Olddoc on good pols and honest burglars.. Bernice offers more on PMUA appointments.. Councilor Storch on the PMUA nominations; plus Raritan Valley Coalition report.. Councilor Williams wishes Breana Liebowitz good luck.. David is recovering from the flu.. Jackie offers a sunrise at the station plus a cicada killer wasp.. Plainfield Latino attacks the PMUA appointments as ignoring Latinos..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Depressed at Sears"

CLIPS is a daily roundup of links to news and blog posts about Plainfield or affecting Plainfielders. Begun in 2003 as an email newsletter to Plainfield city council members when I was Plainfield's public information officer; it was later offered to the general public by email and has been available in blog form since 2007. If you have questions, suggestions or tips, you can email me at plaindan@gmail.com.

NEWS --

Bound Brook:  "Is it really illegal for kids to offer to shovel snow?"
Newark --

• "Baraka set to host town hall on violence tonight"
• "Ex-cons at heart of city's job stimulus plan"

PSEG:  "Employees file complaint over family leave"

Christie for President --

• "Christie to meet with Israeli president"
• "If Christie jumps in, Rand Paul thinks he can win"

2016 Races --

• "Booker Conundrum: Cory for VP examined"
• "Koch brothers put a price on the race: $889 million" -- How's that for deep pockets?

Auto Loans:  "Investment riches made on subprime auto loans to poor" -- Same old racket, new gizmo.
Environment:  "NJ environmentalists cheer top court ruling on pollution lawsuits"
Government Surveillance:  "Feds have license plate trackers on NJ Turnpike" -- And at other undisclosed locations.
IBM:  "IBM denies massive layoffs reported by Forbes Magazine"
Medicare:  "By 2018, half of payments will be based on successful outcomes"
Municipal Credit Ratings:  "Moody's says Christie action in AC may hurt other troubled NJ cities"
NJ Employment:  "Did NJ beat anybody in job growth for 2014?"
NJ Senate --

• "After Christie veto, panel tries again to clarify NJ's surrogate parent law"
• "Smith departure another sign of high turnover in Senate Dem office"

Offshore Oil:  "NJ senators denounce Obama's offshore drilling plan" -- Ledger | NJSpot |
Weather --

• "How much does a no-show blizzard cost?"
• "Soul-searching at weather service after botched prediction"

The Holocaust:  "Auschwitz survivors gather where 'civilization collapsed'" -- NYTimes | Courier |

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] offers more on PMUA appointments.

[OLDDOC] on good pols and honest burglars.

[Councilor STORCH] on the PMUA nominations; plus Raritan Valley Coalition report.

[Councilor WILLIAMS] wishes Breana Liebowitz good luck.

[DAVID] is recovering from the flu.

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] offers a sunrise at the station plus a cicada killer wasp.

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] mmm.

[PLAINFIELD LATINO] attacks the PMUA appointments as ignoring Latinos.

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