DAILY HERALD
— MARCH 31, 2019 DUPAGE COUNTY HARDCOPY EDITION: DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Nine
DuPage County Township Governments take out a full-page ad (Page 8). They
stress their general assistance, emergency assistance, Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program, and food pantry services.
https://local.dailyherald.com/wheaton-il/public-services/government-office/dupage-county/2019-03-31-9982910-dupage-county-townships-your-neighoorhood-government-serving-you-township-government-is-the-oldest-existing-unit-of-government-continuing-to-serve-on-the-north-american-continent-township-govemment-was-in-existence-for-140-years-prior-to
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN DUPAGE EDITION: DuPage ballots to include
questions about taxes, consolidation – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190330/dupage-ballots-to-include-questions-about-taxes-consolidation
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Naperville Township Voters in Naperville Township will decide whether a
previously approved plan to consolidate a road district should be scrapped in
favor of another proposal to dissolve the small unit of government. Residents
in Naperville and Lisle townships in 2017 approved a measure to combine their
road districts to form one agency. The consolidation is scheduled to take
effect May 2021. But Naperville Township officials put a new question on the
ballot that asks voters if they want to follow a state law that allows the
township government to absorb the road district. Naperville Township officials
say they believe the outcome of Tuesday’s vote would supersede the decision
from two years ago. But they don’t know for certain that the idea of absorbing
the road district into the township legally can replace the previously approved
— and now required — merger.)
— FRONT PAGE: Daily Herald wins 46 awards from Illinois Press Association
(DIERSEN: I wonder what the Illinois Press Association thinks of me, my GOPUSA
ILLINOIS emails, and my www.gopillinois.com
website?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190329/daily-herald-wins-46-awards-from-illinois-press-association
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Saturday Night Live’ follows Up on Jussie Smollett scandal – Danielle
Turchiano
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-snl-jussie-smollett-scandal-20190331-story.html
— Love your job? Tell us about it. Nominate your company as a top workplace.
(DIERSEN: What if back in 1997 one of my Democrat GAO Chicago Office superiors,
supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates had nominated GAO for this while still
worked there? What if GAO had agreed to participate? What if the Chicago
Tribune had distributed a confidential survey to me? Back then, my Democrat GAO
superiors used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and
Republican-led budget cuts a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat
minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting
rid of their employees like me who were Republican, male, older, and/or
non-veteran.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-top-workplaces-2019-nominations-20190326-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A top
workplace can be described this way: It’s an organization that is successful
because its employees enjoy their work, embrace their mission and feel like
valued teammates. Compensation and perks are factors, but the more important
components include opportunities for professional growth and being treated with
respect. To qualify, a workplace must have at least 100 employees in the
Chicago area. Nominations are open to all employers, including nonprofits.
Nominated companies that agree to participate will distribute to employees
between April and July an easy-to-complete, confidential survey developed by
the Tribune’s research partner, Energage, which will calculate the list of top
workplaces.)
NORTHWEST HERALD
— No end in sight: Algonquin Township officials predict lawsuits will brew for
years Algonquin Township officials predict lawsuits will brew for years – ED
KOMENDA (DIERSEN: To get me to turn against township government, those who want
to abolish township government could stress the adverse actions that Milton
Township officials and Milton Township employees have taken against me since
the 1980s.)
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/03/29/no-end-in-sight-algonquin-township-officials-predict-lawsuits-will-brew-for-years/ajnv1si/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It’s
been a long winter in Algonquin Township,” Chirikos said at the board’s March
20 meeting. “Longer still is the discontent felt by township taxpayers who have
funded a two-year campaign to discredit township government through protracted
and expensive legal challenges.”)
HERALD & REVIEW
— MARCH 1, 2019 FLASHBACK: Smaller governmental units cost less – Bryan Smith,
Decatur
https://herald-review.com/opinion/letters/letter-smaller-governmental-units-cost-less/article_0056cd63-4272-5108-9df8-226415c421a3.html
(FROM THE LETTER: I am
responding to the Herald & Review’s piece (“Time to address reducing
some governing layers,” Feb. 24) in which it’s stated that Illinois’ taxes
are high because there are too many forms of government. As the executive
director of the Township Officials of Illinois, I’d like to share some
important data from the Illinois Comptroller’s office that clearly dispels
those claims. Indeed, state reporting shows that smaller units of local
government in Illinois cost taxpayers less than larger units of government.
This can be seen among municipalities where taxes per resident tend to be
higher where governments are larger. There has been an aggressive push to
eliminate township government in Illinois, often based on information that is
simply not true. Townships, which are generally smaller, have had the lowest
tax increase rates in recent decades among the various types of government in
the state. Further, township labor costs per employee are also the lowest of
any government type. Local democracy is stronger where local governments are
smaller. If townships were to be eliminated and forced into consolidating with
units of government with higher cost structures, taxes, spending and debt are
likely to increase. Just as bad, it would make local governments less
responsive to constituents. This is no way to reduce taxes.)
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Anti-smoking advocates think raising age limit to 21 is answer – Tracy Crane
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-03-31/anti-smoking-advocates-think-raising-age-limit-21-answer.html
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Chicago attorney Sato has no defense for proposed city tax on higher-end
law, accounting firms – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512352685-chicago-attorney-sato-has-no-defense-for-proposed-city-tax-on-higher-end-law-accounting-firms
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— AUDIO CLIP: Link to WLS Interview regarding HJR 55
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Laurie-H_Trussel-interview.mp3
BREITBART
— Trump Halts Aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras as Flood of Migrants
Overwhelms Border Patrol – John Hayward
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/03/31/trump-halts-aid-to-el-salvador-guatemala-honduras-as-flood-of-migrants-overwhelms-border-patrol/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Smollett and the Deep State: We Deserve Justice – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/03/smollett_and_the_deep_state_we_deserve_justice.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The Hate Crimes of Jussie Smollett – Carl M. Cannon
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/31/the_hate_crimes_of_jussie_smollett_139915.html
— Can the Federal Government Rescue Campus Free Speech? – Peter Berkowitz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/31/can_the_federal_government_rescue_campus_free_speech_139916.html
WORLD NET DAILY
— SOROS BANKROLLED ‘HATE CRIME’ DATABASE USED BY MEDIA SPLC, CAIR among
suppliers of ‘unverified’ claims – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/soros-bankrolled-hate-crime-database-used-by-media/
LIFEZETTE
— Trump Repeats Warnings About the Border: ‘We Will Take No More Illegals’
President’s Saturday tweets demonstrated that he’s doubling down on stopping
the flow of unlawful individuals into U.S. – Elizabeth Zwirz
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/03/trump-repeats-warnings-about-the-border-we-will-take-no-more-illegals/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chick-fil-A pulled from another airport a week after backlash in Texas.
Fascist abuse of power starting to scare people. – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/03/31/chick-fil-a-pulled-from-another-airport-a-week-after-backlash-in-texas-fascist-abuse-of-power-starting-to-scare-people-739101
ABC NEWS
— Trump seeks to cut foreign aid to 3 Central American nations Trump takes
first steps to cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in response to
border issues – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-threatens-shut-mexico-border-62053098
REUTERS
— Trump cuts aid to Central American countries as migrant crisis deepens –
Julia Harte, Tim Reid
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-trump/trump-cuts-aid-to-central-american-countries-as-migrant-crisis-deepens-idUSKCN1RC013
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Turns U.S. Policy in Central America on Its Head – Elisabeth Malkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/world/americas/trump-turns-us-policy-in-central-america-on-its-head.html
— The $70,000-a-Year Minimum Wage A small Seattle company shows that
capitalism can have a heart. – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: When did you start
earning more than $70,000-a-year in today’s dollars? I did in 1974 when I was
25 years old. I had worked for IRS for 3 years. I was taking graduate business
courses at Loyola. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in
1970.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/sunday/dan-price-minimum-wage.html
— It’s Dangerous to Be a Boy They smoke more, fight more and are far more
likely to die young than girls. But their tendency to violence isn’t innate. –
Michael C. Reichert
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/sunday/boys-men-violence.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “How Trump used financial documents
to exaggerate his wealth and hide debts.” (DIERSEN: While I worked for
IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12
Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year, I saw many cases in which
individuals, organizations, and companies understated their income and assets
and overstated their expenses and debts to get tax delinquencies declared
uncollectible or to get more favorable payment agreements.)
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-trump-financial-documents-20190329-story.html
CBS LOS ANGELES
— Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Come To LA To Court The LGBTQ Vote
(DIERSEN: What about the heterosexual vote?)
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/03/30/democratic-presidential-hopefuls-come-to-la-to-court-the-lgbtq-vote/
BOSTON HERALD
— Trump is blamed for everything – Howie Carr (DIERSEN: I should write a book
about those who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most for their
problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They
blame me a) for all the losses that Republican candidates have suffered in
Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois
since 2000, b) for all the problems that the Milton Township Republican Central
Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican
Party has had, is having, and will have, and c) for all the problems that
TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center
Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter,
etc. has had, is having, and will have.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/03/30/fault-line-trump-is-blamed-for-everything/
LAS VEGAS REVIEW
— Democrats plan to bring down the American system by overwhelming it – Wayne
Allyn Root
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/wayne-allyn-root/commentary-democrats-plan-to-bring-down-the-american-system-by-overwhelming-it-1630244/
RIVERDALE PRESS
— There really is no one more anti-Semitic than Democrats – ALVIN GORDON
(DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors at GAO 1980-1997, at IRS 1971-1980, and at the
Post Office 1966-1969 stressed that I was 100% German American and Missouri
Synod Lutheran. They routinely had their Jewish supervisors take adverse
actions against me.)
https://riverdalepress.com/stories/there-really-is-no-one-more-anti-semitic-than-democrats,68501
PATHEOS
— JUNE 21, 2018 FLASHBACK: What Is a Christian Hypocrite? – MARK DRISCOLL
(DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in
Illinois who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me as being a
Christian hypocrite because a) I am not a member of any church, b) I do not
attend church services, c) I do not give money to a church, and d) I put GOPUSA
ILLINOIS emails together and send them out on Sunday mornings? They
hint/imply/argue/shout that they manipulate/dominate/control all the churches
in Wheaton.)
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdriscoll/2018/06/what-is-a-christian-hypocrite/