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Sunday, September 03, 2006

03 - Sun - Labor Day 1959... Kean: Rummy should go... Menendez/Kean race gets national attention...

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "A 1959 Labor Day"

No crime news, no political news, no events.....just SUNSHINE. So what are you doing inside?

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

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Development: "Impact Fees: More people, more costs, higher fees"
..... - Guns: "An arms race on the streets has cops seizing more weapons"
..... - Cell Towers: "New cell tower plans cause static"
..... - Gentrification: Paul Mulshine: "In Seaside, ale's well that ends well"

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: "Easing the way along Oak Tree Road"
Elizabeth: "Miss Teen Philippines pageant mixes fun with charity"
Westfield: "Westfield opens door on age-restricted housing for boomers"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Guns: "An arms race on the streets has cops seizing more weapons"
Vailsburg Shooting - SL: "Gunmen kill 3 inside Newark apartment"
..... - NYT: "Five Shot in Newark Home; Two Teens Among the Three Killed"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine - Editorial, CN: "Corzine's 'generosity' still smells like politics"
Menendez / Kean Race: "National parties watching Menendez-Kean race" -- NJ may become national battleground.
..... - NYT: "Kean Says Rumsfeld Should Resign" -- In the game of political chicken, Kean blinks.

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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Editorial, SL: "Government must get lean"
Tax Deferrals: "Florida property tax deferrals catch Jersey's attention"
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DEP: "DEP understaffed and overwhelmed"
Towns: Egg Harbor: "Bomb Screening Research Goes On Near A.C."

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________












Editorial Cartoon: Darkow, Columbia (MO) Tribune, 9/3/2006

Ledger Analysis:
..... - John Farmer: "Democrats look to pick up seats"
..... - Fran Wood: "Wasting $20 million to spin the war"
2006 Elections - NYT: "For Bush, Hope and Fear in Lessons of Midterms Past" -- Detailed chart.
..... - WP: "More GOP Districts Vulnerable; Number Doubled Over Summer"
..... - OpEd, SL: Michael Moran: "Election will turn on foreign policy"
BREAKING - Iran - NYT: "Iran Wants Talks on Nuclear Program, Annan Says"
BREAKING - Iraq - NYT: "Suspected Zarqawi Deputy Arrested"
..... - WP: "Pentagon Cites Spike In Violence in Iraq"
Rove - NYT: "Rove’s Word Is No Longer G.O.P. Gospel"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

9/11 Health Issues: "Assured the air was safe to breathe, thousands now have problems"
Boomers & Retirement: "Whether for love or money, they'll stay on the job or find new ones"
DNA: "Couples Cull Embryos to Halt Heritage of Cancer"
NY Harbor: "Governors Island's revival has been rocky, but recent talks show hope"
Political Language: "The Man From Munich, Ever Alive in American Politics"
Slavery: "Mystery of Va.'s First Slaves Is Unlocked 400 Years Later"

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

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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