September 13 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Democrats React to Clinton’s Recent Pneumonia Diagnosis  Illinois Democrats hosted an event in front of Trump Tower in an effort to promote voter registration, although attention quickly shifted to the health of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Dems-Discuss-Clintons-Recent-Health-Scare-393179211.html

 

CBS2
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois Isn’t A Very Happy Place To Live
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/09/12/illinois-isnt-a-very-happy-place-to-live-move-to-utah-recent-study-says/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Our long history of political name-calling – Cal Thomas  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups are deplorable racists, deplorable sexists, deplorable bigots, and even worse things: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-deplorables-20160913-story.html
— Trump’s campaign says he’s given ‘tens of millions’ to charity, but offers no details and no proof – David A. Fahrenthold  (DIERSEN: Should everyone be required to put in the public record detailed information on all the money that they have given to charities each year for the last 10 years, during the last 20 years, during the last 30 years, during the last 40 years, and during the last 50+ years?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-charity-20160912-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout a) that everyone is sexist and b) that because he is a man, if Trump had the same health problems that Clinton has, no one would care.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-clinton-sick-glanton-20160913-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois GOP launches ad attack on Speaker Madigan – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-gop-launches-ad-attack-on-speaker-madigan/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner policies hit during rally held by clergy, union – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois, but nevertheless, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Illinois has.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160912/news/309129739/
—  College of DuPage will hold an “Educational and Career Planning” opportunity for individuals adversely affected by the recent ITT Tech closing  (DIERSEN: What is/was your career plan?  When I graduated from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, its was to get increasingly responsible jobs in the automotive industry.  But that all ended abruptly in early 1971.  While I was working for Firestone in its Chicago Heights store, I accepted a verbal job offer from Oldsmobile.  But when I gave the store manager my 2-week notice, he abruptly fired me.  Then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  Then, unemployed that I was, I accepted a job offer from IRS to be a GS-7 (currently $43,915/year) Revenue Officer.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160912/business/160919773/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner policies hit during rally pushing liberal views on labor, wages, poverty, education – Dean Olsen  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois, but nevertheless, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Illinois has.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160912/rauner-policies-hit-during-rally-pushing-liberal-views-on-labor-wages-poverty-education

 

WSIL TV
— Trump says Clinton’s “deplorables” remark is disqualifying – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who treat me like I am one of Trump’s deplorables.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33079057/trump-says-clintons-deplorables-remark-is-disqualifying
— Records show Rauner spends big money in upcoming elections – Michelle Madaras
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33076306/records-show-rauner-spends-big-money-in-upcoming-elections

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Halpin supports millionaire surcharge to solve Illinois budget shortfall  Democratic General Assembly candidate says new taxes and spending cuts needed – Jim Niedelman  (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats would love to impose a surcharge on Illinois Republicans, and especially on Illinois Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/halpin-supports-millionaire-surcharge-to-solve-illinois-budget-shortfall
— Election extremely important for the direction of Illinois  State races for General Assembly priority for Governor Rauner’s agenda – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/election-extremely-important-for-the-direction-of-illinois

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— GOP antes up in state races – AP  (DIERSEN: What have you anted up?  Since 2000, I have anted up GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising.  Since 2004, they have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too.  They have included links to over 244,650 articles and information on many upcoming events.  What do you say to Democrat plants, to Libertarian plants, to Green plants, and to RINOs who read the emails for opposition research and a) do not return my phone calls, b) do not want anyone to first learn of anything by reading the emails, c) do not want me to know about their events or other activities, d) do not want me to promote their events or other activities, e) do not want me to attend their events, f) do not want me to report on their events or other activities, and g) treat me like I am one of Trump’s deplorables?)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/100227/gop-antes-up-in-state-races

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— GOP Assembly candidate McCombie calls for lawmaker accountability
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511009444-gop-assembly-candidate-mccombie-calls-for-lawmaker-accountability

 

WSIU:
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote the Democrat Party platform. They hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat who hates those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus promotes class warfare, dependency on government, LBGTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race and gender based preference giving, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, vices including pot, booze, and gambling, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://news.wsiu.org/post/faith-leaders-call-candidates-back-moral-agenda#stream/0

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Rauner gives $100K to Indiana governor candidate – Dan Carden
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/rauner-gives-k-to-indiana-governor-candidate/article_d233709b-eb77-5baa-9b25-dd388527be33.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Judge Posner: From a constitutionalist Reagan appointee to a legal realist, filling in many Constitutional gaps – Jeff Berkowitz (DIERSEN: In 1996, I argued a lawsuit before Judge Posner.  SEE: David J. Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange, Inc., 110 F.3d 481 (7th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 178 (1997) (
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html) The lawsuit involved the Federal Odometer Act (FOA), the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) authority to grant exemptions from the FOA, and the sufficiency of material facts that would make a dealer suspicious of a car’s mileage. On September 16, 1996, I presented oral arguments to Chief Judge Posner and Circuit Court Judges Coffey and Kanne.  On March 31, 1997, the Appellate Court ruled that DOT’s exemption for old cars was invalid.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/09/judge-posner-from-a-constitutionalist-reagan-appointee-to-a-legal-realist-filling-in-many-constitutional-gaps-cableweb/

 

WISCONSIN WATCHDOG
— Fired Social Security whistleblower gets no help from federal whistleblower protector – M.D. Kittle
http://watchdog.org/275616/social-security-whistleblower-federal/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pre-order Voter Guides TODAY! – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/ifi_news/pre-order-voter-guides-today-2/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES: WHAT DOES $400 MILLION BUY IN ILLINOIS?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/ives-what-does-400-million-buy-in-illinois.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hillary Clinton’s contempt for everyday Americans – Cal Thomas  (DIERSEN: Who has contempt for you?  The following have contempt for me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/12/hillary-clintons-contempt-for-everyday-americans/
— GAO: Obamacare exchanges still vulnerable to fraud  Investigators able to sneak fake enrollees by safeguards – Tom Howell Jr.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/12/gao-obamacare-exchanges-still-vulnerable-fraud/

 

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— DNC to Hold Emergency Meeting After Hillary Collapse – Robert Gehl
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/alert-dnc-to-hold-emergency-meeting-after-hillary-collapse

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— BLACK LIVES MATTER DISRUPTS 9/11 COMMEMORATION BY PROTESTING FOR MUSLIMS – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/264155/black-lives-matter-disrupts-911-commemoration-daniel-greenfield
— BLACK LIVES MATTER SELLS BLACK SLAVES TO THE LEFT  BLM wasn’t offering black liberation. It was exploiting black people for the Left. – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/264144/black-lives-matter-sells-black-slaves-left-daniel-greenfield

 

THE BLAZE
— What Would Happen if Clinton Dropped Out of the Race for President? – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/09/12/what-would-happen-if-clinton-dropped-out-of-the-race-for-president/

 

NEWSMAX
— Ex-DNC Chair Calls for Clear Rules to Pick Hillary Successor If Needed – Greg Richter
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Hillary-Clinton-health-replacement-election/2016/09/12/id/747896/
— O’Reilly: ‘Despicable’ for Hillary to Brand Trump Backers ‘Racist’ – Greg Richter (DIERSEN: Who brands you as being racist?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things because I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/oreilly-hillary-despicable-racist-trump-voters/2016/09/12/id/747909/
— Immigration Windfall: Another $10M for Voter Registration – Tom Fitton
http://www.newsmax.com/TomFitton/immigration-voter-registration-judicial-watch/2016/09/12/id/747819/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Months after the Obama administration spent $19 million to register new immigrant voters that will likely support Democrats in November, it’s dedicating an additional $10 million in a final push as the presidential election approaches. The money is distributed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Homeland Security agency that oversees lawful immigration, to organizations that help enhance pathways to naturalization by offering immigrants free citizenship instruction, English, U.S. history, and civics courses. Officially, they’re known as “citizenship integration grants.”  Since 2009 USCIS has doled out $63 million in these grants to prepare more than 156,000 resident immigrants in dozens of states for U.S. citizenship, according to the agency’s figures. Besides the free classes, Uncle Sam also offers immigrants free “naturalization legal services,” the latest USCIS grant announcement states. “Recipient organizations serve both traditional immigrant destinations and new immigrant getaway cities in 21 states,” the USCIS document reads. The latest $10 million investment will prepare approximately 25,000 residents from more than 50 countries, according to the agency. More than a dozen states — including California, New York, Florida, Washington, and Ohio — with large resident immigrant populations are being targeted as well as cities with huge immigrant populations such as Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington D.C.)
— Theodore the Great: How Trump Channels Teddy Roosevelt – Daniel Ruddy
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/teddy-roosevelt-donald-trump/2016/08/28/id/745522/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The brilliance of Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ – BYRON YORK  (DIERSEN: Who calls you deplorable?  I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who treat me like I am one of Trump’s deplorables.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-the-brilliance-of-hillary-clintons-deplorables/article/2601632

 

THE HILL
— Priebus: ‘Reasonable’ to question Clinton camp about health

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/295584-priebus-its-reasonable-to-question-clinton-camps-answers

— Duke praises Pence for declining to call him ‘deplorable’ – Lisa Hagen  (DIERSEN: Who calls you deplorable?  I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who treat me like I am one of Trump’s deplorables.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/295582-david-duke-praises-pence-for-declining-to-call-him
— Clinton didn’t think pneumonia diagnosis ‘would be that big a deal’ – Jessie Hellmann
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/295569-clinton-didnt-think-pneumonia-diagnosis-would-be-that-big
— Clinton’s reluctance to drink water causing tension with her staff – Caitlin Yilek
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/295508-clintons-reluctance-to-drink-water-causing-tension-with

 

POLITICO
— Clinton on pneumonia: ‘I just didn’t think it was going to be that big a deal’ – Cristiano Lima
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/clinton-on-pneumonia-diagnosis-i-just-didnt-think-it-was-going-to-be-that-big-a-deal-228062

 

CBS NEWS
— Trump brings “non-deplorable” people on stage to assail Clinton
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/elections-2016-donald-trump-attack-basket-of-deplorables-hillary-clinton-health/

 

NBC NEWS
— Hillary Clinton’s Health Scare: 9 Unanswered Questions – ALEX SEITZ-WALD, MONICA ALBA, ANDREA MITCHELL, KRISTEN WELKER and KASIE HUNT
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/hillary-clinton-s-health-scare-9-unanswered-questions-n646551

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs always side with IRS against Republicans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/opinion/will-speaker-paul-ryan-stand-up-to-the-freedom-caucus.html
— Full Disclosure on Candidates’ Health – Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/opinion/full-disclosure-on-candidates-health.html
— The Avalanche of Distrust – David Brooks
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/opinion/the-avalanche-of-distrust.html
— DIERSENSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the National Collegiate Athletic Association promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/sports/ncaa-moves-championship-events-from-north-carolina.html
— Can Teenage Defiance Be Manipulated for Good? – Amanda Ripley  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use education in America to turn people against those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/upshot/can-teenage-defiance-be-manipulated-for-good.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Hillary’s media is torching its standards to cover the election – Michael Goodwin
http://nypost.com/2016/09/11/hillarys-media-is-torching-its-standards-to-cover-the-election/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The hidden history of presidential disease, sickness and secrecy – Joel Achenbach and Lillian Cunningham
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/09/12/the-secret-history-of-presidential-disease-sickness-and-deception/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Court disputes over voting laws often divide justices along party lines – David G. Savage
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-court-partisan-voting-20160912-snap-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WHITH COLOR PHOTO IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Health episode raises new doubts and brings up old concerns about Clinton. That’s why it’s so damaging – Mark Z. Barabak
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-clinton-health-transparency-20160913-snap-story.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “College Republican groups struggle with Trump endorsement.”
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/us/article/College-Republican-groups-struggle-with-Trump-9218575.php

 

USA TODAY
— Why press needs access to candidates – Rem Rieder (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, to Libertarian plants, to Green plants, and to RINOs who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for opposition research and a) do not return my phone calls, b) do not want anyone to first learn of anything by reading the emails, c) do not want me to know about their events or other activities, d) do not want me to promote their events or other activities, e) do not want me to attend their events, f) do not want me to report on their events or other activities, and g) treat me like I am one of Trump’s deplorables?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/rieder/2016/09/12/rieder-why-press-needs-access-candidates/90260078/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/09/13/chester-county-pennsylvania-suburban-tide-against-trump/89687252/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Clinton’s Medical Mistrust  Her record of deception calls for an independent review of her health. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/clintons-medical-mistrust-1473722806
— Coddled on Campus  Students who say they’re ‘triggered’ by Mark Twain are appropriating—to borrow their term—language formerly applied to PTSD victims. – JONATHAN MARKS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/coddled-on-campus-1473722354

 

BUSINESS STANDARD
— Hillary Clinton has ‘low opinion’ of American people: Donald Trump  Trump alleged that Clinton spoke with hatred in her heart for these working class Americans  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a “working class American?”  I was 1964-1997.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate working class Americans like I was 1964-1997. They stress the adverse actions a) that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me including forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) that my Democrat IRS superiors took against me including not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims, and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me including forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests.)
http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/hillary-clinton-has-low-opinion-of-american-people-donald-trump-116091300376_1.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— Want to Know How Trump’s Doing? Just Look at Mexico’s Peso – Eric Martin
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-09-12/want-to-know-how-trump-s-doing-just-look-at-the-mexican-peso
— That Scandal on Your Résumé Will Cost You—Even if It Isn’t Yours  If you’re coming from a tainted company, you may get dinged on pay. Here’s how to minimize the damage. – Suzanne Woolley  (DIERSEN: What do potential employers think of the employers that you do/did work for?  From what I see, virtually all employers despise if not hate my former employer, the federal government.  From what I see, the longer that you worked for the federal government, the more that potential employers despise if not hate you.  I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years – almost 3 for the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 for IRS 1971-1980, and almost 18 for GAO 1980-1997.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-13/that-scandal-on-your-r-sum-will-cost-you-even-if-it-isn-t-yours
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You could get dinged on compensation, or even knocked out of  contention for a job, by a corporate scandal you had nothing to do with. The Enrons and Worldcoms and Wells Fargos hurt the careers of innocent bystanders. It’s a nasty and persistent reputational ripple effect that can be incredibly hard, and sometimes impossible, to counteract. Wells Fargo & Co., where bank employees tried to meet quotas and earn bonuses by opening sham accounts for customers without their knowledge, is the scandal of the hour. And it is executives in financial services firms that suffer the most from guilt by association, an article in the September Harvard Business Review suggests. Initial compensation at these executives’ next job is about 10 percent lower than for that their untainted counterparts, the authors found. Across industries, job functions, levels of seniority, and regions, executives with such companies on their résumés took a cut of 4 percent in total compensation. Women were dinged 7 percent to men’s 3 percent.)
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Cannabis Industry Expected to Be Worth $50 Billion by 2026 – Jennifer Kaplan (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and/or destroy countries, you encourage them to smoke pot.  For many decades, to destroy America, Mexico has encouraged Americans to smoke Mexican pot.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-12/cannabis-industry-to-expand-to-50-billion-by-2026-analysts-say

 

FORBES
— To Protect Children, It’s Okay To Stigmatize Addicts – Sally Satel
http://www.forbes.com/sites/sallysatel/2016/09/12/to-protect-children-its-okay-to-stigmatize-addicts/#379664dc6832

 

CATALYST CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs favor anything that encourages people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
http://catalyst-chicago.org/2016/09/financial-aid-barriers-limit-college-access-for-undocumented-youth/

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.