May 5 Morning Edition

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

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.