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: Emailing posts to a friend"
Plain Talker: "Protesters Call For Return Of Police Chief"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
(On the left, the rendering; on the right the reality. NY Times)
..... - Developer's bait-and-switch?: "When Renderings Clash With Reality"
.......... - Compare this Montclair story with the townhouses at Arlington and Randolph...
..... - Affordable Housing: "Affordable Housing: The Suburban Solution"
..... - Public Records: "Cost to Piscataway of farm fight? Town charges $500 for records"
..... - School Board Elections: "Three Middlesex Co. board candidates are still in teens"
..... - Cop/Fire Overtime: "Newark police and fire overtime tab up sharply"
.......... - Staffing levels and rise in long-term sick leave drive increase
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Area Women Join Together: "Churchwomen reach out to South Africans in need"
Scotch Plains: "Film a Revolutionary fundraising tool; Will help restore timeworn house"
Union County: "Vo-techs could feel pinch of federal spending plan"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Editorial, SL: "Corzine's sales pitch: Does it fall short?"
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, March 05, 2006"
Douglass College - OpEd, SL: Fran Wood: "What's in a name? A lot"
(Click on image to enlarge. Courier News)
Megan's Law: GANNETT NEW JERSEY has a humongous section in print and online today
Pensions: "When 2 jobs add up to 1 big pension"
.......... - One-third of N.J. legislators have another government gig
Ports - Their Importance:
..... - SL: THE BOX THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
............... - Containers: "Fifty years later, the container drives the global economy"
............... - The Invention: "Shift in thinking made invention possible"
............... - Keeping Tabs: "ID numbers, electronic signals help track cargo"
.......... - Airlines: "High above ports, another dispute about security rages"
............... - While the Dubai debate rages, a plan to allow more foreign control of U.S. skies
............... - is shaping up as the next big fight between Bush and Congress
..... - NYT: "Jitters About Who's in Charge on the Waterfront, in 1917 and Today"
............... - About the Federal takeover of Hoboken's piers in 1917. Sorry, fee-based access...
.......... - "Bush Grounds GOP Congressman Who Opposed Deal on Ports"
Towns:
..... - Montclair: "They love it but leave it; lower taxes in Little Falls prove irresistible"
..... - Newark: "Hint of change?: James has no team, chief foe has gained ground"
.......... - "Petitions in, Rice running for mayor in Newark"
............... -Ron Rice's State Senate bio page is here
............... -Wally Edge has a rundown of all 13 NJ nonpartisan mayoral elections here
..... - Morristown: "Man who says he was molested at Beginnings to sue governments"
............... - Liability arises from unlicensed premises, unlicensed therapists...
..... - Hoboken: "Explosive news from Hoboken: A Schools Construction scam?"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
MISSING IN ACTION: The Ledger has an important Page 1 story on the plight of Ghanaian
women who are labelled 'witches'...to see it, you'll have to leave the house...
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - NYT: "He's Battered, but His Agenda Isn't Beaten"
..... - "Bush Urges Americans to Welcome Competition From India"
Dems - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Why Democrats aren't so blue"
Immigrants - NYT: "The Search for Illegal Immigrants Stops at the Workplace"
Leaks - WP: "White House Trains Efforts on Media Leaks"
Ports: See New Jersey section
Tillman's Death: "Criminal Probe in Tillman Case Set to Open"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Reviews - Book - SL: "Lost in the'burbs'"
..... In 'Rattled,' Debra Galant skewers McMansions, yuppie parents, greedy developers
..... and suburban sprawl. She lives in Glen Ridge and runs the blog Baristanet. Check it out!
Abortion - Reuters: "Battle Brews as South Dakota Abortion Law Nears"
A Noodle Cartel?: "Noodle Prices Rise, Along With Chinese Tempers"
At the Library: "Gay bird tale? Library moves 'And Tango Makes Three,' just in case"
Darfur: "A Prayer for Darfur: Why can't anyone stop the killing?"
Illinois Governor Appointee: "Anti-Bias Officials Quit Over Farrakhan Aide's Presence"
Peace and War - Foreign Policy: "A Natural History of Peace"
..... - A major article, and it appears to be available free--not the usual case with FA
Ports: See New Jersey section
Real Estate: The ENTIRE NYT Magazine is devoted to real estate. Index is here
..... - "By Most Measures, a Housing Boom for the Ages"
.......... - Interactive chart of the past 30 years, by state or by President. A must see!
Red Cross: "Red Cross Gave Ousted Executive $780,000 Deal"
Religion: "Tomgram: The Other [Not Right-Wing] Christian Activists"
Taxes: "Tax Break: Who Needs the Mortgage-Interest Deduction?"
Snow Day Alerts: "The text message; Randolph spreading word by cell phone"
Surveys--with Angles?: "Nearly 100% of Publicists Love Surveys"
Wireless: "Hey Neighbor, Stop Piggybacking on My Wireless"
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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