Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored...............;-(
Dan
12/14/2005 - Wednesday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
.......... - "Firefighters' annual toy drive"
Interfaith Council: "Interfaith House gets a makeover, courtesy of some helpful designers"
Northeast Car Leasing: "City car dealer accused of false advertising"
Police: "Arbitrator rules Plainfield must pay officers for days they spent at convention"
YWCA: There is a great picture story about their restored theater -- but not online!
............... But, there is a podcast of YWCA Development Director Diane DuBrule discussing
............... the project here. Note: You need an MP3 player or iPod to listen.
Obituary: "Daniel M. James, 55, Plainfield police officer from 1973-88"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "No criminal charges for cops caught on tape drinking, vandalizing city property"
Fanwood [last item]: "Assemblywoman Linda Stender announces bid for 7th District Congress seat"
Linden: "Mayor's son avoids jail in kidnap case"
Union Twp.: "Township drops plan for Segal site; $32M hotel project awarded tax break"
............... This is a continuation of the gnarly story from yesterday. There is no way any
............... headline could summarize it, you have to be able to read between the lines.
Edison: "Edison mayoral loser pursues reversal; cites voting irregularities"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine:
.......... - Ledger: "Corzine ends his vow to leave gas tax alone"
.................... - "Corzine asks business community for support"
.......... - Courier: "Corzine sees economic problems ahead"
.......... - NY Times: "Corzine Sees State Deficit of $6 Billion"
Menendez:
.......... - Ledger: "Menendez meets with black clergy council"
.......... - Newsday: "Menendez touring state to talk with residents"
Menendez' Congress seat: "Vas puts his ethnic background forward; cultivates seniors in Ironbound"
Asbury Park: "Ex-councilman is indicted on bribe charges"
Glen Ridge: "School, town probing hip-hop hate CD by high school students"
NJ Historical Society: "New Director Linda Caldwell Epps; Trying to tell everyone's story"
Real Estate: "Landscape is changing as builders find opportunities in quarries and sand mines"
South Jersey: "Commerce Bank withdraws from 'Toys for Tots' program; generated half S. Jersey total"
Tax Breaks: "Lehman Bros., Hong Kong-Shanghai Bank get tax breaks from Trenton"
UMDNJ: "Ex-UMDNJ exec gets split verdict in dumping case"
The lead story in the Ledger's NJ section details New Jersey hospitals' high rankings among
nation's most costly hospitals -- 19 of the country's most expensive are in NJ. Muhlenberg is
not among them. Includes chart. Story is not online, sorry. --Dan
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - CIA's secret prisons: "Probe Supports Allegations of C.I.A. Prisons in Europe"
............... - Kidnappings: "Kidnapping Study Tends to Fault U.S. Agents"
.......... - DeLay prosecution: "Prosecutors in DeLay Case Look Into Ties With Abramoff"
.......... - Abramoff Affair: "Sen. Dorgan [D-ND] returning donations from Abramoff's tribal clients"
Bush: Analysis - Christian Science Monitor: "Bush's new keyword: 'adjust'"
Supreme Court: "Specter outlines questions for Alito"
USA Patriot Act: "An 11th-hour drive to amend Patriot Act; some say privacy needs protecting"
Red Cross: "Red Cross president resigns; Board woes cited"
Health: "U.S. to Begin Mapping Cancerous Tumor Cells"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Air Quality: "Study finds black communities in areas of worst air pollution"
Housing Overcrowding: "Queens leads city in complaints about illegally overcrowded houses"
No church on Christmas?: "When Christmas falls on Sunday, megachurches take the day off"
Exhibit - 'Wearing Propaganda': "When Clothes Help Make the War"
............... "Wearing Propaganda" runs through Feb. 5 at the Bard Graduate Center,
............... 18 West 86th Street, New York City, (212) 501-3000.
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - New Orleans: "Amid Recovery Efforts, a Rift Threatens to Grow"
............... - Biloxi, Mississippi: "Bright Spot on Gulf as Casinos Rush to Rebuild"
