Did you spring forward?
On April Fool's: Hope everyone enjoyed the spoof on Google. I think the highest praise
came from the reader who wrote, "Can't believe I bit."
Remember the Courier declined to print Joan Hervey's 'Speaking Out' piece on domestic
partner benefits, saying they don't put longer pieces online? Today's CN has three --
count 'em, three -- Speaking Out pieces online...
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "An apology to Council President Blanco and Councilor Storch"
Plain Talker: "Seniors Want School Board Forum"
Obituary - CN: "Phyllis A. Mason, with CBS records, teacher, community activist"
..... - SL: "Phyllis Mason, Ph.D., business professor"
School Board Election: "Candidates hope to improve safety in district"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Public Health Nurses: "Where nurses still roam, advice and aid follow"
..... - Newark Airport: "FAA outlines plan to make skies friendlier"
..... - Lobbying in New Jersey - Gannett Special Report:
.......... - Lobbying: "Lobbyists key players in the political game"
.......... - Records: "Records on lobbyists difficult to access, use"
............... - "Wisconsin strong on disclosure"
.......... - Federal campaigns: "Two take casino cash for federal campaigns"
.......... - Queen of Lobbyists: "When Hazel Gluck talks, important people in Trenton listen"
Quest's Board of Ed candidate forum, Saturday, April 8, is here
Rummage Sale at UCC-Congregational is here
Events for this week are here
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
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. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
MIA: Ledger story on Superior Court Judge Roberto Alcazar not online
Vauxhall (Union Twp.): "Vibrant centenarian cherishes church, family and independence"
Westfield: "Families, pals honor soldiers back from Iraq at ceremony"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Booker - SL: "Booker building huge lead over Rice"
.......... - "Stumping from the pulpit"
..... - NYT: "In Newark, Candidate Takes Cues From Mayor"
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, April 02, 2006"
Budget - Editorial, CN: "Hospital tax wrong way to get budget balanced"
Immigrants - OpEd, SL: "Facing America: The great immigration debate"
..... - Rallies: "Two cities, two protests, one objective"
..... - Education: "The undocumented have a dream"
The James Legacy - OpEd,SL: Clement Price: "James' legacy: A proud Newark"
Medicare Enrollment: "Seniors, lawmakers ask for extension on drug plan enrollment"
Supreme Court: "Justices to decide who must contribute to the DNA databank"
UMDNJ: "Job applicants ranked on ties; Best-connected outranked the most qualified"
Towns:
..... - Glen Ridge: "Running on empty: Costs of gas streetlamps soars"
..... - Newark: "In Newark, a celebration of a 'people's library'"
..... - Jersey City: "Fore! Builders gamble on expensive, exclusive Liberty National club"
..... - Hillsborough: "Massage code set for April 11 hearing"
.......... - "For legitimate massage parlors, image is everything"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Bloomberg: "Buckley Says Bush Will Be Judged on Iraq War, Now a 'Failure'"
Immigration - Reuters: "Immigration debate awakens Latino youth"
..... - NYT: "Latinos Protest in California in Latest Immigration March"
............ -"Thousands Rally in New York in Support of Immigrants' Rights"
.............. - Column: Paul Krugman: "The Road to Dubai"
..... - AlterNet -Column: Molly Ivins: "Immigration 101"
Iraq War - OpEd, WP: Richard Cohen: "Bush Wanted War"
Politics - NYT: "Internet Injects Sweeping Change Into U.S. Politics"
White House Staff - WP: "More White House Staff Changes Coming"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
April Fool's Day: "A Fool There Was"
Baseballl and Amphetamines: "Baseball wakes up to its 'other' drug problem"
DNA and Ancestry: "Consumers Turn to Their DNA for Answers"
Domestic Violence: "Battered wives' pets suffer abuse, too"
Exhibit: Museum of Biblical Art, NY: "This Should Be the Season for Georges Rouault"
Science: "Sometimes, even science can find a treat in the freezer"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding - NYT: "The Dilemma of the Levees"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
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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On April Fool's: Hope everyone enjoyed the spoof on Google. I think the highest praise
came from the reader who wrote, "Can't believe I bit."
Remember the Courier declined to print Joan Hervey's 'Speaking Out' piece on domestic
partner benefits, saying they don't put longer pieces online? Today's CN has three --
count 'em, three -- Speaking Out pieces online...
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "An apology to Council President Blanco and Councilor Storch"
Plain Talker: "Seniors Want School Board Forum"
Obituary - CN: "Phyllis A. Mason, with CBS records, teacher, community activist"
..... - SL: "Phyllis Mason, Ph.D., business professor"
School Board Election: "Candidates hope to improve safety in district"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Public Health Nurses: "Where nurses still roam, advice and aid follow"
..... - Newark Airport: "FAA outlines plan to make skies friendlier"
..... - Lobbying in New Jersey - Gannett Special Report:
.......... - Lobbying: "Lobbyists key players in the political game"
.......... - Records: "Records on lobbyists difficult to access, use"
............... - "Wisconsin strong on disclosure"
.......... - Federal campaigns: "Two take casino cash for federal campaigns"
.......... - Queen of Lobbyists: "When Hazel Gluck talks, important people in Trenton listen"
Quest's Board of Ed candidate forum, Saturday, April 8, is here
Rummage Sale at UCC-Congregational is here
Events for this week are here
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
MIA: Ledger story on Superior Court Judge Roberto Alcazar not online
Vauxhall (Union Twp.): "Vibrant centenarian cherishes church, family and independence"
Westfield: "Families, pals honor soldiers back from Iraq at ceremony"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Booker - SL: "Booker building huge lead over Rice"
.......... - "Stumping from the pulpit"
..... - NYT: "In Newark, Candidate Takes Cues From Mayor"
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, April 02, 2006"
Budget - Editorial, CN: "Hospital tax wrong way to get budget balanced"
Immigrants - OpEd, SL: "Facing America: The great immigration debate"
..... - Rallies: "Two cities, two protests, one objective"
..... - Education: "The undocumented have a dream"
The James Legacy - OpEd,SL: Clement Price: "James' legacy: A proud Newark"
Medicare Enrollment: "Seniors, lawmakers ask for extension on drug plan enrollment"
Supreme Court: "Justices to decide who must contribute to the DNA databank"
UMDNJ: "Job applicants ranked on ties; Best-connected outranked the most qualified"
Towns:
..... - Glen Ridge: "Running on empty: Costs of gas streetlamps soars"
..... - Newark: "In Newark, a celebration of a 'people's library'"
..... - Jersey City: "Fore! Builders gamble on expensive, exclusive Liberty National club"
..... - Hillsborough: "Massage code set for April 11 hearing"
.......... - "For legitimate massage parlors, image is everything"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Bloomberg: "Buckley Says Bush Will Be Judged on Iraq War, Now a 'Failure'"
Immigration - Reuters: "Immigration debate awakens Latino youth"
..... - NYT: "Latinos Protest in California in Latest Immigration March"
............ -"Thousands Rally in New York in Support of Immigrants' Rights"
.............. - Column: Paul Krugman: "The Road to Dubai"
..... - AlterNet -Column: Molly Ivins: "Immigration 101"
Iraq War - OpEd, WP: Richard Cohen: "Bush Wanted War"
Politics - NYT: "Internet Injects Sweeping Change Into U.S. Politics"
White House Staff - WP: "More White House Staff Changes Coming"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
April Fool's Day: "A Fool There Was"
Baseballl and Amphetamines: "Baseball wakes up to its 'other' drug problem"
DNA and Ancestry: "Consumers Turn to Their DNA for Answers"
Domestic Violence: "Battered wives' pets suffer abuse, too"
Exhibit: Museum of Biblical Art, NY: "This Should Be the Season for Georges Rouault"
Science: "Sometimes, even science can find a treat in the freezer"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding - NYT: "The Dilemma of the Levees"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
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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