My laptop has crashed! Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored..................;-( Dan
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Rushmore, Seidler Pools: "City to improve 2 municipal pools"
HEIRS Plainfield Youth Development Program: "Black Tie Benefit Gala pictures [click on thumbnail for larger view]"
Monday Afternoon Club: "Harmonica band to perform Monday"
TRI-COUNTY_________________________________________________________________________________
Bound Brook: "Complaint claims challenger illegally disrupted election process during the Nov. 8 vote"
Edison: "4th grade sex education curriculum has parents debating"
New Providence: "Family responds to taunts with race harassment suit"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - GOTV effort: "Paid foot soldiers pushed Corzine to historic victory"
DCA Exec's use of tickets questioned: "Tickets for 'Sesame Street' production never made way to poor kids"
Jersey City - Illegal Boarding Houses: "Guilty pleas, big fines; owner face $100K fine, 90 days in jail"
Newark Airport: "Bomb threat in jet's restroom grounds flight at Newark Airport"
Bear Hunt: "Two courts clear the way for second state bear hunt"
State screwed up big time in busting Trooper: "Trooper cleared of ID theft"
Madison: "House has starring role in horror film"
NATION / WORLD_____________________________________________________________________________
Iraq - Paid news placement: "U.S. explains effort to pay for stories in Iraqi media"
.......... - Iraqi Army: "Prime minister's review casts serious doubts on Iraqi forces' effectiveness"
Supreme Court nomination: "Alito downplays abortion dilemma; tells Senate chairman he'll be impartial"
Medicare Drug program: "Only 8% of Eligible Seniors Approved for Medicare Drug Program"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Political Cartoons: "A Cheney roundup"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - FEMA: "FEMA Pulls Out of Lower Ninth, Reporting Threats of Violence"
.......... - Rebuilding: "A long road to reopen New Orleans companies"
Saturday, December 03, 2005
Friday, December 02, 2005
02 - Friday
My laptop has crashed! Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored..................;-( Dan
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
'Plainfield Idol' 200 winner: "Plainfield guitarist wows the Apollo"
.......... Donna Albanese, tireless promoter of 'Plainfield Idol' competition relays that the
.......... Wednesday Apollo show will be broadcast Saturday night on 'Live at the Apollo.'
.......... Congratulations to Donna, Pat Fields, the Plainfield Chamber of Commerce,
.......... Plainwood Square Merchants, and all who worked so hard on the project!
Flu clinic tomorrow: "Flu clinic to be held on Saturday"
YMCA's new President: "YMCA welcomes new CEO Addy Bonet"
Plainfield Health Center: "'Reach out and Read' book program helps young patients"
Plainfield friend Maureen Greenbaum, Letter to Editor - Courier: "Program benefits bilingual children"
.......... Maureen has supported the 'Reach Out and Read' program at the Plainfield Health Centern
.......... which is in need of funds and funding sources. This is a worthwhile program in need of 'friends.'
TRI-COUNTY_________________________________________________________________________________
Union County: "Freeholders pass partner benefits; Gay rights backers applaud the decision"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Transition: "Corzine holds on to Shea as top aide"
Lame-Duck Legislative Session:
.......... - Smoking age: "Committee backs bill to raise the tobacco age-of-sale to 19"
.......... - Teens and health advice: "Bill lets those older than 13 get medical aid on their own"
.......... - Cellphones and driving: "Codey's hang-up-and-drive proposal gains support of Senate committee"
.......... - State oversight of juvenile detention: "Bill aims to shift juvenile jail oversight"
.......... - Domestic partners: "Bill would give domestic partners same rights as widows, widowers"
Drug laws: Tom Moran - Ledger: "Jails can't cure drug addicts, or the ills they bring to society"
Maplewood - Anti-gang proposals: "Maplewood's anti-gang proposals raise some questions"
DYFS: "Challengers of DYFS look to Corzine"
Paper Mill Playhouse: "Behind the scenes, Paper Mill sells Edison scene shop"
Pension study report: "Panel seeks $12B infusion to fix pension system"
.......... - Editorial - Courier: "Reform, not report, will fix pension problems"
http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051202/OPINION01/512020318/1009
Profiling: "Middlesex County man says his race led to a week in jail"
Public health: "MDs worry as hospital 'killer bug' -- clostridium difficile - hits Jersey"
.......... - Lead poisoning: "NJ: Where children are the lead detectors"
NATION_____________________________________________________________________________________
Bush's Iraq Speech: Analysis, John Farmer - Ledger: "With '06 in mind, Bush shifts Iraq strategy"
Iraq - Paid-for news stories: "Military defends Iraq newspaper ploy"
Abramoff Affair: "Groups push for investigation of Ralph Reed, former head of Christian Coalition"
DeLay's redistricting scheme: "DOJ staff saw Texas redistricting as illegal but were overruled by senior officials"
Cheney's secret 2001 oil meetings: "NJ's Lautenberg calls for investigation; Did oil companies lie about meeting?"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Holiday Album roundup - NY Times: "Seasonal Offerings of the Tried, the True and the Offbeat"
Election reform: "Connecticut passes election reform bill; 'strongest in country' one reformer says"
Suburban drug buyers: "Tenafly councilman an example of suburban buyers using minority 'runners' to buy their drugs"
The color of money: "New $10 to show its colors in March; Counterfeiters likely to be confounded"
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
'Plainfield Idol' 200 winner: "Plainfield guitarist wows the Apollo"
.......... Donna Albanese, tireless promoter of 'Plainfield Idol' competition relays that the
.......... Wednesday Apollo show will be broadcast Saturday night on 'Live at the Apollo.'
.......... Congratulations to Donna, Pat Fields, the Plainfield Chamber of Commerce,
.......... Plainwood Square Merchants, and all who worked so hard on the project!
Flu clinic tomorrow: "Flu clinic to be held on Saturday"
YMCA's new President: "YMCA welcomes new CEO Addy Bonet"
Plainfield Health Center: "'Reach out and Read' book program helps young patients"
Plainfield friend Maureen Greenbaum, Letter to Editor - Courier: "Program benefits bilingual children"
.......... Maureen has supported the 'Reach Out and Read' program at the Plainfield Health Centern
.......... which is in need of funds and funding sources. This is a worthwhile program in need of 'friends.'
TRI-COUNTY_________________________________________________________________________________
Union County: "Freeholders pass partner benefits; Gay rights backers applaud the decision"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Transition: "Corzine holds on to Shea as top aide"
Lame-Duck Legislative Session:
.......... - Smoking age: "Committee backs bill to raise the tobacco age-of-sale to 19"
.......... - Teens and health advice: "Bill lets those older than 13 get medical aid on their own"
.......... - Cellphones and driving: "Codey's hang-up-and-drive proposal gains support of Senate committee"
.......... - State oversight of juvenile detention: "Bill aims to shift juvenile jail oversight"
.......... - Domestic partners: "Bill would give domestic partners same rights as widows, widowers"
Drug laws: Tom Moran - Ledger: "Jails can't cure drug addicts, or the ills they bring to society"
Maplewood - Anti-gang proposals: "Maplewood's anti-gang proposals raise some questions"
DYFS: "Challengers of DYFS look to Corzine"
Paper Mill Playhouse: "Behind the scenes, Paper Mill sells Edison scene shop"
Pension study report: "Panel seeks $12B infusion to fix pension system"
.......... - Editorial - Courier: "Reform, not report, will fix pension problems"
http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051202/OPINION01/512020318/1009
Profiling: "Middlesex County man says his race led to a week in jail"
Public health: "MDs worry as hospital 'killer bug' -- clostridium difficile - hits Jersey"
.......... - Lead poisoning: "NJ: Where children are the lead detectors"
NATION_____________________________________________________________________________________
Bush's Iraq Speech: Analysis, John Farmer - Ledger: "With '06 in mind, Bush shifts Iraq strategy"
Iraq - Paid-for news stories: "Military defends Iraq newspaper ploy"
Abramoff Affair: "Groups push for investigation of Ralph Reed, former head of Christian Coalition"
DeLay's redistricting scheme: "DOJ staff saw Texas redistricting as illegal but were overruled by senior officials"
Cheney's secret 2001 oil meetings: "NJ's Lautenberg calls for investigation; Did oil companies lie about meeting?"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Holiday Album roundup - NY Times: "Seasonal Offerings of the Tried, the True and the Offbeat"
Election reform: "Connecticut passes election reform bill; 'strongest in country' one reformer says"
Suburban drug buyers: "Tenafly councilman an example of suburban buyers using minority 'runners' to buy their drugs"
The color of money: "New $10 to show its colors in March; Counterfeiters likely to be confounded"
01 - Thursday
My laptop has crashed! Will have to kludge things until I can devote couple of hours to being online
with HP people to get it restored. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system
is restored..................;-( Dan
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plain Talker: "Oy Tannenbaum"
TRI-COUNTY_________________________________________________________________________________
Scotch Plains/Fanwood Schools: "Parents as split on contract issues as teachers, board"
Westfield: "Officer sues Westfield over criminal checks"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Profiling: "Held for 7 Days, Man Says New Jersey Profiling Continues"
State pensions: "Panel urges benefits cuts for teachers, others, later retirement"
Newark Airport Security: "Nine more bags elude screeners; Continental's fourth violation in 2 months"
Montclair: "Council tables 'garagescape' ban in Montclair"
Newark: "Rise in Ironbound incidents prompts installation of surveillance cameras"
NATION_____________________________________________________________________________________
Hampton University and anti-Bush Protest: "Students face expulsion over promoting protest observance"
Scandal Central:
.......... Corruption - Christian Science Monitor: "Ethics cloud grows wider over GOP"
............... - The Hill: "Cunningham co-conspirators’ largesse extended to many"
............... - LA Times: "Contractors Linked to Bribery Case Worked Together"
Iraq:
.......... Bush Address:
............... - LA Times: "Bush Offers 'Strategy for Victory' in Iraq; again rejects a timetable for withdrawal"
............... - Washington Post: "An Offering of Detail But No New Substance"
............... - Ledger: "Presidential pep talk downplays the problems"
............... - Think Progress: "Response: Deconstructing the “National Strategy for Victory in Iraq”"
Bush's public presence - LA Times: "Bush's Shrinking Safety Zone"
al-Jazeera - Truthout: "Did Bush Plan to Bomb al-Jazeera?"
Amtrak - Ledger: "Bush, in reversal, clears $1.3B in aid to Amtrak"
War on Terror - LA Times: "Legal dodge ball: Sidestepping courts by moving detainees or changing status"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina/Rita: "Hurricane Recovery: A Forgotten Priority?"
with HP people to get it restored. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system
is restored..................;-( Dan
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plain Talker: "Oy Tannenbaum"
TRI-COUNTY_________________________________________________________________________________
Scotch Plains/Fanwood Schools: "Parents as split on contract issues as teachers, board"
Westfield: "Officer sues Westfield over criminal checks"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Profiling: "Held for 7 Days, Man Says New Jersey Profiling Continues"
State pensions: "Panel urges benefits cuts for teachers, others, later retirement"
Newark Airport Security: "Nine more bags elude screeners; Continental's fourth violation in 2 months"
Montclair: "Council tables 'garagescape' ban in Montclair"
Newark: "Rise in Ironbound incidents prompts installation of surveillance cameras"
NATION_____________________________________________________________________________________
Hampton University and anti-Bush Protest: "Students face expulsion over promoting protest observance"
Scandal Central:
.......... Corruption - Christian Science Monitor: "Ethics cloud grows wider over GOP"
............... - The Hill: "Cunningham co-conspirators’ largesse extended to many"
............... - LA Times: "Contractors Linked to Bribery Case Worked Together"
Iraq:
.......... Bush Address:
............... - LA Times: "Bush Offers 'Strategy for Victory' in Iraq; again rejects a timetable for withdrawal"
............... - Washington Post: "An Offering of Detail But No New Substance"
............... - Ledger: "Presidential pep talk downplays the problems"
............... - Think Progress: "Response: Deconstructing the “National Strategy for Victory in Iraq”"
Bush's public presence - LA Times: "Bush's Shrinking Safety Zone"
al-Jazeera - Truthout: "Did Bush Plan to Bomb al-Jazeera?"
Amtrak - Ledger: "Bush, in reversal, clears $1.3B in aid to Amtrak"
War on Terror - LA Times: "Legal dodge ball: Sidestepping courts by moving detainees or changing status"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina/Rita: "Hurricane Recovery: A Forgotten Priority?"
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
30 - Wednesday
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_____LOCAL_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
.......... "Holiday Bazaar this Thursday thru Saturday at Senior Center"
Budget - Plainfield Plain Talker: "City Council Wants Budget Delay"
- Ledger: "Plainfield looking to trim 13 jobs; Plan would cut $1.6M off budget"
Flu Clinic - Ledger: "Plainfield is offering a third flu clinic for adults"
Profile: Fr. Leroy Lyons: "Leroy the lion: St. Mark's Church celebrates 35 years with its spiritual leader"
Plainfield Area Humane Society: "Group is participating in the 'Lights of Remembrance' fundraiser"
Plainfielder Herb Kaufman - OpEd, Courier: "Bush, not newspaper, owes us apology"
Obituary: "Efrain 'Frank' Garcia, PMUA employee, formerly with DPW"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____TRI-COUNTY AREA ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Union County: Heating assistance: "County offers heating bill assistance"
Elder Abuse: "Advocates shine spotlight on elder abuse"
Edison: "Edison absentee, provisional ballots getting hand recount after concerns about tabulating machine"
Hillside: "Groups decry charge of theft against aide"
North Plainfield: "Aide: School not conducive to disabled boy's learning"
Old Bridge: "Construction official admits graft in home windows deal"
Rahway: "250 Rahway jobs lost in Merck cuts"
Westfield: "Black-belt beauty queen fights child cancer"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NEW JERSEY__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine's Senate seat - Trenton Times: "Hispanic leaders champion Menendez for Senate seat"
.......... - NY Times: "Corzine's Struggle to Fill His Own Senate Shoes"
NJ and DeLay: Imperfect Together? - Ledger: "DeLay prosecutor seeks Jersey GOP's ELEC records"
Drug prosecutions - Ledger: "Panel calls for smaller drug-free zones, elimination of mandatory prison terms"
Eminent Domain - Ledger: "Proposed seizing of properties for condo development roils tiny Stanhope"
School vouchers in NJ? - Ledger: "Bills propose private funds for vouchers for 4000 urban students"
DCA exec and grants to family members: "Conflicts probed in grants worth $65,000"
Newark - Sharpe Retiring?: "Newark's Longtime Mayor Sends Mixed Signals on Plans"
.......... - Police Director's double-dipping - Ledger: "Top cop un-retires to old job, one salary"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NATION / WORLD______________________________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... Plamegate - Washington Post: "Time Reporter Called a Key to Rove's Defense In Leak Probe"
.......... Abramoff - Bloomberg News: "Abramoff Sought Bush Officials' Aid in Indian-Tribe Fee Dispute"
.......... Rep. Cunningham's Bribery Plea - NY Times: "Republicans Denounce Ex-Lawmaker"
Iraq:
.......... Bush on War - Ledger: "Bush and Rumsfeld insist Iraqi forces improving; Hold early withdrawal would be big error"
.......... Unreliability of Iraqi forces - Ledger: "U.S. soldiers face a long road out of Iraq"
.......... US secretly pays for 'News' in Iraqi press - LA Times: "Military covertly writes, translates, pays to run stories in Iraqi press"
.......... Private Security Contractors - Telegraph [UK]: "'Trophy' video shows security contractors shooting up Iraqi drivers"
.............. Link to video can be found here [Quick Time, Windows Media or Real Player]
.......... Secret CIA Prisons - Agence France Presse: "Rice to visit Europe amid concern over CIA prisons"
.............. - "EU threatens sanctions for states operating secret CIA camps"
.......... Phosphorus Bombs - Editorial, NY Times: "Shake and Bake"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____OF INTEREST__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Catholic church and gay priests - Washington Post: "Head of US Bishops group says edict allows some gay priests"
.............. Transcript of interview here
.......... An alternative view - Ledger: "Gay-priest ban is foregone fact for seminaries"
Competition freaks: "You know them, those people who just have to win..."
FCC: "FCC tells cable, satellite TV to keep sex under wraps"
American Blues - cheeses, that is: "The new American farmstead blue cheeses are creamy, rich and intense"
Fed-funded sex ed - Stateline.org: "States abstain from federal sex ed money"
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES____________________________________________________________________________
RELIEF: Online donation resources
== Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
== Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
== Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
== United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/Hurricane_ReliefYou_6553.html
== Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/katrina/
== NYTimes Relief Information page: http://tinyurl.com/d7tpg
== Courier News relief info: http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050906/NEWS/50901001
== FEMA list: http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-2/112615864767180.xml&coll=1
KATRINA CLEARINGHOUSE: Katrina Blankenship has converted her website into a clearinghouse for Katrina survivors.
_____LOCAL_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
.......... "Holiday Bazaar this Thursday thru Saturday at Senior Center"
Budget - Plainfield Plain Talker: "City Council Wants Budget Delay"
- Ledger: "Plainfield looking to trim 13 jobs; Plan would cut $1.6M off budget"
Flu Clinic - Ledger: "Plainfield is offering a third flu clinic for adults"
Profile: Fr. Leroy Lyons: "Leroy the lion: St. Mark's Church celebrates 35 years with its spiritual leader"
Plainfield Area Humane Society: "Group is participating in the 'Lights of Remembrance' fundraiser"
Plainfielder Herb Kaufman - OpEd, Courier: "Bush, not newspaper, owes us apology"
Obituary: "Efrain 'Frank' Garcia, PMUA employee, formerly with DPW"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____TRI-COUNTY AREA ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Union County: Heating assistance: "County offers heating bill assistance"
Elder Abuse: "Advocates shine spotlight on elder abuse"
Edison: "Edison absentee, provisional ballots getting hand recount after concerns about tabulating machine"
Hillside: "Groups decry charge of theft against aide"
North Plainfield: "Aide: School not conducive to disabled boy's learning"
Old Bridge: "Construction official admits graft in home windows deal"
Rahway: "250 Rahway jobs lost in Merck cuts"
Westfield: "Black-belt beauty queen fights child cancer"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NEW JERSEY__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine's Senate seat - Trenton Times: "Hispanic leaders champion Menendez for Senate seat"
.......... - NY Times: "Corzine's Struggle to Fill His Own Senate Shoes"
NJ and DeLay: Imperfect Together? - Ledger: "DeLay prosecutor seeks Jersey GOP's ELEC records"
Drug prosecutions - Ledger: "Panel calls for smaller drug-free zones, elimination of mandatory prison terms"
Eminent Domain - Ledger: "Proposed seizing of properties for condo development roils tiny Stanhope"
School vouchers in NJ? - Ledger: "Bills propose private funds for vouchers for 4000 urban students"
DCA exec and grants to family members: "Conflicts probed in grants worth $65,000"
Newark - Sharpe Retiring?: "Newark's Longtime Mayor Sends Mixed Signals on Plans"
.......... - Police Director's double-dipping - Ledger: "Top cop un-retires to old job, one salary"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NATION / WORLD______________________________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... Plamegate - Washington Post: "Time Reporter Called a Key to Rove's Defense In Leak Probe"
.......... Abramoff - Bloomberg News: "Abramoff Sought Bush Officials' Aid in Indian-Tribe Fee Dispute"
.......... Rep. Cunningham's Bribery Plea - NY Times: "Republicans Denounce Ex-Lawmaker"
Iraq:
.......... Bush on War - Ledger: "Bush and Rumsfeld insist Iraqi forces improving; Hold early withdrawal would be big error"
.......... Unreliability of Iraqi forces - Ledger: "U.S. soldiers face a long road out of Iraq"
.......... US secretly pays for 'News' in Iraqi press - LA Times: "Military covertly writes, translates, pays to run stories in Iraqi press"
.......... Private Security Contractors - Telegraph [UK]: "'Trophy' video shows security contractors shooting up Iraqi drivers"
.............. Link to video can be found here [Quick Time, Windows Media or Real Player]
.......... Secret CIA Prisons - Agence France Presse: "Rice to visit Europe amid concern over CIA prisons"
.............. - "EU threatens sanctions for states operating secret CIA camps"
.......... Phosphorus Bombs - Editorial, NY Times: "Shake and Bake"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____OF INTEREST__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Catholic church and gay priests - Washington Post: "Head of US Bishops group says edict allows some gay priests"
.............. Transcript of interview here
.......... An alternative view - Ledger: "Gay-priest ban is foregone fact for seminaries"
Competition freaks: "You know them, those people who just have to win..."
FCC: "FCC tells cable, satellite TV to keep sex under wraps"
American Blues - cheeses, that is: "The new American farmstead blue cheeses are creamy, rich and intense"
Fed-funded sex ed - Stateline.org: "States abstain from federal sex ed money"
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES____________________________________________________________________________
RELIEF: Online donation resources
== Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
== Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
== Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
== United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/Hurricane_ReliefYou_6553.html
== Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/katrina/
== NYTimes Relief Information page: http://tinyurl.com/d7tpg
== Courier News relief info: http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050906/NEWS/50901001
== FEMA list: http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-2/112615864767180.xml&coll=1
KATRINA CLEARINGHOUSE: Katrina Blankenship has converted her website into a clearinghouse for Katrina survivors.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
29 - Tuesday
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_____LOCAL_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
.......... "Annual Holiday Tree Lighting on Friday"
Accident-prone corner - East 9th Street & 3rd Place: "Not a night for Thanksgiving"
Plainfielder Maria Pellum-Martinez, Letter to Editor - Courier: "Plainfield must work together"
Obituary: "Rufus Walter Underwood Jr., longtime Maxson School science teacher"
Mark Dunn Funeral Today - Mark is the son of former Third Ward Councilman Malcolm R. Dunn.
.......... Funeral is today at Rose of Sharon Church, 825 West 7th Street.
..........Viewing: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Service: 1 p.m.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____TRI-COUNTY AREA ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Clark: "Widow's ride raises awareness of hepatitis C"
Elizabeth: "Woodbridge man gets 32 years for armed heists"
North Plainfield: "School Board member confirms school district has policy to accommodate students with disabilities"
Real Estate: "Hot housing market in Central Jersey appears to be cooling"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NEW JERSEY__________________________________________________________________________________________________
2005 Governor's race: "Corzine, Forrester campaign spending tops $75 million, most expensive ever"
Merck - Ledger: "Merck to cut 7,000 jobs, scrap five plants in huge restructuring"
.......... - Courier: "Embattled drug firm slashing 7,000 jobs during restructuring"
Pension Loophole: "Just-retired Newark cop will collect his old salary plus pension as city's terror expert - total $221K"
Rutgers Football - Ledger: "Insight Bowl bid will bolster bottom line at Rutgers"
.......... - Courier:
NJ-Delaware development dispute: "U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear NJ suit against Delaware"
Bear Hunt: "Animal rights groups sue to block state's bear policy and hunt"
Immigration Judges: "Immigrants cite judicial discourtesy; Federal appellate panels note 'disturbing pattern'"
Lawyer Ethics: "Crackdown on ethics sweeps up lawyers; Formal charges filed against a record 281"
Profile: "Essex County Judge Michael J. Nelson exchanges Newark bench for military court in Iraq"
Newark: "Milton Harrison, the man who turned the Newark YMCA around"
.......... "Court rejects fiscal lawsuit against Metropolitan Baptist Church"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NATION / WORLD______________________________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... Plamegate: "Fitzgerald has Rove in crosshairs, is Hadley next?"
.......... Corruption: "California Congressman Randy Cunningham pleads guilty to accepting $2.3M in bribes"
Iraq:
.......... Runup to War: "Timing entwined War vote, mid-term election; was it planned?"
.......... Contractor misbehavior case: "Whistleblowing colonel was upset by what he saw. His apparent suicide raises questions"
Immigration - NY Times: "Bush renews his campaign to overhaul immigration policies"
.......... - Ledger: "Bush pushes border security, more worker visas"
.......... "Minuteman Project extends its reach to suburbs, monitoring employers, overcrowded housing"
Treatment of detainees: "Powell ex-aide Wilkerson: Bush left issue of captives to his hard-liners"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____OF INTEREST__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jobs in cities: "Though Jersey City is among best at jobs, half of cities bleed jobs despite federal programs"
Domestic partners and marriage rights: "Can Ex-School Chief Testify Against Same-Sex Partner?"
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES____________________________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "For Category 5 Safety, Levees Are Piece of a $32 Billion Pie"
RELIEF: Online donation resources
== Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
== Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
== Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
== United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/Hurricane_ReliefYou_6553.html
== Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/katrina/
== NYTimes Relief Information page: http://tinyurl.com/d7tpg
== Courier News relief info: http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050906/NEWS/50901001
== FEMA list: http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-2/112615864767180.xml&coll=1
KATRINA CLEARINGHOUSE: Katrina Blankenship has converted her website into a clearinghouse for Katrina survivors.
_____LOCAL_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
.......... "Annual Holiday Tree Lighting on Friday"
Accident-prone corner - East 9th Street & 3rd Place: "Not a night for Thanksgiving"
Plainfielder Maria Pellum-Martinez, Letter to Editor - Courier: "Plainfield must work together"
Obituary: "Rufus Walter Underwood Jr., longtime Maxson School science teacher"
Mark Dunn Funeral Today - Mark is the son of former Third Ward Councilman Malcolm R. Dunn.
.......... Funeral is today at Rose of Sharon Church, 825 West 7th Street.
..........Viewing: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Service: 1 p.m.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____TRI-COUNTY AREA ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Clark: "Widow's ride raises awareness of hepatitis C"
Elizabeth: "Woodbridge man gets 32 years for armed heists"
North Plainfield: "School Board member confirms school district has policy to accommodate students with disabilities"
Real Estate: "Hot housing market in Central Jersey appears to be cooling"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NEW JERSEY__________________________________________________________________________________________________
2005 Governor's race: "Corzine, Forrester campaign spending tops $75 million, most expensive ever"
Merck - Ledger: "Merck to cut 7,000 jobs, scrap five plants in huge restructuring"
.......... - Courier: "Embattled drug firm slashing 7,000 jobs during restructuring"
Pension Loophole: "Just-retired Newark cop will collect his old salary plus pension as city's terror expert - total $221K"
Rutgers Football - Ledger: "Insight Bowl bid will bolster bottom line at Rutgers"
.......... - Courier:
NJ-Delaware development dispute: "U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear NJ suit against Delaware"
Bear Hunt: "Animal rights groups sue to block state's bear policy and hunt"
Immigration Judges: "Immigrants cite judicial discourtesy; Federal appellate panels note 'disturbing pattern'"
Lawyer Ethics: "Crackdown on ethics sweeps up lawyers; Formal charges filed against a record 281"
Profile: "Essex County Judge Michael J. Nelson exchanges Newark bench for military court in Iraq"
Newark: "Milton Harrison, the man who turned the Newark YMCA around"
.......... "Court rejects fiscal lawsuit against Metropolitan Baptist Church"
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_____NATION / WORLD______________________________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... Plamegate: "Fitzgerald has Rove in crosshairs, is Hadley next?"
.......... Corruption: "California Congressman Randy Cunningham pleads guilty to accepting $2.3M in bribes"
Iraq:
.......... Runup to War: "Timing entwined War vote, mid-term election; was it planned?"
.......... Contractor misbehavior case: "Whistleblowing colonel was upset by what he saw. His apparent suicide raises questions"
Immigration - NY Times: "Bush renews his campaign to overhaul immigration policies"
.......... - Ledger: "Bush pushes border security, more worker visas"
.......... "Minuteman Project extends its reach to suburbs, monitoring employers, overcrowded housing"
Treatment of detainees: "Powell ex-aide Wilkerson: Bush left issue of captives to his hard-liners"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____OF INTEREST__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jobs in cities: "Though Jersey City is among best at jobs, half of cities bleed jobs despite federal programs"
Domestic partners and marriage rights: "Can Ex-School Chief Testify Against Same-Sex Partner?"
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES____________________________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "For Category 5 Safety, Levees Are Piece of a $32 Billion Pie"
RELIEF: Online donation resources
== Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
== Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
== Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
== United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/Hurricane_ReliefYou_6553.html
== Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/katrina/
== NYTimes Relief Information page: http://tinyurl.com/d7tpg
== Courier News relief info: http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050906/NEWS/50901001
== FEMA list: http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-2/112615864767180.xml&coll=1
KATRINA CLEARINGHOUSE: Katrina Blankenship has converted her website into a clearinghouse for Katrina survivors.
Monday, November 28, 2005
28 - Monday
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_____LOCAL_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
====== "Third flu clinic scheduled for December 3rd"
Obituary - Courier: "Mark Cameron Dunn, loving husband, father, son and brother"
==== - Ledger: "Mark Cameron Dunn"
======== Mark is the son of former Third Ward Councilman Malcolm R. Dunn.
======== Funeral is Tuesday at Rose of Sharon Church, 825 West 7th Street.
======== Viewing: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Service: 1 p.m.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NEW JERSEY__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Legislature - Ledger: "It's lame-duck time in Trenton"
==== - Courier: "Agenda tackles touchy issues"
Corzine's Senate seat - NY Observer: "Scramble Is On To Get Corzine’s Seat"
==== - Bergen Record: "New name for Senate speculation: Cory Booker"
Campaign ad reform? Editorial - Courier: "Let's play nice? Not in New Jersey"
Exit 15X mess: "Pike parking plan at Secaucus exit ignites a debate"
Criminal justice system - Sentences: "Disparities are emerging in criminal sentencings"
Katrina evacuees: "FEMA terminating hotel payments in NJ"
Abu Ghraib's NJ connection: "Lawyer gains allies in fight to clear Abu Ghraib defendant; Cheney and Rumsfeld may have to testify"
Merck: "Set to Announce Details of Restructuring Plan"
Jersey City: "Port Liberté: Condos With Views of Lady Liberty, Skylines and Greens"
Newark - Ironbound: "Shaken by violence, residents welcome Guardian Angels to Ironbound"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NATION / WORLD______________________________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
==== Plamegate - LA Times: "Another Time reporter agrees to testify; Concerning conversations with Rove's attorney"
======= - NY Times: "Another Time Reporter Is Asked to Testify in Leak Case"
==== Woodwardgate: "Who Spoke to Woodward?" - Handy graphic guide to the likely suspects
==== Illegal Campaign Contributions: "Feds probing SunCruz Casinos links to GOP campaign cash"
======= If the Miami Herald wants you to register, there is a hassle-free copy here
==== The Torture Debate, OpEd - Washington Post: "Torture, American-style; this debate comes down to words vs. deeds"
======= Writer David Luban is a law professor at both Georgetown University and Stanford University; links to sources are given.
Iraq:
==== 'Coalition of the willing': "U.S., Iraq urge remaining partners to delay pullouts, 27 countries make up 20K of 177K"
==== US troops' mental health: "The struggle to gauge a war's psychological cost"
==== Withdrawal has a history: "Saving Face and How to Say Farewell"
==== Analysis by Ledger's John Farmer: "Bush's fall from grace jeopardizes Iraq policy"
==== Iraq Veterans take on a new battle: "Running for Congress; 'Fighting Dems' reject Washington hierarchy"
==== Debating Iraq in Crawford - Edmonton Journal [Canada]: "Duelling rallies converge in Texas"
==== Frank Rich, OpEd - NY Times: "Iraq Lies Backfire" - if you had trouble with yesterday's NYT link, a hassle-free version is here
Our Bully at the UN meets resistance: "Britain opposes Bolton tactic on UN reform"
Border Security: "Bush to lay out plan this week, will it energize or roil GOP in 2006 elections?"
Economists needed: "Help Wanted: Academic Economists, Pro-Bush"
Domestic Surveillance: "Pentagon expands domestic surveillance; Terrorism fears spur proposals for new powers"
Medicare: "Medicare 'Plan Finder' website looks for an audience; difficult for seniors to navigate"
Construction Industry scam in Mass.: "Wages scheme alleged; Immigrant laborers treated as 'independent contractors'"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____OF INTEREST__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Real Estate: "National Association of Realtors paints a rosy housing picture when it isn't, says Merrill Lynch"
====== The thing to watch in this story is the ripple effect on the economy
==== Reverse Mortgages - National Consumer Law Center: "Tips for Consumers on Reverse Mortgages"
====== - Consumers Union: "Reverse Mortgage Consumer Tip Sheet"
====== - SmartMoney: "Debt-Management Tips for Seniors"
Holiday Shopping: "Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data"
Arming of off-duty police: "Mistaken shootings by other officers prompt reappraisal"
Premature births: "As premature births rise, so do infants' survival rates"
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES____________________________________________________________________________
Katrina - Government Aid: "Katrina aid falls short of promises; Antipoverty funding loses momentum"
Pakistan: "Heavy rains hurt efforts for Pakistan quake relief"
RELIEF: Online donation resources
== Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
== Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
== Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
== United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/Hurricane_ReliefYou_6553.html
== Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/katrina/
== NYTimes Relief Information page: http://tinyurl.com/d7tpg
== Courier News relief info: http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050906/NEWS/50901001
== FEMA list: http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-2/112615864767180.xml&coll=1
KATRINA CLEARINGHOUSE: Katrina Blankenship has converted her website into a clearinghouse for Katrina survivors.
_____LOCAL_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
====== "Third flu clinic scheduled for December 3rd"
Obituary - Courier: "Mark Cameron Dunn, loving husband, father, son and brother"
==== - Ledger: "Mark Cameron Dunn"
======== Mark is the son of former Third Ward Councilman Malcolm R. Dunn.
======== Funeral is Tuesday at Rose of Sharon Church, 825 West 7th Street.
======== Viewing: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Service: 1 p.m.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NEW JERSEY__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Legislature - Ledger: "It's lame-duck time in Trenton"
==== - Courier: "Agenda tackles touchy issues"
Corzine's Senate seat - NY Observer: "Scramble Is On To Get Corzine’s Seat"
==== - Bergen Record: "New name for Senate speculation: Cory Booker"
Campaign ad reform? Editorial - Courier: "Let's play nice? Not in New Jersey"
Exit 15X mess: "Pike parking plan at Secaucus exit ignites a debate"
Criminal justice system - Sentences: "Disparities are emerging in criminal sentencings"
Katrina evacuees: "FEMA terminating hotel payments in NJ"
Abu Ghraib's NJ connection: "Lawyer gains allies in fight to clear Abu Ghraib defendant; Cheney and Rumsfeld may have to testify"
Merck: "Set to Announce Details of Restructuring Plan"
Jersey City: "Port Liberté: Condos With Views of Lady Liberty, Skylines and Greens"
Newark - Ironbound: "Shaken by violence, residents welcome Guardian Angels to Ironbound"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NATION / WORLD______________________________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
==== Plamegate - LA Times: "Another Time reporter agrees to testify; Concerning conversations with Rove's attorney"
======= - NY Times: "Another Time Reporter Is Asked to Testify in Leak Case"
==== Woodwardgate: "Who Spoke to Woodward?" - Handy graphic guide to the likely suspects
==== Illegal Campaign Contributions: "Feds probing SunCruz Casinos links to GOP campaign cash"
======= If the Miami Herald wants you to register, there is a hassle-free copy here
==== The Torture Debate, OpEd - Washington Post: "Torture, American-style; this debate comes down to words vs. deeds"
======= Writer David Luban is a law professor at both Georgetown University and Stanford University; links to sources are given.
Iraq:
==== 'Coalition of the willing': "U.S., Iraq urge remaining partners to delay pullouts, 27 countries make up 20K of 177K"
==== US troops' mental health: "The struggle to gauge a war's psychological cost"
==== Withdrawal has a history: "Saving Face and How to Say Farewell"
==== Analysis by Ledger's John Farmer: "Bush's fall from grace jeopardizes Iraq policy"
==== Iraq Veterans take on a new battle: "Running for Congress; 'Fighting Dems' reject Washington hierarchy"
==== Debating Iraq in Crawford - Edmonton Journal [Canada]: "Duelling rallies converge in Texas"
==== Frank Rich, OpEd - NY Times: "Iraq Lies Backfire" - if you had trouble with yesterday's NYT link, a hassle-free version is here
Our Bully at the UN meets resistance: "Britain opposes Bolton tactic on UN reform"
Border Security: "Bush to lay out plan this week, will it energize or roil GOP in 2006 elections?"
Economists needed: "Help Wanted: Academic Economists, Pro-Bush"
Domestic Surveillance: "Pentagon expands domestic surveillance; Terrorism fears spur proposals for new powers"
Medicare: "Medicare 'Plan Finder' website looks for an audience; difficult for seniors to navigate"
Construction Industry scam in Mass.: "Wages scheme alleged; Immigrant laborers treated as 'independent contractors'"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____OF INTEREST__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Real Estate: "National Association of Realtors paints a rosy housing picture when it isn't, says Merrill Lynch"
====== The thing to watch in this story is the ripple effect on the economy
==== Reverse Mortgages - National Consumer Law Center: "Tips for Consumers on Reverse Mortgages"
====== - Consumers Union: "Reverse Mortgage Consumer Tip Sheet"
====== - SmartMoney: "Debt-Management Tips for Seniors"
Holiday Shopping: "Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data"
Arming of off-duty police: "Mistaken shootings by other officers prompt reappraisal"
Premature births: "As premature births rise, so do infants' survival rates"
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES____________________________________________________________________________
Katrina - Government Aid: "Katrina aid falls short of promises; Antipoverty funding loses momentum"
Pakistan: "Heavy rains hurt efforts for Pakistan quake relief"
RELIEF: Online donation resources
== Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
== Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
== Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
== United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/Hurricane_ReliefYou_6553.html
== Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/katrina/
== NYTimes Relief Information page: http://tinyurl.com/d7tpg
== Courier News relief info: http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050906/NEWS/50901001
== FEMA list: http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-2/112615864767180.xml&coll=1
KATRINA CLEARINGHOUSE: Katrina Blankenship has converted her website into a clearinghouse for Katrina survivors.
Sunday, November 27, 2005
27 - Sunday
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____LOCAL_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfielder Eleanor Allen Crutchfield, Letter to Editor - Ledger: "Let a woman succeed Corzine"
=====> A glitch in Ledger's code runs two letters together; hers is the first one.
Obituary - Courier: "Mark Cameron Dunn, loving husband, father, son and brother"
===> Ledger: "Mark Cameron Dunn"
=====> Mark is the son of former Third Ward Councilman Malcolm R. Dunn.
=====> Funeral is Tuesday at Rose of Sharon Church, 825 West 7th Street.
=====> Viewing: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Service: 1 p.m.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____TRI-COUNTY AREA ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Somerville: "Zoning board to hearing more testimony on use of home as mosque by the Muslim Center of Somerset"
Summit: "Summit 'Old Guard Club' members look back on 75 years of life"
Watchung Reservation's Trailside Nature and Science Center: "Now bigger, visitors will again get view along trail"
Westfield: "Girl with rare disease makes progress; Family settles malpractice suit with doctor"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NEW JERSEY__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine Transition:
===> NY Times: "Corzine Hunts for a Cabinet"
===> Dept. of Corrections: "Amid speculation Corzine won't keep him, state corrections chief up for top D.C. job"
Governor's race - Codey write-ins: "For nearly 10,000 voters, Codey was the best man"
For Political Junkies - The Auditor: "Sunday, November 27, 2005"
Ethics, again: "DCA exec accused of helping nonprofits associated with relatives to tune of $65,000"
Ledger Reporter's 100 Days in Iraq: "Chasing news and dodging bullets in Baghdad, a city at war"
Campaign Finance: "Loophole allows abuse: Middlesex Co. developer Morris contributed $74K, twice the limit"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Projected costs soar; Total tab, once $6B, on its way toward $20B"
Eminent Domain: "Two Orange owners again sue to halt the eminent domain seizure of businesses"
Ports of Newark, Elizabeth: "Shipping route changes bring record traffic from Asia directly to the Port Authority"
DWI cases: "DWI cases in limbo as Breathalzyer replacement faces challenges"
Clothing bins: "Those old clothes don't go where you think; Clothing bins feeding billion-dollar industry"
Warning on fishing goes bilingual: "Casting a net of warning on fish from industrial waterways"
Irvington: "After 35 years, town prepares for long-overdue reassessment of real estate"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NATION / WORLD______________________________________________________________________________________________
Bush's support: "Even Supporters Doubt President as Issues Pile Up"
War on Terror: Return of the Star Chamber?: "In Terror Cases, Administration Sets Own Rules"
Scandal Central:
===> Abramoff Affair: "Wall Street Journal: Probe broader than thought; looking into lawmakers, aides, Bush officials"
=====> The Missoulian [Montana]: "Senator Burns part of Abramoff probe"
=====> Washington Post: "Ney [Ohio] and DeLay [Texas] under scrutiny in probe of lobbyist"
Iraq War Debate:
===> Another hawk changes mind - Seattle Times: "Defense hawk Rep. Dicks says he now sees war as a mistake"
===> Delaware's Joe Biden speaks out - Washington Post: "Time for An Iraq Timetable"
===> Frank Rich, OpEd - NY Times: "Iraq Lies Backfire"
=====> Can I modestly point out that two of several articles Rich cites were included in 'Clippings' the day they first
=====> appeared? [Los Angeles Times and the National Journal]
===> The Man Who Sold the War - Rolling Stone: "Meet John Rendon, Bush's general in the propaganda war"
===> John Ripton, OpEd - Courier: "We must demand answers for the sake of our children"
Bush talk of bombing al-Jazeera:
===> NY Times: "Jazeera Wants Bomb Memo Answers"
===> Guardian [UK]: "Al-Jazeera demands answers of British government after claim Bush wanted to bomb HQ"
=====> "The leak that revealed Bush's deep obsession with al-Jazeera"
===> Mirror [UK]: "Jazeera's Wadah Kanfar seeks Blair meeting"
Chutzpah Dept.: "FEMA's fabled Brownie's new job: Readiness Consultant"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____OF INTEREST__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Gay criminal looks for loophole?: "Gay partner seeks spousal privilege against testifying in Roslyn schools emmbezzlement case"
Blogging: "As Corporate Ad Money Flows Their Way, Bloggers Risk Their Rebel Reputation"
Paul Revere Williams, early Black L.A. architect: "Landmark home escapes demolition, takes to the road "
Brookhaven, Long Island: "Novice revives Brookhaven's Democrats; Transition without fear or favor"
Marketing: "Advertisers embrace the power that Gospel has to offer in reaching affluent Black Christians"
Just for fun: "The world's worst web pages"
Geek Patrol: "Wireless moves the cash register to where you are - literally"
===> "'Flock,' a browser that caters to the blog-minded"
Real Estate - Adjustables or ARMs: "As payments rise, homeowners struggle with alternative loans"
Pension funds go gambling: "Pension officers - NJ included - putting billions into hedge funds"
Winter heating season: "As Costs Soar, Middle Class Seeks Aid"
Medicare changes: "Insurers' Tactics in Marketing Drug Plan Draw Complaints"
Vatican and gay priests: "Gay NJ priest: Vatican edict will force others away"
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES____________________________________________________________________________
Katrina - New Orleans: "New Orleans Health Care Another Katrina Casualty"
=======> "Mardi Gras to the Rescue? Doubts Grow."
===> Mississippi: "Recovery Is Stagnant In Post-Katrina Towns"
RELIEF: Online donation resources
=> Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
=> Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
=> Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
=> United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/Hurricane_ReliefYou_6553.html
=> Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/katrina/
=> NYTimes Relief Information page: http://tinyurl.com/d7tpg
=> Courier News relief info: http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050906/NEWS/50901001
=> FEMA list: http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-2/112615864767180.xml&coll=1
KATRINA CLEARINGHOUSE: Katrina Blankenship has converted her website into a clearinghouse for Katrina survivors.
_____LOCAL_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfielder Eleanor Allen Crutchfield, Letter to Editor - Ledger: "Let a woman succeed Corzine"
=====> A glitch in Ledger's code runs two letters together; hers is the first one.
Obituary - Courier: "Mark Cameron Dunn, loving husband, father, son and brother"
===> Ledger: "Mark Cameron Dunn"
=====> Mark is the son of former Third Ward Councilman Malcolm R. Dunn.
=====> Funeral is Tuesday at Rose of Sharon Church, 825 West 7th Street.
=====> Viewing: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Service: 1 p.m.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____TRI-COUNTY AREA ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Somerville: "Zoning board to hearing more testimony on use of home as mosque by the Muslim Center of Somerset"
Summit: "Summit 'Old Guard Club' members look back on 75 years of life"
Watchung Reservation's Trailside Nature and Science Center: "Now bigger, visitors will again get view along trail"
Westfield: "Girl with rare disease makes progress; Family settles malpractice suit with doctor"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NEW JERSEY__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine Transition:
===> NY Times: "Corzine Hunts for a Cabinet"
===> Dept. of Corrections: "Amid speculation Corzine won't keep him, state corrections chief up for top D.C. job"
Governor's race - Codey write-ins: "For nearly 10,000 voters, Codey was the best man"
For Political Junkies - The Auditor: "Sunday, November 27, 2005"
Ethics, again: "DCA exec accused of helping nonprofits associated with relatives to tune of $65,000"
Ledger Reporter's 100 Days in Iraq: "Chasing news and dodging bullets in Baghdad, a city at war"
Campaign Finance: "Loophole allows abuse: Middlesex Co. developer Morris contributed $74K, twice the limit"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Projected costs soar; Total tab, once $6B, on its way toward $20B"
Eminent Domain: "Two Orange owners again sue to halt the eminent domain seizure of businesses"
Ports of Newark, Elizabeth: "Shipping route changes bring record traffic from Asia directly to the Port Authority"
DWI cases: "DWI cases in limbo as Breathalzyer replacement faces challenges"
Clothing bins: "Those old clothes don't go where you think; Clothing bins feeding billion-dollar industry"
Warning on fishing goes bilingual: "Casting a net of warning on fish from industrial waterways"
Irvington: "After 35 years, town prepares for long-overdue reassessment of real estate"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____NATION / WORLD______________________________________________________________________________________________
Bush's support: "Even Supporters Doubt President as Issues Pile Up"
War on Terror: Return of the Star Chamber?: "In Terror Cases, Administration Sets Own Rules"
Scandal Central:
===> Abramoff Affair: "Wall Street Journal: Probe broader than thought; looking into lawmakers, aides, Bush officials"
=====> The Missoulian [Montana]: "Senator Burns part of Abramoff probe"
=====> Washington Post: "Ney [Ohio] and DeLay [Texas] under scrutiny in probe of lobbyist"
Iraq War Debate:
===> Another hawk changes mind - Seattle Times: "Defense hawk Rep. Dicks says he now sees war as a mistake"
===> Delaware's Joe Biden speaks out - Washington Post: "Time for An Iraq Timetable"
===> Frank Rich, OpEd - NY Times: "Iraq Lies Backfire"
=====> Can I modestly point out that two of several articles Rich cites were included in 'Clippings' the day they first
=====> appeared? [Los Angeles Times and the National Journal]
===> The Man Who Sold the War - Rolling Stone: "Meet John Rendon, Bush's general in the propaganda war"
===> John Ripton, OpEd - Courier: "We must demand answers for the sake of our children"
Bush talk of bombing al-Jazeera:
===> NY Times: "Jazeera Wants Bomb Memo Answers"
===> Guardian [UK]: "Al-Jazeera demands answers of British government after claim Bush wanted to bomb HQ"
=====> "The leak that revealed Bush's deep obsession with al-Jazeera"
===> Mirror [UK]: "Jazeera's Wadah Kanfar seeks Blair meeting"
Chutzpah Dept.: "FEMA's fabled Brownie's new job: Readiness Consultant"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____OF INTEREST__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Gay criminal looks for loophole?: "Gay partner seeks spousal privilege against testifying in Roslyn schools emmbezzlement case"
Blogging: "As Corporate Ad Money Flows Their Way, Bloggers Risk Their Rebel Reputation"
Paul Revere Williams, early Black L.A. architect: "Landmark home escapes demolition, takes to the road "
Brookhaven, Long Island: "Novice revives Brookhaven's Democrats; Transition without fear or favor"
Marketing: "Advertisers embrace the power that Gospel has to offer in reaching affluent Black Christians"
Just for fun: "The world's worst web pages"
Geek Patrol: "Wireless moves the cash register to where you are - literally"
===> "'Flock,' a browser that caters to the blog-minded"
Real Estate - Adjustables or ARMs: "As payments rise, homeowners struggle with alternative loans"
Pension funds go gambling: "Pension officers - NJ included - putting billions into hedge funds"
Winter heating season: "As Costs Soar, Middle Class Seeks Aid"
Medicare changes: "Insurers' Tactics in Marketing Drug Plan Draw Complaints"
Vatican and gay priests: "Gay NJ priest: Vatican edict will force others away"
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES____________________________________________________________________________
Katrina - New Orleans: "New Orleans Health Care Another Katrina Casualty"
=======> "Mardi Gras to the Rescue? Doubts Grow."
===> Mississippi: "Recovery Is Stagnant In Post-Katrina Towns"
RELIEF: Online donation resources
=> Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
=> Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
=> Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
=> United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/Hurricane_ReliefYou_6553.html
=> Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/katrina/
=> NYTimes Relief Information page: http://tinyurl.com/d7tpg
=> Courier News relief info: http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050906/NEWS/50901001
=> FEMA list: http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-2/112615864767180.xml&coll=1
KATRINA CLEARINGHOUSE: Katrina Blankenship has converted her website into a clearinghouse for Katrina survivors.
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