February 4 Morning Edition

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Questions swirl over Madigan banning ex-state rep from Capitol without guard If the house speaker felt Jack Franks should be prevented from being in the Statehouse unaccompanied, why was the public left in the dark until news of a search warrant leaked out? – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/questions-swirl-over-madigan-banning-ex-state-rep-capitol-without-guard

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Getting inside the outside — Circuit Court clerk candidates tout different definitions of independence – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What discredits claims of independence? ANSWER: You have financial problems. Your critics, your opponents, and/or your supporters have power to cut/end your sources of income. You need/want lots more income than you currently have.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/2/3/21121253/circuit-court-clerk-cabonargi-martinez-meister-boykin-brown
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats discourage immigrants from speaking, reading, and writing English.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/2/3/21120458/chicago-bilingual-teachers-public-school-grants-college

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Consultant says need for affordable housing in Naperville is ‘just going to get worse’ – ERIN HEGARTY and SARAH FREISHTAT (DIERSEN: What did you do to afford better housing? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-housing-plan-naperville-affordable-st-20200202-ldurapqfmzhttml6ilwpjfdd5a-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— State faces new opportunities for ethics reform – Grant Wehrli
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200204/state-faces-new-opportunities-for-ethics-reform
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200204/high-demand-for-legal-pot-creating-parking-woes-near-dispensaries

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH & KMOX & FOX ST. LOUIS & WEEK & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/green-solution-in-normal-anticipates-increase-in-business-with-expansion/article_7e32b71d-e351-5cee-b15a-7ef45de4b0bf.html
https://kmox.radio.com/articles/news/collinsville-dispensary-starts-shuttle-service
https://fox2now.com/2020/02/03/high-demand-for-pot-sparks-need-for-shuttle-service/
https://week.com/2020/02/03/council-backs-recreational-marijuana-dispensary-in-north-normal/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/green-solutions-is-hopeful-to-have-recreational-license-soon/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Super Bowl halftime show draws praise, tears from US Latinos – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/super-bowl-halftime-show-draws-praise-tears-from-us-latinos/

NPR ILLINOIS
— State Police Sued Over FOID Card Delays – MIKE SMITH
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/state-police-sued-over-foid-card-delays#stream/0

BEVERLY MT. GREENWOOD PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters to rally.
https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/southsiders-peace-stage-reject-cover-rally

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Dispute Over Powers In Burr Ridge A trustee questions whether the mayor can approve village spending and direct employees. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/dispute-over-powers-burr-ridge

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— HOW TO FIND YOUR PERSONALIZED SAMPLE BALLOT FOR THE MARCH 17 PRIMARY! (DIERSEN: When will your county offer this? Does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain know a) which offices will be on the ballot for your precinct and b) who the Republican candidates are? How much does your Republican Committeeman/Captain know about each of the candidates?)
https://kanecountyconnects.com/2020/02/how-to-find-your-personalized-sample-ballot-for-the-march-17-primary/

CENTER SQUARE
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Proposed legislation would add 10 percent tax on many gun sales – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/proposed-legislation-would-add-percent-tax-on-many-gun-sales/article_84908d0a-4473-11ea-ae78-e38bb56dec54.html
— Sangamon County State’s Attorney says Madigan’s office ignored nondisclosure order in search warrant in Franks case – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/sangamon-county-state-s-attorney-says-madigan-s-office-ignored/article_118d44fa-46db-11ea-b5c6-bfa08e967d21.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The real State of the Union: 84% of Americans ‘satisfied with life’ – Jennifer Harper (DIERSEN: What discourages you from being optimistic about your future? For me, it is ever-increasingly seeing those who represent me in Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, America, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc. ever-increasingly talking and/or acting like they want to get rid of those who share my demographics.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/3/inside-the-beltway-state-of-the-union-84-satisfied/

BREITBART
— In Sweden, Just One in Sixteen New Migrants Have a Job That Isn’t Being Subsidized by Taxpayers – CHRIS TOMLINSON
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/02/04/sweden-only-6-1-per-cent-new-migrants-non-subsidised-jobs-2019/
— ‘American Dirt,’ novel on migrants, ignites literary controversy
https://www.breitbart.com/news/american-dirt-novel-on-migrants-ignites-literary-controversy-3/

DAILY CALLER
— Watch What Happened When Joe Walsh Asked Iowa Caucus Crowd If They Want ‘Four More Years Of The Donald Trump Show’ – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/03/joe-walsh-iowa-caucus/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pepsi’s Super Bowl halftime show teaches girls that sexual exploitation is okay ‘Moms, are these the kind of shows you want your husbands and sons to watch? Or your daughters to emulate?’ – MICHAEL L. BROWN
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/pepsis-super-bowl-halftime-show-teaches-girls-that-sexual-exploitation-is-okay

EPOCH TIMES
— 54 Nationwide Injunctions Issued Against Admin Since Trump Took Office – JANITA KAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/nearly-55-injunctions-against-trump-admin-since-president-took-office-doj_3223265.html

CAMPUS REFORM
— Students hate Trump State of the Union quotes…until hearing they’re from 2020 Dems – Cabot Phillips
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14321

THE HILL
— Jill Biden: If I become first lady we will ‘get rid of Betsy DeVos’ – JUSTINE COLEMAN (DIERSEN: Who talks and/or acts like they want to get rid of you and/or those who share your demographics? I should write a book about those who talk and/or act like they want to get rid of me and those who share my demographics. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would cite many examples of their harming people because they are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or because their ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/481197-jill-biden-on-education-if-she-became-first-lady-we-would-get-rid-of-betsy
— Trump set to confront his impeachment foes – SCOTT WONG AND CRISTINA MARCOS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/481291-trump-set-to-confront-his-impeachment-foes

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Online political ads: cheap, efficient and ripe for misuse (DIERSEN: If I were seek/accept ads, I would only seek/accept ads from political organizations, companies, governments, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, consultants, etc. that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, that is, that oppose the promotion of LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.smdp.com/online-political-ads-cheap-efficient-and-ripe-for-misuse/185516

CNBC
— SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 FLASHBACK: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal pot efforts have turned states from narcs to pushers – Jake Novak
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/10/legal-pot-efforts-have-turned-states-from-narcs-to-pushers.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Iowa caucuses 2020 live updates: Iowa Democratic Party promises results ‘as soon as possible today’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/iowa-caucuses-2020-live-updates/2020/02/04/23561bd6-4707-11ea-bc78-8a18f7afcee7_story.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/opinion/trump-travel-ban-nigeria.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— UC should keep SAT and ACT as admission requirements, faculty report says – TERESA WATANABE
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-03/uc-should-keep-sat-and-act-as-admission-requirements-faculty-report-says

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Shut Up, They Advised A committee on judicial standards ignores the Constitution to rule against the Federalist Society. – David B. Rivkin Jr. and Andrew M. Grossman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shut-up-they-advised-11580773557
— Democrats Are Lying About My Argument Their false narrative of impeachment could set a dangerous precedent. – Alan M. Dershowitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-are-lying-about-my-argument-11580773517
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-your-citys-pension-fund-a-little-short-marijuana-might-help-11580812201

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman in protest of Trump, Trump-haters will glorify and praise you.
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2020/02/03/local-republican-precinct-committeeman-submits-resignation-to-gop-citing-trump-impeachment-process/4622319002/

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— A collision between the welfare state, immigration – Editorial (DIERSEN: What percent of immigrants need/want massive government assistance to succeed?) 
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-a-collision-between-the-welfare-state-immigration-1950356/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America is built on the hopes and dreams of immigrants. But for the first 190 years of this nation’s existence, those immigrants arrived on our shores largely without any expectation of public handouts for food, shelter, medical care or anything else. Today, progressives advocate turning that equation on its head in a race for votes cynically cloaked as compassion. It was only 24 years ago that President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, signed a law holding immigrant sponsors responsible for the costs of any welfare benefits received by their charges. Current law also already prevents legal immigrants from collecting means-tested federal benefits for five years. Is it so unreasonable that many U.S. taxpayers might balk at immediately subsidizing migrants who enter the country illegally? The debate over illegal immigration is too often dominated by extremists locked in a cage match over whether to throw open the borders or to conduct mass deportations. The distinction between legal and illegal immigration — along with the costs and economic value of each — becomes clouded. Where is the reasonable middle ground? A recent Harvard study, Reason magazine reports, found that many Americans would be less hostile toward immigration if advocates made “the case that immigrants don’t need handouts to succeed.” Viewed through that lens, perhaps the administration plan to restrict public assistance can be seen as pro-immigrant, while the Democratic demand that taxpayers write a check so illegal immigrants may collect the “free” stuff they propose is, ironically, precisely the opposite.)

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.
https://time.com/5775716/xenophobia-racism-stereotypes-coronavirus/

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise minorities and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://theweek.com/speedreads/893487/more-than-90-percent-iowa-caucusgoers-are-white-according-entrance-polls

February 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— State of the Union 2020 start time, live stream and other info on Trump SOTU speech
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-of-the-union-2020-live-stream-time-info/5901286/
— Sterigenics accused of paying investors millions to avoid paying victims affected by pollution – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/sterigenics-paid-investors-to-avoid-paying-victims-attorney/5901024/

CBS2
— CPS Inspector General Nicholas Schuler Resigns – Megan Hickey
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/02/03/cps-inspector-general-nicholas-schuler-resigns/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Customers bought nearly $40 million in recreational marijuana during the first month of sales in Illinois – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-illinois-legal-weed-sales-one-month-20200203-zr75rseuozfcxbtpb4fmx3kavq-story.html
— Where Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s unapologetically sexy halftime show fits into #MeToo – Heidi Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-superbowl-halftime-show-sex-object-metoo-0203-20200203-g7h5gvd5ffgk7hz6ez2ilhyo3e-story.html
— A soon-to-be-acquitted Trump’s State of the Union speech imagined: ‘Pound sand, dummies!’ – Rex Huppke
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-state-of-the-union-impeachment-acquitted-senate-huppke-20200203-uxummpvtvvbyrlqj7kzom7juci-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ex-Chicagoan who led pizza tours making long shot bid to be first drag queen in Congress G. “Maebe A. Girl” Pudlo is on the March 3 ballot in California, hoping to unseat Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff. It’s a long way from the Chicago pizza walking tours she once led. – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/2/21056569/drag-queen-congress-adam-schiff-chicago-pizza-democratic-primary-california-maebe-a-girl

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrat county board hopefuls: DuPage should allow recreational pot sales – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200203/county-board-hopefuls-dupage-should-allow-recreational-pot-sales

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois weed sales total almost $40M in first month And out-of-staters accounted for 22 percent of recreational sales that started Jan. 1. – JOHN PLETZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/illinois-weed-sales-total-almost-40m-first-month

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— In dash for cash, Londrigan picking up speed – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, which individuals, organizations, and companies would NOT contribute to your campaign? If I ran for an office, the following would NOT contribute to my campaign: a) those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) those that promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/tom-kacich-in-dash-for-cash-londrigan-picking-up-speed/article_8a631c6a-a5f4-5aba-85ba-404d4162aa99.html

RIVER BENDER
— Nimish Jani Elected to Represent IL-8 on the Illinois Republican State Central Committee
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/nimish-jani-elected-to-represent-il8-on-the-illinois-republican-state-central-committee-39505.cfm

GRAYSLAKE PATCH
— 4 Men Accused Of Illegal Pot Sales At Gurnee CBD Store The cash-based business —​ registered with the Village of Gurnee to sell CBS products and accessories — was also selling unauthorized pot. – Rebecca Bream
https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/4-men-accused-illegal-pot-sales-gurnee-cbd-store

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 92-Day Delay in Processing FOIA Card Costs Man His Job
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/03/92-day-delay-in-processing-foia-card-costs-man-his-job/ 
— Jack Franks Continues Trying to Bully County Auditor Shannon Teresi
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/03/jack-franks-continues-trying-to-bully-county-auditor-shannon-teresi/ 
— Algonquin Township Road District Admits Tax Protectors Claim Valid
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/03/algonquin-township-road-district-admits-tax-protectors-claim-valid/ 
— IL-14: Another Ted Gradel Football-Themed Video
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/03/il-14-another-ted-gradel-football-themed-video/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rush Limbaugh reveals he has lung cancer, shocking and saddening his listeners – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/3/rush-limbaugh-reveals-he-has-lung-cancer-shocking-/
— 17th woman joins sexual harassment lawsuit against FBI’s Quantico training academy – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/3/17th-woman-joins-fbi-sexual-harassment-lawsuit/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Warren Supporter Blames Lagging Poll Numbers on Democrats’ Sexism – Graham Piro (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who did not want to work for, work with, or supervise those who were female, minority, older, conservative, Republican, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://freebeacon.com/politics/warren-supporter-blames-lagging-poll-numbers-on-democrats-sexism/

BREITBART
— Non-Citizens, DACA Illegal Aliens Organize for Democrats in Iowa Caucus – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are the following promote Democrats: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/03/non-citizens-daca-illegal-aliens-organize-for-democrats-in-iowa-caucus/
— Bill Would Allow Parents Say over Drag Queen Story Hours in Taxpayer-Funded Libraries – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/03/bill-would-allow-parents-say-over-drag-queen-story-hours-in-taxpayer-funded-libraries/
— Franklin Graham: ‘Pepsi Showing Young Girls that Sexual Exploitation of Women Is Okay’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/03/franklin-graham-pepsi-showing-young-girls-that-sexual-exploitation-of-women-is-okay/


DAILY SIGNAL
— Disputed New York Times ‘1619 Project’ Already Shaping Schoolkids’ Minds on Race – John Murawski 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/02/03/disputed-new-york-times-1619-project-already-shaping-schoolkids-minds-on-race/

DAILY WIRE
— Staffers Accuse The Washington Post Of Fostering A Sexist Work Culture – Paul Bois
https://www.dailywire.com/news/staffers-accuse-the-washington-post-of-fostering-a-sexist-work-culture

NEWSMAX
— Age Discrimination Harming Seniors’ Health Around the World (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/aging-seniors-discrimination/2020/02/03/id/952390/
— Our Permanent Rights Won’t Diminish — Even Under Attack – John Cylc (DIERSEN: Which organizations, companies, and governments have power to harm you? My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. Failing that, they want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Facebook, Google, Capitol Fax, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, etc. to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading those emails.) 
https://www.newsmax.com/johncylc/fourthamendment-rights-virginia-guns/2020/02/03/id/952382/

PJ MEDIA
— Race Relations Have Improved Dramatically Since Trump Took Office – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/race-relations-have-improved-dramatically-since-trump-took-office/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Grassroots America isn’t ready for homosexual president – Chad Groening (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQers to force everyone to promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/02/03/grassroots-america-isnt-ready-for-homosexual-president

WASHINGTON POST
— Staffers Say Sexism Runs Deep At The Washington Post There’s an “understated respectability” that is “secretly pernicious,” said one woman. – Emily Peck
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-washington-post-sexism-culture_n_5e34b8a3c5b611ac94d4aa89

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Truth About the ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Rule Trump’s regulation is a response to a real problem, and it’s nowhere near as draconian as critics say. – Dave Seminara
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-truth-about-the-public-charge-immigration-rule-11580773460
— Trump Echoes Reagan’s Optimistic Tone on Americ Main Street: So much has “Make America Great Again” become part of the Trump identity that Americans forget he did not invent the phrase. Ronald Reagan did. Why is Trump still using MAGA as his pitch for another four years in office?
https://www.wsj.com/video/opinion-trump-echoes-reagans-optimistic-tone-on-americ/CA485F1C-A450-4675-B82D-41D7093F91FE.html

DAILY BEAST
— Thanks to Trump’s Attacks, Journalists Now Have an Official ‘Safety Kit’ The 2020 election is sure to be rife with threats against reporters, and so the Committee to Protect Journalists issued a guide for safely navigating overtly hostile Trump rallies. – Lloyd Grove (DIERSEN: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about those who have treated me the most rudely. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.thedailybeast.com/thanks-to-trumps-attacks-journalists-now-have-an-official-safety-kit

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Federal retirements dropped in 2019, as employees cite wide variety of motivations to stay or go – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/retirement/2020/02/federal-retirements-dropped-in-2019-as-employees-cite-wide-variety-of-motivations-to-stay-or-go/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Financial concerns are main factor driving retirement decisions. . .Stress, supervisors and political climate prompt retirement)

LADDERS
— Yale researchers find ageism is literally hurting older people all over the world – Kyle Schnitzer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/yale-researchers-find-ageism-is-literally-hurting-older-people-all-over-the-world

February 2 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Nimish Jani Elected to Represent IL-8 on the Illinois Republican State Central Committee
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(PRESS RELEASE: Nimish Jani of Cook County was elected to represent the 8th Congressional District on the Illinois Republican State Central Committee. The Committee is the governing body of the Illinois Republican Party and is comprised of members elected from each of Illinois’ 18 Congressional districts. Nimish’s election followed a vacancy on the Committee after the resignation of former State Central Committeeman Ryan Higgins. Nimish was elected by a weighted vote of the Republican county chairman who represent the 8th Congressional District, which includes Cook, DuPage, and Kane counties. The weighted vote is determined by the number of Republican primary voters who cast a ballot in each county during the previous Republican Primary Election. Applications to the position were made open to the public after Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider declared the position vacant last month. The Republican county chairman in the district convened a meeting this past weekend and heard testimony from each of the two applicants to the position, followed by a question and answer session. After deliberation, the county chairman elected Nimish Jani to the Illinois Republican State Central Committee. “I’d like to thank the Republican County Chairmen of the 8th Congressional District for running a smooth and transparent process to fill the vacancy. The Chairman acted quickly and professionally to ensure the 8th congressional district’s representation on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee,” said Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider. “Nimish is a leader in his community and I look forward to working with him to grow our party, engage diverse communities and expand our party’s big tent. I know Nimish will be an important part of our work electing Republicans up and down the ticket in 2020.”)

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago LGBTQ advocates celebrate their success. Soon, if not already, no one will be allowed to live in Chicago, to work in Chicago, or to do anything else in Chicago unless they promote LGBTQ activity. 
https://abc7chicago.com/5897983/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame Trump for what makes Americans dissatisfied with the state of the union.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/polling-americans-dissatisfied-with-the-state-of-the-union

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is Bernie Sanders’ angry army really what Democrats want? – BRET STEPHENS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-bernie-bros-iowa-caucuses-20200202-dvvltqiei5azhnu5zoqtbugdym-story.html
— ‘Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words,’ the hero’s journey – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-clarence-thomas-movie-kass-20200131-gwk4vb6gvzgrjap77ohmj5jdlm-story.html
— Alec Baldwin’s Trump returns as ‘SNL’ takes impeachment to Judge Mathis’ courtroom – CHRIS BARTON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-snl-alec-baldwin-trump-20200202-chgljtuoybg2hcjlrftwrzf3bu-story.html
— 5 hours, 4 candidates, 1 city: 2020 Democratic presidential front-runners converge on Cedar Rapids with closing pitches to take on Trump – BILL RUTHHART and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-2020-iowa-democratic-presidential-caucuses-cedar-rapids-20200202-buurhyl5abaixgv466rrifep24-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Democrats should put Trump on thin ice before the State of the Union speech.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-democrats-should-put-trump-on-thin-ice-before-the-state-of-the-union-speech-20200201-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “There’s only one way to remove Donald Trump from office.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-beating-donald-trump-20200202-skkgh7nsafg3jktcpz53ttkk2i-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Nunda Township and McHenry Township: Consolidation proposal is the ultimate in government foot-dragging – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200201/editorial-consolidation-proposal-is-the-ultimate-in-government-foot-dragging

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker’s state of the state speech an extended victory lap – Doug Fink
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200202/statehouse-insider-pritzkers-state-of-state-speech-extended-victory-lap

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/02/01/how-hot-is-cannabis-industry-thousands-crowd-into-citys-first-resource-fair-to-break-into-the-business/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Super Bowl Meme Reminds Every one of His Big Weakness
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/01/il-14-jim-oberweis-super-bowl-meme-reminds-everyone-of-his-big-weakness/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Age of Entitlement’ When America took a wrong turn – John R. Coyne Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/29/book-review-the-age-of-entitlement/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The puzzle of racial preferences – Coleman Hughes
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-puzzle-of-racial-preferences

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Becoming More Desperate…and More Dangerous – Dave Ball
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/02/democrats_becoming_more_desperateand_more_dangerous.html
— Why won’t the Washington Post acknowledge how pro-gay Israel is? – Michael Berenhaus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/why_wont_the_washington_post_acknowledge_how_progay_israel_is.html
— President of Mexico now being called ‘Trump’s enforcer’ – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/president_of_mexico_now_being_called_trumps_enforcer.html

BREITBART
— Rahm Emanuel: Democrats Must Build ‘Metropolitan Majority’ to Rule for ‘Years’ – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats attract to metropolitan areas individuals, organizations, and companies that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/01/rahm-emanuel-democrats-must-build-metropolitan-majority-to-rule-for-years/

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Define Down Social Justice – Loyd Pettegrew
https://townhall.com/columnists/loydpettegrew/2020/02/01/democrats-define-down-social-justice-n2560393

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— CNN Condemns Trump Coronavirus Task Force For “Lack of Diversity” – Mike LaChance 
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/02/cnn-condemns-trump-coronavirus-task-force-for-lack-of-diversity/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Democrats attack Trump as racist after he expands travel ban to six new countries – Victor Rantala 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/02/02/democrats-attack-trump-as-racist-after-he-expands-travel-ban-to-six-new-countries-881994

THE HILL
— ‘Saturday Night Live’ presents Trump impeachment trial ‘you wish had happened’ – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/481062-saturday-night-live-presents-trump-impeachment-trial-you-wish-had-happened

NEW YORK TIMES
— Affirmative Action: The Uniquely American Experiment – Orlando Patterson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/books/review/the-affirmative-action-puzzle-melvin-i-urofsky.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republicans who once scorned Trump rally to save his presidency – CHRIS MEGERIAN, NOAH BIERMAN
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-01/republicans-who-once-scorned-trump-rally-to-save-his-presidency

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Sanders campaign workers want to ‘guillotine the rich,’ send Republicans to gulags – Victor Joecks
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-joecks/victor-joecks-sanders-campaign-workers-want-to-guillotine-the-rich-send-republicans-to-gulags-1948876/

DENVER POST
— Denver dispensary burglaries hit 3-year high as 2019 ended with rash of armed robberies Employees at marijuana businesses “absolutely” worried about more robberies, attorney says – TINEY RICCIARDI
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/01/20/denver-marijuana-burglaries-increase/#

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Bloomberg Offers Trillions in Tax Increases to Pay for His Agenda Billionaire Democratic presidential candidate proposes raising taxes on high-income individuals, estates, corporations and other businesses – Richard Rubin and Tarini Parti
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bloomberg-offers-trillions-in-tax-increases-to-pay-for-his-agenda-11580578200

February 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago cannabis fair connects residents with resources to benefit from recreational marijuana – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/business/chicago-connects-residents-with-recreational-weed-resources/5897527/
— Democratic presidential candidates pledge unity weekend before 2020 Iowa caucuses – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/democratic-candidates-pledge-unity-on-eve-of-iowa-caucuses/5897394/

WBBM 780
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lightfoot, Cannabis Industry Leaders Push For Diversity At First-Ever Cannabis Resource Fair – ARIEL PARRELLA-AURELI
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/lightfoot-pushes-for-diversity-in-cannabis-industry-at-fair

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Illinois state representative Jack Franks suspected of sexual misconduct; state police execute search warrant at House speaker’s Capitol office – Javonte Anderson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-former-illinois-state-rep-accused-sexual-harassment-20200201-4xflsab6cfcjzma4e6j5srlpqy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/2/1/21118494/cannabis-resource-fair-marijuana-industry-uic-forum-nonprofit

DAILY HERALD
— ‘I think I’ll beat Trump … I’m kidding,’ former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh says as he woos Iowans – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200201/i-think-ill-beat-trump–im-kidding-former-us-rep-joe-walsh-says-as-he-woos-iowans

HERALD & REVIEW & BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Should Illinois split from Chicago? These residents are gathering signatures
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/should-illinois-split-from-chicago-these-residents-are-gathering-signatures/article_05dd3015-12f4-5113-a887-009a24afeec3.html
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/should-illinois-split-from-chicago-these-residents-are-gathering-signatures/article_961a1ce4-3c36-5aab-8e70-c01e314a8f26.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— County Democrats no longer resting on their Laurel – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-county-democrats-no-longer-resting-on-their-laurel/article_73a42338-25f9-5ed1-a228-8c3ebfd99249.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump, Bloomberg escalate 2020 ad war with $11 million Super Bowl spots – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/trump-bloomberg-escalate-2020-ad-war-with-11-million-super-bowl-spots

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Craig Wilcox Calls for Probe of “Disturbing” Allegations
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/01/craig-wilcox-calls-for-probe-of-discusting-allegations/ 
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Must Lead and Convince Jack Franks to Resign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/01/il-14-lauren-underwood-must-lead-and-convince-jack-franks-to-resign/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— McHenry County Chairman Jacks Franks issued Cease and Desist Letter to County Auditor – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/02/mchenry-county-chairman-jacks-franks-issued-cease-and-desist-letter-to-county-auditor/
— State Police looking into alleged sexual crimes of Jack Franks, McHenry County Board Chairman – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/02/state-police-looking-into-alleged-sexual-crimes-of-jack-franks-mchenry-county-board-chairman/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Our own people are out of work’: Bernie Sanders once railed against Vermont guest workers from Jamaica – Joseph Simonson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/our-own-people-are-out-of-work-sanders-once-railed-against-vermont-guest-workers-from-jamaica

BREITBART
— Mike Bloomberg Offers ’60 Million’ Latinos: $15 Per Hour Plus Mass Migration – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2020/02/01/mike-bloombergs-offer-60-million-latinos-15-per-hour-plus-mass-migration/
— ‘America and Britain Unite!’ Britons Celebrate Brexit and Future Alliance with Trump – KURT ZINDULKA
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/02/01/exclusive-video-america-and-britain-unite-britons-celebrate-brexit-and-future-alliance-with-trump/
— Mike Pence to Charlie Kirk: Democrat Party ‘Seems Overtaken by Left-Wing Radicals’ – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/02/01/mike-pence-to-charlie-kirk-democrat-party-seems-overtaken-by-left-wing-radicals/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Out Of The Political Closet’: Bill Kristol Says He’s A Democrat Now. Twitter Reactions Pull No Punches – SCOTT MOREFIELD (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/01/bill-kristol-democrat-twitter/

WASHINGTON POST
— Senate investigators interview IRS whistleblower about alleged interference with Trump or Pence audit – Jeff Stein and Erica Werner 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/31/irs-whistleblower-trump-pence-audit/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s GOP Challengers Try to Catch Voters’ Attention Walsh, Weld make their cases in Iowa; ‘You probably won’t caucus for me. It’s great to be here’ – Catherine Lucey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-gop-challengers-try-to-catch-voters-attention-11580588335

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Conservative LGBT group denied a spot at Texas GOP convention – Taylor Goldenstein (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to reject the traditional family plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Conservative-LGBT-group-denied-a-spot-at-Texas-15023004.php

FORBES
— How Companies Can Make The Workplace Better – Ashira Prossack
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashiraprossack1/2020/01/31/how-companies-can-make-the-workplace-better/

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-01/legalization-news-ex-cons-offered-perks-to-start-businesses

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Mayor Lightfoot, Gov. Pritzker to address Equality Illinois 2020 Gala (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity in Illinois have the power to destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government in Illinois that they want to.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Mayor-Lightfoot-Gov-Pritzker-to-address-Equality-Illinois-2020-Gala-/67871.html

MARIJUANA MOMENT
— Liberal Americans Are Six Times More Likely To Smoke Marijuana Than Conservatives, Poll Finds – Kyle Jaeger
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/liberal-americans-are-six-times-more-likely-to-smoke-marijuana-than-conservatives-poll-finds/

February 1 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Trump Acquittal Now Likely Wednesday; Senate Rejects Witnesses – Nicholas Riccardi
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/key-republicans-could-tip-trump-trial-vote-toward-witnesses/2210764/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF FRANKS: State police investigate sexual misconduct allegations against Jack Franks – Tina Sfondeles
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200131/state-police-investigate-sexual-misconduct-allegations-against-franks

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP primary candidates for Underwood’s Congressional seat say it’s too late for Equal Rights Amendment, no longer needed – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-14th-district-candidates-forum-st-0202-20200201-ozxti4qryrh67hzcdrcnqhlwpq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “What would it take to get me to vote for Trump’s acquittal?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/ct-impeachment-acquittal-grossman-column-20200201-qbpu3jcvwbdkrjccjk6lta77la-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Does it matter who the Democrats choose?” To vote for a Democrat is to shout that you are not only anti-Trump, but that you are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-krugman-democratic-presidential-candidate-20200201-ff2grh4q4fasjmlnso5by37vyi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Do what the Senate won’t: Vote Trump out on Nov. 3 – Editorial (DIERSEN: To vote for a Democrat is to shout that you are not only anti-Trump, but that you are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/31/21117586/trump-impreachment-election-day-vote-out-office-republican-senators-state-union
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC, DISGUSTING: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers. I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who pushes pot or uses pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/31/21076466/wanda-james-simply-pure-talks-journey-to-nations-1st-black-owned-cannabis-dispensary

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Gun control, health care hot topics at 14th Congressional District candidates forum 7 candidates seek Republican nomination – ERIC SCHELKOPF
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/01/30/gun-control-health-care-hot-topics-at-14th-congressional-district-candidates-forum/a9kfgke/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Early primary voting starts Feb. 6 – Scott Cousins (DIERSEN: Hopefully, as soon as Republican sample ballots are available, your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain will bring one to your residence along with campaign literature from the candidates.) 
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Early-primary-voting-starts-Feb-6-15016940.php

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Comparing the cases against Blagojevich and Trump – Kevin Miller
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20200131/spotlight-comparing-cases-against-blagojevich-and-trump

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jim Oberweis Calls for Jack Franks’ Resignation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/31/jim-oberweis-calls-for-jack-franks-rrsignation/
— Allen Skillicorn Calls for Jack Franks Resignation Citing His #MeToo Scandal
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/01/allen-skillicorn-calls-for-jack-franks-resignation-citing-his-metoo-scandal/ 
— Jack Franks Being Investigated by State Police for Sexual Assault, Sexual Abuse, Stalking & Aggravated Battery and Official Misconduct in State Capitol, Denies Wrongdoing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/31/jack-franks-being-investigated-by-state-police-for-sexual-assault-sexual-abuse-stalking-aggravated-battery-and-official-misconduct-in-state-capitol-denies-wrongdoing/ 
— IL-06/IL-14: FEC Filings
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/31/il-06-il-14-fec-filings/ 
— IL 6: Ives Reports Finances
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/31/il-6-ives-reports/ 
— Legislators Should Be Forced to Follow State Senator Barack Obama’s Example in Listing Law Clients
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/31/legislator-should-be-forced-to-follow-state-senator-barack-obamas-example-in-listing-law-clients/

 
WASHINGTON TIMES
— CPAC says Mitt Romney not welcome at annual confab after his impeachment trial vote – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: I was attended CPAC 2008 at which Romney withdrew from the presidential primary.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/31/cpac-says-mitt-romney-not-welcome-annual-confab-af/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The quixotic run of anti-Trump Republican Joe Walsh – Byron York
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/the-quixotic-run-of-anti-trump-republican-joe-walsh
— Taylor Swift is completely, woefully wrong about gay and transgender rights – Nicole Russell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity have the power, and use their power, to destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity. I should write a book about the success that LGBTQ activity promoters have had in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/taylor-swifts-miss-americana-documentary-on-political-activism-reminds-us-shes-wrong-about-lgbt-rights

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Are Liberal Cities Such a Mess? – Steve Feinstein (DIERSEN: Based on what I see from living in Wheaton since 1978, ever-increasingly, hypocritical anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican people hypocritically move into Wheaton to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that religious, conservative, and Republican people created there. They want Wheaton to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/02/why_are_liberal_cities_such_a_mess.html

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Administration Sets Date For Implementation Of Immigrant ‘Public Charge’ Rule  Trump Administration Sets Date For Implementation Of Immigrant ‘Public Charge’ Rule – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/31/administration-sets-date-for-public-charge/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Are Battle Lines Being Drawn? The Elements of Civil War Are Here – Ray DiLorenzo (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, and in your county are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti- draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://canadafreepress.com/article/are-battle-lines-being-drawn

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Your Best Days Are Ahead – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What frustrates your being optimistic about the future? For me, it is seeing individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, and my precinct ever-increasingly becoming more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://devotions1.lccharities.org/2020/02/01/your-best-days-are-ahead/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Independent Voters See Economy Improving, a Potential Boon to Trump Consumer confidence has rebounded since recession warnings in the summer, particularly among voters who don’t lean toward either major party. – Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: To defeat Trump, Democrats will do everything that they can to destroy America’s economy. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end (socialism) justifies their means.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/01/business/economy/independent-voters-economy.html
— Does Iowa Deserve Its Leading Role? (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which states do Democrats want to lead? ANSWER: States that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/opinion/letters/iowa-caucuses.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The first four caucus and primary states don’t look like America (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which states do Democrats want to lead? ANSWER: States that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/31/first-four-states-primary-caucus-do-not-look-like-america-combined-they-get-closer/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago’s Puerto Rican Bonds Junk debt secured with sales-tax revenue. Sounds familiar. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-puerto-rican-bonds-11580515167
— The American Dream Is Alive and Well – Michael R. Strain (DIERSEN: Patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid has gotten even worse. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1986 promoted me when I was 38 years old. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 hired me when I was 31 years old. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1974, 1973, and 1972 promoted me when I was 25, 24, and 23 years old. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 hired me when I was 22 years old. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 hired me when I was 18 years old. If I was 38, 31, 25, 24, 23, 22, or 18 years old today, the Democrats who run GAO, IRS, and the Post Office would not hire me or promote me today. )
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-american-dream-is-alive-and-well-11580486386

24/7 WALL STREET
— States Where the Most (and Fewest) People Vote in the Primaries – John Harrington (DIERSEN: QUESTION: For the March 17, 2020 primary, what have the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs told the voters in your precinct to do? POSSIBLE ANSWERS: Cast a Democrat ballot? Cast a Republican ballot and a) vote for the candidates who are least Republican and/or least likely to win in the November 3, 2020 general election and/or b) do not vote for the precinct committeeman candidate?) 
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2020/01/31/states-where-the-most-and-fewest-people-vote-in-the-primaries/

USA TODAY
— Uncertainty, face masks and worry in Illinois suburb (HOFFMAN ESTATES) where 2 coronavirus patients are treated – Grace Hauck
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/01/coronavirus-illinois-suburb-sells-out-face-masks-residents-calm/4622435002/

UNION JOURNAL
— Michelle Malkin Announces ‘America First’ Event — Says AFPAC, Not CPAC, Will Expose Conservative Inc., Open Borders Inc., and Cancel Culture – Carlos Christian
https://theunionjournal.com/michelle-malkin-announces-america-first-event-says-afpac-not-cpac-will-expose-conservative-inc-open-borders-inc-and-cancel-culture/

JOURNAL COURIER
— Democrats pick Murray to fill Tippecanoe County Council vacancy – Dave Bangert (DIERSEN: If the residents in your municipal district could vote to fill city council vacancies for their district, what kind of candidates would they vote for? What percent of the voters in your municipal district are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2020/01/31/democrats-pick-murray-fill-tippecanoe-county-council-vacancy/4621230002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ben Murray, who has been a teacher and administrator in Lafayette schools since 2007, will fill the final three years of a term vacated in January by Ilana Stonebraker, one of the first Democrats elected to the council in 24 years. Democratic precinct committee men and women from the council’s Lafayette-based District 1 on Thursday selected Murray, son of Lafayette City Clerk Cindy Murray, from among three candidates looking to replace Stonebraker.)

WEHO
— Issues City Council Candidates Should Be Ready to Address – Carleton Cronin (DIERSEN: Based on what I see from living in Wheaton since 1978, ever-increasingly, hypocritical anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican people hypocritically move into Wheaton to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that religious, conservative, and Republican people created there. They want Wheaton to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.) 
https://www.wehoville.com/2020/01/31/opinion-the-issues-city-council-candidates-should-be-ready-to-address-for-the-november-election/

GM AUTHORITY
— Chevrolet Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter Discusses Vette Buyers – JONATHAN LOPEZ (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were Democrats. Overwhelmingly, they despised if not hated Corvettes and hated Corvette owners. I have owned my 1972 Corvette since I bought it new in 1971.) 
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/02/chevrolet-corvette-chief-engineer-tadge-juechter-discusses-vette-buyers/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that hate America want Sanders to be America’s next President.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/31/bernie-sanders-election-trump-democratic-establishment

January 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump, Bloomberg release Super Bowl ads that spotlight a contrast between them – Steve Johnson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-trump-bloomberg-super-bowl-commercials-review-0131-20200130-m4kzk7quxzc5thrdgt5e3hovim-story.html
— Campaign finance reports show how much cash congressional candidates have raised, spent – TED SLOWIK (DIERSEN: What discourages you from giving money to candidates? For me, it is their failure/refusal to assure me that if elected, they will defend/advance the Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. For me, it is their failure/refusal to assure me that if elected, they will oppose the promotion of: dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-campaign-finance-congress-st-0131-20200130-aku6s4tpbfapfkdjavdkyo5amq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rush and Will County Board member Mike Fricilone of Homer Glen, a Republican running for the 3rd District seat, are the only two of 15 candidates in south suburban congressional races whose quarterly campaign finance reports due on Friday were submitted early enough to be viewed online Thursday. . .Fricilone reported receipts of $3,820 for the three months ending Dec. 31, expenses of $1,871 and cash on hand of $2,724. No information was on file for two other Republicans running in the 3rd District primary, Arthur Jones of Lyons and Catherine O’Shea of Oak Lawn. . .Her opponent in the Democratic primary, Marcus Lewis of Matteson, had no campaign finance information available from the FEC. Similarly, no data was reported for Republican contender Theresa Raborn of Midlothian.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Carter Page brings politically charged ‘Steele Dossier’ lawsuit to Chicago’s federal court The lawsuit claims the local office of a massive law firm played a key role in a national drama. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/30/21115769/carter-page-steele-dossier-lawsuit-chicago-federal-court
— How to create a retirement ‘paycheck’ that will work for you Retirement includes so many important, potentially irreversible decisions that most people could benefit from a few sessions with a fee-only, fiduciary financial planner ideally at least 10 years before retirement. – NerdWallet (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/31/21076158/retirement-financial-planning-social-security-paycheck

DAILY HERALD
— GOP congressional candidates for the 14th address illegal immigration – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200131/gop-congressional-candidates-for-the-14th-address-illegal-immigration

CBS2
— Election 2020: What Are The Iowa Caucuses? – Tim McNicholas
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/01/31/election-2020-what-are-the-iowa-caucuses/

WBEZ
— Report Links Chicago’s Black Population Loss To Rising Inequality- Natalie Moore (DIERSEN: Democrats drive Blacks out of Illinois who do not want to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/report-links-chicagos-black-population-loss-to-rising-inequality/69e0b122-1dd9-4199-b155-56513b45f02b#new_tab

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— First 2020 primary candidate forum set (DIERSEN: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organization would still be hosting primary candidate forums. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always opposed primary candidate forums.) 
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/first-primary-candidate-forum-set-tonight/article_20b45566-2b7a-52ec-a2b8-e947af8cfb2b.html
— Only the best for judicial posts – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-only-the-best-for-judicial-posts/article_1717f4e9-367a-500b-84ea-633bc27e2afd.html

FOX ST. LOUIS
— AAA releases marijuana crash report; Illinoisans weigh testing for driver impairment – ROCHE MADDEN
https://fox2now.com/2020/01/30/aaa-releases-marijuana-crash-report-illinoisans-weigh-testing-for-driver-impairment/

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot Pushers push pot.
https://www.hfchronicle.com/article/2020/jan/30/brisk-business-windy-city-cannabis-recreational-cannabis-law-goes-effect

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Politico Gets Burr Ridge Money? The mayor offers to spend public money on tickets for politician’s event, but later admits he made a mistake. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/politico-gets-burr-ridge-money

WIREPOINTS
— Illinoisans need more than optimism – Wirepoints’ reaction to Pritzker’s State of the State – Ted Dabrowski, Mark Glennon and John Klingner (DIERSEN: What frustrates your efforts to be optimistic? For me, it seeing fewer and fewer and fewer activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican defend and advance planks in the Republican Party platform including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.) 
https://wirepoints.org/illinoisans-need-more-than-optimism-wirepoints-reaction-to-pritzkers-state-of-the-state/

MCHENRY COUNTY  BLOG

— IL-14: Second Congressional Debate Open Thread

 — Did Andrew Gasser Act in Bad Faith When He Fired Folks on His First Day in Office?

— IL 14: Observer Ranks GOP Debate Performance

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rich Miller is running a Bloomberg ad at the top of his www.capitolfax.com website. If you were me, what would you do if candidates in contested Republican primaries in Illinois wanted to take out ads on www.gopillinois.com and in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?) 
https://capitolfax.com//
— Pritzker says his threat to veto unfair maps will take care of the problem (DIERSEN: How does Pritzker define “fair?”)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/30/pritzker-says-his-threat-to-veto-unfair-maps-will-take-care-of-the-problem/

GOPUSA
— Fox refuses to run pro-life ad on Super Bowl broadcast
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83870
— Socialists like Bernie Sanders cash in big on ignorance (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to know only what they tell you, no more, and no less.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83735

AMERICAN THINKER
— California’s nightmare is spreading nationally – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: One could say that in Illinois, Chicago’s nightmare is spreading statewide.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/californias_nightmare_is_spreading_nationally.html

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Turns Mexico Into a Willing Partner to Help Deal With Border Issues – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/trump-turns-mexico-into-a-willing-partner-to-help-deal-with-border-issues/
— We’re the Media’s Editors Now, and They Hate It
https://pjmedia.com/trending/were-the-medias-editors-now-and-they-hate-it/

COLLEGE FIX
— Black Christian leaders push for slavery reparations, call on Christian colleges to hire more faculty of color – JEREMIAH POFF (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile pulled a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/black-christian-leaders-push-for-slavery-reparations-call-on-christian-colleges-to-hire-more-faculty-of-color/

THE HILL
— Bloomberg unveils plan to boost housing affordability, tackle homelessness – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: What helped you afford the real estate that you bought? For me, it was the money that I earned when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/480667-bloomberg-unveils-plan-to-boost-housing-affordability-tackle-homelessness

REUTERS
— AARP: Age bias costs U.S. economy $850 billion a year – AARP – Daniel Wiessner (DIERSEN: How old are you? All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/employment-agebias/in-brief-age-bias-costs-us-economy-850-bln-a-year-aarp-idUSL1N29Z27Z

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Virginia Opposed Gun Limits, but a Population Shift Is Changing Minds – Timothy Williams and Sabrina Tavernise (DIERSEN: When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/virginia-gun-limits.html
— ‘I’m a Democrat’: Biden Accuses Sanders of Not Being a Party Member – Katie Glueck and Lisa Lerer (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. You are NOT a member of a political party to the extent that you fail/refuse to defend/advance that party’s platform. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who claim to be Republican, but who fail/refuse to defend/advance many planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/politics/pete-buttigieg-joe-biden-bernie-sanders.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Will party insiders push Biden to victory in the Democratic primaries? – SETH MASKET (DIERSEN: Of the candidates on the March 17, 2020 Republican primary ballot in your precinct, which candidates do Republican “party insiders” favor and why? What do you say to Republican “party insiders” who destroy Republican candidates who they do not favor?) 
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-01-31/iowa-caucus-democratic-primaries-joe-biden-bernie-sanders

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— No One Is Safe From Biased Reporting – Michael Milken (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, since 2000, all the losses that their candidates have suffered have been caused by a) my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) my serving as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. What do you say to my critics/opponents about that?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-one-is-safe-from-biased-reporting-11580428578

USA TODAY
— In sickness and in health, but not in debt: Young Americans avoid ‘I do’ until student loans are paid off – Jessica Menton (DIERSEN: How old were you and how much debt did you have when you got married? I got married when I was 29 in 1978. I had a $38,000 mortgage on a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building worth $61,000 and b) a $19,000 mortgage on a town home in University Park worth $26,000. I was renting out the town home.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/01/31/student-loans-more-millenials-gen-zers-delay-marriage-reduce-debt/4612295002/

INSIDER NEW JERSEY
— Iowa Is an 89% Match with U.S. Demographics & Predicts 70% of Democratic Nominees (DIERSEN: To what extent do the voters in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, and county match with U.S. demographics? What percent of the voters in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, and county are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/iowa-89-match-u-s-demographics-predicts-70-democratic-nominees-wallethub-study/

CALIFORNIA AGGIE
— New public charge test should not equate wealth with worth – Editorial (DIERSEN: What stopped you from having more money? For me, it was the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and getting rid of me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
https://theaggie.org/2020/01/30/new-public-charge-test-should-not-equate-wealth-with-worth/

NPR
— Why Many Progressives Say They’ve Come Back To Bernie Sanders – Asma Khalid
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/31/801321664/why-many-progressives-say-theyve-come-back-to-bernie-sanders

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— How Bernie Sanders Broke the Democratic Primary There’s something insidious about making promises you can’t keep. – David Edward Burke (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat candidates promise that if elected, they will use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/01/31/how-bernie-sanders-broke-the-democratic-primary/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Poll: Jewish Voters Are Indifferent to Jewish Presidential Candidates – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/poll-jewish-voters-indifferent-to-jewish-candidates-in-2020.html

BROOKINGS
— Voters need help: How party insiders can make presidential primaries safer, fairer, and more democratic – Raymond J. La Raja and Jonathan Rauch (DIERSEN: Of the candidates on the March 17, 2020 Republican primary ballot in your precinct, which candidates do Republican “party insiders” favor and why? What do you say to Republican “party insiders” who destroy Republican candidates who they do not favor?)
https://www.brookings.edu/research/voters-need-help-how-party-insiders-can-make-presidential-primaries-safer-fairer-and-more-democratic/

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Elite-College Admissions Has an Image Problem. Would Ending Legacy Admissions Help? – Nell Gluckman (DIERSEN: What if your parents had college degrees? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, etc., was only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?) 
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Elite-College-Admissions-Has/247944

GUARDIAN
— Trump rails against ‘deranged’ foes as Iowa rally clashes with impeachment trial Thursday night brought a surreal split screen as the president railed against foes in Iowa while the sombre trial continued – David Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/30/trump-rally-iowa-impeachment-trial

January 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Impeachment trial: Trump’s defense shifts to not ‘impeachable’ even if true – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-defense-says-acts-to-help-reelection-not-impeachable/5891053/
— Sandoval fallout: Illinois politicians bailing on contributions from red light camera company – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-politicians-bailing-on-contributions-from-red-light-camera-company/5892444/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois election officials reveal more issues with automatic voter registration — this time with information from 16-year-olds being forwarded – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-automatic-voter-registration-16-year-olds-20200130-wqooin23vff23cqrldgp2rrcbe-story.html
— Senators pose final questions at Trump impeachment trial ahead of crucial vote on calling witnesses – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-senate-impeachment-trial-20200130-3aeapankwbglnd5b6vpcrzna7e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois sues federal government to force Equal Rights Amendment ratification Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined AGs in Virginia and Nevada on the lawsuit, filed against the archivist of the United States. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/1/30/21115158/illinois-equal-rights-amendment-lawsuit-kwame-raoul
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/29/21114003/chicago-cannabis-resource-fair-uic-forum-lori-lightfoot-marijuana-jobs-careers-expungement

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote vices. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200130/constable-weed-is-profitable-but-sports-betting-has-higher-expectations
— Arlington Heights defends efforts to diversify police department, village workforce – Bob Susnjara (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200130/arlington-heights-defends-efforts-to-diversify-police-department-village-workforce

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Cat-turned-federal rat out of the bag and on the prowl – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-cat-turned-federal-rat-out-of-the-bag/article_e21bba98-5188-5d95-b3d3-4a8a24938972.html

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Early primary voting starts Feb. 6 – Scott Cousins
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Early-primary-voting-starts-Feb-6-15018112.php

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP Senators Ask for End to Automatic Voter Registration
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/gop-senators-ask-for-end-to-automatic-voter-registration/ 
— Skillicorn Town Hall on Budget Reform Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/skillicorn-town-hall-on-budget-reform-saturday/ 
— Carolyn Schofield Launches SkilliCORN-on-the-Cob Microsite
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/carolyn-schofield-launches-skillicorn-on-the-cob-microsite/ 
— Skillicorn Mails First in the 66th GOP Primary
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/skillicorn-mails-first-in-the-66th-gop-primary/ 
— Felon Martin Sandoval’s Deadend Subcommittee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/felon-martin-sandovals-deadend-subcommittee/ 
— Minimal State Aid to Education for McHenry County Under the New Formula
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/state-aid-to-education-for-mchenry-county-under-the-new-formula/ 
— Timing of Andrew Gasser’s Knowledge of Local 150 Contract Contents
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/timing-of-andrew-gassers-knowledge-of-local-150-contract-contents/

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COURIER
— COD’s Cannabis Policy Vague and contradictory for something so important – Karla Villegas Pineda
https://codcourier.org/12785/opinion/cods-cannabis-policy/

WILLIAM J KELLY
— U.S. Senate Candidate Mark Curran Caught Lying in Jailhouse Interview
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/video-u-s-senate-candidate-mark-curran-caught-lying-in-jailhouse-interview

GREATER GREATER WASHINGTON
— Our endorsement for DC Council in Ward 2: Patrick Kennedy (DIERSEN: If the Daily Herald had endorsed candidates to fill Wheaton’s North and West City Council vacancies, which candidates would the Daily Herald have endorsed and why?)
https://ggwash.org/view/75901/our-endorsement-for-dc-council-in-ward-2-patrick-kennedy

GOPUSA
— Democrats’ un-American agenda appeases LGBTQ community
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83564

DAILY CALLER
— Gallup: Satisfaction With Race Relations Has Jumped 14% Since Trump Took Office – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/30/gallup-satisfaction-race-relations-jumped-donald-trump/
— Hillary Clinton Is Running From Tulsi Gabbard’s $50M Lawsuit — She’s ‘Intimidated,’ Says Attorney – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/30/report-tulsi-gabbard-hillary-clinton-intimidated-50m-lawsuit/

BIZ PACK REVIEW
— New polls could spell doomsday for Dems as black voter approval of Trump doubles, race relations improve – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/01/30/new-polls-could-spell-doomsday-for-dems-as-black-voter-approval-of-trump-doubles-race-relations-improve-881189

CNN
— Coronavirus task force another example of Trump administration’s lack of diversity – Brandon Tensley (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/30/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-diversity-obama/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Travels to Iowa to Energize Supporters for Caucuses Next Week Four Democratic presidential candidates hoping for success in the state remained in Washington for President Trump’s Senate trial. – Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/politics/trump-iowa.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The Atlantic made Rahm Emanuel a contributing editor. Then, suddenly, he wasn’t. – Erik Wemple
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/30/atlantic-made-rahm-emanuel-contributing-editor-then-suddenly-he-wasnt/

USA TODAY
— Health experts fear more stoned drivers are taking the wheel following pot legalization – Trevor Hughes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/30/marijuana-legalization-may-increasing-number-stoned-drivers/4603105002/

JOPLIN GLOBE
— Hillary puts Bernie into her basket of deplorables – Patrick Buchanan (DIERSEN: Who puts you in their basket of deplorables? I should write about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who put me in their basket of deplorables. They reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving planks in the Republican Party platform.) 
https://www.joplinglobe.com/opinion/columns/patrick-buchanan-hillary-puts-bernie-into-her-basket-of-deplorables/article_05d5cec1-4f16-5e8c-9bfd-396e4d65f869.html

FORBES
— Why More Employers Are Not Hiring Smokers And What To Do About It – Paul Hsieh (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze, gambling, smoking, pot, and/or LGBTQ activity. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government who drank lots of booze and smoked a lot.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulhsieh/2020/01/30/why-more-employers-are-not-hiring-smokers-and-what-to-do-about-it/

January 30 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Deported Illinois Veteran Invited to President Trump’s State of the Union Address Governor Pritzker pardoned Perez in Aug. 2019 (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote immigrants and pot.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/deported-illinois-veteran-invited-to-president-trumps-state-of-the-union-address/2209792/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that you are not welcome if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-gay-business-study-chicago-20200129-pnr4dypmafh6xfcc4sd4x5xdti-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: NIU eliminating test scores in undergrad admissions: ‘Once we know a high school student’s GPA, one standardized test score is irrelevant’ – Dawn Rhodes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-niu-standardized-tests-20200130-megup7ivybbd3fpskbowrp5lqy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban legislators’ reactions to Pritzker’s speech
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200129/suburban-legislators-reactions-to-pritzkers-speech
— Ives ready, able to win for GOP in 6th District – Linda H. Cools, Barrington Hills
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200130/ives-ready-able-to-win-for-gop-in-6th-district
— An opportunity for you to help strengthen protections a newspaper provides – Jim Slusher (DIERSEN: Only GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails provide links to government and political news and commentary articles of interest to Illinois Republicans each and every morning and each and every evening. Since 2004, those emails have provided links to more than 356,100 articles and information on many upcoming Republican political events.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200130/an-opportunity-for-you-to-help-strengthen-protections-a-newspaper-provides
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Efforts by these groups and others have documented direct connections between the loss of local newspapers and increased taxes, increased government costs and decreased interest in local government, including fewer options in races for local leadership offices. “When important stories are not told, community members lack the information they need to participate in the political process and hold government and powerful private actors accountable,” writes Clara Hendrickson, a Brookings research analyst in a November 2019 essay titled “Why America Must Revive Its Local Newsrooms.” A newspaper is more than the printed pages you hold in your hand or scroll on your computer or smartphone. It is a team made up of editors, photographers, artists, reporters and more who keep watch on local affairs and seek out the information that readers use to manage their government and enhance their quality of life.)

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: NIU will not use ACT, SAT scores for admission – Corina Curry
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200129/niu-will-not-use-act-sat-scores-for-admission

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Illinois flushes out bathroom discrimination – Juniper Oxford
https://dailyegyptian.com/99326/news/illinois-flushes-out-bathroom-discrimination/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/normal-is-one-step-closer-to-having-its-first-recreational-dispensary/

PALATINE PATCH
— Palatine Republicans hold endorsement session The Palatine Township Republican Organization held an endorsement session for contested races across the state on Tuesday, January 28th. – Bill Pohlman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about political organizations a) that claim that they do not endorse candidates in primaries, but constructively do endorse candidates in primaries and b) that destroy their members who fail/refuse to destroy those candidates who were not endorsed by those organizations. I would focus on a) the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP), b) the candidates who MTRO, DCRCC, and IRP constructively endorsed since 2000, and c) the MTRO, DCRCC, and IRP members, including me, who MTRO, DCRCC, and IRP destroyed. Since 2001, those who dominate the MTRO, DCRCC, and IRP have viciously destroyed me for supporting Pat O’Malley for governor in the primary instead of Jim Ryan. I should write a book about the aforesaid.) 
https://patch.com/illinois/palatine/palatine-republicans-hold-endorsement-session

PROPUBLICA
— Local Accountability Journalism Still Has a Huge Impact Between the Local Reporting Network and ProPublica Illinois, our work shows that state leaders across the country are listening and things can change. – Charles Ornstein (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on a) discouraging me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) discouraging everyone from reading those emails? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/local-accountability-journalism-still-has-a-huge-impact

INJUSTICE WATCH
— Democrat Palatine Committeeman’s judicial bid appears to violate ethics rules – Connor Echols
https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/2020/palatine-committeemans-judicial-bid-appears-to-violate-ethics-rules/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Illinois Is Not Losing Its Highly Taxed Residents The state’s population is shrinking — but it’s also getting wealthier. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest to drive you out of your neighborhood, out of your municipal district, out of your municipality, out of your township, out of your county, and out of Illinois? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to drive me out. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. Overwhelmingly, they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, anti- past/present union members, anti-federal employees/retirees, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2020/Illinois-Is-Not-Losing-Its-Highly-Taxed-Residents/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— CNN outdoes itself with arrogant and smug ridicule of Trump supporters Contempt for the average American on display by Don Lemon and his guests – Tammy Bruce (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are most arrogant, smug, and contemptuous. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/30/cnn-outdoes-itself-with-arrogant-and-smug-ridicule/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump set to make record fourth CPAC appearance: ‘I’m coming’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/trump-set-to-make-record-4th-cpac-appearance-im-coming

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Don’t Care About American Lives – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/01/democrats_dont_care_about_american_lives.html

BREITBART
— Trump: Ending Welfare-Dependent Immigration a ‘Critical’ SCOTUS Victory – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/28/trump-ending-welfare-immigration-scotus-victory/
— Forbes Magazine: ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Rule Is Bad for Economic Growth – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. 
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2020/01/29/forbes-donald-trumps-public-charge-immigration-rule-is-bad-for-economic-growth/

PJ MEDIA
— Americans More Satisfied With Economy, Security, Race Relations After Three Years of Trump – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/election/americans-more-satisfied-with-economy-security-race-relations-after-three-years-of-trump/

TOWNHALL
— Really Bad Things the Media Is Ignoring Because of Impeachment – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2020/01/30/really-bad-things-the-media-is-ignoring-because-of-impeachment-n2560369
— Moving in Opposite Directions on Abortion – Laura Hollis
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2020/01/30/moving-in-opposite-directions-on-abortion-n2560372
— They’re the Reason for Trump Rallies – Chris Stigall
https://townhall.com/columnists/chrisstigall/2020/01/30/theyre-the-reason-for-trump-rallies-n2560371

FEDERALIST
— Google Docs Prove Tech Giant Is Lying About Its Leftwing Bias Internal communications prove Google is lying about its censorship decisions while paying for leftist propaganda and relying on the leftwing SPLC for its decisions. – Peter Hasson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/30/google-docs-prove-tech-giant-is-lying-about-its-leftwing-bias/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Trump Surging in Polls Since Dems Started Impeachment
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/01/29/trump-surging-in-polls-since-dems-started-impeachment/
— Fallout from CNN Mocking Trump Voters
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/01/29/fallout-from-cnn-mocking-trump-voters/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— CNN mocks Trump supporters, Republicans turn it into powerful political ad The liberal elite chortle uproariously as they mock Southern voters and Trump supporters.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/watch-cnn-mocks-trump-supporters-republicans-turn-it-into-powerful-political-ad
— Petition calls for Super Bowl boycott for airing ad with drag queens ‘Fans are really disappointed that Fox – of all channels – would allow this type of ad.’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/petition-calls-for-super-bowl-boycott-for-airing-ad-with-drag-queens

NEW AMERICAN
— Iowa Is Too White to Host the First Caucus, Writes NY Times Columnist – Steve Byas (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America have too many individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/34754-iowa-is-too-white-to-host-the-first-caucus-writes-ny-times-columnist

MCCLATCHY DC
— CAMPAIGN AD: New York dogs ‘endorse’ Mike Bloomberg for president
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article239758023.html
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article239759568.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Attacks John Bolton As Desperate Loser Who Nearly Destroyed the Planet – Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/trump-bolton-impeachment-testify-senate-ukraine-book.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-age-of-haters-20200129-2obp47rnkfcudkawxtqo3cqd4m-story.html

USA TODAY
— Retirement planning: Millennials are stashing money away earlier than Gen Xers and Baby Boomers – Jessica Menton (DIERSEN: When you were 29 years old, how much money had you saved for your retirement? At the end of 1977, when I was 29 years old, I had contributed $7,393 to the Civil Service Retirement System. In today’s dollars, that $7,393 is $28,797.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/01/30/millennials-1-4-have-100-000-stashed-away/4609015002/

NEWS NOW OMAHA
— Biden campaigns on experience and it’s swaying Iowa caucus-goers – Kent Luetzen (DIERSEN: When the candidate that my critics/opponents endorse lacks relevant experience, they hint/imply/argue/shout that the office does not require relevant experience.) 
https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/biden-campaigns-on-experience-and-its-swaying-iowa-caucus-goers

NEW JERSEY GLOBE
— Newspaper pulls job offer after learning woman had epilepsy – David Wildstein (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile pulled a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/newspaper-pulls-job-offer/

INSIDER NEW JERSEY
— Republican Leaders Endorse Tayfun Selen for Morris County Freeholder (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, in Republican primaries, Republican Precinct Committeemen a) should not be punished for supporting Republican candidates who are not endorsed by Republican leaders and b) should not be expected to work against Republican candidates who are not endorsed by Republican leaders. I should write a book about the many times since 2000 that I have been a) punished for supporting Republican candidates who were not endorsed by Republican leaders and b) expected to work against Republican candidates who were not endorsed by Republican leaders.) 
https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/republican-leaders-endorse-tayfun-selen-morris-county-freeholder/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook’s Relationship With Democrats Hits a Low Point Party operatives and campaign officials say recent policy decisions favor President Trump – Deepa Seetharaman, Joshua Jamerson and Emily Glazer (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want everyone to believe that Facebook helps Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-relationship-with-democrats-hits-a-low-point-11580380202
— Texas Is About to Go Blue! Never Mind Democrats were sure they’d flip a state House seat this week. They weren’t close. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-is-about-to-go-blue-never-mind-11580342216
— FRONT PAGE: Mexico’s President Wants to Raffle Off the Presidential Jet – David Luhnow (DIERSEN: What have you bought that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have painted as being too extravagant? For me, the list includes the new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought in 1966 when I was 17 years old, the new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 that I bought in 1967, the new 1969 Dodge Charger SE that I bought in 1968, the new 1972 Corvette that I bought in 1971, the collector cars that I bought in 1989 and 1994, the new town home that I bought in 1972, the studio condo that I bought in 1974, the one bedroom condo that bought in 1976, and the money that I spend on tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexicos-president-wants-to-raffle-off-the-presidential-jet-11580333132
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ever since he took power a little more than a year ago, the Mexican president has been trying to sell the country’s equivalent of Air Force One, which he claims is too extravagant for a developing country.)
— Civilization Is History at Yale Great art is too ‘white, straight, European and male,’ so it’ll have to give way to the latest agitprop. – Roger Kimball
https://www.wsj.com/articles/civilization-is-history-at-yale-11580342259

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois’s Mounting Pension Debt Looms Over Pritzker’s Plans – Shruti Singh
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-01-29/illinois-s-mounting-pension-debt-looms-over-pritzker-s-plans

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote those who hate Whites.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/01/iowans-who-hate-iowa-caucus/605710/

January 29 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/business/city-to-announce-lineup-for-cannabis-resource-fair/5887582/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: The number of homeless kids in Chicago grows.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/28/21112098/chicago-public-schools-homeless-students-teachers-contract-ctu-chicago-union
— Cresco Labs faces questions over potential for crime, public pot use during community meeting on proposed downtown dispensary  The packed meeting at a Maggiano’s restaurant located a block from Cresco’s proposed location was the first held in the city after a slew of cannabis firms began applying to open the first round of standalone recreational pot stores. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/28/21112911/cresco-labs-faces-questions-crime-public-pot-use-community-meeting-on-proposed-downtown-dispensary

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote those who promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-rush-hospital-new-lgbtq-services-tt-01192020-20200121-hgw5g3pwuzfu3ezvwhaxd6btqu-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters blame Trump-supporters for hate crimes. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-met-chicago-hate-crimes-20200129-wkpdsscambbvpfum3i7ghojkuy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage towns asking state to restore funding – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200128/dupage-towns-asking-state-to-restore-funding
— 14th District GOP candidates share plans to save, revamp Social Security – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200129/14th-district-gop-candidates-share-plans-to-save-revamp-social-security
— 11th District Republican candidates aligned on several key issues – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200129/11th-district-republican-candidates-aligned-on-several-key-issues
— Automatic voter registration glitch needs attention – Brett Rowland
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200129/automatic-voter-registration-glitch-needs-attention
— 11th District Democratic hopefuls debate the wealth gap – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: According to your critics/opponents, why do you have more money? According to my critics/opponents, I have more money a) because I, my parents, my grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors unfairly benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females, b) because I have unfairly had good health, c) because I unfairly avoided the draft, d) because the federal government unfairly grossly overpaid me, e) because I unfairly married someone who has income and savings, and f) because we unfairly gave up trying to have children, we unfairly did not adopt, and we unfairly did not become foster parents.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200129/11th-district-democratic-hopefuls-debate-the-wealth-gap

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats. 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200128/londrigan-on-democrat-list-to-flip-house-seat-from-red-to-blue

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Winnebago County’s former HR chief sues County Board for wrongful termination – Isaac Guerrero
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200128/winnebago-countys-former-hr-chief-sues-county-board-for-wrongful-termination

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— ‘I want to see merit-based immigration’ US Senate candidate Hubbard speaks to La Salle County Tea Party – Michael Urbanec
https://www.newstrib.com/2020/01/29/i-want-to-see-merit-based-immigration/a5n53at/

NEWS CHANNEL 20 & WEEK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/recreational-marijuana-sales-still-booming-after-one-month
https://week.com/2020/01/28/cannabis-growers-community-investment/

CHICAGO NOW
— Case Shiller: Chicago Area Falls To Last Place In Home Price Growth – Gary Lucido
http://www.chicagonow.com/getting-real/2020/01/case-shiller-chicago-area-falls-to-last-place-in-home-price-growth/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Ted Gradel Posts Comparison Piece
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/28/il-14-ted-gradel-posts-comparison-piece/ 
— “Balls to the Wall” Red Light Camera Protection Racket in State Senate Admitted
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/28/balls-to-the-wall-red-light-camera-protection-racket-in-state-senate-admitted/ 
— Write-In Candidates for Precinct Committeeperson
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/28/write-in-candidates-for-precinct-committeeperson/ 
— IL-14: Second Congressional Candidates Forum Thursday Night
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/28/il-06-il-14-mchenry-county-candidates-forums-schedule-from-league-of-women-voters/ 
— IL-14: Sue Rezin’s First Mailer with Discernment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/28/il-14-sue-rezins-first-mailer-with-discernment/ 
— Another Democratic Party Crook Off to Prison
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/28/another-democratic-party-crook-off-to-prison/ 
— Attorney General Says DCFS Denial of Request for Disciplinary Records for AJ Caseworkers Carlos Acosta and Andrew Polovi Worthy of “Further Action”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/28/attorney-general-says-dcfs-denial-of-request-for-disciplinary-records-for-aj-caseworkers-worthy-of-further-action/
— Red Light Camera Opponent Former State Senator Dan Duffy Weighs In
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/red-light-camera-opponent-former-state-senator-dan-duffy-weighs-in/ 
— Percentage of Municipal Property Taxes Taken by Employee Pensions (DIERSEN: What percent of federal income taxes are taken by federal pensions?)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/percentage-of-municipal-property-taxes-taken-by-employee-pensions/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Anti-Trump protesters plan to ‘light a political fire’ outside Senate impeachment trial – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/28/refuse-fascism-plans-anti-trump-protest-outside-se/
— New Jersey, latest pro-Trump hot spot, voted for Hillary Clinton by 14 points in 2016 – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: How far is the nearest pro-Trump hot spot to where you live?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/29/new-jersey-latest-pro-trump-hot-spot-voted-hillary/
— How the Trump impeachment sets a precedent that will burden future presidents Washington’s acute bickering and commonplace paralysis – Dennis Lennox
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/28/how-the-trump-impeachment-sets-a-precedent-that-wi/
— Trump rally rouses New Jersey shore town to life – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/28/trump-rally-rouses-new-jersey-shore-town-to-life/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Warren, Sanders Endorsed By Labor Leader Accused of Race, Age Discrimination – Collin Anderson
https://freebeacon.com/politics/warren-sanders-endorsed-by-labor-leader-accused-of-race-age-discrimination/

BREITBART
— CNN Segment Ridicules Trump Supporters as Illiterate ‘Rubes’ – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/01/28/nolte-cnn-segment-ridicules-trump-supporters-as-illiterate-rubes/

TOWNHALL
— Hillary Puts Bernie Into Her Basket of Deplorables – Pat Buchanan (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents treat me like I am a deplorable. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who hypocritically paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2020/01/24/hillary-puts-bernie-into-her-basket-of-deplorables-n2560015
— Coronavirus Spreads Through Globalism – John and Andy Schlafly
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2020/01/29/draft-n2560270
— Red China’s Infection of US Classrooms – Michelle Malkin
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2020/01/29/red-chinas-infection-of-us-classrooms-n2560290

HOT AIR
— Trump Rally Data Shows A Clear Winning Coalition In 2020
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2020/01/trump-rally-data-shows-clear-winning-coalition-2020/

MCCLATCHY DC
— ‘He can win all across the country:’ Biden pushes for late electability surge in Iowa – ALEX ROARTY (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the less electable that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article239729593.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Are Democratic Voters Truly Divided by Ideology? – Lynn Vavreck and Chris Tausanovitch (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to vote for a Democrat is to shout that you hate and that you want to get rid of once and for all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/upshot/democratic-voters-ideology-common-opinions.html
— A Primary From the Right? Not in Trump’s G.O.P. With Republicans now unified, it is difficult to find a district where a challenger can credibly claim that the incumbent has been insufficiently supportive of the president. – Elaina Plott
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/us/politics/pennsylvania-republicans-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Why We’re Polarized’ shows how media, emotion, politicians and more are dividing Americans Ezra Klein explains the political science for you. – Dan Hopkins (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on dividing the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, churches, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. They focus on turning those who are members of Group A against those who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/29/why-were-polarized-shows-how-media-emotion-politicians-more-are-dividing-americans/

THE CITY
— DOES YOUR COMMUNITY BOARD REFLECT YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBORS? – Rachel Holliday Smith, Ann Choi, and Clifford Michel (DIERSEN: What are the demographics (political affiliation, conservative/moderate/liberal, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, education, religion, national origin, income, net worth, gun ownership, health status, veteran status, length of time you have been in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois and length of time your ancestors have been in America, etc.) of your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county? To what extent do those who represent you reflect the demographics of those in your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county?)
https://thecity.nyc/2020/01/does-your-community-board-reflect-you-and-your-neighbors.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— TRAGIC, DISGUSTING: U.S. National Debt Will Rise to 98% of GDP by 2030, CBO Projects Deficits will exceed $1 trillion a year for at least 11 years, budget office says – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-national-debt-will-rise-to-98-of-gdp-by-2030-cbo-projects-11580238089
— The Electric-Vehicle Road Test Eight Reporters, Three Continents, and Hours and Hours of Charging
https://www.wsj.com/
— Tech Giants’ New Appeal to Governments: Please Regulate Us Facing probes and growing public backlash, top leaders at Microsoft, Apple, Google and Facebook call publicly for new laws – Sebastian Herrera (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want laws, like Affirmative Action, that they can use to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-giants-new-appeal-to-governments-please-regulate-us-11580126502

FORTUNE
— Debates weren’t enough, so Fortune and Time’s Up asked the 2020 candidates about gender equality – EMMA HINCHLIFFE (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. Virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government had spouses and/or children to support. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that employees who had dependents should get preference over employees like me who never had dependents.)
https://fortune.com/2020/01/29/debates-werent-enough-so-fortune-and-times-up-asked-the-2020-candidates-about-gender-equality/

FORBES
— Undocumented Employees: What Franchise Owners Need To Know About Hiring – Don Daszkowski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2020/01/29/undocumented-employees-what-franchise-owners-need-to-know-about-hiring/

NEW REPUBLIC
— The Eternally Unvetted Bernie Sanders No matter how much his record has been covered by the media and his ideas attacked, his opponents persist in claiming he has escaped scrutiny. – DAVID SESSIONS (DIERSEN: If you have ever painted yourself as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, the higher the office that you run for, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will scrutinize you. Sooner or later, they will publish everything that you have done that a religious person, conservative person, and/or Republican person would not have done.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/156333/eternally-unvetted-bernie-sanders

January 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval pleads guilty to tax fraud, bribery charges – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/5885439/

NBC5
— Illinois to Continue Voter Registration Program After Error – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-to-continue-voter-registration-program-after-error/2208632/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bolton impeachment testimony more likely; Next up, 16 hours of pointed questions Trump’s defense concluded with John Bolton’s bombshell revelations in his unpublished memoir, scrambling what had been Trump’s successful — so far — stonewalling strategy. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/1/28/21112740/trump-impeachment-trial-john-bolton-testimony-vote

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— There’s much at stake for Illinois in the 2020 census. Yet many of the groups tasked with outreach haven’t received state funding yet. – ELVIA MALAGÓN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-census-2020-illinois-count-promote-outreach-20200128-ni76fn4fjvbqzdu4cydfpeusjq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Muslims and Jews to unite against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-auschwitz-holocaust-muslims-jews-20200128-nv4wm2nadzctba3l2otfslwy3a-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and the mainstream news media are united against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-mike-pompeo-martha-mcsally-npr-page-20200128-ofoo6bherfc6ff7rbrelfgij64-story.html
— Mitch McConnell tells GOP senators he lacks votes to block witnesses in Trump impeachment trial, sources say – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-mcconnell-impeachment-witnesses-20200128-3igfdjy3bzhonkaha65j3u4gwu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Indiana Republicans aiming to force marijuana prosecutions – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200128/news/301289892/
— Addison taxing bodies talk accomplishments, goals – Julia Locanto
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200128/addison-taxing-bodies-talk-accomplishments-goals

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House Republicans want ethics reform, tax relief – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200128/house-republicans-want-ethics-reform-tax-relief

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rhetoric about balanced budget just flim-flam – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-rhetoric-about-balanced-budget-just-flim-flam/article_0d71115f-76e9-52f5-ad56-780addff94e9.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— House Republicans tie ethics reforms to redistricting changes – REBECCA ANZEL
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/house-republicans-tie-ethics-reforms-to-redistricting-changes/article_af6c4c5e-4233-11ea-9aa1-db2c562303d5.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Praises Pompeo After He Cursed At NPR Reporter, Then Barred Another From Trip – BILL CHAPPELL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-praises-pompeo-after-he-cursed-npr-reporter-then-barred-another-trip#stream/0

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Way Out: Alternative Education Choices for Our Children
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/the-way-out-alternative-education-choices-for-our-children/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CNN’s Don Lemon and guests mock Trump supporters as uneducated and illiterate – Mike Brest
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cnns-don-lemon-and-guests-mock-trump-supporters-as-uneducated-and-illiterate
— Former CNN contributors bash network over segment mocking Trump supporters – Mike Brest
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-cnn-contributors-bash-network-over-segment-mocking-trump-supporters

AMERICAN THINKER
— Islamist groups making inroads in local politics in America – Hesham Shehab
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/islamist_groups_making_inroads_in_local_politics_in_america.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When Sadia Gul Covert was elected in 2018 and sworn into the office of Dupage County commissioner, she took her oath on the “Quran, Torah, and the Bible,” in what seemed at the time like a symbol of unity and moderation. But Covert’s decision to cast her lot with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) raises questions about the extent of her moderation. Covert will be a speaker at the CAIR-Chicago 2020 Banquet fundraiser in February, among other Islamist speakers. CAIR was connected to the terrorist organization Hamas during the terror-financing trial against the Holy Land Foundation (HLF). According to the Justice Department report published in 2009, “HLF became the chief fundraising arm for the Palestine Committee in the U.S. created by the Muslim Brotherhood to support Hamas.”)

DAILY CALLER
— Bernie Sanders Pledges His First Executive Orders Would Reverse Trump’s Immigration Agenda – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/28/bernie-executive-orders-immigration/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— CNN Mocks Trump Voters: It’s You and Me They Really Hate
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/01/28/its-you-and-me-they-really-hate/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Dems’ un-American agenda appeases LGBTQ community – Robert Knight
https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/robert-knight/2020/01/28/dems-un-american-agenda-appeases-lgbtq-community

THE HILL
— Trump praises Pompeo over handling of NPR reporter: ‘You did a good job on her’ – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/480292-trump-praises-pompeo-over-handling-of-npr-reporter-you-did-a-good-job

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. deficit to eclipse $1 trillion in 2020, CBO says, as fiscal imbalance continues to widen – Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/28/us-deficit-eclipse-1-trillion-2020-cbo-says-fiscal-imbalance-continues-widen/
— Is it okay for federal employees to discuss the impeachment trial at work? – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates in the federal government asked me questions to get information from me to use against me. They asked me questions to confirm that I supported the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/is-it-ok-for-federal-employees-to-discuss-the-impeachment-trial-at-work/2020/01/28/30498ff2-41e0-11ea-aa6a-083d01b3ed18_story.html

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— SCOTUS Green-Lights Trump’s Self-Sufficiency Test for Immigrants – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: What percent of those who want to immigrate to America a) lack education, b) lack job skills, c) have health problems, d) have financial problems, e) have other problems, and/or f) need/demand massive government assistance?) 
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/scotus-green-lights-trump-exclusion-of-legal-immigrants.html

NEWSWEEK
— ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ CONDEMNS TRUMP’S ‘WEALTH TEST’ FOR IMMIGRANTS: ‘THE AMERICAN DREAM ISN’T A PRIVATE CLUB WITH A COVER CHARGE’ – CHANTAL DA SILVA
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-condemns-trumps-wealth-test-immigrants-american-dream-isnt-1484319

FORBES
— High Cost Of Prescription Drugs Equals Age Discrimination On Steroids – Patricia Barnes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2020/01/28/high-cost-of-prescription-drugs-equals-age-discrimination-on-steroids/#1dab48e83732