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: "FOSH 'Dinner Event' at Freshwaters a big hit"
Plain Talker: "Council Gets Earful On Senior Center, Chief Leave Protest"
Connections?
Other NJ stories that may bear lessons for Plainfield
..... - Brownfields: "Top state court upholds rules for clean water at brownfields"
..... - Arts District: "Long Brach moves to seize 'arts district' lots"
Police Chief : Stuart & Carol Allen: "Plan to oust chief is Green's latest power grab"
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Hillside: "Another round of gripes about Hillside bar"
Kean U: "Union Twp. looks to put brakes on Kean road project"
Somerset County: Courier v. Ledger - Same story, different takes?
..... - SL: "Somerset budget plan calls for tax increase"
..... - CN: "Freeholders board proposes tax cut"
Somerset Medical Center: "Kin sue hospital for Cullen spree"
South Plainfield: "New housing by politically connected Jack Morris has PCB-tainted concrete"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine to Cabinet: Prepare for cuts; Public forums to address budget"
Cardiac Surgery: "Cardiac bypass deaths up 8.4%"
....... A result of rising angioplasties? Should Muhlenberg be thankful they didn't get the license?
Child Care: "Study: NJ child care a big -- make that BIG -- industry"
Domestic Partner Benefits: "Morris extends benefits to gays"
ELEC: "State Democrats will pay record election fine"
Newark: "James wants $80M of PA settlement to aid redevelopment"
......... Look at how a pro does it: Shovel the money over to a nonprofit, use to grease wheels?...
..... - New Housing: "Builders fined for failing to register; Two firms must pay $2,000 per house"
Pension System Abuses: Tom Moran: "This pension system will be the death of us"
Ports Brouhaha:
..... - SL: "President holds firm on port deal"
..... - CorpWatch: "Ports of Profit: Dubai Does Brisk War Business"
..... - Truthout: "Harboring Prejudice and Politics: The "Dubai Ports" Debate"
Xanadu: "Xanadu developers haven't paid $3.7M utility bill"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - CBS Poll: "Bush Job Rating Falls to All-Time Low"
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying - AP: "White House Rejects Special Counsel"
Iraq - Zogby/LeMoyne Poll: "U.S. Troops in Iraq: 72% Say End War in 2006"
..... - AP: "Iraq lurches ever closer to civil war"
..... - SL: "Intelligence chief fears a wider Islamic war"
Supreme Court - SL: "Top court protects abortion protests"
Veterans - AP: "Veterans May Face Health Care Cuts in 2008"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Foreign ownership of US corporations: "When Americans No Longer Own America"
Irony Supplement: "Irony in Clakr fundraiser for booze-free graduation party"
Parochial Schools: "Enrollment declines are forcing more schools to close"
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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