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Will give a catch-up when my system is restored............;-(
--Dan
12/30/2005 - Friday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: "Sharon Robinson-Briggs will become first woman mayor on Sunday"
Plain Talker: "The Year in Review"
.............. - "To-Do List: Appoint Television Board"
Kwanzaa [last item]: "Kwanzaa celebration at Washington School on Saturday"
Mayor's Inaugural Ball [next to last item]: "New mayor schedules 'Unity Ball' for Feb. 4"
Larry Leverett Resigns from Greenwich [CT] Schools: "Superintendent resigns in third year"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Cranford: "Opening delayed for low bridge over the Rahway River"
Piscataway: "Son wins new trial in mom's fatal stabbing at West 4th Street home"
South Plainfield - Editorial, Courier: "South Plainfield dispute not worth hiding"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Body Parts Thefts: "For many, the horror of 'stolen parts in me'"
Demographics dooming GOP?: "Influx of New Yorkers eroding some traditional GOP bastions"
Education - Part 6 of 8 - Courier: "Education a victim of N.J. fiscal woes"
Identity Theft: "N.J. set to crack down on identity theft cases"
...............This has the potential of being a really big deal. As the story says, "a new state law
................that takes effect Sunday aims to crack down on such crimes by allowing residents
................to freeze access to personal credit reports."
Police Procedures: "Homicide suspect interviews must be recorded in 2006"
SPCA: "NJSPCA president resigns, says 'police culture' shifts focus from animal-abuse probes"
UMDNJ - Ledger: "UMDNJ cedes power to U.S. monitor in unique deal"
......................... - Tom Moran: "For Petillo, lost clout and grim prospects"
......................... - "Task ahead for monitor: Probing all of school's nooks"
.............. - Courier: "Trustees agree to UMDNJ monitor"
.............. - NY Times: "U.S. to Monitor Medical School in New Jersey"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Ledger: John Farmer: "The year's top story: Bush's tumble"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff - Bloomberg News: "Lobbyist Abramoff's 'Equal Money' Went Mostly to Republicans"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Secret court modified wiretap requests, which may have led Bush to bypass panel"
.................... - Washington Post: "US denies targeting Muslims, though mosques monitored for radiation"
.......... - Purchasing Ripoffs: "Marine Corps pays $100K for retooled jeep; street price $7500"
.......... - 'Renditions', Independent-UK: "Lawyer says rendition 'part of a larger pattern'"
Bush Spokesman Scott McClellan: "Power's Wear and Tear Hit Bush's Spokesman"
............... - Original from le Figaro en français
.......... - Profile, Washington Post: "Unanswer Man: Scott McClellan, the President's Spokesman"
CIA: "Covert CIA Program Withstands New Furor, and Grows"
Homeland Security: "Audit points to FEMA, cites mismanagement among problems"
.......... - The Inspector General's full report is here [PDF file]
Journalism: "The Freest Press Money Can Buy?: Rice unveils foreign journalists exchange program"
.......... - Transcript of Secretary Rice's remarks is here
Small Business Administration: "50 of 59 Sept. 11 loan recipients audited weren't hurt by attacks"
Voting Rights Act of 1965: "DOJ lawsuit alleges discrimination against whites in Mississippi"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Gift Cards: "Trade you a J. Crew for latte at Starbucks; sites help unload unwanted gift cards"
Real Estate:
.......... - Affordability: "Twenty years later, buying a house is less of a bite in much of country"
............... - a map of US, with a NY Metro closeup, showing affordability is here
.......... - Minorities: "The Role Of Immigration And Diversity In Housing Markets"
.......... - Northern NJ Real Estate: "A Blog dedicated to . . . guess what?"
.......... - Sales:
............... - Stats: "Existing home sales slow; inventory highest since '86"
............... - Techniques: "To Sell a Home, Let Them Sleep On It"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - The Levees: "Documents show Corps of Engineers never pursued design doubts"
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