Olddoc: School budget's $7M confusion.. Maria ponders District legal costs.. Williams on education ethics and economics.. Renata on Youth Master Plan.. Dr. E=MC²: Will Christie 'quick fix' further segregate NJ schools?.. Rucker suggests tools to increase public worker productivity.. plus posts from PSN, Rebecca and Jackie..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Supporting Wisconsin workers"

Clerk:  "New Plainfield clerk brings youth, enthusiasm to City Hall"
Crescent Concerts:  "Crescent Concerts gearing up for benefit performance this weekend"
Crime:  "Auto thefts down in Plainfield, central Jersey"
'State of Business':  "Merchants, elected officials pledge cooperation to revitalize commerce"
Wrestling:  "PHS wrestler enjoy a banner weekend" -- 5 led by senior Dawud Hicks.
Obituary:  "Florence 'Flo' Jennings Brown" -- Mother-in-law of former Councilor Elliott Simmons.

Ch 9/WWOR:  "WWOR investigated for not serving NJ viewers"
Hoboken:  "Comptroller questions transparency in hiring professionals" -- Should he visit Plainfield?
Kenilworth:  "Master plan back for second look" | "Parking ordinance would deal with snow issues"
Newark:  "School plan for Newark would clear space for charters, shift scores of students"

Christie --

• Budget:  "Budget address may kick off rocky stretch for Guv, Dems" -- Ledger | NJSpotlight | Gannett | NYTimes |
• Business:  "Two businesses illustrate Christie's tack on business"

Legislature:  "Dems may try to tax millionaires...again"
NJEA:  "The rise and decline of the NJEA"
Unions --

• NJ Unions:  "Wisconsin protests resonate in NJ as unions prepare for Christie assault"
• Solidarity:  "Unions to rally Friday in support of Wisconsin workers" -- Gannett | Ledger | PolNJ |

RECENT POSTS: Bernice suggests a 'recreation inventory'. Olddoc finds the school budget process confusing, to the tune of $7+ million. Maria points to 'State of the District' flyer, questions legal costs, comments on Olddoc/Renata 'conversation'. Councilor Williams reports on a conference on education ethics and economics she took part in Friday. BOE member Renata Hernandez reports at Standing In The Gap, on the recent Youth Master Plan meeting, with some pointed observations. Dr. E=MC², proposes Christie's educational 'quick fix' will only deepen the segregation among NJ schools. Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, suggests tools for increasing public worker productivity, notes a radio show pulled for 'bigoted language'. Plainfield Sports News covers the Union County Tournament and the Brick City Brawl (boxing). At Rebecca Williams' Confessions, she takes note of Black Unitarian abolitionist poet Frances E.W. Harper's 'indisputable dignity'. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, notes her review of TAR is up on the TV Squad blog.

| BERNICE: PLAINTALKER II | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PIV FOR PLAINFIELD |
  COUNCILORS: | McWILLIAMS | MAPP | STORCH | WILLIAMS |
| JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | PLAINFIELD TOMORROW | QC PROGRESSIVE | BURNEY: AS I SEE IT |
  NAT: DUMBED DOWN AMERICA | REBECCA: BATHROBE BLOGGER | RENATA: STANDING IN THE GAP
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS | JACKIE: THE (TV) SHOW MUST GO ON | DOTTIE G SEZ |
| VASHON: A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE | MILANI: PEPTalk | DR. E=MC² | SCHOOL NEWS |
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