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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Memorial Saturday for Peggy Thomas, a Symphony founder"
Plain Talker: "Special Improvement District Expansion Endorsed"
Abbott Schools - Editorial, CN: "State needs a breather from Abbott aid mandate"
Crime: "Plainfield man indicted after 4-town police chase"
.......... - "Plainfield pair are in attack outside bar"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Sodas in Schools - Bloomberg: "Coca-Cola, Pepsi Ban Soda in Schools in Clinton Deal"
.......... - SL: "Jersey schools' ban on soda spreads"
..... - High School Sports: "Drug tests OK'd for high school athletes"
..... - Pay-to-play: "State Democrats backpedal on pay-to-play"
..... - Sunshine Law: "Sharpe underscores point with DCA head"
........ - Sends Corzine a message: Unhappy with press presence at meeting
..... - PILOTs: "Jets get $3.6M tax break on training facility"
..... - Official Corruption: "Lawmakers set to scrutinize bevy of corruption bills"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Highland Park: "Prosecutor says official kept working following missing-funds indictment"
Middlesex Boro: "Blast rocks packaging, pharmaceutical plant"
North Plainfield: "N. Plainfield teenager to be tried as adult in fatal stabbing"
Roselle Park: "Roselle Park student chosen for Africa program"
Scotch Plains: "Township settles bias lawsuit with four white police officers"
Union Twp.: "GOP is mounting spirited challenge to Democrats"
Westfield: "Westfield proposal: Centralize kindergartens"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine drops attempt to use fiscal 'one-shot'"
Menendez' House Seat: "Perth Amboy mayor hoping to take advantage of party rift"
Anthrax: "Misplaced anthrax samples recovered"
Bird Flu - CN: "Corzine: N.J. not ready for pandemic"
..... - SL: "State officials brainstorm on how to combat bird flu"
Legislature: "Lawmakers set to scrutinize bevy of corruption bills"
Lyme Disease: "3,372 instances last year record number for state"
NJT: "NJ Transit considering 7% fare hike in a year"
Pay-to-play: "State Democrats backpedal on pay-to-play"
Property Taxes: "A 2-tiered solution to the property tax plight"
..... - The RPA's report - click on "Report Evaluates Property Tax Proposals" (PDF)
.......... RPA backs 1879 idea to impose a higher levy on land than buildings
Veterans: "More funding is sought for Jersey's homeless vets"
Towns:
..... - Newark Race - SL: "Contentious words between Rice, Booker highlight TV debate"
.......... - South Ward: "Newark candidate can't get rival disqualified"
.......... - NYT: "Newark Candidate Runs Against His Own Fame"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Newark: 'Little Italy': Bob Braun: "Here, the city's past is not a ghost, but a soulful presence"
.......... - Historic Preservation: "Chaotic start for city's new historic panel"
..... - Princeton: "Princeton councilman faults effort by Mercer prosecutor"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Boston Globe: "Hearing vowed by Specter on Bush's powers"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - NYT: "White House Cautions on completeness of Abramoff Logs"
Airlines - SL: "DOT throttles back on plans for foreign control of U.S. airlines"
Anthem - WP: "Administration Sings More Than One Tune on Spanish Version of Anthem"
..... - John Rivera: "Bush Sang National Anthem in Spanish At Latino Festivals"
......... - with video of former White House flack Scott McLellan dodging the bullet...
Congress - SL: "House clears measure on ethics"
The Courts - NYT: "Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Congress' Watchdog Plan 'Scary'"
Gas Prices - LAT: "GOP Turns on a Dime, Decries Rebate"
..... - SL: "House votes to outlaw gasoline price gouging"
Immigration Reform - WP: "Hill Impasse Spurs States to Tackle Illegal Immigration"
..... - NYT: "Growing Unease for Some Blacks on Immigration"
..... - LAT: "Minutemen Get Cold Reception From Blacks"
Iraq - Times/London: "In the chaos of Iraq, one project is on target: a giant US embassy"
Leaks/Leaking - WP: Howard Kurtz: "The Politics of Leaking"
Medicare: "Medicare's phone operators are letting down seniors, GAO finds"
Moussaoui - SL: "Jury spares Moussaoui from death"
.......... - Bob Braun: "The man who is best suited for oblivion"
Port Screening - CN: "N.J. senators call for total cargo screening"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Halal Dining: "Where the meat meets Muslim standard"
Morris Brown College: "College's Ex-President Pleads Guilty to Fraud"
Negotiating Salaries: "How to Negotiate Your Salary" -- with link to an Irish article
Restaurant Biz in NJ: "Restaurants in N.J. surge in a drive to survive, expand and feed"
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 - Rescue/Recovery - LAT: "Report Details Katrina Communications Fiasco"
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_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Memorial Saturday for Peggy Thomas, a Symphony founder"
Plain Talker: "Special Improvement District Expansion Endorsed"
Abbott Schools - Editorial, CN: "State needs a breather from Abbott aid mandate"
Crime: "Plainfield man indicted after 4-town police chase"
.......... - "Plainfield pair are in attack outside bar"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Sodas in Schools - Bloomberg: "Coca-Cola, Pepsi Ban Soda in Schools in Clinton Deal"
.......... - SL: "Jersey schools' ban on soda spreads"
..... - High School Sports: "Drug tests OK'd for high school athletes"
..... - Pay-to-play: "State Democrats backpedal on pay-to-play"
..... - Sunshine Law: "Sharpe underscores point with DCA head"
........ - Sends Corzine a message: Unhappy with press presence at meeting
..... - PILOTs: "Jets get $3.6M tax break on training facility"
..... - Official Corruption: "Lawmakers set to scrutinize bevy of corruption bills"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Highland Park: "Prosecutor says official kept working following missing-funds indictment"
Middlesex Boro: "Blast rocks packaging, pharmaceutical plant"
North Plainfield: "N. Plainfield teenager to be tried as adult in fatal stabbing"
Roselle Park: "Roselle Park student chosen for Africa program"
Scotch Plains: "Township settles bias lawsuit with four white police officers"
Union Twp.: "GOP is mounting spirited challenge to Democrats"
Westfield: "Westfield proposal: Centralize kindergartens"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine drops attempt to use fiscal 'one-shot'"
Menendez' House Seat: "Perth Amboy mayor hoping to take advantage of party rift"
Anthrax: "Misplaced anthrax samples recovered"
Bird Flu - CN: "Corzine: N.J. not ready for pandemic"
..... - SL: "State officials brainstorm on how to combat bird flu"
Legislature: "Lawmakers set to scrutinize bevy of corruption bills"
Lyme Disease: "3,372 instances last year record number for state"
NJT: "NJ Transit considering 7% fare hike in a year"
Pay-to-play: "State Democrats backpedal on pay-to-play"
Property Taxes: "A 2-tiered solution to the property tax plight"
..... - The RPA's report - click on "Report Evaluates Property Tax Proposals" (PDF)
.......... RPA backs 1879 idea to impose a higher levy on land than buildings
Veterans: "More funding is sought for Jersey's homeless vets"
Towns:
..... - Newark Race - SL: "Contentious words between Rice, Booker highlight TV debate"
.......... - South Ward: "Newark candidate can't get rival disqualified"
.......... - NYT: "Newark Candidate Runs Against His Own Fame"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Newark: 'Little Italy': Bob Braun: "Here, the city's past is not a ghost, but a soulful presence"
.......... - Historic Preservation: "Chaotic start for city's new historic panel"
..... - Princeton: "Princeton councilman faults effort by Mercer prosecutor"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Boston Globe: "Hearing vowed by Specter on Bush's powers"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - NYT: "White House Cautions on completeness of Abramoff Logs"
Airlines - SL: "DOT throttles back on plans for foreign control of U.S. airlines"
Anthem - WP: "Administration Sings More Than One Tune on Spanish Version of Anthem"
..... - John Rivera: "Bush Sang National Anthem in Spanish At Latino Festivals"
......... - with video of former White House flack Scott McLellan dodging the bullet...
Congress - SL: "House clears measure on ethics"
The Courts - NYT: "Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Congress' Watchdog Plan 'Scary'"
Gas Prices - LAT: "GOP Turns on a Dime, Decries Rebate"
..... - SL: "House votes to outlaw gasoline price gouging"
Immigration Reform - WP: "Hill Impasse Spurs States to Tackle Illegal Immigration"
..... - NYT: "Growing Unease for Some Blacks on Immigration"
..... - LAT: "Minutemen Get Cold Reception From Blacks"
Iraq - Times/London: "In the chaos of Iraq, one project is on target: a giant US embassy"
Leaks/Leaking - WP: Howard Kurtz: "The Politics of Leaking"
Medicare: "Medicare's phone operators are letting down seniors, GAO finds"
Moussaoui - SL: "Jury spares Moussaoui from death"
.......... - Bob Braun: "The man who is best suited for oblivion"
Port Screening - CN: "N.J. senators call for total cargo screening"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Halal Dining: "Where the meat meets Muslim standard"
Morris Brown College: "College's Ex-President Pleads Guilty to Fraud"
Negotiating Salaries: "How to Negotiate Your Salary" -- with link to an Irish article
Restaurant Biz in NJ: "Restaurants in N.J. surge in a drive to survive, expand and feed"
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 - Rescue/Recovery - LAT: "Report Details Katrina Communications Fiasco"
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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