PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "First, violate the Sunshine Law?"
Plain Talker: "Developers Gear Up" and "Ban On Pedophiles Mulled"
Council: "Plainfield council picks new president in Monday meeting"
Council - Blanco Replacement: "Council to select newest member"
Policing: "Oakland, Cal. Fights Crime With Talk" -- This is the 'Operation CeaseFire' program coming to Plainfield
Commuting: "Hybrid trains may mean nonstop trips to NYC"
Housing Authority (2nd item): "Housing agency begins building new offices"
Library: "Library giving books to children as bonus"
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Real Estate: "Practice hides the real deal on homes for sale in Jersey" -- Missing from Sun SL. Many thanks to the writer for supplying the link. Story refers to a practice of canceling and relisting houses to disguise price changes and how long it's been on the market. Is this cheating? You tell me. -- Dan
..... - Illegal Immigrants: "'They Must Leave,' Mayor of Hazleton Says After Signing Tough New Law"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster: "Prosecutor chides Bedminster committee over possible Sunshine violations"
Franklin Twp.: "Man charged in drive-by killing of teen; Thought gang-related"
New Providence: "Mayor declines to seek a third term"
Rahway: "Riding for autism"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Booker Staff: "Stefan Pryor: Newark's new point man on development"
Budget: "Booker's budget: 8% Tax hike is likely"
Sharpe's Credit Cards - SL: "2 probes launched into James' spending"
..... - NYT: "Investigators Seek Records of Ex-Mayor’s Credit Cards"
..... - CN: "James' spending records subpoenaed"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Kean Jr. on ethics: He has it, Menendez lacks it"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
____________________
Drug Prices: "A new tool to search for cheapest medicine"
Funeral Protests: "Funeral protests illegal under new state law" -- Aimed at Topeka, KS group?
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Iraq - Analysis, TomDispatch: "7 Facts You Might Not Know about the Iraq War"
..... - WP: "Bush defends his stand, acknowledges difficulties"
.......... - Transcript: "Transcript of News Conference, 8/21/2006" -- Ah, but you really had to HEAR it!
Lebanon - Daily Mail: "Blair 'feels betrayed by Bush on Lebanon'" -- Bush record 'crap,' man of 'low intellect'...
Public Records - WP: "Once public Cold War data target of blackout" -- Why?
Rove Indictment? - Truthout: "Indictment Still Sealed, Fitzgerald Still Busy" -- It's like John LeCarrè
..... - SL: "Document: Bush aide, reporter met at key time in CIA leak case"
Vietnam War Crimes Remembered - LAT: "Lasting Pain, Minimal Punishment"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Joe Rosenthal, xxx)
Obituary: "Joe Rosenthal, 94, Photographer at Iwo Jima, Dies"
..... - Jerseyans Remember: "Iwo Jima flag photo still evokes raw emotion in N.J."
(Illustration, NY Times, Click on image to enlarge)
Campaigning: "Swiping at Industry From Atop the Stump"
American History: "American history's untold chapters" -- Surprise! The English weren't first.
Media Lessons for Pols: "Political Trailblazer Is Quick to a Microphone"
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 |
(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: "First, violate the Sunshine Law?"
Plain Talker: "Developers Gear Up" and "Ban On Pedophiles Mulled"
Council: "Plainfield council picks new president in Monday meeting"
Council - Blanco Replacement: "Council to select newest member"
Policing: "Oakland, Cal. Fights Crime With Talk" -- This is the 'Operation CeaseFire' program coming to Plainfield
Commuting: "Hybrid trains may mean nonstop trips to NYC"
Housing Authority (2nd item): "Housing agency begins building new offices"
Library: "Library giving books to children as bonus"
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Real Estate: "Practice hides the real deal on homes for sale in Jersey" -- Missing from Sun SL. Many thanks to the writer for supplying the link. Story refers to a practice of canceling and relisting houses to disguise price changes and how long it's been on the market. Is this cheating? You tell me. -- Dan
..... - Illegal Immigrants: "'They Must Leave,' Mayor of Hazleton Says After Signing Tough New Law"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster: "Prosecutor chides Bedminster committee over possible Sunshine violations"
Franklin Twp.: "Man charged in drive-by killing of teen; Thought gang-related"
New Providence: "Mayor declines to seek a third term"
Rahway: "Riding for autism"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Booker Staff: "Stefan Pryor: Newark's new point man on development"
Budget: "Booker's budget: 8% Tax hike is likely"
Sharpe's Credit Cards - SL: "2 probes launched into James' spending"
..... - NYT: "Investigators Seek Records of Ex-Mayor’s Credit Cards"
..... - CN: "James' spending records subpoenaed"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Kean Jr. on ethics: He has it, Menendez lacks it"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
____________________
Drug Prices: "A new tool to search for cheapest medicine"
Funeral Protests: "Funeral protests illegal under new state law" -- Aimed at Topeka, KS group?
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Iraq - Analysis, TomDispatch: "7 Facts You Might Not Know about the Iraq War"
..... - WP: "Bush defends his stand, acknowledges difficulties"
.......... - Transcript: "Transcript of News Conference, 8/21/2006" -- Ah, but you really had to HEAR it!
Lebanon - Daily Mail: "Blair 'feels betrayed by Bush on Lebanon'" -- Bush record 'crap,' man of 'low intellect'...
Public Records - WP: "Once public Cold War data target of blackout" -- Why?
Rove Indictment? - Truthout: "Indictment Still Sealed, Fitzgerald Still Busy" -- It's like John LeCarrè
..... - SL: "Document: Bush aide, reporter met at key time in CIA leak case"
Vietnam War Crimes Remembered - LAT: "Lasting Pain, Minimal Punishment"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Joe Rosenthal, xxx)
Obituary: "Joe Rosenthal, 94, Photographer at Iwo Jima, Dies"
..... - Jerseyans Remember: "Iwo Jima flag photo still evokes raw emotion in N.J."
(Illustration, NY Times, Click on image to enlarge)
Campaigning: "Swiping at Industry From Atop the Stump"
American History: "American history's untold chapters" -- Surprise! The English weren't first.
Media Lessons for Pols: "Political Trailblazer Is Quick to a Microphone"
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 |
(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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