council will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 6, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive. On May 9, Mayor Nick Bennett resigned as he prepared to move to South Dakota, as Lake County News has reported. At a May 13 special meeting, the council directed City Clerk Melissa Swanson to advertise the vacancy for appointment and accept applications with a June 4 deadline. The city has received six applications for the seat, which has a term ending in November 2020. Applicants are Cristina Azanza, the founder of a nonprofit, Azanza Inc.; David Claffey, a marketing and communications professional who serves on the city’s marketing committee; Desserrie Shaw, who has experience as a board member and president of the Konocti County Water District; Erin McCarrick, who owns cannabis companies Clearlake Ventures and Cara Farms and a consulting business, Madrone Strategies; Russell Perdock, the city’s former mayor who resigned last year to pursue the police chief’s job and now is director of community integration for Adventist Health Clear Lake; and Pattie Duke, a registered nurse case manager. Swanson’s report to the council said staff is recommending that the council interview the six applicants at Thursday’s meeting. The candidate they pick will be approved for the appointment by motion, majority vote and resolution. The appointee would then be given the oath and seated at the June 13 meeting, Swanson said.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rahm Emanuel, Ex-Chicago Mayor, Is Going to Wall Street He is joining Centerview, a boutique investment bank, as a counselor to large firms – Liz Hoffman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rahm-emanuel-ex-chicago-mayor-is-going-to-wall-street-11559760420

FORTUNE
— Joe Biden Still Supports the Hyde Amendment—and 2020 Democrats Pounce – SAHIL KAPUR
http://fortune.com/2019/06/05/joe-biden-hyde-amendment-warren-sanders-harris/

FORBES
— Joe Biden’s Cannabis Policy Would Be A Gift To Donald Trump In A General Election – Kris Krane (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote pot. What percent of the aforesaid have smoked pot, smoke pot, want to smoke pot, want to make money selling pot, and/or want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot – 98%, 99%, 100%?) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskrane/2019/06/05/joe-bidens-cannabis-policy-would-be-a-gift-to-donald-trump-in-a-general-election/#77f882732035
— Six Tips To Overcome Age Discrimination At Work – Jill Huggett (DIERSEN: Federal employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran are protected from age discrimination. Those involved in government or politics who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran are not protected from age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2019/06/06/six-tips-to-overcome-age-discrimination-at-work/#6df609b7390e
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Age discrimination may be against the U.S. labor laws, but I’ll bet you or someone you know has been on the wrong side of this form of discrimination in the workplace. In fact, nearly two out of three workers aged 45 and older have seen or experienced age discrimination on the job, according to an AARP workplace survey. So let’s face it: It’s real, and you need to know how to deal with it. As a career coach, I know firsthand that many professionals feel one of their greatest career challenges after age 40 is age discrimination. To help overcome this obstacle, I’ve developed several tips that have helped people of a certain vintage successfully navigate the job market.)

JD SUPRA
— Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act Updates
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/freedom-of-information-act-and-open-57584/

WEEK
— Fox News’ Tucker Carlson has some effusive, dubious praise for Elizabeth Warren
https://theweek.com/speedreads/845643/fox-news-tucker-carlson-some-effusive-dubious-praise-elizabeth-warren

NEWSWEEK
— GOP COMMITTEE CHAIRWOMAN SLAMMED FOR SAYING AMERICANS SHOULD BE CELEBRATING DONALD TRUMP ON D-DAY – DAVID BRENNAN
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-committee-chairwoman-ronna-mcdaniel-slammed-americans-celebrate-donald-trump-d-day-1442475

NATION
— A Message to Independent Journalists – Laura Flanders (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.) 
https://www.thenation.com/article/a-message-to-independent-journalists/

NEW REPUBLIC
— Is There a Right Way to Cover the Trump White House? – ALEX SHEPHARD (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.) 
https://newrepublic.com/article/154087/michael-wolff-siege-trump-white-house

June 5 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Your favorite Chipotle burrito might soon be more expensive due to Mexico tariffs (DIERSEN: Democrats use any argument that they can to promote illegal immigration.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/your-favorite-chipotle-burrito-might-soon-be-more-expensive-due-to-mexico-tariffs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois bill requiring minorities on corporate boards ‘gutted’; lawmakers pass version calling for disclosure, report card – Corilyn Shropshire
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-corporate-diversity-bill-passed-gutted-20190603-story.html
— Changing abortion rights: How Illinois’ new law compares with what other states are doing – Cindy Dampier and Chad Yoder
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-viz-how-illinois-abortion-law-compares-htmlstory.html
— Evanston city clerk leaves meeting after aldermen vote to add additional FOIA officers – Genevieve Bookwalter (DIERSEN: Should I request the Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to review Wheaton City Clerk Sharon Barrett-Hagen’s denial of my May 29, 2019 FOIA request for “All documents submitted by all applicants for the Wheaton North District City Council vacancy?” According to her June 4, 2019 email, “In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, on June 3, 2019 the City Council adjourned into closed session to review the documents submitted by the applicants for the Wheaton North District City Council vacancy and those documents were entered into and made a part of those minutes. Your request for the records referenced above is respectfully denied per Section 5 ILCS 140/2, Sec. 7 Exemptions (1) (1) “Minutes of meetings of public bodies closed to the public as provided in the Open Meetings Act until the public body makes the minutes available to the public under Section 2.06 of the Open Meetings Act.” The Illinois Election Code allows the public release of statements of candidacy when an individual chooses to run for an elected office. While the applicants in this case are not running for election, but rather are seeking to be appointed to a vacancy on the City Council, after reviewing State statutes, we believe it would be permissible to release the names and addresses of the applicants in response to your request, and that information is attached.” Of course, those who do not want anyone to see the documents support Barrett-Hagen’s denial.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-evanston-council-adds-foia-officers-tl-0606-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— This is no way to run a railroad Tired of shivering at a bus stop? Frustrated with waiting through traffic light cycles at gridlocked intersections? Sick of slow-moving trains and overcrowded el cars? Maybe you can convince somebody to redevelop some old industrial land in your neighborhood. – JOE CAHILL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/no-way-run-railroad

DAILY HERALD
— JANUARY 20, 2012 FLASHBACK: Two finalists for DuPage board seat – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Before the January 17, 2012 candidate forum, DuPage County granted my FOIA request and provided me with copies of everything that the 11 candidates had submitted.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120120/news/701209725/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his application letter to Cronin, LeVan wrote that he was seeking the seat to help the chairman advance his agenda “for a more efficient, responsive and transparent government in DuPage County.” Bedrossian, 58, owns Bedrock Earthscapes, LLC, in Wheaton. He is a past board member of the DuPage Federation for Human Services and has volunteered for a variety of community service organizations. “I believe governmental organizations should be the very best possible stewards of their constituents’ tax dollars,” Bedrossian wrote in his application letter.)
— FEBRUARY 6, 2018 FLASHBACK: Attorney general tells tollway to hand over resume of politically connected manager – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180206/attorney-general-tells-tollway-to-hand-over-resume-of-politically-connected-manager

SOUTHERN
— Documents challenge former SIU President Dunn’s denial of another ‘fast-track’ hire – GABRIEL NEELY-STREIT
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/documents-challenge-former-siu-president-dunn-s-denial-of-another/article_2e5dff68-3667-553e-9528-09ad116a8f49.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Documents obtained from Murray State University challenge former Southern Illinois University President Randy Dunn’s claim that he did nothing to “fast-track” the hiring of the son of a former SIU trustee while president of MSU. The documents, obtained by The Southern via the Kentucky Open Records Act, show Dunn signed a hiring process exemption, also known as a search waiver, to hire Tyson Manering — son of former SIU Trustee Donna Manering — as an international recruiter at MSU. The exemption allowed Murray State to hire Tyson Manering outside of its standard search and hiring protocols. Generally, filling a position like Manering’s would have required forming a search committee to vet applicants, interview top candidates, and collectively make a hire, MSU policy indicates. In this case, Manering was selected directly, via the exemption, 12 days before the international recruiter job was ever publicly posted, and more than two weeks before he submitted his online job application, records show.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Texas teacher in hot water after asking Trump to round up ‘illegal students from Mexico’ – Gary Dinges
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190604/texas-teacher-in-hot-water-after-asking-trump-to-round-up-illegal-students-from-mexico

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Gambling and Pot Will Help Repair Broken Illinois, Pritzker Says – Elizabeth Campbell and Mario Parker
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-05/gambling-and-pot-will-help-repair-broken-illinois-pritzker-says

TIMES
— Taxpayers want in on the celebration, too – Editorial
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/06/04/our-view-taxpayers-want-in-on-the-celebration-too/agrx7c6/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Will massive Illinois casino expansion spell end to Northwest Indiana’s gaming run of luck? – Dan Carden
https://www.nwitimes.com/business/gambling/will-massive-illinois-casino-expansion-spell-end-to-northwest-indiana/article_a55d6f93-a7b1-5c6e-8810-506173039527.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rep. Kinzinger talks special immigrant visas, possible impeachment – Lauren Langer 
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rep-kinzinger-talks-special-immigrant-visas-possible-impeachment/2052547740

WHEATON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
— JANUARY 12, 2012 FLASHBACK: Cronin Will Host Candidate Forum for District 4 Vacancy Jan. 17 (DIERSEN: Before the January 17, 2012 candidate forum, DuPage County granted my FOIA request and provided me with copies of everything that the 11 candidates had submitted.) 
http://www.wheatonchamber.com/news/details/news-release-01-12-2012-237
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin invites residents to attend a District 4 Candidate Forum on Tuesday, January 17, where 11 candidates seeking the nomination to fill the board vacancy, will have the opportunity to address the County Board members and the public. “I am delighted that so many residents are interested in serving on the County Board and am so far very impressed with the candidates’ credentials. I urge District 4 residents to join myself and the County Board members during the candidate forum to learn more about the applicants,” he said. The Candidate Forum will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Auditorium of the JTK Administration Building, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton. Following the public forum, Cronin will select a nominee by the January 24 County Board meeting. The 11 candidates include Ronald Almiron of Glendale Heights, William Bedrossian of Wheaton, Erin Birt of Wheaton, Alan Bolds of Wheaton, Amy Grant of Wheaton, Patricia Kermend of Glen Ellyn, Chris Levan of Winfield, David Molitor of Glen Ellyn, Nicholas Cipriano of Glen Ellyn, Kaaren Oldfield of Glen Ellyn and Peter Ladesic of Glen Ellen. The District 4 vacancy was created in December when County Board member Debra Olson resigned to accept a position as executive director of the DuPage Homeownership Center. Cronin accepted applications from District 4 residents for one month. The deadline was Jan. 10.)

DUPAGE COUNTY
— JANUARY 20, 2012 FLASHBACK: Cronin Selects Two Finalists to Fill District 4 Vacancy
https://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=35285

EVANSTON NOW
— Reid walks out after losing FOIA vote – Bill Smith
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2019-05-29/82077/reid-walks-out-after-losing-foia-vote

JOLIET PATCH
— Minooka HS Principal Settlement Revealed In FOIA Patch obtained the separation agreement between high school principal Ronald Kiesewetter and District 111. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/minooka-hs-principal-settlement-revealed-foia

EVANSTON PATCH
— Mayor Proposes Bypassing City Clerk With Appointed FOIA Officers Evanston Clerk Devon Reid claims the change is “retaliation” for his lawsuit over access to emails and police body camera footage. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/mayor-proposes-bypassing-city-clerk-appointed-foia-officers

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— House GOP staunchly opposes bill lowering residency requirements for student trustees – Kyla Asbury 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512601550-house-gop-staunchly-opposes-bill-lowering-residency-requirements-for-student-trustees

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER
— Pritzker blames flat tax for declining population, announces $29 million Census count effort – Greg Bishop
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/pritzker-blames-flat-tax-for-declining-population-announces-million-census/article_92e43f02-5f11-5496-8fc2-d0e9947d0d51.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— More Anti-Family Legislation Approved by State Lawmakers – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/more-anti-family-legislation-approved-by-state-lawmakers/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BIG TECH IS BIG BROTHER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/big-tech-is-big-brother.html

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— DECEMBER 15, 2014 FLASHBACK: Employee Resumes and Applications Subject to Release under FOIA
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/employee-resumes-and-applications-subject-to-release-under-foia

AMERICAN THINKER
— Just in time for the border surge, Democrats hand out amnesty to 2 million DREAMers – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/just_in_time_for_the_border_surge_democrats_hand_out_amnesty_to_2_million_dreamers.html

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— AFA statement on President Trump and the LGBT agenda
https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/2019/afa-statement-on-president-trump-and-the-lgbt-agenda/

FOX NEWS
— Germany says question of reparations to Greece is settled – AP (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats formally ask you to pay reparations? The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you will be asked to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/world/germany-says-question-of-reparations-to-greece-is-settled

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Mass Immigration and the Subversive Libertarian-Right – Pedro Gonzalez
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/04/mass-immigration-and-the-subversive-libertarian-right/

BREITBART
— Mo Brooks: Democrats Want Amnesty for Illegals to Ensure ‘Reliable Socialist’ Voting Bloc – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/04/watch-mo-brooks-democrats-want-amnesty-for-illegals-to-ensure-reliable-socialist-voting-bloc/

CNS NEWS
— ‘Yes We Can!’: Democrat-Controlled House Passes ‘Path to Citizenship’ Bill – Patrick Goodenough 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/yes-we-can-democrat-controlled-house-passes-path-citizenship-bill

DAILY CALLER
— HOUSE PASSES MASS AMNESTY BILL WHICH WOULD GIVE MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP – Henry Rodgers 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/04/house-mass-amnesty-bill-immigrants/
— TUCKER ON PETE BUTTIGIEG USING MILITARY SERVICE TO ‘CRUSH POLITICAL OPPONENTS’ – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/04/pete-buttigieg-military-service/

PATRIOT POST
— Facebook Excuses Won’t Work in 2019 as More Conservatives Are Banned on Social Media – Diamond & Silk
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/63432-facebook-excuses-wont-work-in-2019-as-more-conservatives-are-banned-on-social-media

WORLD NET DAILY
— STOP FEEDING THE LEFTIST MEDIA MONSTER AT&T David McQuade starts #iDisconnect movement against parent of CNN – David McQuade (DIERSEN: The following oppose many planks, if not most planks, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, and therefore, for opposition research, I pay thousands of dollars each year for home delivery and internet access: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Naperville Sun, Crain’s Chicago Business, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Wheaton Leader, etc.) 
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/stop-feeding-the-leftist-media-monster-att/
— THE NEW BARBARIANS David Kupelian on how the left is erasing America’s history, culture, institutions and blessings
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/the-new-barbarians/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Bizarre: NY Times Criticizes Trump for…Moving to Decriminalize Homosexuality? – Clay Waters 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2019/06/04/bizarre-ny-times-criticizes-trump-formoving-decriminalize

POLITICO
— ‘It was a political lynch mob’: Steve King pledges to fight GOP over his exile The Iowa Republican is accusing Republican leaders of trying to kick him out of Congress. – MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: Have you been exiled? If so, do you want to make a comeback? I have been exiled from the following and I do not want to make a comeback: 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, and GAO employee. I should write a book about those who exiled me, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/05/steve-king-congress-republicans-interview-1353197
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Steve King, hellbent on making a congressional comeback, is vowing to look at all procedural options to force his way back onto the committees from which he was exiled.)

ABC NEWS
— Study says Democrats prefer younger candidates, yet Biden and Sanders top polls – SRUTHI PALANIAPPAN
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/study-democrats-prefer-younger-candidates-biden-sanders-top/story?id=63267640

NEW YORK TIMES
— Teacher, Now Fired, Thought Tweets to Trump About Immigrants Were Private – Daniel Victor (DIERSEN: What if this teacher had tweeted the Democrat presidential candidates asking them to get rid of her students who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/us/georgia-clark-texas-teacher-fired.html
— House Votes to Give ‘Dreamers’ a Path to Citizenship – Julie Hirschfeld Davis (DIERSEN: Voting for such bills encourages people to bring young people to America illegally.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/us/politics/dream-promise-act.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Protesters Hit London Streets, With a Giant Trump Balloon in Tow.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/world/europe/trump-london-protests.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Will Republicans finally stop cowering before Trump?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/will-republicans-finally-stop-cowering-before-trump/2019/06/04/bd6e7bb2-870b-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html
— House passes immigration bill to protect ‘dreamers,’ offer a path to citizenship – Felicia Sonmez (DIERSEN: Voting for such bills encourages people to bring young people to America illegally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-poised-to-pass-immigration-bill-that-would-protect-dreamers/2019/06/04/bac5cf98-86d7-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump Baby and the Trump robot headline London protests over U.S. president’s visit.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/baby-trump-and-the-trump-robot-headline-london-protests-against-us-presidents-visit/2019/06/04/93764614-8634-11e9-9d73-e2ba6bbf1b9b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump isn’t a fascist. He’s just a bully.” (DIERSEN: Being called a bully is almost as bad as being called a fascist, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, or bigot. Those who are called any of the aforesaid, especially if they are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or if their ancestors have been in America for a long time, should sue those who call them any of the aforesaid for defamation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation). According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, including registered voters in my precinct, I am a “public figure” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure) and therefore, they are free to defame, slander, and libel me. They are wrong. I am considering sending them cease and desist letters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cease_and_desist).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/05/trump-isnt-fascist-hes-just-bully/?utm_term=.a4f8f6ede851

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Poor Americans likely to be hit hardest by Trump’s new tariffs.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/04/trumps-tariffs-could-hurt-poor-americans-most/1347036001/

NBC PHILADELPHIA
— GOP Lawmaker Who Lost Party Backing Falls in NJ Primary – Mike Catalini (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the following do not back me: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. According to my critics/opponents, the following never backed me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. My critics/opponents stress the adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me.)
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/GOP-MAGA-Party-New-Jersey-Primary-Lawmaker-Loss-Support-510848151.html

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Should you take the job offer? 5 Things to consider before you do (DIERSEN: What if I had not accepted Oldsmobile’s job offer in 1971? Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.indystar.com/story/sponsor-story/keihin-north-america/2019/06/05/should-you-take-job-offer-5-things-consider-before-you-do/1338713001/

TIMES FREE PRESS
— Here are some more tips on how to get your resume noticed – Ellen Phillips (DIERSEN: Of course, no one includes negatives in their resume. That is why application forms are used.) 
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2019/may/31/how-get-your-resume-noticed/495709/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Highlight your strengths and what is most relevant to the potential employer. Place the strongest and most relevant points first where they are more apt to be read in order to hook the reader. Match the needs of the hiring company. Review job postings online and in the newspapers for positions that interest you. Each listing will almost always have a brief blurb about the company and the position available. Read the job description closely, and use the key words listed in these ads, and match them to the bullet points in your resume. Tailor your resume to the position. Be positive. For instance, if you feel your past graduation date will subject you to age discrimination, leave it off the resume. Focus on the duties that do support your objective and curtail or omit irrelevant personal information like your race.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House Democrats Say White House Has Blocked Ex-Trump Aides From Providing Documents House panel had subpoenaed Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson for documents related to Mueller probe – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-directs-hope-hicks-not-to-turn-over-documents-to-house-panel-11559662051
— Progressives Who Prefer Trump to Biden Winning the party is more important than winning in 2020. – Ted Rall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/progressives-who-prefer-trump-to-biden-11559687632
— SEC’s Broker Rule to Require Bias Disclosures; Effect on Pay Practices Unclear Regulation Best Interest says brokers can’t put their own paychecks ahead of a customer’s needs – Dave Michaels
https://www.wsj.com/articles/secs-broker-rule-to-require-bias-disclosures-effect-on-pay-practices-unclear-11559653997
— More Universities Shut Down Traditional M.B.A. Programs as Popularity Wanes Applications to full-time M.B.A. programs have been falling in the strong job market, leading business schools to shift resources online – Kelsey Gee (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA part-time from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old IRS employee. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-universities-shut-down-traditional-m-b-a-programs-as-popularity-wanes-11559727000

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump — who famously got a pass from serving in Vietnam — said he is ‘making up for’ his lack of service by increasing funding for the military – Tom Porter (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.) 
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-making-up-for-no-military-service-with-defense-spending-2019-6

FORBES
— Retail, Healthcare, Energy, Tech: Age Discrimination Allegations Continue To Hit – Sheila Callaham (DIERSEN: Federal employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran are protected from age discrimination. Those involved in government or politics who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran are not protected from age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2019/06/05/retail-healthcare-energy-tech-age-discrimination-allegations-continue-to-hit/#619c2d8e20da

GREEK CITY TIMES
— Greek government formally asks Germany for billions in war reparations (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats formally ask you to pay reparations? The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you will be asked to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/06/05/greek-government-formally-asks-germany-for-billions-in-war-reparations/

MARKET RASEN MAIL
— Lincolnshire Police Special Sergeant lied about driving license on job application form – LEANNE CRAWFORD
https://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/news/lincolnshire-police-special-sergeant-lied-about-driving-licence-on-job-application-form-1-8947166