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I know it's 'sposed to be Cory Booker's day, but you just gotta take note of the National
items: we've got a scoop on domestic spying, Molly Ivins on the best little whorehouse
in Washington, and a wonk-piece on the Neocons and the disaster they're brewing...
But you will want to read the Cory stories...and pay attention to the Abbott schools ruling!
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Change comes to New Jersey?"
Crime: "Plainfield driver faces 10 years for trying to flee"
The Monday Afternoon Club: "State Convention highlights work of women's clubs"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Abbott Schools Ruling - SL: "Top court orders 'Abbott freeze' but lets schools appeal"
........ - CN: "Top court upholds Abbott aid freeze"
........ - NYT: "Court Allows Corzine to Freeze Aid to Poor School Districts"
..... - Historic Preservation: "Preservation NJ names key spots to preserve"
........ - Councilman Burney is a board member of the state's nonprofit preservation group
..... - Parks and Green Space: "A map guide to city's green side"
..... - School Residency: "District gets tough on school enrollment"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bridgewater - CN: "Hindu temple denied expansion"
..... - SL: "Hindu temple's plan still falls short"
Central Jersey: "Local teen speaks at rally supporting Darfur genocide victims"
Elizabeth: "A guide to city's green side"
Somerset County: "A welcoming home for young women with no place to go"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Abbott Schools - see under Plainfield section
Budget - SL: "Abbott Superintendents take heat on 'obscene' compensation"
..... - CN: "Abbott funding requires reform, officials say"
Domestic Abuse: "Essex County: Safety net in place for Asian women"
Medical Marijuana: "N.J. lawmakers to consider legalizing medical marijuana"
NJ Right to Life: "Cranford-based pro-life group misused donations"
Picatinny Embezzlement Scheme: "Ex-Picatinny Arsenal manager and son charged"
Xanadu: "Hartz presses suit to halt Xanadu"
Towns:
..... - Newark - SL: "Newark voters embrace 2002 loser"
.......... - Booker: "Before day of triumph, years of canny spending"
.......... - Sharpe Votes: "The vintage Sharpe James shows up to vote"
.......... - Ron Rice: "Candidate Rice marched uphill from the beginning"
.......... - North Ward: "Newcomer Ramos trounces Corchado"
.......... - Runoff Council Races: "As winners celebrate, 6 runoffs remain"
.......... - Opinion: Tom Moran: "Dusting off hopes for a safer, kinder city"
.......... - Opinion: Joan Whitlow: "Newark needs more than regime change"
.......... - Campaign notes: "A fleet of campaign vehicles keeps democracy in motion"
....... - NYT: "On 2nd Try, Booker Glides In as Newark Mayor"
.......... - Analysis: "Cory Anthony Booker: On a Path That Could Have No Limits"
....... - CN: "Booker wins Newark mayoral election in landslide victory"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Long Branch: "Schneider team wins again in Long Branch"
..... - Trenton: "Palmer wins 5th term; Unusually tight victory for 16-year mayor"
..... - Bayonne: "Showdown for Doria, Conaghan"
..... - Paterson: Torres triumphs, calls city the winner
..... - Teaneck: "Mosque leaders say NYC transit police handcuffed them"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Graphic, New York Times)
Bush - NYT: "Bush's Public Approval at New Low Point"
..... - Chart of public perceptions of the President and the Parties
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - AlterNet: "Potential Evidence Surfaces of Bush's Illegal Spying"
..... - OK, gang -- this is our scoop of the week. Remember, you heard it first here!
..... - Hookergate: Molly Ivins: "The Best Little Whorehouse in Washington"
CIA - NYT: "Clash Foreseen Between C.I.A. and Pentagon"
..... - LAT: "Despite Opposition, Bush Backs Hayden as CIA Chief"
Oil - Asia Times: "The US's geopolitical nightmare"
..... - Neocons+Oil=Crisis. This essay is the moral equivalent of broccoli --
..... - read it, it's good for you -- the "Mearsheimer and Walt" paper is here (PDF)
Rumsfeld - TomPaine: Ray McGovern: "My Meeting With Rumsfeld"
..... - This is the man -- a 27-year CIA analyst -- who caught Rummie in a bald-faced lie,
..... - leaving him speechless on national TV...
Tax Cuts - Bloomberg: "Republicans Set Aside Middle-Income Tax Cuts to Focus on Rich"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Image, New York Times)
Real Estate: "A Chill Is in the Air for Sellers"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - The Response: Center for Public Integrity: "E-mails from the Edge of Disaster"
..... - For junkies, there is a link to the complete PDF file of 928 pages of emails
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.
Plainfiield 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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items: we've got a scoop on domestic spying, Molly Ivins on the best little whorehouse
in Washington, and a wonk-piece on the Neocons and the disaster they're brewing...
But you will want to read the Cory stories...and pay attention to the Abbott schools ruling!
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Change comes to New Jersey?"
Crime: "Plainfield driver faces 10 years for trying to flee"
The Monday Afternoon Club: "State Convention highlights work of women's clubs"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Abbott Schools Ruling - SL: "Top court orders 'Abbott freeze' but lets schools appeal"
........ - CN: "Top court upholds Abbott aid freeze"
........ - NYT: "Court Allows Corzine to Freeze Aid to Poor School Districts"
..... - Historic Preservation: "Preservation NJ names key spots to preserve"
........ - Councilman Burney is a board member of the state's nonprofit preservation group
..... - Parks and Green Space: "A map guide to city's green side"
..... - School Residency: "District gets tough on school enrollment"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bridgewater - CN: "Hindu temple denied expansion"
..... - SL: "Hindu temple's plan still falls short"
Central Jersey: "Local teen speaks at rally supporting Darfur genocide victims"
Elizabeth: "A guide to city's green side"
Somerset County: "A welcoming home for young women with no place to go"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Abbott Schools - see under Plainfield section
Budget - SL: "Abbott Superintendents take heat on 'obscene' compensation"
..... - CN: "Abbott funding requires reform, officials say"
Domestic Abuse: "Essex County: Safety net in place for Asian women"
Medical Marijuana: "N.J. lawmakers to consider legalizing medical marijuana"
NJ Right to Life: "Cranford-based pro-life group misused donations"
Picatinny Embezzlement Scheme: "Ex-Picatinny Arsenal manager and son charged"
Xanadu: "Hartz presses suit to halt Xanadu"
Towns:
..... - Newark - SL: "Newark voters embrace 2002 loser"
.......... - Booker: "Before day of triumph, years of canny spending"
.......... - Sharpe Votes: "The vintage Sharpe James shows up to vote"
.......... - Ron Rice: "Candidate Rice marched uphill from the beginning"
.......... - North Ward: "Newcomer Ramos trounces Corchado"
.......... - Runoff Council Races: "As winners celebrate, 6 runoffs remain"
.......... - Opinion: Tom Moran: "Dusting off hopes for a safer, kinder city"
.......... - Opinion: Joan Whitlow: "Newark needs more than regime change"
.......... - Campaign notes: "A fleet of campaign vehicles keeps democracy in motion"
....... - NYT: "On 2nd Try, Booker Glides In as Newark Mayor"
.......... - Analysis: "Cory Anthony Booker: On a Path That Could Have No Limits"
....... - CN: "Booker wins Newark mayoral election in landslide victory"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Long Branch: "Schneider team wins again in Long Branch"
..... - Trenton: "Palmer wins 5th term; Unusually tight victory for 16-year mayor"
..... - Bayonne: "Showdown for Doria, Conaghan"
..... - Paterson: Torres triumphs, calls city the winner
..... - Teaneck: "Mosque leaders say NYC transit police handcuffed them"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Graphic, New York Times)
Bush - NYT: "Bush's Public Approval at New Low Point"
..... - Chart of public perceptions of the President and the Parties
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - AlterNet: "Potential Evidence Surfaces of Bush's Illegal Spying"
..... - OK, gang -- this is our scoop of the week. Remember, you heard it first here!
..... - Hookergate: Molly Ivins: "The Best Little Whorehouse in Washington"
CIA - NYT: "Clash Foreseen Between C.I.A. and Pentagon"
..... - LAT: "Despite Opposition, Bush Backs Hayden as CIA Chief"
Oil - Asia Times: "The US's geopolitical nightmare"
..... - Neocons+Oil=Crisis. This essay is the moral equivalent of broccoli --
..... - read it, it's good for you -- the "Mearsheimer and Walt" paper is here (PDF)
Rumsfeld - TomPaine: Ray McGovern: "My Meeting With Rumsfeld"
..... - This is the man -- a 27-year CIA analyst -- who caught Rummie in a bald-faced lie,
..... - leaving him speechless on national TV...
Tax Cuts - Bloomberg: "Republicans Set Aside Middle-Income Tax Cuts to Focus on Rich"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Image, New York Times)
Real Estate: "A Chill Is in the Air for Sellers"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - The Response: Center for Public Integrity: "E-mails from the Edge of Disaster"
..... - For junkies, there is a link to the complete PDF file of 928 pages of emails
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.
Plainfiield 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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