PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Morton Leaders Believe Cannabis Business Ban Reflects Community’s Preference, Village Attorney Says – TIM SHELLEY (DIERSEN: I have sent a copy of the Village of Morton’s Cannabis Ordinance to the Wheaton City Council. It is posted at https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Morton-Cannabis-Ordinance.pdf )
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/morton-leaders-believe-cannabis-business-ban-reflects-communitys-preference-village-attorney#stream/0
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lincolnwood considers legal, zoning options to tax marijuana, limit sales
locations – PHIL ROCKROHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnwood/ct-lwr-marijuana-regulations-planning-tl-0704-20190702-lie4u7jkcjgdheq2vk5gi4cpkm-lie4u7jkcjgdheq2vk5gi4cpkm-story.html
— Sue Bird backs Megan Rapinoe against Donald Trump’s tweets in a Players’
Tribune story – MAGGIE VANONI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/soccer/ct-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe-world-cup-20190702-mkg5rqnpmbdbndicclhqe66y6q-mkg5rqnpmbdbndicclhqe66y6q-story.html
— LGBTQ rights: More than 200 corporations — from Accenture to Zillow and more
— urge Supreme Court to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers – AP
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity
are discriminated against.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-lgbtq-business-support-20190702-53qs2au7xzc6ro2gromjfemqti-story.html
— On the Fourth of July, gathering to celebrate the Declaration of Dependence
– John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-fourth-of-july-kass-20190702-ti4hhyltzrbgfbnjysga4pvjva-ti4hhyltzrbgfbnjysga4pvjva-story.html
— Thousands of Chicago’s homeless have jobs, some college education, contrary
to stereotypes, new study says – PETER NICKEAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-homeless-study-myths-20190702-wtmsehe6ffayxjdbpi3sjav3oq-story.html
JOURNAL TOPICS
— Des Plaines Begins Study Of Regulating Recreational Marijuana – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/des-plaines-begins-study-of-regulating-recreation-marijuana/
WEEK
— Most Mortonites agree with cannabis sale ban, some worry about lost profit
https://week.com/news/top-stories/2019/07/02/most-mortonites-agree-with-cannabis-sale-ban-some-worry-about-lost-profit/
WGLT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bloomington-Normal Smoke Shops Prepare For Legal
Marijuana – MARY CULLEN
https://www.wglt.org/post/bloomington-normal-smoke-shops-prepare-legal-marijuana#stream/0
ABC7
— After marijuana legalization in Illinois, hundreds of thousands eligible to
expunge previous marijuana criminal charges – Zach Ben-Amots (DIERSEN: Your
past predicts your future. Disrespecting the rule of law in the past predicts
that you will disrespect the rule of law in the future.)
https://abc7chicago.com/hundreds-of-thousands-eligible-to-expunge-marijuana-charges/5375290/
— Nike cancels ‘Betsy Ross flag’ shoes after Kaepernick voices concerns
https://abc7chicago.com/business/wsj-nike-cancels-betsy-ross-flag-sneakers-after-kaepernick-voices-concerns/5374682/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Soon, if not already, all
“conditions” will qualify for medical marijuana.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/new-qualifying-conditions-for-medical-marijuana-added-as-program-becomes-permanent/5373720/
— Protests across Chicago demand shutdown of migrant detention centers along
US/Mexico border – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/protests-across-chicago-demand-shutdown-of-migrant-detention-centers/5375569/
NBC5
— Illinois Gambling Addiction Program Expects Enrollment Surge
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-gambling-addiction-program-expects-enrollment-surge-512105281.html
CBS2
— CTA Veteran Says He Was Forced To Retire After Blowing The Whistle On Pension
Spiking; ‘I Feared Further Retaliation’ – Dorothy Tucker (DIERSEN: What have
you blown the whistle on? While I worked for the federal government for almost
30 years, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse
discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. While I have served as
Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor
since 2000, and when I served as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman
2005-2012, as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster
2008-2010 and 2000-2004, and as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering
Committee member 2003-2007, I blew the whistle on Republican activists,
candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political
consultants who failed/refused to defend/advance planks in the Republican Party
platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/24/cta-whistleblower-lawsuit-retaliation-pension-spiking-gino-gerbasi/
DAILY HERALD
— Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon will not seek re-election – Lauren
Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190702/kane-county-states-attorney-joe-mcmahon-will-not-seek-re-election
WTTW
— Illinois Taxes Goods. But What About Services? – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2019/07/02/illinois-taxes-goods-what-about-services
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Big business to Supreme Court: Defend LGBTQ people from bias – AP (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, those who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity are
discriminated against.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/big-business-to-supreme-court-defend-lgbtq-people-from-bias/article_503b6675-fab4-5629-8862-5d8844130fe0.html
WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Oberweis Releases Preliminary Endorsement List
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512691991-oberweis-releases-preliminary-endorsement-list
WIREPOINTS
— New Data: Subpar Home Appreciation Has Cost Illinoisans a Quarter-Trillion
Dollars Over Ten Years – Mark Glennon and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/new-data-subpar-home-appreciation-has-cost-illinoisans-quarter-trillion-dollars-over-ten-years/
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois GOP Chairman Schneider thinks first Democratic debate bodes well
for Trump in 2020 – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512691792-illinois-gop-chairman-schneider-thinks-first-democratic-debate-bodes-well-for-trump-in-2020
COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Appeals court: Insurer can exclude coverage for drunk, high drivers; Widow’s
claim for husband’s death barred
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512671804-appeals-court-insurer-can-exclude-coverage-for-drunk-high-drivers-widow-s-claim-for-husband-s-death-barred
CAPITOL FAX
— New casino towns heap praise on governor
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/02/new-casino-towns-heap-praise-on-governor/
— Cannabis roundup (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/02/cannabis-roundup-12/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump admin drops push for citizenship question on 2020 census – Stephen
Dinan (DIERSEN: This will encourage many more millions to come America
illegally and/or to stay in America illegally.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/2/trump-drops-push-citizenship-question-2020-census/
GOPUSA
— Owner of Red Hen says she doesn’t condone, ‘the physical assault of a
patron’; has no obligation to ‘unsavory’ individuals (DIERSEN: How soon, if not
already, will Democrat restaurants post signs that say the following are NOT
WELCOME: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic,
Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American,
draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long
time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71968
AMERICAN THINKER
— The path to a fortune: Get fired from an Illinois public college – Thomas
Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/the_path_to_a_fortune_get_fired_from_an_illinois_public_college.html
— Free health care for illegals? What about the elderly? – Russ Vaughn
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/free_health_care_for_illegals_what_about_the_elderly.html
— The American left is seriously out of control. Now it is dangerous –
Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/the_american_left_is_seriously_out_of_control_now_they_are_dangerous.html
— ProPublica gets busy with a new doxx operation against the Border Patrol –
Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/propublica_gets_busy_with_a_new_doxx_operation_against_the_border_patrol.html
BREITBART
— Pete Buttigieg Warns Black Americans of Another Civil War – CHARLIE SPIERING
(DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats officially declare war on individuals,
organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors
have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/02/pete-buttigieg-warns-black-americans-of-another-civil-war/
NEWSMAX
— Major Companies Call on Supreme Court to Rule in Favor of LGBT Workers
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity
are discriminated against.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/companies-supreme-court-lgbt-workers/2019/07/02/id/923035/
CBN NEWS
— Does Facebook’s Civil Rights Audit Target Free Speech? – Charlene Aaron
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/july/conservative-group-reacts-to-release-of-facebooks-civil-rights-audit-does-it-target-free-speech
CNS NEWS SERVICE
— CBP Under Fire by Democrats; Under Investigation for Secret Facebook Group –
Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/cbp-under-investigation-degrading-comments-secret-facebook-group
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Time For A Federal Takeover Of Portland, Oregon – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30547-time-federal-takeover-portland-oregon
RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Beto Campaigns Where the Democrat Base Is — In Mexico!
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/07/02/beto-campaigns-where-the-democrat-base-is-in-mexico/
SEAN HANNITY
— MEGA MAGA: Trump Campaign Takes in $105 MILLION, Blows Past ALL DEM
Candidates
https://hannity.com/media-room/mega-maga-trump-campaign-takes-in-105-million-blows-past-all-dem-candidates/
HUMAN EVENTS
— CNN’s Racist Defense of Kamala Harris. Debates about who counts as
African-American are not “conspiracy theories.” – Will Chamberlainon
https://humanevents.com/2019/07/02/cnns-racist-defense-of-kamala-harris/
THE HILL
— Trump administration drops citizenship question from 2020 census –
JACQUELINE THOMSEN (DIERSEN: This will encourage many more millions to come
Ameria illegally and/or to stay in America illegally.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/451431-trump-administration-drops-citizenship-question-from-2020-census
— Trump invites conservative tech critics to ‘social media summit’ at White
House – JUSTIN WISE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google Alerts bring to my
attention postings on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat,
Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms before they bring to my attention
postings on credible websites that promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/451359-trump-invites-conservative-tech-critics-to-social-media-summit-at
HUFFINGTON POST
— Amazon, Google Call On Supreme Court To Rule In Favor Of LGBTQ Workers The
companies were among more than 200 to file a friend-of-the-court brief arguing
that anti-LGBTQ bias is a form of sex discrimination. – Daniel Wiessner
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity
are discriminated against.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amazon-google-lgbtq-rights-supreme-court_n_5d1bb6e2e4b07f6ca5856d22
— Illinois Is Expunging Marijuana Convictions, But That Will Only Do So Much
“Expungement, for the most part, is not done with just a snap of the fingers
and all the records go away,” says a criminal justice reform advocate. – Alexis
Arnold (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future. Disrespecting the rule of law
in the past predicts that you will disrespect the rule of law in the future.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/illinois-expunge-marijuana-convictions_n_5d1bbe48e4b082e55371643e
CNN
— Trump administration won’t ask about citizenship on census – Ariane de Vogue
and Gregory Wallace (DIERSEN: This will encourage many more millions to come
Ameria illegally and/or to stay in America illegally.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/02/politics/doj-census-citizenship-question/index.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Prominent Republicans File Brief to Support L.G.B.T. Rights in Legal Case –
Jeremy W. Peters (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who fail/refuse to promote
LGBTQ activity are discriminated against.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/us/politics/gay-rights-republicans.html
WASHINGTON POST
— 2020 Census will not include citizenship question, DOJ confirms – Ann E.
Marimow and Tara Bahrampour (DIERSEN: This will encourage many more millions to
come Ameria illegally and/or to stay in America illegally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/2020-census-will-not-include-citizenship-question-doj-confirms/2019/07/02/0067be4a-9c44-11e9-9ed4-c9089972ad5a_story.html
— Trump invites conservative tech critics to White House for ‘social media
summit’ – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google Alerts bring to my
attention postings on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat,
Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms before they bring to my attention
postings on credible websites that promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-technology-202/2019/07/02/the-technology-202-trump-invites-conservative-tech-critics-to-white-house-for-social-media-summit/5d1a7d40a7a0a47d87c56f90/
— How employers are preparing for a gender non-binary world – Jena McGregor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/07/02/how-employers-are-preparing-gender-non-binary-world/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Praises Mexico Amid Record Detention of Migrants Stiffer enforcement
was agreed to in deal Mexico made to avoid imports tariffs on goods sent to
U.S. – Santiago Pérez and Catherine Lucey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-detains-record-number-of-migrants-following-deal-with-u-s-11562017847
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/legal-marijuana-is-nowhere-near-a-high-point-11562095221
BLOOMBERG
— Medical Marijuana Opens Door To Recreational Market
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2019-07-02/medical-marijuana-opens-door-to-recreational-market-radio
FORBES
— When Is An Employer’s Reason For Firing You Actually A Pretext For Age
Discrimination? – Eric Bachman
Eric Bachman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericbachman/2019/07/02/when-is-an-employers-reason-for-firing-you-actually-a-pretext-for-age-discrimination/
— A Paradigm Shift: The End Of Inheritance For The Middle Class – Patricia
Barnes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/07/02/a-paradigm-shift-the-end-of-inheritance-for-the-middle-class/#6571add71e7c
BARRON’S
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/marijuana-sales-will-surge-higher-in-the-us-51562096167
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Still Strongly Support Citizenship Question on Census
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/june_2019/americans_still_strongly_support_citizenship_question_on_census