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PLAINFIELD EVENTS: the online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Martin Luther King, Jr. - A Week of Events"
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MLK Events - Courier: "Central Jersey events to honor Martin Luther King Jr."
Barbering: "Taught on job, Plainfield's barbers lament apprentice loss"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
21st Legislative District [2nd item]: "Jon Bramnick sworn in for another term"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Ledger: "Corzine in middle: Codey and Roberts will be power players"
.......... - Courier: "Corzine to serve up discount inaugural festivities"
............... - Living Arrangements: "Corzine will split time between mansion, Hoboken"
.......... - NY Times: "Jon Corzine at Play"
Codey: "Before his term ends, he clears the air, signs smoking-ban bill"
Menendez - Editorial, Ledger: "A cause for the new senator: Sudan"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
Bosses - NY Times: "Newark's Adubato, Sr.: Ward Boss With Influence to Spare"
............ Previous articles in series: Ray Lesniak, George Norcross, John Lynch
East Orange: "Empire View Condos: Upscale Features, Downscale Prices"
Economy: "High-Tech, lowered profile: NJ jobs being poached"
Harvey: "Attorney General Harvey leaving a mixed legacy"
Newark: "Newark Museum expansion: Michael Graves building to replace 1912 YWCA"
Port Auhtority: "Using cargo ferries would ease truck traffic"
Schools Construction Corp. - Editorial, Courier: "Keep lid on funds for a while longer"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Englehart on DeLay
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff - OpEd, NY Times: Frank Rich: "Is Abramoff the New Monica?"
................. The Times puts their best writers off limits by charging. A shame!
.................... - Editorial, The Nation: "Kickback Mountain"
.................... - NY Times: "Ohio's Rep. Ney, tied to lobbyist, to cede post"
.................... - LA Times: "Embattled Ney to Abandon Committee Post"
.................... - Washington Post: "Ney steps down as chair of panel overseeing lobbying"
.................... - Ralph Reed: "In Ga., scandal threatens a political ascendancy"
.......... - CIA 'Renditions' - Reuters: "Investigator: Europe complicit in CIA "dirty work""
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - NY Times: "Specter Says G.O.P Will Scrutinize Domestic Spying"
Ashcroft: "Ashcroft stakes out lucrative new ground: Homeland security lobbyist"
Courts: "Democrats Can't See Halting Bush on Courts"
............ a chart of sitting Federal judges by party of appointing President is here
Ethics Scandal: "Parties race for the high ground of ethics reform on Capitol Hill"
Faith-Based Initiatives: "Federal Judge: Challenge to Bush Initiative Reinstated"
Iraq War: Murtha on '60 Minutes': "Voter Pressure to Force Bush to Quit Iraq"
.......... - OpEd, Ledger: John Farmer: "Bremer raised alarm; Bush & Co. failed to listen"
Medicare: "Bush to insurers: Aid ailing Medicare drug plan"
Voting Rights Act of 1965 - OpEd, Washington Post: "Still Seeking a Fair Vote"
............ Alito and Roberts will have a chance to affirm -- or not -- this groundbreaking law
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Churches/Politics: "Clergy Seek I.R.S. Inquiry of Two Ohio Churches"
Ethanol for Fuel: "Corn Farmers Smile as Ethanol Prices Rise"
Feminism: "Today, Some Feminists Hate the Word 'Choice'"
............ Linda Hirshman's 'Homeward Bound' article that started it all is here
Geek Patrol: "Sharing Broadband to Increase Speed" Coming to a neighborhood near you?
Guns: "The Problem of Illegal Guns"
............ Though a NY story, it's a problem many towns share. The chart give some insight . . .
Homelessness: "Homelessness in Los Angeles area draws renewed calls for attention"
............ Funny thing . . . the reasons are the same as in NJ
Health Care, Employer-paid: "Maryland Puts a Premium on Employer-Paid Healthcare"
On Literary Lying: Mary Karr: "His So-Called Life"
Eugene McCarthy: "Hundreds Honor McCarthy as Man Who Changed History"
Martin Luther King, Jr.:
..........- Area Commemorations: "Reflections on King's legacy; Honoring his life and dream"
..........- OpEd, NY Times: Taylor Branch: "Globalizing King's Legacy"
..........- OpEd, Washington Post: "King's speech rarely heard owing to family-held copyright"
..........- Editorial, Ledger: "MLK's eloquent words on war"
..........- Katrina, Newhouse News: "Katrina survivors need a King"
..........- OpEd, Miami Herald: Leonard Pitts: "Dr. King got it: Poverty isn't all black - or white"
..........- March - San Antonio Express-News: "Sparks fly over flyover at MLK march"
Minimum Wage Debate: "What Is a Living Wage?"
Stardust?: "Capsule Carrying Interstellar Samples Lands Safely"
Travel - UNESCO's World Heritage Sites: "A Good Thing, but.."
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Dillard U: "Delta Sigma Thetas: Time for the old college try"
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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"
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30th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast
Dr. Herbert Daughtry, Speaker
8:30 AM
Plainfield High School Cafeteria
(Use Kenyon Avenue parking lot)
Sponsor: Frontiers International
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Service
Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Speaker
Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon, NY
7:00 PM
Shiloh Baptist Church
515-17 West 4th Street
Information: (908) 754-3353 x100
Sponsor: Shiloh Baptist Church, Rev. Gerald Lamont Thomas, Ph.D.,Pastor
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....... |......PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR........|
....... |........................................|
....... |.....Click HERE to get listing form.....|
....... |........................................|
....... x----------------------------------------x
MLK Events - Courier: "Central Jersey events to honor Martin Luther King Jr."
Barbering: "Taught on job, Plainfield's barbers lament apprentice loss"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
21st Legislative District [2nd item]: "Jon Bramnick sworn in for another term"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Ledger: "Corzine in middle: Codey and Roberts will be power players"
.......... - Courier: "Corzine to serve up discount inaugural festivities"
............... - Living Arrangements: "Corzine will split time between mansion, Hoboken"
.......... - NY Times: "Jon Corzine at Play"
Codey: "Before his term ends, he clears the air, signs smoking-ban bill"
Menendez - Editorial, Ledger: "A cause for the new senator: Sudan"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
Bosses - NY Times: "Newark's Adubato, Sr.: Ward Boss With Influence to Spare"
............ Previous articles in series: Ray Lesniak, George Norcross, John Lynch
East Orange: "Empire View Condos: Upscale Features, Downscale Prices"
Economy: "High-Tech, lowered profile: NJ jobs being poached"
Harvey: "Attorney General Harvey leaving a mixed legacy"
Newark: "Newark Museum expansion: Michael Graves building to replace 1912 YWCA"
Port Auhtority: "Using cargo ferries would ease truck traffic"
Schools Construction Corp. - Editorial, Courier: "Keep lid on funds for a while longer"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Englehart on DeLay
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff - OpEd, NY Times: Frank Rich: "Is Abramoff the New Monica?"
................. The Times puts their best writers off limits by charging. A shame!
.................... - Editorial, The Nation: "Kickback Mountain"
.................... - NY Times: "Ohio's Rep. Ney, tied to lobbyist, to cede post"
.................... - LA Times: "Embattled Ney to Abandon Committee Post"
.................... - Washington Post: "Ney steps down as chair of panel overseeing lobbying"
.................... - Ralph Reed: "In Ga., scandal threatens a political ascendancy"
.......... - CIA 'Renditions' - Reuters: "Investigator: Europe complicit in CIA "dirty work""
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - NY Times: "Specter Says G.O.P Will Scrutinize Domestic Spying"
Ashcroft: "Ashcroft stakes out lucrative new ground: Homeland security lobbyist"
Courts: "Democrats Can't See Halting Bush on Courts"
............ a chart of sitting Federal judges by party of appointing President is here
Ethics Scandal: "Parties race for the high ground of ethics reform on Capitol Hill"
Faith-Based Initiatives: "Federal Judge: Challenge to Bush Initiative Reinstated"
Iraq War: Murtha on '60 Minutes': "Voter Pressure to Force Bush to Quit Iraq"
.......... - OpEd, Ledger: John Farmer: "Bremer raised alarm; Bush & Co. failed to listen"
Medicare: "Bush to insurers: Aid ailing Medicare drug plan"
Voting Rights Act of 1965 - OpEd, Washington Post: "Still Seeking a Fair Vote"
............ Alito and Roberts will have a chance to affirm -- or not -- this groundbreaking law
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Churches/Politics: "Clergy Seek I.R.S. Inquiry of Two Ohio Churches"
Ethanol for Fuel: "Corn Farmers Smile as Ethanol Prices Rise"
Feminism: "Today, Some Feminists Hate the Word 'Choice'"
............ Linda Hirshman's 'Homeward Bound' article that started it all is here
Geek Patrol: "Sharing Broadband to Increase Speed" Coming to a neighborhood near you?
Guns: "The Problem of Illegal Guns"
............ Though a NY story, it's a problem many towns share. The chart give some insight . . .
Homelessness: "Homelessness in Los Angeles area draws renewed calls for attention"
............ Funny thing . . . the reasons are the same as in NJ
Health Care, Employer-paid: "Maryland Puts a Premium on Employer-Paid Healthcare"
On Literary Lying: Mary Karr: "His So-Called Life"
Eugene McCarthy: "Hundreds Honor McCarthy as Man Who Changed History"
Martin Luther King, Jr.:
..........- Area Commemorations: "Reflections on King's legacy; Honoring his life and dream"
..........- OpEd, NY Times: Taylor Branch: "Globalizing King's Legacy"
..........- OpEd, Washington Post: "King's speech rarely heard owing to family-held copyright"
..........- Editorial, Ledger: "MLK's eloquent words on war"
..........- Katrina, Newhouse News: "Katrina survivors need a King"
..........- OpEd, Miami Herald: Leonard Pitts: "Dr. King got it: Poverty isn't all black - or white"
..........- March - San Antonio Express-News: "Sparks fly over flyover at MLK march"
Minimum Wage Debate: "What Is a Living Wage?"
Stardust?: "Capsule Carrying Interstellar Samples Lands Safely"
Travel - UNESCO's World Heritage Sites: "A Good Thing, but.."
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Dillard U: "Delta Sigma Thetas: Time for the old college try"
.
