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Monday, September 11, 2006

11 - Mon - House tour a sucess--even without mayor... 9/11... Hispanic Heritage events...

Today is the 5th Anniversary of 9/11. PT will be taking photos of US flag displays around town today for inclusion in an album 'Plainfield Remembers 9/11."

PT will NOT be posting any pols' pronouncements on 9/11 today. Make your own space and honor the day in your own way.

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Plainfield Today: "House Tour a smashing success -- even without Her Honor"

Hispanic Heritage Month:
..... - CN [last item]: "Month opens Thursday with progrm on history of Plainfield Hispanics"
..... - Plainfield Today: An online selection of photos from Saturday's Hispanic Heritage Festival.
Crime: "Climb in violent crime seen in national figures for 2005"

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

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9/11 REMEMBRANCES
..... - New York: "Pain, prayer and a vow of vigilance"
..... - Washington: "'Freedom Walks' honor those who died when terrorists struck"
..... - Pennsylvania: "In Pennsylvania, Mourners Remember Flight 93"
..... - New Jersey: "Memories cast in stone"
..... - Middletown: Bob Braun: "Where the past has become an unfriendly neighbor"
..... - Local: The Ledger has extensive listings in print edition, Plainfield has nothing scheduled.

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___________________________________________________________________________

RWJ: "Hospital, nurse union entering into talks"
Sosuth Bound Brook: "Former GAF site, now condos, decontaminated, mayor says"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

NJ Supremes: "High court caseload to fuel debate, controversy"
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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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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
















Editorial Cartoon: Nick Anderson, Louisville Courier-Journal

American Strategy - Editorial, SL: "The vanished spirit of September 11"
.......... - OpEd, SL: "Winning the battle for the minds of Muslims"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Five years after 9/11, more change in order"
Cheney Defends Himself - NYT: "Cheney Returns to 'Meet The Press' for Iraq Defense"
..... - AP: "Cheney: Invading Iraq was 'right thing to do'" -- AP is even MORE pointed than the Times. And who knew Russert had it in him to challenge the Vice President?


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Business: "HP board keeps on debating chairwoman linked to spying"

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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