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January 30 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 28 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Impeachment trial: President Donald Trump’s lawyers raise defenses as pressure grows for witnesses – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/impeachment-trial-trump-lawyers-raise-defenses-as-pressure-grows-for-witnesses/5885012/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: In study of nation’s 75 largest cities, Chicago ranks next-to-last in fiscal health Based on 2018 audited financial statements, Truth in Accounting gives Chicago an “F” with a debt burden of $34.4 billion; that’s $37,100 per taxpayer. New York ranked last, with $186.7 billion, or $63,100 per taxpayer. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/28/21095089/chicago-budget-pension-debt-new-study-fiscal-health-ranking-taxes-bond-rating
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want everyone to be first and foremost loyal to the Democrat Party.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/27/21110885/illinois-loyalty-oath-communist-mccarthy-era

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Motivate governments to slim down?  It can be done—even in Illinois. A little investment in efficiency just might produce a lot of results and plenty of relieved taxpayers. Here’s how it’s working in other states. – MADELEINE DOUBEK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/madeleine-doubek-government/motivate-governments-slim-down-it-can-be-done-even-illinois
— Geezer-gate: Why is the presidential field so, um, mature? In a nation otherwise fixated on youth, what explains the dominance of so many old folks in the presidential race? A few longtime operatives weigh in. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Hinz should write a book about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid in the federal government. The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, subjectivity in their job assignment, performance expectation setting, performance appraisal systems, etc. to waste the careers of and to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/geezer-gate-why-presidential-field-so-um-mature

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Over a thousand celebrations are underway in Illinois for school choice week (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/over-a-thousand-celebrations-are-underway-in-illinois-for-school-choice-week

CHICAGO MAROON
— Rep. Rush Takes on Challengers at First District Forum – Dimitriy Leksanov (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. I would not be surprised at all to learn that Bobby Rush directed my GAO superiors a) to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) to give my job and my preferred corner office to one of my subordinates who was one of his constituents, c) to give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, d) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, e) to not assign me to audits of IRS, and f) to not promote me beyond GS-13.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2020/1/28/rep-rush-takes-challengers-first-district-forum/

WIREPOINTS
— Dishonest progressive tax math: Pritzker, Harmon offer property tax relief they can’t deliver – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-pritzker-harmon-offer-property-tax-relief-they-cant-deliver/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood and John Katko Team Up Again on Homeland Security Legislation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/28/il-14-lauren-underwood-and-john-katko-team-up-again-on-homeland-security-legislation/ 
— Attorney General Says DCFS Denial of Request for Disciplinary Records for AJ Caseworkers Carlos Acosta and Andrew Polovi Worthy of “Further Action”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/28/attorney-general-says-dcfs-denial-of-request-for-disciplinary-records-for-aj-caseworkers-worthy-of-further-action/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago’s low-income communities receiving a $20M investment – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/27/chicagos-low-income-communities-receiving-a-20m-in/

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bloomberg Compares America to Nazi Germany on Holocaust Remembrance Day Address – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/01/27/bloomberg-compares-america-to-nazi-germany-on-holocaust-remembrance-day-address/

FEDERALIST
— Democrats’ ‘Equality’ Act Would Be A Big Nudge Towards A U.S. Social Credit System When you federalize thought policing, which is essentially what the Equality Act does, it appears to create a social credit system that nationalizes the punishment of wrong think. – Stella Morabito (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Trump-haters who run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, America, and the world do everything that they can to make all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries 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://thefederalist.com/2020/01/28/democrats-equality-act-would-be-a-big-nudge-towards-a-u-s-social-credit-system/

TOWNHALL
— The Party of Hate? – Bill Murchison
https://townhall.com/columnists/billmurchison/2020/01/28/the-party-of-hate-n2560212

ONE NEWS NOW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Population-losing Illinois woos illegals with college education – Bob Kellogg 
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2020/01/28/population-losing-illinois-woos-illegals-with-college-ed

NOQ REPORT
— What to do to destroy a political party – Peter Tickten (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy the Republican Party a) focus on destroying those who support the Republican Party platform and b) focus on driving out of the Republican Party those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://noqreport.com/2020/01/27/what-to-do-to-destroy-a-party/

THE HILL
— The DCCC’s ‘blacklist’ protects a white male political status quo – BRENDA CHORESI CARTER (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman? If so, which of your fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen have been blacklisted by those who dominate a) your Republican township/ward party organization, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP)? Since 2001, those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and IRP have viciously blacklisted me for supporting Pat O’Malley for governor in the primary instead of Jim Ryan. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/479487-the-dcccs-blacklist-protects-a-white-male-political-status-quo

POLITICO FLORIDA
— Florida GOP takes sides in E-Verify fight – GARY FINEOUT and MATT DIXON (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, every Republican activist, precinct committeeman/captain, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, etc. in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality should be demanding E-Verify.) 
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2020/01/28/florida-gop-takes-sides-in-e-verify-fight-bondi-v-biden-bloomberg-backs-puerto-rico-statehood-488166

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why America’s Political Divisions Will Only Get Worse – Ezra Klein (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in defending Trump-supporters from Trump-haters a) in your precinct, b) in the municipalities in your township, c) in your county, d) in your congressional district, and e) in Illinois? It should be a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman, b) the leaders of your Republican township party organization, c) the leaders of your Republican county party organization, d) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and e) the leaders of the IRP.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/books/review/why-were-polarized-ezra-klein.html
— Bloomberg Is Taunting Trump, and Trump Is Taking the Bait Once acquaintances as members of the wealthy Manhattan elite, Michael Bloomberg and President Trump have become bitter rivals. And a flurry of Bloomberg attack ads is angering the president. – Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-donald-trump.html
— A Primary From the Right? Not in Trump’s G.O.P. With Republicans now unified, it is difficult to find a district where a challenger can credibly claim that the incumbent has been insufficiently supportive of the president. – Elaina Plott (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman? If so, which of your fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen have been blacklisted by those who dominate a) your Republican township/ward party organization, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP)? Since 2001, those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and IRP have viciously blacklisted me for supporting Pat O’Malley for governor in the primary instead of Jim Ryan. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/us/politics/pennsylvania-republicans-trump.html

NEW YORK POST
— House passes $10M for Holocaust education amid rise in anti-Semitic attacks – Ebony Bowden (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
https://nypost.com/2020/01/28/house-passes-10m-for-holocaust-education-amid-rise-in-anti-semitic-attacks/

WASHINGTON POST
— JANUARY 6, 2020 FLASHBACK: Want more bang for your vote? Move. – Charles Lane (DIERSEN: Who talks and/or acts like they want you to move out of your municipality, out of your township/ward, out of your county, and/or out of Illinois? I should write a book about those who talk and/or act like they want me to move out of my precinct, out of Wheaton’s West District, out Wheaton, out of Milton Township, out DuPage County, and/or out of Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/want-more-bang-for-your-vote-move/2020/01/06/bfa805ba-30a7-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html

FOX PHILADELPHIA
— Supporters begin to line up for Tuesday Trump rally in Wildwood – Jennifer Joyce
https://www.fox29.com/news/supporters-begin-to-line-up-for-tuesday-trump-rally-in-wildwood

NATIONAL MEMO
— CBS Hires Priebus Without Disclosing Political, Corporate Ties – Eric Hananoki (DIERSEN: If ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Fox News Chicago, WGN, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, Capitol Fax, etc. were to hire me as a political analyst, I would insist that they disclose that a) I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman since 2000 and b) I was a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, and Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member 1983-1996. I would insist that they disclose that I have attended all the Illinois Republican Party State Conventions since 2000 as a Delegate and that I served on the Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2008. I would insist that they disclose that a) I worked for GAO as an Analyst 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year and b) I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I would insist that they disclose that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 (NIU-Management) in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-MBA), 31 (DePaul-Accounting), and 48 (IIT-Finance), b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant), and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32 (CPA).) 
https://www.nationalmemo.com/cbs-hires-priebus-without-disclosing-political-corporate-ties/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Mexican Police Get Ford Mustang Police Cars To Catch Drug Runners – Shane McGlaun
https://fordauthority.com/2020/01/mexican-police-get-ford-mustang-police-cars-to-catch-drug-runners/

January 27 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Bryant’s Helicopter Flew in Fog That Grounded Other Choppers The cause of the crash was unknown, but conditions at the time were such that the Los Angeles Police Department and the county sheriff’s department grounded their helicopters. – Stefanie Dazio
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/bryants-helicopter-flew-in-fog-that-grounded-other-choppers/2207862/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ethics reform in Illinois? Go after party leaders or go home – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-corruption-ethics-reform-20200127-w5yumhxvd5f7niduehsnmkr3ya-story.html
— A lesson for Holocaust Remembrance Day: Anti-Semitism never died — it just lay dormant – Ron Grossman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/ct-anti-semitism-holocaust-remembrance-day-20200127-xrv4udeh6fd2pgmutvmbckzbhq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200126/news/301269998

MEDILL REPORTS
— CHICAGO POLICE PLANS TO TAP CITY-WIDE LGBT LIAISON – Adam Rhodes (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Chicago officially get rid of all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that do not promote LGBTQ activity?) 
https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/chicago-police-plans-to-tap-city-wide-lgbt-liaison/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Helicopter in crash that killed Kobe Bryant previously owned by state of Illinois Sold in 2015 to save costs – Ben Orner
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/01/27/helicopter-in-crash-that-killed-kobe-bryant-previously-owned-by-state-of-illinois/asmoyob/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Special prosecutor to review allegations against Urbana legislator – Mary Schenk
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/courts-police-fire/special-prosecutor-to-review-allegations-against-urbana-legislator/article_c9f37c40-4924-528f-a2fa-d54a633854c7.html

FOX ST. LOUIS
— East St. Louis official facing major fines runs as write-in – AP

East St. Louis official facing major fines runs as write-in

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://depauliaonline.com/45845/news/states-attorney-kim-foxx-talks-expungement-after-illinois-cannabis-bill/

WIREPOINTS
— Stonewalled Again on Savings Claimed from Illinois Pension Buyout Program – Wirepoints Original – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/put-up-or-shut-up-on-savings-claimed-from-illinois-pension-buyout-program-wirepoints-original/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TO KEEP AFRICAN AMERICANS SAFE, TARGET CRIMINALS, NOT POLICE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/to-keep-african-americans-safe-target-criminals-not-police.html
— HOW TO END WHITE PRIVILEGE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/how-to-end-white-privilege.html

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Northwestern University Student Government Votes Against Free Speech Resolution – Matthew Pinna (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs make it clear that they want to abolish the First Amendment and get rid of all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time once and for all.) 
https://freebeacon.com/issues/northwestern-student-government-votes-against-free-speech-resolution/

GOPUSA
— Democrats like Hillary fight cleaning up voter rolls to remove dead or departed persons
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83548
— Joe Biden shines spotlight on left’s insane love for illegal aliens – Cheryl Chumley
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83477

TOWNHALL
— Why It’s Safe to Declare Trump Victory Over the 2019 Migrant Crisis. But Violent Caravans Aim to Take It Away – Todd Bensman
https://townhall.com/columnists/toddbensman/2020/01/27/why-its-safe-to-declare-trump-victory-over-the-2019-migrant-crisis-but-violent-caravans-aim-to-take-it-away-n2560113
— Will Democrats Take Up Arms To Remove ‘Dictator’ Trump Or Are They All Talk? – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2020/01/27/will-democrats-take-up-arms-to-remove-dictator-trump-or-are-they-all-talk-n2560115

FEDERALIST
— If Bernie Sanders Is a Sexist, So Is Everyone Else Is civil conversation possible—or even worth having—when words like ‘sexist’ have lost all their meaning? – Caroline D’Agati (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that not just Republicans, but everyone else is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/27/if-bernie-sanders-is-a-sexist-so-is-everyone-else/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘White House and white people’: CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin diversity-checks Trump’s legal team – Tom Tillison (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/01/26/white-house-and-white-people-cnns-jeffrey-toobin-diversity-checks-trumps-legal-team-879656

NATIONAL REVIEW
— What Does It Mean to ‘Stand Together’? – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/lets-talk-about-unity-less-and-act-on-it-more/

CBS NEWS
— Mike Bloomberg rallies Jewish voters with speech decrying nativism – TIM PERRY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-bloomberg-rallies-jewish-voters-with-speech-decrying-nativism/

NBC NEWS
— What Iowa caucus voters reveal about the Democratic Party If Iowa Caucus demographics look like 2016, that’s a very good sign for Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren. – Dante Chinni
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/what-iowa-caucus-voters-reveal-about-democratic-party-n1123221

NEW YORK TIMES
— Iowa Should Never Go First Again The current system is a form of white privilege that warps the process. – David Leonhardt (DIERSEN: What are the demographics of those who live in your precinct? Do they understand that the higher the percentage of those who live in your precinct who are White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, the more that Democrats paint your precinct as being full of White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/opinion/iowa-new-hampshire-primary.html
— Worried Reporters Make a Plea: Please Buy Our Paper As hedge funds take a greater role in newspaper chains, journalists at the Chicago Tribune and elsewhere are sending out an S.O.S. – Marc Tracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/business/media/newspaper-reporters-hedge-funds.html
— Bloomberg Warns of Anti-Semitism ‘Rearing Its Ugly Head’ Speaking at a prominent synagogue near Miami, the former New York City mayor spoke of his Jewish heritage and his support for Israel. – Rebecca R. Ruiz and Elizabeth Dias (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/us/bloomberg-anti-semitism.html
— Pope Asks Catholics to Say ‘Never Again’ to the Holocaust – Reuters (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/01/26/world/middleeast/26reuters-holocaust-memorial-auschwitz-pope.html
— How the G.O.P. Became the Party of the Left Behind Dayton, Ohio, typifies the forces that have pushed those hurt by economic change toward the Republicans, while affluent places become more Democratic. – Eduardo Porter
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/27/business/economy/republican-party-voters-income.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Social Skills Often Take a Whole Lifetime to Master – Eric Ravenscraft (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present leaders, employees, members, etc. in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. who focused/focus on getting rid of those who share my demographics.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/smarter-living/adults-guide-to-social-skills.html
— Does Personal Finance Still Work in Our Changing Economy? With a financial system so drastically shifting, what can we do about money? – Kristin Wong (DIERSEN: Virtually all the operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial, health, and/or other problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/smarter-living/does-personal-finance-still-work-in-our-changing-economy.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Bloomberg’s surprising speech on anti-Semitism, Israel and Iran – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/26/bloombergs-surprising-speech/

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats only strategy on impeachment is to make it take as long as possible – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2020/01/26/democrats-only-strategy-on-impeachment-is-to-make-it-take-as-long-as-possible/

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— Conservative divide pits anti-left against anti-state Does top-down planning from the right work any better than it does from the left? – JONAH GOLDBERG
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/01/27/Jonah-Goldberg-Conservative-divide-pits-anti-left-against-anti-state/stories/202001270008

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who promotes voter fraud? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/01/22/errors-ohio-voter-registration-purge-prompt-call-change/4490821002/
— More Americans are choosing cremation over traditional burials, survey finds – Jazmin Goodwin
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/01/21/more-americans-choose-cremation-over-traditional-burials-survey-finds/4530268002/

DETROIT NEWS
— Condemn cancerous anti-Semitism – Deedee Coleman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2020/01/27/opinion-condemn-cancerous-anti-semitism/4499259002/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Anti-Semitism preceded Auschwitz — and outlived it Hatred of Jews has a long and versatile history, easily adapting to new circumstances. Its effectiveness is such that it doesn’t even require Jews. – Sara J. Bloomfield (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/01/27/opinion/anti-semitism-preceded-auschwitz-outlived-it/

NEWSWEEK
— ANTI-SEMITISM IS WORSE TODAY THAN DURING HITLER’S RISE, SAYS GRANDSON OF GERMAN DIARIST WHO DEFIED NAZIS – BRENDAN COLE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
https://www.newsweek.com/holocaust-hitler-antisemitism-friedrich-kellner-1484061
— INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY: SURVIVOR WARNS WESTERN LEADERS HAVE ADOPTED ‘HATE’ AS ‘THEIR SLOGAN’ – DAVID BRENNAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
https://www.newsweek.com/holocaust-survivor-sidney-zoltak-warns-western-leaders-adopted-hate-slogan-1484164

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: So Long, California? Goodbye, Texas? Taxpayers Decide Some States Aren’t Worth It After new tax law made it costlier to own a house in many high-price areas, some residents are pulling up stakes – Ben Eisen and Laura Kusisto
https://www.wsj.com/articles/so-long-california-goodbye-texas-taxpayers-decide-some-states-arent-worth-it-11579948200
— The Tax Increases to Come Even Joe Biden would raise the top marginal rate on work to over 50%. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tax-increases-to-come-11580075160

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Ethical College Admissions: Harvard’s Preferences Jim Jump reviews a paper on how the university treats athletes, legacies and others. (DIERSEN: In the organizations that you are a member of, which groups get preference? In the municipality, township/ward, and county that you live in, which groups get preference? I should write a book about groups that get preference in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County. According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, members of the following groups should get preference: those who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, RINO, liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, those who have less money than others, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc.) 
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2020/01/27/paper-reveals-advantages-harvard-gives-some-groups-admissions-opinion

HR DRIVE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs who run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, America, and the world get rid of you.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/record-number-of-companies-named-best-place-to-work-for-lgbtq-equality/571072/

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— The Hardest Part with Digital Subscriptions is Keeping Them – Matt DeRienzo (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want everyone to read/see only what they post/bless on Facebook.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/industry-insight-the-hardest-part-with-digital-subscriptions-is-keeping-them/

January 26 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Stevenson High School political event draws ire of Lake County GOP: ‘I’m disappointed we weren’t extended (an invitation)’ – KARIE ANGELL LUC
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-10th-district-democrats-straw-poll-st-0127-20200126-mycxpdkmkzbvzm67bfvly3psja-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The event had a distinct pro-Democrat, anti-Donald Trump feel, something that did not sit well with the chairman of the Lake County Republican Party. Signage and posters around the room were pro-Democratic. An anti-Trump poster was seen near the speaker’s podium. Some who spoke during the event dramatically called for an end to the Trump era. County GOP Chairman Mark Shaw said he was “taken back” when he heard about the event via email blast. “Generally, I’m disappointed we weren’t extended (an invitation),” he said. ”Frankly, my assessment of Stevenson High School is that they have basically decided to support liberal causes, and they aren’t interested in hearing different viewpoints. “I’m extremely disappointed given the amount of money that taxpayers pay to support Stevenson High School,” he added. “I do worry about the future of education.” . . . On Saturday, there was no evidence of Republican activism at the event. “Republicans generally don’t try to cause a scene,” Shaw said. However, he added, “Republicans believe in free speech.”)
— Democratic candidates flood Iowa as fight over electability intensifies – AP (DIERSEN: If Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs would practice what they preach, they would only allow candidates to run who are: minority, female, younger, veteran, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-gun-owners, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time AND ALSO 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.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-nw-democratic-presidential-candidates-iowa-20200126-iivb2ad4fnhqblohpbe5al6l4q-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Senate GOP Leader Brady misleads in latest graduated income tax jab using Oregon comparison Oregon’s history does not fit state Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady’s narrative of politicians driving out wealthy residents with high top rates then turning to those who earn less to make up the difference. – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/26/21080638/fact-check-senate-leader-bill-brady-misleads-oregon-graduated-income-tax

DAILY HERALD
— Chris Christie makes appearance at Barrington ‘town-warming’ event – Mary Chappell
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200125/chris-christie-makes-appearance-at-barrington-town-warming-event
— Indiana lawyer faces DUI charges after announcing candidacy – APO
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200126/news/301269946/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Senate should remove Trump.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/majority-of-voters-say-senate-should-remove-trump-in-fox-news-poll

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local pro-life supporters: ‘We’re up against evil’ – Steven Spearie 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200126/local-pro-life-supporters-were-up-against-evil

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Lots of easy money driving corruption probe – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-lots-of-easy-money-driving-corruption-probe/article_d509b291-4466-5bd2-8d13-cb067954415a.html

CHICAGO NOW & DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagonow.com/on-tap-windy-city/2020/01/celebrate-weed-at-chicago-truborn/
https://depauliaonline.com/45765/artslife/my-first-day-of-kindergarten-i-mean-weed-legalization/
https://depauliaonline.com/45804/news/depaul-event-encourages-attendees-to-rethink-perceptions-of-drug-use/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Start of recreational pot sales brings rise in pet intoxication
https://www.news-gazette.com/living/pets/pet-talk-start-of-recreational-pot-sales-brings-rise-in/article_95ba6bb6-0af2-5088-b6cc-38a138a12f2e.html

TIMES
— GOP U.S. Senate candidate Hubbard to speak in Ottawa Hubbard will visit La Salle County Tea Party meeting Tuesday
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2020/01/26/gop-u-s-senate-candidate-hubbard-to-speak-in-ottawa/aj1ynfm/

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Key to a Bluer Illinois: Growth of Suburban Democrats Kerry Kasper, Wagner Acerbi Horta, Benjamin Polony (DIERSEN: What do you say to hypocritical Republican-hating Democrats who hypocritically move into Republican areas hypocritically to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there?) 
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/key-to-a-bluer-illinois-growth-of-suburban-democrats

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Longmeadow Bridge Toll to be Reduced for Algonquin and Kane County Residents
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/26/longmeadow-bridge-toll-to-be-reduced-for-algonquin-and-kane-county-residents/ 
— Another Unintended Consequence from “Reform” Legislation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/26/another-unintended-consequence-from-reform-legislation/ 
— More on the Public Pension Problem
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/26/more-on-the-public-pension-problem/ 
— Money Doesn’t Seem to Make A Difference in Education
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/26/140220/ 
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis on the Issues in the Past Four Months
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/26/il-14-jim-oberweis-on-the-issues-in-the-past-four-months/ 
— Unemployment Down, Pritzker Takes Credit
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/26/unemployment-down-pritzker-takes-credit/ 
— IL 14: Oberweis Sends Second Newsletter, 8 Pages Long
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/26/oberweis-sends-second-newsletter-8-pages-long/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Newspaper with record of supporting losing candidates in Iowa caucuses endorses Warren – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/newspaper-with-record-of-supporting-losing-candidates-in-iowa-caucuses-endorses-warren

BREITBART
— Pete Buttigieg Wants to Convert Iowa Trump Voters After Calling Them Racists – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, b) who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, c) who have belittled, badmouthed, dismissed, denounced, demonized, denigrated, condemned, insulted, and/or slandered me, d) who have treated me like they will never need my support for anything and will never want my support for anything, and e) who have treated me like they want me to oppose them.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/26/pete-buttigieg-working-convert-trump-voters-iowa-after-calling-them-racist/

NEWS BUSTERS
— ABC, NBC Fear Biden Will Face ‘Divisive Strategy’ from Trump’s Legal Team – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2020/01/26/abc-nbc-fear-biden-will-face-divisive-strategy-trumps-legal

EPOCH TIMES
— Impeachment: The Only Thing Democrats Proved Was That They Wanted to Politically Tar Trump, Republicans – Thomas Del Beccaro
https://www.theepochtimes.com/impeachment-the-only-thing-democrats-proved-was-that-they-wanted-to-politically-tar-trump-and-the-republicans_3216265.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Scorn from ‘unlikable elites’ sets Trump up to win – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/01/26/scorn-from-unlikable-elites-sets-trump-up-to-win-steve-cortes-pounds-rick-wilson-on-msnbc-879836

THE HILL
— Biden leads 2020 pack in congressional endorsements – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or political office, what would frustrate your efforts to get endorsements? For me, it would be my demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, former union member, federal retiree, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc. For me, it would be my opposition to promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/479872-biden-leads-2020-pack-in-congressional-endorsements
— Virginia gun control fight sparks rush to join 2nd Amendment sanctuaries movement – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/479864-virginia-gun-control-fight-sparks-rush-to-join-2nd-amendment-sanctuaries

NEW YORK TIMES
— Who Can Topple Trump? Dems’ Electability Fight Rages in Iowa – AP (DIERSEN: If Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs would practice what they preach, they would only allow candidates to run who are: minority, female, younger, veteran, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-gun-owners, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time AND ALSO 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/aponline/2020/01/26/us/politics/ap-us-election-2020.html

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Early absentee voting is underway in Michigan, though most Democratic candidates focused on Iowa – DAVID EGGERT (DIERSEN: Has your Republican county, township, and/or ward organizations opened up election headquarters? Do/will those headquarters provide precinct committeemen/captains with candidate campaign literature, yard signs, envelopes, mailing labels, walk sheets, lists of those who vote early, sample precinct committeeman/captain letters, sample ballots, etc.?)
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-nw-michigan-early-absentee-voting-20200126-5txro2n7ijfmxhvzf5cutoirda-story.html

NEWSWEEK
— THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ TOOK PLACE 75 YEARS AGO. TODAY, AMERICA IS WITNESSING THE ‘REVIVAL’ OF ANTI-SEMITISM – EWAN PALMER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
https://www.newsweek.com/auschwitz-75th-anniversaty-antisemitims-us-jewish-attacks-1483855

January 24 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Elgin Area League of Women Voters to host four candidate forums in February
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20200123/elgin-area-league-of-women-voters-to-host-four-candidate-forums-in-february
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs paint Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200123/dist-203-defines-bias-encourages-community-to-unlearn-assumptions

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— First case of coronavirus confirmed in Chicago  The patient is a woman in her 60s who visited Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of the outbreak, in December and returned to the U.S. on Jan. 13.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/first-case-coronavirus-confirmed-chicago

ABC7
— Trump, a late convert to cause, to join high-profile anti-abortion rally, becoming first sitting president to do so – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-a-late-convert-to-cause-to-join-anti-abortion-rally/5875672/
— Coronavirus outbreak: Chicago woman diagnosed, 2nd case in US
https://abc7chicago.com/health/chicago-woman-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-2nd-case-in-us/5875738/

WGN TV
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Activist pushes pot peddlers licenses – MIKE LOWE
https://wgntv.com/2020/01/23/activist-pushes-pot-peddlers-licenses/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump, a late convert to cause, to join anti-abortion rally – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-a-late-convert-to-cause-to-join-anti-abortion-rally

WAND
— IL GOP calls for temporary halt to automatic voter registration system – Doug Wolfe
https://www.wandtv.com/news/gop-calls-for-temporary-halt-to-automatic-voter-registration-system/article_fff699da-3d6b-11ea-b7e3-1bc45e717689.html

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— WHO’S ON THE BALLOT? STATE SENATE, STATE HOUSE RACES IN MARCH 17 PRIMARY
https://kanecountyconnects.com/2020/01/whos-on-the-ballot-state-senate-state-house-races-in-march-17-primary/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Kendall GOP circuit clerk candidates talk modernizing the office – KATIE FINLON
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2020/01/21/kendall-gop-circuit-clerk-candidates-talk-modernizing-the-office/a4a0xyf/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOB
— Kane County Treasurer Dave Rickert Seeking to Replace Chris Lauzen as Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/24/kane-county-treasurer-dave-rickert-seeking-to-replace-chris-lauzen-as-board-chairman/ 
— Tobin Releases McHenry County Pension Data
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/24/tobin-releases-mchenry-county-pension-data/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— THE 1%: ILLINOIS’ PENSION MILLIONAIRES More than 129,000 Illinois public pensioners will see expected payouts of $1 million or more during retirement. – Austin Berg (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors who so far have succeeded in forcing the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1,209,752 (268 months X $4,514) in today’s dollars. Why do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors?) 
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/the-1-illinois-pension-millionaires/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Media Misrepresents the Story of Christian School That Expelled Student – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/media-misrepresents-the-story-of-christian-school-that-expelled-student/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FACEBOOK NOW CLASSIFIES ‘DENYING EXISTENCE’ OF TRANSGENDER IDENTITIES AS ‘HATE SPEECH’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/facebook-now-classifies-denying-existence-of-transgender-identities-as-hate-speech.html
— PARENTS CHALLENGE ‘RADICAL’ LGBT CURRICULUM IN NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/parents-challenge-radical-lgbt-curriculum-in-new-jersey-schools.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A GOPUSA ILLINOIS email has go out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015.
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/24/reader-comments-closed-until-monday-12/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ready to fight: Trump looks beyond impeachment drama to reelection President knocks rivals, jockeys for campaign advantage – Tom Howell Jr. and Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/23/donald-trump-looks-beyond-impeachment-reelection/
— Elizabeth Warren pledges to incorporate diversity into her Cabinet – David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, to promote diversity is to discriminate against those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/23/elizabeth-warren-pledges-incorporate-diversity-her/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Marches for Life – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/01/trump_marches_for_life.html
— How Hollywood-style propaganda can wreck a country – Bob Weir
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/how_hollywoodstyle_propaganda_can_wreck_a_country.html

DAILY CALLER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/23/joe-biden-daca-recipients-more-american/

COLLEGE FIX
— Calls for reparations hit Notre Dame amid allegations of harm, oppression against blacks, Native Americans – ELLIE GARDEY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/calls-for-reparations-hit-notre-dame-amid-allegations-of-harm-oppression-against-blacks-native-americans/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump’s Doral Resort Spikes Its Room Rates Ahead Of His RNC Visit The doubling of rates may have increased taxpayer costs for housing Secret Service and other staff who traveled there ahead of the president’s trip. – S.V. Date
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-doral-room-rates_n_5e285b24c5b6779e9c2b6521

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Needless-to-say, the worst national origin to have is German. What if I had lied and successfully claimed Swedish ancestry? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me as well as the fact that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and I lived in Crete 1948-1972. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. Again, what if I had lied and successfully claimed Swedish ancestry?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/magazine/holocaust-remembrance-grandmother.html

USA TODAY
— Impeachment trial: Trump win shows anything can happen, even Senate conviction and removal Support for removal rose and Senate Republicans saw an election rushing toward them under a black cloud. That was Nixon, but it could also be Trump. – Scott Dworkin (DIERSEN: In 1974, during the Nixon impeachment, I was one an extremely few Republicans who worked for IRS in its Chicago office. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious at Nixon. To punish Nixon, they punished the extremely few Republicans in the office. They disallowed my travel vouchers ( SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866 ) and they got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1971, 1973, and 1974.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/24/trump-impeachment-trial-senate-removal-not-impossible-column/4533929002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Impeachment Trial Ramps Up Political Spending Trump campaign says fundraising has jumped; Planned Parenthood’s snub of Susan Collins likely marks its final break with GOP – Gabriel T. Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeachment-trial-ramps-up-political-spending-11579861800
— At the Largest Gun Show in the U.S., the Focus Is Women, First-Time Buyers Some states relax laws on concealed weapons, creating more demand for small firearms – Cameron McWhirter
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-the-largest-gun-show-in-the-u-s-the-focus-is-women-first-time-buyers-11579793661

BLOOMBERG
— Age Discrimination Is Bad — for the Bottom Line As workforces get older, employers still overwhelmingly prefer younger workers. -Leonid Bershidsky (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO organizations, companies, governments, and countries use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, etc. to get rid of older people, and especially to get rid of older people who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-01-24/age-discrimination-makes-no-economic-sense

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Why Employers Should Proceed With Caution Before Utilizing AI in Employment Decisions – Joseph O’Keefe (DIERSEN: In the federal government, all employment decisions are made a) to facilitate hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to facilitate not hiring, not retaining, not promoting, and getting rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) 
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/insight-why-employers-should-proceed-with-caution-before-utilizing-ai-in-employment-decisions

LAW 360
— Capitol Hill’s Diversity Efforts Are Rubbing Off On Wall Street (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will not hire, retain, or promote and that they will get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.law360.com/corporate/articles/1236980/capitol-hill-s-diversity-efforts-are-rubbing-off-on-wall-street

CAVALIER DAILY
— Demographics won’t be the death of conservatism Many trends indicate that Democrats won’t maintain a permanent electoral majority with minority voters – Audrey Fahlberg (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will organizations, companies, governments, and countries officially announce that they will rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2020/01/fahlberg-demographics-wont-be-the-death-of-conservatism

WBAY
— Minn. church says it never asked older church members to leave – Ed Payne (DIERSEN: After my Democrat GAO superiors told me that they would assign me to work for my subordinates, that is, that they would constructively demote me and take other adverse actions against me if I did not take their early retirement “offer,” they claimed that they did nothing to force me to take their early retirement “offer.”) 
https://www.wbay.com/content/news/Minn-church-says-it-never-asked-older-church-members-to-leave-567238661.html

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1020 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $930,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1020-S-Wheaton-Ave-Wheaton-IL-60189/4448323_zpid/

January 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Democrats appeal for GOP open minds as President Donald Trump impeachment arguments open – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/live-trump-impeachment-trial-opening-arguments-begin/5869796/
— Gov. JB Pritzker, GOP lawmakers call for probe after glitch leads to over 500 improperly registered voters – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/automatic-voter-registration-glitch-puts-heat-on-secretary-of-states-office/5870988/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois medical marijuana applications spike following recreational legalization – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/5871357/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump’s impeachment trial opens on fast track, Dems arguing for removal – Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller and Eric Tucker
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trumps-impeachment-trial-opens-on-fast-track-dems-arguing-for-removal
— Tulsi Gabbard suing Hillary Clinton for $50M in damages, alleging defamation – Megan Henney
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-suing-hillary-clinton-for-50m-in-damages-alleging-defamation

WGN TV
— Fallout continues after hundreds of non-citizens accidentally registered to vote in Illinois – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2020/01/22/fallout-continues-after-hundreds-of-non-citizens-accidentally-registered-to-vote-in-illinois/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate begins hearing opening arguments in impeachment trial as Democrats appeal for GOP help to convict ‘corrupt’ Trump – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-impeachment-senate-trial-20200122-cuwxq3ximjahxhdj3krxxhvybu-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Dispensary gets OK to open state’s first marijuana consumption lounge in Springfield – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-legal-weed-lounge-springfield-20200122-tvhe2tvo45hmpant5pqzlsgph4-story.html
— Fire department to help Oswego police test drivers suspected of being under influence of marijuana – LINDA GIRARDI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-oswego-marijuana-st-0123-20200122-7usvznmlajczdbooyd32c2ncoi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gordon (Jay) Kinzler, 6th Congressional District Republican candidate profile His top priorities include health care, addressing domestic and international terrorism and fighting Illinois corruption. – Editorial Board 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/22/21055454/gordon-jay-kinzler-6th-district-congress-house-rep-republican-candidate-2020-primary-election
— Jerry Evans, 14th Congressional District Republican candidate profile His top priorities include help for small businesses, an abortion ban and an end to human trafficking. – Editorial Board
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/22/21063153/jerry-evans-congress-14th-district-republican-primary-candidate-2020-election-house-rep
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: CHA relaxes no-pot policy, will now review offenses on case-by-case basis The CHA said it intends to “work with residents, participants, applicants and landlords to provide information and guidance in their efforts to exercise their rights under local law without jeopardizing their housing under federal law.” – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/22/21077457/cha-policy-pot-marijuana-housing-weed-cannabis
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/22/21077593/chicago-dispensaries-public-pot-consumption-illinois-supply-provisions-weed-springfield
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/22/21077776/illinois-legal-weed-cannabis-recreational-marijuana-peddlers
— Challenger Newman sees gain in Lipinski’s pain — third candidate ‘stunned’ by bad blood Rep. Dan Lipinski is still licking his wounds over Democratic challenger Marie Newman’s wish two years ago that he have a “painful” election night. Newman said Wednesday that she has one regret about the remark – that she didn’t say it to his face. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/1/22/21077286/challenger-newman-lipinski-pain-third-congressional-district-darwish
— When Illinois messes up and hands voting cards to non-citizens, conspiracy theories are going to fly The danger is not fixed elections — the numbers are too small for that — but the perception of fixed elections. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/22/21077430/automatic-voter-registration-noncitizens-jesse-white-suntimes-editorial
— Randy Ramey, Illinois House 45th District Republican candidate profile His top priorities include property tax relief, the opioid crisis and changes to workers’ compensation laws. – Editorial Board 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/22/21067552/randy-ramey-illinois-house-45th-district-republican-candidate-2020-primary-election-state-rep

DAILY HERALD
— Officials mum as probe about Bloomingdale Twp. highway commissioner continues
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200122/officials-mum-as-probe-about-bloomingdale-twp-highway-commissioner-continues

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Activist: Let people sell pot directly in their neighborhoods Former long-shot governor candidate Tio Hardiman sees it as a way to help more minorities get in on Illinois’ newly legalized cannabis market. – SARAH ZIMMERMAN 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/activist-let-people-sell-pot-directly-their-neighborhoods

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— OUTSTANDING: UI officials warn students that campus remains a no-toking zone – Alexandria Kobryn
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/university-illinois/ui-officials-warn-students-that-campus-remains-a-no-toking/article_70e60da1-8fb3-54ca-800d-311731e87225.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— New Law Gives Students Hall Pass To Vote – MIKE SMITH
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/new-law-gives-students-hall-pass-vote#stream/0

WGEM
— New machines make voting more secure in Pike County – Kara Biernat
https://wgem.com/2020/01/22/new-machines-make-voting-more-secure-in-pike-county/

MDJ ONLINE
— Illinois lawmakers look to better regulate outside economic interests – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-lawmakers-look-to-better-regulate-outside-economic-interests/article_58c33366-4769-5adf-9a58-7746c35b4f81.html

PALATINE PATCH
— Palatine Township Republican Organization will hold an endorsement session for contested races across the state on Tuesday, January 28th. – Bill Pohlman
https://patch.com/illinois/palatine/palatine-township-republicans-hold-endorsement-session-1

ELMHURST PATCH
— Bar Lawmakers from Using Campaign Funds on Legal Fees State Rep. Mazzochi to File Legislation Barring Lawmakers from Using Campaign Funds on Legal Fees – Rep Deanne Mazzochi
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/mazzochi-bar-lawmakers-using-campaign-funds-legal-fees

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CURRAN CALLS FOR DEPORTATION OF THOSE NON-CITIZENS THAT ILLEGALLY VOTED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/curran-calls-for-deportation-of-those-that-illegally-voted-.html
— LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS OF ILLINOIS ENDORSE TOM TARTER FOR US SENATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/log-cabin-republicans-of-illinois-endorse-tom-tarter-for-us-senate.html
— ANALYST SAYS TWO ARIZONA SCHOOL PROGRAMS DENOUNCE MEN, CHRISTIANITY, WHITE PEOPLE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/anti-white-anti-christian-hate-taught-in-schools.html
— “MOST PRO-LIFE PRESIDENT” PROMISES TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO PROTECT THE UNBORN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/most-pro-life-president-promises-to-continue-fighting-to-protect-the-unborn.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: TRUMP’S RE-ELECTION DEPENDS ON PATRIOTS TO SUCCEED AGAINST ALL OBSTACLES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/thorneroneil-trumps-re-election-depends-on-patriots-to-succeed-against-all-obstacles.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Just 6.8 percent of House Republicans have served longer than ten years
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/22/just-68-percent-of-house-republicans-have-served-longer-than-ten-years/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Very big’: Defiant Trump doubles down in second-term agenda – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/22/donald-trump-second-term-agenda-features-middle-cl/
— Illinois assesses damage from mistaken voter registrations – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/22/illinois-assesses-damage-from-mistaken-voter-regis/
— ‘Anti-government’ employee fatally stabs pro-Trump boss, police say – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/21/mason-toney-stabs-william-knight-pro-trump-boss-af/
— DHS warns of ‘violence and lawlessness’ in new migrant caravan – Stephen Dinan 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/22/dhs-warns-violence-and-lawlessness-new-migrant-car/

GOPUSA
— Diversity and Inclusion Insanity
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83315
— World leaders exploit child to boost climate change
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83345
— Pathological liar Elizabeth Warren thinks presidential candidates should tell truth
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83341

BREITBART
— 100,000 People Seeking Tickets to Trump’s ‘Keep America Great’ Rally in NJ – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/01/21/100000-people-seeking-tickets-trumps-keep-america-great-rally-nj/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Haters Should Prepare for Disappointment – Conrad Black
https://www.newsmax.com/conradblack/trump-disappointment-impeachment/2020/01/22/id/950863/

TOWNHALL
— Illegal Immigrant Caravans and Criminal Catholics – Michelle Malkin
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2020/01/22/illegal-immigrant-caravans-and-criminal-catholics-n2559915

FOX BUSINESS
— AOC: ‘No one ever makes a billion dollars. You take a billion dollars’ ‘You sat on a couch while thousands of people were paid modern-day slave wages’ – Evie Fordham
https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/aoc-billionaires-ta-nehisi-coates-interview

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump to be first president to attend March for Life President Trump addressed the march via video in 2019.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-trump-to-address-march-for-life

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Abortions in Illinois Increased 7 Percent after Law Expanding Taxpayer Funding – MAIREAD MCARDLE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/abortions-in-illinois-increased-7-percent-after-law-expanding-taxpayer-funding/
— Tulsi Gabbard Sues Hillary Clinton for Defamation over ‘Russian Asset’ Comments – TOBIAS HOONHOUT
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-sues-hillary-clinton-for-defamation-over-russian-asset-comments/

POLITICO
— Trump’s Removal Would Be Insane – RICH LOWRY
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/01/22/removal-would-be-insane-102446

REUTERS
— SCOTUS focusing on impact of civil-service laws on federal workers’ age bias claims – Daniel Wiessner
https://www.reuters.com/article/employment-agebias/scotus-focusing-on-impact-of-civil-service-laws-on-federal-workers-age-bias-claims-idUSL1N29Q213

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Despite the GAO, Mr. Trump Broke No Rule The balanced framework of the Impoundment Control Act belies any conclusion that, with respect to federal budget rules, the president’s move to temporarily defer sending taxpayer dollars to Ukraine violates any legal rule. – Prof. Steve Charnovitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/despite-the-gao-mr-trump-broke-no-rule-11579726123

FORBES
— The High Cost Of Rejecting Public Pension Reform In Illinois – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2020/01/22/the-high-cost-of-rejecting-public-pension-reform-in-illinois/#2fd61fa21908

CRAIN’S NEW YORK BUSINESS
— Bloomberg hits quarter-billion mark in campaign spending
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politics/bloomberg-hits-quarter-billion-mark-campaign-spending

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— When It Makes Sense to Challenge Incumbents in Primaries – ROBERT KUTTNER
https://prospect.org/blogs/tap/when-it-makes-sense-to-challenge-incumbents-in-primaries/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Warren Pledges Major Overhaul of Federal Hiring and Ethics Laws The Democratic presidential contender pledges to use executive branch experience to rebuild the civil service. – ERIC KATZ (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.govexec.com/management/2020/01/warren-pledges-major-overhaul-federal-hiring-and-ethics-laws/162583/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among her priorities, she said, would be ensuring agencies have full staffing. All but three Cabinet-level departments have shed jobs under Trump. “To implement the kind of big, structural changes I have proposed, we will need to address the substantial vacancies in career civil service positions left behind by the Trump administration,” Warren said, adding, “If our government doesn’t have good people, it can’t perform for the American people. The senator promised to empower the Office of Personnel Management to award direct hire authority more often, which allows agencies to skip the hoops they must normally jump through when recruiting. She would also direct agencies to use more expedited hiring for veterans and to bring back feds who had left government. Warren would task OPM with ensuring agencies use specific hiring authorities granted to them. The presidential candidate would also seek to increase diversity in the federal ranks by boosting recruiting at historically black colleges and universities, creating fellowships that target marginalized communities and creating pathways so more minority employees could climb to executive level positions. She noted the Senior Executive Service specifically has endured a significant number of departures since Trump took office, which drained “the agencies of long-held expertise and institutional knowledge.”)

FED WEEK
— GS Pay System May Hamper Reskilling Programs, MSPB Says (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, according to the Democrats who ran GAO, I was NOT qualified to transfer in from IRS as a GS-12 Step 5, currently $93,592/year. They insisted that I accept a downgrade to GS-9 Step 10, currently $76,274/year, a pay cut of $20,157/year (21%) in today’s dollars. They never would have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. Much of what I did for IRS was very similar to what I would be doing for GAO including interviewing, gathering data, summarizing data, analyzing data, report writing, and making recommendations.) 
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/gs-pay-system-may-hamper-reskilling-programs-mspb-says/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Retirement tidal wave still coming, but when? – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: The longer that you work, the more money that you can spend in retirement. I have far less money to spend in my retirement because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.) 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2020/01/retirement-tidal-wave-still-coming-but-when/

January 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Marijuana health risks remain despite legalization in Illinois, doctors say
https://abc7chicago.com/5855832/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Opt Out group nets more than $4K in donations in fight to oppose pot sales in Naperville – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-opt-out-naperville-fundraising-cannabis-referendum-st-20200117-2wyvfgozmraxbofenqbl3bjk5q-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among those giving money were state Rep. Grant Wehrli, R-Naperville, who contributed $500 and Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission member Krishna Bansal, who donated $250. Wehrli is unopposed in the Republican primary in his bid to be returned to his seat representing the 41st District, which includes a large portion of Naperville. Bansal is a candidate in the 2020 Republican primary for the 11th District seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville. The largest single donation of $1,545 came from an Aurora resident, and most Naperville residents donated between $200 and $531 each, records show. One person from Virginia contributed $200. Two Naperville people bought $455 worth of “opt out buttons” for the campaign, the report said.)
— At White House ceremony, President Trump calls out for no-show Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin: ‘Where the hell is he?’ – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-trump-calls-out-ken-griffin-20200116-irdz2xo2jffwrli5wlxrkedc4e-story.html
— Cook County Board approves 3% tax on recreational weed sales starting July 1, will study drug’s effect on region – LOLLY BOWEAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-cook-county-board-approves-recreatioal-weed-tax-20200116-3tm7vgx5qzb6zjoti5lwb6mtdy-story.html
— CNN’s shameful treatment of Bernie Sanders – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-bernie-sanders-cnn-kass-20200116-avuaiaxbfvdkbb2w6y4yoiafuq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats to choose new Senate president, eyeing the call of history — and ‘shadows’ of the feds It appears the field to replace outgoing Illinois Senate President John Cullerton has dwindled to two power-players: Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, and Assistant Majority Leader Don Harmon, D-Oak Park. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/1/16/21067310/democrats-senate-president-harmon-lightford-cullerton-history-federal-investigation

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban lawmakers consider statewide lobbyist regulation – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200116/suburban-lawmakers-consider-statewide-lobbyist-regulation
— Mayor Suess says the state of Wheaton is ‘quite good’ – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200116/mayor-suess-says-the-state-of-wheaton-is-quite-good

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE & KNOX STUDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-early-returns/article_abdc1de9-df0b-5446-82fd-704748b8050c.html
http://www.theknoxstudent.com/news/2020/01/15/expect-visiting-dispensary/#.XiCvHCN_OM8

STATELINE
— Illinois residents receive some of the most robocalls in the country
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-residents-receive-some-of-the-most-robocalls-in-the-country/

WILL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: How College Campuses In Illinois Are Preparing Students To Work In The Cannabis Industry – CHRISTINE HERMAN
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/program/colleges-preparing-students-for-cannabis-businesses

WGIL
— OUTSTANDING: BUSTOS SUPPORTS PASSING OF AGE DISCRIMINATION BILL
https://www.wgil.com/2020/01/16/bustos-supports-passing-of-age-discrimination-bill/

WJBC
— Illinois commission on lobbyists hears concerns about lack of uniform standards, shadow lobbying, loopholes
http://www.wjbc.com/2020/01/16/illinois-commission-on-lobbyists-hears-concerns-about-lack-of-uniform-standards-shadow-lobbying-loopholes/
— Fewer Illinois taxpayers are on the hook for growing public sector pension liabilities
http://www.wjbc.com/2020/01/16/fewer-illinois-taxpayers-are-on-the-hook-for-growing-public-sector-pension-liabilities/

WQAD
— Iowa Police keeping eye on Illinois border for recreational marijuana, as national trends point to higher possession arrests – ANDREA FLORES
https://wqad.com/2020/01/16/iowa-police-keeping-eye-on-illinois-border-for-recreational-marijuana-as-national-trends-point-to-higher-possession-arrests/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Chris Lauzen Reviews His Time as Kane County Board Chairman and Announces His Endorsement of Dave Rickert as Successor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/16/chris-lauzen-reviews-his-time-as-kane-county-board-chairman-and-announces-his-endorsement-of-dave-rickert-as-successor/ 
— Skillicorn Reports on Campaign Finance
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/16/skillicorn-reports-on-campaign-finance/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump’s ‘Hire American’ Policy Gets More Jobs for Americans – NEIL MUNRO16 Ja
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/16/donald-trumps-hire-american-policy-gets-more-jobs-for-americans/

TOWNHALL
— Latest Migrant Caravan: Hundreds of Hondurans Head to U.S. Border – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/01/15/latest-migrant-caravan-n2559600

EPOCH TIMES
— Gallup Poll Shows US Center-Right Ideologically – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/gallup-poll-shows-us-center-right-ideologically_3206248.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— Already Shut Out Of GOP Primaries, Joe Walsh Gets Shut Out At The RNC, Too The former congressman and Trump challenger couldn’t get past the front desk at Republican Party headquarters to make his complaint. – S.V. Date
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-walsh-republican-party-trump_n_5e20bfc2c5b6321176103583

UPI
— Walsh protests at RNC HQ – Clyde Hughes
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/01/16/Candidate-challenging-Trump-in-2020-race-protests-at-RNC-HQ/8301579197386/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Stay Woke, Drop Out In its wake, identity politics leaves a trail of failed Democratic candidates. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stay-woke-drop-out-11579220294

January 6 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters rally in Naperville. When will the following organize pro-Trump rallies: Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization? 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200105/activists-call-for-peace-in-the-middle-east-at-naperville-rally
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among those on the speaker’s list were U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a Democrat from Naperville; peace activist Walt Zlotow; a representative of U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, a Downers Grove Democrat; and delegates for Democratic presidential hopefuls. The rally was sponsored by Indivisible DuPage, Stand On Every Corner — Naperville, the Winfield Township Democratic Organization, Lisle Township Democratic Organization and Naperville Township Democrats.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Thanks to the Illinois Exodus: As this state’s population shrinks, so does its clout in Washington. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs focus on driving religious people, conservatives, and Republicans out of Illinois, out of your county, your township/ward, and your municipality. I should write a book about their success in driving religious people, conservatives, and Republicans out of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-exodus-population-census-congress-tax-pension-20200106-w7n2z567krhpleehyhurgd6uxi-story.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Legal Marijuana Means Challenges for Police – Doug Jenkins 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=296660#.XhMYgCN_OM8

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://herald-review.com/entertainment/how-to-throw-a-marijuana-dinner-party-with-tips-on/article_fb289ebb-9ff7-5d09-9c32-f00f2644ecb8.html

RIVER BENDER
— Election year to feature bitter fights, deepening divides – AP
https://www.riverbender.com/sports-news/details.cfm?id=291157

NPR ILLINOIS
— President Launches ‘Evangelicals For Trump’ Coalition – TOM GJELTEN 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/president-launches-evangelicals-trump-coalition#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Impeachment drives GOP small-donor donations on new platform – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/impeachment-drives-gop-small-donor-donations-on-new-platform

WQAD
— Protesters gather outside Cheri Bustos’ office opposing war, Iran airstrike – HANNAH RODRIGUEZ
https://wqad.com/2020/01/06/protesters-gather-outside-cheri-bustos-office-striking-against-war/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE WEBSITE: Notable names among presidential delegate candidates: For President Trump: State Reps. Darren Bailey, John Cabello and Brad Halbrook, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, Palatine Committeeman Aaron Del Mar, real estate exec Kristine Farra, Park Ridge Commissioner Charlene Foss-Eggemann, state Sen. Dale Fowler, Congressman Darin LaHood, state Sen. Thomas “Chapin” Rose, Lake County GOP Chairman Mark Shaw, state Rep. Allen Skillicorn, Maine Township Trustee Susan Sweeney, former Illinois Gaming Board Chairman Don Tracy, and McHenry County Board member Chuck Wheeler – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/01/06/looming-corruption-scandal-lightfoot-targets-poverty-obamas-big-gift-487991

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP strategist Chris Robling forecasts an accelerated ‘fiscal demise’ if Chicago approves new ‘LaSalle Street Tax’ – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/522830931-gop-strategist-forecasts-an-accelerated-fiscal-demise-if-chicago-approves-new-lasalle-street-tax#new_tab

WIREPOINTS
— New IRS data reveals winners and losers of wealth migration across 50 states – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/new-irs-data-reveals-winners-and-losers-of-wealth-migration-across-50-states-wirepoints-original/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Continues Defense of President Trump Administering Justice on Terrorist Qassem Soleimani
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/06/il-14-catalina-lauf-continues-defense-of-president-trump-administering-justice-on-terrorist-qassem-soleimani/ 
— Property Tax Relief Task Force Has Draft Recommendations To Gut the Tax Cap
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/06/property-tax-relief-task-force-has-recommendations-to-gut-the-tax-cap/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Black Americans are coming home to the GOP – Rebecca Hagelin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/5/black-americans-are-coming-home-gop/
— Army gives TikTok the heave-ho; Chinese social media app banned due to cybersecurity risk – Douglas Ernst 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/2/army-gives-tiktok-the-heave-ho-chinese-social-medi/

AMERICAN THINKER
— With rising anti-Semitism, New Yorkers rally to hate Trump while hating “hate” – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/with_rising_antisemitism_new_yorkers_rally_to_hate_trump_while_hating_hate.html
— Guess Who Runs the Rudest Cities in America – Noel S. Williams
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/01/guess_who_runs_the_rudest_cities_in_america.html

BREITBART
— Nearly 400K Anchor Babies Born in 2019, Exceeding U.S. Births in 48 States – JOHN BINDER5
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/05/400k-anchor-babies-born-u-s-2019/

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Hate Trump So Much They’re Siding With Iran – DEREK HUNTER
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/06/democrats-side-with-iran/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— American Trump Derangement Syndrome Is An Iranian Strategic Asset – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/01/american-trump-derangement-syndrome-is-an-iranian-strategic-asset/

POLITICO
— Trump’s 2020: Rallies, Twitter and an expected Super Bowl push Trump kicks off an election year with no shortage of high-profile events designed to disparage impeachment and trumpet his actions on Iran and the economy. – ANITA KUMAR (DIERSEN: When will the following organize pro-Trump rallies: Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization?) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/05/trump-2020-reelection-campaign-plan-093339

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/01/05/joe-walsh-trump-iran-tweets-reaction-sot-nr-vpx.cnn

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters support Suleimani. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/05/world/middleeast/mideast-allies-suleimani.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government and dependency on charity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/upshot/food-stamps-lower-health-care-costs.html

USA TODAY
— The true cost of cannabis: Why don’t its illnesses, deaths command media headlines? In August, I started covering vaping lung injuries from high-potency THC. Next, I added the link between cannabis and mental illness, but it’s lonely. – Jayne O’Donnell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/01/03/marijuana-pot-thc-vaping-psychosis-mental-illness-media-column/4299001002/
— As marijuana-induced psychosis rises, parents say treatment for young people hard to find – Jayne O’Donnell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/01/06/marijuana-induced-psychosis-rises-mental-health-treatment-elusive/2698446001/

BOSTON HERALD
— Left hails a new year of hating Trump – DAVID LIMBAUGH
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/01/06/left-hails-a-new-year-of-hating-trump/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— McDonald’s Looks Beyond Party Culture New CEO Chris Kempczinski puts fresh focus on workplace decorum after concerns about predecessor’s conduct – Heather Haddon and Suzanne Vranica
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcdonalds-looks-beyond-party-culture-11578243600

VOX
— Illinois says you should know if AI is grading your online job interviews  A first-of-its-kind law might give employment candidates more insight into the algorithms that analyze their interviews, but they shouldn’t expect much to change. – Rebecca Heilweil (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.vox.com/recode/2020/1/1/21043000/artificial-intelligence-job-applications-illinios-video-interivew-act#new_tab

December 30 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. (DIERSEN: How much will pot pushers practice what they preach? How much pot will pot-pushing reporters, journalists, editors, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. use themselves, and if little none, why? First, each and every one of the aforesaid should be asked on the record a) how much pot have they themselves used, b) how much pot are they themselves using now, c) how much pot do they themselves want to use, d) what restrictions on pot use do they themselves want to be rescinded, e) are they themselves making money from the sale of pot now, and if so, how much, f) how much money do they themselves want to make form the sale of pot in the future, and g) how much tax revenue do they themselves want governments to get from the sale of pot? Then, those government, political, law enforcement, religious, healthcare, education, etc. leaders who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who did not speak out against pot at municipal and county hearings should be asked on the record to explain in detail why they did not speak out against pot at municipal and county hearings. Those who practice one vice are far more likely to practice other vices.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191230/legal-pot-faq-where-can-i-buy-it-how-much-where-can-i-smoke-it-
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191230/what-suburban-dispensaries-expect-when-recreational-marijuana-sales-start-jan-1
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Transportation experts’ 2020 forecast: More roadwork, more scooters, more transit riders – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191230/transportation-experts-2020-forecast-more-roadwork-more-scooters-more-transit-riders
— 2019 in DuPage County: The year that was
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191230/2019-in-dupage-county-the-year-that-was

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— From Blago to ‘Fast Eddie’ to Ed Burke, a decade in political corruption Think Illinois saw a historic series of convictions in the 2010s? Get ready, the next round of federal housecleaning appears to be coming. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2019/12/30/21030726/political-corruption-ed-burke-danny-solis-2010s-blagojevich-ryan-hastert-dixon-crundwell

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want to push pot in Lincolnwood.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnwood/ct-lwr-marijuana-tl-0102-20191230-tgtamhksvfavzajzsrig746lpu-story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use immigration problems to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-immigrant-children-alone-court-chicago-20191219-3uka3fmldfcztldela5ibziki4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-how-to-beat-trump-stephens-20191227-v36odsicrvfw7a3tq2lcr67uuq-story.html
— ‘Council Wars’ erupts as Waukegan mayor, aldermen trade insults – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-waukegan-mayor-aldermen-st-1231-20191230-qrxin7qwhvefvei4fjkdihwlc4-story.html

ABC7
— 29 shot, 5 fatally in Chicago weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/29-shot-5-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence/5798332/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-12/30/2019

MDJ ONLINE
— With recreational cannabis days away, questions remain for Illinois gun owners – Cole Lauterbach 
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/with-recreational-cannabis-days-away-questions-remain-for-illinois-gun/article_4f4aa290-562d-547d-833d-b61f6526f7d1.html

WSIU
— Stephens Out of GOP 115th State House Race – JENNIFER FULLER
https://news.wsiu.org/post/stephens-out-gop-115th-state-house-race#stream/0

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Trump impeachment is pure politics, a political circus – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2019/12/29/trump-impeachment-is-pure-politics-a-political-circus/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Texas Church Not a Protection Free Zone
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/29/texas-church-not-a-protection-free-zone/ 
— Jack Franks’ Appointee to LITH Sanitary District Moves to More Than Triple His Compensation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/30/jack-franks-appointee-to-lith-sanitary-district-moves-to-double-his-compensation/ 
— IL-06/IL-14: Final Two Days of Q419 Fundraising
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/30/il-06-il-14-final-two-days-of-q419-fundraising/ 
— Illinois Leaks Probes Further into Bob Miller’s Answers to Questions in Lawsuit
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/30/illinois-leaks-probes-further-into-bob-millers-answers-to-questions-in-lawsuit/ 
— Dems Go After Buyers of Expensive Used Cars
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/30/dems-go-after-buyers-of-expensive-used-cars-copy/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— “I DON’T WANT TO DIE” – SCHOOLS ARE TRAUMATIZING KIDS WITH GRETA’S CLIMATE APOCALYPSE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/i-dont-want-to-die-schools-are-traumatizing-kids-with-gretas-climate-apocalypse.html
— DEMOCRATS JUST BETRAYED WORKING-CLASS AMERICANS TO APPEASE ENVIRONMENTALISTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/democrats-just-betrayed-working-class-americans-to-appease-environmentalists.html

WIREPOINTS
— Overreach in Illinois’ New Employer Mandate on Anti-Sexual Harassment Training – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/overreach-in-illinois-new-employer-mandate-on-anti-sexual-harassment-training-wirepoints-original/
— Searching for common sense, regulation reduction and cost cutting in Illinois’ 255 new laws – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/searching-for-common-sense-regulation-reduction-and-cost-cutting-in-illinois-255-new-laws/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Facebook may soon curtail its political advertising policies – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/29/facebook-may-soon-curtail-its-political-advertisin/

BREITBART
— What We Jews Can Do to Defend Ourselves from Antisemitism – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2019/12/29/pollak-what-we-jews-can-do-to-defend-ourselves-from-antisemitism/
— Leftists Blame Trump for Rise in Antisemitism in Wake of Hanukkah Stabbing Attack – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/29/leftists-blame-trump-rise-anti-semitism-wake-hanukkah-stabbing-attack/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Hanukkah attack to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/12/29/bill-de-blasio-on-hanukkah-attack-trumps-hateful-speech-emboldened-violent-forces/

DAILY CALLER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use attacks against Jews to promote hatred against Trump.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/29/de-blasio-blames-trump-anti-semitism/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Help Us Produce Real News – Katrina Trinko
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/12/29/help-us-produce-real-news/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As conservatives, we know the facts are on our side. But it’s not easy to communicate those facts—especially in a hostile environment with so many liberal-leaning media outlets. What’s more, good, original, compelling journalism is time-consuming and expensive. Producing “real news” involves a lot of fact checking, editing, and rigorous research—and involves competition against outlets with hundreds, if not thousands, of reporters, editors, and contributors. . .But challenges remain. In 2020, we’re excited for some new projects, including running op-eds from college students—to showcase the new conservatives of the next generation. We’re aiming to produce more original content on YouTube and Instagram—two key platforms for getting the conservative message out among young adults. And we’re planning to send our reporters up and down the country—because we know, contrary to what the swamp would have you believe, the most important stories are happening outside Washington, D.C.)

PJ MEDIA
— Liberals in New York Not Doing Enough to Combat Antisemitism – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/liberals-in-new-york-not-doing-enough-to-combat-antisemitism/

TOWNHALL
— No Mayor de Blasio, President Trump Is Not to Blame for the Stabbing of New York Jews – Michael Brown
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2019/12/30/no-mayor-de-blasio-president-trump-is-not-to-blame-for-the-stabbing-of-new-york-jews-n2558671
— Impeachment: A Badge of Hope or Shame? – Terry Paulson
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2019/12/30/impeachment-a-badge-of-hope-or-shame-n2558552

HERITAGE FLORIDA
— Political left fights Trump’s fight against anti-Semitism – Caroline B. Glick
https://www.heritagefl.com/story/2019/12/27/opinions/political-left-fights-trumps-fight-against-anti-semitism/12552.html

FEDERALIST
— Identity Politics Enables Anti-Semitic Violence. – Erielle Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2019/12/29/identity-politics-enables-anti-semitic-violence-enough/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— We’re Massively Outgunned in the Culture War – KYLE SMITH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/12/national-review-institute-fund-appeal-culture-war-help-us-fight-back-against-the-left/

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Thunberg to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-thunberg/i-wouldnt-have-wasted-my-time-on-trump-says-greta-thunberg-idUSKBN1YY0PV

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats celebrate their progress in destroying traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/very-lgbtq-decade-gay-marriage-trans-rights-rainbow-wave-n1107901

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Inside the Biggest 2020 Advertising War Against Trump Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign wants to flood voters with attacks on Mr. Trump before it is too late, a lesson Republican candidates learned in 2016 when they initially ignored him. – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-trump-advertising.html
— California Companies Are Rushing to Find Female Board Members A law mandating that every public company in the state should have a woman on the board by the end of the year has redefined the qualifications of a director. – Alisha Haridasani Gupta
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/us/california-boardroom-gender-quota.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Generic Politician Can’t Beat Trump The political class has clung to conformism as if it’s way to protest him. – Rich Danker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-generic-politician-cant-beat-trump-11577648042
— New Budget? No Budget? Maybe You Need a Bit of Both – Julia Carpenter (DIERSEN: Why do you have less money? For me, it is the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and getting rid of me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $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 forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 42% of what my 1997 salary was in today’s dollars.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-budget-no-budget-maybe-you-need-a-bit-of-both-11577620801

— This Isn’t Your Father’s Impeachment In 1974, the president faced recession, inflation, monolithic media and conservative dissension. – Ed Cox and Geoff Shepard
https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-isnt-your-fathers-impeachment-11577648194

WALL STREET WINDOW
— Jonathan Swift Explains Why We Don’t Trust Politicians – Barry Brownstein (DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to get elected, but after they get elected, disgustingly take anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican actions. I would focus on politicians in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
http://wallstreetwindow.com/2019/12/jonathan-swift-explains-why-we-dont-trust-politicians-barry-brownstein-12-30-2019/

FORBES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanjbrochstein/2020/12/29/illinois-is-an-underappreciated-cannabis-catalyst/

KIPLINGER
— Senior Corps Lets You Give Back as a Volunteer – Emma Patch (DIERSEN: I “give back” by putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and evening.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T012-C000-S004-senior-corps-lets-you-give-back-as-a-volunteer.html

INFORUM
— Pensions should be illegal – William Smith (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are earning credits toward a pension or are getting a pension are demonized, denigrated, and condemned.)
https://www.inforum.com/opinion/letters/4839447-Letter-Pensions-should-be-illegal

FED SMITH
— The 2020 Pay Raise is Now Official – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: If I was still working for GAO as a GS-13 Step 10 Analyst, my salary would increase by $3,878/year (3%) from $127,654/year to $131,532/year.) 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/12/26/2020-pay-raise-now-official/

NEW YORKER
— The Ultra-Wealthy Who Argue That They Should Be Paying Higher Taxes In an age of historic disparity, Abigail Disney and the Patriotic Millionaires take on income inequality. – Sheelah Kolhatkar (DIERSEN: 2019 federal income tax rates for married filing jointly are 12% over $19,400, 22% over $78,950, 24% over $168,400, 32% over $321,450, 35% over $408,200, and 37% over $612,350.)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/06/the-ultra-wealthy-who-argue-that-they-should-be-paying-higher-taxes

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What Guardian does for the left worldwide, GOPUSA ILLINOIS does for the right in Illinois.
https://www.theguardian.com/info/2019/dec/26/how-the-guardians-engineering-team-supports-the-24-hour-news-cycle

December 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois legal weed poses challenge for companies with zero tolerance policies – Sarah Schulte (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for an employer that did not have a zero tolerance policy.)
https://abc7chicago.com/business/legal-weed-poses-challenge-for-companies-with-zero-tolerance-policies/5789356/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Recreational pot’s impact on Illinois: ‘No big deal’ or an ‘unfortunate, reckless experiment’? – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-economic-social-effects-20191226-dandhav6uzfllaeroph7bqowe4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump is a miserable fit for Evangelical Christians What would Jesus do? First, Jesus would not use Twitter to serve up daily doses of crude comments and hate-filled attacks on private citizens and public figures.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/26/21037287/donald-trump-religions-evangelical-christians-sun-times-letters
— Here are some of the new state laws taking effect in 2020 Hundreds of new laws or changes in existing laws were passed during a busy legislative session that adjourned in early June. – Jerry Nowicki 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/26/21038077/illinois-new-laws-take-effect-2020-minimum-wage-marijuana-infrastructure

DAILY HERALD
— Local mayors in DuPage County to deliver State of the City addresses
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20191220/local-mayors-in-dupage-county-to-deliver-state-of-the-city-addresses
— Dan Cronin to speak at ‘State of County’ luncheon Jan. 8
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20191226/dan-cronin-to-speak-at-state-of-county-luncheon-jan-8

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood of Peoria, who was also a member of Congress representing central Illinois, will be the featured speaker at the annual Abraham Lincoln Association Birthday Banquet Feb. 12 in Springfield. – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191226/ray-lahood-to-headline-lincoln-association-dinner

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Business as usual at the Illinois Tollway Authority – Editorial
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20191226/editorial-business-as-usual-at-illinois-tollway-authority

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois party leaders, political observers assess past year, look ahead to 2020
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-party-leaders-political-observers-assess-past-year-look-ahead/article_a44a2ca8-d8a0-5229-a17a-de3f848bba95.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Comparison of Chicago Teachers’ Contract with Wisconsin’s Scott Walker’s
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/26/comparison-of-chicago-teachers-contract-with-wisconsins-scott-walkers/ 
— IL-14: Discernment on Underwood’s EHR Legislation Now Law
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/26/il-14-discernment-on-underwoods-ehr-legislation-now-law/ 
— U.S. Senate/IL-06/IL-14: Ted Cruz Blasts FY2020 Appropriations Legislation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/26/u-s-senate-il-06-il-14-ted-cruz-blasts-fy2020-appropriations-legislation/ 
— KICKOFF 2020 Support President Trump Rally in Algonquin *UPDATE: News-Sun Underwood Impeachment Column*
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/26/kickoff-2020-support-president-trump-rally-in-algonquin/ 
— IL-14: McHenry County Republicans Hosting Candidates Forum
IL-14: James Marter Opposed to H.R. 3 Legislation to Lower Prescription Prices
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/26/il-14-mchenry-county-republicans-hosting-candidates-form/ 
— Christmas Day Teaching About Voting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/25/christmas-day-teaching-about-voting/ 
— IL-14: James Marter Opposed to H.R. 3 Legislation to Lower Prescription Prices
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/26/il-14-james-marter-opposed-to-h-r-3-legislation-to-lower-prescription-prices/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Half of trains in Mexico found carrying migrants – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/26/half-of-trains-in-mexico-found-carrying-migrants/
— Conservatives losing ground in cities across globe – Ethan Epstein 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/8/conservatives-losing-ground-in-cities-across-globe/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Furious’: Elizabeth Warren’s brother rips senator for calling their father a janitor – Spencer Neale
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/furious-elizabeth-warrens-brother-rips-senator-for-calling-their-father-a-janitor

GOPUSA
— Pollsters adjust 2020 methodologies after 2016 failure
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81785

AMERICAN THINKER
— Deplorables Versus the Ruling Class: A Global Struggle – Chet Richards
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/12/deplorables_versus_the_ruling_class_a_global_struggle.html
— Elizabeth Warren, makin’ it up again, this time about bein’ too poor to go to college – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/elizabeth_warren_makin_it_up_again_this_time_about_bein_too_poor_to_go_to_college.html

BREITBART
— Pete Buttigieg Calls Jesus Christ an Impoverished ‘Refugee’ in Christmas Message – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/pete-buttigieg-calls-jesus-christ-an-impoverished-refugee-in-christmas-message/

NEWSMAX
— It’s Prosperity, Stupid: 10 Ways Trump Bolsters Economy – George Mentz 
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/georgementz/trump-economy-talking-points/2019/12/26/id/947384/
— CNN: Plan to Commute Blagojevich Sentence in Doubt – Jeffrey Rodack
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/bosnia-explosion/2019/12/26/id/928509/
— 15 GOP Govs Request Refugee Resettlement in Their States – Theodore Bunker 
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/governors-gop-refugee-resettlement/2019/12/26/id/947426/
— Senate Ditches Pot-Related Items in Spending Bill – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/senate-legalize-it-banking-cannibas/2019/12/25/id/947298/

TOWNHALL
— Was 2019 the Year of Peak Entitlement Mentality? – Veronique de Rugy
https://townhall.com/columnists/veroniquederugy/2019/12/26/was-2019-the-year-of-peak-entitlement-mentality-n2558508

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Candidates React to Obama’s ‘Old Men’ Comment Democratic candidates responded to former President Obama’s recent comment about it usually being “old men” who are responsible for the world’s problems. 
https://www.wsj.com/video/candidates-react-to-obamas-old-men-comment/0F7BA6D3-3421-4BE5-A262-E25105233154.html
— Equal Opportunity Discrimination Oracle is fighting back against a dubious Obama-era complaint. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/equal-opportunity-discrimination-11577404381

BOND BUYER
— Oak Lawn cut to junk over pension woes – Yvette Shields
https://www.bondbuyer.com/news/chicago-suburb-cut-to-junk-over-pension-woes