01/08/2006 - Sunday
CLIPPINGS: is online here - you can track down new and old postings and stories.
PLAINFIELD TODAY: my personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: the online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
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....... |......PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR........|
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Letter to Editor, Courier: Alex Toliver: "City made right choice for mayor"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bound Brook: "Borough subpoenaed in probe of John Lynch"
Edison: "Honeymoon over already, Choi says he'll still push reforms"
Sayreville: "Wiener Lesniak in as borough counsel, DeCotiis Fitzpatrick out"
South Amboy: "Paid electrical firm owned by mayor's father without contract for over 20 years"
Union County: "County worker finds maps to its past"
.................Stash also includes a 1917 photo of Plainfield's Norwood Avenue bridge
Westfield [last item]: "Priest to speak on clerical sex abuse"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Courier: "Financial crisis looms as Corzine takes helm"
.................... - Trenton Times: "Codey leaves much for Corzine to deal with"
............... - Visits 6 towns - Ledger: "Corzine sets out to say thanks, N.J."
...................... Again, Plainfield is not on the list . . .
Codey - Ledger: "Codey's wild ride: From fear to serenity"
The Auditor - For Political Junkies - Ledger: "Sunday, January 08, 2006"
Assembly - Ledger: "Joe Roberts: Journey from town hall to Assembly's top post"
Biz: Engelhard Corp. - Ledger: "BASF bid for Engelhard raises stock price, threatens legacy"
............... - NY Times: "BASF Bids for Engelhard to Expand Into Car Parts"
Holland Tunnel Approaches: "Traffic Is a Nightmare? Just Wait"
Immigrant Issues - OpEd, Ledger: Fran Wood: "Day-laborer crackdown is no fix"
Legislature: "Big spending is still a taxing NJ problem"
Montclair: "Montclair considers bids for tax revaluation, braces for changes in values"
...................... Plainfield's last revaluation was in the early 1990's -- are we due, too?
Schools Construction Corp.: "Construction mess: Blame to go around"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair - Charities Benefit: "Lobbyist's Downfall Leads to Charities' Windfall"
.......... - Rep. 'Duke' Cunningham - Time: "Disgraced Congressman 'Wore a Wire'"
.......... - DeLay - NY Times: "DeLay Ends Bid to Regain Post as G.O.P. Leader"
......................... - Text of letter to Speaker Hastert is here, and to House Republicans is here
......................... - Chronology of DeLay's career in House of Representatives is here
......................... - 'K' Street: "Officials Focus on a 2nd Firm Tied to DeLay"
............................ The Alexander Strategy Group is of interest and may provide links
........................... to others from Congress as well as DeLay and Abramoff
.................... - LA Times: "DeLay put brakes on federal probe, Congressional Record shows"
......................... - Replacing DeLay: "Move may spark more divisiveness in race to fill post"
House of Representatives - AP: "Possible Successors to Delay: Blunt (MO) and Boehner (OH)"
Iraq - NY Times: "Pentagon Study Links Fatalities to Body Armor"
Medicare - NY Times: "States Intervene After Drug Plan Hits Early Snags"
Press - Editor & Publisher: "Newspapers Urge President to Quit"
Supreme Court: Alito Hearings - Ledger: "Lady and gentlemen, start your questioning"
.................... - Analysis: "Alito-O'Connor comparisons defy conventional labels"
.................... - OpEd: Tom Moran: "Judging Alito on more than just words"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Blogs: "A Blog That Blogs Corporate Blogs"
.......... - and the Fortune 500 blog Wiki is here
.......... - Business Week weighs in: "Fortune 500 blogging wiki undercounts"
'Boomer' Gardening: "Baby Boomers, Digging Ben-Gay"
Cable, Wireless, etc.: "More and More Bang for More and More Bucks"
Cats: "Ancient Wanderlust Key to Cat Family Tree"
CES in Vegas: "Coming Soon to TV Land: The Internet, Actually"
Chicago: "Corruption Scandal Loosening Mayor Daley's Grip on Chicago"
Corruption - Dueling OpEds, NY Times: "The End of Influence" and "Money Always Finds a Way"
Downtown Living: "Tax Breaks Drive a Philadelphia Boom"
Geek Patrol: "Data Mining 101: Finding Subversives with Amazon Wishlists"
.......... Using freely available Amazon wishlists and free software, Tom Owad
.......... gives you a scary look at how government spies on us -- and how you
.......... can, too . . . including a map locating your house on-the-fly.
Islam: Holidays - Ledger: "Jersey City students celebrate Eid al-Adha and Hajj"
.......... - Marriage Customs - NY Times: "For Muslim Women, Marriage's Delicate Dance"
Play: "How we took the child out of childhood: Why kids no longer play outside"
Privatizing Highways: "Chicago sold Skyway, still raised taxes; New owner raised tolls at once"
Real Estate: "Goodbye, Suburbs: Heading Back to the City"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Evacuees: "Katrina evacuees notified rent won't be paid after March 1"
.......... - Mardi Gras: "N.O.'s post-Katrina Carnival season is rolled out"
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CLIPPINGS: is online here - you can track down new and old postings and stories.
PLAINFIELD TODAY: my personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: the online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
....... x----------------------------------------x
....... |........................................|
....... |......PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR........|
....... |........................................|
....... |.....Click HERE to get listing form.....|
....... |........................................|
....... x----------------------------------------x
Letter to Editor, Courier: Alex Toliver: "City made right choice for mayor"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bound Brook: "Borough subpoenaed in probe of John Lynch"
Edison: "Honeymoon over already, Choi says he'll still push reforms"
Sayreville: "Wiener Lesniak in as borough counsel, DeCotiis Fitzpatrick out"
South Amboy: "Paid electrical firm owned by mayor's father without contract for over 20 years"
Union County: "County worker finds maps to its past"
.................Stash also includes a 1917 photo of Plainfield's Norwood Avenue bridge
Westfield [last item]: "Priest to speak on clerical sex abuse"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Courier: "Financial crisis looms as Corzine takes helm"
.................... - Trenton Times: "Codey leaves much for Corzine to deal with"
............... - Visits 6 towns - Ledger: "Corzine sets out to say thanks, N.J."
...................... Again, Plainfield is not on the list . . .
Codey - Ledger: "Codey's wild ride: From fear to serenity"
The Auditor - For Political Junkies - Ledger: "Sunday, January 08, 2006"
Assembly - Ledger: "Joe Roberts: Journey from town hall to Assembly's top post"
Biz: Engelhard Corp. - Ledger: "BASF bid for Engelhard raises stock price, threatens legacy"
............... - NY Times: "BASF Bids for Engelhard to Expand Into Car Parts"
Holland Tunnel Approaches: "Traffic Is a Nightmare? Just Wait"
Immigrant Issues - OpEd, Ledger: Fran Wood: "Day-laborer crackdown is no fix"
Legislature: "Big spending is still a taxing NJ problem"
Montclair: "Montclair considers bids for tax revaluation, braces for changes in values"
...................... Plainfield's last revaluation was in the early 1990's -- are we due, too?
Schools Construction Corp.: "Construction mess: Blame to go around"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair - Charities Benefit: "Lobbyist's Downfall Leads to Charities' Windfall"
.......... - Rep. 'Duke' Cunningham - Time: "Disgraced Congressman 'Wore a Wire'"
.......... - DeLay - NY Times: "DeLay Ends Bid to Regain Post as G.O.P. Leader"
......................... - Text of letter to Speaker Hastert is here, and to House Republicans is here
......................... - Chronology of DeLay's career in House of Representatives is here
......................... - 'K' Street: "Officials Focus on a 2nd Firm Tied to DeLay"
............................ The Alexander Strategy Group is of interest and may provide links
........................... to others from Congress as well as DeLay and Abramoff
.................... - LA Times: "DeLay put brakes on federal probe, Congressional Record shows"
......................... - Replacing DeLay: "Move may spark more divisiveness in race to fill post"
House of Representatives - AP: "Possible Successors to Delay: Blunt (MO) and Boehner (OH)"
Iraq - NY Times: "Pentagon Study Links Fatalities to Body Armor"
Medicare - NY Times: "States Intervene After Drug Plan Hits Early Snags"
Press - Editor & Publisher: "Newspapers Urge President to Quit"
Supreme Court: Alito Hearings - Ledger: "Lady and gentlemen, start your questioning"
.................... - Analysis: "Alito-O'Connor comparisons defy conventional labels"
.................... - OpEd: Tom Moran: "Judging Alito on more than just words"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Blogs: "A Blog That Blogs Corporate Blogs"
.......... - and the Fortune 500 blog Wiki is here
.......... - Business Week weighs in: "Fortune 500 blogging wiki undercounts"
'Boomer' Gardening: "Baby Boomers, Digging Ben-Gay"
Cable, Wireless, etc.: "More and More Bang for More and More Bucks"
Cats: "Ancient Wanderlust Key to Cat Family Tree"
CES in Vegas: "Coming Soon to TV Land: The Internet, Actually"
Chicago: "Corruption Scandal Loosening Mayor Daley's Grip on Chicago"
Corruption - Dueling OpEds, NY Times: "The End of Influence" and "Money Always Finds a Way"
Downtown Living: "Tax Breaks Drive a Philadelphia Boom"
Geek Patrol: "Data Mining 101: Finding Subversives with Amazon Wishlists"
.......... Using freely available Amazon wishlists and free software, Tom Owad
.......... gives you a scary look at how government spies on us -- and how you
.......... can, too . . . including a map locating your house on-the-fly.
Islam: Holidays - Ledger: "Jersey City students celebrate Eid al-Adha and Hajj"
.......... - Marriage Customs - NY Times: "For Muslim Women, Marriage's Delicate Dance"
Play: "How we took the child out of childhood: Why kids no longer play outside"
Privatizing Highways: "Chicago sold Skyway, still raised taxes; New owner raised tolls at once"
Real Estate: "Goodbye, Suburbs: Heading Back to the City"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Evacuees: "Katrina evacuees notified rent won't be paid after March 1"
.......... - Mardi Gras: "N.O.'s post-Katrina Carnival season is rolled out"
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