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ABC7
— Labor Day fun mixes with politics at Chicago area parades, festivals – Michelle Gallardo and Craig Wall (DIERSEN: Republicans who participated in the parade included Mr. & Mrs. Rauner, Mr. & Mrs. Roskam, Sanguinetti, Connelly, Oberweis, Olsen, Senger, Wehrli, Anderson, Boltz, Cantore, Carlyle, Falbo, Fisher, Furstenau, Gustin, Hogan, Keller, Lowe, MacKay, Mendrick, Monino, Prater, Rash, Ruhl, and Smith.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/labor-day-fun-mixes-with-politics-at-parades-festivals-/4137452/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The sound of music from marching bands filled the air in Naperville as thousands of people lined the streets to wave flags and cheer as they say their unofficial goodbye to summer. But with the drums of the November election beating louder every day, politicians were shifting gears into their busy season. Governor Rauner was shaking hands, and shaking off any talk of him not being for Illinois workers. “We’ve lost a lot of good paying jobs in this state for decades, we’ve been one of the slowest growing states and now the state’s around us are growing their union jobs and all their good paying jobs much faster than Illinois. We’ve got to be pro-worker by being pro-growth, pro-investment and pro-job creation,” Rauner said. JB Pritzker, Rauner’s rival, attacked the governor for his anti-union efforts at a labor picnic in Rock Island. “He’s about getting rid of unions, he’s about lowering the standard of living of people across the state of Illinois. We’ve got to create jobs in the state there’s no doubt about it, but if we don’t preserve our labor unions while we’re creating jobs we’re doing it wrong,” Pritzker said. In the 6th District Congressional race, which Democrats nationally have targeted to flip, Sean Casten was apologizing for comments that surfaced last week where he was heard comparing President Trump to Osama Bin Laden – but he was not apologizing for the underlying message. “We should be very afraid of a President who uses the tool that demagogues throughout history have used to say, if you are afraid, if you are disempowered, your problem is someone who doesn’t look like you and I’ll fix that,” Casten said. Incumbent Peter Roskam, who championed the President’s tax cut earlier this year, said he was not taking this race for granted. “But I think my opponent has a lot to answer for comparing the President to Osama Bin Laden and advocating nearly every tax hike conceivable,” Roskam said.)
— 12 demonstrators arrested attempting to disrupt traffic on Kennedy near O’Hare – Jessica D’Onofrio and Ravi Baichwal
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/12-demonstrators-arrested-attempting-to-disrupt-traffic-near-ohare-/4133776/

CBS2
— Trump Blasts Sessions Over Indictments Of GOP Congressmen Ahead Of Midterms
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/03/trump-blasts-sessions-over-indictments-of-gop-congressmen-ahead-of-midterms/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Texas activist, Parkland survivor raise thousands for anti-Cruz billboard with Trump’s tweets
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/texas-activist-parkland-survivor-raise-thousands-for-anti-cruz-billboard-with-trump-s-tweets

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville Labor Day Parade a tradition for many – David Sharos (DIERSEN: Republicans who participated in the parade included Mr. & Mrs. Rauner, Mr. & Mrs. Roskam, Sanguinetti, Connelly, Oberweis, Olsen, Senger, Wehrli, Anderson, Boltz, Cantore, Carlyle, Falbo, Fisher, Furstenau, Gustin, Hogan, Keller, Lowe, MacKay, Mendrick, Monino, Prater, Rash, Ruhl, and Smith.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-labor-day-parade-st-0905-story.html
— Police arrest anti-violence protesters trying to march on Kennedy Expressway near O’Hare – Todd Lighty, Morgan Greene, Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-kennedy-expressway-protest-chicago-20180904-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kankakee County backs memorial to convicted ex-Gov. Ryan, 2 other ex-governors – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kankakee-county-memorial-convicted-ex-gov-ryan-governors/
— Fact-check: Pritzker won’t like this headline, but he’s wrong about Rauner ad – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-politifact-pritzker-headline-wrong-rauner-ad-income-tax/
— Leader of protest among 12 arrested trying to march onto Kennedy near O’Hare – Maudlyne Ihejirika and Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/ohare-airport-protesters-march-shutdown-cumberland-kennedy-expressway-chicago-police/
— Trump attacks union leader on Labor Day – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/trump-attacks-union-leader-richard-trumka-unemployment-canada-mexico-nafta-labor-day/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “NFL owners’ treatment of Colin Kaepernick disgraces league and country.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/nfl-colin-kaepernick-president-donald-trump-collusion-kneeling-national-anthem-jesse-jackson/

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville parade beats rain to celebrate Labor Day (DIERSEN: Republicans who participated in the parade included Mr. & Mrs. Rauner, Mr. & Mrs. Roskam, Sanguinetti, Connelly, Oberweis, Olsen, Senger, Wehrli, Anderson, Boltz, Cantore, Carlyle, Falbo, Fisher, Furstenau, Gustin, Hogan, Keller, Lowe, MacKay, Mendrick, Monino, Prater, Rash, Ruhl, and Smith.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180903/naperville-parade-beats-rain-to-celebrate-labor-day
— Anti-violence protesters arrested before they reach Kennedy Expressway – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180903/anti-violence-protesters-arrested-before-they-reach-kennedy-expressway
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In Transit: App for Route 53 extension feedback takes flak – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180903/in-transit-app-for-route-53-extension-feedback-takes-flak

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Labor Day marchers say Janus case hasn’t hurt unions – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180903/labor-day-marchers-say-janus-case-hasnt-hurt-unions

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— To save Illinois, stick with Rauner – Bill Bloom, Moline, Illinois Republican Party 17th Congressional District Deputy State Central Committee member
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/view-from-the-q-c-to-save-illinois-stick-with/article_1dfa7981-08d8-5c09-a2c5-513d3eb25e4f.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— What are we looking for in a governor? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats want a governor that will drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-what-are-we-looking-for-in-a-governor/article_d5693790-4cbf-53ce-8a66-da12cb1a6657.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Reps. Davis, Shimkus weigh in on Trump tariffs, trade, health care – Adalberto Toledo
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-09-03/reps-davis-shimkus-weigh-trump-tariffs-trade-health-care.html

9. LOUIS TODAY
   — Trump criticizes union leader on Labor Day: ‘It is easy to see why unions are doing so poorly’ – Jeff Stein
   https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/trump-criticizes-union-leader-on-labor-day-it-is-easy/article_7dc0c4d3-1222-5cc6-a89a-14541181cba9.html

WGLT
— Long Underway Political Season Officially Starts With Labor Day Parade – CHARLIE SCHLENKER
http://www.wglt.org/post/long-underway-political-season-officially-starts-labor-day-parade#stream/0

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201U students suspended 1,815 times in a single school year (DIERSEN: Since you graduated from high school, how has that high school’s reputation changed?)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511548567-crete-monee-community-unit-school-district-201u-students-suspended-1-815-times-in-a-single-school-year
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201U reported 1,815 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education. The district transferred six students to another program instead of suspending or expelling them. According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 1,815 students during the year. That equates to 37 percent of the 4,910 students enrolled. Of the 1,108 in-school suspensions, 774 were given to boys and 334 were given to girls, including 781 elementary or middle schoolers and 327 high schoolers. The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 1,092 incidents. There were six incidents of tobacco. For 924 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less. Of the 707 out-of-school suspensions, 504 were given to boys and 203 were given to girls, including 456 elementary or middle schoolers and 251 high schoolers. The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 672 incidents. There were 17 incidents of drugs. For 325 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.)

DAILY WIRE
— Boston Globe: Harvard Didn’t View Elizabeth Warren As Native American; Here’s The Evidence – JAMES BARRETT (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, far too many falsely self-identify themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I should write a book about false self-identifiers in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They are pure poison.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35375/boston-globe-harvard-didnt-view-elizabeth-warren-james-barrett

FOX NEWS
— New York governor candidate Cynthia Nixon self-identifies as ‘queer,’ not as a lesbian, spokeswoman says – Andrew O’Reilly (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, far too many falsely self-identify themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I should write a book about false self-identifiers in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They are pure poison.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/03/new-york-governor-candidate-cynthia-nixon-self-identifies-as-queer-not-as-lesbian-spokeswoman-says.html
— Labor Day 2018: To drain the swamp, you must be able to fire the swamp – Richard Manning (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. While my Democrat superiors in the federal government never charged me with being “incompetent” or “bad” or “do-nothing” or “unproductive,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that being incompetent, bad, do-nothing, and unproductive were the reasons why they took adverse actions against me, and a) NOT because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) NOT because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/09/03/labor-day-2018-to-drain-swamp-must-be-able-to-fire-swamp.html

DAILY CALLER
— THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO HOLD MORE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ACCOUNTABLE FOR MISCONDUCT – Rep. Louie Gohmert, Texas 1st District (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. While my Democrat superiors in the federal government never charged me with “misconduct” or “ineptitude” or being a “bad actor,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that misconduct and ineptitude and being a bad actor were the reasons why they took adverse actions against me, and a) NOT because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) NOT because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/03/more-federal-employees-accountable-for-misconduct/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In our current system, the process for removing these bad actors is nearly impossible. According to data obtained by FedScope, only 0.5 percent of federal employees have been fired in recent years for poor performance or misconduct. Meanwhile, a 2015 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealed that once a decision is made to fire a federal employee, removing them from office can take between six months to a year, if not longer. Draining the swamp is not just fiscally responsible, it is absolutely essential to creating a lasting climate of accountability in our nation’s capital – which is the real battle we are fighting. Washington dysfunction runs deep. True change must uproot systemic injustices and remove those in government who perpetuate them. Meanwhile, all of us in government must begin insisting upon excellence and stop incentivizing ineptitude. This is the essence of the MERIT (Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation) Act — a piece of legislation I am proud to co-sponsor. The MERIT Act allows for the expedited removal of federal employees who have either engaged in misconduct or who are failing to perform their duties. It also expedites the appeals process in the event these employees protest their termination.)

BREITBART
— Labor Day: Evaluating the Benefits of ICE Raids for American Workers – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/03/labor-day-evaluating-the-benefits-of-ice-raids-for-american-workers/
— CNN Boosts Left-Wing Campaign to Censor Breitbart; Approves ‘Blacklisting’ (DIERSEN: Should I publish a list of all the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that censor and/or blacklist GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Those who censor you and/or blacklist you say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/09/03/cnn-boosts-left-wing-campaign-to-censor-breitbart-approves-blacklisting/
— Fleeing Illegal Immigrants Killed 2 Tracking Dogs, Says Texas Sheriff – Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby
https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/09/03/fleeing-illegal-immigrants-killed-2-tracking-dogs-says-texas-sheriff/
— Donald Trump Celebrates the American Worker in Labor Day Proclamation – Charlie Spiering (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on the jobs that I held and look down on those who held those jobs. They make it clear that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/03/donald-trump-celebrates-the-american-worker-in-labor-day-proclamation/

THE HILL
— Labor Day should be moment of hope for all working Americans – MARY KAY HENRY (DIERSEN: Labor Day 1997 was not a moment of hope for me. My Democrat GAO superiors had recently made it clear that they were going to do whatever they believed was necessary to force me to take their early retirement “offer” which expired at the end of the month.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/404806-labor-day-should-be-moment-of-hope-for-all-working-americans

NEW YORK TIMES
— Who’s Afraid of a White Minority? The battle over how to project the future population of the United States has profound political implications. – Thomas B. Edsall (DIERSEN: Because anti-Whites overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, Democrats do everything that they can to get anti-Whites a) to come to America, b) to stay in America, and c) to bring other anti-Whites to America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/opinion/america-white-minority-majority.html

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Ethnicity not a factor in Elizabeth Warren’s rise in law.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/09/01/did-claiming-native-american-heritage-actually-help-elizabeth-warren-get-ahead-but-complicated/wUZZcrKKEOUv5Spnb7IO0K/story.html