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May 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bill to remove abortion restrictions expected to go before Illinois House Monday – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ill-house-expected-to-vote-on-bill-to-remove-abortion-restrictions/5318499/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gambling expansion in Illinois back on the table – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gambling-expansion-in-illinois-back-on-the-table/5318207/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Reproductive Health Act to remove abortion restrictions heads to Illinois House Monday
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/bill-to-remove-abortion-restrictions-heads-to-illinois-house-monday/5318293/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Along party lines, Illinois House committee advances abortion bill Republican Terri Bryant calls Sunday night meeting ‘a miscarriage of justice’ – Rebecca Anzel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/5/26/18641108/along-party-lines-illinois-house-committee-advances-abortion-bill
Waning days of spring session to reveal Pritzker’s big wins — or losses
— Legalizing marijuana and expanding gambling in the state are still up in the air as session winds down in Springfield. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/26/18638826/waning-days-of-spring-session-to-reveal-pritzkers-big-wins-or-losses

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House committee advances long-stalled abortion rights measure – Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-abortion-rights-bill-20190526-story.html
— Job market looks appealing for new grads – Kaitlin Pitsker (DIERSEN: When you were a new grad, what hindered your job search? When I graduated from NIU in 1970, employers viewed me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be granted. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got – to be the Retail Sales Manager for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. It was a job that did not really require a college degree.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-job-market-looks-appealing-for-new-grads-20190521-story.html
— Companies with impressive perks – Cameron Albert-Deitch (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if governments gave their employees any of these perks, those who hate government employees would scream bloody murder. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have shown the strongest hatred against past, present, and future federal employees.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-companies-with-impressive-perks-20190520-story.html
— Millennials vs. Gen X vs. baby boomers — generational pride is cheap identity politics – Jonah Goldberg (DIERSEN: What generation are you? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have shown the strongest hatred against baby boomers.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-millennials-genx-baby-boomers-generation-goldberg-20190524-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The suburbs’ real estate problem As companies shun big corporate campuses and set up headquarters in Chicago’s center, suburban McMansions are sitting on the market and selling for fire-sale prices. – DENNIS RODKIN 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/suburbs-real-estate-problem

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Abortion law rewrite clears committee, will be heard on House floor – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190527/abortion-law-rewrite-clears-committee-will-be-heard-on-house-floor

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— More pension debt? Surely legislators jest! – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-05-26/jim-dey-more-pension-debt-surely-legislators-jest.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Maybe social media influencers aren’t awful corporate shills. Or maybe they are. – SHANE BROWN
https://qconline.com/lifestyles/shane_brown/maybe-social-media-influencers-aren-t-awful-corporate-shills-or/article_0b022e4b-0119-5ce5-bf1a-076a1d108571.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Dems Move Abortion Bill Late Sunday Night – DANA VOLLMER 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/dems-move-abortion-bill-late-sunday-night#stream/0
— Former Inmates Are Getting Jobs As Employers Ignore Stigma In Bright Economy – JASMINE GARSD (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/former-inmates-are-getting-jobs-employers-ignore-stigma-bright-economy#stream/0

GOPUSA
— Illegal aliens brought from border into Inland Empire
http://www.gopusa.com/illegal-aliens-brought-from-border-into-inland-empire/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pitfalls along the road to socialism – Richard Jack Rail
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/pitfalls_along_the_road_to_socialism.html

TOWNHALL
— Beware The ‘Bi-Partisan’ Democrat, Because There’s No Such Thing – Scott Morefield
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2019/05/27/beware-the-bipartisan-democrat-because-theres-no-such-thing-n2546907
— Trump Counterattacks Using Democrat’s Hypocrisy – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/05/27/trump-counterattacks-using-democrats-hypocrisy-n2546894

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— DEMOCRATS’ NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE SCHEME Is a devious plan in gear for Hillary’s 2020 presidential run? – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273865/democrats-national-popular-vote-scheme-lloyd-billingsley

EPOCH TIMES
— Striving for Happiness Could Be Making You Unhappy – LOWRI DOWTHWAITE
https://www.theepochtimes.com/striving-for-happiness-could-be-making-you-unhappy_2929258.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— In the Democratic Primary, the Media Hits Are the Message On HBO, Instagram — even Fox News — aspirants are having a meta debate: How do you counterprogram a reality-TV president? – James Poniewozik
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/arts/television/beto-documentary-hbo.html
— How to Deal With Job-Search Depression So much of who you are is wrapped up in work, but you are more than your job. – Micaela Marini Higgs (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my Democrat GAO superiors did that not because of Republican budget cuts, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or my being an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, but because I was a BAD EMPLOYEE and even worse things.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/smarter-living/how-to-deal-with-job-search-depression.html

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Buttigieg Slams Trump for Avoiding the Vietnam War – Kenneth T. Walsh (DIERSEN: Since 1968 when I was 18 years old, Democrats have slammed me for avoiding the Vietnam War.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-05-27/buttigieg-slams-trump-for-avoiding-the-vietnam-war

BLOOMBERG
— Florida Is the Big Winner as the Wealthy Move Out of Northern States – Lee J Miller and Wei Lu
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-24/migration-s-biggest-loser-is-connecticut-as-florida-profits

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Kirsten Gillibrand at Iowa Baptist church preaches that Trump is ‘contrary to the gospel’ – Linh Ta
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2019/05/26/donald-trump-baptist-christian-iowa-caucus-2020-kirsten-gillibrand-says-contrary-gospel-waterloo/1246688001/

MOULTRIE NEWS
— Constitution Essay Contest winners announced – Cecilia Brown (DIERSEN: If you are considering filing a lawsuit, you should consider your “jury appeal.” The less “jury appeal” that you have, the more likely that you will be denied your 7th Amendment rights, that the defendant will be granted summary judgment, and that you will lose. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less “jury appeal” that you have: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.moultrienews.com/news/constitution-essay-contest-winners-announced/article_7bd44428-6d18-11e9-bff2-3b54dc6f1791.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This year, participants were asked to write about the 7th Amendment. “In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed $20, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.” Ratified Dec. 15, 1791.)

QUORA
— Will the Democratic party always win after the older conservative generations have died off? – John B. Verhoef (DIERSEN: “To win,” Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the Republican Party a) to dump its traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform. “To win,” Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the Republican Party to dump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.quora.com/Will-the-Democratic-party-always-win-after-the-older-conservative-generations-have-died-off

LONDON ECONOMIC
— Upper class people do look down on others as they have exaggerated belief they are better – Tony Whitfield (DIERSEN: Who looks down on you? I should write a book on those who look/looked down on me. I would focus on those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, b) who have lots of operatives and dupes working for them, c) who are/were members, employees, and/or leaders of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, Post Office, etc., d) who boost that they are a member of a church, attend church services, and/or give money to a church, d) who I have sued, e) etc. You should be aware that those who look down on me look down on you too.) 
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/upper-class-people-do-look-down-on-others-as-they-have-exaggerated-belief-they-are-better/20/05/

LADDERS
— Study: This is how important it is to have a supportive manager As anyone who has had a good mentor or a bad manager at work knows all too well, when you have a supportive boss, it can make all the difference. – MONICA TORRES (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the supervisors and superiors that I worked for 1964-1997. Ever-increasing, they came under tremendous pressure a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/study-this-is-how-important-it-is-to-have-a-supportive-manager

GOOD MEN PROJECT
— 5 Ways You Can Relax During Your Free Time – Devin Caldwel (DIERSEN: Why do you have more free time. I have more free time because I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I have more free time because I have no debts, a Civil Service Retirement System pension, and retirement savings. I have more free time because I have no children or pets. What do you do with your free time? I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://goodmenproject.com/guy-talk/5-ways-you-can-relax-during-your-free-time-cmtt/

ABOVE THE LAW
— Kamala Harris’s Equal Pay Plan Acknowledges The Weakness Of Lawsuits It feels like an admission that courts cannot close the disparity. – ELIE MYSTAL (DIERSEN: If you are considering filing a lawsuit, you should consider your “jury appeal.” The less “jury appeal” that you have, the more likely that you will be denied your 7th Amendment rights, that the defendant will be granted summary judgment, and that you will lose. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less “jury appeal” that you have: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abovethelaw.com/2019/05/kamala-harriss-equal-pay-plan-acknowledges-the-weakness-of-lawsuits/

May 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Proposed pot bill a scary proposition – David E. Smith, Executive Director, Kathy Valente, Director of Operations, Illinois Family Institute
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0526-story.html
— Lori Lightfoot’s commitment to expanding opportunities for women, minority businesses highlights ‘women helping women’ approach – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: Democrats 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, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-lori-lightfoot-hiring-women-tt-20190522-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton recognizes the completion of the extensive streetscape project on Front Street that included the redesign and relocation of Martin Memorial Plaza. – Paula Barrington, Downtown Wheaton Association (DIERSEN: Attendees at this outstanding event included Barbier, Cherry, Fitch, Gresk, Keller, and Suess. Wheaton’s Chick-fil-A provided cake and lemonade.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190522/vintage-rides-returns-to-downtown-wheaton-with-dedication-of-new-plaza
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At 6:30 p.m., a rededication ceremony at the plaza will be conducted by members of the Wheaton City Council and representatives of the Martin family. A giant ribbon imprinted with continuous W’s (representing Wheaton) will be cut by members of the council, followed by cake and lemonade.)
— CEOs get $800,000 pay raise, leaving workers further behind – AP (DIERSEN: Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn government employees and government retirees as being over-compensated a) never complain about what CEOs are paid and b) talk and act like they are paid operatives and paid dupes for CEOs) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190524/business/305249934/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Awaiting a ‘tax massacre’ in Springfield – Eric Olson
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/05/24/olson-awaiting-a-tax-massacre-in-springfield/a6qt47v/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall – AP
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Trump-s-plan-to-fund-border-wall-faces-first-13892871.php

TIMES
— Put spending cuts, pensions on the table, too – Editorial
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/05/23/our-view-put-spending-cuts-pensions-on-the-table-too/aj6r4ri/

SAVE YOUR HOME NOW
— Owners of Naperville home pay more than 37% of sale price in taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512513476-market-watch-owners-of-naperville-home-pay-more-than-37-of-sale-price-in-taxes

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Landlord restrictions ‘interfere with free market’ and ‘enforce ignorance,’ says Chicago GOP chair – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512502456-landlord-restrictions-interfere-with-free-market-and-enforce-ignorance-says-chicago-gop-chair

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Madigan ‘bullying’ income tax increase through legislative process – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512565645-madigan-bullying-income-tax-increase-through-legislative-process
— Pritzker quiet about Madigan’s Memorial-Day-weekend surprise pushing graduated tax bill onto House floor – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512565686-pritzker-quiet-about-madigan-s-memorial-day-weekend-surprise-pushing-graduated-tax-bill-onto-house-floor

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Average teacher salaries in Illinois rank 12th highest in nation
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/512563249-average-teacher-salaries-in-illinois-rank-12th-highest-in-nation

FOX NEWS
— CNN now the ‘hate Trump’ network, ex-contributors say: Network ‘openly despises conservatives’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn 
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ex-cnn-gop-pundits-speak-out-against-anti-trump-network-they-openly-despise-conservatives

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Left’s weaponization of everything – Gary Gindler
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/the_lefts_weaponization_of_everything.html

GOPUSA
— Segregation: ‘Separate but equal’ commencements arrive at vaunted bastions of ‘diversity’
http://www.gopusa.com/segregation-separate-but-equal-commencements-arrive-at-vaunted-bastions-of-diversity/

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Graham’s Immigration Realpolitik – Henry Seggerman
https://www.newsmax.com/henryseggerman/collins-murkowski/2019/05/24/id/917514/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Authorities raid 247 Colorado homes growing black market pot – DAN ELLIOTT
https://apnews.com/0f172afa4112436aad5a24a52e5936ce
— Illinois lawmakers have 5 days left, 5 big issues to settle – JOHN O’CONNOR
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Illinois-lawmakers-have-5-days-left-5-big-issues-13896361.php

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise Muslims and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn non-Muslims, and especially demonize, denigrate, and condemn non-Muslims 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.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/your-money/pillars-fund-muslim-americans-suppport.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Older Voters Are the Future of American Politics For at least the next few elections, liberal youngsters will be increasingly outnumbered by their conservative elders – Gerard Baker (DIERSEN: Those who want Republican candidates to lose tell them to dump older voters, and especially to dump older voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have dumped older voters like me.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/older-voters-are-the-future-of-american-politics-11558716630
— What Happens in a New Mexico Town When U.S. Border Patrol Drops Off Migrants Residents of Deming wonder how long their community can host a wave of people who crossed the border illegally – Dan Frosch and Alicia A. Caldwell (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those governments, and those countries that encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally should pay all costs associated with those illegals.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-in-a-new-mexico-town-when-u-s-border-patrol-drops-off-thousands-of-migrants-11558696442

BUSINESS NEWS DAILY
— How Can You Tell if a Job Candidate Is Lying About Their Credentials? – Adam C. Uzialko
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/11314-background-check-candidate-credentials.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When employers don’t want to conduct candidate verification themselves or feel it would be better handled by a professional third party, there are background check services. These companies are available to screen candidates, usually for a per-candidate fee, and provide background check reports for the employer’s review. Background checks generally review criminal history at the federal and state level, as well as verify past employment and educational attainment. “Manual verification of job candidates, especially in high-volume situations, may be impractical,” Chancey said. “For best results, employers should consider partnering with a reliable background screening vendor. Look for a vendor whose screening platform is easy to use and takes out the hassle of verifying multiple candidates, integrates with other HR systems such as the applicant tracking system, and whose capabilities can be customized to the needs of your organization.”)

SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE
— Company must pay for rescinding pregnant woman’s job offer – AP (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had accepted saying that it has just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190525/company-must-pay-for-rescinding-pregnant-womans-job-offer

SEATTLE TIMES
— UW rescinds job offer as incoming administrator is charged with domestic violence – Asia Fields
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/uws-rescinds-job-offer-as-incoming-administrator-is-charged-with-domestic-violence/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: UW administrators learned of the arrest from an employee who read about it in an article from the student paper at private Doane University, where Amoateng has been the Title IX coordinator, Balta said. Amoateng announced in April that he would be leaving Doane for UW, according to the student paper, The Doane Line. After verifying the arrest, UW rescinded its job offer May 13, Balta said.)

WEEK
— 10 things you need to know today: May 24, 2019 – Harold Maass (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, they, their operatives, and their dupes will tell you everything that you need to know. They do not want you to learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://theweek.com/10things/836727/10-things-need-know-today-may-24-2019

LADDERS
— 5 common career mistakes to avoid at all costs – DANDAN ZHU (DIERSEN: Given your demographics, what harmed your career? The following harmed my career in the federal government: I did not become a veteran. I did not become a Democrat. I did not become a yes-man. I refused to help my Democrat superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. I complained about political affiliation discrimination. I complained about reverse discrimination. I complained about age discrimination. I complained about retaliation. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/5-common-career-mistakes-to-avoid-at-all-costs

POSITIVE NEWS
— ‘The next generation of journalists is excited about doing things differently’ – Lucy Purdy
https://www.positive.news/society/media/the-next-generation-of-journalists-is-excited-about-doing-things-differently/

THINK PROGRESS
— Facebook refuses to delete altered video of Nancy Pelosi The decision is the latest in a long line of troubling and confusing moves by the social media giant. – LUKE BARNES
https://thinkprogress.org/facebook-refuses-to-delete-altered-video-of-nancy-pelosi-80c8192fe352/

MEDIAITE
— Undocumented Trump Golf Club Workers Slam Trump: ‘He Knows How Much He Exploits Mexicans’ – Tamar Auber
https://www.mediaite.com/donald-trump/undocumented-trump-golf-club-workers-slam-trump-he-knows-how-much-he-exploits-mexicans/

May 23 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Birth tourism controversy: Foreign women travel to deliver babies, gain U.S. citizenship for newborns – Chuck Goudie and Barbara Markoff
https://abc7chicago.com/family/birth-tourism-foreign-women-travel-to-deliver-babies-in-us-to-gain-citizenship-for-newborns–/5313467/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-5/23/2019
— McDonald’s workers to protest outside company’s West Loop headquarters
https://abc7chicago.com/business/mcdonalds-workers-to-protest-outside-companys-west-loop-hq/5313889/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-5/23/2019

WGN TV
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Nearing deadline, Pritzker’s wishlist includes taxes, gambling, marijuana – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/05/22/nearing-deadline-pritzkers-wishlist-includes-taxes-gambling-marijuana-and-infrastructure/
— New mayor of Harvey says City Hall records in disarray, ghost payrollers possible – BEN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/05/22/new-mayor-of-harvey-says-city-hall-records-in-disarray-ghost-payrollers-possible/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegals over Americans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/22/18636335/battle-elected-school-board-undocumented-immigrants-martwick-cullerton-lightfoot

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago slips on population but is still third-largest city in U.S. — for now – Cecilia Reyes and Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-census-chicago-metro-population-towns-05172019-story.html#new_tab
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push medical pot to push recreational pot. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-medical-marijuana-growers-recreational-market-in-illinois-20190515-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Now’s the time to watch state government – and to watch carefully – Jim Slusher
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190523/nows-the-time-to-watch-state-government—and-to-watch-carefully

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago population falls for fourth year in row – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicago-population-falls-fourth-year-row

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190522/reproductive-health-act-to-escape-legislative-limbo

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Help GOP fight Illinois graduated income tax – REP. TONY MCCOMBIE
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/help-gop-fight-illinois-graduated-income-tax/article_0435fdfe-6e0c-5fba-85b3-869f3957eb95.html

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters promote Republican-haters.
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-leonard-pitts-the-republican-party-working-to-repeal-the/article_0ba07b9d-7c31-54e6-8622-00ce641a880d.html

LEGACY
— OBITUARY: JAMES H. GUMM (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who continue to destroy me because I refused to help them destroy James H. Gumm. SEE: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/il-court-of-appeals/1539352.html)
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyherald/obituary.aspx?n=james-h-gumm&pid=192946122

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Skillicorn Lays Out Tax Hikes Democrats Plan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/22/skillicorn-lays-out-tax-hikes-democrats-plan/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— If Trump wants black votes, he should talk about illegal immigrants seizing rare public housing spots
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-trump-wants-black-votes-he-should-talk-about-illegal-immigrants-seizing-rare-public-housing-spots

FOX NEWS
— Why Nancy Pelosi may be forced into pursuing impeachment against Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/us/why-nancy-pelosi-may-be-forced-into-pursuing-impeachment-against-trump

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden and the Millennials – Taylor Lewis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/biden_and_the_millennials.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Reparations and Diversity are Not the Path to Equality – Ken Masugi
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/05/22/reparations-and-diversity-are-not-the-path-to-equality/

BREITBART
— Phyllis Schlafly’s Handpicked Successor Calls for Official RNC Censure of Justin Amash – Ed Martin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who tried and failed at Illinois Center Right Coalition’s (ICRC) 2006 annual convention to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. At ICRC’s 2007 annual convention, they succeeded in throwing me off ICRC’s Steering Committee.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/21/exclusive-phyllis-schlaflys-handpicked-successor-calls-for-official-rnc-censure-of-justin-amash/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Business Owner Refuses to Remove Giant American Flag Despite City’s Threats and Fines – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2019/05/22/business-owner-refuses-to-remove-giant-american-flag-despite-citys-threats-and-fines/

WORLD NET DAILY
— U.S. ISN’T BECOMING EUROPE — WE’RE BECOMING FALLING ROME Ann Coulter: ‘White Americans are 1 border surge away from becoming a minority’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/u-s-isnt-becoming-europe-were-becoming-falling-rome/
— BLACK BILLIONAIRE ‘VICTIMS’ AND THEIR LEFTIST OVERLORDS Erik Rush challenges pair of NFL players who still see a racist nation
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/black-billionaire-victims-and-their-leftist-overlords/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Harvard holds special event for illegal alien grads – Bob Kellogg (DIERSEN: In 2020, a) those who want to save America will vote for Republicans and b) those who want to destroy America will vote for Democrats.)
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2019/05/23/harvard-holds-special-event-for-illegal-alien-grads

DAILY WIRE
— California Is Prosecuting Journalists For Doing Journalism, And The News Media Doesn’t Care – MATT WALSH (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who prosecute me for my putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. What do you say to those who falsely state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Of course, they fail/refuse to come to my defense. They read the emails for “opposition research.” 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.dailywire.com/news/47536/walsh-california-prosecuting-journalists-doing-matt-walsh

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019 The idea of economic amends for past injustices and persistent disparities is getting renewed attention. Here are some formulas for achieving the aim. – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. The Democrats who run the federal government use AA, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to make their Republican employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, pay reparations.)

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/05/23/trump-impeachment-justin-amash-is-what-republicans-need-column/3766000002/
— Millennials are less healthy and more depressed than Gen X, report finds – Ryan W. Miller 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/04/24/millennial-health-worse-than-gen-x-depression-diabetes-adhd-up/3539739002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Ends Commissions for Political Ad Sales Once seen as a growth area, political ads are now viewed within the company as more of a headache – Emily Glazer and Jeff Horwitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-ends-commissions-for-political-ad-sales-11558603803
— Charging Rent When Your Adult Kid Moves Home Many parents don’t charge their boomerang children rent, but some experts say that’s a mistake – Beth DeCarbo (DIERSEN: After you earned your bachelor’s degree, did you live with your parents? My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother had never attended high school and she had never worked outside of our home. After I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in August of 1970, I applied for and eventually got a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. I lived with my mother and brother in our Crete home and helped pay their bills until September of 1972 when I bought a new town home in University Park. I helped pay their bills with money that I earned a) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights full-time 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972 and b) working IRS in Chicago during 1971 and then in Harvey.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/charging-rent-when-your-adult-kid-moves-home-11558603801
— The ‘Underpaid Teachers’ Myth – Jason Richwine and Andrew G. Biggs (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the federal government grossly overpaid me. In my defense, first, none of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would have taken the jobs that I held because the pay was too low. Second, most, if not virtually all of them lack education, work experience, professional certifications, etc. required for the jobs. And third, 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.wsj.com/articles/the-underpaid-teachers-myth-11558565415
— The College-Admissions Mess The SAT’s new index should be seen as a patch to liberalism’s greatest failure. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-college-admissions-mess-11558565047
— Democrats Say the Craziest Things President Trump should hope they keep talking. Swing voters are listening. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-say-the-craziest-things-11558565069

BLOOMBERG
— In Some States, 15% of the Population Collects Social Security – Marie Patino
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-22/in-some-states-15-of-the-population-collects-social-security

TIMES DAILY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters side with Michigan Republican Rep. Justin Amash.
https://www.timesdaily.com/opinion/editorials/political-parties-shrinking-their-tents/article_881718cf-4a18-50df-93a2-207b18a1a8de.html

NOQ REPORTS
— Cuban illegal immigrant apprehensions increase 1600% in Del Rio Sector alone – Kerry Marasco
https://noqreport.com/2019/05/22/cuban-illegal-immigrant-apprehensions-increase-1600-del-rio-sector-alone/

BELIEF NET
— Living with Purpose after 50 – Meerabelle Dey (DIERSEN: What has been your purpose the last 20 years? For the last 20 years, my purpose has been to help elect Republican candidates who can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and the Republican Party platform. What will be your purpose be the next 20 years? For the next 20 years, my purpose will continue to be helping elect Republican candidates who can and will defend and advance the IRP platform and the Republican Party platform. Those who work against me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP 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.beliefnet.com/columnists/yourmorningcupofinspiration/2019/05/living-purpose-50.html

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— A Rising Share of Undergraduates Are From Poor Families, Especially at Less Selective Colleges – RICHARD FRY AND ANTHONY CILLUFFO
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2019/05/22/a-rising-share-of-undergraduates-are-from-poor-families-especially-at-less-selective-colleges/

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Low-Income and Minority Students Are Growing Share of Enrollments – Zipporah Osei 
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Low-IncomeMinority/246346

FEDERAL TIMES
— Democrats blast Trump’s ‘war’ on the civil service – Adam Stone (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have made it clear that they hate past, present, and future federal employees. Of course, they agree with all the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. Of course, they agree with all the adverse actions that the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. have taken against me and continue to take against me.) 
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2019/05/22/democrats-blast-trumps-war-on-the-civil-service/

May 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-marijuana-industry-illinois-size-20190520-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-marijuana-legalization-home-grow-pritzker-20190520-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-food-chicago-cbd-infused-drinks-0529-story.html
— Illinois marijuana legalization proposal unclear on what information about pot companies could be kept secret – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-legalization-secrecy-20190521-story.html
— See Front Street changes at this year’s Taste of Wheaton – Annie Alleman (DIERSEN: The Milton Township Republican Central Committee will be at the Taste of Wheaton in Memorial Park Saturday, June 1.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-nvs-ent-wheaton-taste-0531-story.html
— Welcome to Illinois: Crumbling roads, crumbling finances – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-capital-budget-pritzker-springfield-borrowings-roads-bridges-20190521-story.html
— SAT ‘adversity score’: Let’s mend it, don’t end it – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Should students get adversity points if their parents do not have college degrees? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-perspec-page-adversity-score-sat-college-board-david-coleman-20190521-story.html
— Who pays the cost of political corruption? As new Mayor Lori Lightfoot made clear, it’s not the politicians. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-chicago-corruption-kass-20190521-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Secretary of State’s office probing Van Pelt’s pot-related endeavors State Sen. Patricia Van Pelt was offering paid cannabis investment seminars and leading a company that intends to obtain licenses to grow and sell marijuana while she was named a co-sponsor of the bill to legalize the drug statewide. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/5/21/18634629/legal-marijuana-secretary-state-patricia-van-pelt-pot-recreational-wakanna
— Legalizing pot in Illinois will harm minority-owned businesses and communities – Omari Prince
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18634269/legalizing-pot-in-illinois-will-harm-minority-owned-businesses-and-communities
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise a) those who illegally come to America illegally, b) those who illegally stay in America illegally, c) those who illegally bring others to America illegally, and d) those who glorify and praise the aforesaid.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18628337/daca-ice-chicago-detention-immigration-arrest-paula-hincapie-rendon-lutheran-school-theology
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers posh pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18634793/cannabis-store-medmen-los-angeles-legalized-pot-sales

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago is two cities when it comes to capital flows Affluent white neighborhoods draw nine times as much investment capital as poor black areas, especially for housing, the Urban Institute concludes in a report right in the new mayor’s wheelhouse. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicago-two-cities-when-it-comes-capital-flows

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise a) those who illegally come to America illegally, b) those who illegally stay in America illegally, c) those who illegally bring others to America illegally, and d) those who glorify and praise the aforesaid.) 
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/pregnant-mother-seeks-refuge-from-deportation-in-chicago-church/31d69ca9-6191-4092-bb8b-4d64368e0622

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Republicans question bills aimed at FOID card changes – Lindsey Salvatelli
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190521/republicans-question-bills-aimed-at-foid-card-changes

SAUK VALLEY
— Illinois will be fine without any tax increases As legislative session winds down, the constitutional amendment debate heats up – Tony McCombie
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/05/20/guest-column-illinois-will-be-fine-without-any-tax-increases/ayfa418/

TIMES
— ‘Fair Tax’ not good for Illinois – Scott Reeder
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/05/21/statehouse-reeder-fair-tax-not-good-for-illinois/axr9csj/

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER
— Illinois Senate to consider banning smoking in cars containing kids – DOUG FINKE
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/illinois-senate-to-consider-banning-smoking-in-cars-containing-kids/article_a65526dc-e9b0-5961-a4aa-131f69492926.html

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Huh? Chicago Tribune Calls Rahm Emanuel ‘Journalist’ After Fmr. Mayor Gets Op-Ed Job at The Atlantic – Nick Kangadis (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, a) all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless and b) only those who they say are journalists are journalists. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/huh-chicago-tribune-calls-rahm-emanuel-journalist-after-fmr-mayor-gets-op-ed-job-atlantic

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— SOCIALIST PROMISES – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/politics/socialist-promises/

EAGLE FORUM
— Transgenderism: A Leftist Weapon Against the Family – Emmett McGroarty, J.D., Jane Robbins, J.D.
https://mailchi.mp/eagleforum/why-the-sudden-obsession-with-transgenderism-95889

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Leftist ‘The Nation’ Wants to End Capitalism by Destroying the Family – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2019/05/21/leftist-the-nation-wants-to-end-capitalism-by-destroying-the-family/

PATRIOT POST
— Socialist Promises – Walter E. Williams
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/63127-socialist-promises

FOX NEWS
— Our leaders will never defend our borders – and world knows it and is coming for our wealth – Tucker Carlson (DIERSEN: From what I see, sooner or later, every citizen of every foreign country will claim asylum in America. Obviously, they will get rid of those who are already in America.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-our-leaders-will-never-defend-our-borders-and-world-knows-it-and-is-coming-for-our-wealth
— Cannes movie poster depicts decapitated Trump in ‘MAGA’ hat – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cannes-movie-poster-decapitated-trump-maga-hat
— HUD Secretary Carson explains plan to strip illegal immigrants of public housing aid – Frank Miles
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hud-secretary-carson-explains-plan-to-strip-illegal-immigrants-of-public-housing-aid

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ilhan Omar on Trump Voters: ‘Ignorance Really Is Pervasive in Many Parts of This Country’ – Cameron Cawthorne (DIERSEN: Of course, Ilhan Omar would join with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ilhan-omar-on-trump-voters-ignorance-really-is-pervasive-in-many-parts-of-this-country/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegal aliens are not ‘fine’ or ‘great’ people – Sam Younnokis (DIERSEN: To come into America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally is to shout that you a) disrespect the rule of law, b) disrespect America, and c) disrespect America’s citizens.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/illegal_aliens_are_not_fine_or_great_people.html
— The Democrats’ Alien Voting Strategy – Cliff Spectre
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/the_democratsalien_voting_strategy.html

DAILY CALLER
— BETO SPREADS FALSEHOODS ABOUT TRUMP IN CNN TOWN HALL – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/22/beto-orourke-donald-trump-cnn-town-hall/

ROLL CALL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana legalization goes mainstream with first-ever forum in Capitol complex Event highlights growing bipartisan support for banking, farming, medical and social justice bills – Stephanie Akin
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/marijuana-legalization-goes-mainstream-first-ever-forum-capitol

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR GRAPHIC: How Trump Is Outspending Every 2020 Democrat on Facebook – THOMAS KAPLAN and SARAH ALMUKHTAR
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/21/us/politics/trump-2020-facebook-ads.html
— The Economy Is Strong. So Why Do So Many Americans Still Feel at Risk? The sunny job numbers and steady growth hide the fact that most people think the economy works only for people in power. – Jacob S. Hacker (DIERSEN: Are/were you “in power?” I have never been “in power.” But my critics/opponents are/were “in power.” They dominate/dominated Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and the federal government. I should write a book about them, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/opinion/trump-economy.html
— How the Rural-Urban Divide Became America’s Political Fault Line Such a conflict isn’t unique to the U.S., but the consequences are far-reaching here. – Emily Badger
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/upshot/america-political-divide-urban-rural.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the United States, where a party’s voters live matters immensely. That’s because most representatives are elected from single-member districts where the candidate with the most votes wins, as opposed to a system of proportional representation, as some democracies have. Democrats tend to be concentrated in cities and Republicans to be more spread out across suburbs and rural areas. The distribution of all of the precincts in the 2016 election shows that while many tilt heavily Democratic, fewer lean as far in the other direction. As a result, Democrats have overwhelming power to elect representatives in a relatively small number of districts — whether for state house seats, the State Senate or Congress — while Republicans have at least enough power to elect representatives in a larger number of districts. Republicans, in short, are more efficiently distributed in a system that rewards spreading voters across space. . .The median congressional district in America looks ideologically more Republican, Mr. Rodden finds (the median precinct in the chart also voted slightly Republican). And so Democrats have to find a way to win in those places, even as the progressive wing of the party is ascendant and lobbying for control of the party’s message. If Democrats hold on to some suburbs they recently flipped — a possibility as suburbia diversifies and as college-educated whites move toward the Democrats — Republicans could one day be as concentrated in rural areas as Democrats have been in cities. In that situation, one where Republicans pack their votes more tightly in rural America and the median suburban district becomes slightly Democratic, the urban party might actually start to benefit from geographic polarization. But there will still always be the Senate.)

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters do not want Trump to get credit for the good economy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/21/big-disconnect-economy-is-popular-trumps-economic-agenda-is-not/

NEW YORK POST
— Public housing for illegal immigrants is transparently unfair – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2019/05/21/public-housing-for-illegal-immigrants-is-transparently-unfair/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Facebook is still a one-stop shop for fake news – JON HEALEY
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-facebook-twitter-fake-news-study-20190521-story.html

USA TODAY
— A problematic trend: 11% of employees have experienced ageism on the job – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) to get rid of those who older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/21/11-of-employees-have-experienced-ageism-on-the-job/39447909/
— Perfect selfies are all over Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. They’re killing us – Dalvin Brown
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/05/22/why-you-take-selfies-and-how-its-dangerous/3691366002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— An Opening for Immigration Reform Sen. Lindsey Graham leads, but he’ll need help from Democrats and President Trump. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-opening-for-immigration-reform-11558479648
— FRONT PAGE: Many More Students, Especially the Affluent, Get Extra Time to Take the SAT Responding to parent pleas, high schools grant special test-taking accommodations to growing numbers, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows – Douglas Belkin, Jennifer Levitz and Melissa Korn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/many-more-students-especially-the-affluent-get-extra-time-to-take-the-sat-11558450347
— No Wall Can Fill Holes in the Law Physical barriers divert the flow of migrants across the border. Stanching it will take new asylum policies. – Jillian Kay Melchior (DIERSEN: From what I see, sooner or later, every citizen of every foreign country will claim asylum in America. Obviously, they will get rid of those who are already in America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-wall-can-fill-holes-in-the-law-11558479552

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The SALT cap discourages marriage and discourages homeownership. Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-21/blue-states-warned-of-a-salt-apocalypse-it-hasn-t-happened

FORBES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Can Be The Next Adult-Legal Cannabis State – Andre Bourque
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrebourque/2019/05/21/illinois-can-be-the-next-adult-legal-cannabis-state-if-it-can-learn-from-its-medical-program/#38f2a259556a

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to older people who promote age discrimination? I should write a book about older people in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who promote/promoted age discrimination. They include present and past Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, leaders, members, and employees.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/05/21/2020-election-warren-biden-trump-sanders-age-column/3742249002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/21/nj-ny-migrants-border-preparation-though-donald-trump-denies-plan/3752858002/

TWIN CITIES
— Working Strategies: Résumé tricks for the trades – AMY LINDGREN (DIERSEN: One should expect that applicants will not include anything in their resumes that might harm their chances of being selected. For example, anything that might indicate that they a) have smoked pot, b) are smoking pot, c) want to smoke pot, d) want to make money selling pot, e) want government to take in tax revenue from selling pot, f) want to buy pot legally in their municipality, g) etc.) 
https://www.twincities.com/2019/05/11/working-strategies-resume-tricks-for-the-trades/

NEWSWEEK
— BERNIE SANDERS IS FAR MORE POPULAR WITH VOTERS WHO SAY THEY AREN’T PAYING ANY ATTENTION – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-far-more-popular-voters-who-say-they-arent-paying-any-1432110
— CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL (Oak Park and River Forest High School) YEARBOOK HAD PHOTOS OF STUDENTS FLASHING WHITE SUPREMACIST SIGNS SO BOARD SPENT $53K TO PRINT NEW ONES – EWAN PALMER
https://www.newsweek.com/chicago-school-ok-sign-yearbook-white-supremacy-1432360

May 15 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— ‘This is a war for our culture’: Radio host Gorka angered by gay wedding on ‘Arthur’ – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190515/this-is-a-war-for-our-culture-radio-host-gorka-angered-by-gay-wedding-on-arthur
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to flood America with immigrants because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. RINOs want to flood America with immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190515/trumps-war-on-legal-immigrants
— My brush with Facebook censorship – Walt Zlotow, Glen Ellyn (DIERSEN: What is Zlotow’s position on those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that censure me and censure my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190515/my-brush-with-facebook-censorship

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Give voters a voice on future of townships – Editorial
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20190514/our-view-give-voters-voice-on-future-of-townships

WTTW
— Could New $1,000 State Tax Drive Electric Car Owners Out of Illinois? – Nicole Cardos
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/14/could-new-1000-state-tax-drive-electric-car-owners-out-illinois

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs oppose anything that might discourage illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/census-citizenship-question-could-hurt-citizens-noncitizens-alike/9a3e98db-9420-4dfd-a3bc-aece3c939ab4

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker’s heavy hand – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-05-15/editorial-pritzkers-heavy-hand.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Protestors call for Lewis and Clark Community College’s resignation — 22 photos Heyen says he will not step down – Scott Cousins 
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Protestors-call-for-LCCC-board-chairman-8217-s-13845954.php

RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— Lobbyist controls late pol’s campaign fund Kimme under no obligation to terminate Topinka committee – Bob Skolnik (DIERSEN: Many if not most of those who promote/promoted Topinka work/worked against me.)
https://www.rblandmark.com/News/Articles/5-14-2019/Lobbyist-controls-late-pol%27s-campaign-fund/

WCIA
— Senator charges to reveal “what cannabis companies are viable” Chicago Democrat pitches get-rich-quick scheme ahead of marijuana vote – Mark Maxwell
https://www.wcia.com/amp/news/capitol-news/senator-charges-to-reveal-what-cannabis-companies-are-viable-/2002422831

NDIGO
— Talking Legal Weed With Rep. Sonya Harper – Hermene Hartman
https://ndigo.com/2019/05/14/talking-legal-weed-with-rep-sonya-harper/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Clinton promotes hatred against Republicans. 
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/05/15/clinton-slams-trump-in-chicago-emanuel-chill-on-weed-bill-city-halls-game-of-thrones-436776

PROPUBLICA
— At Chicago’s City Council, Committees Are Used to Reward Political Favors and Fund Patronage Without new oversight and accountability, City Hall cannot “escape corruption, mismanagement and waste,” the city watchdog says. – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted patronage.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-city-council-legislative-committees-chairs-aldermen-political-favors-patronage

COOK COUNTY RECORDER
— Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Willowbrook, Darien ask court to let them sue Sterigenics, along with Illinois – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512490421-hinsdale-burr-ridge-willowbrook-darien-ask-court-to-let-them-sue-sterigenics-along-with-illinois

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeanne Ives May Run for Roskam’s Seat in Congress
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/15/jeanne-ives-may-run-for-roskams-seat-in-congress/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MORE THAN 130 SIX-FIGURE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS OPPOSE EDUCATION EFFICIENCY BILL – Joe Barnas (DIERSEN: When did you first become a six-figure person in today’s dollars? For me, it was in 1987 when I was 39 years old. I had worked for GAO for almost 8 years. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. And I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/more-than-130-six-figure-school-district-administrators-oppose-education-efficiency-bill/

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Springfield Has Not Earned Your Trust
http://illinoisopportunity.org/springfield-has-not-earned-your-trust/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Industrialization, Commercialization of “Millennial Marijuana” – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/industrialization-commercialization-of-millennial-marijuana/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES: WHICH DIRECTION IS ILLINOIS GOING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/ives-which-direction-are-we-going.html
— AFTER LOSING NEARLY $4 BILLION LAST YEAR, POSTAL SERVICE ON TRACK TO LOSE $7 BILLION THIS YEAR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/after-losing-nearly-4-billion-last-year-postal-service-on-track-to-lose-7-billion-this-year.html

HOT AIR
— I Own The Red Hen Restaurant That Asked Sarah Sanders To Leave. Resistance Isn’t Futile. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have barred me from their events or asked me to leave their events. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/05/red-hen-restaurant-asked-sarah-sanders-leave-resistance-isnt-futile/

GOPUSA
— Romney votes with Democrats against judge who said Obama was an ‘un-American imposter’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69528
— NM governor, rents bus, sends 55 asylum seekers to Denver (DIERSEN: What about Chicago Democrats who give homeless people on-way train tickets to Wheaton?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69511
— College Democrats vow to boycott DCCC over incumbent policy (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you and why? I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are boycotting me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why they do that. 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69521
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The dissenting College Democrats chapters are objecting to the DCCC’s new rule refusing to do business with consultants, pollsters and other campaign workers who sign on to work for challengers making primary runs against incumbent Democrats.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Equality Act legislation slammed by opponents as being anti-woman – Christopher Vondracek
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/14/equality-act-legislation-slammed-by-opponents-as-b/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Cheney says Tlaib comments ‘close’ to denying Holocaust – Dominick Mastrangelo 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cheney-says-tlaib-comments-close-to-denying-holocaust

AMERICAN THINKER
— Here’s an example of the illegal aliens Trump is trying to deport – Kenneth Eliasberg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/heres_an_example_of_the_illegal_aliens_trump_is_trying_to_deport.html

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— NYT Describes Buttigieg As Nothing More Than a Product of Identity Politics – Brian McNicol
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/nyt-describes-buttigieg-as-nothing-more-than-a-product-of-identity-politics/

BREITBART
— Survey: Only 2-in-15 Americans Aware of Soaring Illegal Immigration to U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/14/survey-only-2-in-15-americans-aware-of-soaring-illegal-immigration-to-u-s/
— Beto: Trump’s ‘Racism’ Is ‘Changing This Country,’ Causing Hate Crime to Rise – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/05/14/beto-trumps-racism-is-changing-this-country-causing-hate-crime-to-rise/
— Washington Post: Democrats Want to Streamline Asylum Process for Migrants – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/14/washington-post-democrats-want-to-streamline-asylum-process-for-migrants/

NEWS BUSTERS
— ‘View’ Gets Beto to Apologize for His White, Male Privilege; Presses Him From Left on Policy – Kristine Marsh (DIERSEN: If I had been a minority or a female, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. 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.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2019/05/14/view-gets-beto-apologize-his-white-male-privilege-presses-him

EPOCH NEWS
— Herman Cain Says Black Americans ‘Brainwashed’ by ‘Certain News Outlets’ to Hate Trump – JANITA KAN 
https://www.theepochtimes.com/herman-cain-says-black-americans-brainwashed-by-certain-news-outlets-to-hate-trump_2923762.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— Ilhan Omar Says Attacks On Her And Rashida Tlaib Are ‘Designed To Silence’ Muslim Voices The Democratic congresswomen have come under repeated, bad-faiths attacks in recent months. – Sarah Ruiz-Grossman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many bad-faith attacks on me since 2000 to silence me. I would focus on those attackers who crow that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib-attacks_n_5cdb6534e4b061f71b876a6b

POLITICO
— Complaints grow that Trump staffers are campaigning for their boss In the president’s first year in office, formal complaints that staffers were violating an 80-year-old law prohibiting them from political activity jumped. – ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/15/trump-staff-campaign-complaints-1318864

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When Trump Snipes at Biden, Republican Strategists Wince – Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have taken snipes against me in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall and elsewhere. I would focus on those who crow that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/politics/trump-biden-2020.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Religiously unaffiliated voters are leading U.S. politics into uncharted waters – David Byler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/14/religiously-unaffiliated-voters-are-leading-us-politics-into-uncharted-waters/
— ‘This is a war for our culture’: Sebastian Gorka anguished by gay wedding on ‘Arthur’ – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/15/sebastian-gorka-slams-gay-wedding-arthur-sign-cultural-war/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Relaunches Immigration Push – Andrew Duehren
https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2019/05/15/white-house-relaunches-immigration-push/
— U.S. Births Fall to Lowest Rates Since 1980s Births in the U.S. have declined in 10 of the last 11 years since peaking in 2007 – Anthony DeBarros and Janet Adamy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-births-fall-to-lowest-rates-since-1980s-11557892860

FORBES
— What Voters Need To Know About The Racial Wealth Gap – Rakeen Mabud (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeenmabud/2019/05/15/what-voters-need-to-know-about-the-racial-wealth-gap/#7134bd1b3755

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— Medicare fraud more common among doctors treating minorities, low-income seniors – Sarah Gantz
https://www.philly.com/health/consumer/medicare-fraud-abuse-johns-hopkins-20190515.html

USA TODAY
— Young people, scrolling their friends’ Instagram feeds, feel pressure to overspend – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/13/facebook-instagram-images-put-pressure-young-people-overspend/1158795001/

JOURNAL GAZETTE
— The issues that older workers face in the job hunt – Kate Lopaze
http://www.journalgazette.net/thejobnetwork/20190513/older-worker-issues-job-hunt

OAK LEAF NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in making musicians Trump-haters.
https://www.theoakleafnews.com/magazine/2019/05/14/fighting-words/

WBAP
— Beto O’Rourke and White Privilege – Rick Roberts (DIERSEN: If I had been a minority, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.wbap.com/2019/05/14/rick-roberts-show-beto-orourke-and-white-privilege/

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Help Us Help You: What Should We Cover? Readers, it’s your turn: What issues are keeping you up at night? What strategies to adopt? How to encourage and support the faculty? Which products or services to use? – Doug Lederman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who do not want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that a) promote those who they are blacklisting, b) promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, or c) promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/05/15/its-your-turn-what-should-we-cover

NEWSWEEK
— MSNBC HOST SAYS FOX NEWS PARROTS TRUMP’S RACISM ‘LIKE A BUNCH OF DUPES’ BUT ELIZABETH WARREN SHOULD DO TOWN HALL – JASON LEMON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who discouraged everyone from speaking at and attending TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois meetings and events while I served as its chairman 2005-2012.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/msnbc-fox-news-trump-racism-elizabeth-warren-1426033

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “GOP Extremism Was Powerful Before Trump, and It Will Outlive Him.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/gop-extremism-was-powerful-before-trump-and-will-outlive-him.html

May 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— NRA board member Allen West: ‘Imperative’ to clean house, move on from CEO Wayne LaPierre – PETE MADDEN
https://abc7chicago.com/nra-board-member-imperative-to-clean-house-move-on-from-ceo-wayne-lapierre/5300265/

CBS2
— Food Stamps Could Be Redeemed At Restaurants If Illinois Bill Passes
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/14/food-stamps-could-be-redeemed-at-fast-food-restaurants-if-illinois-bill-passes/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County Shows Strong First Quarter; Continued Growth, Low Unemployment
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/community/chi-ugc-article-dupage-county-shows-strong-first-quarter-con-2019-05-14-story.html
— Will Democrats ‘Let the people vote’ on pensions, term limits and remap? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-income-tax-graduated-illinois-20190514-story.html
— Many not saving nearly enough for retirement – Elliot Raphaelson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-many-not-saving-nearly-enough-for-retirement-20190514-story.html
— Dog attack in Hinsdale may lead to stricter village dog control laws – Kimberly Fornek
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/ct-dhd-dog-leash-ordinance-tl-0516-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— COD interim president re-enters search for permanent post – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190514/cod-interim-president-re-enters-search-for-permanent-post
— Lake County Board pledges to fight effects of climate change, backs Paris Agreement – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190514/lake-county-board-pledges-to-fight-effects-of-climate-change-backs-paris-agreement
— Lake County Board adopts rules to improve member decorum, transparency – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190514/lake-county-board-adopts-rules-to-improve-member-decorum-transparency
— State senators, state’s attorney debate pros, cons of recreational marijuana bill – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190514/state-senators-states-attorney-debate-pros-cons-of-recreational-marijuana-bill
— Attorney says adult business faces ‘official hostility’ in DuPage – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190514/attorney-says-adult-business-faces-official-hostility-in-dupage

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois universities get ratings break from Moody’s With the state again sporting a budget that appropriates money to them, state universities receive an improved outlook on their debt. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-universities-get-ratings-break-moodys
— Sports betting at Wrigley, United Center on the table in Springfield Pro leagues and teams are muscling in for a share of the winnings as Illinois lawmakers weigh legalizing sports gambling. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/sports-betting-wrigley-united-center-table-springfield

WTTW
— State Lawmakers Press Gov. Pritzker to Support South Suburban Airport – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/14/state-lawmakers-press-gov-pritzker-support-south-suburban-airport

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Awards Nearly $1M In Grants To Local Nonprofits The grants will help local nonprofits to better serve the DuPage County community. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-awards-nearly-1m-grants-local-nonprofits

JEANNE IVES
— Which Direction are We Going? Decisions being made in Springfield right now will change the direction of the state for better or worse. The month of May is when Madigan and company like to pass $38 billion dollar plus budgets in two hours. Taxpayers need to be on guard. 
https://mailchi.mp/ce61ee293197/the-next-two-weeks-are-the-most-dangerous-in-springfield

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Top campaign contribution recipients in DuPage County for the week of April 29
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512483317-top-campaign-contribution-recipients-in-dupage-county-for-the-week-of-april-29

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Announces Complete Count Committee
https://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=60634

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
— COD to Launch Project Hire-Ed Apprenticeship Program with the Village of Addison
http://www.cod.edu/news-events/news/19_march/19_projecthireedlaunch.aspx

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Vice President Pence’s Religious Persecution Warning is Already Here! – Micah Clark 
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/vice-president-pences-religious-persecution-warning-is-already-here/

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives appears to be gearing up for Casten challenge
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/14/ives-appears-to-be-gearing-up-for-casten-challenge/
— SJ-R editor abruptly dumped after she offered to resign to save jobs
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/14/sj-r-editor-abruptly-dumped-after-she-offered-to-resign-to-save-jobs/#comments
— Moody’s places tollway under review for downgrade
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/14/moodys-places-tollway-under-review-for-downgrade/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who discourage smoking tobacco, but encourage smoking pot?
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/14/the-other-side-of-the-cigarette-tax-hike-coin/
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/14/cannabis-roundup-2/

GOPUSA
— Franklin Graham tour bringing gospel, anti-LGBTQ message to liberal CT
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69486
— Is Chips Ahoy selling cookies or pushing drag queens?
http://www.gopusa.com/is-chips-ahoy-selling-cookies-or-pushing-drag-queens/
— ICE agents using drunken driving records bust 1,191 illegal aliens nationwide
http://www.gopusa.com/ice-agents-using-drunken-driving-records-bust-1191-illegal-aliens-nationwide/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Harvard Law professor deletes tweet claiming Trump-Hitler ‘physical and behavioral resemblances’ – Victor Morton 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/14/laurence-tribe-harvard-law-professor-deletes-donal/
— Carly Fiorina, former presidential candidate: Trump ‘views women as something to be used’ – Bailey Vogt (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who view Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains and journalists as being “something to be used.”)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/14/carly-fiorina-donald-trump-views-women-as-somethin/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Cuba is the next illegal immigration shoe to drop – along with its criminal elements – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/cuba-next-illegal-immigration-shoe-drop-along-criminal-elements/

AMERICAN THINKER
— U.S. losing control of its border in New Mexico … and cartels are happy – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/us_losing_control_of_its_border_in_new_mexico__and_cartels_are_happy.html
— Are Impeachment Democrats Geniuses or Idiots? – Christopher Chantrill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/are_impeachment_democrats_geniuses_or_idiots.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Alyssa Milano’s ‘Sex Strike’ Campaign Is Actually Sexist, Not Feminist – Rachel del Guidice 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/05/14/how-alyssa-milanos-sex-strike-campaign-is-actually-sexist-not-feminist/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Dems kick out U.S. kids to accommodate illegals – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/05/14/dems-kick-out-us-kids-to-accommodate-illegals

HOT AIR
— Biden: I “Absolutely Agree” That Trump Is An Illegitimate President
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/05/14/biden-absolutely-agree-trump-illegitimate-president/

THE HILL
— Warren turns down Fox town hall invite, rips network as ‘hate-for-profit racket’ – AVERY ANAPOL AND JOE CONCHA 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/443579-warren-turns-down-fox-town-hall-invite-slams-network-as-hate-for-profit
— Herman Cain: Black Americans ‘brainwashed’ by media to hate Trump – JOHN BOWDEN 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/443661-herman-cain-black-americans-brainwashed-by-media-to-hate-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— Warren Calls Fox News a ‘Hate-for-Profit Racket’ and Refuses an Appearance – Matt Stevens and Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-fox-news.html
— At the N.R.A., a Cash Machine Sputtering As the gun rights group lavished pay and perks on its leaders and partners, fueling infighting, it increasingly relied on its own charity for funds. Tax experts have questions. – Danny Hakim
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/nra-finances-executives-board-members.html

WASHINGTON POST
— I own the Red Hen restaurant that asked Sarah Sanders to leave. Resistance isn’t futile. – Stephanie Wilkinson (DIERSEN: What if Starbucks started banning customers because they appeared to be Republicans?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-own-the-red-hen-restaurant-that-asked-sarah-sanders-to-leave-resistance-isnt-futile/2019/05/14/125b4742-75a8-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Liberals must call out all kinds of hate – JONATHAN ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-liberals-must-call-out-all-kinds-of-hate-20190514-i2byqjlwrvbh3hpka7ghvmta3m-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So let’s imagine that a group of white children had been captured on video calling for the beheading of Jewish kids. My fellow liberals would be up in arms, demanding a broader investigation of the incident and penalties for the people involved. But when it’s Muslim children, doing the same thing? Meh. Witness our blasé reaction to last month’s news in my hometown of Philadelphia, where students were seen reciting a revolutionary anthem often used by Islamist groups. Reading from a prepared text, one girl in the group says, “We will chop off their heads, and we will liberate the sorrowful and exalted Al-Aqsa Mosque.” That’s a reference to a holy site in Jerusalem, revered by Muslims and Jews alike. The video was cited repeatedly on Fox News and other conservative media outlets but made barely a blip on CNN, MSNBC and other left-leaning venues.)

NEWSWEEK
— RESTAURANT THAT ASKED SARAH SANDERS TO LEAVE IS DOING ‘BETTER THAN GOOD,’ OWNER SAYS 11 MONTHS AFTER BACKLASH – JESSICA KWONG (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they want Trump-haters to take out their hatred of Trump on Trump supporters.)
https://www.newsweek.com/sarah-sanders-asked-leave-red-hen-restaurant-owner-1425259

THINK PROGRESS
— Texas lawmaker says Chick-fil-A has a fundamental right to have a store in every airport – JOSH ISRAEL (DIERSEN: What if conservatives opposed Starbucks like liberals oppose Chick-fil-A?) 
https://thinkprogress.org/texas-lawmaker-jeff-leach-chick-fil-a-rights-airport-bill-3477dd646b53/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— GAO offering new strategies to help federal hiring managers (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-drive/2019/05/gao-offering-new-strategies-to-help-federal-hiring-managers/

HR DRIVE
— White House considering mandatory E-Verify – Valerie Bolden-Barrett
https://www.hrdive.com/news/reports-white-house-considering-mandatory-e-verify/554583/

May 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Constitutional crisis? Some House Democrats don’t think so – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abc7chicago.com/constitutional-crisis-some-house-democrats-dont-think-so/5298135/

CBS2
— Bedford Park Feels The Pain Of Housing An Emissions Testing Facility – Vince Gerasole
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/13/bedford-park-feels-the-pain-of-housing-an-emissions-testing-facility/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House GOP focusing on women and minorities for 2020 challengers – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-house-gop-women-minorities-2020-20190513-story.html
— Fallout from the trade war: Illinois firms say you’ll pay more for furniture, scooters and a lot more – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-china-tariffs-illinois-impact-20190510-story.html
— Jewel-Osco employees alleging age discrimination can pursue lawsuit as a group, judge rules – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-jewel-osco-age-discrimination-lawsuit-20190513-story.html
— Why Illinois shouldn’t mandate quotas for company boards – Editorial (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-corporate-board-female-minority-illinois-20190513-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Suburban double dippers hit taxpayers in the wallet – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/madeleine-doubek-collar-county-board-pensions-senate-bill/
— 65 years after Brown v. Board of Education, we risk going backward – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/brown-board-eduacation-school-segregation-jesse-jackson/

DAILY HERALD
— Dems say Trump, GOP, twisting Tlaib’s Holocaust remarks – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190513/news/305139851/
— Seven residents at Wheaton’s DuPage Care Center are 100 or older – Bev Horne
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190513/seven-residents-at-wheatons-dupage-care-center-are-100-or-older

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Crunch time for Pritzker as Illinois lawmakers near key votes With Mike Madigan in the background, the state’s new governor faces a critical test in the coming days on his graduated income tax and other plans. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/crunch-time-pritzker-illinois-lawmakers-near-key-votes

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet Friday night calling for women to join her in a sex strike to protest strict abortion bans passed by Republican-controlled legislatures.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/actress-calls-for-women-to-go-on-sex-strike-to-protest-abortion-ban

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Omarosa requests to join lawsuit alleging women were underpaid by Trump campaign – Katie Mettler
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Omarosa-requests-to-join-lawsuit-alleging-women-13841597.php

PLATT COUNTY JOURNAL REPUBLICAN
— Just 11 percent of state corn crop is planted
https://www.journal-republican.com/news/just-percent-of-state-corn-crop-is-planted/article_4a2e1a9a-75c7-11e9-9c54-13a8177c58c8.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— POTENTIAL PROPERTY TAX FREEZE Property tax freeze could be part of state progressive tax legislation – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/05/10/potential-property-tax-freeze/asa1n1b/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Why House Republicans are searching for women, minorities for 2020 elections – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/house-gop-focusing-on-women-minorities-for-2020

WGLT
— Why Barickman Bolted From The Cannabis Bill – CHARLIE SCHLENKER 
https://www.wglt.org/post/why-barickman-bolted-cannabis-bill#stream/0

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers have two weeks to finish, pass state budget with simple majorities – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmakers-have-two-weeks-to-finish-pass-state-budget-with/article_49723e08-75a7-11e9-bef9-238bb5382597.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURBIN BLAMES TRUMP FOR BORDER CRISIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/durbin-blames-trump-for-border-crisis.html
— LAHOOD DISTRICT TORN BETWEEN THE GOOD AND BAD OF CHINESE TARIFF DISPUTE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/lahood-on-china-tariffs.html
— WILL COSTELLO’S REPLACEMENT OPPOSE PRITZKER TAX HIKE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/will-costello-replacement-also-oppose-pritzker-tax-hike-.html
— SKILLICORN: WILL GOV. PRITZKER UNDO ONE OF IL’S ONLY PENSION REFORMS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/skillicorn-driving-a-spike-in-teachers-pensions.html
— KINDT: HOW ABOUT A “FAIR TAX” ON ILLINOIS GAMBLING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/kindt-tax-holidays-for-illinois-gambling.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, you should oppose pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/13/what-about-the-children/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump accuses Rashida Tlaib of ‘tremendous hatred of Israel’ – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/13/donald-trump-accuses-rashida-tlaib-tremendous-hatr/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Gillibrand on Polling Woes: ‘People Are Generally Biased Against Women’ – David Rutz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that old White men are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) 
https://freebeacon.com/politics/gillibrand-on-polling-woes-people-are-generally-biased-against-women/

NEWSMAX
— Ex-Ill. Rep. Schilling Launching Historic Comeback in Iowa – John Gizzi 
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/bobby-schiling-iowa-caucuses-2020/2019/05/13/id/915757/
— Texas Senate Committee Advances ‘Chick-fil-A’ Bill – Solange Reyner 
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/texas-chick-fil-a/2019/05/13/id/915829/

BREITBART
— Border Patrol Flies Migrants from South Texas to Reduce Overcrowding – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/05/13/border-patrol-flies-migrants-from-south-texas-to-reduce-overcrowding/
— Poll: GOP Voters Say Border Wall, Reducing All Immigration Must be Top Priority for Trump – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/13/poll-gop-voters-say-border-wall-reducing-all-immigration-must-be-top-priority-for-trump/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Cartels ‘kicking our butts’ in New Mexico, as state left without checkpoints – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/cartels-kicking-butts-new-mexico-state-left-without-checkpoints/

HOT AIR
— Democrats Don’t Realize Most Americans Want Visa Overstays Deported
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/05/13/democrats-dont-realize-americans-want-visa-overstays-deported/

THE HILL
— Texas Senate takes up ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill – JESSICA CAMPISI
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/443473-texas-senate-takes-up-save-chick-fil-a-bill
— Trump accuses Tlaib of harboring ‘hatred of Israel and Jewish people’ – JORDAN FABIAN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/443363-trump-accuses-tlaib-of-harboring-hatred-of-israel-and-jewish-people
— Omar accuses Liz Cheney of ‘deep seeded hate and Islamophobia’ – JUSTIN WISE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/443452-ilhan-omar-accuses-cheney-of-deep-seeded-hate-and-islamophobia
— Sanders defends Tlaib from Trump: ‘Stop dividing the American people up by their religion’ – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/443457-sanders-defends-tlaib-from-trump-stop-dividing-the-american-people-up-by-their

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump joins GOP criticism of Rep. Tlaib over remarks on Holocaust, Israel – John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-joins-gop-criticism-of-rep-tlaib-over-remarks-on-holocaust-israel/2019/05/13/212074aa-7567-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html

DENVER POST
— 55 Central American refugees seeking asylum bused to Denver Sunday night Overwhelmed shelters in Texas and New Mexico sent refugees to 3 churches – KIRK MITCHELL and SAJA HINDI
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/13/central-american-refugees-seek-asylum-denver/

BUSINESS NEWS DAILY
— How to Age-Proof Your Resume – Jennifer Post (DIERSEN: I am 70 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that it has been a) 22 years since I worked for GAO, earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, and became a Forensic Accountant; b) 23 years since I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor; c) 25 years since I became a Certified Government Financial Manager; d) 29 years since I became a Certified Fraud Examiner; e) 38 years since I became a Certified Internal Auditor and Licensed CPA; f) 39 years since I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul and worked for IRS; g) 40 years since I became a CPA; h) 43 years since I earned an MBA from Loyola; and i) 49 years since I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU.) 
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/15033-age-proof-resume.html

MONDAY NOTE
— Confusing Facebook With the Internet is the Perfect Storm for Fake News – Frederic Filloux
https://mondaynote.com/confusing-facebook-and-the-internet-is-the-perfect-storm-for-fake-news-8b5cd7e772f8

May 4 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Gov. Pritzker optimistic he’ll get his legislative wish list – TAHMAN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs wish for? ANSWER: That each and every Republican individual, organization, and company immediately leave Illinois, and especially those that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft-avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wgntv.com/2019/05/03/gov-pritzker-optimistic-hell-get-his-legislative-wish-list/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Facebook, Farrakhan and the fight against hate – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-facebook-ban-farrakhan-jones-20190504-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: ‘Chicago is killing our kids,’ aunt says after teen is shot dead in North Austin – Morgan Greene
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-teen-killed-austin-shooting-20190503-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Rubble on track at Union Station came from postal service property – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190503/rubble-on-track-at-union-station-came-from-postal-service-property

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Effort to eliminate townships should be statewide – Bloomington Pantagraph (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who charge me with supporting township government and want to destroy me for that and b) those who charge me with wanting to eliminate township government and want to destroy me for that. They stress the adverse actions that Milton Township leaders and Milton Township Republican Central Committee leaders have taken against me.) 
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/guest-editrorial-effort-to-eliminate-townships-should-be-statewide/article_49209248-e5a5-5112-9f5a-e726ac42aab1.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Administration Lifts Limits On American Lawsuits Against Cuba – CARRIE KAHN 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-administration-lifts-limits-american-lawsuits-against-cuba#stream/0

SAVE YOUR HOME NOW (DIERSEN: Realistically, could you sell your home for what your assessor says it is worth?) 
— Hinsdale home lost to foreclosure sells for $891K less than 2007 purchase price
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512457847-market-watch-hinsdale-home-lost-to-foreclosure-sells-for-891k-less-than-2007-purchase-price
— Yogi Ghelani loses over $642,000 on sale of Naperville home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512457844-market-watch-yogi-ghelani-loses-over-642-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home
— Rodolfo Piedra loses over $696,000 on sale of Naperville home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512457825-market-watch-rodolfo-piedra-loses-over-696-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home
— Socialite Sugar Rautbord loses over $595,000 on sale of Chicago condo
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512456910-market-watch-socialite-sugar-rautbord-loses-over-595-000-on-sale-of-chicago-condo

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois hospitality exec predicts minimum-wage hike will have a crippling trickle-down effect – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512477613-illinois-hospitality-exec-predicts-minimum-wage-hike-will-have-a-crippling-trickle-down-effect

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— After winning a contentious, often downright nasty race, Rep. Costa-Howard says she’s under attack – Glenn Minnis 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512460916-after-winning-a-contentious-often-downright-nasty-race-rep-costa-howard-says-she-s-under-attack
— Freshman Rep. Stava-Murray has been full of surprises during her first 100 days in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512457352-freshman-rep-stava-murray-has-been-full-of-surprises-during-her-first-100-days-in-springfield
— Annual report: Which school districts in Illinois are in the worst financial shape?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512455520-annual-report-which-school-districts-in-illinois-are-in-the-worst-financial-shape

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Wehrli’s task force addresses wages for direct support persons – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: My disabled 88-year-old aunt is doing a lot to increase wages for direct support persons. She is paying the Sunrise assisted living facility in Flossmoor $252 a day out of her life savings to live there. She never attended college or married. She held low-paying data entry jobs. She lived frugally. She helped teach me how to drive a car.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512479029-rep-wehrli-s-task-force-addresses-wages-for-dsps

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Objectivity lost when the media omits the news – Chris Krug (DIERSEN: Democrat television stations, Democrat newspapers, and Democrat websites always have far more “staffing resources” available to report news that makes Republicans look bad.) 
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-objectivity-lost-when-the-media-omits-the-news/article_ad1f572a-6de0-11e9-9fe4-f3039041a8f0.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Buckner’s DUI wasn’t covered in any way by the Springfield Journal-Register, until it was packaged at the bottom of columnist/reporter Bernard Schoenberg’s news story on Reick’s arrest, which was published on Thursday (May 2) – an hour or more after Illinois News Network broke the story. The arrest occurred less than a mile from Springfield Journal-Register’s office. The headline of SJ-R’s single story: “State Rep. Reick charged with DUI.” Schoenberg, who writes a twice-weekly column and covers government, had not previously written or commented on Buckner’s DUI. Schoenberg did not reply to two separate requests for comment. Angie Muhs, top editor at the SJ-R, did respond to a request for comment on why the paper appeared to have selectively covered one story and not the other with the same urgency, or a comparable editorial approach. “As you probably know, Bernie does two columns a week, but also news stories,” Muhs said via email, carbon copying Schoenberg on her reply. “He learned of the arrest of Rep. Reick the day after it happened, and did a news story. That provided an opportunity to catch up to a story we hadn’t had the staffing resources to do earlier – the arrest of Rep. Buckner. We credited INN with having been the organization to break that story. At this point, Bernie has not mentioned either arrest in his columns.” Schoenberg’s most recent column included items on Gov. J.B. Prtizker’s progressive income tax pitch to businesses, hall of fame journalism honors at the University of Illinois-Springfield, and a recap of intramural basketball games played by the state legislators. Politico’s Illinois Playbook, a daily email newsletter roundup of Chicago, state and federal news with implications for Illinoisans, is written and aggregated by Shia Kapos. She included a link to a story about Reick’s DUI on Friday (May 3), but still hasn’t reported on Buckner’s DUI. “Illinois Playbook works to present news in a nonpartisan way,” Kapos said via email. “We try to catch the most important headlines on any given day – but sometimes, we miss a few.” I asked Kapos in a follow-up email if she had planned to write about Buckner, but did not receive a reply.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Civilized Man Will Soon Revile Abortion as it Does Slavery – Peter Heck
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/05/civilized-man-will-soon-revile-abortion-as-it-does-slavery/

FOX NEWS
— Trump asks why ‘radical left wing media’ are allowed on Twitter, Facebook – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-left-wing-media-twitter-facebook

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump blasts social media double standard in tweetstorm – John Siciliano 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-blasts-social-media-double-standard-in-tweetstorm

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Ilhan Omar: The Left’s Ideal American – Matthew Boose (DIERSEN: The left’s ideal American is 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. The left’s ideal activist, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, etc. is minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/03/ilhan-omar-the-lefts-ideal-american/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why journalists and other Democrats keep pushing phony scandals about Trump – Jack Hellner (DIERSEN: Obviously, overwhelmingly, the overwhelming reason why people get degrees in journalism and work for television stations and work for newspapers is a) to defend and advance the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms and b) to destroy Republican individuals, organizations, companies, governments, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/why_journalists_and_other_democrats_keep_pushing_phony_scandals_about_trump.html

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— Target pushes for U.S. government to punish churches and Christian business owners – 
https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/2019/target-pushes-for-us-government-to-punish-churches-and-christian-business-owners/

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar blasts Trump for ‘creating monsters’ who ‘terrorize’ both Jews and Muslims
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68983
— Alabama Democrat lawmaker: ‘Some kids are unwanted, so you kill them now or you kill them later’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69014
— Socialism: UN estimates 1.9M Venezuelans urgently need nutrition assistance
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69025
— Pelosi and Democrats draw immigration battle lines vilifying ICE
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69022

BREITBART
— Kris Kobach: U.S. Message to Illegals Is ‘Come to America, We’ll Release You’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/03/kris-kobach-u-s-message-to-illegals-is-come-to-america-well-release-you/
— MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Spreads Conspiracy Theory to Explain Trump’s Booming Economy – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/05/04/msnbcs-chris-hayes-spreads-conspiracy-theory-explain-trumps-booming-economy/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Trump Continues Winning; Making America Great Again – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/05/trump-continues-winning-making-america-great-again/

PJ MEDIA
— It Gets Worse: Asians Harassed in D.C. for Wearing MAGA Hats Were North Korean Defectors – DEBRA HEINE
https://pjmedia.com/trending/asians-harassed-by-thugs-for-wearing-maga-hats-were-north-korean-defectors/

THE HILL
— Trump laments social media ‘getting worse’ for conservatives – TAL AXELROD 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/442095-trump-laments-social-media-getting-worse-for-conservatives
— Poll: Biden leads Democrat primary field by 30 points – MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: As Democrats see it, Biden’s being White, male, old, draft avoider, Irish-American, and Catholic gives him “standing” to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those who are White, male, old, draft avoiders, German-American, and/or Protestant.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/442037-poll-biden-leads-dem-primary-field-by-30-points

HUFFINGTON POST
— Muslim Man Was Fired When He Spoke Up About Mistreatment By His Boss “I know you’re a Muslim and I will do my best to treat you right,” Wali Omarkheil’s manager allegedly told him during their first meeting. – Rowaida Abdelaziz (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and Democrat supervisors in the federal government were much smarter than Peluso. They were extremely careful to avoid saying, writing, or doing anything that evidenced their taking adverse actions against me a) because I was a Democrat, b) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because I refused to help them get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and/or e) because they disapproved of my being German American and Missouri Synod Lutheran.) 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/muslim-man-fired-unitedhealth-discrimination_n_5cc7501be4b07c9a4ce7ab01
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A year ago at the UnitedHealth Group offices at 1 Penn Plaza in midtown Manhattan, Wali Omarkheil, a 43-year-old regional marketing director, gathered with five of his colleagues to meet their new supervisor, Josiane Peluso. But before Peluso even introduced herself to her new team, she complained to the group about the new strict security in the building. “It’s because of all the darn terrorists we have in this country,” she said as she made eye contact with Omarkheil. She didn’t look at anyone else, he said. Suddenly, he felt the rest of the staff turn their heads and stare at him, too. Omarkheil brushed it off as a coincidence. “I remember thinking, ‘I hope she didn’t mean what she said,’” he told HuffPost. But it turns out she did mean it, according to Omarkheil. Within six months of their first meeting, Omarkheil, who had put in nearly 12 happy years at UnitedHealth, was out of a job. He was fired.)

NBC NEWS
— House Democrats’ investigations of Trump are putting the country at risk – Keith Koffler
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/house-democrats-investigations-trump-are-putting-country-risk-ncna1001721

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook’s Unintended Consequence People who lack the wisdom and humility to use their power responsibly. – Bret Stephens
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/opinion/facebook-free-speech.html
— Biden Thinks Trump Is the Problem, Not All Republicans. Other Democrats Disagree. – Shane Goldmacher
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/us/politics/biden-trump-republicans-2020.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters promote mass/illegal immigration for those who will vote for Democrats, that is, a) for those who disrespect the rule of law, b) for those who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems, c) for those who lack education and/or job skills, d) for those who speak Spanish, and/or e) for those who are anti-capitalism, 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/2019/05/03/opinion/sunday/anti-immigrant-hatred-1920s.html
— Investing for Social Impact Is Complicated. Here Are 4 Ways to Simplify It. – Paul Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/your-money/impact-investing-standards.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-heffernan-cohen-comey-trump-20190504-story.html
— New tensions with administration deepen a dilemma for House Democrats; polls show why – DAVID LAUTER
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-essential-politics-20190503-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘The Guarded Gate’ Review: Bigotry and Bad Science Advocates claimed eugenics was a step toward scientifically grounded policy making. – Stephen Budiansky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-guarded-gate-review-bigotry-and-bad-science-11556898327
— It’s Never Too Late to Start a Brilliant Career Our obsession with early achievement shortchanges people of all ages. Research shows that our brains keep developing deep into adulthood and so do our capabilities. – Rich Karlgaard (DIERSEN: It is “too late” for federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-never-too-late-to-start-a-brilliant-career-11556896617
— Republicans in a Nation Needing Repair Less taxes and spending won’t resolve America’s deep crisis. We need a farsighted conservatism. – Peggy Noonan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-in-a-nation-needing-repair-11556836424

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Retweets Far-Right YouTube Star in Attack on Social Media – Ros Krasny
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-04/trump-retweets-far-right-youtube-star-in-attack-on-social-media

BARRON’S
— Americans Are Bad at Saving for Retirement. This Could Be Why. – Alessandra Malito (DIERSEN: At the end of 1977, when I was 29 years old, I had contributed $7,393 into the Civil Service Retirement System. My IRS salary at that time was $24,070/year.) 
https://www.barrons.com/articles/americans-retirement-planning-data-51556895196
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When some readers read Fidelity’s benchmark goal of saving twice their salary by age 35 in a MarketWatch article, they were angry — a few millennials said it simply wasn’t possible given their current expenses, and were discouraged by the suggestion.)

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump rants against Facebook, Twitter and defends full-blown conspiracy theorists as conservative thinkers.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-rants-against-facebook-twitter-conspiracy-theorists-far-right-people-2019-5

MARKET WATCH
— Girding for one last job search before you retire? – Morey Stettner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my job search after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Would you have hired me? My Democrat superiors in the federal government had taken many adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors had given 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 $19,568 (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 had forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/girding-for-one-last-job-search-before-you-retire-2019-05-03

HERALD NET
— Rule of law protects us from tyranny; if we follow it – Sid Schwab (DIERSEN: By definition, if you come into a country illegally or if you stay in a country illegally, you reject the rule of law. Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come into America illegally and to stay in America illegally, that is, Democrats and RINOs destroy the rule of law, that is, Democrats and RINOs destroy America.)
https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/schwab-rule-of-law-protects-us-from-tyranny-if-we-follow-it/

SIGNAL
— Students should find balance between work and play – Nicole Viviano (DIERSEN: While you earned your high school diploma and bachelor’s degree, how much time and money did you spend “playing?” I spent very little. During my junior and senior years in high school, I worked part-time during the school year and full-time during the summer in between. I worked full-time during the summer between high school and college. I worked part-time during the school years while I attended college and full-time during the summers in between. The spent the money that I earned on a) a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, b) tuition and books at UIC and NIU, c) a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, d) a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE, and e) room and board at NIU. I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning that 1969 Dodge Charger SE.) 
http://www.tcnjsignal.net/2019/05/01/students-should-find-balance-between-work-and-play/

VARIETY
— Trump Calls Facebook’s Ban of Far-Right Agitators ‘Censorship’ – JANKO ROETTGERS
https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/trump-calls-facebooks-ban-of-far-right-agitators-censorship-1203204801/

April 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Oliver North says he won’t serve 2nd term as NRA president amid power struggle – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/infighting-erupts-at-nra-convention-north-wont-serve-2nd-term/5274061/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Remember the #NeverTrump movement? It collapsed. – David Azerrad
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-never-trumpism-on-life-support-20190426-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How groups tied to white nationalists are targeting Chicago — and Kim Foxx – Tom Schuba and Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kim-foxx-proud-boys-american-guard-identity-movement-nationalists/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Biden to promise to use the federal government to give more preference to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries 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://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/joe-biden-bernie-sanders-2020-presidential-election-women-of-color/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COD Student Leadership Council Lobbies for Illinois Community Colleges
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-cod-student-leadership-council-lobbies-for-2019-04-26-story.html
— Donna Brazile speaks at Indiana Black Expo conference in Gary: ‘If we vote, we determine who sits in that White House’ – Carole Carlson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-donna-brazile-black-expo-st-0428-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Lowest voter turnout in two decades in suburban Cook County
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190426/lowest-voter-turnout-in-two-decades-in-suburban-cook-county

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump Tower condo hits the market at 20% below purchase price The 32-floor, 2,063-square-foot unit, listed at $1.8 million, originally sold for almost $2.3 million in 2008. – CAROLINA GONZALEZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/trump-tower-condo-hits-market-20-below-purchase-price

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker removes Rauner appointee Mark Shaw from TRS board – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190427/bernard-schoenburg-pritzker-removes-rauner-appointee-shaw-from-trs-board

HERALD & REVIEW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana bill likely to come up early when Illinois lawmakers return
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/capitol-recap-marijuana-bill-likely-to-come-up-early-when/article_8d7010e3-e712-52c5-a5be-c96e48c931dc.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Lawmakers return Tuesday for final stretch of 2019 regular session – PETER HANCOCK
https://qconline.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/lawmakers-return-tuesday-for-final-stretch-of-regular-session/article_c038fe6b-bfa7-55b8-a9d9-76ff676377b3.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Oliver North Says He Will Not Seek A 2nd Term As NRA President – TIM MAK 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/oliver-north-says-he-will-not-seek-2nd-term-nra-president#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at religious people that GOD is 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://www.nprillinois.org/post/2020-democratic-candidates-are-reaching-out-religious-voters#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Oliver North out as NRA president after leadership dispute – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/oliver-north-says-he-wont-serve-second-term-as-president-of-nra
— Over 1,000 quarantined in measles scare at LA universities – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/la-colleges-quarantine-over-900-possibly-exposed-to-measles
— Biden entry sparks a sharper edge to Democratic race – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-entry-sparks-a-sharper-edge-to-democratic-race

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Rep. Ugaste, GOP colleagues ‘arming constituents with the true facts’ about graduated tax proposal – Karen Kidd
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512451657-rep-ugaste-gop-colleagues-arming-constituents-with-the-true-facts-about-graduated-tax-proposal

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Reps. McSweeney and Durkin in apparent feud – John Suayan
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512456421-reps-mcsweeney-and-durkin-in-apparent-feud

METRO EAST SUN
— Most Democrats, including Rep. Pappas, have little to say about the lawmaker’s comment on abortion – John Suayan 
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/512455422-most-democrats-including-rep-pappas-have-little-to-say-about-the-lawmaker-s-comment-on-abortion

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pope Francis donated half a million dollars to help caravan migrants stranded in Mexico. – John Gage (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, that will encourage more illegal immigration into America.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/pope-francis-sending-money-to-mexican-congregations-to-help-migrants

TOWNHALL
— Poll: Majority of Likely US Voters Don’t Want To Live In Sanctuary Cities – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/04/27/poll-majority-of-likely-us-voters-dont-want-to-live-in-sanctuary-cities-n2545480

BREITBART
— Chamber of Commerce Demands More Immigration: ‘U.S. Is Out of People’ – John Binder (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/26/chamber-of-commerce-demands-more-immigration-u-s-is-out-of-people/

BLAZE
— Pope Francis announces large donation to caravan migrants stranded in Mexico – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, that will encourage more illegal immigration into America.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/pope-francis-donation-migrants

ROLL CALL
— DCCC to meet with progressives over controversial ‘blacklist’ policy Party leaders face grassroots pressure to revise incumbent-protection policy – Stephanie Akin
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/dccc-leaders-to-meet-with-progressives-over-controversial-blacklist-policy

THE HILL
— Dems raise prejudice concerns with pledges against male running mates – JONATHAN TURLEY
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/440937-dems-raise-prejudice-concerns-with-pledges-against-male-running-mates
— Trump ramps up attacks on media ahead of White House Correspondents’ Dinner – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/440856-trump-ramps-up-attacks-on-media-ahead-of-white-house-correspondents

POLITICO
— Pride vs. Pence: Gay Republicans grapple with Buttigieg breakout The 37-year-old mayor has climbed the ranks of the 2020 Democratic primary with help from a fundraising surge after launching barbs at the vice president, an icon among many Republicans. – DANIEL STRAUSS
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/27/buttigieg-pence-gay-republicans-2020-1291201

NEW YORK TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘Getting Worse, Not Better’: Illegal Pot Market Booming in California Despite Legalization – Thomas Fuller
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/us/marijuana-california-legalization.html

NEW YORK POST
— 2020 Democrats’ insane race to the left – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2019/04/27/2020-democrats-insane-race-to-the-left/

USA TODAY
— Affirmative Action is systematic racial discrimination – Berlin Fang
https://www.reporternews.com/story/opinion/columnists/2019/04/27/affirmative-action-systematic-racial-discrimination/3573724002/

April 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Former Vice President Joe Biden officially announces presidential run
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/former-vp-joe-biden-officially-announces-presidential-run/5268595/
— Joe Biden announces 2020 presidential run: What to know about former VP, senator
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/what-to-know-about-former-vp-senator-joe-biden/5063125/
— Man says he was beaten, robbed by group of 20 on CTA Red Line platform
https://abc7chicago.com/man-says-he-was-beaten-robbed-by-group-of-20-on-cta-platform/5270214/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/25/2019

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Former Vice President Joe Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/former-vice-president-joe-biden-launches-2020-presidential-campaign

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ex-Vice President Joe Biden officially launches 2020 presidential campaign – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-joe-biden-2020-presidential-campaign-20190425-story.html
— A Trump Fed choice steps aside, and another faces new doubts – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-federal-reserve-cain-20190422-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former Vice President Joe Biden announces 2020 presidential bid – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/joe-biden-presidential-bid-2020-announcement/

WTTW
— Chicago Among the Country’s Most Polluted Cities, Study Finds – Alex Ruppenthal
https://news.wttw.com/2019/04/24/chicago-among-country-s-most-polluted-cities-study-finds

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Tough talk early in 2020 13th District race – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190424/bernard-schoenburg-tough-talk-early-in-2020-13th-district-race
— Former CWLP employee sues city, claims he was fired because he is white – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, government employers are a) forced to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat and young RINO minorities and women and b) get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190424/former-cwlp-employee-sues-city-claims-he-was-fired-because-he-is-white

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Prayer, not politics: Scalise, victim of GOP-targeted shootings, keynote speaker at Madison County Congressional Prayer Breakfast Scalise, victim of gunman, keynote speaker at Congressional Prayer Breakfast – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Prayer-not-politics-Scalise-victim-of-13793530.php
— White House voices support for embattled Fed choice Stephen Moore – Christopher Rugaber
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Writings-on-gender-issues-magnify-scrutiny-of-13790395.php
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries who seek asylum in America.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Central-American-women-fleeing-violence-13794206.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want minorities and women to be pot pushers.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/can-legal-marijuana-business-deliver-diversity-existing-medical-program-hasnt
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/weighing-legal-marijuana-criminal-justice

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— As lawmakers prepare to debate recreational marijuana, opponents raise concerns – Greg Bishop 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/as-lawmakers-prepare-to-debate-recreational-marijuana-opponents-raise-concerns/article_1b8cea02-65f7-11e9-90de-7fcc76441950.html
— Black business leaders push for gender, racial quotas for public corporate boards in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/black-business-leaders-push-for-gender-racial-quotas-for-public/article_0fd1a52a-65ef-11e9-b52d-5fe3f195e169.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Discovering Truth in an Age of Opinions (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/discovering-truth-in-an-age-of-opinions/

GOPUSA
— The Media’s Push for Impeachment
http://www.gopusa.com/the-medias-push-for-impeachment/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s ‘Trump is a racist’ message won’t win him White House – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/25/joe-biden-76-jumps-trumps-racist-guns-blaring/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois governor under federal investigation over mansion tax break – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/illinois-governor-under-federal-investigation-over-mansion-tax-break
— Can Joe Biden save Democrats from themselves? – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/can-joe-biden-save-democrats-from-themselves
— 2020 candidates are too old, warns Obama’s former doctor: ‘We’re asking for trouble’ – Kimberly Leonard (DIERSEN: To defend your health, and especially to defend your cognitive abilities, what would you stress? I would stress the fact that I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 (4,860+ days) and each and every evening since 2015 (1,210+ days) too.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/2020-candidates-are-too-old-warns-obamas-former-doctor-were-asking-for-trouble
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Candidates who are older are more likely to face scrutiny about their health. According to the Social Security Administration, men who have reached age 70 can expect to live roughly 15 more years, and women can expect to live about 17 more years, but lifestyle and health factors can shift the calculus. And as people get older, the probability of illness, disability, and death increases, as do the chances of cognitive impairment.)
— DHS report: 1 million illegal immigrants expected this year, 53,077 family units in March – Paul Bedard 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/dhs-report-1-million-illegal-immigrants-expected-this-year-53-077-family-units-in-march

FOX NEWS
— Bernie Sanders visibly frustrated as hecklers unload at She The People Forum for women of color – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bernie-sanders-visibly-frustrated-after-hecklers-unload-at-she-the-people-forum-for-women-of-color

DAILY CALLER
— NINE RADICAL POLICIES 2020 DEMOCRATS ARE PUTTING ON THE TABLE – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/2020-democrats-radical-policies/
— BERNIE STRUGGLES TO ANSWER QUESTION ABOUT APPEALING TO BLACK WOMEN, AUDIENCE MEMBERS LET HIM KNOW IT – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Do those who share your demographics demand that candidates appeal to those who share your demographics?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/bernie-sanders-question-black-women/
— NEARLY 100,000 UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRANTS GRADUATE FROM US HIGH SCHOOLS PER YEAR: STUDY – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/immigrants-graduate-high-schools/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Propaganda, Trust, and the Media – Rick Hayes (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs say that everything on conservative websites is propaganda.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/propaganda_trust_and_the_media.html

BLAZE
— ACLU demands Republican congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.) unblock constituents on Facebook — and they’re threatening to sue Is this really freedom of speech? – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: No one is blocked from getting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or from reading those emails at www.gopillinois.com. Who are your constituents? My constituents are all the Republicans in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in my precinct. I should ask my constituents what the following say about me and my emails: past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. voters, officials, members, employees, etc.) 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/aclu-suing-over-social-media
— Joe Biden claims world leaders are begging him to ‘save the world’ and run against President Trump – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Of course, those world leaders who want to exploit or destroy America want Biden to run America.) 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-says-leaders-want-him-to-run

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Limbaugh: What About People Who Took Student Loans And Paid Them Back? – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: What about people like me who never took out a student loan and paid for their college expenses with money that they earned?) 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/24/limbaugh_what_about_people_who_took_student_loans_and_paid_them_back.html
— Drunken Democrats’ Only Sober Alternative to Trump – Alex Castellanos (DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Biden. For me, they include long-time Corvette owner, federal retiree, draft avoider, parents were not rich, White, male, old, non-poor, married, and ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/25/drunken_democrats_only_sober_alternative_to_trump_140153.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Joe Biden is calmer than Donald Trump, but the dead often are. Having lost twice, Biden 2020 is the sequel to movies no one went to see in 1988 and 2008. He is #YesterdaysCandidate, the old, white male that today’s Democrats crave to run against. Biden still owns a 1967 Corvette. It is an antique everyone admires, but no one would drive today.)

THE HILL
— Trump mocks ‘Sleepy Joe’ after Biden jumps into 2020 race – JORDAN FABIAN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/440598-trump-mocks-sleepy-joe-after-biden-jumps-into-2020-race

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— AUGUST 31, 2008 FLASHBACK: Biden got 5 draft deferments during Nam, as did Cheney (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease), I was classified 1-A for the draft.)
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/biden-got-5-draft-deferments-during-nam-as-did-cheney-1.884250
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DOVER, Del. – Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden received five student draft deferments during the Vietnam War, the same number of deferments received by Vice President Dick Cheney, and later was disqualified from service because of asthma that he suffered as a teenager. Officials with Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s campaign released Biden’s Selective Service records at the request of The Associated Press. Less detailed records were available from a National Archives facility in Philadelphia. According to the documents, Biden, 65, received several deferments while he was an undergraduate at the University of Delaware and later as a law student at Syracuse University. A month after a physical exam in April 1968, Biden received a Selective Service classification of 1-Y, meaning he was available for service only in the event of national emergency. “As a result of a physical exam on April 5, 1968, Joe Biden was classified 1-Y and disqualified from service because of asthma as a teenager,” said David Wade, a campaign spokesman. In “Promises to Keep,” a memoir that was published last year, Biden never mentions his asthma, recounting an active childhood, work as a lifeguard and football exploits in high school. The Obama campaign pointed to media interviews from 1987, when Biden was making his first bid for the presidency, that mention his asthma. Military service and questions about which presidential ticket would be stronger on national security are intertwined in the presidential race. Republican John McCain, a former Navy pilot who spent 5 1/2 years in a Vietnamese prison, has argued that he has stronger background to be commander in chief. Democratic nominee Obama counters that McCain would continue a wrongheaded foreign policy from the Bush administration. Biden’s five student deferments equal the number given to Cheney, who has been quoted as saying he had “other priorities” than military service in the 1960s.)

POLITICO
— ‘Racism and sexism’: Women of color slam white male tilt of Dem primary Elizabeth Warren shines at an event that provided a snapshot of building frustrations among many Democratic women. – LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/24/she-the-people-1289763

MCCLATCHY DC
— ‘No centrist lane’ in Democratic primary, Trump campaign says – MICHAEL WILNER
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article229459319.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Islam.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/ilhan-omar-muslim-reactions.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Two Fresh Faces, Both White, Energize and Aganize Hungrey Democrats – Jonathan Martin (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all of whom share at least one demographic with me, my demographics are terrible. I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft dodger, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for 21+ years, childless, pet-less, American-nameplate vehicle owner, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/us/politics/beto-buttigieg.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters oppose anything that discourages citizens of foreign countries a) from illegally coming to America illegally and b) from illegally staying in America illegally. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/opinion/citizenship-census-supreme-court-arguments.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Sanders gets tough reception at minority women’s event, signaling challenges ahead – Holly Bailey and David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-gets-tough-reception-at-minority-womens-event-signaling-challenges-ahead/2019/04/24/baf1b172-66ab-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democratic candidates tune out voter anxieties over border security – EVAN HALPER
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-democrats-border-politics-20190425-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Warren’s Free College Time Machine Student loans were supposed to make money for the feds. Uh-oh. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/warrens-free-college-time-machine-11556144467
— Trump Is ‘Unfit’ to Govern? Exactly how fit to become president are Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris or Elizabeth Warren? – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-is-unfit-to-govern-11556146230
— Moore Hopeful for Fed Post, but Says He Would Bow Out If He Becomes Liability In interview, conservative commentator says he doesn’t want to hurt the White House or Senate Republicans – Paul Kiernan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/moore-hopeful-for-fed-post-but-says-he-would-bow-out-if-he-becomes-liability-11556143736

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Here’s how far left California is moving – BRYAN ANDERSON
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article229324884.html

DAILY BEAST
— Bernie Sanders Met With Boos After Name-Dropping Martin Luther King at She the People Summit
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-met-with-boos-after-name-dropping-martin-luther-king-at-she-the-people-summit

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Franklin Graham Tells Buttigieg to ‘Repent’ Being Gay – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/franklin-graham-tells-buttigieg-to-repent-being-gay.html

NEWSWEEK
— JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS DONALD TRUMP’S ‘VERY FINE PEOPLE’ COMMENT ABOUT CHARLOTTESVILLE RALLY – SHANE CROUCHER 
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-announcement-video-2020-trump-charlottesville-1405497
— BORDER PATROL TO PAY OUT $84 MILLION IN BONUSES TO AGENTS IN BID TO STOP THEM LEAVING – EWAN PALMER (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, to stop its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran from leaving GAO, GAO got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.newsweek.com/border-patrol-agents-bonus-84-million-1405402

YAHOO FINANCE
— 11% of Americans Have Dealt With Ageism at Work – Cameron Huddleston (DIERSEN: The federal government uses its “up-or-out” policy for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/11-americans-dealt-ageism-overcame-110000447.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among respondents who said they were treated unfairly by employers, ageism was the most common type of discrimination. Nearly 45% of older workers who’ve experienced discrimination said they were treated unfairly because of their age. . . The older the respondents, the more likely they were to believe they had been treated unfairly because of their age. The survey found that 50% of adults ages 65 and older who said they had faced discrimination said their age was the source of that discrimination compared to 43% of respondents ages 55 to 64 and about 39% of respondents ages 45 to 54. And men were more likely than women to believe that they had been treated unfairly because of their age. Among respondents who said they had experienced discrimination, nearly 53% of men versus about 39% of women said they were treated unfairly because of their age.)

HR DRIVE
— Workers accuse Google of retaliating against them for organizing efforts – Valerie Bolden-Barrett
https://www.hrdive.com/news/workers-accuse-google-of-retaliating-against-them-for-organizing-efforts/553262/