Tag: inclusion

April 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with big color pictures unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote the Democrat Party platform on refugees and immigration.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-syrian-refugee-family-update-met-20170417-story.html
— Expand Chicago aldermen’s clout? No, thanks – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  To what extent do they use their clout to reward those who give them money, who glorify and praise them, who pander to them, and/or who serve as their operatives or dupes? To what extend do they use their clout to punish/destroy those who do not do the aforesaid?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-aldermen-city-council-jobs-emanuel-chicago-edit-0417-jm-20170414-story.html
— Pritzker defends progressive credentials in Democratic governor bid – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do progressives do? ANSWER: Promote dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, destruction of the traditional family, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-pritzker-progressive-establishment-illinois-governor-race-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Should I tell my boss I’m ready to move on? – J.T. O’Donnell  (DIERSEN: In early 1971, when I was 22 years old, I told my Firestone Store boss that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile.  He immediately exploded and fired me. Then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Then, unemployed that I was and needing a job to help support my mother and brother because my father had died, I accepted an offer from IRS to be a GS-7 (currently, $44,853/year) Revenue Officer. Then, my former Firestone boss offered me a part-time job which I accepted pumping gasoline.  I held that job until the end of 1972.)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20170416/282720521834413
— Don’t let stress over retirement saving overwhelm you – Jill Schlesinger  (DIERSEN: I had much less stress over retirement saving 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 because I was earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that.  Few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have held or are holding jobs that put them in line to get a pension or b) are getting a pension.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/jillonmoney/tca-don-t-let-stress-over-retirement-saving-overwhelm-you-20170410-story.html
— Must supporters let Trump be Trump? – Jonah Goldberg (DIERSEN: Trump has promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-syria-nato-china-20170416-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Will anything cause the floor to buckle from underneath Trump?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-presidency-failure-20170416-story.html
— For blacks, college is not an equalizer – Ray Boshara  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-black-college-graduates-lost-wealth-20170416-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump blasts Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-donald-trump-jr-triggered-huppke-20170414-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: TRAGIC: More and more and more people in Illinois depend on charity.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170417/news/170419021/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot promoters promote doctors who promote pot.
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/illinois-doctors-travel-to-help-patients-get-medical-pot/article_1061ed40-2381-11e7-abfd-2f5bb880de5b.html

 

LCBC RADIO
— TRAGIC: Video Gambling Up in March Across Illinois Valley
http://www.lcbcradio.com/wlpo/video-gambling-up-in-march-across-illinois-valley/article_4fe24ecc-236a-11e7-8335-b39f2ef12000.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Two Arrested For Possessing 3lbs of Marijuana
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/two-arrested-for-possessing-3lbs-of-marijuana

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— OUTSTANDING: Attorney General Rules McHenry County Blog “News Media” for Purposes of Freedom of Information Requests – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/04/17/attorney-general-rules-mchenry-county-blog-media-for-purposes-of-freedom-of-information-requests/

 

BGA
— EMPTY VOTING BOOTHS A SYMBOL OF OUR AILING DEMOCRACY – Andy Shaw
http://www.bettergov.org/news/andy-shaw-empty-voting-booths-a-symbol-of-our-ailing-democracy

 

DEPAULIA
— DeVos discontinues Obama-era student loan protections – Danielle Harris  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who take out student loans have no intention of paying those loans back?  Why don’t lenders require parents to co-sign student loans?  Did/could you get a student loan?  I doubt that I could have back in 1966.  I was draft bait. I just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class.  My ACT was only 24. Neither of my parents had attended college.  My father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14 and made only about $40,000/year in today’s dollars.  My mother never attended high school and was a housewife/homemaker.  My vision was never correctable to 20/20 and I have always had partial red/green color blindness.  I had demonstrated no leadership potential in high school; I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years and the summer in between. Upon graduation from high school, I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail.)
http://depauliaonline.com/2017/04/17/devos-discontinues-obama-era-student-loan-protections/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DISTASTEFUL RED TAPE: ONE THING RAUNER AGREES WITH TRUMP ABOUT  (DIERSEN: Trump has promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/governor-discusses-cutting-red-tape-at-illinois-competiveness-council-forum.html
— TEXAS BILL ADVANCES ALLOWING CHRISTIANS RECUSAL CONCERNING SAME SEX MARRIAGES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/texas-bill-allows-recusals.html
— KUDOS FOR THE SENATORS’ “MCPLAN” BUDGET PRESCRIPTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/taxpayer-bargain-budget-plan.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Did Rauner renege on a campaign vow to appease conservatives?  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you get elected as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/17/did-rauner-renege-on-a-campaign-vow-to-appease-conservatives/

 

PJ MEDIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot promoters promote those who promote pot.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/04/16/illinois-delaware-dems-argue-legal-weed-would-help-economies/

 

GOPUSA
— Some Minneapolis Muslims protest ‘sharia’ vigilante in Cedar-Riverside area  (DIERSEN: To promote Islam is to promote sharia law.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23132

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— DNC Kicks Off Tour Highlighting Leftward Shift  Perez, Sanders set to rally in Maine, a blue collar state that has lurched away from Democrats – Jim Stinson
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/dnc-kicks-off-tour-highlighting-leftward-shift/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Students taunted, spat upon for questioning transgenderism  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.)
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9053

 

THE HILL
— Democrats welcome Bernie takeover – AMIE PARNES  (DIERSEN: What are you demographics?  From what I see, Bernie supporters despise if not hate that who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/329049-democrats-welcome-bernie-takeover

 

POLITICO
— Trump claims tax return protesters were paid – REBECCA MORIN  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents would deny that they are paid. They would say that their tremendous hatred of me motivates them.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/trump-tax-return-protesters-237262

 

AOL NEWS
— Trump slams ‘small’ Tax March, suggests protesters were paid – WILLIAM STEAKIN   (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents would deny that they are paid. They would say that their tremendous hatred of me motivates them.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/04/16/trump-slams-small-tax-march-suggests-protesters-were-paid/22042021/

 

NBC NEWS
— ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in the Black Church – GEORGE M. JOHNSON  (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be someone who promotes LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/opinion-don-t-ask-don-t-tell-black-church-n747096

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity blast Trump for not doing more to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/opinion/the-lgbt-trump-fallacy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/opinion/100-days-of-horror.html?ref=opinion

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Adam Kinzinger: Pre-emptive strike on North Korea is a ‘next-to-worst case’ scenario – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/17/adam-kinzinger-pre-emptive-strike-north-korea-next/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Despite rhetoric, Trump plan focuses more on staff cuts than good government.” Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats will use Trump staff cuts to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/17/despite-rhetoric-trump-plan-focuses-more-on-staff-cuts-than-good-government/

 

USA TODAY
— The future of jobs: More men doing ‘women’s work’ – Jon Swartz  (DIERSEN: What jobs have you held?  Because all the jobs that I held 1964-1997 were bad ‘men’s work’ jobs, with the exception of the first job that I held, my superiors always had an extremely hard time getting women to take those jobs.  My first job, a ‘women’s work’ and a ‘minorities work’ job washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 was so bad that women and minorities would not take/keep the job.  My understanding is that I was the first and only White male to hold that job and that I held it longer (18 months) than anyone else. The bad ‘men’s work’ jobs that held after were cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/04/14/jobs-projections-could-mean-change-gender-occupations-men-women-employment/100381242/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Older Workers Challenge Firms’ Aggressive Pursuit of the Young  In one class action against PricewaterhouseCoopers, two men say they were rejected because they lacked the youthful profile possessed by many PwC recruits – Jacob Gershman  (DIERSEN: How old are you? Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40 and b) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates shouted that I could never have a successful GAO career, that is, that GAO could and should waste my career and get rid of me.  They stressed a) that I was a Republican, b) that I was 31 years old, c) that I was White, d) that I was a male, e) that I was not a veteran, and f) that GAO forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, currently $90,173, to GS-9, Step 10, currently $71,326, to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/older-workers-challenge-firms-aggressive-pursuit-of-the-young-1492340404
— Opening Our Borders Would Overwhelm America  When I screened visa applications as a foreign service officer, I learned how many want to come. – Dave Seminara  (DIERSEN: America is especially attractive to citizens of foreign countries who are minority, female, younger, and/or poor because by law, America gives tremendous preference to members of the aforesaid groups.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/opening-our-borders-would-overwhelm-america-1492366053
— FRONT PAGE: Embraceable You: When the CEO Is a Hugger  Handshakes have given way to bear hugs in some corners of the corporate world as top bosses greet business associates with open arms; ‘You don’t lose your job if you don’t hug.’ – Rachel Feintzeig  (DIERSEN: Are you a hugger?  I never was and I never will be.  I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1980-1997.  If a White male non-veteran federal employee like me hugged anyone, they would immediately branded a sexist or even worse things and they would be immediately gotten rid of.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/embraceable-you-when-the-ceo-is-a-hugger-1492380506

 

THE WEEK
— President Trump, coming up on 100 days, hasn’t traveled abroad or west of the Mississippi
http://theweek.com/speedreads/692574/president-trump-coming-100-days-hasnt-traveled-abroad-west-mississippi

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— OUTSTANDING: Navy bans vaping on ships, subs, aircraft – Eric White
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/04/navy-bans-vaping-ships-subs-aircraft/

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— We’ll stand together on May Day  (DIERSEN: Democrats are united against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/04/17/well-stand-together-on-may-day

April 15 Evening Edition

NBC5
— VERY SAD: Protesters Gather in Chicago, Calling on Trump to Release Tax Returns  (DIERSEN: In 1977, in connection with Money Magazine doing a “One Person’s Finances” article on me, I gave Money Magazine copies of my 1972-1976 federal income tax returns. When Money Magazine published its 4-page article on me in its February, 1978 issue, it because clear that the Democrats at Money Magazine selected me for the article because they wanted to and because they did a) foist negative government employee stereotypes on me and b) paint my education deductions as being improper.  They described my job duties as an IRS Revenue Officer and the graduate business courses at Loyola and the graduate accounting courses at DePaul that I had deducted purposely to make it look like the courses did not relate to my job duties and they did not help me carry out my job duties. They implied that the courses qualified me for “a new trade or business” and that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector.  The Democrats at IRS disallowed all the courses notwithstanding the fact that IRS encourages its Revenue Offices to take graduate business and accounting courses and my Loyola and DePaul graduate school applications clearly showed that I wanted to take the courses to help me carry out my job duties at IRS.  I took IRS to Tax Court pro se and won a split decision.  The Democrats at Money Magazine and the Democrats at IRS would not have done the aforesaid to me if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/tax-march-chicago-daley-plaza-protesters-trump-419533853.html

 

CBS2
— VERY SAD: Protesters Demand Trump Release Tax Income Returns – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/15/protesters-demand-trump-release-tax-income-returns/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— VERY SAD: Chicago Tax Day demonstrators demand that Trump release tax returns
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/248780800-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— VERY SAD: Thousands crowd Daley Plaza for Tax Day march to demand Trump release tax returns – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-tax-day-march-met-0416-20170416-story.html
— VERY SAD: Anti-Trump tax rally draws hundreds to downtown Naperville – Diane Moca
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-trump-tax-rally-naperville-st-0416-20170415-story.html
— VERY SAD: 16 arrested as hundreds of Trump supporters, counter-protesters clash at Berkeley rally – Paige St. John
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-berkeley-trump-rally-20170415-story.html
— TRAGIC: New gaming cafes open in Tinley Park – Bob Bong
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-stc-comings-goings-st-0420-20170420-story.html
— Hail the status quo disrupters: Mayor Emanuel, Governor Ducey — we hope many others follow suit – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-emanuel-ducey-trump-devos-education-reform-edit-0416-20170414-story.html
— Naperville taxpayers deserve an explanation for nature center flooding – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What factors increase the likelihood of your basement flooding? Factors for 915 Cove Court in Wheaton include the subdivision being built in a watershed area and a former septic field, the tremendous amount of surface and subsurface storm water that flows onto the lot during and after heavy rains, the inadequate number of storm sewer inlets in the subdivision, the disruption, obstruction, and improper connection of 6″ and 4″ subterranean drainage lines when the home was built, the pouring the foundation walls on cracked footings, the improper installation and intentional blockage of exterior foundation footing tiles, the installation of only one sump pump when there should have been two or even three or even four, the many long and wide cracks in the basement floor, and the fact that all the storm water that gets into the storm sewer system on the lot is limited to the capacity of just one 4″ pipe.  What factors decrease the likelihood of your basement flooding?  For 915 Cove Court, they include the installation of steel reinforcement rods in foundation walls, the installation of interior footing tiles, my paying $900 when the home was built in 1984 to have all nine of the home’s downspouts directly connected to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, my installing a backup sump pump, my unobstructed and properly connecting the aforesaid subterranean drainage lines to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, my paying for unobstruction (the removal of stones) from some of the exterior footing tiles, my adding hundreds of feet of French drains and many storm sewer inlets on the lot and connecting them directly to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, my properly sealing the many long and wide cracks in the basement floor, my paying for conversion to an overhead sewer system before the basement was finished in 2005, and my paying for a 20-W whole house natural gas backup electric generator for the home.  Since 1984, because of Wheaton’s failure/refusal to assure that building codes were enforced when the subdivision was constructed and 915 Cove Court was built, I have been forced to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours of my labor to stop basement flooding.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-editorial-knoch-flood-naperville-st-0416-20170414-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— VERY SAD: Daley Plaza protesters demand that Trump release his tax returns – Matthew Hendrickson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/protesters-want-trump-to-release-tax-returns/
— Rahm’s private email still being filled by fans, foes, citizens – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: If you are an elected official and you publicly insult one of your constituents, you are publicly asking that constituent to hit your employer with an FOIA request.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahms-private-email-still-being-filled-by-fans-foes-citizens/
— Parade of police abuse settlement continues — with $1M more – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: How much money in police abuse settlements do your municipality, your county, and Illinois pay out each year?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/parade-of-police-abuse-settlement-continues-with-1m-more/

 

DNA INFO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Murders Up 50 Percent In Chicago So Far Compared To Past Years – Kelly Bauer
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170414/downtown/murders-up-50-percent-chicago-so-far-compared-past-years

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Pro-Trump, anti-Trump protesters clash in Berkeley, California  Fireworks thrown, pepper spray used at crowds – RALPH ELLIS AND TONY MARCO
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/protrump-antitrump-protesters-clash-in-berkeley-calif/692542949
— Protesters around country call for Trump to release tax returns  More than 180 marches planned across 48 states – JACKIE WATTLES
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/tax-march-protesters-demand-trumps-tax-returns/692499335
— Trump campaign raking in money for 2020, disclosures show  Tens of millions already raised – EUGENE SCOTT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-campaign-raking-in-money-for-2020-disclosures-show/692528170

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOICRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot promoters promote doctors who promote pot.
http://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article144802714.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Ever downward  Failing to decide about how to fix our sorry state is deciding to fail. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-04-14/ever-downward.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT & BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— TAX DAY DEMONSTRATORS DEMAND THAT TRUMP RELEASE TAX RETURNS – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article144802219.html
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170415/AP/304159916

 

CIVIC FEDERATION
— Transform Illinois Coalition Pushes Ahead on Government Consolidation
https://www.civicfed.org/civic-federation/blog/transform-illinois-coalition-pushes-ahead-government-consolidation

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinoisans pay more than 2 percent of home’s value in property taxes – Brendan Bakala  (DIERSEN: 2015 property taxes ($11,059) that I paid last year for 915 Cove Court in Wheaton were 2.6% of the home’s market value ($434,280) as determined by the assessor.  According to the assessor, the home’s value increased $20,940 or 4.8% last year.  It would be interesting to see what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would do if my wife and I listed the home for sale.  Would they stress the home’s positives to get someone to buy it right away to get rid of me or would they stress the home’s negatives to discourage/reduce/stop any potential offers to punish me?)
http://ilnews.org/news/economy/illinoisans-pay-more-than-percent-of-home-s-value-in/article_58d3b194-2142-11e7-9ea0-33bab8a54588.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Orland Park Public Library Intends to Waste $6,700 on Conferences for Staffers – Kevin duJan
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/orland-park-public-library-intends-to-waste-6700-on-conferences-for-staffers/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AMAZON RECEIVED MORE THAN $112 MILLION IN EDGE TAX CREDITS IN 2016 – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/amazon-received-more-than-112-million-in-edge-tax-credits-in-2016/
— 15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS COUNTIES DROP IN POPULATION – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/15-southern-illinois-counties-drop-in-population/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SENATOR KYLE MCCARTER OP-ED: “TAXPAYER BARGAIN” BUDGET PUTS TAXPAYERS FIRST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/taxpayer-bargain-budget-puts-taxpayers-first.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Tax March turns into demand for Trump’s IRS filings; 13 reported arrests
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/15/tax-march-turns-into-demand-for-trumps-irs-filings-nine-reported-arrests.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— SINCE WHEN DID TRUMP START EMBRACING OBAMACARE’S ILLEGAL SUBSIDIES? – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/04/since-when-did-trump-start-embracing-obamacares-illegal-subsidies

 

HOT AIR
— Wellesley student editorial: “Hostility may be warranted” towards those who embrace “hate speech” after reeducation  (DIERSEN: According to the hate-filled anti-Trumps, any speech that is not anti-Trump is hate speech.)
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/04/14/wellesley-student-editorial-hostility-may-be-warranted-towards-those-who-embrace-hate-speech-after-reeducation/

 

THE HILL
— Brace yourself, federal employees: ‘Reductions in Force’ are coming – DEBRA D’AGOSTINO  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997, the agency was under threats of Republican-led budget cuts and suffered Republican-led budget cuts.  Consequently, because I was one of GAO’s few remaining Republican employees, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates were full of hatred against me and took their hatred of Republicans out against me.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/lawmaker-news/328899-brace-yourself-federal-employees-the-reductions-in-force-are

 

WASHINGTON POST
— JANESVILLE: AN AMERICAN STORY  When the nation’s oldest operating General Motors plant closes, residents emerge from the Great Recession into an uncertain future. – Amy Goldstein  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are filled with hatred of a) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) those who own/owned General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles, c) unions, and d) past, present, and future union members?  I should write a book about the aforesaid haters; they bring disgrace to the Republican Party.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2017/04/15/janesville/
— Interest in where and when Trump may attend church services – AP  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn hint/imply/argue/shout that a) they dominate, if run, all the churches in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn and b) that I am a religious hypocrite because I am not a member of any church, because I do not attend church services, because I do not give money to a church, and because I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out every Sunday morning.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that they could and that they would stop me from a) giving money to any church, b) attending services at a church, or c) becoming a member of any church. Figuratively, if not literally, they have condemned me to HELL.  Beyond hypocritically, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn condone if not promote booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices.  They talk and act like they are religious so that they can have license to sin.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/at-easter-trump-has-yet-to-find-a-church-home-in-dc/2017/04/15/fdd72e06-21a5-11e7-bb59-a74ccaf1d02f_story.html
— Trump doesn’t know much about history. It’s making his on-the-job training harder. – James Hohmann  (DIERSEN: What do you know much about?  I know much about auditing.  I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.  I earned a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/04/14/daily-202-trump-doesn-t-know-much-about-history-it-s-making-his-on-the-job-training-harder/58f06ba2e9b69b3a72331e84/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: New federal civil rights enforcement hire has previously said she’s against affirmative action – Joy Resmovits  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-essential-education-updates-southern-report-key-devos-hire-1492199901-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote Islam, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will get rid of you.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/04/15/tough-times-deeper-faith/100491902/

April 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— On state tour, Rauner reiterates his agenda as Democrats line up to unseat him – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-statewide-tour-met-0416-20170414-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps call for thousands to march in the Loop to call for Trump’s tax returns.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-tax-day-preview-met-20170414-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Pope feels world’s shame for treatment of immigrants. – AP  (DIERSEN: Why isn’t the Pope condemning the leaders of those countries (especially Mexico) that immigrants flee?  Why isn’t the Pope calling for the citizens of those countries (including Mexico) to stay and oust their leaders?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-eu-rel–vatican-good-friday-20170414-story.html

 

CHICAHO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps call for thousands to march in the Loop to call for Trump’s tax returns.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thousands-expected-at-loop-march-calling-for-trumps-tax-returns/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF PATEL: Tax mix-up could cost newly elected District 25 board member – Jake Griffin and Placek  (DIERSEN: Since 1978, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I for not paying more real estate taxes on 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton 1978-1984 and 915 Cove Court in Wheaton 1984-present. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents, we are nasty selfish filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids) and even worse things, and therefore, we can and we should pay more real estate taxes.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170414/news/170419281/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A property tax mix-up involving new Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 board member Anisha Patel’s home resulted in her family saving more than $12,000 by paying taxes to the wrong school district since at least 2008. A Daily Herald analysis of property tax records shows the Patel family paid about $44,000 in taxes to Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 since 2008 but should have paid closer to $56,000 during that time to District 25. Researchers at Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office discovered Patel’s home was wrongly listed within District 59’s taxing boundaries even though Patel sends her children to schools in District 25. The mistake came to light after Patel won election to the District 25 board April 4. Patel and owners of two neighboring homes — and ultimately their property tax bills — are affected by the revelation.)

 

WSIL TV
— Cutting Trump slack: Voters forgive reversals to a point – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35153554/cutting-trump-slack-voters-forgive-reversals-to-a-point

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Who’s unsafe on campus? – Michelle Malkin
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/national/michelle-malkin-who-s-unsafe-on-campus/article_909eccd9-3e10-5202-a530-f9ad762de646.html

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger aligns self with Trump – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/kinzinger-aligns-self-with-trump/article_ca317ca2-581c-56f7-a5ae-df0c9958f9c9.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Want to improve your life? Be more like President Trump (Not kidding!) – Keith Ablow
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/04/14/trumping-your-life.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SESSIONS ‘WILL EVALUATE’ REQUEST TO PROBE IRS BOSS  GOP lawmakers charge Lois Lerner criminally targeted tea party – ART MOORE
http://www.wnd.com/2017/04/sessions-will-evaluate-request-to-probe-irs-boss/

 

TOWNHALL
— The 7 Worst Liberal Attacks on Donald Trump’s Family – John Hawkins  (DIERSEN: Democrats are nasty. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Democrats are full of hatred.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2017/04/15/the-7-worst-liberal-attacks-on-donald-trumps-family-n2313730

 

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Steve King: ‘Very Disappointed’ With Trump on Illegal Immigration – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/steve-king-disappointed-trump-immigration/2017/04/14/id/784500/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Jeff Sessions Doubles Down On Trump’s Campaign Promises – Alex Pfeiffer (DIERSEN: Trump promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/14/jeff-sessions-doubles-down-on-trumps-campaign-promises/
— Universities ‘Weed Out’ Right-Wing Scholars, Says Report – David Krayden (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats weed out federal employees who are Republican like I am, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran like I am.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/14/universities-weed-out-right-wing-scholars-says-report/

 

BREITBART
— Beck: Trump Has No ‘Core,’ Another Republican ‘Who Said Stuff and Didn’t Mean It’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/04/14/beck-trump-has-no-core-another-republican-who-said-stuff-and-didnt-mean-it/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Hiring Anti-Trump Conservative Is Part Of New York Times’ Effort To Expand Opinion – Michael Calderone, Nick Baumann  (DIERSEN: Trump has promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bret-stephens-new-york-times_us_58f12c80e4b0b9e9848bed3e

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: White House to Keep Its Visitor Logs Secret – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS  (DIERSEN: Who visits your critics/opponents?  What do those visitors say about you?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/us/politics/visitor-log-white-house-trump.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Outsize Influence of Wealthy Donors – Paul Sullivan  (DIERSEN: My critic/opponents are very wealthy and they have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Their operatives and their dupes talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, new homes, new cars, sweetheart jobs, sweetheart contracts, favorable legislation, etc. if they succeed in a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) getting me to resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Previously, they succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc.  In 1989, they might have succeeded in getting GAO to get rid of me if Congressman Henry Hyde had not intervened.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/your-money/wealth-matters-philanthropy-david-callahan.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/opinion/fearless-girl-doesnt-need-any-bull.html
— O’Reilly’s Behavior Said to Have Helped Drive Megyn Kelly Out at Fox – EMILY STEEL and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT  (DIERSEN: If you oppose reverse discrimination and/or age discrimination, sooner or later, Democrats and RINOs will blame you for all the problems that minorities, women, younger people, etc. have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/business/media/oreilly-behavior-megyn-kelly-fox.html
— A Baby or Your Money Back: All About Fertility Clinic Package Deals – RON LIEBER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates and others who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my wife and I because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/your-money/baby-fertility-clinic-package-deals.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— As Trump and Texas crack down on illegal immigration, Austin rebels – Jenny Jarvie  (DIERSEN: If/when Democrats start another Civil War like they did in 1861, they will be defeated again just like they were defeated in 1865. Democrats use illegals today like they used slaves in the past.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-immigration-austin-20170414-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump White House Won’t Reveal Log of Visitors, in Break From Obama Policy – Rebecca Ballhaus  (DIERSEN: Who visits your critics/opponents?  What do those visitors say about you?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-white-house-wont-reveal-log-of-visitors-in-break-from-obama-policy-1492198189

 

USA TODAY
— President Trump, Republicans get jump on 2020 White House race – Fredreka Schouten
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/04/14/president-trump-republicans-raise-money-for-2020-election/100488848/
— The President Trump effect? Democrats see early fundraising surge – Fredreka Schouten
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/14/donald-trump-presidency-fuels-democratic-fundraising/100477800/

 

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats work hard to unite Jews and Muslims against Republicans.
http://www.pressherald.com/2017/04/15/reflections-jews-muslims-come-together-in-u-s/

 

THE ROOT
— Yes, You Can Measure White Privilege – Michael Harriot  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, reverse discrimination and age discrimination.  They have always blamed me for problems that Blacks have. Since 1966 they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.theroot.com/yes-you-can-measure-white-privilege-1794303451

April 10 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat Scott Drury who bucked Speaker Madigan mulling governor bid – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-scott-drury-illinois-democratic-governor-primary-met-0411-20170410-story.html
— Must be fun to be a state lawmaker these days – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-illinois-lawmakers-budget-impasse-perspec-0411-20170410-story.html
— Alabama governor resigns, pleads guilty to misdemeanors – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats are always looking for elected officials who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who do anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-alabama-governor-resign-20170410-story.html
— Judge’s death outside home a grim reminder of safety concerns on the bench – Steve Schmadeke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-judge-safety-20170410-story.html
— Mayor’s high school requirement proposal is just what students need – Dahleen Glanton  (DIERSEN: My outstanding mother never attended high school, but after my father died suddenly in late 1969, she earned a GED and worked in dental office for many years.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-emanuel-college-acceptance-glanton-0411-20170410-story.html
— A man was dragged off a United flight. No, not for wearing leggings. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-united-airlines-doctor-dragged-leggings-edit-20170410-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois is failing as a partner in providing human services – Wendy DuBoe, President and CEO, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-is-failing-as-a-partner-in-providing-human-services/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Ryan’s border tax would whack Illinois.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170410/BLOGS02/170419989/ryans-border-tax-would-whack-illinois-study

 

ABC7
— NEW YORK MAKES COLLEGE TUITION FREE – WITH BIG STRING ATTACHED – AP  (DIERSEN: When I lived with my parents and brother in Crete and attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, UIC 1966-1968, and NIU 1969-1970, in today’s dollars, my father earned about $40,000/year, and my mother was a homemaker/housewife.)
http://abc7chicago.com/education/new-york-makes-college-tuition-free—with-big-string-attached/1856637/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There’s a big string attached to New York’s free middle-class college tuition initiative: Students must stay in the state after graduation or else pay back the benefit. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the requirement was added to protect the state’s investment in a student’s education by ensuring they don’t take advantage of free tuition and then leave New York. The tuition initiative, which Cuomo said is a national model, covers state college or university tuition for in-state students from families earning $125,000 or less. Students must remain in New York for as many years as they received the benefit. They must repay the money as a loan if they take a job in another state.)

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners Suggest That Rauner Is “Holding Colleges, Service Agencies Hostage.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/10/rauner-insists-hes-not-holding-colleges-service-agencies-hostage/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNALREGISTER
— Police hate-crime training part of Rauner’s plan – AP  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HATE THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170410/police-hate-crime-training-part-of-rauners-plan

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Old and new faces win township races in McHenry County – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/10/old-and-new-faces-win-township-races-in-mchenry-county/aos52ml/

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors CLAIM THAT TRUMP INSPIRES THEM TO BE anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-activism-inspired-by-trump-shows-no-signs-of-slowing/article_feb85037-1b6b-582b-a419-f9ee7d26ea2d.html

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Employers have options handling employees skipping work to engage in political protests – Dee Thompson
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511099414-employers-have-options-handling-employees-skipping-work-to-engage-in-political-protests

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Supreme Court asks for more money while demanding state deficit spend – Greg Bishop
http://ilnews.org/news/justice/state-supreme-court-asks-for-more-money-while-demanding-state/article_26e0a78c-1bbb-11e7-ae13-5b1f6e7ba390.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— U.S. District Attorney announces Southern Illinois Public Corruption Task Force – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/u-s-district-attorney-announces-southern-illinois-public-corrupton-task-force/
— City of LaSalle – Retaliatory action against whistle blower police? – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/city-of-lasalle-retaliatory-action-against-whistle-blower-police/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— GOP Calls on Trump to Honor Promise to Defend Religious Liberty – Todd Starnes
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/04/gop-calls-on-trump-to-honor-promise-to-defend-religious-liberty/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: MCCONCHIE AIRS CAPITOL FRUSTRATIONS AT CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN DINNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/thorner-mcconchie-airs-capitol-frustrations-with-conservative-republicans.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner denies using universities, social services as “leverage,” blames Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/10/rauner-denies-using-universities-social-services-as-leverage-blames-madigan/
— Pawar compares Rauner to… British colonialists?  (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you benefited from your ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against women and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/10/pawar-compares-rauner-to-british-colonialists/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: My father was born in India under British rule. The British were few, but they were wealthy. The Indians were many but they were kept poor. They were pit against one another based on what religion they practiced, where they lived, and what language they spoke. The British kept Indians jobless, uneducated, and without medical services. This was the world my dad grew up in, and it’s the world being created by the broken policies of Donald Trump and Bruce Rauner. It’s been 21 months and counting without a budget because Rauner wants there to be no budget. In his race to destroy the social safety net, he wants the chaos that comes from slashing school funding, closing health clinics, and encouraging companies to leave the state. I am running for governor because I’m tired of Bruce Rauner and his billionaire friends being the happiest they’ve ever been as millions of families suffer from lack of jobs, health care, and educational opportunities. I am running because I want to ensure my daughter doesn’t grow up in the kind of world that oppressed my dad.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Weekend Roundups.”  The Saturday April 8 morning GOPUSA ILLINOIS email had links to 33 articles. The Saturday April 8 evening GOPUSA ILLINOIS email had links to 28 articles.  The Sunday April 9 morning GOPUSA ILLINOIS email had links to 38 articles. The Sunday April 9 evening GOPUSA ILLINOIS email had links to 22 articles.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/10/rauner-weekend-roundup/
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/10/pritzker-weekend-roundup/
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/10/pawars-weekend-roundup/
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/10/chris-kennedy-roundup/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Far left’s embrace of Trump’s Syria strike a red flag – Cheryl K. Chumley
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/10/trumps-syria-strike-brings-love-far-left/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SEIU Forced To Cut Staff At HQ Following Massive Political Spending In 2016 – TED GOODMAN
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/09/seiu-forced-to-cut-staff-at-hq-following-massive-political-spending-in-2016/

 

BREITBART
— Mick Mulvaney Orders Federal Agencies to Prepare for Massive Cuts – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/10/mick-mulvaney-orders-federal-agencies-to-prepare-for-massive-cuts/
— Biographer Claims Barack Obama Called America ‘Racist Society’ in Unpublished Manuscript – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/09/biographer-claims-barack-obama-called-america-racist-society-unpublished-manuscript/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Midterm trends threaten GOP House majority.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/327961-midterm-trends-threaten-gop-house-majority
— Trump sued for not releasing White House visitor logs – MALLORY SHELBOURNE (DIERSEN: Who visits with your critics/opponents?  My critics/opponents would not release their visitor logs, so I would have to sue them.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/328058-dhs-sued-for-not-releasing-white-house-visitor-logs

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of Whites.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-supremacist-hate-heidi-beirich-southern-poverty-law-center_us_58eb8bb8e4b00de1410519c9

 

BLOOMBERG
— In Trump’s World, Family Always Comes First – Timothy L. O’Brien
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-04-10/bannon-and-kushner-battle-for-the-trump-prize

 

FED SMITH
— Who Says You Cannot Fire a Federal Employee? – Susan McGuire Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/10/says-cannot-fire-federal-employee/

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Electric Car Workers Accuse Tesla of Low Pay and Intimidation  Employees at the company’s factory in California are seeking to unionize through United Auto Workers. – David Dayen
http://prospect.org/article/charge-time-electric-car-workers-accuse-tesla-low-pay-and-intimidation

 

COSMOPOLITAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in turning “young women” against Ivanka.
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a9246000/ivanka-trump-favorability-survey-april-2017/

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Gov. Robert Bentley, who said gay marriage harms children, faces impeachment over affair – Carlos Santoscoy  (DIERSEN: Democrats are always looking for elected officials who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who do anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican things.  Because I am not a member of any church, because I do not attend church services, and because I do not give money to any churches, I do not claim to be religious.)
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/82681744

April 8 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The media loved Trump’s show of military might. Are we really doing this again? – Margaret Sullivan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-media-loved-trumps-show-of-military-might-are-we-really-doing-this-again/2017/04/07/01348256-1ba2-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.html
— Eric Trump calls nepotism ‘a factor of life.’ Here’s what he may not understand about privilege. – Lindsey Bever  (DIERSEN: Are/were your parents able to hire you or to get you a good job?  My outstanding parents were not. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.  My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.  My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/06/eric-trump-calls-nepotism-a-factor-of-life-heres-what-he-may-not-understand-about-privilege/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

April 6 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

April 6 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

April 3 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

March 31 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— TREASONOUS: New app to alert undocumented immigrants of ICE raids
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/245340303-story

 

CBS2
— CBS 2 Presses White House About Sanctuary Cities Via Skype – Derrick Blakley  (DIERSEN: Those who create sanctuary cities are guilty of treason.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/31/cbs-2-presses-white-house-about-sanctuary-cities-via-skype/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners promote Biss.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/31/at-issue-democratic-governor-candidate-daniel-biss-talks-rauners-failure/
— Redfield: Illinois Budget Stalemate Could Last Through Next Election – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/31/expert-illinois-budget-stalemate-could-last-through-next-election/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask will Bolingbrook mayor Roger Claar pay political price for backing Trump?
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Will-Suburban-Mayor-Pay-Political-Price-for-Backing-Trump–417825983.html
— Chance the Rapper: Chicago Bulls Will Donate $1M to CPS
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chance-the-rapper-major-announcement-cps-funding-417786933.html
— Emanuel Prioritizes ‘Flowers and More Bike Lanes’ Over Violence, Alderman Says – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Alderman-Says-Emanuel-Prioritizes-Flowers-and-More-Bike-Lanes-Over-Violence-417815753.html

 

ABC7
— RAUNER APPEARING IN NEW ROUND OF COMMERCIAL AS STATE BUDGET IMPASSE CONTINUES – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-appearing-in-new-commercial-as-state-budget-impasse-continues/1828514/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Caterpillar to close plant near Aurora, lay off 800 workers – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/caterpillar-to-close-plant-near-aurora-lay-off-800-workers/
— Rauner and Democratic agendas include everything but governing – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/rauner-and-democratic-agendas-include-everything-but-governing/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s desperate quest for someone to blame.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trumps-desperate-quest-for-someone-to-blame/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— TREASONOUS: Amid Trump administration threats, Oak Park to remain a sanctuary city – Steve Schering
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/news/ct-oak-sanctuary-cities-tl-0406-20170331-story.html
— Spicer ties Chicago’s sanctuary city status to city’s gang, violence problem – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-sanctuary-city-lose-federal-dollars-met-0331-20170331-story.html
— Mendoza calls on Rauner, WGN radio host to apologize for ‘duct tape’ comment – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-susana-mendoza-bruce-rauner-met-0401-20170331-story.html
— Calendar alert: It’s 2018 in Springfield – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-madigan-springfield-2018-election-budget-illinois-edit-0402-jm-20170331-story.html
— Should Obama save Chicago? That’s asking too much. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-obama-chicago-crime-michelle-barack-edit-0403-md-20170331-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s wall is already collapsing.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-mexico-border-wall-trump-chapman-perspec-0402-md-20170331-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “In a hole, President Trump keeps digging.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-freedom-caucus-hole-page-perspec-0402-md-20170331-story.html
— Chicago bank tangled up in intrigue over ex-Trump aide Manafort – Becky Yerak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-manafort-chicago-loans-0401-biz-20170331-story.html
— Judge approves $25 million settlement in Trump University fraud lawsuits – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-university-settlement-20170331-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “Naperville rally demanding Trump release tax returns planned for Tax Day.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-tax-day-protest-st-0402-20170331-story.html
— Caterpillar to take 800 jobs out of Aurora area – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-caterpillar-close-st-0402-20170331-story.html
— Suburban election preview: Mayoral races, school funding and a few firsts – Alicia Fabbre
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-suburban-election-preview-0402-20170331-story.html
— Suburban parents want lawmakers to remove SAT scores from college transcripts – Haley BeMiller  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reluctantly acknowledge that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, something that only about 20% of those who take the examinations can say, but they stress that my scores on individual parts of the examinations were not that great.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-high-school-transcripts-sat-act-parents-met-20170331-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Wife of man banned from libraries for touching women’s feet: He has drinking problem – Justin Kmitch  (DIERSEN: I oppose the promotion of booze.  Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they have a drinking problem.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170331/news/170339735/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Folksy Rauner ads beg the question: What record will he run on? – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170331/NEWS02/170339976/folksy-rauner-ads-beg-the-question-what-record-will-he-run-on
— Caterpillar to close Aurora plant, cutting 800 jobs
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170331/NEWS05/170339977/caterpillar-to-close-aurora-plant-cutting-800-jobs

 

WTTW
— Trump Says ‘No Excuse’ for Chicago Violence – Alexandra Silets  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago, nevertheless, they blame Republicans for Chicago violence.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/03/31/week-review-trump-says-no-excuse-chicago-violence

 

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Will Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar Pay Political Price For Backing Trump?”
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/will-bolingbrook-mayor-pay-political-price-for-backing-trump/6babc111-75bf-47f8-a9b7-06456d172d9a

 

WREX
— Chicago police to saturate neighborhood where 7 killed – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/35039853/chicago-police-to-saturate-neighborhood-where-7-killed

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Rauner On Deputy Governor Munger’s Salary – Esther Kwon
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/rauner-on-deputy-governor-mungers-salary

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Madison County GOP comes out against school sales tax increase – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article142036074.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/nation/public-support-for-marijuana-legalization-surged-in-survey-says/article_bf549413-a350-5441-9405-6ca8dd8890d9.html

 

CHICAGOIST
— Spicer Says Chicago’s Gang Violence ‘Inextricably Linked’ To Sanctuary City Status
http://chicagoist.com/2017/03/31/spicer_says_chicago_violence_and_st.php

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Crimes On Rise in Naperville
http://www.nctv17.com/crimes-on-rise-in-naperville/

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Even Donald Trump can’t fix stupid – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14272

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Downers Grove Township Clerk Pension Debate – Part 2 – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/03/downers-grove-township-clerk-pension-debate-part-2/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE PASSES BILL TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO DISSOLVE TOWNSHIPS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-passes-bill-to-allow-residents-to-dissolve-townships/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Trump ‘sanctuary city’ policy could cost Urbana federal dollars – Cole Lauterbach
http://ilnews.org/news/statewide/trump-sanctuary-city-policy-could-cost-urbana-federal-dollars/article_f250862e-1569-11e7-a1c8-836e89bdc402.html
— Poll: Plurality say government causes poverty
http://ilnews.org/news/economy/poll-plurality-say-government-causes-poverty/article_e5bc95c4-1564-11e7-b255-27fac372c06e.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— End of March Springfield Update – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/springfield-update/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GUN CONTROL GROUP BLAMES SURROUNDING STATES FOR FOUR DEAD IN CHICAGO SHOOTING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/gun-control-group-blames-surrounding-states-for-four-dead-in-chicago-shooting.html
— BATINICK: SERVING ILLINOIS SENIORS IN A NEW, MORE COST-EFFICIENT WAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/batinick-serving-illinois-seniors-in-a-new-more-cost-efficient-way.html
— TURNING POINT USA’S CHARLIE KIRK ROLLS OUT PROFESSOR WATCH LIST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/turning-point-usas-charlie-kirk-rolls-out-professor-watch-list.html
— LOCAL MAYORAL RACE PULLS IN OUTSIDE PAC FUNDS AND SENATOR DURBIN’S ATTENTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/local-mayoral-race-pulls-in-outside-pac-funds-and-senator-durbins-attention.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
—  Cochran apologizes – ILGOP responds *** Mendoza wrongly claims Rauner laughed at “rape culture” comment
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/31/mendoza-wrongly-claims-rauner-laughed-at-rape-culture-comment/
— 7 shot dead and barely a peep is heard
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/31/7-shot-dead-and-barely-a-peep-is-heard/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Chicago Teachers Lobby State Legislature To Eliminate Strike Restrictions – TED GOODMAN
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/31/chicago-teachers-lobby-state-legislature-to-eliminate-strike-restrictions/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— What Kinzinger Gets Wrong About the Freedom Caucus – Rachel Bovard
http://dailysignal.com/2017/03/31/what-this-centrist-gop-lawmaker-gets-wrong-about-the-freedom-caucus/

 

BREITBART
— Tancredo to Sanctuary City Pols: ‘How Do You Live with Yourself’ Given the Death and Mayhem from Your Decisions? – DAN RIEHL
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/03/31/tancredo-sanctuary-city-pols-how-do-you-live-with-yourself-given-death-mayhem-your-decisions/

 

GOPUSA
— Alphabet genders upset they won’t be counted separately in census
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22458

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— “MAYORS FOR SAFE CITIES” FIGHT CALIFORNIA SANCTUARY STATE BILL – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/266284/mayors-safe-cities-fight-california-sanctuary-daniel-greenfield

 

TOWNHALL
— New DHS Report Reveals Sanctuary Cities Are Releasing Violent Criminal Aliens – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/03/31/new-dhs-report-reveals-the-types-of-illegal-immigrants-sanctuary-cities-are-letting-go-hint-theyre-not-nonviolent-n2306882

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— In Defense of the Freedom Caucus  It’s wrong for Trump to blame the conservatives. – Editorial
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/446306/freedom-caucus-republican-health-care-bill-defeat-not-all-freedom-caucus
— Media Bias Goes Far Beyond Language – JAY CARUSO
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/446304/kellyanne-conway-conservatives-receive-different-treatment-photos

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Leftist Illini ‘harass white men’ at College Republican event – Anthony Gockowski
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=8984

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask will Bolingbrook mayor Roger Claar pay political price for backing Trump?
http://www.toledoblade.com/Nation/2017/03/31/Will-suburban-Chicago-mayor-pay-political-price-for-backing-President-Trump-He-angered-some-residents-by-hosting-September-fund-raiser.html

 

CNBC
— By bashing conservatives Trump is making this historic mistake – Jake Novak
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/31/why-declaring-war-on-conservatives-is-dangerous-for-trump-commentary.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lengthy article about Roger Claar and his campaign for mayor of Bolingbrook.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/us/trump-local-elections.html
— Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Still Benefiting From Business Empire, Filings Show – JESSE DRUCKER, ERIC LIPTON and MAGGIE HABERMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/us/politics/ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushner-still-benefiting-from-business-empire-filings-show.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, will remain the beneficiaries of a sprawling real estate and investment business still worth as much as $741 million, despite their new government responsibilities, according to ethics filings released by the White House Friday night. Ms. Trump will also maintain a stake in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. The hotel, just down the street from the White House, has drawn protests from ethics experts who worry that foreign governments or special interests could stay there in order to curry favor with the administration. It is unclear how Ms. Trump would earn income from that stake. Mr. Kushner’s financial disclosures say that Ms. Trump earned between $1 million and $5 million from January 2016 to March 2017, and puts the value of her stake at between $5 million and $25 million.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans’ views of blacks’ intelligence, work ethic lag behind Democrats at a record clip – Aaron Blake  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/03/31/the-gap-between-republicans-and-democrats-views-of-african-americans-just-hit-a-new-high/
— Democrats call for largest IRS budget to improve service as Trump calls for cuts – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/03/30/democrats-call-for-largest-irs-budget-to-improve-service-as-trump-calls-for-cuts/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Chicago Says Spicer Can’t Blame Shooting Epidemic on Immigrants – Erik Larson  (DIERSEN: What are the demographics of those who shoot people in Chicago?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-03-31/chicago-says-spicer-can-t-blame-shooting-epidemic-on-immigrants

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Inflation Tops 2% Target for First Time in Almost Five Years  Federal Reserve officials don’t expect inflation to increase much from February’s annual reading – ERIC MORATH (DIERSEN: From what I see, inflation for things that I must pay for like health insurance, out-of-pocket medical expenses, real estate taxes, food, utilities, etc. has always been far higher than what the federal government has claimed.  My Civil Service Retirement System pension buys far less today than it did in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/consumer-inflation-tops-feds-target-for-first-time-in-nearly-5-years-1490963507

 

PBS NEWS HOUR
— Should affirmative action be based on socioeconomic status?  (DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion had only been for those whose parents did not have college degrees?  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.)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/affirmative-action-based-socioeconomic-status/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— IRS has lost thousands of employees since 2010 – Eric White
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/03/irs-lost-thousands-employees-since-2010/

 

FED SMITH
— Are Federal Agencies Required to Offer Retirement Seminars? – John Grobe
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/31/federal-agencies-required-offer-retirement-seminars/

 

GLAMOUR
— An LGBTQ Dance Party Protest Is Being Hosted Outside of Ivanka Trump’s Home – MAGGIE MALLON
http://www.glamour.com/story/an-lgbtq-dance-party-protest-is-being-hosted-outside-of-ivanka-trumps-home

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— LGBT dance party protest planned for outside Ivanka Trump’s house – Mariah Cooper
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/03/31/lgbt-dance-party-protest-planned-outside-ivanka-trumps-house/

March 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— STATE SEN. DANIEL BISS SAYS HE’S RUNNING FOR ILLINOIS GOVERNOR – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-sen-biss-says-hes-running-for-illinois-governor/1809229/

 

NBC5
— Sen. Daniel Biss Announces Run for Illinois Governor  Biss joins Chicago Democrat Chris Kennedy and Ald. Ameya Pawar, who both threw their hats in the ring earlier this year
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sen-Biss-Announces-Run-for-Governor-416621413.html

 

CBS2
— Mendoza: Gov. Rauner Stashing Money For Potential Government Shutdown  (DIERSEN: What have you stashed money for? During the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, I stashed money for cars to drive to work and to school, tuition and books, real estate, collector cars, and retirement. According to my critics/opponents, I was able to stash money a) because I was born a White male, b) because my parents were filthy rich, c) because I have had good health, d) because I avoided the draft, e) because I have always been overpaid, f) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and g) because I do not give money to churches like they do.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/20/mendoza-gov-rauner-stashing-millions-for-potential-government-shutdown/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— New polls show Trump is less popular than any other president at this point  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps focus on making Trump unpopular.  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on making unpopular a) those like me who do not glorify and praise them, b) those like me who do not pander to them, c) those like me who do not serve as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes, and d) those like me who do not give them money.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/242622271-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner aides dismiss Mendoza’s ‘jaw-dropping spending’ charge – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-aides-dismiss-mendozas-jaw-dropping-spending-charge/
— Biss diss—kisses off Madigan (‘there too long’), launches gov bid – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-sen-daniel-biss-announces-run-for-governor/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, Mendoza again blame each other for the state budget stalemate – John Byrne and Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: When things go bad in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world, who should get the blame?  Should it be those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world?  Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-susana-mendoza-city-club-met-0321-20170321-story.html
— Fear and loathing in Warren Township – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-selle-warren-township-democrat-warning-st-0321-20170320-story.html
— Trump administration releases list of police agencies that didn’t help feds with deportations – Maria Sacchetti  (DIERSEN: If a police agency refuses to “help feds with deportations,” it shouts that it is anti-White, anti-Republican, and/or anti-American.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-law-enforcement-deportation-list-20170320-story.html
— Ivanka Trump gets West Wing office, access to classified information – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-ivanka-trump-west-wing-office-20170320-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Comey’s testimony leaves Trump looking desperate, childish and vulnerable.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-james-comey-russia-trump-tweets-20170320-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville mayor shares dreams for ‘out-of-the-box’ future – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170320/news/170329892/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Supreme Court won’t take up state employee pay case – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170320/illinois-supreme-court-wont-take-up-state-employee-pay-case

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Annual Adams County Lincoln/Reagan Day brings Republicans together – Ashley Szatala (DIERSEN: It would be great if those who organize such events would email me in advance ASAP the date, the event host, keynote speaker, and location so that I can include that information in the Upcoming Events section of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Anti-Trumps will hint/imply/argue/shout that event organizers should not do that because anti-Trumps monitor GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and they will come and ruin such events.)
http://www.whig.com/20170320/annual-lincolnreagan-day-brings-republicans-together#

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Comptroller, Governor Spar Over State Spending – AP
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-comptroller-governor-spar-over-state-spending

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump job approval drops to 37%.  Poll numbers suggest growing dissatisfaction.”  What job do you have?  What is your job approval rating?  Who drives your job approval rating up or down?
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gallup-trump-job-approval-drops-to-37/676074170

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Look who also is feeling the pinch of Illinois’ budget mess: the lawmakers who helped cause it – Kevin McDermott (DIERSEN: What power do your critics/opponents say that you have to cause problems?  My critics/opponents would say my being a) the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, b) a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) someone who encourages Republican candidates and elected officials to have entries in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades, and d) the person who raises  $2,500 from Republicans each year so that “DuPage Republicans” can sponsor the Wheaton high school bands and the Tunes of Glory Drums and Bugles entries in those parades.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/look-who-also-is-feeling-the-pinch-of-illinois-budget/article_44dc4c80-b387-5404-a789-8fdd2f1ad5f9.html

 

NORTHERN STAR
— NIU President Doug Baker to visit state lawmakers – Lindsey Salvatelli
http://northernstar.info/news/administration/president-to-visit-state-lawmakers/article_6edb8fa6-0cf3-11e7-9542-770835002762.html
— Republican stigma unjustified – Ian Tancun  (DIERSEN: Sadly, anti-Trumps disagree with Tancun. Anti-Trumps are full of hatred against Trump supporters and especially against those Trump supporters who are Protestant, conservative, 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://northernstar.info/opinion/republican-stigma-unjustified/article_13e81eb8-0cdd-11e7-a2dd-2771890392f8.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I support peaceful protests. I support healthy debates. Both are helpful in allowing people to express their opinions and discuss their differences. I wholeheartedly condemn all the negative stereotypes being hurled at Republicans. As a Democrat, I would not expect to be judged based on the actions or words of Hillary Clinton, even though I voted for her. This misguided belief that all Republicans should be judged for the actions or words of Trump is unacceptable.)

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Biss announces governor bid, puts budget onus on the rich – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: Democrats always demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being rich.)
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511096337-biss-announces-governor-bid-puts-budget-onus-on-the-rich

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— The final candidates for the 2017 Milton Township Trustee Election  (DIERSEN: During Saturday and Sunday afternoons, March 18 and 19, I delivered campaign literature to all the homes in my precinct that had at least one Republican voter or one independent voter (about 200 homes) for all the Republican candidates for City of Wheaton, Milton Township, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and College of DuPage offices on April 3 ballots who made campaign literature available to me, along with a copy of the sample ballot for their Wheaton District – West, East, or South, and the number of votes that the candidates got in the precinct for the November 8, 2016 election.  The  Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 Administration building and two of its schools are in my precinct.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511093865-the-final-candidates-for-the-2017-milton-township-trustee-election
— The final candidates for the 2017 Lisle Township Trustee Election
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511093884-the-final-candidates-for-the-2017-lisle-township-trustee-election
— The final candidates for the 2017 Bloomingdale Township Trustee Election
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511093997-the-final-candidates-for-the-2017-bloomingdale-township-trustee-election
— The final candidates for the 2017 Glen Ellyn Village Trustee Election
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511093923-the-final-candidates-for-the-2017-glen-ellyn-village-trustee-election
— Ives: Chicago can be pilot program on minimum wage direction – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511096029-ives-chicago-can-be-pilot-program-on-minimum-wage-direction

 

GOPUSA
— Guy wearing Trump hat sues bar for refusing to serve him  (DIERSEN: If you wore a “Make America Great Again” hat in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, or in Illinois, how viciously would the anti-Trumps come after you?)
http://www.gopusa.com/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Iran’s Supreme Leader: ‘Gender Equality’ Is A ‘Zionist Plot’ – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/20/irans-supreme-leader-gender-equality-is-a-zionist-plot/

 

NEWSMAX
— White House Calling for 1.9% Raise for Federal Workers – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/white-house-pay-raise-federal-workers-budget/2017/03/20/id/779797/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump won’t cut back Mar-a-Lago trips, despite cost – GABBY MORRONGIELLO  (DIERSEN: Have you had to cut back spending? Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I have had to cut back $72,135 in spending each year in today’s dollars. I have $72,135 less to spend each year because my GS-13 Step 10 GAO salary was $122,991 in today’s dollars and my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856 or $72,135 less or 59% less.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-wont-cut-back-mar-a-lago-trips-despite-cost/article/2617888

 

BARBWIRE
— THE PRICE OF (WHITE) PRIVILEGE – DANIEL GREENFIELD  (DIERSEN: What is your DNA? I would have to pay the full 5% White privilege tax.  According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://barbwire.com/2017/03/18/the-price-of-privilege/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A proposal has been making its way through the social justice sewer system to have white people pay a 5% privilege tax. That would be a lot cheaper than the current wealth redistribution built into the tax system. In 2004, black people made up 12% of the population and 20% of those who didn’t file taxes at all. It was estimated that 50.7% of African American households, 52% of Hispanic households and 37% of white households paid no income taxes. The numbers would likely have only gotten worse after the recession, which destroyed large numbers of African-American jobs, and the Obama years, which traded social welfare for economic progress. An otherwise equal tax system with a 5% white privilege tax would be an enormous improvement. How do you calculate the income losses for a white student shut out of college by affirmative action or a white business owner’s income losses due to preferential business programs aimed at minorities? The white student would happily pay that 5% to be allowed to go to college instead of being told that more diverse students with worse grades will cut ahead of him in line because they are “disadvantaged”. It would be easier for the white business owner to calculate in a fixed privilege tax for an otherwise competitive market than the intangible forms of diversity discrimination that rig the game. A 5% white privilege tax would be far too honest. The real tax is hidden and much higher. But the white privilege tax does raise all sorts of fascinating questions. How do you calculate it? It can’t be by appearing or identifying as a minority. Such an unfair performative system would allow Rachel Dolezal, aka Nkechi Diallo, to escape paying her white privilege tax after unfairly exploiting her white privilege to head the NAACP. If white people can just braid their hair in dreadlocks and spend a week in a tanning salon before renaming themselves Mkesi Daluboo or Willami Clintonoo, what good is a white privilege tax? The only fair way to do it is with a DNA test.)
— EQUALITY, INEQUALITY AND THE TRANSGENDER REVOLUTION – BILL MUEHLENBERG  (It used to be a joke that men would become women to take advantage of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://barbwire.com/2017/03/20/equality-inequality-transgender-revolution/
— AMNESTY, HERESY, INSANITY: ‘CHRIST WAS UNDOCUMENTED’ – ARTHUR SCHAPER
http://barbwire.com/2017/03/20/amnesty-heresy-insanity-christ-was-undocumented/

 

BLAZE
— ‘Snowflake Test’ weeds out ‘whiny, needy, entitled little brats’ who apply for jobs – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/20/snowflake-test-weeds-out-whiny-needy-entitled-little-brats-who-apply-for-jobs/

 

BREITBART
— Limbaugh on Comey Hearing: Message to Trump Is Stop the ‘Drain-the-Swamp Stuff’ or Face Impeachment
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/03/20/limbaugh-comey-hearing-message-trump-stop-drain-swamp-stuff-face-impeachment/
— California Tattoo Removal Business Surges Amid Deportation Fears – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ  (DIERSEN: I have always opposed any kind of tattoo no matter what the alleged justification for that tattoo might be.)
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/03/20/california-tattoo-removal-business-surges-amid-deportation-fears/
— Roland Martin: Trump ‘Hoodwinked, Bamboozled’ White Working-Class Voters – Pam Key
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/03/19/roland-martin-trump-hoodwinked-bamboozled-white-working-class-voters/
— Actress Mayim Bialik Blasts Feminists for ‘Disgusting’ Silence on Muslim Countries’ Treatment of Women – JEROME HUDSON  (DIERSEN: If you promote Islam, you promote abuse of women.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/03/20/big-bang-theory-star-mayim-bialik-feminists-silent-on-islams-abuse-of-women/
— Watch: Migrants and Far Left Join Forces to Attack Paris Police with Flares, Petrol Bombs – JACK MONTGOMERY  (DIERSEN: Paris today, your municipality tomorrow?)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/20/migrants-far-left-join-forces-attack-paris-police-flares-petrol-bombs/

 

PATRIOT POST
— Turkey Threatens European Invasion? – Nate Jackson  (DIERSEN: Mexico has been invading America for many decades. Anti-Americans support that.)
https://patriotpost.us/posts/48070
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s no secret — at least to those informed by anything other than Leftmedia propaganda — that jihadis infiltrate the ranks of “refugees” in order to carry out terrorist attacks. Even Barack Obama’s State Department quietly acknowledged that fact. While American judges bemoan Donald Trump’s travel ban because it “targets Muslims,” some Muslims certainly don’t have any trouble making it all about religion. As Gary Bauer notes, “A diplomatic spat erupted recently when Turkey wanted to send diplomats to the Netherlands to campaign among the Turkish residents there for an upcoming constitutional referendum in Turkey. Dutch officials refused to allow the visit, which coincided with their own hotly contested election, and the Turkish government erupted in rage.” “Shame on the EU,” Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan thundered. “Down with your European principles, values and justice.” He wasn’t done, claiming, “They started a clash between the cross and the crescent. There is no other explanation.” Worse, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu threatened, “Soon wars of religion … will start in Europe.” This might happen because, he added, “We could open the way for 15,000 refugees … each month and blow [Europe’s] mind.” Now, a brief history lesson. Less than 100 years after Mohammad’s death, Muslims were invading Europe — first Spain and then France before Frankish King Charles Martel defeated them at the Battle of Tours in 732. Hundreds of years of subsequent Muslim aggression led to the Crusades. So no, Dutch politicians did not “start a clash between the cross and the crescent.” Muslims did that 1,400 years ago and they’ve never stopped. The battle just looks different now, and the “army” is a horde of “refugees.” Did we mention that Turkey is a member of NATO and ostensibly and ally of Western Europe?)

 

HOT AIR
— California growers still talking about the “jobs Americans won’t do” – JAZZ SHAW  (DIERSEN: What bad jobs have you had?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupe have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs that I have had were bad jobs and that they would never stoop to taking them. I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line, worked as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/03/20/california-growers-still-talking-about-the-jobs-americans-wont-do/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with German anti-Trumps.  My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.  My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-germany-military_us_58cf4155e4b0ec9d29dcfcb4

 

ABC NEWS
— Ivanka Trump to receive White House office, security clearance – JOHN SANTUCCI and ADAM KELSEY
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ivanka-trump-receive-white-house-office-security-clearance/story?id=46263737

 

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP senator acknowledges Americans’ ‘right’ to health care.”  Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout a) that all those in America legally or illegally have a “right” to free housing, free food, free health care, free education if they want it, free transportation, a good job if the want one, and free everything else, b) that all Republicans are filthy rich, and c) that Republicans should pay for all the aforesaid free stuff.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/gop-senator-acknowledges-americans-right-health-care

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The lopsided age distribution of partisan politics, visualized – Philip Bump  (DIERSEN: I was a conservative Republican when I was in my teens, in my 20s, in my 30s, in my 40s, in my 50s, in my 60s, and I will always be a conservative Republican.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/03/20/the-lopsided-age-distribution-of-partisan-politics-visualized/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Amid Spending Questions, White House Defends Trump’s Golf-Resort Trips – REBECCA BALLHAUS  (DIERSEN: Have you had to cut back spending? Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I have had to cut back $72,135 in spending each year in today’s dollars. I have $72,135 less to spend each year because my GS-13 Step 10 GAO salary was $122,991 in today’s dollars and my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856 or $72,135 less or 59% less.)
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2017/03/20/white-house-defends-trumps-trips/

 

WCBM
— OUTSTANDING: FY Budget Proposes to Make E-Verify Mandatory
http://www.wcbm.com/2017/03/20/fy-budget-proposes-to-make-e-verify-mandatory-facebook-twitter/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— Amazing Disgrace  How did Donald Trump—a thrice-married, biblically illiterate sexual predator—hijack the religious right? – SARAH POSNER  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, churches talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/140961/amazing-disgrace-donald-trump-hijacked-religious-right