Tag: LGBTQ

CBS2
— Pritzker Wants People To Vote-By-Mail Using His Paperwork
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/31/pritzker-vote-by-mail-paperwork/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Koch group funding on GOP U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam’s behalf foretells 6th District’s national implications – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-roskam-receives-koch-brothers-support-20180830-story.html
— Drug overdose victims remembered in vigil held at Elgin counseling center – Gloria Casas (DIERSEN: If you a) have never abused legal drugs, b) will never abuse legal drugs, c) have never used an illegal drug, and d) will never use an illegal drug, to who/what do you give credit for that? I give credit to my outstanding parents who had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, raised me as a MSL, and had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962. They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-overdose-awareness-event-st-0902-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-medical-marijuana-for-pain-illinois-20180831-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker cruise company takes 180, now supports union effort – Ryan Smith
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-seadog-entertainment-cruises-union-bust-confrontation-democrat-governor-illinois-election/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use McCain to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/john-mccain-role-model-hero/

DAILY HERALD
— 6 suspended after Des Plaines police golf outing involving drinking and sex
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180831/6-suspended-after-des-plaines-police-golf-outing-involving-drinking-and-sex
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Five police officers and a civilian employee of the Des Plaines Police Department will be suspended without pay as a result of their actions at a June 2017 golf outing and party, officials said Friday. Police Chief Bill Kushner is issuing the suspensions after private firm Michael Best and Friedrich LLP completed its investigation into the golf outing at Hilldale Golf Course in Hoffman Estates and a nearby after-party that included excessive drinking, nudity, sexual activity and subsequent rumors that a female officer was raped.)
— Visitor spending increases in DuPage County – Beth Marchetti
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180831/visitor-spending-increases-in-dupage-county
— So, how does the mysterious Google search engine really work? – Brian Fung (DIERSEN: Everyone should compare and contrast how Google treats www.gopillinois.com versus www.capitolfax.com. www.gopillinois.com  highlights the source, title, author, and hyperlink for internet postings. www.capitolfax.com downplays the aforesaid.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180901/so-how-does-the-mysterious-google-search-engine-really-work
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This is where the more subjective parts of Google’s search engine come in. Over 100 factors – from where the user is located to how recently a given webpage was updated – contribute to how highly a certain result may appear. In addition, the company’s famous PageRank algorithm, developed by co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, plays a role in determining the authoritativeness of a given source. Google executives are hesitant to discuss the specifics of their software, for fear of encouraging those who may seek to game the algorithm. And a core aspect of Trump’s critique is that Google is mistaken in the way that it assigns authority in the first place. But, said Pandu Nayak, the head of Google’s search ranking team, Google tests its own search results with regular humans to ensure that the search engine does what it is meant to do: Provide relevant and authoritative results. “We’ve developed a detailed series of guidelines about what it means to be authoritative,” said Nayak in an interview. “It’s a 160-page document, it’s been publicly available on the Web for several years now, and it’s our representation about what it means to give relevant and authoritative results. Raters must study it and pass a test” before they can participate in the evaluation process. Google News’ secret sauce Some of Trump’s criticism appears to revolve around which stories appear in Google News. Recent changes to Google News have turned it into a much more personalized product. The company now apples artificial intelligence and accounts more for your expressed preferences. This approach has given rise to questions about what determines News results and just how much its engineers truly understand about the decisions their AI is making. A consistent theme in current machine learning research is that the algorithms are typically black boxes – often, the only way to determine why an algorithm made a decision is to try to reverse-engineer the logic from the results. Influencing the sauce? Still, it appears, companies and individuals can influence Google search results. Reverse-engineering Google has practically become something of a cottage industry, particularly in media. Publishers are constantly trying to find ways to compete for visibility on Google News and on Google Search. For example, Google’s tendency to favor recency, or “freshness,” incentivizes companies such as The Washington Post to create their webpages with metadata keywords that the search engine can easily read. But not even the best experts can know for sure whether their techniques are working. “The file that has the smart meta-title on it is the file that people land on for the latest updates,” said Megan Chan, director of digital operations at The Post. “A lot of it is trial and error.” While The Post has a relationship with Google on special initiatives such as The Trust Project, an effort to promote integrity in journalism, Google does not use those relationships to provide insights into how its algorithms work, Chan said.)
— Volunteers needed to assist seniors with income taxes (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am almost 70. Should I form an organization of seniors who would help younger people with their income taxes?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180830/volunteers-needed-to-assist-seniors-with-income-taxes

WTTW
— Employee Accuses Pritzker Group of Union-Busting – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/08/30/employee-accuses-pritzker-group-union-busting

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— City to appeal court order to immediately pay $333K to panhandlers’ attorneys – Crystal Thomas
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180831/city-to-appeal-court-order-to-immediately-pay-333k-to-panhandlers-attorneys

IROQUOIS COUNTY TIMES REPUBLIC
— ICRCC hosts dinner, candidates give talks – KIM RABE
http://www.newsbug.info/iroquois_countys_times-republic/icrcc-hosts-dinner-candidates-give-talks/article_5b29b87c-ec9b-559c-ae35-8161b6cffc79.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— How Trump Tries To Discredit What He Doesn’t Like With ‘Fake’ And ‘Phony’ Labels – TAMARA KEITH (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) every article that I include a link to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) every event that I include in the upcoming events list in the emails, and c) everyone who reads the emails. Of course, my critics/opponents are conflicted a) when I include links in the emails to articles that they wrote, b) when I include their events in the upcoming events list, and c) when they read the emails.  My critics/opponents want you know only what they tell you, no more and no less.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-trump-tries-discredit-what-he-doesnt-fake-and-phony-labels#stream/0

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps invade the collar counties to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/08/31/join-blue-beginning-as-it-sends-the-democratic-troops-into-the-collar-counties

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Senator Karen McConnaughay Resignation Follows Pam Althoff’s by Three Days
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/01/state-senator-karen-mcconnaughay-resignation-follows-pam-althoffs-by-three-days/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Borrowers in default on student loans after attending colleges in Chicago
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511530198-borrowers-in-default-on-student-loans-after-attending-colleges-in-chicago

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge points to survey as proof Democratic policies hamper Illinois business climate – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511546791-dodge-points-to-survey-as-proof-democratic-policies-hamper-illinois-business-climate
— Illinois is one of the nation’s top cheats in the welfare game – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511547822-illinois-is-one-of-the-nation-s-top-cheats-in-the-welfare-game
— Pritzer proposes tax hike, ignores voter questions – Asia Mayfield (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you can and that you should pay more taxes? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that I should pay more taxes. They stress that I avoided the draft, that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, that I gave up trying to have children, that I did not adopt, that I did not become a foster parent, that I get a federal pension and health insurance subsidy, that I am a Trump supporter, that I am White, that I am a male, that I am old (almost 70), that a am not poor, that I am 100% German American, that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511546235-pritzer-proposes-tax-hike-ignores-voter-questions

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Benford, other Republicans refuse pensions ahead of November general election – Robert Hadley (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if I ran for an office saying that if elected, I would refuse a pension, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at everyone that I could do that because I am undeservedly filthy rich. They would stress my $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and my $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They would shout a) that I, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of ancestor have always benefited tremendously from discrimination against minorities and against females, b) that I am an old (almost 70) White male, c) that I avoided the draft, d) that the federal government grossly overpaid me, e) that wife has always had good jobs, f) that we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and g) even worse things.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511547593-benford-other-republicans-refuse-pensions-ahead-of-november-general-election

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam honors McCain as patriot, servant, friend of America – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546408-roskam-honors-mccain-as-patriot-servant-friend-of-america
— Olsen warns Pritzker tax hike will hit working class, not just billionaires – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of the working class? I was a lowly member of the working class 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who despise if not hate members of the working class.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546910-olsen-warns-pritzker-tax-hike-will-hit-working-class-not-just-billionaires
— Mazzochi blasts candidate as Madigan’s puppet during press conference – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: If you asked my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who I am a puppet for, who would they say?)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546908-mazzochi-blast-candidate-as-madigan-s-puppet-during-press-conference
— Pritzker offers only an ‘intellectually lazy’ approach to state problems, Wehrli says – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546896-pritzker-offers-only-an-intellectually-lazy-approach-to-state-problems-wehrli-says

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Islam is Advancing in America – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/08/spotlight-islam-is-advancing-in-america/

GOPUSA
— ‘Old-school’ eulogy at Aretha Franklin funeral ignites wrath
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53691
— Apple-picking time: Washington sees record foreign worker visas (DIERSEN: What bad jobs have you been offered because others would not take them? GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.gopusa.com/apple-picking-time-washington-sees-record-foreign-worker-visas/
— Suzanna Walters, man-hating professor, slapped with Title IX sex bias complaint (DIERSEN: I should write a book about men who promote hatred of men to curry favor with man-haters.)
http://www.gopusa.com/suzanna-walters-man-hating-professor-slapped-with-title-ix-sex-bias-complaint/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lawyer for illegal immigrant abortions to testify against Brett Kavanaugh – John Dean, Nixon White House lawyer, also to testify on behalf of Democrats – Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer (DIERSEN: Those who work against you say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. I should write a book about those who work against me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/30/rochelle-garza-lawyer-illegal-immigrant-abortions-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump to ‘study’ federal workers’ pay after asking Congress to block automatic raise – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: How many federal employees and federal retirees live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against the aforesaid?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-to-study-federal-workers-pay-after-asking-congress-to-block-automatic-raise

AMERICAN THINKER
— Radicalized Democrats: Destroying the Country and Their Own Party – Jake Hoffman (DIERSEN: How successful have radicalized Democrats been in promoting hatred against Republicans in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who have demonstrated the most hatred against Republicans.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/radicalized_democrats_destroying_the_country_and_their_own_party.html

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Learn To Live Within Your Means (DIERSEN: Since September 30, 1997, my income has been 59% less. My $51,864 federal pension is only 41% of what my $125,325 federal salary was in today’s dollars.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2018/09/01/learn-to-live-within-your-means/

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Just about everyone promotes hatred of federal employees and hatred of federal retirees. How many federal employees and federal retirees live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against the aforesaid?
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/trump-federal-employee-pay-freeze/
— Gov’t Spends $18 Billion On Jobs Programs, But Can’t Tell If They Work- Editorial (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/job-training-programs-waste-fraud/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Sexual Libertinism Won’t Save the Church – DAVID FRENCH (DIERSEN: Democrats are anti-religious. Democrats want churches to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. Democrats want non-Protestants to hate Protestants.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/catholic-church-scandals-sexual-libertinism/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use McCain to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/404679-meghan-mccain-slams-cheap-rhetoric-in-fathers-eulogy

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “From Criminal Convictions to Ethical Lapses: The Range of Misconduct in Trump’s Orbit.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/01/us/politics/trump-officials-crimes-and-ethical-violations.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote booze, gambling, pot and other vices say “Addiction Doesn’t Always Last a Lifetime.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/opinion/addiction-recovery-survivors.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use McCain to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/opinion/mccain-america.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/us/politics/mccain-memorial-democrats-republicans.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mccain-to-be-eulogized-at-memorial-service-by-two-former-presidents/2018/08/31/1c180bb8-ad5c-11e8-b1da-ff7faa680710_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/opinion/schools-can-keep-kids-safe-without-giving-their-teachers-guns.html

WASHINGTON POST
— College students say they want a degree for a job. Are they getting what they want? – Jeffrey J. Selingo (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/09/01/college-students-say-they-want-a-degree-for-a-job-are-they-getting-what-they-want/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— John McCain, the GOP’s lost conscience – PAUL THORNTON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans use McCain to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn Republicans, and especially to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.latimes.com/la-ol-opinion-newsletter-john-mccain-20180901-htmlstory.html
— Candidate for California governor John Cox was sued for alleged financial misconduct, court documents show – PHIL WILLON (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed? I would focus on what the defendants did to harm me before and after the lawsuits were filed.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-governor-candidate-john-cox-lawsuit-20180831-story.html
— Democratic leader’s call for In-N-Out Burger boycott meets its own resistance – DAKOTA SMITH and MELISSA ETEHAD (DIERSEN: Should I publish a list of all the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and me GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-in-and-out-donations-20180830-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Tattoo Industry Wins Over Millennials – Jo Craven McGinty
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tattoo-industry-wins-over-millennials-1535713200
— The World Isn’t as Bad as Your Wired Brain Tells You Magnified by the internet’s algorithms, our primitive biases make our fears go viral – Christopher Mims (DIERSEN: Democrats dominate the internet. More and more and more of their postings promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-world-isnt-as-bad-as-your-wired-brain-tells-you-1535713201
— Happy in Their Work A survey finds that blue-collar workers aren’t as glum as the stereotype. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on blue-collar workers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/happy-in-their-work-1535756830

BUFFALO NEWS
— Take a measure of your eyesight this month – Judith Whitehead (DIERSEN: How is your eyesight? My eyesight has never been correctable to 20/20 and I have always had partial red/green color blindness. I can no longer put off cataract surgery.)
https://buffalonews.com/2018/09/01/take-a-measure-of-your-eyesight-this-month/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As we age, loss of vision becomes more prevalent, depending on family history, health and certain eye diseases. If conditions such as Macular Degeneration, diabetes and glaucoma run in your family, you need to make sure you have regular eye exams. Eye diseases often have no early symptoms but can be detected during a dilated eye evaluation. There are more than 40 million Americans over the age of 65 and this number is growing rapidly. By the 2050, there will be more than 88 million people in this age group. As our life expectancy increases, so do our eye conditions. The number of people living with poor vision is projected to triple. Fortunately in our country, conditions such as cataracts don’t have to cause blindness as they do in other countries. We are lucky enough to have accessible health care in most areas of America. We need to make sure we take care of our aging population. Keep an eye on aging relatives and friends – loss of vision is gradual and easily goes undetected. Early detection and treatment is always the key to saving your sight.)

SEDALIA DEMOCRAT
— Don’t take age too seriously – Deborah Mitchell
https://www.sedaliademocrat.com/opinion/don-t-take-age-too-seriously/article_63561c43-c4ba-5fd0-a12b-f20a7a92078c.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After my cataract surgery, I remember saying that I was officially a geezer. Well, that wasn’t true. NOW I am officially a geezer. My Medicare card arrived yesterday in the mail. You know, that red, white and blue card that all of us geezers carry around in our wallets. I opened the envelope from the Department of Health and Human Services and saw the cheery greeting on the cover letter: “Welcome to Medicare!” Seeing the card felt really weird, I suppose because I have never taken my age seriously. I remember being 30 all those years ago and thinking, “I wonder when I will feel as if I am an adult?” I wondered the same thing when I turned 35. Not long after that, though, adulthood came crashing down because Emily was born, and all of a sudden, I realized that I was responsible for another human being. That made me sit up and take notice. But truly, I have never paid attention to the fact that age was creeping up because I have never felt my age. My BFF Susan and I were talking a few months ago – OK, it was probably a couple of years ago, but who can remember, because they’re all running together at this point – about how we both felt as if we were much younger than our mothers when they were our age (we share the same age), whatever it was at the time.)

WHEC
— MAY 10, 2018 FLASHBACK: How old is too old to drive?
https://www.whec.com/news/how-old-is-too-old-to-drive/4902224/

ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE
— Medical/Vision Conditions
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/drivers/drivers_license/medical_vision.html
(FROM THE POSTING: If you know someone you feel could jeopardize traffic safety as the result of a medical condition, contact the individual’s doctor or a police officer and request that the Secretary of State’s office investigate. You may submit a Vision Specialist Report completed by a licensed optometrist, ophthalmologist or physician, instead of an in-person vision screening at a Driver Services facility. Visual reading requirements are as follows: The minimum requirement for visual acuity is 20/40 acuity with or without corrective lenses. Drivers with acuity between 20/41 and 20/70 are limited to daylight driving only. You must have at least 140 degree peripheral vision (the ability to see to the side) to have a license without restrictions. This is with or without corrective lenses.)

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Trump’s planned pay freeze earns criticism from at least 1 House Republican (Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: How many federal employees and federal retirees live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against the aforesaid?)
https://federalnewsradio.com/your-money/2018/08/trumps-planned-pay-freeze-earns-criticism-from-at-least-1-house-republican/

FED SMITH
— Trump to ‘Study’ Federal Workers’ Pay Over Labor Day Weekend – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: Just about everyone promotes hatred of federal employees and hatred of federal retirees. How many federal employees and federal retirees live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against the aforesaid?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/31/trump-study-federal-workers-pay-labor-day-weekend/

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner Admin Admits Gov Exaggerated Jobs Claims after Overseas Trips.”
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/coming-off-a-high-rauner-admin-admits-gov-exaggerated-jobs-claims-after-overseas-trips/