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April 1 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

March 31 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

March 30 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

March 29 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Chicago area teachers receive gun training, free of charge
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-area-teachers-taking-conceal-carry-classes-free-of-charge

NBC5
— Pritzker Downsizes Campaign Staff After Primary Victory – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-downsizes-campaign-staff-478182113.html
— Woman Carjacked Outside Oakbrook Center Mall
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/oakbrook-center-mall-carjacking-478245233.html

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Miguel Perez to argue that U.S. citizenship should be easier to get for those who were brought to America illegally and/or who served in the military.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/deported-veteran-miguel-perez-jr-describes-ordeal/3275003/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump sending state senator Kyle McCarter to Kenya – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-arroyo-preckwinkle-berrios-20180329-story.html
— Roskam says feds OK property tax early birds
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-arroyo-preckwinkle-berrios-20180329-story.html
— Emanuel wants signs about smoking dangers posted outside tobacco stores – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-anti-tobacco-signs-20180327-story.html
— Clout of young voters uncertain; A real force or a fad? – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–youth-vote-midterms-20180327-story.html
— Joe Biden regrets talking about fighting Trump – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-biden-20180329-story.html
— Leaving Illinois won’t be an easy choice — but it might be the only one. – Steve Bail, Lake Forest (DIERSEN: Who wants you to leave Illinois? I should write a book about those who want me to leave Illinois. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-cps-pension-leave-illinois-home-value-20180328-story.html
— Facebook to simplify user privacy settings – Elizabeth Dwoskin (DIERSEN: If you want privacy, government and politics is not for you.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180329/281904478730743
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Evangelical says “Evangelical support of Trump has helped pornography enter the cultural mainstream.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-evangelicals-pornography-trump-stormy-daniels-0329-20180327-story.html
— Yes, white ‘privilege’ is still the problem – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. If you are a non-veteran White male federal employee, the federal government wastes your career and gets rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-white-privilege-dahleen-glanton-20180328-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Political consultant Alaina Hampton wants inspector general, Ethics Board to look at Ald. Quinn – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/political-consultant-demands-ig-ethics-board-investigation-of-ald-quinn/
— In campaigns, women highlight gender in pitch to voters – AP (DIERSEN: What if candidates highlighted in their campaigns that they a) could and would defend and advance all the planks in the Republican Party platform if elected, including the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks, b) are Republican, c) are conservative, d) are male, e) are White, f) are older, g) are German-American, h) are Protestant, i) are wealthy, j) are gun owners, k) have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, l) are former union members, m) are retired federal employees, and/or n) are American nameplate car owners?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/in-campaigns-women-highlight-gender-in-pitch-to-voters/
— Melania, as a role model for women, should leave the jerk – S. E. Cupp (DIERSEN: Did/would Cupp say that about Hillary.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/melania-as-a-role-model-for-women-should-leave-the-jerk/
— McDonald’s expands worker tuition benefits, citing tax law – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, its tuition benefits were either nonexistent or token. My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used that to justify their not taking job-related courses. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. Beyond outrageously, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mcdonalds-expands-worker-tuition-benefits-citing-tax-law/

DAILY HERALD
— McSweeney proposes gun seizure, tougher sentencing legislation – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180329/mcsweeney-proposes-gun-seizure-tougher-sentencing-legislation
— Facebook revamps privacy settings menu in response to outcry – Gerrit De Vynck (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If you want privacy for yourself, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office. If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail or to prosecution, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office. In government and in politics, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will find out everything about you, including everything that you did or did not do, and then use that information to destroy you.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180327/facebook-revamps-privacy-settings-menu-in-response-to-outcry
— Split vote as DuPage approves spending for tourism bureau – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180328/split-vote-as-dupage-approves-spending-for-tourism-bureau
— This time, we can hold lawmakers accountable on ‘fair maps’ – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180328/editoria-this-time-we-can-hold-lawmakers-accountable-on-fair-maps
— Time for more towns to join Tobacco 21 movement – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180326/editorial-time-for-more-towns-to-join-tobacco-21-movement

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Walmart pulls Cosmopolitan from checkout aisles after pressure from anti-porn group – Amy B. Wang
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180328/walmart-pulls-cosmopolitan-from-checkout-aisles-after-pressure-from-anti-porn-group
— Davis says he sees many people, but has no open town hall plans – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180328/bernard-schoenburg-davis-says-he-sees-many-people-but-has-no-open-town-hall-plans

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Much riding on rollout of Illinois Automatic Voter Registration – Editorial (DIERSEN: Why don’t registered voters vote? Of the 504 registered voters in my precinct, 301 (60%) did not vote in the March 20, 2018 primary election. At least 20 of those 301 no longer live in the precinct.)
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-much-riding-on-rollout-of-illinois-avr/article_5f446f21-efcd-5a31-9e01-4ca5f2baf630.html

STATELINE
— Sen. Syverson pushing legislation to stop robo-calls
http://www.mystateline.com/news/sen-syverson-pushing-legislation-to-stop-robo-calls/1085829649

SOUTHERN
— Illinois public health official warns against fake weed after users suffer severe bleeding
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-department-of-public-health-issues-warning-about-synthetic-cannabinoids/article_81ec1944-8807-5e77-98b1-85d0ae701812.html

BEVERLY REVIEW
— Voters in 19th Ward support Pritzker, Ives – Kyle Garmes
http://www.beverlyreview.net/news/community_news/article_0ac9894c-31cc-11e8-a4be-cf4ee547eb67.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— U of I Sues For Depiction Of Chief + ‘Make Illinois Great Again’ – RACHEL OTWELL
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/u-i-sues-depiction-chief-make-illinois-great-again#stream/0

DAILY ILLINI
— University outreach program addresses student veteran challenges – GEORGE VASSILATOS (DIERSEN: Are you a veteran? I am not. If I sought any kind of government or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I am not a veteran, and far worse, I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://dailyillini.com/news/2018/03/29/university-outreach-program-addresses-student-veteran-challenges/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— OEIG responded to ethics complaint on Illinois Governor Rauner – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/oeig-responded-to-ethics-complaint-on-illinois-governor-rauner/

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Homosexuality Has Become Holy Grail to the Left — LaBarbera on HBO’s John Oliver’s Bunny Book Attack on Pence – Peter LaBarbera
https://americansfortruth.com/2018/03/28/homosexuality-has-become-holy-grail-to-the-left-labarbera-on-hbos-john-olivers-bunny-book-attack-on-pence/

GOPUSA
— U.S. facing ‘epidemic of fatherlessness’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42551

BREITBART
— Review: ‘What’s Up, Deplorable?’ Roseanne Barr’s Rebooted Sitcom Embraces Trump’s America – REBECCA MANSOUR
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/03/28/review-whats-up-deplorable-roseanne-barrs-rebooted-sitcom-embraces-trumps-america/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— California Dem Candidate Inflated Resume to Portray Herself as State Dept. ‘Policy Maker’ – Cameron Cawthorne (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? ANSWER: Only those who have parents, grandparents, great grandparents, etc. who were policy makers. My parents, grandparents, great grandparents, etc. were NOT policy makers.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/california-dem-candidate-inflated-resume-portray-herself-state-dept-policy-maker/

NBC NEWS
— Trump called Roseanne Barr to congratulate her on show reboot Barr plays a Trump supporter on the revival of “Roseanne,” which returned to the air this week. – Adam Edelman
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-called-roseanne-barr-congratulate-her-show-reboot-n861061

CNBC
— Democrats’ perception of Walmart shifts from negative to positive – Tamanna Desai
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/28/democrats-perception-of-walmart-shifts-from-negative-to-positive.html

YAHOO NEWS
— Democrats setting aside differences as U.S. elections approach – Ivan Couronne (DIERSEN: In Illinois, will Republicans put aside differences to defeat the Democrats in November? Will those Republicans who won in the primary, but who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform reach out to Republicans who lost in the primary, but support those planks?)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-setting-aside-differences-us-elections-approach-160625500.html

USA TODAY
— Blame political operatives, not social media for privacy breaches – Edward Stringham
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/03/28/facebook-cambridge-analytica-editorials-debates/33374103/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Are States So Strapped for Cash? There Are Two Big Reasons The proportion of state and local tax revenues dedicated to Medicaid and public pensions is the highest since the 1960s – Cezary Podkul and Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-are-states-so-strapped-for-cash-there-are-two-big-reasons-1522255521
— The IRS Is Auditing a Lot Fewer Americans Percentage of individual tax audits falls to lowest level since 2002 – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-irs-is-auditing-a-lot-fewer-americans-1522315800
— In Many States, Students at Public Universities Foot Biggest Part of the Bill State funding cuts mean students in a majority of states are paying more in tuition than the government does – Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-many-states-students-at-public-universities-foot-biggest-part-of-the-bill-1522315802

FORBES
— As Trump And Congress Fail Dreamers, Canada Might Be An Option For Some – Andy J. Semotiuk
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2018/03/28/daca-dreamers-stress-while-trump-and-congress-fail-them/#24919040c6d3

KIPLINGER
— The Financial Pros and Cons of Getting Married Later in Life When you start a relationship later in life, does it make sense to marry or move in together? Answer: It’s complicated. – SANDRA BLOCK (DIERSEN: My wife and I have been paying the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978. Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T065-C000-S002-pros-and-cons-of-getting-married-later-in-life.html

KIII TV
— New York is first of high-tax states ready to do end-around Trump code N.Y. readies 1st end-around of Trump tax code – Joseph Spector and Jon Campbell (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/nation-now/new-york-is-first-of-high-tax-states-ready-to-do-end-around-trump-code/465-7b8b676d-aacb-45d8-8600-a8627b642377

FORT WAYNE BUSINESS WEEKLY
— Researchers call for action against fake news – Doug LeDuc (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.fwbusiness.com/columns/technology/article_9f542775-5d7f-5bfc-9056-1642e597596a.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A professor at Indiana University’s School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering co-authored an essay for the journal “Science” calling for a coordinated investigation into the forces behind fake news. Filippo Menczer is a member of IU’s Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research. His co-authors for the paper included researchers at high-profile organizations such as Microsoft, Harvard, MIT and Yale. They said companies with platforms used by massive audiences to produce and consume information, such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, have an “ethical and social responsibility transcending market forces” to contribute to scientific research on fake news. The paper was published in the academic journal a little more than a week after 13 Russians were indicted for involvement in a “troll farm” operation that spread false information connected with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Menczer is founder of the IU Observatory on Social Media, which provides tools for identifying automated social media accounts and analyzing how misinformation spreads across social networks. Estimates in the paper put the number of automated “bots” at 60 million on Facebook and up to 48 million on Twitter. The Twitter estimate was based on a study Menczer and colleagues had conducted recently. “The spreaders of fake news are using increasingly sophisticated methods,” Menczer said in a statement about the essay. “If we don’t have enough quantifiable information about the problem, we’ll never be able to design interventions that work. This paper is really a call to groups across the globe – academics, journalists and private industry – to work together to attack this problem.” The paper proposes changes to algorithms the authors say increasingly control online access to information as well as high school courses designed to help students recognize illegitimate news sources. “The challenge is there are so many vulnerabilities we don’t yet understand and so many different pieces that can break or be gamed or manipulated when it comes to fake news,” Menczer said. “It’s such a complex problem that it must be attacked from every angle.” “What we want to convey most is that fake news is a real problem, it’s a tough problem, and it’s a problem that requires serious research to solve.”)

ATLANTIC
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago’s Awful Divide Americans are flocking to big cities to find good jobs—opportunities that remain disproportionately out of reach for the poorest residents already living there. – ALANA SEMUELS (DIERSEN: Have you worked in Chicago? I worked for IRS in Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1980. I worked for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/03/chicago-segregation-poverty/556649/

CHRON
— Qualifications for Political Strategists – Michael Mageean
http://work.chron.com/qualifications-political-strategists-23250.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A political strategist, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is a senior political consultant who designs and directs election campaigns for politicians. Most employers require a bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English or business or even a master’s degree. But at a strategist’s level you’ll need qualifications gained from at least 10 years delivering results in the field in areas like managing the media and fundraising during campaigns. Strategic Thinker A senior consultant needs to be a strategic thinker to effectively solve problems based on past experience using analogical reasoning. Other approaches like deductive reasoning or simple trial and error might not be possible in a fast-moving electoral contest where the story is changing by the hour. This is why a strategist needs a voluminous knowledge of previous elections. Media Master A political strategist will have to be a master at handling the media in order to get his message out to the electorate. Using the media is about timing and presentation. He needs to know how journalists think and how a newsroom schedule works. An election strategist must also be proficient in organizing events like fundraising dinners. These provide campaign funds and are also media events where the candidate delivers speeches and sound bites for broadcast. Master of the Political Message A political strategist has to have a whole communications package to electrify voters. The strategist needs to create a persona and media image for his client that appeals to as many voters as possible. Once he’s crafted the image he’ll have to stage photo opportunities and media events so he can display it to the electorate. A strategist needs to work with the candidate on speeches and answers to questions so the right message will be communicated on the campaign trail and in front of the TV cameras. Extensive and High-Quality Contacts Success comes and goes for a senior political consultant, but what he has to consistently maintain is a high-quality network of contacts. If he has these he will always be in demand because he can secure funding for his clients and introductions to powerful patrons and backers. He is a gatekeeper to powerful supporters and must also act as a cogent persuader to convince them to get behind his client.)

STUDY
— Become a Political Consultant: Step-by-Step Career Guide
https://study.com/articles/Become_a_Political_Consultant_Step-by-Step_Career_Guide.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Political consultants work on election campaigns for political candidates. They may help candidates develop media strategies, explain their platforms to the public, create advertisements, respond to opponents or engage in fundraising. Other consultants may work in research or polling. In the former type of job, they investigate the major issues in a campaign or a candidate’s opponent, while in the latter they ask the public how they feel about a candidate. This information can then be used to develop a candidate’s election campaign strategy. Some of these consultants’ job tasks overlap with those of political scientists, who are similar to consultants. Political consultants work full-time, though they often put in overtime hours to meet deadlines or deal with crises. The job can be stressful, but it pays a salary that is much higher than the national average. Though there is strong competition for these jobs, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the field will grow at a faster-than-average rate over the coming decade.)

March 27 Morning Edition

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— 6 Days of Silence: Rauner and Ives Won’t Talk… But Maybe They Text? (DIERSEN: What is Rauner’s response to this?)
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/6-days-of-silence-rauner-and-ives-wont-talk-but-maybe-they-text/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s been six days since Governor Bruce Rauner was thoroughly embarrassed by state Representative Jeanne Ives, who earned 48% of the Republican primary vote. Despite Rauner’s obvious need to patch things up with his primary opponent, the two have not spoken since the election. In fact, Ives spent most of last week trashing the wounded governor even more. Rauner said he has not spoken with Ives, but maybe he tried to reach her via text. It probably went something like this: . . . “Bruce Rauner’s lies and betrayals divided the Republican Party so badly that his primary opponent refuses to speak with him,” said DGA Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro. “Rauner’s failed leadership turned away Democrats and Independents, and now 48% of Republican voters. With no accomplishments and no supporters, Rauner truly is the most vulnerable incumbent in the nation.”)

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Rich Miller, Natasha Korecki, and other political reporters and journalists are on vacation. If my wife and I were to take a vacation, something we have not done since the 1990s, who would you want to fill in for me, how much money would they demand, and how much money should I pay them? To put out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning and each and every evening like I do, applicants would have to agree to:

– spend 10+ hours each and every day putting the emails together and sending them out,

– be able to digest very quickly many hundreds of Google news alerts and many other article leads that come in 24 hours a day,

– be able to visit many relevant websites very quickly and find relevant articles that are often buried in those websites very quickly,

– skim the most recent edition of the hardcopies of the following publications for relevant articles very quickly before sending the emails out: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Naperville Sun, Wheaton Leader, Crain’s Chicago Business, and other publications,

– work without a proofreader unless they pay for one with their own money,

– have tremendous knowledge of past and present Republican primary elections, general elections, governments, politics, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois,

– having attended all the Illinois GOP state conventions as a delegate at least since 2000,

– have always supported all the planks in the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling,

– have no skeletons in their closets, that is, that they have never done anything that subjects them to blackmail or prosecution,

– be able to deal with my nasty, rude, cruel, mean, vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have always and will always blame GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems,

– be able to deal with my nasty, rude, cruel, mean, vicious critics/opponents who will threaten to destroy you unless you carry out their blacklist orders and their other orders,

– have excellent health and exceptional ability to deal with lots of stress,

– college degree in journalism or equivalent work experience, for example, having worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325,

– lots of high level fact checking experience, for example, the experience that I gained working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325,

– be approved for the job by GOPUSA’s Bobby Eberle (http://www.gopusa.com/bobby-eberle/),

– etc.

The aforesaid assumes that the applicant would live in my home while my wife and I would be on vacation and that he/she would use my computer equipment and software, internet access, Constant Contact account, WordPress website, newspaper and other publican subscriptions, etc. or have equivalent alternative resources.

How much money would applicants for the job demand – $1,000/day, $2,000/day, $3,000/day, $4,000/day, $5,000+/day? – Dave Diersen

https://gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Cook County sues Facebook, Cambridge Analytica; AG Madigan sends letter to Mark Zuckerberg (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. What information does Facebook have about you that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against you? Facebook has the following information about me that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against me: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German national origin, draft avoider, litigious (filed lawsuits during the 1980s and 1990s), my ancestors have been in America since 1844, former union member, federal retiree, homeowner, married, childless, pet-less, American-nameplate car owner, etc.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cook-county-sues-facebook-ag-madigan-sends-letter-to-zuckerberg-/3265737/
— 11-year-old Naomi Wadler honors black female victims of gun violence during March for Our Lives – Danny Clemens (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How often are those who share your demographics victims of gun violence? How often do those who share your demographics commit gun violence?)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/11-year-old-honors-black-female-victims-of-gun-violence/3256703/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow about their success in getting young people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-youth-featured-at-march-for-our-lives-in-dc/3265266/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Stormy Daniels’ lawyer saw ‘soft underbelly of politics’ while working for Rahm Emanuel – Manuel Roig-Franzia (DIERSEN: Who sees the soft underbelly of politics in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-stormy-daniels-lawyer-michael-avenatti-20180326-story.html
— March for Our Lives a start in closing the gap between the privileged and the underprivileged – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: Are/were you privileged? Do you agree with those who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me as having always been privileged, and therefore, as being someone who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-mfol-chicago-20180306-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dan Webb declines Trump’s offer to join legal team – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dan-webb-declines-trumps-offer-to-join-legal-team/
— Arnold R. Hirsch dies; analyzed Chicago segregation in influential book – Maureen O’Donnell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/arnold-r-hirsch-dies-analyzed-chicago-segregation-in-influential-book/
— 146,000 Chicago adults identify as LGBTQ: city study – Tanveer Ali (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ focus on destroying those that do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/146000-chicago-adults-identify-as-lgbtq-according-to-a-city-study/

DAILY HERALD
— Orange County considers fighting state’s ‘sanctuary’ law – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the Republicans who run DuPage County should fight Illinois’ sanctuary law. Needless-to-say, the Republicans who run DuPage County should a) sue Illinois, Rauner, Sanguinetti, and all the legislators who voted for Illinois’ sanctuary law and b) require all employees in DuPage County to check E-Verify before they hire or retain employees.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180327/news/303279995/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Leaders of Orange County, California, planned Tuesday to consider fighting a state law aimed at protecting immigrants from stepped-up deportations under the Trump administration. The backlash to the state’s so-called sanctuary law comes a week after the small city of Los Alamitos in Orange County voted to opt out of the policy. The all-Republican supervisors of the Southern California county of 3.2 million people were expected to discuss passing a resolution in support of Los Alamitos and whether to join the U.S. government’s lawsuit over the law, which bars police in many cases from turning over suspects to federal immigration agents for deportation. “This legislation prevents law enforcement from removing criminals from our community and is a threat to public safety,” said Supervisor Shawn Nelson, who has proposed joining the lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s administration or filing a new one. Orange County, which is home to Disneyland and wealthy beach communities where many people vacation, has a five-member board of supervisors, and all are Republican. While Republicans still outnumber Democrats in the county, Democrats have gained significant ground in recent years, and Hillary Clinton won more votes than Trump in Orange County in the 2016 presidential election. California, a liberal state that is home to more than 10 million immigrants, passed its sanctuary law last year to limit local police collaboration with U.S. immigration authorities.)
— GOP-led states back Trump in California ‘sanctuary’ lawsuit – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180326/news/303269847/
— FRONT PAGE: Will security-conscious schools elect to opt out as polling places? – Eric Peterson (DIERSEN: How inconvenient and/or hard to find is the polling place for the voters in your precinct?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180327/will-security-conscious-schools-elect-to-opt-out-as-polling-places
— Cook County sues Facebook as FTC investigates company’s privacy practices – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180327/cook-county-sues-facebook-as-ftc-investigates-companys-privacy-practices
— Glenbard High School District 87 programs support students emotional needs (DIERSEN: Who/what supported your emotional needs when you were in high school? For me, it was a) my outstanding parents, grandparents, and relatives in Crete and Grant Park and b) Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180326/glenbard-programs-support-students-emotional-needs
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: “I’m thinking, ‘Gee, is 85 supposed to be old?’ Runner, veteran is getting faster – Burt Constable (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination either a) because they despise/hate those who are older than they are, b) because they pander to those who despise/hate those who are older than they are, and/or c) because they are paid to destroy those who are older than they are.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180327/im-thinking-gee-is-85-supposed-to-be-old-runner-veteran-is-getting-faster
— A porn star, a president and credibility 0 Michael Gerson (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail or to prosecution, you should not seek or hold any kind of government of political office.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180327/a-porn-star-a-president-and-credibility

CRAIN’s CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why some Americans are risking it and skipping health insurance – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Knowing that federal retirees and their spouses get subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance for life helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to get rid of me and to get rid of those who share my demographics.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180327/NEWS03/180329892/why-some-americans-are-risking-it-and-skipping-health-insurance

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Green Party had, lost coveted statewide ballot access – Maximilian Kwiatkowski (DIERSEN: How soon will the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) lose statewide ballot access? Ever-increasingly, the IRP talks and acts like it wants to dump individuals, dump organizations, dump companies, and dump governments that support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Those who want the IRP to dump its platform and to dump those who support its platform voted for Rauner. Those who want the IRP to lose statewide ballot access voted for Rauner.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180326/green-party-had-lost-coveted-statewide-ballot-access
— Exercise Science program gains popularity at UIS – David Blanchette (DIERSEN: What exercise did you get while you earned your undergraduate degree? I got lots of exercise delivering mail part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180326/exercise-science-program-gains-popularity-at-uis

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— County steps up lobbying after state cuts – Derek Beigh (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Who lobbies for those who share your demographics?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/county-steps-up-lobbying-after-state-cuts/article_965cf3b5-2cae-5029-917f-a3e9441dee30.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois must begin leveling election playing field – Editorial
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-illinois-must-begin-leveling-election-playing-field/article_6d514abf-0e0f-5550-88f4-f4e29322db7a.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Basco drops out of DuPage County Board race amid family ‘crisis’
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/27/basco-drops-out-of-dupage-county-board-race-amid-family-crisis/ab6qwzj/

GENEVA PATCH
— Kane Co. Sheriff Did Not Violate Ethics Ordinance: Ethics Adviser The complaint was filed in connection with Donald Kramer’s campaign activities. – Amie Rowland
https://patch.com/illinois/geneva/kane-co-sheriff-did-not-violate-ethics-ordinance-ethics-adviser

WILL COUNTY GAZETT
— Annual report: Which school districts in Illinois are in the worst financial shape?
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511367462-annual-report-which-school-districts-in-illinois-are-in-the-worst-financial-shape

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Taxes are going up for some after Illinois’ primary – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants others to pay more taxes? ANSWER: Those who have tremendous financial, health, and/or other problems. Those who pay little or no taxes. Those who have little or no income or net worth. Those who are undeservedly filthy rich. Those who are and/or those who pander to those who are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/taxes-are-going-up-for-some-after-illinois-primary/article_62c503b4-2de0-11e8-89b7-8f492849c591.html#new_tab
— DOJ to offer grants for panic buttons in schools – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/doj-to-offer-grants-for-panic-buttons-in-schools/article_74c258ce-3118-11e8-9f03-9791700d1b49.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The $1.3 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill: President Trump will Hear Conservatives, Unlike Governor Rauner – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/03/the-1-3-trillion-omnibus-spending-bill-president-trump-will-hear-conservatives-unlike-governor-rauner/

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— VIDEO: Tucker Carlson, Floyd Brown Slam Facebook for ‘Ideological Warfare’ Against Conservatives – Peter LaBarbera
https://americansfortruth.com/2018/03/26/video-tucker-carlson-floyd-brown-slam-facebook-for-ideological-warfare-against-conservatives/

GOPUSA
— Chicago’s deal with ACLU, Black Lives Matter changes political calculus for police reform
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42314
— Gun sales surge in response to gun control threat
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42328
— March for Our Lives organizers inflate crowd size by 400 percent
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42336

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE GOP CAN’T AFFORD TO IGNORE BLACK, BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS – Raynard Jackson (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump and the GOP are dumping those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, poor, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/president-trump-and-the-gop-cant-afford-to-ignore-black-blue-collar-workers/

DAILY CALLER
— Sociologist: Less Than 10 Percent Of March For Our Lives Participants Were Children – JOE SIMONSON
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/26/less-than-10-percent-of-march-for-our-lives-children/
— What Legislation Does The March For Our Lives Actually Want? We Asked – It’s Terrifying – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/26/what-legislation-march-for-our-lives-actually-want-video-daily-caller/
— Megyn Kelly Draws Comparisons Between Herself And Stormy Daniels – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/26/megyn-kelly-camparison-stormy-daniels-trump/

FOX NEWS
— School board settles lawsuit alleging cult indoctrination – AP
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/22/school-board-settles-lawsuit-alleging-cult-indoctrination.html

ONE NEWS NOW
— School district ‘justifies’ Islamic terrorist group teaching kids – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2018/03/27/school-dist-justifies-islamic-terrorist-group-teaching-kids

COLLEGE FIX
— Conservative students cheer ‘academic balance’ bill after school shuts down their club – CHRISTIAN MONTOYA
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/43330/

THE HILL
— OUTSTANDING: 2020 Census to include citizenship question – AVERY ANAPOL AND BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/380387-2020-census-to-include-citizenship-question

USA TODAY
— Supreme Court takes on Democrats and Republicans over one-sided maps – Richard Wolf (DIERSEN: Bad politicians gerrymander political districts a) to reward those who glorify and praise them, who pander to them, who serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or who give them money and b) to punish those who do not do the aforesaid.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/26/supreme-court-takes-democrats-and-republicans-over-one-sided-maps/453458002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How to Dig Into the ‘Deep State’ The bureaucracy’s lack of accountability should concern all Americans, regardless of Trump. – J.T. Young (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworker, and subordinates in the federal government always treated me like was a member of the Republican “deep state.” They used that to justify their wasting my career and getting rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-dig-into-the-deep-state-1522103364

BLOOMBERG
— Private Equity? It’s More Like Pirate Equity LBO sponsors will come under much-needed scrutiny as more of their debt-laden deals fall into bankruptcy and job losses mount. – Jared Dillian (DIERSEN: Where did your money come from? My money came from what I earned when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; audited federal agencies 1980-1997 and from my collecting a Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997 (currently $51,864/year) and Social Security since 2010 (currently $2,064/year).)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-27/wall-street-private-equity-firms-are-bad-for-jobs

COLUMBIA JOURNAL REVIEW
— How one AP veteran, John O’Connor, exposes corruption in Illinois – Jackie Spinner
https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/illinois-corruption-foia-oconnor.php

BILLBOARD
— CBS’ Stormy Sitdown Has ’60 Minutes’ at Decade High, Topping 22 Million Viewers – Michael O’Connel
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8261239/stormy-daniels-60-minutes-ratings-22-million-viewers

March 20 Morning Edition

NBC5
— GOP Voters to Choose Between Rauner and Ives for Illinois Governor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-ives-illinois-primary-election-republican-governor-477340203.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 8 things to watch when primary election results come in Tuesday night (FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Rauner will vote in Winnetka. Ives will vote in Wheaton. Republican and Democratic candidates up and down the ballot will have election parties at night.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-primary-eight-things-20180320-story.html
— Lack of exciting Democratic candidates could give us another four years of Rauner – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: Those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform want Rauner to win.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-democratic-primary-20180319-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U of C’s Booth school No. 1 for first time in U.S. News ranking – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old. What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not have degrees from Ivy League universities? I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180320/NEWS13/180329996/u-of-cs-booth-school-no-1-for-first-time-in-u-s-news-ranking

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Nick Provenzano fired from US Rep. Randy Hultgren’s office after sexual encounter with teen boy
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/19/nick-provenzano-fired-from-u-s-rep-randy-hultgrens-office-after-sexual-encounter-with-teen-boy/ag1lurw/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Candidates scramble to finish line as Election Day arrives – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180319/candidates-scramble-to-finish-line-as-election-day-arrives
— Labor leader accuses city contractor of not paying prevailing wage – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: What is the prevailing wage for those who have education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional licenses comparable to what you have? In today’s dollars, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me $125,325/year or $60.25/hour. I had almost 18 years of experience working for GAO and almost 9 years of experience working for IRS. I had earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180319/labor-leader-accuses-city-contractor-of-not-paying-prevailing-wage

WJBD RADIO
— Marion County Clerk Projects Just 14% Turnout for Tuesday’s Primary
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/03/19/marion-county-clerk-projects-just-14-turnout-for-tuesdays-primary

WJBC
— Democratic ballots eclipsing Republicans in early voting in GOP strongholds – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/20/democratic-ballots-eclipsing-republicans-in-early-voting-in-gop-strongholds/

CHICAGO READER
— Let’s make Pritzker and Rauner pay more—a lot more—in state income taxes – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have always wanted me to pay more taxes – federal income tax, state income tax, real estate tax, etc.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/03/20/lets-make-pritzker-and-rauner-pay-more-a-lot-more-in-state-income-taxes

WHEATON PATCH
— In Final Push, Ives Says Rauner Lacks ‘Dignity, Self-Respect’ Ives held a press conference responding to accusations that came after a Democratic ad seemed to tout her conservatism. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/final-push-ives-says-rauner-lacks-dignity-self-respect
— Long-Time Cops Face Off In GOP Primary For DuPage County Sheriff Undersheriff Frank Bibbiano and Patrol Commander James Mendrick will face off in the primary election. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/long-time-cops-face-gop-primary-dupage-county-sheriff

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— National Review’s Closing Argument: Bruce Rauner Deserves to Lose
https://mailchi.mp/130d99b185fd/national-reviews-closing-argument-bruce-rauner-deserves-to-lose

CITIZEN KELLY
— CITIZEN KELLY INTERVIEWS, ENDORSES BURT MINOR IN 42ND HOUSE DISTRICT RACE
http://www.citizenkelly.com/video-citizen-kelly-interviews-endorses-burt-minor-in-42nd-house-district-race/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Nybo suggests grandfather provision in gun legislation – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511359746-nybo-suggests-grandfather-provision-in-gun-legislation

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Which DuPage County school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511364945-which-dupage-county-school-districts-benefit-most-from-state-pension-subsidies

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TYPICAL COLLAR COUNTY FAMILY WOULD PAY AS MUCH AS $1,000 IN ADDITIONAL TAXES UNDER PROGRESSIVE TAX PROPOSAL – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/typical-collar-county-family-would-pay-as-much-as-1000-in-additional-taxes-under-progressive-tax-proposal/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— VIDEO: Lying Cheating Bruce Rauner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=PXc6AaDDtmY

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION ADVOCATES REPUBLICANS LEAVING “LYING, CHEATING BRUCE RAUNER”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/family-group-advocates-republicans-leaving-lying-cheating-bruce-rauner-.html

— COOK COUNTY EARLY VOTING SHOWS 80% PULLING DEMOCRAT BALLOTS VS. 20% REPUBLICAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/cook-county-early-voting-shows-80-pulling-democrat-ballots-vs-20-republican.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The magic number — Anecdotal reports suggest weak, unenthusiastic Republican voter turnout, which could explain why Rauner seemed especially unnerved by the DGA’s ploy to steer conservatives toward Ives. The conventional thinking is that if fewer than 550,000 Republicans turn out statewide, Ives can pull off an upset … If more than 600,000 Republicans show up at the polls, it’s likely smooth sailing for Rauner. – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/03/20/primary-day-5-things-to-watch-early-voting-triple-that-of-2014-ferro-gets-his-comeuppance-256528

CAPITOL FAX
— HRC does GOTV robo for JB
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/hrc-does-gotv-robo-for-jb/
— Quinn’s Obama ad shenanigan prompts rebuke: “Black voters won’t be bamboozled by him again”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/quinns-obama-ad-shenanigan-prompts-rebuke-black-voters-won%e2%80%99t-be-bamboozled-by-him-again/

BREITBART
— Conservative Insurgent Inches Closer to Toppling Illinois GOP Governor – Robert Kraychik
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/03/19/jeanne-ives-momentum-race-governor-illinois/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Former Miss America Could Become Republican Attorney General of Illinois – ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/erika-harold-republican-campaign-illinois-attorney-general/

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Ives of March: It’s Primary Day in Illinois Meet the Republican challenger to wayward Illinois incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner. – BREANA NOBLE
https://spectator.org/ives-of-march-meet-the-republican-challenger-to-illinois-incumbent-gov-bruce-rauner/

TPM
— Could A GOP Governor Lose On Tuesday? What To Watch For In Illinois’ Primaries – Cameron Joseph
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/could-a-gop-governor-lose-on-tuesday-what-to-watch-for-in-illinois-primaries

DAILY CALLER
— Tucker: Demographics In America Are Changing ‘Bewilderingly Fast’ — ‘Without Any Real Public Debate On The Subject’ – JUSTIN CARUSO (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO political consultants tell activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. to dump members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/19/tucker-demographics-in-america/

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham: ‘If Any Of Us Had Done What McCabe Did, We’d Already Be In Jail’ (DIERSEN: The federal government takes adverse actions against extremely few of its employees. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that and the many adverse actions that my GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that proves that I was one of the worse of the federal government’s worst employees.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/03/19/laura-ingraham-rips-andrew-mccabe-democrats-after-lying-under-oath-claims

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats on edge after Sessions attacks Andrew McCabe’s pension – Pete Kasperowicz (DIERSEN: In 1997, when my Democrat GAO superiors successfully attacked my pension, GAO employees who shared my demographics were “on edge,” and especially those who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-on-edge-after-sessions-attacks-andrew-mccabes-pension
— Transparency on federal employee bonuses isn’t a privilege, it’s a right – Rep. Mark Sanford and Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: Federal employees get bonuses for meeting/exceeding their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, that is, their success in getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/transparency-on-federal-employee-bonuses-isnt-a-privilege-its-a-right

ROLL CALL
— Illinois Democrats Seek to Chip Away at Republicans’ House Majority Second-in-nation primaries set stage for targeting GOP seats – Simone Pathé
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/illinois-democrats-seek-chip-away-republican-house-majority

THE HILL
— Anti-abortion Dem’s political career on the line in Illinois – LISA HAGEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/379221-anti-abortion-dems-political-career-on-the-line-in-illinois

POLITICO
— Hultgren fires aide Nick Provenzano after sexual encounter with teenage boy – NATASHA KORECKI and JOHN BRESNAHAN
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/19/hultgren-aide-fired-471883
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois GOP Rep. Randy Hultgren has fired a top aide after the staffer was found in a car last fall with a 17-year-old boy and no shirt on, according to multiple sources and a police report. Nick Provenzano, 56, was dismissed by Hultgren over the weekend, the sources said. Hultgren’s office declined to comment on the details of Provenzano’s firing. “Nick Provenzano is no longer with the office,” said a Hultgren spokesperson. The Hultgren spokesperson said the office only find out about the incident “late Wednesday and immediately placed him on leave before his eventual termination.” But through a Freedom of Information Act request, POLITICO obtained an Oct. 21, 2017, incident report from the city of McHenry Police Department in Illinois. That report shows police investigated Provenzano for public indecency and other potential criminal acts following the episode, but no charges were ever filed. The name of the teenager is redacted in the report. The report states that a homeowner became suspicious when she saw two men sitting in an SUV on a dead-end street with the lights off and called the police. After a police officer arrived, he approached the car and saw that Provenzano had no shirt on, although the other passenger was fully clothed. When Provenzano was questioned by the police about why he had removed his shirt, he said it was “hot.” Provenzano told the officer the two were “hanging out” and “talking about life.” Provenzano later told the officer that he “did not want to admit to anything, but stated that contact between him and [the teenager] was consensual in nature, that nobody was forced or coerced each other to engage in any acts they did not want to, and that he believed [the teenager] was eighteen (18) years old.” The teenager later told police he had met Provenzano on the gay dating site Grindr. The teenager said he was only 17, but the website changed his age to 18. The teenager said police interrupted them during the middle of their sexual encounter, according to the partially redacted report. Provenzano had removed most of his clothes at one point, the report states. After questioning by police, Provenzano was released without charges. He later hired a lawyer to respond to police inquiries, but Provenzano refused to be interviewed again. State prosecutors decided no criminal case would be filed against him. Provenzano was hired as Hultgren’s deputy district director in August 2016. Provenzano had earlier served as Hultgren’s field director during the 2012 and 2014 campaigns. Provenzano is a graduate of DeVry University with “training in electronics, computer technology and business management,” according to his candidate bio. He was paid more than $80,000 as Hultgren’s deputy district director last year, according to House disbursement records. He also earned another $28,000-plus from Hultgren’s reelection committee during 2017, according to records on file with the Federal Election Commission. Provenzano served as a McHenry County board member for 13 years. He was also the campaign manager for former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) in 2010, according to his LinkedIn biography. Hultgren was first elected to the House in 2010. He was once an aide to former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), who went to federal prison over secret payments to a man he allegedly sexually abused as a teenager. Hultgren, a lawyer, served in the Illinois Legislature for a dozen years before he was elected to Congress.)
— Roskam’s 6th Congressional District: Democrats face key test of Trump-era suburban strategy – ELENA SCHNEIDER
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/20/illinois-democrats-suburban-republicans-roskam-473002
— Illinois primary: 5 things to watch Is there still room in the Democratic Party for a Blue Dog who opposes abortion rights? – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: One could say that Lipinski does not become a Republican because he sees how the RINOs who dominate Republican politics in Illinois treat conservatives. One could ask “is there still room” for conservatives in the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. Activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. that seek/take money from Rauner obligate themselves to help Rauner get rid of conservatives.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/20/illinois-primary-election-preview-471886

REUTERS
— ‘Socially responsible’ investors reassess Facebook ownership – Trevor Hunnicutt, David Randall (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. What percent of those who own Facebook shares, work for Facebook, advertise on Facebook, etc. want Facebook to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-cambridge-analytica-funds-an/socially-responsible-investors-reassess-facebook-ownership-idUSKBN1GV318

ABC NEWS
— Early voting for Illinois primary far exceeds last midterm – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/early-voting-illinois-primary-exceeds-midterm-53858656
— Famous names face off in historically expensive Illinois gov race – JOHN VERHOVEK
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/famous-names-face-off-historically-expensive-illinois-gov/story?id=53850164
— Democrats’ ‘big tent’ gets big test in Illinois – RICK KLEIN and MARYALICE PARKS (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups use the Republican Party’s big tent policy to destroy the Republican Party: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about members of the aforesaid groups who dominate the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/note-democrats-big-tent-big-test-illinois/story?id=53857495
— Sitting Democrat Lipinski fights to keep his seat in contentious primary battle – MOLLY NAGLE
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sitting-democrat-fights-seat-contentious-primary-battle/story?id=53852937
— 5 things to watch for in the Illinois primary – JOHN VERHOVEK, MOLLY NAGLE, and EMILY GOODIN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/things-watch-illinois-primary/story?id=53796218

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois primaries offer ideological tests for both parties – David Weigel (DIERSEN: To vote for Rauner is to vote for getting rid of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, that is, to vote for Rauner is to vote for the destruction of the IRP. How many Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs will vote for Rauner in 2018 like they did in 2004?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/illinois-primaries-offer-ideological-tests-for-both-parties/2018/03/20/b8715742-2b90-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html
— Progressives look to continue gains on Illinois primary day – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whitehouse/progressives-look-to-continue-gains-on-illinois-primary-day/2018/03/20/eaa9261e-2bf8-11e8-8dc9-3b51e028b845_story.html
— The three most important races in Tuesday’s Illinois primaries – Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/20/the-three-most-important-races-in-tuesdays-illinois-primaries/?utm_term=.ce66b0d09b8d

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Five Questions Illinois Voters Will Answer on Tuesday A sitting governor faces a primary challenge, while Democrats vie to contest GOP incumbents in several House districts – Reid J. Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-questions-illinois-voters-will-answer-on-tuesday-1521538201
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Could Republican voters throw out their own governor?. . .Will opposing abortion rights cost a Democrat his House seat?. . .Is $70 million enough to win a primary?. . .Will Democrats pick new blood to face Republican congressmen?. . .How many people will vote?)
— Congress Grapples With Andrew McCabe’s Firing Some lawmakers call for hearings, Democrats extend job offers to the ex-FBI official, and a GOP senator says he doesn’t think Trump would dismiss Mueller – Aruna Viswanatha (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives from Illinois DID NOT grapple with the adverse actions that GAO took against me. GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-grapples-with-andrew-mccabes-firing-1521502539

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Stormy Daniels Has Already Raised $250,000 for Her Legal Fight Against Donald Trump – JULIA GLUM
http://time.com/money/5205869/stormy-daniels-money-raised/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Primary Could Set up Most Expensive Governor’s Race Illinois voters are choosing nominees in what’s shaping up to be the most expensive election for governor in US history. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-03-20/illinois-primary-could-set-up-most-expensive-governors-race

DAILY MAIL
— Trump White House denies claim senior staff are being ‘ordered to sign $10 MILLION NDAs’ but don’t deny the gag orders exist
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5519619/White-House-says-completely-false-Trump-staff-sign-NDAs.html

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Refuses to Commit to Staying in Illinois if He Loses – Sights Set on Italy
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/breaking-rauner-refuses-to-commit-to-staying-in-illinois-if-he-loses-sights-set-on-italy/

FED WEEK
— Career Challenges, Opportunities Contribute to Employee Wellness – Nancy Segal (DIERSEN: Those who make Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 in the federal government helped their superiors and their supervisors get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://ask.fedweek.com/career-development-part-employee-wellness/

CHICAGO PRIDE
— The Gay Vote: Your guide to the Illinois Primary Election (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy the traditional family.)
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/92422881

March 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago celebrates St. Patrick’s Day – Megan Hickey
http://abc7chicago.com/society/chicago-celebrates-st-patricks-day/3227464/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner took the opportunity to encourage residents to vote. “We need everybody to get out and vote, support our campaign,” Rauner said. “We can win on Tuesday, we’re going to beat Pritzker and Madigan in September.” . . . Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives made an appearance along Palatine’s parade route. “We’ll be connecting with voters and getting ready for tomorrow and Monday, quite frankly, with media stuff,” Ives said.)
— Simeon Career Academy students make amends after classmates trash Walmart during walkout – Will Jones
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/simeon-students-make-amends-after-classmates-trash-walmart-during-walkout/3224923/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker defends putting $69.5 million of his fortune into campaign as politicians march in St. Patrick’s Day parade – Kim Geiger and Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Who wants you to defend what you do and why? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to defend a) my spending 10+ hours of what is left of my life each and every day and b) my spending thousands of dollars for newspaper subscriptions, bulk email and website expenses, etc. each and every year putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning and each and every evening. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that no one wants to get the emails, b) that no one appreciates getting the emails, c) that neither they nor anyone else reads the emails, and d) that the emails have caused all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-primary-st-patricks-day-parade-20180317-story.html
— Census: Mokena’s population up nearly 1,600 – Susan DeMar Lafferty (DIERSEN: Is the population up or down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, and what are the main reasons why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-mokena-census-totals-st-0307-20180316-story.html
— What Naperville residents will see on primary election ballots Tuesday – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Since 2000, as soon as sample ballots are available, I have always hand delivered copies of the ballots to all the residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent registered voter.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-march-primary-election-naperville-st-0318-20180317-story.html
— An extra nudge for these candidates on Tuesday – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-endorsements-illinois-primary-candidates-20180316-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois governor race more fierce, costly as primary nears – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at Rauner, at Ives, and at the rest of the candidates on Republican primary ballots in Illinois that every vote that they do not get is because of me and because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180317/news/303179924/
— The donors behind the dollars in governor races: Will war chests matter? – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/the-donors-behind-the-dollars-in-governor-races-will-war-chests-matter
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But after President Donald Trump upset expectations in 2016, all bets should be off in Tuesday’s election, especially with potential low turnout and undecided voters creating flux, suburban experts said. “If the real hard core turns out, Rauner is in trouble,” veteran Republican organizer Pat Durante of Addison said. “If the moderates turn out, Ives is in trouble. If you asked me to pick who’ll win today … I couldn’t.” . . . On the Republican side, Rauner reported a formidable $55.6 million cash in hand at the end of 2017. In 2016, the governor donated $57 million to his campaign, and over the course of his political career, he’s given himself $95 million, state records show. That’s a stark contrast to Ives, who banked $404,000 cash in hand in the last quarter of 2017. But she surged in 2018, raising more than $3.3 million, mainly because of a $2.5 million windfall from Dick Uihlein of Lake Forest, founder of Uline shipping supplies and a one-time Rauner donor. “I never expected Ives to spend the kind of money she’s spending,” Durante said. Other significant Ives contributors include Chicagoan Vincent Kolber, president of rail equipment firm Residco and a former Rauner donor, with over $500,000; Hinsdale IT entrepreneur William Merchantz with $75,000; and the Illinois Opportunity Project, whose co-founders include conservative talk show host Dan Proft. Rauner has garnered more than $440,000 in 2018. His biggest donors include previous supporter and Chicago executive William Kunkler of C.C. Industries with $100,000 and the Illinois Republican Party with $191,000. Rauner has donated about $200,000 to the state GOP since 2010. Durante wouldn’t predict who’ll win, but he senses an enthusiasm gap. “I would think the hard-core base will go for Jeanne,” he said. “I think Rauner needs to get to those moderate Republicans. … It might be tougher for him than he imagines.” . . . For starters, Rauner wasn’t supposed to have an opponent, but the state’s entrenched financial crisis and political gridlock provoked rumblings of unrest from the rank and file. Despite the government dysfunction, the Winnetka investment banker is endorsed by mainstream Cook and DuPage Republicans. Ives, of Wheaton, has picked up a slew of local endorsements such as the Wheatland Township Republican Organization, Republican Organization of Wheeling Township and Batavia Township Republican Organization. She launched her bid after Rauner supported Medicaid funding for abortions. The conservative West Point grad has used social issues to whip up support among the GOP base, although the strategy has backfired with moderates. Last week, Ives launched an ad blitz calling Rauner a “fake” Republican, while he’s retaliated with commercials linking her with beleaguered Speaker Michael Madigan, a Democrat.)
— Sheriff, clerk among Kane County’s hottest primary races – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/sheriff-clerk-among-kane-countys-hottest-primary-races
— Celebrating Illinois’ 200-year history at Naper Settlement (DIERSEN: What discourages you from celebrating Illinois’ 200-year history? For me, it is knowing that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that my ancestors have been in Illinois since 1844, b) hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents, my grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors discriminated against minorities and against females big time, and c) that therefore, because of the foresaid, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/celebrating-illinois-200-year-history-at-naper-settlement—
— DuPage County races worth watching Tuesday – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/dupage-county-races-worth-watching-tuesday
— Trump wildlife protection board defends trophy hunting – AP (DIERSEN: What do trophy hunters think of you?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180316/news/303169991/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Peaceful protest shouldn’t have been marred by student vandalism at a Walmart – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/peaceful-protest-shouldnt-have-been-marred-by-student-vandalism-at-a-walmart/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pension mess? You’d hardly know it from 2018’s gubernatorial candidates. – MARK GLENNON
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180316/ISSUE07/180319908/pension-mess-youd-hardly-know-it-from-2018s-gubernatorial-candidates

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— As primaries loom, downstate Democrats look for a way back – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180317/as-primaries-loom-downstate-democrats-look-for-way-back

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— McSweeney seeks to abolish townships to lower taxes – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article205664954.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Lawmakers Must Pass Budget By May 31st – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=261947#.Wq2dYcuKSM8

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— In Madison County, sales tax, few contested races face primary voters – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/In-Madison-County-sales-tax-few-contested-races-12761133.php

HERALD & REVIEW
— Recognize these names? Meet the Macon County donors who gave $420,000 to political candidates – TOM LISI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/recognize-these-names-meet-the-macon-county-donors-who-gave/article_aedb7c16-2b34-5b1b-a924-49ef19751893.html

SOUTHERN
— Substitute teacher shortage hitting Southern Illinois hard; lobbyists working with legislators to change rules – SIMONE MALCOLM (DIERSEN: The federal jobs that I had were so bad that a) GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job, b) IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job, and c) 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://thesouthern.com/news/local/education/substitute-teacher-shortage-hitting-southern-illinois-hard-lobbyists-working-with/article_4939aa7d-b837-5a83-8088-078e1a06012e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are a number of issues that the state is facing in regard to retaining teachers and substitute teachers in school districts, such as reducing $250 to $300 it costs for a substitute license, reduce the requirements for out-of-state teachers, and increasing the rate of pay for subs. “The biggest thing is the rate of pay for substitute teachers,” said IARSS Association President Mark Jontry. “With the exacerbated shift in the economy, there is a reduced number of applicants because we have a stronger economy. People are now looking for job opportunities outside the state.” To compete with other counties of the state, Klosterman’s district had to increase the pay of its substitute teachers to $90 a day. “It was necessary to be competitive and expand the candidate pool for us to make sure that we did everything we could to fill positions as much as possible,” he said. Other methods Klosterman’s district implemented were using social media to advertise and speaking with employees, parents, friends, relatives, etc., asking if they know anyone who would like to be a substitute.)

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Ives Pushes Back on School Walkouts, DGA Ad – RYAN DENHAM
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/ives-pushes-back-school-walkouts-dga-ad#stream/0

— ST. LOUIS TODAY
Trump factor looms large in Illinois governor primary campaigns – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Rauner paints himself as being anti-Trump. What will the anti-Trump voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois do? Will they cast a Republican primary ballot and vote for those candidates who are the most anti-Trump? Or will they cast a Democrat primary ballot and vote for those candidates who are the most anti-Trump? How many of the voters are anti-Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Only 137 voted for Trump in my precinct, while 211 voted for Clinton.)
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/trump-factor-looms-large-in-illinois-governor-primary-campaigns/article_a588ade7-d304-5fa6-9929-b0f182e1f00d.html

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Surrender With Rauner or Fight With Jeanne
https://app.crowdskout.com/email.html?uuid=44e1cb1e-282c-44d8-b915-0094f6e5feb1&cs-from=44e1cb1e-282c-44d8-b915-0094f6e5feb1
— Liberal Rauner’s Liberal Friends Don’t Like Ives…Which Is Why You Should (DIERSEN: Who does not like you? Those who do not like me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, ant-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://mailchi.mp/a223f71b4fd3/liberal-rauners-liberal-friends-dont-like-iveswhich-is-why-you-should?e=985ad8c00b

BRUCE RAUNER
— Has the DGA Filed an In-Kind Contribution for Ives Yet? – NO.
https://www.brucerauner.com/news/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Tweets containing embedded pics could be copyright violation, NY judge says; decision an ‘outlier,’ for now – Tomas Kassahun
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511356918-tweets-containing-embedded-pics-could-be-copyright-violation-ny-judge-says-decision-an-outlier-for-now

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— QUID PRO QUO? RAUNER GIVES $1.5M TO 41 COUNTY GOP ORGS THROUGH ILGOP (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/thru-il-gop-rauner-gifts-41-county-gop-orgs-5k-and-more-leading-to-primary.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In an political strategy unprecedented in the Illinois Republican Party, thousands of dollars were transferred from the Illinois Republican Party to county organizations in the last three months leading up to the March 20th IL GOP primary. State Board of Elections records show that 41 county GOP organizations received gifts from the IL GOP from $5000 to $25,000. Never before has the IL GOP had the resources to distribute funds in such a manner. Where did the unprecedented party funding come from? County leaders tell Illinois Review they were asked to fill out applications, and checks were sent their ways – no requests or expectations voiced in the process. The Illinois Republican Party has been consistently sending out press releases over the past few months promoting Governor Rauner, however. Leading up to the check distribution, only five major donations were made to the IL GOP, including nearly $5 million from Citizens for Rauner, which the Rauners fund personally. Three million of the IL GOP funding went to the House Republican Organization.)
— PALATINE GOP LAWMAKER TOM MORRISON MAKES LAST MINUTE PUSH FOR IVES (DIERSEN: What discourages you from helping elect candidates in primary elections? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that any candidate that I might support in a primary election is far too conservative to win in a general election.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/palatine-gop-lawmaker-makes-last-minute-push-for-ives-.html
— IL CONGRESSMAN GUTIERREZ OFFERS FIRED FBI MCCABE A JOB (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, that neither they, nor anyone else offered me a federal job. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I was any good, Henry Hyde, Peter Fitzgerald, Dennis Hastert, Peter Roskam, etc. would have offered me jobs.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/il-congressman-gutierrez-offers-fired-fbi-mccabe-a-job.html
— DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION INTERFERES IN IL GOP PRIMARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/democrat-governors-association-interferes-in-il-gop-primary.html
— COOK CO GOP SAMPLE BALLOT CONTROVERSY DEEPENS SPLIT IN COUNTY ORGANIZATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/cook-co-gop-sample-ballot-controversy-deepens-split-in-county-organization.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Tribune drops bombshell on Biss running mate
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/17/tribune-drops-bombshell-on-biss-running-mate/
— Campaign Shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/17/shenanigans-2/
— Saturday campaign money report
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/17/saturday-campaign-money-report/

BLAZE
— Chicago: Dozens of Simeon Career Academy students ripped up a Walmart while they were supposed to be protesting guns – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/17/dozens-of-chicago-students-ripped-up-a-walmart-while-they-were-supposed-to-be-protesting-guns

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Illinois Primary Is a Bellwether for Pro-Life Democrats – ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS (DIERSEN: Far too few activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican defend or advance the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Those who reject the right to life plank in the IRP platform have always worked extremely hard against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/illinois-primary-is-a-bellwether-for-pro-life-democrats/

DAILY CALLER
— Change At State Promises Trump A More Harmonious Outcome – Alan Keyes
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/17/change-at-state-promises-trump-harmonious-outcome/

THE HILL
— Democrats meddle against Illinois governor ahead of GOP primary – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/378933-dems-meddle-against-illinois-governor-ahead-of-gop-primary
— McCabe firing roils Washington – MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors’ forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old certainly did not roil those who are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, ant-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/378971-mccabe-firing-roils-washington

ABC NEWS
— Illinois governor race more fierce, costly as primary nears – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/illinois-governor-race-fierce-costly-primary-nears-53821233
— Trump Cabinet members under scrutiny for pricey trips and $31,000 dining sets – STEPHANIE EBBS and ERICA Y KING
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-cabinet-members-scrutiny-pricey-trips-31000-dining/story

USA TODAY
— Conservative Democrat Rep. Lipinski struggles to fend off progressive primary challenge – Aamer Madhani
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/03/17/democrat-rep-lipinski-marie-newman-progressives/434103002/

DAILY MAIL
— SIXTY Chicago students trash Walmart after being allowed out of school to take part in nationwide gun protest
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5511131/SIXTY-Chicago-students-trash-Walmart-anti-gun-walk-out.html
— Students trash Chicago Walmart during gun control walkout
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1650418/Video-Students-trash-Chicago-Walmart-gun-control-walkout.html

March 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Former Chicago Police Department Superintendent McCarthy to run for mayor – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: Emanuel fired McCarthy blaming him for Chicago’s crime problems. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old blaming me for GAO’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion problems.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/former-cpd-superintendent-mccarthy-to-run-for-mayor/3225909/

NBC5
— Ives Appears to Gain Surge of Support Days Before Election – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Ives-Appears-to-Gain-Surge-of-Support-Days-Before-Election-477150183.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Abortion promoters promote Newman.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Race-Between-Lipinski-Newman-Gaining-National-Attention-477152643.html
— Pritzker Keeps Distance From Media Ahead of Primary Election – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Who keeps their distance from you? The following keep their distance from me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-keeps-distance-from-media-ahead-of-primary-election-477100733.html

CBS2
— Hazing Victim Sues Wheaton College – Dana Kozlov
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/16/hazing-victim-sues-wheaton-college/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Wheaton College, football players sued in alleged attack of teammate – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/wheaton-college-football-players-sued-in-alleged-attack-of-teammate

WGN TV
— These 2 Republicans want to replace Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/16/these-2-republicans-want-to-replace-attorney-general-lisa-madigan/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner supporters call Ives “right-wing” because she defends/advances the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Rauner supporters refuse/fail to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-seeks-re-election-but-right-wing-rival-ives-seeks-a-reckoning/
— Flaps, flubs and funds — Dem gov primary flush with all of it – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/flaps-flubs-and-funds-dem-gov-primary-flush-with-all-of-it/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote Bridget Degnen for Cook County Board.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-execs-show-the-green-for-ex-regulators-bid-for-cook-county-board-seat/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State senator Chris Nybo says tollway officials need to listen to Hinsdale, Western Springs concerns on Tri-State widening – Kimberly Fornek (DIERSEN: What are your concerns? Which officials listen to your concerns and say that other officials need to listen to your concerns? I should write a book about officials who represent me in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who not only do not listen to my concerns, they belittle/badmouth my concerns and paint me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/news/ct-dhd-tollway-meeting-tl-0322-20180316-story.html
— Leave the gun. Take the cannoli: Let ‘The Godfather’ guide you through the Illinois primaries. – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-election-preparation-kass-0304-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Illinois lieutenant governor candidate Litesa Wallace linked to harassment complaint on list compiled by Speaker Madigan – Stacy St. Clair, Christy Gutowski and Ray Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-litesa-wallace-harassment-payment-ethics-20180315-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: More than 900 high school students marked truant in Hinsdale District 86 after national walkout – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dhd-d86-walkout-discipline-tl-0322-20180316-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat marchers.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-march-for-our-lives-chicago-20180316-story.html
— Silverstein in tough primary fight following sexual harassment allegations – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ira-silverstein-primary-challenge-20180316-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat marchers.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/march-for-our-lives-gun-protest-draws-support-across-the-suburbs
— Youth (Marko Sukovic) versus experience (Karen Feldman) for Republican candidates in 59th District – Mick Zawislak (DIERSEN: What is Sukovic’s position on age discrimination? Does he agree with the federal government’s policy of wasting the careers of and getting rid of its non-veteran White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/youth-versus-experience-for-republican-candidates-in-59th-district
— College of DuPage raises tuition by $1 per credit hour – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/college-of-dupage-raises-tuition-by-1-per-credit-hour
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/diversity-enriches-community-college-experience

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— When legislators become pot ‘pushers’ – Ralph E. Whitfield, Farmington
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20180316/letter-when-legislators-become-pushers

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner, in Champaign, says Democrats trying to help his GOP opponent – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-17/rauner-champaign-says-dems-trying-help-his-gop-opponent.html

SAUK VALLEY
— The candidates and Madigan’s gerrymandering
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/16/the-candidates-and-madigans-gerrymandering/cf1mdw7/
— Ives, Marter are the true conservatives – Robert A. Baker, Princeton
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/15/ives-marter-are-the-true-conservatives/a4h76mc/
— ‘Time to end establishment politics as usual’ – James T. Marter. Oswego
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/08/time-to-end-establishment-politics-as-usual/adr8kj/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats who want to unseat Hultgren.
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/16/7-democrats-talk-strategy-for-winning-primary-unseating-hultgren-in-fall/a3oj9ql/

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Davidsmeyer facing GOP primary challenge from Petty – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20180317/davidsmeyer-facing-gop-primary-challenge-from-petty#//

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Taking aim at elections – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-taking-aim-at-elections/article_2a41d98f-d19d-5689-b5ef-fe6065816b52.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Let’s get rid of all the political consultants – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: I have been a member of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) (https://theaapc.org/) since 2001. I served on the board of AAPC’s Midwest Chapter 2001-2004. I have always complied with AAPC’s Code of Ethics (http://theaapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/AAPC-Code-of-Ethics.pdf). There are extremely few Republican AAPC members in Illinois. I am one of them. I should write a book about those in Illinois who claim to be Republican political consultants, who are not AAPC members, who reject AAPC’s Code of Ethics, who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me, and who bring disgrace at all political consultants.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-let-s-get-rid-of-all-the-political/article_b4313f71-0ce4-5fe9-b42e-e753909887c2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Recently, on the same day, I received five over-size, glossy political postcards from Gov. Bruce Rauner. The cards told the most outrageous, bald-faced lies about an opponent that I have ever read. As I digested the messages, I became sick to my stomach. Rauner is being challenged by state Rep. Jeanne Ives for the GOP nomination for governor, at the March 20 Republican primary election. I do not favor either candidate. Ives is too conservative for me, and Rauner is, well, a bald-faced liar. And, apparently, not embarrassed or shamed a whit about his lying to the voters. The messages say that Ives, among other dastardly deeds: Is the lackey of Democratic Speaker of the Illinois House Mike Madigan Wants to keep the recent increase in the income tax and Opposes cutting property taxes Thee anti-Ives statements are “supported” by citations of roll call votes and quotations found in newspapers. Shamefully, the above claims by Rauner represent lying by the ploy of excerpting snippets from larger statements to reverse the meaning. For example, in Henry IV, Shakespeare has Dick the Butcher declare: ”The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Sounds like an attack on lawyers. Yet, in the full context, Butcher thought if he disturbed law and order, he could become king. Thus, Shakespeare meant the famous line as a compliment to attorneys and judges who instill justice in society. That is what Rauner and his consultants have done. Reverse the meaning. Red becomes green; night, day. Indeed, Ives is as anti-Madigan, anti-tax (of any kind) as they come. Respected publications, such as Crain’s Chicago Business, columnist Scott Reeder and others, already have called out Rauner for his lying. We also must note Democrat Madigan, Rauner’s nemesis, has been using misleading attack ads against GOP opponents for years. I still stifle a rueful chuckle when I recall an ad in which Madigan minions charged a GOP opponent for consorting with sex perverts. This was so because the Republican rented an apartment to someone who had years earlier been convicted of some sex crime. Political campaigning has been rough and tumble since the early days of the Republic, when Federalists passed the Alien and Sedition Act. The law allowed President John Adams to jail to newspaper editors and others who criticized him, which he did with gusto. Today, billionaires flaunt limitless campaign spending as they assault untutored voters with lies and misleading half-truths that are laughable to insiders. Why do they do this? Because it works. In my day, half a century ago, candidates generally stuck to making positive statements about themselves, leaving their opponents alone. Not today, obviously. I blame the political consultants. They are paid to win, period. Not to win fairly, honestly, nor with substantive arguments. But simply to win. Win-at-any-cost consultants disgust me. They lurk in the background of campaigns, holding in contempt the voters they deceive. Consultants have found that voters — their cynicism probably ingrained by endless attack ads courtesy of those same consultants — tend to believe the worst about candidates today. Of course, candidates don’t have to accept the advice from consultants that they mislead the public about their opponents. Yet, too many candidates want to win so badly they accept the “wisdom” of their consultants, and thus often spend most of their money on the attack. Legitimate criticism of an opponent is fair game, of course, and helpful to voters. But outright lying? Come on. If we — you and I — don’t call out bald-faced lying, things will only get worse, if such is possible. At the national level, PolitiFact uses volunteers and donations to call out misrepresentation and lies. I propose at the state and local level in Illinois we create a simple Code of Ethics for Political Campaigns: “I will neither lie nor mislead voters about my opponents.” Then we ask all candidates to sign the pledge. Those who fail to sign the pledge, or break it, would be publicly rebuked. Those who sign and keep to the pledge would be publicly commended. The ideal group to implement a Code of Ethics would be the nonprofit Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. But they would need lots of volunteer help. Pollyannaish? Sure, but we could use some Jimmy Stewart (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) politics in our democracy. So, to be charitable, let’s not kill all the political consultants, appealing as the thought might be. Instead, let’s call out those consultants and candidates who lie and mislead.)

HERALD & REVIEW
— As lawmakers pursue bump stock ban, Illinois online retailer can’t keep enough in stock – Robert Channick
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/as-lawmakers-pursue-bump-stock-ban-illinois-online-retailer-can/article_4c8ba982-a111-56a1-aeb5-d55ba3c82b8b.html

TIMES
— The corrupt state GOP – ART HAVENHILL, Leader, La Salle County Tea Party
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/the-corrupt-state-gop/article_b3381eab-e3b9-5f6b-97a4-abd7b9b79260.html
— Pro-Kinzinger mailer sparks controversy – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/pro-kinzinger-mailer-sparks-controversy/article_9839ad56-cc65-52d9-ae7b-45f4cceeda30.html
— Voters should do the vetting in primaries – Editorial (DIERSEN: How much do voters know about the candidates? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on stopping voters and everyone else from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-voters-should-do-the-vetting-in-primaries/article_5d8bed28-2bce-5f0f-8267-f06de2e1f572.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Governor Rauner stops in Champaign ahead of the election
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/governor-rauner-stops-in-champaign-ahead-of-the-election

NPR ILLINOIS
— Black Voters Need More Convincing From Democrats In 2018 – ASMA KHALID (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans have caused all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/black-voters-need-more-convincing-democrats-2018#stream/0
— Trump’s Attorney Seeks $20 Million In Damages From Porn Star – RICHARD GONZALES
http://nprillinois.org/post/trumps-attorney-seeks-20-million-damages-porn-star#stream/0

WJBC
— As primary approaches, Ives ramps up attacks on Rauner – Howard Packowitz (DIERSEN: What about Rauner’s attacks on Ives? Who attacks you and why? I should write a book about those who attack me and why they do it.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/16/as-primary-approaches-ives-ramps-up-attacks-on-rauner/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DUPAGE COUNTY VOTERS TO DECIDE ON MERGER BETWEEN CLERK’S OFFICE AND ELECTION COMMISSION – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/dupage-county-voters-to-decide-on-merger-between-clerks-office-and-election-commission/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— State Rep. Morrison: Vote for Jeanne Ives and Help Spread the Word! – John Biver (DIERSEN: What discourages you from helping elect candidates? I am discouraged from helping elect candidates because of the success that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have had in a) viciously demonizing, denigrating, and condemning my judgment and b) getting candidates and everyone else to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all their past, present, and future problems. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress those 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 a) who state that they are conservative and/or Republican, b) who could/should have come to my defense, but c) did not come to my defense.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/03/state-rep-tom-morrison-vote-for-jeanne-ives-and-help-spread-the-word/

CAPITOL FAX
— McCann, barred from Senate GOP caucus meeting, claims Rauner threatened to “destroy you and your family” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about adverse actions that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have taken against me.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/mccann-barred-from-sgop-caucus-meeting-claims-rauner-threatened-to-destroy-you-and-your-family/

BREITBART
— Calling America ‘Land of Opportunity’ Is a ‘Microaggression’ Says University of California – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes belittle/badmouth my accomplishments and they hint/imply/argue/shout that I would not have accomplished anything were it not for a) my parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors being undeservedly filthy rich, b) my benefiting from their racism, c) my benefiting from their sexism, d) my benefiting from their bigotry, e) my avoiding the draft, f) my being grossly overpaid by the federal government, g) my wife and I giving up trying to have children, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents, h) etc.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/17/calling-america-land-opportunity-microaggression-says-university-california/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Lawyers Claim Stormy Daniels Violated Confidentiality Agreement at Least 20 Times – Jim Rutenberg and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/us/trumps-stormy-daniels-lawsuit.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Andrew McCabe, Trump’s foil at the FBI, is fired hours before he could retire – Matt Zapotosky (DIERSEN: According to this article, “The move will likely cost McCabe a significant portion of his retirement benefits, though it is possible he could bring a legal challenge.” My Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old a) has cost me a tremendous amount of money and b) resulted in my attorney Walter T. Charlton filing Diersen v. GAO in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/ So far, at a minimum, in today’s dollars, my Democrat GAO superiors have cost me $1,505,950 ($2,569,162 lost salary minus $1,063,212 pension payments).)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbis-andrew-mccabe-is-fired-a-little-more-than-24-hours-before-he-could-retire/2018/03/16/e055a22a-2895-11e8-bc72-077aa4dab9ef_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night fired former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, a little more than 24 hours before McCabe was set to retire — a move that McCabe alleged was an attempt to slander him and undermine the ongoing special counsel investigation into the Trump campaign. Sessions announced the decision in a statement just before 10 p.m., noting that both the Justice Department inspector general and the FBI office that handles discipline had found “that Mr. McCabe had made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor — including under oath — on multiple occasions.” He said based on those findings and the recommendation of the department’s senior career official, “I have terminated the employment of Andrew McCabe effective immediately.” The move will likely cost McCabe a significant portion of his retirement benefits, though it is possible he could bring a legal challenge. He responded on Friday night with a lengthy statement, claiming he was being targeted because he was a witness in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s probe into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia and asserting that his actions were appropriate. He also alleged former FBI Director James B. Comey knew about the media disclosure about which the inspector general has raised questions. “This attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not just to slander me personally, but to taint the FBI, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals more generally,” McCabe said. “It is part of this Administration’s ongoing war on the FBI and the efforts of the Special Counsel investigation, which continue to this day. Their persistence in this campaign only highlights the importance of the Special Counsel’s work.” Trump tweeted early Saturday morning, “Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI – A great day for Democracy. Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. He knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!” An email notifying McCabe of the move was sent to his work account and his lawyers just minutes before Sessions’s statement was made public, though McCabe learned of the firing from press accounts, his spokeswoman said. McCabe has been fighting vigorously to keep his job, and on Thursday, he spent nearly four hours inside the Justice Department pleading his case.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Truth Isn’t the Problem—We Are Politics has warped facts since the days of Pericles, but our ‘post-truth’ era offers a destructive new twist: defying facts as a badge of tribal allegiance. – Rebecca Newberger Goldstein (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/truth-isnt-the-problemwe-are-1521124562
— You Can’t Work Your Way Through College Anymore – Richard R. West (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I was a student at UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. The money to pay for tuition, books, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and room and board at NIU 1969-1970 (three semesters at University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) and then a summer session at Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/ ) came from my part-time Park Forest Post Office job 1966-1969 that paid $15.85-$16.91 an hour in today’s dollars and my part-time jobs working on a Chrysler automobile assembly line in Belvidere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvidere_Assembly_Plant) and as a security guard at the University Plaza Dormitory in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-cant-work-your-way-through-college-anymore-1521239612

March 15 Evening Edition

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Conservative Jeanne Ives Gains Ground on Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner in Primary Race – MAIREAD MCARDLE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/bruce-rauner-primary-challenger-gains-ground/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner has alienated the Republican base by taking moderate positions in deep-blue Illinois, signing sanctuary-state legislation and bills that allocated taxpayer funding for abortion. He is currently polling at 42 percent to Ives’s 35 percent, according to an internal poll released yesterday by Ogden & Fry.)

POLITICO
— Democrats meddle in Illinois GOP primary The Democratic Governors Association is running an ad calling Gov. Bruce Rauner’s primary challenger, Jeanne Ives, ‘too conservative’ for the state. – NATASHA KORECKI and DANIEL STRAUSS (DIERSEN: Who calls you “too conservative?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am “too conservative” a) because I support all the planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) because I support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/15/illinois-rauner-jeanne-ives-primary-democratic-ad-419484

ABC7
— Primary race for governor heads into home stretch – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/primary-race-for-governor-heads-into-home-stretch/3221128/

NBC5
— GOP Watches Vote Count in Pa. House Race, Seeks Complaints Election officials in the four counties in the Pittsburgh-area district had identified about 400 uncounted provisional, military and overseas ballots by Thursday – Marc Levy
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Pennsylvania-House-Race-Lamb-Saccone-476937843.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion? According to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A, those who are members of Group B should pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lookingglass-theatre-plantation-kevin-douglas-natalie-moore/
— Kennedy, Biss spar over who should drop out of race, Pritzker drops from sight – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kennedy-urges-pritzker-to-drop-out-pritzker-campaign-responds-with-eye-roll/

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County judge returning to work after acquittal in gun incident – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180315/dupage-county-judge-returning-to-work-after-acquittal-in-gun-incident
— Echoes of Al Capone heard in today’s gun-control debate – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180315/echoes-of-al-capone-heard-in-todays-gun-control-debate
— Kane County judge hopefuls diverge on top needs and priorities – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180315/kane-county-judge-hopefuls-diverge-on-top-needs-and-priorities
— 11th GOP hopefuls differ on future of ‘Dreamers’ – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180315/11th-gop-hopefuls-differ-on-future-of-dreamers

WTTW
— VIDEO: Governor’s Race Forum: Republican Jeanne Ives
http://video.wttw.com/video/3010371670/

WBEZ
— Rauner: Replace Legionnaires’-Stricken VA Home With New ‘Ultra-Modern’ Facility – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/rauner-replace-legionnairesstricken-va-home-with-new-ultramodern-facility/9b5e1bb3-c505-4341-b6d5-093438d11580

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— McCann says Rauner threatened to ‘destroy’ him in 2015 over vote – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180315/mccann-says-rauner-threatened-to-destroy-him-in-2015-over-vote

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Ives asks Savoy rally attendees if they’re ‘ready to turn state upside down’ – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-15/ives-asks-savoy-rally-attendees-if-theyre-ready-turn-state-upside-down.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Tea Party PAC backs Republican challenger James Marter in 16th District
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/15/tea-party-pac-backs-republican-challenger-in-16th-district/a7907ep/

MORTON COURIER
— Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti visits with Courier writer to discuss key issues – ADAM LARCK
http://www.courierpapers.com/morton_courier/article_f49e2a3a-27b5-11e8-a145-c34acfba2d45.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County judge acquitted in reckless conduct case assigned to administrative duties Patrick O’Shea allegedly discharged gun last fall in Wheaton apartment – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/15/dupage-county-judge-acquitted-in-reckless-conduct-case-assigned-to-administrative-duties/ax23kuk/

WJBD RADIO
— Pritzker Denies Offshore Accounts Voided Taxes – AP (DIERSEN: If I sought a government or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that I improperly avoided federal taxes and that I took advantage of loopholes. They would stress a) that I deducted what I paid for tuition and books to take graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, and graduate finance courses at IIT 1992-1997, b) that I deducted what paid for mortgage interest until the 1990s and real estate taxes and state income tax every year since 1972, and c) that I have itemized every year since 1972.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/03/15/pritzker-denies-offshore-accounts-voided-taxes

WLS AM
— Rauner: Teachers should not be armed – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/14/rauner-teachers-should-not-be-armed/

WSIL TV
— Illinois candidates at all levels rake in campaign cash – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37726019/illinois-candidates-at-all-levels-rake-in-campaign-cash

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Response to DGA Ads On policy, Rauner and the DGA are two sides of the same counterfeit bill.
https://mailchi.mp/cb7ed0b5c072/ives-response-to-dga-ads-rauner-and-the-dga-are-two-sides-of-the-same-counterfeit-bill
— Ives Closes, Rauner Hides No Show for Chicago Tonight; Tribune’s Kass Opines
https://mailchi.mp/22da54095586/ives-closes-rauner-hides

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— “This Isn’t Smoke. This Is Fire.” Ives to Call for Action on Inspector General Complaint Against Rauner
https://mailchi.mp/0d3d2d00ec9b/this-isnt-smoke-this-is-fire

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Did Rauner staff do political work on taxpayer dime?
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-did-rauner-staff-do-political-work-on-taxpayer-dime/

CAPITOL FAX
— New DGA ads bash Jeanne Ives, Bruce Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/15/new-dga-ad-bashes-jeanne-ives/
— Report: Regressive property tax adjustments made poor pay more, rich pay less
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/15/report-regressive-property-tax-adjustments-made-poor-pay-more-rich-pay-less/
— Fact-checking Kennedy on retirement income tax and legalizing marijuana
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/15/fact-checking-kennedy-on-retirement-income-tax-and-legalizing-marijuana/
— Rauner said he didn’t know what “pants on fire” meant
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/15/rauner-said-he-didnt-know-what-pants-on-fire-meant/

WORLD NET DAILY
— CHICAGO GOP TO FILE LAWSUIT OVER STUDENT WALKOUT Accuse public schools of ‘political indoctrination, pure and simple’
http://www.wnd.com/2018/03/chicago-gop-to-file-lawsuit-over-student-walkout/

BLAZE
— California appoints illegal alien to state government post – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/15/california-appoints-illegal-alien-to-state-government-post

BREITBART
— Western Journal: Facebook’s Algorithm Change Disproportionately Hits Conservative Sites – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/03/15/western-journal-facebooks-algorithm-change-disproportionately-hits-conservative-sites/
— Food Stamp Enrollment Drops by More than 1.3 Million Since Trump’s Inauguration – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/15/food-stamp-enrollment-drops-1-3-million-since-trumps-inauguration/
— CNN Exploits Holocaust, Suggests ICE Agents are Nazis – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more likely that anti-Trumps will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/03/15/cnn-exploits-holocaust-suggests-ice-agents-nazis/

USA TODAY
— Illinois Democrats wage brutal, pricey primary fight in governor’s race – Aamer Madhani
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/03/15/illinois-democrats-primary-governors-pritzker-kennedy-biss/428258002/

U.S. NEW & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Loses Out as Companies Move Out Budget woes and political chaos have businesses and workers fleeing Illinois. – Anna Marie Tomczyk
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2018-03-15/companies-want-out-of-illinois

March 15 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, March 14, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. MTRCC Committeemen voted to recommend John Monino to fill the Marty Kelly Milton Township Trustee vacancy. Attendees included Almiron, Berlin, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Chinchilla, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Eckhoff, Elliott, Falbo, Fawell, Fitch, Galvin, Grant, Heidorn, Hinkle, Jacobsen, Keller, Kinzler, A. & C. LeVan, Lofgren, Lollino, MacKay, McGowen, Menna, Minor, Monino, Muehlfelt, B. Murphy, Nathwani, Prater, Rash, Romano, Ryan, Shaw, Slinger, Tatro, Wehling, Wiley, C & J. Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

WGN RADIO
— Will it be difficult for Republicans to back Governor Rauner if he defeats Jeanne Ives? – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2018/03/14/will-it-be-difficult-for-republicans-to-back-governor-rauner-if-he-defeats-jeanne-ives/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Attempt to override Rauner gun veto put off as assault weapons restrictions approved – Monique Garcia, Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-guns-20180314-story.html
— Illinois pushes ahead with gun curbs after Rauner veto – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-il-xgr–gun-legislation-20180314-story.html
— Pritzker called ‘liar,’ ‘fraud’ during final Democratic governor debate – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-democratic-governor-debate-pritzker-kennedy-biss-20180314-story.html
— New wage requirements will deliver ‘devastating blow’ to Southland development, mayors say – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: What is the prevailing wage for those who have education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional licenses comparable to what you have? In today’s dollars, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me $125,325/year or $60.25/hour. I had almost 18 years of experience working for GAO and almost 9 years of experience working for IRS. I had earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-tax-incentives-opposition-st-0315-20180314-story.html#new_tab

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame “politicians” for gun violence.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicago-79-dead-guns-2018-politicians-rauner-enough/
— Judge duns U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush for delinquent loan, taps his congressional pay – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-duns-u-s-rep-bobby-rush-for-delinquent-loan-taps-his-congressional-pay/
— Candidates change, but political tactics remain the same – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/candidates-change-but-political-tactics-remain-the-same/
— Students gather at City Hall, condemn school closings as acts of violence – Julie Whitehair
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/students-gather-at-city-hall-condemn-school-closings-as-acts-of-violence/

DAILY HERALD
— Ex-Lake County coroner Thomas Rudd pleads guilty to disregarding election law – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180314/ex-lake-county-coroner-pleads-guilty-to-disregarding-election-law
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: San Francisco one of few US cities with marijuana lounges – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180315/news/303159990/
— Mendrick: Unquestioned integrity for DuPage sheriff – John Millner, Elmhurst
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180315/unquestioned-integrity-for-dupage-sheriff
— At last, public knows of deception in Lisle merger drive – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180314/editorial-at-last-public-knows-of-deception-in-lisle-merger-drive

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— These Chicago suburbs are seeing white flight – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180314/CRED0701/180319958/chicago-suburbs-seeing-white-flight
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 24 census tracts mostly clustered in the southern end of Cook County, around places like Lynwood, Matteson and Homewood, the share of the white population declined at least one-quarter during that decade. The raw number of the decline had to be at least 100 people to be counted in Kye’s study. While data for other suburban Chicago counties are not reported in Kye’s paper, he dug into the data at Crain’s request and found seven census tracts in northeastern Will County, around Bolingbrook and Romeoville, and three scattered tracts in DuPage County that met his study’s criteria. There were none in Lake, Kane or McHenry counties, Kye said.)
— A startup for you debt-burdened millennials – ARI BENDERSKY (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I was a student at UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. The money to pay for tuition, books, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and room and board at NIU 1969-1970 (three semesters at University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) and then a summer session at Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/ ) came from my part-time Park Forest Post Office job 1966-1969 that paid $15.85-$16.91 an hour in today’s dollars and my part-time jobs working on a Chrysler automobile assembly line in Belvidere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvidere_Assembly_Plant) and as a security guard at the University Plaza Dormitory in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180315/ISSUE01/180319983
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There was a time when job seekers weighed benefits like medical coverage, retirement accounts and in-office kegerators before accepting an offer. Today, with tens of millions of Americans weighed down by student loan debt, applicants also are judging would-be employers by whether they’ll chip in on those college bill payments. Chicago’s Peanut Butter is there to help companies offer that perk. In 2014, while working as senior director of business development at Sears Holdings, David Aronson, 36, read something that startled him: Most people in their 20s and 30s weren’t making maximum contributions to their 401(k) accounts because their student loan payments – a 2015 college graduate left school owing $34,000 on average – sucked away too much of their disposable income.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Senate passes gun bills, participates in walk out – Brenden Moore and Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180314/illinois-senate-passes-gun-bills-participates-in-walk-out

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Crystal Lake gun range sees overwhelming response to concealed carry lessons for teachers On Target plans to host course exclusively for school employees – KATIE SMITH
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/14/crystal-lake-gun-range-sees-overwhelming-response-to-concealed-carry-lessons-for-teachers/a43e0bh/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/12/mchenry-county-students-join-nationwide-walkout-in-protest-of-gun-violence/aow1yvx/
— McHenry County facing shortage of homes for less than $200K Current market has far more buyers than sellers – MIKE MALLORY
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/13/mchenry-county-facing-shortage-of-homes-for-less-than-200k/auy39py/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Special election rebuff builds Trump’s losing streak.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/special-election-rebuff-builds-trump-s-losing-streak/article_40181c06-de2e-5ffc-9875-fc186b1731ee.html

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Candidates want downstate votes. Have they paid enough attention to Southern Illinoisans? – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article204683134.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rauner’s big lie about Ives – SCOTT REEDER
http://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/rauner-s-big-lie-about-ives/article_2079139f-1ed6-5ca3-94d4-40efec964ea6.html
— Negative ads justified, let voters decide truth – HOHN DONALD O’SHEA
http://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/negative-ads-justified-let-voters-decide-truth/article_fc5fcfff-1543-5185-856e-4087e0c49b26.html

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Preliminary OK given for video gambling to continue in St. Charles Final vote for reauthorization expected to take place March 19 – MARTHA QUETSCH (DIERSEN: If you promote video gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2018/03/12/preliminary-ok-given-for-video-gambling-to-continue-in-st-charles/aijc9xb/

TIMES
— First, let’s kill all the political consultants – Jim Nowlan
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/state-affairs-first-let-s-kill-all-the-political-consultants/article_dce78a99-d5ee-5d54-bd6b-feb9a21a311f.html

WSIL TV
— Jeanne Ives campaigns in Marion, calls out Rauner – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37727839/jeanne-ives-campaigns-in-marion-calls-out-rauner

WJBD
— Gun Curbs Get Illinois Senate OK, Wait-Period Plan to Rauner Senate Approves Ban on Bump Stops and Age Limit to Own Assault-Style Weapons – AP
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/03/14/gun-curbs-get-illinois-senate-ok-waitperiod-plan-to-rauner

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://nprillinois.org/post/money-and-legal-weed-debate-illinois#stream/0

PRO PUBLICA ILLINOIS
— How Do We Keep Bias Out of Stories? We stick with the facts, and several editors read every story. – Jason Grotto (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens dominate the news media in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, in Wheaton, in etc. For those Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens, something is news only if it can be a) spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, or the Green Party platform or b) spun to badmouth the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/ask-ppil-on-bias-in-journalism#new_tab

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Chapter Eight: Money Can’t Buy You Love
https://mailchi.mp/c7353e59a004/rauner-record-revealed-money-cant-buy-you-love

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Sunshine Week…….except in the Office of Illinois Governor Rauner – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/sunshine-week-except-in-the-office-of-illinois-governor-rauner/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump pushes again for ‘Phase Two’ of tax cuts – Dave Boyer and S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the $10,000 SALT cap should be increased to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/14/trump-pushes-again-phase-two-tax-cuts/

NEWSMAX
— Lamb’s Win Points to GOP Losing 60 House Seats, Senate Control – John Gizzi
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/conor-lamb-gop-house-senate/2018/03/14/id/848686/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Now Inclusion Means Exclusion – KYLE SMITH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/college-students-value-inclusion-over-free-speech-poll/

WORLD NET DAILY
— FACEBOOK’S WAR ON ‘CONSERVATIVE’ SITES Joseph Farah on how ‘politically motivated gatekeeper’ manipulates users
http://www.wnd.com/2018/03/facebooks-war-on-conservative-sites/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is true that what I call “independent media” are facing monumental obstacles intentionally placed in their way by companies like Facebook. But Facebook is hardly alone in this regard. Another big player in the war on independent media is Google. This one has had a more dramatically negative impact on WND. You might not know it, but back in the day when Google gave preference to the most viewed breaking news stories on the internet, WND fared very well. But Google changed its algorithms, too. Today, the Google News page, which regularly featured WND content years ago, is devoid of any. In fact, WND is not even viewed as a legitimate news content provider. Why? It might have something to do with the gatekeepers Google has partnered with to define news. One of them is the Southern Poverty Law Center, a far left-wing money machine that is not southern, doesn’t fight poverty but increases it, scarcely practices law and doesn’t respect it, and an outfit about which the word “center” should never be associated in any way. The SPLC considers me a racist and a hate-monger in its annual reports and regards WND, my creation, no more charitably. When I launched WND, then known as WorldNetDaily, more than 20 years ago, the idea was to use this new level playing field with a low barrier to entry to reinvigorate the American press by returning it to what it was intended to be – an important check on government power and overreach, waste, fraud, abuse and corruption in high places. It worked initially. WND was propelled by audiences to become one of the very top-ranked news sites in the world. That was before Google took over pre-eminence among search engines. Since then, Google has made it a mission to ensure any search traffic that goes our way is an accident. I’m not exaggerating. Google news alerts typically don’t even recognize WND stories until 24 hours after they break. The point here is simple. Is the world better off with more diversity of opinion, more reporting from different viewpoints? Facebook doesn’t think so. Google doesn’t think so. And this Digital Cartel has made part of its mission the stamping out of all meaningful ideological diversity in online media.)
— CONFIRMED: FACEBOOK’S ALGORITHM HURTING CONSERVATIVES But recent change boosting liberal sites
http://www.wnd.com/2018/03/confirmed-facebooks-algorithm-hurting-conservatives/

LOS ANGLES TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF LAMB IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Tax-cut law may not lift GOP up this fall – Chathleen Decker (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the Republicans should raise the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.courier-tribune.com/news/20180314/what-does-loss-in-special-election-mean-for-gop-tax-message

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White Men Challenge Workplace Diversity Efforts Several recent legal cases have implications for recruiting in the tech industry as it faces continued scrutiny over lack of diversity – Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: Will the tech industry bring in Charles Bowsher? During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in promoting diversity at GAO, that is, he had great success in wasting the careers of and getting rid of GAO employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who failed to make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-men-challenge-workplace-diversity-efforts-1521036001
— Trump Floats Idea on Extending Dreamer Protections GOP aides say DACA extension could be tied to border-wall funding – Kristina Peterson and Laura Meckler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-floats-idea-on-extending-dreamer-protections-1521054232

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Happiest country on Earth is Finland – Jane Onyanga-Omara (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am not happy enough. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should be happy that they have not harmed me more than they already have. If you were me, how would you deal with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/14/worlds-happiest-country-finland/419674002/