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May 6 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Democrats target Roskam and Hultgren 18 months before election – TAHMAN BRADLEY  (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, in 2000, Roskam and Hultgren both endorsed me when I first ran for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman.)
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/05/democrats-target-roskam-and-hultgren-18-months-before-election/

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP HEALTH VICTORY MAY BE FLEETING AS WARY SENATE AWAITS.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-health-victory-may-be-fleeting-as-wary-senate-awaits/1958444/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Hosts Naturalization Ceremony With Mexico City’s Mayor (DIERSEN: Democrats glorify and praise immigrants because they vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-naturalization-mexico-city-mayor-421490553.html

 

CBS2
— Democrat Chris Kennedy Disagrees Businesses Want Rauner ‘Turnaround Agenda’ – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: What percent of businesses want cheap labor?  Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with citizens of foreign countries.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/06/at-issue-democrat-chris-kennedy-disagrees-businesses-back-rauner-turnaround-agenda/
— Illinois Lottery Management Firm Costing State Millions, Critics Say – Dana Kozlov
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/05/illinois-lottery-management-firm-costing-state-millions-critics-say/
— Mayor Emanuel Hosts Naturalization Ceremony – Vince Gerasole (DIERSEN: Democrats glorify and praise immigrants because they vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/05/mayor-emanuel-hosts-naturalization-ceremony/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With spring, patronage blooms in recorder’s office – Dan Mihalopoulos (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 e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-with-spring-patronage-blooms-in-recorders-office/
— Barack Obama’s $400,000 speech and the steep price for Democrats – Gene Lyons
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/barack-obamas-400000-speech-and-the-steep-price-for-democrats/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Late-night hosts blast Republican health-care bill: Those ramifications are disastrous.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-late-night-hosts-blast-republican-health-care-bill-20170505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “What does the GOP health care bill mean for Illinois consumers?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-replacement-illinois-0505-biz-20170504-story.html
— Welcome to media, Jay Cutler — your alliance with this Fox looks like winner – David Haugh  (DIERSEN: Who considers you to be their enemy?  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs consider me to be their enemy.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-jay-cutler-media-bears-haugh-spt-0507-20170506-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Welcome to the other side, Jay Cutler, to the sports media entity you once considered an enemy now eagerly befriending the former Bears quarterback, the latest reformed NFL bully to regret all the sand he kicked in our faces. An athlete’s 40-yard dash time is nothing compared to how quickly many change their views about the working press in retirement. In a relaxed radio interview Friday on WMVP-AM’s “Waddle & Silvy,” Cutler sounded like a man ready to move on from his days with the Bears — good advice for everyone in Chicago, from press row to Section 250. The football world’s surprise at the news mirrored Cutler’s when the opportunity first was presented. Cutler auditioning for a media job was like a vegan ordering a steak. “I was like, ‘There is no way in hell I’m doing this,'” Cutler said on the radio.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF CUTLER: As a broadcaster, Jay Cutler needs to show charm that wasn’t evident in Chicago – Phil Rosenthal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-jay-cutler-fox-charisma-rosenthal-spt-0506-20170505-column.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Want an Illinois budget? Adopt a revenue estimate! – Keith Wheeler (DIERSEN: What is your revenue estimate for the rest of your life?  For me, it is a $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and $2,028/year Social Security. In today’s dollars, those amounts will decrease dramatically because COLAs are far less than inflation. Things are going to get worse fast because the cost of living in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County is extremely high.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170505/guest-column-want-illinois-budget-adopt-revenue-estimate
— Secretary of State employee on administrative leave   (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on reduced pay administrative leave since September 30, 1997.  So far, in today’s dollars, that has cost me $1,412,820 ($10,250/mo. salary minus $4,238 pension times 235 months equals $1,412,820).)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170505/secretary-of-state-employee-on-administrative-leave
— Northern Illinois University to cut jobs, upkeep under budget woes – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170505/northern-illinois-university-to-cut-jobs-upkeep-under-budget-woes

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— We have met the enemy and he is… – Steve Vogel
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/vogel-we-have-met-the-enemy-and-he-is/article_a4b5bc45-3f3f-5104-acf0-c027fd8910c1.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Election Hack Hits 80,000 Illinois Voters – TOM LISI
http://nprillinois.org/post/election-hack-hits-80000-illinois-voters#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senate passes measure limiting law enforcement’s authority to enforce immigration law – Greg Bishop  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.)
https://ilnews.org/news/justice/senate-passes-measure-limiting-law-enforcement-s-authority-to-enforce/article_9979eb16-319e-11e7-85a2-db363b94b84f.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump’s pro-life Army Secretary nom bows out amid liberal witch hunt – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-trumps-pro-life-army-secretary-nom-bows-out-amid-liberal-witch-hun

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— BERNIE SANDERS: STUDENTS SILENCING SPEAKERS ‘A SIGN OF INTELLECTUAL WEAKNESS’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, RINOs, their operatives, and their dupes who in 2012 succeeded in silencing me and other conservative speakers at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois events.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/05/bernie-sanders-students-silencing-speakers-a-sign-of-intellectual-weakness/
— TRUMP: ‘NO ONE SHOULD BE CENSORING SERMONS OR TARGETING PASTORS’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “pastors” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/05/trump-no-one-should-be-censoring-sermons-or-targeting-pastors/
— THIS IS WHY GOVERNMENT SHOULDN’T BE INVOLVED IN HEALTH CARE
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/05/this-is-why-government-shouldnt-be-involved-in-health-care/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Wall Street: Women, minorities are still nearly shut out of this $71 trillion industry – Renae Merle  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who dominate Wall Street are Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/05/03/women-minorities-are-still-nearly-shut-out-of-this-7-trillion-industry/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Measure on Pre-Existing Conditions Energizes Opposition to Health Bill – ALEXANDER BURNS and ABBY GOODNOUGH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/us/politics/republican-health-care-bill-pre-existing-conditions.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “G.O.P. Cheers a Big Victory” and ask “But Has It Stirred a ‘Hornet’s Nest’?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/us/politics/house-democrats-health-repeal-republicans.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How to Make a Comany Right a Wrong – Ron Lieber  (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  That directly led to my becoming an IRS employee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/your-money/the-best-consumer-self-advocacy-tool-youve-never-used.html
— To Lift Growth, Janet Yellen Says, Make It Easier for Women to Work – BINYAMIN APPELBAUM (DIERSEN: But what about BAD JOBS?  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I held 1964-1997 were BAD JOBS. Because all the jobs that I held were BAD JOBS, it was extremely difficult for my superiors to find women who would take/keep those jobs.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/us/politics/to-lift-growth-janet-yellen-says-make-it-easier-for-women-to-work.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more money that you earn, the higher health insurance premiums that Marc K. Siegel wants you to pay.  By extension, the more money that you earn, the more that Siegel wants you to be charged for housing, food, clothing, transportation, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/what-the-republican-health-plan-gets-right.html
— A U.S. Hiring Plan Falls Short of Reform – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What percent of businesses want cheap labor?  Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/infosys-hiring-plan-falls-short-of-visa-reform.html
— Locked Up for Being Poor – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats oppose things that discourage crime. Democrat side with criminals and against their victims.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/locked-up-for-being-poor.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Jobless Rate at 10-Year Low as Hiring Grows and Wages Rise – PATRICIA COHEN  (DIERSEN: But what percent of those hired were hired for BAD JOBS?  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I held 1964-1997 were BAD JOBS. Because all the jobs that I held were BAD JOBS, it was extremely difficult for my superiors to find anyone, and especially Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans, who would take/keep those jobs.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/business/economy/jobs-report-unemployment.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Benefits of Political Access – Daniel Akst  (DIERSEN: What political access do you have?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to deny me political access.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-white-house-meetings-boost-a-firms-market-value-1494006706
— How to Raise an American Adult  Many young Americans today are locked in perpetual adolescence. Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse on how he and his wife are encouraging their own children to become fully formed, independent grown-ups – Sen. Ben Sasse, Nebraska
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-raise-an-american-adult-1493995064
— Houses of Lobbyists – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Home ownership should always be encouraged.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/houses-of-lobbyists-1494024305
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: California unions promote pot. If you promote pot in California, you promote the destruction of California.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-labor-looks-at-californias-marijuana-market-and-sees-green-1494023212

 

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Trump shamefully attacks free speech – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Who attacks free speech in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I should write a book about those who attack free speech in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They focus on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.  They are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/20170505/editorial-trump-shamefully-attacks-free-speech

May 4 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Congressman Peter Roskam spoke very highly of Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti at her outstanding fundraiser Thursday evening, May 4, 2017 at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. The 200+ attendees included Alekna, Anderson, Bernard, Breen, Carr, Colgan, Coyne, Cronin, Demos, Eckhoff, Falbo, Fitzpatrick, Henry, the Jorgensens, Kim, Khouri, Kordik, Lewis, Mendrick, Romano, Saake, Scalzo, Straub, Tornga, Wagner, Wiley, Wilson, Zediker, and Zegel.  Event sponsors included Cronin, Demos, Dickson, Jorgensen, Khouri, Kim, Marchese, Minor, Olsen, Rutledge, and Winfield Township GOP. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

DAILY HERALD
— Hultgren, Roskam join majority in Obamacare repeal in U.S. House – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170504/hultgren-roskam-join-majority-in-obamacare-repeal-in-us-house–
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Roskam was greeted by about three dozen protesters when he arrived early Thursday evening to a GOP fundraiser at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. Demonstrators carried Planned Parenthood posters and wore black veils because, they said, they were in mourning after the vote. “We’re going to keep showing up,” said Jax West, who lives in Lisle. “Anywhere that Roskam’s going, we’re going to be there.” Roskam dismissed concerns from health care organizations that people with cancer and other illnesses living in states that opt out of pre-existing condition rules would pay more for insurance or get priced out. “It’s uninformed to make that characterization,” he said. In “the plain language of the law … states can’t get a waiver until they have a plan to deal with pre-existing conditions.” Roskam said he saw amendments to the bill within the past couple of days that were “fairly short — just a matter of pages.” “Everybody likes to be welcomed with a parade and that kind of thing, but by the same token, everybody has the right to express their views, and that’s the nature of this process,” Roskam said of the protesters during a brief meeting with reporters in Wheaton.)
— Hultgren on voting to repeal Obamacare: Doing nothing isn’t an option – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170504/hultgren-on-voting-to-repeal-obamacare-doing-nothing-isnt-an-option
— Democrat joins field challenging Roskam; seizes on health vote – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170504/democrat-joins-field-challenging-roskam-seizes-on-health-vote–
— Purge continues at Reboot Illinois, state government coverage website – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170504/feder-purge-continues-at-reboot-illinois-state-government-coverage-website

 

HERALD REVIEW
— Illinois’ future at stake – Evelyn Sanguinetti
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/evelyn-sanguinetti-illinois-future-at-stake/article_9efdb00b-a4b1-5e28-bf61-1a58dc2f52f7.html

 

ABC7
— DEM. KELLY MAZESKI CHALLENGING ROSKAM WITH HEALTHCARE FOCUS – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/dem-kelly-mazeski-challenging-roskam-with-healthcare-focus-/1954358/

 

NBC5
— See How Illinois Representatives Voted on GOP Health Care Bill
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Where-Illinois-Officials-Stand-on-GOPs-Health-Care-Bill-421364064.html
— McHenry County Board Chief Says He Received Death Threats – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/McHenry-County-Board-Chief-Says-He-Received-Death-Threats-421347634.html

 

CBS2
— Potential Roskam Challenger Vows To Make Health Care The Issue – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/04/potential-roskam-challenger-vows-to-make-health-care-the-issue/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— TREASONOUS: Illinois Senate passes anti-Trump law enforcement immigration bill – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0505-20170504-story.html
— Illinois’ 7 GOP congressmen vote for Obamacare repeal; state’s 11 Democrats voted no – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-congress-health-care-vote-20170504-story.html
— What’s really holding up a Thompson Center deal? Zoning, money, politics – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-emanuel-thompson-center-sale-met-20170504-story.html
— Selling the Thompson Center is a win for everyone – Michael Hoffman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-thompson-center-emanuel-taxpayers-perspec-0505-jm-20170504-story.html
— Keynoter tells DuPage business conference change is accelerating – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/downers-grove/news/ct-dob-dupage-business-outlook-tl-0511-20170504-story.html
— What does the GOP health care bill mean for Illinois consumers? – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-replacement-illinois-0505-biz-20170504-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov cites ‘deep concern,’ analysis finds 481K may lose coverage – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-cites-deep-concern-analysis-finds-481k-may-ose-coverage/
— After Obamacare repeal vote, GOP Gov. Rauner sounds an alarm – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obamacare-house-repeal-vote-today-illinois-undecides/amp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “House Republicans leave America’s sick and old high and dry.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/house-republicans-leave-americas-sick-and-old-high-and-dry/
— GOP doesn’t get it; insurance isn’t complicated – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-gop-doesnt-get-it-insurance-isnt-complicated/
— Trump celebrates health vote win with jubilant Republicans – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-revives-health-care-bill-and-plans-house-vote-today/
— Republicans will oversell new health care plan — and doom it – Linda Chavez
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/republicans-will-oversell-new-health-care-plan-and-doom-it/
— All you angry Dems? Take a breath – Rick Shenkman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/all-you-angry-dems-take-a-breath/
— Trump breaking the chains of government regulation – Johnn Stossel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-breaking-the-chains-of-government-regulation/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam, Kinzinger, Hultgren made the difference in Obamacare repeal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170504/BLOGS02/170509892/roskam-kinzinger-hultgren-made-the-difference-in-obamacare-repeal
— Illinois hospitals warn of job, service cuts if GOP health care bill becomes law – BRIGID SWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170504/NEWS03/170509895/illinois-hospitals-warn-of-job-service-cuts-if-gop-health-care-bill

— House passes Obamacare repeal
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170504/NEWS03/170509917/house-passes-obamacare-repeal

 

WTTW
— Illinois Weighing Down National Higher Ed Spending Numbers – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/04/illinois-weighing-down-national-higher-ed-spending-numbers

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Congress reaction to health care bill split; Rauner concerned – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170504/congress-reaction-to-health-care-bill-split-rauner-concerned

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Medicaid Program Receives Speedy Overhaul – TOM LISI
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-medicaid-program-receives-speedy-overhaul#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Senate sends $1.1 trillion spending bill to Trump  Spending bill passes on 79-18 vote – Josh Nichols
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/senate-sends-11-trillion-spending-bill-to-trump/706738950
— John Kasich on 2020 run: Never say never  Kasich says there is support for him to run again – JENNIFER HANSLER  (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want Kasich to run in 2020? 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/john-kasich-on-2020-run-never-say-never/706452047

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Bost, Davis, Shimkus vote to repeal Obamacare – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article148633744.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Local Reps. Bost, Shimkus vote in favor of controversial American Health Care Act – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/local-reps-bost-shimkus-vote-in-favor-of-controversial-american/article_1d77ea9f-9b0b-502b-851b-64732e6eb15d.html

 

CHICAGOIST
— Rauner’s Latest Not A Campaign Ad Trumpets Small Business Week
http://chicagoist.com/2017/05/04/rauners_latest_not_a_campaign_ad_tr.php

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— College Republicans Vote to Elect Club President Today  Matthew Foldi is running for reelection and a third term, but he has a challenger this year—Josh Parks, who is a more vocal supporter of President Donald Trump. – Rachana Muppa  (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at UIC 1966-1968 or NIU 1969-1970, IRS would NOT have a) hired me in 1971, b) let me work there for almost 9 years, or c) promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974.  If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, or IIT 1992-1997, GAO would NOT have a) hired me in 1980, b) let me work there for almost 18 years, or c) promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/5/4/college-republicans-vote-elect-club-president-toda/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/ former Gov. Candidate Gidwitz on why State Government was slow to resolve the budget impasse
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/05/berkowitz-w-former-gov-candidate-gidwitz-on-why-state-government-was-slow-to-resolve-the-budget-impasse-and-much-much-more-cableweb/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Steve Rauschenberger: There is Too Little Interest in Addressing the State’s Budget Fundamentals – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/steve-rauschenberger-little-interest-addressing-states-budget-fundamentals/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER “DEEPLY CONCERNED” ABOUT GOP’S OBAMACARE REPEAL BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/rauner-deeply-concerned-about-gops-obamacare-repeal-bill.html
— FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL LAUDS TRUMP’S RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROCLAMATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/washington-not-only-did-the-obamacare-repeal-pass-the-us-house-thursday-it-was-national-day-of-prayer-and-the-presiden.html

 

GOPUSA
— Seattle Council votes to pursue city income tax on high earners  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.gopusa.com/seattle-council-votes-to-pursue-city-income-tax-on-high-earners/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Adviser Has ‘Good Relationship’ With Louis Farrakhan – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/04/trump-adviser-has-good-relationship-with-louis-farrakhan/

 

NEWSMAX
— Joe Walsh Slams Jimmy Kimmel, Draws Backlash – Clyde Hughes
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/joe-walsh-jimmy-kimmel-health-care/2017/05/04/id/788126/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447338/trump-religious-liberty-executive-order-failure

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Turning away from street protests, Black Lives Matter tries a new tactic in the age of Trump – Janell Ross and Wesley Lowery
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-trumps-america-black-lives-matter-shifts-from-protests-to-policy/2017/05/04/a2acf37a-28fe-11e7-b605-33413c691853_story.html

 

TENNESSEE STAR
— Illinois Family Institute’s Laurie Higgins Questions Whether Fox News Will Continue To Be A Conservative Voice – Wendy Wilson
http://tennesseestar.com/2017/05/04/illinois-family-institutes-laurie-higgins-questions-whether-fox-news-will-continue-to-be-a-conservative-voice/

 

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Secretary Kelly Wrongly Implies Majority of Asylum Seekers Present False Claims.”
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/press-release/secretary-kelly-wrongly-implies-majority-asylum-seekers-present-false-claims

 

KOENIG RUBLOFF
— FOR SALE: 500 Arbor Avenue, Wheaton – $847,600
http://www.koenigrubloff.com/homes-for-sale/500-ARBOR-Avenue-Wheaton-IL-60189-203182309

April 30 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Before legalizing pot in Illinois, learn from other states – Editorial  (DIERSEN: To promote pot in Illinois is to promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/before-legalizing-pot-in-illinois-learn-from-other-states/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Sometimes, when a big new issue presents itself, such as a deadly disease epidemic, lawmakers must respond on the fly. They craft laws without knowing the full facts, taking a gamble on the unintended consequences. When it comes to legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinois, precisely the opposite is true. There is no compelling reason to rush a decision, and plenty of reasons not to. To be precise, there are nine excellent reasons not to — eight states plus the District of Columbia, where recreational pot already has been legalized. They offer Illinois a terrific opportunity to sit back, watch and learn. The benefits and dangers of legal pot will become more clear fairly quickly, at which time Illinois can proceed accordingly. In Illinois, two state legislators are proposing to legalize recreational marijuana for people 21 or older. Users would be limited to possessing about an ounce or less and could not drive under the influence of the drug. Lighting up in public would be banned. That sounds reasonable enough, and we certainly understand the attraction of more taxable revenue for our financially troubled state. But skeptics continue to warn of the dangers, such as the potential physiological effects and the questionable message sent to young people about the casual use of drugs. Far better, then, to take a breath. Let’s see how recreational marijuana plays out in, say, Colorado or California. We might also learn a few things from Canada, which is expected to legalize recreational pot soon. If access to recreational pot were a fundamental matter of civil rights, Illinois would be wrong to delay legalization any further. But it is not. The urgency does not rise to the level of, say, legalizing same-sex marriage or eliminating unconstitutional barriers to voting. Canada already has identified some concerns about recreational marijuana that Illinois would have to address. Testing equipment similar to breathalyzers must be developed for marijuana, to guard against increase in impaired drivers. The testing equipment also would have to be made available to many workplaces, such as factories, to safeguard against workplace accidents. Concerns remain whether young people would have easier access to a drug that some scientists warn inhibits brain development. Taking a wait-and-see approach also will allow lawmakers to see how the Trump administration’s plans to enforce federal laws against marijuana play out. The Obama administration’s policy was to avoid interfering with state legalization of non-medical marijuana use. States can’t count on that anymore. Conflicts between federal and state could create huge legal headaches. The strongest argument for legalizing recreational pot in Illinois right now is money. Last year, the state of Colorado pocketed nearly $200 million in tax revenue from recreational marijuana. State Sen. Heather Steans and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, Chicago Democrats, who are pushing legalization in the General Assembly, expect Illinois would pull in between $350 million and $700 million a year. In one fell swoop, our state’s finances would be in much better shape. But then there is this, again giving us pause: The National Institute on Drug Abuse says marijuana impairs judgment, reaction time and motor coordination. If more motorists use marijuana, more people could die on our highways. A legitimate worry? Or anti-pot alarmism? We don’t know and don’t have to guess. The answer to that question — and many others — will be coming soon enough from those eight other states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Each is a laboratory studying the social and medical impact of recreational pot.)
— Kennedy name’s magic is fading among black voters – Laura Washington
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kennedy-names-magic-is-fading-among-black-voters/
— Chicago Guns Matter founder isn’t done with fight for a gun range – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-guns-matter-founder-isnt-done-with-fight-for-a-gun-range/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New York lawmakers devise plan to release Trump’s state taxes – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tax-return-legislation-20170430-story.html
— Top cop’s SUV broken into during ‘crime of opportunity’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-top-cop-s-suv-burglarized-during-crime-of-opportunity-20170430-story.html
— Trump administration still considering how to make it easier to sue the media, Priebus says – Cleve R. Wootson Jr. (DIERSEN: When something that they do not like is posted on a website, rather than contracting the person who posted it, the first thing that my critics/opponents want to do is stop me from including a link to it in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-administration-sue-media-20170430-story.html
— CPS eludes a reckoning, but the rolling fiscal disaster doesn’t end – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-schools-funding-last-day-edit-0429-20170428-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Batavia resident, teacher hopes to challenge Hultgren – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170430/batavia-resident-teacher-hopes-to-challenge-hultgren
— How losing the breadwinner role affects a man’s political views – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170430/how-losing-the-breadwinner-role-affects-a-manx2019s-political-views

 

WGN RADIO
— Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 4/30/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/04/30/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-43017/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Republican leaders emphasize budget issues at Lincoln Day dinner – Allie Arnell
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/republican-leaders-emphasize-budget-issues-at-lincoln-day-dinner/article_53ae6751-ab7c-5afa-8253-22db2e22ccb9.html

 

HERALD AND NEWS
— Chicago, law firms cultivate new pot-specific practices  (DIERSEN: To promote pot in Illinois is to promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/business/in-chicago-law-firms-cultivate-new-pot-specific-practices/article_a3866543-1fcb-51e9-a570-98376ac848dd.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Samantha Bee: There isn’t a “smug liberal problem”  Comedian talks role of comedy in Trump era – ALEXANDRA KING  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely smug.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/entertainment/samantha-bee-there-isnt-a-smug-liberal-problem/702471608

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Racism only part of problem, Chicago author says – S. Laney Griffo
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511083860-racism-only-part-of-problem-chicago-author-says

 

SANGAMON SUN
— St. Louis blues called better than Illinois ills – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511083581-st-louis-blues-called-better-than-illinois-ills

 

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— Obama’s EPIC Hypocrisy Summed Up In One Undercover Photo
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/obamas-epic-hypocrisy-summed-up-in-one-undercover-photo

 

JP MEDIA
— Democrats Least Tolerant of Opposing Views – TOM KNIGHTON
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/04/28/study-finds-democrats-least-tolerant-of-opposing-views/

 

THE BLAZE
— Conservative Larry Elder instructs parents on how to ‘un-brainwash’ their liberal kids – Justin Haskins
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/30/conservative-larry-elder-instructs-parents-on-how-to-un-brainwash-their-liberal-kids/

 

DAILY CALLER
— McCain Calls Liberal Rejection Of Nuclear Power ‘Concerning’ – AMBER ATHEY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/30/mccain-calls-liberal-rejection-of-nuclear-power-concerning-video/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Samantha Bee on CNN: There Is No ‘Smug Liberal Problem’ – Nicholas Fondacaro  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely smug.)
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2017/04/30/samantha-bee-cnn-there-no-smug-liberal-problem

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Priebus: Trump Could Take Action Against Fake News  White House chief of staff says changing libel laws ‘something that we’ve looked at’
– Edmund Kozak (DIERSEN: When something that they do not like is posted on a website, rather than contracting the person who posted it, the first thing that my critics/opponents want to do is stop me from including a link to it in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/priebus-trump-take-action-fake-news/

 

THE HILL
— Trump draws sharp correspondents’ dinner contrast with wild rally – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/331261-trump-draws-dc-dinner-contrast-with-wild-rally
— White House Correspondents’ Association chief: ‘We are not fake news’ – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/331258-whca-president-we-are-not-fake-news

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration still considering how to make it easier to sue the media, Priebus says – Cleve R. Wootson Jr. (DIERSEN: When something that they do not like is posted on a website, rather than contracting the person who posted it, the first thing that my critics/opponents want to do is stop me from including a link to it in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/30/trump-administration-still-considering-how-to-make-it-easier-to-sue-the-media-priebus-says/

 

NEW YORK POST
— The media assault on Trump could win him a second term – Salena Zito
http://nypost.com/2017/04/29/the-media-assault-on-trump-could-win-him-a-second-term/

 

FED SMITH
— Is a Buyout Worth Taking? – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered all its employees, including me, who had 25 or more years of federal service a $25,000 buyout to take early retirement.  I would have had to suffer 10 years of “early retirement penalty.”)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/30/is-a-buyout-worth-taking/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Reince Priebus Says White House Has ‘Looked at’ Changing Libel Laws – Chas Danner (DIERSEN: When something that they do not like is posted on a website, rather than contracting the person who posted it, the first thing that my critics/opponents want to do is stop me from including a link to it in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/04/priebus-says-white-house-has-looked-at-changing-libel-laws.html

 

SALON
— Reince Priebus: White House has “looked at” opening up libel laws  Reince Preibus talked about possibly changing libel laws on ABC’s “This Week” – CHARLIE MAY (DIERSEN: When something that they do not like is posted on a website, rather than contracting the person who posted it, the first thing that my critics/opponents want to do is stop me from including a link to it in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/04/30/reince-priebus-white-house-has-looked-at-opening-up-libel-laws/

April 29 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump gives ‘100 Day’ speech in Pennsylvania as journalists gather for White House Dinner – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/251672882-story

 

ABC7
— PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE’S BROUGHT ‘PROFOUND CHANGE’ TO WASHINGTON – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-100-days-vows-hits-misses-unfinished-business/1933293/
— THOUSANDS MARCH IN CHICAGO TO PROTEST CLIMATE POLICIES – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/thousands-march-in-chicago-to-protest-climate-policies/1934664/

 

NBC5
— Thousands March in Chicago to Protest Climate Policies – Regina Waldroup  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/thousands-march-in-chicago-to-protest-climate-policies-420821024.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago’s Climate March On Trump’s 100th Day – Jeremy Ross (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/29/chicagos-climate-march-on-trumps-100th-day/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Thousands turn out in Chicago to protest Trump’s ecological policies – William Lee  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-climate-change-march-protest-chicago-20170429-story.html
— The lies we were told about who would silence free speech – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-free-speech-kass-0430-20170428-column.html
— Having plenty of money for retirement doesn’t mean it will last long enough – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-risk-running-out-retirement-money-columnist-marksjarvis-0430-20170428-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Thousands rally in downtown Chicago against climate change – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thousands-rally-in-downtown-chicago-against-climate-change/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How regulators nixed a local bank’s risky growth play – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170429/ISSUE01/170429842/how-regulators-nixed-inland-banks-risky-growth-play
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Regulators’ alarm at a rapid-fire, unorthodox loan-growth campaign at Inland Bank & Trust killed its most recent stab at a bank buyout, the lender now confirms. Oak Brook-based Inland, the $1 billion – asset bank owned by ultra-wealthy real estate mogul Dan Goodwin, wanted to bulk up fast in 2013 in order to go public so that Goodwin and other investors could cash out at least some of their shares. Without the personnel to generate enough loans to do that, the bank bought minority participations in business loans all over the country originated by outside banks. The result was immediate and eye-popping. Inland’s commercial and industrial loans grew 187 percent in a single year – 2014 – to $293 million from $102 million. Wanting to fund more such growth, Inland struck a deal in late 2014 to buy a Princeton, N.J.-based bank specializing in holding family savings for future college students while investing strictly in securities and making no loans. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. quickly approved the buyout in December 2014 but then took ​ the highly unusual step of reversing itself and killing it five months later.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner, candidates for governor speak in B-N – Julia Evelsizer
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/elections/rauner-candidates-for-governor-speak-in-b-n/article_095fad38-245d-52cb-a4bb-77559cc6b454.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Great job or grade inflation? – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170429/statehouse-insider-great-job-or-grade-inflation

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— The kids suing Donald Trump are marching to the White House  ‘Climate Kids’ take administration to court – JOHN D. SUTTER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/the-kids-suing-donald-trump-are-marching-to-the-white-house/702007784
— Trump finds comfort in rallying base  President holding rally Saturday night – STEPHEN COLLINSON  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents “find comfort” in doing?  My critics/opponents “find comfort” in destroying individuals, destroying organizations, destroying companies, destroying governments, destroying etc. a) that they cannot manipulate/dominate and/or b) that have sued them.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-finds-comfort-in-rallying-base/701876602

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — St. Louis region reflects the increased polarization in the U.S. House – Chuck Raasch
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/st-louis-region-reflects-the-increased-polarization-in-the-u/article_f64720f0-c711-5964-bb61-72a287108712.html

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Sessions: Politicizing judges the threat, not Trump’s criticism – Michael F. Haverluck (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, all of the following made it very clear that they favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation: the District Court Judge Amy J. St. Eve and the U.S. Attorney for GAO Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald who appointed the aforesaid, and the 7th Circuit Appellate Court Justices.)
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/04/29/sessions-politicizing-judges-the-threat-not-trumps-criticism

 

NEWSMAX
— Marchers Use Trump’s 100th Day to Protest Climate Policies  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/climate-protests-trump-100/2017/04/29/id/787185/

 

HOT AIR
—  Ruth Marcus: At a certain point, hasn’t Obama made enough money? – ED MORRISSEY  (DIERSEN: In 1997, when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old, they had obviously decided that I had “made enough money” and that a $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and a $17,288/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life in today’s dollars was more than “enough money” for me.)
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/04/29/marcus-certain-point-hasnt-obama-made-enough-money/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In collecting $400,000 from a Wall Street investment firm to make a single speech, Barack Obama is following in the Gucci-clad footsteps of past presidents. Ronald Reagan landed a $2 million speaking gig in Japan. George W. Bush, on his way out, announced it was time to “replenish the ol’ coffers.” Bill and Hillary Clinton reported making more than $235 million after leaving the White House. But to acknowledge that Obama has plenty of precedent on his side is not to say that his choice is wise. Indeed, it’s unfortunate. …  The Wall Street angle feels like unfortunate icing on an already distasteful cake. Would we really feel better if Obama were taking the money from, say, a public university? At least the Cantor Fitzgerald check comes from folks who can easily afford it — not out of taxpayer dollars.)

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— BERKELEY-RIOT ORGANIZERS TIED TO PRO-PEDOPHILIA NAMBLA  Documents reveal parent group worked directly with those preying on young boys
http://www.wnd.com/2017/04/berkeley-riot-organizers-tied-to-pro-pedophilia-nambla/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Wisconsin Republicans introduce ‘Campus Free Speech Act’ bill – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/32367/

 

THE HILL
— Does prohibiting employers from checking criminal history promote discrimination? – GREG GLOD AND TAYLOR ZAVALA  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you have a criminal record, it is because of Republicans.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/civil-rights/330954-does-prohibiting-employers-from-checking-criminal-history

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Climate March draws massive crowd to D.C. in sweltering heat – Chris Mooney and Joe Heim  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/climate-march-expected-to-draw-massive-crowd-to-dc-in-sweltering-heat/2017/04/28/1bdf5e66-2c3a-11e7-b605-33413c691853_story.html
— Is $60 million really not enough for the Obamas? – Ruth Marcus
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-60-million-really-not-enough-for-the-obamas/2017/04/28/e0f1fa68-2c46-11e7-b605-33413c691853_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Trump has galvanized activists on the left. Can they stay energized?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/trump-has-galvanized-activists-on-the-left-can-they-stay-energized/2017/04/28/4eaad81c-250e-11e7-b503-9d616bd5a305_story.html
— Disliking Trump is getting very boring – Kathleen Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/disliking-trump-is-getting-very-boring/2017/04/28/185c8112-2c51-11e7-a616-d7c8a68c1a66_story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Thousands March in Chicago to Protest Climate Policies  Thousands of people have marched through downtown Chicago to Trump Tower to demand action to prevent climate change and protect the environment. – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-04-29/thousands-march-in-chicago-to-protest-climate-policies

 

FORBES
— As Drug Use By Drivers Continues To Rise, States Struggle – Tanya Mohn
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2017/04/29/as-drug-use-by-drivers-continues-to-rise-states-struggle/#a4672f95dfee

 

FED SMITH
— What Happens to My Benefits If I Leave Federal Service and Then Return in the Future? – John Grobe  (DIERSEN: I started working for the Post Office part-time in 1966 when I was 18 years old.  My Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to resign in 1969. I started working for IRS in 1971.  I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and just about everyone else were furious that when I started working for IRS, a) all my unused sick leave that I had earned working for the Post Office was re-credited and b) the almost 3 years that I had worked for the Post Office part-time was credited as though I had worked full-time; that meant that soon after I started working for IRS, I began earning vacation days at the rate of 20 days a year.  Further, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and just about everyone else were even more furious that when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, a) all my unused sick leave and all my unused annual leave that I had earned working for the Post Office and for IRS was transferred and b) I began earning vacation days at the rate of 26 days a year in 1983. Because the federal service credit that I had earned working for the Post Office and for IRS came with me when I transferred to GAO, I became eligible to take GAO’s $25,000 early retirement buyout offer in 1993 when I was 45 years old.  The aforesaid made my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and just about everyone else even more furious.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/29/happens-benefits-leave-federal-service-return-future/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Any sick leave that you had at the time of your resignation would be re-credited. You would begin earning annual leave based on your length of service, including the service that took place before your resignation.)

 

THE MILITANT
— Socialist Workers Party: Amnesty for immigrants! All out for May 1 protests! No deportations!
http://www.themilitant.com/2017/8118/index.shtml

April 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP PLAN WOULD CUT TAXES FOR COMPANIES – AND PEOPLE, TOO – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-plan-would-cut-taxes-for-companies—and-people-too/1919751/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Board Terminates Hastert’s State Lawmaker Pension  Hastert is serving a 15-month prison term in a hush-money case that stemmed from his sexual abuse of students when he taught at an Illinois public school more than 35 years ago.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Board-to-Consider-Hasterts-State-Lawmaker-Pension-420484693.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel Cool To Trump Tax Plan – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/26/emanuel-cool-to-trump-tax-plan/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump proposes ‘biggest tax cut’ in US history – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/250893738-story
— Illinois House votes to require cursive writing in schools – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/250969825-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sandi Jackson asks Jesse Jr. to provide list of all sex partners – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jesse-jackson-jr-dismisses-divorce-case-in-chicago/amp/
— Couple’s student loan scam swindled $200K from College of DuPage
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/couples-student-loan-scam-swindled-200k-from-college-of-dupage/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump tax plan just a bribe to voters to excuse his failure.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-tax-plan-just-a-bribe-to-voters-to-excuse-his-failure/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coulter calls it ‘dark day for free speech’ after canceling Berkeley event – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-ann-coulter-berkeley-speech-20170426-story.html
— Tax dollars and abortions: When politics and scare tactics roil a difficult debate – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-abortion-funding-medicaid-edit-20170426-story.html
— Illinois House approves bill aimed at closing pay gap between men, women – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0427-20170426-story.html
— America’s rich get richer as the poor get replaced by robots – Vincent Del Giudice and Wei Lu
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wealth-gap-robots-20170426-story.html
— In divorce case, Sandi Jackson seeks details about her husband’s sex life – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jesse-jackson-jr-divorce-battle-0426-met-20170426-story.html
— Emanuel hits Trump on sanctuary cities ruling, tax plan – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-trump-sanctuary-cities-met-20170426-story.html
— General Assembly board yanks Dennis Hastert’s Illinois lawmaker pension – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dennis-hastert-illinois-pension-met-0427-20170426-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Hastert loses $28,000 state lawmaker pension after vote – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170426/hastert-loses-28000-state-lawmaker-pension-after-vote
— Roselle couple accused of stealing $205,000 from College of DuPage – Jeff Mayes
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170426/roselle-couple-accused-of-stealing-205000-from-college-of-dupage

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Hastert’s state lawmaker pension terminated – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170426/NEWS02/170429904/hasterts-state-lawmaker-pension-terminated

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 2018 race is on, with candidates at Statehouse – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170426/bernard-schoenburg-2018-race-is-on-with-candidates-at-statehouse

 

WTTW
— Rauner Gives Illinois a Grade A – Amanda Vinicky and Nicole Cardos
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/04/26/rauner-gives-illinois-grade

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— House Bill Would Make Illinois “Buy American” – TOM LISI
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/house-bill-would-make-illinois-buy-american#stream/0

 

WAND
— Minimum wage rally held at the Capitol – Michon Lindstrom
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35259669/minimum-wage-rally-held-at-the-capitol

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HOMEOWNERS IN COLLAR COUNTIES PAY HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES IN ILLINOIS – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/homeowners-in-collar-counties-pay-highest-property-taxes-in-illinois/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Study finds increase in illicit pot use, abuse in states that allow medical marijuana – Laura Kelly
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/26/study-finds-increase-in-illicit-pot-use-abuse-in-s/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The DOJ Was Already Ignoring Trump’s Sanctuary City Executive Order – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Wall Street sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/26/the-doj-was-already-ignoring-trumps-sanctuary-city-executive-order/
— Hillary Aides Threatened Prime Minister’s Son With IRS Audit, He Says – Richard Pollock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/25/exclusive-hillary-aides-threatened-prime-ministers-son-with-irs-audit/

 

FOX NEWS
— Judge Who Blocked Trump Sanctuary City Order Bundled $200K for Obama
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/25/trump-sanctuary-city-law-blocked-judge-san-francisco-obama-donor-william-orrick

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago Aldermen Fight the Constitution, Federal Judges and Legal Gun Owners
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-aldermen-fight-the-constitution-federal-judges-and-legal-gun-owners/
— Low cut tops, sexual harassment, and Bill O’Reilly
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23468

 

THE BLAZE
— Clemson University wants students to take ideological test before joining student government – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: To pass the test 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 (except Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/26/clemson-university-wants-students-to-take-ideological-test-before-joining-student-government/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ann Coulter Says She Will Pull Out of Speech at Berkeley – JEREMY W. PETERS and THOMAS FULLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/ann-coulter-berkeley-speech.html
— Defiant Trump Vows to Take Immigration Case to Supreme Court – PETER BAKER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/politics/trump-immigration-courts-california.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ann Coulter speech at UC Berkeley canceled, again, amid fears for safety – Susan Svrluga, William Wan and Elizabeth Dwoskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/04/26/ann-coulter-speech-canceled-at-uc-berkeley-amid-fears-for-safety/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Creates New Office to Support Victims of Immigrant Crimes  Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office, or Voice, will draw on existing resources – Laura Meckler  (DIERSEN: If you do not glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries who are in America illegally, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-creates-new-office-to-support-victims-of-immigrant-crimes-1493234905

 

FORBES
— How Does The Federal Government Attract Employees Who AREN’T Overpaid? – Andrew Biggs (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are the aforesaid.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2017/04/26/how-does-the-federal-government-attract-employees-who-arent-overpaid/#52301b1b780f

 

TIMES GAZETTE
— Highland County coroner: Marijuana is ‘gateway to hell’ – Gary Abernathy
http://timesgazette.com/news/13879/highland-county-coroner-marijuana-is-gateway-to-hell

April 25 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Abortion bill clears Illinois House despite Rauner vow to veto – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/abortion-bill-clears-illinois-house-despite-rauner-vow-to-veto/
— Judge blocks Trump order on sanctuary city funding – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/us-judge-blocks-trump-order-to-cut-funding-to-sanctuary-cities/amp/
— Emanuel says Rauner’s word no good — on abortion, budget, energy – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-says-rauners-word-no-good-on-abortion-budget-energy/
— Cullerton will seek re-election, urges gov to start budget talks – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cullerton-will-seek-re-election-urges-gov-to-start-budget-talks/
— Democrats pull trigger on abortion, now Rauner has target on back – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/abortion-bill-clears-illinois-house-despite-rauner-vow-to-veto/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps harass Roskam.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/come-out-come-out-wherever-you-are-peter-roskam/
— Money woes for Illinois schools turn allies into foes – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/money-woes-for-illinois-schools-turn-allies-into-foes/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House advances controversial abortion proposal – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-abortion-law-rauner-democrats-met-0426-20170425-story.html
— Cullerton: Illinois Senate will vote on stopgap budget Rauner opposes – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-president-john-cullerton-2018-met-0426-20170425-story.html
— Federal judge blocks Trump order to withhold sanctuary city money – Sudhin Thanawala
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-judge-blocks-order-sanctuary-money-20170425-story.html
— Sorry, Trump voters, you got scammed. You’re never getting your wall. – Paul Waldman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-mexico-border-wall-scam-20170425-story.html
— Women’s March on Springfield
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-womens-march-on-springfield-photos-20170425-photogallery.html
— Call it Denny Hastert’s legacy: End the statute of limitations on sex abuse crimes – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-sexual-abuse-statute-limitations-hastert-edit-20170425-story.html
— Illinois Democrats turn up heat on Rauner with bill that would expand taxpayer-funded abortions – Haley BeMiller and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-abortion-law-rauner-democrats-met-0426-20170425-story.html
— Bill would identify Illinois lawmakers who fail to file tax returns – Ray Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-workers-late-tax-returns-bill-met-20170425-story.html
— Trump can climb down from the wall. He’s already succeeding without it. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-mexico-wall-budget-edit-0426-20170425-story.html
— GOP drops border wall demands as spending talks advance  GOP drops border wall demands as spending talks advance – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-border-wall-demands-spending-bill-20170425-story.html
— Trump races to show victories as 100-day mark nears – Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker, Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-100-days-20170425-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “hail second Trump loss on border control.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170425/NEWS02/170429915/trumps-sanctuary-cities-order-blocked-by-federal-judge
— As women rally in Springfield, Rauner tours beer nut factory – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170425/BLOGS02/170429921/as-women-rally-in-springfield-rauner-tours-beer-nut-factory

 

ABC7
— JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP ORDER TO CUT SANCTUARY CITY FUNDING – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-order-to-cut-sanctuary-city-funding/1916162/
— ILLINOIS HOUSE APPROVES PUBLIC FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS – Michelle Gallardo
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-approves-public-funding-for-abortions/1916140/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Praises Judge’s Decision to Block Trump Order on Sanctuary City Funding – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Emanuel sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-sanctuary-cities-420424474.html
— Bill to Expand Abortion Coverage Passes Illinois House  House Bill 40 will now head to the Senate for consideration, despite Gov. Bruce Rauner’s pledge to veto the measure – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-lawmaker-seeks-abortion-bill-vote-as-women-march-on-capitol–420385633.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats Gather In Springfield To Promote Abortion
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/25/activists-gather-in-springfield-to-protect-abortion-rights/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Democratic Illinois House OKs public funding for abortions – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/250549798-story

 

WGN TV
— Man arrested in Illinois Prairie Path attack
http://wgntv.com/2017/04/25/man-arrested-in-illinois-prairie-path-attack/

 

WLS AM
— Emanuel on the Attack Against Rauner in Budget Battle – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/04/25/emanuel-on-the-attack-against-rauner-in-budget-battle/
— Congressman Roskam hopes for no government shutdown – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/04/25/congressman-roskam-hopes-for-no-government-shutdown/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Women’s march rally continues around Capitol – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170425/womens-march-rally-continues-around-capitol
— Illinois House narrowly OKs abortion-rights bill – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170425/illinois-house-narrowly-oks-abortion-rights-bill

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Poll: Trump approval even worse with millennials  48 percent align with Democratic Party – ELISSA NUNEZ
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/poll-trump-approval-even-worse-with-millennials/699429302

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Real estate broker Muzammil “Matt” Kader Lashkariya chosen as 50th Ward GOP committeeman – Matt Smith
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511108169-real-estate-broker-chosen-as-50th-ward-gop-committeeman

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Rauner’s campaign flush with cash, if not contributors
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511108201-rauner-s-campaign-flush-with-cash-if-not-contributors

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives mocks bill: Wants out of Illinois? It’ll cost you – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511107905-ives-mocks-bill-wants-out-of-illinois-it-ll-cost-you

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO ALDERMEN PROPOSE $33 PER EMPLOYEE ‘HEAD TAX’ ON CITY EMPLOYERS – Chris Lentino  (DIERSEN: I worked in Chicago during the last 6 months of 1971 and then 1973-1997.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-aldermen-propose-33-per-employee-head-tax-on-city-employers/
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS PASSED 938 BILLS THAT BECAME LAW FROM 2015 TO 2017 – JUST 3% HAD A PRICE TAG – Brendan Bakala  (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws and regulations have cost American taxpayers many trillions of dollars.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-passed-938-bills-that-became-law-from-2015-to-2017-just-3-had-a-price-tag/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Auditor General Frank Mautino implicated by Federal Special Master Report to the Federal Courts – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/auditor-general-frank-mautino-implicated-by-federal-special-master-report-to-the-federal-courts/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Shadowy Extremist Group Behind the Anti-Trump Riots – Edmund Kozak
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/04/the-shadowy-extremist-group-behind-the-anti-trump-riots/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— The Publius Forum Top 100 Conservative Websites – Warner Todd Huston  (DIERSEN: Critics/opponents of GOPUSA and of GOPUSA ILLINOIS hint/imply/argue/shout that the websites have little or “original content.” I should write a book about how websites unethically make work that others have done look like it was their work.)
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/04/24/publius-forum-top-100-conservative-websites/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Limbaugh Is ‘Not Happy’ About Trump ‘Caving’ On Border Wall – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/25/limbaugh-is-not-happy-about-trump-caving-on-border-wall/
— Conservative White House Gathering Leaves Some Jeering, Others Cheering – Betsy Rothstein
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/25/conservative-white-house-gathering-leaves-some-jeering-others-cheering/

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago nearing 1,000 gunshot victims this year
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23422
— SF: BART Passengers Unprotected from Mob of Attackers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23444

 

BREITBART
— Speaker Paul Ryan’s Approval Rating Plummets as He Fails to Deliver for President Trump – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/25/speaker-paul-ryans-approval-rating-plummets-fails-deliver-president-trump/

 

THE BLAZE
— The number of millennials living with their parents is on a shocking rise – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management.  I accepted the first and only job offer that received because my father had died suddenly in October of 1969, my mother and brother needed financial support, and I had applied for a financial hardship draft deferment.  I started working for Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights in August of 1970.  I lived with my mother and brother in Crete until September of 1972 when I bought a new town home in University Park.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/24/the-number-of-millennials-living-with-their-parents-is-on-a-shocking-rise/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Report: Ivy League Schools Did Not Disclose $246 Million in Taxpayer Funding, Violating Law  Senators ask watchdog to investigate –  Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: I have four college degrees, but my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that none of my degrees are from Ivy League schools.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/report-ivy-league-schools-not-disclose-246-million-taxpayer-funding-violating-law/

 

POLITICO
— The Media Bubble Is Worse Than You Think  We crunched the data on where journalists work and how fast it’s changing. The results should worry you. – JACK SHAFER and TUCKER DOHERTY
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/25/media-bubble-real-journalism-jobs-east-coast-215048

 

WASHINGTON POST
— UC-Berkeley readies police as Ann Coulter plans to speak in public plaza on campus – Susan Svrluga and William Wan  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being nasty, crude, rude, disgusting, vile, vicious, violent, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/04/25/uc-berkeley-readies-police-as-ann-coulter-plans-to-speak-in-public-plaza-on-campus/
— Trump is caving on border wall funding after showing his base that he tried – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/04/25/daily-202-trump-is-caving-on-border-wall-funding-after-showing-his-base-that-he-tried/58fea413e9b69b3a72331ec4/
— Federal employee pay, benefits ahead of private sector on average, CBO concludes – Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/25/federal-employee-pay-benefits-ahead-of-private-sector-on-average-cbo-concludes/

 

FORBES
— Why Are So Many Millennials Become Tamprenuers? – Larissa Faw  (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise entrepreneurs and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn wage earners. I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/larissafaw/2017/04/25/why-are-so-many-millennials-become-tamprenuers/#1b6aff8b626e

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump Chief of Staff Blames Democrats for Record-Slow Hiring Pace – Charles S. Clark
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/04/trump-chief-staff-blames-democrats-record-slow-hiring-pace/137258/

 

BBC
— Take time to find a job, students urged – Katherine Sellgren (DIERSEN: I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management.  I accepted the first and only job offer that received because my father had died suddenly in October of 1969, my mother and brother needed financial support, and I had applied for a financial hardship draft deferment.  I started working for Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights in August of 1970.)
http://www.bbc.com/news/education-39704603

 

DAILY MAIL
— White House invites conservative journalists to private Trump meeting and makes them hand over their cell phones – NIKKI SCHWAB
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4444656/Right-wing-scribes-told-meeting-quote-Trump.html

April 24 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) Suggests Fund Sweeps To Bail Out CPS, Avoid Early Closing
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/24/state-rep-la-shawn-ford-fund-sweeps-chicago-public-schools/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ease the rules on gun ranges: Chicago aldermen, stop fighting federal judges – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-gun-ranges-rules-edit-0425-20170424-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps call for Aurora City Council to act on immigrant rights.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-rally-st-0425-20170424-story.html
— The real O’Reilly factor — boorish entitlement — endures – Mary Sanchez  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-O’Reilly make it clear that they are also 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://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-bill-oreilly-factor-sexist-20170424-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A better way to make sure voters know what’s on the ballot – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/a-better-way-to-make-sure-voters-know-whats-on-the-ballot/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AG Madigan protests Trump’s student loan move – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170424/BLOGS02/170429937/lisa-madigan-protests-trumps-student-loan-move

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers return from spring break; ‘bargain’ remains unresolved – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170423/lawmakers-return-from-spring-break-bargain-remains-unresolved

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinois farmers welcome ag secretary confirmation – TONY REID
http://herald-review.com/business/agriculture/central-illinois-farmers-welcome-ag-secretary-confirmation/article_75b0e390-b422-5408-bf78-639e6653be77.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois tech chief’s memberships cost $208K – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article146489534.html

 

KWQC
— Illinois Lt. Governor tours Robert Young Center in Rock island
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Illinois-Lt-Governor-tours-Robert-Young-Center-in-Rock-island-420283614.html

 

COLUNBIA CHRONICLE
— Illinois lawmakers say recreational weed could fix state budget – Jackie Murray  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_062192ac-26e4-11e7-8d11-b3b9184c287d.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stoners and want-to-be stoners promote pot.  If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://www.chicagonow.com/soapbox-momma/2017/04/illinois-is-ready-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ST. REP. BATINICK SETS DOWN FOOT: BUDGET BILLS OR FORGET MY VOTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/st-rep-batinick-sets-down-foot-budget-bills-or-forget-my-vote.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? MEETING PROTESTERS TALKING “RESISTANCE” IN CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/wheres-weyermuller-meeting-protesters-talking-resistance-in-chicago-.html
— IMMIGRATION GROUP RELEASES VIDEO COUNSELING ILLEGAL FAMILIES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/immigration-group-releases-video-counseling-illegal-families-about-their-rights.html
— DOJ THREATENS CHICAGO, COOK COUNTY WITH LOSING $2B IN CRIME FIGHTING FUNDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/doj-threatens-chicago-cook-county-with-losing-2-b-in-crime-assistance-funds.html
— RAUNER AND BUDS ROCK WITH ALICE COOPER IN SPRINGFIELD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/rauner-and-buds-rock-with-alice-cooper-in-springfield.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Caption contest!  From left, House GOP Leader Jim Durkin, Gov. Bruce Rauner, Alice Cooper
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/24/caption-contest-338/

 

FOX NEWS
— Citing Racial Strife, Students at Wealthy Colleges Demand Reparations – JENNIFER KABBANY
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/04/24/citing-racial-strife-students-wealthy-colleges-demand-reparations

 

GOPUSA
— Despite Reports, Fmr Fox Guest Now Claims She Was Never Sexually Harassed by Sean Hannity
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23403

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Why The Rich Need Racism: Prejudice As Social Control  Why do white people need racism? The short version would be this: because it’s useful. – Steven Singer
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-the-rich-need-racists-prejudice-as-social-control_us_58fe4b1ee4b0f02c3870ed48

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Is Holding On to His Base — But He’s Losing Nearly Everyone Else – CHUCK TODD, MARK MURRAY and CARRIE DANN
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-holding-his-base-he-s-losing-nearly-everyone-else-n750071

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Americans’ Dissatisfaction With Speaker Paul Ryan, Congress Overall Is Growing, Poll Finds  Nearly three-quarters disapprove of Congress’s job performance, up 12 points since February – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-dissatisfaction-with-speaker-paul-ryan-congress-overall-is-growing-poll-finds-1493067612
— Trump Wants Tax Plan to Cut Corporate Rate to 15%  President tells staff he wants to prioritize reductions over deficit concerns – Michael C. Bender,  Richard Rubin and Nick Timiraos
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-wants-tax-plan-to-cut-corporate-rate-to-15-1493057898

 

WSAU
— UC Berkeley sued over Ann Coulter’s planned visit – Reuters
http://wsau.com/news/articles/2017/apr/24/uc-berkeley-sued-over-ann-coulters-planned-visit/

April 23 Evening Edition

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage voter registrations don’t add up, group alleges – Caitlin Nordahl  (DIERSEN: Are you a DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeeman like I have been since 1999?  If so, how much deadwood is on the election rolls in your precinct?)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511107328-dupage-voter-registrations-don-t-add-up-group-alleges
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County’s voter registration logs are incorrect and possibly illegal, a transparency organization alleged in a letter it sent to the state recently. The county is one of 24 in Illinois that has more registered voters than voting-age residents, Judicial Watch said, and if the problem isn’t fixed within 90 days, a lawsuit could follow. “Dirty election rolls can mean dirty elections,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said.  “These 11 states face possible Judicial Watch lawsuits unless they follow the law and take reasonable steps to clean up their voting rolls of dead, moved, and non-citizen voters.” Judicial Watch compared data from the Election Assistance Commission and the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. It accused Illinois with not fulfilling requirements under the National Voter Registration and Help America Vote acts that charge states with ensuring voter rolls are up to date. States must have a program in place to remove registered voters who have died, moved or been convicted of a crime that removes their right to vote. Further, they must ensure that no non-citizens are registered to vote.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Parents arrested, accused of allowing teen son to smoke pot – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/250239247-story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: SPANISH FORK, Utah – A couple has been arrested after allegedly telling police they allow their 14-year-old son to smoke a joint or two of marijuana at night if he goes to class and makes good grades. The parents were arrested Tuesday after police served a search warrant at the home. Officers had been investigating drug activity at the house for months. Reports say the parents were booked into Utah County Jail while police investigate possible felony child endangerment and misdemeanor charges of contributing to delinquency of a minor, marijuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession. Police say the parents believe the marijuana helped their son concentrate in school.)

 

NBC5
— Wide-Ranging Issues Await Illinois Lawmakers’ Return to Springfield – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-lawmakers-return-to-springfield-420190904.html

 

CBS2
— 2018 Illinois Governor’s Race Is Already In a Class By Itself – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/23/2018-illinois-governors-race-is-already-in-a-class-by-itself/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Dems aim high with minimum wage proposals – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/250223060-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bill O’Reilly to return with new podcast episode Monday
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bill-oreilly-to-return-with-new-podcast-episode-monday/
— Abortion bill could be thorny issue for Rauner campaign – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/abortion-bill-could-be-thorny-issue-for-rauner-campaign/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jan Goldberg of Riverside promote abortion.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gov-bruce-rauner-caving-to-ultraconservatives-on-abortion/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Durbin encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-on-sanctuary-chicago-cops-not-immigration-officials/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump takes hard line on border wall as threat of government shutdown looms – Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-border-wall-spending-bill-20170423-story.html
— Construction slated for permanent housing for homeless in La Grange – Annemarie Mannion
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/la-grange/news/ct-dlg-beds-plus-update-tl-0427-20170421-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Ecos donates $500,000 to Roosevelt, encourages immigrant dream – Anna Marie Kukec
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170422/ecos-donates-500000-to-roosevelt-encourages-immigrant-dream
— What would Paul Ryan’s tax cut mean for middle-class families? – Max Ehrenfreund
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170423/what-would-paul-ryanx2019s-tax-cut-mean-for-middle-class-families
— Family, Wheaton College community lean on faith after student’s death – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170423/family-wheaton-college-community-lean-on-faith-after-studentx2019s-death

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Civil town hall meetings good for democracy – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170423/our-view-civil-town-hall-meetings-good-for-democracy
— Lawmakers return to unresolved issues – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170423/lawmakers-return-to-unresolved-issues

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘Dear Jane’: Let’s not profess to be quite so naive – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-04-23/jim-dey-dear-jane-lets-not-profess-be-quite-so-naive.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Kinzinger, constituents disagree on health care, agree on Trump’s tax returns at town hall – Adam Poulisse
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170422/kinzinger-constituents-disagree-on-health-care-agree-on-trumps-tax-returns-at-town-hall

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Poll: Trump, Democrats and GOP all unpopular – ELI WATKINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/poll-trump-democrats-and-gop-all-unpopular/697769206

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Representatives Ives, Wehrli discuss the Frank Mautino Hearing with ECWD – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/video-representatives-ives-wehrli-discuss-the-frank-mautino-hearing-with-ecwd/
— NIU’s Overpriced Dorm Rooms – Ripping off the students? – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/nius-overpriced-dorm-rooms-ripping-off-the-students/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “53 percent of Illinoisans disapprove of Trump, 64 percent say Rauner should act to protect the reproductive health care of all women in Illinois.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/23/poll-53-percent-of-illinoisans-disapprove-of-trump-64-percent-say-rauner-should-act-to-protect-the-reproductive-health-care-of-all-women-in-illinois/

 

NEWSMAX
— Sanders: Democratic Party’s Model Is ‘Failing’ – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/bernie-sanders-democrats-failing-grassroots/2017/04/23/id/785880/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Poll: 67% Of Americans Say The Democrats Are Out Of Touch With Their Concerns – DEREK DRAPLIN
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/23/poll-67-of-americans-say-the-democrats-are-out-of-touch-with-their-concerns/

 

THE HILL
— Top Trump officials push border wall as government shutdown looms – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/330128-top-trump-officials-talk-up-importance-of-border-wall-as-government

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s Fake War on the Fake News  The president puts on a big show of assaulting his “opposition” in the news media. But inside the White House, it’s a different story. – BEN SCHRECKINGER and HADAS GOLD
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/23/trump-loves-media-reporters-white-house-215043

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Dreamers’ Are Not Target of Immigrant Crackdown, Cabinets Officials Say – NOAH WEILAND
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/us/politics/cabinet-officials-seem-to-back-off-trump-vow-to-end-order-on-dreamers.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— TRAGIC: Cannabis workers, once facing legal peril, get the California seal of approval – Robin Abcarian
http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-marijuana-technician-20170423-story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Indiana Supreme Court Set to Be All-White, All-GOP Appointed – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/indiana/articles/2017-04-23/indiana-supreme-court-set-to-be-all-white-all-gop-appointed
— Illinois Democrats Aim High With Minimum Wage Proposals  Illinois Democrats are pushing an ambitious minimum wage hike despite opposition from Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-04-23/illinois-democrats-aim-high-with-minimum-wage-proposals

April 22 Evening Edition

WASHINGTON TIMES
— March for (Political) Science: Earth Day rally doubles as latest anti-Trump protest – Valerie Richardson and Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/22/march-political-science-earth-day-rally-doubles-la/?

 

ABC7
— WEEKEND WATCH: STATE BUDGET CRISIS – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-state-budget-crisis/1900666/
— THOUSANDS RALLY AT CHICAGO’S ‘MARCH FOR SCIENCE’ – Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/science/thousands-rally-at-chicagos-march-for-science/1902949/

 

NBC5
— Thousands Join ‘March for Science’ in Chicago  Crowds grew so large that by 12 p.m., Chicago police requested that anyone planning to attend, but had not yet arrived, refrain from joining the event
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/march-for-science-chicago-420155254.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago’s ‘March For Science’ – Sandra Torres
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/22/chicagos-march-for-science/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Scientists leave labs, take to streets to defend research – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/250109763-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to hold 100th day rally on same night as White House Correspondents’ Dinner – David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-100th-day-white-house-correspondents-dinner-20170422-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s anti-science agenda gives us protesting scientists.” Clinton’s anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time agenda elected Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-march-for-science-huppke-20170421-story.html
— March for Science Chicago draws 40,000 people to ‘defend the basic facts of science’ – Marwa Eltagouri and William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-earth-day-march-to-defend-science-20170422-story.html
— City inspector general subpoenas tollway after sex-for-favors allegations surface about airport official – Ray Long and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aviation-tollway-subpoena-met-20170421-story.html
— Naperville residents join thousands in Chicago’s March for Science – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-march-for-science-naperville-chicago-st-0423-20170422-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While the march was supposed to be nonpartisan, many posters raised questions about policies promoted by President Donald Trump and his cabinet. Another target was U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, with one marcher calling on others to call the congressman Monday.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Advocates fan out in global show of support for science – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/advocates-fan-out-in-global-show-of-support-for-science/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rich Miller promotes pot in Illinois.  If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170422/ISSUE11/170429956/the-business-case-for-legalizing-marijuana-in-illinois
— The baffler in chief unsettles Illinois pols – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170422/ISSUE05/170429957/trump-unsettles-rauner-durbin-and-illinois-house-reps

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Next year’s governor’s race likely to be most expensive ever – Brian Robbins
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170422/next-years-governors-race-likely-to-be-most-expensive-ever

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage anti-Trump women to run for government offices.  Anti-Trumps are 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://www.sj-r.com/news/20170421/springfield-group-seeks-to-help-progressive-women-candidates

 

BREITBART
— Chicago Tribune Editor Says Facebook’s Anti-Fake News Algorithm is Killing Their Traffic – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/19/chicago-tribune-accuses-facebook-fake-news-killing-web-traffic/
— Donald Trump Hits New York Times For Botching Patriots Photos – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/20/donald-trump-hits-new-york-times-for-botching-patriots-photos/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Thousands Across The U.S. And The Globe March For Science In Defiance Of Donald Trump  An estimated 600 marches are taking place across the world.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/thousands-across-the-us-march-for-science-in-defiance-of-trump_us_58fb5a62e4b018a9ce5bb1e2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s Earth Day Statement Is Shameful.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-earth-day_us_58fb9b9ee4b06b9cb91759d6
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Happy Earth Day! Here Are All The Terrible Things Donald Trump Has Done So Far. Here are some of the major ways President Trump has changed climate and environmental policy in his first 100 days.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-100-days-environment-earth-day_us_58f87b68e4b0cb086d7e3175

 

CBS NEWS
— March for Science global rally takes aim at Trump, environmental cuts – JONATHAN LAPOOK
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/march-for-science-earth-day-2017-rallies-protesters-environment/
— Marching for science against Trump, GOP policies
http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/earth-day-march-for-science-anti-trump-gop-protests/

 

NBC NEWS
— March for Science Demonstrators Say They’re the Real Patriots – MAGGIE FOX
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/march-science-demonstrators-say-they-re-real-patriots-n749686

 

DALLAS NEWS
— This Day in Trump, Day 93: March for Science highlights Trump policies – Katie Leslie
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/04/22/day-trump-day-93-march-science-highlights-trump-policies-pence-amps-pressure-china

 

FORTUNE
— President Trump Defends Environmental Record on Earth Day – Jennifer Calfas
http://fortune.com/2017/04/22/donald-trump-science-earth-day/
— Trump Tells ‘Dreamers’ to Rest Easy, Targets Criminals – AP
http://fortune.com/2017/04/22/trump-immigration-dream-act/
— The Model Minority Myth – Ellen McGirt  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My demographics are terrible, just ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes.  I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.  I am conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older (68), non-poor, a gun owner, 100% German American, and a draft avoider.  My ancestors have been in America since 1844. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I am a retired federal employee. I am childless and pet-less. I have only owned American-nameplate vehicles.)
http://fortune.com/2017/04/17/the-model-minority-myth/

April 19 Morning Edition

NBC NEWS
— Homeland Secretary John Kelly: Marijuana is a ‘Dangerous Gateway Drug’ – ANDREW RAFFERTY
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/homeland-sec-kelly-marijuana-dangerous-gateway-drug-n747901
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly Tuesday called marijuana a “gateway drug” and vowed his agency will uphold federal laws against its possession, a sterner message than he delivered on the topic just last week. “Let me be clear about marijuana. It is a potentially dangerous gateway drug that frequently leads to the use of harder drugs,” Kelly said during a speech about his agency’s mission at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. “Its use and possession is against federal law and until the law is changed by the United States Congress, we in DHS, along with the rest of the federal government, are sworn to uphold all the laws that are on the books,” he added.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago law firms cultivate marijuana practices – Ally Marotti  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-medical-marijuana-lawyers-0420-biz-20170418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-canada-legal-marijuana-investments-20170418-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TESSA NEWMAN IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Teen hopeful Naperville North petition will bring change – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: Students should be advised that if you are a Republican, or if you become a Republican — Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will use against you everything that you did or did not do while you were a student.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-naperville-petition-writer-st-0419-20170418-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the essay, Tessa said students often are pushed to take college-prep and Advance Placement courses and to participate in multiple extracurricular activities in leadership roles to improve their chances of getting into the best colleges. Students who don’t follow that path or who don’t excel are often looked down upon, and Tessa called out the school community to “stop paving the one true path to success.”)
— FRONT PAGE: Trump’s ‘Buy American, Hire American’ plan short on particulars – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz and Lauren Zumbach  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to ‘buy foreign, hire foreign.’)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170419/281517930997077

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bolingbrook mayor Roger Claar holds on for 9th term after Trump backlash – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bolingbrook-mayor-holds-on-for-9th-term-after-trump-backlash/
— Aldermen vent at CPS as June 1 closing date draws closer – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermen-vent-at-cps-as-june-1-closing-date-draws-closer/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rep. Randy Hultgren gets jeers, cheers at St. Charles forum – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170418/rep-randy-hultgren-gets-jeers-cheers-at-st-charles-forum
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Spending per student ranges from $8,500 to $32,000 in suburbs – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, I wonder how much the Crete-Monee School District spent per student while my brother and I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest during the 1950s and 1960s.  If it was the suburban average of $14,456 in today’s dollars, my parents saved the Crete-Monee School District $260,208 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170419/spending-per-student-ranges-from-8500-to-32000-in-suburbs–
— Suit claims Kane County clerk unlawfully collected fees – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170416/news/170419034/
— Worse than racists – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170419/worse-than-racists

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin to Trump: it takes two to tango – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170419/BLOGS02/170419848

 

ABC7
— HEARING ON CPS LAWSUIT AGAINST ILLINOIS, RAUNER COULD DETERMINE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/education/hearing-on-cps-lawsuit-against-illinois-rauner-could-determine-last-day-of-school/1891278/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/melissa-etheridge-smokes-weed-with-her-adult-kids/693755413

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti honors McHenry County for service-sharing cost saving – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/18/lt-gov-evelyn-sanguinetti-honors-mchenry-county-for-service-sharing-cost-saving/auyc9w0/
— McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks says life threatened on blog post comments
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/07/mchenry-county-board-chairman-jack-franks-says-life-threatened-on-blog-post-comments/ay0bmx6/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners blast Rauner.
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-flies-white-flag-in-q-c/article_c80028b1-8671-5153-9e98-f6da45384ca8.html

 

PEKIN TIMES
— DIRERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Bring back Jim Edgar.”
http://www.pekintimes.com/opinion/20170419/nowlan-bring-back-jim-edgar

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Islam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNM-HJVrwYQ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
http://nprillinois.org/post/sen-elizabeth-warrens-call-action-fight-will-take-everybody#stream/0

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners call for tax increases.  “Get a budget done” is code for increasing taxes on Republicans.
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voice-of-the-southern/voice-of-the-southern-time-s-up-get-a-budget/article_515cb515-0f80-552a-bd6a-f6dc791a8322.html

 

PEORIA STANDARD
— Rauner plays to local crowd in Peoria – Ruth de Jauregui
http://peoriastandard.com/stories/511104828-rauner-plays-to-local-crowd-in-peoria

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Stop the Anemic Responses to School Indoctrination Days – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/stop-anemic-responses-glsens-day-silence/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/18/83-percent-americans-favor-legalizing-medical-weed/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Nevada Sec. State: DMV Instructed Employees To Register Non-Citizens To Vote – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/17/nevada-sec-state-dmv-instructed-employees-to-register-non-citizens-to-vote/

 

THE BLAZE
— Black separatist kills three in Fresno, yells ‘Allahu Akbar’ at police – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/18/black-separatist-kills-three-in-fresno-yells-allahu-akbar-at-police/
— Bill O’Reilly statement blasts far-left ‘brutal campaign of character assassination’ – Carlos Garcia  (DIERSEN: Who are the lead character assassinators in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/18/bill-oreilly-statement-blasts-far-left-brutal-campaign-of-character-assassination/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Taxpayers Potentially Paid Thousands of Union Officials  New bill would prevent full-time union workers from getting taxpayer-funded bonuses, pensions – Bill McMorris  (DIERSEN: One could argue that bad management promotes unionization. GAO unionized in 2007.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/report-taxpayers-potentially-paid-thousands-union-officials/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Estimated 700 federal employees do only union work – Sean Higgins (DIERSEN: One could argue that bad management promotes unionization. GAO unionized in 2007.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/estimated-700-federal-employees-do-only-union-work/article/2620611

 

CNN
— CNN Completely Ignores Anti-White Fresno Murders – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CNN acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/18/cnn-completely-ignores-anti-white-fresno-murders/
— Kinzinger calls on Trump to release tax returns – Elissa Nunez
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/politics/kinzinger-trump-tax-returns-cnntv/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/04/19/11-charts-that-show-marijuana-has-truly-gone-mainstream/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE: Anti-Trumps say “Bill O’Reilly’s Future at Fox Grows Dim as the Murdochs’ Support Erode.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/business/media/fox-bill-oreilly.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise DREAMers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/18/first-protected-dreamer-deported-under-trump/100583274/
— Liberals went off the deep end on immigration  Loose rhetoric from advocates and the left distorted the debate during the Obama years. – Saritha Prabhu
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2017/04/17/liberals-went-off-deep-end-immigration-column/100548156/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: The USA can learn from these foreign health care systems – Jane Onyanga-Omara
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/18/foreign-health-care-systems-united-states/100115642/
— How to fix America’s broken retirement system – Michael Molinski
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/04/19/how-fix-americas-broken-retirement-system/100185208/

 

DENVER POST
— Hating the IRS this Tax Day? Blame Abe Lincoln (and maybe the New York Times)  Many don’t remember recall Lincoln’s seminal role in creating the country’s most despised and vilified government agency: The IRS – MICHAEL S. ROSENWALD  (DIERSEN: To encourage everyone to hate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/19/tax-day-internal-revenue-service-abraham-lincoln/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Pushes Link Between Immigrants and Crime – Beth Reinhard and  Aruna Viswanatha  (DIERSEN: Unless you glorify and praise immigrants, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.  I should write a book about anti-Trumps in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-pushes-link-between-immigrants-and-crime-1492552420
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-O’Reilly says “Fox Is Preparing to Cut Ties With Bill O’Reilly.  Popular host has been implicated in a sexual-harassment scandal.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fox-is-preparing-to-cut-ties-with-bill-oreilly-1492566611
— How the GOP Could Nudge the Uninsured Toward Coverage  Automatically enroll many Americans in no-premium, high-deductible policies unless they opt out. – James C. Capretta and Lanhee J. Chen  (DIERSEN: I have paid health insurance premiums since 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-gop-could-nudge-the-uninsured-toward-coverage-1492555423

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in Ameruca, you promote the destruction of America.
http://time.com/4745692/marijuana-drive-through-parachute-colorado-weed/

 

INC.
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
https://www.inc.com/magazine/201705/maria-aspan/flying-high.html

 

FISCAL TIMES
— Here’s Why Trump Should Forget the Wall and Push for E-Verify – Liz Peek
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2017/04/19/Here-s-Why-Trump-Should-Forget-Wall-and-Push-E-Verify

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘I hate white people’: What man screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ told police after he was arrested for randomly shooting dead three people on the streets of Fresno, California – ANNA HOPKINS
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4422714/1-killed-2-hurt-shooting-downtown-Fresno-California.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Should Journalists Be Allowed to Participate in Political Events If They Aren’t Covering Them? – Sean Stroh (DIERSEN: ANSWER: Yes, but only if they are a member of a political party.  I am a member of the Republican Party.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-should-journalists-be-allowed-to-participate-in-political-events-if-they-arent-covering-them/