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Wednesday, February 01, 2006

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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: "In Memoriam - Coretta Scott King"
.......... An online Guest Book and a selection of photographs,
.......... audio and video clips, reflections and obituaries.

Coretta Scott King -
CN: "Plainfielders remember strides made by Coretta Scott King"
.......... The print edition has a file photo of Mrs. King speaking in Plainfield in 1980.
.......... Also pictured are former mayor Rick Taylor and former councilman Joe Montgomery.
Obituary: "Carrie G. Lattimore, lifelong Plainfield resident"
PHS Boys Basketball: "Plainfield beats Elizabeth"
Union County Jail: "Plainfield family's lawsuit cites county in son's death"


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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Cranford: "Cop charges town with racial bias in lawsuit"
Elizabeth: "Board of Ed sues city for land"
Eric Hernandez - CN: "Off-duty NYC cop's leg amputated"
..... - SL: "Officer shot by fellow cop loses part of his leg"
..... - NYT: "Officer's Leg Amputated as He Struggles to Survive Gunshot Wounds"
Hillside: "Community Food Bank's kitchen a site for training, healthful cooking"
South Bound Brook / Bound Brook: "Queen's Bridge gets emergency repairs"
Union Twp.: "PBA calls suspension of moonlighting payback for contract talks
impasse"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine Cabinet - CN: "3 latest Cabinet choices: Economic Growth, DOT, Insurance"
..... - SL: "Corzine nominates 3 for key Cabinet posts"
Governor's 'gift' fund - Editorial, CN: "Governor's 'gift' fund needs to be overhauled"

East Orange: "Cops' new home well on its way"
Housing Prices: "Affordable housing in NJ viewed as a crisis"
Jersey City: "Security to expand at PATH entrances"
Minority Contracts: "Essex business expo aims to open doors"
Trenton: "Trenton leader's friendship with King stretched back decades"
UMDNJ: "Corzine to aid US Senate's investigation of UMDNJ"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush's 'State of the Union' Speech:

..... - Annotated Transcript: "What the president said in his address to the nation"
..... - Ledger: "Bush urges nation not to isolate itself"
.......... - Analysis: "Bush yields on some key issues and retreats on others"
.......... - Editorial: "Bush's familiar script"
..... - Courier: "Bush: Defeat terror threat, oil 'addiction'"
.......... - Analysis: "In issues facing America, Bush skips over realities"
.......... - Dems: "Dems: Bush lacks leadership"
..... - NY Times: "Bush Warns About Dangers of Isolationism"
.......... - Analysis: "Bold Visions Have Given Way to New Reality"
.......... - Dems: "Democrats Point to 'Poor Choices' in Policy"
..... - WP: "Bush Warns Against Shrinking Global Role"
.......... - Analysis: "A Speech Both Stately And Stolid"
.......... - Dems: "Kaine Assails 'Poor Choices, Bad Management'"

Supreme Court: "Alito confirmed after partisan Senate vote"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Black Families and DNA Testing: "Taking Black Family Trees Out of Slavery's Shadow"
....... This four-hour series begins tonight on PBS - check your local listings.
Computer alert: "Computer worm aims to wipe out your files"


ABBREVIATIONS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES

CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |

AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor
| CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City]
| LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio
| PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times |
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