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July 29 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF KELLER: Party chairman Mary Keller: DuPage Republicans facing unity challenges – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190729/party-chairman-dupage-republicans-facing-unity-challenges
(FROM THE ARTICLE: His rise within the ranks of the DuPage Republican Party came one small step at a time, and now Marty Keller is chairman of the political organization that traditionally has found voter favor in the state’s second-largest county. Keller, of Wheaton, got involved in his party first as a precinct committeeman in Milton Township. From that start in 2004, he has stepped into roles as an elected Milton Township trustee and then as the employed executive director of the township’s Community Emergency Response Team; as chairman of the Milton Township Republicans; and then as vice chairman and now chairman of the countywide organization. Keller recently sat down with the Daily Herald to share the party’s outlook after a 2018 election that found Democrats winning an unprecedented number of county, state and national seats. Here is an edited version of the conversation.)
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO: Casten seeking second term after ‘awesome, humbling’ first months in Congress – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190729/casten-seeking-second-term-after-awesome-humbling-first-months-in-congress
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Casten’s opponent from the Republican Party could be former Wheaton City Council member and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, who held the statewide position during former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration. Or it could be former Wheaton City Council member, state representative and gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives, who ran against Rauner in the 2018 primary. Casten campaign spokeswoman Chloe Hunt said in a news release that both potential Republican challengers would take opposite stands from Casten on issues such as abortion and taxes. “Jeanne Ives and Evelyn Sanguinetti both embrace an extreme partisan ideology that would deny a woman’s right to choose and raise our health care costs,” Hunt said. “They both strongly support President Trump and they both are wildly out of touch with the concerns of the 6th Congressional District.” Ives launched her campaign by filing a statement of candidacy July 18 with the Federal Election Commission. Sanguinetti has been campaigning since April. Sanguinetti’s campaign has criticized Casten for being “out of touch” with his constituents, for rubber-stamping priorities of House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi instead of being “a centrist,” and for saying he wants to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. . .The National Republican Congressional Committee, for example, is calling out Casten and fellow freshman U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of the 14th District for votes related to military spending, saying they both are playing to a “socialist base” and putting “partisan extremism ahead of the safety of our brave troops.”)
— Wage gap was oversimplified – Joe H. Heater, Palatine
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190729/wage-gap-was-oversimplified

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago is counting on a casino windfall, but Indiana gambling rivals are renovating, expanding – ABDEL JIMENEZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-casino-faces-competition-with-indiana-20190725-6ok4wnepg5dgfdfw23xti6gb5y-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cresco Labs’ 56 marijuana dispensaries around the country soon will have the same name: Sunnyside – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cresco-rebrands-dispensaries-sunnyside-20190729-tqckmdq72vh35br34qbs3apbhu-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Affordable housing in thriving Naperville is elusive. This mother of twins knows all too well. – SARAH FREISHTAT and ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-affordable-housing-naperville-st-20190726-4ylxy7adebalnoukff6ezxxcwu-story.html

ABC7
— 48 shot, 8 fatally in Chicago weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/48-shot-8-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/5427056/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Immigration issues are federal government’s responsibility – Mayor Jim Langfelder (DIERSEN: Concerning immigration, constructively, Democrats have joined with Mexico and with other foreign countries in declaring war on America.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190728/mayor-jim-langfelder-immigration-issues-are-federal-governments-responsibility
— Lawmakers: Push for affordable housing solutions just beginning – Rebecca Anzel (DIERSEN: What did you do to help you afford better housing? 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.sj-r.com/news/20190728/lawmakers-push-for-affordable-housing-solutions-just-beginning

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A closer look at Davis supporter – PETER ELLERTSEN, Springfield
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-a-closer-look-at-davis-supporter/article_1115aa66-9e21-5473-a3eb-34b9f9eac5a0.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Task force to study property tax relief in Illinois – Doug Finke
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190728/task-force-to-study-property-tax-relief-in-illinois

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Inmate Numbers Decline – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=288169#.XT7dzBh_OM8

SAUK VALLEY
— Getting older, going broke: Who’s going to pay for long-term care? – Teresa Wiltz (DIERSEN: For those who have pensions and/or Social Security, those payments can/will go toward long-term health care until you die.) 
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/07/28/getting-older-going-broke-whos-going-to-pay-for-long-term-care/adys0j4/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Cook County Invests Half a Million Dollars to Support Pregnant Women and Moms in County Jail
https://chicagodefender.com/cook-county-invests-half-a-million-dollars-to-support-pregnant-women-and-moms-in-county-jail/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— End censorship of conservative thought – Mike Steffen, Moline
https://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-end-censorship-of-conservative-thought/article_e09579b8-04d5-5447-b967-fbc726971e90.html
— This nation has never been so divided – Peggy Huffstutler, Coal Valley
https://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-this-nation-has-never-been-so-divided/article_a0b744c2-bc32-55b1-9e5d-03c0a4632f85.html

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois tied for nation’s most lax lawmaker/lobbyist revolving door laws: none. – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-tied-for-nation-s-most-lax-lawmaker-lobbyist-revolving/article_595a07ae-afdd-11e9-a68d-933fde915ad7.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Three voters in my precinct speak against the East Roosevelt Road Corridor Plan.
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512807273-city-of-wheaton-city-council-met-june-24

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRESIDENT’S CAMPAIGN CONDEMNS PHONY TRUMP FUNDRAISERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/presidents-campaign-warns-about-phony-trump-fundraising-groups.html
— IT’S OFFICIAL: THE PURPOSE OF TEACHING IS POLITICAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/its-official-the-purpose-of-teaching-is-political.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker shifts on Trump impeachment
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/29/pritzker-shifts-on-trump-impeachment/

FOX NEWS
— On immigration, Trump speaks for America while Democrats pander to their base – Steve Hilton
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/steve-hilton-on-immigration-trump-speaks-for-america-while-democrats-pander-their-base
— Trump is right – Baltimore mistreated by elected Dems, residents deserve better – Todd Starnes 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/todd-starnes-trump-is-right-baltimore-mistreated-by-elected-dems-residents-deserve-better

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump’s immigration policies on winning streak – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: When were you on a winning streak? I was a) during 1972-1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7, currently $46,554/year, to GS-12, currently $82,579/year and b) during 1986-1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13, currently, $98,198/year.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/28/trump-immigration-policy-winning-streak-courts/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Immigration top 2020 issue, 3-to-1 over healthcare, illegals ‘affect my life’ – Paul Bedard 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/immigration-top-2020-issue-3-to-1-over-health-care-illegals-affect-my-life

AMERICAN THINKER
— It’s No Longer about Equality – Jeffrey Folks
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/its_no_longer_about_equality.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minorities achieved legal equality in the 1960s, and they proceeded to claim the equivalent of reparations in the form of affirmative action, minority set-asides, preferential admissions based on race, and thousands of informal arrangements in the workplace granting preference in terms of evaluations and workload. As minorities gained these preferences, some became more aggressive. Some version of the Squad’s tactic of calling out whites and daring them to talk back became commonplace across society. Many Americans have witnessed blacks stepping to the front of the line and expecting to be served first. Many have seen minorities promoted ahead of more experienced whites with the idea that minorities need to be “represented.” But what we see now is different. It is not just society helping out those who have been disadvantaged in the past. It is a form of aggressive prejudice against, disdain for, and potential violence against whites. As I see it, the Squad epitomizes this new stage in race relations. It’s fortunate we have a president who recognizes what these women are about and is willing to stand up to them.)
— Reparations: A flawed stratagem – Sam Younnokis (DIERSEN: From what I see, if the Democrats defeat Trump in 2020, they will appoint “Reparations Czars” in each precinct in America who will determine how much reparations each resident of the precinct must pay. The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you would have to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/reparations_a_flawed_stratagem.html
— Rats and DemocRATS – a natural combination – Ethel C. Fenig
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/rats_and_democrats__a_natural_combination.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Demography and the Populists’ Destiny A new book challenges the conventional wisdom on immigration and racism, in defiance of the woke Left. – W. JAMES ANTLE III 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/demography-and-the-populists-destiny/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Woke Racism – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/07/28/woke-racism/

BREITBART
— Mexican Women Have Right to U.S. Healthcare, U.S.-Born Children, Says Democrat Senator – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/07/28/mexican-women-have-right-u-s-healthcare-u-s-born-children-says-democrat-senator/
— ‘White Guilt’ Steers Democrat Support for Uncontrolled Immigration – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/28/democrat-opposition-immigration-controls-surges/
— Donald Trump: Al Sharpton a ‘Con Man’ Who ‘Hates Whites And Cops’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/29/donald-trump-al-sharpton-a-con-man-who-hates-whites-and-cops/

BLAZE

— Baltimore Sun journalist on CNN says press should stop being afraid of their bias against ‘evil’ Trump being seen as biased In an epic self-own, he says reporters can get people to vote against Trump if they ditch their fear of being called biased. – Caleb Howe (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am NOT a reporter or journalist because I proclaim my conservative and Republican bias. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/journalist-says-bias-is-not-biased

DAILY CALLER
— $12K A Day: How White Liberals Profit From Pushing ‘White Privilege’ – JAKE DIMA AND PETER HASSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/white-liberals-profit-privilege/
— Multiple Voice Of America Reporters Have Posted Anti-Trump Content On Social Media – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/voice-of-america-trump-reporters/
— Are The 4 ‘Housewomen’ Of The Apocalypse Better For Democrats, Or For Trump? – Daniel Oliver
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/oliver-four-housewomen/

TOWNHALL
— Democrat Prospects Are Bleak As The Wacky Pack Takes Over – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/07/29/democrat-prospects-are-bleak-as-the-wacky-pack-takes-over-n2550727
— Trump Should Never Release His Tax Returns – David Thomas Roberts (DIERSEN: Democrats use tax return information to destroy Republicans. In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and the Democrats at IRS used my tax returns to hint/imply/argue/shout that my education deductions were improper and should be disallowed. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that I took at Loyola 1972-1976 and the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul since 1976 a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to qualify me for a “new trade or business,” d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) were a distraction.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidthomasroberts/2019/07/29/trump-should-never-release-his-tax-returns-n2550685
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The latest data available from the IRS showed 2.2 million tax return errors in 2015 without an audit involved. Several years ago, Money Magazine gave a rather mundane sample family tax return to complete to 45 tax professionals and received 45 different tax outcomes, some as much as 160 percent different in the amount of taxes due or refunds to be received. It is literally impossible for anyone with complex tax returns to absolutely know beyond a shadow of a doubt if our tax professional did it right.)

GOPUSA
— Trump administration’s plan to relocate federal workers hits resistance
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-administrations-plan-to-relocate-federal-workers-hits-resistance/
— ‘America’ and ‘American’ vanish in a college guide for how not to offend
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73244

PJ MEDIA
— The Democrats, Not Trump, Are the Racists – ROGER L. SIMON 
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/the-democrats-not-trump-are-the-racists/

WORLD NET DAILY
— CAN THE 3-HEADED DEMOCRATIC PARTY WIN? Lowell Ponte thumps racist leftists blaming their shortcomings on the right
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/can-the-3-headed-democratic-party-win/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Open Borders Devalue Citizenship — and the Rights It Affords – Frank Miele
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/29/open_borders_devalue_citizenship_–_and_the_rights_it_affords.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Extreme Is the Equality Act? – JOHN MCCORMACK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/how-extreme-is-the-equality-act/

THE HILL
— Most oppose cash reparations for slavery: poll – MORGAN GSTALTER (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.) 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/455099-most-oppose-cash-reparations-for-slavery-poll
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says that Trump is “The Great Divider.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/455039-donald-trump-the-great-divider

POLITICO
— Trump will sign budget deal, Mulvaney says – MAYA PARTHASARATHY (DIERSEN: What budgeting experience do you have? I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996 and as its Treasurer 1983-1986. I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007 and as its Treasurer 2003-2006. Since 1999, I have unsuccessfully urged the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to develop annual budgets, to get those budgets approved by the membership, and to follow those budgets.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/28/mulvaney-trump-will-sign-budget-deal-1438252

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Accuses Black Congressman and Allies of Being Racist, Deepening Feud – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/us/politics/trump-elijah-cummings-baltimore.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/opinion/trump-racist-baltimore.html
— How to Answer Tricky Personal Questions at a New Job Navigating the gauntlet of questions from the new people in your life. – Allie Volpe (DIERSEN: I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. My new Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates asked me lots of personal questions to get information to use against me. They asked questions to confirm that I was conservative, Republican, Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, draft avoider, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and that my ancestors had been in America since 1844. To paint my wife and I as being undeservedly filthy rich DINKs, they asked me questions to confirm my wife’s employment and job perks, that we owned a home in Wheaton, that we owned three cars – a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1978 Chevy Chevette, and a 1972 Corvette, and that we owned a town home in University Park and had rental income from it.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/smarter-living/how-to-answer-tricky-personal-questions-at-a-new-job.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/opinion/trump-george-wallace-rallies-the-squad.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Kicking Trump out is the important thing. Fights over how to do it shouldn’t get in the way.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kicking-trump-out-is-the-important-thing-fights-over-how-to-do-it-shouldnt-get-in-the-way/2019/07/28/0f3d1086-afeb-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump is American democracy’s worst nightmare come true.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/28/donald-trump-is-american-democracys-worst-nightmare-come-true/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says Trump’s attacks on Baltimore are “Louder and more hateful” and an “escalation of his strategy to denigrate diverse, liberal areas.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/louder-and-more-hateful-big-city-leaders-say-trumps-attacks-on-baltimore-are-escalation-of-his-strategy-to-denigrate-diverse-liberal-areas/2019/07/28/45448ad0-b16a-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump thinks racist rhetoric will help him in 2020. The data suggest otherwise. Backlash to Trump’s rhetoric could offset any gains.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/29/trump-thinks-racist-rhetoric-will-help-him-data-suggest-otherwise/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “President Trump’s Baltimore tweets were racist — but he also fails to grasp what ails our cities Decades of racist policies — not absentee congressmen — explain cities’ biggest struggles.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/29/president-trumps-baltimore-tweets-were-racist-he-also-fails-grasp-what-ails-our-cities/?utm_term=.b09b006b1cf7

USA TODAY
— Liberal groups seek to make Supreme Court an issue in 2020 presidential race – Richard Wolf (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents seek to make an issue of in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? My critics/opponents in my precinct are making an issue of possible Roosevelt Road rezoning issues. Will they blame me for possible Roosevelt Road rezoning that they object to?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/07/28/pack-court-liberals-conservatives-fight-over-supreme-court-size/1821303001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump’s depressing racist vitriol brings out the worst in too many Americans.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/07/29/trump-racist-attack-cummings-baltimore-plays-to-supporters-column/1853047001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Administration Boasts of Spending Deal Win Mick Mulvaney says the deal enables Republicans to beat back Democratic policy goals – Andrew Duehren
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-boasts-of-spending-deal-win-11564405377
— String of Wins Lift Trump Re-election bid likely benefited from border-wall ruling and budget deal, even as China fight takes toll – Catherine Lucey and Andrew Restuccia (DIERSEN: When did you have a string of wins? For me, it was a) during 1972-1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7, currently $46,554/year, to GS-12, currently $82,579/year and b) during 1986-1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13, currently, $98,198/year.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-sees-week-of-largely-positive-news-but-there-may-be-speed-bumps-ahead-11564340764

KIPLINGER
— Should You Move or Stay Put in Retirement? – JANET BODNAR (DIERSEN: Who wants you to move? Members of Group A want members of Group B to move. What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are members of Group A? Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T010-C022-S002-should-you-move-or-stay-put.html

KOENIG RUBLOFF
— FOR SALE: VACANT LOT: 518 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton – $394,900
http://www.koenigrubloff.com/landlots-for-sale/518-W-Roosevelt-Road-Wheaton-IL-60187-262649747

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What kind of experience do you want your city council member to have? The following are typical city council functions (SEE: https://www.nlc.org/city-councils): “Review and approve the annual budget; Establish long- and short-term objectives and priorities; Oversee performance of the local public employees; Oversee effectiveness of programs; Establish tax rates; Enter into legal contracts; Borrow funds; Pass ordinances and resolutions; Modify the city’s charter; Regulate land use through zoning laws; Regulate business activity through licensing and regulations; Regulate public health and safety; Exercise the power of eminent domain; Communicate policies and programs to residents; Respond to constituent needs and complaints; and Represent the community to other levels of government.” – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

July 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Family, friends send off 400 Illinois National Guard members set to deploy to Afghanistan – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/families-send-off-400-illinois-national-guard-members-deploying-to-afghanistan-/5425732/
— Indiana marijuana surge coming from other states, police say – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/-police-indiana-marijuana-surge-coming-from-other-states/5425844/
— Trump assails Elijah Cummings as ‘racist,’ stepping up feud over Maryland’s 7th district – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/stepping-up-feud-trump-assails-cummings-as-racist/5425401/

CBS2
— Amtrak Train Strikes Truck, Derails Near University Park
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/28/amtrak-train-strikes-vehicle/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Arizona lawmaker claims immigrants are ‘flooding’ and ‘overwhelming us’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/arizona-lawmaker-claims-immigrants-are-flooding-and-overwhelming-us-
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A veteran Arizona legislator is apologizing while defending herself from criticism for comments she made on immigration and birth rates. The Phoenix New Times posted audio of a July 15 speech during which state Sen. Sylvia Allen said a flood of immigration and low birth rates among whites amid a lack cultural assimilation mean “we’re going to look like South American countries very quickly.” The Republican from Snowflake, Arizona, who is white, also said the U.S. has to regulate immigration so the country can provide jobs, education, health care and other needs. “We can’t provide that if people are just flooding us and flooding us and flooding us and overwhelming us,” she said.)

WGN RADIO
— Jeanne Ives is ready to ‘restore confidence’ in IL’s 6th – John Kass and Jeff Carlin
https://wgnradio.com/2019/07/28/the-chicago-way-ep-202-its-time-to-step-up-for-chicago-in-the-smollett-foxx-case-jeanne-ives-is-ready-to-restore-confidence-in-ils-6th-and-more/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago sanctuary ordinance wrongly defies federal law – John Moravecek, Naperville
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/28/8931992/immigration-ellis-island-sanctuary-city-michael-madigan-comed-sun-times-letters
— Fact-check: Durbin says Trump has encouraged unprecedented numbers of migrants to seek asylum; that’s not entirely true – BGA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally, b) to illegally stay in America illegally, and c) to illegally vote for Democrats illegally.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/28/8932409/politifact-bga-better-government-association-durbin-trump-immigration-asylum-migrants
— Will cemetery zoning scare off developers eyeing St. Adalbert’s property? Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez proposes to rezone the church land to prevent condo development. – Carlos Ballesteros
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/24/20707675/pilsen-st-adalbert-church-chicago-byron-sigcho-lopez-gentrification-archdiocese

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Police: Indiana marijuana surge coming from other states – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-indiana-marijuana-surge-20190728-a7hhy6zzjngyxlynjhvi4okp3i-story.html
— After some accused Trump of racist comments about Baltimore, president steps up feud by calling Elijah Cummings a racist – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-elijah-cummings-baltimore-20190728-eihwg4ogqvaeppw52rluazxebe-story.html
— As Democrats descend on Detroit for presidential debate, black voters offer a warning: Don’t take us for granted – BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-democratic-presidential-primary-detroit-michigan-20190728-emssjk4marhknhkev7qyfhahfu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Arizona lawmaker blasted for saying US might look like South America – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190727/news/307279898/

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR CHRONICLE
— Local leaders look into a future with legal marijuana – Carole Sharwarko
http://www.hfchronicle.com/article/2019/jul/28/local-leaders-look-future-legal-marijuana

FOX ILLINOIS
— Stepping up feud, Trump assails Cummings as ‘racist’ – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/stepping-up-feud-trump-assails-cummings-as-racist

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— FROM THE REPORT: Zoning Application #19-11. An application requesting a text amendment to Article 15.1 of the Wheaton Zoning Ordinance to allow a “Cat Adoption Agency” as a special use in the O-R Office and Research District. . .The application is further requesting a special use permit to allow a Cat Adoption Agency to occupy the existing building located at 525 W. Roosevelt Road. This property is zoned O-R Office and Research District. The application has been submitted by St. Sophia’s Forgotten Felines, 112 E. Chicago Avenue, Westmont, IL 60559 on behalf of the property owner, Electronic Options Corporation, 525 W. Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, IL 60187. 
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512776459-city-of-wheaton-planning-and-zoning-board-will-meet-july-23

BREITBART
— Resident of Baltimore Agrees with Trump: Cummings ‘Hasn’t Done Anything for Us’ – HANNAH BLEAU (DIERSEN: What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done for the Republican voters in your precinct? Since 2000, I have made GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails available to the Republican voters in my precinct. Those emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004, and each and every evening too since 2015. Since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 341,800 articles and information on many upcoming events. Since 1999, I have kept the Republican voters in my precinct informed of who the Republican candidates were and how many votes they received in the precinct. Since 1999, I have circulated petitions for all the Republican candidates, distributed their literature, and encouraged the voters in the precinct to vote for them. Further, I have the best record by far since 1999 for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) meetings and fundraisers. I served as the MTRCC webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. I save attended all the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Conventions as a Delegate since 2000 and I served on the 2008 IRP Platform and Resolutions Committee. Further, since 2005, I have raised funds from Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders to help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks. In the process of doing the aforesaid, I have come to know all the Republicans at the federal, state, county, township, and city levels who serve my precinct.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/trump-doubles-down-cummings-this-is-your-district/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Turns His Sights On Nancy Pelosi In Battle Over Baltimore – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/trump-nancy-pelosi-baltimore/
— Trump Says Baltimore Is A Dump, The Media Freaks Out. Then Came Videos Of Garbage Strewn Everywhere
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/trump-baltimore-media-garbage/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s ‘hate agenda’ seeping into policymaking.” 
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/455052-tlaib-trumps-hate-agenda-seeping-into-policymaking
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump. 
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/455039-donald-trump-the-great-divider

REUTERS
— Trump rejects racism charge, throws it at black lawmaker – Lesley Wroughton
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-cummings/trump-rejects-racism-charge-throws-it-at-black-lawmaker-idUSKCN1UN0OE?il=0

ABC NEWS
— Democrats call Trump racist as he doubles down on attack on Baltimore, Rep. Cummings – BEN GITTLESON
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-call-trump-racist-doubles-attack-baltimore-rep/story?id=64616861

NBC NEWS
— Trump calls Cummings a ‘racist’ in second day of attacks on lawmaker, Baltimore Sunday’s outburst came a day after the president tweeted that “no human being would want to live” in Baltimore. – Allan Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-continues-attacks-cummings-baltimore-n1035466

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “In Trump’s America, the ‘basket of deplorables’ is overflowing.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/28/trumps-america-basket-deplorables-is-overflowing/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Don’t get complacent. Things really are that bad under Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-get-complacent-things-really-are-that-bad-under-trump/2019/07/28/a0dabbfa-afdd-11e9-8e77-03b30bc29f64_story.html

SUN SENTINEL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: What to expect from a recreational marijuana store – NAIMA KARP
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/consumer-reviews/sns-bestreviews-cannabis-what-to-expect-from-a-recreational-marijuana-store-20190728-story.html

TRIBUNE STAR
— Rezoning: ‘The community doesn’t want what is proposed’ – Lisa Trigg
https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/the-community-doesn-t-want-what-is-proposed/article_4aec0c87-1ddd-59d0-9152-1501d869e969.html

KNIA KRLS
— DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR VACANT CITY COUNCIL POSITION IS THIS WEEK – Nathan Sage (DIERSEN: So far, who has announced their candidacy for the West District Wheaton City Council vacancy? Wheaton City Council members have gone on to be a State Representative, Lieutenant Governor, and Congressional candidate. The voters in Wheaton’s West District should a) know who has filed an application to fill the West District Wheaton City Council vacancy before the filing deadline, b) know when the filing deadline is (5:00 PM Tuesday, August 6, 2019), c) have an opportunity to express support for or opposition to those candidates.)
https://www.kniakrls.com/2019/07/28/deadline-to-apply-for-vacant-city-council-position-is-this-week/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The deadline to be considered by the City of Knoxville to fill the vacant city council position is this week. As of last Friday, only two individuals have indicated their interest in filling the vacant position. Jerrold Jordan and John Gotta have both formally informed the city of their interest. The deadline to apply to be considered is Wednesday, July 31st. Anyone interested in filling the vacant position can submit a letter of interest and resume to City Hall for review by the council. Following the July 31st deadline the remaining Councilmembers will review all submitted material, and may schedule a meeting to interview interested candidates. If needed, interviews would likely take place on either August 5th or August 12th.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Psychology of the Leftward March As with Nixon, Democrats mistake Trump for an extremist. That in turn drives them to extremes. – Barton Swaim
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-psychology-of-the-leftward-march-11564337543
— Nationalism Essential to Preserve Ourselves Aristotle said it is the first duty of a culture to affirm its values if it wishes for that culture to survive. – Jeff Pittman – Roswell, Ga.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nationalism-essential-to-preserve-ourselves-11564336887
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Careers in Marijuana Catch On at Colleges Two universities offer first courses on cannabis as more states legalize its recreational and medical use – Likhitha Butchireddygari
https://www.wsj.com/articles/careers-in-marijuana-catch-on-at-schools-11564306201
— Financial Crisis Yields a Generation of Renters Many young adults are priced out of the housing market. That could reshape their finances—and the economy—for years to come. – Christina Rexrode
https://www.wsj.com/articles/financial-crisis-yields-a-generation-of-renters-11564228800

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, Democrats turn minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, poor people, immigrants, etc. against Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-says-trump-racist-president-who-trying-divide-us-color-our-skin-1451466
— TRUMP CRITICS POST PHOTOS OF POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS IN REPUBLICAN DISTRICTS ACROSS U.S. – BENJAMIN FEARNOW 
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-critics-post-photos-poverty-homelessness-republican-districts-across-us-1451472

July 28 Morning Edition

(DIERSEN: If you have any interest in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s City Council, and/or in Wheaton’s West District, please see the articles at the end of this email.)

WGN TV
— President Trump attacks another Democratic Congressman on Twitter – GAYNOR HALL
https://wgntv.com/2019/07/27/trump-attacks-another-democratic-congressman-on-twitter/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Baltimore leaders defend city after Trump calls it ‘filthy, infested’; some call Trump tweets racist – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/baltimore-leaders-defend-city-after-trump-calls-it-filthy-infested-some-call-trump-tweets-racist

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to pot pushers, “Illinois is making it hard — and expensive — to get a license to sell legal marijuana.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-illinois-expensive-marijuana-license-20190728-tijb5ipoizb2bgz3xvvagcoj5y-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats get Chicago nuns, 86 and 90, to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-catholic-nuns-arrested-ice-protests-20190727-b46byju2pzd4lpw26v5rfbxggm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CHICAGO: A TALE OF 7 CITIES – Ed Zotti
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times-sunday/…/281663961612255

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Governing Magazine ranks Pritzker best of the new governors – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Pritzker is having great success in driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois 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.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190727/statehouse-insider-magazine-ranks-pritzker-best-of-new-governors

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Joseph Monack of Woodstock demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans.
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/07/27/letter-the-will-to-lose/as3gjeq/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Police: Indiana marijuana surge coming from other states – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/police-indiana-marijuana-surge-coming-from-other-states/article_c795b38d-1b8e-5205-957f-a1e7e21f381b.html

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Massive Political Corruption Across Illinois Has A Namesake Beer Blue Island Beer Company founders didn’t brew Massive Political Corruption Ale For The Chicago City Council, but if the beer fits, drink it. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/gshkt/massive-political-corruption-across-illinois-has-a-namesake-beer

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Howard Moore demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagonow.com/hippy-shakes/2019/07/its-confusing-to-be-a-deplorable/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ilhan Omar Marriage Flummoxes Media Fact-Checkers The ‘baseless smear’ that can’t be debunked – Brent Scher
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ilhan-omar-marriage-flummoxes-media-fact-checkers/

FOX NEWS
— Trump throws Squad feud back at Pelosi after ‘racist’ accusation: ‘Democrats always play the race card’ – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-throws-squad-feud-back-at-pelosi-after-racist-accusation-democrats-always-play-the-race-card

AMERICAN THINKER
— Reparations and Racial Politicking – Thomas R. Ascik
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/reparations_and_racial_politicking.html
— Hypocrisy, thy name is Democrat! – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/hypocrisy_thy_name_is_democrat.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Great Excluded and Our Nationalist Future – Matthew Boose (DIERSEN: Democrats want to exclude those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old people, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/07/27/the-great-excluded-and-our-nationalist-future/

BREITBART
— NAACP: Impeach ‘Occupant’ of WH for ‘Vile Racist Attack’ on Cummings – TONY LEE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/naacp-impeach-occupant-of-wh-for-vile-racist-attack-on-cummings/
— Swalwell: Criticizing Baltimore Akin to ‘Trashing America’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/swalwell-criticizing-baltimore-akin-to-trashing-america/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from minorities, Buttigieg promotes hatred of Whites.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/28/pete-buttigieg-white-supremacy-secreting-this-poison-to-reach-boiling-point-on-race/

LIFEZETTE
— Trump Takes Fresh Aim at Nancy Pelosi for Her ‘Failing’ California District President is working to hold elected Democrats accountable for their own local problems and issues — urgent fixes are long overdue
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/07/trump-takes-fresh-aim-at-nancy-pelosi-for-her-failing-california-district/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Some Questions for the Democratic Candidates – GEORGE WILL
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/questions-for-the-candidates/

THE HILL
— Trump doubles down on attacks against Cummings and Baltimore district – JUSTIN WISE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455034-trump-doubles-down-on-attacks-against-cummings-and-baltimore-area
— Baltimore Sun editorial board lashes out at Trump: ‘Better to have a few rats than to be one’ – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/455033-baltimore-sun-lashes-out-at-trump-in-fiery-editorial-better-to-have-a-few-rats

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump promised on Friday to retaliate against France for adopting a pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook. (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against Republican-led budget cuts by a) forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) not promoting me beyond GS-13, e) getting rid of my mentor in 1987, f) keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) forcing me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://abc11.com/politics/president-trump-threatens-france-with-new-tax-on-wine/5423484/

CNBC
— Is cannabis use the same as off-duty drinking by workers? Many companies still say no – Valentina Sanchez (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/27/will-cannabis-use-soon-be-the-same-as-off-duty-drinking-by-workers.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs target Republicans. Moderates and liberals target conservatives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-republicans.html
— The Stories That Divide Us How seeing the other side’s narrative can de-polarize your mind. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/opinion/sunday/the-stories-that-divide-us.html
— In Politics, Apologies Are for Losers At least that’s what the numbers say. – Cass R. Sunstein (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize a) for causing their problems, b) for causing your problems, c) for causing my problems, and d) for causing everyone’s problems.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/opinion/sunday/when-should-a-politician-apologize.html
— Pelosi. Clinton. Obama. Now ‘the Squad’ Is the New Target for the Right. – Jeremy W. Peters (DIERSEN: Who targets you? Those who target me 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.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote “citizens of the world.” Republicans promote “citizens of America.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/27/what-conservatives-gets-wrong-about-cosmopolitans/
— A CNN anchor’s emotional response to Trump’s Twitter rant about his ‘infested’ hometown – Hannah Knowles (DIERSEN: Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my hometown of Crete stress that when I, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and my great great grand parents lived there, Crete was overwhelmingly German American and Lutheran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/27/cnn-anchor-gives-emotional-response-trumps-twitter-rant-about-his-infested-hometown/

NEW YORK POST
— Why the Democratic obsession with racism won’t win them minority votes – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/07/27/why-the-democratic-obsession-with-racism-wont-win-them-minority-votes/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting immigrants to hate not only Trump, but to hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-26/naturalized-citizens-vote-against-trump

THE WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote those immigrants who despise if not hate America.
https://theweek.com/articles/854467/dysfunction-love-leave

NEWS HERALD
— Do the Democrats who want open borders leave the doors open to their homes? – Mitch Kehetian
http://www.thenewsherald.com/opinion/do-the-dems-who-want-open-borders-leave-the-doors/article_53c09db2-ae39-11e9-a998-8730a7f269ae.html

STAR TRIBUNE
— Why you need a midyear budget check-in – COURTNEY JESPERSEN (DIERSEN: So far this year, my wife and I have spent lots more than our income. That would not have been the case if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not succeeded in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.) 
http://www.startribune.com/millennial-money-why-you-need-a-midyear-budget-check-in/513080552/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Pay for Performance is the Only Choice – HOWARD RISHER (DIERSEN: Democrats use pay for performance a) to retain and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/03/pay-performance-only-choice/155351/

CITY OF IRVINE
— Application for Appointment to Irvine City Council & Questionnaire (8 pages) & Statement of Economic Interests & Instructions (23 pages)
https://irvineca.seamlessdocs.com/f/applicationmaterials

ROXBORO COURIER TIMES
— Applicants expressing interest in open city council seat – George Willoughby
http://www.personcountylife.com/stories/applicants-expressing-interest-in-open-seat,23271

HOMETOWN LIFE
— Here’s why every Livonia candidate is running for office – Shelby Tankersley
https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/livonia/2019/07/25/heres-why-every-livonia-candidate-running-office/1672421001/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Questions to ask candidates who want to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against banning the sale of pot in Wheaton, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against requiring employers in Wheaton to use E-Verify, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote dependency on government, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote dependency on charity, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote LGBTQ activity, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote abortion, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote mass/illegal immigration, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote vices including booze, gambling, and pot, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of First Amendment rights, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of Second Amendment rights, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote patronage, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote political affiliation discrimination, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote reverse discrimination, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote age discrimination, please elaborate?

What is your position on Wheaton’s East Roosevelt Road Corridor Market Study/Comprehensive Plan Amendment, please elaborate?

How long have you lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?

Since you have lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, what you done that demonstrates that you want the aforesaid to be prosperous and safe, please elaborate?

Why do you wish to be considered for an appointment to fill this vacancy, please elaborate?

In your opinion, what are the three most important issues that Wheaton needs to address in the next 2 years and how should those issues be addressed, please elaborate?

What is your work experience and how would it help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What is your education and how would it help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What are your professional certifications and licenses and how would they help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What professional associations are you a member of and how would those memberships help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

If asked who would provide you with references, please elaborate?

How would you characterize your relationships with the following: a) Wheaton’s mayor, City Council members, City Attorney, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Clerk, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, City Planner, City Engineer, etc.; b) Illinois officials including Amy Grant; c) DuPage County officials including Robert Berlin, Fred Bucholz, Daniel Cronin, Pete DiCaianni, Grant Eckhoff, Timothy Elliott, Robert Grogan, Gwen Henry, Richard Jorgensen, Christopher Kachiroubas, Jean Kaczmarek, Robert Larsen, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Al Murphy, Sean Noonan, Jeffrey Redick, Darlene Ruscitti, Timothy Whelan, and Jim Zay; d) Milton Township officials including Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Gail Hinkle, Marty Keller, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehlfelt, David Molitor, John Monino, and Yada Nathwani; e) Wheaton Park District officials including Michael Benard; f) School District 200 officials; g) College of DuPage officials including Annette Corrigan, Christine Fenne, Heidi Holan, and Frank Napolitano, please elaborate?

How would you characterize your relationships with West District Precinct Committeemen including Joseph Caruso, Dave Diersen, Arthur Grant, Ralph Hinkle, Marty Keller, Robert Krzyzewski, Robert Larsen, Robert McNeily, Ronald Menna, Elizabeth Tatro, Mark Thomas, and Herbert Wehling, please elaborate?

Have you ever been elected to or appointed to a government and political office, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been arrested, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever pled guilty to crime or been convicted of a crime, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any health problems that might impact your service on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any financial problems that might impact your service on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Approximately, how much time per week do you have available to devote to City Council duties?

Have you been a plaintiff or defendant in any litigation, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been delinquent with any type of taxes, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any financial or other type of conflict of interest if you served on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever filed bankruptcy, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been fired, forced to resign, or forced to retire from a job, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever done anything that submits you to blackmail, and if so, please elaborate?

What demonstrates that if appointed, you will not be manipulated or dominated, for example, that you are financially secure, please elaborate?

The following are typical city council functions (https://www.nlc.org/city-councils). What experience do you have doing each of the following, please elaborate?

Review and approve the annual budget;
Establish long- and short-term objectives and priorities;
Oversee performance of the local public employees;
Oversee effectiveness of programs;
Establish tax rates;
Enter into legal contracts;
Borrow funds;
Pass ordinances and resolutions;
Modify the city’s charter;
Regulate land use through zoning laws;
Regulate business activity through licensing and regulations;
Regulate public health and safety;
Exercise the power of eminent domain;
Communicate policies and programs to residents;
Respond to constituent needs and complaints; and
Represent the community to other levels of government.

July 27 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What void do you fill? With my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, I fill a tremendous Republican communication void in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township. The Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) bring very few articles to the attention of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township. Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have brought more than 341,700 articles and information on many upcoming events to the attention of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township. The IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC share extremely few articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP and Republican Party platforms. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails help fill the tremendous Republican communication void in Illinois. – Dave Diersen 
http://www.gopillinois.com

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Local attorney Christopher Solfa latest to announce candidacy for vacancy on Batavia school board – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: So far, who has announced their candidacy for the West District Wheaton City Council vacancy? Wheaton City Council members have gone on to be a State Representative, Lieutenant Governor, and Congressional candidate. The voters in Wheaton’s West District should a) know who has filed an application to fill the West District Wheaton City Council vacancy before the filing deadline, b) know when the filing deadline is (5:00 PM Tuesday, August 6, 2019), c) have an opportunity to express support for or opposition to those candidates.) 
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512789426-local-attorney-solfa-latest-to-announce-candidacy-for-vacancy-on-batavia-school-board

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-children-held-ohare-border-protection-congress-letter-20190726-uz53qddfm5gl3mw6436esjspxa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-frat avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-social-security-number-notices-immigrants-20190725-cvtfwosbmnhnfir3twh7ug64cq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Jussie Smollett receives ministering from Rev. Jesse Jackson ‘Empire’ actor who claimed a racist assault in January dips into town during Rainbow PUSH forum – Michael Sneed 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/27/8932380/jussie-smollett-push-ministering-jesse-jackson-empire-assault-homophobic-racist-fox-taraji-henson

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, RINOs, and other Trump-haters hate those like me who they call “right-wing influencers and online provocateurs.” 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190727/white-house-summit-on-social-media-gave-a-boost-to-key-trump-supporters-they-used-it-to-attack-mueller
— A duty of freedom: Tolerating ugly speech – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190726/editorial-a-duty-of-freedom-tolerating-ugly-speech

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ives, Sanguinetti square off in 6th District; Sheila O’Brien – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/flannery-fired-up-ives-sanguinetti-square-off-in-6th-district-sheila-o-brien

ABC7
— 4 workers suspended after high lead levels found in University Park drinking water
https://abc7chicago.com/health/workers-suspended-after-high-lead-levels-found-in-university-park-drinking-water/5422489/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/27/2019

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Towns given a month to respond to plan for Stergenics to re-open Willowbrook facility – CLIFFORD WARD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/ct-sterigenics-court-ruling-tl-0801-20190726-wvmmhb3oxbddxaoy5vbd3jmbba-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rosemont under scrutiny by the FBI, sources tell the Sun-Times Agents have questioned current and former village employees about a contract given to a politically connected security company and over possible wrongdoing in the suburb’s public safety department. – Robert Herguth 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/26/8930891/rosemont-fbi-scrutiny-monterrey-security-public-safety-department-donald-e-stephens-iii

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— St. Joseph to hold hearing on burning issue: marijuana sales – Deb Pressey (DIERSEN: In your municipality and in your county, what percent of the residents a) have smoked pot, b) are smoking pot, c) want to smoke pot, d) want everyone to smoke pot, e) want to make money selling pot, and/or f) want governments to take in tax revenues from the sale of pot?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/st-joseph-to-hold-hearing-on-burning-issue-marijuana-sales/article_0e95f287-1e7e-53b8-a447-b50aed6da655.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State election board likely to hear complaint against McHenry County clerk Aug. 21 Illinois Board of Elections likely to hear Tirio complaint Aug. 21 – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/07/26/state-election-board-likely-to-hear-complaint-against-mchenry-county-clerk-aug-21/a4wxjhc/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Headline not meant as a dig – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: What is your “most distinguishing feature.” For me, it is my having served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/david-giuliani-headline-not-meant-as-a-dig/article_c438e450-ae48-11e9-9d15-aff44456d256.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We referred to Varela’s high school because that fact was probably her most distinguishing feature. She graduated just two months before her arrest. The headline wasn’t meant as a dig at Kankakee High.)

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Chicago ordinances often become state laws – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=288144#.XTxdPxh_OM8

WGIL
— SWANSON VIEWS CHICAGO 51 AS SYMBOLIC MOVE
http://www.wgil.com/2019/07/27/swanson-views-chicago-51-as-symbolic-move/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Locals react to two new laws designed to protect undocumented children – Amanda Henderson
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/locals-react-to-two-new-laws-designed-to-protect-undocumented-children
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Governor Pritzker does not speak for me,” said Director of Illinois Minuteman Project Rosanna Pulido. . .”Americans who live in Illinois want our laws to be enforced. They want ICE to do their job and we want that for safe communities,” said Pulido. Under the new laws, two things can now happen. Number one: if the parents of an undocumented child are detained or deported, the child can still live with a legal guardian for up to two years. The second law allows undocumented children to get visas, which is an easier way to get US citizenship. “I have a hard time believing that there are people who would want to leave their children behind,” said Pulido.)

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— East St. Louis ranks the most dangerous of Illinois cities (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to promote poverty and crime, for example, they promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/512782757-east-st-louis-ranks-the-most-dangerous-of-illinois-cities-study-finds

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Attacks on Conservative Speech Take Many Forms – Ken Blackwell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/attacks-on-conservative-speech-take-many-forms/

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Northwest Side GOP Club’s Podgorski not convinced area needs housing department’s help – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/512789365-northwest-side-gop-club-s-podgorski-not-convinced-area-needs-housing-department-s-help

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
–Corporate America stays on sidelines as Trump attacks ‘the squad’ – Melissa Quinn (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, corporate America sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/corporate-america-stays-on-sidelines-as-trump-attacks-the-squad

AMERICAN THINKER
— 2020 Census Citizenship Controversy Exposes True Open Borders Agenda – Tom Tancredo
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/2020_census_citizenship_controversy_exposes_true_open_borders_agenda.html
— The False Promise of the Minimum Wage Hike – Dennis L. Weisman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/the_false_promise_of_the_minimum_wage_hike.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Covenants Without the Sword – Pedro Gonzalez
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/26/covenants-without-the-sword/

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Attacked for Criticizing Illegal Immigration
http://americanfreepress.net/attacked-for-criticizing-illegal-immigration/

BREITBART
— NBC News: ‘Growing Number’ of Pregnant Migrants Waiting to Deliver Anchor Babies in U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/26/nbc-news-growing-number-of-pregnant-migrants-waiting-to-deliver-anchor-babies-in-u-s/

GOPUSA
— Dearborn MI: Arab-American community boycott blocks opening of ‘Israeli’ burger restaurant
http://www.gopusa.com/dearborn-mi-arab-american-community-boycott-blocks-opening-of-israeli-burger-restaurant/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The Makeup of the Two Parties and the Current Game in Washington
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/07/26/the-makeup-of-the-two-parties-and-the-current-game-in-washington/

GOPUSA
— NY Times columnist: Inept Dems have put Trump in ranks of folk heroes
http://www.gopusa.com/ny-times-columnist-inept-dems-have-put-trump-in-ranks-of-folk-heroes/

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Why a Strong Economy Will Actually Help Democrats in 2020.”
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/27/2020-democrats-economy-rust-belt-227484

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote hatred of Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/opinion/trump-wall-immigration.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/opinion/nationalism-trump-conservative.html
— What to Know When Choosing Cremation – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Would you want to be buried in the municipality that you live in? Even though I have lived in Wheaton since 1978, and even though there are two large cemeteries in my precinct, I do not want to be buried in Wheaton. There are far too many Wheaton residents who are filled with hatred of those who share my demographics: Trump supporter, 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, ancestors who have been in America for a long time, former union member, former federal employee, federal retiree, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, former Crete resident, etc.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/your-money/funeral-cremation-burial.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Here are my questions for candidates before the second Democratic debate – George F. Will (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates what they would do if elected a) to promote individual responsibility, that is, to discourage dependency on government and to discourage dependency on charity, b) to promote traditional marriage and traditional family, that is, to discourage LGBTQ activity, c) to promote the right to life, that is, to discourage abortion, d) to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, that is, to discourage illegal immigration, e) to promote conservative principles, that is, to discourage booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) to promote Second Amendment rights, that is, to discourage erosion of Second Amendment rights, and g) to promote equal opportunity, that is, to discourage patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid? Those who do not want me to ask the aforesaid questions do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/here-are-my-questions-for-candidates-before-the-second-democratic-debate/2019/07/26/2412066e-af0b-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump campaign sees political advantage in a divisive appeal to working-class white voters.” Are/were you a “working class white voter?” I was. 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. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on, badmouth, belittle, despise, demonize, denigrate, and condemn white working class voters. They stress that I was a union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-campaign-sees-political-advantage-in-a-divisive-appeal-to-working-class-white-voters/2019/07/26/39234f00-aef1-11e9-8e77-03b30bc29f64_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Bill de Blasio says Trump not ‘welcome back in New York ‘ — even if he loses election – DAVE GOLDINER (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who determines who is welcome and who is not welcome? I should write a book about those who since 1978 have determined who is welcome and who is not welcome in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.) 
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-de-blasio-trump-unwelcome-new-york-20190726-ucoqxhkzazht3nrhxuepty7hwq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti- draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-how-sunset-park-thwarted-ice-20190727-zcggwhzapjbqjg4iuxq4cwdj7i-story.html

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Keeping-migrants-alive-shouldn-t-be-a-crime-14188986.php

BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
— Those here illegally disrespect, disobey our laws – Mary Ellen Pitt
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/letters_to_editor/those-here-illegally-disrespect-disobey-our-laws/article_67742678-a475-562b-95eb-0e9cb0940f46.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Still Paying Coerced Labor Dues, Even After Janus Cara O’Callaghan’s union defies the Supreme Court’s ‘opt-in’ mandate and takes $41 a month from her pay. – Nicole Ault
https://www.wsj.com/articles/still-paying-coerced-labor-dues-even-after-janus-11564181195

INC.
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do everything that they can to make millennials 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.inc.com/peter-economy/a-new-study-of-150000-millennials-revealed-that-they-have-these-10-surprising-things-in-common.html

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: Homeland Security Has a Problem Hiring and Keeping Women The department is failing to address known barriers to a number of ethnic and racial groups – Eric Katz (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.govexec.com/workforce/2019/07/homeland-security-has-problem-hiring-and-keeping-women/158740/

July 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Attorney General Bill Barr announced Thursday the federal government will be resuming capital punishment. – ALEXANDRA SVOKOS
https://abc7chicago.com/federal-government-resuming-executions-announces-first-5-people-to-be-killed/5419368/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville among communities most affected by Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan – DAN PETRELLA and SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-pritzker-graduated-income-tax-st-0724-20190725-pdd6nmf67rh4da7ce3r2jsak6u-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use a “Montgomery cancer patient in prison” to push pot. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-montgomery-cancer-patient-asks-pritzker-pardon-st-0726-20190725-q7ixxygnb5hurofflryxorlsum-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-chicago-medicinal-garden-0725-20190725-xs4ewq3ei5eohkxn5zjxw3x3ka-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-trump-refugees-american-cities-20190725-ceiao6xfivclxpebcianj2jndq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How Illinois pols have pocketed more than $5 million in what Barack Obama once dubbed ‘legalized bribery’ Dozens of former elected officials have kept campaign cash for themselves. It’s all legal under a loophole in the state’s ethics reform. ‘I’m the charity,’ says one ex-legislator who pocketed $583,357 — the biggest money-grab. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/26/8930350/campaign-funds-illinois-elected-officials-personal-payouts-ethics-reform
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use a “cancer victim” to push pot. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2019/7/25/8930724/j-b-pritzker-pot-chocolate-weed-cannabis-thomas-franzen

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Paxton to mull allowing marijuana-related businesses – Will Brumleve 
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/paxton-to-mull-allowing-marijuana-related-businesses/article_e36c3ec2-7d0b-573c-9e33-2621bbde0165.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to pot pushers, “Illinois is making it hard — and expensive — to get a license to sell legal marijuana.”
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article233024377.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There currently are 55 medical marijuana dispensaries in the state. They would have the first crack at getting a second license to open another dispensary. Then, there will be 75 more dispensary licenses awarded before May 2020 and another 110 more licenses after Jan. 1, 2021, for a total of nearly 300 licenses. Applying for a license will cost $5,000, according to the legislation that was approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. “It’s hard, it’s very difficult and it’s only getting harder as time goes on. But because the way the system is being set up and them being competitive, that’s just how it goes,” Wright said. “Until there is a licensing system that is noncompetitive and just requirement-based, it’s tough to get in.” Wright said it could be initially difficult for smaller operations, because as the industry has grown in the country, there are more and more multistate operators.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Country band Confederate Railroad nixed from another fair – AP
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190725/country-band-confederate-railroad-nixed-from-another-fair

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A bigger boost for video gaming? 2019 is off to a record breaking start, but new law changes could mean even more profits – Brett Herrmann
http://www.newstrib.com/news/a-bigger-boost-for-video-gaming/article_30e5c718-ae48-11e9-8d04-af2a34af09e3.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Border Patrol chief was part of racist Facebook group and says she didn’t notice – Alex Horton (DIERSEN: What closed and secret Facebook groups operate in your neighborhood, in your precinct, and your municipality? What do the members of those groups post about you?)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Border-Patrol-chief-was-part-of-racist-Facebook-14133687.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— Texas district to begin drug testing students as young as 12
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/texas-district-to-begin-drug-testing-students-as-young-as-12

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Cashing Out Campaign Contributions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/26/cashing-out-campaign-contributions/ 
— Michael Rein Makes Case for Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/25/michael-rein-makes-case-for-coroner/ 
— Academic Study Finds Corruption Impedes Start-Ups
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/25/academic-study-finds-corruption-impedes-start-ups/

WIRE POINTS
— Don’t Let The Video Gaming Conflict Of Interest Story Die – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/dont-let-the-video-gaming-conflict-of-interest-scandal-die-wirepoints-original/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois Christian Home Educators director fears repercussions of bill to add LGBT curricula – Glenn Minnis 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512782685-illinois-christian-home-educators-director-fears-repercussions-of-bill-to-add-lgbt-curricula

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DARK DAYS AHEAD?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/dark-days-ahead.html
— GAO: IMPROPER PAYMENTS ARE COSTING TAXPAYERS A FORTUNE (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/improper-payments-are-costing-taxpayers-a-fortune.html
— NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PARTNERS WITH AL JAZEERA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/northwestern-university-partners-with-al-jazeera.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use Thomas J. Franzen to push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/26/the-case-of-thomas-j-franzen/

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago ‘community day’ block party features ICE agent piñata for kids – Vivek Saxena (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred.) 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/07/25/chicago-community-day-block-party-features-ice-agent-pinata-for-kids-778313
— Ilhan Omar: Americans ‘Should be More Fearful of White Men’ Than of Islamist Terrorists – MICHAEL VAN DER GALIEN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/video-ilhan-omar-americans-should-be-more-fearful-of-white-men-than-of-islamist-terrorists/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump builds youth reelection effort with Turning Point USA appearance – Anthony Leonardi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-builds-youth-re-election-effort-with-turning-point-usa-appearance
— Record 61,000 migrant children surge over border, $230M spent for snacks, diapers, baby formula – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/record-61-000-migrant-children-surge-over-border-230m-spent-for-snacks-diapers-baby-formula
— Trump makes Republicans big spenders again – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trump-makes-republicans-big-spenders-again

AMERICAN THINKER
— Do You Understand that Democrats will Destroy America? – Carol Greenwald
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/do_you_understand_that_democrats_will_destroy_america_.html
— Shockwave: From 1649 to 2019, 370 Years of Migration in America – Josh First
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/shockwave_from_1649_to_2019_370_years_of_migration_in_america.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Ilhan Omar Blames America for Illegal Immigration – Brandon J. Weichert (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/24/ilhan-omar-blames-america-for-illegal-immigration/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— No Salad Bowl: America is Still a Melting Pot Despite Trump-era divisions, real assimilation is rendering both parties’ electoral calculations increasingly irrelevant. – MARSHALL AUERBACK 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/no-salad-bowl-america-is-still-a-melting-pot/

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric is meant to instill fear, not for enforcement, advocates say – J.D. Long-García
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2019/07/25/trumps-anti-immigration-rhetoric-meant-instill-fear-not-enforcement

BREITBART
— Pete Buttigieg Quotes Scripture to Shame Donald Trump for Cutting Food Stamps – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/25/pete-buttigieg-quotes-scripture-to-shame-donald-trump-for-cutting-food-stamps/
— House Democrats, 39 Republicans Pass ‘Temporary’ Amnesty for Venezuelans – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/25/house-democrats-39-republicans-pass-temporary-amnesty-for-venezuelans/
— Mollie Tibbetts Trial: Taxpayers Billed $12.5K for Illegal Alien’s Translator – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/25/mollie-tibbetts-trial-taxpayers-billed-12-5k-for-illegal-aliens-translator/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— What Do You Call A One-Legged Stool? – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/30696

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Anarchy: Protesters help stop ICE from apprehending criminal alien – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/anarchy-protesters-help-stop-ice-from-apprehending-criminal-alien/
— There is no greater foreign influence than illegal immigration and those thwarting our laws – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/no-greater-foreign-influence-illegal-immigration-thwarting-laws/

CNS NEWS
— Republicans and Dems Can Agree – On Spending More – Tony Perkins 
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/tony-perkins/tony-perkins-republicans-and-dems-can-agree-spending-more

GOPUSA
— High school students shunning summer jobs (DIERSEN: I did yard work during the summers of 1963 and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during summer of in 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/high-school-students-shunning-summer-jobs/

TOWNHALL
— Rubio Responds to Media’s Coddling of Ilhan Omar in Light of His Criticism Against Her – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/07/26/rubio-responds-to-medias-coddling-of-ilhan-omar-in-light-of-his-criticism-against-her-n2550658
— The American Civil Liberties Union: Misstating the Law and Misleading the Public – Matt O’Brien
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattobrien/2019/07/26/the-american-civil-liberties-union-misstating-the-law-and-misleading-the-public-n2550670

NEWS BUSTERS
— Twitter Suspends Gay Black Conservative After Video To Black Democrats – Alexander Hall
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/07/25/twitter-suspends-gay-black-conservative-after-video-black

WORLD NET DAILY
— WE ARE A NATION OF LAWS Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel slap Democrats for not believing their own bumper stickers
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/we-are-a-nation-of-laws/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Google whistle-blower suspended after suggesting Big Tech manipulating elections – Dorothy Cummings 
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-whistle-blower-suspended-after-suggesting-big-tech-manipulating-elections
— Democrat House unanimously OKs ‘gay reparations’ bill giving tax refunds to same-sex couples – Calvin Freiburger (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/democrat-house-unanimously-oks-gay-reparations-bill-giving-tax-refunds-to-same-sex-couples

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/454415-trumps-vindictive-pettiness-renders-him-incapable-of-taking-the-high-road

POLITICO
— Black, Latino Dems torch DCCC for lack of diversity Senior lawmakers of color have privately clashed with DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos. – JAKE SHERMAN, LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ and HEATHER CAYGLE (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and other political parties officially prohibit Whites, males, and older people a) from holding leadership positions, b) from running for offices and c) from holding offices?)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/25/dccc-campaign-black-latino-1435611

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ilhan Omar promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/opinion/ilhan-omar-trump-racism.html?searchResultPosition=4
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being racists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/opinion/white-liberal-democrats.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/25/why-now-is-moment-atone-years-racism/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/07/26/enduring-cruelty-trumps-immigration-agenda/
— Nancy Pelosi said ‘the Squad’ was just ‘four people.’ But here’s why they might succeed. Generational turnover and new technologies pose new challenges – Jeffrey S. Lantis (DIERSEN: Democrats crow about their success in making young people hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate 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.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/25/nancy-pelosi-said-squad-was-just-four-people-heres-why-they-might-succeed/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about the success that they have had in making Jews hate Republicans. I should write a book about the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in getting my Jewish superiors to take adverse actions against me.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/07/25/trump-appears-attack-squad-behalf-jewish-people-heres-what-that-sounds-like-jews/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want to flood America with illegals.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-24/trump-immigration-expedited-removal-due-process
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-07-21/with-send-her-back-chant-trump-tears-at-the-meaning-of-citizenship

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America’s Public Pensions Are Stuck In The Clouds The funding strength of retirement systems across the U.S. rests on rosy assumptions – Spencer Jakab (DIERSEN: What assumptions do you make about your life expectancy, your income, your expenses, the value of your home, the value of your investments, etc.?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-public-pensions-are-stuck-in-the-clouds-11564133400

LIBERTY HILL INDEPENDENT
— COUNCIL CHOOSES KATHY CANADY FOR VACANT SEAT – MIKE EDDLEMAN
http://lhindependent.com/council-chooses-canady-for-vacant-seat/

NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
— Seattle City Council races — 7 reasons why you shouldn’t vote for a candidate – Assunta Ng (DIERSEN: What would/do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout to stop you from getting votes? Mine stress that I am a Trump supporter, 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, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 22 years, childless, pet-less, not a member of any church, American nameplate car owner, etc.)
https://nwasianweekly.com/2019/07/blog-seattle-city-council-races-7-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-vote-for-a-candidate/

BRADENTON HERALD
— Bradenton city council candidate’s questionable social media post surface – SARA NEALEIGH
https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/article233033317.html

FORBES
— Age is the one critical element overlooked by a majority of companies in diversity and inclusion programs and efforts. – Sheila Callaham (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They use “up-or-out” to get rid of employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2019/07/25/the-one-critical-element-missing-from-92-of-diversity-and-inclusion-strategies/#781c78d94508

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/07/trumps-go-back-attacks-white-working-class-women/594805/

GOOGLE
— What Makes a Source Credible? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google repeatedly sends me to non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.)
https://sites.google.com/site/evaluatingsourcecredibility/for-students/what-makes-a-source-credible
(FROM THE POSTING: There are many factors that make a source credible. Whenever you are looking at a source on the internet, you should check several things to verify that the information is credible. These things include the source’s authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and coverage.)

July 25 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Eagle with golf clubs? Altered seal at Trump speech – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/eagle-with-golf-clubs-altered-seal-at-trump-speech_
— Tlaib calls for $20-an-hour minimum wage: ‘I can’t allow people to be living off tips’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tlaib-calls-for-20-an-hour-minimum-wage-i-can-t-allow-people-to-be-living-off-tips-

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aldermen aim to eliminate exceptions in Welcoming City statute for people in this country illegally – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-welcoming-city-close-exceptions-20190725-kz4muttomvb6lmxxl2dih67lay-story.html
— Commentary: Smell that? Why the new cannabis culture stinks – Christopher Borrelli
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-sick-of-cannabis-culture-0729-20190725-yb7ylgfv35c25gfq3acoyfcvhu-story.html
— National police union asks Lightfoot to apologize after hot mic captured ‘FOP clown’ comment – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-fop-police-union-lightfoot-apology-20190725-xpfhjjg66za7vnibyobj3upwce-story.html
— Setting aside impeachment – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-trump-impeachment-congress-pelosi-mueller-20190725-aot5uh7a6na3zhelqycrb7oegy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— National FOP president demands that Lightfoot apologize for open mic put-down Chuck Canterbury jumped into the controversy triggered by Lightfoot’s off-handed remark, accusing the mayor of immature behavior that has left Chicago Police officers feeling unappreciated by their new boss. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/7/25/8930536/national-fop-president-lightfoot-apologize-open-mic-clown-comment-cpd
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican platform-hater says “Right-wing agenda will doom Republican Jeanne Ives’ bid for Congress in 2020 The former candidate for governor has Trump-like views that won’t play well in a district with plenty of moderates.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/25/8930136/jeanne-ives-republican-primary-sean-casten-2020-congressional-elections-evelyn-sanguinetti
— Connecting the dots on Mike Madigan, ComEd lobbyists and your electric bill When the Legislature decides how much ComEd can charge, the assumption is lawmakers are working for you. Want to bet on that? – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/25/8930208/house-speaker-michael-madigan-comed-electric-kevin-quinn-exelon-smith-haley-sun-times-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Why Naper Settlement is ending Civil War Days after 37-year run – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190725/why-naper-settlement-is-ending-civil-war-days-after-37-year-run

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: OUTSTANDING: Vince Koers “said the city should add its name to the Illinois cities unwilling to trade 3 percent taxes on marijuana sales for children’s lives. He said youngsters lives will be destroyed.”
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/state_news/city-leaves-pot-alone-for-now/article_c15c7214-dc6c-5774-8759-f2258cb0003e.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Former Rauner operative poses as SIUE student to ambush Democrat running for Congress – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article233106345.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Londrigan Responds to “Fake Reporter” Incident – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: Of course my disgusting critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would paint me as being a clone of Nick Klitzing.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/londrigan-responds-fake-reporter-incident#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Betsy Dirksen Londrigan’s campaign called the incident “underhanded.” . . . Londrigan says the stunt was in poor form. “Congressman Davis likes to go on television and talk about civility in politics, all the while his campaign is again engaging in an ongoing series of dishonest distractions,” she said. Klitzing formerly worked on Governor Bruce Rauner’s campaign and served as the state Republican Party Director for a time. According to WCIA TV, Klitzing says he had received orders from higher-up campaign staffers. Davis campaign personnel have crashed Londrigan events before. “Congressman Davis’ field director showed up at one of my events drunk, and ended up getting arrested for assaulting people,” Londrigan said, recounting an incident from 2018. “It’s not the first time that somebody within the Davis campaign has behaved in this manner.” . . . When asked if her campaign is revisiting how it screens reporters for news conferences, Londrigan laughed and said it would be a “good idea.”)

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Pritzker condemns Kankakee County Democratic chairman’s inflammatory social media post – Robert Hadley
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512782714-pritzker-condemns-kankakee-county-democratic-chairman-s-inflammatory-social-media-post

WEST COOK NEWS
— Madigan’s circle is ‘corrupt from top to bottom,’ Chicago GOP chair says after another FBI raid – Glenn Minnis 
https://westcooknews.com/stories/512789344-madigan-s-circle-is-corrupt-from-top-to-bottom-chicago-gop-chair-says-after-another-fbi-raid

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Siding with Washington’s far left, Lauren Underwood has placed a big one-and-done target on her own back – W.J. Kennedy
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512789402-siding-with-washington-s-far-left-lauren-underwood-has-placed-a-big-one-and-done-target-on-her-own-back

CAPITOL FAX
— The NRCC’s slash and burn emails
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/25/the-nrccs-slash-and-burn-emails/
— Eastern Bloc member announces another Confederate Railroad gig
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/25/eastern-bloc-member-announces-another-confederate-railroad-gig/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— California progressives up in arms over ‘straight pride parade’ – Cheryl K. Chumley 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/25/california-progressives-arms-over-straight-pride-p/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Young conservatives should steer clear of Turning Point USA – Jordan Lancaster (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican work against me.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/young-conservatives-should-steer-clear-of-turning-point-usa

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pity the Geldings in Pelosi’s House Democrat Caucus – Dave Ball
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/pity_the_geldings_in_pelosis_house_democrat_caucus.html

BREITBART
— Iran: Trump Claim U.S. Can Destroy Afghanistan Is ‘Racist’ – EDWIN MORA
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/07/24/iran-trump-claim-u-s-can-destroy-afghanistan-is-racist/

DAILY CALLER
— 74% Of ESPN Fans Don’t Want The Network Talking About Politics – DAVID HOOKSTEAD
https://cdn.dailycaller.com/2019/07/25/espn-politics-market-research-democrats-republicans/

DAILY WIRE
— Ilhan Omar Claims White Men ‘Cause Most Of The Deaths’ In America. She’s Wrong. Here Are The Facts. – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49891/walsh-ilhan-omar-claims-white-men-cause-most-matt-walsh

TOWNHALL
— After Trump’s ‘Racist’ Tweets, Dems Demand ‘Civility,’ But When Have They Practiced It? – Larry Elder
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2019/07/25/after-trumps-racist-tweets-dems-demand-civility-but-when-have-they-practiced-it-n2550574

SEAN HANNITY
— FLASHBACK: Rashida Tlaib Called for Donald Trump’s Deportation in 2015
https://hannity.com/media-room/flashback-rashida-tlaib-called-for-donald-trumps-deportation-in-2015/

COLLEGE FIX
— University shrinks testify: Trump incites violence, his rallies akin to those of Hitler
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-shrinks-testify-trump-incites-violence-his-rallies-akin-to-those-of-hitler/

EPOCH TIMES
— House Bill Empowers Sanctuary City Victims of Illegal Aliens to Sue Officials – MARK TAPSCOTT
https://m.theepochtimes.com/house-bill-empowers-sanctuary-city-victims-of-illegal-aliens-to-sue-officials_3016500.html

THE HILL
— Volunteer for GOP candidate poses as student journalist to crash rival Democrat’s press call – OWEN DAUGHERTY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates and their volunteers who have stated that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have focused on harming me.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/454792-volunteer-for-gop-candidate-poses-as-student-journalist-to-crash-rival
— Almost half of Americans say criticizing America is unpatriotic, poll finds (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats criticize America and criticize Americans, and especially Americans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/454194-almost-half-of-americans-say-criticizing-america-is-unpatriotic

UPI
— Drugged driving: Traffic stops changing in pot-legal states – Jean Lotus
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/07/25/Drugged-driving-Traffic-stops-changing-in-pot-legal-states/6121563804207/

MCCLATCHY DC
— A Vietnam veteran needed help. The government gave him a “bad paper” discharge instead – EMMA DUMAIN AND TARA COPP (DIERSEN: As my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout, the federal government gave me a bad paper discharge. 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.) 
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article232444367.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism The nation’s ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them. – Ilhan Omar
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/opinion/ilhan-omar-trump-racism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Social media companies are outsourcing their dirty work to the Philippines. A generation of workers is paying the price. – Elizabeth Dwoskin, Jeanne Whalen and Regine Cabato
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/25/social-media-companies-are-outsourcing-their-dirty-work-philippines-generation-workers-is-paying-price/

TIME
— What Do the Democrats Stand For? Inside a Fight Over America’s Future – MOLLY BALL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and 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.) 
https://time.com/5634769/future-of-the-democratic-party/

THRIVE GLOBAL
— A complete guide to get the Dream Job! A quick guide to impressing your interviewer – Sijdah Hussain
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/a-complete-guide-to-get-the-dream-job/

July 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Losing 2,700 jobs should be a wake-up call to Lake County and Illinois leaders – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-lake-county-deerfield-job-drain-st-0725-20190724-f5awpc65k5b7ddowynfqrx4tsi-story.html
— Saying no to ugliness on the Illinois campaign trail – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-jihad-squad-maga-illinois-20190723-20190724-smtabblkzfcztocb4wkaxwxcq4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-west-side-lost-the-war-on-drugs-20190724-b35x67d2vnf65hn5hlpv4mwbyi-story.html
— Have you spoken at a Chicago Police Board meeting? The police know more about you than you realize. – JEREMY GORNER and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-background-checks-20190724-stu2yjnygjbyjloycjcfmkerka-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Damn angry’ Lightfoot orders CPD to stop conducting criminal background checks on Police Board speakers One day after the Chicago Tribune disclosed an alarming practice that hearkened back to the Chicago Police Department’s Red Squad spying days, Lightfoot called a halt to it and condemned the practice in the strongest of terms. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/24/20726582/damn-angry-lightfoot-orders-police-board-stop-conducting-criminal-background-checks-speakers

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Barrington residents use vandalism cases to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190724/barrington-residents-discuss-how-to-support-the-lgbtq-community-after-vandalism-cases
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use cancer patient to push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190724/cancer-patient-sentenced-to-prison-having-thc-chocolates-asks-for-pritzker-pardon

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Alderman: Put pot revenues toward pension gap A proposal introduced at today’s City Council meeting would tax the sale of recreational marijuana at 3 percent and dedicate those revenues to helping cover the city’s pensions. (DIERSEN: Pot revenue is nothing compared to the horrific damage that pot causes.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/alderman-put-pot-revenues-toward-pension-gap

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Proposed site for ‘Health & Housing Center’ for homeless criticized by neighbors – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If Democrats wanted to dump problematic people into your precinct, who would the Democrats and RINOs in your precinct blame? ANSWER: Of course, the Republicans in your precinct.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190725/proposed-site-for-health-amp-housing-center-for-homeless-criticized-by-neighbors

WCIA
— Davis campaign volunteer poses as reporter to ambush Dirksen Londrigan press call – Mark Maxwell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about, or better yet, I should sue those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have used my role as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 to serve as an operative for a candidate or for anyone else. I have always openly served as an operative for the Republican Party platform, for the Illinois Republican Party platform, and for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.) 
https://www.wcia.com/news/davis-campaign-volunteer-poses-as-reporter-to-ambush-dirksen-londrigan-press-call/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Although the 2020 election is still 15 months away, the campaign for Congressman Rodney Davis is already dispatching volunteers to surreptitiously try and undermine a key messaging strategy of his rival Betsy Dirksen Londrigan — that she can’t be bought and paid for. On Wednesday, July 17th, Dirksen Londrigan held a joint press conference call with a campaign finance reform group called End Citizens United. The campaign sent invitations to local media and asked them to RSVP. WCIA has learned an unpaid volunteer working on behalf of the Davis campaign crashed the call, lied about his name to pose as reporter for a college newspaper, and ambushed Dirksen Londrigan with pointed arguments, including jabs at her husband’s career. On the call, Dirksen Londrigan said, “Congressman Davis’ votes clearly show he is voting for the corporate PACs and special interests who fund his campaign.” She vowed not to accept any direct campaign contributions from corporate PACs, a political strategy Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders deployed successfully in 2016 to align himself with the growing number of Americans dissatisfied with the Washington establishment and who wanted an outsider to showcase they are not beholden to big business. Davis has pushed back against Dirksen Londrigan’s characterizations, saying on Monday that his campaign contributions have “no more clout over me than it has clout over her for taking money from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, who takes funding from the same sources.” Davis’s defense sounded nearly identical to lines of questioning from a man who joined Dirksen Londrigan’s press call five days earlier. Toward the end of the conference call, a man introduced himself as Jim Sherman from The Alestle, the student newspaper at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. . .However, the caller who went after Dirksen Londrigan and her husband in the press call was not who he claimed he was. Miranda Lintzenich, the editor of the student newspaper, told WCIA, “Our student paper is not something through class. It’s an actual employment job. As far as I can remember, we have not had anyone by the name of Jim Sherman work here.” According to SIUE’s public records, there is no one attending class on campus with the name Jim Sherman. An employee at the admissions office told WCIA, “We do not have anyone by the name of Jim Sherman associated with SIUE.” According to a call log provided to WCIA, the phone number used to dial into the conference call matched the cell phone number for Nick Klitzing, the former Executive Director of the Illinois Republican Party who most recently worked as the deputy campaign manager for former Governor Bruce Rauner. Reached by phone, Klitzing confessed to committing the hoax and said, “I was willing to help. I’m just a volunteer.” Veteran political reporter and press relations man Mike Lawrence called the episode “unfortunate” and “off limits for any campaign.” Lawrence served as bureau chief for the now-defunct Lee Enterprises and later in the same capacity for the Chicago Sun-Times for more than 20 years before signing on as former Governor Jim Edgar’s press secretary in 1990. Later, Lawrence served as the director of SIU’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. “I don’t think it’s appropriate,” Lawrence said. “It’s an indication of the continued degradation of campaigning. In some respects, it’s an extension of the ‘anything goes’ mentality.” Lawrence recalled the old days where campaigns would engage in “dirty tricks” or send trackers to hound rival candidates at public events, but said, “I think this goes a step further.” “It’s not appropriate for someone to misrepresent himself as a reporter,” Lawrence said. Confronted with the established facts of the story and Klitzing’s confession, Davis’ campaign manager Matt Butcher initially tried to deny having any knowledge about the phone call. WCIA gave Butcher another 24 hours to explain how an unpaid volunteer living in Chicago could have possibly been aware of a closed press call happening downstate, and how that volunteer might have known to parrot Congressman Davis’ talking points. Yet, Butcher still declined comment. Klitzing acknowledged he did not act alone, and that he was asked to make the call and interject with questions. He said it was his idea to offer up a fake name. Klitzing also defended crashing Dirksen Londrigan’s press call, saying “it happens all the time.” The organizer of the call did not find it common or comical. “Impersonating a college student in order to lob false partisan attacks is dirty politics and shows how low Rodney Davis’ campaign is willing to sink,” Muller told WCIA. She claimed Davis “can’t defend his record, so he’s sending other people to make false attacks. Rodney Davis should condemn these tactics and stop the dirty politics.” It’s unclear if Congressman Davis has any knowledge of the hoax phone call his campaign commissioned, or if he’s aware of WCIA’s persistent efforts to seek any comment or explanation from his campaign manager. His staff has taken the unusual step of repeatedly ignoring phone calls, text messages and emails from WCIA’s political reporters, and no longer sends press releases or notices of media availability to WCIA’s political staff, despite frequent requests to include them in media releases. In addition, WCIA has sent six separate invitations for Congressman Davis to appear on Capitol Connection since his November 2018 election victory. His office has ignored or declined each one.)

LAKE FOREST LEADER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Dispensary owned by LF residents prepares for cannabis legalization – Erin Yarnall
https://www.lakeforestleader.com/p/news-community/dispensary-owned-lf-residents-prepares-cannabis-legalization

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— GOP lawmakers pushing for Heartbeat Bill – Adam Eisenberg 
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512781249-gop-lawmakers-pushing-for-heartbeat-bill

WEST COOK NEWS
— Peter Roskam endorses Ives for Congress for Sixth District seat – Glenn Minnis 
https://westcooknews.com/stories/512789275-peter-roskam-endorses-ives-for-congress-for-sixth-district-seat

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis operative poses as reporter while Davis freezes out largest TV station in his district
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/25/rodney-davis-operative-poses-as-reporter-while-davis-freezes-out-largest-tv-station-in-his-district/
— Boycotters furious when Harley dealership replaces Confederate flag with US flag on band logo
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/25/boycotters-furious-when-harley-dealership-replaces-confederate-flag-with-us-flag-on-band-logo/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ivanka Trump’s white dog is just a dog. Can we stop imposing race on animals? – Madeline Fry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/ivanka-trumps-white-dog-is-just-a-dog-can-we-stop-imposing-race-on-animals

GOPUSA
— Lunatic Fringe or Future of the Democrat Party?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73171
— Homeless population grows 47 percent in two years in Democrat run Oakland
http://www.gopusa.com/homeless-population-grows-47-percent-in-two-years-in-democrat-run-oakland/
— Pandering: Elizabeth Warren touts impeachment push at NAACP conference
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73186

TOWNHALL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago Adults Encourage Children To Hit Piñata Resembling An ICE Agent – Timothy Meads (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years. I should write a book about those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have demonstrated the most hatred of federal employees and federal retirees.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/07/24/chicago-adults-encourage-children-to-hit-pinata-resembling-an-ice-agent-n2550529
— After Trump’s ‘Racist’ Tweets, Dems Demand ‘Civility,’ But When Have They Practiced It? – Larry Elder
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2019/07/25/after-trumps-racist-tweets-dems-demand-civility-but-when-have-they-practiced-it-n2550574
— Fake News CNN Wants Americans To Hate Israel – Marina Medvin
https://townhall.com/columnists/marinamedvin/2019/07/24/fake-news-cnn-wants-americans-to-hate-israel-n2550552

FOX NEWS
— In resurfaced interview, Ilhan Omar answers question on ‘jihadist terrorism’ by saying Americans should be ‘more fearful of white men’ – Nick Givas
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ilhan-omar-interview-2018-fearful-white-men-islam
— Bette Midler suggests Trump paid African-Americans to add diversity to ‘blackground’ of rallies – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bette-midler-tweet-trump-blackground

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE LEFT’S IMMIGRATION CON JOB Exploiting hate and fear to undermine America. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274348/lefts-immigration-con-job-michael-cutler
— MEDICARE FOR ALL DESTROYS MEDICARE It’s not Medicare for All. It’s Destroy Medicare for All. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274337/medicare-all-destroys-medicare-daniel-greenfield

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ICE pinata, ‘Trump’ game with goal to knock out teeth at annual Chicago community event – Douglas Ernst (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years. I should write a book about those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have demonstrated the most hatred of federal employees and federal retirees.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/24/ice-pinata-trump-game-with-goal-to-knock-out-teeth/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Fundamental Injustice of Reparations – Ron A.Y. Rich (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/the_fundamental_injustice_of_reparations.html
— Democrats will never stop calling to raise the minimum wage – Howard J. Warner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/democrats_will_never_stop_calling_to_raise_the_minimum_wage.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Democrat Ilhan Omar tweets endorsement of tax-funded abortions for illegal immigrants – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/dem-ilhan-omar-tweets-endorsement-of-tax-funded-abortions-for-illegal-immigrants

CONSERVATIVE NEWS DAILY
— What Is A Person Of Non-Color? – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/what-is-a-person-of-non-color/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In truth, all skin has “color” so the claim of liberals about people-of-color is somewhat lame and vague. There are no persons of non-color, but we do have leftist Democrats who use skin color to get what they want and to punish people who block their corrupt power grabs. To use skin color for punishment or reward is a dirty thing to do because no one can control the color of their skin. But, of course, we know that this select protected group of people-of-color consists of Democrats who, in their own opinion, are not deferred to freely enough, but one wonders, with all of this discrimination going on, why so many dark-skinned people living in America are multi-millionaires. One also wonders how Hispanic and Arab people were able to jump on the people-of-color bandwagon and partake of the benefits intended for the descendants of slaves, who were genuinely injured by just being someone else’s property, and often they were the property of other “people-of-color“.)

PATRIOT POST
— Democrats Are Committed to Permanent Revolution – Harlan Hill
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/64503-democrats-are-committed-to-permanent-revolution
— Democrats Demand Economy-Killing Marxist Wages Even $15 an hour isn’t enough for some Democrats, who want a minimum wage of $20. – Louis DeBroux (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://patriotpost.us/articles/64482-democrats-demand-economy-killing-marxist-wages

EPOCH TIMES
— Young Conservatives at Turning Point: We’re Being Censored – BOWEN XIAO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending out and b) who discourage everyone from reading those emails. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://m.theepochtimes.com/young-conservatives-feel-they-cant-express-themselves-on-social-media_3014868.html

THE HILL
— GOP 2020 primary challenger Bill Weld calls Trump ‘a raging racist’ – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: If Weld is on the Republican primary ballot in your precinct next year, how many Trump-haters will vote for Weld? In my precinct, in the 2016 Republican primary, 93 voted for Kasich.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/454539-trump-primary-challenger-bill-weld-speaks-to-naacp-donald-trump-is-a-raging

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/podcasts/the-daily/2020-electoral-college-race.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/us/politics/naacp-trump-democrats-2020.html

NEW YORK POST
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago still faces segregation 100 years after ‘Red Summer’ race riots – AP
https://nypost.com/2019/07/24/chicago-still-faces-segregation-100-years-after-red-summer-race-riots/

DALLAS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise “foreign-born residents.” Foreign-born residents are much easier to manipulate, dominate, and exploit.
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2019/07/24/newcomer-power-d-fw-immigrants-pay-10-billion-taxes-fill-half-construction-jobs

ALBANY TIMES UNION
— Affirmative action opponents turn in referendum signatures – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action to not hire and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Affirmative-action-opponents-turn-in-referendum-14120588.php

INTELLIGENCER
— Ahead of Trump Visit, Ohio Dems, Autoworkers Come to Wheeling to Express Disappointment With President – ALAN OLSON
http://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2019/07/ahead-of-trump-visit-ohio-dems-autoworkers-come-to-wheeling-to-express-disappointment-with-president/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Polarized Nation Means Choice Over ‘Persuadable’ Voters With most Americans committed to one party, campaigns weigh benefits of tending to their supporters or wooing swing voters – Aaron Zitner (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on persuading voters to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/polarized-nation-means-choice-over-persuadable-voters-11564047001

FORTUNE
— Bipartisan Parade of Candidates Touts Reforms, Bashes Trump, at NAACP Convention – Melanie Eversley
https://fortune.com/2019/07/24/naacp-convention-2019-detroit-candidates

FORBES
— How The Decline Of Pensions Furthered The Racial Wealth Gap – Christian Weller
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christianweller/2019/07/24/how-the-decline-of-pensions-furthered-the-racial-wealth-gap/

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DAILY
— With wrongful termination, charges can come from anywhere – ANNIKEN DAVENPORT (DIERSEN: The more protected groups that you are a member of, the less likely that you will be wrongfully terminated. Protected groups include minority, female, veteran, disabled, non-German American, non-Protestant, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, poor people, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/52550/with-wrongful-termination-charges-can-come-from-anywhere

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Conservatives Attack Mueller As ‘Doddering’ and ‘Semi-Senile’ in House Testimony – Adam K. Raymond
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/conservatives-attack-mueller-as-doddering-semi-senile.html

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate Jews want Jews to hate Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/has-trump-abandoned-anti-semitism/594619/

NEWSWEEK
— YOUNG TRUMP FANS REVEAL THE PRESIDENT’S HOLD ON REPUBLICAN PARTY’S FUTURE AT CHARLIE KIRK-FOUNDED CONFERENCE – BILL POWELL 
https://www.newsweek.com/young-trump-fans-reveal-presidents-hold-republican-partys-future-charlie-kirk-founded-1451028

BUZZ FEED NEWS
— Trump’s Border Patrol Chief Admitted She Was Part Of A Secret Facebook Group Filled With Racist, Sexist Comments The top border official said she was unaware of the racist and misogynistic content in the group because she’s “on Facebook very, very rarely.” – Salvador Hernandez (DIERSEN: Should everyone be required to disclose all the secret Facebook groups that they are/were a member of?)
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/border-patrol-chief-secret-facebook-group-provost

VAULT
— How to Use Your Vacation to Clarify Your Career Goals (DIERSEN: For federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, your career goals have to be getting 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.) 
https://www.vault.com/blogs/job-search/how-to-use-your-vacation-to-clarify-your-career-goals

ALJAZEERA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters promote hatred of America.
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/long-history-black-americans-told-190724110928661.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Roosevelt Road Corridor Study Update – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: During its upcoming Planning Session on August 12th, the Wheaton City Council will discuss the Roosevelt Road Corridor Study with its consultant, present questions for further exploration, and receive public comment from the audience to aid in planning. (https://www.wheaton.il.us/930/Roosevelt-Road). The study area includes the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Main Street which is in my precinct and the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Warrenville Road which is in my precinct and in Wheaton’s West District. Recently, members of the “Concerned Citizens – Rezoning Roosevelt Road” Facebook group posted yard signs (21 at last count) at homes on Arbor Avenue, Golf Lane, Park Avenue, and Warrenville Road in my precinct that say “PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOODS RETHINK REZONING.”)

July 24 Morning Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Remarks by President Trump at Turning Point USA’s Teen Student Action Summit 2019
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-turning-point-usas-teen-student-action-summit-2019/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Roosevelt Road Corridor Study – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: During its upcoming Planning Session on August 12th, the Wheaton City Council will discuss the Roosevelt Road Corridor Study with its consultant, present questions for further exploration, and receive public comment from the audience to aid in planning. (https://www.wheaton.il.us/930/Roosevelt-Road). The study area includes the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Main Street which is in my precinct and the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Warrenville Road which is in my precinct and in Wheaton’s West District. Recently, members of the “Concerned Citizens – Rezoning Roosevelt Road” Facebook group posted yard signs at homes on Park Avenue, Warrenville Road, and Golf Lane in my precinct that say “PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOODS RETHINK REZONING.”)

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— City of Wheaton City Council met July 1 – Angelica Saylo Pilo
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512777103-city-of-wheaton-city-council-met-july-1
(FROM THE REPORT: Mr. Dave Diersen, 915 Cove Ct., spoke against legalized marijuana and asked that the City of Wheaton be one of the first communities to say no to the sale of marijuana in the community. Mr. Tim Whelan, 515 Robbinwood Lane, spoke against legalized marijuana sales in the City. He encouraged the City to take the opt out option allowed in the State legislation before that option expires on December 31.)

CLTV
— Kankakee County Democrats apologize after photo posted comparing Trump MAGA hats to KKK hoods
https://cltv.com/2019/07/23/kankakee-county-democrats-apologize-after-photo-posted-comparing-trump-maga-hats-to-kkk-hoods/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The race card slowly loses its sting through overuse as we head toward 2020 – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-donald-trump-race-card-kass-20190724-nc4isbgmcna7dbksc7s5kgpht4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-protest-marriott-customs-border-protection-20190723-rxdc3zyn6rbutjbt37hda7rvdq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats equate today’s illegals with Jews during the 1930s.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-jewish-refugees-trump-immigration-rampell-20190723-cifm5e7jqree5fzxwvz5lzd5gu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stoners harm themselves and harm everyone around them. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want everyone to be “FREE” to harm themselves with pot, and therefore, to be “FREE” to harm everyone else with pot. Stoners harm themselves and harm everyone around them.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-legalizing-marijuana-victory-for-freedom-20190724-zve6oefblzbsrl5qvqhlb4o4oa-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: These families made a fortune with pot illegally. Now, pot is paying the bills again – AMY DRISCOLL AND ALEX HARRIS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-families-fortune-with-pot-illegally-20190724-73kb2hzkyvhhzmf7bu6dzmgo5i-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/23/20707404/immigrant-rights-groups-protest-customs-border-protection-conference

DAILY HERALD
— Elk Grove’s cynical attempt to prevent term limits – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190723/editorial-elk-groves-cynical-attempt-to-prevent-term-limits

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Local GOP demands apology – David Giuliani
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/local-gop-demands-apology/article_35097bac-ac93-11e9-83f9-2faa15afe01d.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Geneseo mulls cannabis law
https://qctimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/geneseo-mulls-cannabis-law/article_c6186a18-574f-5546-8a32-67bf44372db2.html

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: First stepping stones laid out for sale of recreational cannabis in Peru – Jordan Havlik
http://www.newstrib.com/news/first-stepping-stones-laid-out-for-sale-of-recreational-cannabis/article_afb8eaa2-ad44-11e9-baa7-7b67a9e16c24.html

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— Ex-commissioner Thomas Mannix ‘absolutely not’ involved in racist GOP post – Nona Tepper
https://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/7-23-2019/Ex_commissioner-%27absolutely-not%27-involved-in-racist-GOP-post/

WSPD
— Murphysboro City Council divided on allowing recreational marijuana sales within city limits – Logan Gay
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2019/07/23/murphysboro-city-council-divided-on-allowing-recreational-marijuana-sales-within-city-limits/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Conservative students say they’re bullied for sharing their political views – ANGELICA ALVAREZ
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/conservative-students-say-theyre-bullied-for-sharing-their-political-views

NORTH COOK NEWS
— New Trier Democrats Facebook page has history of controversial posts – Matt Smith (DIERSEN: What do you say to RINOs who are quick to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans, but slow to criticize Democrats?)
https://northcooknews.com/stories/512781359-new-trier-democrats-facebook-page-has-history-of-controversial-posts

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker’s Plans to “Trans” Schools – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/pritzkers-plans-to-trans-schools/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COMPTON: ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS PROVE AGAIN WHY THEY CANNOT WIN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/illinois-republicans-cannot-win.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children to promote illegal immigration.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/24/pritzker-signs-bills-designed-to-protect-the-children-of-undocumented-residents/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Legal marijuana among the more popular of progressive policies sought by 2020 candidates – Andrew Blake (DIERSEN: If you oppose pot, you should run as a Republican. If you do not oppose pot, you should run as a Democrat, Libertarian, or Green.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/23/legal-marijuana-among-the-more-popular-of-progress/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Silent on water attacks against NYPD, Democrats invite voter revulsion – Tom Rogan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/silent-on-water-attacks-against-nypd-democrats-invite-voter-revulsion
— Racism is no longer about race, it’s about ‘privilege’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/racism-is-no-longer-about-race-its-about-privilege
— How to fight ideological segregation on campus – Ben Voth (DIERSEN: How much political ideological separation is there in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in the organizations that you are a member of, in etc.? Are you in the majority or in the minority?) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/how-to-fight-ideological-segregation-on-campus
— ‘Crazed lunatic’: Trump says Tlaib ‘not a sane person’ – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crazed-lunatic-trump-says-tlaib-not-a-sane-person

NEWSMAX
— Will the Deplorables Accept Rule by People Who Detest Them? – Patrick Buchanan 
https://www.newsmax.com/patrickbuchanan/omar-deplorables-ice/2019/07/23/id/925540/

FOX NEWS
— Trump calls Squad ‘Nightmare for America,’ says Omar will help him win home state in 2020 – Alex Pappas
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-calls-squad-nightmare-for-america-says-omar-will-help-him-win-home-state-in-2020
— Tlaib calls for $20-an-hour minimum wage: ‘I can’t allow people to be living off tips’ – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tlaib-calls-for-20-an-hour-minimum-wage

GOPUSA
— Closing this loophole could save $2.5B a year in food stamp funds
http://www.gopusa.com/closing-this-loophole-could-save-2-5b-a-year-in-food-stamp-funds/
— NY puts felines over ‘fetuses’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73083

NEWS BUSTERS
— Facebook, Twitter Suspend Writer Warner Todd Huston Who Tweeted At AOC About ‘Illegal Immigrants’ – Corinne Weaver 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/07/23/facebook-twitter-suspend-writer-who-tweeted-aoc-about

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump is all about patriotism, not racism – Peter Lemiska
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/trump_is_all_about_patriotism_not_racism.html

BREITBART
— Mary Ann Mendoza: Politicians Enabling Illegal Alien ‘Invasion’ Are Helping Kill Americans ‘Every Single Day’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/07/23/mary-ann-mendoza-politicians-enabling-illegal-alien-invasion-helping-kill-americans-every-single-day/

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— California’s ‘lonely’ Republicans: When minority status means irrelevance
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2019/0723/California-s-lonely-Republicans-When-minority-status-means-irrelevance

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Bernie Sanders Oppressor Of The Working Class
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30668-bernie-sanders-oppressor-working-class

CNS NEWS
— Candace Owens: Trump Tweet About ‘The Squad’ Is ‘100% Truth;’ ‘Stop Defending These Racists’ – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/candace-owens-trump-tweet-about-squad-100-truth-stop-defending-these-racists

DAILY WIRE
— Why Is No One Pointing Out That Sanctuary Cities Blatantly Violate This Federal Law? – JOSH HAMMER
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49795/hammer-why-no-one-pointing-out-sanctuary-cities-josh-hammer

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— 66% OF AMERICANS, 57% OF MALE DEMS, OPPOSE DECRIMINALIZING BORDER INVASIONS – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/274403/66-americans-57-male-dems-oppose-decriminalizing-daniel-greenfield

TOWNHALL
— Ilhan Omar: America Has a Responsibility to Provide Abortions to Illegal Immigrants – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//guybenson/2019/07/23/ilhan-omar-american-taxpayers-have-a-responsibility-to-provide-abortions-to-illegal-immigrants-n2550456
— Gallup Poll: Immigration Concerns At Record-High – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/07/23/gallup-poll-immigration-now-nations-number-one-voting-issue-n2550464
— Identity Politics Today: Black Faces Should Stop Speaking With White Liberal Talking Points – Katrina Pierson
https://townhall.com/columnists/katrinapierson/2019/07/23/identity-politics-today-black-faces-should-stop-speaking-with-white-liberal-talking-points-n2550491

LIFEZETTE
— Why the Liberal Squad Members Are All One-Term Congresswomen Op-ed: Lawmakers Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib are on a mission, one that all who love the United States of America must understand – Nina May
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/07/why-liberal-squad-members-are-all-one-term-congresswomen/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Beauty queen speaks the truth: ‘Coming out as conservative is harder than coming out as gay’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/beauty-queen-speaks-the-truth-coming-out-as-conservative-is-harder-than-coming-out-as-gay

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Democrat Moderates Balk at Open Borders, Health Care for Illegals
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/07/23/democrat-moderates-balk-at-partys-stances-on-border-health-care-non-citizens/

EPOCH TIMES
— ICE Says Politicians Hampered Enforcement Efforts by Giving Advice to Illegal Immigrants – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/ice-says-politicians-hampered-enforcement-efforts-by-giving-advice-to-illegal-immigrants_3013773.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Day With Young Republicans Was Full Of Racism And Lies.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-racism-turning-point-usa-speech-ilhan-omar_n_5d3743a0e4b004b6adb6eac9

NEW YORK TIMES
— The World Used to Fear German Militarism. Then It Disappeared. How pacifism conquered Germany. – Jochen Bittner (DIERSEN: I am 100% German American. I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. Many of my superiors, supervisors, and coworkers had relatives who were killed by the Germans during WWI and/or WWII. I stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/opinion/the-world-used-to-fear-german-militarism-then-it-disappeared.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump speaks at Teen Student Action Summit 2019.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/us/politics/donald-trump-charlie-kirk-tsas.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump attacks ‘Squad,’ Mueller, fires up young conservatives in speech – Bob Fredericks
https://nypost.com/2019/07/23/trump-attacks-squad-mueller-fires-up-young-conservatives-in-speech/

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot legalization bills introduced in Congress – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/pot-decriminalization-tax-revenue-proposed-at-federal-level/2019/07/23/a34fe980-ad91-11e9-9411-a608f9d0c2d3_story.html
— Trump says ‘illegals’ vote ‘many times’ in California
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-says-illegals-vote-many-times-in-california/2019/07/23/d82ff72a-a42a-4323-abdc-9316eb0fe88d_video.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “How do you beat Trump in 2020?” and says “The same way we beat David Duke in 1991.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/23/how-do-you-beat-trump-same-way-we-beat-david-duke/
— ‘Let’s have a good time’: Trump luxuriates in crowd’s adoration while addressing his most rabid supporters – David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lets-have-a-good-time-trump-luxuriates-in-crowds-adoration-while-addressing-his-most-rabid-supporters/2019/07/23/0720d42a-ad6e-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Prove the Tweets Were Racist The media undertakes Mission Impossible in trying to categorize Trump statements. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/prove-the-tweets-were-racist-11563923093
— America’s Highest Minimum Wage Sparks Fight in Small California City Restaurants in Emeryville say they can’t keep raising prices, but workers say $16.30 an hour is barely enough in Bay Area – Jim Carlton (DIERSEN: I started earning $16.30 an hour in today’s dollars in 1966 when I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. But the job’s requirements included being a United States citizen, being 18 years old, having a high school diploma, passing an employment test, passing a physical examination, having a driver’s license, passing a truck driving test, passing a background investigation, and having a car to use to deliver mail with.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-highest-minimum-wage-sparks-fight-in-small-california-city-11563960603

FORBES
— U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Defends Age Discrimination In Hiring – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/07/23/u-s-chamber-of-commerce-defends-age-discrimination-in-hiring/#503df1c522d7

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot stocks rise after a key senate hearing on cannabis banking reform – Carmen Reinicke
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/cannabis-stocks-reacton-to-senate-hearing-banking-reform-safe-act-2019-7-1028377415

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/trump-is-achieving-peak-polarization.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/is-attacking-trumps-racism-enough-to-beat-him.html

NEWSWEEK
— CORY BOOKER CALLS TRUMP ‘ELDERLY, WEAK SPECIMEN,’ REJECTS TESTOSTERONE URGE TO PUNCH PRESIDENT – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/cory-booker-punch-trump-elderly-weak-man-testoserone-seth-meyers-1450681

GOVERNING
— Socialism Goes Local: DSA Candidates Are Winning in Big Cities Democratic socialist candidates have won seats this year in Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia. More are likely to join them. – ALAN GREENBLATT
https://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-socialist-cities-elected.html

FED WEEK
— Much Federal Work Called ‘Emotionally Laborious’ (DIERSEN: Some of my Democrat superiors in the federal government felt bad about their having to use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, pay-for-performance, up-or-out, subjectivity in performance appraisal, etc. to get rid of Republicans who were 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://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/much-federal-work-called-emotionally-laborious/

July 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Republican group’s ‘Jihad Squad’ Facebook post draws condemnation; Democratic group’s post criticized
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/organizations-politicians-condemn-local-republicans-jihad-squad-facebook-post/5411258/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Congressional hopeful Jeanne Ives takes measured approach in video, but in speech lashes out at Bruce Rauner, GOP rival and Democrat incumbent Sean Casten – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jeanne-ives-congress-announcement-video-speech-20190722-abscmeh52rhivbtzh6q3r4ccua-story.html
— Muslim civil rights group calls on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to crack down on political hate speech after GOP ‘Jihad Squad’ Facebook post – Dan Petrella (DIERSEN: Trump-haters use the Jihad Squad Facebook post to promote hatred of Republicans.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-republicans-jihad-squad-post-reaction-20190722-pb2qtk5nirfgnkpoawigjjrl2y-story.html
— Savings from Illinois pension buyback program fall far short of projections – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-pension-buyback-savings-20190722-gd7k42mvrba3rduleimr3cnsu4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump keeps up attacks on ‘the squad’ as Muslim, immigrant rights groups in Chicago slam GOP Facebook post Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., on CNN: ‘Guess what, Mr. President — we’re not going anywhere and we’re not scared of you.’ – Lynn Sweet and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/7/22/20706358/trump-squad-muslim-immigrants-chicago-slam-gop-jihad-facebook-ocasio-cortez-omar

DAILY HERALD
— Ives seeks ‘more freedom’ for 6th District in campaign to unseat Casten – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190722/ives-seeks-more-freedom-for-6th-district-in-campaign-to-unseat-casten
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Marty Keller, chairman of the DuPage County Republicans, said he hopes finding the best person to defeat Casten, a clean energy entrepreneur who unseated longtime Republican Rep. Peter Roskam last year, will be the true focus of the 2020 primary. But he doesn’t look forward to the anticipated conflicts between Sanguinetti and Ives. “They’re going to bump heads and spend money,” Keller said about the intraparty foes. “I don’t think you’ll find a primary that made the party stronger afterward.” Ives, 54, said she won’t overlook the primary and knows Sanguinetti has her supporters. But she said she isn’t worried about conflict within the Republican Party. “What Republican Party?” she said. “The Republican Party is pretty divided already.” Her primary run against Rauner is one illustration, and not an example she shies away from. Ives said that challenge shows she’s able to call out — or work with — people of any party when policy or the public good calls for it. “Nobody’s been more independent from both parties than Jeanne Ives,” she said. But in her campaign launch speech Sunday, Ives aligned herself with Roskam, touting the endorsement she has received from the former congressman and his wife, Elizabeth.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois Democratic group has a meme problem of its own A day after an Illinois GOP organization sparks a dispute over its “Jihad squad” post, the Kankakee County Democrats group risks the same blowback with a post featuring a red-sheeted MAGA Klan hat. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-democratic-group-has-meme-problem-its-own
— Ives turns up the heat in Congress race The woman who almost unseated Bruce Rauner attacks her GOP rival and Dem incumbent Sean Casten in announcing over the weekend. But is the old magic still there? – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/ives-turns-heat-congress-race
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot investor conference draws hundreds – JOHN PLETZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/pot-investor-conference-draws-hundreds
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use the “Jihad squad” to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-gop-reaps-what-it-sowed-jihad-squad-scandal
— Ford to fill 450 new jobs in Chicago The automaker continues to expand its Chicago operations, adding a new line and investing $50 million in an existing facility. – CLAIRE BUSHEY 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/ford-fill-450-new-jobs-chicago

WLS AM
— DIERSEN: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
http://www.wlsam.com/news/cory-booker-donald-trump-is-worse-than-a-racist/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— OUTSTANDING: Monticello, St. Joseph leaning toward not allowing marijuana sales – Tim Ditman
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/monticello-st-joseph-leaning-toward-not-allowing-marijuana-sales/article_b1e80d5e-1e38-5947-9550-ac2021c98333.html

HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Highland Park dispensary prepares for cannabis legalization – Erin Yarnall
https://www.hplandmark.com/p/news-business/highland-park-dispensary-prepares-cannabis-legalization

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
Good Samaritan Patient (Timothy J. Burns, 53, of the 700 block of Liberty Street, Wheaton) Threatens To Kill Nurse: Police According to a police report, he also used racial slurs against one of the employees. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/good-samaritan-patient-threatens-kill-nurse-police

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Conroy and Costa Howard Host Addiction and Opioid Awareness Forum
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512778894-illinois-state-house-district-48-conroy-and-costa-howard-host-addiction-and-opioid-awareness-forum
— Ives campaign to emphasize freedoms, free enterprise – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512779046-ives-campaign-to-emphasize-freedoms-free-enterprise

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Pritzker signs Township Supervisor Appointment Bill – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/07/gov-pritzker-signs-township-supervisor-appointment-bill/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP APOLOGIZES FOR COUNTY CHAIRMAN FACEBOOK POST. WOULD THESE VARVEL COMICS PASS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/il-gop-apologizes-for-county-chairman-facebook-post-would-these-varvel-comic-pass-.html
— THE HIGH HIDDEN PRICE OF PAID-FAMILY-LEAVE LAWS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/the-high-hidden-price-of-paid-family-leave-laws.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rashida Tlaib: ‘I ain’t going nowhere, not until I impeach this president’ – Tim Pearce 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rashida-tlaib-i-aint-going-nowhere-not-until-i-impeach-this-president

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Rashida Tlaib Calls For $20 Federal Minimum Wage People cannot live on those types of wages’ – Graham Piro
https://freebeacon.com/politics/rashida-tlaib-calls-for-20-federal-minimum-wage/

FOX NEWS
— The left sees political correctness as ‘established religion,’ shuns dissenters – Charles Creitz 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mark-levin-charles-kessler-political-correctness-trump-deplorables
— President Trump calls the ‘Squad’ a ‘racist group of troublemakers’
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6062664539001/#sp=show-clips

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar claims her anti-Semitic statements reflects America’s moral conscience
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72903
— New Zealanders hand over 10,000-plus guns and weapons parts in buy-back scheme
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72920

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— 20th-Century Progressive Politics Continues to Unfold – Robert Curry
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/21/20th-century-progressive-politics-continues-to-unfold/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— MSNBC Guest: MAGA Is ‘Nazi Symbol,’ ‘Racist’ to Say ‘Illegal Immigrant’ – Brad Wilmouth (DIERSEN: MSNBC is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.mrctv.org/index.php/videos/msnbc-guest-maga-new-kkk-hood-racist-say-illegal-immigrant

EPOCH TIMES
— Illegal Immigrants Coming to US for Surgery – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illegal-immigrants-coming-to-us-for-surgery-mcaleenan_3008981.html
— Top White House Advisor: ‘Squad’ Wants America to be a ‘Socialist, Open Borders Country’ – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/top-white-house-advisor-squad-wants-america-to-be-a-socialist-open-borders-country_3011606.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Reparations and the Sin of Being Human – Frank Miele (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/22/reparations_and_the_sin_of_being_human_140825.html

THE HILL
— Trump attacks the ‘Squad’ as ‘Racist group of troublemakers’ – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454134-trump-attacks-the-squad-as-racist-group-of-troublemakers
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Whites and b) say that Trump fans the flames of white grievance.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/453979-juan-williams-trump-fans-the-flames-of-white-grievance

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump administration to expand its power to deport undocumented immigrants – Maria Sacchetti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trump-administration-to-expand-its-power-to-deport-undocumented-immigrants/2019/07/22/76d09bc4-ac8e-11e9-bc5c-e73b603e7f38_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Continues to Target Democratic Lawmakers Advisers push back on charges of racism as the president issues a new attack on the ‘squad’ – Tarini Parti
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-continues-to-target-democratic-lawmakers-11563733912

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CEOs side with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/07/22/siemens-ceo-calls-trump-the-face-of-racism-and-exclusion/#66b373702884

NEW YORKER
— How Illinois Became an Abortion-Rights Haven – Peter Slevin
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/how-illinois-became-an-abortion-rights-haven

July 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use medial pot to push recreational pot at Pitchfork Music Fest
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/festivals/ct-ent-pitchfork-music-fest-2019-best-and-worst-day-2-20190720-wdkzqowmdvdrzhooaq7eufqjba-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite the upcoming Illinois marijuana legalization Jan. 1, 2020 it’s business as usual at the Modern Cannabis booth. MOCA, a marijuana dispensary, has been a staple of Pitchfork for at least two years, the dispensary itself open since 2016. A MOCA representative told the Tribune that right now, the booth serves to educate festival attendees on “a safe alternative, safe medicine” and on how an individual might get a cannabis card (you need to be an Illinois resident, for one thing).)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What encourages you to run for office? For me, it is a lack of candidates who have promised to and/or have demonstrated a) that they can/will defend/advance the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, especially their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity planks (no race of gender based preference giving) planks and that they can/will oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-muslims-political-involvement-illinois-20190716-lh6wh7nhmzh6fncluqmnlaly54-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at citizens of foreign countries, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats count on immigrants to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-naturalization-citizenship-cuccinelli-chapman-20190719-zrgvdteolrcpzj3ahfaestiwcu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Mentoring can help fight violence – John W. Fountain (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor in 1987. He had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me to GS-13, currently $98,198/year, in 1986. My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor in 1975. He had promoted me to GS-9, currently $56,945/year, in 1972, to GS-11, currently $68,897/year, in 1973, and to GS-12, currently $82,579/year, in 1974.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/20/20701144/gun-violence-reparations-police-shootings-black-on-black-crime-john-fountain

DAILY HERALD
— Health agencies refusing $8 million in federal money because of new, ‘unethical’ rules – Rebecca Anzel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190720/health-agencies-refusing-8-million-in-federal-money-because-of-new-unethical-rules
— 50th high school reunion spurs memories of the ‘in’ crowd – Ken Potts (DIERSEN: Crete-Monee High School Class of 1966 held its outstanding 50th reunion in 2016 at the Lincolnshire Country Club in Crete. Of the 200 graduates, 100 responded to the event questionnaire, 67 attended one or more of three weekend events, and 31 spouses/guests attended one or more of the events. Sadly, more than 48 of the 200 have passed away. I was one of the few who had attended all three of the previous reunions – the 25th in Beecher, the 20th in Matteson, and the 10th in Homewood. One of my classmates, Dennis Peters from Morris, ran for state representative in 1998.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190717/50th-reunion-spurs-memories-of-the-in-crowd
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190721/the-contagion-of-rationalization
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: One from Buffalo Grove and one from Barrington use Charlie Kirk to glorify and to praise themselves.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190721/refusing-to-walk-away-from-chance-to-make-illinois-better

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Poll says Pritzker popularity sagging – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Which voters are Pritzker popular with? ANSWER: 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190720/statehouse-insider-poll-says-pritzker-popularity-sagging
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Local Business Notes: Springfield first in video gaming terminals, second in revenue – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190720/local-business-notes-springfield-first-in-video-gaming-terminals-second-in-revenue

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Betsy Dirksen Londrigan.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/tom-kacich-londrigan-in-better-shape-this-time-around/article_52e99474-d9cc-5a4b-befb-3de8a143a551.html

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Rep. Tony McCombie selected to join Edgar Fellows – Glenn Minnis
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/512777049-rep-tony-mccombie-selected-to-join-edgar-fellows

CHICAGO AGENT MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use military veterans to push pot.
https://chicagoagentmagazine.com/2019/07/20/veterans-in-the-legal-weed-industry-face-barriers-to-housing-benefits/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOME VALUES DOWN 21%, PROPERTY TAXES UP 9% SINCE 2007 – Orphe Divounguy
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-home-values-down-21-property-taxes-up-9-since-2007/

FOX NEWS
— Virginia Democrats vow to boycott legislature’s 400th anniversary celebration if Trump attends – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: If Trump came to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, to your precinct, or to your neighborhood, who would boycott him?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/virginia-democrats-urge-organizers-of-celebration-to-send-him-back-vow-to-boycott-if-trump-attends
— Border agents use tear gas to stop nearly 50 undocumented migrants who stormed Rio Grande bridge – Robert Gearty
https://www.foxnews.com/us/cbp-uses-tear-gas-to-stop-nearly-50-illegal-immigrants-who-stormed-border-crossing-bridge
— Beauty queen, a Trump fan, dethroned after conservative views ruled ‘insensitive,’ she says – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/miss-michigan-trump-supporter-de-crowned-insensitive-social-media-posts-miss-world-america-pageant

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump renews ‘Squad’ attacks, says liberal Congresswomen not ‘capable of loving our Country’- Jay LeBlanc 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/21/donald-trump-renews-squad-attacks-says-liberal-con/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Omar Questions the Patriotism of American-Born Citizens
https://freebeacon.com/politics/omar-questions-the-patriotism-of-american-born-citizens/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Coming Socialist-Libertarian Feudalism – Edward Ring
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/20/the-coming-socialist-libertarian-feudalism/

DAILY CALLER
— Ilhan Omar: ‘Racist’ Trump ‘Wants Every Black/Brown Person Deported And Muslims Banned’ – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/20/ilhan-omar-donald-trump-racist/
— Twitter Suspends Angel Mom’s Account For Criticizing Kamala Harris – PHILLIP NIETO
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/20/twitter-suspends-angel-mom-kamala-harris/

TOWNHALL
— The Dangerous Democratic Politics of Distortion – Paul Curry
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulcurry/2019/07/21/the-dangerous-democratic-politics-of-distortion-n2550361

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Buckets of fake blood dumped at ICE facility in protest – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/07/20/buckets-of-fake-blood-dumped-at-ice-facility-in-protest-776622

THE HILL
— Trump lashes out at Washington Post over reporting: ‘Presidential Harassment!’ – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454039-trump-lashes-out-at-washington-post-over-reporting-presidential
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/453508-trumps-racist-abuses-demand-impeachment

POLITICO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: How Legal Marijuana Is Helping the Black Market Expensive regulation and high demand across the country have made the illicit trade more profitable than going legit. – NATALIE FERTIG
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/21/legal-marijuana-black-market-227414

MERCURY NEWS
— Trump and Pelosi show us why women of color struggle to succeed Disputes a case study on why women of color struggle to succeed in workplaces dominated by white people – ESTHER J. CEPEDA (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and the Post Office 1966-1969, those workplaces were dominated by Democrat “White people” who focused on a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/20/cepeda-trump-and-pelosi-show-us-why-women-of-color-struggle-to-succeed/

NEW YORK TIMES
— State and Local Taxes Are Worsening Inequality Most states lean heavily on lower-income families. An Illinois referendum is a step toward correcting the problem. – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/20/opinion/sunday/inequality-taxes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/20/us/politics/trump-race-record.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/20/opinion/sunday/dowd-trump-racism-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Virginia Democrats vow to boycott Trump if he comes to Jamestown, but their own governor sent the invite – Gregory S. Schneider and Hannah Natanson (DIERSEN: Has the Illinois Republican Party invited Trump to come to Illinois? Has your Republican county party organization invited Trump to come to your county?) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-democrats-vow-to-boycott-trump-if-he-comes-to-jamestown-but-their-own-governor-sent-the-invite/2019/07/20/106fc97e-aaf2-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html
— Trump criticized the U.S. for years. Now he wants people who do that to leave. – JM Rieger (DIERSEN: Trump wants those to leave who hate those who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/20/trump-wants-people-who-criticize-us-leave-he-spent-years-doing-just-that/

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— The definition of a racist – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/wayne-allyn-root/wayne-allyn-root-the-definition-of-a-racist-1807698/

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.ajc.com/news/opinion/opinion-shouldn-fall-for-trump-divisive-racial-tactics/CAUGhjHg6Qk9Jgtf8IzYzL/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Can Facebook predict your future health? Researchers found 21 conditions were predictable from the social media network alone. – Najja Parker
http://www.startribune.com/can-facebook-predict-your-future-health/512600962/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For instance, those who used “drink” and “bottle” had an increased risk of alcohol abuse. And terms expressing hostility, such as expletives, were more predictive of drug abuse and psychoses. “This work is early, but our hope is that the insights gleaned from these posts could be used to better inform patients and providers about their health,” lead author Raina Merchant said. “As social media posts are often about someone’s lifestyle choices and experiences or how they’re feeling, this information could provide additional information about disease management and exacerbation.”)

GRAND JUNCTION DAILY SENTINEL
— Council’s integrity breaks down due to lack of clear procedure to fill vacancy – ANNA STOUT (DIERSEN: What factors would motivate you to run to fill a vacant city council seat? For me, factors include my not knowing who all the candidates are until after the filing deadline.)
https://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/columns/council-s-integrity-breaks-down-due-to-lack-of-clear/article_5369f81e-ab72-11e9-871a-20677ce07cb4.html

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— South Bend City Clerk says her public work overcomes lack of school experience for new job – Jeff Parrott (DIERSEN: What work experience would you stress if you ran for an office? I would stress that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year. I would stress that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year.)
https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/south-bend-city-clerk-says-her-public-work-overcomes-lack/article_639f0ca3-c372-5d99-b6e8-ee65d613f089.html

WSFA
— Montgomery mayoral candidate fails to meet ballot qualification (DIERSEN: What offices are you qualified to run for? I am qualified to run for the following offices: DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman; Wheaton City Council West District, At-Large, and Mayor; Wheaton Park District Commissioner; Wheaton School District 200 Board Member, Milton Township Supervisor, Highway Commissioner, Clerk, and Trustee; College of DuPage Trustee; DuPage County Regional School Superintendent and Trustee; DuPage Forest Preserve President and Commissioner District 4; DuPage County Board District 4; DuPage County Board Chairman, Circuit Court Clerk, Auditor, Coroner, Clerk, Recorder, and Treasurer; State Representative District 42; State Senator District 21; Illinois Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer; U.S. Congressman District 6; U.S. Senator; and U.S. President.) 
https://www.wsfa.com/2019/07/19/montgomery-mayor-candidate-fails-meet-ballot-qualification/

BLOOMBERG
— ‘LGBT-Free Zone’ Push in Poland Draws Fire From U.S. Ambassador – Marek Strzelecki (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs demand zones that are free of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-19/-lgbt-free-zone-push-in-poland-draws-fire-from-u-s-ambassador

FORBES
— Deja Vu: Google Settles Age Discrimination Lawsuit For $11 Million – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 70. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/07/20/deja-vu-google-settles-age-discrimination-lawsuit-for-11-million/#1fcbf35171f1
— Ten Ways Your Summer Internship Or Temp Job Enhances Your Career Even If You Don’t Get Hired Full-Time – Caroline Ceniza-Levine (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinated did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $33,591/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $60,001/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecenizalevine/2019/07/20/ten-ways-your-summer-internship-or-temp-job-enhances-your-career-even-if-you-dont-get-hired-full-time/#3a3da288867c

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/trumps-racism-is-pushing-away-the-voters-he-needs-in-2020.html
— Iowa’s Right-Wing ‘Kingmaker’ Rejects Steve King – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: Who are the Republican kingmakers in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book a) about the Republican kingmakers in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and b) the Republican candidates who they have picked since 2000. The aforesaid kingmakers have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.) 
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/iowas-right-wing-kingmaker-vander-plaats-rejects-king.html

INQUISITR
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Trump, Says His Immigration Policy Is ‘About Ethnicity And Racism’ – Damir Mujezinovic
https://www.inquisitr.com/5540740/ocasiocortez-president-trump-immigration/
— Donald Trump Could ‘Absolutely’ Lose 2020 Election Due To Democratic ‘Anger,’ Says Ted Cruz – Tyler MacDonald (DIERSEN: How angry are the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.inquisitr.com/5540372/donald-trump-ted-cruz-election/

NEWSWEEK
— ‘SEND HIM BACK’: VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERS TO BOYCOTT HISTORIC LEGISLATIVE SESSION IF TRUMP ATTENDS – ASHER STOCKLER
https://www.newsweek.com/virginia-democrats-trump-racism-ilhan-omar-1450337

LADDERS
— 15 top tips to become a better team player at work – KRISTY MCCANN FLYNN VIA GOCOACH (DIERSEN: To be a “team player,” those who work against me want me a) to come under their domination, b) to glorify and praise them, c) to pander to them, d) to give them money, and/or e) to serve as one of their operatives or dupes.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/15-top-tips-to-become-a-better-team-player-at-work

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/21/donald-trump-racist-wall-street-republicans