May 10 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania fight Democratic governors over pandemic response – AP (DIERSEN: What about Illinois?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gop-in-wisconsin-michigan-pennsylvania-fight-democratic-governors-over-pandemic-response

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce survey shows 10% of businesses near permanent closure, 32% two months from shuttering – ERIN HEGARTY (DIERSEN: What percent of businesses in your municipal district, your municipality, your township, and your county are near permanent closure or shuttering?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-businesses-coronavirus-effects-st-20200509-gq6jykot2fgsha7ig55p547c44-story.html
— Push-back to governor’s plan to reopen the state growing more intense – DENISE CROSBY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-reopen-pushback-st-0510-20200508-o3aalvzlzvbkhjirsjf6efajka-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Doubts about opening again – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-ppp-sba-round-two-20200508-mcxf7il65javbltaoqo764ygf4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters use Ahmaud Arbery to promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-ahmaud-arbery-georgia-shooting-racial-terror-legacy-20200509-frqnudpoqzgbfabv2qh6iamdwm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois is sixth in COVID-19 death toll, but it’s 24th in fatality rate – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200509/illinois-is-sixth-in-covid-19-death-toll-but-its-24th-in-fatality-rate

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Reopen Illinois rally draws big crowd to Oswego shopping center – SHEA LAZANSKY
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/05/09/gallery-reopen-illinois-rally-draws-big-crowd-to-oswego-shopping-center/d5uo7ot/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Dozens rally in Rockford to reopen Illinois – Ken DeCoster
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/dozens-rally-in-rockford-to-reopen-illinois/article_b9491cb4-84f2-5fd7-875a-43b709870124.html
— Low level alarms experts: Illinois has tested fewer than 2% of inmates for COVID-19 – Molly Parker
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/low-level-alarms-experts-illinois-has-tested-fewer-than-2-of-inmates-for-covid-19/article_7f1cc287-cd1d-5006-8c7a-f19c81f4ee21.html

HERALD NEWS
— Coronavirus continues to hit elderly hard in Will County – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/09/coronavirus-continues-to-hit-elderly-hard-in-will-county/aez3mpa/

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Local plan to restart economy deserves a second look from governor – Editorial
https://www.whig.com/20200510/local-plan-to-restart-economy-deserves-a-second-look-from-governor

WIFR
— Reopen Illinois rally hosted in Rockford – Brandon Giesey
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Reopen-Illinois-rally-hosted-in-Rockford-570345821.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— COVID-19 creates shocking need for food in Sangamon County – Devin Trubey
https://newschannel20.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-creates-shocking-need-for-food-in-sangamon-county

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— New study projects 75,000 ‘deaths of despair’ resulting from COVID-19 fall-out – Darronté Matthews
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/new-study-projects-75000-deaths-of-despair-resulting-from-covid-19-fall-out/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Top Health Officials Enter Self-Quarantine After Exposure To Coronavirus – COLIN DWYER
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/fda-commissioner-enters-self-quarantine-after-exposure-coronavirus#stream/0

NAPERVILLE MAGAZINE
— SUBURBAN SHUTDOWN – Christie Willhite
https://napervillemagazine.com/2020/05/suburban-shutdown/

FOX NEWS
— VA Secretary pushes back on Dem senators: They’re ‘looking for a scapegoat’ for deaths in state-run facilities – Julia Musto (DIERSEN: Who blames you? I should write a book about those who blame me. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, etc. in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I might title the book “The Scapegoaters.”)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/wilkie-dem-senators-massachusetts-veterans-deaths
— Democrats to unveil ‘Rooseveltian’ COVID-19 relief bill
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/democrats-to-unveil-rooseveltian-covid-19-relief-bill

AMERICAN THINKER
— Purging Christian Higher Education – Stephen Baskerville
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/05/purging_christian_higher_education.html

DAILY CALLER
— As Coronavirus Grips States, Some Elected Officials Encourage Americans To Report Each Other – Anders Hagstrom
https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/09/coronavirus-distancing-snitch-churches/

CNS NEWS
— Cuomo and De Blasio Try Hiding Their Ineptitude by Blaming Trump – Rabbi Aryeh Spero (DIERSEN: Who blames you? I should write a book about those who blame me. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, etc. in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/rabbi-aryeh-spero/cuomo-and-de-blasio-try-hiding-their-ineptitude-blaming-trump
— Sen. Cruz Introducing Bill to Discourage Chinese Censorship of American Movies – Susan Jones (DIERSEN: What do you do? I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out. Who discourages you from doing what you do? I should write a book about those who discourage me from doing what I do. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, etc. in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/susan-jones/sen-cruz-introducing-bill-discourage-chinese-censorship-american

THE HILL
— Impeachment figure among those chosen for Facebook’s new oversight board – J. EDWARD MORENO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents and who they would put on a GOPUSA ILLINOIS oversight board. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy individuals, including me, and destroy organizations including TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/496960-impeachment-figure-among-people-on-facebooks-new-oversight-board
— States build contact tracing armies to crush coronavirus – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/496957-states-build-contact-tracing-armies-to-crush-coronavirus

NEW YORK TIMES
— Top health officials are quarantining after being exposed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/us/coronavirus-news-updates.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump is losing ground with seniors when it comes to his handling of the virus.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/us/coronavirus-news-updates.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Whistle-Blower Exposes Infighting and Animus in Trump’s Coronavirus Response The allegations suggest personal clashes influenced how the administration responded to the pandemic.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/us/politics/whistle-blower-trump-coronavirus.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Why the Path to Reopening New York City Will Be So Difficult The factors that made the city one of the hardest hit on the planet — its density, mass transit and tourism — complicate a return to normalcy. – J. David Goodman and Michael Rothfeld
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/nyregion/reopen-coronavirus-nyc-testing.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Will Americans Lose Their Right to Vote in the Pandemic?” and says “The safest way to cast a ballot will very likely be by mail. But with opposition from the president, limited funding and time running out, will that option be available?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/magazine/voting-by-mail-2020-covid.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Anti-Lockdown Protesters Have a Twisted Conception of Liberty. Their notion of freedom derives a lot of its power from the enforcement of racial hierarchy.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opinion/sunday/anti-lockdown-protesters.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-essential-workers.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to turn older people against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/us/politics/trump-older-voters-2020.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “White House aides rattled after positive coronavirus tests and officials send mixed messages on how to respond.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-aides-rattled-after-positive-coronavirus-tests-and-officials-send-mixed-message-on-how-to-respond/2020/05/09/6dab2df6-920d-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Jobs report shows how devastating coronavirus has been to workers – AP
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny-bleak-jobs-report-20200509-5b675nwxardslkic4ghn2fschq-story.html

MIAMI HERALD
— Immigrants make up nearly a third of Florida’s ‘essential’ workforce, new study finds – LAUTARO GRINSPAN (DIERSEN: How dependent on citizens of foreign countries are your municipality, your township, and your county?)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article242619786.html

FORBES
— Google Diversity Report Shows Little Progress for Women and People of Color (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to promote diversity, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are dumping individuals who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://medium.com/forbes/google-diversity-report-shows-little-progress-for-women-and-people-of-color-ba139a98d005

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Facebook’s fight against coronavirus misinformation (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents and who they would put on a GOPUSA ILLINOIS oversight board. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy individuals, including me, and destroy organizations including TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-fight-covid-19-misinformation-increase-pressure-2020-5

BANKRATE
— 5 ways coronavirus could change your next home purchase – Jeff Ostrowski
https://www.bankrate.com/mortgages/how-coronavirus-will-change-housing/

EDUCATION WEEK
— Are Teachers and Principals in Your State at High Risk for COVID-19? See Analysis – Madeline Wil
https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2020/05/how_many_teachers_and_principals_high_risk_covid_19_each_state.html

DAILY MAIL
— China’s nasty, lying, bullying Communist regime must face the judgment of the world over the coronavirus pandemic – LORD PATTEN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8303719/LORD-PATTEN-Chinas-nasty-lying-bullying-Communist-regime-face-judgment-coronavirus.html

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.