ABC7
— Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg’s campaign office vandalized in
Edgewater on North Side, police say
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mike-bloombergs-campaign-office-vandalized-in-edgewater-on-north-side-police/5962919/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-2/24/2020
— 22 shot, 5 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/22-shot-5-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/5963006/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-2/24/2020
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Graffiti spray-painted on Bloomberg campaign office in Edgewater “Racist,”
“sexist,” “GOP” and “oligarch” were scrawled across four windows on the front
of the former New York mayor’s campaign office, 1130 W. Bryn Mawr. – Luke
Wilusz and Carly Behm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/2/24/21150374/mike-bloomberg-edgewater-campaign-office-graffiti-vandalism-bryn-mawr
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With Democrats caught up in corruption probe, Illinois GOP appeared to have
a ready-made campaign message. Then Trump freed Blgojevich. ‘It doesn’t help
the argument.’ – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-rod-blagojevich-illinois-republicans-20200224-qf6poxyv4vdybnggbkyt7fuf7i-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: 7 in GOP line up for shot to reclaim 14th District – Rick
Pearson
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200224/281509343215533
— Expelling Wall Street Journal reporters returns China to a darker age – BRET
STEPHENS (DIERSEN: In Illinois, the more planks in the Illinois Republican
Party platform that you support, the more likely that Democrat plant,
Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected
officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, fundraisers,
etc. will expel you.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-china-wall-street-journal-20200221-2tzdu75bkzapnlh7c2adzzavea-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What volunteer work, that is, what unpaid work, have you
spent a lot of time doing? For me, it includes serving as the GOPUSA Illinois
Editor since 2000, Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, TAPROOT
Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Milton Township Republican
Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition
Steering Committee member 2003-2007, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government
Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, American Association of Political
Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, Association of Government
Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member 1983-1996, and Illinois
CPA Society Membership Committee member 1989-1998.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200224/281861530533805
WGN RADIO
— Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin discusses the new budget plan
https://wgnradio.com/2020/02/23/illinois-house-republican-leader-jim-durkin-comes-on-this-weeks-episode-of-the-sunday-spin/
WBEZ
— For The First Time In More Than A Decade, The Waitlist For Suburban Public
Housing Is Opening – Kristen Schorsch
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/for-the-first-time-in-more-than-a-decade-the-waitlist-for-suburban-public-housing-is-opening/5278515b-3592-45dd-b333-86493c2a0f4d
FOX ST. LOUIS
— Choice to separate Chicago from Illinois to appear on some primary ballots –
JOE MILLITZER
https://fox2now.com/2020/02/21/choice-to-separate-illinois-from-chicago-to-appear-on-some-primary-ballots/#new_tab
WCBU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats encourage minorities and
women to wear protest hairstyles.
https://wcbu.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/post/gordon-booth-spearheads-anti-hairstyle-discrimination-effort#stream/0
DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries
and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://depauliaonline.com/46663/nation/trump-under-fire-for-sanctuary-cities-crackdown/
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— 14% of Illinois residents enrolled in food stamp program in July
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/525864077-analysis-14-of-illinois-residents-enrolled-in-food-stamp-program-in-july#new_tab
ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— Lawmaker Wants To Waive Concealed Carry Fee For Veterans – Mike Smith
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/2020/02/23/lawmaker-wants-to-waive-concealed-carry-fee-for-veterans/
— Vermilion Co. Treasurer Darren Duncan Seeks 15th Congressional District GOP
Nomination – Jim Meadows
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/2020/02/23/vermilion-co-treasurer-darren-duncan-runs-for-15th-congressional-dis-gop-nomination/
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Buttigieg’s Shameful Political Exploitation of a Child – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/02/buttigiegs-shameful-political-exploitation-of-a-child/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Warren shreds Bloomberg’s ‘history with women’ after calling nondisclosure
agreement releases ‘not good enough’ – Anthony Leonardi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/warren-shreds-bloombergs-history-with-women-after-calling-nondisclosure-agreement-releases-not-good-enough
FOX NEWS
— Trump administration rule to restrict green cards for welfare-reliant
immigrants takes effect – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rule-to-restrict-welfare-reliant-immigrants-from-green-cards-goes-into-effect
BLAZE
— Sanders doubles down on support for communist dictator Fidel Castro in ’60
Minutes’ interview He’s literally repeating communist propaganda in 2020 –
Giancarlo Sopo
https://www.theblaze.com/news/bernie-sanders-doubles-down-on-his-support-for-communist-fidel-castro-in-60-minutes-interview
PJ MEDIA
— RNC Crushing Democrats in Fundraising – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/election/rnc-crushing-democrats-in-fundraising/
THE HILL
— Sanders won’t attend American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference, accuses
it of providing platform for ‘bigotry’ – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484294-sanders-wont-attend-aipac-conference-accuses-it-of-providing-platform-for
NEW YORK TIMES
— The Week in Business: Even Billionaires Can’t Buy Debate Skills – Charlotte
Cowles
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/23/business/this-week-in-business-debate-michael-bloomberg.html
— Digital Edits, a Paid Army: Bloomberg Is ‘Destroying Norms’ on Social Media
His campaign is testing the boundaries of what platforms like Twitter and
Facebook allow in politics. They’re having trouble coming up with an answer. –
Sheera Frenkel and Davey Alba
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/22/technology/bloomberg-social-media.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Bernie Sanders Looks Ahead After Nevada Caucus Win Contests in 15 states
over the coming week and a half could determine the course of the race – Eliza
Collins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-looks-ahead-after-nevada-caucuses-win-11582459203
— Joe Biden Faces Competition for Diverse Coalition From Bernie Sanders The
race for the Democratic nomination heads to South Carolina, where black voters
make up more than half of the party electorate – Ken Thomas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-faces-competition-for-diverse-coalition-from-bernie-sanders-11582483693
— Nine Ways to Make Your Work Day Better – Bruce Daisley (DIERSEN: While I was
a federal employee, I could have, but I refused, to make my work days better by
a) becoming a Democrat and b) helping my Democrat superiors get rid of their
employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made
GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30,
GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently
$170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nine-ways-to-make-work-less-awful-11582281002
BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Blacks to
hate Republicans.
https://www.bloombergquint.com/gadfly/why-black-voters-keep-picking-democrats
ABC NEWS
— Fired Chicago Police superintendent getting $190K pension A report says
Chicago’s fired police superintendent is receiving a monthly pension of more than
$15,800 – AP (DIERSEN: In defense of my $54,168/year $4,514/month Civil Service
Retirement System pension, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11
years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year,
I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12
Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, and I worked for the Post
office for almost 3 years at the GS-4 Step 1-3 levels, currently
$16.64-$17.75/hour. In addition, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree
when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and
48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47,
and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fired-chicago-police-superintendent-190k-pension-69104186#new_tab
CNBC
— Bloomberg says he can’t use TurboTax. Here are the options for most
taxpayers – Sarah O’Brien
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/20/bloomberg-doesnt-use-turbotax-here-are-options-for-most-taxpayers.html
USA TODAY
— Nearly two-thirds of voters expect Trump to win reelection in November, poll
finds – William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/02/23/poll-two-thirds-trump-will-win-reeelection/4850074002/
FOX BALTIMORE
— George Zimmerman files suit against Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg –
Danielle Jackson (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who
hint/imply/argue/shout that their opponents and their supporters are White
supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even
worse things? I should write a book about such politicians in Wheaton, Glen
Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/george-zimmerman-files-suit-against-elizabeth-warren-and-pete-buttigieg
PBS
— Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned – AP
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/reliability-of-pricey-new-voting-machines-questioned
COLUMBIAN
— Community must have voice in selecting trustees – Willy Cushwa
https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/feb/23/local-view-community-must-have-voice-in-selecting-trustees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Candidates would have to publicly explain and defend their qualifications,
positions on issues, and vision for the college — which doesn’t happen in the
current selection process. Improved communication with constituents would also
be necessary during a term of service, especially if a trustee sought
re-election. I suspect that local reporters and community members would
appreciate a more direct way to obtain information and answers to questions,
instead of relying on public record requests. I have no doubts that the current
and former Clark College Trustees are educated, professionally experienced, and
committed to the community. However, I believe the more pertinent question is
“Are they the most qualified and suitable individuals to guide the college and
oversee its operations?”)
NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat Black activists blame Whites
for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/02/how-did-the-democrats-end-up-here
BUSINESS AM LIVE
— How essential are certificates and degrees today? – Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso
(DIERSEN: If I had not had a high school diploma, the Post Office would not
have hired me in 1966. If I had not had a bachelor’s degree in management,
Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, Oldsmobile would not have
offered me a job in 1971, and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not
been taking graduate business courses, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972,
1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my
first attempt, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not earned a
master’s degree in accounting and passed the Certified Internal Auditor
examination on my first attempt, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I
had not been taking graduate finance courses and earned a master’s degree in
finance, GAO would have succeeded in forcing me to retire earlier than it did.)
https://www.businessamlive.com/how-essential-are-certificates-and-degrees-today/
