Report Card on Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs

Like the report cards we used to take home for our parents' review and signature, Mayor Robinson-Briggs will be earning grades ranging from A to F (plus E for effort) --

A - Excellent
B - Above average
C - Passable
D - Does not meet standards
F - Fail
E - Evidence of effort

ITEM	GRADE	LINK	COMMENT
01/08/09: State of City Address: Homicides 01/12/09: Preparation of Council documents 01/12/09: Withdrawal of Resolutions 01/29/09: On Obama Stimulus	F C C F	See story HERE. See story HERE. See story HERE. See story HERE.	Failed to compare 2008 to 2007. No excuse for not reviewing. Half-fast not the way to go. No evidence of local proposal.

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-- Dan Damon

MLK Events - 2009

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. :: 2009 EVENTS Print this calendar for a handy one-page reference.
SATURDAY · January 10 · Begins at 1:00 PM Dr. King and Health Care for All 1 PM - March: City Hall to Friends' Meeting House 2 PM - Program At Friends' Meeting House Sponsor: POP/Plainfield Chapter	TUESDAY · January 13 · 3:30 PM MLK: Story and Craft Times At the Library's Children's Room. Public Library, 8th Street & Park Avenue Sponsor: Plainfield Public Library
TUESDAY · January 13 · 6:30 PM MLK: A Celebration Annual NAACP celebration. City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Avenue Sponsor: NAACP, Plainfield Chapter	THURSDAY · January 15 · 3:30 PM Film: The Rosa Parks Story Her act of courage sparked the famed bus boycott. Public Library, 8th Street & Park Avenue Sponsor: Plainfield Public Library
FRIDAY · January 16 · 11:00 AM The Life and Legacy of Dr. King Senior Center, 305 East Front Street Sponsor: Plainfield Senior Citizen Center	FRIDAY · January 16 · 7:00 PM Medical Apartheid The dark history of medical experimentation on Black Americans. Mohawk Lodge #307, 1357 West Third Street Sponsor: Mohawk Lodge #307
SATURDAY · January 17 · 1:00 PM 'Dare to Dream' An afternoon of inspiration and fun for youth. Hubbard Middle School, 661 West Eighth Street Sponsor: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity	SUNDAY · January 18 · 5:30 PM MLK: A Day of Celebration Speaker: Apostle James I. Clark, Jr., New York. Kings Temple Worship Center, 1020 West Seventh Street Sponsor: Concerned Urban Clergy Dr. Gary Kirkwood, Host Pastor
MONDAY · January 19 · 8:30 AM Annual MLK Breakfast Speaker: Kevin Powell, author, activist, Hip-Hop historian. PHS Cafeteria | $16 / $12 Seniors/Students. Call 756-4663 Sponsor: Frontiers International	MONDAY · January 19 · 3:00 and 4:00 PM 3:00 PM: 'Community in Conversation' 4:00 PM: Citywide Commemorative Service Speaker: Rev. James S. Hall, Jr., Senior Pastor, Triumph Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA. Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West 4th Street Sponsor: Shiloh Baptist Church Dr. Gerald Lamont Thomas, Host Pastor