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[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 --
Charter Schools: "Plainfield charter school application denied"
Cook School: "Cook students learn tennis in PE classes"
PHS: "PHS students get up on horses at Hope's Promise"
Obituary: "E. Louise Thul, longtime Muhlenberg, Kinds Daughters volunteer"
2016 Candidates --
- "Is today's DC Primary Sanders' last stand?"
- "Is Christie Trump's 'manservant' who fetched food for him at McDonald's?"
- "Investing: Hedging against a Trump victory"
Anti-Terrorism: "NJ's terror threat list"
Casinos: "New coalition will spend big bucks to defeat North Jersey casinos" -- Record | Ledger |
Chemical Safety: "Lautenberg chemical safety law lauded at Great Falls"
Gas Tax --
- "Lawmakers: 23 cent gas tax hike for road jobs is fair trade for estate tax cut" -- Hmmmm....
- "Lesniak: Airlines should pay same NJ fuel taxes drivers do" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
- "Christie: I won't sign bill without more tax reductions"
Marijuana: "What needs to happen to legalize recreational pot in NJ"
Orlando Shooting --
- "Newark vigil: We will not bow down to bigotry"
- "Vigils slates in Central Jersey"
- "10 ways to help and avoid scams"
- "Christie: Attack should prompt overseas military strikes"
- "Clinton: Defeat ISIS, reach out to Muslims, ban assault weapons"
- "Trump renews call for immigration ban in wake of shooting" -- NYTimes | Ledger |
- "Trump's terrorism address, fact-checked"
- "Orlando tragedy proves Trump wrong, not right"
- "LGBT groups to Trump: No thanks"
- "NJ Muslim group condemns attack, calls for gun control"
- "NJ Muslim group stands with shooting victims, calls shooter 'self-proclaimed Muslim'"
- "Bayonne Muslims condemn 'barbaric' massacre"
- "Trump to WashPost: No more media credentials for you"
- "Shooting victim ID'ed as from Colonia was not from NJ"
- "Gun stock investors see profit in rallying firearm makers"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] New look for Bethel Presbyterian's church garden; Link to Pres. Pbama statement on Orlando shooting.
[OLDDOC] on Tuesday's Council agenda. (6/12/16)
[Mayor MAPP] Mayor Mapp squelches misleading Board of Ed election rumors. (4/11/16)
[Councilor STORCH] in support of Anderson-Hurtt-Pile for school board. (4/20/16)
[Councilor WILLIAMS] Of Christ and politics. (6/09/16)
[DAVID] maps the City Council primary results. (6/09/16)
[JACKIE] on Big Brother 18: CBS delays the cast release. (6/13/16)
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] posts a haiku of self-admonition. (6/10/2016)
[NOEL at PALS] YES basketball tournament, 6th-8th Grade Division. (3/26/16).