PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Aisle sweepings" -- wherein you get to see PT's FIRST online video. Remember what Dr. Johnson said about the talking dog -- it's not that it's done so poorly, it's that it is done at all.
Crime: "Two suspects sought in armed robbery"
Consumer Hassles: "Lawmakers don't see value of mail-in rebates"
Real Estate: "Housing market slows down"
Truck Traffic: "Jersey again tries to curb truck traffic"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 9 AM - 1 PM. Technology Fair: Connecting to the Future. Plainfield Public Schools. Washington Community School, 427 Darrow. FREE. Drawings, door prizes, exhibits, demos, workshops.
Today: 8 PM. Crescent Concerts: Music for Brass, Choir & Organ. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. $20/$15 at door.
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_________________________________________________________________________
Schools: "Bolden resisting pressure to quit Newark school job"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine & Unions - SL: "Staff get one last 'Black Friday' off"
..... - NYT: "Say Goodbye to the Day-After-Thanksgiving Holiday, Corzine Says"
EWR Security: "News leak on security tests spurs airport interrogations"
League of Municipalities: "Lambertville mayor elected president of municipal league"
Pay-to-Play: "Official forgoes Ft. Monmouth post, barred by donation"
Rutgers: "For these Rutgers fans, football boom's a bust"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ whistleblower files suit over her termination"
Towns: Victory Gardens: "Tossed out in recall, mayor charges fraud and seeks to overturn results"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Tax Relief: "Lawmakers may tie tax relief to income"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Toles, Washington Post
GOP - Reuters (breaking): "Bush Works to Reassure Leaders He Is A Potent Force"
..... - NYT: "House G.O.P. Re-elects Leadership Team, Selects Drapes"
..... - WP: "Republicans Lost Ground With Latinos In Midterms"
Affirmative Action - WP: "Michigan Voters Approved Ban, but Court Action Likely"
Congress - WP: "Leahy Seeks Documents on CIA Detention Centers, Methods"
Iraq - WP: "Cheney Rejects Idea Of Iraq Withdrawal"
Rumsfeld Replacement - SL: "Senate leaders friendly to Gates; Approval likely soon"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Movies: "'Casino Royale': Renewing James Bond's License to Kill"
Pope Jokes: "Satirical Humor Aimed at the Vatican Strikes a Nerve" -- Don't miss the Holy Trinity joke.
OJ Book: "New O. J. Simpson Book Revives Old Debate"
Obituary: "Ruth Brown, 78, a Queen of 1950s R&B"
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: "Aisle sweepings" -- wherein you get to see PT's FIRST online video. Remember what Dr. Johnson said about the talking dog -- it's not that it's done so poorly, it's that it is done at all.
Crime: "Two suspects sought in armed robbery"
Consumer Hassles: "Lawmakers don't see value of mail-in rebates"
Real Estate: "Housing market slows down"
Truck Traffic: "Jersey again tries to curb truck traffic"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 9 AM - 1 PM. Technology Fair: Connecting to the Future. Plainfield Public Schools. Washington Community School, 427 Darrow. FREE. Drawings, door prizes, exhibits, demos, workshops.
Today: 8 PM. Crescent Concerts: Music for Brass, Choir & Organ. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. $20/$15 at door.
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
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Schools: "Bolden resisting pressure to quit Newark school job"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine & Unions - SL: "Staff get one last 'Black Friday' off"
..... - NYT: "Say Goodbye to the Day-After-Thanksgiving Holiday, Corzine Says"
EWR Security: "News leak on security tests spurs airport interrogations"
League of Municipalities: "Lambertville mayor elected president of municipal league"
Pay-to-Play: "Official forgoes Ft. Monmouth post, barred by donation"
Rutgers: "For these Rutgers fans, football boom's a bust"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ whistleblower files suit over her termination"
Towns: Victory Gardens: "Tossed out in recall, mayor charges fraud and seeks to overturn results"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Tax Relief: "Lawmakers may tie tax relief to income"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Toles, Washington Post
GOP - Reuters (breaking): "Bush Works to Reassure Leaders He Is A Potent Force"
..... - NYT: "House G.O.P. Re-elects Leadership Team, Selects Drapes"
..... - WP: "Republicans Lost Ground With Latinos In Midterms"
Affirmative Action - WP: "Michigan Voters Approved Ban, but Court Action Likely"
Congress - WP: "Leahy Seeks Documents on CIA Detention Centers, Methods"
Iraq - WP: "Cheney Rejects Idea Of Iraq Withdrawal"
Rumsfeld Replacement - SL: "Senate leaders friendly to Gates; Approval likely soon"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Movies: "'Casino Royale': Renewing James Bond's License to Kill"
Pope Jokes: "Satirical Humor Aimed at the Vatican Strikes a Nerve" -- Don't miss the Holy Trinity joke.
OJ Book: "New O. J. Simpson Book Revives Old Debate"
Obituary: "Ruth Brown, 78, a Queen of 1950s R&B"
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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