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Saturday, June 17, 2006

17 - Sat - Green et al proposal ignites debate... Pride Film Fest continues... Abbott woes detailed... PArk-Madison award...

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Since the Green / Moriarty / Sweeney proposal has helped ignite the state budget debate, all State Budget stories will be posted in the Plainfield section for the duration. -- Dan

Wondering about Courier and Ledger coverage of Plainfield? It's part of a nationwide problem -- check out 'Adapt or die' in the Of Interest section...



PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________


Plainfield Today: "Plainfield Pride Film Festival continues"
Plain Talker: "Abbott Woes Detailed"
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Green / Moriarty / Sweeney: David Rebovich: "Campaigning for and against the budget"
State Budget - SL: "Assembly leaders tell Corzine sales tax hike is dead"
..... - CN: "Lawmakers eye pensions as way to ease budget crisis"
..... - Quinnipiac Poll: "Voters oppose Corzine's sales tax proposal"
........... - story also details resistance to the plan from Assembly Democrats...
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Anti-Gang Program: "Anti-gang pilot program to expand next month" -- and why not Plainfield?
Park-Madison Office Building: "County honored for Park Madison complex"
Obituary: "Daniel Gilbreth, 88, one of the 'Cheaper by the dozen' kids"
..... - The Gilbreths originally lived in Plainfield, moving to Montclair ca. 1922

Connections? Food For Thought

(Photo, Star-Ledger)
..... - Cops & Segways: "Cops' futuristic two-wheel transports are the talk of Ocean Grove"
.......... - With a gallery of photos -- coming soon to Plainfield?
..... - Catastrophes: "NJ cities aren't ready for catastrophes; Evacuation plans faulted"
..... - Gangs: "New Jersey's 'Gang Free' website"

Events for this week are here

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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___________________________________________________________________________

Franklin (Somerset Co.): "Franklin Dems name new reform leader"


BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________

Lame Duck Council Members: "Bad times ahead for lame duck Newark Councilmembers"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez / Kean - SL: "Menendez lashes Kean for remarks"
........ - NYT: "Menendez Takes Gloves Off While Kean Keeps His On"
........ - CN: "Fed-up Menendez rips Kean in speech before county officials"
........... - "Menendez campaign: Sires and Adler also took casino money"
........... - PoliticsNJ: "Menendez slams Kean on ethics"
..... - Kean - CN: "Kean says N.J. deserves corruption-free senator"
........ - SL: "Kean TV ads feature candidate with Sen. McCain"

Death Penalty - Editorial, SL: "The death penalty is a loser"
Medical Marijuana - Editorial, SL: "Legalize medicinal pot"
St. Barnabas HealthCare: "Saint Barnabas' bond rating likely to suffer, say analysts"

Towns:

..... - Newark:
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Camden: "Another round of drug overdoses; Fentanyl suspected"
..... - Ocean Grove: "Cops' futuristic two-wheel transports are the talk of Ocean Grove"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Haditha - SL/LAT: "General completes report on the killings at Haditha"
Iraq - SL: "House rejects timetable for troop withdrawal in Iraq"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

Cliché Corner - AJR: "Rearranging the deck chairs"
Episcopal Church: "Episcopalians Pressued on Gay Bishop Ban"
Newspapers - American Journalism Review: "Adapt or Die"
..... - the pickle the papers are in -- and suggestions about what to do
Wikipedia: "Growing Wikipedia Revises Its 'Anyone Can Edit' Policy"

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_________________________________________________________

Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

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 |

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