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Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored............;-(
--Dan
12/20/2005 - Tuesday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: "NYC transit worker strike impacts Plainfield commuters"
Gang Prevention - Courier: "In Plainfield, special guest warns kids about gangs"
.......... - Ledger: "'Project Vision' steers youths in Plainfield away from gangs"
........AG Harvey visits program at Boys and Girls Club, funded by grant to UC Prosecutor's office
City's 15th murder of 2005: "Death in Plainfield ruled a homicide"
Drugs: "Newark man caught in last week's drug bust also an escapee"
Letter to Editor, Courier: "Herb Kaufman: 'Patriot Act' a threat to citizens"
PCTV-74 [last item]: "Women-related series to air on cable"
Plainfield Plain Talker: "The Last City Council Hurrah"
NYC Transit Strike - Courier [breaking news]: "Transit union calls strike in NYC, causing chaos during morning rush hour"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Union County: "County faces $10 million wrongful death lawsuit in jail death"
North Plainfield: "Jury's verdict vindicates North Plainfield schools' treatment of boy with cerebral palsy"
Somerset County: "County seeks to control its employee health costs"
Edison: "Judge confirms Choi's win, rejects claim of voter fraud and irregularities"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine transition: "Health chief Fred Jacobs hopes to continue humanistic policy with Corzine"
Violent Crime: "Violent crime up in 5 of 6 big NJ towns; Only Newark shows decrease"
DYFS - Ledger: "Probe of 8 deaths finds DYFS mistakes"
.................... - "8 out of 10 foster children still waiting for checkups"
Death Penalty - OpEd, Ledger: "Joseph Krakora: Deadly disparity in sentencing"
Energy savings: "Schools lower the heat and risk a backlash"
Essex County: "Top Democrats unite to back DiVincenzo's re-election bid"
EZ Pass: "Turnpike ending E-ZPass discount during peak hours"
Maplewood: "A plan to set up an eruv will help Maplewood's Orthodox Jews"
Medicare: "Feds far behind on Jersey applications - only 700 of 200,000 processed"
NJPAC: "Slow sales blamed as week off without pay is imposed to cut costs"
NJ Judges: "17 percent raise asked for state's judges; lukewarm response from Corzine team"
Schools Construction Corp. - Ledger: "Justices deny immediate cash for schools; give till Feb. 15 for cost estimate"
.......... - Courier: "Court seeks to kick-start unfunded school projects"
UMDNJ: "Facing conflict rules, 2 UMDNJ officials resign from board voluntarily"
.......... - Editorial, Ledger: "UMDNJ's doubtful billing"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Ledger: "Adamant Bush defends spying inside the US; Decries 'shameful' leak of secret program"
.............................. - Transcript of talk is here
............... - OpEd: "George Will: President overreaches on domestic surveillance"
.......... - Editorial, Courier: "Bush power grab cause for alarm"
.......... - NY Times: "Administration Cites War Vote in Spying Case"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair: "Yet another Senator -Baucus, D-MT- returns funds tied to Abramoff"
.......... - CIA's secret prisons- Yubanet: "U.S. Operated Secret 'Dark Prison' in Kabul"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - Christian Science Monitor: "Blindsided by news of domestic spying, Congress is holding up a key bill"
.................... - LA Times: "Spying plan lacked Congress' scrutiny, Sen. Rockefeller says"
......................... - "Critics Question Timing of NY Times Surveillance Story"
.................... - NY Times: "FBI watched antipoverty, environmentalist groups, new file show"
.................... - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Editorial: Big Brother Bush / The president took a step toward a police state"
.................... - Truthout: "Radical Militant Librarians and Other Dire Threats"
.................... - Washington Post: "Legality of Wiretaps Remains in Question"
......................... - "Alarmed, Sen. Rockefeller wrote Cheney in 2003 voicing concerns on spying"
.............................. - Editorial: "Going Too Far"
.......... - Torture - OpEd, Washington Post: "Vladimir Bukovsky: Torture's Long Shadow"
.................... Vladimir Bukovsky spent nearly 12 years in Soviet prisons, labor camps
.................... and psychiatric hospitals for human rights activity.
Immigration Legislation - Truthout: "The Border Is a Common Ground between Us"
Supreme Court - LA Times: "Redistricting Case Is Court's Chance to Stop Partisan Excesses"
Voting Machines - Editorial, NY Times: "The Business of Voting"
............ When the NY Times worries aloud about the security and accuracy of voting technology,
............ you know there is good reason to be worried.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Cable TV subscription rates: "Cable a la carte: Trouble on the menu; Industry resists more choices for consumers"
............ The print edition has an eye-popping chart of cable rate increases vs. inflation rate over last decade
Holiday Health: "Celebrating carefully: Holiday meals and treats pose a challenge for diabetics"
Medicare Part D: The Ledger has an 8-page pullout section today. Valuable for those who need the info.
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
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