PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Muhlenberg's new nursing school"
(Map adapted from Courier News)
Develoment: "City gives developers the go-ahead"
Mayoral Bodyguards - Editorial, CN: "Mayoral bodyguards unnecessary in Plainfield"
PHS: "School to open the 2nd of five specialized academies"
Guns [2nd item]: "Police nab teen with loaded gun on Drake House property"
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Teacher Contracts: "Lean times trim teacher raises"
..... - Development: "Madison continues study of 'gateway' project"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Edison's novice mayor caught in a racial divide"
Hillside: "Hillside bar disputes order to relocate"
North Plainfield: "After their wrenching loss, a windfall"
Rahway: "A night for swinging seniors"
Woodbridge: "Post office, Woodbridge laud woman who found Alzheimer's sufferer"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Pair accuse Menendez of ethics conflict"
..... - "Kean's trust funds have casino stocks, but within legal limit"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
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Prudential - SL: "$600M fine delivers Pru from scandal's clutches"
..... - NYT: "Prudential to Pay Fine in Trading"
Towns: Belleville: "Belleville to investigate $65K payout to fired manager"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Election - NCR: "Some Dems seek to revive 'common good' as new strategy"
..... - Wal-Mart: "Wal-Mart Counters Criticism With a Political-Style Ad Campaign"
Cheney - Boston Globe: "The Cheney presidency" -- if hassled to register, go here.
Florida Voter Reg Law - NYT: "Judge Blocks Florida Voter Registration Law"
Iran - Asia Times: "Another US intelligence test"
Japan - Asia Times: "US inspires a new axis of intervention"
Katrina - UPI: "FEMA's Brown says White House wanted him to lie"
Public Records - Houston Chron: "Senator who put 'secret hold' on bill to open records is a secret, too" -- and Porkbuster's "Suspects Page"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Obituary: "Sr. Mary Luke Tobin" -- One of only three women to sit on Commissions at Vatican II, Luke was an indomitable person, inspiring many to works of peace and justice. A DVD "A Woman's View of Vatican II and the Modern Church" is available. I have archived the obituary. -- Dan
AOL: "Watchdog Group Warns Against AOL’s Free Software" -- and the StopBadware site.
Commuting: "Study: Commuting stress may worsen health woes"
Negotiating: "How to haggle: Getting the best deal is about skill and effort, not luck"
Racial Insensitivity: "GOP gaffes raise concerns about racial insensitivity" -- Dems cited, too.
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_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Response: "Of the private donations, half went to Red Cross"
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: "Muhlenberg's new nursing school"
(Map adapted from Courier News)
Develoment: "City gives developers the go-ahead"
Mayoral Bodyguards - Editorial, CN: "Mayoral bodyguards unnecessary in Plainfield"
PHS: "School to open the 2nd of five specialized academies"
Guns [2nd item]: "Police nab teen with loaded gun on Drake House property"
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Teacher Contracts: "Lean times trim teacher raises"
..... - Development: "Madison continues study of 'gateway' project"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
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___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Edison's novice mayor caught in a racial divide"
Hillside: "Hillside bar disputes order to relocate"
North Plainfield: "After their wrenching loss, a windfall"
Rahway: "A night for swinging seniors"
Woodbridge: "Post office, Woodbridge laud woman who found Alzheimer's sufferer"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Pair accuse Menendez of ethics conflict"
..... - "Kean's trust funds have casino stocks, but within legal limit"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
____________________
Prudential - SL: "$600M fine delivers Pru from scandal's clutches"
..... - NYT: "Prudential to Pay Fine in Trading"
Towns: Belleville: "Belleville to investigate $65K payout to fired manager"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Election - NCR: "Some Dems seek to revive 'common good' as new strategy"
..... - Wal-Mart: "Wal-Mart Counters Criticism With a Political-Style Ad Campaign"
Cheney - Boston Globe: "The Cheney presidency" -- if hassled to register, go here.
Florida Voter Reg Law - NYT: "Judge Blocks Florida Voter Registration Law"
Iran - Asia Times: "Another US intelligence test"
Japan - Asia Times: "US inspires a new axis of intervention"
Katrina - UPI: "FEMA's Brown says White House wanted him to lie"
Public Records - Houston Chron: "Senator who put 'secret hold' on bill to open records is a secret, too" -- and Porkbuster's "Suspects Page"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Obituary: "Sr. Mary Luke Tobin" -- One of only three women to sit on Commissions at Vatican II, Luke was an indomitable person, inspiring many to works of peace and justice. A DVD "A Woman's View of Vatican II and the Modern Church" is available. I have archived the obituary. -- Dan
AOL: "Watchdog Group Warns Against AOL’s Free Software" -- and the StopBadware site.
Commuting: "Study: Commuting stress may worsen health woes"
Negotiating: "How to haggle: Getting the best deal is about skill and effort, not luck"
Racial Insensitivity: "GOP gaffes raise concerns about racial insensitivity" -- Dems cited, too.
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_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Response: "Of the private donations, half went to Red Cross"
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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