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: "Using blogs: Posting a comment"
Crime: "Two men injured in Plainfield shooting"
Joint Planning, Zoning, HPC meeting: "City officials join forces to manage growth"
............ Large-scale residential development, Master Plan among items discussed
Boys & Girls Club - CN: Father/Daughter Dance Stories:
..... - "Plainfield teen, father share big night at annual dance"
..... - "Looking good: Guys and dolls prep for fun night"
..... - "A Photo Gallery"
.............Also, broken links to other stories: Well-known alums, and outreach efforts
Letter to Editor, CN: Shell Sullivan: "Take steps to protect your pets"
PHS Boys Basketball: "Plainfield advances in UCT as Thompson nets 21"
Events for February 21, 23 and 25 here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Eminent Domain: "South Amboy eminent domain fight goes to court"
Elizabeth: "Parking deck party; Investigation finds nearly 32 cops, supervisors involved"
Middlesex County Dems: "Dems raised $1.4M in '05, topped by Camden, Bergen, Hudson"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine's Senate Seat: "Kean-Menendez race: All about money"
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, February 19, 2006"
Black History: "Putting history back in Black History Month with Newark lecture series"
Corrections Official Retirement Scandal: "Official denies approving pension"
Hockey Betting Scheme: "In Vegas, Gretskys lived high, but not over their heads"
Liberty State Park: "Turning back the ecological clock, restoring urban shoreline"
Obituary: "N.J. gay rights champion Laurel Hester dies; fought Freeholders to a win"
Port Newark - Bloomberg: "Bill would stop sale of port operations to Arabs"
Public Records: "New bill limits property tax info, as other states make more available"
Tax Revaluation: "Orange newly assessed, values increase tenfold since last in 1964"
Transportation Trust Fund: "From road fund to money pit; how the fund dried up"
UMDNJ: "Grand jury probing tales of a slush fund, 2 VPs named"
Xanadu - Editorial, SL: "Meadowlands mess requires intervention"
Xenon Headlights: "Cops turning up the heat on xenon headlight thefts"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Column, WP: George F. Will: "No Checks, Many Imbalances"
............ When Will starts talking of a Bush 'monarchical doctrine,' W needs to wake up
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - LAT: "Lobbying scandal's impact is tested nder Montana's big sky"
..... - Lobbygate: "Promise to shore up ethics loses speed, rush becomes a saunter"
..... - Plamegate: "Fitzgerald Says Libby Seeks to Thwart Criminal Case"
2006 Elections: "Veterans: They Served, and Now They're Running"
............ A national map showing the dozens of races involved is here
......... - WP: "After War Injury, an Iraq Vet Takes on Politics"
..... - NYT: "Drug Plan's Start May Imperil G.O.P.'s Grip on Older Voters"
............ Chart showing older voter poll patterns is here
Cheney - Editorial, Courier: "Cheney's actions a sign of contempt"
..... - WP: "Hunting for Camaraderie With Shotguns and Friends"
..... - LAT: "Cheney joins 'Hall of Gaffes'"
Chertoff - SL: Analysis: "What did Michael Chertoff do to deserve all this?"
Counterterrorism: "Enlisting School Bus Drivers to Keep an Eye Out for Terrorists"
FBI: "Senators push probe of claims FBI passed over Arab-American agent in retaliation"
Iraq War - Newsday: "Wisconsin Referendums Call for Troop Withdrawal"
............ 7 of the 22 towns with referenda are in counties that went for Bush in 2004
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Books: "Of 'economic hit men' and 'jackals': Business at work in the developing world"
Boomers - SL: "For Boomers, a whole new 60s experience"
............In print edition, you can compare your looks to the head shots of famous boomers,
............or, if you want, check the mortality table included to see your 'YEARS LEFT'
..... - WP: "Adapting homes to maximize mobility, allow owners to age in place"
Children: "Children, the Littlest Politicians"
China: "The Click That Broke a Government's Grip"
...........Party's ability to control information, shape opinion now limited - graphic here
Coal Mining: "Recruiting Hispanics for Kentucky Coal Mines Raises Debate"
Health Accounts: "You Think 401(k)'s Are Hard to Manage? Try Health Accounts"
Obituary: "Robert Peterson; Historian of Negro Leagues Baseball"
Pay Phones: "Sorry, Superman, You'll Have to Change Someplace Else"
Property Taxes: "As Property Values Rise, Homeowners Feel Pinch"
TV - Telemundo: "Trying Hard to Be No. 1 in Latino TV"
SPECIAL SECTION: TAX TIPS 2006____________________________________________________________
The Ledger has several useful articles today:
..... - "Hidden Treasures of the code: Little-known tips can make April 17 less painful"
..... - "The major changes you need to know for this year's return"
..... - "Four traps that just might take a chunk: Sold or bought a home? Refinanced? Ouch!"
..... - "Put down that pencil. Try software, or a pro"
..... - "Tax tips for all kinds of people ..."
..... - "Ten tips to avoid mistakes"
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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