June 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 8 shot, 4 killed in Englewood shooting, Chicago police say – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-englewood-morgan-62nd/10792440/
— 1 dead, 2 injured after shooting victims crash on Lake Shore Drive in Gold Coast – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/1-dead-2-injured-after-shooting-victims-crash-on-lake-shore-drive/10792031/

CBS2
— Chicago Police Days Off Canceled, 12-Hour Shifts Required For Father’s Day Weekend – Suzanne Le Mignot
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/06/14/chicago-police-department-fathers-day-weekend/

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries get rid of individuals, organizations, businesses, etc. that do not promote LGBTQ. How soon, if not already, will municipalities officially ban individuals, organizations, businesses, etc. that do not promote LGBTQ from helping sponsoring their Independence Day parades and fireworks?
https://wgnradio.com/chicago-pride/what-are-the-biggest-issues-facing-the-lgbtq-community-today/

WTTW
— CPS Elected School Board, FOID Bill Set for Votes – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2021/06/14/cps-elected-school-board-foid-bill-set-votes
— Florida Bans ‘Critical Race Theory’ From its Classrooms – AP
(DIERSEN: What are the Republican leaders of your school district, your chamber of commerce, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America doing to stop the promotion of Critical Race Theory, 1619, LGBTQ, BLM, reparations, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination?)

https://news.wttw.com/2021/06/14/florida-bans-critical-race-theory-its-classrooms

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Poll shows renaming Lake Shore Drive for DuSable not supported by majority of Chicago voters – Fran Spielman
(DIERSEN: I should poll Wheaton’s voters to determine the percent that support Wheaton’s stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day Parade and Fireworks.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/6/14/22533253/rename-lake-shore-drive-dusable-chicago-city-council-lightfoot-moore-hopkins-king-reilly-aldermen
— Billions in black-market weed still selling in Illinois 18 months after marijuana legalized. The nation’s highest prices for legal pot have kept illegal sales strong — and even raised the cost of a joint on the street in some cases. A lot of the underground bud is coming from California. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2021/6/14/22534079/illinois-dispensaries-illegal-legal-marijuana-cannabis-pot-bud-sale
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Republicans. But then again, everything that Democrats do is to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/6/14/22533354/lightfoot-declares-juneteenth-official-city-holiday-chicago-city-council-slavery

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans. What percent of Chicago Tribune employees are hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-boeing-gop-donations-corporations-big-lie-trump-election-fraud-huppke-20210615-zksnsjsqhzfllhea2sfwnkqc6u-story.html
— As legislature reconvenes, Illinois is poised to become the first state in the Midwest to ban coal-burning power plants – MICHAEL HAWTHORNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-illinois-pritzker-coal-clean-energy-20210615-lgx35ouufjfsvgimmfoqa37qdu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Daily Herald makes it clear that it exists a) to promote LGBTQ in the suburbs and b) to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210615/editorial-pride-progress-but-more-work-to-be-done

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago Tribune columnist Heidi Stevens among those applying for a buyout. The list of employees looking to leave the paper is growing, with sections from features to the editorial board facing an exodus. – ALLY MAROTTI
(DIERSEN: Have you been “offered” a buyout? In 1993, when I was a 45 year old GS-13 GAO employee who had 25 years of federal service, the Democrats who ran GAO “offered” a $25,000 buyout to all their employees, including me, who had 25 or more years of federal service. They made it very clear that they wanted all eligible GAO employees to take their “offer” who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to 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. In 1997, they succeeded in forcing me to take their “offer.”)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/chicago-tribune-columnist-heidi-stevens-among-those-applying-buyout
— Health care coalition finds its footing in social justice fight. Hospitals and clinics are reviewing their internal policies and procedures in the midst of a transformative moment for the industry and the country. – STEPHANIE GOLDBERG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-workplace-diversity/health-care-coalition-finds-its-footing-social-justice-fight

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— AMERICA’S GUILT DEMANDS REPARATIONS
(DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, how much reparations should you pay? From what I see, according to the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, more the reparations that you should pay: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicagocrusader.com/americas-guilt-demands-reparations/

WGLT
— Rep. Brady Still Studying Possible Secretary of State Bid – Eric Stock
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-06-14/rep-brady-still-studying-possible-secretary-of-state-bid

NPR ILLINOIS
— FCC Temporarily Offering Up To $50 A Month For Low-Income Americans To Access Internet – Derek Cantù, Hannah Meisel
(DIERSEN: It would be great if FCC gave $50 a month to low income GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readers so that they could pay to get around paywalls.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2021-06-14/fcc-temporarily-offering-up-to-50-a-month-for-low-income-americans-to-access-internet

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Surrendering the Public Square Even in the Bible Belt, traditional religious beliefs are being replaced by the social justice agenda, with no resistance from mainline faith leaders. – Mark Pulliam
https://amgreatness.com/2021/06/14/surrendering-the-public-square/
— Grievance and Forgiveness or Civil Strife Let us have no foolishness about this: those who peddle “white fragility” and “overcoming whiteness” are only selling hate and resentment. It is a recipe for civil war and dissolution. – Clifford Angell Bates, Jr.
https://amgreatness.com/2021/06/14/grievance-and-forgiveness-or-civil-strife/
— Federal Judge Blocks Biden Effort to Issue $4 Billion Reparations to Minority Farmers – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/06/14/federal-judge-blocks-biden-effort-to-issue-4-billion-reparations-to-minority-farmers/

BREITBART
— Tom Cotton Threatens to Hold Up Military Promotions over Critical Race Theory ‘Indoctrination’ – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/06/14/tom-cotton-threatens-to-hold-up-military-promotions-over-critical-race-theory-indoctrination/

CNS NEWS
— Catholic Bishop: Biden is ‘Catholic Who Promotes the Evils of Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage, and Transgenderism’
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/cnsnewscom-staff/catholic-bishop-biden-catholic-who-promotes-evils-abortion-same

DAILY CALLER
— Nikole Hannah-Jones Calls Opposition To Critical Race Theory, 1619 Project ‘Dangerous’ – JORDAN LANCASTER
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that those who oppose the promotion of following are dangerous: dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/14/nikole-hannah-jones-opposition-critical-race-theory-1619-project-dangerous/

COLLEGE FIX
— Northwestern University’s student government has asked the university to remove the chairman of the board of trustees from a presidential search committee due to his support for former President Donald Trump.
(DIERSEN: What percent of those who run your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois are Trump-haters?)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/student-government-wants-pro-trump-trustee-kicked-off-presidential-search-committee/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Students’ graduation boycott is a dud, unveiling “UChicago Kills” banner ahead of empty rally – Katelynn Richardson
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=17642

POST MILLENNIAL
— Dinesh D’Souza reveals how Critical Race Theory distorts history, omits ‘inconvenient facts’ about Democrats. “Pin the racist tail where it belongs: not on the Republican elephant, not on the American eagle, but on the Democratic donkey.” – Mia Cathell
https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-dinesh-dsouza-reveals-how-critical-race-theory-distorts-history-omits-inconvenient-facts-about-democrats

TOWNHALL
— GOP Lawmakers Take Action to Strip Federal Dollars from Schools That Use Debunked 1619 Project – Reagan McCarthy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2021/06/14/mcconnellcotton-defund-1619-n2590954

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Supreme Court Delays Whether To Review Harvard Anti-Asian Discrimination Case, Seeks Biden Admin Position. “The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.” – William A. Jacobson
(DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes  a) have not personally paid the price of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, or Inclusion, b) want to personally benefit from AA, Diversity, and Inclusion, and/or c) have personally benefitted from AA, Diversity, and Inclusion. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/supreme-court-delays-whether-to-review-harvard-anti-asian-discrimination-case-seeks-biden-admin-position/

THE HILL
— Trump endorsement shakes up GOP Senate primary in NC – MAX GREENWOOD
(DIERSEN: Which U.S. Senate and U.S. House candidates in Illinois will Trump endorse? Which ones will Kinzinger endorse?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/558416-trump-endorsement-shakes-up-gop-senate-primary-in-nc


— White House unveils strategy to battle domestic extremism – REBECCA BEITSCH
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs, a) all Republicans are extremists who should be gotten rid of once and for all and b) the more of the following that Republicans are, the more extremist that they are: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if their ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/558420-white-house-unveils-strategy-to-battle-domestic-extremism
— Black Democrats press leaders for reparations vote this month – MIKE LILLIS
(DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, how much reparations should you pay? From what I see, according to the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, more the reparations that you should pay: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/558412-black-democrats-press-leaders-for-reparations-vote-this-month

POLITICO
— Democrats are going after Big Tech. It’ll affect almost everything you do online. – LEAH NYLEN
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want Big Tech to do even more to destroy conservatives, and especially to destroy conservatives who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, White, male, older, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/15/big-tech-house-antitrust-changes-494506

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Conservative fight Critical Race Theory.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/critical-race-theory-invades-school-boards-help-conservative-groups-n1270794

YAHOO NEWS
— Evanston is about to do something no other city has done in the country: pay reparations to some of its Black residents.
(DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, how much reparations should you pay? From what I see, according to the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, more the reparations that you should pay: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.yahoo.com/chicago-suburb-begin-paying-reparations-164354640.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have not personally paid the price of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, or Inclusion, b) want to personally benefit from AA, Diversity, and Inclusion, and/or c) have personally benefitted from AA, Diversity, and Inclusion. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://news.yahoo.com/editorial-supreme-court-shouldnt-harvard-232315951.html
— Putin defends January 6 Capitol rioters, praises Trump – NBC
https://news.yahoo.com/putin-defends-january-6-capitol-174536543.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tracking Viral Misinformation – Linda Qiu and Ben Decker (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all political and government news and commentary is misinformation except for the political and government news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions#christian-erikson-cardiac-arrest
— Why the World Needs More Black Accountants The field of accounting is overwhelmingly white. Rumbi Bwerinofa-Petrozzello, a forensic accountant, wants to change that. – Wadzanai Mhute
(DIERSEN: I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997. In 1997, my GAO superiors acted like my Black subordinate, who was a CPA, had told them that he would leave GAO if I did not take GAO’s early retirement “offer” which ended September 30, 1997. My GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” and they gave him my job and they gave him my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/us/black-accountants-rumbi-bwerinofa-petrozzello.html

USA TODAY
— Will virtual onboarding for new workers be the norm post-pandemic? Some experts think so – Terry Collins and Charisse Jones
(DIERSEN: In June of 1971, IRS hired me as a GS-7 (currently $48,445/year) Revenue Officer. I spent the first 6 months in classroom and on-the-job training.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/06/13/remote-jobs-virtual-onboarding-work-from-home-covid-19-pandemic/5245423001/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage Asian Americans to hate Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2021/06/03/asian-american-communities-seek-public-office-wins-after-year-hate/5044762001/

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Slavery does not define U.S. history. Freedom does.- Maureen Downey
(DIERSEN: One could ask those who promote Critical Race Theory and 1619 what their ancestors did to fight slavery.)
https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled-blog/opinion-slavery-does-not-define-us-history-freedom-does/6HWR5JO2FND23DQ5HNEHSLGRJA/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Apollo, Ares and Oaktree Team Up on Initiative to Lure Black Talent Firms will each commit $3 million yearly over a decade to fund program with HBCUs – Miriam Gottfried
(DIERSEN: In 1997, my GAO superiors acted like my Black subordinate, who was a CPA, had told them that he would leave GAO if I did not take GAO’s early retirement “offer” which ended September 30, 1997. My GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” and they gave him my job and they gave him my preferred corner office.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/apollo-ares-and-oaktree-team-up-on-initiative-to-lure-black-talent-11623751200
— Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age Hits 12 Years. Cars remain in service longer as quality improves, prices rise. – Mike Colias
(DIERSEN: I have owned my 1972 Corvette since I took delivery of it on October 14, 1971 when I was 23 years old. At that time, I worked for IRS in its Chicago office as a GS-7 (currently $48,445/year) Revenue Officer trainee, I worked part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights, and I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. Previously, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE had been stolen in Chicago, I had worked for Firestone full-time, I had avoided the draft, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, and my father had died suddenly in 1969. I stored my Corvette in my mother’s garage 1971-1984 and in my garage in Wheaton since 1984. Since 1995, it has been on a hydraulic lift. It has 5,142 miles on it.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/average-u-s-vehicle-age-hits-record-12-years-11623680640
— Companies Push Employees to Prove They Are Vaccinated for Covid-19 – Chip Cutter and Orla McCaffrey
(DIERSEN: Of course, members of the following protected groups are exempt from the aforesaid: those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, in America illegally, poor, non-gun owners, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-push-employees-to-prove-they-are-vaccinated-11623672001
— Stop Blaming Kamala Harris. It’s not her fault she has no good answers about the border. It’s President Biden’s. – William McGurn
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have blamed me the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stop-blaming-kamala-harris-11623709132

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Paying Reparations. Virginia Theological Seminary has issued the first checks to descendants of Black people who worked on the campus during the eras of slavery, Reconstruction and segregation. – Elizabeth Redden
(DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, how much reparations should you pay? From what I see, according to the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, more the reparations that you should pay: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/06/15/virginia-theological-seminary-issues-first-reparations-checks

MEDIA MATTERS
— QAnon influencers want their followers to infiltrate Republican precinct committees — and the plan shows signs it’s working – ALEX KAPLAN
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. I should survey Republican Precinct Committeemen in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) to determine the percent that reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, b) to determine the percent that promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination, c) to determine the percent that became Republican Precinct Committeemen to destroy the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and/or Illinois Republican Party (IRP), and d) to determine the percent that paint themselves as being mindless operatives or mindless dupes for those who lead the MTRO, DCRCC, and/or IRP.)
https://www.mediamatters.org/qanon-conspiracy-theory/qanon-influencers-want-their-followers-infiltrate-republican-precinct

WIKIPEDIA
— Up-or-out
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about how Democrats and RINOs use up-or-out to get rid of Republicans. I would focus on leaders of the following: GAO, IRS, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP). The Democrats who run the federal government get rid of their employees who are Republican who do not make GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. RINO leaders of political organizations get rid of Republicans who do not make a) chairman of a Republican township/ward party organization by age 30, b) chairman of a Republican county organization by age 35, and c) IRP State Central Committee member by age 40. Extremely few make the aforesaid deadlines.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_or_out

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.