Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored...............;-(
Dan
12/08/2005 - Thursday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
.......... - "Plainfield Action Services seeks coats, children's Holiday items"
Policing plan: "New Plainfield crime policy takes effect; Police union objects"
FY2006 Budget: "Plainfield may not have budget until 2006; Layoffs, late state aid contribute to delay"
Fashion networking event [last item]: "Fashion networking event at Chez Maree"
Plainfielders indicted in Bound Brook robbery: "4 indicted in attack, robbery of bicyclist"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Cranford: "Homeland Security grant buys fire alarm, sprinkler system for Cranford firehouse"
Linden: "Goldman Sachs plans to sell the Linden electric cogeneration plant"
New Brunswick: "City OKs a tax break for part of big project involving hotel, condos, more"
Scotch Plains: "Bid to put house on Cooper Road island denied"
Summit: "Pedestrian safety effort steps up as third is hit on Morris Avenue"
Westfield: "Council hopeful seeks new election; lost in recount by one vote"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine's Senate seat:
............... - Trenton Times: "Menendez said to be choice for Senate"
......................... Inexplicably, the Ledger did not run a story -- go figure
............... - Courier: "Corzine to name Menendez successor"
............... - NY Times: "Corzine Is Said to Have Picked a Replacement"
............... - Washington Post: "Sen. Corzine Prepares to Announce Successor"
Menendez' House seat: "Who replaces Menendez? Until next election, no one"
Lame Duck Legislature:
............... - Drug-free school zones - Ledger: "Commission explains proposal to shrink zones"
......................... - Courier: "Commission backs drug-free zone revisions"
Elections - ELEC Fines: "Newark mayoral hopeful Cory Booker faces record election fines over '02 reports"
Juvenile Justice - Ledger: "Harvey orders second chances for kids"
............... - Courier: "New police rules stress second shot for juveniles"
Student harassment in schools: "Court backs tough rules giving students more anti-bias protection"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
President's Remarks on war on terrorism to Council on Foreign Relations: "Transcript"
............... - Rep. Murtha responds at press conference to Bush speech: "Transcript"
Scandal Central:
.......... - CIA's secret prisons - NY Times: "More Questions as Rice Asserts Detainee Policy"
............... - LA Times: "Rice Fails to Clarify U.S. View on Torture"
............... - LA Times: "Pentagon Memo on Torture-Motivated Transfer Cited"
......................... Classified memo is blacked out -- though summarized -- in a court filing
.......... - Plamegate: "New grand jury in CIA leak case hears from Fitzgerald"
Student Loans: "Supreme Court rules Social Security can be taken to repay old student loans"
Supreme Court: "Sen. Specter Predicts Long, Tough Questioning for Alito"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Voting Machines: "States Face a Jan. 1 Deadline to Meet Reliability Standards"
Better schools for city kids are possible: "Schools build 'cultures of excellence;' bold, systematic leadership is key to success"
.......... - The study, 'Gaining Traction, Gaining Ground' is here [PDF file]
Photographing NJ's beauty: "Choroszewski celebrates 25 years in new book"
The Lion, the Witch and the Christians: "Christians battle over 'Narnia'"
Health: "US releases Spanish translation of food pyramid"
Holocaust series planned: "Mel Gibson Developing Holocaust Mini-Series"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
FEMA Preparedness: "FEMA chief had warning year earlier that agency was unprepared"
