October 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Despite Rahm Emanuel’s tax hikes, city pension debt grew by $7 billion since 2015. Here’s why. – HAL DARDICK and JUAN PEREZ JR.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-chicago-city-pension-fund-growth-20191003-tdb6ah5u6vdk7gh3zrn6p65wgu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lombard says ‘yes’ to marijuana stores in several zoning districts – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191005/lombard-says-yes-to-marijuana-stores-in-several-zoning-districts
— DuPage County Townships (Full-Page Ad on Page 6 of the DuPage County Edition.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Republican Central Committee of McHenry County required to amend quarterly report again – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/09/26/republican-central-committee-of-mchenry-county-required-to-amend-quarterly-report-again/aqj7lcv/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sandoval situation just gets messier – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20191005/statehouse-insider-sandoval-situation-just-gets-messier

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump, Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans, and White-haters promote hatred against Whites. 
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/the-horror-of-a-new-domestic-terrorism-law/article_04899355-ebaa-59f2-a3fe-a670c304261a.html

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Why so much red ink in Illinois budgets? – JIM NOWLAN 
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/nowlan-why-so-much-red-ink-in-illinois-budgets/article_ca42e20c-e6be-11e9-bc84-9b65b19a50ac.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois ranked least tax-friendly state – Brian Stewart
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20191006/illinois-ranked-least-tax-friendly-state

WREX
— Pritzker spends $850K of his money to fix Governor’s Mansion – AP (DIERSEN: During the early 1990s, while I worked for GAO, before GAO provided its employees with computer systems to use in their office, I spent lots of my own money for computer systems that I used in my office.) 
https://wrex.com/category/2019/10/06/pritzker-spends-850k-of-his-money-to-fix-governors-mansion/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06/IL-14: Call for Papers, Congressional Candidates Need to Put Their Detailed Positions on Issues in Writing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/06/il-06-il-14-call-for-papers-congressional-candidates-need-to-put-their-detailed-positions-on-issues-in-writing/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 FLASHBACK: Republican Precinct Committeeman: The Power of the Office – John Biver (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What motivates me to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman? ANSWER: To help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/republican-precinct-committeeman-the-power-of-the-office/
— Running for GOP Precinct Committeeman: What You Need to Know – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/running-for-gop-precinct-committeeman-what-you-need-to-know/
— Precinct Committeemen and The Unavoidable Work of a Political Party – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/precinct-committeemen-and-the-unavoidable-work-of-a-political-party/
— What a Precinct Committeeman Is, And Why Conservatives Need to Run for the Office – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/what-a-precinct-committeeman-is-and-why-conservatives-need-to-run-for-the-office/
— “What Can I Do?” You Can Run For Precinct Committeeman! – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/what-can-i-do-you-can-run-for-precinct-committeeman/
— What is a Precinct Committeeman? – Doug Ibendahl
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2014/01/what-is-a-precinct-committeeman/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America and Extremism – Hesham Shehab
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/the_muslim_educational_cultural_center_of_america_and_extremism.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Center’s soft talk has duped some politicians into attending the mosque’s events. Some of them are Burr Ridge mayor Gary Grasso and DuPage County board member Julie Renehan, who attended the Center’s open house last month. Also, this month, on October 2, U.S. congressman Sean Casten spoke on immigration at MECCA.)
— Celebrities man the impeachment barricades – Fletch Daniels
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/celebrities_man_the_impeachment_barricades.html
— Media put a big thumb on the scale of ‘fair and balanced’ against Trump – John Leonard
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/media_put_a_big_thumb_on_the_scale_of_fair_and_balanced_against_trump.html
— Trump vs. Warren: Trump Builds, Warren Destroys – Jeffrey Folks (DIERSEN: I should write a book about destroyers in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. They focus on destroying those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform. They are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/trump_vs_warren_trump_builds_warren_destroys.html
— Many American Jews Need to Atone for Their Sins against Donald Trump – Rabbi Aryeh Spero
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/many_american_jews_need_to_atone_for_their_sins_against_donald_trump.html

BREITBART
— Climate-Friendly Trudeau Slammed for Using Two Planes on Campaign Trail – CHRIS TOMLINSON
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/06/climate-friendly-trudeau-slammed-for-using-two-planes-on-campaign-trail/

PROPUBLICA
— IRS: Sorry, but It’s Just Easier and Cheaper to Audit the Poor Congress asked the IRS to report on why it audits the poor more than the affluent. Its response is that it doesn’t have enough money and people to audit the wealthy properly. So it’s not going to. – Paul Kiel
https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-sorry-but-its-just-easier-and-cheaper-to-audit-the-poor

CNBC
— Why so few teenagers have jobs anymore – Jessica Dickler (DIERSEN: What jobs did you have while you attended high school and college? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964 and washed dishes 1964-1966 while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970 while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997 while I took graduate courses at Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/06/why-so-few-teenagers-have-jobs-anymore.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— The ‘Never Trump’ Coalition That Decided Eh, Never Mind, He’s Fine They signed open letters, dedicated a special magazine issue to criticism of him and swore he would tear at the fabric of this nation. Now they have become the president’s strongest defenders. – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/us/politics/never-trumper-republicans.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Rev. Franklin Graham’s tour spotlights Trump’s evangelical support amid impeachment threat – AP
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-10-05/rev-franklin-grahams-tour-spotlights-trumps-evangelical-support-amid-impeachment-threat

MOTLEY FOOL
— This Is What the Average American Spends in a Day How do you compare? – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: I spend far less than average on Dining out, Entertainment, Gasoline, Charity, Clothing/apparel, Education, Cell phone service, Pets, and Alcohol.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2019/03/18/this-is-what-the-average-american-spends-in-a-day.aspx

MARIJUANA MOMENT
— Tucker Carlson Thinks Congress Approved Marijuana Banking To Make Americans ‘Dumb’ – Kyle Jaeger (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Libertarians in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who falsely claim to be Republican and b) who do everything that they can to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/tucker-carlson-thinks-congress-approved-marijuana-banking-to-make-americans-dumb/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Carlson isn’t alone is his objection to the House passage of the SAFE Banking Act. The Family Research Council (FRC) is similarly against the legislation and expressed frustration on Tuesday that “some conservatives out there” have “fallen for the libertarian lie that the government can do a better job regulating marijuana and protecting people if it’s legal.”)

LIBERTARIAN PARTY
— Libertarians believe that the War on Drugs is ineffective, unfair, and immoral. We advocate ending it. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Libertarians in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who falsely claim to be Republican and b) who do everything that they can to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.lp.org/issues/war-on-drugs/

TORONTO SUN
— Trudeau bypassed character tests that prepare people for leadership – John Snobelen (DIERSEN: What character tests have you passed? I have survived as a Republican Precinct Committeeman for almost 20 years and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor for 19 years. I survived as a GAO employee for almost 18 years, IRS employee for almost 9 years, and Post Office employee for almost 3 years. I survived as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman for 7 years, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster for 6 years, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member for 4 years, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for 3 years. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/snobelen-trudeau-bypassed-character-tests-that-prepare-people-for-leadership

September 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— When that big Federal Bus pulls up, will Illinois politicians know what to do? – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-john-kass-chicago-illinois-raids-20190928-g3ubd4jfpjhapnaardnplosdhe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Black market THC cartridges sold as ‘Dank Vapes’ tied to illness outbreak in Illinois, U.S. ”The outbreak currently is pointing to a greater concern around THC-containing products,” said the CDC’s Dr. Anne Schuchat. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/27/20887875/illinios-thc-marijuana-dank-vapes

HERALD & REVIEW
— Bill would discourage Illinois state employees from traveling to anti-abortion states for work – REBECCA ANZEL (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats introduce bills that would require everyone to officially discriminate against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/bill-would-discourage-illinois-state-employees-from-traveling-to-anti/article_29773ee1-f205-5cdd-ba89-20fc2e8fef9b.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Women in Cannabis Networking Event
https://qctimes.com/calendar/illinois-women-in-cannabis-networking-event/event_8754b0a8-ce70-11e9-80b9-308d99b27d1b.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Why so much red ink in Illinois budgets? – JIM NOWLAN (DIERSEN: What percent of Illinois residents are wards of the state, public charges, and/or not productive members of society?) 
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/jim-nowlan-guest-columnist-why-so-much-red-ink-in/article_21572656-e175-11e9-9508-936884158dcb.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513922964-naperville-student-named-to-schools-task-force-on-gender-identity-equality

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— McHenry County’s $3,650-per-month cost of living is the highest in Illinois
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/513869419-mchenry-county-s-3-650-per-month-cost-of-living-is-the-highest-in-illinois

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Republican Precinct Committeeman: The Power of the Office – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/republican-precinct-committeeman-the-power-of-the-office/
— Running for GOP Precinct Committeeman: What You Need to Know – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/running-for-gop-precinct-committeeman-what-you-need-to-know/
— Precinct Committeemen and The Unavoidable Work of a Political Party – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/precinct-committeemen-and-the-unavoidable-work-of-a-political-party/
— What a Precinct Committeeman Is, And Why Conservatives Need to Run for the Office – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/what-a-precinct-committeeman-is-and-why-conservatives-need-to-run-for-the-office/
— “What Can I Do?” You Can Run For Precinct Committeeman! – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/what-can-i-do-you-can-run-for-precinct-committeeman/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rep. Ilhan Omar: Trump is welcome in Minnesota, but not his ‘campaign of lies and bigotry’ – Andrew Blake (DIERSEN: If Trump wanted to hold a campaign rally in your municipality, in your township/ward, or in your county, what would the elected officials in your municipality, in your township/ward, or in your county say?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/27/ilhan-omar-donald-trump-is-welcome-in-minnesota-bu/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Battle stations for impeachment – Hugo Gurdon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/battle-stations-for-impeachment

AMERICAN THINKER
— Will Democrats’ Trump-hatred push us into a new civil war? – Diana Mary Sitek (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county are filled with hatred of Trump? How hard do they work against those who do not hate Trump?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/will_democrats_trumphatred_push_us_into_a_new_civil_war.html
— Donald Trump at High Noon – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/donald_trump_at_emhigh_noonem.html
— Fox News’s on air war war cools off – for now – Peter Barry Chowka
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/fox_newss_on_air_war_war_cools_off__for_now.html
— Even the illegals are fleeing California — and half the state’s voters want out, too – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/even_the_illegals_are_fleeing_california__and_half_the_states_voters_want_to_leave.html

BREITBART
— NYC Human Rights Commission Says Using Term ‘Illegal Alien’ Is ‘Unlawful’ – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/27/nyc-human-rights-commission-says-using-term-illegal-alien-is-unlawful/

DAILY CALLER
— Tucker Says Democrats Are Now ‘Too Radical To Win A Conventional Election’ – VIRGINIA KRUTA
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/27/tucker-democrats-too-radical-to-win-election/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Targets New York Times Reporter Peter Baker After Ukraine Story – Jason Devaney (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have targeted me. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would expose their disgusting operatives and their disgusting dupes.) 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump/2019/09/27/id/934598/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Public opinion polls show shift toward impeaching Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/463423-public-opinion-polls-show-shift-toward-impeaching-trump

ROLL CALL
— House employee survey shows discontent with pay – Chris Marquette
http://www.rollcall.com/news/house-employee-survey-shows-discontent-pay

CBS NEWS
— Trump uses Facebook to fundraise off impeachment – CAITLIN CONANT
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2020-daily-trail-markers-trump-uses-facebook-to-fundraise-off-impeachment/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want refugees because refugees vote for Democrats. RINOs want refugees because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/opinion/editorials/trump-refugees.html
— N.R.A.’s LaPierre Asks Trump to ‘Stop the Games’ Over Gun Legislation in Discussion About Its Support – Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/us/politics/trump-lapierre-nra-impeachment.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Most vaping-related lung injuries linked to marijuana products, CDC says In two states, the vast majority who were sickened used illicit THC-containing vape cartridges – Lena H. Sun and Laurie McGinley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/09/27/most-vaping-related-lung-injuries-linked-marijuana-products-cdc-says/
— For 20 years, ‘House Hunters’ has been reliable reality TV. For millennials, it feels more like a fantasy. – Ashley Spencer (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. Where did the down payment money come from for your first home? For me, it came from what I earned and saved a) working for IRS for 15 months in 1971 and 1972 and b) working for Firestone Stores full-time for 7 months and part-time for 18 months 1970-1972. That money also enabled me to buy a new Corvette in 1971 and to pay tuition for graduate business courses at Loyola.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/for-20-years-house-hunters-has-been-reliable-reality-tv-for-millennials-it-feels-more-like-a-fantasy/2019/09/26/f054f768-d33c-11e9-9610-fb56c5522e1c_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Who wants to leave California? Young voters can’t afford housing, and conservatives feel alienated – SARAH PARVINI (DIERSEN: Who in the organizations that you are a member of, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county works the hardest to make conservatives feel alienated? I should write a book about those in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s West District, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who work the hardest to make conservatives feel alienated.) 
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-27/who-wants-to-leave-california-berkeley-igs-poll
— SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 FLASHBACK: A clear and troubling picture of voter disenfranchisement – WALTON MUYUMBA (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America, voters who have the following demographics are ever-increasingly disenfranchised: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-one-person-no-vote-20180912-story.html

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— The era of GOP dominance in Texas is over – Richard Parker 
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Richard-Parker-The-era-of-GOP-dominance-in-Texas-14474241.php

KENTUCKY TODAY
— Better be careful what you ‘like’ – MARK MAYNARD
http://kentuckytoday.com/stories/better-be-careful-what-you-like,21791

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Americans’ Pessimism About Social Mobility Outruns the Facts Every class, but especially educated liberals, underestimates the possibility of economic advancement – Susan Pinker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-pessimism-about-social-mobility-outruns-the-facts-11569603894