Olddoc: Muhlenberg closure leaves Plainfield healthcare deprived.. Maria on the Courier's police blotter.. Bernice notes scavenging up, plus longing for a simpler time.. Jackie finds lots of signs of Spring.. Rucker reviews his busy week..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Hidden Plainfield: Classic Postwar Elegance"

Stroud Homicide:  "Edison man arrested in death of Plainfield rapper" -- Courier | Ledger |
Courier's 'Look':  "New methods, new look, but no compromise on news"

Copper Theft:  "Trailer with $143K in stolen copper wire recovered in Perth Amboy"
Cranford:  "Downtown Cranford wins award for newsletter, promoting community"
Trailside Nature Center:  "Trailside seeks entries for 2011 photo contest"

The Auditor:  "Sharpe gets seat at NCAA; Torch still has some heat; New kid on block"
Paul Mulshine:  "The 60s aren't what they used to be" |
Council on State Mandates:  "Has council on mandates done its job?"
'Millionaire's Tax' --

• YES:  "Most in state back higher income tax on the rich" -- Sen. Shirley Turner.
• NO:  "Affluent residents already keeping rates lower for the middle class" -- Sen. Jennifer Beck.

Poverty:  "Reports: As poverty rises, cuts target aid to poor people"
Schools Construction --

• Audit:  "Assembly speaker calls for audit of selection process for schools construction"
• Glitz and Neglect:  "Amid glitzy new schools built by NJ are old ones crumbling"
• Paterson Project:  "Profile of a school construction fiasco"

Teacher Tenure --

• Issue:  "Old-school concept under modern-day assault" -- Tenure does not mean a teacher cannot be fired; it guarantees due process.
• Law:  "Tenure laws themselves have had a long tenure"

Tuition Rates:  "Should college-aged children of illegal immigrants get in-county rates?"
Unemployed:  "Training in marketable job skills needed for unemployed" -- Editorial, Courier.

Earth Hour:  "It's tonight. Everyone encouraged to turn off lights to stand against climate change"
Obituaries --

• "Geraldine Ferraro, ended men's club of national politics"
• "Leonard Weinglass, defense lawyer in Pentagon Papers case, NJ native" -- Ledger obit here.

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes scavenging on the increase; signs of Spring on a Westfield trip, and longing for the 'good old days'. Olddoc on Plainfield being 'healthcare deprived' in two parts. Maria ponders the Courier's Plainfield 'police blotter' and links to a Rutgers Latino Literary Imagination conference. Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, reviews his busy week. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, captures plenty of signs of Spring peeping through in this week's pix.

| BERNICE: PLAINTALKER II | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PIV FOR PLAINFIELD |
  COUNCILORS: | McWILLIAMS | MAPP | STORCH | WILLIAMS |
| JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | PLAINFIELD TOMORROW | QC PROGRESSIVE | BURNEY: AS I SEE IT |
  NAT: DUMBED DOWN AMERICA | REBECCA: BATHROBE BLOGGER |
KE' STANS: THROUGH THE LENS | RENATA: STANDING IN THE GAP
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS | JACKIE: THE (TV) SHOW MUST GO ON | DOTTIE G SEZ |
| VASHON: A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE | MILANI: PEPTalk | DR. E=MC² | SCHOOL NEWS |
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