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November 5 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Kirk, Duckworth face off in final Senate debate – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/215649742-story

NBC5
— Democrats Across Nation Sue GOP Alleging Voter Intimidation Trump has called on his supporters to act as “election observers” in certain areas of the country – Josh Cornfield and David Porter
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Democrats-Across-Nation-Sue-GOP-Alleging-Voter-Intimidation-400085191.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Trump, pot, Supreme Court at issue in final Duckworth-Kirk debate – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-pot-supreme-court-at-issue-in-final-duckworth-kirk-debate/
— Police: Realtor swiped jewelry from Wheaton home she was showing – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-realtor-swiped-jewelry-from-wheaton-home-she-was-showing/
— Naperville: Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employee charged with child pornography possession – Daniel Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/naperville-man-charged-with-child-pornography-possession/

DAILY HERALD
— A roundup of suburban Congressional candidates, issues
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161105/news/161109294/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— At Senate debate, Kirk says he’s ‘not a racist’ – AP
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/11/05/at-senate-debate-kirk-says-hes-not-a-racist/a8u3g2s/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois’ many problems still with us – Vogel
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/vogel-guess-what-illinois-many-problems-still-with-us/article_fce3d7cc-7ea7-5245-bfbc-76bba9ddb0cc.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Candidates In U.S. Senate Race Talk Social Security – ESTHER KWON
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/candidates-in-senate-race-talk-social-security

WREX
— The Latest: Kirk, Duckworth discuss their health at debate – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/33636494/the-latest-kirk-starts-debate-with-apology-to-duckworth

WAND
— ‘Bridgegate’ again interrupts Christie’s political plans – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33637248/bridgegate-again-interrupts-christies-political-plans

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Huckabee: Trump a ‘car wreck,’ Clinton a ‘drunk driver’ Arkansas governor supporting Trump – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/huckabee-trump-a-car-wreck-clinton-a-drunk-driver
— New national poll has Clinton barely edging Trump Fox News poll shows 2% lead for Clinton – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/new-national-poll-has-clinton-barely-edging-trump

TIMES
— Public forums for politicians matter – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes crow over their success in destroying TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012 and the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-public-forums-for-politicians-matter/article_8d7d8e28-78ac-59b3-a121-3b537335efe2.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Kirk to argue that not only all Republicans are racists, but that all RINOs are racists too.
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/statehouse-reeder-when-remarks-are-all-about-race/article_ec7a9176-51b8-5eef-943a-067c021d060f.html

RIVER BENDER
— Clinton’s campaign taps star power as Trump goes it alone – AP
https://www.riverbender.com/topnews/details.cfm?id=140819

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Effingham discusses video gaming – Dawn Schabbing (DIERSEN: If you promote video gaming in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/effingham-discusses-video-gaming/article_8121c9b3-304e-58c0-ad7e-89dc47d3558b.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Efforts seek to preserve house built at the northeast corner of Roosevelt and Naperville roads by Wheaton founder – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/31/efforts-seek-to-preserve-house-built-by-wheaton-founder/atp5iv9/
— Sleep Out Saturday to raise money for Bridge Communities Nov. 5 event also raises awareness of homelessness (DIERSEN: What have you one to fight homelessness? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me for not doing enough to fight homelessness.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/11/02/sleep-out-saturday-to-raise-money-for-bridge-communities/as95nu4/

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Man Arrested for Selling Cocaine, Heroin Authorities took Ebben S. Knippen into custody this past week. – Amie Rowland
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-man-arrested-selling-cocaine-heroin

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Madigan documentary available online, on TV, in theaters
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511040210-madigan-documentary-available-online-on-tv-in-theaters

METRO EAST SUN
— ILGOP slams ‘dirty, Chicago-style’ mailer on two judges’ appellate races – Ruth de Jauregui
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511040238-ilgop-slams-dirty-chicago-style-mailer-on-two-judges-appellate-races

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Lt. Col. Allen West Sits Down With Dan Proft
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/lt-col-allen-west-sits-down-with-dan-proft

GOPUSA
— ‘I’m here all by myself … No guitar, no piano, no nothing!’ Trump says Hillary needs Beyonce to pack ’em in as he draws 11,000 in Pennsylvania
http://www.gopusa.com/im-here-all-by-myself-no-guitar-no-piano-no-nothing-trump-says-hillary-needs-beyonce-to-pack-em-in-as-he-draws-11000-in-pennsylvania/
— Say Hasta la Vista to Taco Bell Economy, Vote Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/say-hasta-la-vista-to-taco-bell-economy-vote-trump/
— Thousands of Delco voters with questionable registrations will be allowed to vote (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16750

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Trump’s wife worked illegally during her first weeks in the US, documents show – AP
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/05/trumps-wife-worked-illegally-during-her-first-weeks-in-us-documents-show.html

DAILY CALLER
— Podesta: Calling Chelsea ‘Not Smart’ Is An ‘Understatement’ – Blake Neff
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/04/podesta-calling-chelsea-not-smart-is-an-understatement/
— Politico Reporter Gets Caught AGAIN Sending A Story To A Clinton Staffer For Approval – ALEX PFEIFFER (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents want me to get their approval a) before I include any links to any articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) before I include in those emails any of my comments on those articles.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/03/politico-reporter-gets-caught-again-sending-a-story-to-a-clinton-staffer-for-approval/

TOWNHALL
— The Worst Thing About Criminal Hillary is Criminal Globalist Pal George Soros – Joy Overbeck
http://townhall.com/columnists/joyoverbeck/2016/11/05/the-worst-thing-about-criminal-hillary-is-criminal-globalist-pal-george-soros-n2241763

LIFE NEWS
— Chicago Area Catholic Priest Claims Donald Trump Voters are “Going to Hell” – MATT ABBOTT
http://www.lifenews.com/2016/11/04/catholic-priest-claims-donald-trump-voters-are-going-to-hell/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Catholic prof under fire at Providence College for opposing ‘diversity’ agenda – Steve Weatherbe
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/providence-college-rebukes-professor-after-students-protest-his-lack-o

THE HILL
— Trump closing strong – Jonathan Swan
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/homenews/campaign/304392-trump-closing-strong
— National Enquirer withheld story about Trump affair – Evelyn Rupert
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/304469-report-national-enquirer-withheld-story-about-trump-affair

HUFFINGTON POST
— Florida Moving Faster From Battleground To Blue? Thanks, Donald. A surge in Latino votes could spell long-term term trouble for Republicans for years to come. – S.V. Date (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs a) want Republicans to lose and b) want Republicans to pander to those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-German-American, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-non-veterans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-latino-vote-donald-trump_us_581d0c44e4b0aac624849298

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, a) Democrats glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally and b) Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/05/us/immigrants-obama-election-fear-leniency.html
— Well, Señor Kaine, Hablaste Español Muy Bien – FERNANDA SANTOS (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/us/in-arizona-tim-kaine-gives-speech-entirely-in-spanish-a-first.html
— Rolling Stone Loses Defamation Case Over Rape Story Rolling Stone acted with malice, a federal jury decides – BEN SISARIO, HAWES SPENCER and SYDNEY EMBER (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, all of my critics/opponents, all of their operatives, and all of their dupes act with malice against me. Should I sue them?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/05/business/media/rolling-stone-rape-story-case-guilty.html
— To Help Close Wage Gap, de Blasio Tells Agencies to Stop Asking About Applicants’ Past Pay – ELI ROSENBERG (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, GAO paid me $120,427 (GS-13 Step 10) a year in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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. In 1997, I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years. Before that, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/05/nyregion/bill-de-blasio-salary-history-executive-order.html
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Locker Room Talk Becomes the Talk of Harvard – KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and JESS BIDGOOD
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/05/us/harvard-mens-soccer-team-scouting-report.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP congressman threatens hearing to ‘explore network media bias’ – Callum Borchers (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, virtually everyone in the paid media is an operative or a dupe for the Democrat Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/04/gop-congressman-threatens-hearing-on-medias-surreptitious-propaganda/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said in a letter to television executives on Friday that “national network news has devolved from fact-based journalism to surreptitious propaganda,” and he raised the specter of a congressional hearing to “explore network media bias in coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign.” Cramer’s timing is a bit odd. The election is Tuesday, meaning that any such hearing would come too late to affect coverage of the race (although, of course, the prospect of such a hearing is being raised in the campaign homestretch). It is possible that Cramer, a strong supporter of Donald Trump, is merely throwing a symbolic grenade at a press corps that the Republican nominee derides on a daily basis. Cramer does not have a hearing on the books; his letter indicated that he has not even requested one. He simply said that he plans to ask for a hearing.)

USA TODAY
— AP: Melania Trump was an undocumented working model in ’96 – William Cummings
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/11/04/melania-trump-undocumented-work/93321114/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Early Voting Data Shows Who’s Turning Out At least 37 million votes had been cast as of Friday – BYRON TAU
http://www.wsj.com/articles/early-voting-data-shows-whos-turning-out-1478281004
— The Gamble of Trump The hope of better policies comes with his manifest personal flaws. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gamble-of-trump-1478299393

PRESS ENTERPRISE
— State prisoner re-arrested after leaving Moreno Valley group home – RICHARD BROOKS
http://www.pe.com/articles/michael-817644-barely-say.html

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— National Enquirer Paid to Suppress Story of Donald Trump Cheating on Melania – Margaret Hartmann
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/11/national-enquirer-paid-to-kill-trump-affair-story-report.html

ATLANTIC SENTINEL
— Prevalence, Impact and Assimilation of German Americans German Americans have been something of a silent majority, despite their significant contributions to the culture. – Nick Ottens (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://atlanticsentinel.com/2016/11/prevalence-impact-and-assimilation-of-german-americans/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: German Americans are the largest ancestry group in the United States. Some 46 million Americans, comprising 14 percent of the population, claim German roots. Germans have been part of American history almost from the start. The first German immigrants settled in rural Pennsylvania and upstate New York. Many were Protestants who had made the journey to the New World from predominantly Catholic parts of Central Europe. A second, larger immigration wave would come in the nineteenth century, when around seven million Germans arrived, doubling the population of the United States at the time. Many of them established farms in the Midwest, leading to a heavy concentration of German Americans in states like Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas. Impact German Protestants and Jews tended to vote Republican; most Catholics were Democrats. What united them was opposition to slavery and Prohibition and in general a mistrust of Southern populists and New England puritans alike. Germans played an important role in the early American labor and socialist movements, which were strongest in those Midwestern states that had large German minorities. Milwaukee, for example, was the only major city in America with socialist mayors for a long time. German contributions to American culture include beer, hot dogs, Christmas trees and kindergarten (literally, “garden for children”). Companies such as Boeing, Goldman Sachs, Heinz, Kraft Foods, Lehman Brothers and Levi’s were all started by Germans. Prejudice There had been little prejudice against German until the United States entered World War I on the Allied side in 1917. Former president Theodore Roosevelt denounced “hyphenated Americanism”. Anti-German bigotry became widespread. A German minister was tarred and feathered in Minnesota after he was overheard praying in his native language with a dying woman. A man suspected of spying for the Germans was lynched in Collinsville, Illinois. The Justice Department was no help. It drew up a list of all German aliens in the country, counting some 480,000. More than 4,000 of them were incarcerated until the hostilities in Europe ended a year later. Ordinary Germans responded by speaking English in public and anglicizing their names: Koenig became King, Müller became Miller, Schmidt became Smith. The German American experience during the Second World War was mixed. Nearly 11,000 German citizens were interned and some 300,000 German-born residents were restricted in their travel and property rights. But President Franklin D. Roosevelt — Theodore’s nephew — also sought out German Americans for top war posts, including General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who spearheaded the Allied war effort in Europe, and Admiral Chester Nimitz, who was the American naval commander in the Pacific. German speakers were recruited as translators and spies. Very few sympathized with the Nazis. Assimilation Despite their numerical preponderance, German Americans have been something of a silent majority throughout American history. Partly that’s because they themselves deemphasized their Germanness in the first half of the twentieth century. Barely any German speakers remain. Many first-generation German immigrants were also poor, uneducated farmers, who spread out across the Midwest, unlike, say, more middle-class Irishmen and Italians, many of whom settled in the big cities of the Northeast where they could more easily become a political force. Whether it is in spite or because of this process of assimilation, German Americans now do better than most ethnicities on many metrics. They are more likely to have college degrees and less likely to be unemployed. Their median household income is 18 percent above the national norm. Well-known German Americans include former House speaker John Boehner, former secretary of state Henry Kissinger, the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the oil magnate John D. Rockefeller and the actress Meryl Streep — as well as the current Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump.)

November 4 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Cubs World Series celebration ranks as 7th largest gathering in human history – Nic Flosi
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/215601786-story
— Chicago politicians react to Cubs winning World Series – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/215424606-story

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Kirk starts debate with apology to Duckworth
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/the-latest-kirk-starts-debate-with-apology-to-duckworth/article_1eac8ff6-abbb-57e9-abdb-e8741e8b5f62.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/The-Latest-Kirk-starts-debate-with-apology-to-10594758.php
http://www.wrex.com/story/33636494/the-latest-kirk-starts-debate-with-apology-to-duckworth

ABC7
— CLINTON, TRUMP TARGET DIFFERENT AMERICAS IN FINAL PUSH (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-non-veterans, anti-German-Americans, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors will vote for Clinton. Those who promote class warfare, wealth redistribution, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, pot, booze, gambling, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, surrender of America to Mexico and to all the other countries of the world, etc. will vote for Clinton.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/clinton-trump-target-different-americas-in-final-push/1590244/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Duckworth, Durbin try to rally Democrats during appearance in Matteson – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-senate-st-1106-20161104-story.html
— How Kirk, Duckworth differ on the issues – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-us-senate-race-kirk-duckworth-issues-met-20161104-story.html
— Experts see Illinois headed for a post-election hangover – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: If Trump loses, will the anti-Trumps first try to promote those who demonized, denigrated, and condemned Trump, then try to get rid of those who supported Trump, and then try to get rid of those who stayed neutral?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-november-9-outlook-illinois-zorn-perspec-1106-md-20161104-column.html
— Change the Illinois House — and other crucial last asks in this election – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-vote-endose-illinois-madigan-1106-md-20161104-story.html
— Illinois is not a high tax state, but a high dysfunction state; a high irresponsibility state – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-illinois-is-not-a-high-tax-state-but-a-high-dysfunction-state-a-high-irresponsibility-state-20161104-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hillary Clinton holds small lead over Donald Trump in new poll – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/clinton-holds-small-lead-over-donald-trump-new-poll/
— More than $39M invested in state’s top contested races – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/more-than-39m-invested-in-states-top-contested-races/

DAILY HERALD
— Bourne v. Mathis: Mailer depicts Illinois lawmaker naked, police investigate – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161104/news/311049897/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘We’re trying to redefine the workplace for moms’ – ROBERT LOERZEL (DIERSEN: While worked for GAO during the mid-1990s in the 200 West Adams building in downtown Chicago, GAO gutted its “smoking room” and turned it into a “lactation room.”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161104/NEWS07/161109886/were-trying-to-redefine-the-workplace-for-moms

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Kaine calls Trump a clown in Spanish: ‘Payaso’ Outreach strategy seemed to be working – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/kaine-calls-trump-a-clown-in-spanish-payaso
— Citigroup: Trump win would cause immediate stock drop Citigroup forecast: 75% chance of Clinton victory – Chris Isidore (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. The federal government has tremendous power to drive the stock market up or down, at least in the short run. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/citigroup-trump-win-would-cause-immediate-stock-drop

NEWS ON 6
— Illinois election judge allegedly sent dead husband’s ballot – AP
http://www.newson6.com/story/33635731/illinois-election-judge-allegedly-sent-dead-husbands-ballot

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz 1 on 1 with CTU President Karen Lewis on charter school miracles and some bad CPS teachers (DIERSEN: How bad are/were you? Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government did not promote me beyond GS-13 and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I have always been “bad,” and for no other reason. They also hint/imply/argue/shout that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc. because I have always been “bad,” and for no other reason.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/11/berkowitz-1-on-1-with-ctu-president-karen-lewis-on-charter-school-miracles-teacher-assessments-and-bad-teachers/

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Illinois GOP: Schneider ads against Dold, featuring Trump, violate law – Carol Ostrow
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511039317-illinois-gop-schneider-ads-against-dold-featuring-trump-violate-law

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HALF OF CITY ALDERMEN DON’T SHOW UP FOR CHICAGO BUDGET HEARINGS – Chris Lentino
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/half-of-city-aldermen-dont-show-up-for-chicago-budget-hearings/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— WAND’s Doug Wolfe Reports On Citizen Watchdogs
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/11/video-wands-doug-wolfe-reports-on-citizen-watchdogs/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PHOTOS FROM THE CUBS PARADE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/photos-from-the-cubs-parade.html
— DI LEO: HILLARY CLINTON AND THE WATERGATE STANDARD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/hillary-clinton-and-the-watergate-standard.html

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC’s Today Accuses GOP of Minority Voter Suppression – Kyle Drennen
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2016/11/04/nbcs-today-accuses-gop-minority-voter-suppression

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Noncitizen Voting: the Biggest Threat to the 2016 Elections? – MATT O’BRIEN (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://immigrationreform.com/2016/11/04/noncitizen-voting-the-biggest-threat-to-the-2016-elections/
— 50 Years of Special Treatment for Cubans – RJ HAUMAN
http://immigrationreform.com/2016/11/02/50-years-of-special-treatment-for-cubans/

NUMBERS USA
— TOTAL IMMIGRANT POPULATION HITS RECORD HIGH OF 43.3 MILLION IN 2015 (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that immigrants have had, are having, and will have. Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/cis-total-immigrant-population-hits-record-high-433-million-2015

GOPUSA
— Confused and bewildered, low information voters struggle (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who since 2000 have focused on a) discouraging me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) discouraging everyone from reading those emails? They want everyone to be “low information.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16745
— Is Fox News the only suitor for Megyn Kelly? (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the more money that you are paid, the more credibility that you are. They shout that because I am not paid any money to serve as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, I have no credibility. According to this article, Fox News as willing to meet Kelly’s asking price of a $20 million annual salary. I should ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes how much money are they are paid a year and who pays them.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16699
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The much expected bidding war for the services of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly has apparently fizzled, due in part to Rupert Murdoch’s indication last week that he wants to re-sign the star anchor and was willing to meet her asking price of a $20 million annual salary. According to Vanity Fair, CNN, ABC and CBS are passing on the opportunity to hire Kelly: “One CNN insider explained, ‘of course we would love to have her,’ before noting that poaching Kelly, given the likely cost of her contract, ‘is not something we are seriously considering.’ Instead, this person elaborated, CNN is investing more in documentary-style programming after the election. ‘I don’t believe anyone is pursuing her other than Fox at this point,’ said one ABC insider. A source close to CBS said that they are not making an offer, either. (The person close to Kelly noted that discussions with rival executives were ongoing.)” If that’s true, that really only leaves NBC and MSNBC as potential suitors. But in this era of tight budgets it’s unlikely they would be willing to cough up the kind of money that Kelly wants. Kelly has been under fire from conservatives ever since her tough questioning of Donald Trump at the first GOP presidential primary debate last year. Her ongoing squabbles with the nominee have sent viewers elsewhere, leading to some slippage in her ratings.)
— Hillary Clinton and the Extreme Abortionist Culture
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16731
— Media Blackout of Clinton’s Criminal Activities Exposes Their Corruption
http://www.gopusa.com/media-blackout-of-clintons-criminal-activities-exposes-their-corruption/

BREITBART
— FBI Deputy Director Whose Wife Got $675K from Clinton Associate Asked Why He’s Still Heading Investigation into Hillary – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/03/fbi-chief-whose-wife-got-675k-clinton-associate-asked-hes-still-heading-investigation-hillary/

COLLEGE FIX
— Rutgers student fired from campus newspaper after writing ‘illegal alien’ in column – TONI AIRAKSINEN
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/29786/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— In closing, Trump supporters at peace with their man, flaws and all – BYRON YORK
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-in-closing-trump-supporters-at-peace-with-their-man-flaws-and-all/article/2606483

THE HILL
— Clinton drops below 270 in CNN electoral map – Rebecca Savransky
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/304341-clinton-drops-below-270-in-cnn-electoral-map

POLITICO
— House whip tries to whip conservatives to the polls – Rachael Bade
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/steve-scalise-house-2016-230737

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Supporter Paints House to Rally Voters
http://www.wsj.com/video/trump-supporter-paints-house-to-rally-voters/272AC6DD-669A-4D5A-AE26-DEE338F055E1.html

BLOOMBERG
— Obama: Imagine What People Would Do If I Said Stuff Trump Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2016-11-05/obama-imagine-what-people-would-do-if-i-said-stuff-trump-says

MONEY MAGAZINE
— New York City Can’t Ask You Your Salary Anymore – Megan Leonhardt (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, GAO paid me $120,427 (GS-13 Step 10) a year in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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. In 1997, I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years. Before that, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years.)
http://time.com/money/4556826/new-york-city-bans-pay-history-questions/

INQUISITR
— DO DONALD TRUMP-HITLER COMPARISONS MADE BY KEITH OLBERMANN, CENK UYGUR, OTHERS VIOLATE GODWIN’S LAW?
http://www.inquisitr.com/3679439/hitler-trump-nazi-comparisons-violate-godwins-law/

November 3 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Kirk: ‘Tammy and I Think It’s Time to Move On’ from Debate Gaffe With his campaign flagging less than a week until Election Day, Sen. Mark Kirk is ready to move past the controversy surrounding a racially-charged comment he made at last week’s debate. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Kirk-Tammy-and-I-Think-Its-Time-to-Move-On-From-Debate-Gaffe-399749891.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Alderman Pat O’Connor, we don’t quake in fear of Donald Trump – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-alderman-we-dont-quake-in-fear-of-donald-trump/
— Parties spend millions on House races, but GOP magic number is 1 – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/parties-spend-millions-on-house-races-but-gop-magic-number-is-1/
— Independence key issue in costly race for obscure fiscal post – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/independence-key-issue-in-costly-race-for-obscure-fiscal-post/
— CPS principals in line for about $3 million in raises – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-principals-in-line-for-about-3-million-in-raises/
— Conservationists make waves about dying river Cubbie blue – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/conservationists-make-waves-about-dying-river-cubbie-blue/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For state workers, a special holiday come vote time – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-1104-20161103-story.html
— Don’t like Donald Trump’s piggish prejudice? Blame golf. – Michael Peppard
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-golf-racism-sexism-20161103-story.html
— In campaign appearance, Melania Trump vows to take on cyberbullying as first lady
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-melania-trump-cyberbullying-20161103-story.html
— ‘Nightmare scenario’: What happens if election is disputed and Supreme Court ties 4-4 on the outcome? – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-trump-election-tie-supreme-court-20161103-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Not many students ‘sick’ with Cubs fever today, but for Friday’s parade… – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161103/news/161109562/
— Pierog v. Oberweis: Last-minute spending picks up in state Senate 25 race – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161103/news/161109492/
— Kane Dist. 10 candidate Todd Zies criticized for using fire district email for campaign
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161103/news/161109503/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kane County Board District 10 candidate Todd Zies of North Aurora used a work email, from his job as a firefighter, to conduct campaign business. The revelation came from Republican political consultant Jon Zahm, who obtained the emails through a Freedom of Information Act request with Zies’ employer, the North Aurora Fire Protection District.)
— DuPage forest district changes payouts to departing employees to save on pensions – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161103/news/161109610/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois medical marijuana’s 1st year ends with 12K patients – AP (DIERSEN: To promote pot in Illinois is to promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161102/illinois-medical-marijuanas-1st-year-ends-with-12k-patients

SOUTHERN
— Illinois Opportunity Project accuses AG of vote-by-mail interference – DAN PETRELLA
http://thesouthern.com/elections/conservative-group-accuses-ag-of-vote-by-mail-interference/article_595dc025-3370-59b0-8345-f2aedc8f0c18.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— For state workers, vote is special – Austin Berg
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/91791/for-state-workers-vote-is-special

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
– Incumbents confident in Illinois House Races – CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI
http://nadignewspapers.com/2016/11/03/incumbents-confident-in-illinois-house-races/

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Why Did Kirk Make The “George Washington” Comment? – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/why-did-kirk-make-george-washington-comment#stream/0

WBEZ
— Why The Illinois Comptroller Race Deserves Extra Attention This Year – Dan Weissmann
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/why-the-illinois-comptroller-race-deserves-extra-attention-this-year/162c9383-dff8-4c4a-bbfd-906def516c3f

WJBD
— Record Number of Gun Background Checks Before Election
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-news/2016/11/03/record-number-of-gun-background-checks-before-election

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Pence backs Ryan as speaker after repeatedly declining to do so Pence later says Ryan should remain speaker – Deirdre Walsh and Elizabeth Landers
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/pence-declines-three-times-to-back-paul-ryan-for-speaker
— Melania Trump: Ending social media bullying would be focus as first lady Says husband knows how to ‘shake things up’ – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/melania-trump-ending-social-media-bullying-would-be-focus-as-first-lady
— Trump’s hate-love relationship with Cubs owners Cubs owners poured cash into anti-Trump PAC – Chris Isidore
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trumps-hatelove-relationship-with-cubs-owners

TIMES
— Jerry Long: Average mom or political player? – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/average-mom-or-political-player/article_fc3bbc89-8401-5a2e-8d95-0d5e7ab2e0e7.html

LOUIS TODAY
— Hate speech by Illinois radio host Bob Romanik deserves FCC review – Editorial
http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-hate-speech-by-illinois-radio-host-deserves-fcc-review/article_4ce41994-3dcf-5440-a1f2-1e444aa80b8a.html

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Race for Senate District 58: Q&A with Simon, Schimpf on higher education – Marnie Leonard
http://dailyegyptian.com/61605/news/race-for-senate-district-58-qa-with-simon-schimpf-on-higher-education/

MEDILL REPORTS
— DUCKWORTH OPENS LEAD AS KIRK FALTERS IN CRUCIAL FINAL STAGE OF SENATE RACE – Guy-Lee King and Duke Omara
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/duckworth-opens-lead-as-kirk-falters-in-crucial-final-stage-of-senate-race/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— GOP: Mendoza dispute over unpaid bill reflects on fiscal credibility
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511039297-gop-mendoza-dispute-over-unpaid-bill-reflects-on-fiscal-credibility

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NEW 2014 IRS MIGRATION DATA SHOW WEALTH AND YOUTH ARE FLEEING ILLINOIS – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/new-2014-irs-migration-data-show-wealth-and-youth-are-fleeing-illinois/
— ILLINOIS 1 OF 7 STATES WHERE HOME VALUES ARE STILL BELOW PRE-RECESSION LEVELS – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-1-of-7-states-where-home-values-are-still-below-pre-recession-levels/

CAPITOL FAX
— Kirk says debate comment was a “snarky remark”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/03/kirk-says-debate-comment-was-a-snarky-remark/
— Munger uses old story to distance herself from Rauner (DIERSEN: Who distances themselves from you? The following distance themselves from me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/03/munger-uses-old-story-to-distance-herself-from-rauner/

GOPUSA
— NFL might need to tackle fleeing fans
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16673

NEWSMAX
— GOP Lawmakers Who Back Abortion Rights Face Tough Reelection Battle
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/GOP-Lawmakers-Abortion-Rights-Tough/2016/11/03/id/756842/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The ranks of cross-over Republicans in Congress who buck the party and support abortion rights are thin — and liable to shrink further even as lines around the polarizing issue are hardening, according to Politico. Five Republicans are reliably pro-choice but one, New York Rep. Richard Hanna, is retiring and Illinois Reps. Bob Dold and Mark Kirk are in uphill races for re-election, Politico reported.)

THE HILL
— Fears about black turnout keep Dems awake – Jordan Fabian
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/304213-fears-about-black-turnout-keeps-dems-awake

HUFFINGTON POST
— Comey Violated The Hatch Act And Must Be Fired – Mark Levine
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marklevine/comey-violated-the-hatch-_b_12748750.html
— Hey, Melania Trump, Have You Met Your Husband? Twitter users rolled their eyes when The Donald’s wife deplored bullies. – Jenna Amatulli
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/melania-trump-donald-trump-twitter_us_581b8d41e4b0e80b02c89274

FORBES
— Illinois Opportunity Project’s Early Voting Program Sparks Controversy – Jessica Karmasek
http://www.forbes.com/sites/legalnewsline/2016/11/03/in-illinois-a-conservative-groups-early-voting-program-sparks-controversy/#4268fb435d27

MARKET WATCH
— The number of undocumented immigrants working has fallen since the Great Recession – Quentin Fottrell (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-number-of-undocumented-immigrants-working-has-fallen-since-the-great-recession-2016-11-03

FED SMITH
— Big Jump for Trump in Reader’s Presidential Preference Survey – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/11/03/big-jump-for-trump-in-readers-presidential-preference-survey/

November 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 FLASHBACK: “Todd Ricketts, a co-owner of the Cubs who is CEO of the conservative Ending Spending super PAC, was in attendance. In a shoutout to Ricketts, Trump yelled: “I want to commend the Ricketts family on their business plan and how they rebuilt the Chicago Cubs in a few short years!” Ricketts shouted back:” It’s gonna be a great year because YOU are going to win the presidency AND THE CUBS ARE GOING TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES!” The room erupted with applause. Trump was now on a roll.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-trump-pumps-up-the-room-in-bolingbrook-fundraiser/
— Rauner’s Halloween gift to Munger: $1 million
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauners-halloween-gift-to-munger-1-million/
— ‘Gang-related’ classification for gun deaths a cop-out – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: How many gangs operate in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-gang-related-classification-for-gun-deaths-a-cop-out/
— No one is asking who is to blame for Clinton – S.E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-for-many-its-about-trump-being-worse-than-clinton/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald Trump built a political movement. Now what? – Lisa Mascaro
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-political-movement-20161102-001-story.html
— David Duke’s inclusion derails Louisiana Senate debate at historically black college
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-david-duke-louisiana-senate-debate-20161102-story.html
— Should we shrink the Supreme Court? – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-supreme-court-justices-size-perspec-1103-jm-20161102-column.html
— Geneva students collecting donations for homeless veterans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-geneva-adopt-veteran-st-1104-20161102-story.html
— Preckwinkle calls former top cop Garry McCarthy a ‘racist bully boy’ – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: What should McCarthy call Preckwinkle in return? How strong is Preckwinkles’s hatred of older non-veteran White men?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-preckwinkle-mccarthy-racist-bully-boy-1103-chicago-inc-20161102-story.html
— JUNE 21, 2011 FLASHBACK: Potential tax revenue a key factor in debate over Hubble sale – Jenn Zimmerman
http://www.triblocal.com/wheaton/2011/01/21/debate-over-hubble-sale-comes-down-to-potential-tax-revenue/
— Clinton’s growing lead with college-educated whites could doom Trump – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat college professors and instructors focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-clinton-supporters-86819302-a1ab-11e6-8864-6f892cad0865-20161103-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-clinton-email-trump-huppke-20161102-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— MAY 17, 2011 FLASHBACK: Gresk: Get Hubble on tax rolls
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110517/news/705189928/
— Moving toward better balance of worker benefits, taxpayer affordability – Editorial (DIERSEN: Do you want government to be a “model employer?” What is your attitude toward government employees and toward government retirees? Are/were you a government employee? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. Are you a government retiree? I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161102/discuss/161109662/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The public pension crisis in Illinois is a runaway train. So when we see someone actually try to apply the brakes, we take notice. The DuPage County Forest Preserve District this week approved a sweeping series of changes to its employee pay policies that leaders predict will save the county $6 million over the next 20 years. That might not seem like a lot of money, but it’s not chump change. What it is an important step in the right direction. Just think of how this could mushroom if similar steps were taken in many of the other 6,900-plus taxing bodies in Illinois. A story today by staff writer Robert Sanchez lays out how forest preserve commissioners have decided to ratchet down an established bonus program and also put the brakes on lump-sum payouts to qualifying or retiring employees for unused sick time. “These changes will curb long-term spending, especially in the area of pension costs,” Commissioner Jeff Redick said, “and allow us to responsibly serve the taxpayers and both our current and future employees.” The district for years has handed out longevity-based bonuses to retiring or qualifying employees that averaged $15,000 to $20,000. You don’t find that in a lot of private-sector jobs. Not anymore. Nor do you find many companies that still — if ever — reimburse employees for unused sick time. The district isn’t going to take money from people already expecting it. Like companies that have eliminated their 401(k) contributions in lean times, those employees who already are in the bonus program — called a “retention incentive” program — will still get bonuses, but starting Jan. 1 they no longer will grow. Those who haven’t yet qualified for the bonus program never will. The district also is putting limits on lump-sum payments for sick days accrued after the start of next year. What is even more important is that the forest preserve district has decided to eliminate both the bonus and sick time payback from the calculation of pensions. That in itself is expected to save $4.5 million in pension liability over the next 20 years. In a time when pension payments in some cases are reaching a tipping point with operational costs for governmental bodies, it’s important to look toward ways in which the private sector has managed to stay afloat in tough financial times. Other taxing bodies should follow this example.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Early voting, led by women, is way up in city, suburbs (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at women that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, married, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, over weight, German national origin, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161103/BLOGS02/161109933
— DIERSEN HEADLE: Geoffrey R. Stone, a professor of law at the University of Chicago and an editor of the Supreme Court Review, sides with the Democrats.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161103/ISSUE07/161109954/threats-to-block-clinton-supreme-court-nominees-undermine-democracy

NBC5
— Out West, Clinton Paints Grim Picture of Life Under Trump She also waded into a local sheriff’s race getting national attention, backing Democrat Paul Penzone in the race for Maricopa County sheriff, a post held by immigration hardliner Joe Arpaio – Julie Pace
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Out-West-Clinton-Paints-Grim-Picture-of-Life-Under-Trump–399783811.html
— Obama: Trump Presidency Would Put the Country ‘at Risk’ It’s the first of two visits Obama has planned this week to North Carolina – Darlene Superville
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Obama-to-Campaign-For-Clinton-in-Battleground-North-Carolina-399621861.html
— Emanuel Won’t Return Trump’s $50,000 Campaign Contribution “We’re not going to put money from a 5-year-old donation back into Donald Trump’s pocket today, and we’re not going to stop denouncing everything he says,” Emanuel’s campaign spokesman said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Report-Emanuel-Wont-Return-Trump-Campaign-Donation-399675541.html

WBEZ
— $15 Minimum Wage Would Help Housing Affordability Crisis (DIERSEN: When you could first afford to buy real estate, how old were you and how much were you earning? I bought a new town home in University Park (774-5 Sunset Court) in 1972 when I was 24 years old and earning $53,717 in today’s dollars working full-time for IRS in Harvey plus part-time income working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/study-15-minimum-wage-would-help-housing-affordability-crisis/514cbb98-252c-44c4-862b-d1baa7bd6af5

WJOL
— Lincoln Way Students Celebrate Make A Difference Month By Collecting Gloves (DIERSEN: What do you do to make a difference? Since 2000, I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning; since 2015, those emails have gone out each and every evening to; and those emails have included links to more than 249,800 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.wjol.com/lincoln-way-students-celebrate-make-difference-month-collecting-gloves/

TIMES
— Post-election governance prognosis poor – JIM NOWLAN
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/state-affairs-post-election-governance-prognosis-poor/article_8db8baee-85f4-58e6-a99b-c0d99609b5ab.html

LOUIS TODAY
— Absentee and early voting brisk around St. Louis region with Election Day closing in – Doug Moore and Mark Schlinkmann
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/absentee-and-early-voting-brisk-around-st-louis-region-with/article_08115144-2e2d-505a-a929-c593d88a1e5d.html

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Dold calls on Chicago TV station to remove DCCC ad linking him to Trump – Carol Ostrow
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511033783-dold-calls-on-chicago-tv-station-to-remove-dccc-ad-linking-him-to-trump

SANGAMON SUN
— GOP: Mendoza dispute over unpaid bill reflects on fiscal credibility – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511038664-gop-mendoza-dispute-over-unpaid-bill-reflects-on-fiscal-credibility

CHICAGO READER
— Political parties need to get with the country’s changing demographics—or get left behind The real takeaway from the 2016 presidential campaign – Derrick Clifton (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs A) WANT REPUBLICANS TO LOSE AND B) WANT REPUBLICANS TO PANDER TO THOSE WHO ARE anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/election-demographics-race-trump-clinton/Content?oid=24192623

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Know your ballot – Erica Snow (DIERSEN: How well does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain know the Republican candidates on the November 8, 2016 ballot for your precinct?)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2016/11/03/city/know-your-ballot-schakowsky-lasonde-compete-for-a-congressional-seat/

WHEATON PATCH
— Problem at the Polls? Here’s Who to Call Here are the numbers you need to call if you spot an irregularity at your polling place. – Joseph Hosey
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/s/fxmy8/problem-at-the-polls-here-s-who-to-call

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— HYPOCRISY OR FLIP FLOP? DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN DAN CRONIN AND MEMBER DONALD PUCHALSKI AGREED WITH COUNTY BOARD CANDIDATE ROLLY WALLER THAT ONE PUBLIC OFFICE WAS ENOUGH…FOUR YEARS AGO – Rolly Waller
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/11/press-release-rolly-waller-candidate-dupage-county-board-district-1/

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Bushes abandon Trump, but he’s running against the GOP brand, not just Clinton – Howard Kurtz (DIERSEN: The Bushes have always rejected many important planks in the Republican Party platform. That is a big reason why Bill Clinton won in 1992 and 1996, why Obama won in 2008 and 2012, and why Hillary Clinton might win in 2016.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/03/bushes-abandon-trump-but-hes-running-against-gop-brand-not-just-clinton.html
— CMA Awards poke fun at Trump as Garth Brooks takes home night’s biggest award – Sasha Savitsky (DIERSEN: Who got the “Saul Alinsky Fifth Rule” award?)
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/11/02/cma-awards-poke-fun-at-trump-kick-off-with-mix-contemporary-and-classic-tunes.html

GOPUSA
— Bill Clinton’s Black ‘Son’ Meets the Press
http://www.gopusa.com/clintons-black-son-meets-the-press/
— Huma Abedin and the Muslim Brotherhood
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16703

WATCHDOG
— In double standard, Dems sue GOP over poll monitoring – Kenric Ward (DIERSEN: What double standards have you encountered? For non-veteran White male federal employees, BUT NOT FOR VETERANS, MINORITIES, OR FEMALES, with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and the Veterans Preference.)
http://watchdog.org/280814/gop-poll-monitoring/

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Cruz Hitting Campaign Trail To Block ‘Manifestly Unfit’ Clinton From White House – Jack Davis
http://www.westernjournalism.com/cruz-hitting-campaign-trail-to-block-manifestly-unfit-candidate-from-white-house/

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC Smears GOP Senate Candidates in Tight Races, Touts Democrats – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2016/11/03/nbc-smears-gop-senate-candidates-tight-races-touts-democrats

BREITBART
— Texas University Considers Ban of Conservative Group After ‘Affirmative Action Bake Sale’ – LANA SHADWICK
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/11/02/texas-u-considers-ban-conservative-group-affirmative-action-bake-sale/
— Pitt Student Activists Harassed for Supporting Trump – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/11/02/watch-pitt-student-activists-harassed-for-supporting-trump/

AMERICAN THINKER
— In Defense of Trump’s Nondisclosure of his Tax Returns -Kenneth H. Ryesky
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/11/in_defense_of_trumps_nondisclosure_of_his_tax_returns.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Is the GOP Trump’s party now? – W. JAMES ANTLE III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/is-the-gop-trumps-party-now/article/2606330

THE HILL
— Republican voters coming home to Trump – Niall Stanage and Jonathan Swan
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/governor-races/304090-republican-voters-coming-home-to-trump
— RNC launches its first Spanish-language national TV ad of 2016 – Rafael Bernal (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want Republicans to lose. Democrats and RINOs want Republicans to launch Spanish-language ads and to pander to those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/304063-gop-launches-its-first-spanish-language-tv-ad-of-2016

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Creepily Singles Out Reporter At Florida Rally (Again) He didn’t mean to suggest anyone should attack the journalist, a spokeswoman said. – Rebecca Shapiro (DIERSEN: Who sees you as being their enemy? The following see me as being their enemy: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-katy-tur-florida-rally_us_581aa7b8e4b0c43e6c1e1795
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP nominee Donald Trump singled out NBC News reporter Katy Tur on Wednesday during a rally in Florida, continuing to taunt reporters covering his campaign. Tur has been embedded with the Trump campaign, following the candidate throughout the presidential race. Trump in the past has called out Tur publicly by name, and has referred to her as “Little Katy, third-rate journalist.” During his usual takedown of the “dishonest media” in Miami on Wednesday, Trump called out the press – and specifically Tur – for being biased and not reporting fairly on his campaign. “We have massive crowds. They’re something happening. They’re not reporting it. Katy, you’re not reporting it, Katy.” Trump said to cheers. “But there’s something happening, Katy. There’s something happening, Katy.” CNN host Wolf Blitzer last week asked Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway to talk to the Republican nominee about singling out reporters, especially those embedded with the campaign, citing safety concerns. “He points to them, he sort of eggs the crowd on to go after them,” Blitzer said. “There are a lot of young journalists. He shouldn’t be doing that.” Conway appeared on Blitzer’s CNN show later Wednesday and defended Trump, saying he didn’t intend to suggest that anyone be mean to Tur or to attack her. “After he did that . . . she was harassed by a lot of the people over there,” Blitzer said. “The last time we spoke, you told me you shared my concerns about the singling out of these embeds … You said you would talk to him. How did that conversation go?” “The conversation was very productive and I’ve also talked to NBC News today,” Conway said. “Look, we want fair coverage and we wan’t everybody to be safe at our rallies. I don’t appreciate a lot of the threats I get either from people who I guess are worried that we may actually win this thing.” After Trump taunted Tur, other journalists tweeted #ImWithTur in support of the NBC News reporter. Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims – 1.6 billion members of an entire religion – from entering the U.S.)

POLITICO
— McConnell speaks up for Trump – Burgess Everett
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-230668
— Clinton and Trump beg base to get excited She sends surrogates to build enthusiasm among black and Latino voters while he urges older whites to not get complacent. – Eli Stokols
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-230652
— Obama scorches Republicans for threatening more gridlock The president gets feisty as he warns voters against GOP lawmakers who will bog down Washington. – Sarah Wheaton (DIERSEN: For Democrats, for Libertarians, for Greens, and for RINOs, “progress” is passing laws that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/obama-republicans-gridlock-north-carolina-230658

CNBC
— Donald Trump raised $100 million in ‘small-dollar’ donations in October – Reuters
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/02/donald-trump-raised-100-million-in-small-dollar-donations-in-october.html
— Trump, Clinton blast each other on character – Reuters (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my character and glorified and praised their character. They stress that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and/or that they give money to a church. They browbeat everyone into giving money to their charities.)
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/03/trump-clinton-blast-each-other-on-character-clinton-rises-in-poll.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Sexual Harassment Persists in Politics – SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/us/politics/why-sexual-harassment-persists-in-politics.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Veterans, Feeling Abandoned, Stand by Donald Trump – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/us/politics/donald-trump-veterans.html
— Trump Probably Avoided His Medicare Taxes, Too – FRED T. GOLDBERG Jr. and MICHAEL J. GRAETZ (DIERSEN: Federal employees have paid Medicare taxes since 1983.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/opinion/trump-probably-avoided-his-medicare-taxes-too.html
— How the Internet Is Loosening Our Grip on the Truth – Farhad Manjoo (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that ONLY THEY SPEAK THE TRUTH.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/technology/how-the-internet-is-loosening-our-grip-on-the-truth.html
— Hillary Clinton Still Leads a Tighter Race, Times/CBS News Poll Shows – MEGAN THEE-BRENAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-poll.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/opinion/5-reasons-to-vote-trump.html
— Some Who Saw Change in Obama Find It Now in Donald Trump – YAMICHE ALCINDOR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/us/politics/obama-donald-trump-voting.html
— Why Republicans Don’t Even Try to Win Cities Anymore – EMILY BADGER and QUOCTRUNG BUI
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/upshot/why-republicans-dont-even-try-to-win-cities-anymore.html
— Need to Pick an Insurance Plan? Start Here – Margot Sanger-Katz (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been filed with envy. They are furious that my wife and I pay only $5,618 a year for $22,472 worth of health, dental, and vision insurance because I am a retired federal employee.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/upshot/need-to-pick-an-insurance-plan-start-here.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump sounds confident note in Florida: ‘We don’t want to blow this’ – Jenna Johnson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/11/03/trump-sounds-confident-note-in-florida-we-dont-want-to-blow-this/
— ‘He’s not one of us’: Trump is still having trouble winning over many Republicans – Robert Costa (DIERSEN: Who says that you are not one of them? The following say that I am not one of them: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hes-not-one-of-us-trump-is-still-having-trouble-winning-over-many-republicans/2016/11/01/98232d0c-a050-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html
— Donald Trump tries to kill political correctness — and ends up saving it – Barton Swaim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-has-made-political-correctness-credible-again/2016/11/01/0f397c0c-9fb1-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump campaign condemns burning of historic black church that was spray-painted ‘Vote Trump’ – Seema Mehta
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-campaign-condemns-burning-of-1478128972-htmlstory.html

USA TODAY
— Will holiday hiring save U.S.from another weak month for job growth? – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: The Post Office hired me in November of 1966 to help deal with the Christmas rush because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/11/02/adp-businesses-added-just-147000-jobs-october/93137478/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Raising a Trilingual Child When Mom speaks one language and Dad another, and the family lives in a city with a third, what language to use for playing, scolding and keeping secrets? – ALINA DIZIK (DIERSEN: Concerning the Tower of Babel, according to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel), “According to the story, a united humanity of the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language and migrating eastward, came to the land of Shinar. There they agreed to build a city and a tower “tall enough to reach heaven”; seeing this, God, viewing such behavior as rude and disrespectful, confounded their speech so that they could no longer understand each other and scattered them around the world.”)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/raising-a-trilingual-child-1478110620

BUSINESS INSIDER
— It’s not a myth — being the first born really does give you an advantage – MARIAN VIDAL-FERNANDEZ, ANA NUEVO-CHIQUERO
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/its-not-a-myth-being-the-first-born-really-does-give-you-an-advantage-2016-11

SUSTAINABLE BRANDS
— 3/4 of Millennials Would Take a Pay Cut to Work for a Socially Responsible Company – Sustainable Brands (DIERSEN: In 1980, I took an $18,459 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/organizational_change/sustainable_brands/34_millennials_would_take_pay_cut_work_socia

DAILY MAIL
— The Chinese billionaire trying to take over Hollywood: He’s already bought all AMC theaters and the makers of Jurassic World – now wants to pour billions into ALL six major film studios (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Hollywood focuses on promoting the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3899612/Chinese-billionaire-Wang-Jianlin-owns-AMC-theater-chain-wants-Hollywood.html

FOX NEWS LATINO
— RNC releases 1st Spanish-language TV ad – but it does not mention Donald Trump
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/11/03/rnc-releases-1st-spanish-language-tv-ad-omits-mentioning-donald-trump/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Trump Takes The Lead
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/white_house_watch_nov3
— Americans Are Feeling More Political Stress
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/october_2016/americans_are_feeling_more_political_stress

November 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Evanston man’s Donald Trump sign burned on his front lawn – Lee V. Gaines
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-trump-sign-tl-1102-20161102-story.html
— The freebie party is over, aldermen. Welcome to hoi polloi. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-aldermen-cubs-tickets-ethics-edit-1103-md-20161102-story.html
— Staples offering employees $100/month to help pay off student loans – Gail MarksJarvis (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, it offered either no reimbursement for tuition for job-related college courses or just a token reimbursement. My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used that non-reimbursement policy to justify their not taking job-related college courses. Nevertheless, I spent a tremendous amount of my own time and my own money earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, earning three job-related masters degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, and earning two job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-staples-student-loan-help-1102-20161102-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Saples has become the latest company trying to attract and keep young workers who are fretting about how they will pay their college student loans. The company announced Wednesday that it will provide $100 a month for up to 36 months to full-time sales associates and “high potential” and “top performing” employees who are paying off student loans or in the process of earning a degree. With unemployment low, many companies are struggling to pull in and retain dedicated young workers with good skills, and increasingly they are eyeing help with student loans as a means to stand out as an employer, said Gary Kushner, president of Kushner & Co. a Michigan-based benefits consulting firm. While large companies such as Fidelity Investments and PriceWaterhouseCoopers have received national attention for providing the new benefit, small and medium-size companies are especially interested in it as a retention tool, he said. “If you are fortunate enough to get skills and the right cultural fit, you want to hold onto the person as long as you can,” said Kushner. He noted that retailers especially face a struggle. About 4 percent of employers have been offering student loan repayment help this year, according to a Society for Human Resource Management survey of employers. Americans have about $1.2 trillion in student loan debt and about half of those with loans have monthly payments that are excessive based on their incomes, according to a study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Academic research has shown the pressure of college loans is causing some millennials to delay marriage, children and home purchases. . .The company also is offering a tuition reimbursement program for some employees who pursue education while working and gives 30 college scholarships of $3,000 each to children of employees. Helping employees pursue education while on the job is not a new benefit. In contrast to the new perk aimed at new workers with student loans, the old programs were designed to increase skills of existing employees. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, tuition reimbursement programs for employees who go to undergraduate or master’s programs have been cut back in recent years. In 2012, 58 percent of employers were offering the benefit to employees going to graduate school. In 2016, that had dropped to 52 percent. For undergraduate tuition, 61 percent were giving benefits in 2012, but that had dropped to 55 percent in 2016. Tanya Mulvey, researcher for the human resources group, said that employers have been looking for ways to cut some benefit costs to make up for the extra cost of health insurance. The average tuition reimbursement per employee per year was $4,442 in 2016, she said. Companies offering tuition reiumbursements can receive a tax deduction.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm’s floor leader: Mistake to pick fight with ‘spiteful’ Trump – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Who are the most spiteful people in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the most spiteful people in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They all blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahms-floor-leader-mistake-to-pick-fight-with-spiteful-trump/

DAILY HERALD
— Why Kane County taxpayers owe $283,000 to IRS – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161102/news/161109717/
— Dold, Schneider divided on Syrian refugees – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161102/news/161109756/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CPS brags, but new teachers’ deal still whacks taxpayers – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161102/BLOGS02/161109945/cps-brags-but-new-teachers-deal-still-whacks-taxpayers
— Chicago wages up almost 3 percent, Glassdoor report says – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161102/NEWS07/161039972/chicago-wages-up-almost-3-percent-glassdoor-report-says
— Illinois’ pension woes are not so bad after all* – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161102/NEWS02/161109955/illinois-pension-woes-are-not-so-bad-after-all
(FROM THE ARTICLE: New Jersey became the state with the worst-funded public pension system in the U.S. in 2015, followed closely by Kentucky and Illinois. The Garden State had $135.7 billion less than it needs to cover all the benefits that have been promised, a $22.6 billion increase over the prior year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Illinois’s unfunded pension liabilities rose to $119.1 billion from $111.5 billion. The two were among states whose retirement systems slipped further behind as rock-bottom bond yields and lackluster stock-market gains caused investment returns to fall short of targets. The median state pension had 74.5 percent of assets needed to meet promised benefits, down from 75.6 percent the prior year. The decline followed two years of gains. The shortfall for states overall was $1.1 trillion in 2015.)
— Conspiracy theories abound – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161102/BLOGS02/161109949/trump-rauner-madigan-conspiracy-theories-abound
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This being the election year of the conspiracy theory, allow me to let you in on a couple of the better ones floating around the Land of Lincoln. They’re not quite as provocative as tales about who’s really pulling FBI chief James Comey’s strings, or what Vladimir Putin promised Donald Trump. But anything that involves Bruce Rauner, Mike Madigan, zillions of TV ad dollars and hidden income tax returns reaches a certain level of interest. Story No. 1 concerns the big super PAC that state Sen. Dan Biss put together, the one no one had heard of until a couple of weeks ago, when it suddenly started spending big money—now $10 million or so—on ads tying Gov. Rauner to the GOP presidential nominee, who may be popular in some places but not in most of Illinois.)

ABC7
— GOP PLAN FOR A CLINTON PRESIDENCY: BLOCK AND RESIST – AP (DIERSEN: If Clinton is elected, she will give preference to her supporters, that is, to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, that is, she will discriminate against those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
Legal marijuana may be added to Las Vegas’ list of vices

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 12 percent of Illinois voters have cast ballots – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/215170781-story

WBEZ
— Campaign Cash: How Rauner’s Money Is Spent – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/campaign-cash-how-rauners-money-is-spent/f17e0712-eb89-4b3a-84ae-2bb335140e6f

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Election 2016: Top Issues Black People Should Consider – Mary L. Datcher (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What issues should those who share your demographics consider? Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors vote for those candidates who promise to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagodefender.com/2016/11/02/election-2016-top-issues-black-people-should-consider/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Crystal Lake City Council sets civil fines for marijuana possession – KEVIN P. CRAVER (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/11/02/crystal-lake-city-council-sets-civil-fines-for-marijuana-possession/a1vnvor/

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Endorsements: Vote Mendoza for Comptroller
http://rockrivertimes.com/2016/11/02/endorsements-vote-mendoza-for-comptroller/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bush family mum on voting for Clinton or Trump Several members wouldn’t endorse Trump – CNN (DIERSEN: To not vote for Trump is to vote for Clinton. Those who do not vote for Trump should be barred from seeking or holding any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/bush-family-mum-on-voting-for-clinton-or-trump

SIU NEWS
— Business college names ‘Emerging Saluki Leader Award’ winners – Christi Mathis (DIERSEN: GAO promoted me to GS-13 in 1986 when I was 38 years old. According to FederalPay.org, at https://www.federalpay.org/gs/2016/GS-13,”A GS-13 employee in civilian government is roughly equivalent to an O-5 in the military, in terms of compensation. In the U.S. Army, O-5 is ranked Lieutenant Colonel” and “Most organizations have a limited number of GS-13 and above positions. GS-13 is typically a team lead position with around 10 people directly below them.”)
http://news.siu.edu/2016/11/110216cjm16168.php

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Election ‘environment’ portends GOP losses – RUSS STEWART (DIERSEN: What class are you in? (1) the won’t haves; (2) the entitlement class; (3) the keep what I haves; (4) the haves; or the (5) the wealthy?)
http://nadignewspapers.com/2016/11/02/election-environment-portends-gop-losses/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Instead of having to plow through 1,500 words to ascertain this columnist’s Nov. 8 predictions, here is the list, in the first paragraph: Hillary Clinton, Tammy Duckworth, Susana Mendoza, Brad Schneider, a Democratic U.S. Senate majority, a narrow Republican U.S. House majority, Mike Madigan and a 68-50 House majority, Laura Murphy, a Cook County Democratic tsunami, and, in an oddity, Republican state Representative Mike McAuliffe. The biggest loser will be Bruce Rauner, and the biggest winner will be the status quo. On Nov. 9 the nationwide and Illinois political environment will be barely different from Nov. 8. Environment. In real estate, success in selling famously is determined by location, location, location. In politics, success in winning is determined by environment, environment, environment. The end of the 2016 election campaign is decidedly un-Trump, non-Trump and anti-Trump. Being a Democrat in a Democratic-friendly nation, state or district, is the ticket to victory. That was not always so. The campaign, which began in mid-2015, shaped up as an anti-status quo year. It is ending as a status quo year. There is so much wrong in America and with America — the economy, the political system, the criminal justice system, wealth allocation, the health care system, the education system and the country’s foreign policy. Should not the Obama-Clinton Administration be held accountable? It’s not. It’s all just sound and fury. Up until the 1990s the country was divided between the haves and the have nots. Now it’s schismed between (1) the won’t haves, essentially the Millennial generation, which has maximum debt and minimal job opportunities and which views income redistribution as the solution; (2) the entitlement class, which includes retirees and all those who receive some income from some government source; (3) the keep what I haves, primarily the working class, struggling to pay their bills and affected the most by crime, property taxes and neighborhood change; (4) the haves, those families earning more than $100,000, spending more than they make, worth maybe $1 million, and worried about the future; and (5) the wealthy, the infamous top 1 percent, whose net worth is $10 million and up. Of those demographic sectors, only two in 2016 sought to upset the status quo, the Millennials, who embraced Bernie Sanders’ socialism, and the working class, who embraced Donald Trump’s anti-elitist populism. Each was sending the message no more Clintonism, Obamaism, Bushism, elitism, insiderism and favoritism. Yet, on Nov. 8, all of those “isms” will triumph.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tribune Reports Reick Has Received $1.3 Million, Bartman $305,000 in Race to Replace Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/11/02/tribune-reports-reick-has-received-1-3-million-bartman-305000/
— GOP Letter from Dorr Township Precinct Committeeman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/11/01/gop-letter-from-dorr-township-precinct-committeeman/
— Lying Jack Franks Makes an Even Bigger False Promise: “No More High Property Taxes in McHenry County”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/11/01/99312/
— Another Dissatisfied with Huntley Park District Voting Machines
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/31/another-dissatisfied-with-huntley-park-district-voting-machines/

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s silence on Trump – Kevin Hoffman
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/11/02/rauner-silence-trump-crains/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONGRESSWOMAN CALLS FACEBOOK RACIST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/illinois-congresswoman-calls-facebook-racist.html
— COOK COUNTY TO TAX MINORITIES FOR BEING FAT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/cook-county-to-tax-minorities-for-being-fat.html
— 9TH CD VOTERS DEMAND INVESTIGATION IN SCHAKOWSKY’S DARK DEALINGS WITH HUSBAND’S FIRM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/9th-cd-voters-demand-investigation-in-schakowskys-dark-dealings-with-husbands-firm.html
— NEW JERSEY TOPS ILLINOIS AS STATE WITH WORST-OFF PENSION SYSTEM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/new-jersey-tops-illinois-as-state-with-worst-off-pension-system.html
— PROFESSOR FINDS THAT MOST COLLEGE STUDENTS THINK AMERICA INVENTED SLAVERY (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Are you White? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you benefited from your ancestors’ racism, sexism, bigotry, and even worse things.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/professor-finds-that-most-college-students-think-america-invented-slavery.html
— THORNER: WOMEN IN POLITICS ‘STAND BY FIRE’ AS LEGISLATORS AND CANDIDATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/women-in-politics-who-stand-by-the-fire-as-legislators-and-candidates.html
— TAXPAYERS DON’T REALIZE THEY’RE PAYING BILLIONS TO SERVICE THE NATIONAL DEBT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/taxpayers-dont-realize-theyre-paying-billions-to-service-the-national-debt.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Another million for Munger
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/02/another-million-for-munger/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois governor, wife to downsize during mansion revamp – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/2/illinois-governor-wife-to-downsize-during-mansion-/

GOPUSA
— The Podesta emails show who runs America – and how they do it
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16648
— DOJ warns against filing voter challenges
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16682
— A Fifth Clinton Presidency? Hill, No! – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/a-fifth-clinton-presidency-hill-no/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Hammers America First Trade Policy in Pennsylvania, Reaches Out to Bernie Sanders Backers – JULIA HAHN
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/02/trump-targets-pennsylvania/
— Starbucks Unveils Cup to Promote Unity During ‘Divisive Time’ in America – JEROME HUDSON (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WANT TO UNITE EVERYONE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/02/starbucks-unveils-cup-promote-unity-divisive-time-america/

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Trump Tied With Clinton on Returning Support From Women – Mark Swanson
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Poll-Trump-Tied-Clinton/2016/11/02/id/756578/

FEDERALIST
— Despite Investigations, Obama’s IRS Has Never Stopped Targeting Conservatives The next Tea Party scandal is not only coming, it may already be happening. When it does, the charade will begin anew, and no one will pay a price. – Paul Jossey
http://thefederalist.com/2016/11/01/despite-investigations-obamas-irs-never-stopped-targeting-conservatives/

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump Jumps Ahead Of Hillary Clinton In This Poll For The First Time Since May – Alex Pappas
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/01/trump-jumps-ahead-of-clinton-in-this-poll-for-the-first-time-since-may/
— Undecideds Fuel Trump’s Rise In Recent Poll – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/01/undecideds-fuel-trumps-rise-in-recent-poll/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Illinois Opportunity Project Denies Sitting On People’s Ballot Applications But state Democrats suspect a voter suppression effort. – Arthur Delaney
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/illinois-ballot-applications_us_581a1a26e4b08f9841aca2d3
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pat Hughes, the co-founder of the Illinois Opportunity Project, the conservative group that distributed the applications, said the criticism is bogus because the applications have, in fact, been submitted to the clerk. “It’s a red herring,” Hughes said. “It’s a pretext for harassment.” The Illinois attorney general’s office last week warned voters that if they filled out vote-by-mail ballot applications, they should “stay alert and monitor whether they then receive a ballot in the mail.” The office, which is headed by Lisa Madigan, a Democrat, sent several letters last month to the Illinois Opportunity Project demanding information about its vote-by-mail efforts in Rock Island and six other Illinois counties. Maura Possley, a spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office, said people were confused because the group’s vote-by-mail solicitation didn’t say who it was coming from. “Because the Illinois Opportunity Project’s mailings do not identify that organization and, instead, are sent from ‘[Name of County] County Vote By Mail Center’, they have led to voter confusion regarding whether they are official documents from the counties,” Possley said in an email. The Illinois Opportunity Project has ties to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican. One of the group’s co-founders, the conservative radio host Dan Proft, also heads up a big-spending political action committee that is funded partly by Rauner. The governor is looking to chip away at Democrats’ supermajority in the state legislature. Madigan’s father, state Rep. Michael Madigan (D), has been speaker of the Illinois House for decades. The Illinois kerfuffle is one of several voting controversies, some more serious than others, unfolding in various states as Election Day nears.)

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Is Donald Trump a tax criminal? With so many red flags, it’s time for the government to investigate – DAVID CAY JOHNSTON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates treated me because I deducted my graduate business and accounting courses.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/david-cay-johnston-donald-trump-tax-criminal-article-1.2855817

SEATTLE TIMES
— Republicans have all but given up on winning over urban voters – EMILY BADGER and QUOCTRUNG BUI (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at urban voters that Republicans are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/republicans-have-all-but-given-up-on-winning-over-urban-voters/

KOAM TV
— TRAGIC: Legal marijuana may be added to Las Vegas’ list of vices – AP
http://www.koamtv.com/story/33591032/legal-marijuana-may-be-added-to-las-vegas-list-of-vices

MONEY MAGAZINE
— 1.8 Billion People Use Facebook Every Month And most of them use the social networking app on their phone. – Reuter
http://time.com/money/4555687/facebook-user-growth-q3-earnings/

THE WEEK
— Americans might actually move to Canada after the presidential election
http://theweek.com/speedreads/659248/americans-might-actually-move-canada-after-presidential-election

NEW YORKER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: TWO AMERICAS: WHY DONALD TRUMP STILL HAS A LOT OF SUPPORT – John Cassidy
http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/two-americas-why-donald-trump-still-has-a-lot-of-support

FEDERAL TIMES
— Something to take for granted on Election Day: Federal employees – Ron Sanders, Booz Allen Hamilton (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and because of my Democrat GAO superiors, I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/something-to-take-for-granted-on-election-day-feds

FED WEEK
— Pay Gap Little Changed at 34 Percent (DIERSEN: Are you non-veteran, White, male, and/or older? Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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 33.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/pay-gap-little-changed-34-percent/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal-private sector pay gap remains essentially unchanged from a year ago at 34.07 percent, the Federal Salary Council has reported. While that represents the official word, based on BLS data, it likely will have little to no impact on the prospects for the January 2017 federal employee raise, which will be 1.6 percent unless political leaders take up the raise issue. They have shown no sign of interest in doing so this year, similar to the pattern of the prior three years when the council also reported a pay gap in the 34-35 percent range but raises only in the 1-2 percent range were paid—also in each case by default when no figure was enacted. The 1.6 percent raise is to be paid as 1 percentage point across the board and the 0.6 percent divided as locality pay. The largest gaps, and thus the largest locality pay portions to be paid, were found to be in the San Francisco, Washington-Baltimore, New York, Los Angeles and Sacramento areas. However, even in those areas, the raise likely will be only in about the 1.8 percent range. The lowest-paid locality, meanwhile, is the catchall rest of U.S., which covers areas in the contiguous states outside one of the 44 city areas (Alaska and Hawaii are separate localities in their entirety) as well as U.S. territories and possessions. The raise in those areas likely will be around 1.4 percent; exact figures are to be set by a late-year executive order formalizing the raise. Locality rates are paid according to where employees work, not where they live, and reflect comparisons of labor market conditions, not cost of living.)

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump-incited ‘patriot’ militias could never carry off a coup, but could spread murderous terror.”
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/2/1590177/-Trump-incited-patriot-militias-could-never-carry-off-a-coup-but-could-spread-murderous-terror

AUTO WORLD NEWS
— 10 KEYS WHY FORD MUSTANG IS THE BEST-SELLING SPORTS CAR – Mariechris Felipe
http://www.autoworldnews.com/articles/22317/20161102/10-keys-why-ford-mustang-is-the-best-selling-sports-car.htm

November 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP TELLS EARLY VOTERS WITH ‘BUYER’S REMORSE’ TO CHANGE THEIR BALLOTS – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-tells-early-voters-with-buyers-remorse-to-change-their-ballots/1584537/

NBC5
— Chicago’s City Council Votes to Remove Trump Street Sign “When you hit Chicago, Chicago hits back,” Alderman Anthony Beale said – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-City-Council-Votes-to-Remove-Trump-Street-Sign-399502621.html
— Presidential Race Tightening, Clinton Revives Trump-Women Issue “He sure has spent a lot of time demeaning, degrading, insulting and assaulting women,” she said of her opponent – Lisa Lerer and Jonathan Lemire
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Presidential-Race-Tightening-Clinton-Relies-Firewall-of-Support–399461801.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois comptroller race in spotlight with budget fight – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/214980864-story

WGN TV
— Small districts raise big money in battle for Illinois House – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2016/11/01/small-districts-raise-big-money-in-battle-for-illinois-house/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP says lawsuit disqualifies Mendoza — she calls it distraction – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-says-lawsuit-disqualifies-mendoza-she-calls-it-distraction/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities, against women, against etc.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-immigrants-for-donald-trump-in-chicago-they-exist/
— Council votes to remove Trump Plaza designation – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/council-votes-to-remove-trump-plaza-designation/
— Hillary, Donald Trump high unfavorables; tied in new poll – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hillary-donald-trump-high-unfavorables-tied-in-new-poll/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel won’t return $50,000 Trump contribution – John Byrne and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-meeting-met-1102-20161101-story.html
— ‘He’s not one of us’: Trump still tough sell for GOP base in Wisconsin – Robert Costa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-wisconsin-20161101-story.html
— Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton in new poll but trails early voting – Emily Guskin and Scott Clement
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-poll-20161101-story.html
— Hillary Clinton’s severe flaws make Donald Trump the wiser choice – Cal Thomas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-emails-huma-abedin-20161101-story.html
— Trump is back on script as race tightens, but will it last? – Jenna Johnson, John Wagner, Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-campaign-20161101-story.html
— FBI release of Bill Clinton archive raises timing questions
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-fbi-archive-bill-clinton-20161101-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— 81st House candidates Hose, Olsen disagree on property tax reform – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161101/news/161109968/
— Both DuPage District 2 candidates tout their independence – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161101/news/161109843/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner late to release income tax returns – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161101/BLOGS02/161109979/rauner-late-to-release-income-tax-returns-does-it-matter

WTTW
— City Council Says ‘So Long’ To Donald Trump Street Sign – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/11/01/city-council-says-so-long-donald-trump-street-sign

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauners downsizing with move to Director’s House – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161101/rauners-downsizing-with-move-to-directors-house

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Students across America have voted and they chose… 97 percent of participants predict Clinton will win – CNN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teacher focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/students-across-america-have-voted-and-they-chose

STATELINE

— House Speaker Paul Ryan: I Voted for Donald Trump Republican lawmaker breaks with Rep. Kinzinger, Sen. Kirk on Trump
http://www.mystateline.com/news/house-speaker-paul-ryan-i-voted-for-donald-trump

SOIUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Poll finds Trump leading Clinton in southwest Illinois districts by wide margins
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511037604-poll-finds-trump-leading-clinton-in-southwest-illinois-districts-by-wide-margins

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Poll finds Trump leading Clinton by 39 percent in southeast Illinois – Ruth de Jauregui
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511037605-poll-finds-trump-leading-clinton-by-39-percent-in-southeast-illinois

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Duckworth and Kirk visit Metro East looking for votes in IL US Senate race – BETSEY BRUCE
http://fox2now.com/2016/11/01/duckworth-and-kirk-visit-metro-east-looking-for-votes-in-il-us-senate-race/

WHEATON PATCH
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON COOK COUNTY TIGHTENS: Cook County Crawling With STDs Only one county in the entire country has more cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia than Cook County. – Joseph Hosey
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/s/fxbja/cook-county-crawling-with-stds

EVANSTON PATCH
— Protest Held Outside Jan Schakowsky’s Office in Evanston Tuesday A protest was called in the wake of a controversial video allegedly tying the congresswoman’s husband to election rigging. – Tim Moran
http://patch.com/illinois/evanston/trump-supporters-gather-outside-jan-schakowsky-s-office-evanston

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER HOLDS BACK ON RELEASING TAX RETURNS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/rauner-holds-back-on-releasing-tax-returns.html
— ILLINOIS INVADES PRIVACY OF THE HAIR SALON. REQUIRES HAIRDRESSERS TO REPORT ON CLIENTS.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/illinois-invades-privacy-of-the-hair-salon-requires-hairdressers-to-report-on-clients.html
— ILLINOIS’ ARAB DEMOCRAT ORGANIZATION REFUSES TO ENDORSE HILLARY CLINTON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/illinois-arab-democrat-organization-refuses-to-endorse-hillary-clinton.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner mum on releasing tax returns
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/01/rauner-mum-on-releasing-tax-returns/
— The direct link between poverty levels and test scores (DIERSEN: How much money did your parents have? What tests did you pass to get your jobs, to keep your jobs, and/or to get promoted? I passed all the tests needed to earn a grade school diploma in 1962, a high school diploma in 1966, a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I passed the Post Office employment test in 1966, the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, the CPA examination in 1979, and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I passed the aforesaid tests because my parents were filthy rich.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/01/the-direct-link-between-poverty-levels-and-test-scores/

GOPUSA
— Obamacare Implosion Exposes Web of Lies and Deceit
http://www.gopusa.com/obamacare-implosion-exposes-web-of-lies-and-deceit/
— Democrats ask judge to bar Trump’s polling place observers
http://www.gopusa.com/pa-democrats-ask-judge-to-bar-trumps-polling-place-observers/

DAILY CALLER
— Chicago PD Relationship With City Hits Worst In DECADES – TED GOODMAN
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/01/chicago-pd-relationship-with-city-hits-worst-in-decades/

NEWSMAX
— GOP Super PAC Rips Dems for Inciting Violence at Trump Rallies in New Ad – Theodore Bunker
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/GOP-Super-PAC-Rips-Dems/2016/11/01/id/756406/

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Supporter Charged With Dumping Manure at Ohio Democratic Party HQ Speaks Out – PAULA BOLYARD
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/10/31/trump-supporter-who-dumped-manure-at-ohio-democratic-party-hq-speaks-out/

POLITICO
— Rauner holds back on releasing tax returns – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/11/gov-rauner-wont-say-whether-hell-release-tax-returns-breaking-from-tradition-106941
— The GOP’s Breakdown Is Only Just Beginning For Republicans, the big concern isn’t the split Trump has caused—it’s how far it still has to go. – Julia Azari
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/gop-republican-party-factions-election-2016-politics-214407
— Wall Street still sees Clinton win – Ben White and Andrew Hanna
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-money/2016/11/wall-street-still-sees-clinton-win-217154

WASHINGTON POST
— Post-ABC Tracking Poll: Trump 46, Clinton 45, as Democratic enthusiasm dips – Emily Guskin and Scott Clement
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/01/post-abc-tracking-poll-clinton-falls-behind-trump-in-enthusiasm-but-has-edge-in-early-voting/
— Why Republicans who ditched Donald Trump are coming back to him – Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/01/why-republicans-who-ditched-donald-trump-are-coming-back-to-him/
— Trump is back on script as the race tightens. Will that last? – Jenna Johnson, John Wagner and Sean Sullivan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-is-back-on-script-as-the-race-tightens-will-that-last/2016/11/01/59cb0088-a042-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html
— ‘He’s not one of us’: Trump is still having trouble winning over many Republicans – Robert Costa (DIERSEN: Who says that you are not one of them? The following say that I am not one of them: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hes-not-one-of-us-trump-is-still-having-trouble-winning-over-many-republicans/2016/11/01/98232d0c-a050-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Clinton calls Trump the ‘poster boy’ for what’s wrong with U.S. economy – Michael A. Memoli
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-clinton-calls-trump-poster-boy-for-1478045442-htmlstory.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Places Most Unsettled by Rapid Demographic Change Are Drawn to Donald Trump JANET ADAMY and PAUL OVERBERG (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who is drawn to Clinton? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/places-most-unsettled-by-rapid-demographic-change-go-for-donald-trump-1478010940

FORBES
— Are Federal Employees Really Underpaid By 34 Percent? – Andrew Biggs (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2016/11/01/are-federal-employees-really-underpaid-by-34-percent/#62bbfa5b39f9

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Good News: 35% Of Government Workers Might Quit If Trump Wins (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/good-news-35-of-govt-workers-threaten-to-quit-if-trump-wins/

FEDERAL TIMES
— OMB rolls out Hiring Excellence guidance – Carten Cordell (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.federaltimes.com/articles/omb-rolls-out-hiring-excellence-guidance

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Clinton Isn’t Helped by Being First Major Party Woman Nominee (DIERSEN: Democrats promise to give preference to women, that is, Democrats promise to discriminate against men.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/clinton_isn_t_helped_by_being_first_major_party_woman_nominee
— The Left’s Vision – Thomas Sowell
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_thomas_sowell/the_left_s_vision

November 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage gears up for election – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-nvs-early-voters-dupage-st-1102-20161101-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: State comptroller race proxy war for Rauner, Madigan – Monique Garcia and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-leslie-munger-susana-mendoza-comptroller-met-20161101-story.html
— Chicago City Council to vote on Trump street sign ban – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago proudly paint Chicago as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-non-veterans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-meeting-trump-sign-vote-20161031-story.html
— Seats open in 9 of 13 Will County districts – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-board-election-st-1030-20161031-story.html
— Franklin Park to have 3 referendum questions on April ballot – Alex V. Hernandez
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/franklin-park/news/ct-fhj-franklinpark-meeting-tl-1103-20161031-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Dems put another $3 million into anti-Trump/Rauner push – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-dems-put-another-3-million-into-anti-trumprauner-push/
— Rauner gets passing grade on pot policies – Mick Dumke and Emily Gray Brosious (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-gets-passing-grade-on-pot-policies/
— Comey will never recover from throwing fact-free bomb – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-comey-will-never-recover-from-throwing-fact-free-bomb/
— Lawsuit argues Fire Dept. out of step on gender equality – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: What tests did you pass to get your jobs, to keep your jobs, and/or to get promoted? I passed all the tests needed to earn a high school diploma in 1966, a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I passed the Post Office employment test in 1966, the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, the CPA examination in 1979, and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid tests were biased in favor of White males like me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-lawsuit-argues-fire-dept-out-of-step-on-gender-equality/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: America much better off after Obama’s 8 years – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: Are you better off? I am not. From what I see, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors are better off and the aforesaid looks to be even more better off under Clinton.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jackson-obama-steadied-our-nation-in-interesting-times/

DAILY HERALD
— How the 14th Congressional District candidates plan to help veterans – James Fuller (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. What do Hultgren and Walz say to my Democrat critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who have always stressed that I am not a veteran because I successfully sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, b) who have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of the aforesaid, I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things, and c) who have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966; that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job; that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971; that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974; that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980; that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986; and that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161101/news/161109980/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rock Island County Clerk fears other unfilled ballot requests – Stephen Elliott
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/ri-county-clerk-fears-other-unfilled-ballot-requests/article_67d8fec6-61ff-5b60-a906-581096bd7568.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Kasich votes McCain instead of Trump – CNN (DIERSEN: To not vote for Trump is to vote for Clinton.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/kasich-votes-mccain-instead-of-trump

SAUK VALLEY
— Shoot me now! Pols’ ads flood airwaves Some spots ‘incredibly inefficient’ – Rich Miller
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/31/rich-miller-shoot-me-now-pols-ads-flood-airwaves/cal70jj/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois U.S. Senate candidates name top priorities – Associated Press
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-u-s-senate-candidates-name-top-priorities/article_646e7801-9161-574e-beaf-9077c3dd605e.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Control of DeKalb County Board on the line Nov. 8 Democrats want to maintain majority; GOP looks to take it back – BRETT ROWLAND
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/10/31/control-of-dekalb-county-board-on-the-line-nov-8/a5gxc0x/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Getting to experience the U.S. Senate debate firsthand – Anna Gegen
http://www.sj-r.com/entertainmentlife/20161031/commentary-getting-to-experience-us-senate-debate-firsthand

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Karmeier sworn in as chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court – DAN PETRELLA
http://jg-tc.com/news/karmeier-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-illinois-supreme-court/article_215de914-1052-5698-9930-6df128382404.html
— Phillips hopes to work on education funding, structural reform – JARAD JARMON (DIERSEN: What did you hope to work on? GAO audits IRS. After working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $77,899-$88,286), I transferred to GAO in 1980 when I was 30 years old, and I not only hoped, but I asked to be assigned to audits of IRS so that I could use my knowledge of IRS. But my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, that is, for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, or a veteran.)
http://jg-tc.com/news/phillips-hopes-to-work-on-education-funding-structural-reform/article_7f084545-4603-51e7-9911-e76e3c8c2bd0.html

WJBD RADIO
— Trump Pollster Expresses Confidence in Potential for Victory
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/11/01/trump-pollster-expresses-confidence-in-potential-for-victory

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn District 41 turns over teacher’s union emails Resident Jeff Cooper blames superintendent for allowing political activity – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/28/glen-ellyn-district-41-turns-over-teachers-union-emails/amr0rxj/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP OUTLINES “NEW DEAL FOR BLACK AMERICA,” WHICH INCLUDES SCHOOL CHOICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/trump-outlines-new-deal-for-black-america-which-includes-school-choice.html

GOPUSA
— Donna Brazile, CNN, give proof to Trump’s rigged claim
http://www.gopusa.com/donna-brazile-cnn-give-proof-to-trumps-rigged-claim/
— WikiLeaks Reveals Clinton Poll Oversampling Scheme
http://www.gopusa.com/wikileaks-reveals-clinton-poll-oversampling-scheme/
— Payback: Left Prepares Blacklist (DIERSEN: Every individual, every organization, every company, every government, and every county should be required to publish their blacklists. I am proud that I am on the blacklists of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/payback-left-prepares-blacklist/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— NOW WE’RE ALL ACCOUNTABLE FOR AMERICA’S DESTINY – Ben Kinchlow
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/politics/now-were-all-accountable-for-americas-destiny/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gun control advocates hope issue takes down Republican Senate candidates – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/31/gun-control-advocates-hope-issue-takes-down-republ/

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Jeff Sessions: Over 800,000 Illegal Border Crossings Last Year – Theodore Bunker
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Jeff-Sessions-Illegals-Border-Crossings/2016/10/31/id/756224/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— HOW TRUMP HAPPENED How the #NeverTrumpers sunk themselves. – Bruce Thornton
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/264653/how-trump-happened-bruce-thornton

BREITBART
— Gangs of Teen Girls Attacking, Robbing Shoppers in Chicago’s Famed Loop – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/30/chicago-teen-girls-robbing-shoppers/

THE BLAZE
— New poll shows America’s troops hold a stunningly low opinion of Hillary Clinton – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/10/31/new-poll-shows-americas-troops-hold-a-stunningly-low-opinion-of-hillary-clinton/
— Trump campaign table on campus walkway is about all one triggered college student can stomach – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/10/31/trump-campaign-table-on-campus-walkway-is-about-all-that-one-triggered-college-student-can-stomach/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trouble didn’t take long to find University of Pittsburgh students who set up a campaign table for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on a campus walkway last week. It started harmlessly enough, depending on your definition, when passers-by yelled things such as, “F*** the white male patriarchy!” at those manning the table across from Hillman Library, the Pitt Maverick reported. Another “student came up to us and made a claim about how Trump wants to get rid of ‘his people,’” sophomore Kirk Breiner added to the Maverick. Then things escalated. A man declaring the table supported a “racist” candidate approached Breiner and another student volunteer Matt Kerlin, grabbed a stack of Trump door-hangers and nearly started a fight, the paper said. Later two students came over to the table, and one swept all the Trump literature to the sidewalk while the other flipped the table upside-down: The culprit then scurried away: “And we’re the violent ones,” one person, presumably a Trump supporter, was heard sarcastically noting on a video of the incident. Sophomore Steven Evanovich shot the clip and contacted campus police, who are investigating, the paper said. “It’s a shame that different opinions are met with such hostility at institutions of higher learning,” Evanovich told the Maverick. “Calling Trump’s rhetoric ‘hate speech’ actually reinforces and encourages the notion that violence against conservative or dissenting students is justified, and my own campus shouldn’t be a place where my friends or I are fearful for having opposing opinions.”)

DAILY CALLER
— Susan Rice Admitted Eight Years Of Smoking Weed In Her Background Check – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/31/susan-rice-admitted-eight-years-of-smoking-weed-in-her-background-check/
— Hillary’s Two Official Favors To Morocco Resulted In $28 Million For Clinton Foundation – Richard Pollock
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/31/hillarys-two-official-favors-to-morocco-resulted-in-28-million-for-clinton-foundation/

ONE NEWS NOW
— GOP incumbent Kirk loses homosexual endorsement – AP
http://onenewsnow.com/ap/politics/gop-incumbent-kirk-loses-homosexual-endorsement

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Raises Specter Of Crisis If Clinton Wins The White House “Nothing’s going to get done.” – Reuters
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-raises-specter-of-crisis-if-clinton-wins-the-white-house_us_5817fb5de4b0990edc33370d
— Guy In Trump Hat and ‘Deplorables’ T-Shirt Arrested At Texas Polling Place “He wanted to take a stand. Unfortunately, he was arrested and taken to jail.” – Ed Mazza
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-voter-arrested_us_58182babe4b064e1b4b4862d

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump is master of his domains, even ones that bash him – MICHAEL R. SISAK
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2c17b3bf329147a4bcf92ec6f3dfa2d7/trump-master-his-domains-even-ones-bash-him

ABC NEWS
— Trump Leads Clinton by 1 Point in New Poll as Enthusiasm Declines – GARY LANGER
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-leads-clinton-point-poll-enthusiasm-declines/story?id=43199459

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump Used Legally Dubious Method to Avoid Paying Taxes – DAVID BARSTOW, MIKE McINTIRE, PATRICIA COHEN, SUSANNE CRAIG and RUSS BUETTNER (DIERSEN: What “dubious methods to avoid paying taxes” have your critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes accused you of taking? Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that took at Loyola 1972-1976, the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, and the graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 were NOT deductible because they a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/us/politics/donald-trump-tax.html
— Pope Francis, in Sweden, Urges Catholic-Lutheran Reconciliation – CHRISTINA ANDERSON (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. Libertarians and Libertarian plants are nasty. Greens and Green plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. The aforesaid have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at non-Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL), and especially at Catholics, that I was baptized as a MSL in 1948, that I was raised as an MSL, and that I was confirmed as a MSL in 1962.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/world/europe/pope-francis-in-sweden-urges-catholic-lutheran-reconciliation.html
— The High Costs of Not Offering Paid Sick Leave – Austin Frakt (DIERSEN: Do/did you get paid sick leave? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that I got paid sick leave while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/upshot/the-high-costs-of-not-offering-paid-sick-leave.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/opinion/how-you-can-fight-donald-trump-right-now.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR GRAPHIC AND PHOTOS OF TRUMP AND CLINTON: IS IT OVER YET?
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20161101/281479275969933
— What’s on your ballot? Facebook will show you – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: What percent of Google employees are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/10/28/facebook-vote-planner-feature-ballot/92860704/
— Trade deals sell out workers It’s no surprise Americans are angry at the prospect of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. – Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/31/trade-trans-pacific-partnership-sherrod-brown-editorials-debates/93084432/

TRIBUNE REVIEW
— Vets & federal jobs: Intolerable treatment – Editorial (DIERSEN: My Democrat critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://triblive.com/opinion/editorials/11371626-74/federal-veterans-hiring
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The lip service that the Obama administration pays to veterans about their health care — given excessive waits at Veteran Affairs facilities and suicide hotline delays — extends to hiring them for federal jobs. By law, disabled veterans and those with active-duty service are supposed to get preference in federal hiring. But a government report shows that’s not always the case, specifically when political appointees are considered for plum jobs. “There is a clear bias against veterans,” Darin Selnick, a retired Air Force captain and former Veterans Affairs official, tells The Daily Signal. “They think veterans should start at the bottom like everyone else.” Of course, experience and qualifications are factored for federal job applicants; the law is supposed to prevent political favoritism. But in hiring a quarter of President Obama’s political appointees, federal agencies didn’t follow policies to avoid favoritism, according to the Government Accountability Office. The GAO report sampled 30 federal agencies from January 2010 to October 2015. Never mind proposed changes to hiring policies that would limit veterans’ job preference to a single use. For vets who have secured civilian government jobs, that would eliminate any preference consideration when they apply for higher positions. Our country owes its veterans a debt for their service. Playing fast and loose when it comes to federal job hiring is an intolerable disservice that deserves no place in any administration.)

GUARDIAN
— Republicans fear Trump’s parade of insults might help cost him the election 2016 could be a winnable election for the GOP, especially given Clinton’s continued email woes – yet all year Trump has lurched from one self-inflicted crisis to another – David Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/01/donald-trump-insults-us-election-result-republicans-gop
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Republican Guardian uses a GAO report to promote Democrats.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/nov/01/us-citizens-vote-disabled-voters-democracy-election-polling

October 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump energized by Clinton email news, but most voters unswayed – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-energized-by-clinton-email-news-but-most-voters-unswayed/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 16 dead, 40 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-19-shot-across-chicago-in-first-12-hours-of-weekend/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/map-chicago-weekend-shootings-tracker-for-oct-28-31/
— HOW GERRYMANDERING HAS ROBBED YOU OF A REAL VOTE – Editorial
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20161031/281788513613171

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mainstream media needs more conservative journalists – Megan McArdle (DIERSEN: You are not a conservative journalist if you promote surrender of America to foreign countries, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, abolition of the First and/or Second Amendments, race and/or gender based preference giving, age discrimination, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-liberal-mainstream-media-20161028-story.html
— Inspector general says city’s ban on gifts includes cheap ‘Hamilton’ tickets – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-aldermen-hamilton-tickets-20161030-story.html
— Trump campaign manager condemns supporter as ‘deplorable’ for chanting ‘Jew-S-A’ – Jose A. DelReal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-phoenix-rally-20161030-story.html
— Why are you still writing press releases? – Nicole Volpe Miller (DIERSEN: Illinois Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders keep Dave Diersen on their press advisory and press release lists. Illinois Democrat and Democrat plant, Illinois Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Illinois Green and Green plant, and Illinois RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders keep Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media on their press advisory and press release lists.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-why-are-you-still-writing-press-releases-they-suck-20161024-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs always glorify and praise those who have HIV/AIDS.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-patient-zero-hiv-aids-myths-20161030-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Jim Zay: Kind of leader DuPage County needs – Frank Saverino, Carol Stream
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161031/discuss/161039963/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner delays resolving bond deal until after 2018 election – BGA
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161030/rauner-delays-resolving-bond-deal-until-after-2018-election

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Ads, not parties, print media drive today’s elections – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest to a) stop me from putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading those emails?)
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/ads-not-parties-print-media-drive-today-s-elections/article_acc2fcf4-967e-53e5-86a5-3f13fb491f85.html

WREX
— Policy Prescriptions: Trump and Clinton on immigration – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/33518381/policy-prescriptions-trump-and-clinton-on-immigration

JOURNAL COURIER
— John Anthony: A life defined by race – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-German-American. What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/101941/commentary-a-life-defined-by-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In June, Anthony resigned his seat in the General Assembly to accept a leadership position with the Illinois Department of Corrections. And this month he began his search for his identity. He took a DNA test to determine his ancestry, which he didn’t know much about. He was born to a single, teenage mom and never met his father. “I was always told he was Puerto Rican and it was a one-night stand,” he said. “I’ve never known who my Dad was. I took the DNA test from Ancestry.com. The results have come back. I didn’t realize that I was Irish. I’m 13 different ethnicities. I’m not distressed – it’s a good thing. But have you ever experienced anything that was so good it was overwhelming? I’ve waited 40 years to find out who my dad is and I believe I’m on the verge of finding out who the family is.” One of the more startling discoveries of his DNA test is that he is only 44 percent black. And there is little clear evidence of whether he is at all Hispanic. ”I’m clueless as to what I am now. This has been an eye-opening experience.” His bewilderment is understandable. After all, fifty-three years after Martin Luther King, Jr. said he dreamed of his children being judged by the content of the character rather than the color of their skin, race remains the nation’s sore spot. Sadly, our society still clings to such labels. Amid his bewilderment, Anthony says he hopes to determine a greater sense of self. The DNA test has enabled him to connect with some distant cousins. Through networking with these relatives, he hopes to determine the identity of his father and determine if he has any biological siblings. “In the next couple weeks, I hope to be visiting someone in Illinois who is of the actual line of my father.” When asked if he still considered himself black, Anthony said. “Well, I’m 44 percent African. I asked my wife, ‘What does that make me?’ I guess the only thing I’m sure of is that I’m an American.”)

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Election will test power of incumbency – DAN PETRELLA
http://jg-tc.com/news/election-will-test-power-of-incumbency/article_70ef365c-deca-5fb3-851c-c48e39fa06c3.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Three dark figures capable of changing fate lurk behind tricky ways – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article111134587.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Robert Le Chien, Robert Haida and John Baricevic resigned as St. Clair County circuit judges effective Dec. 31 in the hopes that they’d be elected back with a simple majority rather than seeking a 60 percent approval by running for retention to their judgeships.)

SAUK VALLEY
— Republicans far outspend Dems in Illinois Costly statehouse races highlight Illinois power struggle – AP
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/30/republicans-far-outspend-dems-in-illinois/al9s7ed/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Crossing the Line — Close Elections – Dan Carden
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/statehouse/crossing-the-line/crossing-the-line-close-elections/article_8519d682-ed22-5035-8b4b-09bff1f3df3c.html

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Take Back the Night DuPage (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, and to countries that bring criminals to America, to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and to your precinct?)
http://www.nctv17.com/take-back-the-night-dupage/

DEPAULIA
— Rauner, Madigan fight proxy war in statehouse races – Brenden Moore
http://depauliaonline.com/2016/10/30/legislature-up-for-grabs/

DAILY ILLINI
— Illinois senate race heats up amidst controversy – Michael Semaca
http://dailyillini.com/news/2016/10/31/illinois-senate-race-heats-amidst-controversy/
— The Daily Illini Editorial Board endorses Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate
http://dailyillini.com/opinions/editorials/2016/10/31/the-daily-illini-editorial-board-endorses-tammy-duckworth-for-u-s-senate/

BGA
— DALEY MACHINE COGS STILL SPIN IN CHICAGO HEIGHTS – Casey Toner
http://www.bettergov.org/news/daley-machine-cogs-still-spin-in-chicago-heights

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Rauner turns a firehose of ads toward your TV – Rich Miller
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/10/30/rauner-turns-a-firehose-of-ads-toward-your-tv/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE DARK ART OF POLITICAL INTIMIDATION (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the top political intimidators in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/the-dark-art-of-political-intimidation.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Intimidation, harassment, and blackmail have become the norm in American politics. Why? Because it works. Kimberley Strassel, author of The Intimidation Game, explains.)
— GOP CHALLENGER HARLAN ASKS, “IS CHERI BUSTOS AWARE OF OBAMACARE DILEMMA?”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/gop-challenger-harlan-asks-is-cheri-bustos-aware-of-obamacare-dilemma.html
— OBAMA’S WHITE HOUSE KEPT LIST OF MUSLIMS FOR TOP JOBS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/obamas-white-house-kept-list-of-muslims-for-top-jobs.html
— DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORMS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/democratic-and-republican-party-platforms.html
— REMOVING OFFENDER STATUS FROM JOB APPLICATIONS INCREASES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORITIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/removing-offender-status-from-job-applications-increases-discrimination-against-minorities.html
— LEGISLATORS TAKE AIM AT DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AT THE IRS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/legislators-take-aim-at-discriminatory-practices-at-the-irs.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— Affirmative Action, Immigration and the Politics of Racial Solidarity – Ben Cohen (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want minorities to unite to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/affirmative_action_immigration_and_the_politics_of_racial_solidarity.html
— Final Countdown for the GOP? – Brian C. Joondeph (DIERSEN: If Trump loses, how many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America who have falsely claimed to be Republican will come out of their closets and declare their hatred for those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/final_countdown_for_the_gop.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump closes in with enthusiasm gap over Clinton Fight against establishment energizes voters seeking change – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/30/donald-trump-closes-in-with-enthusiasm-gap-over-hi/

GOPUSA
— Graduation rates: Passing students along
http://www.gopusa.com/graduation-rates-passing-students-along/

TOWNHALL
— Trump Has a Gift for Homeless Supporter Who Was Physically Attacked by Crowd – Justin Holcomb
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/justinholcomb/2016/10/30/trump-has-a-gift-for-homeless-supporter-who-was-attacked-by-physically-attacked-by-crowd-n2238863

THE BLAZE
— Poll: Donald Trump is now just 1 point behind Clinton – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/10/30/poll-donald-trump-is-now-just-1-point-behind-clinton/

BREITBART
— New York Times Dismissed Trump Claims of FBI Revolt as ‘Baseless’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/30/new-york-times-dismissed-trump-claims-of-fbi-revolt-as-baseless/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Will Anthony Weiner Elect Donald Trump? – Robert Kuttner
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-kuttner/will-anthony-weiner-elect_1_b_12720626.html

CNN
— Trump stokes skepticism of Colorado voting system – Jeremy Diamond, Ashley Killough and Caroline Kenny
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/30/politics/donald-trump-write-in-ballots/
— What is the Hatch Act — and did James Comey break it? – Steve Vladeck (DIERSEN: I was under the Hatch Act during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/31/politics/what-is-the-hatch-act/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Peter Thiel Defends His Most Contrarian Move Yet: Supporting Trump – DAVID STREITFELD
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/31/technology/peter-thiel-defends-his-most-contrarian-move-yet-supporting-trump.html
— Early Turnout Tilts Toward Democrats in Swing States – JEREMY W. PETERS and MATT FLEGENHEIMER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/31/us/politics/early-voting-trump-clinton.html

WASHINGTON POST
— White Republicans are coming home to Donald Trump, at just the right time – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/30/white-republicans-are-coming-home-to-donald-trump-at-just-the-right-time/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Leaders of foreign countries who are anti-American want Clinton to win just like they wanted Obama to win.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-foreign-leaders-who-are-rooting-for-trump/2016/10/30/fc9aed02-9c58-11e6-9980-50913d68eacb_story.html
— Federal employees behind in pay by 34 percent on average, salary council says – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/31/federal-employees-behind-in-pay-by-34-percent-on-average-salary-council-says/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal workers earn 34.07 percent on average less than private-sector employees doing comparable work, according to the government’s official, although not universally accepted, tally of how salaries compare. The figure was announced at Friday’s annual meeting of the Federal Salary Council, a group of union representatives and outside experts on compensation that oversees the General Schedule, the pay system for white-collar workers below the senior ranks. In the prior three years, the reported overall average “pay gap” was about the same — 35.37, 35.28 and 34.92 percent. “Federal pay needs to be substantially increased,” said National Treasury Employees Union president Tony Reardon, a member of the council. “When you look at the private sector, what kind of pay increases they have had, it dwarfs what federal employees have received. It’s time for Congress to step up and pay federal employees what they deserve to be paid.” The “pay gap” figures are based on Labor Department surveys comparing salary data on 250 federal occupations at various levels of responsibility with corresponding rates in local labor markets. Other comparisons, using different data and different methods, have reached much different conclusions. Reports from the conservative Heritage Foundation in 2010 and the American Enterprise Institute in 2011 found a pay advantage for federal workers of 22 and 14 percent, respectively, while the libertarian Cato Institute last year reported a 78 percent advantage. The Congressional Budget Office concluded in 2012 that federal workers were ahead by 2 percent on average, with less educated ones further ahead and more educated ones behind the private sector. Those reports said that the value of employment-related benefits, which the Labor Department data do not account for, further favors federal employees. The Government Accountability Office said in a 2012 report that no one approach to assessing pay is definitive.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Deep in the heart of Texas, Trump has Republicans worried about losing a congressional seat – Mark Z. Barabak (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will kill you figuratively if not literally if you do not join them in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-non-veterans, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-texas-republican-congress-20161029-story.html
— Donald Trump touts early vote turnout but the data complicate his rosy picture – Melanie Mason
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-donald-trump-extols-high-early-vote-1477860752-htmlstory.html
— You can blame cigarettes for nearly 3 in 10 cancer deaths in the U.S., study says – Karen Kaplan
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-cancer-deaths-smoking-20161024-snap-story.html
— In Mexico, Day of the Dead meets Halloween – Patrick J. McDonnell
http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-halloween-snap-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Hispanic Voter Surge Recasts Texas – DAN FROSCH (DIERSEN: What percent of Hispanics in Texas are citizens of Mexico?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/presidential-race-in-texas-tightens-as-voter-registration-total-surges-1477837569
— Harry Reid: FBI Director’s ‘Partisan Actions’ May Violate Federal Law James Comey disclosed, less than two weeks before presidential election, that his office was pursuing potential new evidence related to Hillary Clinton – MICHAEL C. BENDER
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/30/harry-reid-comeys-partisan-actions-may-violate-federal-law/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump has convinced Republican men they’re playing a ‘zero-sum’ game – Sonam Sheth (DIERSEN: For White males, federal employment is a zero-sum game. Every promotion that a federal employee who is minority gets, a federal employee who is White does not get. Every promotion that a federal employee who is female gets, a federal employee who is male does not get. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that it unfair to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to veterans a) that the Post Office hired me in 1966 and let me work there for almost 3 years, b) that IRS hired me in 1971 and let me work there for almost 9 years, c) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, d) that GAO hired me in 1980 and let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) that GAO promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/republican-men-feel-discriminated-against-trump-clinton-election-2016-10

USA TODAY
— Ex-congressman Joe Walsh no Clinton fan, but thinks Comey did her wrong – William Cummings
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/30/joe-walsh-clinton-comey-tweets/93036902/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Clinton’s massive lead over Trump narrows a bit among Millennials in new poll – Susan Page and Karina Shedrofsky
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/30/clintons-massive-lead-over-trump-narrows-among-millennials-poll-president-republican-election/92948974/

ABC13
— TRUMP SIGNS STOLEN OUT OF FRONT YARDS
http://abc13.com/politics/trump-signs-stolen-out-of-front-yards/1581673/

ABC6
— Multiple arrests after thefts of campaign signs – CHRIS WHITE
http://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/multiple-arrests-after-thefts-of-campaign-signs

FOX4
— Vandalized Trump signs replaced
http://www.fox4now.com/news/vandalized-trump-sings-replaced

RT
— ‘Undersea supremacy’: US commissions $2.7bn nuclear submarine ‘Illinois’
https://www.rt.com/usa/364712-nuclear-submarine-illinois-commissioned/

EDUCATION WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at Latinos a) that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Latinos have had, are having, and will have and b) that Democrats will give Latinos preference over non-Latinos, that is, that Democrats will discriminate against non-Latinos.
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on_california/2016/10/latino_vote_bad_news_for_trump_and_gop.html

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— Exploring mentorship: A graceful exit How one firm helps departing staffers find opportunities – Ken Tysiac (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who had hired me in 1980, who had got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who had promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2016/nov/career-mentoring-at-cpa-firms.html

October 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Married couples face split tickets – Evan Halper (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that Republican men are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20161030/281900182761424
— Trump accuses Clinton of ‘criminal action,’ predicts victory – Sean Sullivan, John Wagner, Anne Gearan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-accuses-clinton-emails-20161029-story.html
— Gay-rights, gun-violence prevention groups pull Kirk support – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-mark-kirk-endorsements-pulled-met-20161029-story.html
— Graveyards give you the spooks? Many homeowners like living near cemeteries – Leslie Mann (DIERSEN: Wheaton Cemetery (http://www.wheatoncemetery.org/) and St. Michael Cemetery (https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Michael-Cemetery/117332434952418) are both in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-1030-houses-near-cemeteries-20161027-story.html
— Judge Posner says quality of Supreme Court is ‘awful’ – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: Have you ever argued a lawsuit before Judge Posner? I did in 1996. SEE: David J. Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange, Inc., 110 F.3d 481 (7th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 178 (1997) (http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html) The lawsuit involved the Federal Odometer Act (FOA), the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) authority to grant exemptions from the FOA, and the sufficiency of material facts that would make a dealer suspicious of a car’s mileage. On September 16, 1996, I presented oral arguments to Chief Judge Posner and to Circuit Court Judges Coffey and Kanne. On March 31, 1997, the Appellate Court agreed with me and ruled that DOT’s exemption for cars over 10 years old was invalid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-judge-posner-supreme-court-chicago-inc-20161028-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Suburban mayors lining up for big paydays – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-suburban-mayors-lining-up-for-big-paydays/
— Federal prosecutors in Chicago going hard on gun crimes – Zach Fardon
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-federal-prosecutors-in-chicago-going-hard-on-gun-crimes/
— Vote to merge county offices, save money – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-vote-to-merge-county-offices-save-money/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Sandra Bland to demonize, denigrate, and condemn police.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sandra-blands-mom-her-journey-from-west-side-to-national-stage/
— Rahm’s spin vs. City Hall’s plea for federal help – Mick Dumke
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/the-watchdogs-rahms-spin-vs-city-halls-plea-for-federal-help/

DAILY HERALD
— Pot ballot drives put medical, recreational users at odds – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161029/business/310299876/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Non-Union Workers Awarded Bonuses From Rauner – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Are/were a union member? I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were vehemently anti-union.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=228076#.WBX1DPorKM8

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Election 2016: In Central Illinois, energy key to presidential support – TONY REID (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why do people vote for Democrats? ANSWER: They are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/election-in-central-illinois-energy-key-to-presidential-support/article_ad97d6a4-649b-50e9-806e-7fdd4822891b.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Costly Statehouse races highlight Illinois power struggle – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161029/costly-statehouse-races-highlight-illinois-power-struggle
— Why do state workers get Election Day off? – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161029/why-do-state-workers-get-election-day-off
— Write-ins must register to count – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161029/sorry-mickey-mouse-write-ins-must-register-to-count

STATELINE
— Trump tears into U.S. judicial system Trump: ‘We’re living in a third-world country’ – CNN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how plaintiffs in civil lawsuits are improperly denied their right to a jury trial, that is, how plaintiffs are improperly denied their Seventh Amendment rights.)
http://www.mystateline.com/news/trump-tears-into-us-judicial-system

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— No Endorsement For U.S. President
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-for-u-s-president/article_407bd749-81cf-5ba5-ac2f-7dbaf2514ecf.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Incumbency often spells election win – DAN PETRELLA
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/incumbency-often-spells-election-win/article_6050cf1e-dc8f-5f5e-a7fb-4cf6361eccbd.html

JOURNAL COURIER
— Funding limbo worries ag-education supporters – Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/101902/funding-limbo-worries-ag-education-supporters

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— U.S. Rep. Mike Bost is best for 12th Congressional District – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article111130377.html

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Urban League hosts diversity, inclusion symposium (DIERSEN: To promote diversity and inclusion is to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/urban-league-hosts-diversity-inclusion-symposium/article_5182d8e0-d021-5b95-b6ac-7ac480395bf9.html

DAILY ITEM
— Long, stressful journey for adoptive parents – Justin Strawser (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, for not becoming foster parents.)
http://www.dailyitem.com/news/local_news/long-stressful-journey-for-adoptive-parents/article_e62f5ae3-82ed-5842-b2dc-4bf52695d2cf.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Obama makes a promise about his wife Michelle Obama not planning on becoming candidate – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/obama-makes-a-promise-about-his-wife

CHICAGO PATCH
— Mark Kirk Loses Endorsements From 2 National Advocacy Groups The Human Rights Campaign and Americans for Responsible Solutions withdrew their support for the incumbent GOP senator Saturday. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/mark-kirk-loses-endorsement-largest-lgbt-rights-group-u-s

SANGAMON SUN
— Illinois Council of Aging provides department updates – Lhalie Castillo (DIERSEN: From what I see, virtually all people promote age discrimination until age discrimination first harms them personally in a big way. Age discrimination first harmed me personally in a big way in 1974 when I was 25 years old. In the federal government, if you are a non-veteran White male, the federal government wastes your career gets rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $92,632) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $109,463) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $160,300) by age 40. While I made GS-12 (currently $77,899) by age 25, I did not make GS-13 until I was 38. Because of that and because in 1988 I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, the federal government forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511016934-illinois-council-of-aging-provides-department-updates

CAPITOL FAX
— Defiant Kirk responds *** HRC, Giffords’ group unendorse Sen. Kirk (DIERSEN: Illinois Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders keep Dave Diersen on their press advisory and press release lists. Illinois Democrat and Democrat plant, Illinois Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Illinois Green and Green plant, and Illinois RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders keep Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media on their press advisory and press release lists.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/29/hrc-giffords-group-unendorse-sen-kirk/

DAILY CALLER
— Obama Admin Chose ‘Hispanic Names’ For Cabinet Positions, Leaked Emails Reveal – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/29/obama-admin-chose-hispanic-names-for-cabinet-positions-leaked-emails-reveal/

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Homeless Woman Defending Trump’s Walk Of Fame Star Attacked By Crowd – Jack Davis
http://www.westernjournalism.com/homeless-woman-defending-trumps-walk-of-fame-star-attacked-by-crowd/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Place of Race in Air Traffic Control – Dan Subotnik (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, to promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, to give preference to young minorities and to young females, the federal government has lowered its hiring and promotion standards, made those standards less objective, and made those standards more subjective.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/the_place_of_race_in_air_traffic_control.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since we cannot be sure that the FAA can be trusted to put safety first, its initial mandate, one has to wonder whether diversity might be weighted too heavily. The larger point here is that the FAA has not been straight with us. The first order of FAA business then should be to explain itself in full. Has technology replaced the need for technical skill? If the FAA continues to stonewall, we are left with the kind of government arrogance that rallies people to Donald Trump and, to the extent that the FAA is training people who may not have competitive skills, to a distinct sense of foreboding. Dan Subotnik, Professor at Touro Law School, is author of “Toxic Diversity, Race, Gender, and Law Talk” (NYU) and many articles (the latest in Academic Questions).)

BREITBART
— Matthews: Hillary Won’t Change If She Wins, the Clintons Will Sell the Lincoln Bedroom Again – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/10/27/matthews-hillary-wont-change-if-she-wins-the-clintons-will-sell-the-lincoln-bedroom-again/#ixzz4OUVKJC4b&f

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— 2 U.S. Christian High School Football Teams (Aurora Central Catholic High School and the Wheaton Academy in West Chicago) Banned From Public Prayer Before Playoff Game – Andre Mitchell
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/religious.high.schools.in.illinois.banned.from.public.prayer.before.sporting.event/99269.htm

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— We Will Overcome (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors TALK AND ACT LIKE THEY WILL OVERCOME THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2016/10/30/we-will-overcome/

COLLEGE FIX
— Student petition wants University Texas conservative group kicked off campus for affirmative action bake sale – DAVE HUBER (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government, and especially those who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, wanted the federal government to kick me out a) because I was a Republican, b) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because I was not a veteran, d) because I was not a minority, e) because I was not a female, f) because I did not get promoted fast enough, and g) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/29713/

POLITICO
— Human Rights Campaign revokes Mark Kirk endorsement – Rebecca Morin
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/human-rights-campaign-revokes-mark-kirk-endorsement-230495

HUFFINGTON POST
— Robert Scheer And Amy Trask Discuss Gender, Race And Profit In The World Of Professional Sports
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-scheer/robert-scheer-and-amy-tra_b_12703548.html?section=us_politics

NBC NEWS
— Human Rights Campaign Withdraws Kirk Endorsement After Racially-Charged Comment – IRIN CARMON
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/human-rights-campaign-withdraws-kirk-endorsement-after-racially-charged-comment-n675146

NEW YORK TIMES
— I Registered to Vote… For This? – EMMA ROLLER (DIERSEN: To get those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors to vote for Democrats, Democrats promise to give preference to those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/campaign-stops/i-registered-to-votefor-this.html
— In Defense of Politics, Now More Than Ever – Peter Wehner (DIERSEN: Do you have a degree in political science? Because I do not, of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me because of that. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, the last almost 18 years of which for GAO auditing many federal agencies, and the last 11 years of that at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $92,632-$120,427. Further, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, I have the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) meetings and fundraisers, and I served as MTRCC’s webmaster for 6 years. Further, I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/campaign-stops/in-defense-of-politics-now-more-than-ever.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who wants felons to vote? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/agreed-serve-your-time-cast-your-ballot.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/the-dangers-of-donald-trump.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/emails-with-my-favorite-trump-supporter.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/campaign-stops/why-trump-stays-afloat.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps get someone to argue that “America, Your Election Is Not Rigged.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/america-your-election-is-not-rigged.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CALIFORNIA TIGHTENS: Poverty in Unexpected Places – Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/poverty-in-unexpected-places.html
— Richer but Not Better Off – EDUARDO PORTER (DIERSEN: According to this article, Mexicans are nowhere as poor as Democrats and RINOs want you to believe.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/richer-but-not-better-off.html
— Growing Up Poor in America The presidential candidates should be talking about poverty. Here’s why. – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: Have you or your parents ever been poor? Neither I nor my parents have ever been poor. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that to demonize me and my parents, denigrate me and my parents, and condemn me and my parents as being people who were born with silver spoons in their mouths and who have always been privileged. One could argue that my mother, who was born in 1924, raised on a farm, and never attended high school, was poor until she married my father.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/3-tvs-and-no-food-growing-up-poor-in-america.html
— An Activist for the Poor Joins Pepsi’s Board. Is That Ethical? – DAVID GELLES (DIERSEN: What do activists for the poor think of you? Activists for the poor have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/business/an-activist-for-the-poor-joins-pepsis-board-is-that-ethical.html
— Nudges That Help Struggling Students Succeed – David L. Kirp (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school and in high school, did those around you believe that you were “college material?” Few around me believed that a) because neither my parents nor any of my ancestors had attended college, b) because my father was only the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and c) because my mother had never attended high school.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/nudges-that-help-struggling-students-succeed.html
— ‘I Live in a Lie’: Saudi Women Speak Up – MONA EL-NAGGAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-women.html
— No Kegs, No Liquor: College Crackdown Targets Drinking and Sexual Assault Dozens of universities have introduced stricter rules on alcohol, especially at fraternities. We sent reporters to five campuses to examine the new measures. (DIERSEN: Did you want to “go away” to college so that you could drink booze, smoke pot, have sex, and party? I did not.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/us/college-crackdown-drinking-sexual-assault.html

BLOOMBERG
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Some Cities Want Their Noncitizen Immigrants to Vote San Francisco considers opening up local elections to newcomers. – Caroline Winter
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-28/some-cities-want-their-immigrants-to-vote

COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
— Trump: Dems commit voter fraud, ‘We don’t do that stuff’ – John Siciliano
http://gazette.com/trump-dems-commit-voter-fraud-we-dont-do-that-stuff/article/1588989

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they hate Whites and that they hate America.
http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/10/whos-a-white-nationalist-readers-weigh-in/505877/

THE SUN
— SAME-SEX ROW IN RUSSIA Vladimir Putin aide’s controversial daughter, 18, sparks outrage by claiming ‘same-sex couples should keep their love secret’ Elizaveta Peskova also added she hates the sight of lesbians showing public affection – SARA KAMOUNI
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2074929/vladimir-putin-aides-controversial-daughter-18-sparks-outrage-by-claiming-same-sex-couples-should-keep-their-love-secret/

COURIER MAIL
— Status quo is no option when it comes to child protection – Lindsay Wegener
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/opinion-status-quo-is-no-option-when-it-comes-to-child-protection/news-story/51e0caa79c631d4151f33aae58101620

October 29 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Are we afraid to put up election signs? – Karen Schlabach, Glen Ellyn (DIERSEN: If you do not display a Clinton/Kaine sign in your front yard, does that mean that you have already voted for Trump/Pence or that will vote for Trump/Pence?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161029/discuss/161028739/
(FROM THE LETTER: Here it is, less than 30 days until the most contentious presidential campaign that I can remember, yet driving through the Glen Ellyn and Wheaton areas I have seen just one election sign and that was for Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine. I personally think this election is so negative that no one wants to have a sign in their yard declaring which candidate they choose. I believe they are afraid of a brick or worse, being thrown through their window. Good thing the election booths are private.)
— Trump is our last line of defense – Nancy J. Thorner, Lake Bluff
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161028/discuss/161028771/
(FROM THE LETTER: The shameless “Borking” of Trump has become nonstop since he became the Republican presidential nominee, fostered by print media and TV networks which have unabashedly joined forces with the Democratic Party. Trump, not of the establishment, would shake up the status quo and the power and money that flows to those who support the globalist agenda of the rich and powerful working behind the scenes to control this nation’s destiny. How will Hillary’s call for (1) open borders as a portal through which flow murderers, drugs, drug lords, cartels, and hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants and (2) extending a welcome mat to thousands of un-vetted Syrians for whom we could query our database until the cows come home and yet find nothing if no records exist? Keep Americans safe? Hillary can’t even define who the enemy is, and she supports the Iran Nuclear deal travesty. Spineless establishment Republicans created the Trump movement, giving Obama the upper hand to leave this nation with a $20 trillion-plus unsustainable debt and a dismal economy. Obama is on track to be the only U.S. president in history who fails to deliver a single year of GDP 3 percent-plus economic growth, his, a dismal overall 1.55 percent rate. Hillary’s announcement to raise taxes on the rich will cripple business expansion, a job creator, and stifle GDP growth. Trump is the last line of defense against a continuation of Obama’s failed policies through a Hillary administration. Hillary’s Supreme Court appointees would render the Second Amendment (gun rights) meaningless and imperil religious liberty. Trump desires to help this country and is committed to secure our freedom and restore our nation’s greatness, militarily and economically.)
— Once worried about drones, Naperville now sees benefits – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161029/business/161028617/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County coroner discusses ‘heavy weight’ of job, running unopposed – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-coroner-st-1030-20161028-story.html
— Walsh seeks fourth term as Will County executive – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-county-races-st-1030-20161028-story.html
— Naperville Newcomer of the Month: Carolyn Klein (DIERSEN: How long have you lived in your municipality? I have lived in Wheaton since 1978 when I was 29 years old. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Religion is nasty. I should write a book about those in Wheaton who continue to viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a newcomer. They stress that unlike me, their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, etc. grew up in Wheaton, that they grew up in Wheaton, that they attended grade schools and high schools in Wheaton, that they are members of churches in Wheaton, that they attend services in Wheaton churches, that they give money to churches in Wheaton, that they raised their children in Wheaton, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-newcomer-month-naperville-st-1030-20161028-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gene-lyons-time-to-move-on-from-the-trump-reality-show/

SOUTHERN
— Final exam: Officials test voting equipment ahead of Nov. 8 election K. JANIS ESCH (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://thesouthern.com/elections/final-exam-officials-test-voting-equipment-ahead-of-nov-election/article_a6778357-74eb-55d4-bf6f-85a120a1819e.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why Chicagoans are seeing so many TV ads in state races – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161028/NEWS02/161029807/why-chicagoans-are-seeing-so-many-tv-ads-in-state-races

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Home Prices Lose Value in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=228051#.WBRnm_orKM8

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Election campaign tame compared to the debacle of 1968 – Chuck Sweeny (DIERSEN: What were you doing in November of 1968? I was a full-time UIC student and a part-time Park Forest Post Office employee. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete and I drove a 1968 Oldsmobile 442.)
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20161029/chuck-sweeny-election-campaign-tame-compared-to-debacle-of-1968
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, as crazy as this year’s campaign seems, I’m not afraid the country will crack up. In 1968, as a student about to enter the University of Illinois Chicago, I really did fear for what would happen to the U.S.A. Both the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy had been assassinated that spring; there were riots in many cities; 500,000 U.S. troops were in Vietnam; college campuses were in turmoil and people like me wondered, “Can anybody here operate this place?” Chicago’s reputation as a political convention location was ruined. Between 1860 and 1968, Chicago hosted 14 Republican and 10 Democratic presidential nominating conventions. Since 1968, the Republicans have not been back. Democrats did come back finally, but not until 1996. I covered that and let me tell you, Mayor Richard M. Daley, son of Richard J. Daley, must have sent all his cops to charm school. They were the friendliest folks in uniform since Captain Kangaroo.)

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Spineless lawmakers at core of budget problem – Jim Nowlan
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-spineless-lawmakers-at-core-of-budget-problem/article_d78bdb32-007d-556d-a0a7-612ee49b1300.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Budget crisis shadow darkens more doors The state’s ongoing budget crisis casts its shadow on Sauk Valley Community College and the Lee-Ogle Transportation System. The number of people personally affected by Illinois’ financial woes seems destined to increase. – Editorial
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/27/what-we-think-budget-crisis-shadow-darkens-more-doors/axvr2ec/

TIMES
— Money fuels Skoog-Long race – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/money-fuels-skoog-long-race/article_ee17212e-3450-5d96-936f-aae04190d8c4.html
— Taxes, age issues in 75th District state rep race – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/taxes-age-issues-in-th-district-state-rep-race/article_93acc6ab-9d91-538a-b4d1-9be5374f97f2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Shugart has made Welter’s youth an issue in the campaign. At 49, she is nearly double his age. She contends life experience makes for better lawmakers. “Surviving through adversity builds character, knowledge and the ability to understand people,” she said. Welter countered his age was no problem, especially given his experience in government. He said Shugart’s criticism was “discouraging” for young people. “It doesn’t matter how old you are. When I came prepared, people started listening to me. You don’t get to be Grundy County chairman, the youngest in the state at the time, without building coalitions. I had Democrats and Republicans support me.”)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Auditor Dispute In Champaign County – HUNTER MCKEE (DIERSEN: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My license (#065012844) has been inactive since 2000. Since 2000, I have focused on Illinois Republican politics.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/auditor-dispute-in-champaign-county
(FROM THE ARTICLE: George Danos, who is running for Champaign County Auditor, had some comments to say about his opponent and current auditor, John Farney. He suggests that Farney violated an Illinois Public Act by falsely stating his chief deputy auditor was a certified accountant. He said that this violates the Illinois law by not having an active license with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Farney called these allegations false and said his chief deputy auditor is highly qualified. “I really find it disappointing and disturbing that my opponent is dragging her good name through the mud,” said Farney. “I find it appalling that he would expose one of his employees to professional risk, she is under the discipline of the profession we share, he’s not an accountant and shows no such risk,” explains Danos. But Danos also included that Farney does have a comprehensive financial report where he incorrectly puts the designation CPA.)

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— SUCCESS in Naperville (DIERSEN: Are you successful? Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted that I have never been successful. They stress that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, and that for a non-veteran White male federal employee like me to be successful, you must make GS-13 (currently $92,632) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $109,463) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $160,300) by age 40. They shout that because federal employees are stupid and lazy, my not making GS-13 until I was 38 and my being forced to retire when I was 49 proves that I am extremely stupid and lazy.)
http://www.nctv17.com/success-in-naperville/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of six African-American professionals in fields ranging from government to medicine to entertainment spoke to a group of Jefferson Junior High students as part of their first SUCCESS Career Day. Assistant Principal Jeremy Christian praised the event. “It helped to really give them a visual of what it’s like to be successful,” he said. “A lot of times African-American students, especially in Naperville, they don’t have something that’s positive to look to because they don’t see anyone that looks like them, so our goal today was to offer them alternatives, giving them some tangible people or tangible things to look at, processes and systems where they can kind of mimic their pathway to their future.” SUCCESS, which stands for “School Using Coordinated Community Efforts to Strengthen Students,” focuses on empowering black and other minority students to achieve greatness. This was the first SUCCESS event at Jefferson, which has around 70 black students out of their nearly 900 total, a sense of minority that panelists addressed.)
— Naperville Could See Changes in Property Taxes
http://www.nctv17.com/naperville-could-see-changes-in-property-taxes/

DAILY ILLINI
— Lt. Governor Sanguinetti and Sen. Rose visit campus – Gillian Dunlop
http://dailyillini.com/featured/2016/10/28/lieutenant-governor-sanguinetti-senator-rose-visit-campus/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Eyewitness Details of Huntley Voting Machine Malfunction
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/28/eyewitness-details-of-huntley-voting-machine-malfunction/
— Voting Advice
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/28/message-of-the-day-voting-advice/
— Want to Get Started in a Race You Can Win?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/27/want-to-get-started-in-a-race-you-can-win/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Steve Skidmore, Crawford Co. Coroner Candidate, Lied About Arrest Record – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/10/steve-skidmore-crawford-co-coroner-candidate-lied-about-arrest-record/

GOPUSA
— State Dept Told ‘Friendly’ AP Reporters About Missing Hillary Emails Before Congress (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois and a) who do not want me to know about their events and their other activities, b) who do not want me to promote their events and their other activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and/or d) who do not want me to report on their events and their other activities?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16516
— Fisher-Price apologizes to mom disgusted by ‘girl’ toys (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16455
— Opening a floodgate of asylum seekers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16449
— Victims: Gays Claim Philly’s Gayborhood is Racist
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16458

FOX NEWS
— Trump says he’s put $10M into campaign, knocks lack of ‘leadership support’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/28/trump-says-hes-put-10m-into-campaign-knocks-lack-leadership-support.html

BLAZE
— Poll: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are in a statistical tie – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/29/poll-donald-trump-and-hillary-clinton-are-in-a-statistical-tie/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Reacts to Hillary Clinton’s FBI News Conference: ‘Another Clinton Lie’ – ALEX SWOYER
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/28/donald-trump-reacts-hillary-clintons-fbi-news-conference-another-clinton-lie/

TOWNHALL
— The High-Tech Lynching Of Donald Trump – Jeff Crouere
http://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2016/10/29/the-hightech-lynching-of-donald-trump-n2238306

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Will Trump be the GOP’s ‘wrecking ball’? – SUSAN FERRECHIO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/will-trump-be-the-gops-wrecking-ball/article/2605938

POLITICO
— National poll: Clinton leads Trump by 2 points – Steven Shepard
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-abc-wapo-poll-230488
— Trump accuses Clinton of politicizing FBI investigation – Ben Schreckinger (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination is rampant in the federal government. How many Obama-appointed federal employees see themselves being dumped by Clinton? If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they would have promoted me beyond GS-13, they would have assigned me to audits of IRS, and they would not have forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would have promoted me beyond GS-12, they would not have disallowed my education deductions, and they would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors would not have forced me resign in 1969 and they would not have disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hillary-clinton-fbi-donald-trump-politicization-230485

THE HILL
— RNC: New FBI review of Clinton emails ‘stunning development’ – Julian Hattem
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/policy/national-security/303322-rnc-new-fbi-review-of-clinton-emails-stunning-development
— Trump gives $10 million to campaign – Harper Neidig
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303277-trump-gives-10-million-to-campaign-wont-commit-to-100
— Trump: Powerful message more important than flawed messenger – Cain Pence
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/303234-trump-powerful-message-more-important-than-the

HUFFINGTON POST
— NRCC Ad Trashing Donald Trump Hurts Paul Ryan, Conservatives Say Even if it isn’t the speaker’s fault. – Matt Fuller
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/conservatives-nrcc-ad-paul-ryan_us_5813758ee4b064e1b4b1f451

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Older Voters Carry Clout But Don’t Like Choices – LIZETTE ALVAREZ (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 68. Should I write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois WHO PROMOTE AGE DISCRIMINATION?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/us/florida-voters-2016-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/opinion/campaign-stops/a-final-plea-to-trumps-america.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Teachers Union Head Brings Political Clout to Bear for Hillary Clinton National Education Association chief Lily Eskelsen García takes campaign to defeat Republican nominee Donald Trump personally – BRODY MULLINS and MELANIE TROTTMAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats” who are filled with hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/teachers-union-head-brings-political-clout-to-bear-for-hillary-clinton-1477647006
— The Big Winners and Losers in America’s Social Security System Low earners often get more from Social Security benefits than they pay in, while high earners get less. One-income couples also fare better – LAURA SAUNDERS (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-big-winners-and-losers-in-americas-social-security-system-1477647007
— Hillary Clinton’s Forgotten Career: Corporate Lawyer For 15 years she defended big companies for the Rose Law Firm in Arkansas, a chapter all but excised from her official story – LAURA MECKLER and PETER NICHOLAS (DIERSEN: What do you excise from your official story? I excise nothing. I worked for GAO 1980-1997 and at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels 1986-1997, currently $92,632-$120,427. I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels 1974-1980, currently $77,899-$88,286.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clintons-forgotten-career-corporate-lawyer-1477674562

MIAMI HERALD
— FBI’s new Clinton investigation could upend presidential race – ANITA KUMAR, DAVID GOLDSTEIN AND DAVID LIGHTMAN
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article111077017.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Hillary Clinton lead over Donald Trump continues to shrink, down to just 2 points – Meg Wagner
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/hillary-clinton-lead-donald-trump-continues-shrink-article-1.2850111

FORTUNE
— A Woman Was Arrested for Voter Fraud. It Was a Donald Trump Supporter She was afraid her first ballot for would be changed to a vote for Hillary Clinton – Mahita Gajanan (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://fortune.com/2016/10/29/trump-supporter-voter-fraud/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Police in Des Moines, Iowa, arrested a woman on suspicion of voting twice in the general election. Terri Lynn Rote, a registered Republican, is accused of submitting ballot at two different early voting stations, the Des Moines Register reports. Rote told Iowa Public Radio that she was afraid her first ballot for Donald Trump would be changed to a vote for Hillary Clinton. “I wasn’t planning on doing it twice, it was spur of the moment,” she said. “The polls are rigged.” Polls being “rigged” has become a common refrain in Trump’s campaign, as the Republican nominee has repeatedly insisted that voter fraud is common. “Of course there is large scale voter fraud happening on and before election day,” Trump tweeted on Oct. 17. “Why do Republican leaders deny what is going on? So naive!” Rote was arrested Thursday on a first-degree election misconduct charge, which is a Class D felony. She was released Friday on a $5,000 bond.)

MARKET WATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/economic-anxiety-isnt-behind-trump-or-brexit-2016-10-28

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Want to Attract a Millennial Worker? Give ‘Em a Gift Card Perks work. – Kristen Bahler (DIERSEN: Did your employers reimburse their employees for tuition for job-related courses? My employers did not except for some small token amounts by GAO. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used that to justify their not taking job-related courses. Instead, they focused on destroying employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://time.com/money/4548939/millennial-worker-gift-card/
— New Federal Rules Could Make It Easier to Escape Your Student Loans – Kim Clark
http://time.com/money/4550040/student-loan-fraud-discharge-rules/

DAILY KOS
— Mark Kirk’s birther-style racist attack on Tammy Duckworth was nothing new from the GOP – Laura Clawson (DIERSEN: What about Kirk’s attacks on Trump?)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/10/28/1587830/-Mark-Kirk-s-birther-style-racist-attack-on-Tammy-Duckworth-was-nothing-new-from-the-GOP
— Mark Kirk’s slur of Tammy Duckworth – oh, so Republican – Charles Ray (DIERSEN: What about Kirk’s slurs on Trump?)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/10/28/1588082/-Mark-Kirk-s-slur-of-Tammy-Duckworth-oh-so-Republican

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans always shout a) that Republicans discourage Democrats from voting and b) that everyone who does not vote would have voted for Democrats.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2016/oct/29/voter-turnout-us-election-2016-register

RASMUSSEN
— Hey Lefties: Hillary is Not Your Friend – Ted Rall (DIERSEN: Hillary hints/implies/argues/shouts at lefties that she will use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_ted_rall/hey_lefties_hillary_is_not_your_friend