Tag: POT

July 29 Evening Edition

NBC NEWS
— GOP volunteers hit streets to save House from ‘Blue Wave’ “You didn’t even see Republican signs because it was assumed that everyone was voting Republican,” a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, said. – Shaquille Brewster (DIERSEN: Includes 3-minute video.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-volunteers-hit-streets-save-house-blue-wave-n895546
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Glen Ellyn, Ill. — Thousands of Republican volunteers were deployed this weekend in a “Super Saturday” push to protect their House majority — knocking on doors, handing out flyers, and calling voters. The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a super PAC backed by House Speaker Paul Ryan, has been aggressive on television airwaves, but Saturday showcased their national field operation, making around 400,000 contacts with voters. . .NBC News followed a field team in Glen Ellyn, west of Chicago, Saturday afternoon. “We’re targeting local issues in local communities, it’s different in each congressional district,” Alexander said when asked about the message to voters. “Here in Illinois we’re talking about the Great Lakes, whereas in Washington we’re talking about Salmon hatcheries, and in Florida we’re talking about the Everglades.” CLF’s push is a sign of how seriously outside groups on both sides are taking the 2018 midterm battle. Volunteers in Illinois wore shirts with the words “Call. Knock. Win. Repeat!” on the back on Saturday. Buoyed by an energized democratic base, Democrats believe they are well positioned to flip the 23 legislative seats they need in order to snatch back control of the House. One of their top targets is Illinois sixth congressional district, home to Republican Rep. Peter Roskam. Roskam has been reelected by near 20-point margins in the past, but represents a suburban Chicago district that Hillary Clinton won by seven points. It’s a top target for national and state Democrats and CFL knows this, building a field office in a low-profile office building deep in the district. The room mirrors a typical campaign office, filled with GOP-themed posters, flyers advocating for the congressman, and a whiteboard listing weekly contact goals. Their aim: to keep Roskam’s Democratic challenger Sean Casten at a distance. “GDP! Good grief, it’s just amazing,” Susan Dahlstedt said to a group of CLF volunteers that knocked on her door in Wheaton, Illinois, referring to gross domestic product and strong economic numbers overall. The strong Trump supporter who suggested to the young group “he can keep his mouth shut sometimes” said she fears a democratic majority voting to impeach the president. “We’ve got to keep the house, it’s really essential,” Dahlstedt said soberly, promising to vote in November. A few blocks over, Michael Vassola saw the same volunteers walk past his house. It’s a Republican effort he says he’s never seen before in his neighborhood. “This is very much a staunchly Republican place,” he said. “You didn’t even see Republican signs because it was assumed that everyone was voting Republican.” But Vassola added: “I’ve lived in this neighborhood for a while and I’m seeing more and more Sean Casten signs — including in the one in front of my house.”)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Times publisher asks Trump to reconsider anti-media rhetoric – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/times-publisher-asks-trump-to-reconsider-anti-media-rhetoric

ABC7

— Russians still trying to interfere in U.S. elections every ‘way they can’: GOP senator – QUINN SCANLAN (DIERSEN: If the Russians wanted to weaken/harm America, the Russians would help elect Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens.)
https://abc7chicago.com/russians-still-trying-to-interfere-in-us-elections-every-way-they-can-gop-senator/3843474/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Manafort trial to focus on lavish lifestyle, not collusion with Russia – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-manafort-trial-lavish-lifestyle-20180729-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Michigan Democrats hope pot measure brings out youth vote – AP (DIERSEN: To encourage a person to smoke pot is to harm that person. To encourage a younger person to smoke pot is to destroy that person.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/michigan-democrats-hope-pot-measure-brings-youth-vote/
— Tariff-stung Illinois farmers feel pain but keep the faith: ‘It is hurting us’ – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/tariff-illinois-farmers-free-trade-president-donald-trump/
— Trump, NYT publisher meet to discuss anti-media rhetoric – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-nyt-publisher-meet-anti-media-rhetoric/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rising backlash as US firms seek Trump’s steel tariff waiver – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180729/business/307299992/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Roskam versus Casten: Divided on gun rights in first televised debate One candidate calls for a ban, the other cites the Constitution – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/07/27/roskam-versus-casten-divided-on-gun-rights-in-first-televised-debate/a1okejy/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump And New York Times Publisher Clash Over Their Private Meeting – GABRIELA SALDIVIA
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-and-new-york-times-publisher-clash-over-their-private-meeting#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Hey Sean Casten, a fetus is not a gall bladder – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2018/07/hey-sean-casten-a-fetus-is-not-a-gall-bladder/

 

U.S. SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
— July 31, 2018 Hearing: The Honorable Kyle McCarter OF ILLINOIS, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-073118

 

DAILY CALLER
— THERAPISTS SEEING PATIENTS WITH TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME – Kyle Perisic
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/29/trump-derangement-syndrome-therapy/

 

BREITBART
— He’s Still Here: John Kelly Remains After a Year in the White House – Charlie Spiering (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I am shocked that despite the tremendous efforts by my critics/opponents to get rid of me, I have survived 19 years as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and 18 years as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor and that I did survive 7 years as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman, 8 years as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, 6 years as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, 4 years as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, 3 years as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, almost 18 years as a GAO employee, almost 9 years as an IRS employee, and almost 3 years as a Post Office employee. According to my critics/opponents, I cause all my own problems.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/29/hes-still-here-john-kelly-remains-after-a-year-in-the-white-house/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC’s New Anti-NRA Attack Line: They’re Infiltrated By the Russians! – Nicholas Fondacaro (DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) is infiltrated at all levels by people who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the IRP. They focus on getting rid of those like me who support all the planks in the IRP platform.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2018/07/29/nbcs-new-anti-nra-attack-line-theyre-infiltrated-russians

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Unsustainable: The Government Pension Pickle that Several States are Facing – James Murphy
https://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/sectors/item/29657-unsustainable-the-government-pension-pickle-that-several-states-are-facing

 

THE HILL
— Supreme Court fight becomes battle for Kavanaugh’s papers – JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: What is in your “paper trail” and how big is it? My paper trail includes a) all the audits that my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me 1980-1997, b) all the documents related to my serving on Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants 1983-1996, c) all the cases that I my Democrat IRS Special Procedures Staff superiors assigned me 1976-1980, d) all the documents related to my serving as IRS’s Chicago District “Centiphone Manager” during 1973 and 1974, and e) all the tax delinquency accounts that my Democrat IRS superiors assigned me 1971-1976. My paper trail includes all the documents related to all the lawsuits, grievances, and complaints that I filed or was a party to. My paper trail includes all the documents related to my earning a professional license, six professional certifications, three master’s degrees, and a bachelor’s degree. My paper trail includes all documents related to my serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee member in 2008, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. My paper trail includes Money Magazine’s 4-page article on me in its February 1978 edition.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/399287-supreme-court-fight-becomes-battle-for-kavanaughs-papers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump pick Brett Kavanaugh, a circuit judge since 2006 who previously worked for President George W. Bush’s administration and Kenneth Starr’s independent counsel investigation into former President Clinton, has a voluminous paper trail that lawmakers estimate tops a million pages. Democrats want to see as many of those papers as they can, while Republicans seeking to confirm Kavanaugh before the midterm elections favor a narrower scope.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— N.Y. Times publisher says he told Trump that attacks on media could lead to violence – Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-called-media-enemy-of-the-people-in-meeting-with-ny-times-publisher/2018/07/29/fec5adee-9330-11e8-810c-5fa705927d54_story.html

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1002 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $507,700
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448319_zpid/
— FOR SALE: 419 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $389,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/111935094_zpid/

July 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Pritzker, Rauner and tax return transparency – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-pritzker-rauner-and-tax-return-transparency/3838879/

 

NBC5
— On Trade Policy, Trump Is Turning GOP Orthodoxy on Its Head President Trump has called NAFTA “the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere” – Kevin Freking
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trade-Policy-Trump-GOP-Orthodoxy-489417261.html

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/28/trump-weekly-address-democrats-address/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
– DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/pot-topics-marijuana-weed-cannabis-medical-marijuana-cbd-oil-thc-hemp-drugs-chicago-based-company-goes-public-canada-uk-approves-medical/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-naperville-father-deported-20180727-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-border-separations-analysis-20180728-story.html#nt=oft02a-1gp2
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-immigrant-families-remain-apart-20180728-story.html
— Trump’s top Medicare official slams ‘Medicare for All’ – AP (DIERSEN: Federal employees have paid Medicare taxes since 1983. I paid Medicare taxes 1983-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-medicare-for-all-20180725-story.html
— Ditch the paper petitions. Bring Illinois elections into the 21st century. – Charlotte Coats, Lombard
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-20180727-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To vote for a Democrat is to vote for dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180728/you-dont-have-to-become-a-democrat
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180727/democracy-is-under-attack

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Gun ‘sanctuaries’ declared in Illinois – David Giuliani
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/gun-sanctuaries-declared-in-illinois/article_b1a86bd2-8aca-11e8-a971-7f26733703b4.html

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Rahm wants to reform the police, not the murder rate
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-rahm-wants-to-reform-the-police-but-not-the-murder-rate

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives joins cadre of GOP lawmakers, candidates pushing for change in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511501643-ives-joins-cadre-of-gop-lawmakers-candidates-pushing-for-change-in-springfield

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Tom Morrison joins GOP group of lawmakers, candidates looking to change Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511502630-morrison-joins-gop-group-of-lawmakers-candidates-looking-to-change-springfield

 

GOPUSA
— Be Ready for ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ at Your Local Library
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51268
— Agitators plan to shutdown Lake Shore Drive to ‘redistribute the pain in Chicago’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51178
— Democrat efforts to enable non-citizen voting gets GOP pushback
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51191

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE CRIMES COMMITTED BY ILLEGALS THIS MONTH YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T HEAR ABOUT – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/28/america-uncensored-crimes-committed-by-illegals-july/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Free flights for illegals on United, while the rest of us pay full fare? – Read more:
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/free_flights_for_illegals_on_united_while_the_rest_of_us_pay_full_fare.html
— The American Left’s Selective Outrage – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/the_american_lefts_selective_outrage.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— President Trump Puts Big Tech on Notice for Discriminating Against Conservatives – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/trending/president-trump-puts-big-tech-on-notice-for-discriminating-against-conservatives/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— White House uses foreign aid agency to give jobs to Trump loyalists – Robert O’Harrow Jr. (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/white-house-uses-foreign-aid-agency-to-give-jobs-to-trump-loyalists/2018/07/28/3f819ac2-86da-11e8-8589-5bb6b89e3772_story.html

 

DENVER POST
— 1 in 5 teachers holds a second job to make ends meet Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reports teachers are 30 percent more likely to have multiple jobs – KELLY RAGAN (DIERSEN: Do/did you have a second job? I did 1971-1972. I worked a) for IRS full-time and b) for Firestone Stores part-time. That helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola during 1972, and c) buy a new town home in 1972.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/07/22/teachers-second-job-ends-meet/

 

MILITARY TIMES
— Congress is giving the officer promotion system a massive overhaul – Leo Shane III (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, how much were you earning when you were 25, 30, 35, and 40? If you are a non-veteran White male and you were not earning $96,403 (GS-13) by age 25, $113,920 (GS-14) by age 30, $134,000 (GS-15) by age 35, and $164,200 (Senior Executive Service) by age 40 in today’s dollars, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, YOU ARE A LOSER WHO SHOULD BE GOTTEN RID OF.)
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/07/25/how-officers-are-promoted-will-get-its-biggest-overhaul-in-decades-heres-what-that-means-for-the-military/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Specifically, the changes would include: Ending some of the up-or-out rules that force officers to leave military service if they fail to be promoted along rigid timelines. . .Some provisions would allow officers in certain high-demand specialties to stay in on the job without promotion for much longer stretches, up to 40 years of service. Under the current up-or-out system, officers who fail to continue their upward rank advancement every few years are pushed out of the service. The new congressional plan would subvert that, at least for a few hard-to-replicate skills and exceptional individuals. “While there will likely be few junior officers who remain on active duty for 40 years … it is sometimes counterproductive to force officers to separate or retire at an arbitrary point in time,” lawmakers wrote of the provision. “No matter the process or policy, some officers will not be selected for promotion. It is important to retain the up-or-out concept for officer management, but there must be some exceptions when the needs of the military will be best served by retaining an officer.” Advocates see that as a way to make continued military service appealing to officers content with their current jobs but with unclear — or unappealing — promotion prospects.)

July 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Donald Trump’s Chicago: President’s web of connections come into the spotlight – Robert Herguth and Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/president-donald-trump-chicago-connections-spotlighted-paul-manafort-trial-special-counsel-robert-mueller/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use illegals to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/illinois-democrats-trump-administration-migrants-immigration-reunite-separated/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/border-facilities-evaluated-court-appointed-monitor/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/immigrant-families-remain-separated-border-detention/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/philadelphia-limits-cooperation-ice-immigration-arrest-database/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with epileptic drugs to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/uk-oks-medical-pot-after-outcry-over-epileptic-child/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/slavery-maafa-400-years-jamestown-virginia-middle-passage/
— Unions seek end to Trump executive orders on federal employee work rules – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/unions-seek-end-trump-executive-orders-on-federal-employee-work-rules/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump tariffs could have big impact on Naperville’s $1.2 billion auto sales industry, chamber exec says – Linda Girardi (DIERSEN: How big is the auto sales industry in your municipality?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-tariffs-naperville-car-sales-tariffs-st-0729-story.html
– Illinois governor’s race so far – Scott Stantis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/stantis/ct-illinois-governor-s-race-so-far-20180727-story.html
— Berrios and Kaegi: What a new assessor can and can’t fix – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who since the 1980s have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton is under-assessed. They talk and/or act like they want to curry favor with, or are operatives or dupes for, the home’s builder, Wheaton, Milton Township, and/or DuPage County.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-fritz-kaegi-berrios-taxes-20180724-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/news/ct-elm-elmwood-park-town-hall-tl-0726-story.html
— On trade policy, Trump is turning GOP orthodoxy on its head – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-trade-policy-gop-20180727-story.html
— Willie Wilson doubles down, announces Wednesday $$ giveaway – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-mayoral-race-willie-wilson-kass-20180727-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote Arthur Jones.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-art-jones-nazi-congress-st-0729-story.html
— Tom Cullerton tours Addison Township Food Pantry with Reboletti and DuPage County Board Members (DIERSEN: Do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that you do not do enough to help the poor? I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I do not do enough to help the poor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-tom-cullerton-tours-addison-township-food-pan-2018-07-27-story.html
— DuPage County is seeking election judges for the upcoming November general election and the 2019 elections.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-digest-st-0729-story.html
— Tom Cullerton helps kick off DuPage County Fair (DIERSEN: Because of the DuPage County Fair Association, beyond outrageously, Pioneer Valley Sportsman’s Association gun shows will no longer be held at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. SEE: https://www.guns.com/2018/07/24/historic-gun-show-homeless-after-new-firearm-policy-at-fairgrounds/)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/community/chi-ugc-article-tom-cullerton-helps-kick-off-dupage-county-fa-2018-07-27-story.html
— Save for tomorrow! – Editorial (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, 7% of my salary went into the Civil Service Retirement System. Further, my wife and I always contributed the maximums allowed into retirement savings accounts. Further, my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. My Democrat GAO superiors used the aforesaid to paint my wife and I as being undeserving filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids) and to justify a) their forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) not promoting me beyond GS-13, e) getting rid of my mentor in 1987, f) keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) forcing me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-retirement-savings-frerichs-illinois-20180711-story.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— U.S. loses bid to have sanctuary city lawsuit tossed out – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/us-loses-bid-to-have-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-tossed-out-1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use illegals to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-lawmakers-blast-trump-on-immigrant-family-reunification-efforts

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois farmers discuss $12 billion relief plan – Graham Milldrum
https://herald-review.com/business/illinois-farmers-discuss-billion-relief-plan/article_36852821-7c7a-56c4-baa8-1625722f45ed.html

 

BLOOMINGTON GOLD
— Democrats losing Metro East bastion – Rich Miller
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-democrats-losing-metro-east-bastion/article_291efdf0-2cf9-5a18-b51e-d7e4a8b49dea.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Businesses bear streetscape work in downtown Wheaton – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/07/25/businesses-bear-streetscape-work-in-downtown-wheaton/dmo1pwk/

 

BOLINGBROOK PATCH
— 2 DuPage Trustees Issue Statement On Racism Allegations The joint statement is from elected officials Ken Burgess and Maripat Oliver. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/2-dupage-trustees-issue-statement-racism-allegations

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Republican Party officials boycott Cook County meeting over proposed bylaw change – W.J. Kennedy
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511502563-republican-party-officials-boycott-cook-county-meeting-over-proposed-bylaw-change

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Willie Wilson says he voted for Trump and Rauner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO candidates who have talked and/or acted like they do NOT want me to a) help elect them or b) tell anyone that I voted for them. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, and/or c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/27/willie-wilson-says-he-voted-for-trump-and-rauner/

 

GOPUSA
— San Francisco wants to force employee cafeterias to close (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee and worked for IRS and GAO in the Loop in 1971 and 1973-1997, to save money, I frequently ate lunch at federal cafeterias.)
http://www.gopusa.com/sf-wants-to-force-employee-cafeterias-to-close/

 

BROOKVILLE TIMES
— Editors, CEOs warned against relying on SPLC leftists – Caroline Biscotti
https://brookvilletimes.com/editors-ceos-warned-against-relying-on-splc-leftists/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says He’ll Stump for Vulnerable Republicans ‘Six or Seven Days a Week’ – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/27/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign-midterms.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Need Fuels Trucking’s Diversity Push – Catie Edmondson (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/28/us/politics/trump-truck-driver-shortage.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: At Prayer Breakfast, Guests Seek Access to a Different Higher Power – Kenneth P. Vogel and Elizabeth Dias (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to those who state that they are religious a) that I am not a member of any church, b) that I do not attend church services, and c) that I do not give money to any church. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress to those who are not Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a MSL and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn MSLs as being “too conservative” and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/27/us/politics/national-prayer-breakfast.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Venting about press, Trump has repeatedly sought to ban reporters over questions – Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker (DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions, and that because of that, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. should a) stop me from learning about their events and other activities, b) stop me from promoting their events and other activities, c) stop me from attending their events, and d) stop me from reporting on their events and other activities.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/venting-about-press-trump-has-repeatedly-sought-to-ban-reporters-over-questions/2018/07/27/0e73a068-91a9-11e8-8322-b5482bf5e0f5_story.html
— ‘Not remotely plausible’: Harvard disputes claims of admissions bias – Nick Anderson (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/07/27/not-remotely-plausible-harvard-disputes-claims-of-admissions-bias/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Harvard Says Ignoring Race in Admissions Would Hurt School’s Diversity, Academic Excellence School argues in new court filing that plaintiffs’ analysis of admissions data is ‘fundamentally’ flawed – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-says-ignoring-race-in-admissions-would-hurt-schools-diversity-academic-excellence-1532699222

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— EPA tried to discredit retirees after The Post published their criticisms – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to discredit me. They would love it.)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/EPA-tried-to-discredit-retirees-after-The-Post-13110308.php

 

USA TODAY
— JUNE 21, 2018 FLASHBACK: Norman King becomes the first college graduate of this small indigenous tribe – Haley Robinson (DIERSEN: In 1970 when I was 21 years old, I became the first of my ancestors to earn a college degree. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sponsor-story/safeguard/2018/06/21/norman-king-becomes-first-college-graduate-small-indigenous-tribe/721226002/
— 29 most expensive tourist destinations in the USA – Charlene Oldham (DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, my wife and I visited virtually all of these destinations. She worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/u-s-league-of-savings-institutions.asp) which had quarterly meetings at luxury destinations across America which she attended as its Corporate Secretary. I routinely accompanied her on those trips. Often, after the meetings were over, we visited nearby national parks. Further, I went on vacations with a coworker to Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, and Jamaica while I worked for IRS 1973-1976. Needless-to-say, my envy-filled IRS and GAO Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious. Overwhelmingly, their spouses had little or no income.) https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/2018/03/27/29-most-expensive-tourist-destinations-usa/460280002/

 

FORBES
— Congress And Trump Are Spending Money And Cutting Taxes Like There Is No Tomorrow – Howard Gleckman – Howard Gleckman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2018/07/26/congress-and-trump-are-spending-money-and-cutting-taxes-like-there-is-no-tomorrow/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s war against the news media is rooted in some of his deepest fears.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-trump-hates-media-news-reporters-white-house-press-corps-2018-7

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP IS LOSING HILLARY HATERS AND THAT COULD COST REPUBLICANS THE HOUSE IN MIDTERMS.”
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-hillary-haters-midterms-republicans-1046012

 

U.S. SENATOR MARK WARNER (D, VA)
— On Senate Floor, Sen. Warner Speaks Out For the Federal Workforce (DIERSEN: Aside from me, how many retired federal employees do you know?)
https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2018/7/on-senate-floor-sen-warner-speaks-out-for-the-federal-workforce
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of the federal workforce, which has been subjected to unprecedented attacks under the Trump Administration. “The way our federal government treats its workforce, the way we manage and invest in the human capital of our federal government is not some kind of parochial issue. This is an issue that impacts all American who pay their taxes, follow the laws, and expect their federal government to work for them, and to work well,” Sen. Warner said on the Senate floor. “That’s why, Mr. President, I also rise with great concern about the recent efforts by this Administration to scapegoat and undermine the work of our public servants. It started with the hiring freezes that threw a wrench into the day-to-day operations of nearly every federal agency — with no apparent benefit to the taxpayers. It continued with executive orders undermining workplace protections for federal workers and their ability to organize as part of a union. And it culminated last month, with the Trump Administration’s plan to freeze federal employee pay and cut retirement benefits for 2.6 million federal retirees and survivors. This is the thanks our federal employees get for their service!” On May 4, OPM Director Jeff Pon outlined an Administration plan to freeze federal employee pay and cut retirement benefits for 2.6 million federal retirees and survivors. On May 25, President Trump signed three Executive Orders that would roll back protections for our federal workforce by making it easier to fire federal employees, restricting time employees can be compensated for union work and directing agencies to negotiate tougher union contracts. Today is the first day of oral arguments in a lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the executive orders.)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— EPA Press Staff Under Pruitt Sought to Discredit Departing Career Staff – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to discredit me. They would love it.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/07/epa-press-staff-under-pruitt-sought-discredit-departing-career-staff/150088/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use illegals to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/07/probes-pile-trump-administration-says-its-reunified-all-eligible-immigrant-families/150099/
— In 4-Hour Hearing, Judge Suggests Executive Orders Ignore Half of Labor Statute – Erich Wagner
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/07/4-hour-hearing-judge-suggests-executive-orders-ignore-one-side-labor-statute/150080/

 

WORKER’S WORLD
— Federal workers mobilize against Trump’s union busting – Sue Davis
https://www.workers.org/2018/07/27/federal-workers-mobilize-against-trumps-union-busting/

July 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump will visit Downstate steel plant today – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: According to Brenden Moore, “U.S. Reps. who will join Trump: Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro; Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville; and John Shimkus, R-Collinsville.” When Trump visited Bolingbrook in September of 2016, those who spoke very highly of him at a fundraising event included Roger Claar and Rudy Giuliani. The 300+ attendees included John Cabello, Brad Cole, Dan Cronin, Demetra DeMonte, Kirk Dillard, Ron Gidwitz, Dan Hampton, David MacNeil, Richard Porter, Todd Ricketts, Skip Saviano, Tim Schneider, Mickey Straub, and Dave Tornga. If Trump visited your municipality, your township/ward, or your county, which Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. would greet him?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-illinois-granite-city-20180725-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Trump will be joined by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Murphysboro Republican who is locked in a competitive re-election bid against Democrat Brendan Kelly, the St. Clair County state’s attorney. “Looking forward to joining @POTUS in Granite City to celebrate return of 800 steel jobs,” Bost tweeted. “Pres. (Ronald) Reagan came to our neck of the woods 30 years ago & we’re still talking about it in S. Illinois. Have a feeling folks heading back to work will talk about this visit 30 years from now.”)
— Pritzker fund-raises off Trump event – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-city-council-preview-20180724-story.html
— Da fundraiser
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-illinois-granite-city-20180725-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Legendary former Bears head coach Mike Ditka is headlining a fundraiser for a Republican state House candidate in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. Ditka is helping Jillian Rose Bernas at an Aug. 9 fundraiser, according to an email alert from the Chicago Young Republicans. She’s running against Democratic state Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg. Bernas is a Schaumburg Township District Library Trustee and previously worked at the U.S. embassy in Chile, according to her campaign website. Ditka considered entering the political fray as a Republican U.S. Senate candidate in the 2004 campaign, but ultimately did not.)
— CPS approves $6 billion operating budget amid concerns from civic, disability groups – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chicago-public-schools-budget-approval-met-20180725-story.html
— Illinois congressional delegation requests election security briefing because state was a ‘major target’ in 2016
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-congress-election-security-20180725-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “It’s called real news, Mr. President. Nothing fake about it.” (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they publish or bless.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/president-donald-trump-fake-news-vfw-speech-police-reform-editorial/
— Aldermen retaliate against Heartland Alliance, rush through registry ordinance – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermen-retaliate-heartland-alliance-licensing-ordinance-city-council-immigration-family-separation/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Hearing is only ‘a start’ toward confidence in tollway hiring – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180725/editorial-hearing-is-only-a-start-toward-confidence-in-tollway-hiring
— Four charged in Wheaton armed robbery – Natalie Watts
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180725/four-charged-in-wheaton-armed-robbery

 

ABC7
— Trump to talk tariffs in Granite City, Illinois
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-to-talk-tariffs-in-granite-city-illinois/3827132/
— Trade wars hit home for Illinois farmers as Trump, European Union leaders announce path forward – Michelle Gallardo
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trade-wars-hit-home-for-illinois-farmers-as-trump-european-union-leaders-announce-path-forward/3823825/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Says He Will No Longer Contribute to Wilson’s Foundation – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-says-he-will-no-longer-contribute-to-candidates-foundation-489218941.html
— Illinois Farmers Weigh in On Tariff Battle – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-Farmers-Weigh-in-On-Tariff-Battle-489170601.html

 

WGN TV
— Trump makes first visit to Illinois since becoming president today – AP
https://wgntv.com/2018/07/26/trump-makes-first-visit-to-illinois-since-becoming-president-today/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— J.B. Pritzker says Gov. Rauner is avoiding President Trump – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180725/jb-pritzker-says-gov-rauner-is-avoiding-president-trump
— Here’s what you need to know about President Trump’s visit to Granite City – Joseph Bustos
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180725/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-president-trumps-visit-to-granite-city
— Republicans call to combine comptroller, treasurer offices – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180725/bernard-schoenburg-republicans-call-to-combine-comptroller-treasurer-offices
— Rep. Davis to attend Trump event in Granite City
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180725/rep-davis-to-attend-trump-event-in-granite-city

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner proximity to giveaway bad form – Editorial
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-rauner-proximity-to-giveaway-bad-form/article_2936ca56-1c0d-5faa-a8e6-c9865a66f31a.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Glen Carbon residents say sign ordinance violates their right to freedom of speech – KELSEY LANDIS (DIERSEN: To display a sign that says “Hate Has No Home Here,” is to shout that you hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article215422865.html

 

WAND TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38734783/illinois-family-advocating-for-cannabis-legalization

 

PALOS PATCH
— Campaign Mailer of Mud-Exploding Mailbox ‘Offensive’ To Muslims Democratic challenger in Cook County Commissioner race says opponent Sean Morrison’s mudslinging mailer is based on “repugnant” Muslim stereotypes. – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/palos/campaign-mailer-mud-exploding-mailbox-offensive-muslims

 

BGA
— Illinois Politics Becomes the Plaything of the Rich This year’s race for governor is the King Kong vs. Godzilla of big money politics, rendering small donors irrelevant and impacting races down the ballot as well. – Tim Jones
https://www.bettergov.org/news/illinois-politics-becomes-the-plaything-of-the-rich

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois looking at another six-figure voter outreach effort – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-looking-at-another-six-figure-voter-outreach-effort/article_a035a6ec-8f5e-11e8-a591-fffedbfeaa30.html
— Op-Ed: Inexcusable that school boards spike pensions while complaining about state aid – Dan McCaleb (DIERSEN: My nastier critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO’s promoting me to GS-13 in 1986 and then giving me step increases after that were really pension spikes to get me to take GAO’s $25,000 buyout in 1993 when I was 45 years old.)
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-inexcusable-that-school-boards-spike-pensions-while-complaining/article_ed1a4ba0-900f-11e8-a86b-abc4f8f2bda5.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Some Republicans, Democrats not united on Trump appearance
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/some-republicans-democrats-not-united-on-trump-appearance/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP SKEPTICAL ABOUT ‘OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT FINDINGS’? WHO ISN’T? – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: GAO employees are overwhelmingly Democrat. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious when I suggested a) that GAO not undertake work unless that work was requested by both Republicans and Democrats and b) that GAO teams be 50% Republican and 50% Democrat.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-skeptical-about-official-government-findings-who-isnt/

 

GOPUSA
— DOJ to attorneys: ‘Illegal alien’ is legally correct terminology
http://www.gopusa.com/doj-to-attorneys-illegal-alien-is-legally-correct-terminology/
— Bret Baier says Trump loves messing with biased reporters: ‘He wants heads to explode’
http://www.gopusa.com/bret-baier-says-trump-loves-messing-with-biased-reporters-he-wants-heads-to-explode/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Twitter has placed ‘shadow bans’ on prominent Republicans: Report The company ‘owes the public answers to what’s really going on,’ says RNC chair Ronna McDaniel – James Varney (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to ban me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/25/twitter-has-placed-shadow-bans-prominent-republica/

 

FOX NEWS
— Twitter slammed for ‘shadow banning’ prominent Republicans – James Rogers (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to ban me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/07/25/twitter-slammed-for-shadow-banning-prominent-republicans.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twitter is taking heat for “shadow banning” certain prominent Republicans, restricting their visibility in search results. The social media giant came under fire after Republican Party chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, several conservative Republican congressmen, including Rep. Devin Nunes and Andrew Surabian, the spokesman for Donald Trump Jr., failed to appear in Twitter’s auto-populated drop-down search results. The news was first reported by Vice News. “The notion that social media companies would suppress certain political points of view should concern every American. Twitter owes the public answers to what’s really going on,” tweeted McDaniel.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Harvard’s Inconvenient Truth – George Shen
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/harvards_inconvenient_truth.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE NEW YORK REPUBLIC AND ITS MARXIST VALUES Kent G. Bailey looks at city’s influence in today’s post-Christian America
https://www.wnd.com/2018/07/the-new-york-republic-and-its-marxist-values/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Twitter ‘Shadow Banning’ Prominent Republicans – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to ban me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/twitter-shadow-banning-republicans-report/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Quest for ‘healthy’ conversation pits Twitter in another scrap with Republicans – Daniel Chaitin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to ban me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/quest-for-healthy-conversation-pits-twitter-in-another-scrap-with-republicans

 

DAILY CALLER
— NO CHARGES FILED AGAINST PIPELINE PROTESTERS WHO CAUSED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE – Jason Hopkins
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/24/iowa-pipeline-protesters-damage/

 

BREITBART
— Failed ‘Never Trump’ Pundits, Billionaire Running Ads Attacking Trump’s Popular Tariffs – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/24/failed-never-trump-pundits-billionaire-running-ads-attacking-trumps-popular-tariffs/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— #ABOLISHICE BUILDS FORTIFIED CAMP WITH BORDERS TO PROTEST BORDERS – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/270842/abolishice-builds-fortified-camp-borders-protest-daniel-greenfield

 

FEDERALIST
— If America’s ‘Aristocracy’ Works Hard To Get And Stay On Top, So Can Everyone Else An article by The Atlantic blames the ‘9.9 percent’ for hoarding riches, and inadvertently reinforces conservative conclusions about why people succeed. – Kenny Xu (DIERSEN: What did you do to get “On Top?” I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I served on the board of job-related professional association when I was 34-47 years old.)
https://thefederalist.com/2018/07/24/americas-aristocracy-works-hard-get-stay-top-can-everyone-else/

 

THE HILL
— House Intel chair calls for ban on electronic voting systems
http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/398949-house-intel-chair-calls-for-ban-on-electronic-voting-systems

 

CBS NEWS
— Steelworkers celebrate Trump visit after trade win, others in the Midwest not so jubilant
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steelworkers-celebrate-trump-visit-after-trade-win-others-in-the-midwest-not-so-jubilant/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— White House Bars CNN Reporter From Presidential Event – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: I should write a book about organizers of political events who did not want me a) to know about their events, b) to promote their events, c) to attend their events, and/or d) to report on their events.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/business/media/white-house-cnn-kaitlan-collins.html
— A Place Where Conservative Teenagers Feel Free to Be Themselves
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/us/politics/turning-point-young-conservatives.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers wan each and every veteran to be a stoner.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/us/marijuana-veterans.html
— Facebook Shares Plunge in Early Trading After Earnings Fall Short – Matt Phillips
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/business/facebook-stock-earnings-call.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sobering News for the House GOP Republicans have to reach beyond Trump’s base to prevent a Speaker Pelosi sequel. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sobering-news-for-the-house-gop-1532559682
— ObamaCare Is Robbing Medicaid’s Sickest Patients The law’s incentives push states to spend more on new enrollees, and less on the disabled and ill. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/obamacare-is-robbing-medicaids-sickest-patients-1532558335
— Demographics Set to Act as Counterweight to Rising Yields – Daniel Kruger
https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2018/07/25/demographics-set-to-act-as-counterweight-to-rising-yields/
— Why Does Facebook Think I’m ‘Political’? The robots won’t let me advertise my book on nationalism. – Yoram Hazony
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-does-facebook-think-im-political-1532559704

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally so that anti-Trumps can use them against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2018/07/25/trumps-zero-tolerance-policy-threatens-mid-term-elections/826336002
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/25/journey-migrant-mother-newly-reunited-her-son/760466002/
— Oregon high school student punished for pro-Trump T-shirt settles lawsuit for $25,000 – William Cummings (DIERSEN If you wore a pro-Trump T-shirt, how severely would the anti-Trumps punish you?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/07/25/addison-barnes-oregon-high-school-student-trump-tshirt-settlement/838992002/
— Medical costs in retirement are projected to be average of $200K. Are you prepared? – Russ Wiles
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/columnist/2018/07/19/retirement-medical-expenses-how-save-enough-medicare/772025002/

 

STARS & STRIPES
— Veterans, VA employees rally against Trump’s workforce orders – Nikki Wentling
https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans-va-employees-rally-against-trump-s-workforce-orders-1.539494

July 25 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Illinois Soybean Farmer Calls Trump’s $12 Billion Aid Plan A ‘Pacifier’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3905696-illinois-soybean-farmer-calls-trumps-12-billion-aid-plan-a-pacifier/

— IL Tollway Denies Giving Contracts To Political Connections – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/25/il-tollway-contracts/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump star on Hollywood Walk of Fame destroyed again
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-destroyed-again

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature will be added to a letter sent by the majority of the country’s Republican governors in support of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court nomination — despite the governor’s name being noticeably missing from the letter Wednesday morning. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-no-sign-letter-support-brett-kavanaugh-trump-supreme-court-nominee/
— Rauner one of four GOP govs who didn’t sign letter pushing Kavanaugh nomination – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-no-sign-letter-support-brett-kavanaugh-trump-supreme-court-nominee/
— Rauner cuts off money flow to Wilson after weekend cash handout flap – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-ends-money-flow-wilson-church-cash-handout-flap/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers crow about their success in pushing pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/new-jersey-gurbir-grewal-phil-murphy-steve-fulop-quietly-decriminalizes-weed-marijuana-cannabis-pot/
— European Union to buy ‘a lot of soybeans’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/trade-tariffs-european-union-united-states-donald-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “Conservatism is in danger if Trump’s cult takes over the GOP.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/conservatism-trump-cult-gop-republican-party-gop-democracy/
— How the Great Migration to Chicago became the Great Black Exodus – Alden Loury
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/great-black-exodus-migration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump buys off soybean farmers (we’ve got the transcript!) – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-farmers-trump-tariff-soybeans-20180725-story.html
— COD Prepares Non-Native English Speakers for Educational and Career Success
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-cod-prepares-non-native-english-speakers-for-2018-07-25-story.html
— College of DuPage Writing Students Help Battle Illiteracy, Hone Skills Through Literacy DuPage Partnership
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-college-of-dupage-writing-students-help-battl-2018-07-25-story.html
— Newsprint tariffs are Trump’s revenge on hostile press – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-trump-tariffs-newsprint-st-0726-story.html
— Lake County Sheriff Curran under fire for comments to radio host Amy Jacobson: She has “awesome skin” – Frank Abderholden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-react-to-curran-radio-remarks-st-0726-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump supporters will regret his trade war.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-trade-farmers-auto-0726-20180725-story.html
— Alderman’s plan would force Police Department to curtail gang database and inform people who are listed in it – John Byrne (DIERSEN: What lists do your critics/opponents have you on? My critics/opponents have me on their lists of a) people who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms; b) people who support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling; and c) people who oppose pot, people who are draft avoiders, former union members, federal retirees, Trump supporters, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owners, 100% German Americans, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owns, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-munoz-gang-database-ordinance-20180725-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Western Kane County Republicans to host barbecue Aug. 5
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180725/western-kane-county-republicans-to-host-barbecue-aug-5

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner doesn’t sign GOP governors’ letter supporting Trump’s Supreme Court pick – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180725/rauner-doesnt-sign-gop-governors-letter-supporting-trumps-supreme-court-pick

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Tollway officials defend awarding of contracts – AP
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2018-07-25/tollway-officials-defend-awarding-contracts.html
— Pols don’t like office mergers – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-07-25/editorial-pols-dont-office-mergers.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— U.S. Rep. Davis to be with President Trump during Illinois visit Thursday – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/u-s-rep-davis-to-be-with-president-trump-during/article_6dbc6e1f-87b3-5352-87fd-7151393ca16f.html

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Launches Annual Budget Survey, Seeks Input on County Spending
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=57845

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— State Board of Elections – Laws ignored – Public trust continues to erode – Are we at risk? – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/state-board-of-elections-laws-ignored-public-trust-continues-to-erode-are-we-at-risk/

 

ILLINOIS STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION
— FROM EMAIL TO ISRA MEMBERS IN DUPAGE COUNTY: Dear DuPage County Member, Almost 80 counties in Illinois are considering or have passed “gun sanctuary” resolutions. These resolutions, while not binding, send a message to the politicians and legislature in Springfield that law abiding gun owners have had enough of unwanted attacks against us and the Second Amendment. The ISRA understands that the DuPage county board is considering a resolution in support of the Second Amendment. We are encouraging our members to ask their local county board members to vote in favor of passing this resolution. (DIERSEN: I live in District 4. My representatives on the DuPage County Board are Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, and Amy Grant.)
http://www.isra.org/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler wants to renegotiate, reform pension benefits – Carrie Bradon
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511496909-kinzler-wants-to-renegotiate-reform-pension-benefits
— Oberweis objects to free money giveaway via universal basic income – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511494688-oberweis-objects-to-free-money-giveaway-via-universal-basic-income

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— 2018 Property Tax Report: Zion, Volo, Hainesville, Grayslake pay effective property tax rates of 4 percent (DIERSEN: From what I see, my brother and I are paying 10 percent on 1286 Wood Street in Crete.)
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511496936-2018-property-tax-report-zion-volo-hainesville-grayslake-pay-effective-property-tax-rates-of-4-percent

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE REP BATINICK RESPONDS TO FRIENDLY FIRE ON PROPOSED PENSION SOLUTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/state-rep-batinick-responds-to-friendly-fire-on-proposed-pension-solution-.html
— “REPUBLICAN” RAUNER REFUSES TO BACK TRUMP’S SUPREME COURT PICK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/republican-rauner-refuses-to-back-trumps-supreme-court-pick.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner the most unpopular governor facing reelection
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/morning-consult-rauner-the-most-unpopular-governor-facing-reelection/
— Rauner adding his signature***Rauner didn’t sign governors’ pro-Kavanaugh letter even though he supports the guy
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/rauner-didnt-sign-governors-pro-kavanaugh-letter-even-though-he-supports-the-guy/
— The tax hike made a huge difference
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/the-tax-hike-made-a-huge-difference/

 

MARIJUANA REPORT
— How Cannabis and Cannabis-Based Drugs Harm Your Brain
https://mailchi.mp/nationalfamilies/how-cannabis-cannabis-based-drugs-harm-your-brainmost-in-us-think-cannabis-has-health-benefits-despite-lack-of-data-more-1930705

 

DAILY CALLER
— HOUSE DEMOCRATS LEAD REPUBLICANS BY A LARGE MARGIN – Robert Donachie
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/25/house-democrats-republicans-large-margin/

 

FOX NEWS
— Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh supported by most GOP governors in letter: A look at who didn’t sign it – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/25/supreme-court-pick-brett-kavanaugh-supported-by-most-gop-governors-in-letter-look-at-who-didnt-sign-it.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Although he didn’t sign the letter, Rauner did say he supported Kavanaugh earlier this month. “I believe he is highly experienced, well-qualified for the position, and I hope that his nomination is voted on and approved expeditiously,” Rauner said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.)

July 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump misses property tax deadline on Chicago tower, four other properties – David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-late-property-taxes-20180718-story.html
— Metra struggling with overcrowding, air conditioning breakdowns on its BNSF Line – Mary Wisniewski (DIERSEN: I rode this line 1992-1997 on days when I attended graduate finance night classes at IIT at 565 West Adams Street.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biz-metra-bnsf-crowding-20180718-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House spending bill provides $5 billion for Trump’s border wall – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/border-wall-donald-trump-house-spending-bill/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage Election Commission director Joseph Sobecki abruptly resigns – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180718/dupage-election-commission-director-abruptly-resigns–
— State senators putting tollway on the hot seat over hiring policies – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180718/state-senators-putting-tollway-on-the-hot-seat-over-hiring-policies
— Roskam tries positive approach with Trump, Trump pushes back – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180718/roskam-tries-positive-approach-with-trump-trump-pushes-back

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180717/NEWS03/180719888/these-health-officials-see-marijuana-as-an-alternative-to-opioids

 

ABC7
— Young Republicans booted from Uber over backseat politics – Joel Brown
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/young-republicans-booted-from-uber-over-backseat-politics/3782207/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Vetoes Bill Taking Illinois Out of Voter Registration System
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-vetoes-bill-taking-illinois-out-of-voter-registration-system-488483031.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Demmer joins Rauner to pledge support for term limits – BRENT BADER
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/07/18/demmer-joins-rauner-to-pledge-support-for-term-limits/a3qzn9p/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County Fair to open July 25
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/07/15/dupage-county-fair-to-open-july-25/ablke7v/

 

CITY OF WHEATON
— Wheaton Police Department Investigates Armed Robbery at Town Square Victoria’s Secret
https://www.wheaton.il.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=126
— VIDEO: 2018 Wheaton Independence Day Parade
https://vimeo.com/278730979

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LEFTIES COMPLAIN BELLOCK’S TOO PRO-LIFE AND PRO-FAMILY TO DIRECT HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/lefties-complain-bellocks-too-pro-life-and-pro-family-to-direct-health-and-family-services.html
— CHICAGO SERIOUSLY CONSIDERS BURDENING ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS WITH $500 PER MONTH UBI GIFT TO 1000 FAMILIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/chicago-seriously-considers-burdening-illinois-taxpayers-with-500-per-month-ubi-gift-to-1000-familie.html
— THORNER/NELSON: CONSERVATIVES TO GATHER IN ST. LOUIS SEPTEMBER 16-18
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/thornernelson-conservatives-to-gather-in-st-louis-september-16-18.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner escapes criticism in gun rights hotbed
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/18/rauner-escapes-criticism-in-gun-rights-hotbed/

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— MARIJUANA USERS GROSSLY UNDERACHIEVE – Dr. Drew W. Edwards (DIERSEN: QUESTIONS FOR MY CRITICS/OPPONENTS, THEIR OPERATIVES, AND THEIR DUPES WHO PUSH POT: If I had been a stoner, would I have been able to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32? Would I have been able to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981? If I had been a stoner, would S.S. Kresges have hired me in 1964, Flossmoor Country Club in 1966, Thrall Car in 1966, John’s Sinclair in 1966, Post Office in 1966, Chrysler in 1970, University Plaza Dormitory in 1970, Firestone Stores in 1970, Oldsmobile and IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980. If I had been a stoner, would I have been able to buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc.? If I had been a stoner, would I have able to buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984? If I had been a stoner, would I have been able to get married in 1978?)
http://www.poppot.org/2018/07/18/marijuana-users-grossly-underachieve/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— JIM JORDAN, BRETT KAVANAUGH AND JOURNALISM BY INNUENDO – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/jim-jordan-brett-kavanaugh-and-journalism-by-innuendo/

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago mulls ‘universal basic income’ testing, ‘direct cash transfers to people’
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-mulls-universal-basic-income-testing-direct-cash-transfers-to-people/
— Welcome to the resistance says Uber driver as he kicks out Republican riders
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50546
— Aliens complain about family separation after illegally entering the U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50542
— Peter Strzok’s smirk a gold nugget for GOP
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50500

 

SEAN HANNITY
— RUSSIAN OBSESSION: Dems Call for Trump’s INTERPRETER to TESTIFY about Private Putin Meeting
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/russian-obsession-dems-call-for-trumps-interpreter-to-testify-about-private-putin-meeting/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Bias Problem Plaguing America’s Social Media Platforms – Rep. Lamar Smith
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/07/17/the-bias-problem-plaguing-americas-social-media-platforms/

 

THE HILL
— House backs resolution expressing support for ICE – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/397678-house-backs-resolution-expressing-support-for-ice?userid=3526
— Dems look for candidate who will punch Trump ‘square in the face’ – AMIE PARNES
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/397541-dems-look-for-candidate-who-will-punch-trump-square-in-the-face

 

ROLL CALL
— Roskam Tells Trump to Speak to Putin More Like Reagan Would GOP congressman says Trump was ‘very defensive’ in conversation about Helsinki news conference
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/roskam-tells-trump-speak-putin-like-reagan

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump loyalists at VA shuffling, purging employees before new secretary takes over – Lisa Rein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-loyalists-at-va-shuffling-purging-employees-before-new-secretary-takes-over/2018/07/18/a4462aae-892d-11e8-8aea-86e88ae760d8_story.html
— Businesses have hijacked capitalism — and left workers behind – Matt O’Brien
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/07/18/businesses-have-hijacked-capitalism-and-left-workers-behind/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— New bills hit federal employees with shorter disciplinary appeals process, fees for submitting to MSPB – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsradio.com/your-job/2018/07/new-bills-hit-federal-employees-with-shorter-disciplinary-appeals-process-fees-for-submitting-to-mpsb/

July 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump questions US intel, not Putin, on Russia 2016 meddling – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-questions-us-intel-not-putin-on-russia-2016-meddling/3770949/
— CVS manager who called Chicago police on black woman over coupon ‘no longer employed’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if employers take adverse actions against their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, the real reason for those actions are that those employees are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://abc7chicago.com/cvs-managers-involved-in-chicago-coupon-incident-no-longer-employed/3772243/
— More protests expected Monday after body cam video released of South Shore police shooting – Jessica D’Onofrio and Michelle Gallardo
http://abc7chicago.com/more-protests-expected-after-body-cam-video-released-of-south-shore-police-shooting/3770873/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Signs Gun Order of Protection, Waiting Period Laws Rauner also signed a law Monday extending a 72-hour waiting period for all guns
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Signs-Gun-Order-of-Protection-Waiting-Period-Laws-488308351.html

 

CBS2
— Governor Rauner Signs So Called ‘Red-Flag’ Gun Legislation
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/16/illinois-gun-law/
— Illinois Dems Blast Trump On Twitter After Summit With Putin
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/16/trump-putin-summit-2/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Vladimir Putin says he wanted Donald Trump to win in 2016, but didn’t interfere – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/trump-and-putin-meeting-1-on-1-amid-investigations-and-tensions#/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner doesn’t want Illinois pulled from multistate voter registration system that Democrats call prone to hacking – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-crosscheck-russian-hackers-20180716-story.html
— First black lawmaker to run Illinois Democratic Party: ‘People of color are becoming more engaged’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-democrats-christian-mitchell-20180715-story.html
— CVS fires 2 Edgewater store employees after white manager calls cops on black customer – Samantha Bomkamp and Hailey Mensik (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if employers take adverse actions against their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, the real reason for those actions are that those employees are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cvs-racial-coupon-incident-20180716-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Lawmakers call Trump’s press conference with Putin bizarre, shameful.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-putin-summit-reaction-20180716-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump dances to Putin’s choreography.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-putin-trump-helsinki-meddling-20180716-story.html
— Chicago watchdog reports harassment in city departments – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-sexual-harassment-inspector-general-report-20180716-story.html
— Guns can be removed from those deemed dangerous under law signed by Rauner; he also extends ‘cooling off’ period to assault-style weapons – Robert McCoppin and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-gun-violence-laws-orders-of-protection-20180713-story.html
— Top state business group leader Gregory Baise to retire, keep doing political work – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-manufacturers-greg-baise-20180713-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “For Republicans, Russian sabotage of our elections is no biggie.” If the Russians tried to get votes for Trump in my precinct, they certainly failed. In my precinct, in the 2016 general election, 211 voted for Clinton, while only 137 voted for Trump. In the 2016 primary election, 93 voted for Kasich, while only 21 voted for Trump. Of course, anti-Trumps want Trump supporters to blast me for that.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-sabotage-russians-indictments-american-elections-no-biggie-republicans-0717-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner signs ‘red flag,’ 72-hour waiting period gun control bills – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-bill-so-families-mental-issues-guns-removed-court-petition-nra/
— 2 CVS workers fired after coupon incident at Edgewater store
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/two-cvs-employees-fired-after-incident-customer-edgewater-store-coupon-camilla-hudson-morry-matson/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/marijuana-illinois-janus-decision-breast-feeding-mueller-investigation/
— 3 Illinois GOP House members (Roskam, Kinzinger, Hultgren) in rare move, chastise Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-senators-house-republicans-react-donald-trump-helsinki/
— Trump questions US intel, not Putin, on Russia 2016 meddling – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-us-russia-helsinki-finland-summit/
— Police union accuses ‘media bias’ of painting police shooting as unjustified – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fop-police-union-media-bias-shooting-unjustified-harith-augustus-kevin-graham/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage “families” to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring other families to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/judge-halts-deportation-families-reunited-trump-separation/
— Woman accused of being a covert Russian agent in the U.S. – AP (DIERSEN: What about the millions of activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in America who act as covert agents of Mexico and as covert agents of other foreign countries? Of course, the aforesaid, their operatives, and their dupes work against me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/woman-covert-russian-agent-us/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump won’t protect our elections, so states must step up.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-putin-summit-press-conference-election-meddling/

 

DAILY HERALD
— COD chairwoman Deanne Mazzochi chosen to fill in Bellock’s House seat – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180716/cod-chairwoman-chosen-to-fill-in-bellocks-house-seat
— Illinois lawmakers pile on Trump/Putin summit, use the ‘T’ word – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180716/illinois-lawmakers-pile-on-trumpputin-summit-use-the-t-word
— Underwood outraises Hultgren in latest campaign finance report – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180716/underwood-outraises-hultgren-in-latest-campaign-finance-report

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois pols—including GOPers—slam Trump’s Helsinki performance – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180716/BLOGS02/180719898/illinois-pols-including-gopers-8212-slam-trumps-helsinki-performance
— Which congressmen have the financial edge? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180716/BLOGS02/180719900/which-congressmen-have-the-financial-edge
— University chiefs take a hit from tax bill – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180716/NEWS13/180719896/university-chiefs-take-a-hit-from-tax-bill
— Don’t reinvent wheel on western access to O’Hare – DAN CRONIN and JOHN CARPENTER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180713/ISSUE07/180719955/dont-reinvent-wheel-on-western-access-to-ohare

 

WBBM
— Rauner Dismisses ‘Crosscheck’ Voter Fraud Fears – Bernie Tafoya
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/rauner-dismisses-crosscheck-voter-fraud-fears

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner doesn’t want Illinois pulled from multistate voter registration system – Monique Garcia
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180716/rauner-doesnt-want-illinois-pulled-from-multistate-voter-registration-system

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Republicans, including Davis, raise big bucks for re-election bids – CHUCK RAASCH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/republicans-including-davis-raise-big-bucks-for-re-election-bids/article_1593e40f-ae91-54a4-9398-62e24a7aae4f.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois governor signs 2 bills to tighten gun restrictions; Decatur gun sellers dismayed – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-governor-signs-bills-to-tighten-gun-restrictions-decatur-gun/article_a098f28f-8ed1-5a9f-84dc-e2c6cfa48be1.html
— U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis: ‘Absolutely no doubt’ that Russia meddled in U.S. election
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/u-s-rep-rodney-davis-absolutely-no-doubt-that-russia/article_b1a82954-b2f4-5597-8c9c-51a386c8401e.html

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Durbin concerned about Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh’s truthfulness during prior confirmation Illinois senator questioned Kavanaugh about involvement in Bush detention policy – Jim Niedelman
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/durbin-concerned-about-supreme-court-nominee-kavanaugh-s-truthfulness-during-prior-confirmation/1305120022

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Metro East Republicans in Congress raise big bucks for fall campaigns – Chuck Raasch
    https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/metro-east-republicans-in-congress-raise-big-bucks-for-fall/article_f8bb5608-e28f-51d8-accf-c01b926c98ee.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Red Flag Gun Control Bill Signed, Along with 72-Hour Waiting Period for Gun Purchases, Roll Calls
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/16/red-flag-gun-control-bill-signed-along-72-hour-waiting-period-gun-purchases-roll-calls/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BI-PARTISAN CRITICISM BROILS ABOUT TRUMP’S COMMENTS DURING POST-SUMMIT PRESS CONFERENCE MONDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/bi-partisan-criticism-broils-about-trumps-comments-during-post-summit-press-conference-monday.html
— ILLINOIS SCHOOL DISTRICT THREATENS TO CALL POLICE OVER BIBLE GIVEAWAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/illinois-school-district-threatens-to-call-police-over-bible-giveaway.html
— THORNER: KAVANAUGH IN LINE WITH HAMILTON’S THINKING IN FEDERALIST NO. 78 TO INTERPRET LAWS, NOT MAKE THEM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/thorner-kavanaugh-in-line-with-hamiltons-thinking-in-federalist-no-78-to-interpret-laws-not-make-the.html
— ANDRZEJEWSKI: TRUMP NEEDS A BRIDGE TO NOWHERE MOMENT ON SPENDING (DIERSEN: What about the many trillions of dollars that the federal government has spent since the 1960s on promoting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, what about the many trillions of dollars that the federal government has spent since the 1960s on wasting the careers of and getting rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/andrzejewski-trump-needs-a-bridge-to-nowhere-moment-on-spending.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner denies tacking to the right with Pence praise
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/16/rauner-denies-tacking-to-the-right-with-pence-praise/
— John McGovern: “An honorable man in politics”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/16/john-mcgovern-an-honorable-man-in-politics/
— Transitions: Baise, Denzler, Demmer, DeWitte, Mazzochi
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/16/transitions-baise-denzler-demmer-dewitte-mazzochi/

 

GOPUSA
— Assault on Jim Jordan is latest attempted assassination by accusation (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who accuse me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails of causing Republican candidates to lose elections in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Better yet, I should sue them.)
http://www.gopusa.com/assault-on-jim-jordan-is-latest-attempted-assassination-by-accusation/

 

TPM
— Joe Walsh: ‘I Will Never Support Trump Again’ – Matt Shuham
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/joe-walsh-i-will-never-support-trump-again

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democrats Are Dumping Moderates – JOHN FUND
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/democrats-dump-moderates-move-to-far-left/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 40% vacancy: Feds release illegal immigrant families instead of filling detention centers Although the beds were empty, the government was still paying for them – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/15/illegal-immigrant-family-detention-facilities-belo/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Gun-Rights Activist Charged With Acting as Russian Agent Maria Butina worked at direction of a ‘high level official in the Russian government,’ Justice Department says; attorney denies charges – Del Quentin Wilber (DIERSEN: What about the millions of activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in America who act as agents of Mexico and as agents of other foreign countries? Of course, the aforesaid, their operatives, and their dupes work against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gun-rights-activist-charged-with-acting-as-russian-agent-1531770436

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— As Lawmakers Renew Push for Repeal, OPM Says Workforce Orders Are What Federal Employees Want – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/07/lawmakers-renew-push-repeal-opm-says-workforce-orders-are-what-feds-want/149775/

 

FED WEEK
— OPM Sets Schedule to Carry Out Orders on Discipline (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if employers take disciplinary actions against their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, the real reason for those actions are that those employees are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/opm-sets-schedule-to-carry-out-orders-on-discipline-bargaining/

July 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Violent clash between officers and crowd after fatal police shooting in South Shore – Rosemary Sobol, Nuccio DiNuzzo, Hannah Leone, Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-police-shooting-fatal-20180714-story.html
— Man charged with shooting at police after South Chicago traffic stop – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-man-charged-shooting-at-police-st-20180715-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180715/282011853132722
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–medical-marijuana-restrictions-20180713-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Huppke uses Timothy Trybus to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters. What do you say a) to Whites who pander to anti-Whites, b) to males who pander to anti-males, c) to “Republicans” who pander to anti-Republicans, d) to “Americans” who pander to anti-Americans, e) to older people who pander to those who are anti-older people, d) to rich people who pander to those who anti-rich people, e) to German Americans who pander to those who are anti-German Americans, and f) to those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time who pander to those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-hate-crime-puerto-rico-shirt-video-huppke-20180713-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting “religious leaders” to serve as their operatives and as their dupes. Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” call for citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally, that is, to invade America. How soon, if not already, will “religious leaders” call for all the countries of the world to officially declare war on America?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-chicago-catholic-immigration-ministry-20180711-story.html
— Supreme Court nominee dishes out mac and cheese to homeless – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have always painted themselves as being far superior to me and b) have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for not helping the homeless like they do.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–supreme-court-kavanaugh-charity-20180711-story.html
— Setting sun: Many of yesterday’s summer jobs have already gone dark – Marco Buscaglia (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/sns-201807131318–tms–careercarer-b20180715-20180715-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Black woman says CVS manager called police because she had wrong coupon – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-woman-says-cvs-manager-called-police-because-she-had-wrong-coupon/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Matson is running for 48th Ward alderman. One of his campaign promises is “increased police presence throughout Alderman Matson’s 48th Ward.” According to his aldermanic campaign website, he was a state delegate for President Donald Trump in the 2016 election and is president of the Log Cabin Republicans of Illinois, a group advocating for LGBTQ conservatives.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who promotes Pfleger? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/michael-pfleger-fueled-injustice/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘He was brilliant’: Illinois GOP strategist John McGovern dead at 48
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180714/he-was-brilliant-illinois-gop-strategist-john-mcgovern-dead-at-48

 

NBC5
— Trial Date Set in Aaron Schock Corruption Case The former congressman was indicted in 2016 (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Diersen v. IRS (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866) In 1974, when I was 25 years old, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my partial day per diem claims and hinted/implied that my claims were fraudulent. That forced me to file a grievance. I won that grievance 4 years later, but by then, whatever career I had at IRS was over. If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran, my Democrat IRS superiors would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/aaron-schock-corruption-case-set-to-begin-in-january-488199221.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Jan. 28 trial date has been set for former Illinois Republican Congressman Aaron Schock’s trial on corruption charges, including that he illegally sought reimbursement for a $5,000 chandelier.)

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Walter Jacobson sides with Pfleger against Rauner.
https://wgnradio.com/2018/07/15/walter-jacobsons-perspective-07-15-18-bruce-rauner-throwing-darts/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State Sen. McConchie talks taxes, consolidation 26th District leader says the state will change when Michael Madigan is gone – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/07/13/state-sen-mcconchie-talks-taxes-consolidation/afls1oi/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State agency director Mays has spent $66K on travel – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, government employees should expect that their critics/opponents will monitor their government travel records very closely.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180714/state-agency-director-mays-has-spent-66k-on-travel
— Block party spreads non-violence message – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180714/block-party-spreads-non-violence-message

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Chicago Police say 4 protesters arrested after shooting – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article214912260.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Hundreds attended the reopening of the governor’s mansion, despite the heat – Cymphanie Sherman
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/hundreds-attended-the-reopening-of-the-governors-mansion-despite-the-heat

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Former St. Charles Mayor Don DeWitte to Replace Karen McConnaughay as State Senate Candidate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/14/former-st-charles-mayor-replave-karen-mcconnaughay-state-senator-candidate/

 

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— Open Borders Is Not a Moral Immigration Policy – Mary Anne Hackett
https://catholiccitizens.org/views/80026/open-borders-is-not-a-moral-immigration-policy/
— Liberal GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner officiated a same-sex ‘wedding’ – Mary Anne Hackett
https://catholiccitizens.org/news/80086/revealed-liberal-gop-gov-bruce-rauner-officiated-a-same-sex-wedding/

 

DAILY CALLER
— MCCONNELL RESPONDS TO REPUBLICAN RESTAURANT HARASSMENT: ‘THIS IS ALL ABOUT INTIMIDATION’ – Julia Nista
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/13/mcconnell-responds-to-harassment-intimidation/

 

BREITBART
— Anti-Trump Open Borders Neighbors Protest at Kushner’s D.C. Home – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/13/anti-trump-open-borders-neighbors-protest-at-kushners-d-c-home/
— Paul Ryan Trashes Trump’s Popular Fair Trade Agenda: ‘New Tariffs Are Not the Solution’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/13/paul-ryan-trashes-trumps-popular-fair-trade-agenda-new-tariffs-are-not-the-solution/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mike Pence is coming to California to campaign for John Cox – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/vice_president_mike_pence_is_coming_to_california_to_campaign_for_john_cox.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP weighs ICE vote to torture Democrats – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/gop-weighs-ice-vote-to-torture-democrats
— Midterm elections could test GOP’s patience with Trump’s trade war – Al Weaver
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/midterm-elections-could-test-gops-patience-with-trumps-trade-war

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— McConnell: ‘I Will Not Be Intimidated’ by ‘Socialists Who Apparently Prefer Open Borders’ – Paul Crookston
http://freebeacon.com/issues/mcconnell-will-not-intimidated-socialists-apparently-prefer-open-borders/

 

THE HILL
— GOP leaders jockey for affection of House conservatives – MELANIE ZANONA AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates for leadership positions in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. have demonized, denigrated, and condemned conservatives.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/397032-gop-leaders-jockey-for-affection-of-house-conservatives

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kavanaugh as being an “Influential Judge, Loyal Friend, Conservative Warrior — and D.C. Insider.” What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn you as being? Mine stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (almost 70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 21 years, childless, pet-less, and American nameplate car owner. They stress the adverse actions that my GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took against me, especially their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee (ICRC) member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They stress that my fellow ICRC members let a motion to censure me at their 2006 annual convention be voted on.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/us/politics/judge-brett-kavanaugh.html
— Youth Soccer Participation Has Fallen Significantly in America – Joe Drape
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/sports/world-cup/soccer-youth-decline.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump uses WWII to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America by illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by illegally sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/opinion/when-america-incarcerated-my-family.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/opinion/sunday/trump-having-a-bawl-in-europe.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote voter fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/opinion/sunday/voting-rights-voter-id-kavanaugh.html
— In a Tight Labor Market, Retirees Fill Gaps Their Previous Employers Can’t – Claudia Dreifus (DIERSEN: Are you retired? What are the demographics of those who replaced you? Those who replace me are Democrats, females, minorities, younger than me, and/or veterans who had less work experience, less education, and/or fewer or no professional certifications or licenses.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/business/in-a-tight-labor-market-retirees-fill-gaps-their-previous-employers-cant.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In about 20 years, half the population will live in eight states – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/07/12/in-about-20-years-half-the-population-will-live-in-eight-states/

 

FORBES
— Internship 101: How To Ace Your First Summer Job – Haley Suh (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/haleysuh/2018/07/11/internship-101-how-to-ace-your-first-summer-job/#69c0d38311b2

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Should I Take a Pay Cut? Determine whether your financial situation can support a lower salary. – Susannah Snider (DIERSEN: Have you taken a pay cut? I have. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars (from GS-12 Step 5 down to GS-9 Step 10) to transfer from IRS to GAO. QUESTION: Why did I do that? ANSWER: GAO claimed to be nonpartisan and independent. My Democrat superiors and Money Magazine had ruined my IRS career. GAO employees are somewhat less demonized, denigrated, and condemned than IRS employees. Because GAO audits IRS, I could use my knowledge of IRS on audits of IRS. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. The GAO staff manager who hired me was confident that he could a) promptly get me assigned to audits of IRS and b) promptly promote me to GS-11 Step 10, currently $87,933, to GS-12 Step 5 salary, currently $91,880, and to GS-13 Step 1, currently $96,403. But soon after I transferred to GAO, that GAO manager was deposed and he was not able to promote me to GS-11 Step 10 until 1981, to GS-12 Step 5 salary until 1982, and to GS-13 Step 1 until 1986. In 1986, he finally succeeded in getting me assigned to audits of IRS. In 1987, his Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing him to retire. To justify their forcing me to take a pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors dismissed/belittled/badmouthed/demonized/denigrated/condemned a) my knowledge of IRS, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and d) my earning a MBA from Loyola in 1976. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran. Money Magazine, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate, and the rest of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid.)
https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/family-finance/articles/2018-07-12/should-i-take-a-pay-cut

 

REASON
— How Elected Libertarians Are Making the World More Free – Matt Welch (DIERSEN: Libertarians who falsely claim to be Republican are anti-conservative and they have always worked very hard against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://reason.com/archives/2018/07/14/how-elected-libertarians-are-making-the

July 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Vice Present Mike Pence promotes Tax and Jobs Act in Rosemont – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/vp-mike-pence-promotes-tax-and-jobs-act-in-rosemont/3758152/

 

CBS2
— Vice President Mike Pence In Chicago To Promote Tax Cuts, Support Rep. Peter Roskam – Roseanne Tellez
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/13/vice-president-pence-in-chicago-tax-cuts-support-peter-roskam/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— President Trump’s visit to UK brings controversy, protests
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/trump-visit-to-uk-bring-controversy-protest

 

WGN TV
— Rauner embraces Pence, calls him one of the ‘greatest leaders in American history’ – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/07/13/rauner-embraces-pence-calls-him-one-of-the-greatest-leaders-in-american-history/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner embraces Trump White House in Rosemont, calls Pence among the ‘greatest leaders in American history’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-mike-pence-bruce-rauner-rosemont-20180713-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/media/99768657-132.html
— Another Dan Ryan shutdown averted? Officials in Mayor Emanuel’s office, others agree to meet with protesters – Morgan Greene
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-pfleger-officials-dan-ryan-meetings-20180712-story.html
— McDonald’s Plaza in Oak Brook to be demolished, redeveloped under buyer’s plan – Ryan Ori
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ori/ct-biz-mcdonalds-oak-brook-sale-20180713-story.html
— Illinois elections board ‘very likely’ named in Mueller indictment of Russian hackers, officials say – Monique Garcia, Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-elections-board-russia-indictment-20180713-story.html
— How to confront a public official – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-civility-politics-trump-restaurants-20180710-story.html
— Southern Illinois University president is out amid swirling controversy – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-siu-president-quits-20180713-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Democratic Party rallies against Vice President Mike Pence in Rosemont – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/supporters-protesters-rosemont-pence-tax-cut-speech/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new Illinois Democratic Party executive director rallied protesters in Rosemont on Friday in advance of a speech by Vice President Mike Pence touting President Donald Trump’s tax-cut policy. Pence’s speech, titled “Tax Cuts to Put America First,” is part of a series sponsored by America First Policies, a non-profit organization that promotes the policies of the Trump Administration — the Rosemont stop is the 17th on the tour. Other speakers at the event included U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and Gov. Bruce Rauner, who was to introduce Pence. At previous speeches in Iowa and Kansas City, Pence talked about energy, agriculture and labor plans that were all implemented to achieve Trump’s campaign promise to “Make America great again.” In Rosemont, people from around the state, decked out in flag shawls and bright red “Make America Great Again” baseball caps, waited to hear from the vice president.)
— Indictment accuses Moscow of US election meddling – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/election-hacking-russian-military-officers-indicted/
— Illinois election officials: ‘Very likely’ state was target of Russian hackers – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-election-officials-very-likely-state-was-target-of-russian-hackers/
— Once again, a local government spends your money on an exiting exec – Editorial (DIERSEN: Constructively, since 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors and their accomplices have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1,080,500 ($4,322 X 250 months) in today’s dollars to not come to work.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/david-st-pierre-metropolitan-water-reclamation-district-buyout/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Once again, a public agency, without bothering to clue in the taxpayers, is throwing money at a top employee as he heads out the door. This time, on Thursday, it was the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. The agency that handles our local storm and sewage water agreed to pay $95,000 to its former executive director, David St. Pierre, along with six months’ worth of health insurance, according to the Better Government Association. The vote came two weeks after St. Pierre resigned, and seven weeks after he quietly went on paid leave.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/marijuana-arrests-decline-chicago-police/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat educators do everything that they can to make young people anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/social-justice-igeneration-generation-z-socially-conscious-young-people-seek-outlets-activism-omer-mozaffar-loyola-university-chicago-muslim-chaplain-just-relations-religion/
— How Christian Mitchell could shape Illinois’ Democratic Party – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/democratic-party-illinois-christian-mitchell-rich-miller/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Pence fires up voters for upcoming midterm elections – Christopher Placek and Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180713/pence-fires-up-voters-for-upcoming-midterm-elections
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Almost immediately after Pence took the stage, protesters inside the Westin O’Hare grand ballroom made their presence known. In total, Pence’s speech was interrupted five times by protesters, who were escorted out of the building by police. One woman held a yellow flag that read, “Trump and Pence must go.” When Pence began to praise U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, of Wheaton, a man said, “Has anyone seen Peter Roskam? I haven’t seen him. Where is he?” Each time, the crowd of about 600 chanted “USA! USA!” Tickets to the event, called “Tax Cuts to Put America First,” were free and available by registering on the website of America First Policies, the group connected to the pro-Trump America First Action super PAC. “Thanks for coming out today. I’m really grateful for almost everybody that came,” Pence joked to the crowd. “I respect everybody that came. That’s what freedom sounds like.” Rosemont authorities said no one was charged, and they described the protest of some 100 people outside the hotel as peaceful. Police, at the behest of the Secret Service, pushed protesters across River Road to the east sidewalk northeast of the hotel. Rosemont public safety officers used their bikes as crowd control. Pence’s caravan used a back entrance, avoiding the protesters. “We are advocating getting rid of the Trump/Pence regime through persistent, persistent nonviolent protests,” said Tricey Morelli, spokesman for the Chicago chapter of Refuse Fascism.)
— Images: Vice President Mike Pence and Governor Bruce Rauner in Rosemont – Patrick Kunzer
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180713/images-vice-president-mike-pence-and-governor-bruce-rauner-in-rosemont

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— To sue Trump or not to sue Trump: That’s the question in Illinois AG race – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180713/BLOGS02/180719914/to-sue-trump-or-not-to-sue-trump-thats-the-question-in-illinois-ag

 

WLS AM
— Rauner: ‘We’re fighting a corrupt, entrenched political machine…’ – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/07/13/rauner-were-fighting-a-corrupt-entrenched-political-machine/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— GOP candidate for attorney general talks criminal justice reform in Peoria – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180713/gop-candidate-for-attorney-general-talks-criminal-justice-reform-in-peoria

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner, Republicans reboot anti-Madigan campaign ahead of November election – MONIQUE GARCIA
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/rauner-republicans-reboot-anti-madigan-campaign-ahead-of-november-election/article_8f1d461e-393f-569c-8717-de1d5de6a900.html

 

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Mitchell leads protest against Pence visit, highlights 10 ways Rauner should’ve stood up to Trump
https://chicagocrusader.com/mitchell-leads-protest-against-pence-visit-highlights-10-ways-rauner-shouldve-stood-up-to-trump/

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who will never vote for a Republican are overjoyed that Rauner promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/pride-prejudice-responses-gov-helps-gays-get-hitched

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives blasts as tax proposal as misinformed, bad for state – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511480141-ives-blasts-as-tax-proposal-as-misinformed-bad-for-state
— DuPage County Election Commission took action following ‘bungled’ March election, director says – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511481947-dupage-county-election-commission-took-action-following-bungled-march-election-director-says

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— True or not, expect more mudslinging in race for governor – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/true-or-not-expect-more-mudslinging-in-race-for-governor/article_63a90468-8611-11e8-899e-3726c9be401e.html

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— One year later: 2017 tax hike failed – Matthew Besler
https://illinoisopportunity.org/the-results-are-in-income-tax-hike-was-a-complete-failure/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ALTON VOTERS WILL CHOOSE WHETHER TO ELIMINATE TOWNSHIP IN NOVEMBER – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/alton-voters-will-choose-whether-to-eliminate-township-in-november/
— IF FRANK MAUTINO DIDN’T BREAK THE RULES, THE RULES ARE BROKEN – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/if-frank-mautino-didnt-break-the-rules-the-rules-are-broken/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER/O’NEIL: MOTHERHOOD A VALUED VOCATION, NOT AN OLD-FASHIONED NOTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/thorneroneil-motherhood-a-valued-vocation-not-an-old-fashioned-notion.html
— RAUNER CAMPAIGN BOASTS NATIONAL COVERAGE OF EMBARRASSING TOILET CAMPAIGN AD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/rauner-campaign-boasts-national-coverage-of-embarrassing-toilet-campaign-ad.html
— GUTIERREZ BLAMES TRUMP FOR PUERTO RICAN YOUNG WOMAN’S FOREST PRESERVE ENCOUNTER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/gutierrez-blames-trump-for-puerto-rican-young-womans-forest-preserve-encounter.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Unsurprisingly, Raoul and Harold differ on suing the Trump administration
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/13/unsurprisingly-raoul-and-harold-differ-on-suing-the-trump-administration/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Revealed: liberal GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner officiated a same-sex ‘wedding’ – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/revealed-liberal-gop-gov.-bruce-rauner-officiated-a-same-sex-wedding

 

GOPUSA
— Most welfare recipients able to hold jobs, but aren’t (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial problems. It certainly appears that my critics/opponents are paying them less than $15/hour. Nevertheless, they have made it very clear that if they had been qualified to take the jobs that I took, they would not have taken them. The jobs that I took are beneath them. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50180
— Aliens find noncitizen voter registration easy
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50196

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Virtues of a Summer Job – Ann Carrns
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/your-money/summer-job-students.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Behind the Scenes of Implementing Trump’s Border Hiring Surges – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/07/behind-scenes-implementing-trumps-border-hiring-surges/149727/

July 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Asked about trade war, Sanguinetti echoes Trump on NATO – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-nato-20180712-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with FBI agent Peter Strzok.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-peter-strzok-house-hearing-20180712-story.html
— Immigration laws need to be followed – Jack Tenison, Naperville
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0715-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF BERRIOS: Berrios’ analysts used Zillow, other shortcuts in assessing property values, documents show – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-met-cook-assessments-berrios-hand-checks-20180710-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring children to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2-brazilian-boys-held-chicago-reunited-fathers-immigration-brazil-detention-border/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout a) that Blacks use pot less than other racial groups and b) that Chicago police officers are racists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/marijuana-arrests-enforcement-chicago-police-declines-possession-blacks-african-americans-most-often-charged-ticketed-cannabis-weed-watchdogs/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF ROSKAM: Roskam, Hultgren to skip Pence event in Rosemont, but Rauner won’t But Rauner will introduce the VP in Rosemont – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180712/roskam-hultgren-to-skip-pence-event-in-rosemont-but-rauner-wont
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Pence visit to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180713/editorial-help-temper-trumps-worst-impulses-mike-pence

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise FBI agent Peter Strzok.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180713/7-key-moments-from-peter-strzoks-wild-hearing

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that ‘Trump Baby’ balloon flies over London and that blimp makes Trump feel ‘unwelcome’ during visit. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps do everything that they can to make members of the following groups feel unwelcome: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-baby-blimp-flies-over-london-during-potus-visit/3712725/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring children to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/on-both-sides-of-the-us-mexico-border-migrants-seek-help-and-hope/3755589/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— In Decatur, Erika Harold, GOP attorney general candidate, says she’d defend gun control laws from local challenges – TOM LISI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/state-and-regional/in-decatur-erika-harold-gop-attorney-general-candidate-says-she/article_c3d9c4b3-2d65-5464-aa91-7d3a4243b1b7.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— State mum on number of union opt-outs
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180712/state-mum-on-number-of-union-opt-outs

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— President Trump Says Europe Is ‘Losing Its Culture’ – SCOTT HORSLEY (DIERSEN: What percent of immigrants are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/president-trump-says-europe-losing-its-culture#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Gov. Rauner launches “The People’s Pledge” in Marion – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38635814/gov-rauner-launches-the-peoples-pledge-in-marion

 

WGLT
— Pritzker Defends Rauner Attack Ad, Opens Local Campaign Office – MARY CULLEN (DIERSEN: Which Rauner campaign office is nearest to your home?)
http://wglt.org/post/pritzker-defends-rauner-attack-ad-opens-local-campaign-office#stream/0

 

WSIU
— VA Hiring Reform Bill Heads to U.S. House Floor – BRAD PALMER (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://news.wsiu.org/post/va-hiring-reform-bill-heads-us-house-floor#stream/0

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Targeted Republicans In Tricky Spot On Questions About Trump.”
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/targeted-republicans-tricky-spot-questions-about-trump

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Dwight Kay vows to protect citizens’ Second Amendment rights – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511481782-kay-vows-to-protect-citizens-second-amendment-rights

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen supports College of DuPage in counterclaim against former president – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511481920-breen-supports-college-of-dupage-in-counterclaim-against-former-president

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP FREES EUROPE FROM ANGRY SOCIALIST BABIES Why the European left fears Trump. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270726/trump-frees-europe-angry-socialist-babies-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY CALLER
— BORDER AGENTS NOTE ALARMING RISE IN MIGRANTS AVOIDING CUSTODY BY BRINGING CHILDREN AND PRETENDING TO BE THEIR PARENTS – Scott Morefield
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/12/border-agents-alarming-rise-pretending-parents/

 

TOWNHALL
— When Does the Shooting Begin? – Erick Erickson
https://townhall.com/columnists/erickerickson/2018/07/13/when-does-the-shooting-begin-n2499812

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-males love it when wives earn more money than their husbands.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/female-breadwinners-marriage_us_5b3ef51fe4b09e4a8b2b780c

 

USA TODAY
— Facebook’s diversity efforts failing African-American and Hispanic women – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Will Facebook bring in Charles Bowsher? Bowsher had great success during the 1980s and 1990s wasting the careers of and getting rid of GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/07/12/facebooks-diversity-efforts-failing-black-and-hispanic-women/776534002/

 

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— Catholic-heavy Supreme Court moves right as the church moves left – Jacob Lupfer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who talk and/or act like they disapprove of Missouri Synod Lutherans as being “too conservative.”)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2018/07/12/commentary-catholic-heavy/

 

FORBES
— 4 Questions You Should Seriously Consider Before Pursuing A Master’s Degree – Adunola Adeshola (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the three master’s degrees that I earned – an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business, accounting, and finance courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adunolaadeshola/2018/07/12/4-questions-you-should-seriously-consider-before-pursuing-a-masters-degree/#6a16f65f1935
— 5 Hacks To Level Up Your Career – Jennifer Cohen
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercohen/2018/07/12/5-hacks-to-level-up-your-career/#74a041d210ab

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 10 Signs You Need to Quit Your Job – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: With only the rarest of exceptions, the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that anyone will hire you. This is especially true if you are White and/or male. Employers have extremely negative opinions of federal employees.)
https://www.fool.com/slideshow/10-signs-you-need-quit-your-job/

 

ADVOCATE & DAILY DOT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats encourage children in Buffalo Grove to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.advocate.com/pride/2018/7/12/seventh-grader-hopes-bring-pride-illinois-suburb
https://www.dailydot.com/irl/buffalo-grove-pride/