PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Courier smackdown response... Estevez opens Menendez HQ..." -- plus Gay marriage?... Administration bamboozlery...
Plain Talker: "Don't Squander Good Will" -- Good advice to the Administration.
Development: "A Patchwork Project, by Design"
Gay Marriage - Editorial, CN: "Legislators can't duck gay-marriage question"
Schools & Cell phones: "Cell phone policy tough call for schools"
Voting Machines: "Mandate on paper-trail voting on track for '08"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Illegal Immigrants: "N.J. town has illegal immigrants feeling unwelcome"
..... - Election 2006: "Labor Goes Door to Door to Rally Suburban Voters"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Thursday: 7 PM. Hispanic Heritage Month Film: "Black and White in Exile." Public Library. FREE, RECEPTION FOLLOWS. You will not want to miss this documentary by the late RAY BLANCO, who was not only Plainfield's first Hispanic councilor and council president, but an Emmy-winning documentary producer. Honor Ray's many contributions to Plainfield with your attendance.
Saturday: 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!
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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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Union County College: "Exhibit: Reframing New Jersey"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
QOL Enforcement: "Raid in Newark yields over 25,000 illegal DVDs, CDs"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - SL: "Candidates differ on how to handle illegal tide" -- Both tread carefully in state where voters favor a path to legalization, not sanctions.
..... - CN: "Observers say Kean's attacks may not be enough to win"
..... - Bergen Record: "Menendez: Liberal, but not far left"
Special Ed: "The high cost of special education"
..... - "State wants parents of preschoolers to pay larger share"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Mike Peters, Dayton Daily News
Foley Fallout - WP: "GOP Lawmaker Saw Foley Messages In 2000"
.......... - "Former Clerk of the House alllegedly knew of emails; Surprising relationship to Foley"
..... - LA Times: "Ex-Page Tells of Foley Liaison"
..... - Newsweek: "Mark Foley's explicit e-mails could bring down the GOP"
.......... - Personal Essay: "The GOP Closet: Being Gay & Republican"
..... - NYT: "Former Foley Aide Expecting to Testify Before House Panel"
..... - AP: "GOP Lawmakers Seek to Defend Hastert"
.......... - "Lawmakers Face Scrutiny in House Probe"
(Illustration, NY Times)
2006 Elections - OpEd, NYT: "How the Democrats Can Win" and "How the Republicans Can Win"
..... - NYT: "Labor Goes Door to Door to Rally Suburban Voters"
..... - Analysis, SL: John Farmer: "GOP's 'October Surprise': The Foley Affair"
Guantanamo - SL: Bob Braun: "A look at U.S. injustice in Cuba"
Iraq - AP (breaking): "Hundreds of Iraqi police fall ill, apparently poisoned at Ramadan meal"
..... - NYT: "Baker Sees Iraq Panel Departing From Bush Strategy"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Mouse in the House?: "When Mice Move in to Spend the Winter"
Two-Spirit Movement: "A Spirit of Belonging, Inside and Out"
Murders of Amish Schoolchildren: "Amish Residents Attend Funeral of Killer"
Ethanol: "Archer Daniels Midland Bets Big on Ethanol"
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 |
(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)
Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.
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Plainfield Today: "Courier smackdown response... Estevez opens Menendez HQ..." -- plus Gay marriage?... Administration bamboozlery...
Plain Talker: "Don't Squander Good Will" -- Good advice to the Administration.
Development: "A Patchwork Project, by Design"
Gay Marriage - Editorial, CN: "Legislators can't duck gay-marriage question"
Schools & Cell phones: "Cell phone policy tough call for schools"
Voting Machines: "Mandate on paper-trail voting on track for '08"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Illegal Immigrants: "N.J. town has illegal immigrants feeling unwelcome"
..... - Election 2006: "Labor Goes Door to Door to Rally Suburban Voters"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Thursday: 7 PM. Hispanic Heritage Month Film: "Black and White in Exile." Public Library. FREE, RECEPTION FOLLOWS. You will not want to miss this documentary by the late RAY BLANCO, who was not only Plainfield's first Hispanic councilor and council president, but an Emmy-winning documentary producer. Honor Ray's many contributions to Plainfield with your attendance.
Saturday: 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!
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']
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Union County College: "Exhibit: Reframing New Jersey"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
QOL Enforcement: "Raid in Newark yields over 25,000 illegal DVDs, CDs"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - SL: "Candidates differ on how to handle illegal tide" -- Both tread carefully in state where voters favor a path to legalization, not sanctions.
..... - CN: "Observers say Kean's attacks may not be enough to win"
..... - Bergen Record: "Menendez: Liberal, but not far left"
Special Ed: "The high cost of special education"
..... - "State wants parents of preschoolers to pay larger share"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Mike Peters, Dayton Daily News
Foley Fallout - WP: "GOP Lawmaker Saw Foley Messages In 2000"
.......... - "Former Clerk of the House alllegedly knew of emails; Surprising relationship to Foley"
..... - LA Times: "Ex-Page Tells of Foley Liaison"
..... - Newsweek: "Mark Foley's explicit e-mails could bring down the GOP"
.......... - Personal Essay: "The GOP Closet: Being Gay & Republican"
..... - NYT: "Former Foley Aide Expecting to Testify Before House Panel"
..... - AP: "GOP Lawmakers Seek to Defend Hastert"
.......... - "Lawmakers Face Scrutiny in House Probe"
(Illustration, NY Times)
2006 Elections - OpEd, NYT: "How the Democrats Can Win" and "How the Republicans Can Win"
..... - NYT: "Labor Goes Door to Door to Rally Suburban Voters"
..... - Analysis, SL: John Farmer: "GOP's 'October Surprise': The Foley Affair"
Guantanamo - SL: Bob Braun: "A look at U.S. injustice in Cuba"
Iraq - AP (breaking): "Hundreds of Iraqi police fall ill, apparently poisoned at Ramadan meal"
..... - NYT: "Baker Sees Iraq Panel Departing From Bush Strategy"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Mouse in the House?: "When Mice Move in to Spend the Winter"
Two-Spirit Movement: "A Spirit of Belonging, Inside and Out"
Murders of Amish Schoolchildren: "Amish Residents Attend Funeral of Killer"
Ethanol: "Archer Daniels Midland Bets Big on Ethanol"
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 |
(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)
Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.
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