Olddoc on Bilingual Day Care and the ACA ruling.. Bernice notes clock is ticking on South Avenue development.. Dottie G notes Steven Colbert weighs in on SCOTUS ruling..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Plainfield teachers have a new contract"

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 --

FUSP:   "Plainfield's Unitarian Society offers gree same-sex marriages"
Plainfield Schools:  "PHS taken off feds Focus List"
July 4 Celebration:  "Plainfield listing in Ledger" -- Scroll down.

Ethnic Produce:  "Liberian farmer offers West African vegetables"
Fanwood:  "Fanwood kicks off summer concert series"
Newark --

• "Booker, after Anderson's departure: Now is the time to look forward"

Real Estate:  "More Americans are renting and paying more as homeownership declines"

Christie for President --

• "Five things about Christie's governorship that could help his 2016 run"
• "...And five things that could hurt it"
• "What will Christie's run mean for NJ?" -- Less time and attention to NJ?
• "Tom Moran: After 14years of watching Christie, a warning: He lies"
• "Will Christie have enough campaign cash for a White House run?"
• "It's official: Christie will launch Tuesday" -- Yawn.
• "Christie goes live with presidential campaign site"

Gay Marriage Ruling --

•  "Front pages of newspapers around the nation"
• "Gay rights leaders push for federal civil rights protections"
• "Conservative lawmakers and faith groups seek exemptions after ruling"

Policing:  "Long taught to use force, police warily learn de-escalation"
South Carolina --

• "Woman climbs flagpole, removes Confederate flag in front of Statehouse"
• "NJ lawmakers in DC push SC to remove Confederate flag"

Sweeney Recall:  "Gun rights group kicks off recall campaign"

Anglicanism:  "US Episcopal Church elects its first black presiding pishop"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] notes clock is ticking on South Avenue development.

[OLDDOC]  on Bilingual Day Care and the ACA ruling.

[Mayor MAPP]  posts his weekly  newsletter. (6/21/15)

[Councilor STORCH]  notes FOSh proposal heard at Historic Preservation Commission. (6/24/15)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Toon anticipates Pride Sunday. (6/25/15)

[DAVID]  posts Plainfield graduation pix. (6/22/15)

[JACKIE]  Big Brother 17: live feeds into Sunday. (6/28/15)

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

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  on Bilingual Day Care transition. (6/26/15)

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]  on Bilingual Day Care. (6/24/15)

[NOEL at PALS] remembers PHS coach 'Artie B' who passed recently. (6/20/15)

[DOTTIE G SEZ]  notes Steven Colbert weighs in on SCOTUS rulingt.

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