Route 78: "Commuter help online"
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Time to make tracks to Plainfield?"
Plain Talker: "Random Notes"
(Maps, NY Times)
Immigrants: "Immigrants Swell Numbers Near New York"
..... - "New Data Shows Immigrants’ Growth and Reach" -- with Census data link
Crime: "City wants crime dip to be a lasting trend" -- No quote from the mayor?
Letter: Patrick Torborg: "Blanco's empathy lives on in spirit"
Senior Center: "Plainfield Board decision pushes senior center plans forward"
YMCA: "Plainfield Y seeks upgrade for its housing"
Walkathon: "Cancer support group holding walk-athon"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Manufacturing: "Manufacturers Struggle to Fill Highly Paid Jobs" -- Don't rest on your rust belt just yet...
..... - Segways: "Segway update makes scooter an easy rider"
..... - Wachovia: "Wachovia allots $8 billion for loans in Jersey"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Edison - SL: "PBA rallies for Choi's resignation"
..... - HomeNews: "Town Hall protesters decry internal probe of arrest"
Elizabeth: "Elizabeth Vietnam Vets honor the fallen"
Union Twp.: "Money Magazine not on the money in ranking Union"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Newark Schools - SL: "Newark schools liable in HIV case"
..... - NYT: "Appeals Court Backs Student in Lawsuit Over H.I.V."
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Tax Hikes - APP: "N.J. sets pace for 2006 tax increases"
Editorial, CN: "Self-serving legislators won't help reforms"
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Fraudulent Driver Licenses - APP: "Phony driver's license ring nailed"
..... - SL: "Digital driver's license probe yields charges against three"
'Idol' Tryouts - SL: "Thousands of eyes on one big prize: Becoming an 'Idol'"
..... - CN: "Thousands storm arena for shot at 'Idol' dreams"
State Police: "Judge says motorist has evidence to sue state over beatings"
UMDNJ: "A UMDNJ 'house' for future doctors"
Towns: Orange: "Squalor at home where cop died; officials remove squatters"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Alaska Oil Spill - Truthout: "Documents Show BP Ignored Pipeline Woes for Years"
..... - NYT: "An Oil Leak Rattles a State and Its Workers" -- with map, diagrams.
..... - NYT: "Green Logo, but BP Is Old Oil"
..... - OpEd, NYT: John Kenney: "Beyond Propaganda"
2006 Elections - Dems - NYT: "Democrats See Security as Key Issue for Fall"
..... - OpEd, WP: E.J. Dionne: "Dems: A Gap In Their Armor" -- Good advice from a friend.
..... - LAT: "'Swift Boat' Veterans Set Sights on Rep. Murtha" -- They'll find John Murtha is NO John Kerry.
..... - Mobilizing Evangelicals - LAT: "Evangelical Churches Launch Huge Voter Drive"
Middle East - Independent-UK: "Bush 'viewed war in Lebanon as a curtain-raiser for attack on Iran'" -- Claims are emerging the war was planned months before its start, and that Bush planned using it as cover for an attack on Iran.
..... - CSM: "Report: US helped Israel plan Lebanon offensive"
..... - New Yorker: Seymour Hersh: "Washington’s interests in Israel’s war"
Military Recruiting - WP: "Violations by Military Recruiters Up Sharply"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times. The shot on the right has been doctored.)
Photojournalism: "Ease of Alteration Creates Woes for Picture Editors"
Centralia, PA: "Home is where the fire is"
Church Growth: "Churches think big by thinking small"
Dell Laptop Batteries: "Dell Will Recall Batteries in PC’s" -- and chart of recalls.
Health: "Bush AIDS plan spurs criticism, then praise"
Real Estate: "Option ARMs: The Heroes of Housing Just Say No"
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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 | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |
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