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June 16 Morning Edition

NBC5
— President Trump to Return to Milwaukee
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-president-trump-heads-back-to-wisconsin-485713011.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans rally against gun violence. Anti-Republicans blame Republicans for gun violence.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/parkland-survivors-chance-the-rapper-and-hundreds-more-rally-against-gun-violence-in-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— When employers join ‘The Illinois Exodus’ – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois only want employers that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-exodus-hoistruck-indiana-20180614-story.html
— Is Father’s Day outdated? – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: How do your critics/opponents paint your father? My critics/opponents have always painted my father as having been undeservedly filthy rich because he earned enough money to send me and my brother to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. But in defense of my outstanding parents, neither of them attended college. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 years old, a bottom of the line Chevy 2-door, and died suddenly of heart failure when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-fathers-day-20180615-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: LGBTQ promoters use Orlando Cruz to promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-orlando-cruz-pride-puerto-rican-parades-20180615-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats side with criminals. Republicans side with the victims of crime.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-concealed-carry-shooting-victim-20180523-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-migrant-border-shelter-policy-20180615-story.html

CHICAGO Sun-Times
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 10,000 families experienced homelessness in Chicago last year – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/homeless-cps-families-study-10000/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/parkland-chicago-violence-never-again-road-to-change-gun-control/
— Rahm sends message to mayoral rivals — adding another $850,000-plus to war chest – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/rahm-sends-message-to-mayoral-rivals-adding-another-850000-plus-to-war-chest/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting religious leaders to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/black-religious-leaders-criticize-sessions-use-of-scripture/

DAILY HERALD
— Feds bringing terror preparation workshop to Aurora, Naperville – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180615/feds-bringing-terror-preparation-workshop-to-aurora-naperville

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Effingham County will be an unborn sanctuary
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/effingham-county-will-be-an-unborn-sanctuary

WVIK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://wvik.org/post/lawmakers-illinois-embrace-medical-marijuana-opioid-alternative#stream/0

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Think Blago Got a Bad Rap? Check out This Pol’s Punishment – Aaron M. Renn
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511459332-renn-think-blago-got-a-bad-rap-check-out-this-pol-s-punishment

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Clark County Board approves “2nd Amendment Support” Resolution – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/06/clark-county-board-approves-2nd-amendment-support-resolution/

FOX BUSINESS
— Trump, GOP need to keep promises on immigration – Lou Dobbs
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-gop-need-to-keep-promises-on-immigration-dobbs

BLAZE
— Joe Scarborough compared the Trump Administration to Nazis. The White House responds – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/15/joe-scarborough-compared-trump-administration-to-nazis-the-white-house-responds

AMERICAN THINKER
— The hypocrisy of the illegal immigrant lobby’s howls about family separation – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/06/the_hypocrisy_of_the_illegal_immigrant_lobbys_howls_about_family_separation.html
— Reparations: Who Should Pay? – Tom Trinko
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/06/reparations_who_should_pay.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Motion for Summary Judgment Filed against Harvard – ROGER CLEGG (DIERSEN: My 7th Amendment rights were denied in Diersen v. GAO.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/motion-for-summary-judgment-filed-against-harvard/

AMMOLAND
— Mayors Scapegoating Guns for Failed ‘Progressive’ Policies and Own Criminality
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/06/mayors-scapegoating-guns-for-failed-progressive-policies-and-own-criminality/#axzz5IalWRz5e

NEW YORK TIMES
— Feeling Good About the Economy? You’re Probably a Republican – Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: The status of the economy is more important for those who are looking for a job. The better that the economy is, the better the chances that you will find a job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/business/economy/survey-trump-economy.html
— A Guiding Hand From College to Not Just a Job, but a Career – Paul Sullivan (DIERSEN: When you were in college, what industry did you want your career to be in? For me, it was the automotive industry. By the time I graduated from NIU in 1970, I had bought three new cars – a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and 1969 Dodge Charger SE. In 1970, I accepted a job offer from Firestone Stores. In 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/your-money/college-graduation-career-advice.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ms. Golinkin promotes herself as a mix of ad hoc therapist, master networker, recruiter and job whisperer. She draws on her experience in publishing, where, she said, she hired more than 200 young adults. “I managed them and coached them and brought them on to some really great careers,” she said. “I helped them realize their full potential.” On the surface, college graduates have it good. The unemployment rate for adults 25 and older with a college degree dropped to 2.0 percent in May, compared with 3.9 percent for those in the same age group with a high school diploma and 5.4 percent for those who did not graduate from high school, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall unemployment was 3.8 percent in May, an 18-year low. But what those statistics do not show is how workers feel about the quality of their jobs and whether the jobs are leading to a career. They also do not dip into the pressure graduates can feel to find a job that is meaningful.)
— College Admission Is Not a Personality Contest. Or Is It? – Amy Harmon (DIERSEN: The more subjective that a criteria is, the more that it is abused.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/harvard-universities-personality-criteria-admissions.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Paul Manafort ordered to jail after witness-tampering charges – Spencer S. Hsu, Ellen Nakashima and Devlin Barrett (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my Democrat GAO superiors tampered with witnesses. My Democrat GAO superiors made it very clear to my supervisors, to my coworkers, and to my subordinates that they would get rid anyone who came to my defense.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/manafort-ordered-to-jail-after-witness-tampering-charges/2018/06/15/ccc526cc-6e68-11e8-afd5-778aca903bbe_story.html

FORBES
— Why People Still Want An MBA Degree – John Byrne (DIERSEN: Did you earn an MBA? I should write a book about the costs and benefits of my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses and the CPA and CIA examination review courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/poetsandquants/2018/06/15/why-people-still-want-an-mba-degree/#3d1d935f288e

FORTUNE
— MAY 31, 2018 FLASHBACK: The Supreme Court Tried to End #MeToo. Here’s How We’re Fighting Back. – Gretchen Carlson (DIERSEN: My 7th Amendment rights were denied in Diersen v. GAO.)
http://fortune.com/2018/05/31/gretchen-carlson-supreme-court-ruling-arbitration-metoo/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It was with immense pride that I joined legislators from both parties in December to introduce the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act,” which restores victims’ constitutional 7th Amendment right to a jury trial. Sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), the bill now has 17 cosponsors. With the Supreme Court’s decision, my mission is to get it through Congress and down to the president’s desk for signature this year.)

AMERITECH FINANCIAL
— Carefully Consider the Cost of Going Back to School as an Adult, Suggests Ameritech Financial (DIERSEN: Did you earn a master’s degree, professional certification, and/or professional license? I should write a book about the costs and benefits of my a) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, and f) earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses and the CPA and CIA examination review courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carefully-consider-the-cost-of-going-back-to-school-as-an-adult-suggests-ameritech-financial-300666889.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It is a very personal decision to see if the advantages of learning new skills offset the cost of returning to education.” And the cost can be high. Graduate courses at public universities can be up to $700 per credit, while a single course at a private college can cost more than $3,300. That means that it can cost anywhere from $20,000 to more than $100,000 to earn an advanced degree. A certificate program can cost from $3,000 if done online up to $12,000 if taken on campus, and this does not include textbooks.)

SMALL BUSINESS TRENDS
— Want an Easy Fix for Expense Reimbursement Fraud? Read This – Rob Starr (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors’ efforts to get rid of me by painting my partial day per diem requests as being fraudulent. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/100895)
https://smallbiztrends.com/2018/06/expense-reimbursement-fraud-small-business.html

BUSINESS TIMES
— Trust me, I’m your boss – VIVIEN SHIAO (DIERSEN: It was extremely difficult for me to trust my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government because I knew that they were under tremendous pressure to get rid of those who shared my demographics.)
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/life-culture/cubicle-files/trust-me-im-your-boss

COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 515 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $899,900
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/515-west-park-avenue/pid_25431500/

June 10 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— White House takes up fight against ‘back-stabbing’ Trudeau – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-g7-statement-justin-trudeau/
— Sex abuse scandal is latest CPS fiasco under Rahm Emanuel’s watch – Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sex-abuse-scandal-cps-dirty-schools-strike-teachers-rahm-emanuel/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups promote LGBTQ activity: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-pride-2018-guide-celebrations-events-things-to-do/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, Democrats blame all gun violence on Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-all-31-ways-you-can-fight-gun-violence/
— Chicago’s potty-mouthed mayor was once a preschool teacher – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-preschool-teacher-fact-check/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— European leaders are indignant and defiant over Trump’s G-7 statement, but they’re not surprised – Griff Witte and James McAuley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-g7-summit-reaction-20180610-story.html
— Fox News host calls President Trump a dictator, then apologizes – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-fox-news-trump-dictator-20180610-story.html
— Waukegan partners with Lake County Coalition for Homeless in wake of PADS Lake County complaints – Emily K. Coleman (DIERSEN: Democrats blame homelessness on Republicans. In your municipality, which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries take the lead in attracting homeless people to your municipality? Democrats blame homelessness on Republicans.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-waukegan-pads-st-0611-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Seven shot at child’s birthday party in Aurora
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180610/seven-shot-at-childs-birthday-party-in-aurora

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Day picks Pat Brady and Jim Thacker to talk about John Cox. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-06-10/jim-dey-perennial-illinois-office-seeker-finds-more-success-out-west.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Those who recall Cox’s political activities in Illinois have watched with amazement as he’s made his run in California. “He was one of those guys who was always kind of out there running,” said Chicago lawyer and former state GOP Chairman Pat Brady. Rockford political consultant Jim Thacker, who worked both for and against Cox, described him as a “self-made guy” who “always had the credentials and the smarts” to be a credible candidate. “The circumstances were never right for him,” Thacker said. “I didn’t know he had even moved to California. But he’s sure getting his 15 minutes of fame now.” Cox’s endless runs for public office here created an image as that of a political gadfly, someone not to be taken seriously by the news media or the political establishment.)

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Expanded use of HIV prevention faces stigma, lack of awareness – Dean Olsen
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180609/expanded-use-of-hiv-prevention-faces-stigma-lack-of-awareness

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Trump Campaign Launches Brilliant New Tool – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14494

EVERGREEN PARK PATCH
— New D124 Principal Banned From Contact With Staff At Old Job A letter from an attorney for NSSD-112 also asked on-leave “principal on special assignment” Matt Eriksen to stay off district property. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/evergreenpark/new-d124-principal-banned-contact-staff-old-job

BREITBART
— May 2018 the Third Consecutive Month of Record Background Checks – Awr Hawkins
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/10/may-2018-the-third-consecutive-month-of-record-background-checks/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There were 19 consecutive months of record background checks under Barack Obama. Those began in May 2015 and lasted through November 2016. They were driven by a non-stop assault on the Second Amendment, characterized by attempts to secure all-out bans on certain types of weapons and “high capacity” magazines, as well as efforts to implement universal background checks and other controls. Such fears largely vanished under the Trump administration and record levels of background checks faded. Then came the February 14, 2018, Parkland school shooting, which was immediately followed by leftist celebrities, student gun control activists, and the establishment media relentlessly pushing for all-out bans on certain types of weapons and “high capacity” magazines, as well as efforts to implement universal background checks and other controls. Now background checks for gun sales are surging, NRA membership is up to 6 million, and donations to gun rights’ groups are increasing.)

BLAZE
— Mayors across nation form coalition to support transgender anti-discrimination law – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/10/mayors-across-nation-form-coalition-to-support-transgender-anti-discrimination-law

PJ MEDIA
— Illinois Counties Declare Themselves ‘Gun Sanctuaries’; Oregon Voters Could be Next – ROD KACKLEY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/illinois-counties-declare-themselves-gun-sanctuaries-oregon-voters-could-be-next/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump vs. the Media – Timothy Philen
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/06/trump_vs_the_media.html

CHRISTIAN POST
— Will Stormy Daniels, Russia Collusion Claims Lower Evangelical Turnout in Midterms? Ralph Reed Answers – Samuel Smith
https://www.christianpost.com/news/will-stormy-daniels-russia-collusion-claims-lower-evangelical-turnout-midterms-ralph-reed-224803/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Best Buy and EEOC Reach Agreement to Resolve Discrimination Charge (DIERSEN: How has EEOC impacted you? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/best-buy-and-eeoc-reach-agreement-to-resolve-discrimination-charge

NEWSWEEK
— KRISHNAMOORTHI SIDES WITH DONALD TRUMP IN FEUD WITH JUSTIN TRUDEAU – WILLIAM MANSELL
http://www.newsweek.com/raja-krishnamoorthi-justin-trudeau-sides-donald-trump-trade-negotiation-968715

FED SMITH
— Pay Parity and a 2019 Pay Raise for Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/06/10/pay-parity-2019-pay-raise-federal-employees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The other potential factor is politics. Federal employee unions are often the public face and out in front on articulating arguments on behalf of federal employees. The unions are often supporting one political party (Democrats) over the other (Republicans). While Republicans are often thought of as the strong supporters for higher military spending, etc., there are no unions in front of the public spending time and money on behalf of one political party. That may be a conundrum for federal employees and their representatives. It can work out well, particularly for unions as an institution, when Democrats occupy the White House and one or both Houses of Congress. At other times, it can be a disadvantage if the federal workforce is perceived as a political force instead of a politically neutral, professional cadre of people supporting the current administration in power. We do not know, of course, what the final pay raise will be for military or civilian employees in 2019. If I were betting on the outcome, I would feel secure in assuming that whatever the percentage, it will be higher for military than for civilians.)

NEW STRAITS TIMES
— Can our retirement funds sustain our golden years? – Rajen Devadason (DIERSEN: Have you slashed your lifestyle expectations? Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, my income, and therefore, my lifestyle has been dramatically slashed. Since 1997, my Civil Service Retirement System pension has been only 41% of what my salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars, that is, only $51,864 instead of $125,325.)
https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/sunday-vibes/2018/06/378452/can-our-retirement-funds-sustain-our-golden-years
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Aspiring to improve Most of us, however, don’t wish to maintain our lifestyle. We aspire to improve it year by year! This desired escalation in lifestyle tacks on a few percentage points to the appropriate inflation rate for our lives every year. So by way of illustration, if our long run national inflation rate is 3.6 per cent a year, and your specific desired escalation of lifestyle is 2.4 per cent a year, then your annual personal inflation rate = 3.6 per cent + 2.4 per cent = 6 per cent. Then, using the Rule of 72, we find that you’ll need twice as much money in 12 years (= 72 / 6) to live the life you want in 2030. So, if you’re 25 years old and spending RM2,500 a month in 2018, it is straightforward to work out, using our Rule of 72, that in 12 years (age 37 in 2030), you’ll need RM5,000 a month. What is staggering to comprehend though is 12 years after that in 2042, you won’t be able to comfortably get by on RM5,000 + RM2,500 = RM7,500. No. You’ll need twice your needed amount at age 37 at age 49, which is RM5,000 x 2 = RM10,000 a month! Then at 61, you’ll want RM20,000, and so on. The longer you live, the more money you’ll need unless you choose (or more likely are forced) to slash your lifestyle expectations.)

June 10 Morning Edition

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rauner trails Pritzker in latest poll – SARAH HAYDEN (DIERSEN: What has Rauner done so far to encourage those who voted for Trump and/or for Ives to help reelect him on November 6, 2018? For example, has he offered to sign a pledge that he will not take any action against Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform? For example, has he offered to attend a summit meeting with those who endorsed Trump, those who endorsed Ives, and the conservative leaders in Illinois? What does Rauner say to those who increasingly conclude that he does NOT want those who voted for Trump and/or for Ives to help reelect him on November 6, 2018? Increasingly, it looks like Rauner is running against those who support Trump and against those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform, that is, it increasing looks like he is running as an anti-conservative, that is, it increasing looks like he is running as anti-Republican.)
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rauner-trails-pritzker-in-latest-poll/article_56b6e274-50c5-50bb-913f-c2b8b775c864.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner is trailing Democratic gubernatorial rival J.B. Pritzker by at least 15 points, according to the May edition of The Illinois Poll. The telephone survey contacted 1,208 voters May 22-24. While Rauner holds narrow leads in northern and central Illinois, he has surged in the southern part of the state, with a 46-to-30 percent lead over Pritzker. Predictably, Pritzker is leading Rauner 76 to 11 percent in Democratic Chicago and suburban Cook County. The poll also asked residents whether they believe Rauner deserves to be re-elected to a second term in office. Thirty four percent of respondents said yes, while 53 percent said no.)
— Madigan must lead to change locker room culture – Editorial
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/editorial-madigan-must-lead-to-change-locker-room-culture/article_39a9674e-5bcb-50a1-a8ba-2c923307f191.html
— Time to end state pension COLAs – Jim Turner, Fenton (DIERSEN: In my defense, federal COLAs average much less than 3% a year.)
https://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-time-to-end-state-pension-colas/article_4a7c17cd-9703-575b-b105-a441fbe25cea.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More than 600 bills will land on Rauner’s desk as he seeks re-election – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-legislature-20180607-story.html
— Under attack, billionaire George Soros plans to redouble his efforts – Michael Kranish
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-george-soros-interview-20180609-story.html
— How many millions do you need to run for governor? – Alene L. Fishbein, Glencoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-illinois-governor-race-rich-20180608-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 3 people dead, 7 wounded Saturday in Chicago shootings
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-people-dead-7-wounded-saturday-in-chicago-shootings/

DAILY HERALD
— Let’s build on bipartisan momentum for change in budget – Gov. Bruce Rauner (DIERSEN: Historically and ever-increasingly, “bipartisan” is code for anti-conservative.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180610/rauner-lets-build-on-bipartisan-momentum-for-change-in-budget

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Imbalance deciding policies – Editorial
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-imbalance-deciding-policies/article_e0c176a7-ec5a-5027-a08f-a3a5effa887d.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Food pantries, co-op experiencing increase in need – PAUL SWIECH (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be either a) getting welfare or b) giving out welfare.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/food-pantries-co-op-experiencing-increase-in-need/article_ebed5c09-c4d4-5609-9ffe-d254da9d0dca.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Cheering that new Illinois budget? Not so fast – Editorial
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/07/our-view-cheering-that-new-illinois-budget-not-so-fast/amign4e/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s going to be a long campaign season – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180609/statehouse-insider-its-going-to-be-long-campaign-season

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
– Miss Illinois crowned; will be among first to forgo swimsuit contest at Miss America – MARY COOLEY
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/article212909354.html

HERALD NEWS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Roundup of food pantries in Will and Grundy counties (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be either a) getting welfare or b) giving out welfare.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/04/11/roundup-of-food-pantries-in-will-and-grundy-counties/ae82fg9/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— New Plan Would Add Administrative Spending to State Report Card – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=266555#.Wx0eLopKiM8

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps get dozens to chant for immigration reform during Friday rally in DeKalb
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/09/dozens-chant-for-immigration-reform-during-friday-rally-in-dekalb/arfdlof/

LOUIS TODAY
— Smartphones are doing to websites what Amazon did to the mall – Kyle Stock
https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/fashion-and-style/smartphones-are-doing-to-websites-what-amazon-did-to-the/article_70f30ba9-1b44-5591-84e2-bfe97ae89b25.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Free concealed carry course offered to Illinois teachers – Nikki McGee
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/free-concealed-carry-course-offered-to-illinois-teachers

NPR ILLINOIS
— At G7 Summit, Trump Demands Changes To ‘Unfair’ Trade Policies – Bill Lukitsch
http://nprillinois.org/post/g7-summit-trump-demands-changes-unfair-trade-policies#stream/0
— California: High School Valedictorian’s Mic Cut When She Talks About Campus Sexual Assault
http://nprillinois.org/post/high-school-valedictorians-mic-cut-when-she-talks-about-campus-sexual-assault#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, those who stay in America illegally, and those who bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
http://nprillinois.org/post/judge-halts-deportation-detained-new-york-pizza-delivery-man#stream/0

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Facebook, Twitter, Google, Amazon in Cahoots w/SPLC – Michael F. Haverluck (DIERSEN: If you are in cahoots with SPLC, you shout that you want to get rid of the traditional family plank in the Republican Party platform and all those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that support that plank.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/facebook-twitter-google-amazon-in-cahoots-w-splc/

THE HILL
— Trump economic adviser: Trudeau ‘stabbed us in the back’ – BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391535-kudlow-trudeau-stabbed-us-in-the-back

POLITICO
— Blue states find ways to undercut GOP tax law In states like New York, taxpayers would be better off than they were before Republicans changed the tax law. – BRIAN FALER (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Democrats can/will use the cap to shout that Republicans want to discourage marriage and homeownership.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/10/blue-states-gop-tax-law-634991
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Residents of some blue states may get a surprisingly big tax cut thanks to workarounds state lawmakers are crafting to subvert a controversial new cap on deductions for state and local taxes. In places like New York, taxpayers will not only be able to claim the same break as before Republicans imposed a new $10,000 cap on the deduction, but they will also be able to sidestep longstanding federal rules on exactly when the deduction may be taken.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/opinion/african-americans-national-anthem-protests.html
— Turning Affluent Suburbs Blue Isn’t Worth the Cost – Lily Geismer and Matthew D. Lassiter (DIERSEN: How affluent is your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois? What percent have “money to burn” and want government a) to take more money away from those who have more money and b) give that money to those who have less money?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/opinion/sunday/affluent-suburbs-democrats.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Meet John Cox and Gavin Newsom, the candidates for California governor – PHIL WILLON
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-governor-candidates-john-cox-gavin-newsom-2018-htmlstory.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers are overjoyed that “Jeff Sessions Struggles to Get Planned Marijuana Crackdown Going.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-sessions-struggles-to-get-planned-marijuana-crackdown-going-1528628400

THE DAY
— Too much news? Not for everyone – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents who focus on discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? They want you read only what they publish or they bless. More than just being overjoyed about, they played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.theday.com/article/20180610/OP04/180619985
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pew Research Center is out with a fascinating poll on “news fatigue.” The poll finds: “Almost seven-in-ten Americans (68%) feel worn out by the amount of news there is these days, compared with only three-in-ten who say they like the amount of news they get,” according to the report. “The portion expressing feelings of information overload is in line with how Americans felt during the 2016 presidential election, when a majority expressed feelings of exhaustion from election coverage.” On one hand, this is understandable given the constant drumbeat of scandal and outrage. On the other hand, no one forces Americans to watch or read the news. It is a choice whether to consume it or not, and judging from those stunning poll results (e.g. only 43 percent polled last year could name a single Supreme Court justice), many people do a fine job of being uninformed. Nevertheless, to the degree one attempts to be a diligent citizen, it seems to many that they are drinking out of the proverbial firehose. Looking a little closer, we see an interesting phenomenon. Distaste for President Donald Trump — and perhaps glee at his failures — makes Democrats more eager to ingest as much news as they can. “While majorities of both Republicans and Democrats express news fatigue, Republicans are feeling it more,” according the Pew’s findings. “Roughly three-quarters (77%) of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents feel worn out over how much news there is, compared with about six-in-ten Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (61%). This elevated fatigue among Republicans tracks with them having less enthusiasm than Democrats for the 2018 elections. The lack of interest in the news and in the election suggests that an outsize segment of Republicans don’t want to hear that much about, or take stock of, the president and Congress they elected. Yes, we can sympathize that it is stressful to see someone you were warned not to vote for display just about every rotten trait you chose to overlook during the campaign (e.g. dishonesty, vulgarity, racism). Ironically, the less-informed people feel the most overwhelmed, even if they don’t actually consume a whole lot of news. (“While a majority of those who follow the news most of the time (62%) are feeling worn out by the news, a substantially higher portion (78%) of those who less frequently get news say they are fatigued by the amount of it that they see.”) There may be a strong segment of the electorate that is trying to hide from the news — but just can’t. The demographic groups that most strongly supported Trump are now the most exhausted by the news. “Some demographic groups — most notably white Americans — are more likely than others to feel exhausted by the news,” the poll finds. “Nearly three-quarters (73%) of white Americans express fatigue with the amount of news, much higher than among both Hispanic (55%) and black Americans (55%). Women are also somewhat more likely than men to feel worn out (71% vs. 64%, respectively).” There is some good news in this for the anti-Trump forces. It seems they are more energized (perhaps by a sense of vindication or by a desire to stop the Trump madness) than Republicans, who, gosh, just don’t seem to want to be reminded of what and whom they voted for. They are not “tired of winning.”)

June 9 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— WHEATON INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE AND FIREWORKS: So far, Republican entries are Peter Roskam, Peter Breen, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff/Tim Elloitt/Chris Zaruba, Jeff Mckay, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee. Please help me encourage Republican candidates on November 6, 2018 ballots in Wheaton a) to have an entry in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and b) to help sponsor the parade. Those candidates include Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Jason Helland, Darlene Senger, Jim Dodge, Mike Connelly, Chris Nybo, Amy Grant, Darlene Ruscitti, Dan Cronin, Gwen Henry, Kevin Wiley, Jim Zay, Al Murphy, Joseph Cantore, and Karen Wilson. The deadline for parade entries is June 11, 2018 and the cost is $180. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-2018-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-43661232923?aff=es2 This year again, for the 13th year in a row, DuPage Republicans will help sponsor the parade and the fireworks the evening before. So far, outstandingly, Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar has contributed $500, Judge Jeff Mackay has contribute $250, and DuPage County Clerk Paul Hinds has contributed $100 toward the $2,500 sponsorship pledge. DuPage County Republicans will get credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School bands. DuPage Republicans will again have a booth at the fireworks the evening before the parade. I will again hand deliver a flyer to all the residences and businesses on the parade route that lists the sponsors and the amount that they contributed. Please urge the candidates to phone me at 630-653-0462 about sponsorship and mail a check made out to the Wheaton Park District for $100 or more to me ASAP at 915 Cove Court, Wheaton, Illinois 60189-6326. Thanks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Indiana Republicans reaffirm commitment to man-woman marriage as preferred family structure for Hoosiers – Dan Carden
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indiana-republicans-reaffirm-commitment-to-man-woman-marriage-as-preferred/article_7afe6435-0c01-5e5a-b90d-de612e630b12.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Indiana Republican Party, by an overwhelming margin, reaffirmed Saturday its commitment to marriage “between a man and a woman” as the preferred structure for Hoosier families. In so doing, the 1,494 GOP delegates attending the party’s biennial state convention turned aside a revised “strong families” platform plank, proposed by Gov. Eric Holcomb’s party leadership, that expressed support for all adults raising children, in favor of renewing explicit support for opposite-sex marriage that first was inserted in the platform in 2014 by marriage equality opponents. The platform debate was the sole controversy at the half-day convention that also saw Secretary of State Connie Lawson, State Auditor Tera Klutz and State Treasurer Kelly Mitchell nominated as the party’s candidates for the November elections. Most delegates applauded and cheered following the voice vote that preserved the Gov. Mike Pence-era endorsement of what backers describe as “traditional” marriage.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 10 cities to avoid if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-top-lgbtq-pride-cities-20180605-photogallery.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In reversal, Trump doesn’t endorse G-7 statement – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-delivers-warning-on-trade-as-he-leaves-g-7-summit/

DAILY HERALD
— Runners dash around the lake in Mundelein – Steve Lundy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180609/runners-dash-around-the-lake-in-mundelein
— 5 Barrington-area girls become some of the first female Boy Scouts – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180609/5-barrington-area-girls-become-some-of-the-first-female-boy-scouts

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Western Illinois enrollment continues to decline – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qconline.com/news/local/education/western-illinois-enrollment-continues-to-decline/article_5a1b7059-46b0-5dd6-89e2-e1141cd91176.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Huntley Police Find Park District’s Pinecrest Golf Club Selling Alcohol to Minor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/09/huntley-police-find-park-districts-pinecrest-golf-club-selling-alcohol-minor/
— Karen McConnaughay Applauds Signing of Ethics Bill, Outlines Additional Needed Reforms
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/09/karen-mcconnaughay-applauds-signing-ethics-bill-outlines-additional-needed-reforms/
— Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik Resigns as Freedom of Information Officer, Sheds Tape Recording Responsibility
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/08/algonquin-township-clerk-karen-lukasik-resigns-freedom-information-officer-sheds-tape-recording-responsibility/
— Spending Algonquin Township Road District Money in Lake County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/08/spending-algonquin-township-road-district-money-lake-county/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Kessem calls on Martwick to urge Madigan to resign due to widening sexual harassment scandal – Karen Kidd
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511449932-kessem-calls-on-martwick-to-urge-madigan-to-resign-due-to-widening-sexual-harassment-scandal

BREITBART
— Steve King: GOP Leadership Hell-Bent on DACA Amnesty, Listening to What the Donors Want – John Binder (DIERSEN: RINOs a) want cheap labor, b) despise if not hate Republicans, and c) want to destroy the Republican Party if they cannot manipulate/dominate it.)
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/06/09/exclusive-steve-king/

THE HILL
— Trump refuses to endorse G-7 communique, threatens Canada with more tariffs – LUIS SANCHEZ
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391516-trump-refuses-to-endorse-g7-communique

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Iowa GOP blasts Democratic candidate for being successful – Barbara Rodriguez
https://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Iowa-GOP-blasts-Democratic-candidate-for-being-12981452.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The issue isn’t that Fred Hubbell has been rich his entire life, it’s that he has no idea what it’s like not to be,” said Reynolds during her election night speech. “He has no idea what it’s like to balance a family checkbook or to make the tough decisions most of us make each and every day when we’re trying to make ends meet.” Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann has chimed in by repeatedly referring to Hubbell, 67, as “Prince Frederick.” On election night, the party posted an image of Hubbell on its Facebook page as the Monopoly board game mascot with bags of money surrounding him.)

RE/MAX
— FOR SALE: 913 James Court, Wheaton – $949,000
https://listings.napervillerealestatepros.com/realestatehomesforsale/913-james-court-wheaton-il-60189-gid600037114403.html

May 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Attempt to add Chicago casino, slots machines at airports sputters in Springfield – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-gambling-failure-20180528-story.html
— Crete marks Memorial Day with service, parade – Frank Vaisvilas (DIERSEN: What is your hometown? My hometown is Crete. I lived there 1948-1972. My brother continues to live there in a home that our grandfather, who fought the Germans in WWI, had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864 after he had homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854. He had immigrated from what is now Germany in 1844 and worked in a brick factory in Chicago. I get defensive when my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn Crete as always having been full of German-American Lutherans who are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-southland-memorial-day-observance-st-0529-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Garcia was the keynote speaker at the Crete Memorial Day service at Crete Park, and was grand marshal in the parade, which was attended by several thousand people. . .The names of 36 fallen soldiers from Crete — who served in conflicts through the Vietnam War, including 15 from the Civil War — were read aloud during the ceremony. . .(ONE OF THOSE 36 WAS MY 1966 CRETE-MONEE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATE CHARLES GATTIS WHO DIED JULY 5, 1967 IN VIETNAM SEE: http://www.virtualwall.org/dg/GattisCM01a.htm). . .The parade along Main Street included about 50 entries, according to village administrator Mike Smith. Marching bands, politicians, classic car drivers, horseback riders and members of civic organizations all marched, waving to the crowd and tossing candy to children. “We just want to invite people to our vacation Bible school and also to respect and honor those who served,” said Stacey Phiefer of Village Church of Dyer, Ind. The church’s float featured a large wooden cross with an American flag draped across it. “Even though we empower girls and women, we’re pretty much here for everybody,” said Jen Familette, who marched with Girl Scouts Troop 65527. She added that her troop donates some of its funds raised by selling cookies to veterans. Representatives of Honor Flight Chicago also were on hand, offering free plane trips to war memorials in Washington D.C. to veterans of World War II and the Korean War.)
— Starbucks to close over 8,000 stores for anti-bias training – AP (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, all anti-bias training demonizes, denigrates, and condemns all Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–starbucks-training-20180529-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Starbucks, by closing stores Tuesday for anti-bias initiative, brings new attention to training trend – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz and Lauren Zumbach (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, all anti-bias training demonizes, denigrates, and condemns all Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-starbucks-close-unconscious-bias-training-20180525-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Aggressive news media needs to pursue truth, avoid trivia – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: Do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn your judgment? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my judgment, especially the thousands of decisions that I make 10+ hours each and every day a) to include or to not include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) to comment on the articles that I include links to or not, and c) what those comments should be. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if they, or if anyone that they manipulate/dominate, had been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, Republicans would not have suffered any losses in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180529/media-burdens-run-two-ways

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Bill boosting teacher pay worries rural schools – Adalberto Toledo
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-05-29/bill-boosting-teacher-pay-worries-rural-schools.html

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Latest Madigan controversy will test Democratic resilience in Illinois – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/latest-madigan-controversy-will-test-democratic-resilience-in-illinois/1204055680

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Tribune’s Kristen McQueary on 2018 IL Governor’s race & 2019 Chicago Mayoral election
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/05/watch-berkowitz-wtribunes-kristen-mcqueary-on-2018-il-governors-race-2019-chicago-mayoral-election-cable-web/

JEANNE IVES
— Rep. Ives speaks at Warrenville VFW Memorial Day ceremony Rep. Jeanne Ives was honored to speak at the Warrenville VFW Memorial Day ceremony. They had a full program of speakers and music. 500 flags were on display as well as the replica of the Vietnam War memorial wall. Well done, Warrenville.
http://www.jeanneives.org/2018/05/rep-ives-speaks-at-warrenville-vfw.html

WIREPOINTS
— Will Illinois budget negotiations reverse the 10 trends dragging Illinois toward insolvency, or simply perpetuate them? – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/will-illinois-budget-negotiations-reverse-the-trends-dragging-illinois-toward-insolvency-or-simply-perpetuate-them-wirepoints-original/
— Illinois budget negotiations: Five reasons no news is bad news – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-budget-negotiations-five-reasons-no-news-is-bad-news-wirepoints-original/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Caucus leaders narrow budget gap as deadline nears – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/caucus-leaders-narrow-budget-gap-as-deadline-nears/article_56a31a2e-62d0-11e8-85cd-0b3963eaea64.html

GOPUSA
— ‘It’s a disgrace:’ Parents condemn video game that simulates school shootings
http://www.gopusa.com/its-a-disgrace-parents-condemn-video-game-that-simulates-school-shootings/

BREITBART
— More than 3-in-4 GOP Voters Approve of Trump’s Handling of Immigration – John Binder
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/28/more-than-3-in-4-gop-voters-approve-of-trumps-handling-of-immigration/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Tweets Praise for California GOP Governor Candidate John Cox – Joe Crowe
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-praised-john-cox-california/2018/05/28/id/862803/

HOT AIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps use Dreamers to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps glorify, praise, pander to, give money to, and otherwise promote Dreamers. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want Dreamers to get preference over citizens of America. How soon, if not already, will employers crow that they have fired citizens of American and given their jobs to Dreamers? Anti-Trumps are counting on Dreamers to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/05/long-nightmare-dreamers/

THE HILL
— Trump uses discrediting skills on Mueller – AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: Who in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois takes the lead in discrediting individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/389624-trump-uses-discrediting-skills-on-mueller

HUFFINGTON POST
— Catholic Diocese Banned A Valedictorian’s Speech, So The Teen Found A Megaphone Kentucky’s Diocese of Covington said Christian Bales’ speech was too “political” for the high school’s graduation ceremony. – Carol Kuruvilla
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/catholic-diocese-banned-gay-valedictorians-speech-so-he-found-a-megaphone_us_5b0c19d3e4b0568a880d85ed
(FROM THE ARTICLE: a statement to The River City News, the Diocese of Covington said that it had the right to review and approve student speeches at graduation ceremonies. The diocese said that two speeches were not submitted for review before the deadline. In addition, the speeches were apparently too “political.” “When the proposed speeches were received, they were found to contain elements that were political and inconsistent with the teaching of the Catholic Church,” diocese spokesperson Tim Fitzgerald said. Holy Cross High School and the Diocese of Covington did not respond to HuffPost’s request for clarification about what parts of Bales’ speech were inconsistent with Catholic teaching. Bales’ mother, Gillian Marksberry, told WCPO that the school didn’t give her child a formal deadline to submit the graduation speech. In addition, she said school principal Mike Holtz had called her last week to remind her that diocesan officials would want Bales to dress in traditional men’s clothing and to refrain from wearing makeup or hairpins. “That was disturbing because in four years I had never received a phone call from the principal,” Marksberry told WKRC. “No one ever reached out to me to help learn about my child.” The teen pledged to continue speaking up about the issues that matter. “I think I’m going to keep fighting for what I believe in,” Bales told WKRC. “I’m going to keep using my megaphone and intensifying my voice.”)

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn “white male Protestants.” Who takes the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning “white male Protestants” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/opinion/failure-educated-elite.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps urge evangelicals to dump Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/us/anti-trump-evangelicals-lynchburg.html
— Why Starbucks’s Bias Training, Despite Skepticism, Is an Important Start – Andrew Ross Sorkin (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, all bias training demonizes, denigrates, and condemns all Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/business/starbucks-stores-closed-racial-bias-sorkin.html
— Why the Starbucks Bias Training Matters (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, all bias training demonizes, denigrates, and condemns all Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/business/dealbook/starbucks-bias-race.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, all bias training demonizes, denigrates, and condemns all Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/05/29/starbucks-closure-racial-bias-training-tuesday/650316002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/05/26/starbucks-racial-bias-training-costly/642844002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/05/28/racism-white-defensive-robin-diangelo-white-fragility/637585002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Players, leave your agendas in the locker room – Derek Hunter
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/24/nfl-players-leave-agendas-locker-room-editorials-debates/35319221/
— Why are nearly 1 in 4 Millennials still living with mom? Lack of affordable housing – Annie Nova (DIERSEN: A new town home in University Park was affordable for me in 1972 when I was 24 years old. In today’s dollars, my IRS job in Harvey paid $55,905/year and I worked part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/real-estate/2018/05/28/affordable-housing-why-millennials-living-mom/638430002/
— For CEOs, $11.7 million a year in compensation, on average, is just middle of the pack – AP (DIERSEN: Those who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn government employees as being overpaid a) never even come close to suggesting that CEOs are overpaid and b) glorify, praise, and pander to CEOs.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/05/25/ceos-11-million-year-salary-just-middle-pack/643823002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Miserly 15,000 More Visas Trump’s DHS skimps on guest workers amid a summer labor shortage. – EDITORIAL (DIERSEN: If there had been as many legal and illegal immigrants in America as there are now when I was in the workforce 1962-1997, they would have gotten the bad jobs that I got instead of me. 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.wsj.com/articles/a-miserly-15-000-more-visas-1527539890
— I’m in Prison for Practicing Politics Under the legal arguments the prosecutors used to convict me, all fundraising can be viewed as bribery. – Rod Blagojevich (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about “Republican” candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois a) who talk/act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs, b) who talk/act like they are seeking/accepting money to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Republican Party platform, and/or c) who talk/act like they are seeking/accepting money to dump individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that support the aforesaid planks?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/im-in-prison-for-practicing-politics-1527517322
— Apps that help women avoid pregnancy by tracking their fertility are growing in popularity. Some experts, however, are skeptical. – Saabira Chaudhuri (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized me, who denigrated me, and who condemned me the most because my wife and I a) gave up trying to have children, b) did not adopt, and c) did not become foster parents?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fertility-apps-are-multiplying-but-are-they-reliable-1527182930
— In Antibias Training, Starbucks Enlists Hip-Hop Artist Common, Chairman Howard Schultz Employees will be asked to share stories of bias; experts say such training is hard to do, measure – Rachel Feintzeig and Julie Jargon (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, all antibias training demonizes, denigrates, and condemns all Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-anti-bias-training-starbucks-enlists-hip-hop-artist-common-chairman-howard-schultz-1527332400

SEATTLE TIMES
— Starbucks offers a peek at anti-racial bias training – Benjamin Romano (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, all anti-racial bias training demonizes, denigrates, and condemns all Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-previews-anti-racial-bias-training-curriculum/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump White House Drama Changes Drastically – But Is Still Just Like Game of Thrones – Margaret Hartmann
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/new-trump-white-house-drama-is-still-like-game-of-thrones.html

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promise individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that if they elect Democrats, Democrats will use government to get rid of all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, all countries, all etc. that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/29/democrats-arizona-blue-republicans-trump

May 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville Memorial Day Parade canceled due to heat; Memorial Day ceremony time changed to 11 a.m. – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-dupage-memorial-day-advance-st-0525-story.html
— A focal point in governor’s race, Quincy veterans home now part of budget talks – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-quincy-veterans-illinois-budget-20180525-story.html
— A simple strategy to spend safely in retirement – Eleanor Laise (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, everyone should plan for long-term healthcare. Live-in healthcare provides, assisted living facilities, nursing homes cost $200-$300 a day, and that cost is only going to increase. 10 years at $250 a day is $912,500. 15 years at $250 a day is $1,368,750. 20 years at $250 a day is $1,825,000.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180528/281964608392614
— The importance of core values 5 ways to make sure employees take company culture seriously – Robert Glazer (DIERSEN: The most important core value in the federal government is to a) hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) make way for them by getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes support/promote the aforesaid core value.)
— These days conservatives can’t be ‘feminists’ – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wilhelm-conservatives-feminists-jessica-valenti-heather-wilhelm-feminism-0527-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201805250007–tms–lpittsctnwl-a20180527-20180527-column.html
— Conservatives need to argue about ideas, not about Trump – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-goldberg-conservatives-trump-ideas-reagan-0528-20180524-story.html
— Veterans, discharged and jobless, seek hiring-rules changes – AP (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a “less-than-honorable discharge?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that I received “less-than-honorable discharges” from TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office and b) blame me, and me alone, for the aforesaid discharges. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stand with those who dominate TAPROOT, WCC, MTRCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–veterans-job-discrimination-20180525-story.html
— “On eve of holiday, president rages on Twitter” – Noah Bierman
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180528/281689730485670
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to watch sports is to watch protesters. If you do not want to watch protesters, do not watch sports.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-memorial-day-flag-20180525-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to watch sports is to watch protesters. If you do not want to watch protesters, do not watch sports.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/salute-flag-forced-displays-nfl-players-kneel-protest-trump/
— Chicago journalism still isn’t diverse enough – Evan F. Moore (DIERSEN: What percent of Chicago journalists are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/chicago-journalism-still-isnt-diverse-enough-gen-z-is-watching/

DAILY HERALD
— The best career advice from this year’s graduation speeches – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, if you had taken it, what career advice would have benefited your career? If I had taken the following career advice, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old: a) be a Democrat, b) paint yourself as being a yes-man and be a yes-man, and c) help your superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180527/the-best-career-advice-from-this-years-graduation-speeches

DAILY CALLER
— Louis Farrakhan Issues Sunday Call For An End To White Men – Virginia Kruta (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who agrees with Farraknan? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/27/louis-farrakhan-end-white-men/

BREITBART
— GOP Sen Lankford: Bipartisan Group ‘Meeting Quietly’ on DACA — DREAMer Path to Citizenship, Partial Wall Possibilities – Jeff Poor (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about Trump supporters who want Trump to dump planks in the Republican Party platform? Should I write a book about Rauner supporters who want Rauner to dump planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform? Should I write a book about Trump and Rauner supporters who want to dump me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because I support those planks? )
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/05/27/gop-sen-lankford-bipartisan-group-quietly-meeting-on-daca-dreamer-path-to-citizenship-partial-wall-possibilities/

BLAZE
— David Hogg bullied Publix into submission. Now the free market has responded in a powerful way. – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republicans who let anti-Republicans bully them into submission?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/05/27/david-hogg-bullied-publix-into-submission-now-the-free-market-has-responded-in-a-powerful-way

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP’S CANDOR, ANIMALS AND MS-13 What the Left’s feigned anger about our president’s honesty really reveals. – Michael Cutler (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who glorify and praise illegals, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270270/trumps-candor-animals-and-ms-13-michael-cutler

THE HILL
— GOP leaders scramble to contain immigration rebellion – MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: What do you say to Trump supporters who want Trump to get reelected by dumping the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform? What do you say to Rauner supporters who want Rauner to get reelected by completely dumping the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform? Needless-to say, those Trump and Rauner supporters ARE EXTREMELY CRITICAL OF ME AND EXTREMELY CRITICAL OF MY GOPUSA ILLINOIS EMAILS.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/389452-gop-leaders-scramble-to-contain-immigration-rebellion

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/27/opinion/jim-crow-north.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/27/opinion/the-weasel-of-oz.html

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— President Trump signs executive orders attacking federal employees – Nick Barrickman (DIERSEN: Assessing job performance is extremely subjective. Of course, since 1966, my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me because I am a “poor-performing employee.” In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/05/28/fede-m28.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Friday making it easier for federal agencies to discipline and fire employees. The unilateral moves follow the president’s vows during the 2016 election to “reduce the federal workforce through attrition” and otherwise shrink the number of government employees to their lowest level in decades. The orders will give federal managers the power to fire workers alleged to be “struggling” in their performance after “improvement periods” lasting up to a single month. Previously, workers in such a status were given from 60 to 120 days to improve, depending on the agency. The orders will likewise force government unions to negotiate labor contracts with departments at a faster rate, tie layoffs to performance instead of seniority, charge unions rent for using federal office space, and limit the amount of official time an employee can spend attending to union-related affairs. “These executive orders make it easier for agencies to remove poor-performing employees and ensure that taxpayer dollars are more efficiently used,” stated White House Director of the Domestic Policy Council Andrew Bremberg. Far from the bureaucratic behemoth that conservatives have painted it as, civilian employment within the federal workforce, numbering 2.7 million, has dropped to levels lower than during the 1960s as a result of multiple bipartisan cutbacks over the past quarter century.)

May 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 7 killed in Memorial Day weekend shootings across Chicago – Michelle Gallardo and Megan Hickey
http://abc7chicago.com/7-killed-in-chicago-memorial-day-weekend-shootings/3526934/

CBS2
— Trump Says White House Official Who Briefed Reporters In Person ‘Doesn’t Exist’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/26/trump-white-house-official-who-briefed-reporters-doesnt-exist/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago dog walker attacked by stranger’s dog
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-dog-walker-attacked-by-stranger-s-dog

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote anti-Americans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/salute-flag-forced-displays-nfl-players-kneel-protest-trump/
— Chelsea Clinton: Trump ‘degrades what it means to be an American’ – John Bacon (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Americans to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chelsea-clinton-donald-trump-degrades-meaning-american/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago is the 13th most segregated metro area in U.S., study finds – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0603-housing-segregation-20180525-story.html
— Budget battle brews as Trump threatens another shutdown – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-budget-congress-trump-shutdown-20180527-story.html
— Lay off the president
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/talk/ct-lns-talk-of-the-county-st-0529-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: A question for the person who keeps referring to President Trump as “Donny Bone Spurs”: Tell us, please, about your military service. Did you even serve? Tell us about Barack Obama’s. Tell us about Bill Clinton’s. Like millions of young men during the Vietnam War, President Trump sought and obtained legitimate deferments. I myself had several before I was finally drafted. Some of us even fled to Canada. You liberals applauded those guys, but now you criticize the president. I’m appalled that the News-Sun publishes your idiotic epithet for our president. They certainly would never have printed such a phony, derogatory comment about President Obama.)

DAILY HERALD
— Elk Grove Village rolling out $500,000 opioid response program soon – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180527/elk-grove-village-rolling-out-500000-opioid-response-program-soon
— Fire damages Wheaton office building at 1530 N. Main Street
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180527/fire-damages-wheaton-office-building

WGN RADIO
— Deputy Majority Leader of the IL House Lou Lang: “I don’t expect the Governor to sign the budget” – Rick Pearson
http://wgnradio.com/2018/05/27/deputy-majority-leader-of-the-il-house-lou-lang-i-dont-expect-the-governor-to-sign-the-budget/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/could-medical-marijuana-help-fight-opioid-abuse-in-illinois-it/article_3b0f3c46-f256-51b1-8694-3dd80c203386.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Survey: Lawmakers mixed on sports gambling in Illinois – Jeff D’Alessio (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-05-27/survey-lawmakers-mixed-sports-gambling-illinois.html

SOUTHERN
— Morthland College is closing, according to an attorney for the West Frankfort school – ISAAC SMITH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/westfrankfort/morthland-college-is-closing-according-to-an-attorney-for-the/article_e16606f1-bca1-5ffb-afe4-19dc30676921.html

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— The Politics of Homeownership
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/the-politics-of-homeownership

NORTHWEST SIDE GOP CLUB
— What is A Republican Precinct Committeeman?
https://nwsgop.com/committeeman/

BREITBART
— CEOs Split from GOP Base, Fight Trump’s Immigration Reforms – Neil Munro (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who rejects the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform? ANSWER: Those who are the following or who pander to the following: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/05/27/ceos-split-fight-trumps-immigration-reforms/

DAILY CALLER
— Chelsea Clinton: Trump Degrades ‘What It Means To Be An American’ – Virginia Kruta (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Americans to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/27/chelsea-clinton-trump-degrades-american/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Sanctimonious ‘Morning Joe’ Crew Goes Full Religion to Blast Trump – P.J. Gladnick
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/pj-gladnick/2018/05/27/sanctimonious-morning-joe-crew-goes-full-religion-blast-trump

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Are you a Trump supporter who lives in Illinois? Do you want to be aware of major pro and con Trump articles IN THE ILLINOIS NEWS MEDIA? Needless-to-say, reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is the fastest, least expensive, and most effective way to keep up with major pro and con Trump articles IN THE ILLINOIS NEWS MEDIA. My mandate as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is to monitor THE ILLINOIS NEWS MEDIA and bring to your attention news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans. I spend 10+ hours each and every day doing that. I monitor a) the websites and hardcopies of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Naperville Sun, Wheaton Leader, Crain’s Chicago Business, and The Hill and b) the websites of ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Fox News Chicago, WGN TV, WGN Radio, WTTW, WBEZ, Springfield State Journal Register, Northwest Herald, Bloomington Pantagraph, Champaign/Urbana News Gazette, Rockford Register Star, Herald & Review, Journal & Topics, Journal Courier, Journal Times, River Cities Reader, Peoria Journal Star, Kankakee Daily Journal, Kane County Chronicle, Madison Record, Alton Daily News, Quad City Times, Our Quad Cities, Sauk Valley, Times, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Peoria Public Radio, News Channel 20, NPR Illinois, WQAD, Daily Northwestern, Chicago Now, Chicago Reader, Chicago Magazine, Politico Illinois, Prairie State Wire, DuPage Policy Journal, Lake County Gazette, Southeast Illinois News, Southwest Illinois News, Metro East Sun, Champana Sun, Illinois Valley Times, Illinois Homepage, Illinois News Network, Republican News Watch, Wirepoints, McHenry County Blog, William J Kelly, Americans For Truth About Homosexuality, Upstream Ideas, Real GOP Illinois, Illinois Leaks, Illinois Policy Institute, Illinois Family Institute, Illinois Review, Capitol Fax, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Fox News Channel, Freedom’s Journal, GOPUSA, Townhall, Daily Caller, Breitbart, PJ Media, News Busters, Hot Air, One News Now, American Thinker, Life Site News, Christian Science Monitor, College Fix, National Review, New American, Real Clear Politics, Huffington Post, Roll Call, Politico, CNN, Reuters, Associate Press, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, CNBC, McClatchy DC, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, New Yorker, New York Magazine, Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes, Daily Mail, Guardian, and many others. – Dave Diersen

http://www.gopillinois.com

May 25 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Senator Tammy Duckworth Supports #TakeAKnee Movement
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/25/senator-tammy-duckworth-takeaknee/
— Illinois House Nixes Plan To Use Drones For Crowd-Monitoring
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/25/894399-illinois-nixes-plan-to-use-drones/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump tweets support for FOP after City Hall protest against Mayor Rahm Emanuel – Alexandra Arriaga and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-backs-chicago-police-in-protest-against-mayor-rahm-emanuel/
— Trump makes it easier to fire federal workers for misconduct – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/trump-makes-it-easier-to-fire-federal-workers-for-misconduct/
— Pritzker’s ‘Blue Wave’ could be biggest such effort Illinois has ever seen – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rich-miller-column/
— No African-American candidates chosen as Cook County judges add 16 to bench – Mari Cohen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/no-african-american-candidates-chosen-as-cook-county-judges-add-16-to-bench/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame gun violence on guns rather than those who own/use guns illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/squeeze-gun-makers-curb-gun-violence-profits/
— Asian-Americans face an unfair ceiling in college admissions – Linda Chavez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/asian-americans-face-an-unfair-ceiling-in-college-admissions/
— Chicago journalism still isn’t diverse enough — and ‘Gen Z’ is watching – Evan F. Moore (DIERSEN: What percent of Chicago journalists are a) conservative and/or b) Republican?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/chicago-journalism-still-isnt-diverse-enough-gen-z-is-watching/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Thursday state budget deadline looms in first year of talks after historic stalemate – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-budget-update-20180525-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise Dreamers, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things by individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-dreamers-daca-immigrants-trump-ms-13-story.html
— Latest retaliation claims spark new push for lawmakers to address sexual harassment – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-sexual-harassment-20180525-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Judge orders Libertarian candidate for governor to pay ex-wife over $10,000 in support – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180525/judge-orders-libertarian-candidate-for-governor-to-pay-ex-wife-over-10000-in-support
— Republicans of Elk Grove Township put on third annual Flag Day event
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180525/republicans-of-elk-grove-township-put-on-third-annual-flag-day-event

WGN RADIO
— Lt. Gov Sanguinetti: “The truth is, [Madigan’s] at the top” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2018/05/25/lt-gov-sanguinetti-the-truth-is-hes-madigan-at-the-top/

BRUCE RAUNER
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti Discusses Sexual Harassment on WGN Radio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLlihAfyxBg&feature=youtu.be

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HOW CONSERVATIVE IS YOUR ILLINOIS LAWMAKER?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/how-conservative-is-your-illinois-lawmaker-.html

— IL GOP LAWMAKERS WEAKEN ON PROTECTING 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/il-gop-lawmakers-weaken-on-protecting-2nd-amendment-rights.html
— IVES TURNS SPOTLIGHT ON DEMOCRATS’ BUDGETARY FAILURE TO PAY PROMISED 2011 AFSCME PAY RAISES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/ives-turns-spotlight-on-democrats-budgetary-failure-to-pay-promised-2011-afscme-pay-raises-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Senate ignores IRS warning, passes tax work-around bill
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/25/senate-ignores-irs-warning-passes-tax-work-around-bill/

DAILY CALLER
— DNC Chair Tom Perez Comes Under Fire For Lack Of Hiring Diversity – Julia Nista
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/25/dnc-tom-perez-hiring-diversity/

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Discharged veterans work to end employment discrimination (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a “less-than-honorable discharge?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that I received “less-than-honorable discharges” from TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office and b) blame me for aforesaid discharges. Further, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents who promote Trump blast me for my not doing more to promote Trump and blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Trump’s problems. Further, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents who promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, etc. planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for the setbacks that those planks have suffered.)
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2018/0525/Discharged-veterans-work-to-end-employment-discrimination
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For veterans who receive less-than-honorable discharges from the military, finding a job can be a major challenge. But a group of advocates have begun to push state and federal governments to prevent employers from considering discharge status in hiring.)

REUTERS
— Half of Walmart’s workforce are part-time workers – Nandita Bose (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked part time? I worked part-time jobs 1964-1972.)
https://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKCN1IQ295-OCABS

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Moves to Ease the Firing of Federal Workers – Noam Scheiber (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for the federal government? 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 e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/business/economy/trump-federal-workers.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How Trump is making it easier to say ‘You’re fired!’ to bad federal bureaucrats – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dues, I was a bad federal employee.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/25/trump-makes-it-easier-fire-bad-federal-employees/
— Trump takes aim at federal bureaucracy with executive orders that would alter civil service protections (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for the federal government? 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 e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/05/25/trump-takes-aim-at-federal-bureaucracy-with-executive-orders-that-would-alter-civil-service-protections/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Intel Faces Age-Discrimination Claims EEOC investigates allegations by former Intel employees that they were let go because of their age – Georgia Wells (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for the federal government? Sooner or later, the federal government “lets go” of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/intel-faces-age-discrimination-claims-1527264300
— Trump Issues Orders Making It Easier to Fire Federal Workers – Louise Radnofsky (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for the federal government? 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 e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-issues-orders-making-it-easier-to-fire-federal-workers-1527284794

May 20 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says he will call for Justice Department to probe whether FBI surveilled his campaign for ‘political purposes’- Matt Zapotosky, David Nakamura and Robert Costa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-fbi-spy-20180520-story.html
— Oliver North, incoming NRA chief, blames school shootings on ‘culture of violence’ – Frances Stead Sellers and Michael Scherer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-texas-school-shooting-nra-20180520-story.html
— Texas shooting suspect’s choice of guns complicates debate over assault rifles – Callum Borchers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-texas-school-shooting-gun-debate-20180520-story.html
— ‘World’s most expensive Witch Hunt’: Trump lashes out at New York Times, Democrats – David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-witch-hunt-20180520-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Let Illinois towns pass assault weapons bans – Mayor Nancy Rotering, Highland Park (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, those who ban assault weapons will ban those who 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://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-bills-assault-weapons-ban-highland-park-mayor-nancy-rotering/
— Illinois condemns motorcyclists to death by leaving helmets off safety tip page – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-condemns-motorcyclists-to-death-by-leaving-helmets-off-safety-tip-page/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Comprehensive gun bill would make our schools, cities safer – Gov. Bruce Rauner
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180520/gov-bruce-rauner-comprehensive-gun-bill-would-make-our-schools-cities-safer

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County Board chairman: People leaving state to avoid high taxes ‘Harder and harder to live within our means’ – CHRIS WALKER (DIERSEN: Have you lived within your means? My wife and I have always done that. Since 1997, my income has been 59% less, that is, it has been only $51,864 instead of $125,325 in today’s dollars because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” We spend far less on immediate pleasures than others who share our demographics.)
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2018/05/18/kane-county-board-chairman-people-leaving-state-to-avoid-high-taxes/a9k42ld/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Property tax levels [are] one of the biggest problems that we’re dealing with in Illinois,” he said. “People are moving away from Illinois. Literally 30,000 people moved out [last year].” Recalling his early years in public service, Lauzen said he’d hear from disgruntled homeowners. Now those homeowners aren’t calling him, but are leaving the state for good. “It usually was the seniors, the older folks, who used to call,” he said. “The older men would call up and they’d holler at you and the older ladies, they’d call and cried about the property tax burden. And they’re living on fixed incomes and it was a huge problem. “These days, I think many of us are finding that they don’t call anymore. It’s almost like they’ve given up and they just move so that’s a terrible thing.” Lauzen explained that change is long overdue and one of the ways to do that is to stop taxing people out of their homes. He believes he’s made a lot of progress during the past seven years. “Before I had the privilege to serve as chairman, we had a 50 percent increase in the property taxes to support the county,” he said. “In the last seven years it’s leveled out at zero increase.” That includes having to insert into the base the new construction while excluding a cost of living increase. “I’m very proud of holding the line,” he said. “But it is naturally getting harder and harder to live within our means without asking people for more.” Lauzen said that the public often complains about the spending, but that he’s doing his part to help reduce debt. “[The public] says that all you guys and ladies do is borrow and spend,” he said. “We’ve paid off approximately 65 percent of the debt in the last six to seven years.” Lauzen closed his presentation by sharing a slide of three beliefs that he referred to as “Truly Dumb Ideas.” He said that he hopes no one who attended the luncheon ever allows any of them to see the light of day. It includes combining all local pensions into one, increasing property taxes by 1 percent of the home value to pay off the state’s pensions unfunded liabilities and running the government like a business. Mark Pietrowski, DeKalb County chairman, and Scott Gryder, Kendall County chairman, also made presentations during the luncheon.)

HOT AIR
— House GOP Gearing Up To Oust Ryan As Speaker — With Trump’s Support?
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/05/20/house-gop-gearing-oust-ryan-speaker-trumps-support/

ONE NEWS NOW
— No DACA unless border wall built, amnesty slashed – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/national-security/2018/05/20/no-daca-unless-border-wall-built-amnesty-slashed

DAILY CALLER
— Sorry Conservatives: You Don’t Have Free Speech On Facebook Or Twitter – Carl Szabo
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/15/sorry-conservatives-no-social-media-free-speech/
— Alan Dershowitz: FBI Full Of ‘Republicans Who Hated Trump’ – Justin Caruso (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who hated Republicans the most. Republican haters at GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Republican haters at IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. Republican haters at the Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. Many of the aforesaid were also anti-draft avoiders, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/20/alan-dershowitz-mueller-hate-trump/

THE HILL
— Activist praised by Trump once ran online publication that mocked him: report – LUIS SANCHEZ
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/387883-conservative-activist-praised-by-trump-once-ran-online-publication

NBC NEWS
— Two counties tell the tale of a growing education gap The increasing importance of education on income, lifestyle and opportunity are on display in Pennsylvania. – Dante Chinni (DIERSEN: How did education benefit you? If I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21 years old, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking job-related graduate courses, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had not earned a job-related master’s degree in 1976 and if I had not earned a job-related professional certification in 1979, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not earned a job-related master’s degree in 1980; not earned job-related professional certifications in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997; and not earned a job-related professional license in 1981 a) GAO might not have promoted me in 1986 and b) GAO might have gotten rid of me sooner than it did.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/two-counties-tell-tale-growing-education-gap-n875331
— Bernie Sanders: Establishment Dems ‘don’t generate excitement’
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/bernie-sanders-establishment-dems-don-t-generate-excitement-n875806

WASHINGTON POST
— We should have the freedom to gamble more but the good sense to gamble less – Norman Chad (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. Individuals, organizations including religions, companies, governments, and countries should discourage vice.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/we-should-have-the-freedom-to-gamble-more-but-the-good-sense-to-gamble-less/2018/05/20/5267482e-5afe-11e8-8836-a4a123c359ab_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Which Jobs Are Workers Most Willing to Move For? These Ones High-tech jobs in San Francisco and New York are most likely to attract out-of-town applicants, a new study finds – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, no one would move for the bad jobs that I had. I did yard work and delivered newspapers in Crete 1962-1964; washed dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor, chipped slag in South Chicago Heights, and pumped gasoline in South Chicago Heights in 1966; delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line in Belvidere and as a security guard in DeKalb 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances in Chicago Heights 1970-1971; pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies in Chicago 1980-1997.)
https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2018/05/18/which-jobs-are-workers-most-willing-to-move-for-these-ones/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A White-hater says WHITE SUPREMACY ON ITS ‘LAST BREATH’ AFTER ROYAL WEDDING.
http://www.newsweek.com/royal-wedding-al-sharpton-white-supremacy-935582

SUN JOURNAL
— The story behind the Kent State graduate and her rifle – Washington Post
http://www.sunjournal.com/the-story-behind-the-kent-state-graduate-and-her-rifle/

LANCASTER ONLINE
— Shaming citizens into voting by disseminating their voter histories may be effective, but it’s unseemly – Editorial
https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/editorials/shaming-citizens-into-voting-by-disseminating-their-voter-histories-may/article_fca35bba-5884-11e8-9234-cb94e07b4041.html

TWIN CITIES PIONEER PRESS
— How to retire a millionaire, and is that really enough? – BRUCE HELMER AND PEG WEBB
https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/19/your-money-how-to-retire-a-millionaire-and-is-that-really-enough/

MEDIA FILE
— The True Deplorables – Matt Gioia (DIERSEN: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, anyone who reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is a deplorable.)
http://www.mediafiledc.com/the-true-deplorables/

May 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-trump-pinata-0520-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Many Americans have less than $5k set aside for retirement (DIERSEN: Are you on track to have “80 percent of your former earnings” when you retire? In today’s dollars, my “former earnings” was $125,325. 80% of that is $100,260, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $51,864, or only 41% of my “former earnings.”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/many-americans-have-less-than-5k-set-aside-for-retirement/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We’re told of the importance of saving for retirement, especially given the way healthcare and other senior living costs continue to rise. But apparently, a large number of workers aren’t listening. In fact, one-third of Americans have less than $5,000 set aside for the future, according to new data from Northwestern Mutual. Incidentally, 21 percent of Americans have no retirement savings at all. It’s one thing to have less than $5,000 in your nest egg when you’re only in your 20s or even 30s. But if you’ve been in the workforce for quite some time, that $5,000 doesn’t paint a great picture. And if you don’t take steps to ramp up, you’ll be sorry for it later on. Social Security just won’t cut it Many workers don’t save for the future because they assume they can live on Social Security. But that’s a dangerous, misguided assumption. In a best-case scenario, Social Security will replace about 40 percent of the average earner’s pre-retirement income. Most seniors, however, need double that amount to live comfortably. Even if you’re willing to cut corners in retirement, you can only slash so many basics. You’ll still need a roof over your head, a way of getting around town, and food on the table. Therefore, a frugal lifestyle might allow you to get away with spending a bit less than 80 percent of your former earnings, but not much. That means that while your Social Security income will help cover the bills when you’re older, you still will need a nice amount of savings to avoid falling short.)

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to act as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180515/news/305159802/
— Facts matter in a democracy where people rule – Editorial (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180519/editorial-facts-matter-in-a-democracy-where-people-rule
— World War II caused dramatic changes to way of life, economy – Andy Kravetz (DIERSEN: What did your parents and grandparents do during WWII? My father, who was 4-F, worked in the office of chemical plant in Chicago Heights. My mother helped her parents operate a farm in Grant Park. On my father’s side, my grandfather operated a hardware store in Crete and my grandmother helped her parents operate a farm in Crete. On my mother’s side, my grandfather and my grandmother helped their parents operate farms in Grant Park. My two uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180519/illinois-200th-world-war-ii-caused-dramatic-changes-to-way-of-life-economy

WGN RADIO
— Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 5/20/18 (DIERSEN: Sue Rezin, Bob Rita, and Lori Lightfoot.)
http://wgnradio.com/2018/05/20/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-5-20-18/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Everything’s going Pritzker’s way – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to Illinois Democrats, Illinois RINOs, and other Illinois anti-Republicans, if Rauner loses to Pritzker, it is because of conservatives, that is, because of those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-05-20/editorial-everythings-going-pritzkers-way.html
— Pointing fingers – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-05-20/jim-dey-pointing-fingers.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Another disappointing lack of transparency in Illinois government – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180519/our-view-another-disappointing-lack-of-transparency-in-illinois-government

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Staying true to watchdog role – David Giuliani
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/david-giuliani-staying-true-to-watchdog-role/article_77464e2e-3d03-11e8-ac70-174d69f1bfcc.html

JOURNAL TIMES
— Illinois should worry about its own problems – Editorial
http://journaltimes.com/opinion/editorial/journal-times-editorial-illinois-should-worry-about-its-own-problems/article_a3003781-8caa-534a-a8fe-9223ba588c8f.html

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Rauner’s New Campaign Issue May Be a Whole Loaf, a Couple of Slices, or Just an Empty Plate – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/rauners-new-campaign-issue

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Stop ERA in Illinois
https://illinoisfamily.org/satire/stop-era-in-illinois/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The News Isn’t Fake. But It’s Flawed. – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/opinion/sunday/fake-news-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE: New Reality for High School Students: Calculating the Risk of Getting Shot – Audra D. S. Burch, Amy Harmon and Trip Gabriel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/20/us/school-shootings-drills-risks.html
— Why the Wealth Gap Hits Families the Hardest – Christina Gibson-Davis and Christine Percheski (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were undeservedly filthy rich because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/opinion/wealth-inequality-families-children-elderly.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Texas school had a shooting plan, armed officers and practice. And still 10 people died. – Todd C. Frankel, Brittney Martin, Tim Craig and Christian Davenport
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/santa-fe-school-had-a-shooting-plan-armed-officers-and-practice-and-still-10-people-died/2018/05/19/58b1b55e-5b8d-11e8-8b92-45fdd7aaef3c_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— California’s illegal immigration fight is back, and so are the political pitfalls for Republicans – John Myers
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-road-map-illegal-immigration-campaign-20180520-story.html

ATLANTIC
— The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy The class divide is already toxic, and is fast becoming unbridgeable. – MATTHEW STEWART (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were undeservedly filthy rich because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod?)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/the-birth-of-a-new-american-aristocracy/559130/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The meritocratic class has mastered the old trick of consolidating wealth and passing privilege along at the expense of other people’s children.)

BUSINESS WIRE
— Canadians Concerned About Maintaining Standard of Living in Retirement (DIERSEN: Are you on track to have 80 percent of your former earnings” when you retire? In today’s dollars, my former earnings was $125,325. 80% of that is $100,260, but my Civil Service Retirement System is only $51,864, or only 41% of my former earnings.)
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180515005234/en/Canadians-Concerned-Maintaining-Standard-Living-Retirement-Growing