Bernice: Plaintalker wins HPC award; Oppo? Floppo!; Watchung Avenue street repairs.. Olddoc: a potpourri including local elections, Ali's funeral.. Councilor Williams: Of Christ and politics.. David: Where is Mapp's Plainfield?.. Rebecca on humility and service..
[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 --
Dem Primary: "Mapp team wins in Plainfield" --PolitickerNJ.
Track & Field: "Plainfield's Simmons earns state high jump title"
Bullying?: "State rules student may be punished for insulting vegetarian" -- 6th graders.
Campaign Mishap: "Flyers under wipers get 'glued' onto windshields" -- Hmmm...
Clifton: "After narrow vote, Clifton will fly LGBT flag in Pride Month"
Drugs: "People are now overdosing on Immodium to get high" -- Anti-diarrhea med contains an opioid.
Elizabeth: "$507M school budget: 45 new teachers, no tax increase"
Hudson River Tunnels: "Lay train tracks in NJ or tunnels won't add capacity, experts say"
Kean U.: "Pranks, slurs, infighting: A look at the University's police"
Marijuana: "Smoking pot isn't that bad for your physical health, study finds"
Outerbridge Crossing: "Officials urge PA to study widening bridge"
Pets: "3 legs doesn't slow down put bull rescued from side of the road" -- Video.
Rutgers: "Suit: Ball player drunkenly attacks manager"
2016 Candidates --
- "Unpacking NJ's role in Hillary's path to the nomination"
- "Dems try to nudge Bernie off the stage, GOP tries to rein in Trump"
- "Trump advice to panicked GOP: Man up"
- "Trump support shrinking on Capitol Hill"
- "I am Mexican-American and I was a judge. Trump threatens the American way" -- OpEd, WashPost.
- "Trump cannot satisfy Sanders voters' need for change" -- Editorial, Ledger.
- "Get ready for even more Clinton, Trump attacks"
- "Wisniewski talks what's next for the Sanders campaign"
- "Trump-based Dem attacks emerge as GOP candidates stay silent"
- "Former top NJ GOP official to sit out presidential election"
Child Welfare: "NJ making progress revamping system once among worst in US"
Legislature: "Two bills to drive voter turnout head to Senate committee"
NJ Pensions --
- "NJ Supreme Court to rule in big pension case Thursday"
- "Poll: Jerseyans support forcing state to make pension pyments, but there's a catch"
Ramadan: "A glimpse of Ramadan around the world"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] Plaintalker wins HPC award; Oppo? Floppo!; Watchung Avenue street repairs.
[OLDDOC] a potpourri including local elections, Ali's funeral. (6/08/16)
[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] Where is Mapp's Plainfield?. (6/07/16)
[JACKIE] Jackie's week in review catches a vain pigeon. (6/05/16)
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] on humility and service. (6/09/2016)
[NOEL at PALS] YES basketball tournament, 6th-8th Grade Division. (3/26/16).
