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Monday, September 04, 2006

04 - Mon - Murder #8... Plainfield's '98 tornado... Labor Day thoughts...

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________












Plainfield Today: "Murder Number 8 - PT counts EIGHT" and "Plainfield's 1998 Tornado"

Murder Number 8 - CN: "Police report slaying in city" -- this is EIGHT, not seven as reported.
..... - SL: "Man, 26, shot dead at party in Plainfield" -- online, could not find in print edition.

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

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Teacher Pay: "The pressure of teacher pay"

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']


LABOR DAY_________________________________________________________________________________

Editorial, SL: "A day for labor, and rest" -- Those who know labor history also know of that OTHER laborers' day.
..... - OpEd, SL: Karen Boroff: "How was the love of labor lost?" -- Boroff teaches as Seton Hall.
..... - OpEd, SL: Charles Wowkanech: "Working against employees' basic rights" -- Wowkanech heads the NJ AFL-CIO.


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Vailsburg Shooting: "Police 'close' to an arrest; eyewitness says victim knew men" -- Neighbors say it was a drug house.


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Kean: "Kean wants Rumsfeld to resign" -- But WHY did Kean give the Times an EXCLUSIVE interview?

Lucent / Alcatel Merger: "Bell Labs' fate raises suspicions of merger"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Teacher Pay - Editorial,SL: "The pressure of teacher pay"
Looking for Ideas: "Lawmakers to turn to Maryland, Toronto for advice"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

2006 Elections - Analysis, SL: John Farmer: "A big few weeks for Bush and GOP"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Hudson Canyon: "Mapping a nearby canyon in grand fashion"
NAFTA Impact: "Electrolux leaves Greenville, Mich." and "Sets up shop in the Mexican desert"
Obituary: "Warren J. Mitofsky, Innovator Who Devised The Exit Poll"

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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