March 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Amending the Illinois Constitution: 50 words that can save the state – TED DABROWSKI AND JOHN KLINGNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-fixing-illinois-chicago-budget-pension-amendment-20210317-nimnyjhk65anbngffof3ogl5cy-story.html
— Who’d want to be a Chicago cop? – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-prem-john-kass-chicago-cop-20210318-gfjcvbcrkrdkzgcd3h23tz5pmi-story.html
— Google is ready to hire in Chicago as part of plan to add 10,000 workers nationally this year – Ryan Ori
(DIERSEN: Just kidding, but should I apply? Google continues to refuse to treat my www.gopillinois.com website as being a news website. I could stress my fact-checking qualifications to Google. 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 $102,188-$132,845/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 $85,935-$97,395/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.chicagotribune.com/columns/ryan-ori/ct-biz-google-chicago-expansion-ryan-ori-20210318-eytpzjfnzrbarfxpi5bpog3uci-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Salt may be a savior for roads, but it imperils Chicago-area water and wildlife. Some communities and agencies are working to change that. – LESLIE BONILLA
(DIERSEN: SEE: ” The Effects of Road Salt on Cars & How to Protect Your Vehicle from Salt Damage” at https://www.carcovers.com/resources/roadsalt/ )
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-road-salt-water-quality-nature-20210318-woctrpzhpnforikujd2nonp5qy-story.html
— Emails show CTU playing games while kids languish out of school – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ctu-reopen-schools-jesse-sharkey-email-20210317-7yq2xctaobfvpb5dd3jnga6b3a-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With Metra ridership down 91.5%, railway adding new air purification system to restore confidence. Government stimulus funding is helping the company financially as it saw a 5.5 million fewer passenger trips during the month of January compared to pre-pandemic ridership. – Mari Devereaux
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/17/22336308/metra-ridership-down-railway-restoring-commuter-confidence-pandemic
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for the Atlanta mass shootings.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/3/17/22336471/atlanta-mass-shootings-massage-parlors-chicago-police-patrols-asian-americans-hate-crimes-lightfoot

WGN RADIO
— Did you know Irish history in Illinois traces all the way back to the American Revolution?
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/did-you-know-irish-history-in-illinois-traces-all-the-back-to-the-american-revolution/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: NIU History Professor Sean Farrell (and his former doctoral student Mathieu Billings, now a faculty associate in history and political science at the University of Indianapolis) wrote the book on Irish history in Illinois, aptly named “The Irish in Illinois.” Sean joins Steve Bertrand on Chicago’s Afternoon News to discuss the story of the Irish in Illinois, including that fact that nine of Illinois’ governors trace their ancestry back to Ireland.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs officially call for legalization of prostitution?
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/is-it-time-to-decriminalize-sex-work-illinois/

WBEZ
— Just How White Is Chicago’s Union For Cops? Here Are The Numbers. – Chip Mitchell
https://www.wbez.org/stories/just-how-white-is-chicagos-union-for-cops-here-are-the-numbers/a4e24f7f-d166-49f3-b764-f5f8db0fb569

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 163 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, no deaths, 13.05% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/03/18/dupage-county-reports-163-covid-19-cases-wednesday-no-deaths-1305-of-population-fully-vaccinated/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Southwest IL senator works at a controversial utility. He won’t talk about what he does – KELSEY LANDIS, DEASIA PAIGE, AND KAVAHN MANSOURI
(DIERSEN: I pumped gasoline part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights while I worked for IRS 1971-1972 in Chicago and then in Harvey. Of course, I had official permission from IRS.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article249954494.html
— Mandatory K-12 sex education bill advances in Illinois House, faces strong opposition – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article250012734.html

JOURNAL COURIER
— 4 crucial steps to make July 4th an Independence Day with much greater freedom from COVID-19 – David R. Holtgrave
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/4-crucial-steps-to-make-July-4th-an-Independence-16035092.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— Children At The Border: What’s Biden Doing To Address The Crisis?
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/children-border-whats-biden-doing-address-crisis#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot to promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, 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.nprillinois.org/post/us-intelligence-agencies-warn-heightened-domestic-extremism-threat#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump’s tax returns in hand, Manhattan DA’s probe heats up – AP
(DIERSEN: Democrats misapply laws to harm Republicans. I should write a book about how my Democrat IRS superiors misapplied laws to harm me. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and they disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They would never have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trumps-taxes-in-hand-manhattan-das-probe-heats-up

WAND TV
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gambling addiction soars in Illinois – Madison O’Brien
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in Illinois push booze, gambling, pot, and other vices. To push booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/gambling-addiction-soars-in-illinois/article_560e12e8-8380-11eb-907a-83a2f2fd9947.html

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP outlines priorities for state government – Kevin Bessler
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The 2020 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform is at https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf . That platform includes planks titled “ADVOCATING A ‘FRONT DOOR’ POLICY ON IMMIGRATION” and “PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO LIFE” and “EMBRACING THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY.” In addition, the IRP adopted 13 resolutions at its 2020 State Convention. SEE: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t07rif5nyqf0v1g/AAAGUA9bl5LTRjdfiefoT3DHa )
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-gop-outlines-priorities-for-state-government/article_0ffd54ae-875d-11eb-acb3-f7467e66101e.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Decade-Long Fox River Grove Village President Robert Nunamaker Resigns
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/decade-long-fox-river-grove-village-president-robert-nunamaker-resign
— IL-16: Standing Room Only for Catalina Lauf in Rockford
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/lauf031721/
— WIND Talk Show Host Covering GOPAC Event Featuring Three GOP Gubernatorial Aspirants
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/wind-talk-show-host-covering-gopac-event/
— Tom Weber Shares House Republican Vision for Illinois
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/weber-shares-house-republican-vision-for-illinois/
— McHenry County Cuts License Fees in Half for Food Establishments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/county-cuts-license-fees-in-half-for-food-establishments/
— National Guard To Be on Coronavirus Vaccination Duty in McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/national-guard-to-be-on-coronavirus-vaccination-duty/
— CL Mayoral Candidate Donald Kountz Summarizes League of Women Voters Forum Answers, Stresses Listening and Much Greater Transparency
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/donald-kountz-summarizes-league-of-women-voters-forum-answers-stresses-listening-greater-transpanency/
— Crystal Lake Mayoral Forum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/16/crystal-lake-mayoral-forum/

FOX NEWS
— Dan Bongino to take over Rush Limbaugh’s radio time slot ‘The Dan Bongino Show’ will premiere on radio stations across the country May 24 – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dan-bongino-rush-limbaugh-radio-time-slot

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Wokening of Language Bodes Ill for Free Thought – Charles Turot
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/the_wokening_of_language_bodes_ill_for_free_thought.html

BREITBART
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TREASONOUS: Lindsey Graham, House Republicans Promote Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Amid Border Crisis – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/17/lindsey-graham-house-republicans-promote-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-amid-border-crisis/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Already, the U.S. gives out more than 1.2 million green cards to foreign nationals every year — 70 percent of which are awarded to the relatives of naturalized American citizens. In addition, about 1.4 million foreign nationals are able to secure work visas annually to take jobs in the U.S.)
— Ann Coulter: GOP Moves to Save Biden: We Want Amnesty, Too! – ANN COULTER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/17/ann-coulter-gop-moves-to-save-biden-we-want-amnesty-too/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Joe Biden’s immigration bill will put virtually all illegal immigrants on a bullet train to citizenship, provided that they meet the onerous requirement of claiming to have entered the country before Jan. 1, 2021. Only terrorists and convicted felons are excluded — at least in theory, but past experience suggests they’ll get amnesty, too. Even illegal immigrants who’ve already been deported will be invited back and given amnesty. So far, the Republicans’ response has been to propose their own amnesty, while throwing in some boob-bait for the rubes about border security.)
— Secret Republican Vote to Restore Earmarks Is a Betrayal of the Voters – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/17/pollak-secret-republican-vote-to-restore-earmarks-is-a-betrayal-of-the-voters/

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Anti-Porn Advocates Blast Grammys For Featuring Sexually Explicit Content And Showing It To Kids – ANTON CARILLO
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/11190/20210318/anti-porn-advocates-blast-grammys-for-featuring-sexually-explicit-content-and-showing-it-to-kids.htm

DAILY SIGNAL
— 4 Highlights From Senate Hearing on Liberals’ Equality Act – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/03/17/4-highlights-from-senate-hearing-on-liberals-equality-act/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Progressives against Civil Rights – Charles Love
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/03/18/progressives-against-civil-rights

TOWNHALL
— We’re Being Invaded – Dinesh D’Souza
https://townhall.com/columnists/dineshdsouza/2021/03/17/a-home-invasion-n2586433

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Kinzinger Finds Himself a Target in GOP Loyalty War – Philip Wegmann
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters support Kinzinger.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/18/kinzinger_finds_himself_a_target_in_gop_loyalty_war_145427.html

EPOCH TIMES
— House to Vote on Bills That Provide Citizenship Path to Illegal Immigrants – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/house-to-vote-on-2-bills-that-provide-citizenship-path-to-illegal-immigrants_3736668.html
— Facebook Voter Drive Swayed Election to Biden – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/facebook-voter-drive-swayed-election-to-biden-executive-caught-on-camera-as-saying_3737902.html

THE HILL
— The House is set to vote on two immigration bills on Thursday, one to provide a pathway to citizenship for so-called “Dreamers” and a second to provide legal status to certain migrant agriculture workers. – Marisa Schultz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-leadership-urging-no-vote-on-dream-act-to-protect-young-immigrations-from-deportation

ABC NEWS & NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote discrimination against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/equality-act-bar-lgbtq-gender-identity-discrimination-faces/story?id=76515120
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-18/lgbtqia-aged-care-experience/13226122
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/how-passing-equality-act-would-change-the-lives-of-lgbtq-americans-108695621506

NBC NEWS & CBS NEW YORK & FOX NEW YORK & NEW YORK TIMES & CNN & WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Trump-supporters, and especially against Trump-supporters who are conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, 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.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/atlanta-black-residents-stand-asian-americans-effort-end-hate-n1261363
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/03/17/nyc-asian-communities-on-edge-after-atlanta-spa-shootings/
https://www.fox5ny.com/video/912100
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/georgia-asian-population.html
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/18/us/san-francisco-violence-against-asians-patrols/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-mass-shooting-atlanta/2021/03/17/7526060c-8733-11eb-bfdf-4d36dab83a6d_story.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for anti-Asian attacks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/hate-crimes-against-asian-americans-community.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for Covid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/politics/covid-survivors.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for anti-Asian attacks.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/17/anti-asian-attacks-shootings/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-diversity-failures-at-the-nations-best-public-high-school-led-officials-to-make-changes-more-are-needed/2021/03/17/e010f158-875a-11eb-82bc-e58213caa38e_story.html

USA TODAY
— H.R. 1 is not ‘For the People’: Sen. Mike Lee
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/03/17/hr-1-not-for-people-sen-mike-lee-editorials-debates/4741788001/
— COVID-19 crisis: Vaccine conspiracy theories, hoaxes in Spanish targeting Hispanic community breed fear, hesitancy – Jessica Guynn and Coral Murphy Marcos
USA TODAY
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/03/16/facebook-whatsapp-covid-vaccine-misinformation-spanish-hispanic-hesitancy/4711556001/
— ‘A double-edged sword’: Survey says young Americans are using social media to address mental health issues … caused by social media – Terry Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/03/17/social-media-covid-19-survey-depression-coronavirus/4722286001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/03/17/white-supremacist-propaganda-hits-all-time-high/4721323001/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Whites. How soon, if not already, will your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and the world officially banish Whites, and especially Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, 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.newsweek.com/white-supremacist-propaganda-adl-2020-1576533

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Migrants Mass at U.S.-Mexico Border, Pinning Hopes on Biden. The new administration says it won’t let large numbers in anytime soon, but hundreds wait in Tijuana. – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrants-mass-at-u-s-mexico-border-pinning-hopes-on-biden-11615978801
— Stopped Saving for Retirement During the Pandemic? Don’t Panic. The impact of temporarily suspending retirement saving—even for a few years—isn’t as big as you might think – Anne Tergesen
(DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because of the many adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors 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 $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stopped-saving-for-retirement-during-the-pandemic-dont-panic-11616059800
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot to promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, 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.wsj.com/articles/racially-motivated-extremists-militias-pose-most-lethal-domestic-threat-report-finds-11616011558
— The Airline and Hotel Pandemic Vouchers That May Prove Worthless – Scott McCartney
(DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, while my wife worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions, we took four short vacations every year following her business trips, most commonly to luxury golf resorts across America. Most commonly, we rented a car and visited nearby national parks. Needless-to-say, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, and especially those whose spouse had little or no income and those who were not married were beyond furious about that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-airline-and-hotel-pandemic-vouchers-that-may-prove-worthless-11615986078

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliapeart/2021/03/17/how-diversity-and-innovation-drive-great-cultures-in-the-future-of-work/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Hiring by Algorithm: Legal Issues Presented by the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Sourcing and Selection
(DIERSEN: Of course, Republican-haters use artificial intelligence to not hire Republicans, and especially to not hire Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, 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.natlawreview.com/article/hiring-algorithm-legal-issues-presented-use-artificial-intelligence-sourcing-and

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Diversity Course on Hold – Colleen Flaherty
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/03/18/boise-state-suspends-diversity-course-1300-students

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.