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April 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Google refutes charges, says there is no gender pay gap – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us-tec–google-gender-discrimination-case-20170411-story.html
— Taxes — the great uniter? – Robert J. Samuelson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-taxes-tax-day-reform-perspec-0412-md-20170411-story.html
— If Neil Gorsuch is anything like his male colleagues, he will constantly interrupt the female justices – Tonja Jacobi and Dylan Schweers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-men-interrupt-women-talking-supreme-court-20170411-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against the Wall.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-border-wall-eminent-domain-20170407-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Suburban school districts holding millions of dollars more in reserve than state recommends – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170412/news/170419677/
— Metastasizing academic cancer – Walter E. Williams
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170412/discuss/170419885/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Parade of Democrats lines up to challenge Peter Roskam – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at Roskam a) that I have caused all of his problems, that I am causing all his problems, and that I will forever cause all his problems as long as I keep sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) that Roskam has gotten far more votes because I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.  Who does Roskam want the next Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee member for the 6th Congressional District to be?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170412/BLOGS02/170419958
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among those confirming that they either intend to run or are seriously considering doing so in Roskam’s west suburban 6th District are Amanda Howland, a lawyer and psychologist who got 42 percent of the vote against him in 2016; Barrington Hills Planning Commission member Kelly Mazeski, a former state senate hopeful and ex-financial consultant; and Carole Cheney, who now works as district chief of staff for neighboring Congressman Bill Foster, D-Geneva. Howland says she’s definitely in the contest and points to the name recognition she built up in her prior race. Mazesk is “exploring” running but is interested enough that she’s met both with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (the party’s House elections unit) and Emily’s List, a prominent women’s funding group. Cheney says she “likely” to get in the race because, “The people in the 6th Congressional District are entitled to a representative who respects and listens to them regardless of political party.” The field of possible candidates is bigger than that, though, with several other names being rumored. The biggest—one that some insiders say has DCCC’s blessing—is Maura Sullivan. I wasn’t able to reach her, but Sullivan comes right out of central casting: a former U.S. Marine and Iraq war veteran who graduated from Northwestern University, got an MBA from Harvard University, and until recently was a senior public affairs official at the Pentagon. But Sullivan also reportedly lives in Evanston, something that likely would become an issue if she moved to run. DCCC isn’t tipping its hand, other than saying that the 6th is on its short list of national targets for next year. Says a spokeswoman, “There’s no question that Rep. Peter Roskam is out of step with Illinois voters. We fully expect to have a strong recruit in the sixth district and it’s why we’ve made an unprecedented investment in the region by investing in a full-time, local organizer to harness the grassroots energy we’re seeing on the ground.” To emphasize the point, the DuPage County Democratic Organization says it’s expecting quite a turnout for its annual dinner on April, with at least three Democratic candidates for governor expected to attend: Chris Kennedy, Ameya Pawar and J.B. Pritzker. Robert Peickert, chair of the DuPage County Democratic Organization, says he hopes to build on momentum from the fall, when the party increased from 1 to 18 the number of township slots it holds in the county. However, the other 54 township positions are held by Republicans, and Roskam says he’s not sweating. “DCCC is not unknown to me. I saw them in ’06 and ’08,” he told me in a phone call. While Hillary Clinton may have out-polled Trump in the district in November, “I did better than John McCain (when he was the GOP presidential nominee) and outdid Obama in Obama’s big year (2008,) says Roskam. “I know the district and the playbook.” It looks like 2018 could be interesting.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of Republican men.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170412/OPINION/170419960

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dr. David Dao taken off United jet recovering in Chicago; has troubled past – AP  (DIERSEN: If you became the center of national attention like Dr. Dao, what would your critics/opponents stress about your past?  My critics/opponents would stress that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  They would also stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.  They would stress that the mayor of the city that I have lived in since 1978 publicly insults me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-troubled-past-of-kentucky-doctor-dragged-off-united-plane/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Elizabethtown, Kentucky, physician became a focus of attention not only because videos of the incident had been broadcast around the world, but also because he was convicted more than a decade ago of felony charges involving his prescribing of drugs and spent years trying to regain his medical license. In between, Dao made money playing poker, logging $234,664 in winnings, TMZ reported. . .According to records from the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, Dao went to medical school at the University of Medicine of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, graduating in 1974. He was licensed in Kentucky with a specialty in pulmonary disease. His legal troubles started in 2003, when his medical license was suspended after an undercover sting operation at a Louisville motel for allegedly writing fraudulent prescriptions. According to the documents, the licensing board had learned that Dao had become sexually interested in a patient and hired the patient as his office manager. That man later said he quit his job because Dao “pursued him aggressively” and arranged to provide him with prescription drugs in exchange for sex. Dao was ultimately convicted in late 2004 of several counts of obtaining drugs by fraud or deceit and was placed on five years of supervised probation and surrendered his medical license. His longtime effort to get his license back finally succeeded in 2015, when the licensing board allowed him to practice medicine again.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— TRAGIC: Champaign council OKs video gambling at 2 more businesses – Natalie Wickman
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-04-12/champaign-council-oks-video-gambling-2-more-businesses.html
— Education reform? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-04-11/education-reform.html

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Rauner Says Democrats Have Blocked Progress – Esther Kwon
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/rauner-says-democrats-have-blocked-progress

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners blame Rauner for their problems, for your problems, for his problems, and for everyone’s problems. Anti-Rauners stress that Rauner is the Governor of Illinois. Anti-Diersens blame Diersen for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. Anti-Diersens stress a) that I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) that I was a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, etc.
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/04/do-we-really-like-rauner-more-or-can-he.html

 

MILTON TOWNSHIP
— Medical Cannabis in Illinois – Tracy Gawron  (DIERSEN: This article fails to provide information on the negatives of using cannabis.)
http://www.miltontownship.net/images/SALT_Communicator/Milton-SALT-Newsletter—April-2017—FINAL.pdf

 

WIRE POINTS
— How to Publish Fake News and Get Away with It: Eric Zorn and the Deanna Isaacs Show Us – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/how-to-publish-fake-news-and-get-away-with-it-eric-zorn-and-the-deanna-isaacs-show-us-how-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Open government advocate: Lawmakers use ‘shell’ bills to avoid accountability – Cole Lauterbach
http://ilnews.org/news/state_politics/open-government-advocate-lawmakers-use-shell-bills-to-avoid-accountability/article_05655db4-1f80-11e7-9be2-bb69317faf3b.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn sign agreement – John Kraft and Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/college-of-dupage-glen-ellyn-sign-agreement/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Questions About Restrooms and Locker Rooms Leftists Must Answer – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/questions-restrooms-locker-rooms-leftists-must-answer/

 

GOPUSA
— Passenger dragged by United hires high-powered attorney
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22981
— Government Makes the Poor Poorer  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22921

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump on Steve Bannon: ‘I’m my own strategist’ – David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: Who serves as strategists for your critics/opponents? I should file FOIA requests against my critics/opponents to find out who their strategists are.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/12/donald-trump-steve-bannon-im-my-own-strategist/

 

LIFESITE NEWS
— Trump picks pro-life conservative to lead HHS civil rights office – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-picks-pro-life-conservative-to-lead-civil-rights-department-at-hhs
— Tomi Lahren was fired after promoting abortion. Now she’s suing Glenn Beck – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/tomi-lahren-wont-go-away-quietly-she-sues-glenn-beck-over-firing-after-pro

 

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Chris Christie Most Unpopular Gov in Nation – Cathy Burke  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  If your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee was asked, who would he/she say are the most unpopular committeemen/captains in their congressional district and why?  If the officers of your Republican county party organization were polled, who would they say are the most unpopular committeemen/captains in their county and why?  If the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization were polled, who would they say are the most unpopular committeemen/captains in their township/ward and why?  If the committeemen/captains in your precinct/ward were polled, who would they say are the most unpopular committeemen/captains and why?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/poll-chris-christie-unpopular-governor/2017/04/11/id/783856/

 

THE BLAZE
— Zuckerberg: California should not be ‘deciding everyone’s values’ – Brandon Morse (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote dependency on government and charities, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid, and hatred of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/11/facebook-ceo-california-should-not-be-deciding-everyones-values/
— Parents and doctors who push ‘transgenderism’ on kids should be thrown in prison – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-parents-and-doctors-who-push-transgenderism-on-kids-should-be-thrown-in-prison/
— Let’s be honest, the passenger was as much in the wrong as the United crew – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-lets-be-honest-the-passenger-was-as-much-in-the-wrong-as-the-united-crew/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Team Moves Closer to Gutting Some Federal Agencies  A Government Reorganization Plan Moves to Next Phase – ERIN MCPIKE (DIERSEN: One could argue that between 1980 and 1997, those who hate auditors succeeded in gutting GAO.)
http://ijr.com/2017/04/845923-trump-team-moves-closer-gutting-federal-agencies/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— You Must Forgive Them – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: Have you sinned?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I have grievously sinned against them, against you, and against everyone else, b) that they will never forgive me, c) that you should never forgive me, d) that no one should ever forgive me, e) that they will forever punish me, f) that you should forever punish me, and g) and that everyone should forever punish me.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/04/12/you-must-forgive-them/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” Mark 11:25)

 

THE HILL
— Poll: Ivanka Trump the best-liked White House staffer – PAULINA FIROZI (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  If your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee was asked, who would he/she say are the best liked committeemen/captains in their congressional district and why?  If the officers of your Republican county party organization were polled, who would they say are the best-liked committeemen/captains in their county and why?  If the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization were polled, who would they say are the best-liked committeemen/captains in their township/ward and why?  If the committeemen/captains in your precinct/ward were polled, who would they say are the best-liked committeemen/captains and why?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/328417-poll-ivanka-the-best-liked-white-house-adviser
— White House to lift federal hiring freeze – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under a hiring freeze and/or a promotion freeze.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/328371-white-house-to-lift-federal-hiring-freeze

 

CBS NEWS
— Don’t let your job kill you – KATE GIBSON  (DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors made it very clear that if I did not take their early retirement “offer,” they would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dont-let-your-job-kill-you/

 

CNN
— White House: Federal hiring freeze over, ‘surgical’ cuts begin – Dan Merica and Elizabeth Landers (DIERSEN: One could argue that between 1980 and 1997, those who hate auditors succeeded in gutting GAO.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/11/politics/donald-trump-budget-cuts-mick-mulvaney/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— United Airlines Is Not Alone  Too many companies — not to mention the government — are treating all but the very wealthiest with contempt. – HELAINE OLEN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are filled with contempt.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/opinion/united-airlines-is-not-alone.html
— Trump’s Directive Will Lift Hiring Freeze, as It Asks Agencies for Cuts – ALAN RAPPEPORT  (DIERSEN: One could argue that between 1980 and 1997, those who hate auditors succeeded in gutting GAO.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/us/politics/trumps-directive-will-lift-hiring-freeze-as-it-asks-agencies-for-cuts.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, those who push pot oppose any kind of punishment for using pot.  If you use pot, you put yourself on a fast track to being a “ward of the state.” You shout that you put “immediate pleasure” ahead of everything else.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/04/12/the-new-white-house-drug-czar-has-quite-an-idea-for-where-to-put-nonviolent-drug-users/

 

USA TODAY
— Bill O’Reilly’s old-school sexual harassment mess: Melinda Henneberger  In a world where advertisers are the moral force of last resort, where’s the sane lane? – Melinda Henneberger
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/04/12/bill-oreillys-sexual-harassment-mess-fox-news-melinda-henneberger-column/100329636/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DNAinfo management hints that news site might shut down if staff unionizes – Jason Silverstein  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.  100% of the time and the money necessary to send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and to host www.gopillinois.com comes from me, Dave Diersen.  My money comes from a Civil Service Retirement System pension and from Social Security.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/unionized-workforce-dnainfo-final-straw-email-article-1.3044254
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Executive Vice President and COO Dan Swartz told the site’s reporters and editors in an email that a unionized workforce might be the “final straw” for the money-losing news organization, which just underwent a wave of layoffs. “Would a union be the final straw that caused the business to be closed? I don’t know,” Swartz wrote in the email. “DNAinfo has lost money since it began operation … It’s never been profitable. … DNAInfo has been supported by a single investor, Joe Ricketts,” the email said. Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, one of the largest online discount brokerages in the world, also started a DNA site in Chicago. Staffers there — who are also trying to unionize — were called in for a group meeting recently and warned of the perils of joining a labor organization, sources said.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— How today’s liberal kids are going to ruin college – Naomi Schaefer Riley
http://nypost.com/2017/04/10/how-todays-liberal-kids-are-going-to-ruin-college/

 

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on promoting LGBTQ activity.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article144116699.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Newly Energized Liberals Pour Record Effort Into Local Races  Upset over Trump’s victory, grassroots Democrats enlist in nationwide efforts to swing special House elections, state contests and mayoral races; Republicans dig in, citing a lack of results so far – Janet Hook  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are filled with hatred.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberal-activists-pour-record-amounts-of-time-and-money-into-local-gop-strongholds-1491925602
— Bill O’Reilly Says He Is Taking Easter Break From Show  Fox News commentator announces pre-planned vacation as controversy lingers over settlement payments for alleged sexual harassment – Joe Flint
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bill-oreilly-says-he-is-taking-easter-break-from-show-1491963663
— Sean Spicer Apologizes for Saying Assad’s Chemical-Weapons Atrocities Were Worse Than Hitler’s  White House spokesman, overlooking the gas chambers, said Hitler ‘didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons’ – Carol E. Lee and Michael C. Bender  (DIERSEN: The more of the following demographics that you are cursed with, the more likely that anti-Trumps will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are Hitler: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, 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.wsj.com/articles/white-house-spokesman-argues-assads-chemical-weapons-atrocities-were-worse-than-hitlers-1491937683
— Some Companies Forget Job Seekers Are Customers, Too  A growing body of research suggests shabby treatment of job seekers could take toll on firms – Rachel Feintzeig
https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-companies-forget-job-seekers-are-customers-too-1491912004
— Make America Great, Boycott United  Sometimes a business needs to be spanked hard in the name of social health. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. (DIERSEN: What about boycotting organizations and companies that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/make-america-great-boycott-united-1491951732

 

FORBES
— Breitbart Denies Telling Staff To Stop Criticizing Jared Kushner – Brett Edkins  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. You are presumed to be manipulated/dominated by whoever pays you. No one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, that is, no one manipulates/dominates me.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettedkins/2017/04/11/breitbart-denies-telling-staff-to-stop-criticizing-jared-kushner/#3c64f9e47dee

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Gordon Ramsay Says His Kids Don’t Deserve to Inherit His Fortune – Rob Wile  (DIERSEN: How much money have you inherited?  How much money are you in line to inherit?)
http://time.com/money/4734331/gordon-ramsay-net-worth-will-family-fortune-kids/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO to Review Ethics, Funding of Trump Transition – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/04/12/the-new-white-house-drug-czar-has-quite-an-idea-for-where-to-put-nonviolent-drug-users/
— GAO: DoD Should Develop Performance Goals to Assess Pilot Mentor-Protege Program – Jane Edwards  (DIERSEN: In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GS-15 GAO manager who had hired me in 1980, who had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who had gotten me promoted to GS-13 in 1986.  In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the GS-14 IRS manager who had gotten me promoted to GS-9 in 1972, to GS-11 in 1973, and to GS-12 in 1974.)
http://www.executivegov.com/2017/04/gao-dod-should-develop-performance-goals-to-assess-pilot-mentor-protege-program/

 

ALTERNET
— How Did America’s Wealth Inequality Reach This Level of Toxic?  We are just beginning to understand one further dimension of toxic inequality: a devastating emotional and physiological phenomenon we might call “toxic inequality syndrome.” – Thomas M. Shapiro  (DIERSEN: QUESTIONS TO ASK CRITICS OF RICH PEOPLE: How much money have you earned so far during your lifetime? Of that amount, how much did you spend and how much did you save?  Of the money that you spent, how much did you spend on immediate pleasures?  What are your assets and what are your debts?  Why didn’t you earn more money than you did?  Why didn’t you save more of the money that you earned?)
http://www.alternet.org/books/toxic-inequality-book-race-income-and-wealth

April 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County judge shot dead, woman wounded: ‘Don’t kill him, don’t kill him’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-man-shot-dead-woman-wounded-in-roseland-neighborhood-20170410-story.html
— Stopgap budget exposes lack of leadership in Springfield – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-stopgap-budget-rauner-legislature-edit-0410-md-20170407-story.html
— With a deadline looming, nobody is threatening to shut down the government – Kelsey Snell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-deadline-shut-down-government-20170409-story.html
— Lipinski facing challenge from progressive Democrat in Southwest Side congressional district – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-democratic-primary-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been filled with envy.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-my-boss-seems-to-be-trying-to-push-me-out-20170403-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I recently hosted a party at my house and invited some co-workers. My boss overheard us talking and I felt bad, so I invited her to come over, too. When she arrived, she was taken aback by my house. My wife and I inherited some money and have invested wisely. Thus, we are pretty financially successful. Since the event, she has made comments daily at work about my wealth and how I don’t need my job. It’s embarrassing and annoying. She also excluded me from a new project meeting. When I asked why, she said she was putting some other people on it to gain experience. I’m starting to think she is jealous and trying to push me out. I like this job and my co-workers. It’s true, I don’t need this job, but I like working. Why is she acting like this? It’s as though I broke an unwritten rule.)
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: FBI mulls easing entry to draw top talent – Eric Tucker  (DIERSEN: To help it hire, retain, and promote Democrats, minorities, females, and young people, all during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government (1966-1969 and 1971-1997), the federal government lowered its hiring, retention, and promotion standards. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.newsfactor.com/news/FBI-May-Ease-Entry-for-Cyber-Agents/story.xhtml?story_id=021002K2KHE9&full_skip=1
— Project competence and confidence  Women inadvertently undermine their leadership by not doing both. – Minda Zetlin  (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced my GS-15 (currently $131,508-$161,900) female supervisor to take the lead in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” She reluctantly did what they forced her to do. They stressed to her a) that since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) that I had always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) that I had not helped GAO get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) that I had not made GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, or Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40, e) that she was younger than me, f) that she was a female and that I was a male, g) that she Jewish and I was Missouri Synod Lutheran, h) that she was 100% Russian-American and that I was 100% German American, I) that my ancestor had been in America much longer than her ancestors, J) that she had a degree from an Ivy League university and that I did not, k) that she was a liberal Democrat and that I was a conservative Republican, l) that my wife and I could “afford” to lose in today’s dollars $72,135/year income ($122,991 salary minus $50,856 pension), and m) that my subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than me talked and acted like they would leave GAO if GAO did not get rid of me.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170410/281947427710109

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Railroads prepare for freight volumes to rise – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170408/ISSUE01/170409896/railroads-prepare-for-freight-volumes-to-rise

 

DAILY HERALD
— Growing ranks in DuPage – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy the DuPage County Republican Central Committee discourage it from having Lincoln Day Dinners.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170410/news/170419973/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Democrats Chairman Bob Peickert says he expects more than 800 attendees at the party’s annual gala April 23 in Lombard, twice the usual number. The event will feature Democratic National Committee Deputy Chair Keith Ellison and Illinois gubernatorial candidates Chris Kennedy of Kenilworth, Ameya Pawar of Chicago and J.B. Pritzker of Chicago, along with more than two dozen other state and congressional officials. Peickert, of Elmhurst, sees it as one of several signs the formerly rock-ribbed Republican territory is changing. In January, the county party held an informal meeting for local voters and 550 people showed up — 400 of them new to the organization. In November, Hillary Clinton won the county by 14 points over President Donald Trump. Gala tickets are at dupagedemocratsgala.com.)
— Big money in Bolingbrook – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170410/news/170419973/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Major political donors swept in to help candidates in the Bolingbrook mayor’s race in the final weeks of the campaign, filings with the Illinois State Board of Elections show. Republican businessman Ron Gidwitz’ super PAC, the Economic Freedom Alliance, spent more than $36,512 to support 31-year Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar. He also spent more than $61,024 opposing challenger Jackie Traynere’s campaign. Traynere got some help from big name Democrats, including Democratic candidate Pritzker, who wrote her a $2,500 check. AFSME gave her campaign $5,000 and the American Federation of Teachers contributed $1,500. Claar had hosted a Trump fundraiser, angering some and sparking the high-profile battle.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker throws wallet into ring – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-04-10/pritzker-throws-wallet-ring.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates,and condemns Sessions.
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/04/09/tucker-trumps-justice-department-taking-backward-steps/anz4p10/?page=1

 

WQAD
— General Assembly takes 2-week break, with no budget
http://wqad.com/2017/04/10/general-assembly-takes-2-week-break-with-no-budget/

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Dallas, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35107614/thousands-march-for-immigrant-rights-in-dallas

 

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— Rauner’s Anti-Hate Crime Bill Endorsed by Downers Grove Representative David Olsen  The anti-hate crime bill is set to be considered by the full Illinois House of Representatives this month. – Lisa Marie Farver  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/rauner-s-anti-hate-crime-bill-endorsed-downers-grove-representative
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Representative David S. Olsen (R, Downers Grove) for Bruce Rauner’s anti-hate crime bill recently filed in Springfield. The anti-hate crime bill, HB 2390, aims to change sentencing for those who commit hate crimes in Illinois. Rauner announced his plans for the new hate crime legislation in early March in response to the anti-Semitic crimes that have increased both locally and nationally. In a March 8 press release, he said, “We cannot stay silent on hate. We cannot stay silent when families in our community are in danger. The promise of ‘Never Again’ requires us to take action.” Rep. Olsen recently echoed those words in a statement of his own, “Those who would attack others, verbally or physically, based on their race, color, creed, religion or other perceived classification, need to know their behavior will not be tolerated and that the consequences for such actions will be severe.”)

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Illinoisians Are Willing to Pay More Taxes to Help the Poor – WHET MOSER  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/April-2017/Illinoisians-Are-Willing-to-Pay-More-In-Taxes-to-Help-the-Poor/

 

DAILY NORTWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: When will the Daily Northwestern officially declare that it is an arm of the Democrat Party?
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/04/09/opinion/closson-in-trumps-era-of-fake-news-student-journalists-should-not-be-discouraged/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— AG: Bloomington Election Commission violated the law – twice – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/ag-bloomington-election-commission-violated-the-law-twice/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Do Leftists Hate America? – Lloyd Marcus
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/04/why_do_leftists_hate_america.html

 

CAMPUS TIMES
— Immigrant students share stories of hope – AMANDA MARQUEZ  (DIERSEN: What did you hope for when you were in college?  I hoped to get a job in the automotive industry and more up the ladder. That all ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
http://www.campustimes.org/2017/04/10/immigrant-students-share-stories-of-hope/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents are churchgoers.  They talk and they act like they pray that God would smite me down and send me straight to Hell because a) I do not glorify and praise them, b) I do not pander to them, c) I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) I do not give them money, and/or e) I sued them.)
— How to Pray – Tim Hetzner
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/04/10/how-to-pray/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps treasonously glorify and praise those who were brought to America illegally, those who come to America illegally, those who stay in America illegally, and those who bring others to America illegally.  Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps act as agents of countries that want to destroy America.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/undocumented-youth-seek-solidary-and-sanctuary_us_58eaf5cee4b00dd8e016ed79

 

AOL NEWS
— In Georgia, a Democrat’s ‘Make Trump Furious’ campaign rattles Republicans – Reuters
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/04/09/in-georgia-a-democrats-make-trump-furious-campaign-rattles-r/22032809/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump Resistance Found Early Success” and ask “Can It Also Find Momentum?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/09/health/the-trump-resistance-found-early-success-can-it-also-find-momentum.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against extreme vetting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/opinion/the-extreme-foolishness-in-extreme-vetting-proposals.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-O’Reilly asks “Can Bill O’Reilly Keep His Scold’s Perch?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/09/business/media/can-bill-oreilly-keep-his-scolds-perch.html
— The Gig Economy’s False Promise – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/opinion/the-gig-economys-false-promise.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Feds’ best places to work might not be so good for long – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: To make their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran happy, federal agencies waste the careers of and gets rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/10/feds-best-places-to-work-might-not-be-so-good-for-long/
— Who’s visiting the White House? Watchdog groups are suing to find out. – John Wagner  (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents visit with?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whos-visiting-the-white-house-watchdog-groups-are-suing-to-find-out/2017/04/09/1f8435f4-1d18-11e7-ad74-3a742a6e93a7_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: In gun-taboo China, tourism to U.S. firing ranges grows – Hannah Gardner
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/09/beijing-china-guns-united-states-tourism/99121058/
— New York Auto Show: It’s goodbye small and hello big – Chris Woodyard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/04/09/auto-show-s-goodbye-small-and-hello-big-new-york/100111152/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Demotes the ABA  The lawyers guild doesn’t deserve special judicial vetting status. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-demotes-the-aba-1491767966
— Google Pays Female Workers Less Than Male Counterparts, Labor Department Says  Department’s claims don’t amount to formal charges; investigation is ongoing – JACK NICAS
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-pays-female-workers-less-than-male-counterparts-labor-department-says-1491622997
— Impact of Federal Hiring Freeze Seen at Veterans Affairs, Prisons, Social Security  Vacancies put timely payments to Americans and even safety of correctional officers at risk, unions and employees say – BETH REINHARD and REBECCA BALLHAUS
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impact-of-federal-hiring-freeze-seen-at-veterans-affairs-prisons-social-security-1491735612
— Colleges Resist Federal Effort to Gauge Student Outcomes – MELISSA KORN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that none of the colleges that have degrees from are Ivy League.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-resist-federal-effort-to-gauge-student-outcomes-1491649207
— Families, Lawmakers Want to Know More About What Becomes of College Students – MELISSA KORN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that none of the colleges that have degrees from are Ivy League.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/families-lawmakers-want-to-know-more-about-what-becomes-of-college-students-1491649201
— Tesla Overtakes GM to Become Most Valuable U.S. Auto Maker  Shares of Elon Musk’s electric-car maker continue their ascent – Tim Higgins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-overtakes-gm-to-become-most-valuable-u-s-auto-maker-1491832043?mod=djemalertTECH

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Dallas, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://time.com/4732556/dallas-texas-immigration-protest-donald-trump/

 

NBC DALLAS FORTH WORTH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Dallas, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-Mega-March-and-Rally-Set-for-Downtown-Sunday-418676613.html

 

NORTH COUNTY PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Plattsburgh, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/33738/20170410/100-people-gather-in-plattsburgh-to-resist-hate

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Dallas, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-Mega-March-and-Rally-Set-for-Downtown-Sunday-418676613.html
http://www.ajc.com/news/thousands-march-for-immigrant-rights-dallas/7WKQ52sNQPlnV56ki57RTL/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Twitter refuses to out anti-Trump account, DHS backs down – Barbara Ortutay
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/twitter-refuses-to-out-anti-trump-account-despite-dhs-order

 

THE BEAST
— Will Affair End in Alabama Governor’s Impeachment—or Jailing?  Robert Bentley has been accused of ethics violations and breaking campaign-finance law—but what he may be most guilty of is being really bad at having an affair. – Scott Bixby
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/09/will-affair-end-in-alabama-governor-s-impeachment-or-jailing.html

 

SLATE
— Trump Has Already Spent Almost Double Obama’s Annual Travel Budget – Daniel Politi
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/04/09/trump_has_already_spent_almost_double_obama_s_annual_travel_budget.html

 

VANITY FAIR
— WHY EXPERTS SAY DEMOCRATS ARE STILL “SCREWED”  Donald Trump is more unpopular than ever. But the Democratic bench has never been so thin. – JAMES WARREN
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/04/why-experts-say-democrats-are-still-screwed

 

April 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ISIS claims responsibility for Palm Sunday church bombings – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/isis-claims-responsibility-for-palm-sunday-church-bombings/
— For new ATF chief in Chicago, fighting gangs is personal – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/for-new-atf-chief-in-chicago-fighting-gangs-is-personal/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Alec Baldwin does double duty as Bill O’Reilly, President Trump on ‘Saturday Night Live’ – Brian Steinberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-alec-baldwin-louis-c-k-trump-oreilly-20170409-story.html
— Cost of substance abuse hits employers hard – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: What percent of job applicants and employees a) use legal drugs illegally and/or b) use illegal drugs?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-workplace-substance-abuse-0407-biz-20170406-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Democrats took 6 seats in Naperville Township – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: What percent of those who voted for Democrats in the April 4, 2017 election were anti-Trumps who expressed their hatred of Trump by voting against all the Republicans on the ballot?  What percent of registered Republicans who did not vote in the April 4, 2017 election were anti-Trumps who expressed their hatred of Trump by not voting for Republicans on the ballot?  In the November 4, 2016 election in my precinct, 187 registered Republicans voted, but Trump got only 137 votes, that is, at least 50 registered Republicans voted, but did not vote for Trump.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170408/news/170408908/
— Why voters approved Naperville/Lisle road consolidation, yet ousted supporters – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who voted for Democrats in the April 4, 2017 election were anti-Trumps who expressed their hatred of Trump by voting against all the Republicans on the ballot? What percent of registered Republicans who did not vote in the April 4, 2017 election were anti-Trumps who expressed their hatred of Trump by not voting for Republicans on the ballot?  In the November 4, 2016 election in my precinct, 187 registered Republicans voted, but Trump got only 137 votes, that is, at least 50 registered Republicans voted, but did not vote for Trump.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170408/news/170408909/
— Voters must blunt special interests’ influence in local elections – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Which special interests have the most clout in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world?  From what I see, special interests that push the following are ever-increasingly gaining clout: dependency on government and on charities, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and getting rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170408/discuss/170409013/

 

SPRINGFIELD STARTE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Will ‘Real GOP of Illinois’ stand up? Unlikely – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: According to this article, the anonymous website calls itself a “free speech zone” and says “Republicans are afraid to criticize (Rauner) because of the money he can spend attacking people.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes read all my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails very closely.  They look for anything in the emails that they can use against me.  It is called opposition research.  They immediately bring to the attention of the following people anything in the emails that is critical of them: Congressmen Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, Shimkus; Governor Rauner; Lt. Governor Sanguinetti; Radogno, Connelly, Nybo, and the rest of the Republican State Senators; Durkin, Ives, Breen, and the rest of the Republican State Representatives; DuPage County elected officials including Berlin, Kachiroubas, Grogan, Cronin, Zaruba, Hinds, Jorgensen, Bucholz, Henry, Ruscitti, Cantore, Larsen, Zay, Wiley, Eckhoff, Grant, Elliott, Murphy, and Whelan; Township elected officials including Heidorn, Hinkle, LeVan, Muehlfelt, Falbo, Nathwani, Molitor, and Keller; Wheaton elected officials including Gresk, Suess, Fitch, Scalzo, Rutledge, and Saline; Illinois Republican Party leaders including Schneider, DeMonte, Porter, Colgan, Dorgan, Higgins, Claar, and Bond; DuPage County Republican Party leaders including Krajewski, Hinds, Kachiroubas, Murphy, Keller, Minor, Marchese, Schultz, Czernek, Fisher, Cuzzone, Durante, Grogan; and Milton Township Republican leaders Keller, LeVan, Austin, and Nathwani.  My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I was a “good Republican,” I would not include in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails links to any articles that are critical of the aforesaid people; that if I was a “good Republican,” I would only include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that glorify and praise the aforesaid people.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170408/bernard-schoenburg-will-real-gop-of-illinois-stand-up-unlikely
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A mystery website, realgopillinois.com, is billing itself as “the official news site for real Republicans.” But welcome to campaign season, where things are not always as they seem. The site is professional-looking, with items presented as news stories and a solicitation for tips. AARON DeGROOT, a spokesman for the state GOP, said the site has no connection to the party and he has “no idea who these folks are.” Its creators aren’t making it easy to find out, either. A computer expert at my newspaper tells me there’s no easy way to track the origin of the site because its domain was registered anonymously. An address listed at the bottom of the group’s email is in Champaign, but turned out to be a UPS store. An employee there said they do rent mailboxes. The group name doesn’t turn up in the Illinois State Board of Elections, but it appears to have started a Facebook page recently. I emailed to find out more. The response came with no name attached. “We are just a group of everyday citizens who are upset with the Democrat Party and how they’ve ruined this state,” the response stated. “We are also upset with the Illinois GOP and Gov. (BRUCE) RAUNER. We all voted for Bruce Rauner in 2014 even though some of us were very unsure about him because of his history. Two years in, we’re disappointed in Gov. Rauner and the Illinois GOP. … With the debt mounting, taxpayers will probably be on the hook for even more and the politicians won’t care. … Gov. Rauner spends millions making sure his own people win GOP primaries and destroying other Republican candidates just because he can. Isn’t that what (House Speaker MICHAEL) MADIGAN does?”  The response also called the website a “free speech zone” and said “Republicans are afraid to criticize (Rauner) because of the money he can spend attacking people. Illinois won’t survive Mike Madigan or Bruce Rauner if we don’t stand up and speak out (about) what both political parties and their henchmen are doing now.” The site doesn’t just go after Rauner — it also has taken a swipe at CORY JOBE, the state tourism director, for contributing $1,000 to new Springfield City Council member KRISTIN DiCENSO, a Democrat, and even at the late JUDY BAAR TOPINKA, “who routinely headlined gay marriage rallies with the low-life likes of Democrats Sen. DICK DURBIN, Attorney General LISA MADIGAN, and former Gov. PAT QUINN.” STEVE BROWN, spokesman for Mike Madigan, who is also chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois, said Friday he had never heard of the site. “You’re the first to mention it,” he said.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SJ-R pushes medical pot in Illinois big time, that is, SJ-R pushes the further destruction of Illinois big time.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170408/out-of-town-doctors-lend-hand-to-local-patients-seeking-medical-marijuana
— Stopgap budget not the answer to Illinois impasse – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170408/our-view-stopgap-budget-not-answer-to-illinois-impasse
— Bill ready to regulate fantasy sports betting in Illinois – Brian Robbins  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170408/bill-ready-to-regulate-fantasy-sports-betting-in-illinois

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The mole who dogged Schock – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-04-09/jim-dey-mole-who-dogged-schock.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Rauner spends $85K on Quad-City TV ad – Allison Petty and Ryan Voyles
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/rauner-spends-k-on-quad-city-tv-ad/article_e49bfd1f-31d9-5b89-b5d9-e9286041030b.html

 

HERALD REVIEW
— $95K spent on Rauner ‘duct tape’ ads in Decatur market – ALLISON PETTY AND RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/k-spent-on-rauner-duct-tape-ads-in-decatur-market/article_3d0a2ab6-ffca-5b50-8749-4130a6c9ac32.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Insider: It’s not a stopgap, it’s a lifeline – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170408/statehouse-insider-its-not-stopgap-its-lifeline

 

THE SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Southern pushes pot in Illinois big time, that is, the Southern pushes the further destruction of Illinois big time.
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voice-of-the-southern/voice-of-the-southern-lawmakers-need-to-take-time-with/article_5ceb1b0a-fa2c-5e4b-ad8c-1d1a23dbdd83.html

 

RIVER CITY READER
— Honesty Hard to Come by in Already-Active Gubernatorial Race – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/honesty-hard-to-come-by-governor-race

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— THE LATEST BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR ILLINOIS: A NO-TAX-HIKE PLAN – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/the-latest-budget-proposal-for-illinois-a-no-tax-hike-plan/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— On Target – Chris Freund
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/on-target/

 

NEWSMAX
— Huge Spike in Arrest of Criminal Illegal Immigrants – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/US/immigrants-ice-donald-trump-immigration/2017/04/08/id/783332/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Think society would be better off without those ‘bigoted’ Christians? Think again. – Eric Metaxas
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/hope-for-the-homeless-keep-christians-in-the-public-square

 

THE BLAZE
— Google is being sued by the Department of Labor over accusations that the company systematically underpays women for the same work as men. Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have convinced a jury that GAO systematically paid its female employees more than its male employees who had comparable work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional licenses.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/08/just-days-after-advocating-for-equal-pay-federal-government-sues-google-for-crazy-double-standard/

 

HOT AIR
— EPA staffer bravely quits job in defiance of Trump… sort of – JAZZ SHAW
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/04/08/epa-staffer-bravely-quits-job-in-defiance-of-trump-sort-of/

 

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— CHART: Every Welfare Program Mapped Out So You Know Where Your $$$ Goes
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/chart-every-welfare-program-mapped-out-so-you-know-where-your-goes

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say that they are “winning fight over wall.”
http://thehill.com/latino/327916-dems-winning-fight-over-wall

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hate the “good old days.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/opinion/sunday/the-myth-of-main-street.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps shout that America should surrender to foreign countries, and especially to Mexico.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/opinion/up-against-the-wall.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE SUBTITLE: The president is about to show (southern Christians) what betrayal really looks like – Margaret Renkl
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/opinion/the-passion-of-southern-christians.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: NearZero Interest Rates: Get Used to Them – JUSTIN WOLFERS  (DIERSEN: Low interest rates a) help borrowers who are predominately younger Democrats and b) harm savers who are predominately older Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/upshot/the-economy-may-be-stuck-in-a-near-zero-world.html
— The Utter Uselessness of Job Interviews – JASON DANA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/opinion/sunday/the-utter-uselessness-of-job-interviews.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— EPA staffer leaves with a bang, blasting agency policies under Trump – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/07/epa-staffer-leaves-with-a-bang-blasting-agency-policies-under-trump/
— The post-constitutional world of Judge Richard Posner – David Bernstein (DIERSEN: Have you ever argued a lawsuit before Judge Posner?  I did in 1996. SEE: David J. Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange, Inc., 110 F.3d 481 (7th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 178 (1997) (http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html) The lawsuit involved the Federal Odometer Act (FOA), the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) authority to grant exemptions from the FOA, and the sufficiency of material facts that would make a dealer suspicious of a car’s mileage. On September 16, 1996, I presented oral arguments to Chief Judge Posner and to Circuit Court Judges Coffey and Kanne.  On March 31, 1997, the Appellate Court agreed with me and ruled that DOT’s exemption for cars over 10 years old was invalid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/04/07/the-post-constitutional-world-of-judge-richard-posner/

 

USA TODAY
— Are you driver or passenger on the road to bad decisions? – Peter Dunn  (DIERSEN: According to your critics/opponents, what bad decisions have you made?  According to my critics/opponents, my bad decisions include a) my not glorifying and praising them, b) my not pandering to them, c) my not serving as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes, d) my not giving them money, and e) my filing lawsuits against them.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/columnist/2017/04/08/you-driver-passenger-road-bad-decisions/99685662/
— AAA study: Third of U.S. car owners can’t afford surprise repairs – Mark Grandstaff
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/04/09/aaa-study-third-us-car-owners-cant-afford-surprise-repairs/100035870/

 

RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH
— The conservative schism on legalizing pot – Barton Hinkle  (DIERSEN: If you push pot, you shout that you are anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American.)
http://www.richmond.com/opinion/our-opinion/a-barton-hinkle-column-the-conservative-schism-on-legalizing-pot/article_82a01cda-8bf7-5615-a7aa-7e6fc8c70da3.html

 

PHILLY VOICE
— Conway on reports of White House staff shakeup: Trump doesn’t surround himself with ‘yes men’ – PATRICIA MADEJ (DIERSEN: Are you a yes-man?  I have never been a yes-man.  If I had been a yes-man while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I would have helped my Democrat superiors achieve their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets by helping them get rid of their employees who Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.phillyvoice.com/conway-reports-white-house-staff-shakeup-trump-doesnt-surround-himself-yes-men/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— University of Illinois Names New Federal Lobbyist  Paul Weinberger, the new federal lobbyist for the University of Illinois is a Capitol Hill veteran who’s worked for the Peace Corps and congressional committees. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-04-09/university-of-illinois-names-new-federal-lobbyist

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— GOP Voters Smell a Rat When It Comes to the Media’s Agenda (DIERSEN: The media’s agenda is a) to defend and advance Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms, b) to elect and reelect Democrats and RINOs, and c) to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  The media promotes dependency on government and on charities, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and abolition of the First and Second Amendments.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/march_2017/gop_voters_smell_a_rat_when_it_comes_to_the_media_s_agenda

April 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Swedes scrutinize open-door immigration policy after deadly truck attack – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-sweden-truck-attack-suspect-20170408-story.html
— ‘America first?’ Trump’s far-right supporters see a betrayal in strike on Syria – Kurtis Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-syria-backlash-20170408-story.html
— More women exploring political careers after Trump’s election – Angie Leventis Lourgos  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at women that all their problems are caused by Republicans, and especially by Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-women-running-for-office-met-20170407-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump sends sickening message to workplace sexual harassment victims.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me, and not them, to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-trump-workplace-harassment-0409-biz-20170407-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kennedy poll leader, but will jolt of J.B. change that? – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-kennedy-poll-leader-but-will-jolt-of-j-b-change-that/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Jake Leahy, barely 18 and elected to a Lake County school board – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170408/news/170408933/
— Suburban parishes in Cook, Lake counties begin work to consolidate services – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170408/news/170408932/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— For Dem governor hopefuls, it’s three primaries in one – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170407/ISSUE05/170409899/for-dem-governor-hopefuls-its-three-primaries-in-one
— Creating a good workplace is not rocket surgery – Editorial  (DIERSEN: To keep their employees happy who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, my Democrat superiors in the federal government did everything that they could to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170407/OPINION/170409902/creating-a-good-workplace-is-not-rocket-surgery
— Why Navistar could become a VW subsidiary – H. LEE MURPHY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170408/ISSUE01/170409895/why-navistar-could-become-a-vw-subsidiary

 

WTTW
— Armed Robbery Case Exposes Flaw in Chicago Park District Hiring  Organization plans to expand background checks following OIG report, Chicago Tonight inquiry – Alex Ruppenthal
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/04/07/armed-robbery-case-exposes-flaw-chicago-park-district-hiring

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rauner: Stopping state-worker paychecks would hurt families – AP  (DIERSEN: If state-worker paychecks have to delayed, reduced, and/or stopped, will someone suggest using a “needs based” approach to determine when paychecks are sent, how much those paychecks should be reduced, and/or if those paychecks should be stopped altogether?  In 1997, my GAO superiors determined that my wife and I could easily afford a reduction in today’s dollars of $72,135 (59%) a year of my income, that is, instead of my $122,991 salary, I would get a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension.  They knew my wife’s salary, they knew that we had no debts, they knew that we had no dependents, they knew the value of our 13-year-old home in Wheaton, they knew that we owned a 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, a 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, and a 1997 Chevy Cavalier. They knew that we owned a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car, a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car, and a 1972 Corvette collector car.  They knew how much we had in regular savings and how much we had saved for our retirement.  When you work for the federal government, your superiors know everything about you.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/07/rauner-stopping-state-worker-paychecks-would-hurt-families/ag7av9i/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats tout their agenda
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-04-07/democrats-tout-their-agenda.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Manar, McCann urge governor to pivot on prison nurse outsourcing
http://thetelegraph.com/news/99852/manar-mccann-urge-governor-to-pivot-on-prison-nurse-outsourcing

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Analysis: Of uncounted Glen Ellyn school tax hike referendum votes, more would be cast by Republicans than Democrats – Michael McGrady
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511102290-analysis-of-uncounted-glen-ellyn-school-tax-hike-referendum-votes-more-would-be-cast-by-republicans-than-democrats

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— SPRINGFIELD POPULATION DROPS BY NEARLY 1,000 RESIDENTS FROM 2015-2016 – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/springfield-population-drops-by-nearly-1000-residents-from-2015-2016/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— In ‘Scary’ Episode, This Chicago Employer Is Hoisted in Effigy by Anti-Trump Agitators – Ken McIntyre
http://dailysignal.com/2017/04/03/in-scary-episode-this-employer-is-hoisted-in-effigy-by-anti-trump-agitators/

 

THE HILL
— Trump, O’Reilly have long friendship – JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/327877-trump-oreilly-have-long-friendship

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries, anti-Trumps demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/immigrant-scapegoating-didnt-start-under-trumpit_us_58e923dee4b06f8c18beec66

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The media loved Trump’s show of military might. Are we really doing this again? – Margaret Sullivan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-media-loved-trumps-show-of-military-might-are-we-really-doing-this-again/2017/04/07/01348256-1ba2-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.html
— Eric Trump calls nepotism ‘a factor of life.’ Here’s what he may not understand about privilege. – Lindsey Bever  (DIERSEN: Are/were your parents able to hire you or to get you a good job?  My outstanding parents were not. 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 assemble 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 father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.  My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/06/eric-trump-calls-nepotism-a-factor-of-life-heres-what-he-may-not-understand-about-privilege/

 

RICHMOND REGISTER
— America is changing from ‘we’ to ‘us’ – Ronnie Ellis  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WANT TO GET RID OF THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.richmondregister.com/opinion/america-is-changing-from-we-to-us/article_47db4434-1bec-11e7-a08c-f38926f35685.html

 

SPRINGFIELD NEWS LEADER
— Saving for retirement: An important but often neglected task – C. Edward Chang
http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/business/2017/04/08/saving-retirement-important-but-often-neglected-task/100115162/

 

DAILY MESSENGER
— Experience America at the time of the Great War – George Will  (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. I am 100% German national origin. All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and the 1850s.)
http://www.mpnnow.com/opinion/20170408/george-will-experience-america-at-time-of-great-war
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Woodrow Wilson imposed and incited extraordinary repressions: “There are citizens of the United States … born under other flags … who have poured the poison of disloyalty into the very arteries of our national life. … Such creatures of passion, disloyalty and anarchy must be crushed out. … They are infinitely malignant, and the hand of our power should close over them.” His Committee on Public Information churned out domestic propaganda instructing the public how to detect pro-German sympathies. A 22-year-old Justice Department official named J. Edgar Hoover administered a program that photographed, fingerprinted and interrogated 500,000 suspects. Local newspapers published the names of people who were not buying war bonds or otherwise supporting the war. People were fired or ostracized for insufficient enthusiasm. The Espionage Act of 1917 made it a crime to “collect, record, publish or communicate” information useful to the enemy. In Illinois, Robert Prager, a German-American coal miner suspected of spying, was stripped, marched through the streets and hanged. The Washington Post deplored such “excesses” but applauded the “healthful and wholesome awakening in the interior part of the country.” Josef Hofer and his two brothers were South Dakota Hutterites whose faith forbade any involvement in war, including wearing a military uniform. They were arrested in March 1918, and a week after the armistice they were sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Arriving at the military prison around midnight, they stood naked for hours in a 17-degree November night. Then they were suspended naked from the bars of their cells, their feet barely touching the ground, refusing to wear the uniforms left in their cells. Fed only bread and water, after two weeks David Hofer was allowed to telegraph Josef’s wife, telling her that her husband was dying. He died the morning after she arrived. Prison guards mocked his corpse by dressing it in a uniform. The U.S. military was the world’s 17th largest in April 1917, smaller (less than 250,000) than Romania’s, and smaller than Britain’s casualties in one battle. America’s military became a melting pot for a nation in which one-third of the population had been born abroad or whose parents had been. Forty-three languages were spoken in one Army division raised in New York. One group was ineligible for melting: Printed at the bottom of draft registration cards were these words: “If person is of African descent, tear off this corner.”)

 

BLOOMBERG
— America’s Retailers Are Closing Stores Faster Than Ever – Lindsey Rupp, Lauren Coleman-Lochner, and Nick Turner
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-07/stores-are-closing-at-a-record-pace-as-amazon-chews-up-retailers

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Senate Democrats Introduce Bill Protecting Federal Employee Pay Ahead of Possible Shutdown – Erich Wagner  (DIERSEN: Are/were you “essential?”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being NOT essential.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/04/senate-democrats-introduce-bill-protecting-federal-employee-pay-ahead-possible-shutdown/136863/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act would guarantee back pay for all employees, whether or not they had been considered essential and forced to work during the closure or had been furloughed.)

 

THE GUARDIAN
— Google accused of ‘extreme’ gender pay discrimination by US labor department
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/07/google-pay-disparities-women-labor-department-lawsuit

 

ON TOP MAGAZINE
— LGBT Activists Call On Senate To Reject Trump’s Nominee For Army Secretary, Mark Green – CARLOS SANTOSCOY  (DIERSEN: Who calls for others to reject you?  Those who call for others to reject me promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, ending the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/28194/LGBT_Activists_Call_On_Senate_To_Reject_Trumps_Nominee_For_Army_Secretary_Mark_Green

April 7 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Durbin, Kinzinger Support Trump’s Missile Strike In Syria
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/07/syria-missile-strike-donald-trump-chemical-weapons-dick-durbin-adam-kinzinger/

 

ABC7
— FORMER SAUK VILLAGE TREASURER GETS 36 DAYS IN JAIL FOR EMBEZZLEMENT, HEROIN POSSESSION – Chuck Goudie
http://abc7chicago.com/news/former-sauk-village-treasurer-gets-36-days-in-jail-for-embezzlement-heroin-possession-/1843768/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says the two years of his term have been 14 in ‘dog years’ – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: Does your Republican township/ward organization have a budget?  Does your Republican county organization have a budget?  Does the Illinois Republican Party have a budget?Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs do not want Republican political organizations to have budgets.  Putting a budget together is an important planning exercise.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-dog-years-met-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner has been in office for about two years, but he suggested Thursday that the time has felt much longer given the protracted battle with Democrats that has left Illinois without a budget.)
— Rahm, dance and the importance of negative space – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-rahm-emanuel-dancer-kass-0407-20170406-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Hispanics are buying more beer.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-corona-impact-0407-biz-20170406-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-trumps crow over their success in driving Trump’s approval rating down.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-voters-national-media-petri-humor-perspec-0407-jm-20170406-story.html
— Fox News, Bill O’Reilly and how to stop companies that tolerate harassment – Anita Hill  (DIERSEN: Of course, Hill loves the federal government. The federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who oppose gender based preference giving.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a female in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a female could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a female in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted females in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a female in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a female in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a female could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-fox-news-bill-o-reilly-harassment-20170406-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— O’Reilly is learning when you’re a star, you can do anything  Arithmetic can really work for you if you are a big deal. And how much does the public really care? – Roger Simon
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/oreilly-is-learning-when-youre-a-star-you-can-do-anything/
— McCarthy’s real friends would be urging him not to run – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-mccarthys-real-friends-would-be-urging-him-not-to-run/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTERED STAR
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois’ state of disarray will lead to a state of decay – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170406/our-view-illinois-state-of-disarray-will-lead-to-state-of-decay

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner touts Decatur’s potential at leaders breakfast – RYAN VOYLES  (DIERSEN: Who promotes/promoted your potential?  In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and got me promoted to GS-13 in 1986.  My Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO critics/opponents have gotten rid of those who wanted me to continue on as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster in 2010, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2004.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/rauner-touts-decatur-s-potential-at-leaders-breakfast/article_7c5ce268-f8ce-5bd9-b826-1624d9d5149c.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS REVENUE FREE FALL: FISCAL YEAR-TO-DATE -8.1 PERCENT AND WORSENING – Mike “Mish” Shedlock
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-revenue-free-fall-fiscal-year-to-date-8-1-percent-and-worsening/
— INDIANA: THE OASES NEXT DOOR – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-employment-drought-and-the-oases-next-door/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Harvard’s ‘progressive graduate students’ start ‘Resistance School’ for stopping Trump  Group: ‘On November 8, we lost more than just the presidency’ – Douglas Ernst  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats act like they did when Lincoln was elected in 1860.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/4/harvards-progressive-graduate-students-start-resis/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— 23 WAYS BIG GOVERNMENT IS HURTING THE POOR (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/04/06/23-ways-big-government-is-hurting-the-poor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Obstacles to Opportunity  There are numerous policies that create artificial and unnecessary obstacles for the poor when it comes to obtaining jobs or starting businesses that could lift them out of poverty.)

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Senator: Most illegal ‘unaccompanied children’ aren’t children – PAUL BEDARD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/senator-most-illegal-unaccompanied-children-arent-children/article/2619642

 

CNN
— Harvard students launch course on resisting ‘the Trump agenda’ – Masuma Ahuja  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats act like they did when Lincoln was elected in 1860.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/03/us/harvard-resistance-school/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Anti-Trumps want individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/business/media/advertising-activists-social-media.html
— Close to Half of American Adults Infected With HPV, Survey Finds – NICHOLAS BAKALAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/health/hpv-virus-survey-united-states.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/opinion/the-coming-incompetence-crisis.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/opinion/the-bad-the-worse-and-the-ugly.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Why do colleges still give preference to children of alumni? – Jeffrey J. Selingo  (DIERSEN: Neither of my outstanding parents attended college.  My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma.  My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/04/07/why-do-colleges-still-give-preference-to-children-of-alumni/
— No one is safe from backstabbing in the Trump White House – Callum Borchers  (DIERSEN: Who are/were the biggest backstabbers a) in the organizations that you are/were a member of and b) in the employers that you work/worked for?  I should write a book about the biggest backstabbers in the following organizations: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants. I should write a book about those who were the biggest backstabbers in the following employers: GAO Chicago Office 1980-1997, IRS Chicago area offices 1971-1980, and the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/06/no-one-is-safe-from-backstabbing-in-the-trump-white-house/

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Texas’ Conaway takes over Russia meddling probe, as embattled Intel chairman steps down – Katie Leslie and Todd J. Gillman  (DIERSEN: What professional certifications and licenses do you have?  What education do you have?  What work experience do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always downplayed, dismissed, and belittled the fact that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old.  They also downplay, dismiss, and belittle the fact that I became a licensed CPA in 1981, that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and that I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. They also downplay, dismiss, and belittle the fact that I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.  They also downplay, dismiss, and belittle the fact that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991 and that I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/04/06/texas-rep-mike-conaway-take-house-probe-russian-meddling
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It is responsibility I take with the utmost seriousness. My profession as a CPA and auditor has taught me to be objective and methodical, and that is how I intend to help lead this investigation,” Conaway said in a written statement expressing confidence that he can conduct an “effective, bipartisan investigation” with the panel’s top Democrat, Rep. Adam Schiff of California – an outspoken critic of Nunes in recent weeks. Rep. Andre Carson, a Democrat on the Intelligence panel, called Conaway “solid.” Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Dallas Democrat, said she has “great respect for Conaway so I hope he’ll do a great job. Texas Republicans had nothing but praise. “He’s smart, he’s got great integrity, he’s honest. He’ll do a great job,” said Arlington Rep. Joe Barton, a Republican. He refrained from weighing in on Nunes’ decision to step down but said, “Conaway will do it right.” Conaway is one of the few CPAs in Congress. Before his election in 2004, one of his clients was the oil firm owned by future president George W. Bush. When House Republicans needed to clean up a fund-raising scandal in 2008, they turned to Conaway. Corpus Christi Rep. Blake Farenthold, a Republican, called him “immensely qualified” and an “honorable human being….I can’t think of anybody better to do it.” Austin Rep. Roger Williams, a Republican, called him a friend who will do a “great job.”)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why You Probably Work for a Giant U.S. Company – RHEAA RAO
http://blogs.wsj.com/cfo/2017/04/07/the-morning-ledger-why-you-probably-work-for-a-giant-u-s-company/

 

BLOOMBERG
— President Donald Trump wants to know who’s behind the rogue federal employee Twitter accounts slamming his administration’s policies. Twitter Inc.’s suing to keep him from finding out – Kartikay Mehrotra
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-04-06/twitter-sues-u-s-to-block-unmasking-of-user-s-identity

April 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SENATE GOP ‘GOES NUCLEAR,’ CLEARING WAY FOR TRUMP SUPREME COURT PICK NEIL GORSUCH – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-gop-goes-nuclear-clearing-way-for-trump-court-pick-/1842316/
— BILLIONAIRE J.B. PRITZKER ANNOUNCES ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BID – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/billionaire-jb-pritzker-announces-illinois-governor-bid/1842355/

 

CBS2
— Illinois Governor’s Race Could Be The Most Expensive One Ever – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/06/illinois-governors-race-could-be-the-most-expensive-one-ever/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois House approves new stopgap budget plan – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/247047588-story
— Illinois Senate OKs tougher sentences for repeat gun offenders
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/246999455-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic stopgap budget inches ahead but a full plan remains elusive – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-house-stopgap-budget-met-20170406-story.html
— Illinois Senate advances plan to crack down on repeat gun felons – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-chicago-gun-bill-met-20170406-story.html
— Gorsuch heads for confirmation as Republicans tear up Senate’s own rules – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-supreme-court-nominee-vote-20170406-story.html
— Republican health bill in shambles, House commences two-week break – Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republican-health-bill-20170406-story.html
— Court bars ex-Cantigny curator from war museum amid allegations he had weapons cache – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-curator-barred-from-cantigny-0407-20170406-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker launches gov bid, dubs Rauner Trump’s ‘local partner’ Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/j-b-pritkzer-kicks-off-campaign-for-governor/
— Gun crime sentencing bill pushed by top cop gets another shot – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gun-crime-sentencing-bill-pushed-by-top-cop-gets-another-shot/
— Judge tosses federal lawsuit alleging Hastert misused office – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-tosses-federal-lawsuit-alleging-hastert-misused-office/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage forest preserve’s McKee House makes endangered list – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170406/news/170409213/
— Aurora mayor-elect  Richard C. Irvin ready to set new course for city – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170406/news/170409261/
— Wheaton College marks World War I anniversary  (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170406/news/170409269/
— Why you shouldn’t do ‘whatever it takes’ to advance career – Ken Potts  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  To keep their jobs or to advance their careers, virtually all of my Democrat supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates helped my Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170406/entlife/170409294/
— Why were these four suburban mayors ousted?
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170405/news/170409349/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The pay gap is real. So is the investment gap—and it hurts men, too. – Kate Bensen  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented the jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees more than it paid me – females who had significantly less job-related work experience, less job-related education, less job-related professional certifications, and no job-related professional license.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170406/OPINION/170409940/the-pay-gap-is-real-so-is-the-investment-gap-and-it-hurts-men-too
— Best Places to Work in Chicago  (DIERSEN: If you work for a private sector employer, you are presumed to be superior. If you work for a government sector employer, you are presumed to be inferior.  If you have a degree from an Ivy League university, you are presumed to be superior. If your degree is not from an Ivy League university, you are presumed to be inferior.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/best-places-to-work

 

DNA INFO
— Founder Of CPS Advocacy Group Quits — So Her Son Can Go To Evanston H.S. – Heather Cherone  (DIERSEN: In 1961, Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete voted to leave the Missouri Synod and to join the Wisconsin Synod.  To stay with the Missouri Synod, my parents joined Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest.  To accommodate the influx of new students, Hope Lutheran Grade School formed a new 8th grade.  In 1962, Hope Lutheran Church confirmed me as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and Hope Lutheran Grade School graduated me from 8th grade.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170405/lincoln-square/founder-of-cps-advocacy-group-quits-so-her-son-can-go-evanston-hs

 

SOUTHERN
— Durbin, Duckworth urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to visit Cairo, improve public housing conditions ASAP – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/durbin-duckworth-urge-hud-secretary-ben-carson-to-visit-cairo/article_236f2b45-5e6a-5718-bc69-013d3393b19c.html

 

TIMES
— Federal lawmakers: Hiring freeze could hurt Thomson Prison – AP  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under a hiring freeze and/or a promotion freeze.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/federal-lawmakers-hiring-freeze-could-hurt-thomson-prison/article_fdf28cd2-7d0b-50e4-88c3-db1fcc0c0319.html

 

WJOL
— Bolingbrook Mayoral Candidate Laments “Dirty Campaign Of Her Opponent” – Evan Bredeson
http://www.wjol.com/9718-2/

 

WMIX94
— RAUNER SAYS ECONOMIC CLIMATE HURTS FAMILIES  (DIERSEN: Have you ever sought a job or taken a job outside of Illinois?  I have not. When I graduated from NIU in 1970, I sought a financial hardship draft deferment while I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. I took jobs working for a) Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights in 1970, b) IRS in Chicago in 1971, b) IRS in Harvey in 1972, c) IRS in Joliet in 1973, and d) IRS in Chicago in 1974.)
http://www.wmix94.com/2017/04/05/rauner-says-economic-climate-hurts-families/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Rauner says the state’s anemic economic climate is having a personal effect on Illinois families, including his own.  Rauner told a Facebook live chat audience that the lack of job prospects is driving the next generation of workers out of Illinois.  He said that includes his own six children, none of whom live in Illinois because they were able to find better opportunities elsewhere.  Rauner admitted his wife cries about it, and he’s talked to many families who don’t see the same futures for their children in Illinois that they had.  Rauner said the pro-business reforms he’s seeking would stop that exodus.)

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— NAPERVILLE AREA CHAMBER WILL HOST UNDER 40 ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ON APRIL 24  (DIERSEN: If you work for the federal government, if you are a non-veteran White male, with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/04/06/naperville-area-chamber-will-host-40-achievement-awards-april-24/71926

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Re-elected, Coyne vows to keep focus on finances – S. Laney Griffo
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511101760-re-elected-coyne-vows-to-keep-focus-on-finances

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS EMPLOYERS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN 2,500 MASS LAYOFFS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-employers-announce-more-than-2500-mass-layoffs/

 

FOX NEWS
— Harvard Students Insist Pres. Trump Is More Dangerous Than ISIS
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/06/harvard-students-donald-trump-more-dangerous-isis

 

DAILY CALLER
— Sanctuary City Mayor Defends Policy: ‘It’s Easy For White Men Like Us’ – CAROLINE MAY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.  They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I, but not they, should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/06/sanctuary-city-mayor-defends-policy-its-easy-for-white-men-like-us/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump picks Christian pro-life conservative to replace homosexual as Army Secretary – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-picks-christian-pro-life-conservative-to-replace-homosexual-as-army-s

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— SESSIONS BEGINS THE PROCESS OF ENDING WAR ON POLICE – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/04/06/sessions-begins-the-process-of-ending-war-on-police/

 

NEWSBUSTERS
– MRC’s Bozell: Journalists Are ‘Willing Participants’ in a ‘Far-Left,’ Anti-Trump Plot
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nb-staff/2017/04/06/mrcs-bozell-journalists-are-willing-participants-far-left-anti-trump

 

BREITBART
— Chicago Area Teacher Fired for Refusing to Teach Student Who Would Not Stand for Pledge of Allegiance – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/05/chicago-area-teacher-fired-refusing-student-pledge-of-allegiance/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Crime Is the New Black Entitlement – Colin Flaherty
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/04/crime_is_the_new_black_entitlement.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater expresses his hatred of Trump and of Trump’s supporters.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/are-republicans-victims-of-self-fulfilling-prophecies_us_58e67e8be4b06671a472f0d9

 

REUTERS
— Illinois House opts for another stopgap budget amid impasse
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN17830R

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Judge Tosses Civil Case on Alleged Hastert Misuse of Funds – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-04-06/judge-tosses-civil-case-on-alleged-hastert-misuse-of-funds

 

AUTOWEEK
— VERY SAD: Cars are not a huge priority for Generation Z, according to the study.
http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/kids-these-days-prefer-apps-automative-things-google-study-says

 

FED SMITH
— Americans Continue to Do a Mediocre Job of Preparing for Retirement – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/06/americans-continue-mediocre-job-preparing-retirement/

 

WORKERS WORLD
— People with disabilities battle Trump – Edward Yudelovich  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in its Chicago office for almost 18 years 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors assigned all of the office’s disabled employees to me to supervise at one time or another.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.workers.org/2017/04/06/people-with-disabilities-battle-trump/#.WObbqIjyuM8

April 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Roger Claar unloads on Dems over Bolingbrook mayor’s race – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-whos-real-goliath-in-bolingbrooks-political-donnybrook/
— Rauner says Dems’ ‘lifeline bill’ would sink state in debt, taxes – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-takes-to-facebook-to-try-to-sink-dems-lifeline-bill/
— U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters to keynote Black Women’s Expo kickoff – Maudlyne Ihejirika  (DIERSEN: The more that you hate Trump, the more that anti-Trumps want  you to speak.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/u-s-rep-maxine-waters-to-keynote-black-womens-expo-kickoff/
— Gov candidate Chris Kennedy reporting $1 million in contributions – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-candidate-chris-kennedy-reporting-1-million-in-contributions/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tough election night for many suburban mayors; nearly 20 lose seats – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-suburbs-mayor-elections-met-20170405-story.html
— Owens, Smith, Noland take U46 school board seats – Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-u46-board-election-st-0406-20170405-story.html
— Illinois inmate starts political action committees from behind bars – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-prisoner-starts-pac-0406-chicago-inc-20170405-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Elgin: Gail Borden library candidate accused of stealing hundreds of campaign signs – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170405/news/170409319/

 

NBC5
— Facing Budget Shortfall, Northeastern Illinois University Cancels Classes for 3 Days
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/northeastern-illinois-university-furlough-budget-418455983.html
— 3 Chicago Suburbs (Clarendon Hills, Hawthorn Woods, Campton Hills) Rank Among Illinois’ Safest Cities  (DIERSEN: What increases crime in your municipality?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Suburbs-Rank-Among-Illinois-418321803.html

 

WGN RADIO
— Are the Republicans in Illinois firmly behind Governor Bruce Rauner? – PETER ZIMMERMAN  (DIERSEN: One could argue that Rauner only wants the support of “Republicans” who are anti-Trump. But those “Republicans” who are anti-Trump are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://wgnradio.com/2017/04/05/are-the-republicans-in-illinois-firmly-behind-governor-bruce-rauner/

 

JOLIET HERALD NEWS
— Will County voter turnout up slightly from April 2015 election  Many areas of county well below 10 percent turnout – MIKE MALLORY  (DIERSEN: If the voters in your precinct were asked what they thought of your Republican Precinct Committeeman and their understanding of what the following think of your Republican Precinct Committeeman, what would the voters in your precinct say: the officers of their Republican township/ward party organization, the officers of their Republican county party organization, their representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP National Committeeman, the IRP National Committeewoman, and their Republican elected officials in their municipality, in their township/ward, in their county, and in Illinois?  I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who have focused since a I became the DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999 on turning the voters in my precinct against me.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/04/05/will-county-voter-turnout-up-slightly-from-april-2015-election/a8pduwp/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner ‘all in’ for GOP takeover of Illinois House – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170405/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-all-in-for-gop-takeover-of-illinois-house

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner-AFSCME ‘hot potato’ stuck in limbo – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-04-06/jim-dey-rauner-afscme-hot-potato-stuck-limbo.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner revs up GOP crowd in Stark County – Gary L. Smith
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170405/rauner-revs-up-gop-crowd-in-stark-county

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Protesting the Governor In Alton – Doug Jenkins
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=240860#.WOYVtBHxZZI

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Gov. Bruce Rauner Stops in Alton on his Fix Illinois Tour
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-bruce-rauner-stops-in-alton-on-his-fix-illinois-tour-04-06-2017

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the further destruction of Illinois.
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-case-partial-legalization#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Anti-Life Forces Are At It Again in Illinois – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/04/anti-life-forces-are-at-it-again-in-illinois/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— MSNBC: Susan Rice’s critics are sexist and racist – Bradford Richardson –
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/5/msnbc-susan-rice-critics-are-sexist-racist/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— THE MEDIA’S MASS DELUSION AND DISHONESTY – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/04/05/the-medias-mass-delusion-and-dishonesty/

 

GOPUSA
— McCain Calls Nuclear Option Proponents ‘Stupid Idiots’
http://www.gopusa.com/mccain-calls-nuclear-option-proponents-stupid-idiots/

 

DAILY CALLER
— PEW: Christianity Dying Out In Europe, Islam Expanding – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps are overjoyed about that.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/05/pew-christianity-dying-out-in-europe-islam-expanding/

 

BREITBART
— Swedish Feminist Party Leader: Men, Not Islam, Are the Problem – CHRIS TOMLINSON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/06/swedish-feminist-party-leader-men-not-islam-is-the-problem/

 

BLAZE
— Man who killed three home invaders with an AR-15 will face no criminal charges – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: If you invade someone’s home, you should expect to leave that home in body bag.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/05/man-who-killed-three-home-invaders-with-an-ar-15-will-face-no-criminal-charges/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— “DEATHS OF DESPAIR” AND LEFT-WING HOSTILITY TO POOR WHITES’ NARRATIVES  Where there is no vision the people perish. – Danusha V. Goska
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/266303/deaths-despair-and-left-wing-hostility-poor-whites-danusha-v-goska

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Bannon Gets High Negative Rating Before NSC Removal – Mark Blumenthal  (DIERSEN: Who drives up peoples’ negative ratings in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who drive up my negative ratings. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bannon-gets-high-negative-rating-before-nsc-removal_us_58e5591ee4b00ea3841db589

 

CNN
— Secret Service agent on VP’s detail caught after meeting with prostitute at Maryland hotel – Elizabeth Landers, Mary Kay Mallonee and Peter Morris
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/05/politics/secret-service-agent-prostitute-maryland-hotel/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— My Most Unpopular Idea: Be Nice to Trump Voters – Nicholas Kristof  (DIERSEN: Who are the most hate-filled anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I should write an article about the aforesaid haters in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/opinion/my-most-unpopular-idea-be-nice-to-trump-voters.html
— Trump, Asked About Accusations Against Bill O’Reilly, Calls Him a ‘Good Person’ – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and JIM RUTENBERG (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were female wanted them to get rid of their employees who were male, that is, to enforce Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/business/media/trump-oreilly-fox-murdochs.html
— Uniting Against Bill O’Reilly, Women Share Stories of Workplace Harassment – MAYA SALAM and DANIEL VICTOR  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were female wanted them to get rid of their employees who were male, that is, to enforce Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/business/media/bill-oreilly-sexual-harassment-fox-women.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are full of hatred.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/jewish-muslim-christian-new-yorkers-condemn-hate-rally-article-1.3021484

 

USA TODAY
— Princeton files lawsuit to block release of admissions records – Toni Airaksinen  (DIERSEN: UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992, but I doubt that they would admit me today because of my terrible demographics: baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
http://college.usatoday.com/2017/04/05/princeton-files-lawsuit-to-block-release-of-admissions-records/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Target’s Pricey Social Lession – KHADEEJA SAFDAR  (DIERSEN: What do you say to companies that act like they are arms of the Democrat Party?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-target-botched-its-response-to-the-north-carolina-bathroom-law-1491404107
— A Presidential Honeymoon From Hell  This should be a time to notch early wins. But Trump is stalled and distracted. – KARL ROVE
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-presidential-honeymoon-from-hell-1491434155
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Schools Woo Entrepreneurs  M.B.A. programs hope to bolster a shrinking pool of applicants – Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN Are/were you an entrepreneur?  Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are/were entrepreneurs or paint themselves as being/having been entrepreneurs.  They all look down on wage earners. I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-try-an-m-b-a-1491397201

 

BLOOMBERG
— My Joyride in Trump’s Ferrari – Timothy L. O’Brien
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-04-05/my-joyride-in-trump-s-ferrari

 

ILLINOIS DEMOCRAT COUNTY CHAIRMEN ASSOCIATION
— Against Proft and Rauner’s Millions, Democrats Make Historic Gains – Dan Kovats  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents will shout at Proft and at Rauner that what Dave Diersen does as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor caused all the losses that Republicans suffered in Illinois.  Previously, my critics/opponents shouted at Proft and at everyone else that what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member caused all the losses that Republicans suffered in Illinois.)
http://ildcca.org/2017/04/proft-rauners-millions-democrats-make-historic-gains/

April 5 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Trump-supporting mayor Roger Claar appears to survive re-election scare – AP
http://wgntv.com/2017/04/04/suburban-mayor-and-trump-backer-in-tight-re-election-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: BOLINGBROOK, Ill.  — A longtime suburban Chicago mayor who held a fundraiser for President Donald Trump last year was holding on to a narrow lead in his re-election battle with a union organizer backed by top Democrats. With all precincts reporting late Tuesday, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar held a 62-vote lead over Will County Commissioner Jackie Traynere. The county clerk’s office said vote by mail ballots postmarked by April 4 and provisional ballots remain to be counted. The vote tally will be made official April 24. Traynere spokesman Tom Bowen acknowledged because of the number of outstanding votes, Traynere is facing an “uphill battle.” “Jackie called him and congratulated him on a great race,” Bowen said. Claar did not return telephone calls seeking comment late Tuesday.)

 

CBS2
— Some Suburban Elections Still In Question With Many Close Races – Bernie Tafoya
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/05/some-suburban-elections-still-in-question-with-many-close-races/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tuesday’s suburban elections saw a handful of possible upsets and several tight contests, with some races for mayor separated by only a handful of votes. In southwest suburban Bolingbrook, incumbent Mayor Roger Claar faced his strongest challenge in years, triggered by his support for President Donald Trump. Last September, Claar invited the then-presidential candidate Donald Trump to a fundraiser at the village-owned Bolingbrook Golf Club. Democratic mayoral candidate Jackie Traynere is one voter who hasn’t forgiven Claar. “We went and petitioned the Mayor with 1,100 signatures and we asked him not to invite Donald Trump here [Bolingbrook]. We didn’t feel his message of hate was in step with the community,” Traynere said. Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, won 66 percent of the vote in Bolingbrook, but Claar appeared to hold on for a narrow victory on Tuesday. He led by 104 votes, according to unofficial vote totals in Will and DuPage counties, but Claar acknowledged the race likely won’t be decided for a couple weeks.)

 

NBC5
— Longtime Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar Seeks Reelection in Tight Battle Seen as Referendum on Trump – Christian Farr
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bolingbrook-mayor-roger-claar-jackie-traynere-418303963.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bolingbrook mayor may have avoided getting Trumped – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bolingbrook-mayor-fighting-tight-race-to-avoid-getting-trumped/
— President Donald Trump takes aim at Chicago schools – Lynn Sweet, Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-takes-aim-against-chicago-schools/
— Rauner needs better duct tape – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-rauner-needs-better-duct-tape/
— CTU leaders not recommending strike on May 1, ‘action’ instead – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ctu-leaders-not-recommending-strike-on-may-1-action-instead/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote LGBTQ activity.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/appellate-court-civil-rights-law-covers-lgbt-workplace-bias/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity to use U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to further force all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries to promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-law-covers-lgbt-workplace-bias-20170404-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Park Ridge elected officials put brakes on ‘sanctuary city’ talks – Jennifer Johnson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-sanctuary-city-tl-0406-20170404-story.html
— Owe the IRS? The tax man’s coming, and he’s got private help – AP  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-us–irs-private-debt-collectors-20170404-story.html
— When a boss’ politeness closes career doors to women – Clarence Page  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republican men as being sexists, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things, and especially Republican men who are Protestant, conservative, White, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Anti-Trumps want everyone to hate Republican men and to view Republican men as being potential rapists, rapists, or even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-mike-pence-women-dining-alone-page-perspec-0405-jm-20170404-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Bolingbrook’s Trump-supporting Roger Claar appears to survive re-election scare – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170405/news/304059988/
— Irvin claims Aurora mayoral race – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170404/news/170409610/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Pecak upsets Broda to become Lisle mayor – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170404/news/170409459/
— IS PROFILING OK? – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. What should members of the aforesaid groups do to defend themselves?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170405/discuss/170409734/
— 2 incumbents, 2 newcomers win seats in Wheaton District 200 school board race – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170404/news/170409512/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Wheaton Warrenville District 200’s $132M request defeated – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170404/news/170409612/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: By 11-vote margin, Glen Ellyn District 41 borrowing request appears to pass – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170404/news/170409477/
— Naperville chooses 3 returning members, 1 newcomer for council – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170404/news/170409472/
— Scalzo, Barbier win in Wheaton City Council races – Katlyn Smith  (DIERSEN: My “Republican” critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not endorsed McNeilly and Saline, they would have won. Since 2000, my “Republican”  critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that no one should support any candidate that support. I should write a book about my “Republican” critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes; they have always worked harder against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails than against any Democrat.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170404/news/170409536/
— Voters approve merger of Naperville, Lisle township road districts – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170404/news/170409497/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is Rauner’s property tax freeze plan a balm or time bomb for local taxpayers? – TIM JONES
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170405/NEWS02/170409990

 

DNA INFO
— Amid Deportation Fears, Sales Down 40 Percent At Little Village Restaurant – Stephanie Lulay
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170404/little-village/amid-deportation-fears-sales-down-40-percent-at-little-village-restaurant

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gordon Gates defeats incumbent Kent Gray for LLCC trustee seat – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170404/gordon-gates-defeats-incumbent-kent-gray-for-llcc-trustee-seat
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gray, a 47-year-old attorney, is an 18-year member of the board. Among accomplishments, he said he has pushed hard to make sure the college had adequate programs for career and technical education. He called the college “a wonderful jewel and an asset to this community.” “I congratulate Gordon and wish him the best in his service on the board,” Gray said Tuesday night. “I’ve enjoyed the 18 years I’ve been there, and I’m sure he will do a great job.” Gray has long worked in campaigns, and during last year’s primary season, was Illinois and Missouri state director for the campaign of President Donald Trump. He has also run for offices including judge and state representative. Gray also got backing of Sangamon County Republicans for his re-election.)
— Manar questions state’s $2.4M lease of former Springfield furniture warehouse – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170404/manar-questions-states-24m-lease-of-former-springfield-furniture-warehouse

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Theaters screen ‘1984’ to protest Trump.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/theaters-screen-1984-to-protest-trump/686984266

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Loretto Club plans moving forward in Wheaton  Wheaton officials unanimously approve preliminary plans, development agreement – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/04/04/loretto-club-plans-moving-forward-in-wheaton/a4qze3a/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Eliminating duplicates from Illinois’ 6,968 layers of government – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article142706739.html

 

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: According to unofficial results, the following Republican township candidates lost: Tamburello for Wayne Township Highway Commissioner, Ossyra for Naperville Township Supervisor, Greenberg for Naperville Township Clerk, Wojtasiak for Naperville Township Highway Commissioner, Bejda, Malm, and Ruhl for Naperville Township Trustee, Tarulis for Lisle Township Supervisor, and Buch for Lisle Township Trustee.
http://electionresults.dupageco.org/results/2017/consolidated%20general/townships-1.htm

 

PROPUBLICA
— Chicago Area Disparities in Car Insurance Premiums – Al Shaw, Jeff Larson and Julia Angwin
http://projects.propublica.org/graphics/carinsurance

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Maybe Trump Is Just What Rahm Needs  Defying the president might be the only chance for our embattled mayor to hold on to his seat. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND  (DIERSEN: Who paints themselves as being the biggest Trump-haters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2017/Maybe-Trump-Is-Just-What-Rahm-Needs/

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— Irvin Defeats Guzman in Close Race For Aurora Mayor
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/04/april-4-mayoral-election-results-irvin-defeats-guzman-by-170-votes-in-aurora-its-burns-in-geneva-schielke-in-batavia/

 

SAGAMON SUN
— ‘Dark money’ bill’s real aim is blacklisting, radio hosts say – Karen Kidd  (DIERSEN: Should publish a list of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. that blacklist me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?  The aforesaid blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511099956-dark-money-bill-s-real-aim-is-blacklisting-radio-hosts-say

 

CAPITOL FAX
— McCann’s name floated for 2018
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/05/mccanns-name-floated-for-2018/

 

GOPUSA
— Bernie Sanders, Pramila Jayapal introduce bill to make college free for many  (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, when I was in high school, my father earned about $40,000 and my mother was a homemaker/housewife.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22702
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal has teamed up with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to introduce a bill that would make four-year public college free for families making less than $125,000, and make community college free for all. The $600 billion cost would be funded by a tax on Wall Street speculation. The College for All Act would also reduce student-loan debt by cutting all student- loan interest rates for new borrowers in half; enable existing borrowers to refinance loans based on the interest rates available to new borrowers; and prevent the federal government from profiting off the student-loan program. Its sponsors say the bill would reduce student debt by allowing existing federal aid to cover other college costs, including books, housing and transportation. It would require states and tribes participating in the program to cover the full cost of college for their poorest students. It would also increase the size of work-study programs. The bill’s co-sponsors, all Democrats, include Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. It’s been endorsed by the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the American Association of University Professors, among others.)

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— IS PROFILING OK? – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. What should members of the aforesaid groups do to defend themselves?)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/is-profiling-ok/
— RETREAT, HELL! TRUMP JUST GOT HERE! – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/retreat-hell-trump-just-got-here/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s immigration enforcement plan misses the big picture.”
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/327219-trumps-immigration-enforcement-plan-wastes-limited-resources

 

POLITICO
— RAUNER GETS PRESSURE FROM THE RIGHT; U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who has been under perhaps the most intense scrutiny he’s faced in his career as Congressman, is still hauling in cash; Roskam targeted in new DCCC ad on health care.
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/04/politico-illinois-playbook-biss-bucks-mcsweeney-hits-rauner-on-trump-its-election-day-chance-the-mayor-219570

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Gay rights organizations hail court ruling as ‘game changer’ – MICHAEL TARM  (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be denied education and employment, and eventually, you will be denied housing, food, clothing, transportation, etc.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/1250634e4f434d2ca02a0f8f1674e624/gay-rights-organizations-hail-court-ruling-game-changer

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— For Trump, a Focus on U.S. Interests and a Disdain for Moralizing – PETER BAKER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/us/politics/syria-bashar-al-assad-trump.html
— Ceding to One Side on Health Bill, Trump Risks Alienating Another – ROBERT PEAR and THOMAS KAPLAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/us/politics/president-trump-health-care.html
— Fox Losing More Advertisers After Sexual Harassment Claims Against O’Reilly – EMILY STEEL and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/business/media/sexual-harassment-bill-oreilly-fox.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: ISIS sides with anti-Trumps.
http://nypost.com/2017/04/04/isis-to-americans-you-are-being-run-by-an-idiot/

 

WNYC
— Ned Price: Why I’m Leaving: A Federal Employee Resigns Under Trump – Shumita Basu
http://www.wnyc.org/story/why-im-leaving-federal-employee-resigns-trump/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— BMW, Glaxo and Allstate Join Wave of Advertisers Withdrawing From Bill O’Reilly’s Show  Brands flee controversy after revelations that Fox News star and 21st Century Fox paid $13 million to settle five harassment claims – ALEXANDRA BRUELL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bmw-glaxo-and-allstate-join-wave-of-advertisers-withdrawing-from-bill-oreillys-show-1491337573
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Administration Considers Far-Reaching Steps for ‘Extreme Vetting’  Foreigners entering U.S. could be forced to hand over phones, answer questions on ideology; changes could apply to allies like France and Germany – LAURA MECKLER
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-considers-far-reaching-steps-for-extreme-vetting-1491303602
— ‘Extreme Vetting’ Would Target Foreigners’ Cellphones
https://www.wsj.com/video/extreme-vetting-would-target-foreigners-cellphones/E1B04D00-9EEF-44ED-AE4F-0C220778EAD4.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— Pay-Equity Fight Quickens Even Without U.S. Cheerleader-in-Chief – Jeff Green (DIERSEN: GAO should issue a report on how much more GAO pays its female employees than its male employees who have comparable work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional licenses.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-04/equal-pay-fight-heats-up-across-u-s-with-or-without-trump

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: WWI: Trump and the war that helped make America great in the first place – Rick Hampson  (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/04/trump-skipping-world-war-i-centennial-ceremony/99978452/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be denied education and employment, and eventually, you will be denied housing, food, clothing, transportation, etc.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/04/federal-court-civil-rights-act-protects-lgbt-workplace-bias/100046514/
— New Jersey teen accepted by all 8 Ivy League schools  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that neither my bachelor’s degree nor any of my three master’s degrees are from an Ivy League school.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/04/05/new-jersey-teen-accepted-all-8-ivy-league-schools/100062712/
— FRONT PAGE: Here’s what the U.S. could learn from Singapore’s plan for aging workers – Thomas Maresca  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68.  All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/05/singapore-population-aging-workforce/99837170/

 

INDINIAPOLIS STAR
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Are you the driver or the passenger on the road to bad decisions? – Peter Dunn
http://www.indystar.com/story/money/2017/04/05/pete-planner-bad-promises-shouldnt-force-you-into-bad-financial-decisions/100040388/

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump is a bigot.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/04/why-a-pivot-from-bigotry-to-bipartisanship-is-hard/521643/

 

MARKET WATCH
— 5 ways millennials have it harder than their parents did when it comes to money – Beth Kobliner  (DIERSEN: Do you have a “good job?” Were the jobs that you held in the past “good?”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and the dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that none of the jobs that I had were “good” and that they would never stoop to take them.  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 assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/5-ways-millennials-have-it-harder-than-their-parents-did-when-it-comes-to-money-2017-04-05
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s harder to get a good job  In 2016, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute, the unemployment rate for college grads was 5.6%, only a tenth of a point higher than the pre-recession rate in 2007. Not too shabby. What’s a concern, though, is underemployment — a figure that includes jobless people looking for work, part-time workers who want to go full time, and unemployed people who have recently given up looking. The current underemployment rate for young college grads? 12.6%. A three-percentage-point jump from 2007. The picture is worse if you don’t have a college diploma: The underemployment rate for high school grads is 33.7%. (in 2007, it was 26.8%.)

April 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SUBURBS HOLD ELECTIONS ON TUESDAY
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/suburbs-hold-elections-on-tuesday/1832148/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING: TRAGIC: TREASONOUS: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use children as cannon fodder to promote mass immigration and illegal immigration.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/children-with-deported-parents-dc-418275753.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Bolingbrook Mayor May Pay Political Price For Supporting Trump.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/04/bolingbrook-mayor-may-pay-political-price-for-supporting-trump/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/246473944-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State Supreme Court denies Rauner request to bypass AFSCME appeal – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-supreme-court-denies-rauner-request-to-bypass-afscme-appeal/
— Dan Weeb: Bars, restaurants should make more off video gambling – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dan-webb-bars-restaurants-should-make-more-off-video-gambling/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Most young Americans want government to pay for health care, poll finds – AP  (DIERSEN: What else do young Americans want “government” to pay for – housing, food, clothing, transportation, college tuition and books, etc.?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-us-health-care-poll-20170404-story.html
— Rauner ought to find a way to improve state’s future – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0405-20170404-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Headscarves? Yes. Make mug shots public? No.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-mug-shot-hijab-zorn-perspec-zorn-0405-20170404-column.html
— More than 2,000 early votes cast in Naperville – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-election-numbers-st-0405-20170404-story.html
— Illinois video gambling parlors sue state over profit-sharing rules – Becky Yerak  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-video-gambling-illinois-lawsuit-0405-biz-20170404-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps treasonously side with Mexico against America and anti-Trumps treasonously side with the citizens of Mexico who are in America illegally against the citizens of America. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America with its illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, with its illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and with its illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-immigration-legislation-st-0405-20170404-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Many local races have few candidates, but these buck the trend – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170404/news/170409696/
— A summary of Daily Herald endorsements  (DIERSEN: Not that my endorsement means anything, but I should write a book about past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who state that they are Republican, but who hint/imply/argue/shout that no one should vote for any candidate that I endorse. The aforesaid include candidates who are on the ballot in my precinct for today’s April 4, 2017 election. Of course, if they do not win, or if they win, but get fewer votes than they expected, they will blame me because I endorsed them in my precinct letter and I displayed their campaign sign in my front yard.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170322/discuss/170329691/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam moves to limit IRS seizure tool used in Hastert case – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170404/BLOGS02/170409965/roskam-moves-to-limit-irs-seizure-tool-used-in-hastert-case
— Allstate ditches Fox’s O’Reilly show – AP  (DIERSEN: What complaints have been filed against you?  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, no complaints that I discriminated against anyone because of their political affiliation, veteran status, “race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information,” or anything else were ever filed against me.  Nevertheless, the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, and the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 treated me like many such complaints had been filed against me.  They would not have treated me that way if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170404/NEWS06/170409962/allstate-ditches-foxs-oreilly-show
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bill O’Reilly’s top-rated Fox News show may be starting to feel a financial sting after allegations that he sexually harassed several women. Northbrook-based insurer Allstate, automakers Hyundai and BMW, financial firm T. Rowe Price, drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline and online marketing firm Constant Contact said Tuesday that they have joined Mercedes-Benz in pulling their ads from the show. The moves come after a weekend report in The New York Times that O’Reilly and his employer paid five women $13 million to settle harassment or other allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fox’s star.)
— Segregation a distorted lens through which to view Chicago – AMARA C. ENYIA  (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Chicago?  My connections include living there part-time for 3 months in 1971 and 1974-1976 and then full-time 1976-1978; getting married there in 1978; working there for 6 months in 1971 and then 1973-1997; and taking college classes there full-time 1966-1968 and then part-time 1971-1983 and 1992-1997.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170404/OPINION/170409978/segregation-a-distorted-lens-through-which-to-view-chicago

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Woodstock officials to consider tightening ‘truck stop’ ordinance to prevent video gambling – BRITTANY KEEPERMAN
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/03/woodstock-officials-to-consider-tightening-truck-stop-ordinance-to-prevent-video-gambling/awbs8su/

 

WSIL TV
— Border agency fields pitches for Trump’s wall with Mexico – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35062530/border-wall-contractors-brace-for-hostile-environment

 

WMAY
— Rauner Blames Democrats for Problems Stemming From Budget Stalemate  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents blame you for?  My critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
http://www.us927.com/2017/04/04/rauner-blames-democrats-for-problems-stemming-from-state-budget-stalemate/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Bankruptcy bounces around as backup plan – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511096709-bankruptcy-bounces-around-as-backup-plan

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PAID 55 NURSES OVER $100K PER YEAR IN 2016, WHILE AVERAGE ILLINOIS NURSE ONLY MAKES $70K – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-department-of-corrections-paid-55-nurses-over-100k-per-year-in-2016-while-average-illinois-nurse-only-makes-70k/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois job growth trails neighbors by 1,000 percent and more – Greg Bishop
http://ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-job-growth-trails-neighbors-by-percent-and-more/article_81cdf8a0-1631-11e7-b1b7-c7c40af610fc.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Christian Parents, Your Kids Aren’t Equipped to be Public School Missionaries – Matt Walsh
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/christian-parents-kids-arent-equipped-public-school-missionaries/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote pot in illinois promote the further destruction of Illinois.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/04/only-one-demographic-holdout-on-legalization/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN
— ANGRY LIBERAL MOBS NOW STALKING TRUMP SUPPORTERS
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/04/04/angry-liberal-mobs-now-stalking-trump-supporters/
— TRUMP AND THE DESIRE TO BE LOVED
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/04/04/trump-and-the-desire-to-be-loved/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Continues Its Downward Slide – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who takes the lead in driving people’s approval ratings up or down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  ANSWER: Those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/04/donald-trumps-approval-rating-continues-its-downward-slide/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— WHO’S IN THE HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? – Robert Eno
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/04/whos-in-the-house-freedom-caucus-and-why-is-it-important

 

BREITBART
— Trump Haters Rush to Susan Rice’s Defense – Kristina Wong
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/03/trump-haters-rush-susan-rices-defense/
— Survey: Fans View ESPN as Too ‘Left-Leaning,’ Don’t Like Their Shows Either – DYLAN GWINN
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/04/04/survey-fans-view-espn-as-too-left-leaning-dont-like-their-shows-either/
— European Union Tells Hungary and Poland To Accept Mass Migration Or Leave – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/04/eu-hungary-poland-take-migrants-leave/

 

THE BLAZE
— White mom and her two kids booted from ‘multicultural playgroup.’ You’ll love the reason why. – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: Australia today, America tomorrow.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/04/white-mom-and-her-two-kids-booted-from-multicultural-playgroup-youll-love-the-reason-why/

 

GOPUSA
— TREASONOUS: California Senate approves ‘sanctuary state’ bill
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22667

 

THE HILL
— Crimes by illegal aliens, not legal immigrants, are the real problem – HANS VON SPAKOVSKY
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/327229-crimes-by-illegal-aliens-not-legal-immigrants-are-the-real

 

AOL NEWS
— Nationals fans unfurl ‘Impeach Trump’ banner on Opening Day
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/04/04/nationals-fans-unfurl-impeach-trump-banner-on-opening-day/22025261/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Concerns about hiring freeze’s disruption, costs spur request for GAO audit – Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/04/concerns-about-hiring-freezes-disruption-costs-spur-request-for-audit/
— Trump Administration tells companies not to overlook qualified Americans – AP (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.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-tells-companies-not-to-overlook-qualified-americans/2017/04/04/87fa4e06-1909-11e7-8598-9a99da559f9e_story.html
— I told Paul Ryan what it’s like to be poor. I wonder if he remembers me now.  Poverty isn’t a choice, and Americans like me need a strong safety net. Does the speaker care? – Tianna Gaines-Turner  (DIERSEN: If you are not poor, what do your critics/opponents attribute your income and your net worth to?  My critics/opponents attribute my income and my net worth not to any good choices that I made.  According to my critics/opponents, I have income and net worth because I was born a healthy White male, because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, because I have always been privileged, because I avoided the draft, because I have always been overpaid, because I got married, because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/04/04/i-told-paul-ryan-what-its-like-to-be-poor-i-wonder-if-he-remembers-me-now/

 

FORTUNE
— Google to Employees: Don’t Worry About President Trump’s Immigration Crackdown – Kate Samuelson
http://fortune.com/2017/04/04/donald-trump-h1b-visa-crackdown-google/

April 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP DONATES FIRST 3 MONTHS OF SALARY TO PARK SERVICE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-donates-first-3-months-of-salary-to-park-service/1833443/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Senate President Backs Bill That Protects (ILLEGALS) – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/03/illinois-senate-president-backs-bill-that-protects-immigrants/
— Dems Claim Votes to Block Gorsuch; GOP Will Override Them  For Republicans and Trump, Gorsuch’s confirmation will be a moment of triumph – Erica Werner and Mary Clare Jalonick
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Neil-Gorsuch-Supreme-Court-Senate-Committee-Vote-417939463.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois contractor bidding to build Trump’s border wall — with a tourist draw – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-border-wall-builders-0404-biz-20170403-story.html
— Radio host Steve Cochran ‘offended’ by Mendoza’s reaction to his duct tape comment – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-steve-cochran-susana-mendoza-duct-tape-met-20170403-story.html
— Selle: State lawmaker tilts at entrenched townships – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-yingling-township-consolidation-st-0404-20170403-story.html
— One way or another, confirm Judge Gorsuch – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-gorsuch-confirm-nuclear-filibuster-trump-reid-0404-md-20170403-story.html
— Politicians and reporters: Lasting frenemies? – Hal Higdon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-media-kennedy-humphrey-nixon-agnew-mccarthy-perspec-0404-jm-20170403-story.html
— Bill O’Reilly, ex-Fox chief hit with more sexual allegations – David Bauder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-oreilly-fox-news-sexual-allegations-20170403-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they are paid agents of Mexico.  By illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally, constructively, Mexico has declared war on America.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-jobs-move-mexico-20170403-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-rainbow-flag-god-fischer-huppke-20170403-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump threat could cost Chicago $13.4M in DOJ grants, city says – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-threat-could-cost-chicago-13-4m-in-doj-grants-city-says/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump advocates say “TRUST us, immigrant bill gives no sanctuary.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-2/
— Senate panel favorably recommends Gorsuch for Supreme Court – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/first-vote-on-gorsuch-nears-with-starkly-opposing-views/
— End Illinois Lottery secrets and games of clout – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/end-illinois-lottery-secrets-and-games-of-clout/

 

DAILY HERALD
— COD profs to discuss truth, beliefs, ‘fake news’ – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170403/news/170409797/
— Are there enough candidates to do the job in your town? – Katlyn Smith and Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170403/news/170409837/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— D.C., Springfield wars arrive at village hall – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170403/BLOGS02/170409993/d-c-springfield-wars-arrive-at-village-hall
— FROM THE MEDIA KIT: Crain’s Affluent Audience: 47% are millionaires, $386,000 annual household income, $2,100,000 average net worth
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/assets/media-kit-2017/ccb-media-kit-2017.pdf
— Group tallies the horrid cost of Illinois’ budget war – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170403/BLOGS02/170409982/group-tallies-the-horrid-cost-of-illinois-budget-war

 

WBEZ
— Races To Watch As Chicago Suburbs Head To The Polls
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/races-to-watch-as-chicago-surburbs-head-to-the-polls/ddef9701-73d5-45a9-bc91-e9a62d69ca83

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois Senate Leader Touts Bill to Protect (ILLEGALS) – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-senate-leader-touts-bill-to-protect-immigrants-04-03-2017

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois lawmakers failing colleges because they won’t turn in any work – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article142469914.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Pension fiasco spells future trouble for Illinois – John Sammon
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511100337-analysis-pension-fiasco-spells-future-trouble-for-illinois

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Illinois Budget Impasse Continues To Claim More Victims.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/04/03/illinois_budget_impasse_continues_t.php

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Employment Opportunity: 18th Judicial Circuit Court Staff Attorney
http://www.dupageco.org/Courts/Jobs/54841/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— IL law forcing ‘pregnancy resource centers’ to refer women for abortions violates constitution: Lawsuit – Laura Halleman
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511099450-il-law-forcing-pregnancy-resource-centers-to-refer-women-for-abortions-violates-constitution-lawsuit
— Campaign donor can’t sue disgraced ex-congressman Schock for ‘dishonesty’ – Scott Holland
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511100780-campaign-donor-can-t-sue-disgraced-ex-congressman-schock-for-dishonesty

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Economist: Trump’s order could save 100K coal jobs – Giovanni Whaley
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511099710-economist-trump-s-order-could-save-100k-coal-jobs

 

WIRE POINTS
— Simple Math Shows Absurdity of Illinois’ Progressive Tax Cure – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/simple-math-shows-absurdity-of-illinois-progressive-tax-cure-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— WISCONSIN AND INDIANA HIT NEW ALL-TIME HIGHS FOR NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/wisconsin-and-indiana-hit-new-all-time-highs-for-number-of-people-working/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/democratic-candidate-governor-visits-immigrant-rights-rally-peoria#stream/0

 

RESPONSIBILE BUDGET COALITION
— Why We Need Adequate Revenue: Illinois in Chaos
http://www.responsiblebudget.org/sites/default/files/RBC%20Factsheet%20FINAL%203.24.17.pdf

 

BREITBART
— VA Department Still Struggling to Fill as Many as 45,000 Job Openings – PENNY STARR  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/04/03/va-department-still-struggling-to-fill-as-many-as-45000-job-openings/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Even Donald Trump Can’t Fix Stupid – Doug Ibendahl
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/03/even-donald-trump-cant-fix-stupid/
— Sanctuary Advocates Slam NYPD For Giving Information To ICE – WILL RACKE
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/03/sanctuary-advocates-slam-nypd-for-giving-information-to-ice/
— Family Of Dead Burglar Complains About Homeowner’s Son Using AR-15 – Amber Randall  (DIERSEN: If you break into someone’s home, you should expect to leave that home in a body bag.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/02/family-of-dead-burglar-complains-about-homeowners-son-using-ar-15/
— Congress Works To Prevent IRS From Unjustifiably Seizing Your Assets – Juliegrace Brufke  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980.  I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/03/congress-works-to-prevent-irs-from-unjustifiably-seizing-your-assets/

 

GOPUSA
— Londonistan: 500 closed churches, 423 new mosques
http://www.gopusa.com/londonistan-500-closed-churches-423-new-mosques/
— California: Transgender Inmates Could Soon Have Bras and Cosmetics
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22628

 

CAMPUS TIMES
— Students tackle issue of affirmative action – SAM PASSANISI  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.campustimes.org/2017/04/03/students-tackle-issue-of-affirmative-action/

 

THE HILL
— Release of White House visitor logs important for transparency – REP. MIKE QUIGLEY (D-ILL.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/326447-release-of-white-house-visitor-logs-important-for-transparency
— Dems hoping GOP will turn off seniors – BEN KAMISAR  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/326232-dems-hoping-gop-will-turn-off-seniors

 

POLITICO
— 2 journalists sue Trump over ‘kill list’ – JOSH GERSTEIN
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/03/journalists-sue-trump-kill-list-236738

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Why is Trump flailing?” and says “Because Americans hate his agenda, and it’s based on lies.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/04/03/why-is-trump-flailing-because-americans-hate-his-agenda-and-its-based-on-lies/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Bill O’Reilly: An awful, awful man.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/04/02/bill-oreilly-an-awful-awful-man/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The violent rally Trump can’t move past.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/03/the-violent-rally-trump-cant-move-past/
— Who wouldn’t want millions of workers to save for retirement? Turns out some Republicans and business groups. – Michelle Singletary
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/04/03/who-wouldnt-want-millions-of-workers-to-save-for-retirement-turns-out-some-republicans-and-business-groups/
— Tom Perez won’t apologize for insulting Trump and GOP leaders. Here’s why. – David Weige  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are going get more and more and more hateful.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/02/tom-perez-wont-apologize-for-insulting-trump-and-gop-leaders-heres-why/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Your Extra-Safe Car Costs More to Insure  High-tech collision-prevention systems on cars help prevent crashes but cost a lot to repair – CHRISTINA ROGERS and LESLIE SCISM
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-your-extra-safe-car-costs-more-to-insure-1491211803
— Tesla, on a Hot Streak, Passes Ford in Investor Value  Change reflects a growing belief that electric motors and autonomous driving are the wave of the future for cars – TIM HIGGINS and CHRISTINA ROGERS
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-on-a-hot-streak-passes-ford-in-investor-value-1491226526

 

FORTUNE
— Protesters Wanted to Get Ivanka Trump’s Attention. So They Had a Dance Party Outside Her Home – Alana Abramson
http://fortune.com/2017/04/03/ivanka-trump-dance-party-protest/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— VA Secretary asks Congress for quicker firings – Eric White  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/04/va-secretary-asks-congress-quicker-firings/

 

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— Exploring mentorship: A story of passion and purpose – Eddie Huffman  (DIERSEN: Who helped your career and what happened to them? In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.  In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2017/apr/mentoring-at-cpa-firms-not-for-profits.html