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April 24 Morning Edition

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: REAL GOP ILLINOIS has absolutely no connection with Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and his website at www.gopillinois.com  SEE: http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170408/bernard-schoenburg-will-real-gop-of-illinois-stand-up-unlikely for Bernard Schoenburg’s article titled “Will ‘Real GOP of Illinois’ stand up? Unlikely.”
http://realgopillinois.com/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say that Rauner’s “Balanced budget without tax hike” fundraising pitch is “improbable.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-campaign-budget-no-tax-hike-story.html
— How will you pay for college? – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? For me, it came from money that I earned washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assemble line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/jillonmoney/tca-how-will-you-pay-for-college-20170418-story.html
— How our health care system falls short compared with those in other countries – Lauren Marks  (DIERSEN: What about the many millions who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and/or who bring others to America illegally to take advantage of America’s health care system?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-cheaper-health-care-costs-america-abroad-perspec-0424-md-20170421-story.html
— Mayor’s use of village gas for personal car fuels debate in Shorewood – Erin Gallagher
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/will-county/news/ct-shorewood-mayor-gas-20170423-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-sanctuary-city-chicago-glanton-20170422-column.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Border wall plan ignores those who arrive on visas, stay – AP
https://www.abqjournal.com/987211/border-plan-overlooks-driver-of-illegal-immigration-visas.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Mental muscle  Successful people don’t do these things – Amy Morin
https://www.inc.com/amy-morin/13-things-mentally-strong-people-dont-do.html

 

CHICAGO SUIN-TIMES
— Obama talks about violence with young men on Chicago’s South Side – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: How much time have you spent in Chicago’s South side?  In 1973, I worked for IRS’s Collection Division in its office at 63rd and Halsted.  While I was working in that office, my 1962 Chevy BelAir was stolen out of the office’s parking lot.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-hosts-dinner-in-chicago-for-obama-center/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Alderman: No reservations about reporting firm’s job offers – Dan Mihalopoulos  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage big time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mihalopoulos-clout-rich-janitor-firm-accused-of-job-offer-mess/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a report released Monday, Inspector General Joe Ferguson leveled the patronage accusation against an unnamed contractor, and he called on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration to prohibit the company from doing business with the city, saying it broke city rules and violated its contract with the Chicago’ Aviation Department.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Schaumburg murder suspect’s prior crimes deportable under new Trump policy – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170422/schaumburg-murder-suspectx2019s-prior-crimes-deportable-under-new-trump-policy

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Munoz’s biggest challenge at United: fixing a ‘toxic culture’ – JOHN PLETZ  (DIERSEN: What is/was the culture where you work/worked?  While I worked for GAO 1980-1997 in its Chicago office, the culture was toxic for its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170422/ISSUE01/170429952
— Meet the rebuilders of the Chicago Southland – Dennis Rodkin (DIERSEN: How much time have you spent in the Chicago Southland? I spend 28 years there 1948-1976. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976.  I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, Flossmoor in 1966, Harvey 1972-1973, Joliet 1973-1974, Park Forest 1966-1969, and Chicago at 63rd and Halsted in 1973.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170422/ISSUE01/170429960
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/rebuilders

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois is heading for financial disaster — fast – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170423/our-view-illinois-is-heading-for-financial-disaster—fast

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers return from spring break; ‘bargain’ remains unresolved – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170423/lawmakers-return-from-spring-break-bargain-remains-unresolved

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— 5 Benefits of Delaying Retirement – Christy Bieber  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the negatives of being forced to take early retirement.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/business/investment/markets-and-stocks/benefits-of-delaying-retirement/article_bedaa041-12f5-554d-afac-0a9fb6dd89f9.html

 

KBIA
— Illinois Democrats guard district-drawing privileges – JASON ROSENBAUM
http://kbia.org/post/trail-illinois-democrats-guard-district-drawing-privileges#stream/0

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— TOP 10 KANE COUNTY TAXPAYERS — WHO’S ON THIS YEAR’S LIST?
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/04/top-10-kane-county-taxpayers-whos-on-this-years-list/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Mautino investigation: Who is Joe? – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/who-is-joe/
— Mautino investigation: Who’s Harry? – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/whos-harry/
— Mautino investigation: Cashed Checks? Loan Payments? Fraudulent reporting? Do the Federal authorities know the truth? – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/cashed-checks-loan-payments-fraudulent-reporting-do-the-federal-authorities-know-the-truth/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— 10 Reasons to Reject the Equal Rights Amendment – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/10-reasons-reject-equal-rights-amendment/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MARCHING SCIENTISTS ARE “AN EMBARRASSMENT,” HEARTLAND INSTITUTE PHD SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/marching-scientists-are-an-embarrassment-heartland-institute-phd-says.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The business case for legalizing pot (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/24/the-business-case-for-legalizing-pot/

 

GOPUSA
— Jesse Jackson Consoled Shattered Democrats with ‘Healing Time’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23395

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump’s Opening Months Are A Mixed Bag When It Comes To Immigration – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/23/trumps-opening-months-are-a-mixed-bag-when-it-comes-to-immigration/
— Dick Durbin, Tom Perez To 28 Percent Of Dems Who Oppose Abortion: Get In Line Or Get Out – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” elected officials, party leaders, and major donors in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County and in Illinois who have for decades focused on destroying those like me who oppose abortion. Needless-to-say, the aforesaid have done tremendous damage to the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/23/dick-durbin-tom-perez-to-28-percent-of-dems-who-oppose-abortion-get-in-line-or-get-out/

 

THE BLAZE
— “LET ME BE CLEAR”: Sean Hannity’s stern response to sexual harassment allegation – Mike Opelka  (DIERSEN: My history of filing lawsuits discourages slander and libel by my critics/opponents. Because of that, they have their operatives and their dupes who have severe financial, health, and other problems slander and libel me.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/23/let-me-be-clear-sean-hannitys-stern-response-to-sexual-harassment-allegation/
(FROM THE ARTICE: My patience with this individual is over. I have retained a team of some of the finest and toughest lawyers in the country who are now in the process of laying out the legal course of action we will be taking against this individual. In this fiercely divided & vindictive political climate, I will no longer allow slander and lies about me to go unchallenged, as I see a coordinated effort afoot to now silence those with conservative views. I will fight every single lie about me by all legal means available to me as an American.”)
— New poll shows utterly demoralizing news for Democrats and Clinton supporters – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/23/new-poll-shows-utterly-demoralizing-news-for-democrats-and-clinton-supporters/

 

THE HILL
— The truth about crime, illegal immigrants and sanctuary cities – RON MARTINELLI
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/crime/329589-the-truth-about-crime-illegal-immigrants-and-sanctuary-cities

 

CNBC
— Facebook doesn’t want to be the ‘arbiter of the truth’, top exec Sheryl Sandberg says, amid fake news criticism – Arjun Kharpal
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/24/facebook-fake-news-sheryl-sanberg.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Machismo Is Entrenched, Focus Moves to the Trenches – PAULINA VILLEGAS  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about anti-Americans in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things those who do not glorify and praise and pander to Mexico and its citizens. They talk and act like they are paid agents for Mexican drug lords.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/world/americas/where-machismo-is-entrenched-focus-moves-to-the-trenches.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Machismo has long been widespread in Mexican society. Male entitlement — reflected in telenovelas, movies, work settings, families and romantic relationships — has been tolerated, even celebrated. But times are changing for the Mexican macho man, or “machista.” Soaring crime rates against women in recent years, and a strengthening women’s rights movement, have forced Mexicans to begin addressing machismo and the harm it does through sexism, misogyny and violence. The effort got a boost on International Women’s Day last month, when President Enrique Peña Nieto called on Mexico “to launch a frontal assault against all expressions of machismo.” He urged the eradication of “a deeply rooted machista culture,” one that “ultimately and truly generates violence against women.” While women’s rights advocates view the public acknowledgment of the problem — as well as some political and legislative gains for women — as a good start, they are skeptical about societal change. They say that can happen only by confronting the entrenched ideas fueling machismo.)
— Resilience of the Resistance – Charles M. Blow  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are confident that they will succeed in destroying not only Trump and his supporters, but that they will also succeed in destroying all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  That is a major reason why members of the aforesaid groups have purchased a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/opinion/resilience-of-the-resistance-donald-trump.html
— Alisyn Camerota Accuses Roger Ailes of Harassment at Fox News – LIAM STACK  (DIERSEN: I led a group that succeeded in forcing Comcast to start carrying Fox News Channel in Wheaton other western suburbs in 2002.  Fox News Channel employees in Chicago told me that Ailes was fully aware of my efforts and fully supported my efforts.  Of course, to this day, members of the following groups in Wheaton vehemently hate me for bringing Fox News Channel to Wheaton on cable: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/business/alisyn-camerota-accuses-roger-ailes-of-harassment-at-fox-news.html
— With Bill O’Reilly Out, Fox Rivals See a Chance to Move In – JOHN KOBLIN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/business/media/with-bill-oreilly-out-fox-rivals-see-a-chance-to-move-in.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE:  Advocate For Press Isn’t Fazed By Trump – Jim Rutenberg  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are confident that they will succeed in destroying not only Trump and his supporters, but that they will also succeed in destroying all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  That is a major reason why members of the aforesaid groups have purchased a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/business/media/floyd-abrams-sees-trumps-anti-media-tweets-as-double-edged-swords.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump and his aides take hard line on border wall, as threat of government shutdown looms – Sean Sullivan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/23/white-house-budget-director-takes-hard-line-on-border-wall-as-threat-of-government-shutdown-looms/
— Showdown looms as Trump demands funding for wall on U.S.-Mexico border – Kelsey Snell and Robert Costa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/showdown-looms-as-trump-demands-funding-for-wall-on-us-mexico-border/2017/04/23/5e0a2840-276a-11e7-b503-9d616bd5a305_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise Mexico and its citizens, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/by-trashing-mexico-trump-hurts-the-u-s-1492983840
— The Mental Mistakes We Make With Retirement Spending  The same mind-set that works so well when people are building their nest egg can damage their quality of life in retirement – Meir Statman  (DIERSEN: How old are you and how many years do you have left?  I am 68 and according to Social Security, I have only 17 years left.  How big is your retirement nest egg?  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my wife and I have a big retirement nest egg a) because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) because I have always been privileged, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because I have always been overpaid, e) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and f) because Civil Service Retirement System pensions are too generous.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mental-mistakes-we-make-with-retirement-spending-1492999921
— The Delicate Question of Sharing Medical Information With Adult Children – Lisa Ward  (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14 and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 years old and I was 21 years old.  Notwithstanding that, Firestone Stores hired me in 1970, Oldsmobile offered me a job in 1971, IRS hired me in 1971 and promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO hired me in 1980 and promoted me in 1986.  Of course, my father’s health problems were a major reason for employers to not hire me, to not retain me, to not promote me, and to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-delicate-question-of-sharing-medical-information-with-adult-children-1493003221
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When ‘Enough’ Doesn’t Have to Mean ‘More’  In retirement, I’ve learned to be happy with what I have. – Robbie Shell  (DIERSEN: I have a lot less money because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  I have not learned to be happy with that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-enough-doesnt-have-to-mean-more-1492999680
— Is There Really a Retirement-Savings Crisis?  Two experts look at the same data—and come to very different conclusions – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-there-really-a-retirement-savings-crisis-1492999861

 

USA TODAY
— ‘Fearless Girl’ artist shirks spotlight – Margie Fishman  (DIERSEN: The Fearless Girl promotes hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/04/21/fearless-girl-artist-shirks-spotlight/100746236/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Should the definition of infertility be more inclusive? – Mary Bowerman, Ashley May and Sean Rossman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, their operatives, and their dupes who viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, and for not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/04/22/same-sex-couples-covered-infertility-insurance/100644092/
— Adoption proves no less exhausting for couple who tried it all – Ashley May  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, their operatives, and their dupes who viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, and for not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/04/22/adoption-proves-no-less-exhausting-couple-who-tried-all/100469306/

 

KQED
— Meet the Republican John Cox Who Wants to Be California’s Next Governor – Scott Shafer
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/04/24/meet-the-republican-who-wants-to-be-californias-next-governor/

 

DAILY BEAST
— The Day Fox News Blacklisted Me  Seven years ago, a Fox News PR person wanted me to write a certain kind of piece. I didn’t—and funny coincidence, I didn’t appear on their air for a long time after. – Matt Lewis
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/24/no-i-wasn-t-sexually-harassed-but-fox-news-did-blacklist-me.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— Mexico will ‘eventually’ pay for the border wall ‘in some form’ Trump pledges – as he bashes Democrats for not wanting to pay for his campaign promise as government shutdown looms – NIKKI SCHWAB  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries oppose the border wall?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4437590/Mexico-eventually-pay-border-wall-Trump-says.html

April 22 Evening Edition

WASHINGTON TIMES
— March for (Political) Science: Earth Day rally doubles as latest anti-Trump protest – Valerie Richardson and Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/22/march-political-science-earth-day-rally-doubles-la/?

 

ABC7
— WEEKEND WATCH: STATE BUDGET CRISIS – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-state-budget-crisis/1900666/
— THOUSANDS RALLY AT CHICAGO’S ‘MARCH FOR SCIENCE’ – Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/science/thousands-rally-at-chicagos-march-for-science/1902949/

 

NBC5
— Thousands Join ‘March for Science’ in Chicago  Crowds grew so large that by 12 p.m., Chicago police requested that anyone planning to attend, but had not yet arrived, refrain from joining the event
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/march-for-science-chicago-420155254.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago’s ‘March For Science’ – Sandra Torres
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/22/chicagos-march-for-science/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Scientists leave labs, take to streets to defend research – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/250109763-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to hold 100th day rally on same night as White House Correspondents’ Dinner – David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-100th-day-white-house-correspondents-dinner-20170422-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s anti-science agenda gives us protesting scientists.” Clinton’s anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time agenda elected Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-march-for-science-huppke-20170421-story.html
— March for Science Chicago draws 40,000 people to ‘defend the basic facts of science’ – Marwa Eltagouri and William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-earth-day-march-to-defend-science-20170422-story.html
— City inspector general subpoenas tollway after sex-for-favors allegations surface about airport official – Ray Long and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aviation-tollway-subpoena-met-20170421-story.html
— Naperville residents join thousands in Chicago’s March for Science – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-march-for-science-naperville-chicago-st-0423-20170422-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While the march was supposed to be nonpartisan, many posters raised questions about policies promoted by President Donald Trump and his cabinet. Another target was U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, with one marcher calling on others to call the congressman Monday.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Advocates fan out in global show of support for science – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/advocates-fan-out-in-global-show-of-support-for-science/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rich Miller promotes pot in Illinois.  If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170422/ISSUE11/170429956/the-business-case-for-legalizing-marijuana-in-illinois
— The baffler in chief unsettles Illinois pols – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170422/ISSUE05/170429957/trump-unsettles-rauner-durbin-and-illinois-house-reps

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Next year’s governor’s race likely to be most expensive ever – Brian Robbins
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170422/next-years-governors-race-likely-to-be-most-expensive-ever

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage anti-Trump women to run for government offices.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170421/springfield-group-seeks-to-help-progressive-women-candidates

 

BREITBART
— Chicago Tribune Editor Says Facebook’s Anti-Fake News Algorithm is Killing Their Traffic – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/19/chicago-tribune-accuses-facebook-fake-news-killing-web-traffic/
— Donald Trump Hits New York Times For Botching Patriots Photos – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/20/donald-trump-hits-new-york-times-for-botching-patriots-photos/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Thousands Across The U.S. And The Globe March For Science In Defiance Of Donald Trump  An estimated 600 marches are taking place across the world.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/thousands-across-the-us-march-for-science-in-defiance-of-trump_us_58fb5a62e4b018a9ce5bb1e2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s Earth Day Statement Is Shameful.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-earth-day_us_58fb9b9ee4b06b9cb91759d6
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Happy Earth Day! Here Are All The Terrible Things Donald Trump Has Done So Far. Here are some of the major ways President Trump has changed climate and environmental policy in his first 100 days.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-100-days-environment-earth-day_us_58f87b68e4b0cb086d7e3175

 

CBS NEWS
— March for Science global rally takes aim at Trump, environmental cuts – JONATHAN LAPOOK
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/march-for-science-earth-day-2017-rallies-protesters-environment/
— Marching for science against Trump, GOP policies
http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/earth-day-march-for-science-anti-trump-gop-protests/

 

NBC NEWS
— March for Science Demonstrators Say They’re the Real Patriots – MAGGIE FOX
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/march-science-demonstrators-say-they-re-real-patriots-n749686

 

DALLAS NEWS
— This Day in Trump, Day 93: March for Science highlights Trump policies – Katie Leslie
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/04/22/day-trump-day-93-march-science-highlights-trump-policies-pence-amps-pressure-china

 

FORTUNE
— President Trump Defends Environmental Record on Earth Day – Jennifer Calfas
http://fortune.com/2017/04/22/donald-trump-science-earth-day/
— Trump Tells ‘Dreamers’ to Rest Easy, Targets Criminals – AP
http://fortune.com/2017/04/22/trump-immigration-dream-act/
— The Model Minority Myth – Ellen McGirt  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My demographics are terrible, just ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes.  I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.  I am conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older (68), non-poor, a gun owner, 100% German American, and a draft avoider.  My ancestors have been in America since 1844. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I am a retired federal employee. I am childless and pet-less. I have only owned American-nameplate vehicles.)
http://fortune.com/2017/04/17/the-model-minority-myth/

April 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “march for science.”
http://abc7chicago.com/science/thousands-expected-downtown-at-march-for-science/1902949/

 

NBC5
— The Latest Political Headlines – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/deep-dish-420120963.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— First lady Diana Rauner ready to take on critics – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-first-lady-diana-rauner-ready-to-take-on-critics/
— Message to Democrats in governor’s race: Listen to black community – Laura Washington  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/message-to-dems-in-governors-race-listen-to-black-community/
— Emanuel shoots down stripping aldermen of control over menu money – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-shoots-down-stripping-aldermen-of-control-over-menu-money/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lawyer to UC Berkeley: Let Ann Coulter speak next week or else – Tom Lochner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-tns-bc-cmp-berkeley-coulter-20170421-story.html
— Battle for Berkeley: Will Ann Coulter spark another clash? – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–battle-for-berkeley-20170421-story.html
— Inundated with gunshot victims, Chicago doctors and nurses face ‘compassion fatigue’ – Marwa Eltagouri
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-hospitals-compassion-fatigue-gun-violence-met-20170421-story.html
— ‘Fearless Girl’ sets off a storm of debate – Renae Merle  (DIERSEN: The ‘Fearless Girl’ statue promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-fearless-girl-statue-debate-20170421-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “march for science.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-science-march-met-20170421-story.html
— Listen more, talk less to understand Naperville student’s call for change – Editorial  (DIERSEN: How hard were you pushed to be successful when you were in high school?  Few thought that I was “college material” because neither of my parents had attended college, my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action was only for those whose parents did not have a college degree?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-editorial-petition-naperville-st-0423-20170421-story.html
— U46 school board race expensive, Q1 reports show – Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-area-campaign-reports-st-0423-20170421-story.html
— American Dental Association to pay $1.95 million in discrimination case – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-american-dental-discrimination-0422-biz-20170421-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Drain the swamp’ more a Trump slogan than a practice so far – AP  (DIERSEN: One could say that during the 1980s and 1990s, Charles Bowsher drained the GAO swamp.  He had great success in getting rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170422/news/304229986/
— Keep churches out of politics – Karen Wagner, Rolling Meadows  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches act like they are arms of the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.  Ever-increasingly, churches act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  My critics/opponents in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn talk and act like they run the churches in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170422/keep-churches-out-of-politics

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Will Illinois be the first junk-bond state? – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170421/NEWS01/170429969/will-illinois-be-the-first-junk-bond-state

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Bruce Rauner answers questions about his stance on abortion during an appearance in Chicago on Friday, April 21, 2017. State of Illinois video.
http://www.sj-r.com/article/20170421/VIDEO/304219981
— Hearing probes Illinois auditor general’s campaign spending – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170421/hearing-probes-illinois-auditor-generals-campaign-spending

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ISU retains credit rating; 6 other Ill. schools downgraded – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/isu-retains-credit-rating-other-ill-schools-downgraded/article_3ff07c63-2cb1-5c1f-96e1-8ef6d7aa3754.html

 

WSIL TV
— Voters hear Pritzker’s plan to improve Illinois – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35215646/voters-hear-pritzkers-plan-to-improve-illinois

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Sanctuary mayors fire back at Trump administration over immigration  Federal officials threaten to withhold funding – JAY CROFT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/sanctuary-mayors-fire-back-at-trump-administration-over-immigration/696951106
— Manchin: Trump has the ‘fortitude’ to push background checks for gun purchases  Gun purchase easier under Trump? – ASHLEY KILLOUGH
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/manchin-trump-has-the-fortitude-to-push-background-checks-for-gun-purchases/697104322

 

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN NEWS
— Oberweis’ bill imperils public’s right to know  Legislation to allow the dissemination of public notices only on the Internet in Illinois is a radical departure from the proven public notice system that all other states use. As a result, the public’s right to know would suffer. The bill should be defeated. – Editorial
http://www.bcrnews.com/2017/04/20/oberweis-bill-imperils-publics-right-to-know/ajnuojh/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— To Explain Change On Abortion, Rauner Cites Economic Agenda – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/explain-change-abortion-rauner-cites-economic-agenda#stream/0
— Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Biss Criticizes State Flat Tax And Speaker Madigan’s Tenure
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-criticizes-state-flat-tax-and-speaker-madigans-tenure#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Convicted of Felony, Indicted by Grand Jury for Felony Vote Buying, Elected Mayor of Alorton, IL. – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/convicted-of-felony-indicted-by-grand-jury-for-felony-vote-buying-elected-mayor-of-alorton-il/
— NIU slammed by State Auditor for FOIA and Records Retention Noncompliance – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/niu-slammed-by-state-auditor-for-foia-and-records-retention-noncompliance/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS IS LOSING ITS CORE INCOME TAX BASE  High-income earners provide the majority of Illinois’ income tax revenue, and IRS data show that Illinois is losing these taxpayers to out-migration. – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-is-losing-its-core-income-tax-base/
— WHAT ILLINOISANS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THEIR TAXES – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/what-illinoisans-should-know-about-their-taxes/
— ILLINOIS LOSES NEARLY 9,000 JOBS ON NET IN MARCH; UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-loses-nearly-9000-jobs-on-net-in-march-unemployment-rate-drops/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ivanka Trump’s LGBT activism contradicts her Jewish faith – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ivanka-trumps-lgbt-activism-contradicts-her-jewish-faith

 

BREITBART
— Berkeley Mayor Is Member of Antifa Facebook Group that Organized Riots – TOM CICCOTTA
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/21/berkeley-mayor-is-member-of-antifa-facebook-group-that-organized-riots/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump is warned that he can’t just do what he wants – Jack Hellner
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/04/trump_is_warned_that_he_cant_just_do_what_he_wants.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Professional Class Strikes Back  Jon Ossoff, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and the future of American politics – MATTHEW CONTINETTI
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/446954/donald-trump-bernie-sanders-future-american-politics
— How Tuition-Free College Education Hurts Young People – JULIAN ADORNEY
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/446924/bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-tuition-free-college-proposal-hurts-students

 

CNN
— What sanctuary cities stand to lose if feds have their way – Ray Sanchez
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/politics/sanctuary-cities-federal-funding/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Power of Day Care  Government spending is linked to an economic boon to families that can last decades – Claire Cain Miller  (DIERSEN: When you were young, what earning potential did your mother have? My outstanding mother had very little earning potential.  She was raised on a farm in Grant Park and she never attended high school.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/upshot/how-child-care-enriches-mothers-and-especially-the-sons-they-raise.html

 

LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— California GOP head demands governor act on UC, Coulter situation – Beau Yarbrough
http://www.dailynews.com/government-and-politics/20170421/california-gop-head-demands-governor-act-on-uc-coulter-situation

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Retirees Show Success in Replacing Pre-Retirement Income – Anne Tergesen  (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, my pre-retirement income was $122,991. My post-retirement is a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension and $2,028 Social Security, or only 43% of my pre-retirement income. My hate-filled critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, and they have made it very clear that they would viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might hire me to do anything.  Should I write a book about my hate-filled critics/opponents and why they hate me?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirees-show-success-in-replacing-pre-retirement-income-1492606801
— Republicans, Learn the Limits of Loyalty  Make clear you want to work with Trump on policy but don’t defend his bad behavior. – Peggy Noonan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-learn-the-limits-of-loyalty-1492727591
— Those ‘Snowflakes’ Have Chilling Effects Even Beyond the Campus  Academic intolerance is the product of ideological aggression, not a psychological disorder. – Heather Mac Donald
https://www.wsj.com/articles/those-snowflakes-have-chilling-effects-even-beyond-the-campus-1492800913

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Bill to ‘Audit the Fed’ Would Cost $6 Million – Charles S. Clark  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 of those years at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. For almost 9 of those 18 years, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators including the Fed.)
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/04/house-bill-audit-fed-would-cost-6-million/137222/

 

DAILY STAR
— DISGUSTING: Get stoned with Kim K: star’s drug goods ‘encourage’ fans to smoke weed  REALITY star Kim Kardashian is “encouraging” fans to take drugs with her cannabis-themed goods, critics claim. – Kate Nelson
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/607730/Kim-Kardashian-cannabis-drugs-goods-encourages-fans

April 21 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Please join me in encouraging the 18 members of the DuPage County Board to pass a resolution ASAP in opposition to legalizing pot for recreational use in Illinois, SB 316 and HB 2353, and especially the 12 members of its Judicial & Public Safety Committee: Grant Eckhoff, Chair, Robert L. Larsen, Vice Chair, John Curran, Peter DiCianni, Amy L. Grant, Gary Grasso, James D. Healy, Tonia Khouri, Sean T. Noonan, Donald E. Puchalski, Sam Tornatore, and James F. Zay.  The next meeting of that committee is at 8:15 AM, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. I have asked that recommending passing a resolution in opposition to SB 316 and HB 2353 be put on the agenda for that meeting, that DuPage County States Attorney Robert Berlin speak at that meeting in favor of the resolution, and that the committee would vote at that meeting to recommend that the full board pass the resolution. Berlin has filed a witness slip with the State of Illinois in opposition to SB 316 and HB 2353 along with Anita Bedell, Peter Bensinger, Judy Kramer, Ralph Rivera, Kathleen Valente, Thomas Weitzel, myself, and others. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel’s latest campaign report adds $20,000 to his legal spending tally – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-legal-costs-story.html
— A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, no U.S. attorneys in place at Justice Department – Sari Horwitz  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO (SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/), the federal district court judge, the federal appellate court justices, the U.S. Attorney who represented GAO, and the U.S. Senator who appointed both the district court judge and the U.S. Attorney who represented GAO all made it extremely clear that they favor patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-sessions-us-attorneys-justice-department-20170418-story.html
— The case for importing skilled foreign workers: Trump’s Kenosha doctrine is good for America – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the “American education system” and those Democrats focus on churning out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-visa-worker-program-trump-edit-0421-md-20170420-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: These visas are intended for use by employers when they can’t find a qualified U.S. worker to hire. Ideally, the American education system would churn out enough qualified graduates in the science/technology/engineering/math realm to fill every possible job slot. Why that’s not the case is a conversation for another day. But even if it were so, there’s reason to give employers opportunities to hire a certain number of exceptional foreigners who bring unique abilities to the table.)
— Cheers, jeers for Rep. Hultgren at forum: ‘I think he heard from us tonight’ – Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-hultgren-forum-st-0420-20170419-story.html
— Naperville loses out to Deerfield as site of new Caterpillar HQ – Erin Hegarty  (DIERSEN: How strongly did the anti-Trumps in Naperville discourage Caterpillar from moving there?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-caterpillar-deerfield-not-naperville-st-0421-20170419-story.html
— Member of Decatur Seven elected to school board that once expelled him – Ted Gregory  (DIERSEN: What did you do with your free time when you were in high school?  I did yard work, delivered newspapers, and washed dishes.  I used the money that I earned/saved doing yard work and delivering newspapers to buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964.  I used the money that I earned/saved washing dishes to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-decatur-seven-school-board-member-met-20170421-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Courtney Carson threw a punch at a high school football game on a Friday night almost two decades ago and catapulted himself from profane, drug-dealing gangbanger to national symbol of racial intolerance. The punch sparked a 17-second melee that rolled through the crowd watching the game between rivals Eisenhower and MacArthur high schools. After untangling the mess, Decatur school board members, riding the popularity of zero tolerance, expelled Carson and five other instigators — all African-American teenagers — for two years. A seventh student was allowed to withdraw rather than face expulsion.)
— Lawsuit: Naperville cops allowed woman to touch, kiss boy in squad car – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-police-lawsuit-st-0421-20170420-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use O’Reilly to promote hatred of men, and especially of men who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-bill-oreilly-mary-schmich-20170420-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chance the Rapper among Time’s ‘most influential people’  (DIERSEN: Who are the most influential people in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, that is, who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who/what do the aforesaid use the influence and clout to promote and to destroy?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chance-the-rapper-among-times-most-influential-people/

 

ABC7
— WYOMING, MN POLICE SET UP (humorous) ‘TRAP’ AIMED AT POT SMOKERS ON 4/20
http://abc7chicago.com/news/police-set-up-trap-aimed-at-pot-smokers-on-4-20-/1896746/

 

DNA INFO
— Joe Walsh GOP Club Fundraiser Sparks Protest Plan By Democrats, Others – Alex Nitkin
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170420/gladstone-park/northwest-side-gop-club-joe-walsh-39th-ward-democrats-robert-murphy

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers hint/imply/argue/shout that virtually everyone in America is a stoner or wants to be a stoner.  If you want to destroy an individual, you encourage that individual to be a stoner.  If you want to destroy an organization, you encourage the members of that organization to be stoners. If you want to destroy a company, you encourage the employees of that company to be stoners. If you want to destroy a government, you encourage the officials and employees of that government to be stoners. If you want to destroy a county, you encourage the officials and citizens of that country to be stoners.  If you want to destroy a race, you encourage the members of that race to be stoners.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/a-new-high-poll-finds-record-support-for-pot-legalization/695487858

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— What Illinois needs is accountability, not apologists – Andy Manar
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170420/manar-what-illinois-needs-is-accountability-not-apologists

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use town halls to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans. Anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170420/editorial-tone-aside-more-town-halls-please

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— State: Mautino pleads the 5th in campaign finance case – Greg Bishop
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/04/20/state-mautino-pleads-the-5th-in-campaign-finance-case/

 

TIMES
— Mautino lawyer points finger at rivals – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/mautino-lawyer-points-finger-at-rivals/article_7d817b23-7426-54af-8732-081d164d55a4.html

 

WSIU
— As Illinois budget crisis continues, people with addictions find tougher road to treatment – DURRIE BOUSCAREN (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments work the hardest to promote addictions in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  If you promote booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices, you promote addictions.)
http://news.wsiu.org/post/illinois-budget-crisis-continues-people-addictions-find-tougher-road-treatment#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Illinois Representative Will Guzzardi pushes for $15 per hour minimum wage – Brandon Merano  (DIERSEN: When you first earned $15/hour in today’s dollars, what job requirements did you have to meet?  For me, they included a) being 18 years old and passing an employment test, b) having a high school diploma, c) having a driver’s license, d) passing a background check, e) passing a truck driving test, f) passing a physical examination, g) being available to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and full-time during the summers, h) owning a vehicle to make deliveries from, i) having a good driving record, j) etc.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35206048/il-representative-pushes-for-15-per-hour-minimum-wage

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Harlan Johnson promotes hatred of everyone who does not agree with him.
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170420/my-view-earth-day-and-e-cars

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Rauner targets hate crime – Alex Camp  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18574-rauner-targets-hate-crime.html

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— $1.286 BILLION TO BE COLLECTED IN KANE COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES THIS YEAR
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/04/1-286-billion-to-be-collected-in-kane-county-property-taxes-this-year/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MAUTINO PLEADS THE FIFTH IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE CASE – Greg Bishop
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/mautino-pleads-the-fifth-in-campaign-finance-case/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REPS. WEHRLI AND IVES CALL FOR AUDITOR GENERAL TO BE OUSTED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/reps-wehrli-and-ives-auditor-general-mautino-must-promptly-be-removed-from-office.html
— THORNER: IS TUCKER UP TO KEEPING O’REILLY’S #1 CABLE NEWS RATING?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/thorner-is-tucker-up-to-keeping-oreillys-1-cable-news-rating.html
— SKILLICORN SOUNDS ALARM ABOUT STATE’S LATE ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS TO AREA SCHOOLS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/skillicorn-says-balanced-budget-needed-to-provide-education-certainty.html
— BATINICK: DEMOCRAT SPENDING PLAN IS GUARANTEED UNCERTAINTY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/batinick-democrat-spending-plan-is-guaranteed-uncertainity.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner then and now on abortion  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you get elected to or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/20/rauner-then-and-now-on-abortion/
— Rauner says HB 40 is “divisive” and “we need to focus” on fixing other problems
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/21/rauner-says-hb-40-is-divisive-and-we-need-to-focus-on-fixing-other-problems/

 

GOPUSA
— Hypocrisy in the Anti-O’Reilly Army – Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23333
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fox News took Bill O’Reilly off the air after a heavy campaign to fire him led by CNN’s media unit and The New York Times. If all the charges of sexual harassment are true, his case is indefensible. That said, it’s time for his media critics to stand down. They are guilty of rank hypocrisy. These same media outlets despised the idea that Donald Trump would drag Bill Clinton’s sexual harassment lawsuits into the presidential campaign. On Jan. 8, 2016, the Times editorial staff sneered: “It is also a tired subject that few Americans want to hear more about. If Mr. Trump has not read enough, he can curl up with a copy of the Starr report.”  Bizarrely, the editorial noted that Hillary Clinton had told a New Hampshire town hall questioner a month earlier that Juanita Broaddrick’s tale of rape was not to be believed. Yet it was Trump who was denounced as sexist and beyond the pale. The Times said: “His aim is to dredge up an ancient scandal and tar Mrs. Clinton with it in a clearly sexist fashion. There should be no place for that kind of politics in this country.” That is, unless it’s the top draw at Fox News, in which case it’s suddenly America’s greatest concern. On April 2, 2017, the Times published a 3,148-word front-page article lamenting “O’Reilly Thrives as Settlements Add Up.” Reporters Emily Steel and Michael Schmidt declared that their investigation found five women who received payouts from either O’Reilly or Fox “in exchange for agreeing to not pursue litigation or speak about their accusations against him. The agreements totaled about $13 million.” As they noted, the lion’s share of that total came in a $9 million settlement from 2004. That was 13 years ago, but it didn’t qualify as a “tired subject” or some “ancient scandal.” CNN relentlessly pushed for O’Reilly’s dismissal, calling up advertisers and pressuring them to take commercials off their competition. Bashing O’Reilly dominated their Sunday show “Reliable Sources” for weeks and their “news” programming after their victory. But two days after the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke in 1998, CNN aired a town hall meeting titled “Investigating the President: Media Madness?” Host Jeff Greenfield insisted that millions of Americans were “asking the press one question fraught with significance: What the hell are you people doing trying to find out what kind of sex the President of the United States might or might not be having?” Back then, it was “media madness” to investigate whether then-President Bill Clinton might be assaulting women in the workplace — the Oval Office. There was zero concern about a “culture of abuse” inside the White House. For good measure, CNN moved on to specials attacking special prosecutor Ken Starr for prudishly investigating where CNN and the rest of the press never wanted to go. It’s not only CNN and the Times that are displaying a different moral standard. Does no one find it just a wee bit ironic that disgraced Brian Williams is still doing a weeknight show on MSNBC, where he can lecture that O’Reilly was dispatched by “the power of the female consumer”? Women deserve a workplace where men don’t harass them for sex. But that’s what these sanctimonious liberal journalists care about. It just doesn’t matter how brutal the alleged rape of Juanita Broaddrick was. What matters is that Bill O’Reilly had to go. Bill Clinton is laughing.)
— Facebook Gives Staff Green Light to Protest Trump on International Worker’s Day  (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook staff are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?  The percent must be extremely high.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23206
— Is Democracy in a Death Spiral? – Patrick J. Buchanan  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors USE DEMOCRACY TO GET RID OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS, AND COUNTRIES THAT ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  That is why those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time have bought a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23320

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ann Coulter rejects Berkeley reschedule offer  Reiterates that she will speak as planned – Victor Morton
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/20/ann-coulter-rejects-berkeley-reschedule-offer/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TREASOINOUS: Manual For Sanctuary City Advocates Lays Out How To Undermine Immigration Crackdown – Richard Pollock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/20/manual-for-sanctuary-city-advocates-lays-out-how-to-undermine-immigration-crackdown/

 

THE BLAZE
— College professor: Black people are ‘screwed’ because ‘white people are in charge’ – Jon Street  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/20/college-professor-black-people-are-screwed-because-white-people-are-in-charge/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Blaze promotes pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
https://pro.agorafinancial.com/p/TEK_secretpot2_0217/LTEKT448/
— AG Jeff Sessions criticized for deriding the entire state of Hawaii over judge ruling – Carlos Garcia  (DIERSEN: At what point do voters become responsible for the actions/inactions of those who they elect?  At what point does everyone in a political jurisdiction become responsible for the actions/inactions of those elected to lead that political jurisdiction?  Virtually everyone holds all those of German national origin responsible for WWI, WWII, and the Holocaust.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/20/ag-jeff-sessions-criticized-for-deriding-the-entire-state-of-hawaii-over-judge-ruling/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Elizabeth Warren promotes hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://ijr.com/2017/04/852879-elizabeth-warren-trump-turned-voters-anger-toward-people-not-color/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— LOIS LERNER SHOULD BE IN JAIL – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: One could argue that my Democrat superiors in the federal government should be in jail, but they would say that they only carried out orders from Democrat politicians. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/04/20/lois-lerner-should-be-in-jail/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: From Feb. 2010 until May 2012 the IRS showed Americans exactly what the weaponization of executive agencies looks like when the Obama administration directly targeted the tea party and other conservative 501(c)(4) groups for political reasons. Now over three years later, justice still has not been served. Luckily, Congressman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) and Kevin Brady (R-Texas) are seeking closure for the American people to eliminate the corruption Obama left in our country. In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions this month, Roskam and Brady explain, “On April 9, 2014, the House Committee on Ways and Means voted to send a letter to the Department of Justice referring former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner for criminal prosecution… Despite this fact, and for what many believe were purely partisan reasons, the prior administration refused to review Ms. Lerner’s misconduct.” The congressmen are calling for an investigation once again to finally hold the IRS accountable for their actions.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Fox News dumped O’Reilly because major advertisers dumped O’Reilly.  Ever-increasingly, major advertisers make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/business/media/fears-of-revolt-by-consumers-felled-bill-oreilly.html
— Berkeley Reschedules Coulter, but She Vows to Speak on Original Date – THOMAS FULLER and STEPHANIE SAUL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/us/berkeley-reversing-decision-says-ann-coulter-can-speak-after-all.html
— Ann Coulter Rejects Berkeley’s Bid to Reschedule Speech – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/04/21/us/21reuters-california-coulter.html
— UC Berkeley Flip-Flops on Ann Coulter, Proposes May Date – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/04/21/us/ap-us-berkeley-ann-coulter.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are furious that Fox News did not get rid of O’Reilly sooner.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that they a) failed to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship sooner than they did in 2012, b) failed to end my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership sooner than they did in 2011, c) failed to end my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service sooner than they did in 2010 and 2004, d) failed to end my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership sooner than they did in 2007, and e) failed to end my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest board membership sooner than they did in 2004. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that my Democrat GAO superiors a) failed to force me to retire sooner than they did in 1997, b) failed to stop me from getting promoted to GS-13 in 1986, c) failed to keep me off audits of IRS for 3 years 1986-1988, and d) failed to force me to suffer a bigger pay cut than I did ($18,847 in today’s dollars) to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that my Democrat IRS superiors a) failed to stop me from getting promoted to GS-12 in 1974, to GS-11 in 1973, and to GS-9 in 1972 and b) failed to stop me from getting hired in 1971. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that my Democrat Post Office superiors a) failed to force me to resign sooner than they did in 1969 and b) failed to stop me from getting hired in 1966.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/business/media/bill-oreilly-harassment-women.html
— I.R.S. Enlists Debt Collectors to Recover Overdue Taxes – JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and STACY COWLEY  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/business/dealbook/taxes-debt-collection-internal-revenue-service.html
— Bill O’Reilly Payout Could Be as High as $25 Million – EMILY STEEL and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/business/media/bill-oreilly-payout.html
— A Bronx Church’s O’Reilly Factor – JIM DWYER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/nyregion/a-bronx-churchs-oreilly-factor.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Farmers, Who Once Fed the World, Are Overtaken by New Powers – Jesse Newman and Jacob Bunge
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-farmers-who-once-fed-the-world-overtaken-by-new-world-powers-1492700574

 

USA TODAY
— Tesla’s Autopilot self-driving system slammed in lawsuit – Chris Woodyard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/04/19/teslas-autopilot-self-driving-system-slammed-lawsuit/100670104/

 

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Penalties are high for Texas employers that can’t document immigrant workforce – David Hendricks
http://www.expressnews.com/business/article/Penalties-are-high-for-Texas-employers-that-11088058.php

 

KPCC
— Republican venture capitalist John Cox talks about joining the race for California Governor
https://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2017/04/20/56296/republican-venture-capitalist-john-cox-talks-about/

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-04-21/trump-s-buy-american-hire-american-edict-is-a-mistake

 

PBS
— How politically polarized media is driving our alternative realities
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politically-polarized-media-driving-alternative-realities/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These days, where Americans get their news is as different as how they vote. Researchers have found that the proliferation of news sources on cable TV and the internet has upended the relationship between news outlets and their audiences. John Yang takes us to Arizona to examine how people pic their news sources and the impact that has on how they perceive the world around them.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Say The Federal Government Should ‘Buy, Hire American’ Even If It Costs More
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/april_2017/most_say_feds_should_buy_hire_american_even_if_it_costs_more

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 838 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $299,900
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448306_zpid/
— FOR SALE: 820 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $869,000
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448303_zpid/

April 18 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The only legitimate reason to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is to get information a) to help defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and b) to help elect and reelect Republican candidates. If you promote pot, you should not claim to be religious, conservative, or Republican. If you promote pot, feel free to unsubscribe to this email. If you are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, please join Anita Bedell, Robert Berlin, Ralph Rivera, Kathleen Valente, me, and others and file a opposition witness slip to the hearing at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in room C-600, 6th Floor, Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 North LaSalle Street, Chicago. Instructions for filing a witness slip are at: https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/lawmakers-want-put-pot-shops-neighborhood/  If at all possible, please attend the hearing.  I will be there. Further, please join me in encouraging the 18 members of the DuPage County Board to pass a resolution ASAP in opposition to legalizing pot for recreational use in Illinois, SB 316 and HB 2353, and especially the 12 members of its Judicial & Public Safety Committee: Grant Eckhoff, Chair, Robert L. Larsen, Vice Chair, John Curran, Peter DiCianni, Amy L. Grant, Gary Grasso, James D. Healy, Tonia Khouri, Sean T. Noonan, Donald E. Puchalski, Sam Tornatore, and James F. Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CBS2
— Trump Signs ‘Buy American, Hire American’ Order In Wisconsin – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/18/trump-signs-buy-american-hire-american-order-in-wisconsin/

 

NBC5
— Trump Discusses Manufacturing, Signs Executive Order in Wisconsin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-to-Travel-to-Wisconsin-Tuesday-419621073.html
— California Secession Bid Dies With Leader Moving to Russia  Louis Marinelli’s ties to Russia “prevented Yes California from getting any serious money,” a board member of another group said – Don Thompson
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Calexit-Backers-Withdraw-2018-California-Independence-Bid-419654134.html

 

ABC7
— TRUMP SIGNS IMMIGRATION LABOR ORDER DURING WISCONSIN VISIT – Jessica D’Onofrio and Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-signs-immigration-labor-order-during-wisconsin-visit/1887211/
— RAUNERS MOVE OUT OF ILL. EXECUTIVE MANSION DURING RENOVATIONS – Judy Hsu
http://abc7chicago.com/home/rauners-move-out-of-ill-executive-mansion-during-renovations/1889272/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ethics chief blasts aldermen for pushing ‘unhealthy secrecy’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ethics-chief-blasts-aldermen-for-pushing-unhealthy-secrecy/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Socialists promote socialists.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/for-illinois-a-better-way-than-paying-more-for-less/
— Trump targets visa program for highly skilled workers – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-targets-visas-program-for-highly-skilled-workers/
— Mike Madigan shells out big money for Cubs tickets – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-mike-madigan-shells-out-big-money-for-cubs-tickets/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Challenger concedes to Bolingbrook incumbent mayor Roger Claar in race where Trump was issue – Alicia Fabbre
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/will-county/news/ct-bolingbrook-vote-count-0419-20170418-story.html
— Trump returns to ‘America first’ message in Kenosha speech – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-kenosha-visit-met-0419-20170418-story.html
— While Rauner picks at workers’ comp, 2 grand bargains fade – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-workers-comp-grand-bargain-budget-perspec-0419-md-20170418-column.html
— Obama legacy means increased early childhood options in south suburbs — for now – Ted Slowik  (DIERSEN: What early childhood options did your parents have?  Because my father earned enough money during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s that my mother could stay home and raise my brother and I and send us to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.  We lived in Crete.  Neither of my outstanding parents attended college.  My mother never attended high school.  My father worked in the office of a chemical factory and almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills.  When he died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 years old, he was earning about $40,000/year in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-early-childhood-st-0419-20170418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Trump to blame for violence at his rallies?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-rally-violence-lawsuit-bamberger-page-perspec-0419-md-20170418-story.html
— Moody’s downgrades NEIU, warns of credit declines for 6 schools – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-universities-credit-rating-20170418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Fearless Girl statute promotes hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-fearless-girl-statue-bull-new-york-edit-0419-md-20170418-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 5 things to know about Illinois abortion bill HB40 – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170418/NEWS03/170419866/5-things-to-know-about-illinois-abortion-bill-hb40

 

DAILY HERALD
— Narrow margin stands as voters approve District 41 construction plan – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170418/narrow-margin-stands-as-voters-approve-district-41-construction-plan

 

DNA INFO
— Meet Conservative Firebrand Joe Walsh At A GOP Club Fundraiser Friday – Alex Nitkin
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170418/jefferson-park/joe-walsh-northwest-side-gop-club-fundraiser-chicago-republicans

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Executive Mansion restoration campaign nears $15M goal – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170418/executive-mansion-restoration-campaign-nears-15m-goal

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Shimkus, Davis both sitting on hefty war chests for 2018 – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-04-18/shimkus-davis-both-sitting-hefty-war-chests-2018.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Davis declines Illinois Wesleyan town hall invitation – LENORE SOBOTA
http://herald-review.com/news/local/education/davis-declines-illinois-wesleyan-town-hall-invitation/article_900d8ccb-6498-5051-a046-0dbd05201f0e.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump shatters fundraising record with $107 million for inauguration  Money paid for 20 events during extravaganza – THEODORE SCHLEIFER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-shatters-fundraising-record-with-107-million-for-inauguration/693897202
— The president always gets audited (and the veep too)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/the-president-always-gets-audited-and-the-veep-too/693441004

 

ALTON TRELEGRAPH
— Trump breaks another promise – John J. Dunphy
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/100457/dunphy-trump-breaks-another-promise

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in polarizing the Ivanka Trump brand
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35172636/retailers-try-to-grapple-with-polarizing-ivanka-trump-brand

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-issues-lgbt-time-trump-1

 

BOLINGBROOK PATCH
— After Trump-Focused Bolingbrook Election, Challenger Concedes to Roger Claar  Will County Board member Jackie Traynere admitted defeat on Tuesday. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/after-trump-focused-bolingbrook-election-challenger-concedes-claar

 

WUWM
— Hundreds Protest, Support Trump Outside Kenosha Appearance – MARTI MIKKELSON
http://wuwm.com/post/hundreds-protest-support-trump-outside-kenosha-appearance#stream/0

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Trump on the right track with this executive order – Editorial
http://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/editorials/2017/04/18/editorial-trump-right-track-executive-order/100610120/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Students at Northeastern pay the price for Illinois’s budget failures  The state university is the latest victim of the two-year budget stalemate. – Ben Joravsky
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/northeastern-university-illinois-budget-impasse-rauner/Content?oid=26245287

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— LIVE VIDEO: Legalization of Marijuana Hearing at noon, Wednesday, April 19
http://www.ilga.gov/houseaudvid.asp#

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TAX DAY 2017: WHERE DOES ILLINOIS’ $38.1 BILLION IN TAX REVENUE COME FROM? – Craig Lesner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/tax-day-2017-where-does-illinois-38-1-billion-in-tax-revenue-come-from/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Cultural Marxism Explained in 7 Minutes – Josephy T. Salerno
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/cultural-marxism-explained-7-minutes/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner and his wife give big to Planned Parenthood as Rauner threatens abortion bill veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/18/rauner-and-his-wife-give-big-to-planned-parenthood-as-rauner-threatens-abortion-bill-veto/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Border wall could stretch 1,827 miles, cost nearly $70 billion: Democrats – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/18/border-wall-could-stretch-1827-miles-dems/

 

FOX NEWS
— Where your taxes will go in 2017 – Brian Riedl  (DIERSEN. Since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed that I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension, currently, $50,856/year.  For 2017, they will stress that 3.6% of what the federal government will spend will be for federal pensions.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/04/18/where-your-taxes-will-go-in-2017.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Washington will spend this year’s $31,154 per household as follows: . . . Federal employee retirement benefits: $1,120.)

 

GOPUSA
— How the Media Try to Lay Waste to the Trump Administration
http://www.gopusa.com/how-the-media-try-to-lay-waste-to-the-trump-administration/
— NY Times Gives Platform to Imprisoned Killer to Attack Israel, Conceals Background
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23202

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Fallacy of ‘Openness and Tolerance’ – Paul Pauker
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/04/the_fallacy_of_openness_and_tolerance.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Napolitano: ‘It Shouldn’t Be Newsworthy’ That Gov. Is Enforcing Immigration Laws – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/18/napolitano-it-shouldnt-be-newsworthy-that-gov-is-enforcing-immigration-laws-video/
— Donald Trump’s Latest Executive Order Aims To Make Companies ‘Hire American’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would agree that the jobs that I held 1962-1997 were so bad that neither they nor any citizen of a foreign country would take them.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/17/donald-trumps-latest-executive-order-aims-to-make-companies-hire-american/
— American Totalitarianism Wears A Black Mask – Moses Apostaticus
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/18/american-totalitarianism-wears-a-black-mask/

 

BREITBART
— Tax Day Justice: DOJ Investigation of Lois Lerner Called for by Ways and Means Chairman – BOB PRICE
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/04/18/tax-day-justice-doj-investigation-lois-lerner-called-ways-means-chairman/
— Washington Post: Trump Voters ‘Motivated by Racism’ in November Elections – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supports more strongly than Hitler demonized, denigrated, and condemned the Jews.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/18/washpo-accuses-trump-voters-of-racism-in-november-elections/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— A fragile hope in Ford Heights – Salena Zito
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/a-fragile-hope-in-ford-heights/article/2620167

 

ABC NEWS
— President Trump signs executive order targeting foreign work visas – KATHERINE FAULDERS and ADAM KELSEY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would agree that the jobs that I held 1962-1997 were so bad that neither they nor any citizen of a foreign country would take them.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-sign-executive-order-targeting-foreign-work/story?id=46852992

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Suburban Chicago Trump Backer Beats Challenger by 151 Vote  Bolingbrook mayor Roger Claar whose support for Donald Trump ignited a tougher-than-expected re-election campaign has narrowly defeated his Democratic challenger. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-04-18/suburban-chicago-trump-backer-beats-challenger-by-151-votes

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois’s Seven Universities Face Downgrades Over Budget Morass – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-18/illinois-s-seven-universities-face-downgrades-over-budget-morass

 

FED SMITH
— Tax Freedom Day is April 23rd – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/18/tax-freedom-day-april-23rd/

 

THE GUARDIAN
— Donald Trump to overhaul H-1B visa program that admits foreign workers  Temporary worker visa that brings tens of thousands to US annually will be revamped to address alleged abuses, as Trump plays to American working-class – David Smith  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would agree that the jobs that I held 1962-1997 were so bad that neither they nor any citizen of a foreign country would take them.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/17/donald-trump-temporary-worker-h1b-visa-executive-order

April 18 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Lawmakers Want to Put POT SHOPS in Your Neighborhood – Kathy Valente  (DIERSEN: Please join me in filing an opposition witness slip and in attending the hearing at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in room C-600, 6th Floor Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 North LaSalle Street, Chicago. Please phone me at 630-653-0462 if you have any questions.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/lawmakers-want-put-pot-shops-neighborhood/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago) and Illinois State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) believe that legalizing marijuana for recreational use will be good for Illinois so they have introduced SB 316 and HB 2353 and, as part of the public relations push, formed the Coalition for a Safer Illinois. Yes, Safer. It’s hard to imagine how adding more drugged drivers on the roads and putting more drugs into the hands of our children could possibly make Illinois safer. The bills before the General Assembly would legalize the possession of up to 28 grams of marijuana and allow facilities to sell marijuana products for adults over 21 and tax and regulate those sales “in a manner similar to alcohol.” “Safer?”  Hardly.  We just have to look to the examples of Colorado and Washington State to see the consequences.  Both states legalized marijuana for recreational use in 2013 and 2012 respectively. Colorado now has more pot shops than Starbucks and McDonald’s combined. . .You, too, can help! Call your state representative today and urge him/her to oppose any attempts to legalize or decriminalize marijuana. CLICK HERE. Your rep will be listed as the last entry on the page, once you fill in your zip code and address. Simply click on his/her name. You may also want to fill out an opposition slip to this bill. The proponents are. A hearing is being held (AT NOON) on Wednesday, April 19th, 2017. It’s easy if you follow these steps.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote the Democrat Party’s position on illegals.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-daca-chicago-trump-met-20170415-story.html
— Trump visits Kenosha today to tout manufacturing message – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-kenosha-visit-morning-spin-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Those who skirt ‘fair share’ annoy tax filers most – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: Should everyone be required to disclose, or better yet, should IRS be required to disclose, how much federal income tax, adjusted for inflation, that each and every person, organization, and company paid during the last a) year, b) 5 years, c) 10 years, d) 15 years, e) 20 years, f) 25 years, g) 30 years, h) 35 years, i) 40 years, j) 45 years, k) 50+ years, and l) during their lifetime?  From what I see, members of the following groups are expected to pay much more income than others: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), those who do not have dependents, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  One could argue that the more federal income tax that you have paid during your lifetime adjusted for inflation, the more that you are a “contributing member of society.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-tax-frustrations-poll-0418-biz-20170417-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats boast millions in campaign funds — but Rauner still has more – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dems-boast-millions-in-campaign-funds-but-rauner-still-has-more/amp/
— Ferguson casts new questions on CPD’s merit promotion process – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.  My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who promoted me in 1986.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ferguson-cast-new-questions-on-cpds-merit-promotion-process/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jesse Jackson Sr. wants the City of Chicago to act “as an employer of last resort” for those who graduate from Chicago high schools. QUESTION: Who considers the federal government to be America’s employer of last resort, that is, the employer who hires losers?  ANSWER: Those who have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against members of the aforesaid groups.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/mayor-emanuels-education-plan-falls-short/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TABLE: Suburban voter turnout down, hot races or not – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: QUESTIONS: In your opinion, how many more votes do Republican candidates get in your precinct because of the efforts of your Republican Precinct Committeeman?  What does your Republican Precinct Committeeman do to encourage voters in your precinct to vote for Republican candidates?  How strongly do the following support your Republican Precinct Committeeman in his/her efforts to encourage voters in your precinct to vote for Republican candidates: the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, your Republican Congressman, Governor Rauner, your Republican Illinois Senator and Representative, your Republican county elected officials, your Republican township/ward elected officials, and your Republican municipal elected officials?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170418/suburban-voter-turnout-down-hot-races-or-not
— Glen Ellyn, DuPage forest preserve nearing deal on McKee lease – Katlyn Smith and Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170418/glen-ellyn-dupage-forest-preserve-nearing-deal-on-mckee-lease
— Know your enemy – Georgie Anne Geyer  (DIERSEN: Who has declared themselves to be your enemy?  The following have declared themselves to be my enemy: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170418/know-your-enemy

 

ABC7
— SCHOCK ATTORNEYS CLAIM GOVERNMENT ON ‘FISHING EXPEDITION’ FOR WRONGDOING – Chuck Goudie
http://abc7chicago.com/news/schock-attorneys-claim-government-on-fishing-expedition-for-wrongdoing/1885117/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker says state needs progressive tax structure – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170417/pritzker-says-state-needs-progressive-tax-structure
— Shots fired, people stabbed at weekend party on Illinois State Fairgrounds – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170417/shots-fired-people-stabbed-at-weekend-party-on-illinois-state-fairgrounds

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLNE: Pot promoters promote pot in Illinois, that is, pot promoters promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/jon-alexander/alexander-illinois-pot-grower-wary-of-legalization-push/article_18bde1e1-adb7-58cf-ae6e-a0f5926de020.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Meals on Wheels program.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170417/meals-on-wheels-program-touted-as-budget-cuts-loom

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— OUTSTANDING: Trump to push ‘Buy American, Hire American’ policy at Wisconsin visit  President to sign executive order – JEREMY DIAMOND
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-to-push-buy-american-hire-american-policy-at-wisconsin-visit/693403506
— Trump claims immunity as president in lawsuit  Lawsuit alleges Trump incited rally-goers – TAL KOPAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-claims-immunity-as-president-in-lawsuit/693369597

 

KWQC
— Illinois Governor stops in Quad Cities Monday, protesters fed up – Ashley Davis
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Illinois-Governor-stops-in-Quad-Cities-Monday-protesters-fed-up-419664624.html

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Liberals went off the deep end on immigration  Loose rhetoric from advocates and the left distorted the debate during the Obama years.- Saritha Prabhu
http://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2017/04/17/liberals-went-off-deep-end-immigration-column/100548156/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is hard to have the same feelings, though, toward the 40% of undocumented immigrants who came here on a plane, willfully overstayed their tourist visas, then hunkered down and waited for the next round of legalization. And I have some animus toward our dysfunctional immigration system that punishes (by deportation) undocumented immigrants but completely lets off the hook their partners-in-law-breaking, the businesses and individuals that have used their cheap labor over the years. Fact is, if E-verify had been strictly enforced all these years, Trump’s proposed wall would have been rendered unnecessary.)

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Heather Mac Donald debates Jeff Berkowitz on “The War on Cops,” & reasons for the spiking shooting/murder rate – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/04/heather-mac-donald-debates-wjeff-berkowitz-the-war-on-cops-and-reasons-for-the-spiking-shootingmurder-rate-webcable/

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— White House Easter Egg Roll Under Trump Lacks Obama’s LGBTQ Activism – Peter LaBarbera
http://americansfortruth.com/2017/04/17/white-house-easter-egg-roll-under-trump-lacks-obamas-lgbtq-activism/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Daniel W. Drezner: How Liberals Lie to Thousands to Smear Conservatives, Then ‘Apologize’ to Dozens – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/04/17/daniel-w-drezner-liberals-lie-thousands-smear-conservatives-apologize-dozens/

 

BREITBART
— Trump Official: Paul Ryan’s ‘Schedule Did Not Mesh’ with President’s Trip to Paul’s Wisconsin District – MICHELLE MOONS
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/17/trump-official-paul-ryans-schedule-did-not-mesh-with-presidents-trip-to-his-wisconsin-district/

 

THE BLAZE
— California arrests fewer people, frees criminals – here’s what happened to crime – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/17/california-arrests-fewer-people-frees-criminals-heres-what-happened-to-crime/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— What makes Washington wealthy – Editorial
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/what-makes-washington-wealthy/article/2620490

 

POLITICO
— RAUNER’s data-mining investment – Natasha Korecki  (DIERSEN: Because I have been a “social anchor” since 2000, the following continue to work very hard to get rid of me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/04/politico-illinois-playbook-rauners-data-mining-219823
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new expense filing reveals how Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign is investing heavily in an online mapping technology aimed at influencing voters — and potentially elected officials. The filing shows the Rauner camp’s biggest recent expenditure — more than $338,000 — went to a New York-based company called Project Applecart. (See Rauner’s filing). The technology uses unorthodox ways of collecting data on individuals, including through high school yearbooks and obituaries, according to this explainer: watch here. It identifies a “social anchor” who has links to voters with similar ideals.)

 

NEW YOURK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn “conservative men.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/us/politics/why-gorsuch-may-not-be-so-genteel-on-the-bench.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Cities Push Employers to Ignore Pay History  New laws seek to bar hiring managers from asking about an applicant’s current salary – Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented the jury with many examples of GAO paying my Democrat coworkers a) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me and/or b) who had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, and/or fewer job-related certifications and/or licenses, more than GAO paid me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cities-push-employers-to-ignore-pay-history-1492254003

April 17 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Naperville ranked 2nd best city to live in America – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-best-city-st-0419-20170417-story.html
— Annual Lincoln Day Dinner in Palatine to Feature Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/community/chi-ugc-article-annual-lincoln-day-dinner-in-palatine-to-feat-2017-04-17-story.html
— First-term U.S. congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi is last in the state in seniority but first in campaign cash – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-congress-fundraising-reports-met-0418-20170417-story.html
— Annual Holocaust remembrance ceremony to be held Sunday in Skokie – Mike Isaacs  (DIERSEN: Democrats are a) nasty, b) moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, and c) disciples of Saul Alinsky.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat always stressed to my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Jewish that I was 100% German national origin and that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stressed that all my ancestors had immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father world have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/skokie/news/ct-skr-holocaust-remembrance-ceremony-tl-0420-20170417-story.html
— When nation’s oldest operating GM plant closed, families emerged from Great Recession into uncertain future – Amy Goldstein
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-janesville-gm-plant-20170417-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Easter violence raises question: Has God given up on Chicago? – Rex Huppke  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago paint Chicago as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  My ancestors on my father’s side immigrated to Chicago in 1844.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-chicago-violence-easter-huppke-20170417-story.html
— DIERSE HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say why “Why Donald Trump can’t ignore demands to release his tax returns.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-release-tax-returns-protests-20170417-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Demand to see Trump’s tax returns will only grow.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/demand-to-see-trumps-tax-returns-will-only-grow/
— State senator wants to bar ZIP code from car insurance equation – Andrea Salcedo  (DIERSEN: The fewer insurance claims in a zip code, the lower that insurance rates should be in that zip code.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-senator-wants-to-bar-zip-code-from-car-insurance-equation/

 

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County Board considering 10% cut in tax levy – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170417/mchenry-county-board-considering-10-cut-in-tax-levy
— Burr Ridge Mayor Mickey Straub’s epic road trip now in Congressional Record – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170417/lester-mayorx2019s-epic-road-trip-now-in-congressional-record

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— In rocky era for Planned Parenthood, Illinois chapter names new boss – BRIGID SWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170417/NEWS03/170419900/in-rocky-era-for-planned-parenthood-illinois-chapter-names-new-boss

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers look forward to a) turning Trump into a stoner and b) destroying America.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/marijuana-businesses-worry-about-trump-but-expect-to-prevail/693243401
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s travel policies hurting ‘U.S. brand’ and discouraging tourists.”  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who come to America as tourists stay in America illegally?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trumps-travel-policies-hurting-us-brand-and-discouraging-tourists-experts-say/693293443

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— In Q-C, Rauner praises Senate Democrats – Ed Tibbetts
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/in-q-c-rauner-praises-senate-democrats/article_fadb2386-f01e-597d-aef6-9294dc115a1a.html

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Illinois state lawmakers have incentive to solve budget rather than play politics  Stalling tactics could suggest no budget deal until after next election – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/illinois-state-lawmakers-have-incentive-to-solve-budget-rather-than-play-politics/693303602
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump’s changing positions spawn deeper partisan divide.”
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/president-trumps-changing-positions-spawn-deeper-partisan-divide/693301170

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— In Peoria visit, Rauner offers vague hope about budget deal – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170417/in-peoria-visit-rauner-offers-vague-hope-about-budget-deal
— 300 state workers delinquent on 2014 taxes – Ray Long
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170417/300-state-workers-delinquent-on-2014-taxes

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Nothing fake about news reporting – JOHN PALEN  (DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, news is slanted to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and the Green Party platform.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2017-04-16/sunday-extra-nothing-fake-about-news-reporting.html

 

WJBD
— Spicer defends White House policy on visitor logs  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want anyone to know who they visit with.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/04/17/spicer-defends-white-house-policy-on-visitor-logs

 

WVIK
— State Employees, Retirees to Rauner: Do Your Job – MARIAH WOELFEL  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, the most important job that my superiors had was to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://wvik.org/post/state-employees-retirees-rauner-do-your-job#stream/0

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Dramatic STD Spike in DuPage County  Cases of gonorrhea and chlamydia increased sharply. Syphilis cases were up by 425 percent. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dramatic-spike-stds-dupage-county

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Should North Shore public schools set lower academic, discipline standards for black and Hispanic students? Activist to make the case.
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511104961-should-north-shore-public-schools-set-lower-academic-discipline-standards-for-black-and-hispanic-students-activist-to-make-the-case

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Uncontested races, entrenched incumbents reduce competition in local elections – Caitlin Nordahl
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511105180-uncontested-races-entrenched-incumbents-reduce-competition-in-local-elections

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— OUTSTANDING: AG Determines McHenry County Blog is “news media” under FOIA. – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/ag-determines-mchenry-county-blog-is-news-media-under-foia/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pro-Family Illinois Voters Finally Have a Reason to Thank Governor Rauner – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/pro-family-illinois-voters-finally-reason-thank-governor-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKER PETER BREEN INTRODUCES BILL TO PREVENT ANOTHER UNITED AIRLINES DEBACLE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/illinois-lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-prevent-another-united-airlines-debacle.html
— NO CONFIDENCE IN DEMS’ MINIMUM WAGE PLAN, SURVEY REVEALS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/no-confidence-in-dems-minimum-wage-plan-survey-reveals.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The perils of campaigning: Biss does the Chicken Dance  (DIERSEN: What do you think of Biss’ haircut?  My wife’s brother’s daughter’s boyfriend is a barber who recently gave Biss a haircut.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/17/the-perils-of-campaigning-biss-does-the-chicken-dance/

 

BREITBARD
— Patriots Players Boycotting White House Super Bowl Celebration Speak Out on Trump – TRENT BAKER  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What percent of those involved in sports are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/04/16/watch-patriots-players-boycotting-white-house-super-bowl-celebration-speak-trump/
— Illegal Immigrants Filing Tax Returns (to get refunds) Dropping under Trump – LANA SHADWICK
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/04/17/illegal-immigrants-filing-tax-returns-dropping-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— NBC Sports writer laments American flags used at baseball games: ‘Keep politics out’  (DIERSEN: When Democrats and RINOs, for example those Democrats and RINOs in Wheaton, say that they do not like politics, they are saying they do not like Republicans.)
http://www.gopusa.com/nbc-sports-writer-laments-american-flags-used-at-baseball-games-keep-politics-out/

 

FOX NEWS
— Arrests of Illegal Immigrants Jumped 32% in Trump’s First Months
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/17/arrests-illegal-immigrants-ice-jumped-trump-took-office

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rahm Emanuel Uses Rumor About EPA To Bash Trump – Chris White
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/17/rahm-emanuel-uses-rumor-about-epa-to-bash-trump/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters like Hitler demonized, denigrated, and condemned Jews.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/04/17/racism-motivated-trump-voters-more-than-authoritarianism-or-income-inequality/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/04/17/this-brutal-new-poll-shows-that-fewer-and-fewer-people-believe-trumps-lies/

 

FED SMITH
— Which Federal Agencies Would You Like to Eliminate? – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: How many votes will GAO get because GAO audits the federal government and no one likes auditors?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/17/federal-agencies-like-eliminate/

April 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Commissioners who took Cubs’ ticket offer violated rules, county watchdog says – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cubs-world-series-tickets-county-commissioners-met-20170414-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— St. Charles 303 superintendent trades vacation for 3½ years of insurance – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170414/news/170419177/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Township collector: public service or ‘dinosaur’? – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170415/bernard-schoenburg-township-collector-public-service-or-dinosaur

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Normal Township board ready for culture change – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/normal-township-board-ready-for-culture-change/article_f0999d97-0731-5f95-870c-0a920e81dc4c.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Sen. Dan McConchie floats Illinois budget without new taxes, ponders ongoing stalemate – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/14/sen-dan-mcconchie-floats-illinois-budget-without-new-taxes-ponders-ongoing-stalemate/a4uyyd7/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— As tax day draws near, numbers tell real story – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-04-16/jim-dey-tax-day-draws-near-numbers-tell-real-story.html

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Media Gives Rauner a Pass on His Tour – Rich MIller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/media-gives-rauner-tour-a-pass

 

WSIL TV
— VERY SAD: Tax Day demonstrators demand Trump release taxes – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35160054/tax-day-demonstrators-demand-trump-release-taxes

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Saturday Night Live and Melissa McCarthy
http://nprillinois.org/post/melissa-mccarthys-spicey-has-easter-message-shut-so-i-can-apologize#stream/0

 

CHICAGOIST
— VERY SAD: Photos: All These People Want Trump To Release His Tax Returns
http://chicagoist.com/2017/04/16/tax_day_protest_trump_chicago.php#photo-1

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— VERY SAD: Chicago Trump Tax Protest: Marchers Do ‘Chicken Dance’ Over President’s Tax Returns  Demonstrators demanded Trump release his tax records at a rally and march Saturday that featured a 30-foot inflatable chicken. – Joe Vince
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/chicago-trump-tax-protest-marchers-do-chicken-dance-over-presidents-tax-returns

 

HOMER GLEN PATCH
— Lt. Governor Celebrates Homer Glen for Sharing Services  Homer Glen was honored by the Lt. Gov. because of the partnership between Homer Township Road District and the Village of Homer Glen. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/homerglen-lockport/lt-governor-celebrates-homer-glen-sharing-services

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— City of Naperville Advisory Commission on Disabilities met Feb. 1. – Wadi Reformado  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997, I supervised all the office’s disabled employees at one time or another.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079025-city-of-naperville-advisory-commission-on-disabilities-met-feb-1

 

DAILY CALLER
— Taking The Vote Away From White Men Isn’t A Joke In South Africa – Scott Greer  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of White men.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/15/taking-the-vote-away-from-white-men-isnt-a-joke-in-south-africa/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Networks Parrot Demands of Liberal Tax Day Protests; Smeared Tea Party Events Eight Years Ago – Curtis Houck
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2017/04/15/networks-parrot-demands-liberal-tax-day-protesters-smeared-tea

 

COMMENTARY MAGAZINE
— Democrats Are Becoming All They Claim to Hate  The Democratic Party’s strategic incoherence is a risky gamble. – NOAH ROTHMAN
https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/liberals-democrats/democratic-party-lost-mind-mimic-gop/

 

THE HILL
— Trump frays nerves on both sides of immigration fight – RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/latino/328853-trump-frays-nerves-on-both-sides-of-immigration-fight
— Today’s celebrity activism proves Trump’s point about crooked media – CHRISTIAN TOTO
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/328967-todays-celebrity-activism-only-proves-trumps-point-about-crooked
— Anti-Trump energy poses recruiting dilemma for Dems – LISA HAGEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/328926-anti-trump-energy-poses-recruiting-dilemma-for-dems

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Mexican Deportees, Once Ignored Back Home, Now Find ‘Open Arms’ – ELISABETH MALKIN  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico had declared war on America because it illegally sends many millions of its citizens into America illegally, because it illegally keeps many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and because it illegally sends many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/15/world/americas/mexico-deportees-welcome.html
— Want to Resist Trump or Make America Great Again? These People Switched Careers – DAVID GELLES  (DIERSEN: To justify their forcing me to take an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors painted the transfer as being a career switch.  They ignored the fact that much of what I had done working for IRS during the almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, was similar to what I would do working for GAO.  They ignored the fact that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting at DePaul. The Democrats at GAO would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, and/or a veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/business/want-to-resist-trump-or-make-america-great-again-these-people-switched-careers.html
— When a Potential Employer Seems Unnervingly Nosy – ROB WALKER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/jobs/workologist-job-search.html
— President Carter, Am I a Christian? – Nicholas Kristolf  (DIERSEN: In Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes determine who is a Christian and who is not. According to them, to be a Christian, you must be a member of a Christian church, you must regularly attend services at that church, you must give lots of money to that church.  But further, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, you must glorify and praise them, you must pander to them, and you must serve as one of their operatives or dupes.  Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes condone if not promote booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices. They talk and act like they are churchgoers so that they can have a license to sin.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/15/opinion/sunday/president-carter-am-i-a-christian.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to destroy Canada push pot in Canada.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/15/opinion/sunday/canada-but-not-jeff-sessions-moves-boldly-on-marijuana.html
— What Kind of Pet Should Donald Trump Get? – ALEX BEAM  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they own pit bulls.  They focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/15/opinion/sunday/what-kind-of-pet-should-donald-trump-get.html
— FRONT PAGE: BEYOND TRAGIC: Marijuana Goes Industrial in California – THOMAS FULLER  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy a country, state, county, township/ward, municipality, or precinct, you push pot in that country, state, county, township/ward, municipality, or precinct.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/15/us/california-marijuana-industry-agriculture.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/anti-trump-easter-awakening-article-1.3056807

 

WKOW
— Professor sues Wal-Mart over ‘clean toilets’ description – AP  (DIERSEN: What bad jobs have you had? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that 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 assemble 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.wkow.com/story/35158969/professor-sues-wal-mart-over-clean-toilets-description
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Montana State University professor is suing Wal-Mart for libel after he says an employee at the Bozeman store listed his occupation on a fishing license as a “toilet cleaner.” Gilbert Kalonde, assistant professor of technology education at MSU, filed the suit this past week in Gallatin County District Court. Kalonde is seeking unspecified damages. Wal-Mart spokesman Ragan Dickens told The Associated Press: “To our knowledge an administrative process to resolve this with Dr. Kalonde is ongoing. We’ve not been served with the lawsuit, but we take the claims seriously and will respond appropriately with the court.” According to the complaint, Kalonde bought a state fishing license in April 2015, showing the Wal-Mart employee identification of his employment at MSU. But the Wal-Mart employee entered “clean toilets” into the state database as Kalonde’s occupation. The suit contends Wal-Mart exposed Kalonde to “hatred, contempt, ridicule” through the incident.)

 

THE ATLANTIC
— How American Muslims Are Trying to Take Back Their Government  With Trump in office, some people are experimenting with a new form of civic engagement: running for local office. – EMMA GREEN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote those who they want to take over America, that is, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/04/american-muslims-running-for-office/522585/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Half of Americans Will Celebrate Easter in Church  (DIERSEN: In Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes determine who is a Christian and who is not. According to them, to be a Christian, you must be a member of a Christian church, you must regularly attend services at that church, you must give lots of money to that church.  But further, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, you must glorify and praise them, you must pander to them, and you must serve as one of their operatives or dupes.  Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes condone if not promote booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices.  They talk and act like they are churchgoers so that they can have a license to sin.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/holidays/april_2017/half_of_americans_will_celebrate_easter_in_church

April 15 Evening Edition

NBC5
— VERY SAD: Protesters Gather in Chicago, Calling on Trump to Release Tax Returns  (DIERSEN: In 1977, in connection with Money Magazine doing a “One Person’s Finances” article on me, I gave Money Magazine copies of my 1972-1976 federal income tax returns. When Money Magazine published its 4-page article on me in its February, 1978 issue, it because clear that the Democrats at Money Magazine selected me for the article because they wanted to and because they did a) foist negative government employee stereotypes on me and b) paint my education deductions as being improper.  They described my job duties as an IRS Revenue Officer and the graduate business courses at Loyola and the graduate accounting courses at DePaul that I had deducted purposely to make it look like the courses did not relate to my job duties and they did not help me carry out my job duties. They implied that the courses qualified me for “a new trade or business” and that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector.  The Democrats at IRS disallowed all the courses notwithstanding the fact that IRS encourages its Revenue Offices to take graduate business and accounting courses and my Loyola and DePaul graduate school applications clearly showed that I wanted to take the courses to help me carry out my job duties at IRS.  I took IRS to Tax Court pro se and won a split decision.  The Democrats at Money Magazine and the Democrats at IRS would not have done the aforesaid to me if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/tax-march-chicago-daley-plaza-protesters-trump-419533853.html

 

CBS2
— VERY SAD: Protesters Demand Trump Release Tax Income Returns – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/15/protesters-demand-trump-release-tax-income-returns/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— VERY SAD: Chicago Tax Day demonstrators demand that Trump release tax returns
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/248780800-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— VERY SAD: Thousands crowd Daley Plaza for Tax Day march to demand Trump release tax returns – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-tax-day-march-met-0416-20170416-story.html
— VERY SAD: Anti-Trump tax rally draws hundreds to downtown Naperville – Diane Moca
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-trump-tax-rally-naperville-st-0416-20170415-story.html
— VERY SAD: 16 arrested as hundreds of Trump supporters, counter-protesters clash at Berkeley rally – Paige St. John
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-berkeley-trump-rally-20170415-story.html
— TRAGIC: New gaming cafes open in Tinley Park – Bob Bong
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-stc-comings-goings-st-0420-20170420-story.html
— Hail the status quo disrupters: Mayor Emanuel, Governor Ducey — we hope many others follow suit – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-emanuel-ducey-trump-devos-education-reform-edit-0416-20170414-story.html
— Naperville taxpayers deserve an explanation for nature center flooding – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What factors increase the likelihood of your basement flooding? Factors for 915 Cove Court in Wheaton include the subdivision being built in a watershed area and a former septic field, the tremendous amount of surface and subsurface storm water that flows onto the lot during and after heavy rains, the inadequate number of storm sewer inlets in the subdivision, the disruption, obstruction, and improper connection of 6″ and 4″ subterranean drainage lines when the home was built, the pouring the foundation walls on cracked footings, the improper installation and intentional blockage of exterior foundation footing tiles, the installation of only one sump pump when there should have been two or even three or even four, the many long and wide cracks in the basement floor, and the fact that all the storm water that gets into the storm sewer system on the lot is limited to the capacity of just one 4″ pipe.  What factors decrease the likelihood of your basement flooding?  For 915 Cove Court, they include the installation of steel reinforcement rods in foundation walls, the installation of interior footing tiles, my paying $900 when the home was built in 1984 to have all nine of the home’s downspouts directly connected to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, my installing a backup sump pump, my unobstructed and properly connecting the aforesaid subterranean drainage lines to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, my paying for unobstruction (the removal of stones) from some of the exterior footing tiles, my adding hundreds of feet of French drains and many storm sewer inlets on the lot and connecting them directly to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, my properly sealing the many long and wide cracks in the basement floor, my paying for conversion to an overhead sewer system before the basement was finished in 2005, and my paying for a 20-W whole house natural gas backup electric generator for the home.  Since 1984, because of Wheaton’s failure/refusal to assure that building codes were enforced when the subdivision was constructed and 915 Cove Court was built, I have been forced to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours of my labor to stop basement flooding.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-editorial-knoch-flood-naperville-st-0416-20170414-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— VERY SAD: Daley Plaza protesters demand that Trump release his tax returns – Matthew Hendrickson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/protesters-want-trump-to-release-tax-returns/
— Rahm’s private email still being filled by fans, foes, citizens – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: If you are an elected official and you publicly insult one of your constituents, you are publicly asking that constituent to hit your employer with an FOIA request.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahms-private-email-still-being-filled-by-fans-foes-citizens/
— Parade of police abuse settlement continues — with $1M more – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: How much money in police abuse settlements do your municipality, your county, and Illinois pay out each year?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/parade-of-police-abuse-settlement-continues-with-1m-more/

 

DNA INFO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Murders Up 50 Percent In Chicago So Far Compared To Past Years – Kelly Bauer
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170414/downtown/murders-up-50-percent-chicago-so-far-compared-past-years

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Pro-Trump, anti-Trump protesters clash in Berkeley, California  Fireworks thrown, pepper spray used at crowds – RALPH ELLIS AND TONY MARCO
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/protrump-antitrump-protesters-clash-in-berkeley-calif/692542949
— Protesters around country call for Trump to release tax returns  More than 180 marches planned across 48 states – JACKIE WATTLES
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/tax-march-protesters-demand-trumps-tax-returns/692499335
— Trump campaign raking in money for 2020, disclosures show  Tens of millions already raised – EUGENE SCOTT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-campaign-raking-in-money-for-2020-disclosures-show/692528170

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOICRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot promoters promote doctors who promote pot.
http://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article144802714.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Ever downward  Failing to decide about how to fix our sorry state is deciding to fail. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-04-14/ever-downward.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT & BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— TAX DAY DEMONSTRATORS DEMAND THAT TRUMP RELEASE TAX RETURNS – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article144802219.html
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170415/AP/304159916

 

CIVIC FEDERATION
— Transform Illinois Coalition Pushes Ahead on Government Consolidation
https://www.civicfed.org/civic-federation/blog/transform-illinois-coalition-pushes-ahead-government-consolidation

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinoisans pay more than 2 percent of home’s value in property taxes – Brendan Bakala  (DIERSEN: 2015 property taxes ($11,059) that I paid last year for 915 Cove Court in Wheaton were 2.6% of the home’s market value ($434,280) as determined by the assessor.  According to the assessor, the home’s value increased $20,940 or 4.8% last year.  It would be interesting to see what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would do if my wife and I listed the home for sale.  Would they stress the home’s positives to get someone to buy it right away to get rid of me or would they stress the home’s negatives to discourage/reduce/stop any potential offers to punish me?)
http://ilnews.org/news/economy/illinoisans-pay-more-than-percent-of-home-s-value-in/article_58d3b194-2142-11e7-9ea0-33bab8a54588.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Orland Park Public Library Intends to Waste $6,700 on Conferences for Staffers – Kevin duJan
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/orland-park-public-library-intends-to-waste-6700-on-conferences-for-staffers/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AMAZON RECEIVED MORE THAN $112 MILLION IN EDGE TAX CREDITS IN 2016 – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/amazon-received-more-than-112-million-in-edge-tax-credits-in-2016/
— 15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS COUNTIES DROP IN POPULATION – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/15-southern-illinois-counties-drop-in-population/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SENATOR KYLE MCCARTER OP-ED: “TAXPAYER BARGAIN” BUDGET PUTS TAXPAYERS FIRST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/taxpayer-bargain-budget-puts-taxpayers-first.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Tax March turns into demand for Trump’s IRS filings; 13 reported arrests
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/15/tax-march-turns-into-demand-for-trumps-irs-filings-nine-reported-arrests.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— SINCE WHEN DID TRUMP START EMBRACING OBAMACARE’S ILLEGAL SUBSIDIES? – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/04/since-when-did-trump-start-embracing-obamacares-illegal-subsidies

 

HOT AIR
— Wellesley student editorial: “Hostility may be warranted” towards those who embrace “hate speech” after reeducation  (DIERSEN: According to the hate-filled anti-Trumps, any speech that is not anti-Trump is hate speech.)
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/04/14/wellesley-student-editorial-hostility-may-be-warranted-towards-those-who-embrace-hate-speech-after-reeducation/

 

THE HILL
— Brace yourself, federal employees: ‘Reductions in Force’ are coming – DEBRA D’AGOSTINO  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997, the agency was under threats of Republican-led budget cuts and suffered Republican-led budget cuts.  Consequently, because I was one of GAO’s few remaining Republican employees, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates were full of hatred against me and took their hatred of Republicans out against me.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/lawmaker-news/328899-brace-yourself-federal-employees-the-reductions-in-force-are

 

WASHINGTON POST
— JANESVILLE: AN AMERICAN STORY  When the nation’s oldest operating General Motors plant closes, residents emerge from the Great Recession into an uncertain future. – Amy Goldstein  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are filled with hatred of a) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) those who own/owned General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles, c) unions, and d) past, present, and future union members?  I should write a book about the aforesaid haters; they bring disgrace to the Republican Party.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2017/04/15/janesville/
— Interest in where and when Trump may attend church services – AP  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn hint/imply/argue/shout that a) they dominate, if run, all the churches in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn and b) that I am a religious hypocrite because I am not a member of any church, because I do not attend church services, because I do not give money to a church, and because I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out every Sunday morning.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that they could and that they would stop me from a) giving money to any church, b) attending services at a church, or c) becoming a member of any church. Figuratively, if not literally, they have condemned me to HELL.  Beyond hypocritically, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn condone if not promote booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices.  They talk and act like they are religious so that they can have license to sin.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/at-easter-trump-has-yet-to-find-a-church-home-in-dc/2017/04/15/fdd72e06-21a5-11e7-bb59-a74ccaf1d02f_story.html
— Trump doesn’t know much about history. It’s making his on-the-job training harder. – James Hohmann  (DIERSEN: What do you know much about?  I know much about auditing.  I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.  I earned a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/04/14/daily-202-trump-doesn-t-know-much-about-history-it-s-making-his-on-the-job-training-harder/58f06ba2e9b69b3a72331e84/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: New federal civil rights enforcement hire has previously said she’s against affirmative action – Joy Resmovits  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-essential-education-updates-southern-report-key-devos-hire-1492199901-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote Islam, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will get rid of you.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/04/15/tough-times-deeper-faith/100491902/

April 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County Judge Jessica Arong O’Brien faces fraud charges – Jeff Mayes and Matthew Hendrickson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/feds-attorney-used-fraud-to-get-loans-for-south-side-properties/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump provides “An update on Donald Trump’s promises, for Trump voters.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/an-update-on-donald-trumps-promises-for-trump-voters/
— No retirement bonus for CPS teachers; too few applied – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/no-retirement-bonus-for-cps-teachers-too-few-applied/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lawmakers deploy rules, hoping to keep town halls from getting out of control – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are filled with hatred.  They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-congress-town-halls-rules-20170412-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “immigration can boost growth, jobs, wages.”  Ever-increasingly in America, employers make it clear a) that they want cheap labor, b) that they want to hire, retain, and promote immigrants, and c) that they want to get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-economists-immigration-letter-trump-0413-biz-20170412-story.html
— Why corporations treat consumers like doormats – Jacob Silverman  (DIERSEN: Virtually all corporations are run by Democrats. Those Democrats have a very low opinion of customers who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-united-airlines-customer-service-20170413-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Deporting criminals proves difficult.”
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170413/281775629024839
— CPS retirement incentive plan fails to draw desired number of participants – Juan Perez Jr.  (DIERSEN: GAO’s early retirement “offer” ended September 30, 1997.  My Democrat GAO superiors thought that I would take their “offer” because they had ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes since 1989, they had not promoted me beyond GS-13, they had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 years (1986-1988) of the almost 18 years that I had worked for GAO, and they had forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  As they came to realize that I was not going to take their “offer,” they increasingly made it clear that they would kill me figuratively, if not literally, if I did not take their “offer.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-teacher-retirement-incentive-met-20170413-story.html
— Chicago Archdiocese pays $3.15 million to settle priest sex abuse suit – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-archdiocese-mccormack-settlements-met-20170412-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump may turn out to be exactly what the Democratic Party needed.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-democrats-liberal-activism-20170413-story.html
— Critic of cop reform in Chicago upsets incumbent president in police union election – Dan Hinkel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-fraternal-order-police-election-met-20170412-story.html
— When violence visits your neighborhood – Dahleen Glanton  (DIERSEN: If there is little or no violence in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and/or in your county, what do you attribute that to?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-violence-uptown-dahleen-glanton-20170413-column.html
— Cook County shells out $1.6 million to cover mistakes in federal grant applications – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-grant-funding-error-met-0413-20170412-story.html
— In D.C. appearance, Emanuel backs federal gas tax hike of up to 10 cents a gallon – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-infrastructure-gas-tax-met-0413-20170412-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Elgin says ‘no’ to plans for gun range – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170413/news/170419478/
— Embattled O’Reilly takes his longest spring break in years – AP  (DIERSEN: How much time and money have you spent on vacations during the last year, during the last 10 years, during the last 20 years, during the last 30 years, during the last 40 years, and during the last 50+ years?  My wife and I have spent very little time and money on vacations since 1992 when her employer, the U.S. League of Savings institutions, moved to Washington, DC, and we have spent virtually no time or money on vacations since 1997 when my income dropped by 59% or $72,135 in today’s dollars when my GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170412/entlife/304129823/
(FROM THJE ARTICLE: Embattled Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly, who announced he was going on vacation starting Wednesday and returning April 24, hasn’t taken off this much time consecutively in March or April for at least 10 years, an examination of his show’s transcripts revealed. O’Reilly said he likes to take vacation around this time and that he booked this year’s break months ago. That would appear to stave off stories that the cable host had been pressured to make himself scarce for a while. His show has seen an advertiser exodus since reports emerged of settlements reached with five women to keep quiet about harassment accusations.)

 

WTTW
— Rep. Randy Hultgren on Trump’s Foreign and Domestic Challenges – Paul Caine
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/04/12/rep-randy-hultgren-trump-s-foreign-and-domestic-challenges

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Halpin, McCombie co-sponsored property tax relief bill passed by House – Dennis Moran
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/halpin-mccombie-co-sponsored-property-tax-relief-bill-passed-by/article_d339820e-d9ce-5978-9009-0c71d08a81d8.html

 

THE SOUTHERN
— Gov. Rauner talks about growing the economy in Marion, draws some protest – MARILYN HALSTEAD
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/gov-rauner-talks-about-growing-the-economy-in-marion-draws/article_d3558b9c-ab6e-532d-a8f9-a51a029763f7.html

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Budget proposal cuts City of New Orleans trains – ROB STROUD
http://jg-tc.com/news/budget-proposal-cuts-city-of-new-orleans-trains/article_c78c726e-994a-50c8-bf1b-705e90019761.html

 

WSIL TV
— OUTSTANDING: Michigan capital Lansing rescinds calling itself ‘sanctuary city’ AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35136939/michigan-capital-rescinds-calling-itself-sanctuary-city
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s personnel picks haunt him.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35139761/the-best-people-trumps-personnel-picks-haunt-him

 

MANHATTEN PATCH
— ‘Shameful’: Police Chief on Illinois Legalizing Pot  Manhattan Police Chief Joseph Wazny only has one word to describe lawmakers looking to legalize pot in Illinois. – Tim Moran
https://patch.com/illinois/manhattan/shameful-police-chief-illinois-legalizing-pot

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— DUPAGE COUNTY AWARDS $1 MILLION TO NONPROFIT AGENCIES (DIERSEN: If you work for the federal government, you will be expected, if not pressured, to contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign (https://www.opm.gov/combined-federal-campaign/) or CFC. You should be aware that sooner or later, your Democrat superiors will know each year how much you contributed and which nonprofit agency or agencies that you designated your contribution to go to. You will be in big trouble if your contribution is not big enough and/or if the agency or agencies that you designated do not promote the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/04/11/dupage-county-awards-1-million-nonprofit-agencies/72143

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote LGBTQ activity.
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-lgbt-time-trump#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Waging war on gender wage gap – Alex Camp (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18548-waging-war-on-gender-wage-gap.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers promote legislation to legalize recreational marijuana – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmakers-promote-legislation-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/article_9ba3bf36-1f90-11e7-90d8-9b6f07e61e49.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Potential Gubernatorial Candidates: Drury, Kelly & Raoul – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/04/potential-candidates-for-illinois-governor-drury-kelly-raoul/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— “Trans”-Cultism and Sex-Selection Abortions – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/transcultism-sex-selection-abortions/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Rosemont and Rolling Meadows Public Library Waste Public Money Having Lawyers Answer FOIA Request – Kevin duJan and John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/rosemont-and-rolling-meadows-public-library-waste-public-money-having-lawyers-answer-foia-request/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Leftists are mean! – Lloyd Marcus  (DIERSEN: How mean are the leftists in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/04/leftists_are_mean.html

 

ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY
— Study shows marijuana use interrupts adolescent brain development
https://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/news/profiles/study-shows-marijuana-use-interrupts-adolescent-brain-development/

 

FOX BUSINESS
— United Passenger Launches Legal Action Over Forceful Removal – Reuters
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/04/13/united-passenger-launches-legal-action-over-forceful-removal.html

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— AIDED AND ABETTED: STUDENT BROWN SHIRTS AND THEIR ADMINISTRATORS  Campus fascists silence Heather Mac Donald. – Jack Kerwick
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/266401/aided-and-abetted-student-brown-shirts-and-their-jack-kerwick

 

DAILY CALLER
— Eleven States Threatened With Lawsuits If No Action Taken To Clean Voter Rolls – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/11/eleven-states-threatened-with-lawsuits-if-no-action-taken-to-clean-voter-rolls/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get away from the poverty and the crime that Democrats have created in the cities, Democrats hypocritically flee to the suburbs to take advantage of the prosperity and the safety that Republicans have created there.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/us/suburban-gop-voters-sour-on-party-raising-republican-fears-for-2018.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Trump voters voted against their own economic interests. However, Clinton made it very clear that if got elected, she would use the federal government to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/upshot/why-americans-vote-against-their-interest-partisanship.html
— Choice of Pro-Immigration Economic Adviser Riles Trump’s Base – ALAN RAPPEPORT
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/us/politics/choice-of-pro-immigration-economic-adviser-riles-trumps-base.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Fearless Girl promotes hatred of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/nyregion/charging-bull-sculpture-wall-street-fearless-girl.html
— Can the G.O.P. Turn Back the Tide of Town Hall Anger? – Arthur C. Brooks (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps are filled with hatred.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/opinion/can-the-gop-turn-back-the-tide-of-town-hall-anger.html
— How to Stand Up to Trump and Win – Nicholas Kristof  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps are filled with hatred.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/opinion/how-to-stand-up-to-trump-and-win.html
— Bigger, Faster, More Lavish: Americans Crave S.U.V.s, and Carmakers Oblige – BILL VLASIC
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/business/suv-automakers-fuel-economy-new-york.html

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/training-hopes-build-pipeline-muslim-candidates-after-trump-election-n745196

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— A ‘sanctuary state’ bill is raising heated debate among California lawmakers. Here’s how it would work – Jazmine Ulloa
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-sanctuary-state-bill-explained-20170413-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you argue for foreign countries and for their citizens and against America and against its immigration laws, anti-Trumps will publish what you write.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/04/12/trump-chance-to-fix-failed-mexican-deportation-policies-column/100294176/
— Counterproductive cuts at IRS – Editorial
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/04/12/irs-taxes-budget-cuts-congress-tea-party-editorials-debates/99666226/
— IRS budget cuts send a signal: Given the history of waste at the IRS, it’s no surprise that the Trump administration would like to cut the budget. – Jim Jordan  (DIERSEN: IRS would use any budget cuts to get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/04/12/irs-budget-cuts-send-signal-opposing-view/100389582/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump’s tax returns will be immediately under audit – Gregory Korte
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/12/trumps-tax-returns-immediately-under-audit/100272688/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Fearless Girl promotes hatred of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/04/12/charging-bull-artist-says-fearless-girl-violated-his-rights/100378556/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Teachers, Police Priced Out of America’s Big Metro Areas  Home prices rising beyond reach of what many public servants can afford – Laura Kusisto
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teachers-police-priced-out-of-americas-big-metro-areas-1491991202
— A New Slogan for Trump: ‘You’re Hired’  Leaving jobs vacant only empowers career bureaucrats, without saving much money. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-slogan-for-trump-youre-hired-1492036530
— The Casualties of Class Warfare – Michael Greve  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-casualties-of-class-warfare-1492036246

 

JEWISH WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant demonize, denigrate and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/one-third-of-americans-say-trump-is-anti-semitic/