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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Council and Board of Ed races.. Trump attacks birthright citizenship.. Olddoc finds hatred and bigotry hogging the news, but still urges being a good citizen..




[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.
PLAINFIELD

  • Council Races:  Six questions for Joylette Mills-Ransome. Read more here.
  • Board of Ed Races --
  • Halloween:  Festivities and safety tips. Read more here.
  • NJ Transit:  Portal Bridge stuck for second time, 90 minute delays. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
  • Charlie Brown's:  Shrinking steakhouse chain closes another NJ restaurant. Read more here.
  • Gender Politics:  Gender politics and the suburbs in the age of Trump. Read more here.
  • Media:  Star-Ledger asks Congress to bail them out. Read more here.
  • Parkway:  Say goodbye to the last exact change lane on the GSP. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2018 Public Question:  'Yes' to ballot question will help vo-techs, colleges. Read more here.
  • 2018 Senate Race: Menendez in final stretch, Booker and Murphy are helping. Read more here. Hugin tries to high tail it from Trump on birthright citizenship. Read more here.
  • Analysis: Our GOP problem from hell. Read more here.
  • CD7:  Tittel rails against Greens as 'Trump enablers'. Read more here.
  • Medicaid Fraud: Inspector: They made me a scapegoat in fraud investigation. Read more here.

TRUMP WORLD
  • Birthright Citizenship:  Trump announces end by executive order. Read more here. Can he do it? Almost everyone says no. Read more here.
  • White Supremacists:  Does Trump encourage them? Faith groups divided. Read more here.
OBITUARY
RECENT BLOG POSTS
  • [ OLDDOC]  Olddoc finds hatred and bigotry hogging the news, but still urges being a good citizen. (10/30/18)
  • [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
  • [Councilor STORCH]  Storch on the Police Division's accreditation. (09/23/18)
  • [Freeholder WILLIAMS]  'Paint by the Pond' event Saturday. (10/05/18)
  • [SEAN McKENNA]  Sean on street lights out and City's poor repair record compared to PSE&G. (9/18/18)
  • [JACKIE]  Survivor: David v. Goliath blog party. (10/24/18)
  • [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]   'The Colored Museum' hits the stage this weekend in Plainfield. (9/17/18)
  • [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Edison secures post-season position with win over Plainfield. (10/28/18)
  • [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
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