April 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SENATE CONFIRMS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S NOMINEE NEIL GORSUCH TO SUPREME COURT – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-confirms-gorsuch-to-supreme-court/1845998/
— SYRIA MISSILE STRIKE FOLLOWING GAS ATTACK KILLS 7; TRUMP WIDELY HAILED, BUT ANGERS ASSAD, RUSSIA – Ravi Baichwal, Stacey Baca and Michelle Gallardo
http://abc7chicago.com/news/syria-missile-strike-kills-7;-trump-widely-hailed-but-angers-assad-russia/1845427/
— TRUMP TOWER AMONG CHICAGO’S MOST DESIRABLE REFUGEE EMPLOYERS – Chuck Goudie and Barbara Markoff
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-tower-among-chicagos-most-desirable-refugee-employers/1840201/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Refugees displaced by war, terrorism or persecution are moving to Chicago. One of the most desirable places for them to work? Trump Tower. Officially known as the Trump International Hotel and Tower, the 98-story skyscraper on Chicago’s riverfront has become so popular with refugees because they are paid up to $18.00 per hour for entry-level jobs. That’s according to a Chicago-based organization that helps refugees who are “fleeing war, terror and persecution.” Illinois is currently ranked 10th nationally in the number of refugees resettled, with 3,125 permitted residency here in 2016. Besides the Trump Tower, refugee aid officials told the I-Team that other Chicago-area employers popular with refugees are Tyson Foods, Five Star Laundry, Rivers Casino, Lettuce Entertain You and Eli’s Cheesecake. Since September 2015 the United States has admitted more than 117,000 refugees, including more than 1,000 since Trump became president on January 20. But the inflow took a hit under a Trump executive order signed in January that banned citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S. for 90 days. Last year according to state department data Muslims accounted for nearly half of all refugee admissions into the country. The Trump executive order will reduce the number of refugees annually admitted into the U.S. from 110,000 to a mere 50,000 people-the lowest ceiling in 35 years. It is currently estimated that more than 23 million refugees-half of them children-are fleeing war and repression around the world. Officials at the Trump Tower in Chicago have not responded to messages left by the I-Team. Eli’s Cheesecake officials said they currently employ 10 refugees and many other new immigrants. Others couldn’t put a number on their refugee work force.)

 

NBC5
— Schwarzenegger Wants Kasich to Run for President Again in 2020
http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Schwarzenegger-Wants-Second-Kasich-Prez-Run-in-2020-418657143.html

CBS2

— Chicago Aldermen Say J.B. Pritzker Is Close To Everyday People, Support His Run For Governor – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/07/aldemen-j-b-pritzker-support-run-governor/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Governor, start fixing higher ed in Illinois: How to pour more spending into classrooms and labs – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-colleges-crisis-rauner-chicago-state-edit-jm-20170407-story.html
— Waukegan Mayor Wayne Motley will collect two pensions when he retires – Luke Hammill
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-wayne-motley-pension-fund-st-0406-20170406-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wayne Motley made nearly $133,600 last year as the mayor of Waukegan, according to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, so when he leaves office next month, he’ll take a pay cut. But between the two pensions he’ll collect, based on his service as mayor and city clerk and for the Waukegan Police Department, Motley, 66, will still make nearly six figures next year, according to a News-Sun analysis.)
— Chicago State board hires Vallas, former dean to top interim posts – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-state-university-leadership-chosen-20170407-story.html
— Trump climbs the learning curve – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-president-syria-missile-russia-assad-edit-0409-jm-20170407-story.html
— Man gets probation for attempting to defraud DuPage probation office – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-probation-fraud-sentence-0408-20170407-story.html
— Why millennials are finally starting to settle down and buy homes – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-millennials-finally-buy-homes-0409-20170407-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Maxine Waters denounces Trump, O’Reilly at Black Women’s Expo – Maudlyne Ihejirika
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/maxine-waters-denounces-trump-oreilly-at-black-womens-expo/
— Rauner lawyer: Lisa Madigan a hypocrite in state worker pay case – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-lawyer-lisa-madigan-a-hypocrite-in-state-worker-pay-case/
— Vallas named an administrator, not president, at Chicago State – Andrea Salcedo, Stefano Esposito and Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-state-university-board-discussing-personnel-moves-now/
— Rahm Emanuel supports Trump’s cruise missile strike on Syria – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-emanuel-supports-trumps-cruise-missile-strike-on-syria/
— White House trumps Chicagoans in cop union battle – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-white-house-trumps-chicagoans-in-cop-union-battle/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Chicago to deliver on western access facility for passengers at O’Hare, officials say – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170407/news/170409017/
— Wauconda restaurant employees, patrons sold drugs to cops – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170407/news/170409059/
— New COD trustees want peace on the board – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170407/news/170409026/
— Voters deny conservatives place on U-46 school board – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170407/news/170409049/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— GOP rips into Pritzker’s Hyatt record – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170407/BLOGS02/170409906/gop-rips-into-pritzkers-hyatt-record
— Even in this budget basket case, we can’t get honest talk on taxes – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170407/NEWS02/170409898/rich-miller-even-in-this-budget-basket-case-we-cant-get-honest-talk

 

WSIL TV
— Trump’s military action unnerves GOP libertarians, Dems – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35094748/trumps-military-action-unnerves-gop-libertarians-dems

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn would lease historic McKee House as part of proposed agreement 80-year-old building named one of most endangered historic places in Illinois – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/04/06/glen-ellyn-would-lease-historic-mckee-house-as-part-of-proposed-agreement/aj3ea9e/

 

CHICAGO READER
— And the winner of this suburban election is . . . Claar – Ben Joravsky
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/04/07/and-the-winner-loser-of-this-suburban-election-is

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Elgin’s Holt says loss will just make him work harder – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511101499-elgin-s-holt-says-loss-will-just-make-him-work-harder

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers blame pensions for forcing Illinois school lawsuit – Ben Yount
http://ilnews.org/news/schools/lawmakers-blame-pensions-for-forcing-illinois-school-lawsuit/article_a83b4b2a-1b1b-11e7-96d0-ffc1ee19d93a.html
— ‘First step’ to budgeting, revenue estimate, not coming, finance committee chair says – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: When did your revenue estimate drop?  In today’s dollars, in 1997, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” my revenue estimate dropped $72,135/year or 59% – my GAO salary was $122,991/year and my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856/year. In today’s dollars, in 1980, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take a downgrade to transfer from IRS to GAO, my revenue estimate dropped $18,847/year or 21% – my IRS salary was $90,173/year and my GAO salary was only $71,326/year.) http://ilnews.org/news/economy/first-step-to-budgeting-revenue-estimate-not-coming-finance-committee/article_0309a352-1b77-11e7-ab6e-27f3be56702e.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Regime Change Finally Comes to Orland Park and Tinley Park After Years of Scandal – Kevin duJan
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/regime-change-finally-comes-to-orland-park-and-tinley-park-after-years-of-scandal/
— Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino deposed – protective order issued. – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/illinois-auditor-general-frank-mautino-deposed-protective-order-issued/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE PROPOSES ‘PRIVILEGE TAX’ ON INVESTMENT MANAGERS – Amy Korte  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Illinois Democrats impose privilege taxes on those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-proposes-privilege-tax-on-investment-managers/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: DUPAGE COUNTY POPULATION SHRANK BY NEARLY 2,500 FROM 2015-2016 – Amy Korte  (DIERSEN: From what I see, because of Illinois being ever-increasingly dominated by Democrats, while the future looks bright for those in DuPage County 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, the future looks bleak for those in DuPage County who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/dupage-county-population-shrank-by-nearly-2500-from-2015-2016/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO FINANCIER HOISTED IN EFFIGY BY TRUMP PROTESTERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/chicago-financier-hoisted-in-effigy-by-trump-protesters.html

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Discussing the State of the County  (DIERSEN: From what I see, because of Illinois being ever-increasingly dominated by Democrats, while the future looks bright for those in DuPage County 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, the future looks bleak for those in DuPage County who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dupageco.org/CountyBoard/Chairman/Messages/2017/54877/

 

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— Why Has Evangelism Fallen On Hard Times?  Join Drs Richardson and Stetzer for the Billy Graham Center’s first webinar. – Ed Stetzer  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are Christian, but who promote booze, pot, gambling, and other vices?)
http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2017/april/why-has-evangelism-fallen-on-hard-times.html

 

GOPUSA
— Justice Dept. warns employers not to hire H-1B visa holders over qualified Americans
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22697
— Sessions orders review of race-obsessed DOJ (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, DOJ made it clear that it favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22740
— NJ middle school sued for indoctrinating kids in Islam
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22785

 

DAILY CALLER
— Radical Islamists Cheer Trump Administration’s Missile Strike – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/07/radical-islamists-cheer-trump-administrations-missile-strike/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Obama Advisers Suckering Trump Further Into Syrian Quagmire – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25433

 

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Complaint Alleges Southern Poverty Law Center Violated Non-Profit Tax Status
http://americanfreepress.net/complaint-alleges-southern-poverty-law-center-violated-non-profit-tax-status/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Harvard Grad Students Faced ‘Existential’ Crisis of Sadness, Despair After Election  Resistance school kicks off: ‘We’re all woke’ – Elizabeth Harrington
http://freebeacon.com/culture/harvard-grad-students-faced-existential-crisis-sadness-despair-election/

 

THE HILL
— Prosecutors under scrutiny in Schock case – MEGAN R. WILSON
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/homenews/house/327645-prosecutors-under-scrutiny-in-schock-case
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Sweden’s multiculturalism to come to America.
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international-affairs/327845-is-swedens-multiculturalism-coming-to-america

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Twitter drops lawsuit after government withdraws request to unmask an anti-Trump account – QUEENIE WONG
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/07/twitter-drops-lawsuit-after-government-withdraws-request-to-unmask-an-anti-trump-account/

 

GOVERNING
— States Warned of ‘Profound Shift’ in Finances, Hurting in Illinois – LIZ FARMER
http://www.governing.com/week-in-finance/gov-finance-roundup-state-finances-Illinois-connecticut-budget-troubles.html

 

FED SMITH
— More Lawmakers Call for IRS Commissioner to Be Fired – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/07/lawmakers-call-irs-commissioner-fired/

 

BBC
— This is what it’s like to wear a hijab and live in Donald Trump’s America  (DIERSEN: When will BBC report on what it’s like to be a Trump supporter in Hillary Clinton’s Illinois, Hillary Clinton’s DuPage County, Hillary Clinton’s Milton Township, Hillary Clinton’s Wheaton, and in Hillary Clinton’s Milton Township Precinct 9?)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39504837/this-is-what-its-like-to-wear-a-hijab-and-live-in-donald-trumps-america

April 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SENATE GOP ‘GOES NUCLEAR,’ CLEARING WAY FOR TRUMP SUPREME COURT PICK NEIL GORSUCH – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-gop-goes-nuclear-clearing-way-for-trump-court-pick-/1842316/
— BILLIONAIRE J.B. PRITZKER ANNOUNCES ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BID – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/billionaire-jb-pritzker-announces-illinois-governor-bid/1842355/

 

CBS2
— Illinois Governor’s Race Could Be The Most Expensive One Ever – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/06/illinois-governors-race-could-be-the-most-expensive-one-ever/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois House approves new stopgap budget plan – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/247047588-story
— Illinois Senate OKs tougher sentences for repeat gun offenders
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/246999455-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic stopgap budget inches ahead but a full plan remains elusive – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-house-stopgap-budget-met-20170406-story.html
— Illinois Senate advances plan to crack down on repeat gun felons – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-chicago-gun-bill-met-20170406-story.html
— Gorsuch heads for confirmation as Republicans tear up Senate’s own rules – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-supreme-court-nominee-vote-20170406-story.html
— Republican health bill in shambles, House commences two-week break – Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republican-health-bill-20170406-story.html
— Court bars ex-Cantigny curator from war museum amid allegations he had weapons cache – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-curator-barred-from-cantigny-0407-20170406-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker launches gov bid, dubs Rauner Trump’s ‘local partner’ Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/j-b-pritkzer-kicks-off-campaign-for-governor/
— Gun crime sentencing bill pushed by top cop gets another shot – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gun-crime-sentencing-bill-pushed-by-top-cop-gets-another-shot/
— Judge tosses federal lawsuit alleging Hastert misused office – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-tosses-federal-lawsuit-alleging-hastert-misused-office/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage forest preserve’s McKee House makes endangered list – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170406/news/170409213/
— Aurora mayor-elect  Richard C. Irvin ready to set new course for city – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170406/news/170409261/
— Wheaton College marks World War I anniversary  (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170406/news/170409269/
— Why you shouldn’t do ‘whatever it takes’ to advance career – Ken Potts  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  To keep their jobs or to advance their careers, virtually all of my Democrat supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates helped my Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170406/entlife/170409294/
— Why were these four suburban mayors ousted?
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170405/news/170409349/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The pay gap is real. So is the investment gap—and it hurts men, too. – Kate Bensen  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented the jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees more than it paid me – females who had significantly less job-related work experience, less job-related education, less job-related professional certifications, and no job-related professional license.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170406/OPINION/170409940/the-pay-gap-is-real-so-is-the-investment-gap-and-it-hurts-men-too
— Best Places to Work in Chicago  (DIERSEN: If you work for a private sector employer, you are presumed to be superior. If you work for a government sector employer, you are presumed to be inferior.  If you have a degree from an Ivy League university, you are presumed to be superior. If your degree is not from an Ivy League university, you are presumed to be inferior.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/best-places-to-work

 

DNA INFO
— Founder Of CPS Advocacy Group Quits — So Her Son Can Go To Evanston H.S. – Heather Cherone  (DIERSEN: In 1961, Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete voted to leave the Missouri Synod and to join the Wisconsin Synod.  To stay with the Missouri Synod, my parents joined Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest.  To accommodate the influx of new students, Hope Lutheran Grade School formed a new 8th grade.  In 1962, Hope Lutheran Church confirmed me as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and Hope Lutheran Grade School graduated me from 8th grade.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170405/lincoln-square/founder-of-cps-advocacy-group-quits-so-her-son-can-go-evanston-hs

 

SOUTHERN
— Durbin, Duckworth urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to visit Cairo, improve public housing conditions ASAP – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/durbin-duckworth-urge-hud-secretary-ben-carson-to-visit-cairo/article_236f2b45-5e6a-5718-bc69-013d3393b19c.html

 

TIMES
— Federal lawmakers: Hiring freeze could hurt Thomson Prison – AP  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under a hiring freeze and/or a promotion freeze.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/federal-lawmakers-hiring-freeze-could-hurt-thomson-prison/article_fdf28cd2-7d0b-50e4-88c3-db1fcc0c0319.html

 

WJOL
— Bolingbrook Mayoral Candidate Laments “Dirty Campaign Of Her Opponent” – Evan Bredeson
http://www.wjol.com/9718-2/

 

WMIX94
— RAUNER SAYS ECONOMIC CLIMATE HURTS FAMILIES  (DIERSEN: Have you ever sought a job or taken a job outside of Illinois?  I have not. When I graduated from NIU in 1970, I sought a financial hardship draft deferment while I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. I took jobs working for a) Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights in 1970, b) IRS in Chicago in 1971, b) IRS in Harvey in 1972, c) IRS in Joliet in 1973, and d) IRS in Chicago in 1974.)
http://www.wmix94.com/2017/04/05/rauner-says-economic-climate-hurts-families/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Rauner says the state’s anemic economic climate is having a personal effect on Illinois families, including his own.  Rauner told a Facebook live chat audience that the lack of job prospects is driving the next generation of workers out of Illinois.  He said that includes his own six children, none of whom live in Illinois because they were able to find better opportunities elsewhere.  Rauner admitted his wife cries about it, and he’s talked to many families who don’t see the same futures for their children in Illinois that they had.  Rauner said the pro-business reforms he’s seeking would stop that exodus.)

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— NAPERVILLE AREA CHAMBER WILL HOST UNDER 40 ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ON APRIL 24  (DIERSEN: If you work for the federal government, if you are a non-veteran White male, with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/04/06/naperville-area-chamber-will-host-40-achievement-awards-april-24/71926

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Re-elected, Coyne vows to keep focus on finances – S. Laney Griffo
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511101760-re-elected-coyne-vows-to-keep-focus-on-finances

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS EMPLOYERS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN 2,500 MASS LAYOFFS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-employers-announce-more-than-2500-mass-layoffs/

 

FOX NEWS
— Harvard Students Insist Pres. Trump Is More Dangerous Than ISIS
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/06/harvard-students-donald-trump-more-dangerous-isis

 

DAILY CALLER
— Sanctuary City Mayor Defends Policy: ‘It’s Easy For White Men Like Us’ – CAROLINE MAY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.  They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I, but not they, should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/06/sanctuary-city-mayor-defends-policy-its-easy-for-white-men-like-us/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump picks Christian pro-life conservative to replace homosexual as Army Secretary – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-picks-christian-pro-life-conservative-to-replace-homosexual-as-army-s

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— SESSIONS BEGINS THE PROCESS OF ENDING WAR ON POLICE – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/04/06/sessions-begins-the-process-of-ending-war-on-police/

 

NEWSBUSTERS
– MRC’s Bozell: Journalists Are ‘Willing Participants’ in a ‘Far-Left,’ Anti-Trump Plot
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nb-staff/2017/04/06/mrcs-bozell-journalists-are-willing-participants-far-left-anti-trump

 

BREITBART
— Chicago Area Teacher Fired for Refusing to Teach Student Who Would Not Stand for Pledge of Allegiance – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/05/chicago-area-teacher-fired-refusing-student-pledge-of-allegiance/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Crime Is the New Black Entitlement – Colin Flaherty
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/04/crime_is_the_new_black_entitlement.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater expresses his hatred of Trump and of Trump’s supporters.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/are-republicans-victims-of-self-fulfilling-prophecies_us_58e67e8be4b06671a472f0d9

 

REUTERS
— Illinois House opts for another stopgap budget amid impasse
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN17830R

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Judge Tosses Civil Case on Alleged Hastert Misuse of Funds – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-04-06/judge-tosses-civil-case-on-alleged-hastert-misuse-of-funds

 

AUTOWEEK
— VERY SAD: Cars are not a huge priority for Generation Z, according to the study.
http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/kids-these-days-prefer-apps-automative-things-google-study-says

 

FED SMITH
— Americans Continue to Do a Mediocre Job of Preparing for Retirement – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/06/americans-continue-mediocre-job-preparing-retirement/

 

WORKERS WORLD
— People with disabilities battle Trump – Edward Yudelovich  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in its Chicago office for almost 18 years 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors assigned all of the office’s disabled employees to me to supervise at one time or another.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.workers.org/2017/04/06/people-with-disabilities-battle-trump/#.WObbqIjyuM8

March 14 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Pritzker Moves Closer To Illinois Gubernatorial Bid
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/14/pritzker-moves-closer-to-illinois-gubernatorial-bid/
— Mendoza Blocks Millions For Rauner Administration Computer Revamp – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/14/mendoza-blocks-funding-for-rauner-administration-computer-revamp/

 

NBC5
— Man Threw Nails in GOP Supporters’ Driveways: Police
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Man-Threw-Nails-in-GOP-Supporters-Driveways-Police-416168353.html

 

ABC7
— RULING: COMPANIES CAN NOW BAN MUSLIM WOMEN FROM WEARING HEADSCARVES – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/religion/ruling-companies-can-now-ban-muslim-women-from-wearing-headscarves/1800609/
— BILL PROPOSED TO REGULATE MASTURBATION FOR MEN – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/news/bill-proposed-to-regulate-masturbation-for-men/1800081/
— MEXICO TRAVEL WARNING REMAINS IN PLACE AHEAD OF SPRING BREAK
http://abc7chicago.com/travel/mexico-travel-warning-remains-in-place-ahead-of-spring-break-/1800753/
— VANDALS RAKE ‘NO MORE TIGERS, NO MORE WOODS’ INTO TRUMP GOLF COURSE – Melissa MacBride
http://abc7chicago.com/news/vandals-rake-no-more-tigers-no-more-woods-into-trump-golf-course-/1800079/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— White House blasts ‘dishonest media’ for airing 2005 tax returns – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cable-tv-host-rachel-maddow-says-she-has-trumps-tax-returns/
— Durbin, Duckworth warn of ‘breakdown’ in U.S. attorney search – Lynn Sweet and Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-warn-of-breakdown-in-u-s-attorney-search/
— Pfleger uses 9/11 reference to appeal for jobs for at-risk youth – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pfleger-uses-911-reference-to-appeal-for-jobs-for-at-risk-youth/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Father Michael Pfleger on Tuesday used a provocative reference to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to exhort Chicago businesses to open their doors to 58,000 disconnected young people who are neither working nor in school. “Nineteen people on 9/11 terrorized this nation. Nineteen people shut this nation down. Imagine what we in this room could do if we were as committed as they were,” Pfleger told an audience of movers-and-shakers including Mayor Rahm Emanuel during the Opportunity Youth Summit at the Chicago Cultural Center hosted by Thrive Chicago. “We have learned how to save the whales. We’ve learned how to save the dolphins. We’ve learned how to save the exotic birds. Well damn it, it’s time to learn how to save our children.”)
— Cable TV host Rachel Maddow says she has Trump’s 2005 tax returns
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cable-tv-host-rachel-maddow-says-she-has-trumps-tax-returns/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Supporters of minimum wage claim victory in La Grange – Annemarie Mannion
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/la-grange/news/ct-dlg-wage-rally-tl-0316-20170313-story.html
— Pritzker establishes exploratory committee to consider a run for governor – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-governor-exploratory-committee-met-20170314-story.html
— Madigan, Rauner battle in court – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0315-20170314-story.html
— Vandalism, fly-dumping a problem in Will County but not DuPage, official says – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-forest-preserve-vandalism-st-0315-20170314-story.html
— Over 40% of Children and Adolescence Receiving Support Services Have Experienced Four or More Different Types of Trauma and Adversity – Terry Sukenik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/community/chi-ugc-article-over-40-of-children-and-adolescence-receivin-2017-03-14-story.html
— Why Naperville City Council candidates are running for office – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-city-council-candidates-st-0315-20170314-story.html
— LGBTQ vets’ monument is planned for Boystown – Leonor Vivanco
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-lgbtq-veteran-monument-boystown-met-20170314-story.html
— Feds: CPS consultant made millions through ‘corrupt process from beginning to end’ – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-school-supes-scandal-met-20170314-story.html
— ‘Thousands of web searches for pornography’ discovered on Country Club Hills fire department computers, forensic expert testifies – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-female-firefighter-lawsuit-st-0312-20170314-story.html
— Paul Ryan no longer a conservative darling – Paul Waldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-paul-ryan-obamacare-conservatives-20170314-story.html
— Health care ‘access’ is not the same as ‘coverage’ – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-health-care-access-insurance-republicans-perspec-0315-jm-20170314-story.html
— Germany’s Nazi past, and the right-wingers who want to hide it – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-germany-nazi-past-merkel-afd-hoecke-nationalist-edit-0311-md-20170310-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— How Naperville council candidates propose improving mental health – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170314/news/170319485/
— Lisle abandons legal fight over closed-session meeting tape – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170314/news/170319492/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam blinks on Ryancare – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170314/BLOGS02/170319944/roskam-blinks-on-ryancare
— Group launches effort to employ 10,000 at-risk young Chicagoans – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Were the jobs that you had when you were 16-24 “good?”  Would these high-risk young Chicagoans take the jobs that I did when I was 16-24: washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, and collecting delinquent taxes?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170314/BLOGS02/170319951/emanuel-connected-group-launches-effort-to-employ-10000-at-risk
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group with deep ties both to City Hall and Chicago’s major civic charities today is announcing a campaign to get 10,000 unemployed Chicago young adults on their feet and into good jobs by 2020. Thrive Chicago says its new “reconnected” plan is aimed at both helping 10,000 people aged 16-24 who are neither in school nor at work, some of them potentially in trouble with the law, and improving on the help they get.)
— Pritzker takes step toward governor’s race – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170314/BLOGS02/170319941/pritzker-takes-big-step-toward-governors-race

 

WTTW
— Roskam Predicts Passage of Health Care Law – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/03/14/key-illinois-republican-predicts-passage-health-care-law

 

WSIL TV
— Trump White House sees “deep state” behind leaks, opposition – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34843038/trump-white-house-sees-deep-state-behind-leaks-opposition

 

DNA INFO
— Why Are So Many Trump Tower Condos For Sale Right Now? – David Matthews
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170314/downtown/trump-tower-condos-for-sale-chicago-listings-skyrocket

 

PEKIN DAILY TIMES
— TRAGIC: Video gambling activity on the rise in Pekin – Sharon Woods Harris
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170314/video-gambling-activity-on-rise-in-pekin

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Kelly: Building Peotone airport a reality – Lee Provos
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/kelly-building-peotone-airport-a-reality/article_2a764da8-cb6a-5847-8549-076c11adc23a.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Steve King: Blacks and Hispanics ‘will be fighting each other’ before overtaking whites in population – CHRIS MASSIE  (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans focus on uniting Blacks and Hispanics against Republicans.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/king-blacks-hispanics-will-be-fighting-each-other-before-overtaking-whites/671739603

 

  1. LOUIS
    — Durbin, Duckworth, say they worry Shimkus is eschewing bipartisan recommendation of U.S. attorneys – Chuck Raasch
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/durbin-duckworth-say-they-worry-shimkus-is-eschewing-bipartisan-recommendation/article_a8752dec-c8bb-5db6-9397-02868eeb067b.html

 

CHICAGO READER
— If charter schools don’t want their teachers to unionize, they’ll have to pay them like they’re in a union   The salary gap with public school teachers is one factor pushing charter teachers to unionize. – Ben Joravsky
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/charter-school-unionization-noble-rauner-money/Content?oid=25865224

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
http://www.nctv17.com/forest-preserve-district-of-dupage-county/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS MEDICAID EXPANSION COSTS ARE ALREADY DOUBLE INITIAL PROJECTIONS – Jonathan Ingram
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-medicaid-expansion-costs-are-already-double-initial-projections/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— These College Students Support Freedom for Muslim Singers. What About Christian Photographers? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/college-students-support-freedom-muslim-singers-christian-photographers/
— Liberal Mom Objects to Man in Disneyland’s Women’s Restroom
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-liberal-mom-objects-man-disneylands-womens-restroom/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— S&P: Illinois “approaching service level insolvency”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/14/sp-illinois-approaching-service-level-insolvency/
— Oberweis makes horrible analogy
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/14/oberweis-makes-horrible-analogy/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Adam Kinzinger: Paul Ryan has been ‘loyal’ to Donald Trump – David Sherfinski
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/14/adam-kinzinger-paul-ryan-has-been-loyal-donald-tru/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Left’s push to redefine male and female may be more dangerous than you think – EMILY JASHINSKY
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-lefts-push-to-redefine-male-and-female-may-be-more-dangerous-than-you-think/article/2617189

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— PAUL RYAN DITCHED TRUMP. SO WHY IS THE PRESIDENT GOING ALL-IN ON RINOCARE? – Chris Pandolfo
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/03/paul-ryan-ditched-trump-so-why-is-the-president-going-all-in-on-rinocare

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— 100 Days of Trump: Can Trump make America great again without great personnel? – Jeffrey A. Rendall  (DIERSEN: Many millions 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 its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/25269-100-days-trump-can-trump-make-america-great-again-without-great-personnel

 

BLAZE
— Ex-NC governor says ‘bathroom law’ backlash has made it hard to find a job – Tré Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: Virtually all employers act as if they arms of the Democrat Party.  Therefore, they only want to hire those who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.  They do not want to hire those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. They certainly do not want to hire me because of the aforesaid and because I oppose race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/14/youre-a-bigot-ex-nc-governor-says-bathroom-law-backlash-has-made-it-hard-to-find-a-job/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, says the backlash over his state’s so-called “bathroom law” has made it tough for him to find work since he left public office. The controversial “bathroom law,” or House Bill 2, requires individuals to use the restroom that correlates with their biological sex as it is written on their birth certificate. Following the law’s passage, McCrory, who supported the bill, was attacked as anti-LGBT and several performers and sports teams cancelled their events in the state. In an interview  last week with WORLD, McCrory said HB2 “has impacted me to this day, even after I left office. People are reluctant to hire me, because, ‘Oh my gosh, he’s a bigot’ — which is the last thing I am.” He told the Christian outlet that liberal groups opposing HB2 have damaged his reputation. “If you disagree with the politically correct thought police on this new definition of gender, you’re a bigot, you’re the worst of evil,” McCrory said. “It’s almost as if I broke a law.”)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Gay GOP Group Leader: We Should ‘Compromise’ With Donald Trump And Anti-LGBTQ Republicans  And don’t call Jeff Sessions ‘anti-gay’ just because he opposes gay rights. – Michelangelo Signorile  (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest against you?  Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes work the hardest against me.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/log-cabin-leader-we-should-compromise-with-donald-trump-and-anti-lgbtq-republicans_us_58c6a7bae4b0d1078ca814b4
— Hate Your Obamacare Deductible? The GOP Bill Would Make It Even Bigger.  As Trump says, having a high deductible is “really not having insurance at all.” – Jeffrey Young
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obamacare-gop-bill-bigger-deductible_us_58c82ef2e4b09cd957672faa
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in turning immigrants against Republicans.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/steve-king-donald-trump-immigration_us_58c807e0e4b0428c7f1347da
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans To Save Millions On Health Care By Being Dead.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/huffpost-hill-americans-to-save-millions-on-healthcare-by-being-dead_us_58c865d9e4b09e52f554538a

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ban on Head Scarves at Work Is Legal, E.U. Court Rules – DAN BILEFSKY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/world/europe/headscarves-ban-european-court.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— EU Court Rules Companies Can Bar Muslim Head Scarf  Ruling comes amid the rise of prominent anti-Muslim political candidates in the Netherlands and France – EMRE PEKER
https://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-court-private-companies-can-bar-muslim-head-scarf-1489494938

 

FORBES
— 83% Of America’s Top High School Science Students Are The Children Of Immigrants – Stuart Anderson
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2017/03/11/83-of-americas-top-high-school-science-students-are-the-children-of-immigrants/#57f02c082200

 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White says “How the racist backlash to Barack Obama gave us Donald Trump.”
http://sfbayview.com/2017/03/how-the-racist-backlash-to-barack-obama-gave-us-donald-trump/

March 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote those who harass Trump supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/woman-confronts-spicer-at-apple-store-calls-trump-fascist/
— Honest GOP health care bill says there’s no free lunch – Linda Chavez
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/honest-gop-health-care-bill-says-theres-no-free-lunch/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— City Hall spent $1,365 on Emanuel photos for mayor’s speech – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-speech-photos-0313-story.html
— Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill – Lena H. Sun  (DIERSEN: What health problems do/did your parents have?  My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. He died suddenly from heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-employees-genetic-testing-bill-20170313-story.html
— Salvaging a Senate compromise: Can pension reform and CPS funding coexist? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-cullerton-rauner-illinois-budget-cps-edit-0313-jm-20170310-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Indiana lawmakers weigh banning so-called sanctuary campuses – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170312/news/303129953/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County residents protest Gov. Bruce Rauner at Crystal Lake appearance  Protesters called for Republican governor to end state budget impasse – NATE LINHART  (DIERSEN: “End state budget impasse” is code for increasing taxes on Republicans.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/03/12/mchenry-county-residents-protest-gov-bruce-rauner-at-crystal-lake-appearance/al0dqf5/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County Jail implementing 24-hour medical coverage – John Reynolds (DIERSEN: Do you have “24-hour medical coverage?”)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170312/sangamon-co-jail-implementing-24-hour-medical-coverage

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Rauner’s lawyers redefine executive power – Rich Miller
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/miller-rauner-s-lawyers-redefine-executive-power/article_224e8769-6331-52a8-a017-96877442346b.html

 

  1. LOUS TODAY
    — Months after withdrawing support for Trump, 2 reps (Rodney Davis and Ann Wagner) from St. Louis area are helping him on health-care reform – Chuck Raasch
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/months-after-withdrawing-support-for-trump-reps-from-st-louis/article_585d832f-0c7e-5d70-8012-0ca2a596ba73.html
    — Lawsuit alleges Illinois lottery contractor cheated players, vendors – Jeremy Kohler
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lawsuit-alleges-illinois-lottery-contractor-cheated-players-vendors/article_1c12ba2a-938c-545d-9d87-25a1c203c48a.html

 

TIMES
— Irish in Illinois cut a path to history – Tom Emery (DIERSEN: According to my DNA report, I am 11% Irish.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/life/irish-in-illinois-cut-a-path-to-history/article_69be4d5c-7df9-5bf4-9f58-8adb82b0c4e8.html

 

TIMES WEEKLY
— Claar defends economic record, presents plan to pay back village debt – Alex Ortiz
http://thetimesweekly.com/news/2017/mar/09/claar-defends-economic-record-presents-plan-pay-ba/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ‘True advocates’ join DuPage forest preserve board – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511084098-true-advocates-join-forest-preserve-board

 

GOPUSA
— Sessions: Let’s welcome jihadists to Gitmo again
http://www.gopusa.com/sessions-lets-welcome-jihadists-to-gitmo-again/
— ACLU Launches Nationwide Resistance Training  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, ACLU makes it clear that it is an arm of the Democrat Party and that it is 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21795
— The threat is no longer the Russians but our own hypocritical establishment on the Left
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21774

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Fake News: ‘New York Times’ Again Caught Lying About Radical Muslim Terrorism and Trump’s New Travel Order – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/03/12/fake-news-new-york-times-caught-lying-radical-muslim-terrorism-trumps-new-travel-order/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Are women with two last names modern, or mean? – Ed Straker
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/03/are_women_with_two_last_names_modern_or_mean.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— NEXT REFUGEES FOR AMERICA: WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS?  Author calls on Trump to help as ‘Rainbow Nation’ disintegrates
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/next-refugees-for-america-white-south-africans/

 

DAILY CALLER
— New York To Scrap Literacy Test For Teachers In The Name Of Diversity – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/12/new-york-to-scrap-literacy-test-for-teachers-in-the-name-of-diversity/
— Students Denounced As Racist For Wearing US Flag Colors – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/12/students-denounced-as-racist-for-wearing-us-flag-colors/

 

WASHINGTOM FREE BEACON
— Fake Professor Calls Free Beacon ‘Fake News’  ‘Awful’ fake news list written by feminist and social justice activists –  Elizabeth Harrington
http://freebeacon.com/culture/fake-professor-calls-free-beacon-fake-news/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Lets Key Offices Gather Dust Amid ‘Slowest Transition in Decades’ – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and SHARON LaFRANIERE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/12/us/politics/trump-administration.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, if not already, if you support Trump, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a member of the KKK. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-northern-georgia-a-kkk-banner-seemed-to-some-a-sign-of-the-times/2017/03/12/de5a3518-05bd-11e7-b9fa-ed727b644a0b_story.html
— Trump budget expected to seek historic contraction of federal workforce – Damian Paletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/through-his-budget-a-bottom-line-look-at-trumps-new-washington/2017/03/12/29739206-05be-11e7-b9fa-ed727b644a0b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “Trump is already claiming credit for a strong economy. But for his supporters, almost nothing has changed.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/03/10/the-people-who-were-left-behind-two-months-ago-are-still-left-behind/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Muslim conquest of Netherlands causes problems.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/anti-immigrant-anger-threatens-to-remake-the-liberal-netherlands/2017/03/10/ebdb3a8c-ff4d-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: Every eight minutes, a baby is injured using a nursery product – Ashley May
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/03/13/study-every-eight-minutes-baby-injured-using-nursery-product/98956794/

 

ONE NEWS PAGE
— Trump budget could lead to largest federal employee layoffs
http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20170313/7042665/Trump-budget-could-lead-to-largest-federal-employee.htm

 

NEW YORKER
— IS TRUMP TROLLING THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS?  At daily briefings, Sean Spicer calls on young journalists from far-right sites. The mainstream media sees them as an existential threat. – Andrew Marantz  (DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon (SEE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News) against me.  They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon.)
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/20/is-trump-trolling-the-white-house-press-corps

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WANT EVERYONR TO PROTEST 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.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/13/protest-persist-hope-trump-activism-anti-nuclear-movement

 

FED SMITH
— Is the Federal Bureaucracy Facing a ‘Deep State’ Purge? – Michael Wald  (DIERSEN: To justify their wasting my federal career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors could stress that in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  All my Democrat superiors could stress that I always a) opposed patronage, that is, political affiliation discrimination, b) reverse discrimination, c) age discrimination, and d) retaliation.  They could stress a) that I failed/refused to become a Democrat, b) that I was a non-veteran White male, c) that my wife had a good job, and d) that we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.  They could stress that I not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, or Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/13/is-the-federal-bureaucracy-facing-a-deep-state-purge/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Amid reports of leaks and insider fighting in the White House, there are more calls to find and eliminate “Deep State” Federal employees who may oppose President Trump’s plans. On Friday, Sean Hannity joined the chorus saying: “Deep-state Obama holdovers embedded like barnacles in the federal bureaucracy are hell-bent on destroying President Trump. It’s time for the Trump administration to purge these saboteurs.”)

March 4 Evening Edition

WAND TV
— OUTSTANDING: Springfield participates in nationwide March 4 Trump rally – Michon Lindstrom
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34666615/springfield-participates-in-nationwide-march-4-trump-rally
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Springfield- Dozens gathered on the steps of the Illinois State Capitol to show their support for President Donald Trump. “It’s time that America realizes that Trump is our president.” said Mel Cordani, a supporter. “I love him, and he is going to change America, and make it great again. I know that he has done so much already and I just wanted to be here to show him how much we love him.” said Doug Dukeman, another supporter. The crowd was filled with many local supporters, and three Illinois politicians came to show their support for President Trump. Senator Kyle McCarter (R)-Vandalia, Representative Reggie Phillips (R)-Charleston, and Representative Brad Halbrook (R)-Shelbyville, gave speeches to the crowd. “There is only 3 of us here, and it’s because it is important for us to know what we know is right. To support our president to let him know that Illinois is supporting our president, and they we need change in the state of Illinois.” said Rep. Reggie Phillips (R)-Charleston. Some of the attendees, like Shane Bouvet, know President Trump personally.. “He’s such a beautiful guy, and that’s what you see here in the crowd is beautiful. Who are patriotic, coming to support out president and show love for our country.” he said. “Donald  Trump is a president who loves all people. You see everyone who came out to support him and people who don’t support him, you know Donald Trump loves everyone. He cares about our country.” Many of Trump’s supporters spoke of his accomplishments since taking office in January. “He’s doing what he said he was going to do, and we want to be supportive of that effort for the first time, we actually have a president that is doing what he said he would do.” said Rep. Brad Halbrook, (R)-Shelbyville. “Mr. Trump has done more already in he short time than what others have done in eight years.” added Dukeman. For many of the supporters, they hope that President Trump will be able to help to fix the trouble that Illinois is in. “We need people to have respect and want to work again in Illinois and that is a federal issue, and I think Trump is going to start answering.” Said Rep. Phillips. This was just one of many March 4 Trump rallies happening nationwide.)
— Union membership in Illinois last year matches historic low – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34665270/union-membership-in-illinois-last-year-matches-historic-low

 

WSIL TV
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters declare pride in president, slam opponents – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34665073/trump-supporters-declare-pride-in-president-slam-opponents
— Trump claims Obama had phones wiretapped; Obama denies it – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34664558/obama-spokesman-says-trumps-wiretapping-allegation-is-false
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34664558/trump-accuses-obama-of-tapping-his-phones-cites-no-evidence
— Immigration courts: record number of cases, many problems – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34664911/immigration-courts-record-number-of-cases-many-problems

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters gather at Illinois Capitol – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170304/trump-supporters-gather-at-illinois-capitol

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters rally in President’s honor – Leon Lagerstam
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/trump-supporters-rally-in-president-s-honor/article_dfd675ef-89c3-52c9-b368-2aea8fde0fc6.html

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— OUTSTANDING: Pro-Trump rally draws hundreds in QC  Spirit of America rallies around nation aim to send positive message to Trump – Krista Burris
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/pro-trump-rally-draws-hundreds-in-qc/666711749

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— OUTSTANDING: Supporters gather for ‘March 4 Trump’ rallies in suburban Chicago, around the country – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/239539656-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters declare pride in president, slam opponents – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/supporters-gather-for-march-4-trump-rallies-around-us/
— Democrats say Rauner bungling ‘bargain’ — gov calls that ‘goofy’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-say-rauner-bungling-bargain-gov-calls-that-goofy/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters declare pride in president, slam opponents at nationwide rallies – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-march-4-trump-rallies-20170304-story.html
— Trump: Not to blame for ‘sad end’ to ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-trump-celebrity-apprentice-tweet-20170304-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Waubonsie Valley High School promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-transgender-bathrooms-st-0301-20170305-story.html
— Local boards have to face critics while congressmen avoid town halls – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-editorial-face-constituents-st-0305-20170304-story.html
— Noble charter school teachers take a step toward forming a union – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-charter-union-organize-met-20170303-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump accused Obama of ‘McCarthyism.’ But Trump’s lifelong mentor had a crucial role in its rise.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-obama-wiretap-mccarthy-cohn-20170304-story.html

 

DAILY NERALD
— Thousands attend Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170304/news/170309426/
— Trump’s wiretap claim based on Breitbart news; Obama spokesman denies – Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170304/news/170309434/
— Elgin hears plans for gun shop, shooting range catering to women – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170303/news/170309515/

 

ABC7
— TRUMP CLAIMS OBAMA HAD HIS PHONES WIRETAPPED; NO PROOF CITED – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-claims-obama-had-his-phones-wiretapped;-no-proof-cited/1784509/

 

CBS2
— Proposed Illinois Law Allows Those Under 21 To Drink With A Parent – Mike Krauser
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/04/proposed-illinois-law-allows-those-under-21-to-drink-with-a-parent/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But a bar owner told our sister station in Rockford, WIFR, that he does not support the notion. “I don’t believe that 18-year-olds are ready to consume alcohol even under the supervision of their parents. And how can you regulate?”)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Could Trump and Emanuel find common ground? – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: What about Rauner?  Which planks in the Republican Party platform do not conflict with planks in the Democrat Party platform?  Which conservative principles do not conflict with liberal principles?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170304/ISSUE05/170309932/could-donald-trump-and-rahm-emanuel-find-common-ground

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Madigan to blame? Not this time – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170304/statehouse-insider-madigan-to-blame-not-this-time

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Highest pay in nation not good enough for Illinois workers  If AFSCME strikes, what will happen? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Are you non-veteran, White, male, and/or older?  Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/03/02/highest-pay-in-nation-not-good-enough-for-illinois-workers/a9qh90r/

 

WJBD RADIO
— Governor Says State Comptroller Has Put Pay for Nearly 600 Employees and Human Service Agencies in Jeopardy  Comptroller Susana Mendoza Is Asked to Stop Depleting Government Shutdown Prevention Funds
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/03/03/governor-says-state-comptroller-has-put-pay-for-nearly-600-employees-and-human-service-agencies-in-jeopardy

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Indiana state government rated most effective in country – Dan Carden
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indiana-state-government-rated-most-effective-in-country/article_3cbbbbce-938c-5c8f-8b12-2f7a0e9aec3f.html

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.  How soon, if not already, will Democrats a) call for, if not demand,  that Islam be America’s “official religion” and b) call for, if not demand, that everyone in America becomes a Muslim?
http://www.nctv17.com/naperville-student-attends-joint-address/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— National group’s backing of New Trier ‘white privilege’ seminar criticized – Glenn Minnis
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511086763-national-group-s-backing-of-new-trier-white-privilege-seminar-criticized

 

DAILY CALLER
— Leaked Audio Reveals Anti-Trump Forces Manufacturing Hostile Town Hall – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/27/leaked-audio-reveals-anti-trump-forces-manufacturing-hostile-town-hall/
— ‘Pray On Your Own Time!’ — Protesters Freak Out After GOP Town Hall Opens With A Prayer – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/24/pray-on-your-own-time-protesters-freak-out-after-gop-town-hall-opens-with-a-prayer-video/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘RACIST!’ U.S. COLLEGES INFECTED WITH SPREADING ‘VICTIMHOOD’ FEVER  ‘There is a case of this happening at nearly every campus’ – GREG COROMBOS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are White.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/racist-u-s-colleges-infected-with-spreading-victimhood-fever/

 

CNS NEWS
— EEOC’s Budget Should Be Cut to Protect Free Speech and Jobs – Hans Bader  (DIERSEN: In 1971, I became a federal employee because Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted.  Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  My employer at the time, Firestone Stores, had fired me because I had accepted Oldsmobile’s job offer.)
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/eeocs-budget-should-be-cut-protect-free-speech-and-jobs

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Different Bargain on Race – Ross Douthat  (DIERSEN: Are you White?  How long have your ancestors been in America?  How much did you benefit from discrimination against Blacks by your parents, by your grandparents, by your great grandparents, and by the rest of your ancestors?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I benefited tremendously from discrimination against Blacks by my parents, by my grandparents, by my great grandparents, and by the rest of my ancestors. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/sunday/a-different-bargain-on-race.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, this week’s immodest proposal: Abolish racial preferences in college admissions, phase out preferences in government hiring and contracting, eliminate the disparate-impact standard in the private sector, and allow state-sanctioned discrimination only on the basis of socioeconomic status, if at all. Then at the same time, create a reparations program — the Frederick Douglass Fund, let’s call it — that pays out exclusively, directly and one time only to the proven descendants of American slaves. What would it pay out? Reparations advocates talk in trillions, which would take this already-unrealistic proposal into the realm of the utopian. But right now, giving every single African-American $10,000, perhaps in a specially-designed annuity, would cost about $370 billion, modest relative to supply-side tax plans and single-payer schemes alike. The wealth of the median black household in the United States was $11,200 as of 2013; a $10,000 per-person annuity would more than double it. In so doing it would hardly eliminate racial disadvantage, but then again neither has 50 years of affirmative action. What it would offer is a meaningful response to an extraordinary injustice, but a response that does not involve permanent discrimination. There is no clear or easy path to becoming a multiracial nation that isn’t divided politically by race. But reparations for the descendants of slaves today, rather than affirmative action for nonwhites forever, might be a better path than the one we’re on right now.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Gangs reap guns from trains in violent Chicago neighborhoods – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/railroad-thefts-and-guns-a-deadly-mix-in-chicago/2017/03/03/0846c65e-ffdb-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html
— After decades in America, the newly deported return to a Mexico they barely recognize – Antonio Olivo  (DIERSEN: When will Mexico stop sending its citizens into America illegally?  When will Mexico recall its citizens who are in America illegally?  To go into a country illegally is to disrespect that country. The longer that you stay in a county illegally, the more that you disrespect that country.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexico-prepares-to-absorb-a-wave-of-deportees-in-the-trump-era/2017/03/03/a7bd624a-f86c-11e6-aa1e-5f735ee31334_story.html
— A conservative author tried to speak at a liberal arts college. He left fleeing an angry mob. – Peter Holley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/03/04/a-conservative-author-tried-to-speak-at-a-liberal-college-he-left-fleeing-an-angry-mob/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Bill would protect Texas workers’ jobs over their political beliefs – Bobby Cervantes  (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination, that is, patronage, has always been rampant in the federal government. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/texas-politics/texas-legislature/article/Bill-would-protect-workers-jobs-over-their-10976239.php
— Safe space: Lawmaker wants to forbid discrimination based on political beliefs – Brett Barrouquere  (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination, that is, patronage, has always been rampant in the federal government. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.chron.com/local/texas-politics/texas-legislature/article/Safe-space-Lawmaker-wants-to-forbid-10977149.php

 

BLOOMBERG
— Growing number of Americans are changing employers in search of more money – Steve Matthews  (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. In 1980, after working for IRS 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, I transferred to GAO. Because I was an old (31) non-veteran White male Republican who complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to accept an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.  To justify that pay cut, they ignored the fact that much of what I had done for IRS was very similar to what I would be doing for GAO including fact gathering, interviewing, summarizing and analyzing data, investigating, report writing, and developing recommendations.  My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and that I became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-27/fed-turns-to-job-hoppers-as-1950s-inflation-guide-shows-its-age

 

FEDSMITH
— Job Openings at Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/04/job-openings-at-border-patrol-and-customs-and-border-protection/

February 25 Evening Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Abraham Lincoln, like Donald Trump, had his media enemies, too – David Blanchette
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170225/abraham-lincoln-like-donald-trump-had-his-media-enemies-too
— Sanctuary issue draws dueling demonstrations to Capitol – John Reynolds  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170225/sanctuary-issue-draws-dueling-demonstrations-to-capitol
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A pending bill in the Illinois House that would create sanctuary zones for undocumented immigrants drew demonstrators from both sides of the issue to downtown Springfield Saturday. Rosanna Pulido of Springfield, founder of The Illinois Minuteman Project, organized a noon rally at the Abraham Lincoln statue at Second Street and Capitol Avenue. The rally was in opposition to HB 426, which would allow schools, medical treatment and health care facilities and places of worship deny access to state and local law enforcement officers who are enforcing immigration laws, unless the officers have a court-issued warrant. “It’s absolutely ridiculous,” Pulido said. “I think the biggest question we have for Governor Rauner and any legislator who would want to pass this bill is: Does making it easier for illegal aliens to stay in Illinois improve the lives of Illinois residents?” About five minutes into Pulido’s rally, which drew about 50 people, a group of about 30 people marched down Capitol Avenue chanting “No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here.” The counter-protestors set up shop on the northeast corner of Second and Capitol near the Martin Luther King Jr. statue. The counter-protest was organized by the same people who did the Nov. 19 Springfield Stands United rally, and other local groups, said Valerie Liesenfelt of Springfield. The Springfield Stands United rally started out as a demonstration against then-President-Elect Donald Trump, but morphed into an anti-hate rally. Speaking Saturday, Liesenfelt said they don’t want to see children ripped away from their parents. “We aren’t going to tolerate people who want to close our borders from people who are trying to just seek a better life. That’s what America was founded on,” Liesenfelt said. Hot-button issue  The bill that got the two groups out in the 33-degree weather was introduced by state Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch, D-Hillside. His district includes west suburban Cook County. Welch wasn’t at the rallies but spoke about the legislation during a Friday telephone interview. “I think this is an important piece of legislation that sends a signal to the rest of the state and the rest of the country that Illinois is a safe place to live and we are a welcoming state,” Welch said. Welch said HB 426 is not a sanctuary city bill but was specifically written to create safe spaces. Those places are state-funded schools, nursing homes, health clinics, hospitals and churches. “People shouldn’t live in fear of deportation,” he said. “They should be able to go to school and receive an education without feeling like federal law enforcement officials are going to bust in and raid their classroom. They shouldn’t fear going to the hospital. That’s a place of treatment and recovery.” Welch said that after the November presidential election he got calls from school officials who said they had a lot of scared children in their classrooms. “The day after the election, teaching and learning did not go on in school,” Welch said. “Teachers spent the entire day counseling very distraught children who were crying and worried about being deported themselves and worried about whether or not they would go home and their parents wouldn’t be there.” State Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, was at Pulido’s rally, which was billed as an “Illinois America First Rally.” His district is also in the Chicago area, and includes the communities of Crystal Lake and Elgin. Skillicorn has proposed a bill, HB 2942, to counter Welch’s. He disagreed with the assertion that children need to be protected from immigration officials while in school. “I haven’t heard of any children or school children having a risk of being deported or seized by (federal agents),” Skillicorn said. “People who are criminals or felons who don’t have legal status, those are the people committing the DUIs, who are committing the crimes. Those are the people we should really worry about.” Fiscal concerns A synopsis of HB 426 posted on the Illinois General Assembly’s website includes a fiscal note that the estimated cost of the bill is $5 million. Welch said the estimate is a one-time cost, and he believes the number is inflated. Skillicorn is opposed to spending state money on HB 426 and added he’s concerned about the potential loss of federal funds if state and local law enforcement do not cooperate with federal authorities. “Realistically, Illinois is broke,” Skillicorn said. “We need to save money everywhere we can. The idea of spending millions, if not billions of our federal matching dollars, is just something we can’t afford right now.” Pulido shares his concerns about the state’s fiscal condition. “We’re broke. We have the disabled not getting funds, we have schools getting their funding cut, seniors getting their funding cut, and now we’re going to talk about $5 million to help the illegal aliens to stay in Illinois. No,” Pulido said. The people in favor of sanctuary for undocumented immigrants chanted throughout Pulido’s rally. At one point, they chanted, “No ban, no wall, sanctuary for all.” Several of the people on Pulido’s side of the street, the ones opposed to sanctuary, waved American flags and occasionally chanted “USA, USA, USA.” Some of their signs said, “Illegals welcome is fake news” and “No sanctuary. Help our vets.” The two sides stayed on their respective sides of the street. There were no physical altercations between the two groups. Pulido’s rally wrapped up after about an hour, which is how long she expected the event to last. “I knew they would be here,” Pulido said of the counter-rally. “That’s fine. That’s what freedom is all about.”)

 

CBS2
— Governor Rauner Says Negotiations Are Over After Union Threatens Strike
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/governor-rauner-says-negotiations-are-over-after-union-threatens-strike/
— Dolton Mayor Says Staff Not Behind Racist Flyer, Suspects Opponent – Sandra Torres
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/dolton-mayor-says-staff-not-behind-racist-flyer-suspects-opponent/
— Chicago’s Thompson Center Holds Black History Month Celebration – Lisa Fielding
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/chicagos-thompson-center-holds-black-history-month-celebration/
— Protesters Demand Town Hall Meetings From Congressman Hultgren – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/protesters-demand-town-hall-meetings-from-congressman-hultgren/

 

NBC5
— Trump Weighs in on Chicago at CPAC, Touts Work To Begin Reducing Violent Crime  Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson called Chicago’s recent bloodshed “unacceptable” in a statement Thursday night and noted the city’s request for federal help has gone unanswered so far.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/president-trump-chicago-violence-cpac-414725573.html
— Trump Says He’ll Skip White House Correspondents’ Dinner  The dinner is traditionally attended by the President and the First Lady as well as other senior government officials and members of the press corps
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Says-Hell-Skip-Correspondents-Dinner-414790393.html

 

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 2 SLAIN IN WOODLAWN AS CHICAGO PASSES 100 HOMICIDES THIS YEAR
http://abc7chicago.com/news/2-slain-in-woodlawn-as-chicago-passes-100-homicides-this-year/1772635/
— TERM LIMITS – BGA  (DIERSEN: Do you want term limits?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want term limits. They stress how much better TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is doing now that I am not its chairman.  They stress how much better the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee is doing now that I am not one of its members. They stress how much better the Milton Township Republican Central Committee is doing now that I am not its webmaster.  They stress how much better the Illinois Center Right Coalition is doing now that I am not a member of its Steering Committee.  They stress how much better the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter is doing now that I am not a member of its board of directors.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-term-limits/1771864/

 

WLS AM
— Judges express skepticism over claims in voting cases – AP
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/02/25/judges-express-skepticism-over-claims-in-voting-cases/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump grabs credit for economy, bashes media in Saturday Tweets – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-grabs-credit-for-economy-bashes-media-in-saturday-tweets/
— Cook County says it has a real plan to help south suburbs – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-cook-county-has-plan-to-help-south-suburbs/
— Police raids net 81 arrests and 12 guns — including a machine gun – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cpd-81-arrests-made-in-overnight-raids/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-they-just-want-to-go-to-the-bathroom/
— Democrats elect Perez party chairman on second ballot – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-elect-perez-party-chairman-on-second-ballot/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump will not attend the White House correspondents’ dinner – Amy B Wang and Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-20170225-story.html
— Are town hall crowds stirring up a liberal tea party? – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-republican-town-halls-liberal-protests-perspec-0226-20170224-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Reagan and Trump and the swift transformation of the GOP.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-reagan-trump-gop-analysis-20170225-story.html
— Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez elected leader of Democratic party – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democratic-chairman-20170225-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mundelein mayor Steve Lentz stands by 2015 comments on unwed parents, gay marriage – Russell Lissau  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity and the destruction of traditional marriage.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170225/news/170229165/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170225/news/302259983/
— In Trump’s first speech to Congress, will decorum hold? – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170225/news/302259946/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Exelon hunts more state nuke subsidies following Illinois win – STEVE DANIELS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170225/ISSUE01/170229910/exelon-hunts-more-state-nuke-subsidies-following-illinois-win

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Mendoza SUV: It’s not the money, it’s the appearance – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for buying new American-nameplate cars and for buying two American nameplate collector cars.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they hate a) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) people who own/owned vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, and/or Chrysler, c) labor unions, and/or d) past and present union members.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170225/statehouse-insider-its-not-money-its-appearance

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Dems invite immigrants to Trump’s first address to Congress – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, regain control of America, Democrats talk and act like they are going to flood America with immigrants.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article134767669.html

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Amidst budget crisis, CPS building horse arena
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511084747-amidst-budget-crisis-cps-building-horse-arena

 

GOPUSA
— Is Secession a Solution to Cultural War? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21112

 

BLAZE
— Several states introducing legislation to criminalize protests – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/25/several-states-introducing-legislation-to-criminalize-protests/

 

BREITBART
— Manning: Sabotage of Trump Agenda by Bureaucrats Should Spark ’10 to 20 Percent Reduction of Federal Workforce’ – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, notwithstanding the fact that they never claimed, let alone proved, that I sabotaged their agenda.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/25/manning-sabotage-trump-agenda-by-bureaucrats-should-spark-10-20-percent-reduction-federal-workforce/
— David Bossie at CPAC: ‘Elections Have Consequences’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/25/david-bossie-at-cpac-elections-have-consequences/

 

FOX NEWS
— CPAC Straw Poll: 86 Percent Approve of Job Trump Is Doing So Far as President
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/25/cpac-straw-poll-86-percent-approve-president-donald-trump
— CPAC straw poll shows conservatives with Trump, think he’s ‘realigning’ movement
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/25/cpac-straw-poll-shows-conservatives-with-trump-think-hes-realigning-movement.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CPAC EMBRACES TRUMP: IT PAYS TO BE A WINNER – Larry Klayman
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/cpac-embraces-trump-it-pays-to-be-a-winner/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Hails His Election as a Victory for Conservatism at CPAC
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/445233/trump-cpac-speech-nationalism-conservatism-outrage-media

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CPAC straw poll: 80 percent say Trump realigning the conservative movement – AL WEAVER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cpac-straw-poll-80-percent-say-trump-realigning-the-conservative-movement/article/2615784
— TRAGIC: George W. Bush’s daughter will headline Planned Parenthood fundraiser – ANNA GIARITELLI
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/george-w.-bushs-daughter-will-headline-planned-parenthood-fundraiser/article/26157

 

POLITICO
— Trump says he will not attend White House Correspondents’ Association dinner – TARA PALMERI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-235397

 

THE HILL
— Spicer defends decision to limit press briefing – NIKITA VLADIMIROV  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have “pushed back” against me since 2000 for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/321137-spicer-suggests-barring-media-was-a-response-to-false-narratives
(FROM THE ARTICLE: White House press secretary Sean Spicer defended the decision Friday to bar several news organizations from covering his question-and-answer session with press, saying the Trump administration would “push back” on “false narratives.”)
— Two progressive activists were behind Trump Russian flag prank at CPAC – BROOKE SEIPEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/321138-two-progressive-activists-were-behind-trump-russian-flag-prank
— Trump: I won’t attend White House correspondents’ dinner – MAX GREENWOOD AND JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/321202-trump-i-wont-attend-white-house-correspondents-dinner

 

MSN
— Gov. Rauner Emcees Thompson Center Black History Month Event The Illinois governor promised to boost the number of African-Americans on state highway and infrastructure projects. 
(DIERSEN: To get minorities, females, younger people, and veterans to vote for them, Democrat politicians and RINO politicians have always promised to use government to give preference to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to veterans.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/gov-rauner-emcees-thompson-center-black-history-month-event/vp-AAnoy2a

 

CNN
— Trump declines to attend White House correspondents’ dinner
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/25/politics/trump-declines-to-attend-white-house-correspondents-dinner/index.html
— Tapper: White House excluding the press is ‘un-American’ – Christina Manduley and Jason Kurtz  (DIERSEN: I have been your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.  Should I write a book about all the times since 2000 that Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. have tried to exclude me and have tried to exclude me from their events?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/24/politics/jake-tapper-white-house-trump-unamerican-cnntv/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— LETTERS: New Trier Township Seminar Day
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inculcation-of-tolerance-isnt-indoctrination-1487963809

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-conservatives say “AFTER CPAC, TRUMP AND CONSERVATIVES HAVE TO DELIVER FOR THE FORGOTTEN MAN” -(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs focus on delivering for 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsweek.com/cpac-trump-conservatives-deliver-forgotten-man-560830

 

NEW YORKER
— TRUMP TALKS ABOUT ENEMIES, AGAIN, AT CPAC – Amy Davidson
http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/trump-talks-about-enemies-again-at-cpac

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Why does Steve Bannon want to destroy the ‘administrative state’? – C.J. ATKINS  (DIERSEN: What about a) destroying political affiliation discrimination, that is, destroying patronage, b) destroying reverse discrimination, that is, destroying Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, c) destroying age discrimination, and d) destroying retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid?)
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/steve-bannon-rolls-out-his-far-right-nationalist-agenda/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump takes first step to building the wall by requesting bids from contractors – and it’s ‘way, way, way ahead of schedule’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4259794/Trump-takes-step-building-wall-border.html

February 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTERS MARCH THROUGH LOOP – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/anti-trump-protesters-march-through-loop/1762540/

 

CBS2
— Illinois Republican Party Accuse Mendoza Of Improper Spending Of Funds
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/19/illinois-republican-party-accuse-mendoza-of-improper-spending-of-funds/

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, McCain panders to the media. Ever-increasingly, the media focuses on a) electing Democrats, b) reelecting Democrats, and c) promoting the Democrat Party platform.
http://wgntv.com/2017/02/19/john-mccain-slams-president-trumps-attacks-on-the-media-we-need-a-free-press/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Several hundred rally downtown against Trump – Mitch Dudek  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Trump, anti-Jewish, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/several-hundred-rally-downtown-against-trump/
— Love or hate it, Thompson Center has had its day – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-love-or-hate-it-thompson-center-has-had-its-day/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Robert Reich says “Trump’s nutty ‘America First’ policies are demagoguery.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-trumps-nutty-america-first-policies-are-demagoguery/
— Draft DHS guidelines seek to aggressively detain (ILLEGAL) immigrants – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/draft-dhs-guidelines-seek-to-aggressively-detain-immigrants/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Anti-Trump protesters take to downtown streets again – Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-downtown-chicago-protest-20170219-story.html
— ‘Grand Bargain’ still looks to me like no deal – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-grand-bargain-still-looks-to-me-like-no-deal-20170219-column.html
— Fox News anchor Chris Wallace warns viewers: Trump crossed the line in latest attack on media – Amy B Wang  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the media is anti-Trump, anti-Jewish, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-chris-wallace-trump-media-20170219-story.html
— Little Village streets, restaurants quiet as deportation fears rise – Marwa Eltagouri  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST America’s citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-little-village-immigrants-met-20170216-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Will Madigan’s Democrats continue to doom Illinois? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/ISSUE05/170219873/will-madigans-democrats-continue-to-doom-illinois
— Springfield Dems need fresh definition of ‘win’ – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/ISSUE11/170219872/springfield-dems-need-fresh-definition-of-win

 

TIMES
— State’s conservatives heartbroken – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/as-it-is-state-s-conservatives-heartbroken/article_d215330f-ed71-5baa-b25c-5ec4367087f0.html

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— GOP RIPS ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER FOR BUYING USED $32K SUV – AP
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170219/AP/302199856

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Aurora mayoral candidates take center stage at Eola Community Center – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511080525-aurora-mayoral-candidates-take-center-stage-at-eola-community-center

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Democrats dominate District 219 school board as elections loom
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511082699-democrats-dominate-district-219-school-board-as-elections-loom

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Manufacturer: Trump’s election alone has improved industry outlook – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511060921-manufacturer-trump-s-election-alone-has-improved-industry-outlook

 

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Lawyers’ escrow accounts fund illegal alien defense  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/511082701-lawyers-escrow-accounts-fund-illegal-alien-defense

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— New Trier High School’s Fight Against Diversity Becomes National Story – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/new-trier-high-schools-fight-against-diversity-becomes-national-story/

 

BARBWIRE
— GO INTO MEXICO ILLEGALLY: YOU ARE ARRESTED, DEPORTED OR JAILED – BRADLEE DEAN  (DIERSEN: Mexico has committed the following acts of war against America: Mexico has a) sent many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) sent mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/19/go-into-mexico-illegally-you-are-arrested-deported-or-jailed/
— IT IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO FORCE CHRISTIANS TO VIOLATE THEIR FAITH – DR. MICHAEL BROWN
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/19/it-is-absolutely-outrageous-for-the-government-to-force-christians-to-violate-their-faith/
— OUTRAGEOUS: USDA TELLS MEAT PACKING PLANT OWNERS TO THROW OUT THEIR FAITH – TONY PERKINS
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/19/meat-plant-raises-steaks-freedom-video/

 

BREITBART
— Washington Post Corrects ‘Racist, Anti-Semitic’ Smears About MILO – JACK HADFIELD
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2017/02/19/washington-post-removes-reference-milo-racist-anti-semitic/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump McCain says “I Worry About Trump.”
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/19/mccain-i-worry-about-trump/

 

FOX NEWS
— Limbaugh blasts news media attacks on Trump as pointless, ‘kind of comical’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/19/limbaugh-blasts-news-media-attacks-on-trump-as-pointless-kind-comical.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Soros, Liberal Billionaires Behind ‘Sometimes Violent’ Anti-Trump Protests – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/ed-klein-liberal-protests-paid/2017/02/19/id/774451/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Krauthammer: Trump Should ‘Attack’ Revolting Gov. Employees And Agencies – Christian Datoc  (DIERSEN: One could say that in 1988, I revolted when I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/18/krauthammer-trump-should-attack-revolting-gov-employees-and-agencies-video/
— ‘Liberal Moms’ Make Fancypants Manhattan Prep School Cancel Ice Skating Party At Trump Rink – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/18/liberal-moms-make-fancypants-manhattan-prep-school-cancel-ice-skating-party-at-trump-rink/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Black Lives Matter: racist provocation with radical roots – James Simpson
http://canadafreepress.com/article/video-black-lives-matter-racist-provocation-with-radical-roots

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Too soon? What comes of Democratic talk of impeaching Trump  President Trump’s approval ratings are highly divided along partisan lines. Could fierce opposition from the Democrats, including early talk of impeaching him, deepen those sentiments? – Amanda Hoover  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are not only anti-Trump, but that they are anti-Protestant, anti-Jewish, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2017/0219/Too-soon-What-comes-of-Democratic-talk-of-impeaching-Trump

 

THE HILL
— Americans brimming with optimism on the economy – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/320284-americans-brimming-with-optimism-on-the-economy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Kasich says “World leaders are not sure about the president.”
http://thehill.com/policy/international/320291-kasich-world-leaders-are-not-sure-about-the-president
— British Parliament To Debate Withdrawing Donald Trump’s Invite For State Visit  London’s mayor is among those who say Trump shouldn’t get the red carpet rollout. – Kim Bellware  (DIERSEN: How soon will Muslims conquer England?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/parliament-withdraw-trump-state-visit_us_58a9e592e4b07602ad55c35f

 

AOL NEWS
— ‘You don’t get to tell us what to do’: FOX News anchor confronts Reince Priebus over Trump’s media criticism  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who talk and act like they can tell me what to do.  They include activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They destroy individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate.  They have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/19/you-dont-get-to-tell-us-what-to-do-fox-news-anchor-confronts/21717163/
— Republican lawmaker wants to require physical exams for presidential candidates
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/19/republican-lawmaker-require-physical-exams-presidential-candidates/21716584/

 

NBC NEWS
— ‘Not My President’s Day’: Thousands Plan Anti-Trump Rallies Across U.S. – SHIRA TARLO
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/not-my-president-s-day-thousands-plan-anti-trump-rallies-n722586
— Defense Secretary Mattis Has No Issues With Press, Unlike Trump – TIM STELLOH  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the press focuses on a) electing Democrats, b) reelecting Democrats, and c) promoting the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/defense-secretary-mattis-has-no-issues-press-unlike-trump-n723081

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Proposal Would Deport More Immigrants Immediately – PETER BAKER and RON NIXON
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/us/politics/trump-immigration-deportations.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein: Trump’s attacks on the press are more dangerous than Nixon’s – Avi Selk and Kristine Guerra (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the press focuses on a) electing Democrats, b) reelecting Democrats, and c) promoting the Democrat Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/19/watergate-reporter-carl-bernstein-trumps-attacks-on-the-press-are-more-dangerous-than-nixons/
— Trump supporters see a successful president — and are frustrated with critics who don’t –  Jenna Johnson and David Weigel Febr
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-supporters-see-a-successful-president–and-are-frustrated-with-critics-who-dont/2017/02/19/496cb4b4-f6ca-11e6-9845-576c69081518_story.html
– Fox News anchor Chris Wallace warns viewers: Trump crossed the line in latest attack on media – Amy B Wang  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the media is anti-Trump, anti-Jewish, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/19/fox-news-anchor-chris-wallace-warns-viewers-trump-crossed-the-line-in-latest-attack-on-media/
— Trump called the press ‘the enemy.’ Reince Priebus says he meant it. – Kristine Guerra  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted me as being an enemy of those who are NOT Protestant, NOT conservative, NOT Republican, NOT American, NOT White, NOT male, NOT older, NOT rich, NOT gun owners, NOT German American, and/or those whose ancestors have NOT been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/19/trump-called-the-press-the-enemy-reince-priebus-says-he-meant-it/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Trump administration continues to complain about media coverage – Kenneth Singletary
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2017/02/19/trump-administration-contiuues-complain-about-media-coverage/ltxNPdOXf1gfAuh4VolWEM/story.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— Chris Wallace Smacks Down Reince Priebus – Matt Wilstein  (DIERSEN: The Mayor of Wheaton Mike Gresk smacked me down at his Annual State of the City Address because I asked him to mention in his address Wheaton’s 2016 Independence Day Parade and that Kirk, Rauner, and Sanguenetti had participated in it.  Wheaton’s anti-Republicans side with Gresk against me.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/19/chris-wallace-smacks-down-reince-priebus.html
— The Screwed Generation Turns Socialist  The Depression and WWII shaped the greatest generation, and postwar prosperity shaped the Baby Boomers. Millennials, battered by capitalism, move ever leftward. – Joel Kotkin
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/19/the-screwed-generation-turns-socialist.html

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— To federal-government workers: Persist!  My message to my former colleagues in the federal government is: Don’t go. Instead, speak truth to power. You are needed now more than ever. – Frederick J. Kaplan  (DIERSEN: I stayed and persisted against political affiliation discrimination, against reverse discrimination, against age discrimination, and against retaliation for almost 30 years.  For doing that, I paid the following price:  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, they disallowed my education deductions, and they disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-federal-government-workers-persist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These are the worst of times for federal-government employees. Several of the political appointees in the Trump administration are hostile to the missions of the departments and agencies they now lead. On top of that, the president’s hiring freeze will create imbalances in the federal workforce, requiring current employees to fill in random gaps. Many civil servants will simply quit in disgust. I hope they don’t. When Ronald Reagan became president in 1981, I was an attorney in the Seattle office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. In his first year in office, President Ronald Reagan proceeded to remake our small agency, bringing in new leadership that openly disdained the civil-rights community and its agenda. Some of us joked bitterly that we were becoming the U.S. Commission against Civil Rights. Funding for the commission was drastically reduced. Discouraged, much of the staff, myself included, found employment elsewhere. Abandoning ship in such circumstances is understandable, but in retrospect I think a mistake. When those civil servants with the strongest commitment to their agency’s mission leave, who remains? Answer: Those less committed and less likely to confront their political masters. Sure, the most earnest among those who quit the government will carry on their cause from the outside. But ultimately civil rights, environmental protection, enforcement of labor standards cannot be fully realized without governmental action, that is the action of dedicated and experienced civil servants.)

 

FORTUNE
— People Who Fear Deportation Under President Trump Are Fleeing to Canada for Asylum – Mahita Gajanan
http://fortune.com/2017/02/19/asylum-seekers-flee-us-trump/

February 19 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Trump Holds Campaign-Style Rally in Florida
http://www.nbcchicago.com/multimedia/Trump-Holds-Presidents-Day-Weekend-Rally-in-Florida-414188523.html
— Milo Yiannopoulos, Larry Wilmore Go Head-to-Head on ‘Maher’ – David Bauder
http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Milo-Yiannopoulos-Larry-Wilmore-Go-Head-to-Head-on-Maher-414174463.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “After a difficult first month, Trump returns to his comfort zone.”  What is your comfort zone?  Obviously, my comfort zone is putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-rally-florida-20170218-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Lawmakers say Trump’s words matter — and hurt the country’s standing abroad.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with anti-Americans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-lawmakers-trump-united-states-standing-abroad-20170218-story.html
— Schneider’s town hall meeting draws high-octane crowd – Lee V. Gaines  (DIERSEN: What if Republicans flooded Democrat town hall meetings with pro-Trumps like Democrats flood Republican town hall meetings with anti-Trumps?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/news/ct-brad-schneider-town-hall-met-20170218-story.html
— Bill Maher lets Milo Yiannopoulos attack female comedians unchecked on HBO’s ‘Real Time’ – Daniel Holloway
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-bill-maher-milo-yiannopoulos-real-time-20170218-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-transgender-bathrooms-huppke-work-advice-0219-biz-20170217-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cheap attacks on Trump undermine progressive values – Thomas A. Foster
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-cheap-attacks-on-trump-undermine-progressive-values/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run Chicago.  Never-the-less, ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for problems that Blacks have in Chicago.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/silencing-the-guns-a-racial-divide-at-heart-of-chicago-violence/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats eye Rodney Davis, who expects the challenge – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps will advise Davis to go anti-Trump big time to get reelected.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170218/bernard-schoenburg-dems-eye-rodney-davis-who-expects-challenge
— Effort to privatize economic development questioned – BGA
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170218/effort-to-privatize-economic-development-questioned
— State budget impasse still hurting schools – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170218/state-budget-impasse-still-hurting-schools

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BND wants to tax retirement income. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, as inflation is far higher than COLAs, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and Social Security is eroded.)
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article133440444.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And he said this: “we cannot tax people’s retirement incomes.”  We say this: “Why not?”  The feds tax retirement income. Illinois is one of only three states that do not. Instead of some lukewarm reforms and taxing everybody in the neighborhood of 5 percent, what about just closing the loophole that lets retirees escape paying state income taxes? That would put another $2 billion in state coffers and use retirement income to generate a partial fix for our $130 billion state pension deficit. Yes, we can hear the AARP screaming now about balancing the state budget on the backs of those with fixed incomes. True dat. But we could build in some protections for lower retirement incomes, say taxable after $35,000. Illinois has 350,000 people drawing pensions, and of that more than 14,000 are drawing public pensions of greater than $100,000 per year. How fair is it to ask the average Illinois family to pay an additional $745 in state income taxes when so many are paying zip? Letting retirement income escape state taxes is truly a loophole that lawmakers in 1983 giddily and popularly passed, sort of like the free bus rides for seniors regardless of income. Pain is coming in Illinois. Taxing retirees and selling the Thompson Center in Chicago are tiny splinters to be removed before amputations are necessary.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Legislation could help Route 66 celebration – KEVIN BARLOW and DEREK BEIGH
http://herald-review.com/news/local/state-and-regional/legislation-could-help-route-celebration/article_05212915-2b7e-5c18-96ee-a9155c3e9bb0.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Possible Speed Limit Increase on Majority of Illinois Interstates – Matthew Witkos
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/possible-speed-limit-increase-on-majority-of-illinois-interstates

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps in Mexico.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/entertainment/and-in-this-corner-the-donald-trump-mexicans-love-to-hate/659879530
— Roommate wanted: No Trump supporters  Poster insists ad doesn’t discriminate – ALEXANDRA KING  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, anti-Trump companies, anti-Trump governments, and anti-Trump countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/roommate-wanted-no-trump-supporters/659875159

 

NAPERVILLE CITY COUNCIL WATCHDOG
— Eight Naperville City Council Candidates For Four Open Seats
http://citycouncilwatchdog.com/2017/02/eight-naperville-city-council-candidates-four-open-seats

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— TWO BILLS FILED IN SPRINGFIELD AIM TO OFFER TAX RELIEF FOR SENIORS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, as inflation is far higher than COLAs, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and Social Security is eroded.)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/02/18/two-bills-filed-springfield-aim-offer-tax-relief-seniors/69982

 

FOX NEWS
— Melania Trump attacked for reciting ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ at campaign rally  (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/19/melania-trump-attacked-for-reciting-lords-prayer-at-campaign-rally.html
— ‘Not My President’s Day’: Anti-Trump Protests Set to Take Place Nationwide
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/19/not-my-presidents-day-rallies-take-place-nationwide
— Shia LaBeouf brings anti-Trump project to New Mexico
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/02/19/shia-labeouf-brings-anti-trump-project-to-new-mexico.html

 

BREITBART
— Reince Priebus: Press In ‘Alternate Universe,’ WH Team Gets Along ‘Great’ – Pam Key
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/19/reince-priebus-press-in-alternate-universe-wh-team-gets-along-great/
— Leftists and Establishment Conservatives Freak Out Over MILO CPAC Speech – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2017/02/18/leftists-and-establishment-conservatives-freak-out-over-milo-cpac-speech/

 

BLAZE
— Amid anti-Trump rallies scheduled for Mon., Dem leaders to activists: Cool it with impeachment talk – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/19/amid-anti-trump-rallies-scheduled-for-mon-dem-leaders-to-activists-cool-it-with-impeachment-talk/
— New poll suggests Democrats might want to change their anti-Trump strategy – Sara Gonzales (DIERSEN: What do anti-Trumps plan to do to harm Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Will anti-Trumps get anti-Trump mayors to be rude to Trump supporters at public events?  How well is that working in Wheaton?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/19/new-poll-suggests-democrats-might-want-to-change-their-anti-trump-strategy/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump: Market Rally Due to ‘Great Level of Confidence and Optimism’
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/donald-trump-stock-market-rally-confidence/2017/02/16/id/773990/
— Anti-Trump Protest Planned for Monday in Atlanta – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-presidents-day-donald-trump-atlanta/2017/02/18/id/774404/

 

NEWSWIRE
— Student Bullied by Latino Professor for Being a Trump Supporter  A Southern California student has been suspended for the whole semester after he filmed his Latino teacher’s anti-Trump lecture. – Boris Djuric
https://newswire.net/newsroom/news/00095281-student-bullied-by-latino-professor-for-being-a-trump-supporter.html

 

THE HILL
— Priebus defends Flynn: ‘He didn’t do anything wrong’ – BROOKE SEIPEL  (DIERSEN: Who comes to your defense?  The following have never come to my defense, are not coming to my defense, and will never come to my defense: 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and those that 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.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/320273-priebus-defends-flynn-he-didnt-do-anything-wrong

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump motorcade hit by 2×4, 5 students face charges
http://www.kristv.com/story/34540963/trump-motorcade-hit-by-2×4-5-students-face-charges

 

NBC NEW YORK
— ‘Not My President’s Day’: Thousands Plan Anti-Trump Rallies Across U.S.  Rallies are scheduled to take place in at least 25 cities across the country
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Not-My-Presidents-Day-Thousands-Plan-Anti-Trump-Rallies-Across-US-414176163.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: President Struggles to Fill Jobs When Total Loyalty Is a Must – PETER BAKER and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS  (DIERSEN: What are you loyal to?  I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township resolution against video gambling.  Those who reject some, most, or all of the aforesaid work against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/us/politics/trump-candidates-top-posts.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that a) do not put foreign countries ahead of America and b) do not put citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.  Constructively, anti-Trumps have declared war against America and against its citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/breaking-the-anti-immigrant-fever.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Nicholas Kristof asks “How Can We Get Rid of Trump?”  The “we” that Kristof refers to are individuals, organization, 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/how-can-we-get-rid-of-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote “resistance” against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. “Resistance against” is code for “destruction of.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/realestate/home-politics-resistance.html
— How to Make Your Money Last as Long as You Do – MARK MILLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/your-money/retiring-longevity-planning-social-security.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against efforts to keep heroin out of America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/opinion/sunday/why-trumps-wall-wont-keep-out-heroin.html
— Want Melania Trump in the White House? Pay Her – Jennifer Weiner
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/want-melania-trump-in-the-white-house-pay-her.html
— The Risk of Unnamed Sources? Unconvinced Readers – Liz Spayd  (DIERSEN: Everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is sourced.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/public-editor/the-risk-of-unnamed-sources-unconvinced-readers.html
— When It’s Time to Blow the Whistle – PETER VAN BUREN (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.  As I saw more and more and more political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, I blew the whistle louder and louder and louder.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/when-its-time-to-blow-the-whistle.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF TRUMP: Trump’s ‘Winter White House’: A Peek at the Exclusive Members’ List at Mar-a Lago – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, MAGGIE HABERMAN and ERIC LIPTON
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/us/mar-a-lago-trump-ethics-winter-white-house.html

 

INQUIRER
— Melania Trump prays, assails critics in Florida speech – Agence France-Presse
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/873041/melania-trump-prays-assails-critics-in-florida-speech

 

INQUISITR
— Melania Trump’s red dress has the internet buzzing, with pictures of the first lady’s outfit from a Florida rally going viral across social media.
http://www.inquisitr.com/3993950/melania-trumps-red-dress-pictures-from-florida-rally-have-the-internet-buzzing/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump draws 9,000 for campaign-like rally in Florida – Dave Berman and Caroline Glenn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/18/trump-draws-9000-campaign-like-rally-florida/98116448/
— Middle schooler confessed to throwing block of wood at Trump’s motorcade, Palm Beach police say
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/19/palm-beach-florida-middle-schooler-wood-trump-motorcade/98125660/
— Democrats are fired up. Now what? – Heidi M Przybyla and Fredreka Schouten  (DIERSEN: What do anti-Trumps plan to do to harm Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Will anti-Trumps get anti-Trump mayors to be rude to Trump supporters at public events?  How well is that working in Wheaton?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/16/democratic-party-chairs-struggle-harness-activism-burst/97978582/
— Corporations gave millions to Donald Trump inauguration – Fredreka Schouten and Christopher Schnaars
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/17/corporations-gave-millions-donald-trump-inauguration/98056554/

 

SEATTLE SPOKESMAN REVIEW
— Amid boycott of Ivanka Trump-branded products, her perfume is a bestseller on Amazon
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/19/amid-boycott-of-ivanka-trump-branded-products-her-/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— Inferiority complex might be keeping some American workers down – Jerry Large  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn American workers.)
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/inferiority-complex-might-be-keeping-some-american-workers-down/

 

DENVER POST
— “California is a nation, not a state”: A fringe movement wants a break from the U.S. – Katie Zezima  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois call for your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois to secede from the United States of America? Of course, if they succeed, they would immediately banish all individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/18/california-secession-ballot-signatures/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About 15 people huddled in a luxury apartment building, munching on danishes as they plotted out their plan to have California secede from the United States. “I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of an independent California,” Geoff Lewis said as he stood in a glass-walled conference room adorned with California’s grizzly-bear flag and a sign reading “California is a nation, not a state.”)

 

PHILLY
— Trump’s agenda includes hitting back – hard – David Horowitz
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20170219_Commentary__Trump_s_agenda_includes_hitting_back_-_hard.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Addresses Supporters at Rally in Florida
http://www.wsj.com/video/trump-addresses-supporters-at-rally-in-florida/23F3FBA3-91C9-4300-A8BA-DAE701301698.html
— OUTSTANDING: U.S. Proposal Considers Prosecuting Parents Helping Children Entering Country Illegally  Draft memo also indicates those trying to cross the border illegally could be returned to Mexico to await legal proceedings – LAURA MECKLER
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-proposal-considers-prosecuting-parents-helping-children-entering-country-illegally-1487471291

 

BLOOMBERG
— Lawmakers Lay Into Trump for Characterizing Media as `The Enemy’ – Ros Krasny and Patrick Donahue  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly the media acts like it has declared war on the following: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-18/mccain-says-free-press-is-key-to-democracy-in-response-to-trump

 

INSIDER BUSINESS
— Trump launches another blistering attack on media while he and chief of staff assault use of anonymous sources – Harrison Jacobs
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-media-campaign-rally-reince-priebus-sources-2017-2

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Would Abolish the IRS – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/19/legislation-would-abolish-the-irs/

 

GUARDIAN
— John McCain on Trump: suppressing free press is ‘how dictators get started’ – Alan Yuhas (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) want to be dictators and b) suppress me and suppress my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  I should introduce my critics/opponents to McCain.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/19/john-mccain-on-trump-suppressing-free-press-is-how-dictators-get-started

February 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— CPS SUES STATE OVER FUNDING, SAYS IT VIOLATES STUDENTS’ RIGHTS – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/education/cps-sues-state-over-funding-says-it-violates-students-rights/1754497/
— WOMAN CARJACKED IN NAPERVILLE PRESCHOOL PARKING LOT, POLICE SAY
http://abc7chicago.com/news/police-woman-carjacked-in-naperville-school-parking-lot/1754697/
— HUNDREDS PROTEST PRESIDENT BY MOONING TRUMP TOWER IN CHICAGO
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/hundreds-moon-trump-tower-at-chicago-protest/1751917/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Public Schools Sues Illinois, Alleging ‘Unequal’ Funding Violates Students’ Civil Rights – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cps-lawsuit-illinois-rauner-unequal-funding-violates-students-civil-rights-413746653.html
— Rauner: Shootings Mean Troopers Needed on Chicago Highways – Don Babwin  (DIERSEN: When did you drive a lot on Chicago highways?  For me, it was only 1966-1968 when I commuted to and from classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Shootings-Mean-Troopers-Needed-on-Chicago-Highways-413745723.html

 

CBS2
— Democrats And Their Allies Bash Gov. Rauner On Eve Of State Budget Address – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/14/dems-and-their-allies-bash-gov-rauner-on-eve-of-state-budget-address/
— Roskam Reportedly Declines Request For Public Forums – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/14/roskam-reportedly-declines-request-for-public-forums/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Agents discover catapult used to launch drugs over U.S. – Mexico Border
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/235794527-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tom Mouhelis, former Wheaton City Council member, dies – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-tom-mouhelis-obituary-20170214-story.html
— Roskam speaks to critics, supporters during telephone campaign event
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-roskam-town-hall-st-0215-20170214-story.html
— Rauner legal team resists AG Madigan’s move to withhold state paychecks – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-lisa-madigan-state-worker-pay-met-0215-20170214-story.html
— What to expect when you’re expecting a state budget? Nothing – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-illinois-state-budget-rauner-zorn-perspec-0215-20170214-column.html
— Chicago school board sues state, alleges ‘separate and unequal’ funding – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-school-funding-lawsuit-met-20170214-story.html
— 48 arrested in Chicago area in last week’s immigration raids – Marwa Eltagouri
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-immigration-raids-arrests-met-20170214-story.html
— District 204 budget cuts likely if state funding doesn’t increase – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-204-budget-st-0215-20170214-story.html
— S&P issues blistering report on state’s fiscal woes – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0215-20170214-story.html
— Unable to pass own spending plan, Rauner to weigh in on Senate version during Wednesday budget speech – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-preview-met-0215-20170214-story.html
— Republicans block Dem effort to get Trump’s tax returns – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrat-effort-trump-tax-returns-20170214-story.html
— Aurora mayoral candidates tout endorsements – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-mayor-endorse-st-0215-20170214-story.html
— Chicago’s gang wars and the Judicial Accountability Act – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-chicago-gang-wars-kass-0215-20170214-column.html
— University of Chicago students, faculty clash over Corey Lewandowski event – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-lewandowski-university-of-chicago-event-20170214-story.html
— Trump rhetoric has created ‘atmosphere of terror’ for (ILLEGAL) immigrants, advocate says – Marwa Eltagouri, Elyssa Cherney and Grace Wong
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-immigration-raids-arrests-met-20170214-story.html
— This, dear white people, is how to look like a snowflake – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-milo-dear-white-people-perspec-0215-20170214-column.html
— Emanuel: Feds will be in town next week to continue Police Department work – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-sessions-consent-decree-met-20170214-story.html
— Rauner aims to add 200 more state troopers to combat Chicago expressway shootings – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-state-troopers-chicago-expressway-shootings-20170214-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel urges old friend Rauner to present balanced budget – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-urges-old-friend-rauner-to-present-balanced-budget/
— CPS sues state over funding, says it violates students’ rights – Lauren FitzPatrick and Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-sues-state-over-funding-says-it-violates-students-rights/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with Mexico against America.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-u-s-sells-more-corn-than-anybody-guess-who-buys-it/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage Democrats opposing proposed DuPage County Election Commission merger with the county clerk’s office – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170214/news/170219419/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam’s support of border tax brings biz backlash – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170214/BLOGS02/170219944/roskams-support-of-border-tax-brings-biz-backlash
— CPS sues Illinois over ‘discriminatory’ funding – AP  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that it unfair to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to veterans a) that the Post Office hired me in 1966 and let me work there for almost 3 years, b) that IRS hired me in 1971 and let me work there for almost 9 years, c) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, d) that GAO hired me in 1980 and let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) that GAO promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170214/NEWS02/170219943/cps-sues-illinois-over-discriminatory-funding
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago’s schools are suing Illinois’ governor and other state officials over how the state funds schools, claiming it violates the civil rights of the predominantly-minority student population in the nation’s third-largest school district. Tuesday’s lawsuit was filed in Cook County on behalf of black and Hispanic families. It seeks to have a judge declare the formula unlawful.)
— Shootings mean troopers needed on Chicago highways, Rauner says – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170214/NEWS10/170219946/shootings-mean-troopers-needed-on-chicago-highways-rauner-says

 

DNA INFO
— CPS Sues State of Illinois: City Kids at ‘Back of Bus’ in Funding – Heather Cherone and Erica Demarest  (DIERSEN: My parents helped Crete-Monee School District 201-U cut its costs during the 1950s and 1960s when they sent my brother and I to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170214/bridgeport/cps-sues-state-alleges-unequal-funding-violates-students-civil-rights

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says he’ll talk about ‘grand bargain’ during budget speech – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170214/rauner-says-hell-talk-about-grand-bargain-during-budget-speech

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Are Democrats being paid to show up at town halls?  Protesters say they’re fighting GOP for free – ERIC BRADNER AND MJ LEE (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/operatives have severe financial problems.  They do not do anything “for free.”  They talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they succeed in getting rid of me.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/are-dems-being-paid-to-show-up-at-town-halls/655844054

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner Administration Files Opposition to AG’s Move to Halt State Employee Pay
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-administration-files-opposition-to-ags-move-to-halt-state-employee-pay

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Former state senator offers thoughts on budget crisis – Ben Zigterman
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-02-14/former-state-senator-offers-thoughts-budget-crisis.html

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How the Trump administration could bankrupt Chicago Public Schools.”
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/emanuel-trump-rauner-cps-education-funding/Content?oid=255385

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Over 18,000 On Congressman Peter Roskam’s Telephone Town Hall  “I have no plans to have one of these big sort of circus meetings,” Roskam said on a WGN radio show on Sunday – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/over-18-000-congressman-peter-roskams-telephone-town-hall

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— REPUBLICAN PRIMARY IS SET FOR NAPERVILLE TOWNSHIP VOTERS ON FEBRUARY 28
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/02/14/republican-primary-set-naperville-township-voters-february-28/69891

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Bill would level signature requirements for all political candidates
https://ilnews.org/12136/bill-level-signature-requirements-political-candidates/
— Questions still loom over auditor general
https://ilnews.org/12122/questions-still-loom-auditor-general/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The dire consequences of continued inaction – Rich Miller
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/14/the-dire-consequences-of-continued-inaction/

 

BLAZE
— Hundreds pull down their pants and moon Trump Tower in Chicago to get Trump to release his taxes – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/13/hundreds-pull-down-their-pants-and-moon-trump-tower-in-chicago-to-get-trump-to-release-his-taxes/

 

GOPUSA
— Fearing ICE, Austin’s illegal alien families keep students home from school
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20637
— Number of Texas Latino voters climbed 29 percent in 2016, records show
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20596

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— DO YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THESE ILLEGAL ALIEN HOTBEDS? – Maria Jeffrey
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/02/do-you-live-in-one-of-these-illegal-alien-hotbeds

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— THIS MEXICAN WAS CONVICTED OF ILLEGALLY VOTING IN FIVE US ELECTIONS
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/02/14/this-mexican-was-convicted-of-illegally-voting-in-five-us-elections/

 

CNN
— The Office of Government Ethics is recommending that the White House take disciplinary action against Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to President Trump, for endorsing Ivanka Trump’s products in a TV interview. – Jill Disis  (DIERSEN: What disciplinary actions did your employers take against you and why?  Because I became an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1988 when I was 40 years old and because I have always opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, a) 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 (1986-1988) 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, b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974, and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/14/news/kellyanne-conway-ivanka-trump-ethics-office/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Advice for retirees rattled by Trump – Michelle Singletary  (DIERSEN: I have been retired since 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/get-there/2017/02/14/383a0264-f2e2-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— Rep. Roskam Expects Trump’s Tax Plan in 2-3 Weeks
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/videos/2017-02-14/rep-roskam-expects-trump-s-tax-plan-in-2-3-weeks
— Rep. Roskam: U.S. Tax Reform Is Needed This Year
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/videos/2017-02-14/rep-roskam-u-s-tax-reform-is-needed-this-year

 

FORBES
— The Age Discrimination Law At 50: A Mixed Bag – Chris Farrell  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2017/02/14/the-age-discrimination-law-at-50-a-mixed-bag/#3b8b2cbb5382

 

CATO
— Sen. Grassley’s Proposed E-Verify Mandate Is an Expensive Dud – ALEX NOWRASTEH (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CATO sides with foreign countries against America.)
https://www.cato.org/blog/sen-grassleys-proposed-e-verify-mandate-expensive-dud

February 6 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State GOP chief slams Lisa Madigan as doing ‘father’s bidding’ – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-gop-chief-slams-lisa-madigan-as-doing-fathers-bidding/
— Rauner-led GOP elevates Lisa Madigan on party hit list – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-rauner-led-gop-elevates-lisa-madigan-on-party-hit-list/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Toby Keith decried as too ‘political’ for Naperville Ribfest – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-ribfest-toby-keith-trump-st-0208-20170206-story.html
— CPS freezes some school spending on nonpersonnel items – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-school-spending-reductions-met-20170206-story.html
— Lisa Madigan presses Rauner to oppose Trump immigration push – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: That is, Lisa Madigan presses Rauner to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-lisa-madigan-bruce-rauner-trump-immigration-met-0207-20170206-story.html
— Trump defends immigration restrictions during first trip to CENTCOM base
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-centcom-visit-20170206-story.html
— Even for reporters, sad tales too much to bear – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-bad-week-in-crime-column-20170206-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— McSweeney reintroduces bill to abolish lieutenant governor – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170206/news/170209246/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Last fiscal year, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti of Wheaton spent a little more than $1.1 million to run her office, according to financial records from the Illinois comptroller’s office. The lieutenant governor position pays $135,669 a year, but Sanguinetti wasn’t paid the full amount in either 2015 or 2016, receiving $120,000 in 2015 and $68,000 in 2016, according to state records. Sanguinetti chaired the Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force, which highlighted DuPage County consolidation efforts and made 27 recommendations in December 2015. Sanguinetti “has advocated for consolidation at all levels of government — including her office and other constitutional offices like the Treasurer and Comptroller,” spokeswoman Marcela Cartagena said.)

 

ABC7
— IL STATE SENATORS CRAFT BUDGET DEAL, AIM TO END STALEMATE – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-state-senators-craft-budget-deal-aim-to-end-stalemate/1740694/
— CPS TO FREEZE $46 MILLION IN SCHOOL SPENDING
http://abc7chicago.com/education/cps-to-freeze-$46-million-in-school-spending/1740452/

 

NBC5
— Illinois State Rep. Looks to Eliminate Office of Lieutenant Governor – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-state-rep-legislation-eliminate-office-lieutenant-governor-412924563.html
— President Trump: Allow Those Into US Who ‘Want to Love Our Country’  President lunches with troops on first visit to MacDill Base
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/President-Trump-Making-Monday-Visit-to-CENTCOM-Headquarters-in-Tampa-412888963.html

 

CBS2
— McSweeney Proposes Eliminating Illinois Lieutenant Governor Job – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/06/lawmaker-proposes-eliminating-illinois-lieutenant-governor-job/
— Chicago Schools Chief Blames Gov. Rauner’s ‘Trump Tactics’ For Latest Budget Cuts – Vince Gerasole
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/06/chicago-schools-chief-blames-gov-rauners-trump-tactics-for-latest-budget-cuts/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CPS hits schools with new cuts, blames Rauner – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170206/BLOGS02/170209898/cps-hits-schools-with-new-cuts-blames-rauner
— Time for Roskam to show up and meet with his critics – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170206/BLOGS02/170209905/time-for-roskam-to-show-up-and-meet-with-his-critics
— Durbin on blocking Trump cabinet picks: ‘That’s my job’ – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170206/BLOGS02/170209907/durbin-on-blocking-trump-cabinet-picks-thats-my-job
— Cullerton: ‘If not this plan, then what?’ – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170206/BLOGS02/170209899/cullerton-if-not-this-plan-then-what
— What about jobless Americans? – DAVE GORAK, Executive Director, Midwest Coalition to Reduce Immigration
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/ISSUE07/170209930
(FROM THE LETTER: There are some critical elements missing from any discussion about President Donald Trump’s executive order and his threat to withhold federal funding to cities like Chicago that provide “sanctuary” to illegal aliens. First, the federal government cannot “force” local governments to enforce its immigration laws. As long as these cities honor detainers for illegal aliens in their custody and do not prohibit federal agents from doing their jobs, they aren’t likely to lose any federal money because they have not violated 8 U.S. Code Section 1324. Second, why aren’t the defenders of “immigrants” and “refugees” showing equal concern for the 50 million working-age Americans the federal government says are jobless? Why aren’t they demanding to know why the government is permitting 8 million illegal aliens to remain in their payroll jobs in the construction, manufacturing and service industries? Are these jobs Americans won’t do? Not according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which says the majority of those jobs are already being done by Americans. If you haven’t noticed, nobody in or out of Congress, especially the media, can be bothered with such questions. These are issues far more critical in the long run than how much cities like Chicago deserve to lose financially if they are breaking the law.)

 

WBEZ
— CPS Freezes Nearly $70 million In School Spending – Becky Vevea
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cps-freezes-nearly-70-million-in-school-spending/5cca5275-9901-4410-8f70-b1fa1508418a

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans seek distance from Trump’s comments on Putin, U.S.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/ap/national/republicans-seek-distance-from-trump-s-comments-on-putin-u/article_45026472-721d-5b33-8e65-b967ba370209.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Attorney General Madigan urges Governor Rauner to protect Illinois immigrants,” that is, Lisa Madigan urges Rauner to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://thetelegraph.com/news/96368/attorney-general-madigan-urges-governor-rauner-to-protect-illinois-immigrants

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump’s actions ‘leading himself’ to impeachment. I have not called for the impeachment yet”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/rep-maxine-waters-trumps-actions-leading-himself-to-impeachment/650405762

 

WSIL TV
— Tech cos. take stand against travel ban, risking backlash – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34432569/tech-cos-take-stand-against-travel-ban
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Anti-Trump protests complicate start of his presidency.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34439007/anti-trump-protests-complicate-start-of-his-presidency

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
—  ‘Government of the casinos … for the casinos’ – JOHN KINDT
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2017-02-05/guest-commentary-government-casinos-casinos.html

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— ‘We Just Want Roskam To Hear Our Voice’  Hundreds Of Protesters Call On Congressman To Host Open Town Hall Meeting – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_9a7d8548-ec9f-11e6-8e17-973c9e1826bf.html
http://www.journal-topics.com/image_4571817a-eca0-11e6-8cd5-ff3668076d3a.html
http://www.journal-topics.com/image_895d12ae-eca1-11e6-bcf2-af1c6eeb8718.html

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Congresswoman Robin Kelly targeted by new GOP ad campaign against Madigan – Ruth de Jauregui
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511078852-congresswoman-targeted-by-new-gop-ad-campaign-against-madigan

 

SOUTHERN
— Cullerton: Budget deal would solve worker-pay dispute – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/cullerton-budget-deal-would-solve-worker-pay-dispute/article_8068ee08-3118-5d24-b7fb-31ab66c6c256.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton College panel addresses election, divisions within society – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/31/wheaton-college-panel-addresses-election-divisions-within-society/a92oewb/

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— ILLINOIS MANUFACTURERS CHALLENGE ILLINOIS STATE OF AFFAIRS
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/02/06/illinois-manufacturers-challenge-illinois-state-affairs/69660

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Rising Property Values in Naperville
http://www.nctv17.com/rising-property-values-in-naperville/

 

DNA NEWS
— ‘Obama Day’ Could Be Illinois’ First New Holiday In 40 Years – Sam Cholke
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170206/ashburn/obama-day-august-4-andr-thapedi-illinois-holiday-barack-obama-birthday

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Wheeler opposes current Senate budget deal – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511077819-wheeler-opposes-current-senate-budget-deal

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Ossyra urges Naperville to back low-tax platform – Carol Ostrow
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511079501-ossyra-urges-naperville-to-back-low-tax-platform

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— McNeily envisions bright future for Wheaton with council campaign – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079453-mcneily-envisions-bright-future-for-wheaton-with-council-campaign

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS NOW SURROUNDED BY RIGHT-TO-WORK STATES – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-now-surrounded-by-right-to-work-states/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Conservatives Worry About Trump Caving to LBGT Pressure on Religious Liberty – Peter LaBarbera
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/02/conservatives-worry-about-trump-caving-to-lbgt-pressure-on-religious-liberty/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DI LEO: WHO WE ARE – AND WHO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE NOT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/who-we-are-and-who-the-american-people-are-not.html
— CELEBRATE BLACK CONSERVATIVES: ILLINOIS’ DR. ERIC WALLACE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/celebrate-black-conservatives-illinois-dr-eric-wallace.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP: “Lisa Madigan is working for the Speaker”
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/06/ilgop-lisa-madigan-is-working-for-the-speaker/
— It’s still all about the suburbs
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/06/its-still-all-about-the-suburbs/

 

GOPUSA
— Squishy, soft GOP establishment has trouble with Trump’s remarks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20329?omhide=true
— Time for Deplorables to Boycott Hollywood  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Hollywood wants 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, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20296

 

THE HILL
— Spicer: New York Times owes Trump an apology – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318142-spicer-new-york-times-owes-trump-an-apology
— Trump: ‘Dishonest press’ won’t report terrorist attacks – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps would want protests, BUT NOT TERRORIST ATTACKS, committed by members of the following groups to be reported: 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318100-trump-dishonest-press-wont-report-terrorist-attacks

 

REUTERS
— Illinois’ low credit rating at risk without budget action : S&P
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-s-p-idUSKBN15L2EQ

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “California and President Trump are going to war with each other.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/02/06/california-and-president-trump-are-going-to-war-with-each-other/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Investors are worried about Wall Street rollbacks by Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/02/06/investors-worried-about-wall-street-rollbacks-by-trump/

 

ASHEBORO COURIER TRIBUNE
— Duke alumni blast Trump adviser Stephen Miller – Jane Stancill
http://www.courier-tribune.com/news/20170206/duke-alumni-blast-trump-adviser

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Republican John Cox exploring campaign for California governor – Christopher Cadelago
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article131067164.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cox, a trained certified public accountant and attorney who once ran the Republican Party in Cook County, Illinois, previously mounted long-shot campaigns for the U.S. Senate, where he debated then-Senate candidate Barack Obama in 2003. Five years later, Cox ran for U.S president, reasoning at the time that too often Republicans ran as “conservative when they wanted our votes; only to watch them almost turn into liberals once they were elected.” “I am a long term, dyed-in-the-wool conservative, brought to the Republican Party by Ronald Reagan; believing that government isn’t the answer to our problems, government is the problem,” he wrote at the time. Since moving to California, Cox has settled in Rancho Santa Fe, working to lessen the influence of special-interest money in the Democratically-controlled state.)

 

NEW YORKER
— THE LOVING, WARLIKE UNITY OF GAY AMERICANS AGAINST TRUMP – Daniel Wenger
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-loving-warlike-unity-of-gay-americans-against-trump

 

FED SMITH
— Life Without Civil Service Protections? Ask Georgia – Michael Wald  (DIERSEN: 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.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/06/life-without-civil-service-protections-ask-georgia/
— Removal of Federal Employees for Misconduct or Performance – Ralph R. Smith   (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.  In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated by forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, by not promoting me beyond GS-13, by keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and by forcing 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 to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  If I had not blown any whistles, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/06/removal-of-federal-employees-for-misconduct-or-performance/