November 8 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Chicago shootings: 50 shot, 10 fatally, in weekend gun violence, police say
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-violence-shootings-gun/11211279/

WBEZ
— For years, Chicago leaders turned the city’s water supply into a revenue stream. Now tens of thousands can’t keep up with the rising costs. – María Inés Zamudio
https://interactive.wbez.org/waterdebt/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— I am a teacher, and yes, critical race theory is in your school – FRANCIS MCCORMICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-critical-race-theory-schools-20211108-l77lxp4w5bgoljetdg42iv3dy4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 9 killed, 40 others — including 4-year-old boy— wounded by gunfire in Chicago over the weekend. Two of the fatal shootings occurred about 10 minutes apart in University Village and Bronzeville early Sunday.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/11/7/22767954/weekend-roundup
— Illinois to get at least $17 billion from the Biden infrastructure bill; could be more. If all goes as planned, broadband internet access in a few years will be accessible everywhere in Illinois, just like electricity. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/11/7/22769245/illinois-get-least-17-billion-biden-infrastructure-bill-could-be-more

DAILY HERALD
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that all bullies are Republicans, and especially those who are law enforcement officers, 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.dailyherald.com/news/20211108/chicago-area-muslim-group-launches-anti-bullying-initiative

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Introducing Crain’s 40 Under 40 class of 2021 Our popular annual list of high-achieving young people is here. – JAN PARR
(COMMENT: What did you achieve by the time you were 40? I had a) become a licensed CPA when I was 32, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31, d) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, d) earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27, e) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21, f) worked for GAO for almost 7 years, the last 2 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-2 Levels, currently $102-188-$105,594/year, and g) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,935-$97,395. When I turned 40, I had worked on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/40-under-40/crain-chicago-business-40-under-40-class-2021-released

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinoisans are quitting jobs in record numbers – Natalie Pierre
(COMMENT: I did not quit my GAO job even though my Democrat GAO superiors 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. I did not quit my IRS job even though my Democrat IRS superiors 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.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/business/employment/2021/11/08/illinois-residents-quitting-jobs-in-record-numbers-amid-great-resignation/6280773001/

NPR ILLINOIS
— 5 years after California legalized weed, the illicit market dominates
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-11-07/5-years-after-california-legalized-weed-the-illicit-market-dominates

WIREPOINTS
— Stop Following CDC COVID Guidance Because The CDC Lies – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/stop-following-cdc-covid-guidance-because-the-cdc-lies-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The NFL is practically begging teams to hire black coaches – Zachary Faria
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, leaders of Republican organizations are pressured a) to recruit those who are minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-nfl-is-practically-begging-teams-to-hire-black-coaches

FOX NEWS
— Texas Democrat candidate and former Bush adviser says Jesus today ‘would be accused of being woke’ – Jessica Chasmar
(COMMENT: To be woke is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-bush-adviser-texas-democrat-jesus-woke

FOX BUSINESS
— One of world’s largest investment firms will need permission to hire White men. State Street Global Advisors previously commissioned the ‘Fearless Girl Statue’ that stared down Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’ sculpture. – Emma Colton
(COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. In 1997, GAO forced me to retire so that it could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.  In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/state-street-global-advisors-permission-hire-white-men

AMERICAN THINKER
— Waking up from ‘wokeness’ – Eric Utter
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are woke, that is, that they are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who claim to be Republican and have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/waking_up_from_wokeness.html
— A critique of critical race theory – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/a_critique_of_critical_race_theory.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Does Crappy Critical Race Theory hold that as long as there is still one white person left in the country, it is systemically, structurally racist? Are CRTers saying the only way to eliminate racism is to eliminate the white race? Because that’s what it appears they are implying. And that seems as racist—systemically and structurally racist—as it is possible to be. In fact, it would effectively be genocide. So why, then, do literally millions of people of color (POC) from around the world want to come here? Why do they go to so much trouble and effort to come to this nation? Do they hate themselves? Are they all masochists who wish to be systemically oppressed? Are they all stupid? Perhaps they are all white supremacists, too, à la Larry Elder, Candace Owens, Winsome Sears, et al? It seems odd to me that CRT states that skin color must be the primary way to identify and categorize people.)

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Trickle-Down Bidenism This Biden socialist cadre who engineered these self-induced calamities has no clue about the damage they have done to America. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/11/07/trickle-down-bidenism/
— Republicans Enable True One-Party Rule. The Republican Party seems happiest when it is most ineffective. – Adam Mill
https://amgreatness.com/2021/11/07/republicans-enable-true-one-party-rule/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: RINOs ‘Should Be Ashamed’ for Bailing Out Joe Biden on ‘Non-Infrastructure’ Bill – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/07/trump-rinos-ashamed-bailing-biden-non-infrastructure-bill/
— RealClearPolitics: Republicans Lead Generic Ballot for First Time Since 2014 – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2021/11/07/realclearpolitics-republicans-lead-generic-ballot-first-time-since-2014/

DAILY CALLER
— US Navy Launches Ship After Gay Rights Leader – CHRISTOPHER TREMOGLIE
(COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, how soon, if not already, will the military officially announce a) that you cannot join unless you promote LGBTQ and b) that you will be gotten rid of if you do not promote LGBTQ?)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/08/us-navy-launches-ship-harvey-milk-lgbt/

TOWNHALL
— Our United States of Fear – Loyd Pettegrew
https://townhall.com/columnists/loydpettegrew/2021/11/08/our-united-states-of-fear-n2598724
— Winsome Sears: ‘Look at me! Look at me!’ – Will Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2021/11/08/winsome-sears-look-at-me–look-at-me-n2598728

NEW AMERICAN
— Big Tech vs. Free Speech. The Big Tech titans such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter are suppressing Americans’ free speech as never before. – Michael Tennant
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want to suppress me and suppress my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. So far, they have succeeded in a) stopping me from raising money from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks, b) gerrymandering my precinct, c) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, d) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, e) ending my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service, f) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, h) ending my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer, and i) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. They hint/imply/argue/shout at Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have caused all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://thenewamerican.com/big-tech-vs-free-speech/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Microsoft Feature Will Let Employers Monitor Work Activity – Autumn Johnson
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/autumn-johnson/2021/11/07/unreal-microsoft-feature-will-let-employers-monitor

COLLEGE FIX
— Yes, CRT is taught in K-12 schools. Here’s how. – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/yes-crt-is-taught-in-k-12-schools-heres-how/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Voters Are Revolting Against ‘Woke’ Education – JOHN FUND
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/11/voters-are-revolting-against-woke-education/
— Majority of Americans Don’t Want Biden to Run Again in 2024, New Poll Finds – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/majority-of-americans-dont-want-biden-to-run-again-in-2024-new-poll-finds/

POLITICO
— GOP lobbyists say corporate America is coming back into the tent. Top Republicans on K Street say that big business is warming up to the Republican Party again, less than a year after Jan. 6 but with the 2022 elections in sight. – HAILEY FUCHS
(COMMENT: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. What about corporate America major donors that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/08/gop-lobbyists-corporate-america-520026

CNN
— Author claims news organizations are in ‘woke stranglehold’
(COMMENT: To be woke is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2021/11/07/batya-ungar-sargon-woke-news-harming-democracy-rs-vpx.cnn
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs discriminate against younger people who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, 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.cnn.com/2021/11/08/health/ageism-racism-sexism-discrimination-mental-health-effects-wellness/index.html

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Democrats hate Black conservatives.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/the-bye-line-electing-someone-black-is-no-antidote-to-charges-of-racism-125631557715

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Democrats hate Black conservatives.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/07/winsome-sears-virginia-election-youngkin-racist-campaign/

NEW YORK POST
— Youngkin’s Virginia victory proves Republicans can win running on the culture war – Josh Hammer
https://nypost.com/2021/11/07/youngkins-victory-proves-gop-can-win-running-on-the-culture-war/
— AOC rips James Carville for blaming Virginia gov. loss on ‘wokeness’ – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2021/11/07/aoc-rips-james-carville-for-blaming-virginia-loss-on-wokeness/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Why does Carson still stink? The government response has fallen short – Editorial
(COMMENT: I lived in Crete 1948-1972. Whenever the wind was out of the north or northeast, Crete was hit hard by air pollution.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-11-07/carson-smell-dominguez-channel

SACRAMENTO BEE
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Republican critical race theory bans are a thinly veiled appeal to white supremacy.” I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs who hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I would focus on those in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks.
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/

TULSA WORD
COMMENT: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “Conservatives cling to faux outrage over critical race theory.”
https://tulsaworld.com/opinion/columnists/column-conservatives-cling-to-faux-outrage-over-critical-race-theory/article_5fe71824-3cc0-11ec-8fbf-e379714b8f63.html

USA TODAY
— Republicans hold notable advantage heading into 2022 – David Paleologos
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/11/07/republicans-advantage-2022-exclusive-poll/6331572001/
— Why it’s still so hard not to drink – Alia E. Dastagir
(COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, during my entire life, my biggest critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been big drinkers. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/10/12/alcohol-everywhere-why-its-still-so-hard-not-drink-stay-sober/6088042001/

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Attacks McConnell, House ‘RINOs’ Over Passage of ‘Non-Infrastructure’ Bill – THOMAS KIKA
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-attacks-mcconnell-house-rinos-over-passage-non-infrastructure-bill-1646797
— On CNN, Newsweek Editor BLASTS Lib Media ‘Elites’ for Weaponizing ‘Wokeness’ – Nicholas Fondacaro
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being woke and champions of the oppressed. To paint me as being an oppressor, they stress that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, childless, non-dog owner, gun owner, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844 and have owned land in America since 1854, Crete resident 1948-1972, new car owner since 1966, real estate owner since 1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 24 years, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, etc.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2021/11/07/cnn-newsweek-editor-blasts-lib-media-elites-weaponizing

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republicans Rescue Biden’s Agenda. Will the infrastructure bill grease the wheels for the Democrats’ $4 trillion spending blowout? – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-rescue-bidens-agenda-infrastructure-bill-build-back-better-reconciliation-11636314213
— How Much M.B.A. Debt Should Students Take On? Admissions experts break down how business-school candidates can strike the right balance between their loan levels and their current and future finances. – Patrick Thomas
(COMMENT: I did not take out any loans to earn a MBA from Loyola in 1976 because I spread the courses out over four years while I worked for IRS.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-much-m-b-a-debt-should-students-take-on-11636211250

BLOOMBERG
— Middle Managers Will Make or Break the Diversity Drive. Companies are shaking up boards and entry-level hiring. But inequalities will persist if middle managers aren’t involved too. – Chris Hughes
(DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, my supervisors and my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid their employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-08/middle-managers-will-make-or-break-the-diversity-drive-with-hiring-promotions

ECONOMIST
— COMMENT: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters want to cancel conservatives, and especially conservatives who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the biggest conservative-haters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.; b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc.; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; and e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc.
https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2021/11/08/what-deserves-to-be-cancelled-in-2022

HECHINGER REPORT
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE DAILY HERALD: An unnoticed result of the decline of men in college: It’s harder for women to get in. Seeking gender balance, some selective schools are giving men a leg up in admission. – CHARLOTTE WEST
https://hechingerreport.org/an-unnoticed-result-of-the-decline-of-men-in-college-its-harder-for-women-to-get-in/

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— How to Get First-Generation Students They are among the most price-sensitive students around, survey finds. – Scott Jaschik
(COMMENT: I was a first-generation student. I could afford to attend UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970 a) because my parents provided me with room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU, and the summer of 1969; b) because I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969; and c) because I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 to commute to/from classes with money that I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2021/11/08/survey-offers-ways-colleges-can-recruit-first-generation-students

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Adidas asks employees to share personal data in diversity push. Sportswear maker’s move to track data follows staff protests over racial inequality. – Olaf Storbeck
(COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use everything that they can to destroy Republicans. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that White Republicans are racists, b) that male Republicans are sexists, c) that older Republicans discriminate against those who are younger, d) that heterosexual Republicans discriminate against LGBTQers, e) that Republicans who support Trump discriminate against those who do not support Trump, f) that conservative Republicans discriminate against moderates and liberals, g) that married Republicans discriminate against those who are not married, h) that Republicans who have more money discriminate against those who have less money, i) that Republicans who own guns discriminate against those who do not own guns, j) that Republicans who are Christian discriminate against non-Christians, k) that Republicans who are Protestant discriminate against non-Protestants, l) that Italian American Republicans discriminate against non-Italian Americans, m) that German American Republicans discriminate against non-German Americans, n) that etc. Republicans discriminate against etc. people.)
https://www.ft.com/content/dfa5266e-ecf5-4db0-b186-9ec06d1e6ac8

PRECINCT STRATEGY
— One Minute Precinct Strategy Promo Video!
(COMMENT: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. RINOs are nasty. Of course, my critics/opponents will ever-increasingly do everything that they can to defeat me on June 28, 2022 as the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman. Of course, my critics/opponents will stress to my potential opponents that so far, they have succeeded in a) stopping me from raising money from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks, b) gerrymandering my precinct, c) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, d) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, e) ending my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service twice, f) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, h) ending my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer, and i) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. Of course, my critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout at my potential opponents that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have caused all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://rumble.com/vhx0sh-the-precinct-strategy.com-promotional-video-1-minute.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.