PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: 1) "TW3: April 24 - April 30 - Plainfield-centered digest of the past week"
............... - and 2) "3rd Anniversary"
Immigrant Boycott: "Hispanics solidify plans for immigrant protest, but ambivalence noted"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Handicapped Parking: Speaking Out: "Cottrell's work spotlights cheating"
..... - Historic Preservation: "Sharpe sets off ruckus by 'firing' Newark preservationist"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Eminent domain takes stage at N.J.'s top court today"
..... - Gangs, Domestic Violence: "New NJ programs stand out among other cuts"
Events for this week are here
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. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
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Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Somerville: "Saving Darfur, one voice at a time"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Cable Wars: "Cable giants fear Verizon won't play fair with all customers"
Immigrant Fears: "Urban myth strikes fear in illegal immigrants"
Property Taxes: "Poll: Voters pulling for convention to cut property taxes"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Mayor fires Newark beautifier opposing carriage house demise"
........ - SL: Bob Braun: "Essex college president is powerless to keep James at bay"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Irvington - NYT: "Is It a Miracle, or Just Reality?"
..... - Bergen County: "Influx of Asians Is Not Reflected in Police Ranks"
..... - Atlantic City: "In this game of chance, Atlantic City's luck has run out"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Guardian/UK: Iran: "Dubya Agonistes"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff: "Prosecutors Opt for Wide Probe of Rep. Ney (R-Ohio)"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - SJ Mercury-News: "Feds move to dismiss lawsuit challenging spy tactics"
.......... - MSNBC: "Agency ramped up use of approach that requires no court approval"
.......... - LAT: "Data Show How Patriot Act Used"
2006 Elections - WP: Analysis: "Polls Suggest Ethics Issues Could Haunt GOP"
Antiwar Rally, NYC - TomGram: "Giving the President a Pink Slip in New York City"
Condi's Comeuppance? - SL: "Powell interview on Iraq puts Rice on the defensive"
Darfur Rally, DC - SL: "Rally cry: Stop slaughter in Darfur"
Energy Dependence - Truthout: "Bodies for Barrels: Betrayal and Energy Dependence"
.....Ohio Republican. Michael A. Fox served as a member of the Ohio House of
.....Representatives for 23 years and is currently a County Commissioner in Butler
.....County, Ohio. Conservative on most issues, Fox has come to realize that the war
.....in Iraq is about feeding our oil addiction and it doesn't sit well with him. -- Truthout
FDA - NYT: "Ex-Head of F.D.A. Faces Criminal Inquiry"
..... - So... Does this explain why he resigned after only three months? Grammar
..... - mavens alert: Paragraph 4 - 'fewer' or 'less than'? Let me know....
Gas Prices - NYT: "Sharp Reaction to G.O.P. Plan on Gas Rebate" (Offstage, derisive laughter)
.......... - "As Gas Prices Go Up, Impact Trickles Down"
..... - LAT: "High Gas Prices Will Last Years, Bush Aides Say"
Guantanamo: "U.S. Says It Fears Detainee Abuse in Repatriation"
Immigration - OpEd, SL: Gerald Pomper: "It's an Immigration Nation"
..... - Economic Impact - WP: "Immigration's Bottom Line"
Iraq - BBC News: "US war costs 'could hit $811B'" -- that's B - for BIG ones...
Israel/Palestine: "Israelis to reroute barrier in West Bank"
Media - NYT: "In Leak Cases, New Pressure on Journalists"
Ports Workers ID Cards: "U.S. Companies Object to Deal on Ports ID Cards"
Presidential Powers - Boston Globe: "Bush challenges hundreds of laws"
Suburbs: "Suburbs Want Downtowns of Their Own"
Termites: "Fending Off Termites, a Springtime Scourge"
White House Correspondents Dinner - E&P: "Colbert Lampoons Bush at Dinner"
..... - and video of portions of the event
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Store, Atlantic City, 1950s)
Planters Peanuts: "Planters and its monocled mascot celebrate a big birthday"
Planning: "Outgrowing Jane Jacobs and Her New York"
Preserving Rock's Themes?: "The way the music died"
Wikipedia: "Wikipedia Proves Fertile Ground for Political Shenanigans"
Obituary: "John Kenneth Galbraith; Economist Held a Mirror to Society"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Insuring: "Insurers Retreat From Coasts"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS 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 |
(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are
Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)
Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.
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Plainfield Today: 1) "TW3: April 24 - April 30 - Plainfield-centered digest of the past week"
............... - and 2) "3rd Anniversary"
Immigrant Boycott: "Hispanics solidify plans for immigrant protest, but ambivalence noted"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Handicapped Parking: Speaking Out: "Cottrell's work spotlights cheating"
..... - Historic Preservation: "Sharpe sets off ruckus by 'firing' Newark preservationist"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Eminent domain takes stage at N.J.'s top court today"
..... - Gangs, Domestic Violence: "New NJ programs stand out among other cuts"
Events for this week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Somerville: "Saving Darfur, one voice at a time"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Cable Wars: "Cable giants fear Verizon won't play fair with all customers"
Immigrant Fears: "Urban myth strikes fear in illegal immigrants"
Property Taxes: "Poll: Voters pulling for convention to cut property taxes"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Mayor fires Newark beautifier opposing carriage house demise"
........ - SL: Bob Braun: "Essex college president is powerless to keep James at bay"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Irvington - NYT: "Is It a Miracle, or Just Reality?"
..... - Bergen County: "Influx of Asians Is Not Reflected in Police Ranks"
..... - Atlantic City: "In this game of chance, Atlantic City's luck has run out"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Guardian/UK: Iran: "Dubya Agonistes"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff: "Prosecutors Opt for Wide Probe of Rep. Ney (R-Ohio)"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - SJ Mercury-News: "Feds move to dismiss lawsuit challenging spy tactics"
.......... - MSNBC: "Agency ramped up use of approach that requires no court approval"
.......... - LAT: "Data Show How Patriot Act Used"
2006 Elections - WP: Analysis: "Polls Suggest Ethics Issues Could Haunt GOP"
Antiwar Rally, NYC - TomGram: "Giving the President a Pink Slip in New York City"
Condi's Comeuppance? - SL: "Powell interview on Iraq puts Rice on the defensive"
Darfur Rally, DC - SL: "Rally cry: Stop slaughter in Darfur"
Energy Dependence - Truthout: "Bodies for Barrels: Betrayal and Energy Dependence"
.....Ohio Republican. Michael A. Fox served as a member of the Ohio House of
.....Representatives for 23 years and is currently a County Commissioner in Butler
.....County, Ohio. Conservative on most issues, Fox has come to realize that the war
.....in Iraq is about feeding our oil addiction and it doesn't sit well with him. -- Truthout
FDA - NYT: "Ex-Head of F.D.A. Faces Criminal Inquiry"
..... - So... Does this explain why he resigned after only three months? Grammar
..... - mavens alert: Paragraph 4 - 'fewer' or 'less than'? Let me know....
Gas Prices - NYT: "Sharp Reaction to G.O.P. Plan on Gas Rebate" (Offstage, derisive laughter)
.......... - "As Gas Prices Go Up, Impact Trickles Down"
..... - LAT: "High Gas Prices Will Last Years, Bush Aides Say"
Guantanamo: "U.S. Says It Fears Detainee Abuse in Repatriation"
Immigration - OpEd, SL: Gerald Pomper: "It's an Immigration Nation"
..... - Economic Impact - WP: "Immigration's Bottom Line"
Iraq - BBC News: "US war costs 'could hit $811B'" -- that's B - for BIG ones...
Israel/Palestine: "Israelis to reroute barrier in West Bank"
Media - NYT: "In Leak Cases, New Pressure on Journalists"
Ports Workers ID Cards: "U.S. Companies Object to Deal on Ports ID Cards"
Presidential Powers - Boston Globe: "Bush challenges hundreds of laws"
Suburbs: "Suburbs Want Downtowns of Their Own"
Termites: "Fending Off Termites, a Springtime Scourge"
White House Correspondents Dinner - E&P: "Colbert Lampoons Bush at Dinner"
..... - and video of portions of the event
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Store, Atlantic City, 1950s)
Planters Peanuts: "Planters and its monocled mascot celebrate a big birthday"
Planning: "Outgrowing Jane Jacobs and Her New York"
Preserving Rock's Themes?: "The way the music died"
Wikipedia: "Wikipedia Proves Fertile Ground for Political Shenanigans"
Obituary: "John Kenneth Galbraith; Economist Held a Mirror to Society"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Insuring: "Insurers Retreat From Coasts"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS 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 |
(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are
Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)
Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.
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