(The GOP's 'Ticking Clock' ad)
2006 Elections, Scary Ad Dept. - NYT: "Men in Hoods" -- The only audio is a ticking clock. Though the GOP said it was part of a blitz -- garnering considerable FREE publicity -- Dem fact-checking finds only $20K spent on the ad, which will run FEWER (not LESS as their press release says. Sheez!) than 5 times today and tomorrow, and only ONCE on Fox News. It's called 'PHANTOM' advertising, more about publicity than spending precious ad dollars. But WICKEDLY clever, though with an unintendedly ironic closing line “The Republican National Committee is responsible for the content of this advertising (see comment #9).” CNN commentary video clip is here; the GOP website with video is here.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Drake House officially reopens today"
Letter: Dottie Gutenkauf: "Kean campaign uses disgraceful tactics"
Baseball: "Ball Field Injury Spurs Push to Limit Metal Bats in New Jersey"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Tax Revaluation: "E. Orange valuation process near end"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: Noon - 5 PM. 'Four Centuries in a Weekend' Tour. Drake House. 602 West Front St. FREE.
--- 2 PM. Formal reopening & Slide Presentation. Drake House. 602 West Front St. FREE.
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
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bernardsville: "Democrats vie for Republican stronghold in election"
Edison: "As Edison changes, so do police, chief says"
Linden: "A race to keep up with Linden's changes"
Scotch Plains - SL: "Six accused of beer-fueled rampage at Shackamaxon" -- Released WITHOUT bail?
..... - CN: "Six charged with breaking into Shackamaxon golf club"
Weapon Surrender Program: "Program melts metal into cold, hard cash"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties: "Hiring of Booker law firm raises questions of conflict"
Police Plan: "Quality-of-life' offenses a key, top cop says"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, October 22, 2006"
Menendez / Kean Race: "Class emerges as battle line in race" -- Will the silver spoon be Kean's undoing?
..... - Commentary, SL: Tom Moran: "Like father, unlike son" -- Why the father-son press conference backfired.
..... - OpEd, SL: Tom Mulshine: "Menendez lacks good liar's skills"
..... - CN: "Menendez lead over Kean growing"
Ferguson / Stender Race: "The race is on for votes of seniors"
..... - Editorial, SL: "Ledger Endorses Stender, Pallone, others"
..... - CN: "Stender says it's time for a change"
.......... - "Ferguson hoping to stand on record"
Adoptee Rights: "A son's quest, a secret and a house where hope lived"
Lakewood: "Tensions in Lakewood, long home to a mix of cultures and religions"
Mentally Ill Ex-Cons: "Mentally ill ex-cons learn to cope with the outside"
NJPac: "NJPAC hopes supporters will give it a $180M hand" -- Go John!
New Jersey Transit: "The land of the lost (and found)"
Turnpike: "For Now, Turnpike’s Worth Is a State Secret"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Allowing Local Taxes: "Democrats and Corzine split over local taxes"
Pensions: "Private consultants enjoying perks of a pension"
..... - Editorial, SL: "Blind to how the public sees pension bonanzas"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Danziger, New York Times
2006 Elections - USAToday: "Republican edge on security wanes as elections near"
Foley Fallout - WP: "How Foley Skirted Rules To Pursue Relationships"
Iraq - Policy, Guardian/UK: "Iraq mayhem triggers hunt for exit strategy in US and UK"
............... - "The genteel revolt that is remaking US policy on Iraq"
.......... - WP: "At White House Meeting, No Big Changes on Iraq"
..... - Baghdad - SF Chron: "General concedes failure in Baghdad"
..... - Death Count - Ledger: "Iraq death count evokes questions" -- and how the Lancet study was done.
..... - Timetable - NYT: "U.S. to Hand Iraq a New Timetable on Security Role"
Voting Machines - WP: "Officials Probing Possible Theft of Voting Software in Md."
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Wacky Uses for Common Products: "Polish your furniture with pantyyhose, shave with Jif"
Electronic Voting: "The Princeton sleuths who showed how to steal your e-vote"
Home Alarm Systems: "Seeking Safety in Home Security Systems"
Mortgages: "New Rules for ‘Exotic’ Loans"
Nation of Islam: "The End of an Era?"
Princeton's Quark Park: "Science Comes to Life in a Park Full of Surprises"
Roundabouts: "Mastic Weighs Pros and Cons of Traffic Circles"
Vintage Baseball: "You're out at the really old ballgame"
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
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Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/
Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"
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