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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

30 - Wed - Decree blots Plainfield rep... Plainfield Egyptologist?... Police pay... Eminent domain... Schools corruption...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Decree blots Plainfield reputation"

Firefighting Consent Decree - Editorial, SL: "Diversity program has yet to catch fire"
Plainfield-Egypt Connection: "Plainfield teen is a burgeoning Egyptologist"
Queen City Academy: "ACLU says Central Jersey schools keeping tabs on immigrant students"
Letter: Rosalie Maimone: "ACLU stifling true religious freedom"
Drugs, Gun [2nd item]: "Two Plainfield men arrested in Berkeley Heights traffic stop"

Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Real Estate: "Offering Prizes to New-Home Buyers"
..... - Schools: "Schools illegally request proof of immigration status"
..... - Police Pay: "Paychecks for police run ahead of the pack"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Bloomfield can't take private property for condos, court says"
..... - NJAH Auction: "NJ Affordable properties on block next month"

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___________________________________________________________________________

Cryan: "Lawmaker repays Pru $1,200 for gifts, including PGA tickets"
Elizabeth: "Prosperity on the rise for Elizabeth immigrants"
New Brunswick: "Health benefits key in RWJ job action"
Perth Amboy: "Drive-by shooting leaves three wounded in Perth Amboy"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood: "Schools get ball rolling on sports field renovations"
Union Twp.: "Flags fly high at celebrations of independence"
Warren: "Bon Jovi keyboard player donates $100K to Warren-based foundation"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Income: "Census shows median income increased almost 14%"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Census 2005 Updaate: "Wealthiest state, but lots to keep an eye on"
..... - Immigrants: "The success of a home cleaner reflects the immigration boom"
..... - Income: "Paychecks for police run ahead of the pack"
..... - Commuting: "Trading sleep to beat housing costs and traffic"

Menendez / Kean Race: Rebovich: "Ethics and innuendo dominate Senate campaign"

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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
School Funding - CN: "Corruption queries cloud Union City schools hearing"
..... - SL: "Legislators hold up Union City as example of good, bad in school funding"
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Atlantic City: "Council president, two others to face federal charges"
Poll, Fairleigh Dickinson/PublicMind: "Most in NJ say country on wrong track"
Schering-Plough: "Schering-Plough to admit guilt, pay $435M fine in fraud probe"
Towns:

..... - Princeton: "Big gift makes Princeton center for study of Irish theater"
..... - Atlantic Highlands: "Boating on the Bay, and Ogling the City Across It"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

2006 Elections - CQPolitics: "Democrats Now Favored to Take Over DeLay’s Old Seat"
Corp for Public Broadcasting - NYT: "Official Misused Office by Hiring of Friend" -- Tsk, tsk...would never happen in Plainfield.
Plamegate - WP: "First Source of C.I.A. Leak Admits Role"
..... - Truthout: "Robert Novak and the Perfect Stranger" -- Like an onion, you peel one layer after another.
Rumsfeld - WP: "Rumsfeld Assails Critics of War Policy"
Whistle-Blowing: "On YouTube, Workers Can Push Issues"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________









(Photo, NY Times)

Music: "Web Guitar Wizard Revealed at Last" -- Pachelbel's Canon as Rock virtuosity -- catch it here.
Polling, A Guide: "Precisely False vs. Approximately Right" -- and comment by The Mystery Pollster.
Sex Education: "When Sex Goes To School: Sex Education Since the 60s"
SATs: "A tougher test cited for drop in SAT totals"

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"

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ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES

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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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