ABC7
— Wheaton’s Cantigny Park commemorates 100-year-old battle
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/wheatons-cantigny-park-commemorates-100-year-old-battle/3532137/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsR3u00jZcw
CBS2
— DISGUSTING: Seeing Green: Celebrities Selling Marijuana (DIERSEN: Pot is a vice. If you promote pot, you promote vice.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/27/celebrities-selling-marijuana/
— Rolling The Dice To Expand Gambling In Illinois – Derrick Blakley (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/28/894795-expanding-gambling-in-illinois/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump marks Memorial Day with Arlington cemetery visit – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/trump-arlington-memorial-day
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Unions, anticipating Janus case Supreme Court loss, jump-start recruiting drives – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/public-sector-unions-supreme-court-decision-illinois-mark-janus-case-rauner/
— Tommy Chong reflects on pot’s evolution as he turns 80 – AP (DIERSEN: If you had been a stoner, would you have accomplished what you did? If I had been a stoner, would I have been able to earn 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? If I had been a stoner, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/tommy-chong-marijuana-pot-cannabis/
DAILY HERALD
— School bands’ cancellations fueled decision to cancel Naperville parade – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180528/school-bands-cancellations-fueled-decision-to-cancel-naperville-parade
— 100 years ago today, Cantigny Park’s namesake battle brings America seriously into World War I – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180528/100-years-ago-today-cantigny-parks-namesake-battle-brings-america-seriously-into-world-war-i
— US Rep. Thomas Garrett of Virginia says he’s battling alcoholism, drops re-election bid – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180528/news/305289911/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Crowds gather on hot day for Memorial Day ceremonies in Springfield – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180528/crowds-gather-on-hot-day-for-memorial-day-ceremonies-in-springfield
QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Governor vote haunting Christian conservatives
http://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/governor-vote-haunting-christian-conservatives/article_e497e29a-09dc-5c72-aaaa-0510ce81c038.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— General Assembly Pushes For Voting From Jail – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: What percent of criminals use multiple identities? What percent of criminals vote for Democrats?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/general-assembly-pushes-voting-jail#stream/0
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP lawmakers urge against extending Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority term limits – Angela Underwood
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511428558-gop-lawmakers-urge-against-extending-metropolitan-pier-and-exposition-authority-term-limits
WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Crete Monee spent $11,442 per student in 2016-17 (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511418084-report-crete-monee-spent-11-442-per-student-in-2016-17
CAPITOL FAX
— OUTSTANDING: Gaming bill can’t get out of House Executive Committee
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/28/gaming-bill-cant-get-out-of-house-executive-committee/
— Moody’s analyst issues warning about state budget
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/28/moodys-analyist-issues-warning-about-state-budget/
— Federal judge orders IDOC to fix “extremely dangerous situation”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/28/federal-judge-orders-idoc-to-fix-extremely-dangerous-situation/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘A rare opportunity’: Trump urges Californians to back Republican John Cox – Gabby Morrongiello
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/business/a-rare-opportunity-trump-urges-californians-to-back-republican-john-cox
GOPUSA
— Backfire: When Publix suspended political donations that included Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46800
— Non-citizens will work California polls on Election Day (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at non-citizens, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.gopusa.com/non-citizens-will-work-california-polls-on-election-day/
— Study finds leftist led Chicago to be 13th most segregated metro area
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46811
BREITBART
— Trump Re-ups Support For CA GOP Gubernatorial Candidate John Cox – Joshua Caplan
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/05/28/trump-votes/
— Ramadan Rage: Islamic Terrorists Kill at Least 203, Wound 322 in First 10 Days – Edwin Mora
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/05/28/ramadan-rage-islamic-terrorists-kill-at-least-207-wound-322-in-first-10-days/
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Remember: Every single Irish political party campaigned for abortion
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/remember-every-single-irish-political-party-campaigned-for-abortion
POLITICO
— Millennials take on Trump in the midterms Younger candidates are flooding Democratic congressional primaries — and winning. – ELENA SCHNEIDER (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at millennials and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/28/democrats-millennials-midterm-elections-610024
NEW YORK POST
— Trump visits Arlington after critics slam ‘appalling’ Memorial Day tweet – Bob Fredericks
https://nypost.com/2018/05/28/trump-visits-arlington-after-critics-slam-appalling-memorial-day-tweet/
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-inhumanity-at-the-border-reveals-their-grand-scam/2018/05/28/b3b18d9c-62b0-11e8-a768-ed043e33f1dc_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s short-term success just might do the trick for midterms.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-short-term-success-just-might-do-the-trick-for-midterms/2018/05/28/123a1b7a-6281-11e8-a768-ed043e33f1dc_story.html
FORBES
— President Trump’s Common Sense Reform Of The Civil Service System Is Just The Start (Hopefully) – Rob Berger (DIERSEN: Assessing job performance is extremely subjective. Democrats use that subjectivity a) to advance Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Of course, since 1966, my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me because I am a “poor-performing employee.” In my defense, 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://www.forbes.com/sites/robertberger/2018/05/28/president-trumps-common-sense-reform-of-the-civil-service-system-is-just-the-start-hopefully/
— Are Your Highly Engaged Employees At Greater Risk Of Burnout? – Jeanne Grunert (DIERSEN: Very few of my superiors, supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates in the federal government were engaged. Extremely few of them a) took job-related courses, b) were members of job-related professional associations, or c) were active in job-related professional organizations.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adp/2018/05/28/are-your-highly-engaged-employees-at-greater-risk-of-burnout/#31d252cc2057