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Thursday, September 12, 2019

Presidential debate is at 8 PM on ABC.. Plainfield remembers 9/11.. duCret Art School has a new executive director.. Bids sought for design-build of replacement for Woodland School.. Mystery note from one sister to another found in Dairy Queen parking lot.. Jackie: BB21: PoV blog party (Jackie's back in action)..


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PLAINFIELD

NEW VOTING MACHINE DEMONSTRATIONS IN PLAINFIELD --

  • Wednesday, Sept. 18 - Plainfield Public Library - 1 PM - 5 PM
  • Thursday, Sept. 19 - City Hall Library - 11 AM - 3 PM
  • 9/11: Plainfield remembers 9/11. Read more here.
  • Boys Soccer: Plainfield, Scotch Plains-Fanwood duel to a tie. Read more here.
  • Dairy Queen: Mystery note from one sister to another found in parking lot. Read more here.
  • Democratic Debate: Presidential debate is at 8 PM on ABC. Read more here.
  • duCret: duCret Art School has a new executive director. Read more here.School Board Election: League of Women Voters announces candidate forum. Read more here.
  • Schools: Bids sought for design-build of replacement for Woodland School. Read more here. -- Very confusing.
  • Tech: Plainfield-based Ziotag helps users find things quickly in long videos. Read more here.

OF INTEREST
  • Clocks: Schools are abandoning analog clocks because students can't read them. Read more here.
  • Dark Money: ACLU sues in favor of shielding some dark money donors. Read more here.
  • Edison: Mayor suffers resounding loss in water system election. -- InsiderNJ | NJGlobe | Ledger | Courier |
  • Fertility Clinics: Clinic ordered to turn over sperm donor list after Asian baby born to white couple. Read more here.
  • Gay Conversion Therapy: 'Conversion' advocate McKrae Game comes out, apologizes for years of misleading therapy. Read more here. -- Tip o' the hat to Terri!
  • Gig Economy: California ponders forcing app-based businesses to treat workers as employees. Read more here.
  • Johnson & Johnson --
  • Libraries: Inside the messy fight between libraries and publishers over e-books. Read more here.
  • Messy Desks: Messy desks a sign of genius. Read more here. -- I feel affirmed; how about you?
  • Newark --
  • NJ Transit: Feds: NJT behind other railroads in safety system progress. Read more here.
  • Pay-to-Play: Hoboken considers repealing its P2P laws. Read more here.
  • South Plainfield: Winning $79K Cash 5 ticket sold in South Plainfield. Read more here.
  • Windows 10: Warning issued to millions of Windows 10 users. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2020 Prez Race --
    • Struggling, Booker keeps Senate fallback safe. Read more here.
    • Booker introduces bill requiring gun owners to get federal license. Read more here.
  • 2021 Guv Race: The shape of the GOP 2021 governor's race. Read more here.
  • Elections: NJ election officials to be trained to spot security risks. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD

  • Asylum: SCOTUS  hands Trump a victory on asylum restriction. Read more here.
  • Bolton: Trump delivers vicious takedown of Bolton. Read more here.
  • Middle East: Jared Kushner's former coffee boy named Middle East envoy. Read more here.
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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.

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