October 8 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Americans Agree Misinformation Is a Problem, Poll Shows. Ninety-five percent of Americans identified misinformation as a problem when they’re trying to access important information — yet only 2 in 10 say they’re very concerned that they have personally spread it. – Amanda Seitz and Hannah Fingerhut
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/nearly-all-americans-agree-misinformation-is-a-problem-poll-shows/2631819/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County carjackings on pace to be the worst in 2 decades: Camry is No. 1, most victims are men, Sunday’s the worst day. The numbers, bad last year, are more than 43% worse this year. Sheriff Tom Dart’s office has created a database to make sense of why. Some of the findings are surprising. – Frank Main
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/8/22704266/carjackings-carjacking-crisis-chicago-cook-county-sheriff-tom-dart-toyota-camry-sunday-worst-day
— Kaegi is giving tax breaks to vets on pricey homes even though they don’t qualify. Cook County assessor says he follows the policy on disabled vets property tax exemption of his predecessor. He’s wrong. So some get big tax breaks despite being ineligible. – Lauren FitzPatrick, Tim Novak, and Caroline Hurley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/8/22715126/fritz-kaegi-tax-breaks-wealthy-vets-dont-qualify-disabled-veterans-property-tax-exemption

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage auditor race recount uncovers sealed vote-by-mail ballots, candidate says – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211007/dupage-auditor-race-recount-uncovers-sealed-vote-by-mail-ballots-candidate-says
— South Elgin event organizers hope to show police ‘we have their backs’ – Rick West
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211007/south-elgin-event-organizers-hope-to-show-police-we-have-their-backs

WGN RADIO
— Trump-backed candidates face scrutiny after minimal vetting – AP
(COMMENT: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office. The aforesaid is especially true if you paint yourself as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. You should expect that sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use your demographics and everything that you did or did not do against you. If you are White, they will paint you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, and racist. If you are male, they paint you as being a sexist. If you are older, they will paint you as being senile. If you are heterosexual, they will paint you as being a bigot and a LGBTQ-hater. If you are married, they will paint you as being someone who enslaves and abuses their spouse. If you are Italian American or German American, they will ascribe negative stereotypes of those national origins to you. If you are Christian, they will paint you as being someone who hates non-Christians. If you are Protestant, they will paint you as being someone who hates non-Protestants. If your ancestors have been in America for a long time, they will paint you as being someone who has benefited tremendously from their discrimination against minorities and against females. If you are not poor, they will paint you as being someone who had rich parents. If you are a Trump supporter, conservative, and/or Republican, they will negatively paint you as being all of the aforesaid.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/trump-backed-candidates-face-scrutiny-after-minimal-vetting/

WSIL TV
— COMMENT: Democrats encourage SIU students to be LGBTQers.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/rainbow-cafe-teams-up-with-siu-carbondale-to-celebrate-lgbtq-history/article_a7895f96-27c3-11ec-a5f4-6f9b3a97f7c8.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Texas clinics: ‘We were able to provide abortions today’- Monica Madden, Jaclyn Ramkissoon
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/top-stories/texas-clinics-we-were-able-to-provide-abortions-today/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Fire Department Chief Vows Diversity Push Timed With First New Recruitment Test In 7 Years. The Chicago Fire Department is dominated by white men — but the department’s first-ever Black woman leader vows to change that. – Alex Nitkin and Erin Hegarty
(COMMENT: What employment tests did you pass? In 1966, when I was 17 years old, I passed the Post Office employment test. In 1970, I passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. Further, I passed all the tests needed to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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://blockclubchicago.org/2021/10/07/fire-department-chief-vows-diversity-push-timed-with-first-new-recruitment-test-in-7-years/

CHICAGO NOW
— Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin likely to join GOP GOV race within 6 weeks. – Jeff Berkowitz
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/10/aurora-mayor-richard-irvin-likely-to-join-gop-gov-race-within-6-weeks-watch-berkowitz-martin-discuss-related-issues-cable-web/

JOHN KASS
— The Federal Hammer, Parents and Critical Race Theory
https://johnkassnews.com/the-federal-hammer-parents-and-critical-race-theory/

WIREPOINTS
— Buzz Off, Attorney General Garland. Furious School Parents Will Not Be Silenced. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/buzz-off-attorney-general-garland-furious-school-parents-will-not-be-silenced-wirepoints/
— The Delta variant and its limited impact on Illinois children – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-delta-variant-and-its-limited-impact-on-illinois-children-wirepoints/

FOX NEWS
— President holds vaccine mandate event at business owned by major Biden campaign donor. Clayco CEO Robert Clark gave more than $100,000 to Biden and $1.6 million to Democratic campaigns. – Jon Brown
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-holds-vaccine-mandate-event-at-business-owned-by-major-dem-donor
— Fairfax County parents say they’re not ‘domestic terrorists,’ call on school board to condemn DOJ. A student tried to alleviate parents’ concerns, but only bolstered the complaints about sexual content. – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fairfax-county-parents-school-board-doj-domestic-terrorists
— Biden indicates he pressured emergency room to fast-track a ‘good friend’ Biden said he ‘wasn’t complaining’ when he called the hospital. – Kyle Morris
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-suggests-he-pressured-emergency-room-to-fast-track-a-good-friend
— Sen. Johnson: Will I be labeled a domestic terrorist?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics
— Tucker: Biden abusing DOJ power to brand parents domestic terrorists
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/tucker-carlson-tonight-on-justice-department-calls-for-f-b-i-to-crack-down-on-parents-angry-with-school-bo

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Critics question Garland’s school board crackdown after son-in-law revealed as social justice education kingpin – Jerry Dunleavy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/critics-question-garlands-school-board-crackdown-after-son-in-law-revealed-as-social-justice-education-kingpin

AMERICAN THINKER
— George Orwell was Right. – Andrew W. Coy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/10/george_orwell_was_right.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Authoritarianism Is the Goal of Progressivism. Your betters think the American taxpayer is nothing more than an ATM for the administrative state and its ruling class. Pay up and shut up, suckers. – Ned Ryun
https://amgreatness.com/2021/10/07/authoritarianism-is-the-goal-of-progressivism/

BREITBART
— Union President: Politicians Backing Parents’ Rights Are ‘Defending Violence Against Teachers and School Boards’ – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/10/07/union-president-politicians-backing-parents-rights-defending-violence-teachers-school-boards/
— Rep. Ashley Hinson: ‘Unacceptable’ CBP Will Not Disclose How They Track Illegals in United States – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/10/07/exclusive-rep-ashley-hinson-unacceptable-cbp-will-not-disclose-how-they-track-illegals-in-united-states/

DAILY CALLER
— Chicago Politician That Defunded Police Is Mad At A Chicago Politician That Won’t Prosecute Criminals
https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/07/chicago-politician-that-defunded-police-is-mad-at-a-chicago-politician-that-wont-prosecute-criminals/
— ‘Bigger Than Democrats Vs Republicans’: Tulsi Gabbard Says ‘Powerful Elite’ Want ‘To Silence And Control Us’ – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/07/tulsi-gabbard-garland-crt-protests/
— Haitian Illegals Find New Crossing In Yuma, Arizona – JORGE VENTURA
https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/07/exclusive-footage-haitian-illegal-immigrants-new-crossing-yuma-arizona/

DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Arrest Me!’: Mom Challenges Attorney General’s Call for Probing Threats to School Boards. – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/10/08/arrest-me-mom-challenges-attorney-generals-call-for-probing-threats-to-school-boards/

TOWNHALL
— Hey Merrick! Parents are Not ‘Terrorists’ – Tom Tradup
https://townhall.com/columnists/tomtradup/2021/10/08/hey-merrick-parents-are-not-terrorists-n2597143
— What Kind of Country Are We, Really? – Laura Hollis
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2021/10/08/draft-n2597119
— The American Ruling Class Reaches Its Inflection Point – Josh Hammer
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the ruling class in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. I would focus on how the ruling class ever-increasing promotes hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are 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. This year, the ruling class stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/joshhammer/2021/10/08/the-american-ruling-class-reaches-its-inflection-point-n2597130

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Administration Is Trying to Intimidate Parents – DAVID HARSANYI
https://pjmedia.com/columns/davidhasanyi/2021/10/08/biden-administration-is-trying-to-intimidate-parents-n1522565
— GOP Governors Talk Up 10-Point Plan to End Border Crisis – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/10/07/gop-governors-talk-up-10-point-plan-to-end-border-crisis-n1522420

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Critical Race Theory Fight Is Generational – Angela Sailor and Adam Kissel
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/critical-race-theory-fight-generational

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Second Amendment Needs Defending – DAVID HARSANYI
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/10/national-review-webathon-the-second-amendment-needs-defending/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Cruz: Biden Justice Department Thinks Moms In PTA Meetings More Of A Threat Than Antifa, BLM – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/10/07/cruz_biden_justice_department_thinks_moms_in_pta_meetings_more_of_a_threat_than_antifa_blm.html

POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump tells Hannity ‘the country can’t take much more’ of Biden’s policies. The former President blasted President Joe Biden for his disastrous policies and was equally heated when talking about the Senate minority leader.
https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-trump-tells-hannity

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden ‘Threat’ Warnings Designed To Chill Free Speech of Political Opponents. Ratcheting up ill- or un-founded fears of violence from people who oppose the current administration’s policies. – Johanna Markind
(COMMENT: I should write a book about all the adverse actions that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have taken against me since 2000 to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/10/biden-threat-warnings-designed-to-chill-free-speech-of-political-opponents/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=1791c0c7-33a4-40d6-a8eb-15274eec2b09
— Biden Brags About Moving Close Friend to Front of Line at an ER. “The waiting room was so crowded, things were so backed up they couldn’t even get her to be seen initially. So, because I knew this person, I called. I called the desk receiving nurse and asked what the situation was.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/10/biden-brags-about-moving-close-friend-to-front-of-line-at-an-er/

THE HILL
— Democratic anxiety rises as Trump bid appears more likely – AMIE PARNES
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/575856-democratic-anxiety-rises-as-trump-bid-appears-more-likely

ABC NEWS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled White-hating White-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/what-would-an-anti-racist-world-look-like/100503144

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Liberal Activist Who Targets Republicans With a MAGA Masquerade. Pretending to be like-minded, Lauren Windsor has generated headlines by coaxing conservatives like Tommy Tuberville and Glenn Youngkin into making revealing statements about their views. – Trip Gabriel
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/us/politics/lauren-windsor-republicans.html
— COMMENT: Those who are the following love the 1965 Immigration Act: 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.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/opinion/asian-americans-1965-immigration-act.html
— A Year After a Jobs Bust, College Students Find a Boom. Seniors and graduates are again in demand as companies revive recruiting, underscoring the economic premium that comes with a diploma. – Nelson D. Schwartz and Coral Murphy Marcos
(COMMENT: When did you graduate from college and what was the job market like then? I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management. Employers were under increasing pressure to hire minorities, females, and veterans. Employers saw me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. I accepted the only job offer that I got, to be the Retail Sales Manager in Firestone’s Chicago Heights store. The job did not really require a bachelor’s degree. Immediately after my application was approved in February of 1971, Oldsmobile offered me a job that I accepted. That resulted in my Firestone Store boss rudely firing me. But Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/08/business/economy/college-graduates-jobs.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The Elite Are Unmasked. What About Those Who Serve Them? – Tyler Cowen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-elite-are-unmasked-what-about-those-whoserve-them/2021/10/07/e005938c-277b-11ec-8739-5cb6aba30a30_story.html

BLOOMBERG
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use “democracy” to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-07/american-democracy-is-ugly-and-that-s-ok

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Asks Court to Reinstate Facebook Account So He Can Communicate With Potential Voters – FATMA KHALED
(COMMENT: I should write a book about leaders of the following who want everyone to read only what they put out or bless: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. They do not want anyone to read articles that I include links to in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that they do not put out or bless.)
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-asks-court-reinstate-facebook-account-so-he-can-communicate-potential-voters-1636700
— The American Ruling Class Reaches Its Inflection Point – JOSH HAMMER
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the ruling class in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. I would focus on how the ruling class ever-increasing promotes hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are 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. This year, the ruling class stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://www.newsweek.com/american-ruling-class-reaches-its-inflection-point-opinion-1636787
— How Companies Can Maintain Long-Term Diversity Commitments
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will no longer hire those who are the following and that they will get rid of their employees who are the following: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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.newsweek.com/how-companies-can-maintain-long-term-diversity-commitments-1636660
— A Conservative Fund Targets Investors Who Want To Avoid ‘Woke’ Companies
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, companies paint themselves as being 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.newsweek.com/conservative-fund-targets-investors-who-want-avoid-woke-companies-1636840
— Biden Regime Uses ‘Domestic Extremism’ To Impose Its Rule
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-regime-uses-domestic-extremism-impose-its-rule-opinion-1636417

WEEK
— The Postal Service is under siege. Black workers stand to lose the most. The USPS has historically been known to benefit Black people in terms of social mobility and accessing the middle class. – MICHAEL ARCENEAUX
(COMMENT: The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://theweek.com/us/1005650/planned-post-office-changes-will-disproportionately-affect-black-americans

IDAHO STATESMAN
— Can we please have an authoritative definition of RINO? The meaning seems to change. – JIM JONES
(COMMENT: RINOs reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. RINOs destroy those like me who support the aforesaid planks. RINOs promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. RINOs destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about the biggest RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton since 2000. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on past and present Republican elected/appointed officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their pollsters, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/readers-opinion/article254844752.html

UNION
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats crow about their success in destroying Republicans.
https://www.theunion.com/opinion/columns/joseph-keeble-the-tyranny-of-the-minority/

DESERET NEWS
— Utah Sen. Mike Lee to the Department of Justice: Leave parents alone. Angry parents speaking to school boards about politically charged topics like mask mandates, critical race theory are exercising free speech, GOP senators say. – Dennis Romboy
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/10/7/22715125/mike-lee-tells-justice-department-leave-parents-alone-mask-mandate-critical-race-theory-school-board

GOVERNING
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans 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.governing.com/now/is-america-in-a-cold-civil-war-not-at-all

BLOOMBERG LAW
— How to Advance Corporate Diversity and Comply With the Law – Ronald Machen, Spencer Overton, and Cadene Russell Brooks
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will no longer hire those who are the following and that they will get rid of their employees who are the following: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/how-to-advance-corporate-diversity-and-comply-with-the-law

MERRIAM WEBSTER
— Look Down On
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down not only on me; they look down on those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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. The more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on you. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20down%20%28on%20or%20upon%29

LGBTQ NATION
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/10/trans-youth-parents-rally-texas-advances-discriminatory-bill-4th-grueling-attempt/

INDEPENDENT
— 84% of Trump voters worry US discriminates against white people. Supporters of Joe Biden prioritize social justice concerns, but for Trump voters, immigration is top issue, survey says. – Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
(COMMENT: I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating Whites who ever-increasingly pander to White-haters by painting themselves as being White-haters. I would focus on those who promote hatred against Whites who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-voters-white-people-christianity-b1934583.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.