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Saturday, October 14, 2006

McGee news spreads... Flamenco dance troupe tonight... Murtha endorses Stender...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Alborada Dance Theater tonight"
Plain Talker: "McGee Takes Atlanta Job"

City Administrator: "City administrator leaving (Breaking)" -- and today's print version.
..... - Atlanta School Board: Website here. 10/9 Meeting here. McGee Resolution here (PDF).
Revolutionary War Sites: "Jersey historic sites now make the map"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________


Tonight: 7 PM. Hispanic Heritage Month Closing Performance & Reception. Washington School. FREE. -- NOTE VENUE CHANGE. Featuring the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre and Folklorico Infantil Latinoamericano. I have known Alborada for years -- top-notch troupe!

Tomorrow
: 2 - 5 PM. Voter Rights Teach-In. Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Free. -- Know what you can do to protect your rights and the rights of others.


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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NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez / Kean Race - SL: "Kean out-fundraises Menendez"
.......... - NYT: "Kean Campaign Shows Improvement in Its Fund-Raising Efforts"
.......... - CN: "The men behind the mudslinging"

Ferguson / Stender Race: "War critic Murtha endorses Stender"

Bryant Investigation - SL: "Bryant ally quits as COO of Camden Redevelopment Agency"
.......... - Courier Post: "Who will fix Camden?"

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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: Ohman, The Oregonian

2006 Elections - WP: "GOP Redirects Funds From Faltering Races"
..... - NYT: "Gay Marriage Losing Punch as Ballot Issue"
Foley Fallout - SL: "Congressman says GOP mishandled page matter"
..... - WP: "Police Find No Report of a Foley Dorm Incident"
Religious Right - WP: "Conservatives Rally Against Bush Aide-Turned-Critic"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________















Exhibit: Newark Museum: "See You in the Funny Papers"
Book Review: "In the Lemony Snicket Series, No Happy Endings"
Museum: "Llewellyn Park: At home with the Edisons"
Obituary: "Gillo Pontecorvo, Director of ‘Battle of Algiers’"

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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JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City]
| LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
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| PNJ - Politics NJ | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |

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