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Friday, April 15, 2011

Rucker on overcrowding at Cook.. Renata on tonight's Multi-Cultural Festival.. Nat asks if Jerry is out for campaign blood.. Maria: Trash in the Green Brook.. Bernice on tenant rights.. Olddoc will be along later.. Jerry on SDA grant for Clark schools.. PSN finds Thunder boosting roster.. Jackie on Survivor's seven most outlandish characters..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
YMCA:  "Plainfield Y to host 'Healthy Kids Day'"
Youth Summit:  "Local star, Tenin, to perform at Youth Summit"

Edison:  "Waves of apprehension, hope follow firing of business administrator"
NJPAC:  "NJPAC taps producer John Schreiber as next CEO"
Union County Freeholders:  "Citizens Forum, 4/14" -- Video.

Gov. Christie --
'Toolkit':  "Some toolkit ideas may not be passed"
Weinberg:  "Dems say Christie went too far in remark about Sen. Loretta Weinberg"
'Fracking':  "Environmentalists collect 30,000 public comments opposing Delaware Basin 'fracking'"
Medicaid:  "US to pick up half NJ's tab for adult Medicaid, for $300M savings"
Pharma:  "Christie courts Big Pharma, cites recent Bayer win"
School-Choice:  "NJ adds 56 districts to school-choice program" -- Ledger | Gannett | -- List is here (PDF).
State Pensions:  "Sweeney warns retirees may see payouts cut without plan to fix system"
Tax Hikes:  "Christie, Sweeney trade barbs over who's to blame for tax hikes"
Tenure Reform:  "The need for tenure reform should be beyond dispute" -- Editorial, Courier.

Census 2010:  "Hispanics surpass blacks in most US metro areas"
Bath Salts:  "Substances in bath salts increasingly abused, linked to hallucinations"
Play:  "Childhood shift: Most kids have stopped playing outdoors"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice gives tips for tenants on tenants rights. Olddoc will be along later. Maria on trash in the Green Brook. BOE member Renata Hernandez reminds all at Standing In The Gap, of tonight's Multi-Cultural Festival. Nat's Dumbed Down America, parses Jerry's latest post and asks 'Is he out for campaign blood'? Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, reports on overcrowding at Cook School (which is a resuslt of Board and CSA policy, though he does not point it out), and clarifies his stand on TOD (transit-oriented development). Jerry announces a Schools Development Authority grant for Clark schools. Plainfield Sports News finds Thunder bringing on a new right-handed pitcher. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, on Survivor's seven most outlandish characters.


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