Bernice: Illegal dumpers strike Block 832; Good riddance to July.. Olddoc on the Constitution and the new presidency.. Jackie: BB18 live feeds into Sunday; Look for week in review later.. Rebecca: Jamaica Independence Day flag raising on Friday..
[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 --
Mentoring: "Plainfield cops graduate 40 new young leaders from their mentoring academy"
PAHS: "American Bulldog lost his home to move"
Black History: "Colored Conventions a rallying point for Black Americans before the Civil War" -- Tip o' the hat to Dr. Margaret Lewis.
Black Lives Matter: "Bloomberg interviews Alicia Garza of BLM"
Credit Cards: "Confused by chip-cards? Here's what's going on"
Dueling Obituaries: "NJ man's dueling obits name wife in one, girlfriend in the other" -- Appearing together in same newspaper.
Eminent Domain: "Atlantic City holdout previals in years-long battle for home"
Linden: "Cop who was busted for selling marijuana gets probation"
Meadowlands: "Two state agencies look to restart stalled American Dream project" -- Should be called American Nightmare.
Newark: "Veteran investigator sworn in as police chief"
Organized Crime: "Organized crime is not just about the mob any more"
Political Lawn Signs: "Are town bans on signs unconstitutional?"
Public Art: "Jersey City paid $2K for Monopoly mural it destroyed after 2 months"
Scotch Plains: "'Mozart and More' free string quartet concert at Library"
Somerset County Dems: "Booker speaks at county Dem headquarters"
Trenton: "After fire director is exonerated of sexual harassment, accuser tries a new tack"
2016 Presidential Race --
- "Trump:Hillary mentally unfit for White House" -- After a 24-hour break, he's back at it.
- "Can the Greens win with 'Jill, not Hill'?"
- "Trump in a slump"
- "Trump endorses Ryan and McCain, finally" -- NYTimes | Politico | Bloomberg |
- "Clinton camp confronts Trump's Rust Belt strategy"
- "Charles Blow: Trump reflects white male fragility" -- OpEd, NYTimes.
- "Trump: Tribune of poor white people" -- A look into the roots of his popularity in Appalachia. (Thanks to Marsha J. for finding this)
Distracted Driving: "NJ proposal would be strongest in nation" -- Including no coffee sipping.
Drone Warfare: "Obama releases drone strike 'playbook'"
Medical Marijuana: ""Vets who want to use marijuana to relieve PTSD wait on Christie"
NJEA: "5 reasons why the teachers union is so powerful in Trenton"
Politics: "Make the GOP a workers' party?"
School Funding: "Christie touts his plan in Upper Saddle River" -- To the poor, oppressed rich.
Obituary: "Christine Costner Sizemore, the real face behind 'The Three Faces of Eve'"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] East Second Street study hearing August 18.
[OLDDOC] Kristoff on an Abbot & Costello theme; Obama's $400M to Iran; Thursday toons. (8/04/16)
[Mayor MAPP] National Night Out, and evening of unity in our city. (8/01/16)
[Councilor STORCH] on supporting our youth. (7/26/16)
[Councilor WILLIAMS] Star Wars: The Force Awakens tonight at Hannah Atkins. (8/03/16)
[DAVID] Plainfielder launches Book Club Madu. (8/03/16)
[JACKIE] BB18 live feeds into Friday. (8/05/16)
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Support our Youth Cadets graduation Friday. (8/03/2016)
[NOEL at PALS] YES basketball tournament, 6th-8th Grade Division. (3/26/16)..
