17 - Saturday

Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored.............;-(
Dan

12/17/2005 - Saturday

CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

PLAINFIELD TODAY

No Plainfield crime, politics, school, business or other news in papers today.
The sun is shining. What are you doing inside? Get out there and shop!

High School sports: "Courier's All-Area Fall 2005 Picks"
Letter to Editor: Marilyn Brown - Courier: "Christmas should not be a bad word"


TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Linden: "Pipe break leaks 84,000 gallons of oil into Rahway River"
North Plainfield: "Teen's case against school going to jury"
Middlesex County: "Feds take HeadStart away from MCEOC; 'Deficiencies in fiscal management' cited"
Piscataway: "Shop brings trains to life for model fans since 1933"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine's Senate Farewell - Courier: "Mixed legacy: Corzine departs with both wins and losses"
............... - Ledger: "Corzine's Senate farewell is a bittersweet reflection"
............... - NY Times: "Corzine Bids a 'Bittersweet' Farewell"

Stem Cell research - Ledger: "N.J. stem cell research takes a first step as state awards $5M"
............... - Courier: "Stem-cell research grants awarded"
............... - NY Times: "New Jersey Awards $5 Million in Grants for Stem Cell Research"
Douglass College / Rutgers: "Rutgers trustees back plan to merge colleges"
Ft. Monmouth redevelopment: "Corzine move to hold redevelopment funds stirs power grab fears"
High Schools and Community Service: "Volunteering becomes graduation mandate"
................. Only Abraham Clark and UC Magnet sign on for pilot program in Union County
Monmouth County corruption scandal: "Ex-official gets four years; attempted bribery for zoning favors"
Muslim profiling: "N.J. Muslim leader who criticized detention is himself detained"


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - Jim Lehrer interview: "Says Iraq vote won't end violence; and 'we're behind' on training Iraqi forces"
............... - Reuters: "In survey of ten US presidents, Bush fares badly"

Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair - Business Week: "Op-Eds for Sale: Columnist from libertarian think tank admits accepting cash"
............... - NY Times: "Copley columnist, Cato fellow resigns post, admitting Abramoff paid him"
............... - AP: "Sen. Burns [R-MT] to Return $150K Abramoff-Linked Money"
............... - Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Ralph Reed, ex-Christian Coalition head, 'regrets' work for Abramoff"
.......... - DeLay case - AP [breaking news]: "Bush Defends, Explains Comment on DeLay"
.......... - Domestic spying - AP [breaking news]: "Bush personally approved eavesdropping, official says"
............... - AP: "Report of NSA Spying Prompts Call for Probe"
............... - Washington Post: "Bipartisan anger, calls for hearings greet news of stateside surveillance"
.................... - The NY Times' scoop is tarnished by revelation it sat on the story for a year - more here
............... - LA Times: "Congress acted in 1978 to prohibit the domestic surveillance now at issue"
.......... - Plamegate - Slate: "The 'Out to Lunch' Defense; Karl Rove's story doesn't make sense"
............... - Salon: "Rove's Moment of Truth? Believing his tales requires ignoring glaring facts"

2006 Elections - A Preview: "Red District, Blue Candidate, Purple Heart"
Congress and Intelligence: "Congress doesn't see same intelligence as president, report finds"
.......... - and the report by the Congressional Research Service is here in full
Domestic Violence Act [breaking news]: "Senate OKs Deal to Increase Funding"
FEC: "Bush Picks Controversial Nominees for Elections Commission"
Presidential powers: "One principle as Bush advisers push 'presidential prerogatives'"
USA Patriot Act - NY Times: "Supporters of Patriot Act suffer a stinging defeat in Senate"
.......... - Ledger: "Divided Senate refuses to renew anti-terror law"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Exhibit: "Memories of Striving and Struggle: African American Vernacular Photography"

....... x------------------------------------------x
....... |.African American Vernacular Photography:.|
....... |.....From the Daniel Cowin Collection.....|
....... |..........................................|
....... |...International Center of Photography....|
....... |..1133 Avenue of the Americas (43rd St.)..|
....... |......(212) 857-0000, through Feb. 26.....|
....... |..........................................|
....... x------------------------------------------x

Happy Holidays: "Is Christmas being harnessed as a wedge issue?"

How-to: "How not to be a crime victim - a tipsheet"
Media: "Robert Novak Leaving CNN to Join Fox News"
Media: "Howard Stern Bids Farewell to the Censors"
Overcrowded Housing: "L.I. ordered to give notice of house raids where overcrowding is suspected"
Religious Right and Jews: "US Jews feel threatened by religious right"
Real Estate - Second homes: "Small but Sufficient"
.......... - But you must see the prices -- check out that 'starter' Cape Cod in Connecticut here
Transvestite Restrooms: "Ladies, gents... and transvestites: Brazilian city installs third type of loo"


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Rebuilding: "Tax Incentives OKd for Katrina-Hit Businesses"
............... - "BellSouth takes back a gift to the disaster-ravaged city to make a point"

16 - Friday

Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored...........;-(
--Dan

12/16/2005 - Friday

CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

PLAINFIELD TODAY:
.......... - "Construction on City pools under way, all to be ready for 2006 season"

Public Safety Director: "Jiles Ship leaves Plainfield post, returns to Attorney General's office"
Body found - Ledger [1st item]: "Woman's body found in West 3rd Street apartment"

..... x----------------------------------------x
..... |........................................|
..... |.....Coming in Sunday's Courier:........|
..... |........................................|
..... |.......Big Story on the UEZ's...........|
..... |.............'Home Arts'................|
..... |..........Marketing Effort..............|
..... |........................................|
..... x----------------------------------------x

TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Union County: "Freeholders raise their salaries by 5.3 percent"
Corruption:
.......... - Hillsborough - Ledger: "Official faces prison; gave improper permits in exchange for work on home"
............... - Courier: "Former Hillsboro official indicted"
.......... - Old Bridge: "Probation, resignation for township engineer"
.......... - Somerset County Parks - Ledger: "Contractor tells of kickback to official"
............... - Courier: "Foreman will testify against accused construction official"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine's Senate seat: "Corzine passes the Senate baton; introduces Menendez to fellow Dems"
.......... - Quinnipiac poll: "Choice of Menendez gets the thumbs-up from voters"

Lame Duck Legislature:
.......... - Casino commission: "Codey's casino panel appointee falls off agenda"
.......... - Charitable immunity - Ledger: "With Senate approval, charitable immunity nears end"
.................... - Courier: "Charitable Immunity Act changes head to Codey's desk"
.......... - Death penalty: "Senate acts to suspend executions for a year to allow panel to assess it"
.......... - Smoking - Ledger: "Senate passes ban on indoor public smoking except in casinos"
.................... - Courier: "Workplace smoking ban gets Senate OK"
.......... - Springsteen honored - Ledger: "Sen. Lesniak leads Springsteen karaoke tribute"
.................... - Courier: "Bill would create Springsteen license plate"
.......... - Stem cell research: "Stem cell bond clears Senate but faces Assembly hurdles"

DYFS: "New Jersey Child Welfare System Is Missing Its Own Targets"
Federal judgeships: "Deal set to fail; White House won't discuss doubts over Black Newark judge"
Gas tax - Tom Moran, Ledger: "Time to pay the piper -- at the gas pump"
............... - Editorial - Courier: "Few options on gas tax hike remain"
Newark: "City Hall is prepared for a big restoration for its centennial in 2006"


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair: "Ex-Abramoff partner Adam Kirdan pleads guilty to fraud"
.......... - CIA's secret prisons - Financial Times, London: "EU disquiet over ‘renditions’ grows"
.......... - DeLay - Boston Globe: "DeLay seeks testimony of grand jurors"
.................... - Washington Post: "Democrats criticize Bush remarks, liken to jury tampering"
.................... - AP: "White House Defends Bush Comments on DeLay as 'presidential prerogative'"
.......... - Domestic spying: "Bush Lets U.S. Spy on Callers Without Courts"
.................... - NY Times: "Pentagon Is Said to Mishandle a Counterterrorism Database"
.......... - Iraq War runup - Washington Post: "Report: Bush had more prewar intelligence than Congress"
.......... - Plamegate - Reuters: "White House takes issue with Novak on CIA leak claim"

Bush - OpEd, Ledger: "Bush must learn to be a wartime leader"
............... Bob Sommer lectures at the Bloustein School of Public Policy at Rutgers
Federal Election Commission: "Former Bush Campaign Lawyer to Head FEC"
Freedom of Information: "Bush Issues Order to Ease Access to Information"
Iraq:
.......... - Election: "At least 10 million cast ballots around country"
............... - Analysis: John Farmer - Ledger: "Elections won't end the crisis in Iraq"
.......... - Iraqi casualties - The Progressive: "Does 30,000 Mean Anything to Bush?"
Literacy: "Study: 1 in 20 Americans not literate; 29% have only basic skills, half college grads flunk simple test "
Military Recruiting: "Army enlisting more low-scoring recruits; many observers worry about quality of soldiers"
Prostitution: "In a Shift, Anti-Prostitution Effort Targets Pimps and Johns"
.......... - New Jersey connection: "Mailman by day, award-winning pimp by night"
Rev. Al: "Sharpton Agrees to Pay FEC $100,000 for 2004 campaign"
Torture: Bush Caves - Int'l Herald Tribune: "Bush and McCain reach deal on treatment of terror suspects"
.......... - Analysis - LA Times: "McCain Held All the Cards, So Bush Folded"
Obituary: "Former Sen. William Proxmire of Wisconsin, Critic of Waste"
.......... - Some recipients of his monthly 'Golden Fleece' awards are here


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Civil Unions: "First Civil-Union Couple Parting Ways"
Coffee - A brewing revolution: "Coffee makers see big trend in small packages"
Election interference - New Hampshire: "GOP official convicted in phone-jamming of Dem HQ"
Genetics: "Scientists Find DNA Change That Explains White Skin"


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - New Orleans: "Bush pledges $1.5B for New Orleans,doubling aid for flood protection"

15 - Thursday

Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored...............;-( Dan

12/15/2005 - Thursday

CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

PLAINFIELD TODAY:
.......... - "Councilwoman Hollis announces Scholarship fundraiser"

Mayor-elect's cabinet possibles: "On brink of changes, Mayor-elect meeting with potential candidates"
Drug Bust - 'Cash Money Brothers' gang busted:
.......... - Courier: "State and City Police team to make 20 arrests in Plainfield, gut local gang"
.......... - Ledger: "Six-month investigation results in gang arrests to break up cocaine operation"
PSE&G Gas Prices: "Double-digit natural gas increases set by BPU; PSE&G goes up 15.4% immediately"
YWCA Theater restoration - Plain Talker: "YWCA Reopens Historic Theatre"
.......... and a link to the podcast interview with Development Director Diane DuBrule is here
_______________________________________________________________________
Breast cancer study volunteers needed: "Researchers seek volunteers; Trial examines drug's
preventive effectiveness in healthy women"______________________________________


TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

7th Congressional District: "Linda Stender to challenge Ferguson for seat in Congress"
Edison: "Council narrowly OKs $12,500 hire of Choi's consulting team"
South Plainfield: "Boro says discimination suit payout private, asks judge not to force disclosure"
Watchung: "Crystal Ridge Club's owner has it on market; shifting to retail"
Westfield: "Controversy is his stage; Award-winning teacher not afraid to take chances"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine's Transition: "Corruption buster Stuart Rabner is top lawyer; Even political foes hail selection"
College Boards' conflict-of-interest reforms: "Leaders of colleges are still working on new ethics forms"
Community Development Block Grants threatened: "Officials told of effort to reduce assistance"
East Orange: "Council approves pact to develop theater space"
Giants / Jets Stadium: "Suddenly, teams and state are 20 acres apart"
NJ Archives: "Proprietor's Council gives thousands of documents from founding of West Jersey"
NJ Supreme Court: "High court orders hearing on alcohol test's accuracy"
Parsippany: "Council members will lose medical, drug benefits in budget cutting step"
School Bond votes: "Plans get resounding 'no'; just 7 of 19 funding plans statewide win approval"
'Toys for Tots': "Codey directs NJT to step into gap caused by CommerceBank's withdrawal"


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - Newsweek: "Bush in the Bubble; How he governs—and how his M.O. stacks up historically"
.......... - LA Times: "Bush defends Iraq war strategy despite faulty intelligence"
.......... - Washington Post: "Bush Urges 'Patience' on Iraq"
.................... - transcript of his remarks is here

Scandal Central:
.......... - Plamegate - Raleigh News/Obs: "Bush can settle CIA leak riddle, Novak says"
.................... - Washington Post: "Columnist Says Bush Knows Who Leaked Name"
.......... - DeLay / Abramoff:
.................... - "In emails, Abramoff says DeLay pressed for donation"
.............................. - and here is an image of the email in question
.................... - "Bush Expresses a Belief in DeLay's Innocence"
.......... - Torture as a policy - Slate: "Torture for Dummies; Exploding the "ticking bomb" argument"
.................... - NY Times: "House Defies Bush and Backs McCain on Detainee Torture"
.......... - 'Planted' news - USA Today: "Pentagon plans on placing pro-American messages in foreign media without disclosing U.S. as source"
.

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Adwatch - GOP steals the Grinch: "The RNC's photographically doctored new ad"
Air Quality: "How healthy is the air you breathe? You can find out here!"
............ you can check out your address on a national database here
Bias incident and email: "Town employee's email reveals bias in expulsion at Greenwich [CT] beach"
............... Illustrating how email lives forever, and comes back to haunt those who use it.
Eminent Domain: "Fracas over home seizures now moves to the states"
Gangs: A Primer: "How Do You Start a Gang?"
.......... - East Coast Gang Investigators Association
.......... - National Alliance of Gang Investigators Association [lots of good content]
.......... - GRIPE: Gang Reduction Through Intervention, Prevention and Education [resources]
.......... - International Latino Gang Investigators Association

Public Records: "Millions of irreplaceable documents were destroyed by Katrina; Will the catastrophe jumpstart efforts to digitize?"
Satellite Radio: "Star Wars between 'The Boss' and 'The King of all Media'?"
Snitching. Have you given it any thought?: "The high cost of snitching for law enforcement"


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina / Rita - Rebuilding: "Federal Loans to Homeowners Along Gulf Lag"

14 - Wednesday

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"

13 - Tuesday

Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored...............;-( Dan

12/13/2005 - Tuesday

CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

PLAINFIELD TODAY:
.......... - "Santa's visit, horse-and-wagon ride kick Holiday season into high gear"

Attorney General's meeting on bias:
.......... - Ledger: "Plainfield crimes spur talks with activists, police and community leaders"
.......... - Courier: "Officials say crimes against Hispanics have no basis in race"

Obituary: "Rose Doris Denizio Flynn, formerly of Plainfield"
.......... Old-timers may remember her husband was Plainfield Police detective Edward
.......... Flynn, and his father was Plainfield Police Chief John J. Flynn.


TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Union, Morris, Sussex Counties: "Two judges put the brakes on use of new DWI tester"
Fanwood: "Man denies stalking 2 women"
Garwood: "Concert to aid injured student"
Garwood: "Police put vandals' 'demolition derby' damage at $500,000"
Union Twp.: "Pay-to-play? Money talks in Union redevelopment plan"
North Plainfield: "Authorities investigating baby's death"
Edison: "Choi asks council to employ consultants at $25K per month"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez' Congress seat: "Perth Amboy's Vas to face primary battle with Hudson's Sires for seat"

Lame Duck Legislature:
............... - Pork mixed with urgent needs?: "Amid budget fears, lawmakers eye $35 million in last-minute bills"
............... - Charity immunity - Ledger: "Charities could face sex-molester lawsuits"
.................... - Courier: "Bill lets more sex-abuse victims sue"
............... - Stem cell research - Ledger: "Senate panel: Voters should decide on $350M in aid for research"
.................... - Courier: "Stem-cell research loan advances to full Senate"
............... - Retailer gift cards: "Gift card protections pass the Assembly"
............... - Bounty hunters: "Bill: Curb N.J. bounty hunters"
............... - Squeamish biology students?: "Bill clears to give students alternatives to dissecting an animal"
............... - Employer health care: "Employers would pay cost of prescribed contraception"
............... - Special-interest legislation?: "Law would add council members to agency"
......................... You have to read it...there is no way a headline could summarize this one --Dan

Jets / Giants Stadium:
.......... - Ledger: "A real team effort"
.......... - Courier: "Stadium price tag could reach $1B"
.......... - NY Times: "Jets and Giants Hail Arena Plan, and Codey"

Merck:
.......... - Ledger: "Vioxx mistrial trips up Merck; Retrial may hear new charges"
.......... - Courier: "1st federal Vioxx case ends with hung jury"
.......... - NY Times: "Mistrial Is Declared in 3rd Suit Over Vioxx"

Death Penalty: "For pro-life nun, state's death penalty deserves execution"
Teen Suicide: "Meant to save teen lives, 'Teen Screen' survey now under siege"
Wind power: "In the Meadowlands, drawing power from sun"


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Supreme Court: "Supreme Court to Review DeLay-led Texas Redistricting"
.......... - and a map of the Texas redistricting is here
Israel / Iran - Times of London: "Israel readies forces for strike on nuclear Iran"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Dunkin' Donuts: "Parent of Dunkin' Donuts Sold for $2.4 Billion"
.......... There may be a crisis of conscience for the politically correct java junkie here: One of the
.......... buyers is the Carlyle Group, in which Bush 41 and other hangers-on have stakes
____________________________________________________________
Coming in the Ledger on December 20, a special section on Medicare Part D.


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Rebuilding: "Drowned city cuts its poor adrift"
.......... - Missing children: "Hunt continues for 1,300 children lost during Katrina"

12 - Monday

Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored...............;-( Dan

12/12/2005 - Monday

CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Plain Talker: "Frosty, the snow people"

Our Lady of Guadalupe March: "Faithful join procession to honor Virgin Mary"
.......... The reporter and headline writer seem unfamiliar with this annual procession, of which this
.......... was the eighth. Though it started in North Plainfield it ended at St. Mary's Church in Plainfield.
.......... There is a confusing reference to "the Crescent Area" --sounds like the march went down
.......... West 8th, as usual. In any event, it is a rousing celebration for the Latinos of both Plainfields.

TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Raritan Valley Line Coalition [next to last item: "Rail meeting Dec. 19th to cover platform transfers"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine - Transition:
............... - Chief of Staff: "Corzine selects right-hand man Tom Shea as chief of staff"
Sharon Elghanayan?: "Jon Corzine's significant other"
Lame Duck Legislature:
............... - Charities' Immunity: "Bill would open churches, schools to sexual abuse lawsuits"
............... - Boxing Commission: "Assembly set to vote on changing boxing chairman position"
Bear Hunt: "297 bears reported killed as weeklong hunt ends"
Edison: "At $287K, Choi led spenders in Edison election; Total topped $500K"
Merck: "Omission of heart attack data may help plaintiffs"
Newark: "Bolden's annual report shows hope, struggle in Newark schools"
Judgeships: "Only robes are black; Minorities find access to judgeships is limited"
Political lawyers: The 'Back Room Boys': "Who Are the Lawyers Packing All the Clout?"
Princeton: "Proposal for glass buildings at Morven, first governors' mansion, stir controversy"

NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central:
.......... - Plamegate - NY Times: "Time reporter recounts talk with Rove's attorney about CIA leak"
............... - Viveca Novak in her own words - Time: "What Viveca Novak Told Fitzgerald"
............... - Fitzgerald - Time: "Patrick Fitzgerald questions another TIME reporter"

Iraq:
.......... - Jesuit influence in Iraq: "Boys of Baghdad College Vie for Prime Minister"
.......... - Prisoner abuse: "Iraq Prison Raid Finds a New Case of Mistreatment"

'Birthright citizenship': "GOP Faction Wants to Change 140-year old Policy"
USA Patriot Act: "Was focus on library patrons a dodge for 'national security letters'?"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Real Estate: "The Tricks of the Trade in Coping With Slower Sales"
Marijuana: "Federal marijuana monopoly challenged; Researchers want to find more medicinal uses"
Princeton. Bohemian?: "Nourishing Creativity With Order and Care"
'Green' home in Paterson: "Aiming for a Zero-Energy Home - The 'Paterson Showhouse'"
Bankruptcy: "Under new law, newly bankrupt raking In piles of credit offers"
Alternative Minimum Tax: "Stalemate would cost region's households"
Government pension plans: "Pay-as-you-go sets up taxpayer time bomb"
.......... - and a US map is here


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina:
.......... - Rebuilding: "Wealthy Blacks Oppose Plans for Their Property"
.......... - Evacuee resettlement: "Katrina Evacuees Resettle Along a Racial Divide"
............... - and a map of resettlement patterns is here
.......... - The Deaths: "Louisiana releases details on deaths from Katrina and later flooding"
............... - and a map of New Orleans deaths is here
.......... - Mississippi: "On Gulf Coast, a Conflict Over How to Rebuild"
............... - and a map of Gulf Coast floodng is here

11 - Sunday

Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored...............;-( Dan

12/11/2005 - Sunday

CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

PLAINFIELD TODAY:
.......... - "Free Holiday parking"

Plainfield Plain Talker:
.......... - New Administration: "Cabinet Making 2006"
.......... - Police:
............... - "Superior Officers Due For Raises, Too"
............... - "New Police Plan Dissolves Narcotics Bureau"
.......... - 2005 Mayoral Race: "One More Aria from the Fat Lady"
.......... - Library offers Holiday opportunity: "Library Asks 'Food for Fines'"
.......... - Dan's Holiday Treelighting blooper: "O PIO Mio"
Editorial, Courier: "Plainfield crime plan should wait"


TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Union County: "Dems spent big to win big; Outspent GOP 29-to-1 in freeholder victories"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

For political junkies - The Auditor: "Sunday, December 11, 2005"
Menendez: "Menendez donations top $17M"
Lych investigation:
.......... - "Lynch: 'I have no idea what the focus of this is'"
.......... - "A power list dozens named do not want to be on"
............... -
Paterson: "Long-closed Paterson brewery buildings draw $720,000 bid at auction"


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff Affair:
.......... - "Plea Deal Near With 2nd Abramoff Associate"
..... - CIA's secret prisons:
.......... - Washington Post: "Poland to Probe Reports of CIA Prisons"
.......... - The Nation: "The Torture Administration"
.......... - NY Times: "Former CIA agent, accused of kidnapping Egyption cleric, to fight Italian warrant"
..... - Plamegate:
.......... - Washington Post: "Time Reporter Testifies in Leak Case"
.......... - Truthout: "For Rove, New Testimony, New Problems"
Iraq:
..... - 'Deadline democracy' - Washington Post: "Voting deadlines Bush's choice, yielding 'order' but no peace"
Lieberman - Slate: "Joe Republican?; Why President Bush loves Sen. Lieberman"
NAACP - Washington Post: "Bush meets Blacks behind closed doors"
Voting Rights Act - Washington Post: "DOJ staff opinions banned in voting rights cases"
Obituaries:
.......... - Sen. Eugene McCarthy: "Senate Dove Who Jolted 1968 Race"
.......... - Richard Pryor: "Iconoclastic Comedian"


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Housing: "Under pressure, FEMA extends hotel program for evacuees"