December 4 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Oberweis seeks discovery recount in Illinois’ 14th District – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/oberweis-seeks-discovery-recount-in-illinois-14th-district/

WGN RADIO
— Your charitable donations could earn a $300 tax deduction, even if you don’t itemize
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/your-charitable-donations-could-earn-a-300-tax-deduction-even-if-you-dont-itemize/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Jim Oberweis launches discovery recount effort in election that has Rep. Lauren Underwood winning by just 5,374 votes – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lauren-underwood-oberweis-recount-20201204-jf52scxodvei5na3xgdzw4qppq-story.html
— Children from poorer Chicago areas are still less likely to attend top-performing high schools, despite CPS efforts to even the playing field, new report finds – HANNAH LEONE (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school and in high school, how much money did your parents have? If you seek a government office or a political office, expect that your critics/opponents will paint your parents as having been filthy rich. My critics/opponents have always painted my parents as having been filthy rich. If that was true, then why did I do yard work and deliver newspapers 1962-1964; wash dishes 1964-1966; clean golf shoes, chip slag, and pump gasoline in 1966; deliver mail 1966-1969; and work on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother was raised on a farm and never attended high school.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-high-schools-access-cps-20201203-rs5ghqyr7zhfvmf76ytpvajomy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FEBRUARY 14, 2020 FLASHBACK: Running for Cook County judge (but not so anyone would know it) The practice of putting up sham candidates, running not to win but to confuse voters to benefit the Democratic Party’s pick, goes back decades in Cook County politics. – John Seasly
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/14/21137832/maureen-oleary-bonnie-mcgrath-cook-county-judge-democratic-party

WBEZ
— A Chase Grant Will Give A $7.2 Million Boost For Home Ownership On Chicago’s South And West Sides – Linda Lutton (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. The down payment came from what I had earned and saved a) working for IRS in Harvey for the prior 9 months and in Chicago for 6 months before that and b) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the prior 18 months part-time and for 7 months before that full-time. That money also enabled me to a) buy a new Corvette in 1971 and b) pay tuition for graduate business courses at Loyola.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/a-72-million-boost-for-home-ownership-on-chicagos-south-west-sides/86a6fc2b-9873-41ac-88c6-c18f7ff1b4bf

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Push ‘Abolition Amendment’ To Fully Erase Slavery From U.S. Constitution – BRAKKTON BOOKER (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against females.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-push-abolition-amendment-fully-erase-slavery-us-constitution#stream/0

— ‘Long Time Coming’ Explores Birth, Uninterrupted History Of Systemic Racism In U.S. – GABINO IGLESIAS (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against females.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/long-time-coming-explores-birth-uninterrupted-history-systemic-racism-us#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “As Trump’s Election Pressure Campaign Hits Republican Officials, Some Hit Back.”
https://www.npr.org/2020/12/04/941284401/as-trumps-election-pressure-campaign-hits-republican-officials-some-hit-back

HINSDALE PATCH
— Sober House That Hinsdale Tried To Shut Down Closes Group says it hopes to open a new home in Hinsdale for men with addictions. – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that focus on bringing people who have severe financial, health, and or other problems into a) your neighborhood, b) your precinct, c) your municipal district, d) your municipality, e) your township, f) your county district, g) your county, h) Illinois, and i) America? I should write a book about such individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that focus on bringing people who have severe financial, health, and or other problems into a) my neighborhood, b) my precinct, c) Wheaton’s West District, d) Wheaton, e) Milton Township, f) DuPage County’s 4th District, g) DuPage County, h) Illinois, and i) America. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/sober-house-hinsdale-tried-shut-down-closes

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Opportunity to Sign Petition to Consolidate Algonquin Township into McHenry County This Afternoon at 1:30 at CL Panera’s
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/04/opportunity-to-sign-petition-to-consolidate-algonquin-township-into-mchenry-county-this-afternoon-at-130-at-cl-paneras/
— Lake County Clerk’s Campaigning with Tax Dollars
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/04/lake-county-clerks-campaigning-with-tax-dollars/
— Kathy Keefe Sworn In as Circuit Clerk for Fourth Term
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/04/kathy-keefe-sworn-in-for-fourth-term/
— 33 Harvard Police Suicide Interventions During Covid – 12 Teens, One 15-Year Old Was Successful
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/04/33-harvard-police-suicide-interventions-in-harvard-12-teens-one-15-year-old-was-successful/
–IIL-14: Jim Oberweis Begins Discovery Recount in DuPage County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/04/oberweis120420/
— Brother Christopher Trimpe Charged with Stealing Over $10,000 from Poor at Resurrection Catholic Church
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/03/brother-christopher-trimpe-charged-with-stealing-over-10000-from-poor-at-resurrection-catholic-church/
— UPDATE – Health Care for More Not Here Legally
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/03/health-care-for-more-not-here-legally/
— Democrats Attempting to Take Over Dundee Township Board in Kane County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/03/dundee120320/
— Campaign Finance Fraud & Bribery in Illinois House
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/03/campaign-finance-fraud/
— Seneca Township Keeps Salaries Constant
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/03/seneca-township-keeps-salaries-constant/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Censorship of Wrongthink = Loss of Freedom – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I would focus on present/past leaders of the following: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on the aforesaid who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on the aforesaid who I have sued.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/modern-censorship-of-wrongthink-loss-of-freedom/

CAPITOL FAX
— Senate Democrats choose Harmon for a full term as President
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/03/senate-democrats-choose-harmon-for-a-full-term/

AMERICAN THINKER
— In Exclusive Interview, Sharyl Attkisson Chronicles Decline and Fall of Media – Elise Cooper (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, television stations, newspapers, websites, etc. act as arms of the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/12/in_exclusive_interview_sharyl_attkisson_chronicles_decline_and_fall_of_media.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Firm That Conducted ‘Audit’ of Georgia Voting Machines Has Long History With Dominion – Jeff Carlson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/firm-that-conducted-audit-of-georgia-voting-machines-has-long-history-with-dominion_3604466.html

POLITICO
— APRIL 14, 2020 FLASHBACK: Political consultants sue over exclusion from small business loans – THEODORIC MEYER (DIERSEN: I have been a member of the American Association of Political Consultants since 2001. I should write a book about political consultants in Illinois. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who have worked the hardest against me.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2020/04/14/political-consultants-sue-over-exclusion-from-small-business-loans-786863

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Ex-Presidents Would Get Vaccine Publicly to Boost Confidence – Will Weissert
https://cheddar.com/media/former-presidents-covid-vaccine-public-confidence

REUTERS
— Trump declines to say if he still has confidence in Attorney General Barr – Jeff Mason, Sarah N. Lynch (DIERSEN: Who does not have confidence in you? I should write a book about a) those who do not have confidence in what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and/or as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) those who did not have confidence in what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-barr/trump-declines-to-say-if-he-still-has-confidence-in-attorney-general-barr-idUSKBN28D2Q8?il=0

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump, Pence to campaign in Georgia as Senate runoff turnout concerns grow among GOP.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-pence-campaign-georgia-senate-runoff-turnout-concerns/story?id=74524408

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump rages over the election, ignoring a rampaging virus.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/trump-rages-over-election-ignoring-rampaging-virus-n1249829

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tracking Viral Misinformation (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they have done since 2000 a) to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/technology/facebook-coronavirus-vaccine-misinformation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump and His Supporters Want What They Can’t Have.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/opinion/trump-media-culture-war.html
— Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Debt Why you should ignore the coming Republican deficit rants. – Paul Krugman
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/opinion/biden-republicans-debt.html
— How Will Biden Deal With Republican Sabotage? He needs to make the G.O.P. pay a price for obstruction. – Paul Krugman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who focus on sabotaging what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) who sabotaged what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/opinion/biden-republican-party.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “How to tell fact from fiction at the end of the Trump era.” (DIERSEN: What if the Democrat news media hired me to be a fact checker? While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/03/telling-fact-fiction-end-trump-era/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “GOP panic about Trump’s trip to Georgia reveals a sad, vile truth.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/03/gop-panic-about-trumps-trip-georgia-reveals-sad-vile-truth/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: For these Trump supporters primed to disbelieve defeat, challenging the election was a civic duty In lawsuits alleging election fraud, Trump supporters described what they saw, heard and suspected. Many of their allegations crumbled under scrutiny. – Dennis Wagner, Ryan W. Miller, Nick Penzenstadler, Kevin McCoy, and Donovan Slack
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2020/12/03/trump-lawsuits-challenging-election-michigan-arizona-pennsylvania-georgia/6425725002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Barr finally met a Trump lie he couldn’t swallow. It’s a watershed in the 2020 election saga.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/04/protect-democracy-after-2020-keep-fighting-deceit-lies-column/3808514001/
— Cities are doing more than states, federal government to protect LGBTQ rights – Joshua Bote (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your municipality officially get rid of its residents, organizations, and companies that do not promote LGBTQ?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/03/hrc-cities-do-more-than-federal-government-protect-lgbtq-rights/3799252001/
— ‘They have not earned your vote’: Trump allies urge Georgia Republicans to sit out Senate runoffs – Joey Garrison
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/12/02/trump-allies-urge-georgia-republicans-sit-out-senate-runoffs/3800126001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Covid Shrinks the Labor Market, Pushing Out Women and Baby Boomers Nearly four million Americans have stopped working or looking for jobs – Gwynn Guilford and Sarah Chaney Cambon (DIERSEN: Everyone should expect that employers and organizations will ever-increasingly use Covid to get rid of their employees and members who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-shrinks-the-labor-market-pushing-out-women-and-baby-boomers-11607022074
— Trump Administration Claims Facebook Improperly Reserved Jobs for H-1B Workers Justice Department lawsuit says social-media company didn’t sufficiently advertise open positions, overlooked U.S. residents – Michelle Hackman, Sadie Gurman and Deepa Seetharaman (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers that prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of the United States? Citizens of foreign countries are far easier to exploit.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-claims-facebook-improperly-reserved-jobs-for-h1-b-workers-11607023044
— The Covid Pandemic Produces a Kinder, Gentler Performance Review – Rachel Feintzeig (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, I entered into the court record all the performance reviews that my GAO supervisors gave me 1980-1997. Those performance reviews did not justify the adverse actions that my GAO superiors took against me. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-covid-pandemic-produces-a-kinder-gentler-performance-review-11607025600
— Prominent AI Researcher Says Google Fired Her After Dispute Over Her Work, Impolitic Email Timnit Gebru, a well-known critic of AI, says she was told not to publish research; Google says the research didn’t meet standards – Rob Copeland (DIERSEN: When I turned 40 in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Rather than help the lawsuit succeed, virtually all the members of the class in GAO’s Chicago office “cut deals” with my GAO superiors. Those deals included helping my GAO superiors a) get rid of my mentor, b) keep me off audits of IRS, c) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, d) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, e) not promote me beyond GS-13, and f) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/prominent-critic-of-bias-in-ai-says-google-fired-her-after-research-dispute-impolitic-email-11607037474

BLOOMBERG
— EU Seeks to Punish Online Lies in Disinformation Crackdown – Natalia Drozdiak and Stephanie Bodoni (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they have done since 2000 a) to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-03/eu-seeks-to-punish-online-lies-in-disinformation-crackdown
— Blocked on Facebook With Nowhere to Turn – Sarah Frier (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation, disinformation, false, fake, and even worst things except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they have done since 2000 a) to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2020-12-03/blocked-on-facebook-with-nowhere-to-turn

FORBES
— How To Deliver The Most Value With A Company Newsletter: 15 Savvy Tips (DIERSEN: What suggestions do you have to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readership by conservative Republicans in Illinois who are the following: U.S. Congressmen, State Senators, State Representatives, County officials, Township officials, Municipal officials, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders, IRP State Central Committee members, County party leaders, Township and ward party leaders, Conservative organization leaders, Justices and judges, Candidates for the aforesaid offices, Staff members for the aforesaid, Political consultants for the aforesaid, Campaign managers for the aforesaid, Volunteers for the aforesaid, Major donors for the aforesaid,
Precinct Committeemen and Captains, Conservative organization members, Reporters and journalists, Activists, Voters?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/11/25/how-to-deliver-the-most-value-with-a-company-newsletter-15-savvy-tips/

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— Worship the state, or else – CAL THOMAS
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2020/12/03/Cal-Thomas-Worship-the-state-or-else/stories/202012030032

KENTUCKY NEW ERA
— A community with no newspaper? That’s bad news – Dean Riding (DIERSEN: Sadly, disgustingly, outrageously, tragically, and unacceptably, Wheaton has not had a newspaper for many decades. I should start one up. I would name it the “Wheaton Conservative.” The newspapers that currently cover Wheaton promote a) dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things, that is, they promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms; b) discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails; and c) discourage everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.kentuckynewera.com/opinion/article_1014c7c0-3b33-5a3e-b298-2955d888fc0c.html

STATESMAN
— Need for effective communication – NIKKY GUPTA (DIERSEN: What voids do you fill? I fill the tremendous Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) communication voids. It is beyond outrageous that Republicans in Illinois first learn of Republican news from the Democrat Facebook, Democrat Google, other Democrat websites, Democrat television stations, Democrat newspapers, Democrat etc. IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO should a) issue press releases and press advisories, b) keep diersen@aol.com on their press release and press advisory lists, and c) send out emails.)
https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/career/need-effective-communication-1502938976.html

REASON
— Calling Neighbor “Slum Lord” on Facebook Found to Be Constitutionally Protected Opinion at least in the context of a Facebook squabble. – EUGENE VOLOKH (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have extremely low opinions of me. I should write a book about the extremely negative, if not slanderous, things that they have said about me. I would focus on extremely negative, if not slanderous, things that leaders of the following have said about me: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on the aforesaid who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on the aforesaid who I have sued.)
https://reason.com/volokh/2020/12/03/calling-neighbor-slum-lord-on-facebook-found-to-be-constitutionally-protected-opinion/

PBS
— Biden adjusting agenda to reflect narrow divide in Congress
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-adjusting-agenda-to-reflect-narrow-divide-in-congress

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The Dangerous Temptation of ‘Back to Normal’
https://www.newsweek.com/danger-back-normal-trump-1551237

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What suggestions do you have to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readership by conservative Republicans in Illinois who are the following? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

U.S. Congressmen
State Senators
State Representatives
County officials
Township officials
Municipal officials
Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders
IRP State Central Committee members
County party leaders
Township and ward party leaders
Conservative organization leaders
Justices and judges
Candidates for the aforesaid offices
Staff members for the aforesaid
Political consultants for the aforesaid
Campaign managers for the aforesaid
Volunteers for the aforesaid
Major donors for the aforesaid
Precinct Committeemen and Captains
Conservative organization members
Reporters and journalists
Activists
Voters

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.