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_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Martin Luther King, Jr. - A Week of Events"
Crime: "Plainfield cops probe New Year's ATM theft"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "Shouts at '01 meeting still echoing; Court case, legal costs continue"
............ Heart of conflict: 1st Amendment rights vs. Officials' obligation to ensure order
Kenilworth: "MLK: Little Rock desegregation pioneer to speak at celebration today"
Middlesex County: Ledger print edition has a story on impact of the state's new pay-to-play
............ law on MCIA contracts formerly being awarded without bids. Result? With bids,
............ $1.5M in new contracts went to the same politically connected firms. Surprised?
Morristown & Erie RR: "Funding woes could derail freight line project, officials say"
Piscataway: "Town considers creating a transit village -- more than a mile from nearest train"
........... Qualifies for nomination as 'most creative use of Other People's [taxpayers] Money'
Union County Prosecutor: "Trial delayed; Did grand jury inquiry constitute misconduct?"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, January 15, 2006"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
Corzine - Ledger: "Starting with a clean slate; Shifts personal finances to avoid conflicts"
.......... - Courier: "Corzine seeks diverse Cabinet appointees"
.......... - Home News: "Inaugural costs trimmed; Corzine forgoing some events"
Menendez: "Senator-designate helps bury Tewksbury time capsule"
Assembly: "9 Democrats, 3 Republicans arrive in Trenton with dreams of change"
Board of Public Utilities: "Solar energy program looking shady, audit finds"
Development: "Cost of saving Highlands could fall on developers"
Essex Co. Dems: "Selection of Asw. Truitt violated bylaws; Dems failed to send out notice"
Montclair: "History of black worship on display"
Morristown: "Morristown Councilman, Cryan scion, beats 'friend,' curses cops"
Newark: "Inspections office probed; Issued permits for house with 'structural defects'"
NJT - Midtown Tunnel: "Jerseyans rap $6B tunnel plan"
.......... - Photo Ban: "NJ Transit dumps 'Homeland Security' ban on photos of trains"
Pharma: "With own knockoffs, big companies aim to get in on the action"
Taxes:
....... - Business: "Truckers encounter tax stops; NJ only state to impound trailers for taxes"
....... - Property: "Property taxes soar 29% in 4 years; Corzine says reform won't come easily"
Voter Drive: "Harvey's hip-hop voting ads a $3M buy; critics carp"
UMDNJ: "Corzine wants Petillo out as president of UMDNJ"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - DeLay - Houston Chronicle: "Troubles erode DeLay's support in 22nd District"
.................... - Replacement - Washington Post: "In Shadegg, a Nod to the '94 Revolution"
......................... - NY Times: "Blunt Says He Has Votes to Succeed DeLay"
.................... - Analysis: "GOP Leadership Race Seen as Harbinger"
Dems - Washington Post: "Dean Answers With a New Money Man"
Supreme Court - Slate: "Sam's Club: Why Alito's Membership in CAP Matters"
............ Best line: "This is no more a judicial confirmation hearing than
............ O.J. Simpson's was a criminal trial."
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
The 1930's Generation: John Farmer: "The Silent types: A quiet generation's big impact"
Art: "N.Y. émigrés create 'foreign' perspectives of Jersey"
Holocaust - Curriculum: "Preparing teachers to impart Holocaust's tough lessons"
Human Trafficking: "Trafficking cop: The Ledger interviews NJ's Rep. Chris Smith"
MLK's Dream: "Poll: Most see significant racial progress; Blacks are more skeptical"
............ A graphic illustrating the AP/Ipsos poll results is here
Obituary: "Actress Shelley Winters, 85; Blond Bombshell to Oscar Winner"
The Oscars: The NY Times has a special 'Red Carpet' section here
Political Reform - OpEd, Courier: Harry Pozycki: "Culture of reform begins with citizens"
'Prosperity Gospel': "Preaching a Gospel of wealth in a glittery market, New York"
Republicans: An Analysis - LA Times: Todd Gitlin: "The right divide"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "New FEMA flood maps will likely steer rebuilding"
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PLAINFIELD TODAY: my personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: the online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Martin Luther King, Jr. - A Week of Events"
Today:
An Ecumenical Service of Worship
Rev. Leon Harrell, Speaker
6:00 PM
Shiloh Baptist Church
515-17 West 4th Street
Sponsor: Concerned Urban Clergy Crime: "Plainfield cops probe New Year's ATM theft"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "Shouts at '01 meeting still echoing; Court case, legal costs continue"
............ Heart of conflict: 1st Amendment rights vs. Officials' obligation to ensure order
Kenilworth: "MLK: Little Rock desegregation pioneer to speak at celebration today"
Middlesex County: Ledger print edition has a story on impact of the state's new pay-to-play
............ law on MCIA contracts formerly being awarded without bids. Result? With bids,
............ $1.5M in new contracts went to the same politically connected firms. Surprised?
Morristown & Erie RR: "Funding woes could derail freight line project, officials say"
Piscataway: "Town considers creating a transit village -- more than a mile from nearest train"
........... Qualifies for nomination as 'most creative use of Other People's [taxpayers] Money'
Union County Prosecutor: "Trial delayed; Did grand jury inquiry constitute misconduct?"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, January 15, 2006"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
Corzine - Ledger: "Starting with a clean slate; Shifts personal finances to avoid conflicts"
.......... - Courier: "Corzine seeks diverse Cabinet appointees"
.......... - Home News: "Inaugural costs trimmed; Corzine forgoing some events"
Menendez: "Senator-designate helps bury Tewksbury time capsule"
Assembly: "9 Democrats, 3 Republicans arrive in Trenton with dreams of change"
Board of Public Utilities: "Solar energy program looking shady, audit finds"
Development: "Cost of saving Highlands could fall on developers"
Essex Co. Dems: "Selection of Asw. Truitt violated bylaws; Dems failed to send out notice"
Montclair: "History of black worship on display"
Morristown: "Morristown Councilman, Cryan scion, beats 'friend,' curses cops"
Newark: "Inspections office probed; Issued permits for house with 'structural defects'"
NJT - Midtown Tunnel: "Jerseyans rap $6B tunnel plan"
.......... - Photo Ban: "NJ Transit dumps 'Homeland Security' ban on photos of trains"
Pharma: "With own knockoffs, big companies aim to get in on the action"
Taxes:
....... - Business: "Truckers encounter tax stops; NJ only state to impound trailers for taxes"
....... - Property: "Property taxes soar 29% in 4 years; Corzine says reform won't come easily"
Voter Drive: "Harvey's hip-hop voting ads a $3M buy; critics carp"
UMDNJ: "Corzine wants Petillo out as president of UMDNJ"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - DeLay - Houston Chronicle: "Troubles erode DeLay's support in 22nd District"
.................... - Replacement - Washington Post: "In Shadegg, a Nod to the '94 Revolution"
......................... - NY Times: "Blunt Says He Has Votes to Succeed DeLay"
.................... - Analysis: "GOP Leadership Race Seen as Harbinger"
Dems - Washington Post: "Dean Answers With a New Money Man"
Supreme Court - Slate: "Sam's Club: Why Alito's Membership in CAP Matters"
............ Best line: "This is no more a judicial confirmation hearing than
............ O.J. Simpson's was a criminal trial."
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
The 1930's Generation: John Farmer: "The Silent types: A quiet generation's big impact"
Art: "N.Y. émigrés create 'foreign' perspectives of Jersey"
Holocaust - Curriculum: "Preparing teachers to impart Holocaust's tough lessons"
Human Trafficking: "Trafficking cop: The Ledger interviews NJ's Rep. Chris Smith"
MLK's Dream: "Poll: Most see significant racial progress; Blacks are more skeptical"
............ A graphic illustrating the AP/Ipsos poll results is here
Obituary: "Actress Shelley Winters, 85; Blond Bombshell to Oscar Winner"
The Oscars: The NY Times has a special 'Red Carpet' section here
Political Reform - OpEd, Courier: Harry Pozycki: "Culture of reform begins with citizens"
'Prosperity Gospel': "Preaching a Gospel of wealth in a glittery market, New York"
Republicans: An Analysis - LA Times: Todd Gitlin: "The right divide"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "New FEMA flood maps will likely steer rebuilding"
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