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Monday, November 12, 2018

Plainfield shooting death Sunday night.. Motorcycle fatality.. New! YouTube Channel by Plainfielder Carl Monopoli, featuring Plainfield wildlife.. Olddoc takes exception to Dan's characterization of Mapp's charter actions.. Noel at HS Sports: Piscataway advances to Group 5, Section 2 State Finals..



[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

  • Motorcycle Fatality:  Plainfield man, 35, dies in motorcycle crash. -- TAPinto | Ledger |
  • Shooting:  Man dies after being shot in Plainfield Sunday night.  -- TAPinto | Ledger |
  • Week Ahead:  The week ahead in Plainfield, Nov. 12 - 18. Read more here.

OF INTEREST
  • Medicine:  New device improves balance in vets with Gulf War illness. Read more here.
  • Porn:  How the GOP gave up on porn. Read more here.
  • Restaurants:  40 NJ restaurants that closed too soon. Read more here. -- Including the Leaning Tower of Pizza on Route 22. Remember that?
  • Veterans:  Thousands turn out to honor vets at Woodbridge parade. Read more here.
  • Voting Rights:  NJ must restore voting rights for felons Florida just did. Read more here. -- Ledger editorial.
  • World War I:  100 years after, recounting the human cost 'over there'. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL
  • Arizona:  Dem Sinema continues to expand lead in Senate race. Read more here.
  • Florida:  Why is the governor claiming fraud in Florida's election? Read more here.
  • Mississippi: White candidate, facing runoff against Black man, says she would attend a 'public hanging' if invited. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD

  • Attorney General:  Trump's AG appointment is unconstitutional. Read more here. -- OpEd by (of all people) Kellyanne Conway's husband and another lawyer. Sessions realized too late that Whitaker was auditioning for his job. Read more here. An Iowa state senator relates a Whitaker 'witch hunt' against himself. Read more here. Dems vow to tighten the screws on Whitaker. Read more here.
  • Nationalism:  France's Macron takes dig at Trump in Armistice Day speech in Paris. Read more here.
  • Military Deaths:  Under Trump, military deaths in war zones up for first time in six years. Read more here.
  • Veterans (Armistice) Day:  Trump cancels plans to visit American military cemetery in France. Read more here. -- So much for honoring their service. Trump appears isolated, and scorned, amid commemorations. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
  • [OLDDOC]  Olddoc takes exception to Dan's characterization of Mapp's charter actions. (11/11/18)
  • [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
  • [Councilor STORCH]  Storch on the Police Division's accreditation. (09/23/18)
  • [Freeholder WILLIAMS]  Telling Untold Histories: Free program at Trailside Center. (11/09/18)
  • [SEAN McKENNA]  My vote is for Ron Johnson on Nov. 6. (11/06/18)
  • [JACKIE]  Survivor: David v. Goliath Nov. 7 blog party. (11/07/18)
  • [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]   'The Colored Museum' hits the stage this weekend in Plainfield. (9/17/18)
  • [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Piscataway advances to Group 5, Section 2 State Finals. (11/11/18)
  • [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife] New! YouTube Channel by Plainfielder Carl Monopoli, featuring Plainfield wildlife. See a red fox trying to eat the camera here. (11/11/18)
  • [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
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