Wheaton Archives - Page 47 of 52

March 27 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Democrats Launch Ad Campaign Against Roskam as Pressure Over Obamacare Repeal Grows – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/democrats-ad-campaign-against-peter-roskam-obamacare-repeal-417217663.html
— Bitter GOP Finger-Pointing Clouds Path for Trump Agenda “If he changes, he could have a different presidency,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says – Hope Yen
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Health-Overhaul-Loss-Opens-Door-Democrats-417163803.html

CBS2

— Sessions Vows To Block Sanctuary Cities From Getting Justice Grants
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/27/sessions-vows-to-block-sanctuary-cities-from-getting-justice-grants/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— Democratic governor hopefuls unified on Rauner attacks, divided on need for self-funding challenger – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-governor-candidates-met-0328-20170328-story.html
— Rauner wants vote on new Stevenson toll lanes, Madigan quickly pushes back – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-stevenson-toll-lanes-met-20170327-story.html
— Trump signs bills overturning Obama-era education regulations – Emma Brown
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-overturn-education-regulations-20170327-story.html
— Attorney General Jeff Sessions says sanctuary cities may lose federal funding – Sari Horwitz and John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-ct-sanctuary-cities-federal-funds-20170327-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Neil M. Gorsuch deserves confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/neil-m-gorsuch-deserves-confirmation-to-the-u-s-supreme-court/
— AG Sessions: Feds could ‘claw back’ funds from sanctuary cities – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ag-sessions-feds-could-claw-back-funds-for-sanctuary-cities/
— Slamalot: Chris Kennedy disses Dems at party meet and greet – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/six-vying-to-unseat-rauner-present-case-to-cook-county-dems/
— Six vying to unseat Rauner present case to Cook County Democrats – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/six-vying-to-unseat-rauner-present-case-to-cook-county-dems/
— To save state, put pressure on Springfield for realistic budget – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/to-save-state-put-pressure-on-springfield-for-realistic-budget/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Despite poll, no vote now on legal pot – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois. If you want to destroy a country, you encourage its citizens to smoke pot.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170327/BLOGS02/170329877/despite-poll-no-vote-now-on-legal-pot
(FROM THE ARTCLE: Steans was reacting to a survey by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois that found a stunning two-thirds of voters saying they support the legalization of pot “if taxed and regulated like alcohol.” . . . Support for full legalization was wide across the state and among political subdivisions. While such backing was strongest among Democrats, young people and Chicagoans, the plan gets support from 52 percent of Republicans surveyed, 54 percent of downstaters and 51 percent of those aged 66 and up, the institute said. Just 31 percent of voters overall indicated they oppose or strongly oppose such an action.)
— Sanctuary cities may see federal grants cut – Reuters
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170327/NEWS02/170329878/sanctuary-cities-may-see-federal-grants-cut
— Big money makes its move in Dem guv race – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170327/BLOGS02/170329879/illinois-governor-race

DAILY HERALD
— New Science Center makes Naperville’s North Central ‘destination’ – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170327/news/170328981/

VARIOUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois. If you want to destroy a country, you encourage its citizens to smoke pot.
http://news.wsiu.org/post/poll-shows-illinoisans-keen-marijuana-decriminalization#stream/0
http://wibqam.com/news/articles/2017/mar/27/will-selling-pot-fix-the-illinois-budget-problem/
http://herald-review.com/news/local/pot-legalization-opinions-run-full-circle/article_95dc2071-bd58-5bd1-9fe2-e559e676cb86.html
http://wqad.com/2017/03/27/illinois-lawmakers-introduce-bill-legalizing-recreational-pot/
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/poll-majority-of-illinoisans-want-legal-recreational-pot/article_0637d168-98a1-5193-b90e-d49e926cd1a7.html
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/03/27/poll-support-decriminalization-legalization-marijuana-illinois/
http://fox6now.com/2017/03/27/pondering-pot-illinois-considers-allowing-people-to-possess-grow-or-buy-marijuana/
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/recreational-marijuana-not-so-fast-say-local-officials-19495.cfm#.WNmn2zvyuM8
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/will-illinois-be-the-next-state-to-legalize-recreational-pot/article_5d78251a-8cc6-5ee5-bc68-56465c0e7c80.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lawmakers-hope-marijuana-can-take-the-edge-off-illinois-budget/article_bcc6ed71-bb54-567e-a8d1-547c73640610.html
http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Illinois-could-be-the-first-Midwest-state-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana–417138913.html
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/27/lawmakers-bet-economy-on-legal-weed/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Huntley increases fees for video gaming terminals – HANNAH PROKOP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/03/24/huntley-increases-fees-for-video-gaming-terminals/auf9gjm/

EAST PEORIA TIMES COURIER
— Rauner to speak at Tazewell Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner April 4
http://www.eastpeoriatimescourier.com/news/20170327/rauner-to-speak-at-tazewell-republican-party-lincoln-day-dinner

SUBURBAN LIFE
— 2017 Election Questionnaire: Wheaton City Council West District candidate Robert “Bobby” McNeily
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/03/22/2017-election-questionnaire-wheaton-city-council-west-district-candidate-robert-bobby-mcneily/agfccs9/

CARBONDALE REPORTER
— Illinois Republican National Hispanic Assembly owes $1,700 in fines
http://carbondalereporter.com/stories/511097705-illinois-republican-national-hispanic-assembly-owes-1-700-in-fines

WHEATON PATCH
— Bobby McNeily For Wheaton City Council, West District – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/bobby-mcneily-wheaton-city-council-west-district-patch-candidate-profile

CHICAGO NOW
— Is Lady Justice really blind or do judges make the law: Berkowitz w/Judge Posner
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/03/is-lady-justice-really-blind-or-do-judges-make-the-law-berkowitz-wjudge-posner-cableweb/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Laura Hois, Downers Grove Township Clerk, seeking higher taxpayer funded pension based on void ordinance – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/03/laura-hois-downers-grove-township-clerk-seeking-higher-taxpayer-funded-pension-based-on-void-ordinance/
— Higher Learning Commission – The new hammer against Fraud and Abuse in Higher Education – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/03/higher-learning-commission-the-new-hammer-against-fraud-and-abuse-in-higher-education/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage sees more than 9,000 leave county in single year – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511097229-dupage-sees-more-than-9-000-leave-county-in-single-year

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Student Impact Summit 4/21-22 in Arlington Heights
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/student-impact-summit/
— Hey Feminists! The U.S. Constitution Does Not NEED an Equal Rights Amendment – Tami Jackson
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/hey-feminists-u-s-constitution-not-need-equal-rights-amendment/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BATINICK, SKILLICORN FILE BILL TO ALLOW COMPTROLLER GREATER DISCRETION IN PAYING STATE BILLS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/batinick-skillicorn-file-legislation-to-give-comptroller-greater-discretion-following-court-ruling-on-legislator-pay.html
— NEXT GENERATION OF TAXPAYERS STEP UP TO RUN FOR CHICAGO AREA LOCAL OFFICES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/next-generation-of-taxpayers-step-up-to-run-for-local-public-office.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Kennedy’s hands shook during speech, dropped mic
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/27/report-kennedys-hands-shook-during-speech-dropped-mic/

LIFEZETTE
— Pot is Bad News — No Ifs, Ands or Butts Mainstream use of drug clouds everyone’s judgment, says expert – Lawrence Meyers
http://www.lifezette.com/healthzette/pot-is-bad-news-no-ifs-and-or-butts/

TOWNHALL
— Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces Coming Crackdown on Sanctuary City Funding – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/03/27/sessions-on-sanctuary-cities-n2304855

NEWS BUSTERS
— Hollywood’s Illegal Immigration Agenda – Matt Norcross
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/matt-norcross/2017/03/27/hollywoods-illegal-immigration-agenda

WORLD NET DAILY
— SANCTUARY CITIES ENABLE YET MORE MURDERS BY ILLEGALS Brent Smith rips officials of Massachusetts town where teacher’s aide killed
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/sanctuary-cities-enable-yet-more-murders-by-illegals/

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA
— The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado The Impact
http://www.rmhidta.org/html/2016%20FINAL%20Legalization%20of%20Marijuana%20in%20Colorado%20The%20Impact.pdf

AMERICAN THINKER
— Are the Trump haters creating 1968 all over again? – Patricia McCarthy
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/03/are_the_trump_haters_creating_1968_all_over_again_.html

NEWSMAX
— Sessions Threatens to Withhold Funds in Sanctuary City Crackdown – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/sanctuary-city-crackdown-law-funding/2017/03/27/id/780979/

FOX NEWS
— Identity politics: the biological fraud – Greg Gutfeld
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/03/27/identity-politics-biological-fraud.html

GOPUSA
— Koppel tells Hannity he’s bad for America – AP (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are bad for your precinct, bad for your municipality, bad for your township/ward, bad for your county, bad for Illinois, and/or bad for America? Who do you believe is bad for your precinct, bad for your municipality, bad for your township/ward, bad for your county, bad for Illinois, and/or bad for America?)
http://www.gopusa.com/koppel-tells-hannity-hes-bad-for-america/

THE BLAZE
— Racist posters spotted at college; outrage erupts over ‘intolerable’ hatred. Then the truth emerges. – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/27/racist-posters-spotted-at-college-outrage-erupts-over-intolerable-hatred-then-the-truth-emerges/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mexico rewards US-educated illegals with English teacher jobs – PAUL BEDARD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/deported-illegals-to-teach-english-in-mexico/article/2618535

WASHINGTON POST
— In New York, searching for the reclusive and elusive Melania Trump – Paul Schwartzman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/melania-trump-a-cipher-in-sky-high-stilettos/2017/03/27/bcb3c212-0900-11e7-a15f-a58d4a988474_story.html

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DONALD TRUMP IS MAKING MEN MORE SEXIST” and “is behind an increase in male aggressiveness.”
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/research-shows-donald-trump-is-making-men-more-sexist

FED SMITH
— President Trump is Learning That He Needs Federal Agencies – Michael Wald
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/27/president-trump-learning-needs-federal-agencies/

March 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE BILL FAILS, PULLED FROM FLOOR BEFORE VOTE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/republican-health-care-bill-pulled-before-vote/1816393/
— RAUNER VETOES OVERHAUL OF CHICAGO CITY PENSION SYSTEM – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-vetoes-overhaul-of-chicago-city-pension-system/1817272/
— DISGUSTING: DISTRICT COURT SAYS MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES CAN DONATE TO CAMPAIGNS
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/district-court-says-medical-marijuana-businesses-can-donate-to-campaigns/1817440/
— SENATE VOTES TO KILL PRIVACY RULES GUARDING YOUR ONLINE INFO – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-votes-to-kill-privacy-rules-guarding-your-online-info/1816631/

NBC5
— No Repeal for ‘Obamacare’ in Humiliating Defeat for Trump Democrats could hardly contain their satisfaction – Erica Werner and Alan Fram
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/House-Health-Care-Vote-AHCA-Trump-Demand-417007763.html

CBS2
— Ryan, Trump Pull Health Care Bill, Canceling Vote – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/24/ryan-trump-pull-health-care-bill-canceling-vote/
— Gov. Rauner Wants Democrats, Officials To Support Pension Legislation – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/24/gov-rauner-wants-democrats-officials-to-support-pension-legislation/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— State police use Narcan to save OD victim at Thompson Center
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/243752267-story

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hultgren: Republicans must ‘figure out a different way forward’ on health care – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-vote-republican-health-overhaul-20170324-story.html
— Speaker Ryan falls short in first test of Trump presidency – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-speaker-ryan-health-bill-test-20170324-story.html
— Black officials to Rauner: We don’t want Paul Vallas at Chicago State – Grace Wong
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-state-vallas-met-0325-20170325-story.html
— Lien filed on Elgin councilman’s house because of unpaid taxes – Mike Danahey and Janelle Walker (DIERSEN: I filed many liens while I worked for IRS 1971-1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-prigge-lien-st-0322-20170323-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elgin’s mayor is calling out a member of the Elgin City Council for a federal tax lien filed three years ago against his home in Kane County. The Internal Revenue Service in 2014 filed a $15,103 lien against the northeast side home in Elgin where Council member John Prigge resides.)
— 120-year-old mansion could be casualty of Wheaton housing plan – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-wheaton-mansion-met-20170324-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-immigrants-mchenry-detention-center-met-20170323-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Ivanka Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-ivanka-trump-women-huppke-work-advice-0326-biz-20170323-column.html
— DIERSEWN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for all the problems that Blacks have had, that Blacks are having, and that Blacks will have.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-congressional-black-caucus-trump-cbc-obama-perspec-0326-jm-20170324-story.html
— Why health care can’t be fixed – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-obamacare-republican-health-care-failure-perspec-0326-20170324-column.html
— ‘Me, me, me! Did I mention me?’ The greed of Illinois’ pay-us-first legislators – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-lawmaker-pay-mendoza-edit-0326-20170324-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Retreat and regret: Trump, GOP suffer bitter health care defeat – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-doesnt-have-votes-to-repeal-obamacare-ny-times/
— Rauner vetoes bill to shore up Chicago municipal workers pensions – Sam Charles and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-vetoes-bill-to-bail-out-chicago-municipal-workers-pensions/

DIALY HERALD
— Attorney general: Lisle didn’t fully comply with directive – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170324/news/170329323/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Central Illinois congressmen Davis disappointed in canceled vote – Paul Swiech
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/central-illinois-congressmen-disappointed-in-canceled-vote/article_b4ed90ad-d59a-5d75-aa83-89dd9b9f5569.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Sen. Dick Durbin says health care is a right – Andy Kravetz (DIERSEN: What else is a right – housing, food, clothes, transportation, etc.? Democrats shout that Republicans are rich, so therefore, Republicans should give government more money so that government can provide the aforesaid rights to those in need.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170324/sen-dick-durbin-says-health-care-is-right

WSIL
— Speaker Ryan falls short in first test of Trump presidency – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34992958/ryan-falls-short-in-first-test-of-trump-presidency

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump unhappy Jared Kushner took a powder on the ski slopes as health care bill floundered Senior advisor on vacation with family – KATE BENNETT (DIERSEN: How much time and money have you spent on vacations? My wife and I have spent extremely little time and money on vacations since 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in cutting my income by $72,135 (59%) a year in today’s dollars.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-unhappy-jared-kushner-on-ski-slopes-as-health-care-bill-floundered/680226635

CHICAGOIST
— Buzzkill: Gov. Rauner ‘Not A Believer’ That Legalized Marijuana Would Help State’s Woes – STEPHEN GOSSETT
http://chicagoist.com/2017/03/24/gov_rauner_is_not_jazzed_about_lega.php

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Illinois’ Roskam felt rug pulled out on health care bill – Glenn Minnis
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511097352-illinois-roskam-felt-rug-pulled-out-on-health-care-bill

GOPUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: UNACCETABLE: Total sanctuary cities and counties estimated to be about 600.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22195

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Major Defeat for Trump, Push to Repeal Health Law Fails – ROBERT PEAR, THOMAS KAPLAN and MAGGIE HABERMANMAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/us/politics/health-care-affordable-care-act.html

NEW YORK POST
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Residents of Chicago are running for the exits – AP
http://nypost.com/2017/03/24/chicago-loses-residents-at-rapid-rate-amid-surge-in-violence/

FED SMITH
— EPA Investigating Employee Covert Activity – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/24/epa-investigating-employee-covert-activity/

March 21 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, Emanuel chime in on Shimkus search for U.S. attorney – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-emanuel-chime-in-on-shimkus-search-for-u-s-attorney/
— Trump at Capitol, cites political cost of rejecting health bill – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-to-capitol-in-last-ditch-lobbying-for-health-care-bill/
— White House issues gag order to officials on budget details – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-issues-gag-order-to-officials-on-budget-details/
— No fake news with this suburban vote fraud case – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-no-fake-news-with-this-suburban-vote-fraud-case/
— Aldermen ask: Chicago has only 1,484 registered gun offenders? – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermen-ask-chicago-has-only-1484-registered-gun-offenders/
— Durbin grills Gorsuch on I-88 ‘frozen trucker’ case from Ill. – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-grills-gorsuch-on-i-88-frozen-trucker-case-from-ill/

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage forest preserve may end pensions for elected officials – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170321/news/170329725/
— Arlington Heights board delays minimum wage vote after supporters rally – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170321/business/170329841/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Paul Ryan’s Chicago fundraiser delayed until March 24 after health bill vote – Greg Hinz
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170321/BLOGS02/170329970/paul-ryans-chicago-fundraiser-delayed-until-after-health-bill-vote#utm

NBC5
— Supreme Court Pick Gorsuch Calls Trump’s Attacks on Judges ‘Disheartening’ and ‘Demoralizing’ There were several charged exchanges Tuesday as Gorsuch mostly batted away Democrats’ efforts to get him to reveal his views – Erica Werner and Mark Sherman
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Supreme-Court-Nominee-Gorsuch-Facing-Daylong-Questioning-Senate-416690213.html

WQAD
— Illinois governor announces $1 billion cybersecurity plan
http://wqad.com/2017/03/21/illinois-governor-announces-1-billion-cybersecurity-plan/

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Says Using Contract Nurses Will Save $8M – AP
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-says-using-contract-nurses-will-save-8m#stream/0

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois teachers’ pension spiking continues despite $130 billion deficit – CYNTHIA WOLF (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, would my critics/opponents have their operatives and dupes say that my promotion in 1986 was really a pension spike to better assure that I would take the early retirement that was “offered” 1993-1997?)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/03/20/illinois-teachers-pension-spiking-continues-despite-130-billion-deficit/aqa46lv/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Trump voters regret their choice – John J. Dunphy
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/98693/dunphy-trump-voters-regret-their-choice

SUBURBAN LIFE
— State Rep. Olsen co-sponsors legislation eliminating pay raises for Illinois lawmakers
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/03/13/state-rep-olsen-co-sponsors-legislation-eliminating-pay-raises-for-illinois-lawmakers/an4au0k/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— TREASONOUS: Why Chicago Police Won’t Follow Trump’s Immigration Edict – YANA KUNICHOFF
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/March-2017/Why-Chicago-Police-Wont-Follow-Trumps-Immigration-Edict/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— IL ‘fair share fees’ lawsuit tossed; plaintiffs say ‘desired result,’ allowing appeal to SCOTUS – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511096595-il-fair-share-fees-lawsuit-tossed-plaintiffs-say-desired-result-allowing-appeal-to-scotus

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— $15 minimum wage could hit downstate Illinois’ businesses hard – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: One could argue that if the minimum wage should be $15/hour for jobs that do not require a high school diploma, the minimum wage for jobs that require a high school diploma should be $25/hour, $35/hour for jobs that require a bachelor’s degree, $45/hour for jobs that require a master’s degree, $55/hour for jobs that require a professional certification, and $65/hour for jobs that require a professional license.)
http://ilnews.org/news/economy/minimum-wage-could-hit-downstate-illinois-businesses-hard/article_f1a20bf2-0d77-11e7-a73a-bfb82666021b.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TAXPAYERS DESERVE SAY IN THE TEACHERS’ UNION CONTRACTS THEY PAY FOR – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/taxpayers-deserve-say-in-the-teachers-union-contracts-they-pay-for/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE REP. TOM DEMMER ON THE COST OF OBAMA DAY TO THE STATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/state-rep-tom-demmer-on-the-cost-of-obama-day-to-the-state.html

GOPUSA
— At the border: An encouraging decline
http://www.gopusa.com/at-the-border-an-encouraging-decline/
— Dozens face deportation after Detroit cockfighting, gambling ring bust – AP
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22109

FOX NEWS
— Ivanka Trump’s Company Faces Lawsuit Over ‘Unfair’ Advantage (DIERSEN: What unfair advantages do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that you have/had? For me, they include my being born a White male, my parents having enough money to send me a parochial grade school, my good health, my avoiding the draft, my being overpaid, my being married, my wife and I giving up trying to have children, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents, and my not giving money to a church.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/20/ivanka-trump-company-faces-lawsuit-over-unfair-first-daughter-advantage

NEWSMAX
— Two in Five Americans Say They’ll Need $1 Million to Retire (DIERSEN: If you are not retired, are you prepared for retirement? Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors used the following facts to justify their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old: a) what my wife and I had saved for our retirement, b) my wife’s salary, c) we had no debts, d) our good health, e) we owned 915 Cove Court in Wheaton, f) we had no dependents, g) we owned a 1997 Chevy Cavalier, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, and 1962 Chevy Impala SS, and h) we could “afford” to suffer a $72,135/year loss of income in today’s dollars ($122,991 salary minus $50,856 pension).)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Personal-Finance/retire-americans/2017/03/21/id/779847/

BREITBART
— GOP Senators Hope to Sneak Amnesty into Trump’s Popular Immigration Reforms – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/21/gop-senators-sketch-pairing-immigration-amnesty/
— NYT: Amnesty Is the ‘Only Long-Term Solution’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/03/21/nyt-amnesty-long-term-solution/
— Third of France’s Young Muslims Hold Fundamentalist Religious Views – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/21/study-third-muslim-france-fundamentalist/

AMEWRICAN THINKER
— Shrugging Off the Liberal ‘Resistance’ – Richard F. Miniter
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/03/shrugging_off_the_liberal_resistance.html

TOWNHALL
— A Smear Implodes: Former Dem Aide Accuses Gorsuch of Sexism, Gets Refuted By Fellow Student – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/03/21/predictable-woman-accuses-gorsuch-of-sexism-turns-out-to-be-former-dem-aide-n2301602

FEDERALIST
— The Alt-Right Is What Happens When Society Marginalizes Men – Owen Strachan
http://thefederalist.com/2017/03/21/alt-right-happens-society-marginalizes-men/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Entitlements: The Most Dangerous Addiction – DENNIS PRAGER
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445940/entitlements-american-addiction
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All addictions – whether drug, alcohol, gambling, sexual, or cigarettes – are very hard to escape. There is one addiction, however, that might be more difficult than any other to escape – in part because it is not even regarded as an addiction. It is Entitlements Addiction, an addiction to getting something for nothing. One indication as to the power of Entitlements Addiction is that, while great numbers of people have voluntarily given up – almost always at great pain – drugs, alcohol, gambling, etc., few give up an addiction to entitlements. For the majority of able-bodied people who get cash payments, food stamps, subsidized housing, free or subsidized health insurance, and other welfare benefits, the thought of giving up any one of those and beginning to pay for them with their own earned money is as hard as giving up alcohol is to an alcoholic. Politicians know this, which is why it is close to impossible to ever reduce entitlements. And, of course, the Left knows this, which is why the Left almost always wins any debate over entitlements. Every American who is the beneficiary of an entitlement backs entitlements, and many who are not beneficiaries of entitlements would like to be. This, aside from ideology, is why the Left constantly seeks to increase entitlements: The more people receive government benefits, the more people vote left.)

WORLD NET DAILY
— GOP SENATOR GRILLS GORSUCH ON IMPEACHING TRUMP Supreme Court nominee assures Senate of independence from influences – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/gorsuch-they-gave-me-a-gavel-not-a-rubber-stamp/

CNN
— TRAGIC: 1 in 4 workers have less than $1,000 saved for retirement – Katie Lobosco
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/21/retirement/retirement-confidence-ebri/

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Biggest retiree COLA in years may be in the works – Mike Causey
http://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/03/biggest-retiree-cola-in-years-may-be-in-the-works/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Blame Size of Deficit on Politicians’ Unwillingness to Cut (DIERSEN: What about cutting fraud, waste, and abuse? GAO focuses on cutting fraud, waste, and abuse. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/march_2017/voters_blame_size_of_deficit_on_politicians_unwillingness_to_cut

March 18 Evening Edition

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Get set for an ugly gubernatorial campaign, folks – RICH MILLER (DIERSEN: In 2018, which Republican candidates are going to run statewide, in DuPage County, and in Wheaton? I urge them all to have an entry in Wheaton’s 2017 Independence Day Parade. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-31882733113 Since I moved to Wheaton in 1978, I have encouraged Republican candidates and elected officials to have entries in Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades. This year, for the 12th year in a row, I will be seeking donations from Republicans so that “DuPage Republicans” can again sponsor entries in the parade, this year again for the Wheaton high school bands and for the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170318/OPINION/170319865/illinois-next-gubernatorial-race-will-be-ugly-and-expensive

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: POLICE WARN OF RED LINE ATTACKS, ROBBERIES IN LOOP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/police-warn-of-red-line-attacks-robberies-in-loop/1806098/

NBC5
— Rauner Takes Union Fight to Illinois Supreme Court
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-takes-union-fight-afscme-illinois-supreme-court-416508593.html

CBS2
— Chicago Med Students Stage ‘Die-In’ Over Republican Health Care Plan – Mike Krauser
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/18/chicago-med-students-stage-die-in-over-republican-health-care-plan/
— Roskam: Trump Not ‘Wise’ To Propose Great Lakes Preservation Funds Cut – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/18/roskam-trump-not-wise-to-propose-great-lakes-preservation-funds-cut/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Alfred W. Tatum, the Dean of the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, promotes Chance the Rapper.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-chance-the-rapper-cps-students-perspec-0320-md-20170317-story.html
— Chance the Rapper’s Apple deal — still independent, in control – Greg Kot
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-chance-the-rapper-apple-twitter-20170318-column.html
— Inside Trump’s White House, New York moderates spark infighting and suspicion – Philip Rucker and Robert Costa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-white-house-infighting-20170318-story.html
— Budget controversy shining light on senior food program – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-meals-wheels-st-0320-20170317-column.html
— District 203’s chief financial officer leaving for new job – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-d203-administrator-lincoln-way-st-0319-20170318-story.html
— Irish-Americans gather for rally to spotlight immigration concerns
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-irish-american-rally-for-immigrants-at-daley-plaza-photos-20170318-photogallery.html
— Trump wants 30-foot-high Mexican border wall that looks good from the north side – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-mexican-border-wall-20170318-story.html

WSIL TV
— OUTSTANDING: Trump wants to build 30-foot-high wall at Mexican border – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34944857/trump-wants-to-build-30-foot-high-wall-at-mexican-border

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— If you can’t cut the budget, maybe negotiate a deal – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170318/statehouse-insider-if-you-cant-cut-budget-maybe-negotiate-deal

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— The 2018 Illinois governor race — a battle of rich men? – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170318/chuck-sweeny-2018-illinois-governor-race—battle-of-rich-men

JOURNAL TOPICS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Most Candidates For Mount Prospect Village Board OK With Video Gambling – RICHARD MAYER
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_ef37a69e-0b22-11e7-a1e3-fb27e77116a0.html

NORTH COOK NEWS
— $1.06M per fire isn’t quite enough for Rolling Meadows property taxpayers
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511095292-1-06m-per-fire-isn-t-quite-enough-for-rolling-meadows-property-taxpayers

BGA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: VIDEO GAMBLING JACKPOT FOR POLS AND PALS – Casey Toner
http://www.bettergov.org/news/video-gambling-jackpot-for-pols-and-pals

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— COD Motions for Interlocutory Appeal v. Breuder – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/03/cod-motions-for-interlocutory-appeal-v-breuder/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ACCORDING TO AFSCME’S NUMBERS, FEWER THAN HALF OF ILLINOIS STATE WORKERS VOTED TO AUTHORIZE STRIKE – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/according-to-afscmes-numbers-fewer-than-half-of-illinois-state-workers-voted-to-authorize-strike/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bost creates online health care forum – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/18/gop-illinois-congressman-creates-online-health-car/

GOPUSA
— Illegal aliens protest the presence of Border Patrol at Fresno hiring fair
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21968
— ‘Progressives’ evidently OK with death threats (DIERSEN: Progressives are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22010

TOWNHALL
— DISGUSTING, UNACCEPTABLE: Anti-Trump Billboard In Arizona Goes Heavy On The Nazi Imagery – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/03/18/resist-antitrump-billboard-in-arizona-goes-heavy-on-the-nazi-imagery-n2300786

BREITBART
— Hundreds of Thousands of Service Workers Planning Anti-Trump Labor Strike – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/18/hundreds-thousands-service-workers-planning-anti-trump-labor-strike/
— Antifa, Iranian Communists and Other Fringe Groups March Against ‘Racism’ in London – JACK MONTGOMERY
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/18/anti-racism-march/

DAILY CALLER
— NFL Teams Won’t Hire Kaepernick Because They’re Scared Trump Will Tweet About Them – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/18/nfl-teams-wont-hire-kaepernick-because-theyre-scared-trump-will-tweet-about-them/

NUMBERS USA
— TRUMP BUDGET LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR NATIONAL E-VERIFY – Chris Chmielenski
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/trump-budget-lays-groundwork-national-e-verify

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Young Americans: Most see Trump as illegitimate president.” (DIERSEN: One could ask “How do Trump supporters view young Americans?”)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-03-18/young-americans-most-see-trump-as-illegitimate-president
http://savannahnow.com/news/politics/2017-03-18/young-americans-most-see-trump-illegitimate-president

THE HILL
— Massive labor strike planned for May 1 – MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: What do pro-labor anti-Trumps think of you? Of course, they hate me. In my defense, I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. I washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assemble line and worked as a security guard in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/324630-service-workers-plan-massive-strike-on-may-1-to-oppose-trump

HUFFINGTON POST
— Dems Are Furious About Trump. This Lawmaker Wants Them To Ride That Anger Into Office. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) has a boot camp that’s training local progressives how to run for office. – Jennifer Bendery
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cheri-bustos-build-the-bench-democratic-candidates_us_58cc1c5be4b0ec9d29dbd236
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Everywhere You Look, Americans Are Spreading Hate If that feels melodramatic, you haven’t been paying attention. – Andy Campbell (DIERSEN: How soon will Campell propose a “Final Solution” for Trump and for Trump’s supporters?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/everywhere-you-look-americans-are-spreading-hate_us_58cd3ec6e4b00705db4fe0e2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “George W. Bush Gave Us Donald Trump. Now He Wants To Be Forgiven. But Americans shouldn’t forget so easily.” In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, it is clear that Bush despises if not hates conservatives.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/george-w-bush-trump-forget-history_us_58c6e69ee4b0598c66989c6e

NEW YORK TIMES
— FROM THE ARTICLE: As of this moment, an estimated 50,000 undocumented Irish are living in the shadows of our country. Will Donald Trump’s deportation police eventually get around to them?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/opinion/when-the-irish-invaded-canada.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To argue against enforcement of drug laws is to promote illegal drug usage.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/03/18/us/forced-entry-warrant-drug-raid.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Wages rise on California farms. Americans still don’t want the job – NATALIE KITROEFF AND GEOFFREY MOHAN (DIERSEN: What bad jobs did you have that many, if not most people would refuse to take? I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line, worked as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fi-farms-immigration/

LACONIA DAILY SUN
— HOW IS IT RACIST, MEAN & NASTY TO EXPRESS PRIDE IN YOUR COUNTRY? – Russ Wiles, Tilton
http://www.laconiadailysun.com/opinion/letters/102905-russ-wiles-3-17-360
(FROM THE LETTER: Thanks to Matt Vespa of townhall.com for pointing out examples of the lunacy of political correctness in academia today. Of course we know that this insanity is due in part to teachers imbuing a belief in young students that America is just not a very nice country. Of course, this too is yet another example of the progressive-left convincing folks that expecting foreigners who we welcome into this country to assimilate is just plain racist, mean and nasty. Democrats and the progressive-left in this country apparently are not able to comprehend the irony of their ideology. Perhaps that is why they are not paralyzed by what should for all intents and purposes be debilitating “cognitive dissonance.” Please look it up and then reflect on their actions, the irony of which should keep them up at night. It apparently does not because, after all, they have good intentions and so the often damaging results of their well intended actions and deeds are irrelevant to them. Crazy right?)

INDEPENDENT
— 30,000 join March Against Racism in ‘defiance and unity’ against Brexit and Donald Trump EU referendum result and US President’s policies make it ‘more important than ever’ for anti-racists to unite, say organizers – May Bulman, Harriet Agerholm
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/march-against-racism-london-protest-anti-racism-donald-trump-brexit-stand-up-to-un-anti-racism-day-a7636696.html

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Tens of thousands march against racism (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Whites propose a “Final Solution” to get rid of Whites once and for all?)
https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/44280/Tens+of+thousands+march+against+racism

March 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner wants state’s top court to decide AFSCME dispute – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-wants-states-top-court-to-decide-afscme-dispute/amp/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cook County Board member cashes in on video gambling boom – BGA
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cook-county-board-member-cashes-in-on-video-gambling-boom/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Group of men robbing people walking in Loop, on Red Line
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-loop-red-line-robberies-20170317-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrats are succeeding in getting religious leaders to act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-churches-politics-st-0310-20170317-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Town hall ‘protests’ beneath our dignity – Mary Plunkett, Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170318/discuss/170318885/
— Endorsements: Delgado, Nagel, Saake, Yackey for West Chicago District 94 school board
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170317/discuss/170319062/

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Does President Trump’s budget proposal put pressure on Illinois?”
http://wgnradio.com/2017/03/17/does-president-trumps-budget-proposal-put-pressure-on-illinois/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 5 places where Chicago will feel Trump budget cuts – BGA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170317/NEWS02/170319876/poor-in-chicago-and-illinois-targeted-in-trump-budget-cuts

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— ‘Kicking the can’ not the best government budget strategy – Editorial
http://jg-tc.com/news/opinion/our-view-kicking-the-can-not-the-best-government-budget/article_f2577baa-2903-54bf-b8d1-35192ee0f8bd.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— To turn corner, Illinois must reform itself today – Bill Bloom
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/to-turn-corner-illinois-must-reform-itself-today/article_a26d21a1-1e97-54f0-be88-37d31c842085.html

WHEATON RECORD
— Paul Ryan plans fundraiser at The Chicago Club March 23 – MADDY PRESTON
http://www.wheatonrecord.com/news/paul-ryan-plans-fundraiser-chicago-club/

FOX NEWS
— Make no mistake, disclosing Trump’s tax returns (and anyone else’s) is a felony – Hans A. von Spakovsky
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/03/17/make-no-mistake-disclosing-trumps-tax-returns-and-anyone-elses-is-felony.html

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WHY ARE BLACK REPUBLICANS AFRAID TO SPEAK OUT? – Raynard Jackson
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/why-are-black-republicans-afraid-to-speak-out/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Left’s Descent into Fascism – Shari Goodman (DIERSEN: If you are a Trump supporter, where are you no longer welcome? What year is it in America – 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/03/the_lefts_descent_into_fascism.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Long before the creation of ghettos and concentration camps, the demonization of Jews began in 1933 when Germany elected Adolf Hitler as Chancellor. Following his election, Hitler created a fascist dictatorship which eventually led to the Holocaust and the extermination of six million Jews whose only crime was their Jewish identity. The dehumanization of Jews was a necessary requirement for Hitler and his fellow Nazis and they did so with a campaign of demonization, ridicule, and blame. Hitler’s election provided Germans a daily dose of anti-Semitism and gave it legitimacy while providing a rationalization for the extermination of six million Jews. The persecution of European Jewry was gradual. At first Jews were no longer welcome at schools and universities. Later, they were no longer able to own their businesses and homes. With time, public transportation was unavailable to them, public restrooms were forbidden, hospitals excluded them and eventually they were no longer able to use public streets or go outdoors. They were complete outcasts in a land they called home. By the time the crematoriums were running, Jews were no longer viewed as humans, but as vermin to be stamped out for the good of humanity. Today, the election of Donald Trump to the Presidency has provoked the fascist Left to reject the election results. Taking a page from Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radials, in which Alinsky advised his followers in Rule 13 to “pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it,” the Left is now resorting to the fascist tactics of targeting Conservatives much like the Nazis who targeted European Jewry for their economic and social ills. Conservatives and Trump supporters are reluctant to identify themselves and conceal their support for fear of a backlash from the Leftist elites. From the Berkeley riots to Black Lives Matters marches it is not safe to be a conservative Trump supporter on American streets and college campuses.)
— ‘Ending Jewish Privilege’ flyers distributed at University of Illinois, Chicago – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups are privileged and that it should end: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it clear that they want to get rid of those who are members of the aforesaid groups. Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it clear that they want to curry favor with those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/03/ending_jewish_privilege_flyers_distributed_at_university_of_illinois_chicago.html

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ISIS Could Eradicate Christians From Middle East – Adam Kredo (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Christians have no problem with that.)
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/isis-eradicate-christians-middle-east/
— Brazile Defends Her Decision to Leak Questions to Clinton – Nick Bolger (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/brazile-defends-her-decision-to-leak-questions-to-clinton/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Berkeley Becomes First City To Divest From Border Wall Companies – Mary Papenfuss (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they hate America and that they hate Americans.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/berkeley-border-wall-contractors_us_58cc7f57e4b0be71dcf50d7b

NEW YORK TIMES
— Depressed by Politics? Just Let Go – Arthur C. Brooks (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) want you to know only what they want you to know and b) know that they cannot manipulate/dominate me. That is why since 2000, they have had their operatives and their dupes do everything that they can to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/opinion/depressed-by-politics-just-let-go.html
— HARDCOPY SUBTITLE: Resisting a president who believes the arts are worthless – Roger Cohen (DIERSEN: Who believes that what you do is worthless? I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are not only worthless, but that they have caused all the defeats that Republicans have suffered since 2000 in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/opinion/christo-wraps-donald-trump.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— What does the NEA’s $148 million budget buy? 7,789,473 taco bowls but not even one mile of the 405 Freeway – Carolina A. Miranda
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-nea-index-trump-budget-20170318-story.html

LAS VEGAS SUN
— States could make work a Medicaid requirement under Republican deal – Thomas Kaplan and Robert Pear (DIERSEN: But what if you have medical problems that are so severe that no one will hire you?)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/18/states-could-make-work-a-medicaid-requirement-unde/

USA TODAY
— Military nude photo investigation expands into gay porn websites – Tom Vanden Brook
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/17/marine-corps-commandant-robert-neller-marines-united-pornography/99306778/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Mere Budgetary Christianity What would Jesus say about big government? – JAMES FREEMAN (DIERSEN: What do you say to religious leaders who ever increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that God hates those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn are extremely judgmental and hint/imply/argue/shout that God loves them but God hates me and God is going to send me straight to Hell mainly because I spend Sunday mornings putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out instead of attending church services.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mere-budgetary-christianity-1489780327
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times is having fun implying that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s effort to replace ObamaCare is at odds with Mr. Ryan’s Catholic faith. The column is of a piece with the “Jesus was a socialist” arguments that bounce around the left half of the social media universe. Without wrestling with any difficult questions of faith or logic, Mr. Kristof simply casts the federal bureaucracy in the role of Jesus. Then the Timesman proceeds to suggest through satire that by seeking to reduce outlays and improve incentives in federal programs, Mr. Ryan is defying the will of his God. Of course if federal agencies were ever actually given the statutory mission to do as Jesus would do, Mr. Kristof would be as horrified as anyone. But this seems to be a political season when people who spend much of the year driving religion out of public life abruptly drag it back in as they attempt to justify big government. It’s not necessarily persuasive. The ancient book has numerous admonitions to perform charity and various condemnations of greed, but it’s not easy to find a passage in which Jesus says that government is the best vehicle to provide aid, or that anyone should force others to donate. Even casual readers of the Bible may notice that Jesus doesn’t get along all that well with the political authorities of his time and (spoiler alert!) his relationship with government ends rather badly. Back then, tax collectors were not presumed to be the dedicated public servants that we appreciate so much today. And in our own time, social conservatives who think the U.S. Government has become hostile to religion—Christianity in particular—should consider what Jesus had to put up with.)
— Thomas Sowell discusses his own rise from poverty and the country’s ‘degeneration’ into ‘grievance culture.’ – TUNKU VARADARAJAN (DIERSEN: When my subordinates in the federal government who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger grieved that they were not getting promoted fast enough, my Democrat superiors and supervisors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they were doing everything that they could to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. During almost all of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under a promotion freeze.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-education-of-an-american-sage-1489791759

HERALD MAIL
— Who would replace immigrant workers? – Tim Rowland (DIERSEN: What bad jobs did you have that many, if not most people would refuse to take? I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line, worked as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/opinion/tim_rowland/who-would-replace-immigrant-workers/article_00b065ae-a5a5-5e00-ac5c-a6b3b42b48bf.html

March 17 Evening Edition

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Two choices for Trump supporters in Chicago: Be silent or be bullied – SUZZANNE MONK (DIERSEN: How nasty are the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? One would expect that the fewer votes that Trump got in the aforesaid jurisdictions, the nastier that the anti-Trumps would be there. One would expect that the more religious, government, political, and/or financial clout that anti-Trumps have in the aforesaid jurisdictions, the nastier that the anti-Trumps would be there.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170317/ISSUE07/170319882/two-choices-for-trump-supporters-in-chicago-be-silent-or-be-bullied
(FROM THE LETTER: For 24 years, I have loved living in Chicago with my husband, a native Chicagoan. I have loved doing business in Chicago. The food, the sports, the culture and the arts, and the diversity of people have been a fertile ground for our life, and I have been proud to call myself a Chicagoan anywhere I went in the world. But for the last year I have not loved living in Chicago. I am ashamed of you, Chicago, and the intolerance you now accept in the name of politics. You see, I am a Trump supporter. My husband is a Trump supporter, too. And because we support Trump, we no longer feel proud, or safe, being in this city. Chicago, you have always been a Democrat-run town, but this year you have become a one-party city terrorizing anyone not in your party for their beliefs. From the constant protests blocking roads and businesses, to the attacks on Trump supporters, to the verbal and online bullying going on every day across this city, Chicago, you have made it quite clear that Trump supporters are not welcome. When my fellow Chicagoans praised the riot at UIC that shut down the Chicago Trump rally I attended, I was angry and ashamed. You have made it quite clear, there are two choices for Trump supporters in Chicago: Be silent about your politics or be bullied for them. Since I am not one to be silent, I have been bullied. My husband and our music store, Worlds of Music Chicago, are still being bullied. Our store has had to cut employee hours due to the bullying, and soon we will have to cut our employee altogether. We will close at the end of April, because we are no longer willing to subject our staff, our customers, our neighbors and ourselves to the daily risk. Sadly, my story is not unique. Other Chicago Trump supporters are experiencing the same hate, bullying and intimidation. If you need any further evidence of Trump supporters being unwelcome, you need merely turn on the local news, pick up a local paper or read your alderman’s latest newsletter bashing and misrepresenting our president. So, after 25 years, after a lifetime for my husband, we have to leave. In the end, it wasn’t the high taxes, constant road construction or high crime. It wasn’t the unchecked gang violence or political cronyism. In the end, we have to leave because of the hate you are willing to tolerate. I’d like to say, it’s not you, it’s me—but Chicago, I’ve got to be honest . . . it’s you. You’ve changed. You are no longer the nose-to-the-grindstone hardworking Democratic City of the Big Shoulders. You have a Trump-sized chip on that big shoulder, and it has turned you into a city of fear, hate and division. A city that encourages political bullying. A city I can no longer call home.)
— State’s pile of unpaid bills hits $12.8 billion – Reuters
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170317/NEWS02/170319877/illinois-unpaid-bills-total-12-8-billion

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How to close dark money loophole in Illinois political campaigns – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/how-to-close-dark-money-loophole-in-illinois-political-campaigns/
— Brides-to-be sue Trump over travel ban, fiancés can’t come to US – Jacob Wittich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-revised-travel-ban-challenged-in-new-lawsuit/
— Cubs title a big factor in record $194M police and fire OT bill – Fran Spielman and Mick Dumke
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cubs-title-a-big-factor-in-record-200m-police-and-fire-ot-bill/
— Chicago FOP candidate’s suburban home prompts residency ruckus – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-fop-candidates-suburban-home-prompts-residency-ruckus/
— Ending residency a sticky subject for generations – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-ending-residency-a-sticky-subject-for-generations/
— Public to have its say at City Council meetings – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/public-to-have-its-say-at-city-council-meetings/
— Rahm’s high bar for new City Colleges chief: 25% graduation rate – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahms-high-bar-for-new-city-colleges-chief-25-graduation-rate/

DAILY HERALD
— Glen Ellyn, COD putting feud behind them – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170317/news/170318918/
— Hanover Township voters to decide fate of road district – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170317/news/170318906/

ABC7
— TRUMP, MERKEL TRY TO SIDESTEP DIFFERENCES IN FIRST MEETING – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-merkel-try-to-sidestep-differences-in-first-meeting/1805791/

WLS AM
— Congressman Roskam: Trump budget is a “wish list.” – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/03/17/congressman-roskam-trump-budget-is-a-wish-list/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump administration ramps up efforts to block media Trump says he can ‘get around the media’ – DYLAN BYERS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-administration-ramps-up-efforts-to-block-media/674156292
— Facing soaring costs, Palm Beach officials ask Trump to pay up Trips cost county $60,000 a day – DAN MERICA
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/facing-soaring-costs-palm-beach-officials-ask-trump-to-pay-up/674193791

WREX
— Rauner takes union fight to Illinois Supreme Court – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/34942166/rauner-takes-union-fight-to-illinois-supreme-court

WSIL TV
— Many Trump voters would feel program cuts in budget proposal – AP (DIERSEN: Only 137 out of 506 registered voters in my precinct voted for Trump in the November 8, 2016 election, so few in my precinct would feel Trump’s program cuts.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34936440/many-trump-voters-would-feel-program-cuts-in-budget-proposal

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Adam Andrzejewski to host ‘Open the Books’ dinner in Effingham March 23
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/community/adam-andrzejewski-to-host-open-the-books-dinner-in-effingham/article_f2293775-1242-5297-b78d-67377f7b13eb.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Villa Park ranked 131th in state in lottery ticket sales for May 2016
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511089287-villa-park-ranked-131th-in-state-in-lottery-ticket-sales-for-may-2016

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Northwestern student government endorses ‘viewpoint diversity’ – Ashe Schow
http://watchdog.org/291054/northwestern-student-government-passes-resolutions-aimed-viewpoint-diversity/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS UNIVERSITIES CHARGE HIGH PRICE FOR PERVERSE PRIORITIES More than 50 percent of the state’s $4.1 billion budget for public universities is spent on retirement costs alone. –
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-universities-charge-high-price-for-perverse-priorities/
— ILLINOIS POLITICIANS VOTE TO DIVERT $300M FROM STATE COFFERS TO FUEL LOCAL SPENDING – Amy Korte
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-politicians-vote-to-divert-300m-from-state-coffers-to-fuel-local-spending/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DOCTOR, PREGNANCY CENTERS SUE RAUNER OVER LAW FORCING ABORTION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/doctor-pregnancy-centers-sue-rauner-over-law-forcing-abortion-information-disclosure.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: TRUMP’S HONORING OF ANDREW JACKSON’S HERMITAGE ANGERS LIBERALS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/thorneringold-trumps-honoring-of-andrew-jacksons-hermitage-angers-liberals.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Bill backlog now equals $1,000 per Illinoisan
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/17/bill-backlog-now-equals-1000-per-illinoisan/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— ESPN Attacks Tim Tebow as ‘Failure’ on First Day of Spring Training – Warner Todd Huston (DIERSEN: If you are a non-veteran White male federal employee, you will be attacked as being a failure if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/03/16/espn-attacks-tim-tebow-failure-first-day-spring-training/

FOX NEWS
— Spicer Treated Like a Rock Star at Trump’s Nashville Rally
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/16/sean-spicer-treated-rock-star-president-trump-nashville-rally-photos-reaction
— University Employee Says She Was Fired for Defending Trump’s Immigration Policies
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/16/university-employee-says-she-was-fired-defending-trumps-immigration-executive-order

GOPUSA
— CNN tries to smear Sean Hannity
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21985
— Break rules, make threats, get what you want
http://www.gopusa.com/break-rules-make-threats-get-what-you-want/

BREITBART
— Six out of 10 People in France ‘Don’t Feel Safe Anywhere’ – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/17/six-ten-france-dont-feel-safe-anywhere/
— ‘After School Satan Club’ Received Fast-Tracked Tax-Exempt Status from IRS – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/16/school-satan-club-received-fast-tracked-tax-exempt-status-irs/
— Professional Journalists Freak Out over President Trump’s Retweets – DAN RIEHL
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/03/17/media-freaks-out-president-trump-retweets/

BLAZE
— You don’t get to lecture about ‘Christian values’ while you support killing babies – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/you-dont-get-to-lecture-about-christian-values-while-you-support-killing-babies/

POLITICO
— Trump praises Irish ‘fight’ at White House ceremony – HENRY C. JACKSON
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-irish-reception-white-house-236155

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Protestants and anti-Americans say “Anti-Muslim, Anti-Refugee Rhetoric Poses a Big Threat to Our Communities.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/anti-muslim-anti-refugee-rhetoric-poses-a-big-threat_us_58cc2243e4b0537abd95704b

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s budget makes perfect sense and will fix America, and I will tell you why – Alexandra Petri
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2017/03/16/trumps-budget-makes-perfect-sense-and-will-fix-america-and-i-will-tell-you-why/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump’s budget takes an ax to California – Benjamin Oreskes, Shelby Grad
http://www.latimes.com/newsletters/la-me-ln-essential-california-20170317-story.html

WORLD NEWS POLITICS
— Illinois Republican Lawmakers Just Stopped Illinois Democrats From Spending $1M
https://www.worldnewspolitics.com/2017/03/16/republican-lawmakers-just-stopped-democrats-spending-1m/

FORBES
— The U.S. Industries With The Most Immigrant Workers – Niall McCarthy (DIERSEN: One could expect that therefore, these industries are the most anti-Trump.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/03/17/the-u-s-industries-with-the-most-immigrant-workers-infographic/#beb02355ffb8

FED SMITH
— House Passes Legislation to Streamline VA’s Hiring Procedures – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/17/house-passes-legislation-to-streamline-vas-hiring-procedures/
— House Passes Legislation Making It Easier to Fire VA Employees – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: Were it not for federal civil service protections, because I have always been a Republican, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/17/house-passes-legislation-making-it-easier-to-fire-va-employees/

March 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Durbin, Duckworth push Rauner on Republican health care plan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-durbin-duckworth-aca-met-story.html
— Trump, Sessions and Chicago’s next U.S. attorney – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-sessions-fardon-chicago-attorney-edit-0314-20170313-story.html
— White House attacks on CBO signal how Trump will fight for his agenda – Damian Paletta
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-attacks-cbo-20170313-story.html
— Proposed surcharge for dropping health coverage is no real stick, CBO says – Juliet Eilperin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republican-health-plan-surcharge-20170313-story.html
— Glen Ellyn poised to regain say in College of DuPage building projects – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-college-of-dupage-glen-ellyn-pact-20170313-story.html
— Group targets bias in search engines – Craig Timberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-bias-in-search-engines-20170314-story.html
— Paul Ryan can’t refute CBO’s warning on Obamacare replacement – Jennifer Rubin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-cbo-uninsured-obamacare-paul-ryan-20170314-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Congress’ analyst: Millions to lose coverage under GOP bill – AP (DIERSEN: A major reason why federal employees and federal retirees are hated is that the federal government provides them with subsidized health care insurance.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/14-million-would-lose-coverage-under-gop-health-plan-cbo/
— Fact Check: What about Trump’s vow on health coverage? – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-what-about-trumps-vow-on-health-coverage/
— Critics of GOP health bill get ammunition from budget score – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/critics-of-gop-health-bill-get-ammunition-from-budget-score/

ABC7
— TRUMP IS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO DONATE HIS PAYCHECK – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-is-looking-for-a-place-to-donate-his-paycheck/1799775/
— CONGRESS’ ANALYST: 14M LOSE COVERAGE UNDER GOP HEALTH BILL – AP (DIERSEN: A major reason why federal employees and federal retirees are hated is that the federal government provides them with subsidized health care insurance.)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/congress-analyst-14m-lose-coverage-under-gop-health-bill/1798728/

NBC5
— Trump’s Backing a Health Care Plan That Breaks His Promises Trump said on the campaign trail he would not cut Medicaid, but the GOP plan would reduce Medicaid spending by $880 billion
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trumps-Backing-a-Healthcare-Plan-That-Breaks-His-Promises-416080203.html

CBS2
— Congressman Roskam Takes Questions After Dodging Reporters – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/13/congressman-roskam-takes-questions-after-dodging-reports-a-week-ago/

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: The Trump Presidency and the Media
http://wgnradio.com/2017/03/14/city-club-of-chicago-the-trump-presidency-and-the-media/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Mendoza Halts Funds for One of Rauner’s Key Projects
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/mendoza-halts-funds-for-one-of-rauners-key-projects

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Breitbart vs. Paul Ryan: Website publishes audio of Speaker trashing Trump Ryan’s comments widely reported at time – TOM KLUDT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/breitbart-vs-paul-ryan-website-publishes-audio-of-speaker-trashing-trump/671663220
— Trump is looking for a place to donate his paycheck President won’t accept $400,000 yearly salary – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-is-looking-for-a-place-to-donate-his-paycheck/671458228
— Illinois (Lisa Madigan) backs Hawaii in Lawsuit against Immigration 13 other states are also siding with the Aloha State – Shane Gustafson
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/illinois-backs-hawaii-in-lawsuit-against-immigration/671454009
— Rep. Luis Gutierrez explains his ICE arrest DREAMers are under threat, Rep. says – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/rep-luis-gutierrez-explains-his-ice-arrest/671473633

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Christian advocate sees lopsided school perspectives – Chandra Lye
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511086741-christian-advocate-sees-lopsided-school-perspectives

CHICAGO NOW
— A Strategic Plan for Gov. Rauner? Posthumous support for Dawn Clark Netsch’s Tax Swap? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/03/a-strategic-plan-for-gov-rauner-posthumous-support-for-dawn-clark-netschs-tax-swap/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Council candidate White accepts Naperville Chamber PAC’s endorsement – Robert Hadley
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511091826-council-candidate-white-accepts-naperville-chamber-pac-s-endorsement

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— LIVING LARGE ON AMERICAN HANDOUTS
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/living-large-on-american-handouts/

GOPUSA
— Leftist Congressman Gutierrez disrupts Chicago ICE office
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21837
— Court: Discrimination against homosexual workers is not prohibited (DIERSEN: For federal employees, the less that you do to promote LGBTQ activity, the faster that you are gotten rid of.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21816?omhide=true

FOX NEWS
— Media pivots on Trump’s prosecutor purge after learning Clinton, Obama did the same
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/13/media-pivots-on-trumps-prosecutor-purge-after-learning-clinton-obama-did-same.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— CBO score roils Obamacare repeal debate Budget ‘score’ will shake up Capitol Hill debate over Obamacare repeal – Tom Howell Jr.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/13/cbo-republican-health-plan-will-lead-24m-fewer-ins/

BLAZE
— Newt Gingrich says CBO should be abolished after ‘profoundly dishonest’ report – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/13/newt-gingrich-says-cbo-should-be-abolished-after-profoundly-dishonest-report/

WORLD NET DAILY
— NEW HIT LIST OF ALLEGED ‘FAKE NEWS’ SITES TARGETS DRUDGE, WND Harvard University cites blacklist by Trump-basher specializing in ‘fat studies’ – CHELSEA SCHILLING
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/new-hit-list-of-alleged-fake-news-sites-targets-drudge-wnd/
— THE CLUELESS LEFT’S ALIGNMENT WITH RADICAL ISLAM Brent Smith notes involvement of Shariah advocates in women’s strike
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/the-clueless-lefts-alignment-with-radical-islam/

THE HILL
— Fox & Friends: Pro-journalism newspaper slogans showing ‘anti-Trump bias’ – BROOKE SEIPEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/323847-fox-news-accuses-newspapers-of-anti-trump-bias-over-pro

CNN
— If you’re older and lower income, prepare to pay more under GOP health bill – Nicole Ridgway and Tami Luhby
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/13/news/economy/cbo-premiums-republican-health-care-plan/

REUTERS
— Illinois comptroller stops payments for governor’s computer modernization – Dave McKinney
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN16L030

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with Mexico against America.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2017/03/09/five-ways-mexico-could-get-tough-on-america-column-elvia-daz/98828226/
— Through executive order, Trump aims to make government ‘less wasteful’ – Gregory Korte
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/13/through-executive-order-trump-aims-make-government-less-wasteful/99127294/

NEW YORK SUN
— It’s Showtime for Trump As Attacks From Press Fall Wide of the Mark – CONRAD BLACK
http://www.nysun.com/national/its-showtime-for-trump-as-attacks-from-press-fall/89926/

PRESS REPUBLICAN
— The decline of the American middle class
http://www.pressrepublican.com/opinion/the-decline-of-the-american-middle-class/article_f7173a4a-d25b-5d5b-a5c2-72cf70297c33.html

FORBES
— $3.5 Trillion Taxpayer Liability Housed Inside A Cave – Let The Sun Shine On Federal Pensions – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would love it if Andrzejewski would focus on me and my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/03/14/3-5-trillion-taxpayer-liability-housed-inside-a-cave-let-the-sun-shine-on-federal-pensions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal retirement systems cost taxpayers billions of dollars. In 2012, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management admitted that 21,000 retired federal employees collected pensions exceeding $100,000. Yet, since the macro-disclosure, agencies have gone silent. Over the last five years, the number of six-figure pensions likely doubled or tripled, but we’re left in the dark.)

March 11 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— President Donald J. Trump Delivers the Weekly Address – March 10, 2017
https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2017/03/10/president-donald-j-trump-deliver-weekly-address

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Thousands crowd Naperville streets for St. Patrick’s Day Parade – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-st-patricks-parade-st-0312-20170311-story.html
— Pence relies more on charm than oratory to push the GOP health-care plan in Kentucky – Ashley Parker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-pence-health-care-kentucky-20170311-story.html
— In liberal Hollywood, a conservative minority faces backlash in the age of Trump – David Ng
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-conservative-hollywood-trump-20170311-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Heroin buyers on Chicago’s West Side getting help, not handcuffs – Frank Main (DIERSEN: Yes, but the lighter that the penalty is for doing something that is bad, the more likely that people will do something that is bad.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/heroin-buyers-on-chicagos-west-side-getting-help-not-handcuffs/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Shimkus disses women in debate over healthcare.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-shimkus-disses-women-in-debate-over-healthcare/

DAILY HERALD
— Two killed, one injured in shooting outside Aurora restaurant – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170310/news/170319859/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How did Illinois finances get this bad? It wasn’t by Chance. – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170311/ISSUE11/170319975/answering-chance-the-rappers-question-about-illinois-finances

DNA CHICAGO
— A Chicago Phone Number To Buy Heroin Got 1,000 Calls A Day, Feds Say – Sam Cholke
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170210/douglas/chicago-phone-number-buy-heroin-got-1000-calls-day-feds-say

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— The good news, B-N officials still speaking – Steve Vogel
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/vogel-the-good-news-b-n-officials-still-speaking/article_840b0ed0-26f4-520d-81c1-391a755495c8.html

SOUTHERN
— Labor experts unsure of future if Illinois workers strike – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/labor-experts-unsure-of-future-if-illinois-workers-strike/article_b27a7a4b-a6eb-5b77-b3dd-79fbae4b181d.html

WQAD
— Jobs are up and unemployment is down as President Trump hits 50 day mark – CHRISTINA LOREY
http://wqad.com/2017/03/11/jobs-are-up-and-unemployment-is-down-as-president-trump-hits-50-day-mark/

WSIL TV
— Pence appeals for complete GOP support for health overhaul – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34728709/pence-appeals-for-complete-gop-support-for-health-overhaul

SANAMON SUN
— What’s in a name? Kennedy candidacy might decide – Ruth de Jauregui
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511081662-what-s-in-a-name-kennedy-candidacy-might-decide

CHICAGO NOW
— Rauner want stiffer sentences for repeat illegal gun possession/use offenders? Spending caps? Getting Rauner, Madigan, et al to be more specific – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/03/rauner-want-stiffer-sentences-for-repeat-illegal-gun-possessionuse-offenders-rauner-spending-caps/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BILL THAT COULD AFFECT GUN OWNERS’ DUE PROCESS TO BE HEARD IN SPRINGFIELD (DIERSEN: Do you own a firearm? I have owned firearms ever since I was in high school in the 1960s. Who has “it in for you” in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do they have to disarm you, that is, to take your FOID card and your firearms away from you?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/bill-that-could-affect-gun-owners-due-process-to-be-heard-in-springfield.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Imagine if a family member or a police officer had it in for you. In the blink of an eye, you could be stripped of your rights without any due process, simply because someone accused you of something with absolutely no evidence to validate the claim…” That’s a scenario a bill scheduled to be heard next week in Illinois’ Senate Judiciary Committee would set up, Sons of Liberty Media is reporting. “Illinois State Senator Julie Morrison (D-29) has proposed a bill that would allow the government to confiscate firearms from gun owners without any due process,” the website says. The proposal is SB 1291. While the Illinois State Rifle Association doesn’t sound an alert about SB 1291 on their website, the National Rifle Association called on Illinois members to contact their state lawmakers about the bill before the hearing was postponed to heard March 14th. “SB 1291 would allow an individual’s family members or law enforcement to petition the court for an ex parte restraining order if they consider the individual to be a danger to themselves or others simply because the individual owns, possesses or purchases a firearm,” the NRA’s website explains. “According to the summary of the bill, an ex parte order would be issued by a judge based solely on a brief, unsubstantiated affidavit made by a petitioner and absent any input made by the individual on which the order is targeted.” If enacted, the NRA says, this SB 1291 would require the surrender of FOID cards, concealed carry licenses as well as the seizure of all firearms by law enforcement. “This legislation is ripe for abuse by individuals that disagree with the Second Amendment, and the mere insinuation that gun ownership makes you a danger to yourself or others is offensive and insulting,” the NRA says.)

PJ MEDIA
— ‘Los Angeles Times’ Puzzled at Lack of Trump Hatred – MICHAEL WALSH
https://pjmedia.com/election/2017/03/11/los-angeles-times-puzzled-at-lack-of-trump-hatred/
— ‘Los Angeles Times’ Op-Ed Claims Sanctuary Cities ‘Keep Crime Down’ – JACK DUNPHY
https://pjmedia.com/blog/los-angeles-times-op-ed-claims-sanctuary-cities-keep-crime-down/

WORLD NET DAILY
— NOW IT’S NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY VS. AMERICAN WORKER Trevor Loudon exposes what’s happened to the American left
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/now-its-new-democratic-party-vs-american-worker/

DAILY CALLER
— Mississippi On Verge Of Banning ‘Sanctuary Campuses’ – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/10/mississippi-on-verge-of-banning-sanctuary-campuses/

POLITICO
— The Video Game Trying to Stanch the ‘Carnage’ in Chicago President Donald Trump wants the bloodletting to stop. So do the creators of ‘We Are Chicago.’ – MICHAEL PECK
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/03/the-video-game-trying-to-stanch-the-carnage-in-chicago-214895

CNN
— Pence applies subtle pressure to conservatives considering bucking Trump on health care – Dan Merica
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/11/politics/pence-kentucky-health-care/

WASHINGTON POST
— Gay veterans allowed to march in South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade after all – Amy B Wang
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/03/11/gay-veterans-will-be-allowed-to-march-in-south-boston-st-patricks-day-parade-after-all/
— During his political rise, Stephen K. Bannon was a man with no fixed address – Robert O’Harrow Jr. and Shawn Boburg (DIERSEN: Where have you lived? I lived 1948-1954 with my parents in an apartment above my grandparents’ hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange in Crete. I lived 1954-1972 with parents and brother at the home my grandparents had built in 1926 at 1286 Wood Street in Crete. I lived full-time 1972-1974 and then part-time 1974-1976 at 774-5 Sunset Court in University Park, a new town home that I bought. I lived part-time 1974-1976 in a studio condo that I bought in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago. I lived 1976-1978 in a one bedroom condo that I bought in the ODE building. My wife and I lived 1978-1984 in a home that we bought at 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton. My wife and I have lived since 1984 in a home that we had built at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/during-his-political-rise-stephen-k-bannon-was-a-man-with-no-fixed-address/2017/03/11/89866f4c-0285-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Reps. Issa and Hunter confronted by protesters at separate town halls – Teri Figueroa and Joshua Stewart
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ca-pol-issa-hunter-townhalls-20170311-story.html

ABC 11
— IMMIGRANTS ‘UNDOCUMENTED AND UNAFRAID’ AT RALEIGH EVENT (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, illegals make it clear that despise if not hate citizens of America.)
http://abc11.com/news/immigrants-undocumented-and-unafraid-at-raleigh-event/1796343/

NBC 4 COLUMBUS
— Students, parents question racial profiling survey distributed at high school (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in America. Ever-increasingly they focus on cranking out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://nbc4i.com/2017/03/11/students-parents-question-racial-profiling-survey-distributed-at-high-school/

RWANDA NEW TIMES
— Do women a favour, stop favouring them – KENNETH AGUTAMBA
http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2017-03-12/208814/

TRIBUNE INDIA
— Preet Bharara among 46 US attorneys asked to resign (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Constructively, while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, if you were a non-veteran White male, you were asked to resign if you did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40. Further, constructively, if you were a Republican, you were always asked to resign.)
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/preet-bharara-among-46-us-attorneys-asked-to-resign/376398.html

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— Muslim Nations Where Being LGBT Is Legal. – Adam Dupuis
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/muslim-nations-where-being-lgbt-legal

ON TOP MAGAZINE
— South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard Signs Anti-LGBT Adoption Bill – CARLOS SANTOSCOY
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/27072/South_Dakota_Governor_Dennis_Daugaard_Signs_Anti_LGBT_Adoption_Bill

WASHINTON BLADE
— Anti-LGBT hate crimes in D.C. up 59% in 2016 – Lou Chibbaro Jr.
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/03/11/anti-lgbt-hate-crimes-dc/

February 26 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Joint Address Issues Survey Now is your chance to give your input. Let us know what issues you want President Trump to focus on and your ideas for the future of our country. Take the survey and share your thoughts:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/joint-address-issues-survey

ABC7
— FATHER OF DEAD NAVY SEAL FROM ILLINOIS REFUSED TO MEET PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT CEREMONY – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/father-of-dead-navy-seal-refused-to-meet-trump-at-ceremony/1774199/

NBC5
— New DNC Chief Faces a Trump-Era Reckoning The reaction Saturday — and the unusual campaign that preceded it — underscores the challenges Perez and Democrats face as they look to recover from a disastrous electoral slide – Bill Barrow
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/New-DNC-Chief-Faces-Divided-Party-and-Trump-414806153.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Did the 2011 White House correspondents’ dinner spur Trump to run for president? – Amy B Wang (DIERSEN: Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Alinsky’s fifth rule encourages the use of ridicule. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who use ridicule.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-20170226-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If several media and political pundits are to be believed, President Donald Trump sits in the White House today as the result of several hours one warm April evening nearly six years ago: the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. That year, at the invitation of none other than The Washington Post, Trump — then best known for “Celebrity Apprentice” – attended the event, an annual gathering of journalists that typically has been headlined by the sitting president. Or, as The Post’s Roxanne Roberts once described it, a dinner “devolved from a little-known media evening into a black-tie mash-up of the Super Bowl, the Oscars and Davos, Washington-style.” Trump was no ordinary celebrity guest in 2011, however. In addition to being a reality TV fixture, he was one of the most vocal opponents of President Barack Obama, leading the “birther” movement that had demanded Obama release his birth certificate. Trump had also been hinting, not for the first time, that he might launch his own bid for the presidency. All of those things coalesced to make Trump the target of a large swath of jokes at the 2011 correspondents’ dinner. First came Obama, who roasted Trump for a full five minutes that evening, seeming to delight in directing zingers at the man who had questioned whether he was a legitimate president. (Unbeknown to the world then, the president was also, at the same time, authorizing the raid that would kill Osama bin Laden.) “No one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the Donald,” Obama said. “That’s because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like: Did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?” Obama also joked about Trump’s experience to lead the nation. “All kidding aside, obviously, we all know about your credentials and breadth of experience,” he said. “For example, no, seriously, just recently in an episode of ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ at the steakhouse, the men’s cooking team did not impress the judges from Omaha Steaks. And there was a lot of blame to go around, but you, Mr. Trump, recognized that the real problem was a lack of leadership and so, ultimately, you didn’t blame Little John or Meatloaf — you fired Gary Busey. And these are the kinds of decisions that would keep me up at night. Well-handled, sir. Well-handled.” But it was comedian Seth Meyers, the host of that year’s dinner, who really laid into Trump. For several minutes, Meyers lobbed one joke after another at Trump’s expense, even wedging in a prescient imitation of Trump hosting a White House news conference: “Gary Busey said recently that Donald Trump would make an excellent president. Of course, he said the same thing about an old, rusty birdcage he found.” “Donald Trump has been saying that he will run for president as a Republican – which is surprising, since I just assumed that he was running as a joke.” “Donald Trump owns the Miss USA pageant, which is great for Republicans because it will streamline their search for a vice president.” Video from the dinner would later show Trump seemingly frozen in the audience, lips pursed, staring straight ahead with his face set into something between a squint and a hard scowl, as Meyers continued. Several publications have since seized upon the 2011 dinner as the moment in which Trump’s political ambitions crystallized. “That evening of public abasement, rather than sending Mr. Trump away, accelerated his ferocious efforts to gain stature within the political world,” the New York Times wrote last March. “And it captured the degree to which Mr. Trump’s campaign is driven by a deep yearning sometimes obscured by his bluster and bragging: a desire to be taken seriously.”)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Stop stalling on school funding for kids – Editorial (DIERSEN: “Funding” is code for increasing taxes.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-stop-stalling-on-school-funding-for-kids/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— More taxes? Really? – PAUL FICHTNER, Member, DuPage County Board
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170224/ISSUE07/170229911
(FROM THE LETTER: I read with interest a recent opinion piece (“Here’s a way to stop Illinois’ shame spiral,” Feb. 15) by Michael Belsky that calls for a “tax revision commission.” I suspect his main goal is to call for a tax on services when he says, “Today only 17 percent comes from the sale of goods and 71 percent is derived from services. The service economy is benefiting from the state and not sharing in the cost. This is wrong.” In 1965, there was no state income tax. Today it is 3.75 percent, soon to go higher. Sales taxes that were 4 percent in 1965 are now over 10 percent in Chicago. These large increases in taxation rates over the years have made up for any “lack of service tax revenue” and were probably designed with the fact that services are not taxed. Last year, 37,508 people moved out of Illinois, and companies have made decisions not to locate here. Residents are leaving because of high tax rates that have also caused businesses to not move or expand. An additional service tax will hurt the very service industry that he shows is such an important part of our economy. It is very disappointing to hear the drumbeat of more revenue as the “only way” to recover from bad fiscal management. The crisis I see is the lack of urgency in addressing ideas to reduce expenses, smart consolidation of governments and exploring privatization of some government functions. Pushing aside my 10.75 percent sales-taxed breakfast in Chicago this fine morning, I call for the creation of an Expense/Efficiency Revision Commission, on par with any Tax Revision Commission.)

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Sanctuary State Bill Causes Dueling Rallies in The Capital City – Matthew Witkos
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/sanctuary-state-bill-causes-dueling-rallies-in-the-capital-city

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Overly generous compensation drives Illinois’ budget woes – Rachel Greszler (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/op-ed/97462/op-ed-overly-generous-compensation-drives-illinois-budget-woes

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— LaHood, Bustos could reach out more to voters during next recess – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170226/lahood-bustos-could-reach-out-more-to-voters-during-next-recess

HERALD & REVIEW
— Hey, lawmakers! Budget mess not a laughing matter – Editorial
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-opinion-hey-lawmakers-budget-mess-not-a-laughing-matter/article_1b412e21-4cc5-5654-95ad-f6ae819f64f6.html

TIMES
— For Illinois Governor: The search for rich guys – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/as-it-is-the-search-for-rich-guys/article_8640ed3f-c987-5b2e-b508-92a0483ac573.html

RIVER CITY READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Rich Miller says “Trump’s Tactics Just Don’t Work for Anybody Else.”
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/trump-tactics-dont-work-for-anybody-else

WSIL TV
— New Dem Party chairman Perez pledges to repair, unite party – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party is united against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34606642/new-dem-party-chairman-perez-pledges-to-repair-unite-party
— Congress returns, with health care, Supreme Court on agenda – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34607098/congress-returns-with-health-care-supreme-court-on-agenda

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps but India and its citizens ahead of America and its citizens.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/indian-tech-graduates-fear-america-may-shut-them-out/663188419

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Finding Rodney Davis – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: Can people find you? People have been able to find me at 630-653-0462 since April of 1978 and at diersen@aol.com since January 8, 1995.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-02-26/tom-kacich-finding-rodney-davis.html

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Governor candidate Ameya Pawar: Progressive tax structure possible fix to Illinois debt – JARAD JARMON (DIERSEN: Progressive tax rates discourage people from earning more money.)
http://jg-tc.com/news/governor-candidate-progressive-tax-structure-possible-fix-to-illinois-debt/article_2cd88c4e-4d5d-5b39-b113-8ae7e84721a5.html

SOUTHERN
— Time for HUD to deliver for Cairo – Editorial
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voice-of-the-southern/voice-of-the-southern-time-for-hud-to-deliver-for/article_9cbb01bd-532f-5c13-9fc7-4646bfd411f1.html

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— TRAGIC: Casino legislation watch still in effect – JENNIFER BAILEY
http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/casino-legislation-watch-still-in-effect/article_f7e5df94-b69e-5f29-870c-fca92cc3cc80.html

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— NEW TRIER HIGH SCHOOL SEMINAR SPARKS CIVIL RIGHTS, RACE DEBATE – AP
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170226/AP/302269891

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Bill to Prioritize Bondholders Over the Public Must Be Stopped – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-bill-to-prioritize-bondholders-over-the-public-and-taxpayers-must-be-stopped-wirepoints-original/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pleading poverty, demanding new taxes States are going broke because they broke the bank – Stephen Moore
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/26/states-pleading-poverty-demanding-new-taxes/

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— FAKE NEWS: New York Times Caught MAKING-UP False Quote From Trump’s CPAC Speech – Ryan Saavedra
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/fake-news-new-york-times-caught-making-false-quote-trumps-cpac-speech/

FOX NEWS
— Trump Has Thrown The Press Into A Tailspin
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/02/26/watters-trump-has-thrown-press-tailspin

BREITBART
— Trump Fans Urge Oscars Boycott: ‘Put The Lying, Socialist Perverts Out of Business’ – DANIEL NUSSBAUM (DIERSEN: What percent of Hollywood is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors – 97%,98%, 99+%?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/02/26/trump-fans-urge-oscars-boycott/
— DNC Chair Perez: Trump Immigration Order a ‘Racist’ Action Against Muslims – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/26/dnc-chair-perez-trump-immigration-order-a-racist-action-against-muslims/

BLAZE
— Starbucks pledged to hire 10K refugees after Trump’s ‘travel ban’ — then Americans responded in force – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/25/starbucks-pledged-to-hire-10k-refugees-after-trumps-travel-ban-then-americans-responded-in-force/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Just How Bad Is Tom Perez? – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/02/just_how_bad_is_tom_perez.html

WORLD NET DAILY
— 2 TOPICS TRUMP OVERLOOKED AT CPAC – Chuck Norris
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/2-topics-trump-overlooked-at-cpac/

PJ MEDIA
— Straw Poll Shows CPAC Really Was TPAC … Trump PAC – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/02/25/straw-poll-shows-cpac-really-was-tpac-trump-pac/

DAILY CALLER
— Poll: More Than Half Of The Country Thinks The Media Is Too Tough On President Trump – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/26/poll-more-than-half-of-the-country-thinks-the-media-is-too-tough-on-president-trump/

OBSERVER
— Media Ignores Disturbing Alliance Between ‘Progressives’ and Anti-Semites What good is a free press if they’re just as agenda-driven as the politicians they’re supposed to keep honest and accountable? – Paul Miller
http://observer.com/2017/02/jan-schakowsky-alliance-progressives-anti-semites-rasmea-odeh/

THE HILL
— Perez fires back at Trump: ‘Our unity as a party is our greatest strength and his worst nightmare’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party is united against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/321227-perez-responds-to-trump-tweet-our-unity-as-a-party-is-our-greatest

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Unprecedented War on the First Amendment Has Gone Nuclear. Trump and his administration have launched an unprecedented attack on freedom of speech and of the press. Are individual Twitter users next?”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trumps-unprecedented-war-on-the-first-amendment-has_us_58b26916e4b0658fc20f9672

ABC NEWS
— President Trump, first lady host governors for dinner at White House – JORDYN PHELPS
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-lady-host-governors-dinner-white-house/story?id=45753442

NBC NEWS
— Trump Attacks New York Times Oscars Ad Before It Airs – JANE C. TIMM
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/watch-new-york-times-oscars-ad-trump-attacked-it-aired-n725821

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Soft Spot for Dreamers Alienates Immigration Hard-Liners – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and JENNIFER STEINHAUER (DIERSEN: Question: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries use children as cannon fodder? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/26/us/politics/daca-dreamers-immigration-trump.html
— Trump Embraces ‘Enemy of the People,’ a Phrase With a Fraught History – ANDREW HIGGINS (DIERSEN: If you want the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and/or RINOs to like you, you must be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/26/world/europe/trump-enemy-of-the-people-stalin.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Advocates warn ‘dreamers’ to lie low as Trump ramps up deportation plans – David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/advocates-warn-dreamers-to-lie-low-as-trump-ramps-up-deportation-plans/2017/02/26/4483abaa-f1fd-11e6-b9c9-e83fce42fb61_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The White House’s big ‘fake news’ cop-out.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/26/fake-news-is-a-potent-political-strategy-its-also-a-cop-out/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump supporters rally against ‘Hollywood elites’ ahead of the Oscars – Brittny Mejia
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-pro-trump-oscars-rally-20170226-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Do Trump supporters care about Reagan?”
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-mcmanus-cpac-gop-division-20170226-story.html

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “TRUMP’S BUSINESS BACKGROUND DIDN’T PREPARE HIM FOR PRESIDENCY.” (DIERSEN: What did your work prepare you for? GAO audits IRS. In 1980, after working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, I transferred from IRS to GAO. Because I was a Republican, because I was NOT a minority, because I was NOT a female, because I was old (31), and because I was NOT a veteran, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates shouted that what I did for IRS did NOT prepare me for GAO work. They ignored/belittled my GS-12 IRS Special Procedures Staff position description that I worked under 1976-1980. They ignored/belittled the GS-12 IRS Revenue Officer position description that I worked under 1974-1976. They ignored/belittled that had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They ignored/belittled the fact that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They ignored/belittled the fact that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. To transfer, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, currently $90,173, to GS-9 Step 10, currently $71,326.)
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-business-background-no-preparation-presidency-560161

NPR
— Across The Divide, Identity Politics Unites The Base At Both CPAC And DNC – DOMENICO MONTANARO (DIERSEN: Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/26/517366995/across-the-divide-identity-politics-unites-the-base-at-both-cpac-and-dnc

SALON
— Trump’s punishment of the press is a gift to his supporters — and a hint of his re-election strategy Sean Spicer’s ban on major news outlets is chilling — and is a big wet kiss to Trump’s base, with an eye on 2020 – BOB CESCA (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who “punish” me and why the “punish” me? They would love it.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/26/trumps-punishment-of-the-press-is-a-gift-to-his-supporters-and-a-hint-of-his-re-election-strategy/

NPR & DIVERSE EDUCATION
— For Black College Prospects, Belonging And Safety Often Top Ivy Prestige – DENENE MILLNER (DIERSEN: What colleges(s) did you attend? I attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1971, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, Roosevelt 1980-1981, and IIT 1992-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that instead of me, those colleges should have accepted minorities, females, and/or veterans.)
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/02/26/516468502/for-black-college-prospects-belonging-and-safety-often-top-ivy-prestige
http://diverseeducation.com/article/93109/

WORKERS WORLD
– U.S. women plan for international women’s strike – Sue Davis (DIERSEN: What percent of anti-Trump women hate those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. From what I see, the percentages are very high.)
http://www.workers.org/2017/02/26/u-s-women-plan-for-international-womens-strike/#.WLMkxjsrKM8

February 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP WEIGHS MOBILIZING NAT GUARD FOR IMMIGRATION ROUNDUPS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-weighs-mobilizing-nat-guard-for-immigration-roundups/1759693/

NBC5
— Wisconsin Students Demand Free Tuition for Black Students – Todd Richmond (DIERSEN: Why not free tuition for those whose parents do not have college degrees? My outstanding parents never attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. Because of the aforesaid, while I was in grade school and in high school, I was not viewed as being “college material.” People were shocked that I got a score of 24 on the ACT, that I graduated in the upper 20% of my high school class, and that UIC accepted me.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Wisconsin-Students-Demand-Free-Tuition-for-Black-Students-414072403.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump leaps back into campaign mode, rips media – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/236442699-story
— Chicago gang members say more police won’t stop the murders
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/236430835-story
— White House denies National Guard immigration-roundup report – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/236423048-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds say Dorothy Brown requested $10G loan from her own employee – Jon Seidel and Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/feds-say-dorothy-brown-requested-10g-loan-from-her-own-employee/amp/
— Former Gov. Ryan urges quick resolution to budget mess – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-former-gov-ryan-urges-quick-resolution-to-budget-mess/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-neighbors-joining-together-to-block-trump-deportations/

DAILY HERALD
— Governor signs measure to keep DuPage referendums valid – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170217/news/170218911/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Latest sign Thompson Center sale may happen: Madigan hints he’s on board – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/BLOGS02/170219874/latest-sign-a-thompson-center-sale-may-happen-madigan-signals-hes-on-board
— Think Illinois taxes are out of whack? The Fed argues otherwise – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/BLOGS02/170219878/think-illinois-taxes-are-out-of-whack-the-fed-argues-otherwise
— Rauner finally weighs in on budget to Capitol laughter and groans – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/NEWS02/170219865/rauner-finally-weighs-in-on-budget-to-capitol-laughter-and-groans

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— OUTSTANDING: Normal bars video gaming near homes – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/normal-bars-video-gaming-near-homes/article_87c957f8-f73d-5dd0-9980-3df0d35789ce.html
— New legislation could help Route 66 celebration – Kevin Barlow and Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/travel/new-legislation-could-help-route-celebration/article_078677fd-2756-5ccb-8f3a-df6ce42155bf.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump weighs National Guard immigration roundup in 11 states.”
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article133328769.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Bankruptcy, education losses surely follow casino expansion Researcher says Illinois gambling hurts public, treasury – John Kindt Mahomet
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/02/01/guest-column-bankruptcy-education-losses-surely-follow-casino-expansion/a169syz/

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump leaps back into campaign mode, raps media anew.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34533610/trump-hits-the-road-hoping-rally-speeches-overcome-troubles

SUBURBAN LIFE
— COD trustees look at ways to address budget shortfall Options include dipping into college’s reserve fund, increasing tuition fees – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/10/cod-trustees-look-at-ways-to-address-budget-shortfall/ak5jnxa/
— Wheaton woman wins $250,000 Illinois Lottery prize Sandy McDuffee plans to buy a house with winnings
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/17/wheaton-woman-wins-250-000-illinois-lottery-prize/aikz224/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Naperville Township Republican Primary Approaching – Alyssa Bochenek
http://www.nctv17.com/naperville-township-republican-primary-approaching/

WHEATON PATCH
— Residents Voice Concerns About Loretto Convent Development in Wheaton Residents cited traffic concerns and the historic value of an existing building – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/residents-voice-concerns-loretto-convent-development-wheaton

CHICAGO PATCH
— ICE Raids ‘Going to Get Worse,’ Says Illinois Dem Thrown Out Of Meeting By Paul Ryan Staff “Speaker Ryan is not an emperor and does not control who I meet with,” Rep. Luis Gutiérrez said. – Shannon Antinori
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/ice-raids-going-get-worse-says-illinois-dem-thrown-out-meeting-paul-ryan

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Democrats, who haven’t passed balanced budget in years, accuse Rauner of unbalanced budget plan
https://ilnews.org/12194/democrats-who-havent-passed-balanced-budget-in-years-accuse-rauner-of-unbalanced-budget-plan/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Support for Abortion Funding Should Sink Any Legislator’s Re-Election – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/support-abortion-funding-sink-legislators-re-election/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TAXPAYERS PLAN STATE CAPITOL RALLY FEBRUARY 25 OPPOSING “SAFE ZONES” BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/rally.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? AT RONALD REAGAN’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/wheres-weyermuller-at-ronald-reagans-birthday-celebration.html
— THORNER: ONE STATE AFTER ANOTHER REJECT CONVENTION OF STATES’ EFFORT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/thorner-one-state-after-another-reject-convention-of-states-effort.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Radogno: Pass the grand bargain by the end of this month or forget it
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/17/radogno-pass-the-grand-bargain-by-the-end-of-this-month-or-forget-it/

GOPUSA
— The White House says this AP report ‘100% not true’
http://www.gopusa.com/the-white-house-says-this-ap-report-100-not-true/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago gang members say more police won’t stop the murders – Michael Tobin
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/17/chicago-gang-members-say-more-police-wont-stop-murders.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Peter Breen’s Illinois Campus Free Speech Act – STANLEY KURTZ
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/445018/peter-breens-illinois-campus-free-speech-act-goldwater-proposal

BARBWIRE
— SHAME ON SILENT CHRISTIAN LEADERS WHO REFUSE TO STAND AGAINST GOVERNMENT TYRANNY – DR. MICHAEL BROWN
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/16/shame-silent-christian-leaders-refuse-stand-government-tyranny/

BLAZE
— Immigration attorney on what’s next after ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest – Kaitlyn Schallhorn (DIERSEN: What “bad” jobs did you hold that Democrats and RINOs want “immigrants” to have? I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line, worked as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/17/immigration-attorney-on-whats-next-after-day-without-immigrants-protest/

BREITBART
— Who Is Alexander Acosta? Trump Labor Nominee Supports Amnesty, Cheap Foreign Labor – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/16/alexander-acosta-department-labor/
— CBS’s Dickerson: Lack of Trust In the Media Is Not Because of Trump, Press Ruined Its Reputation ‘On Its Own’ – IAN HANCHETT
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/17/cbs-dickerson-lack-of-trust-in-the-media-is-not-because-of-trump-press-ruined-its-reputation-on-its-own/
— Spike Lee Unveils Anti-Trump Nike Sneakers – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/02/17/spike-lee-unveils-anti-trump-nikes/
— Former Twitter Engineer: ‘Making it Difficult to Be a Conservative’ Important for Professional Communities to Do – LUCAS NOLAN
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/02/16/former-twitter-engineer-making-it-difficult-to-be-a-conservative-important-for-professional-communities-to-do/

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Michael Reagan blasts Trump.
http://www.newsmax.com/MichaelReagan/government-manager-muslim-white-house/2017/02/17/id/774183/

DAILY CALLER
— Black Leaders In Chicago Finally State The Obvious About Violent Crime – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/17/black-leaders-in-chicago-finally-state-the-obvious-about-violent-crime/
— NAACP Leader Balks At Idea Of Congressional White Caucus -IAN MASON
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/17/naacp-leader-balks-at-idea-of-congressional-white-caucus-video/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Left’s Once Mighty Echo Chamber Is Losing Power – David Prentice
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/02/the_lefts_oncemighty_echo_chamber_is_losing_power_.html

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Media Malpractice: The ABCs of Media Bias – Malcolm Kline
http://canadafreepress.com/article/media-malpractice-the-abcs-of-media-bias

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Restaurants try to take out Trump’s immigration policies – W. JAMES ANTLE III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restaurants-try-to-take-out-trumps-immigration-policies/article/2615120

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally and b) glorify and praise those who are in America illegally. The aforesaid is treasonous.
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/320116-beyond-sanctuary-use-state-policy-to-protect-immigrants
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump looks to energize White House with Florida rally.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320182-trump-looks-to-energize-white-house-with-florida-rally

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “What The Resistance Movement Can Learn From Occupy Wall Street.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-the-resistance-movement-can-learn-from-occupy_us_58a71fe6e4b0fa149f9ac4e5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump’s War on Seniors.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trumps-war-on-seniors_us_58a76849e4b0fa149f9ac5bc

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Jeb Bush a) sides with Mexico against America and b) sides with the citizens of Mexico against the citizens of America.
http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-02-17/jeb-bush-mocks-donald-trumps-border-wall-troubles

VANITY FAIR
— HOW TRUMP’S WAR ON THE PRESS COULD GET EVEN WORSE The authoritarian model has already been tested in Eastern Europe. Will President Trump follow it? – JAMES WARREN
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/02/how-trumps-war-on-the-press-could-get-even-worse

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Pair of House Dems want federal employees to know their rights – Eric White (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/02/army-begins-upgrade-to-ammunition-management-system/

GAO
— Learning Center Rolling Out New Mentoring Program (DIERSEN: My GAO mentor hired me from IRS in 1980. In 1986, he succeeded in getting me a) assigned to audits of IRS and b) promoted to GS-13. But in 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing him to retire. From that point forward, my GAO career went downhill dramatically. My IRS mentor promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. But my Democrat IRS superiors succeeded in getting rid of him. From that point forward, my IRS career went downhill dramatically.)
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USGAO/2017/02/17/file_attachments/773018/MN4410.pdf