ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gov. Pritzker announces plan to legalize recreational
marijuana – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-announces-plan-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/5285792/
NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gov. Pritzker Discusses Marijuana Plan
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/jb-pritzker-discusses-marijuana-plan-509492902.html
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— College of DuPage ready to reverse trend – Frank Napolitano, Chairman of the
Board, College of DuPage
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters in Naperville encourage Muslims and Jews
unite against Christians.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-muslims-attend-jewish-shabbat-st-0505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Christians promote LGBTQ activity in Naperville.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naper-pride-naperville-lgbtq-organization-st-0505-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Exciting times ahead for COD – Frank Napolitano, Bloomingdale
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190505/exciting-times-ahead-for-cod
— Beyond taxing and spending – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the
Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs who run Illinois promote a) vices
including booze, gambling, and pot, b) dependency on government, c) dependency
on charity, d) LGBTQ activity, e) abortion, f) mass/illegal immigration, g)
diminishment of Second Amendment rights, h) patronage, i) political affiliation
discrimination, j) reverse discrimination, k) age discrimination, l)
retaliation, and m) even worse things.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190505/editorial-beyond-taxing-and-spending
— Income can peak before you’re ready (and what that means for retirement) –
LIZ WESTON (DIERSEN: If you are retired, when did your income peak? My income
peaked in 1997 when I was 49 years old at $72,460/year, or at $127,654/year in
today’s dollars.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190505/income-can-peak-before-youre-ready-and-what-that-means-for-retirement
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most
retirement calculators are optimistic to a fault. They assume our incomes will
rise throughout our working lives, or at least stay roughly the same. In
reality, our incomes are likely to peak years — and sometimes decades —
before we retire. Consider this: People’s biggest wage increases tend to happen
in their 20s and 30s, with more modest increases in midlife followed by
declines, according to a 2016 analysis of Social Security earnings records
underwritten by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Most people’s incomes peak
by age 45, the researchers found, although the top 20% of earners peaked in
their 50s. More than half of those who enter their 50s with a stable job are
laid off or otherwise forced out the door, and the vast majority don’t recover
financially, according to analysis by ProPublica and the Urban Institute. These
may be grim statistics, but if you’re tempted to put off saving for retirement,
take heed. “When you’re 40 and things are going well, you think, ‘OK, I
can see when things are going to get better and that’s when I can save for
retirement,'” says Gary Burtless, an economist with the Brookings
Institution who studies earnings patterns. “And those days just don’t
come.” THE BIGGEST GAINS COME EARLY What’s true on average for a group of
people may not be true for an individual, of course. Understanding these
general patterns, though, could help people make better decisions about
spending, saving and when to retire. Generally, the more education people have,
the more money they make over their lifetime and the later their earnings peak,
Burtless says. “For somebody with a position like professor at a
university, it might be when they’re in the second half of their 50s, as
opposed to the second half of their 30s, which it might be for your
brother-in-law who failed to complete high school,” Burtless says. But the
50s tends to be a dangerous decade for workers, according to ProPublica, an
independent nonprofit newsroom, and the Urban Institute, a nonprofit think tank
that researches social and economic issues. The researchers found 56% of
full-time, full-year workers ages 51 to 54 suffered an involuntary job loss
after age 50 that had a substantial economic impact, either by reducing their
earnings at least 50% or resulting in six months or more of unemployment. The
median household income of these workers dropped 42%, and only one in 10 ever
earned as much after they left their jobs as before. An additional 9% left
their jobs involuntarily for personal reasons such as health. The analysis was
based on data from the University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study,
which tracks 20,000 people in the U.S. SAVE EARLY AND AVOID LIFESTYLE CREEP Job
disruptions and declining earnings help explain why so many people in their 60s
have so little saved, Burtless says.)
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— May 16 event aims to explain real estate tax bills – Chris Kaergard
(DIERSEN: Realistically, do you believe that could you sell your home for what
your assessor says it is worth? I do not. Recent sales near 915 Cove Court in
Wheaton are at https://www.zillow.com/homes/comps/4447887_zpid/. What
percent is your real estate tax bill of what your assessor says your home is
worth? My real estate tax bill is $11,089 with a $362 senior exemption, or
2.23% of the $492,300 that my assessor says my home is worth. Of that $11,089
real estate tax bill, $7,484 is for Wheaton Warrenville School District 200,
$1,430 is for the City of Wheaton, $1,144 is for the Wheaton Park District,
$474 is for DuPage County governments, $355 is for the College of DuPage, $178
is for Milton Township, and $25 is for the Wheaton Mosquito Abatement
District.)
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190504/may-16-event-aims-to-explain-real-estate-tax-bills
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pension debt goes up again – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190504/statehouse-insider-pension-debt-goes-up-again
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Recreational pot shops are part of Colorado landscape –
Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190504/recreational-pot-shops-are-part-of-colorado-landscape
NORTHWEST HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker announces plan to legalize marijuana – SARA
BURNETT
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/05/03/pritzker-announces-plan-to-legalize-marijuana/ar2vy7b/
LINCOLN COURIER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Recreational pot shops are part of Colorado landscape –
Dean Olsen
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20190504/recreational-pot-shops-are-part-of-colorado-landscape
RIVER CITIES READER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Causes and Effects
of Chicago’s Murder Rate – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/causes-effects-chicago-murder-rate
WREX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker announces plan to legalize cannabis by Jan. 1,
2020
https://wrex.com/category/2019/05/04/pritzker-announces-plan-to-legalize-cannabis-by-jan-1-2020/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/live-biden-campaigns-in-south-carolina
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Coles County Board and improper health insurance benefits – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/05/coles-county-board-and-improper-health-insurance-benefits-part-1/
METRO EAST SUN
— There are no guarantees in Pritzker’s ‘so-called fair tax,’ Plummer
cautions, except uncertainty – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/512479056-there-are-no-guarantees-in-pritzker-s-so-called-fair-tax-plummer-cautions-except-uncertainty
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Reporter: Biden Campaign Physically Blocking Press from Asking Questions –
Brent Scher (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I ask Republican
candidates questions that harm their campaigns?)
https://freebeacon.com/politics/reporter-biden-campaign-physically-blocking-press-from-asking-questions/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— What’s the Matter With Europe? – Conrad Black
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/04/whats-the-matter-with-europe/
— The Democrats Are Humanitarian Frauds on the Border – Rachel Bovard
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/04/the-democrats-are-humanitarian-frauds-on-the-border/
TOWNHALL
— The Fight For Free Speech – Jeff Crouere (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents
vehemently oppose free speech. According to them, all news and commentary is
fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. My
critics/opponents do not want me to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and
send them out. My critic/opponents do not want me to serve as a Republican
Precinct Committeeman. My critics/opponents did not want me to serve as a
TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central
Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member,
American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO
employee, etc. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2019/05/05/the-fight-for-free-speech-n2545861
BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/04/joe-biden-jim-crow-is-sneaking-back-under-clown-donald-trump/
— Dream Act ‘On Hold’ After Amnesty Activists Demand Criminals Get Path to
Citizenship – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/04/report-dream-act-on-hold-after-amnesty-activists-demand-criminals-get-path-to-citizenship/
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump: ‘The Power of Prayer. It’s the Most Powerful Thing There Is’ – JANITA
KAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress a)
that they are a member of a church, b) that they attend church services, and c)
that they give money to a church. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and
their dupes prayed for the a) end of my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois
chairmanship, b) the end of my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs
Committee membership, c) the end of my Milton Township Republican Central
Committee webmaster service, d) the end of my Illinois Center Right Coalition
Steering Committee membership, e) the end of my American Association of
Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, and f) the end of my
GAO employment.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-the-power-of-prayer-its-the-most-powerful-thing-there-is_2906731.html
INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://ijr.com/biden-accuses-gop-of-racism-for-backing-voter-id-laws/
THE HILL
— How the ACLU is setting up Trump for a field day in 2020 The group is
deploying hundreds of people to get Democratic candidates on video taking
positions on hot-button topics like felon voting. – CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/05/aclu-democrats-trump-2020-civil-liberties-1300563
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Justice Clarence Thomas’ moment may finally have arrived – JESSICA GRESKO
https://apnews.com/fbb07af9d5254aecbbab9422faf405ba
CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-heading-south-for-first-campaign-trip-to-south-carolina/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on turning women
against men, turning minorities against Whites, turning younger people against
older people, turning people who have less money against people who have more
money, turning non-Republicans against Republicans, turning non-conservatives
against conservatives, turning non-Protestants against Protestants, turning
foreign countries against America, turning citizens of foreign countries
against citizens of America, turning non-gun owners against gun owners, turning
non-German Americans against German Americans, and turning people whose
ancestors have not been in America for a long time against people whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/05/us/politics/women-candidates-2020-election-electability.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrat politicians in Illinois what
minorities and women to be pot pushers.
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-illinois-marijuana-legalization-20190504-story.html
NEW YORK POST
— How the US border crisis could have been averted – Mary Kay Linge and Isabel
Vincent
https://nypost.com/2019/05/04/how-the-us-border-crisis-could-have-been-averted/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Tower on the Potomac: Trump
has turned the White House into a monument to misinformation.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-trump-tower-on-the-potomac-20190505-arsatumgbjfebeembuqz6fkrgm-story.html
DENVER POST
— Trump warns he’ll “monitor the censorship” on social media after Facebook
banned some far-right leaders – TONY ROMM (DIERSEN: Who monitors a) censorship
of Dave Diersen and b) censorship of his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? My critics/opponents
did not want me to use my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton
Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, my Illinois Center
Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, or my American Association of
Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership to promote GOPUSA
ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/04/trump-monitor-facebook-censorship/
BUFFALO NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want minorities and females to be pot
pushers.
https://buffalonews.com/2019/05/05/the-war-on-drugs-hit-them-hardest-so-oakland-is-saving-them-a-spot-in-the-pot-trade/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If candidates should be required to disclose their tax
returns, they should also be required to disclose their education; work
experience; professional certifications and licenses; age; race; gender; sexual
orientation; health; illegal drug use; addictions; marital status; brothers and
sisters; parents; grandparents; children; grandchildren; children who they have
adopted and/or fostered; religion; national origin; DNA; how many years their
ancestors have been in America; veteran status; gun ownership; criminal record;
anything that might be used to blackmail them; where all their money came from
and how they spent that money; positions on all the issues including traditional
marriage/family, abortion, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal
opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving; homeownership; vehicle
ownership; political and government positions that sought and/or held; who
manipulates/dominates them and why; who they manipulate/dominate and why; who
panders to them and why; who they pander to and why; who blacklists/blacklisted
them and why; who do/did they blacklist and why; who they sued and why; who
sued them and why; etc.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/california-may-ban-trump-from-primary-unless-taxes-released.html
INTELLIGENCER
— Is the Paycheck Fairness Act a boon for American women? Yes – Paula Brantner
(DIERSEN: Are you non-veteran, White, male, and/or older? Are/were you accused
of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have
always accused me of being overpaid. 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.theintell.com/opinion/20190505/op-ed-is-paycheck-fairness-act-boon-for-american-women-yes
GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/05/far-right-southern-california-history
