Bernice: Taylor pushes for investigation of police.. Olddoc: Look for a council post later; Monday toons offered.. Councilor Williams: Spongebob movie Thursday at Hannah Atkins.. Jackie: BB18 live feeds overnight into Tuesday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Councilor Taylor resumes veiled attack on Public Safety Director Riley"

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 --

9-1-1:  "You can now text 9-1-1 in Union County"
Steve Gallon:   "Miami Herald declines to endorse Gallon for Miami-Dade Board of Ed" -- His record in Plainfield plays a part.

Drones:  "Bergen County deputizes drones"
Garden State Equality:  "Christie and LGBT group settling old scores"
Newark --

• "State lets schools measure achievement in new ways" -- QSAC waived.
• "Ex city employee gets $380K in wrongful termination suit"

Pets --

• "NJ Pets in need, August 8"
• "Dog found on sweltering roof, covered in tar find new home"
• "Trooper rescues dog from heat stroke by breaking car window"

Trenton:  "Fired contractor alleges mayor in cahoots with union on development project"
S.S.United States:  "Deal by Carnival Cruises to save historic ship proves too challenging"
Veterans:  "Vets fight a new war: Pain pill addiction"

2016 Presidential Race --

• "Trump's economic speech in Detroit" -- Politico | NYTimes | Record | Ledger |
• "Fact-checking Trump speech"
• "Anti-Trump Republican launches independent bid for president" -- Could hurt Trump in Utah.
• "Key GOP Senator says she will not vote for Trump" -- NYTimes | Politico |
• "Trump would be 'most reckless president ever', 50 GOP officials say" -- NYTimes | Ledger | Politico |
• "Inside Trump's business failures"
• "Parents of two Benghazi victims sue Clinton"

2017 Guv Race --

• "Baraka: I will do everything to get Fulop elected" -- PolNJ | Ledger |  -- Pre-emptive strike against DiVicenzo?
• "Fulop and Baraka amp up Essex rumble plans"
• "Rice loves Baraka but can't support Fulop"

Bridgegate --

• "Bridgegate defendants want Christie lawyers to testify at trial"
• "Christie lawyers fighting call to testify in trial"

Christie & the Media:  "Tom Moran: Christie's pit bulls vs. me"
Charter Schools:  "NAACP members call for ban on privately managed charters"
'Dirt Brokers':  "Loopholes let criminals, gangsters steal into NJ's recycling industry"
Gun Permits:  "Christie administration claims it was never told of lawmakers' resolution"
LIBOR:  "NJ seeks cut of $100M LIBOR settlement with Barclays"
NJ Pensions:  "NJEA Protestors flock to Statehouse as pension bill delayed another year" -- PolNJ | PoliticoNJ | Ledger |
Prison Labor:  "How prison labor is the new American slavery and how most of us unknowingly support it"
School Funding:  "How much money would needy districts lose under Christie plan?"
Student Loans:  "Lawmakers think NJ is too tough on student loans" -- Ledger | NYTimes | PoliticoNJ | NJSpot |
Water Quality:  "Study: NJ a 'hot spot' for Teflon chemical in water"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Taylor pushes for investigation of police.

[OLDDOC]  Look for a council post later; Monday toons offered.  (8/08/16)

[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]  Spongebob movie Thursday at Hannah Atkins. (8/08/16)

[DAVID]  Plainfielder launches Book Club Madu. (8/03/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 live feeds overnight into Tuesday (8/09/16).

[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).

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