ALTON DAILY NEWS
-- GOP Candidates Criticize Rauner - Jim Anderson  (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, Dillard will walk in Wheaton's Independence Day Parade.  Outstandingly, rather than give money to Democrats, Dillard gives money to the Wheaton Park District to help sponsor the Tunes of Glory (http://www.tunesofglory.org/) in the parade.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=81799#.UcAq8n8o6M8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The early target in the race for the Republican primary for governor is the rich guy. Bruce Rauner, the wealthy head of a private equity firm, is poised to spend millions of his own money, so his Republican rivals want to soften him up early. State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale), who’s not officially in the race yet but will be this summer, says Rauner isn’t really a Republican. Bruce Rauner, while running in a Republican primary, has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to (former Chicago) Mayor (Richard M.) Daley, Democrat members of Congress including Jan Schakowsky and Bill Foster, and hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democrat governors nationwide,” he said. State Treasurer Dan Rutherford, also running for governor, criticized Rauner for making his campaign announcement via a video on his website, Rutherford making the point that he meets the public and the press face-to-face.)
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Edgar advises Illinois Republicans to compromise, to be civil, and to be compassionate, that is, Edgar demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans as being people who refuse to compromise, who are not civil, and who are not compassionate.  How many millions will vote for Democrats on November 4, 2014 because Edgar demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans as being people who refuse to compromise, who are not civil, and who are not compassionate?  There is a Democrat in my precinct who runs out of his home and shouts at me when I walk by.  I would not be surprised at all if the next time I walk by, he runs out and demonizes me, denigrates me, and condemns me as being someone who refuses to compromise, who is not civil, and who is not compassionate.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=81798#.UcAoOn8o6M8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Edgar Gives Advice to GOP - Dave Dahl  Jim Edgar is giving out plenty of free advice to Illinois Republicans. The former governor dares to use three C words few people today may associate with his party. “We need to be willing to compromise, we need to be civil, and we need to be compassionate,” says Edgar, advocating a “strong two-party system.”  Edgar, who has been out of office for 15 years, says there simply are not enough Republican voters in the state. “You’ve got to have independents, and you’ve got to have some Democrats (vote for you if you are going to win) in the general election.” Edgar says the attorney general, Lisa Madigan, will be formidable but not unbeatable if she runs for governor. He says years of poor results under 12 years of Democratic governors, as well as any stigma from being named Madigan, could hurt her. The attorney general’s father is the speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and also the chairman of the state’s Democratic Party. Edgar, who is from Charleston, would also like to see some Downstate representation, pointing out the governor and two top legislative leaders are all Chicagoans.)

 

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who promote "rapper Chief Keef?"
http://www.suntimes.com/20798114-761/chief-keefs-bad-day-pleads-guilty-hit-with-second-paternity-suit-gets-arrested-again.html
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats a) created America's troubled "inner cities," b) run America's troubled "inner cities," and c) blame Republicans for the problems that America's troubled "inner cities" have.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/jackson/20795981-452/inner-cities-need-disaster-relief-too.html
-- Bulk of Tribune Company’s revenue comes from newspapers, profits from broadcasting - David Roeder  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tune.  GOPUSA ILLINOIS does not seek nor will it accept any revenue or any profits for what it does.  He who pays the piper calls the tune.  Based on that, the Chicago Tribune's revenue must overwhelmingly come from anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries.)  
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/20804014-418/bulk-of-trib-cos-revenue-comes-from-newspapers-profits-from-broadcasting.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most of Tribune Co.’s revenue comes from the newspapers it is marketing for sale, but the profits are overwhelmingly from its broadcasting business, according to financial results issued Monday.  Tribune said that for 2012, its final year operating under bankruptcy, revenue totaled $3.15 billion, up from $3.11 billion from 2011. Its net income fell 5.7 percent over the same period, to $422.49 million in 2012.)
-- ANTI-RELIGIOUS, ANTI-CONSERVATIVE, ANTI-REPUBLICAN, AND ANTI-AMERICAN: Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand - AP
http://www.suntimes.com/business/20799585-420/businessman-tries-his-luck-at-building-pot-brand.html

 

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- Illinois special session is costly - Adam N. Green, Springfield  (DIERSEN: To attend the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee meeting in Springfield on Saturday, June 1, 2013, my outstanding wife and I drove from Wheaton to Springfield Friday afternoon in our outstanding 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 that Obama demonizes, denigrates, and condemns as being a clunker.  The Hilton Springfield hotel bill was $116, the Shell premium gasoline bill was $70 (24 MPG), and the Shell car wash bill was $10.)   
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x871006935/Letter-Illinois-special-session-is-costly#axzz2WWJDlvCy
(FROM THE LETTER: You know, it is interesting to see and hear the rationale for this latest “special session” that the Illinois legislature has planned. I wonder if taxpayers are aware of the per diem costs for these people; elected officials, their staff, and who knows whom else claim to eat and stay in Springfield? The food alone must range between $21 and $28 a day not including hotel costs of about $78 daily and mileage to and from at 56 cents per mile. That’s well over $100 per day per person. When you add it all up it gets a little scary. True, the entertainment industry benefits but wouldn’t it be better to gain profit from tourism rather than from those technically spending taxpayer dollars?)

 

 

 

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- Chicago violence to plague next U.S. attorney  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and America.  Nevertheless, Democrats blame violence on Republicans and on the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130618/NEWS03/306189952/1066/NEWS03
-- Perry woos disgruntled Connecticut gun makers  (DIERSEN: Of course, no Democrat or RINO Illinois governor would do that.)
http://www.whbf.com/story/22616533/texas-governor-woos-disgruntled-conn-gun-makers
-- Illinois reruns its tragic reality show
http://host.madison.com/entertainment/television/illinois-reruns-its-tragic-reality-show/article_e594578a-e47f-5a1d-a800-9da4074ba0f4.html
-- Report: Too many teachers, too little quality  (DIERSEN: It would be great if a similar study would be done on IRS Revenue Offices and GAO Analysts.  I was an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980 and a GAO Analyst 1980-1997.  Virtually none of my IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did what I did -- I took job-related graduate courses.  I took job-related graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, job-related graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, and job-related graduate finance courses at IIT 1992-1997.  In addition, I took job-related CPA review courses 1978-1979 and job-related Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) review courses 1980-1981.  I passed the job-related CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the job-related CIA examination on my first attempt in 1981.  My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates argued that the courses were not job-related.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a female, a minority, or a veteran.)      
http://www.whig.com/story/22616246/report-too-many-teachers-too-little-quality
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday. The National Council on Teacher Quality review is a scathing assessment of colleges' education programs and their admission standards, training and value. The report, which drew immediate criticism, was designed to be provocative and urges leaders at teacher-training programs to rethink what skills would-be educators need to be taught to thrive in the classrooms of today and tomorrow. "Through an exhaustive and unprecedented examination of how these schools operate, the review finds they have become an industry of mediocrity, churning out first-year teachers with classroom management skills and content knowledge inadequate to thrive in classrooms" with an ever-increasing diversity of ethnic and socioeconomic students, the report's authors wrote. "A vast majority of teacher preparation programs do not give aspiring teachers adequate return on their investment of time and tuition dollars," the report said. The report was likely to drive debate about which students are prepared to be teachers in the coming decades and how they are prepared. Once a teacher settles into a classroom, it's tough to remove him or her involuntarily and opportunities for wholesale retraining are difficult - if nearly impossible - to find. The answer, the council and its allies argue, is to make it more difficult for students to get into teacher preparation programs in the first place. And once there, they should be taught the most effective methods to help students. "There's plenty of research out there that shows that teacher quality is the single most important factor," said Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, a supporter of the organization's work. Democrat Markell said: "We have to attract the best candidates" possible. To accomplish that goal, Markell earlier this year signed into law a measure making admission to education programs more difficult in his state. Potential teachers must either post a 3.0 grade point average or demonstrate "mastery" results on a standardized test such as the ACT or SAT before they're even admitted to a program. It's an idea the council has applauded and suggests other states should consider to limit the number of candidates entering teacher training programs. "You just have to have a pulse and you can get into some of these education schools," said Michael Petrilli, a vice president at the conservative-leaning Fordham Institute and a former official in the Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement. "If policymakers took this report seriously, they'd be shutting down hundreds of programs." Some 239,000 teachers are trained each year and 98,000 are hired - meaning too many students are admitted and only a fraction find work.)

 

 

 

THE HILL
-- Beck to attend 'Audit the IRS' rally at Capitol - Justin Sink  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988.  How many Republicans do you know who have worked for GAO on audits of IRS?  I worked for IRS 1971-1980.  How many Republicans do you know who have worked for IRS?)  
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/306065-beck-to-attend-audit-the-irs-rally-at-capitol
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Glenn Beck will speak at rally protesting the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, the radio host announced Monday. “There are 70 Republicans now in congress that we sent there,” Beck said. “They’re standing up this week and they’re about to be slaughtered.” The radio host will speak at a Tea Party rally sandwiched between a separate "Lincoln-Douglas style debate" on the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform bill put on by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The immigration debate on the East Lawn will run from 9 am to noon, and resume from 2 pm until 5 pm. Beck will speak at the "Audit the IRS" rally from noon until 2 p.m. on the West Lawn. Beck urged his listeners to attend the event, saying it was his first time asking supporters to join him in Washington since his 2010 "Restoring Honor" rally. "We’re on the Titanic. Not all of us are going to make it. And unless you have some urgency, we’re all going to die," Beck said. Other attendees at the immigration event include Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas).)
-- IRS official: 'Apolitical' Ohio staffers not sensitive enough - Bernie Becker  (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats and/or veterans.)  
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/domestic-taxes/306113-irs-official-apolitical-ohio-staffers-not-sensitive-enough
(FROM THE ARTICLE: IRS staffers in Cincinnati that handled tax-exempt applications weren’t as sensitive to the political fallout of their treatment of conservative groups as they should have been, an agency official in Washington told congressional investigators. Holly Paz, formerly a D.C. official dealing with tax-exempt groups, told interviewers from the House Oversight Committee that Cincinnati staffers were “apolitical,” and used the term Tea Party as a way to flag potential interventions in campaigns. Paz compared the staffers use of Tea Party as a shorthand for any type of political activity to the way people call tissues by the brand name Kleenex. “Many of these employees have been with the IRS for decades and were used to a world where how they talked about things internally was not something that would be public or that anyone would be interested in,” Paz told investigators in the first closed-door interview conducted on the IRS controversy. “So I don’t think they thought much about how it would appear to others. They knew what they meant, and that was sort of good enough for them.”)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries do more than just discourage minorities from assimilating, they demonize, denigrate, and condemn Christianity, conservative principles, the Republican Party, and America.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324787004578495393859698964.html
-- Teacher Training's Low Grade - Stephanie Banchero  (DIERSEN: It would be great if a similar study would be done on IRS Revenue Offices and GAO Analysts.  I was an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980 and a GAO Analyst 1980-1997.  Virtually none of my IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did what I did -- I took job-related graduate courses.  I took job-related graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, job-related graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, and job-related graduate finance courses at IIT 1992-1997.  In addition, I took job-related CPA review courses 1978-1979 and job-related Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) review courses 1980-1981.  I passed the job-related CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the job-related CIA examination on my first attempt in 1981.  My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates argued that the courses were not job-related.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a female, a minority, or a veteran.)  
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323836504578551904167354358.html

 

 

 

 

NAVY
-- Chicago-Area Federal Employee of the Year Awards go to NAVFAC Midwest - Bill Couch
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=74885