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January 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-benedictine-university-muslims-met-20170115-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn police.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-ferguson-painting-congress-controversy-perspec-0115-20170113-story.html
— It’s not fake news, it’s web dung – Rex W. Huppke (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonize/denigrate/condemn everything as being fake, except that which they agree with; b) have virtually every individual, organization, company, government, and country on their blacklists; and c) blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-fake-news-trump-huppke-20170113-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Capitol architect says pig painting breaks rules – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170113/news/301139786/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— BGA continues to work for fair, efficient government residents deserve – Andy Shaw (DIERSEN: Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor continues to send out emails each and every morning and evening free of charge and without any advertising a) to keep Illinois Republicans up to date on political and government news and commentary posted on websites within the previous 12 hours and upcoming Republican events and b) to promote the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have included links to almost 258,000 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170114/andy-shaw-bga-continues-to-work-for-fair-efficient-government-residents-deserve
— DelGiorno says Democrats would be better without Madigan – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What would be better off without you? Do you agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes that a) Illinois Republicans would be better off without my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is better off without me, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee is better off without me, d) Milton Township Republican Central Committee and Milton Township Precinct 9 would be better off without me, e) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee is better off without me, f) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors is better off without me, and g) GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. are better off without me?)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170114/bernard-schoenburg-delgiorno-says-democrats-would-be-better-without-madigan
— It’s up to us if MLK’s legacy of service continues – Editorial (DIERSEN: What will you do on MLK Day? I will mark the day with service. I will spend 10+ hours during the day putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email in the morning and in the evening. The emails will be free of charge and they will not contain any advertising. What will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do on MLK Day? They will discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170114/our-view-its-up-to-us-if-mlks-legacy-of-service-continues

BENTON EVENING NEWS
— Lt. Gov. highlights rural health Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti toured Franklin Hospital late last week and witnessed a demonstration of the TeleHealth Network. – Holly Kee
http://www.bentoneveningnews.com/news/20170114/lt-gov-highlights-rural-health

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump women from Illinois to ride buses to DC. From what I see, anti-Trump women are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/central-illinois-women-set-to-march-in-washington/640662704

WJBD RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegals and their supporters say “We are here to stay.” In my opinion, it is a crime to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. In my opinion, it is a crime to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. If legal and illegal immigration were as high during the 1960s as it is today, I doubt that I would have gotten the jobs that did doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, and delivering mail. If legal and illegal immigration were as high during the 1970s as it is today, I doubt that I would have gotten the jobs that did working on an automobile assemble line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumping gasoline, and collecting delinquent taxes. If legal and illegal immigration were as high during the 1980s as it is today, I doubt that I would have gotten the job that did auditing federal agencies. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, but nevertheless, jobs that should be given to immigrants.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/14/thousands-rally-for-immigrant-rights-in-dc

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Rauner to embark on learning tour – Brittany Johnson (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want Republicans to “learn” from Democrats and Democrat plants, from Libertarians and Libertarian plants, from Greens and Green plants, and from RINOs.)
http://thetelegraph.com/news/95158/rauner-to-embark-on-learning-tour

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Crystal Lake School District 47 students to see Trump’s inauguration in person – Nate Linhart
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/13/crystal-lake-school-district-47-students-to-see-trumps-inauguration-in-person/aytjofp/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Reince Priebus calls on Obama to defend Trump legitimacy: ‘It’s time to come together’ – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/15/reince-priebus-calls-on-obama-to-defend-trump-legi/

FOX NEWS
— Some Chicago leaders want to meet with Trump to talk about violence, DOJ report
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/15/some-chicago-leaders-want-to-meet-with-trump-to-talk-about-violence-doj-report.html

BREITBART
— Report Reveals Massive Indoctrination of Students at Universities Through ‘Transformative Civic Engagement’ – Tom Tancredo (DIERSEN: Those who promote “social justice” want to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/14/tancredo-report-reveals-massive-indoctrination-students-universities-transformative-civic-engagement/

THE HILL
— ‘SNL’ mocks Trump news conference – KYLE BALLUCK
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/314382-snl-mocks-trump-news-conference

POLITICO
— Trump slow to vet ultra-rich ambassador candidates Donors with past business troubles are scrambling for ‘cocktail ambassador’ posts. – TARA PALMERI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-slow-to-vet-ultra-rich-ambassador-candidates-233631

ABC NEWS
— Pay Gap Between College Grads and Everyone Else at a Record – CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER (DIERSEN: In 1970, Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business. In 1971, Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me a job if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business. In 1972, 1973, and 1974, IRS might not have promoted me if I had not been taking graduate business classes. In 1980, GAO would not have offered me a job if I had not had an MBA and if I had not passed the CPA examination. The Democrats who ran GAO would have succeeded in getting rid of me even sooner than they did if I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, became a licensed CPA in 1981, became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, became a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and became Forensic Accountant in 1997 and if I had not earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/pay-gap-college-grads-record-44731539

NEW YORK TIMES
— Eight Was Enough The Obama years, which left us divided and angry, paved the way for the ascent of Donald J. Trump. – Peter Wehner (DIERSEN: Under Obama, America became even more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes took Obama’s election in 2008 and reelection in 2012 AS A MADATE TO GET RID OF ME AND TO GET RID THOSE WHO SHARE MY DEMOCRAPHICS.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/opinion/sunday/eight-was-enough.html
— Making America Great Again Isn’t Just About Money and Power – ROBERT J. SHILLER (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do not want America to be great. Anti-Trumps want America to be just like the countries that they, their parents, their grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors came from.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/upshot/make-america-great-again-isnt-just-about-money-and-power.html
— The Real Problem With Hypocrisy – JILLIAN JORDAN, ROSEANNA SOMMERS and DAVID RAND (DIERSEN: What do you say to hypocritical people who hate Republicans, but move to and/or stay in Republican areas to take advantage of the safety and the prosperity that Republicans created? Why would anyone who voted for Clinton want to live in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, or in Milton Township Precinct 9?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/opinion/sunday/the-real-problem-with-hypocrisy.html
— Turkey’s Relentless Attack on the Press – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on attacking me and attacking my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if the succeed in stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/opinion/sunday/turkeys-relentless-attack-on-the-press.html
— What the Obama Presidency Looked Like to the Opposition He started with an outstretched hand. Then that changed. – ERIC CANTOR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/opinion/sunday/eric-cantor-what-the-obama-presidency-looked-like-to-the-opposition.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Obama supporters demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are not Obama supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/opinion/sunday/how-black-america-saw-obama.html
— When He Goes Low, They Go … Where? Democrats Mull How to Confront Trump – JONATHAN MARTIN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes and what they have done, are doing, and will continue to do a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, they are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/us/politics/democrats-donald-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Obama promoters deny that under Obama, a) America became more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors and b) that is why so many who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time VOTED FOR TRUMP.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/us/politics/obama-presidency-race.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump involved in ‘every detail’ of upcoming inaugural festivities – Dana Schuster
http://nypost.com/2017/01/15/trump-involved-in-every-detail-of-upcoming-inaugural-festivities/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Donald Trump’s incoming administration considering White House without press corps – Nicole Hensley
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-team-white-house-press-corp-article-1.2946818
— Donald Trump cancels Martin Luther King Day visit to national African American history museum – Jason Silverstein
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-cancels-holiday-visit-african-american-history-museum-article-1.2946846

USA TODAY
— Cuban-Americans at odds over ‘wet foot, dry foot’ repeal – Alan Gomez (DIERSEN: Many of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Castro against America. They continue to blame me for George Ryan’s problems.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/01/13/cuban-americans-migrant-policy-repeal/96545720/

DENVER POST
— A wall isn’t “the” answer to our immigration problem – TOM TANCREDO
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/14/a-wall-isnt-the-answer-to-our-immigration-problems/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The answer is called E-Verify, an internet-based system for verifying legal work status, the infrastructure for which already exists. It’s is a program operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services bureau of the Department of Homeland Security. In less than one minute, any employer can use it to verify the legal status of the person seeking employment. Today it is a voluntary program used by over a half-million private sector employers that do not rely on illegal labor. We can halt probably 95 percent of unlawful hiring of illegal labor if E-Verify is made mandatory for all employers except those using a legal guest worker program to obtain temporary employees. But here’s the really scary part to my former colleagues: once in place, it is largely self-enforcing and does not depend on an army of immigration agents doing on-site inspections of paper records. It works, and that’s why it is so vigorously opposed. Mandatory E-verify will reduce illegal immigration dramatically. If we remove the magnet of jobs, far fewer people try to enter illegally, and once fully implemented, most of those already here will be forced to return home and start on a legal path of entry into the United States.)

LOCKPORT JOURNAL
— DAILY HERALD ARTICLE TITLE: Obama poised for an active retirement – AP (DIERSEN: Are you retired? If so, how active are you? Do you disapprove of me? Do you hate me? Do you blame me for your problems, for my problems, and/or for everyone’s problems? Do you, or someone who you manipulate/dominate, want to be the GOPUSA Illinois Editor? My critics/opponents might hire you to harass me, but I doubt that they would pay you more than $15 an hour.)
http://www.lockportjournal.com/news/obama-will-be-busy-in-retirement/article_dd86181c-c80d-5280-8d13-86d962242598.html

CAPITOL HILL BLUE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE DAILY HERALD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF TRUMP AND LEWIS: Trump attacks black leader – AP
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/64398

TASS
— London attempts undermining Trump’s work as president – Russian embassy
http://tass.com/politics/925106

GUARDIAN
— Fear and loathing in Washington DC: progressives dread Trump inauguration
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/15/donald-trump-inauguration-washington-progressives

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— 5 Ways Christians Can Resist Trump – Ed Cyzewski (DIERSEN: One could argue that the Democrat Party’s conquest of religion in America is all but complete.)
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/5.ways.christians.can.resist.trump/103834.htm

January 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-vickroy-womens-march-st-0116-20170113-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner blames Rauner for Illinois’ problems.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-don-t-blame-madigan-for-illinois-problems-8212-blame-rauner-20170113-story.html

— Man injured during robbery of computer he planned to sell at Glen Ellyn coffee shop – Alex Keown
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-glen-ellyn-starbucks-robbery-0113-20170113-story.html
— Who shaped cop culture laid out in DOJ report? They weren’t saints. – John Kass (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats shape the federal employee culture. That culture is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-chicago-police-justice-kass-0115-20170113-column.html

— Obama as symbol of hope, possibility for blacks, key to racial legacy, scholars say – Zak Koeske (DIERSEN: Under Obama, America became more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Americans did not like that and that is why Trump won.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-sta-king-obama-legacy-st-0116-20170113-story.html
— The financial security their parents enjoy may be out of reach for millennials: research – Agatha French
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-millennials-financial-security-20170114-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Why millennials are worse off than Baby Boomers – AP (DIERSEN: What about the draft? Millennials have never been subject to the draft. I was subject to the draft, that is, I was draft bait, 1966-1971. Employers did not want to hire those who are subject to the draft. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, I never would have been able to a) graduate from NIU debt-free in 1970, earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, etc., b) get job offers from the Post Office in 1966, from Firestone Stores in 1970, from Oldsmobile and IRS in 1971, and from GAO in 1980, c) pass the CPA examination in 1979, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, become a licensed CPA in 1981, etc., d) buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1978, etc., e) buy a new town home in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, a one bedroom condo in 1976, f) get married in 1978, g) buy a home in Wheaton with my wife in 1978, h) etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170113/business/170119480/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With a median household income of $40,581, millennials earn 20 percent less than boomers did at the same stage of life, despite being better educated, according to a new analysis of Federal Reserve data by the advocacy group Young Invincibles. The analysis being released Friday gives concrete details about a troubling generational divide that helps to explain much of the anxiety that defined the 2016 election. Millennials have half the net worth of boomers. Their homeownership rate is lower, while their student debt is drastically higher. The generational gap is a central dilemma for the incoming presidency of Donald Trump, who essentially pledged a return to the prosperity of post-World War II America. The analysis also hints at the issues of culture and identity that divided many voters, showing that white millennials — who still earn much more than their blacks and Latino peers — have seen their incomes plummet the most relative to boomers. . .The analysis of the Fed data shows the extent of the decline. It compared 25 to 34 year-olds in 2013, the most recent year available, to the same age group in 1989 after adjusting for inflation. Education does help boost incomes. But the median college-educated millennial with student debt is only earning slightly more than a baby boomer without a degree did in 1989. The homeownership rate for this age group dipped to 43 percent from 46 percent in 1989, although the rate has improved for millennials with a college degree relative to boomers. The median net worth of millennials is $10,090, 56 percent less than it was for boomers. Whites still earn dramatically more than Blacks and Latinos, reflecting the legacy of discrimination for jobs, education and housing. Yet compared to white baby boomers, some white millennials appear stuck in a pattern of downward mobility. This group has seen their median income tumble more than 21 percent to $47,688. Median income for black millennials has fallen just 1.4 percent to $27,892. Latino millennials earn nearly 29 percent more than their boomer predecessors to $30,436. The analysis fits into a broader pattern of diminished opportunity. Research last year by economists led by Stanford University’s Raj Chetty found that people born in 1950 had a 79 percent chance of making more money than their parents. That figure steadily slipped over the past several decades, such that those born in 1980 had just a 50 percent chance of out-earning their parents. This decline has occurred even though younger Americans are increasingly college-educated. The proportion of 25 to 29 year-olds with a college degree has risen to 35.6 percent in 2015 from 23.2 percent in 1990, a report this month by the Brookings Institution noted. The declining fortunes of millennials could impact boomers who are retired or on the cusp of retirement. Payroll taxes from millennials helps to finance the Social Security and Medicare benefits that many boomers receive — programs that Trump has said won’t be subject to spending cuts. And those same boomers will need younger generations to buy their homes and invest in the financial markets to protect their own savings. “The challenges that young adults face today could forecast the challenges that we see down the road,” said Tom Allison, deputy policy and research director at Young Invincibles.)

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Activists don’t trust Chicago mayor to reform police – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/latest-activists-don-t-trust-chicago-mayor-to-reform-police/article_8c96cbe8-1461-57a0-82bf-051884f6dde2.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Report Paints Disappointing Economic Picture – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, ever-increasingly, Illinois is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=234270#.WHoDJRsrKM8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It suggested Illinois will remain an underperformer in the region thanks to manufacturing struggles and the state’s poor finances. The joint report with Moody’s Analytics said Illinois is the Midwest’s weakest link. With soft job creation, a decreasing labor force, continued manufacturing slump and population losses, the report said the state must navigate its fiscal challenges without doing lasting damage to its business climate. The COGFA/Moody’s report said Illinois is the only state in the region where no metro area has entered the expansion phase of the business cycle. Four metro areas — Elgin, Danville, Decatur and Kankakee — have recoveries that are at risk of coming undone. Four other areas are in recession: Bloomington, Carbondale, Peoria and the Quad Cities. “An uncomfortably high share of state residents are unemployed, underemployed or discouraged workers,” according to the report. It also said that, at 11 percent, “the proportion of marginally attached and involuntary part-time workers in the labor force is the highest in the Midwest.” House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, said the status quo is what’s hurting the middle class. “In the last three years, we have lost approximately 80,000 citizens,” he said. “We’ve lost 29,000 jobs over the last 16 years. I don’t call that standing up for the middle class. Is that protecting anyone? The numbers speak for themselves.” It’s possible to come back after a recession like neighboring states have, Durkin said, and he’s encouraged by Democrats recognizing the need for reforms to grow the economy.)

OUR QUAD CITIES
— School leaders concerned about cost of water testing Illinois lawmakers pass a bill that requires schools to test for lead – Ashe Simpson (DIERSEN: How much lead was in the water that you drank when you were young?)
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/schools-express-concern-over-budget-for-potential-law-mandating-water-testing-for-lead/640383139

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trudeau takes thinly veiled swipe at Trump – CNN (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to be mad at them. I should write a book about anti-Diersens who want me to be mad at them.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trudeau-takes-thinly-veiled-swipe-at-trump/640474612

EVANSTON NOW
— Popup political groups keeping Biss busy – Charles Bartling (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who considered TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois to be a “popup political group?” ANSWER: Those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors. In 2012, the aforesaid succeeded in a) ending my TAPROOT chairmanship and b) destroying TAPROOT.)
http://evanstonnow.com/story/government/charles-bartling/2017-01-13/76714/popup-political-groups-keeping-biss-busy

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Public Speaks on DuPage’s Potential Election Merger
http://www.nctv17.com/public-speaks-on-dupages-potential-election-merger/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Lisle CUSD 202 Backtracks On Copyright Claims – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/lisle-cusd-202-backtracks-on-copyright-claims/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Skillicorn’s Property Tax Referendum Thrown Off Ballot – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/13/skillicorns-property-tax-referendum-thrown-off-ballot/
— Rauner Appoints Former Dem Candidate for Governor Paul Vallas and Just Retired State Rep. Don Moffitt
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/13/rauner-appoints-former-dem-candidate-for-governor-paul-vallas-and-just-retired-state-rep-don-moffitt/
— Franks Continues Trying to Keep County Board Off Balance
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/13/franks-continues-to-try-to-keep-county-board-off-balance/
— Jack Franks Skeptic Addresses Second Advisory Referendum to Cut the Size of the County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/13/jack-franks-skeptic-addresses-second-advisory-referendum-to-cut-the-size-of-the-county-board/

FOX NEWS
— Democratic Rep. Lewis: Trump not a ‘legitimate president’ (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are not legitimate? Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not legitimate because no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor? According to my critics/opponents, the only legitimate people are themselves, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/14/democratic-rep-lewis-trump-not-legitimate-president.html

DAILY CALLER
— Getting Mexico To Pay For The Wall Might Be Trump’s Hardest Promise To Keep – Alex Pfeiffer (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps put the interests of Mexico and of its citizens, millions of whom are in America legally or illegally, ahead of the interests of America and of its citizens. One could say that anti-Trumps are anti-American.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/14/getting-mexico-to-pay-for-the-wall-might-be-trumps-hardest-promise-to-keep/

GOPUSA
— OUTSTANDING: Black Caucus Painting Depicting Cops as Pigs to Come Down Permanently
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19238
— Precious little snowflakes will wear pussyhats to inaugural protest
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19230
— Our Warmonger President and the Lapdog Press
http://www.gopusa.com/our-warmonger-president-and-the-lapdog-press/
— Pew Survey: Ferguson Effect is real
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19179
— Trump’s Enemies See an Opening
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19200

BREITBART
— Cubans Say Obama Shut Migration Path in Revenge for Trump’s Win – EDWIN MORA
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/01/13/cubans-say-obama-shut-migration-path-in-revenge-for-trumps-win/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— If fashion designers can refuse service to the Trumps based on principle, why can’t bakers and florists follow their own principles? -David French
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443849/fashion-designers-trump-inaugural-freedom

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump just raised a record-high $90 million for inauguration festivities – ANNA GIARITELLI
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-just-raised-a-record-high-90-million-for-inauguration-festivities/article/2611864

THE HILL
— Trump could alter Supreme Court for decades to come – MARK C. MILLER
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-judiciary/314237-trump-could-alter-supreme-court-for-decades-to-come
— CNN in Trump’s crosshairs – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/314239-cnn-in-trumps-crosshairs

HUFFINGTON POST
— Juan Williams: It’s ‘Up To Donald Trump to Prove He’s Legitimate’ – IAN HANCHETT (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are not legitimate? Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not legitimate? Should I draw attention to all the skeletons in the closets of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/13/juan-williams-its-up-to-donald-trump-to-prove-hes-legitimate/
— Scientists In Last-Minute Scramble To Save Environmental Data Before Trump Takes Over Sierra Club files major request for records to buy some time. – Mary Papenfuss (DIERSEN: What do you say to political party leaders who delete records of who attended and who spoke at their predecessors’ meetings?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scientists-save-environmental-data-before-trump_us_58797f6de4b09281d0eb07fa
— Donald Trump’s Voters Say They’d Side With Him Against Congressional Republicans That means you, too, Speaker Paul Ryan. – Ariel Edwards-Levy (DIERSEN: From what I see, Republicans believe that if/when push comes to shove, the Congressional RINOs will flush Republicans down the toilet.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-republican-poll_us_58792e13e4b0e58057feb075

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— GOP lawmakers go after ethics official who criticized Trump – STEPHEN OHLEMACHER (DIERSEN: Who goes after you? Should I go after my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://cumberlink.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/gop-lawmakers-go-after-ethics-official-who-criticized-trump/article_dcd6aea0-2a93-50cb-9d37-3bb713752d13.html

NBC NEWS
— Mexican Gas Price Hike, Fear of Trump Trigger Protests – F. BRINLEY BRUTON
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/mexico/analysis-mexican-gas-price-hike-fear-trump-trigger-protests-n705156

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blast those White women who voted for Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/us/women-voters-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Triumps say “Donald Trump’s Dangerous Attacks on the Press.” What do you say to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who attack me to curry favor with the Democrat press?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/opinion/donald-trumps-dangerous-attacks-on-the-press.html
— Justices Will Hear Challenges to Mandatory Employee Arbitration – ADAM LIPTAK (DIERSEN: I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 1998.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/us/politics/scotus-mandatory-employee-arbitration.html

NEW YORK POST
— Civil-rights legend skipping Trump’s inauguration: Not a ‘legitimate president’ – Bob Fredericks (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are not legitimate? Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not legitimate because no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor? According to my critics/opponents, the only legitimate people are themselves, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://nypost.com/2017/01/13/civil-rights-legend-skipping-trumps-inauguration-not-a-legitimate-president/

BOSTON GLOBE
— In 2008, they thought their world had changed. But did it? – Astead W. Herndon (DIERSEN: Under Obama, America became more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Americans did not like that and that is why Trump won.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2017/01/13/president-obama-said-yes-did-but-did/PKlfUmpTjkCIuuHDzryDTK/story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The ‘Deplorables’ Aren’t So Bad, Once You Get to Know Us If you’ve lost your bearings in Trump’s America, your conservative friend can help you find them. – LOU WEISS (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world, how full of hatred are the anti-Trumps?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-deplorables-arent-so-bad-once-you-get-to-know-us-1484353087

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Here are all the lawmakers boycotting Trump’s inauguration – Chris Sanchez (DIERSEN: Who from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, and from Illinois is boycotting Trump’s inauguration? How strongly will the anti-Trumps reward the boycotters? If you say that you are a Republican, the higher the government or political office that you hold/held and the more money that you have, if you are not attending the inauguration, the more that you are presumed to be boycotting the inauguration.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-skipping-boycotting-trumps-inauguration-2017-1

WSAW
— Barron Trump to be the first little boy to live in the White House in 50 years.
http://www.wsaw.com/content/news/Barron-Trump-to-be-the-first-little-boy-to-live-in-the-White-House-in-50-years-410707745.html

PRESS ENTERPRISE
— Riverside police shut down two ‘internet cafes’; one for a second time – BRIAN ROKOS
http://www.pe.com/articles/busted-823162-services-offer.html

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— GAO: Improper payments rose to $144B in 2016 – Jason Miller
http://federalnewsradio.com/agency-oversight/2017/01/improper-payments-rose-144b-2016/
— ‘Continue the momentum with employee engagement’ says outgoing HUD secretary – David Thornton (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the Democrats who ran the agency focused on downsizing the agency, that is, getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/hiringretention/2017/01/outgoing-hud-secretary-says-new-admin-focus-employee-engagement-hiring/

THINK PROGRESS
— Obama administration acts to protect poor children from lead poisoning – Bryce Covert (DIERSEN: How much “lead-based residential paint” was there in the residences that you lived in when you were young? I am sure that there was lots of lead-based paint in the apartment above Crete’s only hardware store where I lived 1948-1954 and in 1286 Wood Street in Crete where I lived 1954-1972.)
https://thinkprogress.org/hud-lead-final-rule-22833d46a904#.fp4risb2k

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Don’t treat Donald Trump as if he’s a normal president. He’s not.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/14/donald-trump-not-normal-president-congress-theresa-may

January 12 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin spoke very highly of Wheaton City Council West District candidate Bobby McNeily Thursday evening, January 12, 2017, at his outstanding fundraiser at the DuPage County Museum in Wheaton. The 60+ attendees included Almiron, Brennan, Carlson, Chirchirillo, Ferguson, Fitch, Holan, Keller, Kmiecik, Krajewski, Krzyzewski, Larsen, Mathew, Mathieson, McGowen, Mendrick, Minor, Nathwani, Noonan, Olsen, Orel, Pacilli, Prater, Rash, and Ryan. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

ABC7
— GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER MARKS TWO YEARS IN OFFICE – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/news/governor-bruce-rauner-marks-two-years-in-office/1699925/
— PRESIDENTS AND THEIR PETS
http://abc7chicago.com/pets/presidents-and-their-pets/1699325/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago man charged with sending threats to Gov. Rauner, DuPage sheriff
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/228825804-story

WLS AM
— Roskam on Trump: He’s Bringing His Game – Nick Gale
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/01/12/roskam-on-trump-hes-bringing-his-game/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Representative Steve Andersson Appointed House GOP Floor Leader
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/batavia-geneva-st-charles/community/chi-ugc-article-representative-steve-andersson-appointed-hous-2017-01-12-story.html
— Rauner to name Vallas to Chicago State board – Dawn Rhodes and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-state-vallas-new-trustees-20170112-story.html
— Crete Township residents hear proposed intermodal facility plan – Dennis Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-intermodal-st-0113-20170112-story.html
— Ratings agency says big tax hike is ‘most likely’ CPS fix – Juan Perez Jr. and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-schools-finances-moodys-met-20170112-story.html
— Obama scrapping ‘wet foot, dry foot’ immigration policy for Cubans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-obama-cuba-policy-20170112-story.html
— ‘Blizzard ’67’: Imagine the snow begins to fall and doesn’t stop – Rick Kogan (DIERSEN: I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office in 1967. I drove the first mail truck from Park Forest that got through to Monee and to Peotone after the blizzard.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ae-0115-1967-blizzard-kogan-sidewalks-20170111-column.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ill. Senate files backup bill for city worker pensions – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ill-senate-files-backup-bill-for-city-worker-pensions/
— Feds: Chicago cop training poor, misconduct investigations biased – JON SEIDEL, LYNN SWEET, MICK DUMKE
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-up-next-as-ag-announces-baltimore-consent-decree/amp/
— Obama ends visa-free path for Cubans who make it to U.S. soil – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-ends-visa-free-path-for-cubans-who-make-it-to-us-soil/

DAILY HERALD
— Lisle village clerk gets 4 months in jail for third DUI – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170112/news/170119608/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Emanuel wants $1 billion from Trump for Union Station – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170112/BLOGS02/170119936/emanuel-wants-1-billion-from-trump-for-union-station
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago business leaders want cheap labor.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170112/OPINION/170119945/chicago-business-leaders-our-economy-needs-immigrants

WTTW
— Rauner on 2-Year Anniversary: ‘I Will Never Give Up’ – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/12/rauner-2-year-anniversary-i-will-never-give

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Cronin shares State of the County at Chamber630 luncheon – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/11/cronin-shares-state-of-the-county-at-chamber630-luncheon/a1usr9l/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Naperville Students Heading to D.C. for Inauguration The students from Naperville Central High School will spend a few days in the capital – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/naperville-students-heading-d-c-inauguration

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Michael Madigan makes history as Illinois bleeds – Austin Berg
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/12/austin-berg-michael-madigan-makes-history-as-illinois-bleeds/awymh70/

WJBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote the anti-Trump Pat Brady.
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/12/former-gop-chief-optimistic-new-session-will-produce-budget/

MEDILL REPORTS
— DOES DODD-FRANK SWAPS REGULATION REDUCE MARKET RISK? – Jiefei Liu (DIERSEN: What do you know about swaps? In 1997, I knew as much about swaps as anyone at GAO. GAO audits federal financial industry regulators. All during my last 8 years at GAO, I worked on audits that involved swaps. In addition, I earned a master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997. GAO wasted my knowledge of swaps when it forced me to retire in 1997. GAO would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a woman, younger, or a veteran.)
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/does-dodd-frank-swaps-regulation-reduce-market-risk/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Inside the sausage factory Report documents rigged system – Bruce Rushton
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18165-inside-the-sausage-factory.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Did DuPage County Officials dupe the General Assembly into violating the Illinois Constitution? – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/did-dupage-county-officials-dupe-the-general-assembly-into-violating-the-illinois-constitution/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN MAKES HISTORY WHILE ILLINOIS’ MIDDLE CLASS RACES TOWARD EXTINCTION At the end of his term in 2019, Madigan will be the longest-serving House speaker of any state in modern U.S. history. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigan-makes-history-while-illinois-middle-class-races-toward-extinction/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Ten Examples of Anti-White Rhetoric at Colleges – Spencer Irvine
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/01/ten-examples-of-anti-white-rhetoric-at-colleges/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— GLSEN and their LGBT Common Core Public School Agenda – Israel Wayne
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/glsen-lgbt-common-core-public-school-agenda/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER OPTIMISTIC IN FIRST 2017 FACEBOOK LIVE PRESENTATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/rauner-optimistic-in-first-2017-facebook-live-presentation.html
— DURBIN COMMENCES DEMOCRAT DRUMBEAT AGAINST OBAMACARE REPEAL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/durbin-commences-democrat-drumbeat-against-obamacare-repeal.html
— IL CONGRESSMAN GUTIERREZ: WHY I WILL NOT BE AT TRUMP’S INAUGURATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/il-congressman-gutierrez-why-i-will-not-be-at-trumps-inauguration.html

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP launches robocalls against 18 House Democrats
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/12/ilgop-launches-robocalls-against-18-house-dems/

GOPUSA
— Booker, Lewis accuse Sessions of racism
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19171
— The Racist Anti-Racists at MTV News
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19087
— ABC to run political mini-series on gay rights
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19140
— Fox’s Shepard Smith criticizes Trump for ‘belittling’ CNN
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19165

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— AMERICA’S REALITY DIVIDE – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/12/editorial-americas-reality-divide/
— OBAMA DISMAL BUT FORGETTABLE LEGACY – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/12/obama-dismal-but-forgettable-legacy/

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Fed Employee Called ‘Buckwheat’ By Colleague… What Happens Then Will Have TaxPayers LIVID – Chris Golden
http://www.westernjournalism.com/thepoint/2017/01/12/fed-employee-called-buckwheat-by-colleague-what-happens-then-will-have-taxpayers-livid/
— Gingrich Labels CNN Reporter Who Antagonized Trump ‘An Idiot’ “… kick them out …” – Jack Davis
http://www.westernjournalism.com/gingrich-labels-cnn-report-antagonized-trump-idiot/

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP GOES NUCLEAR ON ‘FAKE NEWS’ GIANTS IN MEDIA CNN, BuzzFeed smear collapses: ‘This should never have been released’ – GARTH KANT
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/trump-blasts-fake-news-on-russian-dossier/

DAILY CALLER
— Despite Record Gun Deaths, Chicago’s Statehouse Elects Dem To 17th Term As Speaker – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/12/despite-record-gun-deaths-chicagos-statehouse-elects-dem-to-17th-term-as-speaker/
— Tips For Hate Crime Hoaxers – Ann Coulter
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/12/coulter-tips-for-hate-crime-hoaxers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Secretary of Defense nominee James Mattis rejects all the religions of the world.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/12/mattis-shuts-gillibrand-down-on-lgbt-military-i-dont-care-who-people-go-to-bed-with-video/
— Obama Family’s Dog Bites White House Guest – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/12/obamas-dog-sunny-bit-a-white-house-guest/

BLAZE
— Rosie O’Donnell: ‘I fully support imposing martial law’ to stop Trump inauguration – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/12/rosie-odonnell-i-fully-support-imposing-martial-law-to-stop-trump-inauguration/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— 4 WAYS OBAMA’S FINAL SPEECH WAS A LOAD OF CRAP – Robert Eno
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/01/4-ways-obamas-final-speech-was-a-load-of-crap

OPPOSING VIEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mexico sides with a) those who come into America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, c) those who bring others to America illegally, and d) those who bring illegal drugs into America illegally.
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/world/mexico-course-we-arent-paying-wall

THE HILL
— Fox’s Shepard Smith criticizes Trump for ‘belittling’ CNN – NIKITA VLADIMIROV
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313862-shepard-smith-no-journalist-should-be-subjected-to-belittling

CNN
— U.S. to end ‘wet foot, dry foot’ policy for Cubans – Elise Labott, Kevin Liptak and Patrick Oppmann
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/12/politics/us-to-end-wet-foot-dry-foot-policy-for-cubans/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The Women’s March needs passion and purpose, not pink pussycat hats – Petula Dvorak
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-womens-march-needs-passion-and-purpose-not-pink-pussycat-hats/2017/01/11/6d7e75be-d842-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html
— Donald Trump just used his presidential power to advertise L.L. Bean – Danielle Paquette
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/12/donald-trump-just-used-his-presidential-power-to-advertise-l-l-bean/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Cabinet nominees keep contradicting him.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-cabinet-nominees-keep-contradicting-him/2017/01/12/dec8cccc-d8f3-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Why liberal elites are so resentful of middle America – Salena Zito
http://nypost.com/2017/01/11/why-liberal-elites-are-so-resentful-of-middle-america/

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Is The U.S. Government Insolvent? Sorry, But Its Accountant GAO Can’t Tell You – Editorial
http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/is-the-u-s-government-insolvent-sorry-but-its-accountant-cant-tell-you/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Unparalleled Resistance Looms for Trump After Inauguration – JANET HOOK
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2017/01/10/unparalleled-resistance-looms-for-trump-after-the-inaugural/
— Health Care’s Bipartisan Problem: The Sick Are Expensive and Someone Has to Pay With Congress poised to repeal the Affordable Care Act, most lawmakers want to maintain coverage for people with pre-existing conditions—the available options all have downsides – ANNA WILDE MATHEWS and LOUISE RADNOFSKY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/health-cares-bipartisan-problem-the-sick-are-expensive-and-someone-has-to-pay-1484234963

FORBES
— Social Security Plans To Provide Even Less Information – Laurence J. Kotlikoff
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2017/01/12/social-security-plans-to-provide-even-less-information/#72b92161550e

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Is Exactly the Monster We Feared, and Republicans Are Enabling Him GOP congressmen will abide his abuses as long as they get what they want.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139813/trump-exactly-monster-feared-republicans-enabling

FED SMITH
— 6 Possible Civil Service Changes in the 115th Congress – Jeff Neal
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/12/6-possible-civil-service-changes-in-the-115th-congress/
— Salaries of Federal PR Employees Featured in Senator’s Annual ‘Wastebook’ – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/12/salaries-of-federal-pr-employees-featured-in-senators-annual-wastebook/

SLATE
— The Women’s March on Washington Has Released an Unapologetically Progressive Platform – Christina Cauterucci
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2017/01/12/the_women_s_march_on_washington_has_released_its_platform_and_it_is_unapologetically.html

January 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lame-duck lawmakers return to Springfield with obstacles in way of budget deal – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-lame-duck-legislature-rauner-madigan-met-20170107-story.html
— Should Illinois hospitals have to pay property taxes? Court will weigh question – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-hospital-tax-exemptions-0108-biz-20170106-story.html
— President Obama: I didn’t underestimate the threats from Vladimir Putin – David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-president-obama-vladimir-putin-20170108-story.html
— Navy, Donald Trump planning biggest fleet expansion since Cold War
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-navy-expansion-20170108-story.html
— Free tickets to Obama farewell speech listed for as much as $5K online – Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-obama-speech-tickets-resale-met-20170108-story.html
— Martin Shkreli is suspended from Twitter for ‘targeted harassment’ of a journalist – Abby Ohlheiser
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-martin-shkreli-twitter-suspended-20170108-story.html
— Protesters stage ‘celebration’ outside closed Dairy Queen – Yadira Sanchez Olson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-dairy-queen-racial-slur-protest-st-0109-20170108-story.html
— Obama in the White House: Successes, misguided aims and frustrated ambitions – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-obama-farewell-president-chicago-edit-0108-md-20170106-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Obama sends CTA $1.1 billion for Red Line improvements – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-sends-cta-1-1-billion-for-red-line-improvements/amp/
— Legislative session winding down; budget mess looms large – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/legislative-session-winding-down-budget-mess-looms-large/
— Congressional Black Caucus to be more aggressive under Trump – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/congressional-black-caucus-to-be-more-aggressive-under-trump/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CTA lands $1.1 billion goodbye grant from Obama – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170108/BLOGS02/170109892/cta-lands-1-1-billion-goodbye-grant-from-obama
— So how good a president was Obama? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170107/ISSUE05/301079992/so-how-good-a-president-was-obama

QUAD CITY TIMES
–Legislative session winding down; budget mess looms large – AP
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/legislative-session-winding-down-budget-mess-looms-large/article_ce569b8e-f703-5385-a4e8-859bf1743ac9.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Donald Trump has taken few steps to disentangle from private empire – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/08/donald-trump-has-taken-few-steps-to-disentangle-from-private-empire/a761qyf/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Another billion in the hole The state’s descent to the bottom is picking up speed. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-08/another-billion-hole.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump’s deportation vow spurs Calif. farmers into action – AP (DIERSEN: Are you employed? Does your employer encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and/or to bring others to America illegally?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/business/trump-s-deportation-vow-spurs-calif-farmers-into-action/article_e188ae08-87fb-51aa-9cb7-aeb8c27cc6b3.html

WSIL TV
— Even with increased airport security vulnerabilities remain – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34209196/even-with-increased-airport-security-vulnerabilities-remain

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Rauner’s Constant Campaign Could Eventually Backfire – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/constant-campaign-could-backfire

INDIANA GAZETTE
— What employers want – BOB LANKARD (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats want employees a) who are Democrats, b) who will defend and advance the Democrat Party platform, c) who are minorities, d) who are females, and e) who are young.)
https://www.indianagazette.com/news/columns/what-employers-want,25565372/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— The aging workforce – Chris Gelbach (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40, b) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and c) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/jobs-and-employment/the-aging-workforce/article_dafd5ad1-ded8-533b-9d56-5f1c0b0ff7a1.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— New state Republican leader Peter Breen ready to unite with GOP, push reform agenda – Karen Kidd
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511070197-new-state-republican-leader-ready-to-unite-with-gop-push-reform-agenda
— College of DuPage board candidates challenged – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511069525-college-of-dupage-board-candidates-challenged
— In the last 4 primaries, 1 AFSCME member in Precinct 0090137 in DuPage County cast a Democratic vote
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511016840-in-the-last-4-primaries-1-afscme-member-in-precinct-0090137-in-dupage-county-cast-a-democratic-vote

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Lisle CUSD 202 trying to play “Government Censor” – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/video-lisle-cusd-202-trying-to-play-government-censor/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Income Inequality: The Role of Markets & Government (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality? My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/income-inequality-role-markets-government/

PJ MEDIA
— Sharpton Promises ‘Season of Civil Disobedience’ in Response to Sessions Nomination – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/01/07/sharpton-promises-season-of-civil-disobedience-in-response-to-sessions-nomination/

BLAZE
— Arizona lawmaker introduces bill to ban taxpayer funds for social justice classes – Sarah Lee (DIERSEN: “Social justice” is code for getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/08/arizona-lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-ban-taxpayer-funds-for-social-justice-classes/

DAILY CALLER
— University of Chicago Offers Reward To Downplay Chicago Violence – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/07/university-offers-reward-to-downplay-chicago-violence/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Matronly Michael Moore Matriarch of the “Big Women’s March” on Washington – Judi McLeod
http://canadafreepress.com/article/matronly-michael-moore-matriarch-of-the-big-womens-march-on-washington

ABC NEWS
— Barack Obama tells Donald Trump US presidency is not a family business, urges greater focus on policy
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-09/obama-tells-trump-presidency-is-not-a-family-business/8169096

USA TODAY
— Out of work for six months or more? Here’s why you can’t find a job. – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: I have been out of work since September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/08/out-work-six-months-more-heres-why-you-cant-find-job/96224280/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Carl Van Horn, director of the Heidrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, rattles off the roadblocks faced by the long-term unemployed including having to explain large gaps on a resume and age discrimination. In 2015, about 36% of the long-term unemployed were 55 or older, Labor Department figures show. And some have seen their skills atrophy or have succumbed to depression, alcoholism or drug abuse, Van Horn says. Such issues historically have plagued long-idled workers. A big difference nowadays, he says, is that some of the nearly 9 million workers who lost jobs in the recession have yet to find work, or retire, and continue to drift in and out of the labor force, searching for jobs sporadically. About 5.5 million Americans are not in the labor force – and so not counted among the unemployed – but still want a job now, up from 4.3 million before the recession, the Labor Department says. Simply put, Van Horn says, the occasional job searches by those laid off in the downturn creates more competition for jobs among the long-term unemployed.)

BOSTON HERALD
— Congress considers fund source for wall
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2017/01/congress_considers_fund_source_for_wall

BLOOMBERG
— Fiat Chrysler Announces Plans to Invest $1 Billion in the U.S. – Jamie Butters and Tommaso Ebhardt
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-08/fiat-chrysler-commits-1-billion-to-u-s-plants-for-jeeps-rams
— Carmakers Stumped by Trump at Detroit Auto Show – Jamie Butters and David Welch
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-08/frozen-in-detroit-trump-stumps-builders-of-cars-in-age-of-suvs

CHICAGO PRIDE & INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— IBM Introduces New Rainbow Logo In Support Of LGBT (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will IBM get rid of its employees who do not promote LGBT activity?)
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/80982036
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/ibm-introduces-new-rainbow-logo-support-lgbt

LGBTQ NATION
— LGBTQ activists reflect on Barack Obama’s legacy of support – AP (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity have worked very had to destroy those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries THAT DO NOT PROMOTE LGBTQ ACTIVITY.)
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/01/lgbtq-activists-reflect-barack-obamas-legacy-support/

January 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY WON’T BECOME SANCTUARY CAMPUS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/southern-illinois-university-wont-become-sanctuary-campus/1689926/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump taunts Arnold Schwarzenegger on ‘Apprentice’ ratings – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/arnold-schwarzenegger-responds-to-trumps-apprentice-taunts/
— New Illinois prisoner ID law is weak medicine – David M. Shapiro
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-new-illinois-prisoner-id-law-is-weak-medicine/
— Even efforts of hometown president couldn’t stem Chicago violence – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/efforts-of-homegrown-president-couldnt-stem-chicago-violence/
— Senate budget deal brewing ahead of lame duck session – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-budget-deal-brewing-ahead-of-lame-duck-session/

DAILY HERALD
— Mayors fight back against merger with Naperville – Bob Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/news/170109258/
— Glenbard event in Spanish to help parents influence teens to be drug-free
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/submitted/170109313/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats focus on turning all the religions of the world against Republicans.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/submitted/170109339/
— Four DuPage tax increases still hang in limbo – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/news/170109267/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The need for a state budget deal just got more urgent – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170106/BLOGS02/170109908/time-for-madigan-rauner-to-deal-as-illinois-morass-deepens
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rich Miller sides with Madigan against Rauner. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes officially or unofficially side with Rich Miller.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170106/NEWS02/170109897/mike-madigan-is-rauners-white-whale-will-anyone-win

WTTW
— Budget ‘Grand Bargain’ Shaping Up in Springfield – Paris Schutz and Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/06/budget-grand-bargain-shaping-springfield

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 23 former Munger workers hired by Rauner administration – Bernard Schoenburg (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.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170106/23-former-munger-workers-hired-by-rauner-administration

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Crimes against whites equals small percentage of hate crimes.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/crimes-against-whites-equals-small-percentage-of-hate-crimes/article_64f25328-990d-5bfe-a925-79dd81f87af3.html

WREX
— Congressmen Mike Bost and John Shimkus from Southern Illinois push for earmarks return – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/34202745/congressmen-from-southern-illinois-push-for-earmarks-return

WICS
— New Law Aimed At Reducing Illinois’ Teacher Shortage – AP (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.)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/rauner-signs-bill-to-alleviate-burdens-on-teachers-moving-to-illinois

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP LAUNCHES “BOSS MADIGAN” CONTEST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/chicago-the-illinois-republican-party-continues-its-publicity-campaign-attack-on-house-speaker-mike-madigan-ridiculing-r.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? TALKING TWITTER WITH DONALD TRUMP’S PRESS SECRETARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/wheres-weyermuller-talking-twitter-with-donald-trumps-press-secretary-1.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Retirement system belatedly admits huge Mautino error
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/06/retirement-system-belatedly-admits-huge-mautino-error/
— Yet another goofy ILGOP press release on Madigan
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/06/yet-another-goofy-ilgop-press-release-on-madigan/
— Rauner gets the celebrity treatment in Rockford
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/06/the-celebrity-treatment-in-rockford/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Peter Roskam to head tax subcommittee ahead of overhaul effort – JOSEPH LAWLER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/peter-roskam-to-head-tax-subcommittee-ahead-of-overhaul-effort/article/2611134

GOPUSA
— How many more criminals will Obama set free?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18861
— Freedom of Association Is Great … for Liberals
http://www.gopusa.com/freedom-of-association-is-great-for-liberals/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Who Has More Privilege Than Barack Obama? – Jonathan F. Keiler (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged, and that because of that, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/who_has_more_privilege_than_barack_obama.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Obama was not born into substantial wealth, but his family on both sides was well connected, providing a traditional advantage that allowed him entry into elite society. This old-style leg up then combined with modern leftist ethnic-racial privileges, overwhelmingly present in academia and the media, to advance Obama at every turn. This created a powerful cocktail of built-in benefits that gave Obama almost every conceivable benefit of the doubt while at the same time allowing him to claim victim status. More than anything else, it is this dynamic that explains his rise and his selfishness. It also clarifies Obama’s heavy narcissism, bullying behavior, and utter lack of graciousness. Without these privileges, Obama gets nowhere. If you are inclined to learn more about how Obama got this way, read David Maraniss’s much heralded, largely hagiographic biography of Obama’s early years, if you can bear it. Before I bought it, I noted a two-star review on Amazon: “Boring.” Often such smart-aleck one-word reviews are off the mark, but not this time.)

BREITBART
— Celebs to Host Progressive ‘Love-a-Thon’ During Trump Inauguration – JEROME HUDSON (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps love those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/01/05/celebrity-telethon-facebook-live-inauguration-day/
— Obama to Free Gitmo Detainees Who Have Vowed to Behead Americans – EDWIN MORA (DIERSEN: Obama loves those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/01/05/report-obama-mass-transfer-gitmo-detainees-threatened-behead-bomb-americans/
— Obama Family Building a Wall Around New Home – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/06/tmz-obama-building-wall-around-new-home/
— Obama: ‘For The Most Part, Race Relations Have Gotten Better’ Under My Presidency – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: From what I see, Obama made America and the rest of the world more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/05/obama-part-race-relations-gotten-better-presidency/
— Blue State Blues: Hate Crime in the Chicago Obama Created – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/06/hate-crime-obama-chicago-blue-state-blues/
— Carlson on Anti-Trump Protesters: Not About Policy, But ‘Moral Vanity’ — They Think They’re Better Than Him – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/06/carlson-on-anti-trump-protesters-not-about-policy-but-moral-vanity-they-think-theyre-better-than-him/

DAILY CALLER
— Michelle Obama: ‘Diversity Is Not A Threat To Who We Are’ – Kaitlan Collins (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone in America to be a member of as many of the following groups as possible: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/06/michelle-obama-diversity-is-not-a-threat-to-who-we-are/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— GOP Congressman Duncan Hunter Rips Down Painting of Cops Portrayed as Pigs in the Capitol – JOE PERTICONE
http://ijr.com/2017/01/772173-gop-congressman-rips-down-painting-of-cops-portrayed-as-pigs-in-the-capitol/

NEW AMERICAN
— N.Y. Times Aids Communist-socialist-feminist-LGBT-anarchist Plans for Inauguration Day Mayhem – William F. Jasper
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/25074-ny-times-aids-communist-socialist-feminist-lgbt-anarchist-plans-for-inauguration-day-mayhem

LIFEZETTE
— Anti-Trump, Anti-White Hate in Chicago Hate crime charges brought in brutal, racially charged torture of disabled white man – Brendan Kirby
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/anti-trump-anti-white-hate-chicago/

COLLEGE FIX
— College can’t force conservative students to lobby for leftist causes, groups tell high court – SHANNON GOLDEN
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30579/

THE HILL
— Roskam named new chairman for House tax-policy subcommittee – NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/313124-new-chairman-named-for-house-tax-policy-subcommittee
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump blasts away from new bully pulpit.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/312959-trump-blasts-away-from-new-bully-pulpit
— Kerry: Mexico won’t ‘pony up’ for Trump’s wall – MARK HENSCH
http://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/313134-kerry-mexico-wont-pony-up-for-trumps-wall
— There is little conservative about Trump – JORDAN BARKIN
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/313092-there-is-little-conservative-about-trump

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump’s Purge Of Non-Loyalists Takes Shape – Eric Schmeltzer (DIERSEN: Who/what are you loyal to? I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, to the Illinois Republican Party platform, and to the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trumps-purge-of-non-loyalists-takes-shape_us_586f9b3ee4b08052400ee18c
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/resistance-is-patriotic-and-christian_us_586fbaa9e4b0a5e600a78a07

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Insists Mexico Will Pay for Wall After U.S. Begins the Work – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/us/politics/trump-wall-mexico.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Members of Congress are learning to play Trump’s ethical blame game.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/members-of-congress-are-learning-to-play-trumps-ethical-blame-game/2017/01/06/48283d62-d410-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html
— House Republicans revive obscure rule that allows them to slash the pay of individual federal workers to $1 – Jenna Portnoy and Lisa Rein (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees? If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/house-republicans-revive-obscure-rule-that-could-allow-them-to-slash-the-pay-of-individual-federal-workers-to-1/2017/01/04/4e80c990-d2b2-11e6-945a-76f69a399dd5_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Trump got his party to love Russia.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/06/how-trump-got-his-party-to-love-russia/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Congress begins to search for funds to help Trump build border wall – Noah Bierman , Brian Bennett and Noah Bierman
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-border-wall-20170106-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Intelligence Agencies Say Russia Ordered ‘Influence Campaign’ to Aid Donald Trump in Election Report says CIA, FBI have ‘high confidence’ in Putin findings; NSA has ‘moderate confidence’ – DAMIAN PALETTA and CAROL E. LEE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-continues-attacks-on-intelligence-agencies-ahead-of-classified-briefing-on-russia-1483728966

FED SMITH
— House Votes to Limit Rule Making Authority of Federal Agencies – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/06/house-votes-to-limit-rule-making-authority-of-federal-agencies/

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— How federal employee groups hope to change negative view of the workforce – Nicole Ogrysko
http://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/01/federal-employee-groups-hope-change-negative-view-workforce/

ESQUIRE
— If You’re a Federal Employee and Congress Doesn’t Like You, They Can Slash Your Pay to a Dollar Looking at you, Department of Energy workers who believe in climate change. – CHARLES P. PIERCE (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees? If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a52096/holman-rule-congress-federal-workers/

ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who says “The Wall Is a Racist Monument.” ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.
http://www.advocate.com/politics/2017/1/06/wall-racist-monument

January 1 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— States checking power grid computers after Russians hack into electric utility in Vermont – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/226455464-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Politicians, entertainers open up on their Catholicism in new book – Robert Herguth
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pols-entertainers-open-up-on-their-catholicism-in-new-book/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Happy New Year! What will your obituary say? – Editorial (DIERSEN: I hope that my obituary says that since 2004 and to the day I died, I send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and that since 2015 and to the day I died, I sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening too.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-new-year-write-your-obituary-edit-0101-jm-20161229-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Workplace tips for the new year – Rex W. Huppke (DIERSEN: What workplace tips did you fail/refuse to take from your Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates? I failed/refused to take their tips that I a) become a veteran, b) become a Democrat, c) help them get rid of employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) NOT complain about political affiliation discrimination, e) NOT complain about reverse discrimination, f) NOT complain about age discrimination, g) NOT complain about retaliation for the aforesaid complaints, and h) NOT become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-0101-biz-20161228-column.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Career help at colleges lacking, report says – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: I graduated from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management. The only career advice that I can remember getting from NIU was that I should enlist. Potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship deferment would be approved, and therefore, they believed that I was draft bait.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-university-career-services-0101-biz-20161229-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Bridge helps teens cope with stress – Kay Manning (DIERSEN: How much stress were you under when you were a teen? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I was under NO stress when I was a teen because a) I graduated in the upper 20% of my high school class, my ACT was 24, and UIC accepted me, b) I had jobs doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, and delivering mail, c) I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, and a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, d) I had student draft deferments, and e) my parents provided me with room and board.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-holiday-giving-bridge-youth-and-family-met-20161230-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: More suburbs banning alcohol smoking, powdered alcohol – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170101/news/170109935/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The new year we’re ringing in looks a lot like the old year – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161231/ISSUE05/312319997/the-year-ahead-in-chicago-springfield-and-d-c-politics

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s time to set Illinois on a path for success – Gov. Bruce Rauner
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161231/gov-bruce-rauner-its-time-to-set-illinois-on-path-for-success

HERALD & REVIEW
— Lawmakers to blame for state exodus – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who wants you to leave Illinois, your county, your township/ward, your municipality, your precinct, and/or your home? I should write a book about the nasty/troubled/failed/hateful/vicious people who want me to leave Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, Precinct 9, and my home.)
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-views-lawmakers-to-blame-for-state-exodus/article_33059fdc-c425-5b17-be6a-97245f00036c.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Deep-pocketed Rauner loaded for bear, but vulnerable – Scott Reeder
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/deep-pocketed-rauner-loaded-for-bear-but-vulnerable/article_f6eaf4a3-3eb5-5954-b161-eebdcef521a2.html

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Illinois loses political clout as population declines – Doug Wilson (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois focus on driving out of Illinois those individuals, organizations, and companies that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.whig.com/20170101/illinois-loses-political-clout-as-population-declines#

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump visit trumped all other local stories in 2016
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/trump-visit-trumped-all-other-local-stories-in/article_5be03f23-2659-5030-81e8-ced59fb59d30.html

SOUTHERN
— Shimkus loses bid to chair powerful House committee – MOLLY PARKER (DIERSEN: What bids have you lost? I lost my bids to be a GS-13 at IRS 1975-1979 and at GAO 1980-1985. I lost my bids to be a GS-14 at GAO 1987-1997.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/shimkus-loses-bid-to-chair-powerful-house-committe/article_62f1b290-0186-5ebe-9bb8-6da3e38615f5.html

MCHENRY TIMES
— Uihlein donates $500 to Algonquin TWP Republican Central Committee (DIERSEN: What do the officers of the following organizations think of you: Republican National Committee, Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization? Do the aforesaid officers inspire you to give money to the aforesaid organizations?)
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511054602-uihlein-donates-500-to-algonquin-twp-republican-central-comm

PUBLIUS FORUM
— ‘USA Today’ Holds Curt Schilling’s Current Political Positions Against Him for Hall of Fame Bid – Warner Todd Huston (DIERSEN: Which of your political positions do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hold against you? They hold against me my acceptance and advocacy of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform. They hold against me my acceptance and advocacy of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/31/usa-today-holds-curt-schillings-current-political-positions-hall-fame-bid/
— The Top 30 Fake Hate Crimes Busted Since Election Day – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/31/top-30-fake-hate-crimes-busted-since-election-day/

STEYN ONLINE
— License to Dye – Mark Steyn
http://www.steynonline.com/7657/license-to-dye

NEWSMAX
— Trump Holds New Year’s Bash at Mar-a-Lago
http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/us-trump-the-latest/2016/12/31/id/766315/

BREITBART
— California Black Lives Matter Proud of Facebook Post Saying They Spit in Police Officer’s Starbucks – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/30/california-black-lives-matter-proud-facebook-post-saying-spit-police-officers-starbucks/

FOX NEWS
— Trump expresses doubts about online security – AP
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/01/trump-expresses-doubts-about-online-security.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s Twitter ‘freaks the mainstream media out,’ incoming White House spokesman says – Ben Wolfgang
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/1/sean-spicer-incoming-white-house-spokesmantrumps-t/

HUFFINGTON POST
— 2017: The Beginning of the Era of Disruption – Daniel Wagner
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-wagner/2017-the-beginning-of-the_b_13921496.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— If Donald Trump Targets Journalists, Thank Obama – JAMES RISEN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/sunday/if-donald-trump-targets-journalists-thank-obama.html
— Lessons From the Media’s Failures in Its Year With Trump – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly the media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/opinion/sunday/lessons-from-the-medias-failures-in-its-year-with-trump.html
— What Does It Mean to Acknowledge the Past? – ANGELA FLOURNOY (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) for your parents’ sins against minorities and against females, b) for your grandparents’ sins against minorities and against females, c) for your great grand parents’ sins against minorities and against females, and d) for the rest of your ancestors’ sins against minorities and against females. Under the Democrats, you are especially demonized, denigrated, and condemned if you are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, a gun owner, German American, and/or a draft avoider.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/opinion/sunday/what-does-it-mean-to-acknowledge-the-past.html
— Why Aren’t There More Female Billionaires? – ROBERT FRANK (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have. Since 1966, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/business/why-arent-there-more-female-billionaires.html
— Feminism Lost. Now What? “It’s amazing to me the lightning speed at which these issues have receded. The story is the total omission of women.” – SUSAN CHIRA (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have. Since 1966, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/sunday/feminism-lost-now-what.html

NEW YORK POST
— How Trump could exact revenge against the NFL – Claire Atkinson (DIERSEN: Who blames you for their problems, for your problems, and/or for everyone’s problems? I should write a book about my critics/opponents who blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. The aforesaid “exact revenge” against me by discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. It seems like they urged the Republicans in my precinct to vote for Kasich in the primary election and for Clinton in the general election. Previously, they, their operatives, and their dupes exacted revenge by ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster position, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc.)
http://nypost.com/2017/01/01/how-trump-could-exact-revenge-against-the-nfl/

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Kathleen Parker says “Election of Trump released ‘a malevolent spirit’ across America.” Ever-increasingly, Parker sides with those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/opinion/columnists/parker/kathleen-parker-election-of-trump-released-a-malevolent-spirit-across/article_82a1c505-f2b4-5a20-88d7-4bb2db8536e7.html

GUARDIAN
— How Trump’s savvy army won the internet war As new research reveals, right wingers understand far better than liberals how cyberspace can connect like-minded souls – John Naughton
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/01/donald-trump-savvy-army-won-internet-war

December 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— CHICAGO POLICE READY FOR NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATIONS – Will Jones
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicago-police-ready-for-new-years-celebrations/1680872/

CBS2
— Chicago Police Prepare For New Year’s Eve Celebrations
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/31/chicago-police-prepare-for-new-years-eve-celebrations/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Texas judge halts federal transgender health protections
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-transgender-health-protections-lawsuit-20161231-story.html
— ‘Bigy,’ ‘dadbod,’ ‘post-truth’ make 2016 list of banished words
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-banned-words-20161231-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Our city, one year, 780 murders – Mary Mitchell
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-our-city-one-year-778-murders/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois, this is not the time to lose our Edge – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161231/ISSUE07/312319998/why-letting-illinois-edge-tax-credits-expire-is-a-bad-idea

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois enters 2017 with no state budget – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161231/illinois-enters-2017-with-no-state-budget

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Silent march through downtown Chicago marks year of violence – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article123972999.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn, Wheaton leaders offer hopes for new year
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/27/glen-ellyn-wheaton-leaders-offer-hopes-for-new-year/a3zouly/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Petitions to Join Naperville Reportedly Circulating in Neighboring Towns Officials in Naperville and surrounding towns said they do not know the source of the petitions – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/petitions-join-naperville-reportedly-circulating-neighboring-towns

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State association employees not entitled to state pensions
https://ilnews.org/11529/state-association-employees-not-entitled-state-pensions/

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— 2016: The Year Walmart Went 100-Percent ‘Gay’ Walmart funds leftist homosexual groups and perverse LGBTQueer “pride” parades, markets “gay” products like “Heather Has Two Mommies” – Peter LaBarbera
http://americansfortruth.com/2016/12/31/2016-the-year-walmart-went-100-percent-gay/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump ditches press pool to play golf
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/31/donald-trump-ditches-press-pool-play-golf/

BLAZE
— Judicial Watch: Obama spent nearly $100 million of taxpayer money on travel as president – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/31/watchdog-group-obama-spent-nearly-100-million-of-taxpayer-money-on-travel-as-president/

AMERICAN THINKER
— How Liberal Democrats Institutionalized White Supremacy – Michael Bargo, Jr.
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/how_liberal_democrats_institutionalized_white_supremacy.html

THE HILL
— Trump’s team draws target on federal regulations – TIM DEVANEY (DIERSEN: What about the Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion regulations that my Democrat superiors in the federal government used to waste my career and to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old?)
http://thehill.com/regulation/administration/312229-trumps-team-draws-target-on-federal-regulations
— Palin calls for Trump to leave UN – HARPER NEIDIG
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/312316-palin-calls-for-trump-to-leave-un

WASHINGTON POST
— Anthony Bourdain bashes fellow ‘privileged Eastern liberals’ for making Trump win possible – Amy B Wang (DIERSEN: Liberals look down on just about everyone and everything, but they especially look down on those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, poor, non-poor, gun owners, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/12/31/anthony-bourdain-bashes-fellow-privileged-eastern-liberals-for-making-trump-win-possible/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democratic Lawmakers Brace for Donald Trump’s Immigration Plans by Setting Aside Funds Some municipalities set aside money to provide legal help for immigrants facing deportation – ALEJANDRO LAZO
http://www.wsj.com/articles/democratic-lawmakers-brace-for-donald-trumps-immigration-plans-by-setting-aside-funds-1483185608

COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
— 9 times the media attacked Trump supporters – Washington Examiner
http://gazette.com/9-times-the-media-attacked-trump-supporters/article/feed/436232

PALM BEACH POST
— Live updates on Trump’s New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago – Chelsea Todaro
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/live-updates-trump-new-year-eve-party-mar-lago/3s48VIZYH9VGeeCU1hbeHL/

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “GAY AMERICA’S HARROWING, HEARTENING YEAR.”
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/gay-americas-harrowing-heartening-year

NATIONAL MEMO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why People Are Turning To Women’s Magazines For Quality Political Coverage.”
http://www.nationalmemo.com/women-magazines-political-coverage/

COSMOPOLITAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Amazing Way Washington, D.C. Is Saying FU to Trump’s Inauguration.”
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a8551535/dc-restaurants-donating-profits-inauguration/

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Worst of 2016: Picking the year’s 10 biggest anti-LGBT foes wasn’t easy.”
http://www.salon.com/2016/12/31/worst-of-2016-picking-the-years-10-biggest-anti-lgbt-foes-wasnt-easy/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump victory sparks global women’s rights marches.”
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/31/donald-trump-victory-prompts-global-womens-rights-marches

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 526 South West Street, Wheaton – $499,900
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4445057_zpid/

December 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— VP-ELECT MIKE PENCE VISITS CHICAGO FOR FUNDRAISER – Diane Pathieu and Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/vp-elect-mike-pence-visits-chicago-for-fundraiser/1678382/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Vice President-elect Mike Pence was in Chicago Friday for a fundraiser at the Chicago Club. The fundraiser drew GOP heavy hitters, but dozens protested Pence’s arrival, too. The vice president-elect avoided those protests his motorcade entered through a secure area blocked off to the public by police and secret service. Once inside the Chicago Club, people who attended the private fundraiser said Pence was upbeat and thankful. Vice President elect-Mike Pence was in good spirits — smiling and waving — as he left a private fundraiser at the Chicago Club Friday. Several Illinois Republican leaders were among the 60 in attendance. “It was very upbeat. Raised a lot money for the Republican National Committee. He talked about his experience on the road, and the campaign,” said Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin. Governor Bruce Rauner was traveling for the holiday season and was not in attendance. Those who were there said Pence kept it light, and did not go into topics like job creation, even though that’s what Tim Schneider, Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, said he hopes Pence will bring to our state. “People are leaving because there are no jobs. I think we need to bring jobs back to those communities were people have choices; and don’t choose to join gangs and do those types of things. Give them a job,” Schneider said. Kirk Dillard is chair of the Regional Transit Authority, which oversees the CTA, Metra, and Pace is ready to lobby Pence into spending more money on railroad infrastructure. “I clearly want Governor Pence, whose father was a bus driver in Chicago, to understand the need for mass transit like we have in Chicago,” Dillard said. Throughout the duration of the two hour fundraiser protesters chanted and held signs outside. Betty Virginia Holcomb is concerned with Pence’s track record of wanting to defund Planned Parenthood and restrict access to abortions. “Mike Pence has already put in place restrictive actions in the state of Indiana that restrict women’s access to reproductive rights and other types of healthcare,” she said. Glenn Pannell, who looks remarkably similar to the VP-elect, came all the way from New York to take a stand and support Planned Parenthood and LGBTQ organizations. “Mike Pence is out here raising money for the next four years…I’m out here raising money and awareness for people and causes that are important to me and unimportant to Mike Pence,” Pannell said. Tickets for the fundraiser cost $2,700 and up. The event raised hundreds of thousands of dollars that will go to the Republican National Committee to pay for multiple transition costs. As far as those protesters, they said they will be back out Saturday holding a demonstration in front of Trump Tower.)
— CELL-PHONE THIEVES TARGET DRIVERS SITTING IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO TRAFFIC – Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/news/thieves-target-drivers-sitting-in-downtown-chicago-traffic/1679018/

NBC5
— Pence’s Chicago Visit Raises About $1M, Draws Protests
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Vice-President-Elect-Pence-to-Attend-Chicago-Fundraiser-408759915.html
— Illinois’ Stopgap Budget Expires at the End of the Year But what does that mean for Illinois residents? – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-Stopgap-Budget-Expires-at-the-End-of-the-Year-408814475.html

CBS2
— Scores Of Protesters Greet Pence At GOP Fundraiser In Chicago – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/30/scores-of-protesters-greet-pence-at-gop-fundraiser-in-chicago/
— Trump Presidency Raises Concerns About Constitutional Limits – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/30/trump-presidency-raises-concerns-about-constitutional-limits/

WGN TV
— Protesters march against Pence and incoming administration at Chicago fundraiser
http://wgntv.com/2016/12/30/protesters-march-against-pence-and-incoming-administration-at-chicago-fundraiser/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pence’s Chicago fundraiser met by protesters – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mike-pence-chicago-fundraiser-met-1231-20161230-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/92231708-132.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Vice President-elect Mike Pence appeared at a Chicago fundraiser Friday where the Illinois GOP hoped to raise as much as $1 million for the Republican National Committee. On the host committee for the $2,700-per-ticket fundraiser were some of Illinois’ most prominent Republicans, including Gov. Bruce Rauner, seven of the eight Illinois GOP congressmen and Ron Gidwitz, a businessman who led President-elect Donald Trump’s Illinois campaign fundraising effort. The Indiana governor arrived in the Loop shortly before 11 a.m. and entered the Chicago Club through a back door not visible from the barricaded sidewalks in front of the building. Pence was not greeted by protesters, although they arrived later while he was inside. Illinois Republican Chairman Tim Schneider said a fractured state party during the primary season has since coalesced around Trump and Pence. “Chicago is the hub of the Midwest and it’s also very close to his roots in Indiana, so he can draw from those folks who are supporters from Indiana,” said Schneider, a Cook County commissioner, of Pence’s visit to the city. “I think we have a great number of supporters here in Chicago who believe in this new Trump-Pence administration, and that’s why they’re here.” Not listed as part of the host committee were U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and U.S. Rep. Robert Dold of Kenilworth, who distanced themselves from Trump but ultimately lost their re-election bids last month. Rauner has been reluctant to even say Trump’s name, which didn’t stop Democrats from cobbling together a TV attack ad during the fall attempting to link the governor to the GOP standard bearer. Rauner confirmed that he has spoken to Trump since the election. Rauner did not attend the event, however, as he had traveled out West with his family. About 150 protesters gathered at Michigan Avenue and Van Buren Street. Many of them waved signs that read “We say no to racism, sexism & war!” Among the chants they repeated: “Our bodies, our lives, our right to decide!” and “Racist, sexist, anti-gay! Mike Pence go away!” and “No Trump, no Pence! No KKK! No fascist USA!”There was, however, a Trump supporter who responded to the chants through a megaphone of his own. The man, who only would identify himself by the fake name of “Alexander Hamilton,” was approached by a handful of demonstrators who screamed and cursed at him as a Chicago police officer watched nearby. “Donald Trump will make America great again!” the man chanted over and over again. A Republican official indicated the fundraiser was expected to raise $500,000 to $1 million. Those making the maximum $33,400 contribution got a roundtable and photo with Pence, while those contributing $10,000 got a photo with him.)
— The Tiger Marching Band from Olivet Nazarene University will perform in the inaugural parade Jan. 20 after President-elect Donald Trump takes office – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinoisans-trump-ianuguration-parade-met-1230-20161230-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pence’s Chicago visit raises about $1M, draws protests – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/pences-chicago-visit-raises-about-1m-draws-protests/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who says “Tax legal pot and pay off pension debt.” ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-tax-legal-pot-and-pay-off-pension-debt/
— Illinois’ partial budget ends with new year; deal not near – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-partial-budget-ends-with-new-year-deal-not-near/
— Crooked pol’s pension take was $2M; now widow collects – Robert Herguth
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs-crooked-pols-pension-take-was-2m-now-widow-collects/
— Pfleger planning Michigan Avenue anti-violence rally on Saturday
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pfleger-planning-michigan-avenue-anti-violence-rally-on-saturday/
DAILY HERALD
— Lisle, Warrenville residents pushing for annexation to Naperville – Bob Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161230/news/161239939/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville could become a much, much larger city if some residents in at least three neighboring towns have their way. Apparently spurred by the recent emphasis on government consolidation in DuPage County, residents in Lisle and Warrenville are circulating petitions to place referendum questions on the April 4 ballot to measure support for proposals to annex their communities to Naperville. A similar petition has been rumored to be circulating in Woodridge. Officials in all four towns said Friday they don’t know what’s behind the effort and stress that the complexities and likely resistance to such consolidations make them extremely unlikely. Lisle Mayor Joseph Broda said he first heard about the push earlier this month when Warrenville officials contacted leaders in all three towns — along with Woodridge — to alert them to the petition drives. “It’s hard to figure this one out,” Broda said. Warrenville Mayor David Brummel says he would oppose any effort to annex his city into Naperville. Warrenville Mayor David Brummel said his city’s assistant city manager, Cristina White, first learned of the campaign when she saw a man soliciting signatures for a petition outside the public library. A Chicago man who declined to be identified was collecting signatures on an annexation petition Friday afternoon outside the library. “I had no idea it was going on in other towns, too,” Brummel said. “I’ve been mayor for 12 years and I’ve never heard of anyone interested in annexing to Naperville.”)
— North Carolina gov.-elect sues over law stripping his powers – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161230/news/312309892/

DNA INFO
— Mike Pence Greeted By Protests At Chicago Fundraiser – Josh McGhee
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161230/downtown/mike-pence-will-be-greeted-by-protests-at-chicago-fundraiser-activists-say

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Pence’s Chicago visit raises about $1M, draws protests
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/pence-s-chicago-visit-raises-money-draws-protests/article_24ff051a-c2cd-5936-9d67-6d0cae9e5e69.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Photos of the event posted Friday on Pence’s Twitter account show about 70 people at The Chicago Club. The tweet says, “Appreciate the encouragement & support of many Chicago business and community leaders of the inauguration of President @realDonaldTrump.”)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump: Putin ‘very smart’ for decision to withhold sanctions President-elect calls delay ‘great move’ – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-putin-very-smart-for-decision-to-withhold-sanctions/633864680

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois GOP offers hotel deal, tickets for presidential inauguration
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511064922-illinois-gop-offers-hotel-deal-tickets-for-presidential-inauguration

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton Warrenville South sophomore to march in Tournament of Roses Parade – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, DuPage County Republicans sponsor the Wheaton Warrenville South and the Wheaton North High School Bands in Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/28/wheaton-warrenville-south-sophomore-to-march-in-tournament-of-roses-parade/aefd0om/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton Warrenville South High School sophomore Daniel Hjellming is used to marching in the Wheaton Fourth of July Parade and the Wheaton Memorial Day Parade.)

CHICAGOIST
— Protesters Tell Pence To ‘Go Away’ Outside Illinois GOP Fundraiser
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/30/protesters_tell_pence_to_go_away_ou.php#photo-1
— Get Ready For More Stalemate As Illinois Stopgap Budget Expires Sunday – STEPHEN GOSSETT
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/30/many_of_us_are_eagerly.php

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois GOP offers hotel deal, tickets for presidential inauguration
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511064923-illinois-gop-offers-hotel-deal-tickets-for-presidential-inauguration

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— OUR REGRETTABLE SHRINKING STATE The U.S. Census Bureau released new migration data Dec. 20, and it’s frightening. Illinois has a massive people problem. From July 2015 to July 2016, the state’s population declined by more than 37,000 people. That’s the worst population loss in the nation, and will likely mean the loss of a seat in the U.S. House… – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/our-regrettable-shrinking-state/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— EMANUEL AMONG 100 MAYORS COMMENDING OBAMA FOR PROTECTING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/emanuel-among-100-mayors-commending-obama-for-protecting-undocumented-immigrants.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Tea party trio seeking their roles in a Trump presidency – Seth McLaughlin
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/29/tea-party-darlings-marco-rubio-rand-paul-mike-lee-/?

FOX NEWS
— What a Trump presidency means for law enforcement – Scott Erickson
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/12/30/what-trump-presidency-means-for-law-enforcement.html

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— The Terrorism We Refuse to Fight Forget ISIS — we’ve got Chicago. – BEN STEIN
https://spectator.org/the-terrorism-we-refuse-to-fight/

BLAZE
— Former Congressman Joe Walsh says Obama is a secret Muslim that hates Israel – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/29/former-congressman-joe-walsh-says-obama-is-a-secret-muslim-that-hates-israel/
— Black Lives Matter gets what it wants in Chicago — and crime is skyrocketing – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/30/black-lives-matter-gets-what-it-wants-in-chicago-and-crime-is-skyrocketing/

BREITBART
— GOP Congress Renews EB-5 Citizenship-for-Investment Program – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/30/gop-congress-renews-eb-5-citizenship-for-cash-program/
— GOP Pushback on Trump’s Border Wall, Immigration Enforcement Plans
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/12/30/bloomberg-gop-pushback-trumps-border-wall-immigration-enforcement-plans/
— CNN Calls Michigan Middle School ‘Build the Wall’ Chant ‘Racism’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps put the interests of foreign countries and of their citizens ahead of the interests of America and of its citizens.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/29/cnn-calls-michigan-middle-school-build-the-wall-chant-racism/

DAILY CALLER
— GOP Should Embrace The Working Poor – David Benkof
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/30/gop-should-embrace-the-working-poor/
— KRAUTHAMMER:‘Obama Sees Himself As God’- CHRISTIAN DATOC (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes see themselves as being God.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/30/obama-sees-himself-as-god-russia-sanctions-krauthammered-video/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— HOW STATES COULD RESTRICT USE OF FOOD STAMPS IN TRUMP ERA
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/30/how-states-could-restrict-use-of-food-stamps-in-trump-era/

CNS NEWS
— 15,479 Syrian Refugees Have Been Admitted This Year – 606% More Than 2015; 98.8% Are Muslims – Patrick Goodenough
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/15479-syrian-refugees-have-been-admitted-year-606-more-2015-988-are

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Congress, Americans Need Truth About Russia – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/adam-kinzinger-russia-elections-hacking/2016/12/30/id/766223/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Mormon Tabernacle Choir Singer Resigns Rather Than Sing for Trump: I Could Never ‘Throw Roses to Hitler’ – MIKE MILLER (DIERSEN: What are the anti-Trumps in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct saying about Trump?)
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2016/12/766667-mormon-tabernacle-choir-singer-resigns-rather-than-sing-for-trump-i-could-never-throw-roses-to-hitler/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Franklin Graham Wants Trump to Make America a Global ‘Peacemaker’ Again – SAMUEL SMITH
http://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-trump-make-america-global-peacemaker-again-172456/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Making a Russian bear a Democratic scapegoat – Billy Davis (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) blame me for Trump winning the Republican primary in Illinois, b) are overjoyed that Trump lost to Clinton in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois on November 8, 2016, and c) are furious that Trump won the electoral college on November 8, 2016. Will they blame me for Trump winning the electoral college on November 8, 2016 or will they just punish me for that?)
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2016/12/30/making-a-russian-bear-a-democratic-scapegoat

NEWS BUSTERS
— Soros: Trump a ‘Con Artist’ with ‘Incompetent Extremists’ in Cabinet – Sam Dorman
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/sam-dorman/2016/12/30/soros-trump-con-artist-incompetent-extremists-cabinet

POLITICO
— Trump’s inaugural parade lineup announced – NOLAN D. MCCASKILL
http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/inauguration-parade-lineup-233064

THE HILL
— DC restaurants to donate part of Trump inauguration profits to charities – MARK HENSCH (DIERSEN: Of course, all the charities will be anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/312262-dc-restaurants-to-donate-trump-inauguration-hauls-report

HUFFINGTON POST
— Be Careful What You Wish For. Impeach Trump And You Get Pence – Earl Ofari Hutchinson
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/impeach-trump-you-get-pence_b_13895876.html

CNBC
— Trump tweets may cause US companies to halt job creation abroad — for the moment — expert says – Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/29/trump-tweets-cause-companies-to-halt-job-creation-abroad-for-the-moment-expert.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump camp’s spin on Russian interference is falling apart.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/12/30/the-trump-camps-spin-on-russian-interference-is-falling-apart/

NATIONAL MEMO
— 6 Ways Women Are Already Resisting Donald Trump
http://www.nationalmemo.com/women-resisting-trump/

GUARDIAN
— Facebook temporarily bans author after he calls Trump fans ‘nasty fascistic lot’ – Julia Carrie Wong
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/30/facebook-temporary-ban-kevin-sessums-trump-supporters

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— How long does it take to crush a federal employee? – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Political affiliation discrimination is rampant in the federal government. I survived tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates to get rid of me a) for almost 3 years while I worked the Post Office 1966-1969, b) for almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980, and c) for almost 18 years while I worked for GAO 1980-1997. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I am amazed that I was able to do the aforesaid. The following helped me survive: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2016/12/how-long-does-it-take-to-crush-a-federal-employee-2/

December 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ISRAELI PM CALLS KERRY SPEECH A ‘DEEP DISAPPOINTMENT’ – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/israeli-pm-calls-kerry-speech-a-deep-disappointment/1676745/

NBC5
— New Taxes Chicago Residents Will Face in 2017 – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/new-taxes-chicago-residents-2017-408543245.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County Sheriff’s deputies being investigated for lying about work hours – Rummana Hussain
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sheriffs-deputies-being-investigated-for-lying-about-work-hours/amp/
— You spent $50 million on what? – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-you-spent-50-million-on-what/
— Trump can be defense hawk and budget hawk – Byron York
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-trump-can-be-defense-hawk-and-budget-hawk/
— Rahm hauls in $1.6 million in campaign cash in 2016 – Mick Dumke and Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-hauls-in-1-6-million-in-campaign-cash-in-2016/

— Make colleges a sanctuary from deportation threat – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against America’s citizens.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-make-colleges-a-sanctuary-from-deportation-threat/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans on pace to control Illinois General Assembly by 2020 – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-partisanship-st-1229-20161228-story.html
— Who had the lousiest year? – Lara Weber
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-lousy-year-illinois-newsmakers-perspec-1229-md-20161228-story.html
— Bernie Sanders, Democratic leaders call for ‘Day of Action’ to oppose health care cuts – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-bernie-sanders-democrats-healthcare-20161228-story.html
— Clarendon Hills village president glad he ran as write-in candidate – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/clarendon-hills/news/ct-dch-len-austin-tl-0105-20161228-story.html
— Cook County sheriff’s office probes whether 60 deputies lied about work hours – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-deputies-attendance-investigation-20161228-story.html
— Asian-American professor sues UIC, alleging race discrimination – Corilyn Shropshire
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-uic-professor-sues-discrimination-1229-biz-20161228-story.html
— David Murphy, a Wisconsin state assemblyman attacks University of Wisconsin’s class on ‘The Problem of Whiteness’ – Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-university-of-wisconsin-whiteness-class-20161228-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Press must build trust by constantly monitoring its reports and presentation – Editorial (DIERSEN: I monitor the press 10+ hours each and every day. Ever-increasingly, the press acts like it exists a) to elect and to reelect Democrats and b) to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161228/discuss/161229069/
— Anonymous donor provides boost to People’s Resource Center – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161228/news/161229063/
— VERY SAD: Palatine council to take up video gambling in spring – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161228/news/161229055/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Could Trump nix Chicago Stock Exchange’s China deal? – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161228/NEWS01/161229915/could-trump-nix-chicago-stock-exchanges-china-deal
— Emanuel emails show bumpy road to luring jobs to Chicago – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago want employers that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161228/BLOGS02/161229925/emanuel-emails-show-bumpy-road-to-luring-jobs-to-chicago

NBC5
— Rauner Doubles Down on Workers’ Compensation Reform in New Op-Ed – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-pushes-workers-comp-reform-new-op-ed-408538865.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rauner banks on winning 2018 battle – Scott Reeder
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20161228/my-view-rauner-banks-on-winning-2018-battle

TIMES
— Riling readers with Rauner piece – Jim Nowlan
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/state-affairs-riling-readers-with-rauner-piece/article_efd25fa0-7c9b-5a2c-a272-70a32edd7b90.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois concealed carry classes aim at increasing safety – HUEY FREEMAN
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article123280674.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump: ‘NOT’ a smooth transition after Obama roadblocks President-elect expresses frustrations on Twitter – EUGENE SCOTT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-not-a-smooth-transition-after-obama-roadblocks/632782979

WJBD
— Trump Takes Credit for Bump in Consumer Confidence – ABC News
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/12/28/trump-takes-credit-for-bump-in-consumer-confidence
— Trump Blasts Obama for Disrupting ‘Smooth Transition’
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/12/28/trump-blasts-obama-for-disrupting-smooth-transition

WJOL
— Gloria Steinem To Co-Chair Women’s March After Trump’s Inauguration – ABC News
http://www.wjol.com/syndicated-article/?id=287584

WAND
— Trump accuses Obama of ‘inflammatory’ roadblocks – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34139467/trump-accuses-obama-of-inflammatory-roadblocks

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— The Road to Potential Consolidation in Naperville in 2016 –
http://www.nctv17.com/the-road-to-potential-consolidation-in-naperville-in-2016/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who reject many planks in the Republican Party platform glorify and praise Mark Kirk.
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/December-2016/Mark-Kirk-The-Last-Lincoln-Republican/

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
— RTA Worked With Service Boards And Partners To Move Transit Forward In 2016 – Kirk Dillard
http://www.publicnow.com/view/5845D49AAAD47D5E69F14E6F79F5F33FD1A4EE21

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino – Lawsuit answer admits violation of law – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/12/illinois-auditor-general-frank-mautino-lawsuit-answer-admits-violation-of-law/
— Chatham Mayor Tom Gray Censured for Obscene Gesture at Ethics Hearing – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/12/chatham-mayor-tom-gray-censured-for-obscene-gesture-at-ethics-hearing/
— Village of Chatham – Resignation of Village Clerk requested for election law violations – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/12/village-of-chatham-resignation-of-village-clerk-requested-for-election-law-violations/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DEFENDING THE INDEFENSIBLE: IMRF DIRECTOR ON PENSIONS The head of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, or IMRF, has dismissed calls for pension reform, disregarding the fact that pensions aren’t manageable, benefits aren’t affordable, and previous “reforms” propped up pensions on the backs of new workers. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/defending-the-indefensible-imrf-director-on-pensions/?linkId=32785751

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER & INGOLD: OBAMA’S LAME-DUCK LAND MINES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/thorner-ingold-obamas-lame-duck-land-mines.html
— KERRY: “ISRAEL CAN EITHER BE JEWISH OR DEMOCRATIC. IT CANNOT BE BOTH…” (DIERSEN: What do say to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that “Diersen can either be a Republican Precinct Committeeman or the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, but he cannot be both?”)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/kerry-israel-can-either-be-jewish-or-democratic-it-cannot-be-both.html

FOX NEWS
— Filmmaker Michael Moore Calls for Civil Disobedience, Disruption of Trump’s Inauguration
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/12/28/michael-moore-five-ways-keep-donald-trump-out-office
— Food Stamp Fraud at All-Time High: Is It Time to End the Program?
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/12/27/food-stamp-fraud-all-time-high

BREITBART
— Obama Added $7.917 Trillion to the National Debt, 68 Percent Spike – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/27/obama-added-7-917-trillion-to-the-national-debt-68-percent-spike/
— Huffington Post’s Stein: ‘Destruction of the Democratic Party’ Under Obama Makes You Wonder What Electoral Benefits He Gave It – IAN HANCHETT
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/28/huffpos-stein-destruction-of-the-democratic-party-under-obama-makes-you-wonder-what-electoral-benefits-he-gave-it/
— Top Mexican Officials Admit to Bribery Scheme in Texas – ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/28/top-ranking-mexican-officials-plead-guilty-extorting-bribes-texas-businesses/
— Boko Haram Jihadists Teach Boy Soldiers How to Rape Women – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/12/28/boko-haram-jihadists-teach-boy-soldiers-rape-women/

BLAZE
— Nicolas Cage reportedly worried taking role positively portraying Ronald Reagan will damage his career – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/28/nic-cage-reportedly-worried-taking-role-positively-portraying-ronald-reagan-will-damage-his-career/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump: We Can’t Allow Israel To Be Treated With ‘Disdain And Disrespect’ – Russ Read
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/28/trump-we-cant-allow-israel-to-be-treated-with-disdain-and-disrespect/
— Oh No: That Other Time A Super-Rich President Appointed Family Advisers To Top Roles In The White House – Christopher Bedford
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/27/oh-no-that-other-time-a-super-rich-president-appointed-family-advisers-to-top-roles-in-the-white-house/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— How Catholics Swung the Electoral College to Donald Trump – Richard A Viguerie
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24788

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— THE SENSIBLE WAY TO HELP THE POOR AND REDUCE POVERTY – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to help the poor and reduce poverty? My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, they disallowed my education deductions, and they disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/28/the-sensible-way-to-help-the-poor-and-reduce-poverty/

NEW AMERICAN
— LOL Illinois: Corporate Group Works to Keep State From Becoming a Laughingstock – Bob Adelmann
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/24948-lol-illinois-corporate-group-works-to-keep-state-from-becoming-a-laughingstock

THE HILL
— Trump slams Obama for ‘inflammatory’ statements – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/311970-trump-slams-obama-for-inflammatory-statements-during-transition
— White-supremacist groups: We will revolt if Trump disappoints us – JENNIFER CALFAS
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/312028-white-supremacist-groups-we-will-revolt-against-trump-if-he
— Franklin Graham, Cardinal Dolan to take part in Trump inauguration – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/homenews/campaign/312013-ny-archbishop-dolan-to-take-part-in-trump-inauguration

POLITICO
— Trump reverses: Transition is going ‘very, very smoothly’ The comment came hours after he tweeted that Obama was throwing up roadblocks: ‘Thought it was going to be a smooth transition – NOT!’ – LOUIS NELSON and NOLAN D. MCCASKILL
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-tweet-barack-obama-roadblocks-transition-233000

CNN
— Trump declares victory: Sprint will create 5,000 U.S. jobs – Heather Long
http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/28/news/economy/donald-trump-sprint-jobs/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The media got a lot wrong this year, but the criticism has been over the top – Doyle McManus (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) dominate the media, b) falsely deny that they are Democrats, and c) falsely deny that they are in the media to help elect and reelect Democrat candidates and to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-mcmanus-mea-culpa-20161228-story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Obama is doing everything he can to make things hard for Trump – Michael Goodwin
http://nypost.com/2016/12/27/obama-is-doing-everything-he-can-to-make-things-hard-for-trump/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats argue that only 0.09% of food stamp spending is fraudulent.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/28/fox-news-wonders-if-we-should-cancel-food-stamps-since-0-09-percent-of-spending-is-fraudulent/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How to Tweet if You’re in Government and Not Donald Trump: Write, Review, Edit, Seek Approval, Wait, Edit, (Maybe) Send The president-elect, poised to become the first tweeter-in-chief, will assume control of a federal bureaucracy that muffles its social-media presence under pages of rules; ‘Twitter committees’ – ARUNA VISWANATHA and NATALIE ANDREWS (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents want you to get permission from? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I should get specific permission from all of the following before I include anything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: past and present a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) officers, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, executive committee members, and employees, c) Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee officers, members, and deputies, d) IRP officers and employees, e) the IRP National Committeeman, f) the IRP National Committeewoman, and g) all the Republican elected officials who represent my precinct. While I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the MTRCC webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should have gotten specific permission from the past and present officers of the aforesaid organizations before I included anything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-tweet-if-youre-in-government-and-not-donald-trump-write-review-edit-seek-approval-wait-edit-maybe-send-1482942440
— Electric Cars: Still Unpopular with Buyers and Unprofitable for Sellers Auto makers face hurdles to widespread adoption despite rollout of midpriced vehicles – CHARLEY GRANT
http://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-cars-still-unpopular-with-buyers-and-unprofitable-for-sellers-1482940661

INDEPENDENT
— Finland to begin paying basic income to unemployed citizens Scandinavian country becomes first to adopt policy with new trial of 2,000 unemployed people – Ben Kentish (DIERSEN: What would be a reasonable “basic income” in the United States? $30,000 if no high school diploma, $40,000 with a high school diploma, $50,000 with a bachelor’s degree, $60,000 with a master’s degree, $70,000 with a professional certification, $80,000 with a professional license?)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/finland-universal-basic-income-ubi-citizens-560-euros-monthly-job-poverty-unemployment-a7492911.html

BBC
— Google: Our job to help remove hate and harmful content (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that anything that Trump supporters say or do is “hate and harmful.”)
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38368285

December 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— OBAMA’S EXIT INTERVIEW: I COULD’VE WON AGAIN IN 2016 – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/obamas-exit-interview-i-couldve-won-again-in-2016/1673774/

NBC5
— Emanuel Emails Detail Secret Plans for South Side Golf Courses – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/emanuel-emails-chicago-south-side-golf-course-408341915.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Police: Majority of holiday weekend violence is gang-related – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/225633607-story
— Aurora mayor’s race takes shape – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/225617154-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why does nobody challenge Madigan to be Speaker? – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-why-does-nobody-challenge-madigan-to-be-speaker/
— As Obama departs, we owe him our thanks – Jesse Jackson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-as-obama-departs-we-owe-him-our-thanks/
— Step on toes and get rid of silly little governments – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-step-on-toes-and-get-rid-of-silly-little-governments/
— 2016 was Rahm Emanuel’s comeback year – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2016-was-rahm-emanuels-comeback-year/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump fans owe Obama a debt of gratitude.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-obama-trump-grossman-20161227-story.html
— GOP push to kill key consumer-protection agency poses risks – Elizabeth Dexheimer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-consumer-protection-agency-risks-20161223-story.html
— Obama recalls his ‘wildly pretentious’ college years – Michael Kranish (DIERSEN: What did you do during your college years? I pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and worked as a security guard.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-obama-pretentious-college-years-20161226-story.html
— Finding reasons to be cheerful gets easier with time – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-joy-aging-wisniewski-column-20161226-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Four Democrats (Bustos, Kennedy, Manar and Pritzker) who could challenge Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018 – AP (DIERSEN: Do you hold a government office and/or a political office? Who are your critics/opponents trying to get to run against you?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161226/news/161229325/
— How ‘Saturday Night Live’ turned 2016’s chaos into TV gold – Elahe Izadi (DIERSEN: Saul Alinsky’s fifth rule is to use ridicule.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161226/entlife/161229509/
— Niles Township contributes $46,500 for Oakton scholarships
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161225/news/161229356/

NORTHERN PUBIC RADIO
— New Law Will Increase Efforts To Restrict Firearm Access For Residents With Revoked Gun License – JAMEY DUNN
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/new-law-will-increase-efforts-restrict-firearm-access-residents-revoked-gun-license

WAND TV
— Stopgap Budget Coming To An End – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34132394/stopgap-budget-coming-to-an-end

WSIL TV
— As Gov. Haley joins Trump, a Trump supporter succeeds Haley – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34131043/as-gov-haley-joins-trump-a-trump-supporter-succeeds-haley

WJBC
— Top Stories 2016: Trump visits Bloomington
http://www.wjbc.com/2016/12/26/top-stories-2016-trump-visits-bloomington/

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Sullivan formally resigns from Illinois House seat
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511063046-sullivan-formally-resigns-from-illinois-house-seat

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Year-over-year jobless rate falls in every Illinois metro area except Chicago – Jeff Gantt
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511050353-report-year-over-year-jobless-rate-falls-in-every-illinois-metro-area-except-chicago

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— STATE’S RECORD-BREAKING BUDGETS MAKE ILLINOISANS POORER – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/states-record-breaking-budgets-make-illinoisans-poorer/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TWO FORMER MUNGER/TOPINKA STAFFERS (Brad Hahn and Phillip Rodriquez) LAND JOBS IN GOV’S OFFICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/two-former-mungertopinka-staffers-land-jobs-in-govs-office.html
— LEGAL GROUP CHALLENGES OBAMACARE’S DEMAND FOR SEX CHANGE SURGERIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/legal-group-challenges-obamacares-demand-for-sex-change-surgeries.html

PJ MEDIA
— Obama’s Israel Vendetta Opens the Door for Trump to Defund the UN – ROGER L SIMON
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2016/12/25/obamas-israel-vendetta-opens-teh-door-for-trump-todefund-the-un/
— NBC Anchor Says Trump Hotels Are Terrorist Targets
https://pjmedia.com/video/nbc-anchor-says-trump-hotels-are-terrorist-targets/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Liberal hysterics over Trump a windfall for activist causes – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/liberal_hysterics_over_trump_a_windfall_for_activist_causes.html

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— NETANYAHU: OBAMA COORDINATED ANTI-ISRAEL UN RESOLUTION, DEMANDED IT BE PASSED – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/265256/netanyahu-obama-coordinated-anti-israel-un-daniel-greenfield

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— OBAMA CREATES NEW GOVERNMENT SCHEME TO CONTROL NEWS CONTENT
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/26/obama-creates-new-government-scheme-to-control-news-content/

DAILY CALLER
— Obama Blames The Media For Trump’s Landslide Win In Rural America – Michael Bastasch (DIERSEN: Whenever a Republican candidate is defeated in a primary election or a general election in Illinois, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at that candidate that Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused his/her defeat. Previously, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that what I did a the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member CAUSED THEIR DEFEAT.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/26/obama-blames-the-media-for-trumps-landslide-win-in-rural-america/
— Lessons For The Left: How China Handles Fake News And Cuts Off 700 Million Web Users From The World – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/25/lessons-for-the-left-how-china-handles-fake-news-and-cuts-off-700-million-web-users-from-the-world/
— Obama To Muster Organizers, Journos, Pols For Next Generation Of Progressive Leaders – Caroline May (DIERSEN: Who will Obama pick in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/26/obama-to-muster-organizers-journos-pols-for-next-generation-of-progressive-leaders/

BREITBART
— Tapper: A Lot of the Media Thinks a Lot of Trump Supporters Are ‘Deplorable,’ ‘Racist’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/26/tapper-a-lot-of-the-media-thinks-a-lot-of-trump-supporters-are-deplorable-racist/
— David Gregory: Obama Has ‘Elitist’ View of Media, Sees It as ‘Silly’ – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/25/david-gregory-obama-elitist-view-media-see-silly/
— Hamas, Islamic Jihad Terror Groups Praise UN Anti-Israel Resolution – ALI WAKED
http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2016/12/26/hamas-islamic-jihad-terror-factions-praise-un-anti-israel-resolution/
— Obama: I Could Have Won if I Had Run for President Again – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/26/obama-won-run-president/
— Religiously-Ignorant Liberals Mistake ‘New King’ at Christmas for Donald Trump – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/26/religiously-ignorant-liberals-mistake-new-king-at-christmas-for-donald-trump/
— ABC News Worries Hate Hoaxes ‘Discredit’ Muslims – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/26/abc-news-worries-hate-hoaxes-discredit-muslims/
— CNN’s Bash: Hillary’s Deplorables Comment Cost Her the ‘Traditional Democratic Base’ – PAM KEY26
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/26/cnns-bash-hillarys-deplorables-comment-cost-her-the-traditional-democratic-base/

BLAZE
— Trump: ‘NO WAY’ Obama would have beaten me – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/26/trump-no-way-obama-would-have-beaten-me/
— Chicago area police investigate after this threatening message is found on hundreds of cars – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/26/chicago-area-police-investigate-after-this-threatening-message-is-found-on-hundreds-of-cars/

THE HILL
— Poll: Americans hopeful for better 2017 – REBECCA KHEEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/311840-ap-poll-americans-hopeful-for-better-2017
— Anti-abortion groups expect quick action from Trump – PETER SULLIVAN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/311579-anti-abortion-groups-expect-quick-action-from-trump
— Sanders to Dems: We must change our strategy to regain power – JENNIFER CALFAS
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/311833-sanders-democrats-must-change-their-strategy-to-regain-power

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Gives a Whole New Meaning to the Phrase, “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.”” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-White, and therefore, that they are racists.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/murray-forseter/trump-gives-a-whole-new-m_b_13859640.html

NBC NEWS
— Illinois’ First Indian-American Representative Is Ready to Work ‘Across the Aisle’ – FRANCES KAI-HWA WANG
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/illinois-first-indian-american-representative-ready-work-across-aisle-n699656

NEW YORK TIMES
— Sorry, Liberals. Bigotry Didn’t Elect Donald Trump. – DAVID PAUL KUHN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/26/opinion/sorry-liberals-bigotry-didnt-elect-donald-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Schools warn of increased student fears due to immigration arrests, Trump election – Donna St. George (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, schools act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/schools-warn-of-increased-student-fears-due-to-immigration-arrests-trump-election/2016/12/26/a4b2b732-c0a7-11e6-b527-949c5893595e_story.html

LOS ANGELES
— Professor under fire for tweet that appeared to support ‘white genocide’ – AP
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-professor-white-genocide-tweet-20161226-story.html

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— Easy retirement? Only for a privileged few – AP (DIERSEN: My outstanding 86-year-old aunt never attended college, never married, never had children, had low-paid data entry jobs, lived frugally, and saved more than $600,000 for her retirement.)
http://www.expressnews.com/business/national/article/Easy-retirement-Only-for-a-privileged-few-10819650.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One group doesn’t have to worry as much: the richest 10 percent of households. They typically have more than $413,000 in a retirement account, according to the analysis of the Fed’s latest data, which is from 2013.)

DAILY COURIER
— Obama, not Trump, sold DREAMers out – Joe Guzzardi
http://www.dcourier.com/news/2016/dec/26/column-obama-not-trump-sold-dreamers-out/

THE BEAST
— Frank, Uncompromising, and Tons of Fun: What Makes George Michael an LGBT Hero How George Michael inspired us, turning a 1998 arrest for lewd behavior into a big FU to the authorities, and a public declaration of his sexuality. – Tim Teeman
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/26/frank-uncompromising-and-tons-of-fun-what-makes-george-michael-an-lgbt-hero.html

FED SMITH
— Congress Curbs Misuse of Administrative Leave – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Constructively, the Democrats who run GAO have had me on reduced (42%) administrative leave since 1997. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,720, or 42% of the GS-13 Step 10 salary (currently $120,427) that GAO paid me in 1997.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/26/congress-curbs-misuse-of-administrative-leave/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Senator also noted that this figure might be too low because of imprecise calculations provided by some agencies. His report also noted that tens of thousands of federal employees were on paid leave for at least one month. Several hundred employees were on paid leave for nine months to three years over a three-year period. Senator Grassley succinctly stated his opinion this way: “Paid leave shouldn’t be a crutch for management to avoid making tough personnel decisions or a club for wrongdoers to use against whistleblowers.” The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has also concluded that about $775 million was spent on more than 57,000 employees on paid administrative leave for more than a month.)