Olddoc on candidates who blog well while running but drop out on losing.. Bernice recalls words for dark days.. Jackie invites all to the TAR 19 blog party.. Maria is enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Battery of events this week launches Holiday season"
  
• "Hidden Plainfield: More cornerstones ID'ed"
  

House Tour:  "Plainfield mansion tour harks back to rich past" -- Van Wyck Brooks HD tour this weekend.
Plainfield Public Library:  "Holiday food drive continues at all Union County libraries"
Schools:  "Christie considering 'Model Curriculum' for low-performing schools" -- From NJSpotlight.
Storm Damage:  "Some towns finding it cheaper to give away wood chips than dispose of them"

Clark:  "Schools superintendent thanks Asm Jerry Green, other legislators"

NOTE: Some Sunday news and opinion items are posted late by the Ledger to its site; these will appear in Monday's CLIPS.

• The Auditor:  "Booker-Christie divorce?; Beck on board with gay marriage; more"
• Paul Mushine:  "Education expenditures even worse than Christie stated"
• OpEd, Judges:  "Christie's attacks undermine integrity, impartiality of judiciary" -- Allan Zegas, attorney.
• OpEd, Tax Breaks:  "NJ has better things to invest in than corporate tax breaks" -- Deborah Howlett, NJ Policy Perspective.

Accountants:  "State audit finds record number are lying about education"
'Change Orders':  "Extra costs swell project expenses" -- 'It's how they make their money'...
Food Stamps:  "Number of NJ residents receiving food stamps doubled in last four years"
Public Bidding:  "League says vendors may have broken law at recent A.C. convention"
Legislature:  "How to win an Assembly seat without getting elected" -- From NJSpotlight.
Schools Outsourcing:  "Privatization in Trenton Schools unlikely to stop" -- Security, bus drivers. cafeteria workers...

Politifax Truth-o-Meter: True, False, or other...? (The national factfinding service is now in the Ledger)

• "Is lack of job growth Christie's fault, as Wisneiwski asserts?"

Beer Business:  "NJ duo launch homebrewing supply startup" -- Will Spivey be brewing his own soon?
'Cyber Monday':  "Web shoppers get their chance to click into the season"
Holiday Events --

• Cape May:  "30th Annual Dickens Christmas Extravaganza this weekend" -- Dec. 4 through 6
• Morristown:  "Victorian Christmas will be celebrated at MacCulloch Mansion museum" -- Dec. 3 and 4.

RECENT POSTS: Bernice recalls some words she wrote for dark days.  Olddoc comments on locals who blog well while running for office, then drop out when they lose. Maria is enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday. At Jackie's TV Blog, all are invited to The Amazing Race 19 blog party.

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