PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: TW3 - "THE BOTTOM LINE on last week's Plainfield news"
East 3rd St/Richmond Plan: "Plainfield OKs plans for 3rd St. projects" -- Pitched as close to Netherwood, it is actually closer to the main station. Check it out for yourself.
McGreevey - OpEd, CN: Bob Ingle: "Book, like McGreevey, at odds with self"
Route 1 Alert: "Work from GSP south to I-287 begins today" -- Menlo Park Mall? Fugeddaboutit!
Schools Construction - Editorial, SL: "Caution on school-building"
MIA: The nice story about actor and Plainfield native Kwame Patterson is in print edition only.
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - CDC Partnerships: "16 Homes, for 32 Families on a Budget"
..... - Public Employee Benefits: "Public employee benefits take toll on state budgets"
..... - Police & Immigration: "Edison balks on aiding the feds"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.
Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
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BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Sharpe's Travels: "James' travel tab for final 3 months climbs to $48,000"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: Ken Zimmerman: "Governor's chief counsel is experienced policymaker, advocate"
Legislature: "N.J. seeks more clout in national primaries"
Needle Exchange: "The Last Holdout Reconsiders"
Pedestrian Safety - OpEd, SL: "Putting pedestrians on a better footing"
Port Security: "Region's ports to get more anti-terror cash" -- But NONE for container screening.
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Update - CN: "Lawmakers seek break in property tax reform"
Part-time Town Attorneys: "Part-time attorneys' pensions under fire"
School Funding: "Md. school system might not work in N.J., new study shows"
State Union Negotiations - Editorial, APP: "Genova a dreadful choice for negotiator"
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Towns:
..... - Wayne: "When Modern Is Out of Fashion"
..... - Lakewood: "Shelter for Life’s Changes, and Traditions"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Oliphant, Denver Post
Iraq - Editorial, NYT: "Facing Facts on Iraq"
..... - SL: "Some Iraqi troops appear to be aiding militias, angering US soldiers"
Military - MSNBC: "Frequent deployments stretch Army, National Guard to breaking point"
Terrorism - NYT: "Study of Iraq War and Terror Stirs Strong Political Response"
..... - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Government's own war report makes critics' case for them"
..... - OpEd, SL: John Tirman: "Tales of homegrown terror exaggerate danger"
Torture - WP: "McCain Names Practices Detainee Bill Would Bar"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, NYTimes)
Real Estate: "Adjustable Mortgages: 'It Seemed Like a Good Bet at the Time ...'"
Private Mortgage Insurance: "Weighing the Cost of PMI"
Image, Her Majesty's Royal Mail (Complete set is here)
"Meet the Beatles on British stamps"
Comics: "Religion and Comic Books: Where Did Superman’s Theology Come From?"
Psychology: "Dealing With Those Alpha Types (and Winning)"
White Collar Crime: "Cook the Books, Get Life in Prison: Is Justice Served?"
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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