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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Bernice offers commentary on DPWUD audit.. Councilor Williams reports on Ready to Run 2015 conference.. David on finding time for BOE and blogging.. Jackie: Week in review plus skateboards..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
CLIPS is your daily roundup of links to blog posts and news 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 as a blog since 2007. If you have questions, suggestions or tips, email me at plaindan@gmail.com.

NEWS --

Justin Sears:  "For Plainfield's Sears, Yale, March sadness"
Comcast:  "States sink teeth into Comcast-Time Warner deal"

Hospitals:  "Top NJ Hospitals: Doctor Picks"
Jersey City:  "Councilman charged with DWI after hitting taxi"
Newark:  "Valentine's Day homesteaders face financing challenges"

Bridgegate --
Christie for President --
Congress:  "Iran-letter backlash spreads to early states"
Fox News:  "Fox 'most trusted' network? Sort of"
Gambling:  "New England states face off in casinos race"
Lehman Bros. Collapse:  "WSJ: NJ settles suit over Lehman collapse"
NJ Politics:  "PolitickerNJ's 40 under 40 List for 2015"
Schools:  "PARCC's tie to teacher evaluations drives controversy"
Veterans Administration:  "Whistleblower: Retaliation at VA still alive and well"

Ferguson, MO:  "City Council races offer possibility for change" -- Some of the data is jaw-dropping to Jerseyans.
Marriage:  "Oklahoma bill would abolish state's role in marriage, leave it in clergy hands"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] offers commentary on DPWUD audit.

[OLDDOC]  notes it is pothole time.

[Mayor MAPP] advocates for the Fleet Manager position up tonight.

[Councilor STORCH] notes Council became a blame-free zone on Monday (for a while).

[Councilor WILLIAMS] reports on Ready to Run 2015 conference.

[DAVID] on finding time for BOE and blogging.

[JACKIE]  Week in review plus skateboards.

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] catches an empty train.

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] notes a special treat for Plainfield Seniors at ECC Humanities Conference.

[NOEL at PALS] Plainfield overcomes Christ the King.

[PLAINFIELD LATINO] promotes Rutgers Latinas & Politics conference.