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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "With local race a snoozer, will Menendez suffer in Plainfield?"
Plain Talker: "Senior Center On Track"
Abbott Schools - NYT: "System to Help Poorest Schools Faces Criticism"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday: 7 PM. League of Women Voters Candidate Forum. Plainfield Public Library. Come -- and bring your questions! A service to Plainfield voters for over 80 years.
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___________________________________________________________________________
North Plainfield: "North Plainfield election focused on taxes, zoning"
..... - "In 2004, N. Plainfield candidate was suspended from police force"
Jayson Williams: "Top court to decide limits in Williams' retrial"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Drive-by Double Homicide: "Newark cops see gang fingerprints on twin slayings"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race:
..... - Bergen Record: "Menendez has a narrow lead, but it's Kean N.J. trusts"
..... - NYT: "A Race That Could Tip the Balance"
..... - SL Endorsement: "Robert Menendez for U.S. Senate"
.......... - Opinion, SL: John Farmer: "Vitriol of campaign TV ads is best ignored"
Ferguson / Stender Debate - CN: "Ferguson, Stender debate Iraq, taxes"
..... - SL: "Ferguson, Stender trade accusations"
Crime Rankings: "Brick is ranked safest U.S. city and Camden is no longer worst"
Morris County: "Morris sweep nets 45 gang suspects"
Public Question #2 - Bergen Record: "Funding park repairs"
Voting Machines: "All of New Jersey to vote electronically on Nov. 7"
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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____________________________________________________________________________
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Editorial Cartoon: Deering, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
2006 Elections - SL: "Bush, Iraq drive final campaign week"
..... - LAT: "Rove has an 11th-hour plan to win using government resources"
..... - WP: "Midterm Vote May Define Rove's Legacy"
527s - LAT: "Unregulated groups wield millions to sway voters"
Bush - Time: "How the election became a referendum on an isolated President"
..... - LAT: "Partisan rhetoric even in wartime sets Bush apart"
CIA 'Renditions' - Der Spiegel: "The President Knows more than He Lets on"
Economy - AP: "GAO chief warns economic disaster looms"
FDA - SL: "Agency fails to measure drug risks"
Iraq - NY Sun: "Tensions at a Boil Between Bush and Iraq's Maliki"
..... - Opinion, NYT: Frank Rich: "Dying to Save the GOP Congress"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Obituary: "Petra Cabot, Designer of the 1950s-Era Skotch Kooler"
2006 Political Ads: "The WashPost ad database" -- For hardcore political junkies, the WP archives videos of 2006 midterm campaign ads by state, party, issue, and more. Updated daily.
Catholicism & Gays: "New gay rights leave Catholics with questions"
Halloween - CSM: "As 'goblins' knock, evangelicals answer the door"
Marketing: "How the 'creep' stole Thanksgiving"
Online Politics: "Voters beware: Internet gives free rein to jabs"
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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