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April 27 Morning Edition

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP chair race in LEGAL turmoil – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: When and how will the Illinois State Board of Elections respond to Winchester’s April 26, 2018 letter SEE: https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000163-04de-d374-a77b-04df3b5c0000 ?)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/27/gop-party-chair-race-in-legal-turmoil-chicagos-new-municipal-id-rosensteins-opioid-crisis-closeup-266385
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Infighting within the state’s fractious GOP has spilled into the race for Illinois Republican Party chairman, raising questions over whether Gov. Bruce Rauner’s favored candidate — Tim Schneider — can win another term and opening a new divide in a state party that just can’t heal itself. Robert Winchester, a 15th district committeeman candidate, a key district in southern Illinois, is disputing the validity of the results of his own election and threatening the Illinois Republican Party with legal action if it continues to identify his opponent, state Sen. Chapin Rose, as the winner. (Quick primer: Rose is pro-Rauner/Schneider while Winchester is poised to back Schneider’s opponent for state party chair). Party response: “A majority of Republican precinct committeemen in IL-15 cast their vote for state Sen. Chapin Rose for State Central Committeemen, which means he is the winner of that election,” Illinois Republican Party spokesman Aaron DeGroot responded by email last night. Except: in documents obtained by POLITICO, Winchester is demanding the party refrain from naming Rose the victor in the 15th district and separately asking the Illinois State Board of Elections to call the race. In a letter addressed to Andrew Collins, the executive director of the Illinois Republican Party, Winchester’s attorney alleges “substantial irregularities in the voting procedures in key counties of the 15th district.” “It is thereby demanded that the IRP take down all of the announcements in which Rep. Rose is identified as either the person receiving the most votes in the 15th district or identifying Rep. Rose as a member of the new State Central Committee,” attorney Stephen Boulton wrote. “If the IRP refuses or fails to cease its actions, Mr. Winchester will be forced to consider appropriate and immediate legal action.” (Read letter here.) (https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000163-04dd-da04-a1fb-14ff7f250001) Boulton works for Peraica & Associates. Tony Peraica is the former Republican member of the Cook County Board whose client is suing Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan in a separate case. In a separate letter to the State Board of Elections, (https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000163-04de-d374-a77b-04df3b5c0000) Winchester’s attorney argues that validating the outcome is the election board’s duty. Why is this all significant? The outcome of the 15th district race could determine the next statewide chairman and likely the direction of a party that nearly threw out its incumbent governor in March. Enter the newly-elected Republican State Central Committeemen, who are to meet May 19th to vote on the next chairman. Each of the votes is weighted. The district with the greatest weighted vote? The one under dispute in the 15th. While Rose supports Schneider, Winchester had pledged his support to challenger Mark Shaw, who is Lake County’s GOP Chairman. GOP sources tell us that the unofficial breakdown is pretty closely divided between Schneider and Shaw, making the 15th district outcome all that more impactful. Disunity: If Schneider cannot hold onto power, that’s a direct reflection on Rauner’s weakened grasp of his party. That’s a particularly stinging rebuke since Rauner has almost single-handedly funded the Illinois Republican Party apparatus. Even if Schneider wins another term, this latest turmoil only shows there’s a long road to repairing the rift in the party.)

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Senate views marijuana as opioid alternative – AP (DIERSEN: How much money are politicians taking from pot pushers?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/health/illinois-senate-views-marijuana-as-opioid-alternative-1

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel doesn’t rule out another property tax hike if re-elected
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-taxes-20180427-story.html
— Illinois pension tops goals, saves taxpayers money – Nisa Neely
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/community/chi-ugc-article-illinois-pension-tops-goals-saves-taxpayers-2018-04-26-story.html
— Defending his record to Congress, EPA chief Pruitt shifts spending blame to staff – Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin (DIERSEN: What do you say “Republican” activists, candidates, and party leaders in Illinois who blame the Illinois Republican Party’s (IRP) problems on the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. If you are not going to defend and advance all the planks in the IRP platform, and a) if you won a Republican primary race in Illinois as a Republican, you should immediately withdraw and b) if you got elected or appointed to a government office or a political office in Illinois as a Republican, you should immediately resign.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-epa-chief-scott-pruitt-capitol-hill-20180426-story.html

WLS AM
— Jeanne Ives: Spreading her message with new tour – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/04/26/jeanne-ives-spreading-her-message-with-new-tour/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Attacks on newspapers must be rebuffed – Editorial (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out?)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/26/our-view-attacks-on-newspapers-must-be-rebuffed/af1cj1u/

SAUK VALLEY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Senate votes to allow medical marijuana as opioid alternative
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/04/27/illinois-senate-votes-to-allow-medical-marijuana-as-opioid-alternative/at8d4i6/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Poll: Davis has slight edge on Londrigan – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-26/poll-davis-has-slight-edge-londrigan.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bump stock ban passes Illinois Senate – Brenden Moore and Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180426/bump-stock-ban-passes-illinois-senate

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Multiple Sclerosis conference in East Peoria gets support from Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180426/ms-conference-in-east-peoria-gets-support-from-lt-gov-sanguinetti

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps claim that the “right” is winning. But the “left” is winning in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in my precinct. Ever-increasingly, the “left,” that is, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs make progress in getting rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://nprillinois.org/post/despite-so-much-winning-right-feels-its-losing#stream/0

WAND
— State union workers rally to end pay step freezes (DIERSEN: Have you gotten step increases? Of course, if I sought a government office a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn each and every step increase that I got while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I remember that before they succeeded in getting rid of him, the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 succeeded once in getting me an early step increase.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38051573/state-union-workers-rally-to-end-pay-step-freezes

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Public Employees Rally for Raises at Statehouse – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: Have you gotten step increases? Of course, if I sought a government office a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn each and every step increase that I got while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I remember that before they succeeded in getting rid of him, the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 succeeded once in getting me an early step increase.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/public-employees-rally-raises-statehouse#stream/0

WSIL TV
— Illinois Governor’s race on pace to be most expensive in U.S. history – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38054466/illinois-governors-race-on-pace-to-be-most-expensive-in-us-history

WGIL
— PRITZKER TOUTS LOCAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you considered to be “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Further, my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. I am sure that many thought that I would soon also come down with type 1 diabetes.)
http://www.wgil.com/2018/04/27/candidate-for-governor-touts-local-vocational-education/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— SPECIAL REPORT: WHY ILLINOIS NEEDS A SPENDING CAP – Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/special-report-why-illinois-needs-a-spending-cap/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— The bipartisan bullies of township government – Austin Berg
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-the-bipartisan-bullies-of-township-government/article_88159f1a-495c-11e8-9ae2-cfa92681fabe.html

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Another budget in the air as deadline nears – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/another-budget-in-the-air-as-deadline-nears/1143593255

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Roskam pushes Boeing to cancel Iran contracts – Joel Gehrke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/gop-lawmaker-pushes-boeing-to-cancel-iran-contracts

NUMBERS USA
— Polling again finds U.S. Christians want less immigration — strongly at odds with their public religious leaders – Roy Beck
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/polling-again-find-us-christians-strongly-odds-their-public-leaders-immigration

DAILY CALLER
— Broward Deputies Vote ‘No Confidence’ On Sheriff Israel – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: Who has “no confidence” in you? I should write a book about those who have “no confidence” in me. They blame me for their problems. They blame me for your problems. They blame me for my problems. They blame me for everyone’s problems. They blame me for all losses the Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems a) that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois had, b) that Wheaton Chamber of Commerce has, c) that Milton Township Republican Central Committee has, d) that Illinois Center Right Coalition has, e) that American Association of Political Consultants has, f) that GAO, IRS, and the Post Office have, etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/26/broward-deputies-vote-no-confidence-on-sheriff-israel/?utm_medium=email

REUTERS
— An impossible dream? Democrats try to connect with Trump voters – Susan Cornwell and James Oliphant (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs smell blood in the water, they do not want to “connect” with Trump voters, they want to get rid of Trump voters once and for all.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-trumpvoters/an-impossible-dream-democrats-try-to-connect-with-trump-voters-idUSKBN1HY1G5

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats glorify and praise illegals make it clear that are going to use illegals to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/learning/teaching-activities-for-for-thousands-of-dreamers-it-has-been-a-wild-ride-and-its-not-over-yet.html
— House Chaplain Was Asked to Resign. He Still Doesn’t Know Why. – Elizabeth Dias (DIERSEN: I know why my Democrat GAO superiors “asked” me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. It was to punish me for becoming a member of a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. But more important, to send everyone a very strong message a) that GAO gives preference BIG TIME to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) that GAO wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO does not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/politics/patrick-conroy-paul-ryan-house-chaplain.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says he might get more involved in managing the Justice Department – Ashley Parker and John Wagner (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1960s, those who “manage” the Justice Department have made it extremely clear that they want patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They have made it extremely clear that they want federal agencies to waste the careers of and to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and “up-or-out.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-might-get-more-involved-in-managing-the-justice-department/2018/04/26/01ea09fe-4956-11e8-827e-190efaf1f1ee_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pruitt Says Attacks Are Driven by Opposition to Trump – Heidi Vogt and Louise Radnofsk (DIERSEN: What drives attacks against you? The following drive attacks against me: a) my support of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) my support of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, c) my opposition to patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and retaliation, d) my refusal to serve as anyone’s operative or dupe, and e) the lawsuits that filed during the 1980s and 1990s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pruitt-says-attacks-are-driven-by-opposition-to-trump-1524754373

CANNABIS NOW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Yet Another American Billionaire Wants to Legalize Marijuana Billionaire J.B. Pritzker, the Democratic nominee for governor of Illinois, is the latest fabulously wealthy individual with a penchant for drug reform. – Chris Roberts
https://cannabisnow.com/yet-another-american-billionaire-wants-to-legalize-marijuana/

April 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rauner returns from trade mission, says it will bring jobs to Illinois – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-says-trade-mission-will-bring-jobs-to-illinois/3395880/

NBC5
— Chicago Launches New ‘CityKey’ Municipal ID Program – Sandra Torres (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote treason.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-municipal-id-citykey-480918431.html

WGN TV
— Rauner fends off attacks From Democrats and Republicans – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2018/04/26/rauner-fends-off-attacks-from-democrats-and-republicans/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: People with opioid prescriptions could get medical marijuana instead under Illinois Senate plan – Bill Lukitsch and Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who increasing talk and act like they are taking money from pot pushers? If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-medical-marijuana-opiod-20180426-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Sen. Kyle McCarter, a longtime opponent of marijuana bills, countered that lawmakers were helping medical marijuana dispensaries make profitable businesses by allowing them to widen the number of people who use the drug. “I just want to make note and remind people that the medical marijuana program was lobbied by people who now own it,” McCarter said. The Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois, a trade group of pot growers and sellers, praised the decision.)
— Rauner rips third-party conservative challenger as ‘Madigan pawn,’ gets called ‘lying liar who lies’ in return – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-sam-mccann-20180426-story.html
— ‘We did not sign up to work at a strip club’: Former servers allege sexual harassment at Twin Peaks ‘breastaurant’ in Orland Park – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-twin-peaks-sexual-harassment-allegations-20180426-story.html
— Everybody wants fair maps. Right? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-remap-amendment-illinois-redistricting-20180425-story.html
— Emanuel launches municipal ID for undocumented immigrants, others – John Byrne (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote treason.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-citykey-20180426-story.html
— Another state mandate: Telling tapped-out taxpayers to pay teachers more – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-teacher-shortage-salary-manar-20180425-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting young people to act as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-vote-16yearolds-lower-age-20180426-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner calls Mendoza and Dems ‘rascals and scoundrels’ — she says ‘Rauner lies’ – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-calls-mendoza-and-dems-rascals-and-scoundrels-she-says-rauner-lies/
— Pompeo confirmed for Secretary of State; Duckworth (with baby), Durbin vote no – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pompeo-confirmed-for-secretary-of-state-duckworth-with-baby-durbin-vote-no/
— Emanuel sloughs off controversy, launches citywide distribution of municipal ID – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote treason.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-sloughs-off-controversy-launches-citywide-distribution-of-municipal-id/

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Tollway director denounces ‘bullies,’ departs meeting – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180426/tollway-director-denounces-bullies-departs-meeting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A routine Illinois tollway board meeting became charged with tension Thursday after one board director denounced “bullies” and “cowards,” then left after recusing himself from a vote. Director Joseph Gomez of Northfield said “after three challenging years,” he was stepping down as finance committee chairman and intended to focus his remaining time on promoting opportunities for minorities and Hispanics at the agency.)
— Comptroller: State shouldn’t allow ‘offshoring’ of governors’ employees – Susana A. Mendoza (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors offshored me to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) in 1997 when I was 49 years old. So far, in today’s dollars, CSRS has paid me $1,067,534.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180426/comptroller-state-shouldnt-allow-offshoring-of-governors-employees
— At last, legislation to address tollway contracts – Editorial (DIERSEN: What about federal legislation to stop forced early retirements in the federal government? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. So far, in today’s dollars, the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me $1,067,534.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180426/editorial-at-last-legislation-to-address-tollway-contracts
— Lingerie costumes, weekly body tone grades: Twin Peaks complaint alleges sexual harassment – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180426/lingerie-costumes-weekly-body-tone-grades-twin-peaks-complaint-alleges-sexual-harassment
— Diversion program ordered for Lisle woman who forged COD signature – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180426/diversion-program-ordered-for-lisle-woman-who-forged-cod-signature
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180426/youth-outlook-offers-safe-space-for-lgbtq-teens
— Taking steps to protect animals – Lee Le Grand (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about dog abusers?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180426/taking-steps-to-protect-animals

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner needs to do more than talk—and veto—on gun violence – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago, but nevertheless, blame Republicans for gun violence in Chicago.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180426/BLOGS02/180429892/rauner-needs-to-do-more-than-talk-x2014-and-veto-x2014-on-gun
— The rich are betting on living to 100 – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the more that you abuse your body, for example, with booze or pot, the louder that you shout a) that you believe that healthy living does not prolong your life, b) that you do not want to live to be 100, and/or c) that you want to “live for the day” and die young. From what I hear, when asked what their reason for living is, most people say it is making the world a better place for their children, for their grandchildren, for their great grandchildren, etc. To get me to stop spending 10+ hours a day of what is left of my life putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, they remind me that I do not have children, and that therefore, I should “live for the day,” that is, drink lots of booze, smoke lots of pot, etc.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180426/NEWS03/180429889/the-rich-are-betting-on-living-to-100

WTTW
— Rauner Dismisses Would-Be Opponent Sen. Sam McCann, R-Plainview, as ‘Pawn’ – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/26/rauner-dismisses-would-be-opponent-pawn

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— McCann threatens to sue to get staff support – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180426/mccann-threatens-to-sue-to-get-staff-support
— AFSCME wants step increases now – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Of course, if I sought a government office a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn each and every step increase that I got while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I remember that before they succeeded in getting rid of him, the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 succeeded once in getting me an early step increase.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180426/afscme-wants-step-increases-now

RIVER BENDER
— High risk, high reward: Alton eyeing green energy for potential revenue stream – Cory Davenport
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/high-risk-high-reward-alton-eyeing-green-energy-for-potential-revenue-stream-28189.cfm

NPR ILLINOIS
— Free To Speak, Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan Takes On Trump – GREG MYRE (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors a) succeeded forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and b) succeeded in making it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license, they made me much more free to speak out against their patronage, against their political affiliation discrimination, against their reverse discrimination, against their age discrimination, and against their retaliation. I filed a lawsuit against them in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/ In many ways, they acted like they wanted me to sue them.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/free-speak-ex-cia-chief-john-brennan-takes-trump#stream/0

WGLT
— Barickman Blasts Democrats On Gun Rights – RYAN DENHAM & DAISY CONTRERAS
http://wglt.org/post/barickman-blasts-democrats-gun-rights#stream/0

LOUIS REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party.
http://stlouisreview.com/article/2018-04-26/us-bishops-throw

CITY OF WHEATON
— City of Wheaton Police Chief James Volpe Takes New Position with College of DuPage
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=91

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Lisle Woman pleads guilty to felony forgery and perjury of College of DuPage Trustee election petitions – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/04/lisle-woman-pleads-guilty-to-felony-forgery-and-perjury-of-college-of-dupage-trustee-election-petitions/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— BILL TO EXPUNGE MARIJUANA CONVICTIONS PASSES HOUSE COMMITTEE – Brendan Bakala (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/bill-to-expunge-marijuana-convictions-passes-house-committee/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— News from the Illinois Political Front Lines: Part 1 – Last Week’s GOP County Conventions – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/04/news-from-the-illinois-political-front-lines-part-1-last-weeks-gop-county-conventions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the importance of electing leaders that support the entire Illinois GOP platform (both economic and social issues), Klaas said, “You can’t be fiscally conservative without being morally responsible.” One of the local leaders I spoke with explained that the SCC vote that takes place every four years is the most important duty they have. Why? Because the state-wide leadership too often recruits the kind of candidates who not only do not support our state party platform, but typically lack leadership abilities and prove it when they get elected and show no capacity to even comprehend the power of their bully pulpit let alone become informed and vote in line with the party’s platform on legislation when they’re in Springfield. Is there a conservative majority on the SCC? It’s very close now, but regardless, a government conservative majority can be accomplished in four years.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Gun dealer licensing bill may reboot
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/26/gun-dealer-licensing-bill-may-reboot/
— Pritzker, Mendoza respond *** Rauner gets it half right while denying all blame
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/26/rauner-gets-it-half-right-while-denying-all-blame/
— McCann tries to turn the Madigan issue back on Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/26/mccann-tries-to-turn-the-madigan-issue-back-on-rauner/

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Google Creates Ultimate Cover-Up Tool for Bureaucrats: ‘Expiring Emails’ New feature claimed to protect privacy could also empower gov’t officials to erase evidence of wrongdoing by timing its disappearance – Mark Tapscott
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/google-creates-ultimate-cover-up-tool-for-bureaucrats-expiring-emails/

BREITBART
— DHS to ‘Caravan’ Migrants: False Asylum Claims Will Be Prosecuted – BOB PRICE
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/04/26/dhs-caravan-migrants-false-asylum-claims-will-prosecuted/
— German Anti-Semitism Chief Tells Jews: Your Fears over Influx of Muslim, Arab Refugees Legitimate – SIMON KENT26
http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2018/04/26/german-anti-semitism-chief-tells-jews-your-fears-over-influx-of-muslim-arab-refugees-legitimate/

NEWSMAX
— Gallup’s Surprise: Trump ‘Very Well Positioned’ to Win Second Term – David A. Patten
https://www.newsmax.com/premium/gallup-trump-second-term-victory/2018/04/26/id/856812/

THE HILL
— House chaplain forced out by Ryan – MELANIE ZANONA AND MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/385035-house-chaplain-forced-out-by-ryan
— Congress could eliminate ‘tens of billions of dollars’ of waste: GAO – NIV ELIS
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/385025-congress-could-eliminate-tens-of-billions-of-dollars-of-waste-gao

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/opinion/the-white-rebellion.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/opinion/alabama-lynching-memorial.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/us/lynching-memorial-alabama.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/magazine/a-lynchings-long-shadow.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Plenty of Ways for a News Junkie to stay Plugged In – Rebecca Blumenstein and Anna Paul
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/technology/personaltech/future-tech-trends.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Republicans as being Nazis and illegals as being Jews.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/opinion/family-separation-border-immigration.html
— How Everyday Social Media Users Become Real-World Extremists – Max Fisher and Amanda Taub (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that anti-Republicans call you an extremist. I should write a book about anti-Republicans who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am an extremist.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/world/asia/facebook-extremism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Colleges are using consultants to manipulate student loan default rates, GAO says – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/04/26/colleges-are-using-consultants-to-manipulate-student-loan-default-rates-gao-says/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegals “Gather in Mexico, Prepare to Seek U.S. Asylum.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrants-gather-in-mexico-prepare-to-seek-u-s-asylum-1524698537

USA TODAY
— The single-family house: An American icon faces an uncertain future – Rick Hampson (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/04/25/single-family-house-american-symbol-facing-uncertain-future/514655002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “A man is not a whole and complete man,” Walt Whitman claimed in 1856, “unless he owns a house and the ground it stands on.’’ In a little more than a century, the single-family house helped make America something new in the world: a nation of suburban homeowners. Cape or ranch, colonial or contemporary, the house — more even than the car, the skyscraper or the Hollywood movie — is the American idol.)

NEW YORKER
— At a Private Meeting at Wheaton College in Illinois, a Group of Evangelicals Tried to Save Their Movement from Trumpism – Katelyn Beaty
https://www.newyorker.com/news-desk/on-religion/at-a-private-meeting-in-illinois-a-group-of-evangelicals-tried-to-save-their-movement-from-trumpism

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Do federal employees have an incentive to help their agencies uncover waste and find cost savings? – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government, the strongest incentive that its employees had to keep their jobs, to get preferred assignments, to get bonuses and promotions, etc., was to help their superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/agency-oversight/2018/04/do-feds-have-an-incentive-to-help-their-agencies-uncover-waste-and-find-cost-savings/

FED SMITH
— Republican Study Committee Budget Echoes Recent Proposals to Cut Federal Employees’ Pay, Benefits – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/04/26/rsc-budget-echoes-recent-proposals-cut-federal-employees-pay-benefits/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Government still behind on addressing GAO recommendations – Jessie Bur
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2018/04/26/government-still-behind-on-addressing-gao-recommendations/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: Agencies Could Save $178 Billion if They Stopped Duplicating Efforts – Charles S. Clark
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/04/watchdog-agencies-could-save-178-billion-if-they-stopped-duplicating-efforts/147768/

April 26 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— All votes taken by the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) must be taken by weighted vote. According to information provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections, IRP SCC members for the following 18 congressional districts will have the following weighted votes:

12.1% – Congressional District 15 – Chapin Rose, Mahomet
11.1% – Congressional District 18 – Mike Bigger, Wyoming
9.3% — Congressional District 16 – John McGlasson, Pontiac
8.9% — Congressional District 6 -– Bob Grogan, Downers Grove
8.1% — Congressional District 14 – Stan Bond, Montgomery
7.0% — Congressional District 13 – Fred Floreth, Springfield
6.4% — Congressional District 17 – Jan Weber, Geneseo
5.3% — Congressional District 12 – Barb Viviano, O’Fallon
4.6% — Congressional District 11 – Roger Claar, Bolingbrook
4.5% — Congressional District 10 – Mark Shaw, Lake Forest
4.4% — Congressional District 8 – Ryan Higgins, Schaumburg
4.3% — Congressional District 9 – Char Foss-Eggman, Park Ridge
3.9% — Congressional District 3 – Sean Morrison, Palos Park
3.1% — Congressional District 5 – Jack Dorgan, Rosemont
2.7% — Congressional District 1 – Shaun Murphy, Evergreen Park
2.1% — Congressional District 2 – Judy Diekelman, Thornton
1.1% — Congressional District 7 – Mark Hosty, River Forest
1.0% — Congressional District 4 – Jay Reyes, Riverside

https://gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Does black Chicago feel jilted by Rahm’s Mayor Zorro act? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-ethnic-politics-chicago-kass-20180425-story.html#new_tab
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: As students ever-increasingly talk and act like they are mindless operatives and mindless dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties, Margaret Sents of Glenview argues that “College professors don’t define students’ political views.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-conservative-students-liberal-professors-loyola-20180425-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— “Bruised and ashamed” after Islamophobic display, Aurora Public Library board vows to “do better” – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180425/bruised-and-ashamed-after-islamophobic-display-aurora-public-library-board-vows-to-do-better
— ‘It is kind of like putting lipstick on a pig.’ Mundelein trustee objects to new signs for village – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180425/it-is-kind-of-like-putting-lipstick-on-a-pig-mundelein-trustee-objects-to-new-signs-for-village

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— TRAGIC: Illinois pays price for budget uncertainty in $500 million bond offering – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180425/NEWS02/180429910/illinois-pays-price-for-budget-uncertainty-in-500-million-bond
— TRAGIC: Ford quitting every car in North America but two – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180426/NEWS05/180429901/ford-quitting-every-car-in-north-america-but-two
— How to fix the state’s budget: Tie spending to economic growth – ADAM SCHUSTER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180426/OPINION/180429929/illinois-should-link-budget-spending-to-economic-growth#new_tab

WGN RADIO
— Gov. Bruce Rauner: “Number one priority for Illinois: Grow our economy faster.” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2018/04/26/gov-bruce-rauner-number-one-priority-for-illinois-grow-our-economy-faster/

WTTW
— Gun-Rights Advocates Beat Back Effort to Regulate Illinois Gun Dealers – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: In my opinion, if Rauner had not vetoed the gun dealer bill, he would have lost to Ives.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/25/gun-rights-advocates-beat-back-effort-regulate-illinois-gun-dealers

WBEZ
— Bill Could Award Legionnaires’ Victims’ Families $2M From State – Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/bill-could-award-legionnaires-victims-families-2m-from-state/0a6060a8-e0f9-412d-b381-49c0fae920eb

ILLINOIS CHANNEL
— Rep Juliana Stratton Sponsors Bill to Establish Voting Booths in the Cook County Jail (DIERSEN: What percent of people in jail vote for Democrats?)
http://www.illinoischannel.org/2018/04/25/rep-juliana-stratton-sponsors-bill-to-establish-voting-booths-in-the-cook-county-jail/

JOURNAL TOPICS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Cook County Republicans have a long history of being led by suburbanites. Currently, Palos Township Republican Committeeman and county chair Sean Morrison is Cook County commissioner representing the 17th District, which includes part of Des Plaines. The former county GOP chair was Palatine Township Republican Committeeman Aaron Del Mar. Tim Schneider, state Republican Party chairman, is a Cook County commissioner who also represents the Northwest suburbs. The former Republican Party chairman was Jack Dorgan of Rosemont. – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/murphy-joins-preckwinkle-on-cook-county-democratic-executive-board/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Legislators should adopt revenue estimate resolution – Editorial (DIERSEN: What is your revenue estimate for 2018. Mine is $51,864 from the Civil Service Retirement System, $2,064 from Social Security, and $876 from an inherited IRA. My critics/opponents who have MORE income than that paint me as being a financial loser. My critics/opponents who have LESS income than that paint me as being undeservedly filth rich.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180425/our-view-legislators-should-adopt-revenue-estimate-resolution
— Illinois State Fairgrounds on endangered sites list – Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180425/illinois-state-fairgrounds-on-endangered-sites-list
— Illinois’ 4 pillars of bad budgeting – Adam Schuster
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180424/guest-view-illinois-4-pillars-of-bad-budgeting

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— We need a vote on fair maps – Evelyn Sanguinetti
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20180425/sanguinetti-we-need-vote-on-fair-maps

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Pro-gun advocates crowd downtown Springfield for annual rally – Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180425/pro-gun-advocates-crowd-downtown-springfield-for-annual-rally
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180425/pro-gun-advocates-crowd-downtown-springfield-for-annual-rally

SOUTHERN
— Marion City Council passes $48 million budget with $152,000 surplus – JUSTIN DUNCAN
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/marion/marion-city-council-passes-million-budget-with-surplus/article_d4830bca-2758-5264-8bbd-0ff8398aa982.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Glen Ellyn trustee Pete Ladesic abstains on resolution to call for more gun control.
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/04/24/glen-ellyn-trustees-encourage-state-lawmakers-to-pass-gun-legislation/ac4y527/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Gun Owners Rally In Springfield While Gun Dealer Lincensing Veto Remains – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://nprillinois.org/post/gun-owners-rally-springfield-while-gun-dealer-lincensing-veto-remains#stream/0
— Illinois State Fairgrounds Named On Endangered Historic Places List – MARY CULLEN
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-state-fairgrounds-named-endangered-historic-places-list#stream/0
— HUD Unveils Plan To Increase Rent On Millions Receiving Federal Housing Assistance – BRAKKTON BOOKER
http://nprillinois.org/post/hud-unveils-plan-increase-rent-millions-receiving-federal-housing-assistance#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Algonquin Township Supervisor and Highway Commissioner Feed Election Judges on Taxpayer’s Back
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/25/algonquin-township-supervisor-highway-commissioner-feed-election-judges-taxpayers-back/
— Reick Criticizes “Short Debate” on McSweeney’s Township Abolition by Referendum Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/25/reick-criticizes-short-debate-mcsweeneys-township-abolition-referendum-bill/
— How Were Algonquin Township Road District America Express “Rewards” Redeemed?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/25/algonquin-township-road-district-america-express-rewards-redeemed/
— If a Township Should Be Abolished, Bill Doesn’t Send MFT to County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/24/township-abolished-bill-doesnt-send-mft-county/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Records show taxpayers paid $100K for CPS student trips to Costa Rica, South Africa, Ireland, Italy – W.J. Kennedy
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511399166-records-show-taxpayers-paid-100k-for-cps-student-trips-to-costa-rica-south-africa-ireland-italy

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge views Pritzker, Rauner campaign spending as a sign of the times – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511396966-dodge-views-pritzker-rauner-campaign-spending-as-a-sign-of-the-times

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/26/dems-pull-back-on-gun-store-bill-dccc-bumps-up-casten-chance-kanyes-trump-tweet-storm-soldier-fields-security-flap-266078
(FROM THE ARTICLE: IL-06 — National Democrats are showing signs of confidence about their pickup opportunities in Illinois’ 6th district, where U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., is in their sights. Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is moving Democrat Sean Casten into its Red to Blue program, saying he had earned a spot “by surpassing aggressive goals for grassroots engagement, local support, campaign organization and fundraising.” Along with the designation comes resources and training, courtesy of the DCCC. Candidates in Illinois 12 (Brendan Kelly) 13 (Betsy Dirksen Londrigan) and 14 (Lauren Underwood) are already in the program. . .National Journal is the latest to declare Gov. Bruce Rauner vulnerable in November. The governor moved from 5th to first most vulnerable: Zach C. Cohen and Kyle Trygstad write: “Illinois—Bruce Rauner (R) (Previous ranking: 5) Rauner is the most vulnerable governor, and his seat is the Democrats’ best pickup opportunity. Democratic nominee J.B. Pritzker won 200,000 more votes in his decisive March primary than Rauner, who won renomination by just 2 points. The latest polling puts Pritzker, heir to the Hyatt fortune, up 18 points in a state that Hillary Clinton won by a similar margin, and his odds further improved when Rauner’s alienation of the Right led to a third-party challenge from GOP state Sen. Sam McCann. But both wealthy nominees, who have already spent a combined $131 million, have the time and resources to shift the race.)

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— App. Ct. Hearing: Cooke v. IL. State Board of Elections re: Mautino – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/04/audio-app-ct-hearing-cook-v-il-state-board-of-elections-re-mautino/

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner calls legislators “rascals” ahead of budget talks
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/26/rauner-calls-legislators-rascals-ahead-of-budget-talks/
— PPP: Rodney Davis up by only 3, Hultgren ahead by just 4
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/26/ppp-rodney-davis-up-by-only-3-hultgren-ahead-by-just-4/

GOPUSA
— Judge rules bars can discriminate against Trump supporters (DIERSEN: Which organizations, companies, governments, etc. in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois discriminate against Trump supporters?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44622
— Macron challenges ‘America First’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44608
— Sex Ed Sit Out draws parents alarmed by pro-choice, pro-gay teachings
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44453
— California cities are rebelling against state sanctuary law, but how far can they go?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44377

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— JOE BIDEN, DEMS AND THE RACE CARD: THEY DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/joe-biden-dems-and-the-race-card-they-dont-leave-home-without-it/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Jr. Applauds Chance The Rapper: ‘Takes Guts’ to Say ‘Black People Don’t Have to Be Democrats’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/04/25/donald-trump-jr-applauds-chance-the-rapper-takes-guts-to-say-black-people-dont-have-to-be-democrats/

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Federal Consumer Agency Puts Your Financial Data at Risk – Fred Lucas (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. Democrats use whatever information that they can get about you against you. While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates talked and acted like my Democrat superiors had given them copies of a) my individual tax returns for 1971-1977 and b) my and my wife’s joint tax returns for 1978-1996. They also talked and acted like my Democrat superiors had given them copies of the annual financial disclosure forms that I filed 1971-1997.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/25/how-federal-consumer-agency-puts-your-financial-data-at-risk/

TOWNHALL
— If You Want To Stop Liberal Bullying, Start By Telling Them To Buzz Off – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/04/26/if-you-want-to-stop-liberal-bullying-start-by-telling-them-to-buzz-off-n2474441

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE DECLINE OF U.S. WHITES — AND NOT JUST IN NUMBER – Ilana Mercer (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things TO CURRY FAVOR WITH ANTI-WHITES. I should write a book about the leading White anti-Whites in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Most, if not virtually all of them also demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time TO CURRY FAVOR WITH THOSE WHO ARE anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/the-decline-of-u-s-whites-and-not-just-in-number/

LUTHERAN CHARITES
— Look For the Best in Others – (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look for what they believe is the worse in others. They stress that I am Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older (69), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I have live in Wheaton only since 1978, former union member, federal retiree, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, etc.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2018/04/26/look-for-the-best-in-others/

THE HILL
— The great exodus out of America’s blue cities – KRISTIN TATE
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/384536-the-great-exodus-out-of-americas-blue-cities

CNN
— Ronny Jackson withdraws as VA secretary nominee (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what allegations would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes level against you? Mine would stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They would stress those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout who could/should have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/26/politics/ronny-jackson-va-nominee/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: His nomination was hampered by a flurry of allegations about Jackson’s professional conduct. In a statement announcing his withdrawal, Jackson slammed allegations of improper behavior leveled against him as “completely false and fabricated.” “If they had any merit, I would not have been selected, promoted and entrusted to serve in such a sensitive and important role as physician to three presidents over the past 12 years,” Jackson said. “Going into this process, I expected tough questions about how to best care for our veterans, but I did not expect to have to dignify baseless and anonymous attacks on my character and integrity.” Jackson said he was motivated to withdraw from consideration because the allegations against him “have become a distraction” for Trump and his agenda.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— White House Withdraws Jackson Nomination for V.A. Chief Amid Criticism – Nicholas Fandos and Peter Baker (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what allegations would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes level against you? Mine would stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They would stress those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout who could/should have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/politics/ronny-jackson-nomination-withdrawn.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say looser marijuana laws attract young voters, and some Republicans are catching on – Sean Sullivan and Seung Min Kim (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-favor-looser-restrictions-on-marijuana–and-some-in-gop-join-them/2018/04/21/235cdd50-44b5-11e8-ad8f-27a8c409298b_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: NBC’s Failing Bet on Megyn Kelly The former Fox News star was supposed to bring a bigger audience for ‘Today,’ but ratings declines and high costs have dragged down a critical franchise – Joe Flint
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nbc-bet-69-million-on-megyn-kellythen-viewers-vanished-1524667220

BARRONS
— Millennial Wall Streeters Turn to Pot (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/millennial-wall-streeters-turn-to-pot-1524517641

FORBES
— The Millennial Voice Could End Federal Marijuana Prohibition – Mike Adams (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeadams/2018/04/19/the-millennial-voice-could-end-federal-marijuana-prohibition/#546b47893e18

THINK ADVISOR
— Wall Street Millennials Are Losing Their Mojo—Is Pot to Blame? Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert tells ThinkAdvisor that many young financial pros aren’t coping well with stress and market volatility. – Jane Wollman Rusoff (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2018/04/23/millennial-advisors-are-losing-their-mojo-and-pot/

OBSERVER
— NYC’s First Lady Opens up About Past Pot Use and Why She’s Now Pro-Legalization – Madina Toure (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://observer.com/2018/04/nyc-first-lady-chirlane-mccray-marijuana-legalization/
— Burgeoning Salary Calculators Are Killing Pay Secrecy—and May Help You Get a Raise! – Sissi Cao (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://observer.com/2018/04/salary-calculators-killing-pay-secrecy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The main goal of LinkedIn Salary is to help people uncover important patterns in the job market so they can better plan their career advancement. For instance, obtaining an MBA leads to larger pay increases for marketing directors than any other position; and sales positions in healthcare consistently pay better than the same role in other industries. “At the heart of it is the ability to understand why certain people make more than others and what you can do to set yourself up for greater earning potential. Every professional in the world wants to know what they can do to earn $10,000 more,” Daniel Shapero, LinkedIn’s former director of career product, told Forbes at the time of product launch. “People would invest more in their careers if they knew what the return would be,” he added.)

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Pruitt putting ‘a drag’ on EPA, House Democrats tell agency employees – Jory Heckman (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, it became ever-increasingly clear that GAO wanted to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/management/2018/04/pruitt-putting-a-drag-on-epa-house-democrats-tell-agency-employees/

MOTHER JONES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Whites for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/new-data-america-schools-suspend-punish-arrest-black-students/

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Portland fast-food workers win a union (DIERSEN: What did you do with your free time when you were a sophomore and junior in high school? Were you a fast food worker? I washed dishes for the minimum wage part-time 1964-1966 and full-time during the summer of 1965 in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://socialistworker.org/2018/04/26/portland-fast-food-workers-win-a-union

DIGITAL JOURNAL
— Critical Dog Training News Posts Article On How To Stop A Dog From Barking (DIERSEN: What do you say to dog owners who use their constantly barking dogs to harass their neighbors?)
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3743977

VICE
— Your hippie parents are the ones driving up weed use, study finds – Alex Lubben (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/evqw7z/your-hippie-parents-are-the-ones-driving-up-weed-use-study-finds

April 24 Evening Edition

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Illinois Gov. Rauner down by double digits against Pritzker in `battle of the billionaires’ – Kevin McDermott
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-gov-rauner-down-by-double-digits-against-pritzker-in/article_16a1b8e5-03ec-5879-94e3-9f7ee394803f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The poll, by Victory Research, found that Rauner, a Republican, is trailing Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker by about 18 percentage points. The poll of 1,208 likely Illinois voters showed Pritzker with 49.4 percent of the vote, to Rauner’s 31.2 percent.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Want to be a whistleblower? Read this first – James Charles Crowley (DIERSEN: If I had not blown the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-whistleblower-wall-street-supreme-court-0423-20180420-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites blame Whites for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-lynching-museum-race-white-supremacy-0424-20180423-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Female Firefighters Strive For Equality As Joliet department hires 1st woman, progress is slow in male-dominated field – Robert McCoppin, Angie Leventis Lourgos, and Alicia Fabbre (DIERSEN: Are/were you in male-dominated fields and/or White dominated fields? I was, except when I washed dishes 1964-1966. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. It was extremely difficult for my superiors to hire and retain females and minorities, not because the jobs were male-dominated or White-dominated, but because the jobs were BAD.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-female-firefighters-20180423-story.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: Federal judge orders Trump administration to continue DACA program and accept new applicants – Maria Sacchetti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-trump-daca-20180424-story.html
— Ex-U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald on James Comey’s legal team – Joseph Tanfani
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-patrick-fitzgerald-lawyer-james-comey-20180424-story.html
— Romeoville mayor made ‘hostile and threatening’ statement during booking for alleged DUI: police report – Alicia Fabbre
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-mayor-dui-police-report-threat-romeoville-20180424-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— James Comey says Patrick Fitzgerald has been his lawyer ‘since I was fired’ – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Fitzgerald represented GAO in Diersen v. GAO. In my opinion, Fitzgerald has no problem with, if not promotes a) patronage, b) political affiliation discrimination, c) reverse discrimination, d) age discrimination, and e) retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-james-comey-taps-former-u-s-attorney-patrick-fitzgerald-for-legal-help/
— ‘The world wouldn’t be the world without the newspaper’ — so subscribe – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: I pay lots of money for many newspaper subscriptions for “opposition research” because those newspapers promote the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and Green Party platforms.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/world-wouldnt-be-without-newspaper-digital-subscribe-subscription-reagan-ford/

DAILY HERALD
— Some raises, some pay freezes for DuPage County officials – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180424/some-raises-some-pay-freezes-for-dupage-county-officials–
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Salaries will be frozen for a dozen DuPage County Board members and the chairman for at least the next four years. Meanwhile, several countywide officials will get 2 percent annual pay hikes during each of the next two years before their pay is frozen in fiscal 2021 and 2022. The raises — and freezes — were approved Tuesday when the county board set pay scales for the sheriff, treasurer, county clerk, county board chairman and 12 county board members for the next four years. All the positions are up for election in November. DuPage board members will continue to make $52,102. They also are eligible to receive health insurance and a pension through the county. The board chairman is the only countywide elected official who won’t get a pay raise; the position pays $131,559 a year. As for other countywide officials, the county clerk and treasurer will have their annual salaries increase by 2 percent to $148,395 when fiscal 2019 begins on Dec. 1. Their pay will increase to $151,363 for fiscal 2020. The sheriff will be paid $171,462 for fiscal 2019 and $174,891 for fiscal 2020. Also on Tuesday, the county board agreed to increase the amount DuPage contributes to the annual salary for the regional superintendent of schools. Darlene Ruscitti gets an annual salary of $113,900 from the state. The county then pays her an additional amount. Starting July 1, 2019, the amount will increase by 2 percent to $33,246. It will increase by another 2 percent to $33,911 in 2020.)
— Vendor to compensate DuPage for election night fiasco – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180424/vendor-to-compensate-dupage-for-election-night-fiasco-
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This settlement provides remuneration for the damages the election commission incurred, while also clearing a path for a new vendor to provide service to DuPage County voters in November,” Cronin said. As part of the settlement, Cronin said: Liberty Systems will not be paid for the kits that supplied the ender cards. Three other contracts with Liberty Systems will be terminated immediately. The commission will seek other bids for election supplies to be used in the November election and Liberty Systems will not be considered. The company will repair or replace 167 machines damaged by the faulty ender cards. The company will compensate the county for the overtime costs incurred on election night. . .In addition to the settlement, Cronin said the commission is acting on his request to bring in additional staff for election oversight.)
— How state lawmakers are trying to stop political patronage at tollway – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986. 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.dailyherald.com/news/20180424/how-state-lawmakers-are-trying-to-stop-political-patronage-at-tollway
— Tollway launches info sessions on controversial $4 billion Tri-State redo – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180424/tollway-launches-info-sessions-on-controversial-4-billion-tri-state-redo
— Facebook finally explains why it bans some content, in 27 pages – Elizabeth Dwoskin and Tracy Ja
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180424/facebook-finally-explains-why-it-bans-some-content-in-27-pages

ABC7
— Illinois’ unpaid bills will cost taxpayers $1.1B in late-payment penalties, report says – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/unpaid-bill-debt-blamed-on-political-gridlock-report-says/3387517/

WTTW
— State Sen. Sam McCann Challenging Primary Winners in Governor’s Race – Alexandra Silets
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/24/state-sen-sam-mccann-challenging-primary-winners-governor-s-race

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Google aims at Illinois’ privacy law after Facebook lobbying failed – Kartikay Mehrotra
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180424/google-aims-at-illinois-privacy-law-after-facebook-lobbying-failed
— Senate OKs bill to nearly double home care workers’ pay – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180424/senate-oks-bill-to-nearly-double-home-care-workers-pay

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts gives pep talk to Peoria County GOP – Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180424/nick-in-am-cubs-co-owner-todd-ricketts-gives-pep-talk-to-peoria-county-gop

WQLZ
— Rauner Campaign Continues to Fire at Pritzker and Madigan
http://www.wqlz.com/2018/04/24/rauner-campaign-continues-to-fire-at-pritzker-and-madigan/

MDJ ONLINE
— Bost used $91,000 in taxpayer-funded postage in 2017 — tops among Illinois reps – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/bost-used-in-taxpayer-funded-postage-in-tops-among-illinois/article_edbeee50-026e-521d-b84a-3e831a251320.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Proposal To Get Pre-Trial Detainees A Chance To Vote From Jail Passes IL House – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: Of the 504 registered voters in my precinct, 285 (57%) did NOT vote in the March 20, 2018 primary. Of the 207 registered Republicans, 95 (46%) did NOT vote. Of the 137 registered Democrats, 30 (22%) did NOT vote. Of the 160 unaffiliated registered voters, 160 (100%) did NOT vote.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/proposal-get-pre-trial-detainees-chance-vote-jail-passes-il-house#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Others, like Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Wheaton Republican, said legislation shouldn’t be necessary to encourage people to vote. “There is nothing that’s preventing these folks from voting, other than their own initiative to request and ask for a ballot.”)

BGA
— Ask Illinois Lawmakers to Vote for the Fair Maps Amendments
https://bettergov.salsalabs.org/supportfairmaps/index.html

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— Battling the establishment, conservative John McGlasson won re-election for committeeman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Republican establishment in Illinois focuses on getting rid of conservatives, that is, it focuses on getting rid of those who vote for Republicans.)
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511398461-battling-the-establishment-conservative-john-mcglasson-won-re-election-for-committeeman

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— House unanimously rebukes Rauner’s practice of hiding $5 million in salary off his budget
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-house-unanimously-rebukes-rauners-practice-of-hiding-5-million-in-salary-off-his-budget/
— Aide tasked to fix Rauner’s botched Legionnaire’s response makes $20K a month
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-aide-tasked-to-fix-rauners-botched-legionnaires-response-makes-20k-a-month/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Legislators send letter to Rauner demanding release of more information on Quincy Veterans Home – Robert Davis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511398040-legislators-send-letter-to-rauner-demanding-release-of-more-information-on-quincy-veterans-home

METRO EAST SUN
— Rauner, Pritzker should focus on issues, not campaign spending, Kay says – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511396353-rauner-pritzker-should-focus-on-issues-not-campaign-spending-kay-says

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner has yet to respond to lawmakers’ request for Quincy veterans home plan – Karen Kidd
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511398511-rauner-has-yet-to-respond-to-lawmakers-request-for-quincy-veterans-home-plan

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Cook County says suit vs Facebook on behalf of entire state of IL, so suit belongs in Cook courts – Dan Churney
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511397957-cook-county-says-suit-vs-facebook-on-behalf-of-entire-state-of-il-so-suit-belongs-in-cook-courts

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner makes “official” trade show announcement seven months after it was announced
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/rauner-makes-official-trade-show-announcement-seven-months-after-it-was-announced/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Harmon says he has votes in Senate for gun shop licensing override, but future still unsure
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/harmon-says-he-has-votes-in-senate-for-gun-shop-licensing-override-but-future-still-unsure/
— What do you want the General Assembly to do? (DIERSEN: Democrats want the General Assembly to drive out of Illinois all those individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrats what the General Assembly to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/question-of-the-day-2659/

BREITBART
— ‘Caravan Migrants’ Waiting to Cross Mexico-California Border – BOB PRICE
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/04/24/reports-caravan-migrants-waiting-cross-mexico-california-border/
— Gallup: Tax Cut Not Moving the November Needle – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/04/23/gallup-tax-cut-not-moving-the-november-needle/

GOPUSA
— DHS vows caravan will be arrested, prosecuted if it enters U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44391

DAILY CALLER
— For Illinois Voters, The Governor’s Race Is Like The Iran-Iraq War – Peter Parisi
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/24/for-illinois-voters-the-governors-race-is-like-the-iran-iraq-war/
— Student Confronts Nancy Pelosi Over ‘Crumbs’ Comment — Tax Cuts ‘Helped Put Me Through College’ – Justin Caruso (DIERSEN: Job-related tuition being deductible a) encouraged me to take and b) helped me pay for job-related graduate business, accounting, and finance courses at Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997. Mortgage interest and real estate taxes being deductible a) encouraged me to buy and b) helped me pay for a new townhome in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in 1976. Mortgage interest and real estate taxes being deductible a) encouraged my wife and I to buy and b) helped us pay for 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and 915 Cove Court in Wheaton in 1984. Medical and dental expenses being deductible helped us pay for those ever-increasing expense in recent years.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/24/student-nancy-pelosi-tax-cuts-crumbs/

THE HILL
— Dems say Pruitt security chief’s authorization for side job is invalid – TIMOTHY CAMA (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that IRS authorized me to pump gasoline part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights during the first 18 months that worked for IRS 1971-1972.)
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/384611-dems-say-pruitts-security-chiefs-authorization-for-side-job-is

AOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Islam promoters say “Trump’s new national security adviser John Bolton chaired an anti-Muslim group promoted by Russian trolls.” Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/04/23/trumps-new-national-security-adviser-john-bolton-chaired-an-anti-muslim-group-promoted-by-russian-trolls/23418394/

WASHINGTON POST
— Red America and blue America depend on each other. That’s how it should be. – Charles Lane (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Blue America makes it clear that it wants to get rid of Red America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/red-america-and-blue-america-depend-on-each-other-thats-how-it-should-be/2018/04/23/834021f8-470a-11e8-9072-f6d4bc32f223_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— In tiny Illinois town (Morton), residents hesitate to acknowledge accused shooter as one of their own – TONY BRISCOE and ELVIA MALAGON
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-waffle-house-shooter-hometown-20180424-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump and GOP lawmakers are making it easier for auto dealers to racially discriminate.”
http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-senate-repeals-cfpb-auto-loan-rule-20180424-story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot, that is, pot promoters promote destruction.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/24/marijuana-jobs-set-triple-next-decade/531912002/
— Mustang is a hit with Chinese buyers, Ford says – Chris Woodyard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/04/23/ford-says-mustang-hit-chinese-buyers/539986002/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Man Who Disarmed Waffle House Shooter Hailed by Lawmakers A man who disarmed a gunman accused of killing four people at a Nashville Waffle House has received a standing ovation from Tennessee lawmakers. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-04-23/car-theft-solved-too-late-to-prevent-waffle-house-tragedy

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Us vs. Them’ Review: The Haves and Have-Nots Spurred by the backlash against globalization, a foreign-affairs commentator offers a dark prognosis for the world and the future. Howard W. French reviews “Us vs. Them” by Ian Bremmer.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-vs-them-review-the-haves-and-have-nots-1524524195

April 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Father of Waffle House shooting suspect had taken son’s guns away 3 times and returned them – Tony Briscoe and Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-waffle-house-shooting-suspect-morton-20180423-story.html

— Madigan hasn’t made ‘final decision’ on legal marijuana issue – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Pot is poison. If you promote pot, you shout that you promote destruction. If you smoke pot, if you want to smoke pot, and/or if you want others to smoke pot, you shout that you lack moral fiber, that you are evil, and/or that you have mental problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-marijuana-20180424-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— U-46 board member Traci O’Neal Ellis who made controversial flag comments resigns – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180423/u-46-board-member-who-made-controversial-flag-comments-resigns
— Pressure state lawmakers for change in political boundary maps – Kimberly Brisky and Jeff Raines
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180424/pressure-state-lawmakers-for-change-in-political-boundary-maps
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to abolish the Second Amendment stress the Waffle House shooter
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180423/editorial-time-to-get-serious-about-gun-violence

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois’ sales tax structure is so backward – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180424/BLOGS10/180429967
— The 0.3%: Million-dollar earners in Illinois – SABRINA GASULLA (DIERSEN: How many of the 19,800 million-dollar earners in Illinois live in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct? If there are 300 or more households in your precinct, is one or more of them a million-dollar earner?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180420/ISSUE01/180429990/the-0-3-million-dollar-earners-in-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Only 1 in 300 Illinois households can brag they earn at least $1 million a year. Still, that ratio is higher than in neighboring states and on par with percentages in tax havens Florida and Texas. And in sheer numbers, Illinois has more million-dollar earners than ever.)

HERALD & REVIEW
— U.S. Rep. Davis: Focus on security, not gun control, to protect schools – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/u-s-rep-davis-focus-on-security-not-gun-control/article_e99c69e2-bc14-5dce-9857-0edc6d586c85.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ late fees skyrocket over past 3 years – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180423/illinois-late-fees-skyrocket-over-past-3-years

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Bustos Disagrees With Welfare-To-Work – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Are you able-bodied? Of course, because I am still able-bodied, Bustos, as well as all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes would support requiring abled-bodied federal retirees like me to work to qualify for Civil Service Retirement System pensions and for federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies. To prove that I still able-bodied, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that even though I am 69 years old, I continue to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out each and every morning and each and every evening.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263990#.Wt8oOMuKSM8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As written, the provisions in the farm bill would expand state welfare-to-work programs already in place. It would require able-bodied adults without dependents under six years old to either work or enroll in job training programs for at least 20 hours per week to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.)

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Area Democrats seek support for a blue wave – Michelle Langhout
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20180424/area-democrats-seek-support-for-blue-wave

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Legislators Have History Of Bringing Babies To Work – MARY HANSEN (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but how soon, if not already, will Illinois politicians WHO ARE MALE bring their comfort dogs to work? Will they hint/imply/argue/shout that if they could a) harass women and/or b) drink booze, gamble, smoke pot, and/or engage in other destructive vices at work, they would not need a comfort dog? Just kidding.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-legislators-have-history-bringing-babies-work#stream/0

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Grass is Greener campaign looks to lure Illinois residents to Indiana – Joseph S. Pete (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps in Illinois make it clear that they want all individuals, all organizations, and all companies in Illinois that are members of the following groups to move to Indiana: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/grass-is-greener-campaign-looks-to-lure-illinois-residents-to/article_a882a64b-21c3-57b5-9056-8555c1d35a81.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn approves limiting tobacco sales to 21 and older – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/04/24/glen-ellyn-approves-limiting-tobacco-sales-to-21-and-older/ax55bz9/

WHITE HOUSE
— President Trump Calls the U.S.-France Relationship ‘Unbreakable.’ History Shows He’s Right. (DIERSEN: But anti-American individuals, anti-American organizations, anti-American companies, anti-American governments, and anti-American countries are working very hard to turn France against America. The aforesaid anti-Americans are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/president-trump-calls-u-s-france-relationship-unbreakable-history-shows-hes-right/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters falsely state that “Last week, Tim Schneider, the Rauner-backed candidate, won the spot to lead the Illinois Republican Party.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/24/madigan-lives-to-fight-another-decade-states-eye-popping-1b-in-penalties-suburban-express-bizarro-page-of-shame-265538

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— New leadership elected for county political parties – TONY SCOTT
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2018/04/23/new-leadership-elected-for-county-political-parties/akfr308/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The newly elected Kendall County Republican Party leadership is Chairman Joseph Gillespie, Vice Chairman Daniel Nicholson, Secretary Kevin Schramek, Treasurer James Bailey, and Sergeant at Arms Troy Parlier. Gillespie of Yorkville replaces James Marter of Oswego as chairman.)

WIRE POINTS
— Rating agencies warn, Illinois flirts with junk – Ted Dabrowki and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/rating-agencies-warn-illinois-flirts-with-junk-wirepoints-original/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner, Pritzker messages lost in excessive campaign spending, Batinick says – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: I have been the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman since 1999. From I see, in my precinct, those who vote for Democrats do not care about Illinois’ financial problems or corruption, but they despise, if not hate, Trump and those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511397582-rauner-pritzker-messages-lost-in-excessive-campaign-spending-batinick-says

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois House approves spending of $635K on three “lactation and wellness” rooms at State Capitol (DIERSEN: During the early 1990s, to help GAO a) hire, retain, and promote young women and b) to get rid of its employees who smoked (overwhelmingly old White men), GAO gutted the smoking room in its Chicago office and turned it into a lactation room.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511397874-illinois-house-approves-spending-of-635k-on-three-lactation-and-wellness-rooms-at-state-capitol
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Lactation rooms should provide, at a minimum, a lockable door; a work surface and chair; a small utility-type sink; storage for cleaning supplies and paper towels; adequate HVAC service, including a thermostat; and well-placed electrical outlets,” according to the AIA. “Telephone service and network connections for the room are also recommended to increase worker safety and productivity. Accessibility guidelines should be met for all the features of the room.” AIA standards also dictate the coating used for the table work surface (“plastic laminate”), the size of the table (“20 inch deep by 30 inch wide”), the location of power outlets and other “useful accessories” that must be required, including “a trash can, a paper towel dispenser, a coat rack or coat hooks, a full-length mirror, a magazine rack, and a bulletin board.” The Illinois Capital Development Board, which would handle the lactation room construction, estimated the construction cost at $211,856 per room or $847.42 per square foot, provided the room were 250 square feet. The only ‘no’ vote was State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), who suggested the state should pay its $8.4 billion in unpaid bills before considering new projects like this one. The bill, House Bill 1042, now goes to the Illinois State Senate for approval. Last month, the Senate passed a resolution to approve the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would render female-only accommodations like a lactation room unconstitutional.)

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— New ad campaign warn taxpayers about progressive tax – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/new-ad-campaign-warn-taxpayers-about-progressive-tax/article_42037ea0-4701-11e8-a201-27a33ef36416.html
— Madigan re-elected as head of Democrat Party in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/madigan-re-elected-as-head-of-democrat-party-in-illinois/article_4b31e9a8-473d-11e8-ac32-6b22954d8158.html

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Lawmakers push net neutrality at state level – Raquel Martin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who if they could have, they would have stopped me by now from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They are nasty rule-or-ruin types. They focus on destroying individuals, destroying organizations, destroying companies, destroying governments, and destroying countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate. According to them, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/lawmakers-push-net-neutrality-at-state-level/1136892136
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Monday net neutrality rules expired nationwide but Williams is spearheading a plan to keep regulations in place in Illinois. She fears without it, internet providers will be able to charge higher rates and limit access. “Right now consumers can access the internet not as a luxury but as a necessity and when that’s something that you need for everyday life, if that’s for access to government services, to go to school or to do work for small business, we think that should be open for everyone.” Though the FCC okayed changes nationally, she’s taking control where she can. Under her proposal, providers who don’t abide by net neutrality rules can’t do business with the state.)

ILLINOIS CHURCH ACTION ON ALCOHOL & ADDICTION PROBLEMS
— Gambling Action Alert (DIERSEN: I just called my Senator Mike Connelly’s office and asked for him to not only vote NO on SB 3166 and SB 3452, but to also speak against those bills.)
http://ilcaaap.org/gambling-alert/
(FROM THE ALERT: Call your Senator to Vote NO on SB 3166, SB 3452 Senator Terry Link is sponsoring two bills to expand gambling. SB 3166 and SB 3452 are on 3rd reading and could be called for a vote at any time. SB 3166 allows licensed veterans establishments to operate video gambling machines in a municipality or unincorporated area of a county that has banned video gambling. The Video Gambling Act allows municipalities to “opt out” of video gambling. SB 3166 would open the door for video gambling in other liquor pouring establishments to “even the playing field”. Problem, Pathological Gambling Rates High Among Veterans: About 8% of U.S. veterans are problem gamblers, and an additional 2% are pathological gamblers, a study from the Department of Veterans Affairs reveals. People who have more posttraumatic symptoms, anxiety, and depression tend to have more gambling problems. “Read more SB 3452 legalizes Internet betting on horse racing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from computers, smart phones, I-pads and tablets. The General Assembly approved a three-year Advanced Deposit Wagering “pilot program” in 2009. SB 3452 would extend Internet gambling on horse racing until 2022. SB 3452 will not save horse racing, but will make track owners and their ADW companies richer. For Immediate Action Call your State Senator TODAY and ask him/her to Vote NO on SB 3166 and SB 3452 -expansion of gambling. (Capitol Switchboard – 217-782-2000) Share this Alert with your faith community Forward to 10 others.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Queering Government Schools: Just Say No – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send a child to a public school is to encourage that child to engage in LGBTQ activity. I should write a book about LGBTQ promoters in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if had gone to a public grade school like they did, I would be promoting LGBTQ activity like they do.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/queering-government-schools-just-say-no/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-queering-government-schools-just-say-no/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For decades homosexual and “trans” activists have used schools to indoctrinate children with the disordered and destructive “LGBTQ” ideology. Thirteen years ago, the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education published an article titled “Trans-Friendly Preschool” by now-ordained Rev. Laurel A. Dykstra, a “bisexual Christian activist” who has twins via a sperm donor. I wrote about her article for IFI in 2008—a decade ago. Here are some of Dykstra’s ideas for training up children in the way they should go:)

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner’s new website slams Pritzker-Madigan “corruption” (DIERSEN: I have been the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman since 1999. From I see, in my precinct, those who vote for Democrats do not care about Illinois’ financial problems or corruption, but they despise, if not hate, Trump and those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/rauners-new-website-slams-pritzker-madigan-corruption/
— Madigan and lone chairmanship “No” vote together on Joravsky’s show (FROM THE ARTICLE: I doubt we’ll ever see Rauner and Ives appear together on Dan Proft’s radio show.) (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If/when Rauner loses to Pritzker, who will the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs blame? ANSWER: Those who supported Ives in the primary. I supported Pat O’Malley in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary. I should write a book about those who continue to blame me, but not Dan Proft, for Jim Ryan’s defeat in the general election.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/todays-must-listen-madigan-and-lone-chairmanship-no-vote-together-on-joravskys-show/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House Speaker Michael Madigan was a guest on “The Ben Joravsky Show” radio program yesterday, which is odd in and of itself. The anti-machine Chicago Reader columnist ain’t exactly a member of the Madigan wing of the Democratic Party. But making this even more interesting, Madigan appeared on the show with Peter Janko, who was the lone vote against Madigan’s bid for party chairman yesterday. Everyone appeared to get along fine, partly because Madigan kept the focus on defeating Gov. Rauner. Madigan was also asked what he would say to Alaina Hampton if he could.)
— Madigan says he hasn’t made up his mind on legalizing marijuana (DIERSEN: Pot is poison. If you promote pot, you shout that you promote destruction. If you smoke pot, if you want to smoke pot, and/or if you want others to smoke pot, you shout that you lack moral fiber, that you are evil, and/or that you have mental problems.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/madigan-says-he-hasnt-made-up-his-mind-on-legalizing-marijuana/
— Comptroller: State racked up “two decades worth of late payment interest penalties in just over two years”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/comptroller-state-racked-up-two-decades-worth-of-late-payment-interest-penalties-in-just-over-two-years/

GOPUSA
— Mass. Senate candidate fights city order to remove anti-Warren ‘fake Indian’ signs (DIERSEN: What about Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs who are fake Republicans?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44383

CNS NEWS
— Liberals Killed Equal Rights Amendment, Not ‘Religious Right’ – Bill Donohue
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/bill-donohue/liberals-killed-equal-rights-amendment-not-religious-right
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Times looks even more hypocritical when it says that while there are laws granting equal rights to women, “The E.R.A. would add an extra layer of legal protection for women—and men—against discrimination.” Yet when it comes to laws offering a new round of legal protection for the unborn, or for white men victimized by affirmative action, the same New York Times says we have enough laws on the books for them.)

BLAZE
— OUTRAGEOUS: Parkland survivor questioned by officers after going to gun range with his father to learn to shoot – Breck Dumas (DIERSEN: Who taught you how to shoot? During the late 1950s, one of my relatives who lived on my grandparents’ farm in Grant Park taught me how to shoot.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/23/parkland-survivor-questioned-by-officers-after-going-to-gun-range-with-his-father-to-learn-to-shoot

DAILY CALLER
— DHS Chief Promises Swift Detention, Deportation Of ‘Caravan’ Migrants – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/23/kirstjen-nielsen-detention-deportation-caravan-migrants/
— Congress Can’t Be Trusted To Protect Your Data – Jeremy Cerone (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates talked and acted like my Democrat superiors had given them copies of a) my tax returns and financial disclosure forms 1971-1977 and then b) my and my wife’s joint tax returns and financial disclosure forms 1978-1997.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/24/congress-cant-be-trusted-to-protect-your-data/
— Trump White House Staffers Encouraging Republicans Not To Defend Pruitt – JASON HOPKINS (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that IF I HAD ANY DEFENDERS, I would still be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/23/trump-white-house-republicans-not-defending-scott-pruitt/

COLLEGE FIX
— Syracuse charges 18 fraternity members with satire ‘beyond the bounds of free speech’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/44265/

POLITICO
— Trump vows to bar ‘caravans’ of asylum-seeking migrants from entering U.S. The president also hinted he may make border security a condition for a new NAFTA agreement. – CRISTIANO LIMA (DIERSEN: One could argue that U.S. citizens who promote illegal immigration a) should lose their U.S. citizenship and b) should be deported.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/23/trump-caravans-border-nafta-545624

REUTERS
— Migrant ‘caravan’ that angers Trump nears U.S.-Mexico border – Edgard Garrido
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-caravan/migrant-caravan-that-angers-trump-nears-u-s-mexico-border-idUSKBN1HU2ZB

CBS NEWS
— “Men only” job ads show ongoing discrimination in China: Report
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-job-ads-discrimination-human-rights-watch-report/

NBC NEWS
— Trump warns immigrant caravan approaching U.S. border of prosecution, deportation With the group of about 500 migrants just 12 hours from the U.S. border, Trump directed the DHS to not allow “large caravans of people” into the U.S. – Adam Edelman and Nicole Acevedo
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-warns-immigrant-caravan-approaching-u-s-border-prosecution-deportation-n868486

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ronny Jackson, Trump’s V.A. Nominee, Faces Claims of Overprescription and Hostile Work Environment – Nicholas Fandos (DIERSEN: Have you worked in a hostile work environment? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997 in its Chicago office, the work environment became increasingly hostile for its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/us/politics/ronny-jackson-veterans-affairs.html?emc=edit_na_20180424
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is examining allegations that President Trump’s nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department oversaw a hostile work environment as the White House physician and allowed the overprescribing of drugs, according to congressional officials briefed on the committee’s work. They have also received claims that Dr. Ronny L. Jackson drank too much on the job. The allegations, which have been under investigation since last week, forced the postponement of Dr. Jackson’s confirmation hearing, planned for this Wednesday as senators scrutinize the nominee’s time leading the White House medical staff. Officials familiar with the allegations against Dr. Jackson declined to offer precise details but said that they suggest a pattern of behavior, not just one or two isolated incidents.)
— ERA: A Rebuke to Trump, a Century in the Making – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/opinion/a-rebuke-to-trump-a-century-in-the-making.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Then there’s the question of what the E.R.A. would do. Even the most die-hard proponents of the amendment acknowledge that it’s unlikely to radically advance women’s rights, at least in the short term. That’s because, for decades, many courts have applied the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to sex discrimination, creating a body of case law that’s functioned as a sort of de facto E.R.A. As to whether the amendment could actually undo some programs that are beneficial to women, like sex-based affirmative action efforts, legal experts point to the fact that though the Constitution already protects the rights of people regardless of race, race-based affirmative action continues to exist. They also point to parts of the country that have state-level E.R.A.s and have not had such outcomes.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Shrinking workspaces – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Of course, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate were beyond furious when I got a preferred corner office instead of a cube when GAO moved into a new building in 1990. I would not have gotten that office if the GAO manager who had hired me in 1980 and had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, had not promoted me to GS-13 in 1986. I would not have gotten a preferred office if my working for the Post Office for almost 3 years and for IRS for almost 9 years had not been counted for seniority purposes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/04/24/qa-for-federal-workers-shrinking-workspaces/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Near-Junk Illinois to Sell More Bonds—Will Investors Buy In? Worst-rated state in the country set to add to more than $30-billion debt pile – Gunjan Banerji
https://www.wsj.com/articles/near-junk-illinois-to-sell-more-bondswill-investors-buy-in-1524574801
— Retirees Are Less Confident About Having Enough to Live On Driving concerns are rising medical and long-term care costs, uncertainty surrounding Social Security and Medicare – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: Will you and your spouse have enough to live on in retirement? My wife and I will, but with a far lower standard of living than if the Democrats who run the federal government had not wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my $125,325 salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars. We spend little or nothing on meals out, booze, entertainment, vacations, pets, and other immediate pleasures.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirees-are-less-confident-about-having-enough-to-live-on-1524562200
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Other findings indicate that workers may be overestimating how long they will be able to remain on the job. While workers expect to retire at a median age of 65, retirees typically reported leaving the workforce at 62. While 79% of workers plan to work for pay in retirement, just 34% of retirees said they have actually done so. About 65% of American workers said they or a spouse have saved money for retirement. Almost half reported that the total value of their savings, excluding home equity, is below $25,000. In contrast, 21% said they have saved $250,000 or more.)
— Driver Plows Van Into Toronto Pedestrians, Kills 10 Police arrest Alek Minassian of Toronto after a brief standoff; motive remains unclear – Vipal Monga and Jacquie McNish (DIERSEN: Some people use guns to kill others, some people use vans to kill others.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/van-strikes-pedestrians-in-toronto-1524508659

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP BRANDS MIGRANT CARAVAN A ‘DISGRACE,’ ORDERS HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICIALS TO TURN AWAY IMMIGRANTS AT BORDER – MARIE SOLIS
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-migrant-caravan-immigrants-border-897670

WALLET HUB
— 2018’s Most Gambling-Addicted States – Adam McCann (DIERSEN: Tragically, Illinois is ranked 9th. I should write a book about gambling promoters who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me.)
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-addicted-to-gambling/20846/

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— California governor candidate John Cox says pot users should be hospitalized – Joshua Stewart (DIERSEN: At a minimum, they should not be allowed to drive vehicles or own firearms. To use pot is to damage your brain.)
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-cox-marijuana-20180423-story.html

WTMJ TV
— What really happens if you don’t pay your taxes by April 17 (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880.)
https://www.tmj4.com/financial-fitness/what-really-happens-if-you-dont-pay-your-taxes-by-april-17
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “In some cases, [accounts] will be escalated to a revenue officer, which is a person that goes out in the field and collects taxes,” Harris says. That’s more likely for people who owe tens of thousands of dollars or more, he says.)

FED SMITH
— Should There Be Term Limits for Congress? – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: All of my critics/opponents, all of their operatives, and all of their dupes want term limits. They stress a) HOW MUCH BETTER TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is doing without me as its chairman, b) HOW MUCH BETTER Wheaton Chamber of Commerce is doing without me as a Government Affairs Committee member, c) HOW MUCH BETTER Milton Township Republican Central Committee is doing without me as its webmaster, d) HOW MUCH BETTER Illinois Center Right Coalition is doing without me as a Steering Committee member, e) HOW MUCH BETTER American Association of Political Consultants is doing without me as a Midwest Chapter board member, f) HOW MUCH BETTER GAO is doing without me as an employee, g) HOW MUCH BETTER IRS is doing without me as an employee, and h) HOW MUCH BETTER the Post Office is doing without me as an employee.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/04/23/term-limits-congress/

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 818 James Court, Wheaton – $524,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448290_zpid/

April 23 Evening Edition

WGN TV
— Madigan re-elected as state Democratic Party chairman (DIERSEN: Who will the 18 newly elected members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) elect as the IRP chairman when they meet in Springfield Tuesday, May 22? What weighted vote will each IRP SCC member have? Who has announced their candidacy for the IRP chairman position? Will Chapin Rose’s wining the 15th Congressional District IRP SCC position be challenged? Who have the 18 newly elected IRP SCC members picked to be their deputies?)
http://wgntv.com/2018/04/23/madigan-re-elected-as-state-democratic-party-chairman/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Re-elected party boss, Madigan looks to future: ‘I’m a very young 76-years-old’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: If Madigan had been a federal employee, the federal government would have gotten rid of him if he had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-wins-record-term-as-party-boss-asks-dems-to-turn-a-page-in-history/
— Madigan wins record term as party boss, asks Dems to ‘turn a page in history’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-wins-record-term-as-party-boss-asks-dems-to-turn-a-page-in-history/
— Emanuel finally breaks silence about Madigan, Quinn sexual harassment scandal – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-finally-breaks-silence-about-madigan-quinn-sexual-harassment-scandal/
— Emanuel to lay out third-term agenda in specific terms – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Those who vote for Democrat candidates want them to use the power of government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-to-lay-out-third-term-agenda-in-specific-terms/
— Emanuel cautions fellow Democrats to drop impeachment talk – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-cautions-fellow-democrats-to-drop-impeachment-talk/
— The shameful silence of America’s CEOs – Robert Reich (DIERSEN: What do you say to CEOs who want Trump to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-shameful-silence-of-americas-ceos/
— Bad Illinois gun law to blame for Waffle House shooter having an AR-15 – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/bad-illinois-gun-law-blame-waffle-house-shooter-having-ar-15-reinking-travis/
— Between now and Friday, here’s how you can bring greater democracy to Illinois Gerrymandering in Illinois has results in many uncontested local elections — and others in which incumbents have only token opposition. – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/between-now-and-friday-heres-how-you-can-bring-greater-democracy-to-illinois/
— Madigan still deciding whether to hit or pass on marijuana legalization – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/madigan-still-deciding-whether-to-hit-or-pass-on-marijuana-legalization/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan gets another term as Illinois Democratic chairman despite sexual harassment complaints on his watch – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Beyond tragically, Madigan correctly hints/implies/argues/shouts that anti-conservatives, that is, anti-Republicans, dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). They focus on getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-michael-madigan-democratic-party-election-20180423-story.html
— Gov. Rauner’s increasingly tough path to re-election – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-rauner-reelection-sam-mccann-20180423-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Remember, it’s only April. Rauner has time to recoup. But as of now the numbers aren’t with him. The Republican base isn’t with him. The momentum isn’t there. And now, McCann. Representing a district southwest of Springfield, McCann is a study in contrasts. He was elected as an outsider and tea party conservative in 2010. He voted against same-sex marriage, against driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants and remains a strong supporter of gun rights. He sided recently with Rauner to shield gun shops from state licensing and other regulations. Conservative agenda: Check. But on other positions important to conservatives — smaller government and pension reform — he has been a reliable vote for Democrats. He voted against every pension reform bill that came to the Senate floor, including a bill eliminating pensions for lawmakers. He stood with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and voted to override Rauner’s veto — the only GOP member to do so — on a bill empowering the union at the bargaining table. He voted against closing underused state facilities. He voted against more flexibility for local mayors when negotiating contracts with public employee unions. He voted against consolidating local governments. Conservative agenda: Fail. You could call him AFSCME’s favorite Republican. “I consider myself a voice for working people,” he told me during his re-election campaign in 2016. “I have never voted to diminish or impair pensions. I’m a conservative Republican and constitutionalist. The Constitution is painfully clear that pensions shall not be diminished or impaired. I think the tea party should embrace those commitments to working people.”)
— Appeals court to rule on lawsuit over Lincolnshire’s right-to-work ordinance – Todd Shields
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnshire/ct-lsr-lincolnshire-right-to-work-tl-0426-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump/NRA blames Trump and NRA for the Waffle House shooter.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-waffle-house-shooting-huppke-20180423-story.html
— You can still work your way through college – Steve Rosen (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I was able to work my way through college because a) my parents were undeservedly filthy rich and b) I avoided the draft.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/sns-201804131730–tms–kidmoneyctnsr-a20180413-20180413-story.html
— Metra looks for ways to combat missed fare problems – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-metra-fares-20180423-story.html
— For some gay men, ‘Sexuality and experimentation and drug use became intertwined’ – Bill Daley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-meth-gay-relationships-0423-story.html
— Emanuel: Constitutional standard for Trump impeachment hasn’t been met – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-on-trump-impeachment-20180423-story.html
— Emanuel, Schwimmer announce anti-sexual harassment campaign – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-david-schwimmer-sexual-harassment-20180423-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— AP-NORC Poll: Amid strikes, Americans back teacher raises – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180423/news/304239961/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2016-2017, the average salary for a public school teacher was $58,950, down slightly from the previous year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Overall, 78 percent of Americans said that’s not enough. Just 15 percent think teachers are paid the right amount, while 6 percent think they’re paid too much. In a 2010 AP-Stanford poll, 57 percent of Americans said they thought teachers are paid too little. Americans in states with the lowest average teacher salaries – less than $50,000 a year – were slightly more likely to think teachers were paid too little and that the national average should be an important factor in determining salaries.)

WTTW
— Michael Madigan Wins 6th Term as Head of Illinois’ Democratic Party – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/23/michael-madigan-wins-6th-term-head-illinois-democratic-party

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State paying bills, but not late-payment interest
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/23/state-paying-bills-but-not-late-payment-interest/afqshlh/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Michael Madigan wins re-election as Democratic Party leader – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Are/were you a union member? Are/were you a member of the “working class?” I was a union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who despise, if not hate, union members and lowly failed members of the working class like I was.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180423/michael-madigan-wins-re-election-as-democratic-party-leader
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About 100 people from a variety of labor organizations gathered outside the State House Inn before the meeting to show support for Madigan’s re-election. Jamie Neuhaus, 44, of Lincoln, a member of Operating Engineers Local 965, was carrying a sign with a picture of Rauner and the words: “Danger: Hazardous to the working class.” “Rauner is a slash-and-burn kind of guy” who is “not used to having somebody stand up to him,” Neuhaus said. Madigan, Neuhaus said, has been able to “stand up to Rauner and hold his ground.”)
— Legislators push Rauner for Quincy veterans home improvement plan
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180423/legislators-push-rauner-for-quincy-veterans-home-improvement-plan

SOUTHERN
— On Germany trip, Rauner courts ‘perfect’ investors for Southern Illinois – DUSTIN DUNCAN
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/on-germany-trip-rauner-courts-perfect-investors-for-southern-illinois/article_afc40509-6467-51de-9249-74a1e5745bdd.html

MADISON RECORD
— Plank wins MC GOP chairmanship; Control of state party remains in question – Ann Maher
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511397911-plank-wins-mc-gop-chairmanship-control-of-state-party-remains-in-question
(FRO(M THE ARTICLE: While chairmanships appear settled across the state, the election of the 15th Congressional District state central committeeman – between incumbent Bob Winchester or State Sen. Chapin Rose – remains uncertain. The congressional district includes all or part of 33 southern Illinois counties and is led by Congressman John Shimkus of Collinsville. Plank said that Madison County precinct committee men and women chose Winchester over Rose by a margin of approximately 60 to 40 percent, and then as a sign of unity voted by acclamation to place 100 percent of the county’s vote in favor of Winchester. At stake in the controversy is control of the Illinois Republican Party and whether Gov. Bruce Rauner – fresh from an intense primary battle with conservative state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) – can exert influence over it. According to the SE Illinois News, Rauner and current state GOP Chairman Timothy Schneider declared victory after last Wednesday’s convention. “But did they actually win?” the report states. Plank said Monday morning that a winner has still not been declared. The SE Illinois News report indicates that Schneider recruited Rose to challenge Winchester, a Rauner critic who supported Ives in the March primary. It further states that Rose supports Schneider for another four year term, while Winchester does not.)

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/04/20/downers-grove-north-students-reiterate-call-for-gun-control-during-walkout-rally/d5moans/

WSIL
— Rauner promises more jobs in southern Illinois after Europe trip – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38023292/rauner-promises-more-jobs-in-southern-illinois-after-europe-trip

WJBC
— Sen. Brady not ‘overly concerned’ about McCann gubernatorial bid
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/04/23/sen-brady-not-overly-concerned-about-mccann-gubernatorial-bid/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illegal immigrants in Illinois rally for protection at the Statehouse – Ana Espinosa Thur (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens?)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/immigrants-in-illinois-took-to-the-capitol-to-rally-for-protection

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Illinois past-due fees since 2015 top $1B – AP
http://fox2now.com/2018/04/23/illinois-past-due-fees-since-2015-top-1b/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Now is the time for pension reform, Khouri says – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511397637-now-is-the-time-for-pension-reform-khouri-says

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— DHS Statement on Caravan Coming North Through Mexico
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/23/caravan-coming-north-mexico/
— McSweeny Budget Transparency Bill Passes House
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/23/mcsweeny-budget-transparency-bill-passes-house/
— Illinois Leaks Spotlights CL Park Board Perks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/23/116063/
— Internet Sales Tax Hike Advances with Support of Local State Senators – Roll Call
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/23/internet-sales-tax-hike-advances-support-local-state-senators/
— Skillicorn Urges End of Former LITH Deputy Police Chief’s Pension, Collection Prison Cost from Proceeds
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/22/skillicorn-urges-end-former-lith-deputy-police-chiefs-pension-collection-prison-cost-proceeds/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner caught in food stamp work requirement debate – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I have had an unfair advantage in life because a) I have always been able-bodied, b) I avoided the draft, and c) my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents? Do you agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? What unfair advantages in life have you had?)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-caught-in-food-stamp-work-requirement-debate/article_4730ea7a-44e0-11e8-87a7-afb047b51fce.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It would require able-bodied adults without dependents under six years old to either work or enroll in job training programs for at least 20 hours per week to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.)

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Attorney General candidate Kwame Raoul filed false Statement of Economic Interest. – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/04/attorney-general-candidate-kwame-raoul-filed-false-statement-of-economic-interest/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MCHENRY COUNTY TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATION BILL LIKELY TO REACH GOVERNOR’S DESK (DIERSEN: In DuPage County, will those who want to keep township government and those who want to get rid of township government stress the many adverse actions that Milton Township officials have taken against me since 2000?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/mchenry-county-township-bill-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Skinner – a former state representative himself – asked why is Senator Link involved. Sknner listed “two reasons why the bill may be moving ahead: Townships are often the farm team for Republican candidates Democrat Jack Franks would play a dominant role in the duties of abolished township governments into McHenry County government “Rauner has made a big deal about consolidation, of the lack of necessity for the tremendous number of local governments. so a bill signing is expected,”)
— AURORA PUBLIC LIBRARY CENSORS DISPLAY THAT OFFENDS MUSLIM PATRONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/aurora-public-library-display-.html
— WAFFLE HOUSE SHOOTER CAUGHT; LAWMAKERS COULD ATTEMPT TO CLOSE RELATIVE GUN LAW EXCEPTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/tazewell-county-former-resident-sought-for-waffle-house-killings.html
— GOVERNOR RAUNER VISITS CONTINENTAL TIRE WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN GERMANY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/governor-rauner-visits-continental-tire-world-headquarters-in-germany.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan on GOP: “They don’t wanna talk about their record because they don’t have a record”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/23/madigan-on-gop-they-dont-wanna-talk-about-their-record-because-they-dont-have-a-record/
— Sun-Times makes “urgent appeal” for subscriptions, bashes Tribune (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents always sit in judgment of me and sit in judgment of everyone else. They are extremely critical of everyone who they cannot manipulate/dominate and everyone who a) does not glorify and praise them, b) does not pander to them, c) does not serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or d) does not give them lots of money.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/23/sun-times-makes-urgent-appeal-for-subscriptions-bashes-tribune/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Zorn is not amused…I enjoy robust competition, but this level of contempt for the other paper vastly exceeds anything I’ve seen in nearly four decades here. […] Traditionally, competing papers, like most competing consumer products, tout their virtues in ads and imply or allude politely to their advantages over other brands. Harsh attack commercials are generally reserved for political campaigns, which is why this Sun-Times spot, which alternates praise for itself with whacks at us — the Sun-Times’ “priority is hardworking people”; the Tribune’s “priorities aren’t so clear,” and so on — feels distinctly political. Not to mention false. Look no further than the massive investigation the Tribune launched into how failures in the Cook County property tax system harm the poor most of all for evidence of our priorities. Look at the extensive analysis of lead in Chicago’s tap water we published earlier this month to see what matters to us. Look at the deep-dive investigation our reporters conducted last fall into children dying from abuse or neglect while under state supervision to see whom we haven’t written off. * But… . . . The ad says the Trib “sits in judgement.” That is, indeed, often the vibe.)

GOPUSA
— Gun control lefties go ballistic
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44296
— Will California go from banning religious books to burning them?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44272

REUTERS
— Illinois’ vendor lifeline at risk as interest payments lag – Karen Pierog
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget/illinois-vendor-lifeline-at-risk-as-interest-payments-lag-idUSKBN1HU2YP

ABC NEWS
— Conservatives, bitter battles cause headaches for GOP in key Senate primaries – EMILY GOODIN (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want RINOs to run as Republicans. RINOs do everything that they can to destroy the Republican Party. I should write a book about RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/conservatives-bitter-battles-headaches-gop-key-senate-primaries/story?id=54675773

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republican candidates all over are parroting the president, spouting his catchphrases and donning his hats as they try to show loyalty. – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/22/us/politics/trump-republican-party.html
— Thank Trump, or You’ll Be Sorry – Diana Butler Bass
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/22/opinion/donald-trump-gratitude.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Public Servants Are Losing Their Foothold in the Middle Class – Patricia Cohen and Robert Gebeloff (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning public servants. I was a public servant 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/22/business/economy/public-employees.html

USA TODAY
— Starbucks arrests: Restaurant racism is as old as the U.S. – Zlati Meyer (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights was racist while I washed dishes there part-time for the minimum wage 1964-1966?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/04/20/starbucks-arrests-restaurant-racism-old-u-s/522322002/
— What does it take to become a 401(k) millionaire? – Susan Tompor (DIERSEN: One could argue that if you are not on track to have at least $1 million saved for your retirement, that you are in big financial trouble.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/tompor/2018/04/22/401-k-millionaire-what-does-take-become-one/530526002/
— GOP candidates in states where Trump is popular embrace the president – Maureen Groppe and Michael Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/19/texas-tennessee-gop-candidates-states-where-donald-trump-popular-embrace-president/525883002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Warning to My Fellow Liberals Burying our heads in the sand and hoping everyone we disagree with goes away is not an effective solution. – Annafi Wahed
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-warning-to-my-fellow-liberals-1524421064
— Retirement Shock: Need to Find a Job After 40 Years at General Electric Roughly $140 billion in GE stock-market wealth was lost in the past year, not just at Wall Street firms but among former employees who, like many small investors, long believed the company invincible Former General Electric Co. employee Gary Zabroski, of Lynn, Mass., worked at the company 40 years, starting just a couple of years out of high school. He kept much of his savings in GE shares. – Thomas Gryta
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirement-shock-need-to-find-a-job-after-a-40-years-at-general-electric-1524418855
— The Dreaded Wedding Decision: Which Co-Workers to Invite? The question of which work friends make the cut can create awkward moments at the office – Sue Shellenbarger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dreaded-wedding-decision-which-co-workers-to-invite-1524308400
— In Defense of the Not-So-Busy Retirement Retirees often boast that they have less free time than when they were working. That isn’t necessarily a good thing. – David Ekerdt (DIERSEN: Because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending then out, I have less free time now than when a) I was a full-time student and part-time employee 1966-1970, b) I was a full-time employee, part-time student, and part-time employee 1971-1972, and c) full-time employee and part-time student 1973-1983 and 1992-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-defense-of-the-not-so-busy-retirement-1524449520
— Where Retirees Underestimate Spending Underestimating how much you’ll spend can be costly, so it’s key to know the common pitfalls – Neal Templin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-retirees-underestimate-spending-1524061487
— Research Finds Volunteering Can Be Good for Your Health Data show cognitive benefits with as little as 2 to 2-1/2 hours of volunteering each week, on average – Demetria Gallegos
https://www.wsj.com/articles/research-finds-volunteering-can-be-good-for-your-health-1524449280
— The Difficulty of Downsizing A couple finds how hard it is to let go of things they’ll never use – Kathleen A. Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-difficulty-of-downsizing-1524449460

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Faces Rising Yields as Politics Cloud Return to Market – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-23/illinois-faces-rising-yields-as-politics-cloud-return-to-market

WBUR
— Waffle House Shooting Underscores How Gun Laws Vary From State To State – Meribah Knight
http://www.wbur.org/npr/605103200/waffle-house-shooting-underscores-how-gun-laws-vary-from-state-to-state

WTVR
— ‘He’s an inspiration:’ Henrico County honors employee for 72 years of service – MELISSA HIPOLIT (DIERSEN: Did you “start at the bottom?” GAO audits IRS. Virtually all my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates a) started their careers with GAO and b) had little or no work experience outside of GAO. They were beyond furious that GAO required me to take ONLY a $19,203 (26%) pay cut, from $91,880 (GS-12 Step 5) down to $72,677 (GS-9 Step 10), in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact that a) I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880 in today’s dollars, b) I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, d) I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) much of what I had done for IRS would be similar to what I would be doing for GAO including interviewing, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, making recommendations, and writing reports.)
http://wtvr.com/2018/04/23/henrico-county-honors-employee-for-72-years-of-service/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elvin Cosby never misses a chance to thank his employees for their hard work. “You’ve been right there for me, you haven’t turned me down yet,” Cosby said to a co-worker who visited his office Monday. Perhaps it’s because he knows what it’s like to start at the bottom, carrying water for Henrico County Public Works’ employees 72 years ago at a salary of 25 cents per hour.)

April 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan expected to be re-elected state Democratic Party chairman Monday (DIERSEN: Who will the 18 newly elected members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) elect as the IRP chairman when they meet in Springfield Tuesday, May 22? What weighted vote will each IRP SCC member have? Who has announced their candidacy for the IRP chairman position? Will Chapin Rose’s wining the 15th Congressional District IRP SCC position be challenged? Who have the 18 newly elected IRP SCC members picked to be their deputies?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-democratic-party-20180423-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-starbucks-black-racism-bias-0423-20180419-story.html
— Waffle House suspect remains on the run, may be armed – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–waffle-house-shooting-20180423-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Illinois native on the run after rampage at Waffle House – Kristine Phillips
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-waffle-house-shooting-nashville-20180422-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois man sought in Nashville Waffle House shooting that killed 4 – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-man-sought-in-nashville-waffle-house-shooting-that-killed-3/
— Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition to Beto O’Rourke – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/praise-the-lord-and-pass-the-ammunition-to-beto-orourke/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Chicago Sun-Times promote “sex workers.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/some-sex-workers-worry-about-their-business-after-feds-shut-down-backpage-com/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: New tollway chief gets $29,000 more than previous CEO – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Schillerstrom says “you have to pay for quality.” GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, all my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates knew full-well that GAO had forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) PAY CUT in today’s dollars to transfer. They knew full-well that GAO could just as well given me a PAY INCREASE to get me to transfer because I had had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. Of course, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used that PAY CUT to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn a) me as being a stupid lazy loser and b) my knowledge of IRS as being worthless. Because it frustrated their efforts to get rid of me, they were furious when I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, became a licensed CPA in 1981, became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, became a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. They knew full-well that if I had been a Democrat, and especially if I had been a minority and/or a female, GAO would have a) given me a PAY INCREASE to transfer and b) promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180423/new-tollway-chief-gets-29000-more-than-previous-ceo
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois tollway’s new Executive Director Elizabeth Gorman will be paid $215,000 a year, $29,000 more than her predecessor. Gorman, a former Republican Cook County commissioner and PricewaterhouseCoopers executive, was approved by the tollway board Feb. 22. At the time her salary was being negotiated. . .”The bottom line is — you have to pay for quality,” Chairman Robert Schillerstrom said. “What we’re doing there is trying to build a team and we want the best people possible to lead the team because we’re working on really big projects.” Gorman was hired by a unanimous vote of tollway directors, who are appointed by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. Hiring a tollway executive director is a somewhat amorphous process. . .This time, Schillerstrom played a lead role in Gorman’s hiring, saying he never spoke to Rauner personally about her candidacy, although the governor’s staff was apprised. Gorman has an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, chaired Cook County’s Transportation Committee and was PricewaterhouseCoopers director of state and local government. “She’s got the ability to work with people in the private and public sectors, she understands transportation and frankly she’s worth every cent we pay her,” Schillerstrom said. Gorman served as chairwoman of the Cook County Republican Organization in the late 2000s and is Orland Township Republican Organization committeeman. The Cook County GOP gave Rauner a crucial endorsement in his tight primary race with state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton on Feb. 5. Rauner’s office referred all questions to the tollway. Ives called the salary “outrageous. Board members should have to approve any personnel contract above $150,000 in a public meeting,” she said, adding she has sponsored legislation to that effect.)

— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Batavia woman provides clean needles, naloxone to drug addicts – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180423/batavia-woman-provides-clean-needles-naloxone-to-drug-addicts
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Supplying free needles to people addicted to drugs is a practice ripe for local criticism. Batavia sits in Kane County. The county board rejected zoning for a would-be drug addiction treatment center twice in the past two years. Wheaton, in neighboring DuPage County, rejected a drug-treatment center earlier this year. Mixed into all those decisions was a flood of concerns from local residents about rehab centers bringing drug addicts into their neighborhoods.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Billionaire Bezos and the warehouse workers – BARRY RITZHOLTZ (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who constantly shout that government salaries, benefits, pensions, etc. are too generous, yet say nothing about the tremendous CEO to median salary of employee ratio in the private sector? Ever-increasing, they talk and act like CEOs like Bezos are paying them big bucks to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn government employees and government retirees.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180420/OPINION/180429982/billionaire-bezos-and-the-warehouse-workers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We have just learned that the median salary of employees at Amazon.com Inc. is $28,446, excluding its chief executive officer and founder, Jeff Bezos. That pitiful number raises an intriguing question: Is Amazon a high-paying tech company or a low-wage retailer? “Both” is the obvious answer, but to this Amazon aficionado that answer is incomplete. The pay figure, which was disclosed for the first time in Amazon’s annual proxy statement, reflects the large number of low-paid retail and warehouse employees who work for the company. The proxy also disclosed that Bezos was paid $1.68 million, making the ratio of what Bezos was paid and the median pay 59-to-1. What does that ratio tell us? Really, not very much. Bezos, according to the proxy, had a 2017 compensation of $81,840 in salary. The rest was in the form of perks, much of it for “security arrangements” and travel. But Bezos’s pay, which seems rather modest when stacked up against the obscene earnings of many other corporate chiefs, is almost irrelevant. That’s because Bezos is the world’s wealthiest person, with a fortune now estimated at $129 billion (depending upon what Amazon stock is trading at this moment). So that ratio, although accurate, means next to nothing. If you really want to understand the gap between CEO and worker, consider instead the ratio between the net worth of the boss and his employees: I did, and it’s beyond measure. Seriously, 100 billion-to-1 is not an outlandish estimate.)
— Hiring ex-offenders used to be the right thing to do. Now it’s the smart thing. – LISA BERTAGNOLI (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.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180420/ISSUE01/180419848
— Repairing Illinois’ pension shortfall isn’t impossible – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180420/ISSUE05/180419808

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Keeping county officials’ salary frozen makes sense – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, to qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180422/keeping-county-officials-salary-frozen-makes-sense
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most people in Peoria County would be happy to get a six-figure paycheck. At least, that’s our guess in a jurisdiction where the median household income — not individual, household — between 2012 and 2016 clocked in at $51,632 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Why do we provide you that statistic? It’s time again for the County Board to vote to set the salary for the countywide officials who will be elected this November. That trio of folks — the sheriff, the treasurer and the clerk — are each now making at least $103,990. (The sheriff makes $122,058 from the county in recognition of the vast department the office oversees, and an additional $15,000 of pay as “supervisor of public safety.”) It is, in short, pretty good scratch for overseeing those offices for taxpayers. You may recall that when the salaries for the other countywide officials — auditor, coroner, circuit clerk — were set two years ago, there was a drawn-out debate over the topic of pay. Ultimately board members decided to freeze the officials’ salaries. They were lagging slightly behind the trio up for election this year and were making a mere $94,210. Now, to keep the peace, board members hatched a compromise, offering what amounts to a bonus — they called it an “annual service payment” — of $1,250 each year for the auditor, coroner and circuit clerk. That cash isn’t added onto the base, so it isn’t part of any future increases.)
— Stephen Morris: A solid choice – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180422/word-on-street-keeping-county-officials-salary-frozen-makes-sense
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Our congratulations to Stephen Morris, who was elected unanimously last week as the new chairman of the Peoria County Republican Party. We’ve gotten to know him quite well during his tenure on the Peoria County Board, where he now serves as vice chairman. He’s stepping down from that post later this year after self-imposing a term limit. In the role, he’s been a reliable conservative, and more than willing to poke at some longstanding practices of the board and pursue streamlining of local government. He’s also shown himself willing to work constructively from the board’s GOP minority to find common ground rather than gridlock. He succeeds Carol Hornickle, who has also been a joy to work with in her brief tenure.)
— Alleged shooter is well known to Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office – Steve Stein
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180422/alleged-shooter-is-well-known-to-tazewell-county-sheriffs-office

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Looming taxes on US exports could cost Illinois millions, McHenry County experts say
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/13/looming-taxes-on-u-s-exports-could-cost-illinois-millions-mchenry-county-experts-say/a50dxee/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Much too busy in Springfield to bother with passing an Illinois budget – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article209145554.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Parkhurst v. Dugan: ‘Very active’ race expected – David Giuliani
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/very-active-race-expected/article_35b47776-424c-11e8-a2e0-576b1b2f09a6.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Alyssia Benford responds to lawsuit against her, other DuPage Township trustees She’s running as a Republican for the State House of Representatives – ALEX ORTIZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/04/18/benford-responds-to-lawsuit-against-her-other-dupage-township-trustees/ainea7q/

WSIL TV
— Sen. Duckworth places blanket hold on all Trump Administration nominees for HUD positions – Hannah Gebresilassie (DIERSEN: Constructively, Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives largely succeeded in placing a “blanket hold” on hiring and promotions at GAO while I worked for the Democrats who ran the agency 1980-1997. One can understand why my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates despised if not hated GAO’s employees who were Republican like me.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38015037/sen-duckworth-places-blanket-hold-on-all-trump-administration-nominees-for-hud-positions

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Pritzker highlights push for legalization of marijuana on 4/20 – Catherine Henderson (DIERSEN: If you push pot, you are “truly evil.”)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/04/22/city/pritzker-highlights-push-for-legalization-of-marijuana-on-4-20/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Northwestern’s food workers oppose “background checks, drug tests and the federal E-verify program.” What percent of Northwestern food workers a) cannot pass a background check, b) use illegal drugs, and/or c) are in America illegally.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/04/22/campus/roughly-70-workers-march-amid-concerns-about-food-provider-change/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The workers’ petition asks Sodexo and Aramark to transfer I-9 employee eligibility verification forms to Compass, and for Compass to accept those forms without requiring new paperwork. It also asks Compass not to participate in background checks, drug tests and the federal E-verify program — which checks if employees are eligible to work in the U.S. — for existing employees. Participation in the E-verify program could threaten the jobs of workers who are undocumented. The University does not reveal if or how many undocumented workers are at NU.)

CHICAGO READER
— Monument to fascist Balbo likely to remain, but aldermen could still rename street A plaque explaining the controversial Italian aviator’s legacy could be added to the lakefront memorial, officials said. – John Greenfield
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/balbo-monument/Content?oid=46044522

CHICAGO NOW
— Watch Berkowitz debate trial attorney Matt Belcher- Gov. Rauner v. JB Pritzker & billions of taxpayer dollars lost to corrupt Dems?
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/04/watch-berkowitz-debate-wattorney-belcher-rauner-v-pritzker-billions-of-taxpayer-dollars-lost-to-corrupt-dems-cable-web/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Politico promotes Betsy Ankney, Rauner’s campaign manager. What does Ankney think of those who share your demographics? What will she say to “Republican” political consultants who will advise her and Rauner to demonize, to denigrate, to condemn, to get rid of, to throw under the bus, and to flush down the toilet all those voters, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/23/rauners-best-bet-mccanns-ceiling-rahms-opponents-sun-times-blank-page-265357
— The Chicago Sun-Times’ cover today? A blank page (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to have a “blank page.” They want you to know ONLY that they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/23/rauners-best-bet-mccanns-ceiling-rahms-opponents-sun-times-blank-page-265357
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Imagine #Chicago without the Sun-Times. Today’s front page is a reminder that without your support we won’t survive. Please go to our website to learn how to subscribe for as little as 25 cents/day.” At the bottom of the page reads: “this page intentionally left blank. Your complete Sun-Times inside.” See here This goes to the heart of the newspaper struggle, which is educating readers that it costs money to sustain quality journalism on paper and online.)

BRUCE RAUNER
— Rauner Campaign Statement on Mike Madigan’s Re-election as Chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois (DIERSEN: Who will the 18 newly elected members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) elect as the IRP chairman when they meet in Springfield Tuesday, May 22? What weighted vote will each IRP SCC member have? Who has announced their candidacy for the IRP chairman position? Will Chapin Rose’s wining the 15th Congressional District IRP SCC position be challenged? Who have the 18 newly elected IRP SCC members picked to be their deputies?)
https://www.brucerauner.com/news/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: In advance of today’s Democratic Party of Illinois’ State Central Committee meeting and state party chairman vote, the Rauner campaign issued the following statement: “Today, Mike Madigan will be re-elected as Chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois, but we won’t hear a peep from JB Pritzker. Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike are sick of Madigan’s corrupt system, yet Pritzker’s campaign is based on giving Madigan total control of the state. This November, a vote for JB Pritzker is a vote for Mike Madigan and the same broken system that’s hurt Illinois for decades.”)

BOST FOR CONGRESS
— MEDIA ADVISORY: Bost To Launch Women’s Coalition (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, the Bost campaign sent me this. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but b) who pander to Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat media, fail/refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists, and/or c) treat me like I am NOT “credentialed media.”)
http://bostforcongress.com/blog/
(FROM THE MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. Rep. Mike Bost will join supporters in Belleville today for a campaign rally marking the launch of his campaign’s women for Bost coalition. Credentialed media is invited to attend. “As we prepare to launch our women’s coalition, I look forward to standing with the women who power our campaign,” Bost said. “They’re mothers, business owners, community leaders, and Tracy and I are blessed to call them friends. I’m honored to have their support in our fight for the 12th district.” WHO: Mike Bost and Women for Bost Coalition WHAT: Women for Bost Coalition Launch & Rally WHEN: Monday, April 23rd @ 5:00pm CT WHERE: The Country Cafe (1550 East St, IL-15, Belleville, IL 62221) CONTACT: For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Dustin Rhodes at 618-402-9202 or dustin@bostforcongress.com.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner campaign paid Pat Brady’s firm for consulting (DIERSEN: Pat Brady is an anti-conservative, so therefore, he is an anti-Republican. Those who are anti-conservative hire those who are anti-conservative. Those who are anti-Republican hire those who are anti-Republican.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/23/rauner-campaign-paid-pat-bradys-firm-for-consulting/
— Why did Reinking have those guns?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/23/why-did-reinking-have-those-guns/
— Rauner responds *** Chuy Garcia endorses Madigan for another term as party chairman (DIERSEN: Who will the 18 newly elected members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) elect as the IRP chairman when they meet in Springfield Tuesday, May 22? What weighted vote will each IRP SCC member have? Who has announced their candidacy for the IRP chairman position? Will Chapin Rose’s wining the 15th Congressional District IRP SCC position be challenged? Who have the 18 newly elected IRP SCC members picked to be their deputies?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/23/chuy-garcia-endorses-madigan-for-another-term-as-party-chairman/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Organizer: ‘Misrepresentation’ to say Wheaton gathering was anti-Trump – Steve Jordahl
https://onenewsnow.com/church/2018/04/23/organizer-misrepresentation-to-say-wheaton-gathering-was-anti-trump

TOWNHALL
— Romney Refuses to Say Whether or Not He Will Endorse Trump – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/04/22/mitt-romney-refuses-to-say-whether-or-not-he-will-endorse-trump-n2473399

BLAZE
— Secret Service once arrested Waffle House killer, police previously confiscated his guns – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/22/revealed-law-enforcement-knew-waffle-house-killer-secret-service-previously-confiscated-his-guns

GOPUSA
— FBI well aware of Waffle House shooting suspect
http://www.gopusa.com/fbi-well-aware-of-waffle-house-shooting-suspect/

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
— Bankrupt Public-Employee Pensions: The Next Big Financial Crisis? – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they would be more than overjoyed if the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) would go bankrupt and my CSRS pension would be cut or eliminated.)
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/bankrupt-public-employee-pensions-the-next-big-financial-crisis/

THE HILL
— Romney forced into GOP primary for Utah Senate nomination – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/384301-romney-finishes-second-in-utah-gop-senate-primary
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “GOP support for Trump begins to crack.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/384374-juan-williams-gop-support-for-trump-begins-to-crack

NBC NEWS
— Paul Ryan’s former driver is running for his congressional seat (DIERSEN: Are you a “former?” A am a former yard work, newspaper boy, dish washer, golf shoe cleaner, slag chipper, gasoline pumper, mailman, automobile assembly line worker, security guard, tire, automotive service, and major appliance salesman, delinquent tax collector, auditor, etc.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/paul-ryan-s-former-driver-running-his-congressional-seat-n868336

NEW YORK TIMES
— Michael Cohen Has Said He Would Take a Bullet for Trump. Maybe Not Anymore. – Maggie Haberman, Sharon LaFraniere and Danny Hakim (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who I have supported/promoted the most since 2000, but who have subsequently have thrown me under their bus, but who have flushed me down their toilet.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/us/politics/trump-michael-cohen.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For years, a joke among Trump Tower employees was that the boss was like Manhattan’s First Avenue, where the traffic goes only one way. That one-sidedness has always been at the heart of President Trump’s relationship with his longtime lawyer and fixer, Michael D. Cohen, who has said he would “take a bullet” for Mr. Trump. For years Mr. Trump treated Mr. Cohen poorly, with gratuitous insults, dismissive statements and, at least twice, threats of being fired, according to interviews with a half-dozen people familiar with their relationship. “Donald goes out of his way to treat him like garbage,” said Roger J. Stone Jr., Mr. Trump’s informal and longest-serving political adviser, who, along with Mr. Cohen, was one of five people originally surrounding the president when he was considering a presidential campaign before 2016. Now, for the first time, the traffic may be going Mr. Cohen’s way. Mr. Trump’s lawyers and advisers have become resigned to the strong possibility that Mr. Cohen, who has a wife and two children and faces the prospect of devastating legal fees, if not criminal charges, could end up cooperating with federal officials who are investigating him for activity that could relate, at least in part, to work he did for Mr. Trump.)

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP candidates are now mimicking Trump’s authoritarianism. That’s ominous. – Greg Sargent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/04/23/multiple-gop-candidates-are-now-mimicking-trumps-authoritarianism/
— The unspoken factor in Amazon’s search for a new home: Jeff Bezos’s support for gay rights – Jonathan O’Connell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are gotten rid of if they do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-unspoken-factor-in-amazons-search-for-a-new-home-jeff-bezoss-support-for-gay-rights/2018/04/20/9cfa8c66-31e6-11e8-8bdd-cdb33a5eef83_story.html
— Georgia police invoke law made for KKK to arrest anti-racism protesters – Meagan Flynn
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/04/23/georgia-police-invoke-anti-mask-law-made-for-kkk-to-arrest-racism-protesters/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Sheriff: Suspect’s Firearms Card Was Revoked A sheriff in Illinois says Travis Reinking’s state firearms card was revoked last year, but his guns were given to his father with the promise they wouldn’t be shared with his son.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/tennessee/articles/2018-04-22/the-latest-us-rep-calls-for-gun-control-after-shooting

DAILY BEAST
— Nashville Schools on Lockout Amid Manhunt for Waffle House Shooting Suspect (DIERSEN: What about all the Waffle Houses across the country?)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/schools-stage-lockout-amid-manhunt-for-waffle-house-shooting-suspect

FEDERAL TIMES
— IRS tech modernization legislation passes the House – Jessie Bur
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2018/04/20/irs-tech-modernization-legislation-passes-the-house/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voter Distrust of Political News Hits New High (DIERSEN: Who encourages others to distrust you? I should write a book about those who encourage others to distrust me.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/april_2018/voter_distrust_of_political_news_hits_new_high

April 22 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For elected officials in Northwest Indiana, social media serves as a help line and a sounding board – Jerry Davich (DIERSEN: How friendly/accessible is your Republican State Representative? This afternoon is one example of my Republican State Representative Jeanne Ives’ outstanding friendliness and accessibility. She saw me going door to door in the part of my precinct that had been part of her precinct before the 2015 gerrymandering. I was delivering election results (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) to the 112 voters who had cast Republican ballots. She stopped her SUV and we talked for about 15 minutes about many current issues of the day.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-social-media-mayors-st-0422-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I try to make myself very accessible so people can get to know Tom McDermott, not only Mayor McDermott,” he said.)
— Suspect in Tennessee Waffle House shooting still at large and possibly armed, police say – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-waffle-house-shooting-nashville-20180422-story.html
— Confederate group, activists hold competing ceremonies at Oak Woods Cemetery – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-ida-b-wells-confederate-mound-20180422-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity say “Your entire career can be derailed” and “For gay teachers, coming out remains risky.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-gay-teachers-coming-out-0418-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Ex-Illinois man sought after 4 dead in Waffle House shooting in Tennessee – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180422/ex-illinois-man-sought-after-4-dead-in-waffle-house-shooting-in-tennessee
— Aurora library apologizes for display criticized as Islamophobic – Charles Keeshan
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180422/aurora-library-apologizes-for-display-criticized-as-islamophobic
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in promoting protests.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180422/news/304229911/

ABC7
— Man wanted in deadly Waffle House shooting in Tennessee had delusions about Taylor Swift, arrested at White House – Chuck Goudie
http://abc7chicago.com/man-wanted-in-deadly-waffle-house-shooting-in-tennessee-had-delusions-about-taylor-swift-arrested-at-white-house/3377973/
— Aurora mayor apologizes after library displays poem some call anti-Muslim
http://abc7chicago.com/society/aurora-mayor-apologizes-after-library-displays-poem-some-call-anti-muslim/3379404/
— ‘Were you admitted on merit or quota?’ Former education official questions student’s Harvard acceptance – Danny Clemens (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://abc7chicago.com/education/merit-or-quota-fmr-official-questions-teens-harvard-acceptance/3379020/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Waffle House suspect had previous bizarre interactions with police
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/waffle-house-suspect-had-previous-bizarre-interactions-with-police

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Proposal would let more voters try to cut property taxes – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180422/proposal-would-let-more-voters-try-to-cut-property-taxes

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— It just keeps getting weirder – RICH MILLER
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-04-22/rich-millercapitol-fax-it-just-keeps-getting-weirder.html

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Proposed LGBT history bill triggers controversy – Blaise Mesa
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_c62dbf4e-44d9-11e8-8417-0b4a98d0b033.html

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— GOP Misfits in Illinois Undermine President Trump’s Minority Outreach – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14460
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “What do you have to lose by trying something new?” – Donald J. Trump That was a question then-candidate Donald Trump regularly repeated on the campaign trail. It was part of a message he regularly directed specifically to African Americans. The obvious point being that black voters were being betrayed and taken for granted by politicians of the past like Hillary Clinton. This President is serious about rebuilding America and restoring economic opportunity to all, regardless of race or creed. And it’s not just rhetoric. We’re witnessing the results on a daily basis. Donald Trump is a man of his word. I wish we could stop there and declare to black citizens in Illinois that everything is fine. Just hold on, help is on the way. Unfortunately, we can’t. While our President is literally working night and day to make us proud again of Republican leadership, some local yokels in Illinois – actually let’s call them what they are, failed misfits – are actively undermining our President’s positive work and destroying the Republican brand in Illinois. I’ll give you just the latest illustration by telling the story of what I witnessed at a GOP event last week in Chicago. Last Wednesday, April 18, each of the 102 counties in Illinois held a Republican county convention. Every two years this is where the county GOP chair and other county party officers are picked. And every 4 years, this being one of those years, the county conventions are also the place where under the easily rigged system only the Illinois Republican Party uses, the 18 members of the state central committee (“SCC”) are picked. One member is selected from each of the state’s U.S. congressional districts. The SCC is the State GOP’s senior governing board and its members pick the state party chairman. The current state chair is Governor Rauner flunky, Tim Schneider of suburban Cook County.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Selects Erik Sivertsen as GOP Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/22/mchenry-township-selects-erik-sivertsen-gop-chairman/
— County Board Members’ Compensation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/22/county-board-members-compensation/
— Saturday Afternoon Polling
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/21/saturday-afternoon-polling/

DAILY CALLER
— Southern Poverty Law Center Cashes In On Trump Era; Controversial Nonprofit Nears Half BILLION In Assets – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/21/splc-nonprofit-assets/

WASHINGTON POST
— 4 dead in Waffle House shooting in Tennessee; suspect sought – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/4-dead-in-waffle-house-shooting-in-tennessee-suspect-sought/2018/04/22/fbed1d02-468a-11e8-8082-105a446d19b8_story.html

DAILY MAIL
— Think it’s harmless? Now nine in ten teens at drug clinics are being treated for marijuana use Cannabis is responsible for 91% of drug addiction cases involving teenagers Skunk – high-potency herbal cannabis – causing more people to seek treatment Backs up research that skunk is having detrimental impact on mental health – Stephen Adams and Martin Beckford
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5642917/Nine-ten-teens-drug-clinics-treated-marijuana-use.html

April 22 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Observations on March 20, 2018 primary election results for Diersen’s DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton: Of the precinct’s:
– 504 registered voters, 207 (41%) are Republican, 137 (27%) are Democrat, and 160 (32%) are unaffiliated.
– 504 registered voters, 219 (43%) voted and 285 (57%) did not vote.
– 207 registered Republicans, 112 (54%) voted and 95 (46%) did not vote.
– 137 registered Democrats, 107 (78%) voted and 30 (22%) did not vote.
– 160 unaffiliated registered voters, 0 (0%) voted.
– 504 registered voters, 23 (5%) changed their affiliation from Republican to Democrat.
– 504 registered voters, 21 (4%) changed from unaffiliated to Democrat.
– 504 registered voters, 16 (3%) changed from unaffiliated to Republican.
– 504 registered voters, 2 (.04%) changed their affiliation from Democrat to Republican.
– 504 registered voters, at least 20 (4%) no longer live in the precinct. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

WGN RADIO
— The possible lasting effects of the Financial Disclosure Reports – Rick Pearson
http://wgnradio.com/2018/04/22/the-possible-lasting-effects-of-the-financial-disclosure-reports/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rick Pearson talks with NPR Illinois Springfield correspondent, Brian Mackey, about the Financial Disclosure Reports and how the money candidates spend can impact voting. Brian and Rick also take a look at the latest entry in the race for Governor by Sam McCann and what this means for Bruce Rauner.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sean Hannity fuels the far right’s paranoia – Daniel Pupo, Orland Park
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sean-hannity-fuels-far-right-paranoia-letters/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Lisle Township considering spending $2.6 million on new assessor’s office building – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-lisle-township-assessor-building-st-0422-story.html
— Are lower tax rates linked to higher home appreciation? – Kenneth R. Harney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0422-kenneth-harney-20180417-story.html
— Aurora eyes $1 million grant for job training program – Steve Lord (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I spent lots of my time and my money a) earning a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970, b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, f) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from III in 1997, g) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-jobtraining-st-0423-story.html
— Free food for thought: Campus food pantries proliferate – AP (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I was a student at UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. The money to pay for tuition, books, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and room and board at NIU 1969-1970 (three semesters at University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) and then a summer session at Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/ ) came from my part-time Park Forest Post Office job 1966-1969 that paid $15.85-$16.91 an hour in today’s dollars and my part-time jobs working on a Chrysler automobile assembly line in Belvidere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvidere_Assembly_Plant) and as a security guard at the University Plaza Dormitory in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–college-hunger-20180418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Nathan Etter to encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-gay-teacher-st-0420-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-central-walkout-day-st-0422-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Nathan Etter to encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180421/editorial-taking-full-advantage-of-a-teaching-moment

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Automatic voter registration big step forward – Editorial (DIERSEN: What about registered voters who do not vote? Of the 207 register Republicans in my precinct, 95 (46%) did not vote in the March 20, 2018 primary. Of the 137 register Democrats in my precinct, 30 (22%) did not vote in the primary. None of the 160 registered unaffiliated voters in my precinct voted in the primary.)
http://www.whig.com/20180421/automatic-voter-registration-big-step-forward#/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Peoria Recovery Project reaches toward addiction solutions – Kelsey Watznauer (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other addictive vices? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other addictive vices. Of course, they work extremely hard against me.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180421/peoria-recovery-project-reaches-toward-addiction-solutions/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who will pay and how much? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me to pay more taxes. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-04-22/editorial-who-will-pay-and-how-much.html
— Nursing home decisions weigh heavily on board – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-22/tom-kacich-nursing-home-decisions-weigh-heavily-board.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Money Will Direct Governor’s Race
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263878#.WtxYUsuKSM8
— Keeping Track of Employees for Governor – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263882#.WtxX5cuKSM8

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Weirdness in the Gubernatorial Race Just Beginning – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/weirdness-gubernatorial-race-beginning

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Reaching for a solution to addiction problems – Andrew Harvey (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other addictive vices? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other addictive vices. Of course, they work extremely hard against me.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/reaching-for-a-solution-to-addiction-problems/1132671254

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Touts Value of Trip to Germany
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/21/rauner-touts-value-trip-germany/

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Pritzker ‘glad’ to see McCann amplify Rauner’s negatives – Mark Maxwell (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who focuses on amplifying the negatives of others? What demographics do they paint as being negative? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes both paint and amplify the following demographics as being negative: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, ancestors having been in America for a long time, retired federal employee, former union member, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, not living in the municipality that you grew up in, etc.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/capitol-connection/pritzker-glad-to-see-mccann-amplify-rauners-negatives/1132912544

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Threatens to Make DNC Lawsuit Backfire — He Wants to Countersue for Servers, Emails – SAM DORMAN (DIERSEN: When it serves their purposes, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being litigious because of all the lawsuits that I have filed. One thing that I learned from filing all those lawsuits is that plaintiffs should always get strong restraining orders (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restraining_order) against defendants. I should write a book a) about the defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed and b) about what they have done, are doing, and will forever do to destroy me.)
https://ijr.com/2018/04/1087241-trump-threatens-dnc-lawsuit-backfire/

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Identity Theft: Illegal Aliens’ Stock and Trade – BOB DANE
https://immigrationreform.com/2018/04/16/identity-theft-illegal-aliens-stock-trade/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Liberal Media Target Hannity; Attack Backfires – Jeffrey Lord (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have attacked me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. Each chapter in the book would include the article, its author, who attacked me, how they attacked me, and why. Of course, the aforesaid attackers continue to do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2018/04/21/liberal-media-target-hannity-attack-backfires

THE HILL
— Trump struggles to get new IRS team in place – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: I am one of the very few Republicans who has worked for IRS. I am one of the extremely few Republicans who has worked for GAO on audits of IRS. I worked IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I worked GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/384220-trump-struggles-to-get-new-irs-team-in-place

WASHINGTON POST
— The new normal: We will have no idea how much Trump made in 2017 – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/04/17/the-new-normal-we-will-have-no-idea-how-much-trump-made-in-2017/

BLOOMBERG
— To Save Democracy, This Economist Wants to Kill Its Core Principle Dambisa Moyo’s Edge of Chaos makes an argument for weighted voting—giving more voting power to the educated, and taking it away for others. – PETER COY (DIERSEN: How informed are the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? Why do they vote? To vote for Democrats is to vote to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-19/dambisa-moyo-edge-of-chaos-review
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As is often the case, though, Moyo’s solutions aren’t as persuasive as her diagnosis. If you think about it, even devoted democrats draw the line somewhere on ballot box access: The right to vote is generally denied to prisoners, children, noncitizens, and people judged mentally incompetent. But imagine the envy and anger that would be unleashed if voting power were based on profession or education. Who would decide how to divide the public into first-, second-, and third-class citizens? Would biology professors be certified as “highly qualified” but high school history teachers ranked “standard qualified”? What about journalists vs. carpenters vs. actors vs. the unemployed? And how much of the public would be consigned to the lowest tier of “unqualified” voters—would it be 1 percent or 10 percent or more? A civics test seems a more defensible way to implement weighted voting, but not really. It implicitly equates knowledge with good judgment, which experience tells us isn’t a sound equation. As the conservative writer William F. Buckley Jr. once said, “I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.” In the end, Moyo comes across as a well-meaning meritocrat. Democracy has its flaws, all right, but elitism isn’t the way to cure them.)

INDIANA GAZETTE
— Another election problem: no tax return – Harry Shirley, Brush Valley (DIERSEN: One could argue that if candidates should disclose their tax returns, than voters should too. What percent of voters vote for a candidate because that candidate promises to use government to give preference to those who share that voter’s demographics? What percent of voters vote for a candidate because that candidate promises to use government to get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/another-election-problem-no-tax-return/article_c3b2ed78-8bd2-5769-b20d-1759135ca586.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These tax returns disclose all income and who pays them so the voter can tell if the governor or presidential candidate was later making decisions that would benefit the voter or increase the candidate’s income.)

ALBANY TIMES UNION
— Pulitzer winners flee journalism Industry’s decline prompts many to find other careers – AP
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Pulitzer-winners-flee-journalism-12854366.php

WAMU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Emily Nakano, a high school senior from Illinois, to call for “stricter gun laws.”
https://wamu.org/story/18/04/21/a-new-generations-political-awakening/

GEEK WIRE
— Certifying online journalists: A bad idea whose time has come? – FRANK CATALANO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have since 2000 hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am NOT a journalist. They dismiss/belittle/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn the fact a) that much of what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do, and that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325 and b) that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Instead, they stress a) that I do not have a degree in journalism, b) that no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, c) that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are free and do not contain any advertising or pictures, and d) that certain people who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois shout that I am NOT a journalist. Inconsistently, outrageously, many of the aforesaid at the same time hint/imply/argue/shout that I AM A JOURNALIST, AND THEREFORE, I SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO: a) be a Republican Precinct Committeeman, b) be a Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), or Illinois Republican Party (IRP) officer, and c) attend MTRCC, DCRCC, or IRP events that are closed to journalists.)
/www.geekwire.com/2018/certifying-online-journalists-bad-idea-whose-time-come/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Part of the difficulty in any kind of certification is the notoriously independent nature of many attracted to the craft of journalism. Another is that even professional journalism organizations may be hard-pressed to agree on specifics of any credential, or be able to manage it when their membership ranks are in decline due to deep staffing cuts within traditional media organizations. “Professional journalists do, at nearly unanimous numbers, adhere to the professional standards of organizations like SPJ (Society of Professional Journalists ) and NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) and RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association), whether they have a certification that says so or not,” said Caley Cook, journalism lecturer at the University of Washington and an investigative and feature reporter. “I don’t think it hurts, really, to get a journalistic certification, but I don’t think an average news consumer is going to take one look at that and say, well I trust you now.” Those doubts are shared by SPJ Washington board member Daniel Person. “When you look at the sites/pages/accounts that are disseminating false information, there are all sorts of red flags suggesting that it’s not a reputable source: goofy URLs, lack of citation, bad grammar, etc.,” Person, a former Seattle Weekly editor, said. “Yet people seem willing to blow past these caution signs so long as the ‘news’ they are reporting confirms their worldview … If people are willing to share a story from SpicyAmericaNewz.Ru, what’s to say they’ll check the reporter’s credentials beforehand?” While there may be a place for some kind of voluntary certification for journalism newbies or freelancers who don’t belong to a professional media organization, Cook thinks a better solution lies beyond the outflow end of the story pipe. “When normal people truly don’t consider the source of their information or how it was gathered, we have a greater problem than certification of journalists could solve,” Cook said. Instead, she points to the oft-cited need for better media literacy, “what makes information reliable, how to question the source of information, media industrialization and consolidation, etc,” she said “I think you’d find this would have a far greater impact on the perception of ‘fake news’ than if you put that onus on the journalists.”)

GUARDIAN
— Trump attacks New York Times journalist over Michael Cohen article – Lauren Gambino (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have attacked me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. Each chapter in the book would include the article, its author, who attacked me, how they attacked me, and why. Of course, the aforesaid attackers continue to do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/21/donald-trump-attacks-new-york-times-journalist-over-michael-cohen-article

April 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump lawyer Michael Cohen owes more than $103K on Chicago taxicab medallions – Mitchell Armentrout and Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-owes-103k-chicago-taxicab-medallions/
— Former Trump adviser Roger Stone calls Barbara Bush a ‘vindictive drunk’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-pal-roger-stone-barbara-bush-vindictive-drunk-gop/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/racism-is-not-a-starbucks-problem-it-is-americas/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel flexes fundraising muscle with $1.7 million deposited in a single day – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: What do you do? How much money do individuals, organizations, and companies give you to help you do what you do? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that individuals, organizations, and companies do not give me money to help me put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out. In my defense, I do not ask for such money and I do not accept such money. He who pays the piper calls the tunes, and I do not want any individual, organization, or company to call my tunes. Further, I have enough time (10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, 36,500+ hours a decade) and money (thousands of dollars each year) to put the emails together and send them out each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising. If my critics/opponents hired someone with my qualifications to do what I do, they would have to have to pay him/her $200,000, $500,000, or more a year.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-mayor-rahm-emanuel-campaign-fundraising-20180420-story.html
— James Comey, in Chicago with ‘A Higher Loyalty,’ wins over crowd with plea for American values – Steve Johnson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-james-comey-chicago-0422-story.html
— 5th-grade teacher used racial slur in class, Waukegan District 60 officials say, prompting calls for diversity training – Emily K. Coleman (DIERSEN: The federal government requires all it employees to take lots of diversity and cultural sensitivity training. The training glorifies and praises those who are NOT Protestant, NOT conservative, NOT patriotic, NOT Republican, NOT American, NOT White, NOT male, NOT older, NOT rich, NOT gun owners, NOT German American, and those whose ancestors have NOT been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-waukegan-60-diversity-st-0421-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The teacher, who is white, retold the rhyme, using the racial slur, during a February vocabulary lesson, Alajakis said. A student then reported the teacher’s use of the slur to the school principal, Alajakis said. The teacher was pulled from the classroom during an investigation into the matter, and later temporarily suspended, Alajakis said. He also was ordered to take cultural sensitivity training and moved to another building, Alajakis said. The teacher has not yet completed the training because the district is still working to identify a course, Alajakis said. Nevertheless, the incident is emblematic of a larger problem at Waukegan District 60, retired Waukegan administrator Harlene Shipley said. District officials should place a greater focus on cultural diversity training so that teachers can better understand their pupils, Shipley said. As another example, Shipley also pointed to a group of former Waukegan High School students who had addressed the school board in February about providing training and specialized resources aimed at students living in the country without legal permission. They also spoke about district staff not understanding them and what they’re going through, Shipley said. If teachers underwent diversity and cultural awareness training they would be less likely to speak insensitively, to know where potential pitfalls existed and to find educational opportunities in cultural items such as the new “Black Panther” movie, Shipley said.)
— Intrigue on the Illinois Supreme Court – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-supreme-court-freeman-vacancy-20180420-story.html
— Will County Democrats pick candidate for treasurer – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-county-treasurer-st-0422-story.html
— For sale: The Illinois governorship – Martin Dettmer, Wheaton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-rauner-governor-election-money-ads-20180420-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: Reports suggest that Gov. Bruce Rauner spent almost $37 million in his primary race to defeat Jeanne Ives. It appears clear that, regardless of whoever wins in November, the next governor will be a considerably less-wealthy multimillionaire than the candidate who started the race. I would suggest that instead of spending countless millions on radio and TV ads, polling data and opponent research, we post the Illinois governorship on eBay. The job appears headed to the highest bidder anyway.)

DAILY HERALD
— COD president Ann Rondeau offers ‘Big Picture’ at inaugural community breakfast
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180420/cod-president-ann-rondeau-offers-big-picture-at-inaugural-community-breakfast
— What is Elgin getting in new owner of the Grand Victoria Casino? – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180420/what-is-elgin-getting-in-new-owner-of-the-grand-victoria-casino
— The tax bill ‘double whammy’ – Sandra Alexander, Glen Ellyn (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180421/the-tax-bill-double-whammy
(FROM THE LETTER: It is ironic that the master architect of the tax cut, who significantly reduced the popular property tax deduction in the first place, would now promote himself as a champion of taxpayers’ rights. His use of taxpayer dollars to fund his self-promotion campaign is a double whammy for District 6 constituents. Roskam is tone deaf to his constituents’ views. Why does he think that all of those people waited in long lines at the end of the year to prepay property taxes? Maybe he thinks they had nothing better to do with their time during the holidays. What about the many families in District 6 that couldn’t prepay property taxes even if they wanted to. Who has an extra $10,000 or more lying around for this kind of expenditure when they are saving for their children’s college, a 401(K), or possibly even their mortgage payment?)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— Governor’s race could set records beyond spending – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180420/statehouse-insider-governors-race-could-set-records-beyond-spending

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— The media once called Abraham Lincoln the “laughing stock of world”
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180421/media-once-called-abraham-lincoln-laughing-stock-of-world

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— McCann may mix up race – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-mccann-may-mix-up-race/article_38d8f467-6520-55d8-b682-8c3d49505094.html

TIMES
— John McGlasson re-elected 16th Congressional District State Central Committeeman despite the objections of Reps. Jerry Long, Streator, and David Welter, Morris, and Sens. Chuck Weaver, Peoria, and Dave Syverson, Rockford – Derek Barichello
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/04/21/mcglasson-elected-region-committeeman-despite-objections/avemkol/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Calls for McCann to Resign
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263881#.WtsjAnly-M8

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER & ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Lawmakers look at ‘bending’ rules to counter tax reform – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Democrats could hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans imposed the $10,000 SALT cap a) to discourage marriage and to punish married people and b) to discourage homeownership and to punish homeowners. Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are a) furious that I paid less federal income tax 1972-1977 because I deducted the real estate tax that I paid and b) furious that my wife and I paid less federal income tax 1978-2017 because we deducted the real estate taxes that we paid. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are overjoyed that my wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since 1978.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Lawmakers-look-at-8216-bending-8217-rules-to-12853257.php
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263853#.WtsPXHly-M8

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Evangelicals can’t advance human dignity by dehumanizing others – Michael Gerson (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who focuses on dehumanizing others? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who dehumanize others. They focus on dehumanizing those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
http://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/gerson-evangelicals-can-t-advance-human-dignity-by-dehumanizing-others/article_3ffac64a-3359-586b-bde5-1ee29291a666.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— 2 million voters turned out for Illinois primary election (DIERSEN: What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain told the Republican voters in your precinct about the Republican primary election results in your precinct? In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, I have told them that of the precinct’s 504 registered voters, 219 (43%) voted, 112 (22%) cast Republican ballots, 107 (21%) cast Democrat ballots, and 285 (57%) did not vote. In the contested races, 68 voted for Ives/Morthland and 43 voted for Rauner/Sanguinetti; 64 voted for Harold and 32 voted for Grasso; 76 voted for Grant, 18 voted for Minor, and 8 voted for Byrne; 58 voted for Mendrick and 43 voted for Bibbiano; and 53 voted for Tatro, 42 voted for Eckhoff, 33 voted for Zaruba, 26 voted for Chinchilla, 14 voted for McGowen, and 4 voted for Almiron. In the non-contested races, 86 voted for Helland, 86 voted for Senger, 84 voted for Dodge, 90 voted for Roskam, 88 voted for Connelly, 83 voted for Ruscitti, 85 voted for Cronin, 84 voted for Hinds, 89 voted for Henry, 79 voted for Cantore, 80 voted for Wilson, 80 voted for Mackay, and 81 voted for me. 112 voted yes on the election commission consolidation question and 71 voted no. 62 (28%) voters changed their party affiliation. 23 (10%) changed from Republican to Democrat. 21 (10%) changed from no party to Democrat. 16 (7%) changed from no party to Republican. 2 (1%) changed from Democrat to Republican.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/2-million-voters-turned-out-for-the-illinois-primary-election
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 2 million voters cast ballots for last month’s primary election, according to numbers released by the Illinois Board of Elections on Friday. That’s less than 27 percent of registered voters in the state. Of those two million votes, 35 percent were Republican and 64 percent Democrat.)

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://nprillinois.org/post/new-generations-political-awakening#stream/0

WAND
— Fight against opioids gains millions of dollars in Illinois
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38006836/fight-against-opioids-gains-millions-of-dollars-in-illinois

WIFR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in using religious leaders as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Rockford-Urban-Ministries-holds-prayer-vigil-for-Columbine-victims-480428823.html

WHEATON PATCH
— Kid’s Social Security Info Stolen, Used To File Taxes In Wheaton According to the IRS, you won’t be able to e-file if someone stole your information to file taxes. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/kids-social-security-info-stolen-used-file-taxes-wheaton

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Roskam bills protecting taxpayers overwhelmingly pass House (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and encourage homeownership. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/21/roskam-bills-pass-house/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— McCann names ways he differs from Rauner amid third-party gubernatorial bid – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: In what ways do you differ with your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511396262-mccann-names-ways-he-differs-from-rauner-amid-third-party-gubernatorial-bid

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Will Rauner push Illinois into a budget impasse once again?
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-will-rauner-push-illinois-into-a-budget-impasse-once-again/

HOT AIR
— Far Left Protesters Target NRA Lobbyists’ Home – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/04/20/far-left-protesters-target-nra-lobbyists-home/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Diamond and Silk Set to Testify Before Congress Due to Claims of Facebook Censorship – CALEB HULL (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Facebook, Google, etc. to censor me and to censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://ijr.com/2018/04/1086984-diamond-silk-set-testify-congress-due-alleged-facebook-censorship/

WORLD NET DAILY
— SCHOOLS IN 43 STATES BLASTED FOR PORN CURRICULUM Parents press for laws to ban ‘harmful’ material – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/schools-in-43-states-blasted-for-porn-curriculum/

COLLEGE FIX
— Syracuse promises ‘legal’ action against fraternity for ‘satirical sketch’ – GREG PIPER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/44171/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— HARD COPY ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: In new walkouts, some rallies turn into voter registration drives
https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/students-begin-school-walkouts-on-columbine-anniversary/article_0af66e36-3fc3-5151-9004-0691a585a928.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/us/immigrant-children-separation-ice.html

NEW YORK POST
— Just how bad is America, really? – Jonah Goldberg
https://nypost.com/2018/04/20/just-how-bad-is-america-really/

KIPLINGER
— All Aboard the Tax Volatility Train The passage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the beginning of tax change, not the end. It’s likely to touch off plenty more changes ahead … so be prepared to take advantage of them if you can. – BRIAN VNAK (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and encourage homeownership. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/taxes/T055-C032-S014-all-aboard-the-tax-volatility-train.html

MOTLEY FOOL
— The Real Reason Millennials Aren’t Saving Enough for Retirement – Michael Douglass (DIERSEN: I have a $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and an $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy because a) I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and b) I contributed 7% of my salary into the CSRS.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/04/21/the-real-reason-millennials-arent-saving-enough-fo.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While noting that 66% of millennials have nothing saved for retirement, the report provides plenty of evidence that the shoddy state of their nest eggs has relatively little to do with millennial savings habits. Fact is, many millennials simply aren’t eligible to join their employer’s retirement plan — and without that extra support, it’s much tougher to save for retirement.)

ATLANTIC
— White Evangelicals Can’t Quit Donald Trump – ROBERT P. JONES (DIERSEN: Those who oppose Trump are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/white-evangelicals-cant-quit-donald-trump/558461/

DAILY MAIL
— BEYOND TRAGIC: High demand: Stoners around the country celebrate 4/20 by sparking bongs, blunts and joints at huge public festivals as weed laws grow ever laxer April 20 is an annual holiday celebrated by marijuana enthusiasts across the US and around the world Smokers gathered in huge crowds in Denver, San Francisco, Ontario and elsewhere to puff up in public Nine US states and Washington DC have legalized recreational marijuana, with many more decriminalizing On Friday, top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer used the holiday to propose federal legalization of weed – Keith Griffith
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5640789/Stoners-celebrate-420-Day-huge-gatherings-San-Francisco-Denver-Ontario-elsewhere.html

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Socialists commend Democrats on their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/04/21/stud-a21.html