A few notes:

• I’ve known GOLES for years now, and they do great work empowering the Lower East Side. Please consider donating to them. [GOLES]
• John Steinbeck offers advice and non-advice for writers. You’ll love it. [BrainPicker]
• Something to pay attention to: Puerto Rico seeks to define its relationship with the United States. [AP]
• Students learn how to make college affordable. [Santa Maria Times]
• Which state has the best public schools? Mitt Romney better check himself. [Washington Post]

Quotable:

Headline I’d love to see: Courageous New Yorkers Remove Sandbags from Goldman Sachs, Bring Them to the Projects pic.twitter.com/RuGizEZo

– @kade_ellis

https://twitter.com/kade_ellis/status/262966394142990336

Jose, who reaches 1,000 posts on this blog tomorrow …