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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Breaking news - 10:15 AM: "New A/Director of Finance starts"
Plainfield Today: "League of Women Voters forum tonight" -- Be there or be square!
Plain Talker: "Council Weighs Budget Requests"
'Fiscal Irregularities': "Plainfield's health, finance departments under scrutiny"
Clinton School: "Clinton School Halloween parade"
School Contract: "Police shut down rally by teachers"
Peace Rally: "Minister organizes a peace rally"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Immigrants: "Federal judge blocks Pa. town's crackdown on illegal immigrants"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 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___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "12 council hopefuls will try for 6 seats"
New Providence: "Candidate for mayor is suing hometown"
Roselle: "With allies in race, Smith could gain control of borough's council"
Union Twp.: "Candidate wants voters to tune in"
Westfield: "Westfield cops averaged $74,500"
Woodbridge: "Civility rules in Woodbridge debate"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Council - SL: "Newark council to vote on ethics package"
..... - NYT: "Ethics Bills Up for Vote in Newark"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - NYT: "Behind the ‘Mob’ Ad, a Republican Donor With a History"
..... - SL: "Out-of-state conservative groups lend support to Kean campaign"
..... - CN: "Kean, Menendez hit home stretch of Senate campaigns"
..... - AP: "Sprint to finish for N.J. Senate candidates includes more ads"
.......... - Polls: "Poll shows Menendez leading Kean in New Jersey Senate race"
MIA: As is coming to be usual, a Tom Moran piece is missing -- this one comparing Kean & Menendez on Iraq.
Ferguson / Stender Race: "7th Dist. race a statistical dead heat, poll shows"
Gay Marriage: "Officials: Same-sex marriage in N.J. future"
Morris County: "Morris tax board trips spur questions"
Supremes - SL: "Justices consider right to tape public meetings"
"Justices consider right-to-videotape"
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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: Matson, Roll Call
2006 Election - WP: "Campaigner in Chief Has Limited Reach, Avoids Key Races"
..... - NYT: "Attacking Kerry, Bush brings renewed attention to the war in Iraq"
GOP - SL: "Republicans back to square one in courting black vote"
Intelligence - LAT: "Intelligence agencies launch 'Intellipedia'"
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(Illustration, NY Times)
Iraq - NYT: "Military Charts Movement of Conflict in Iraq Toward Chaos"
..... - WP: "Maliki Orders Lifting of Checkpoints Around Sadr City"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
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(1913 Homestead Grays, of which Simmons was a team member)
Obituary: "Silas Simmons, Negro League veteran with Plainfield connections" -- Sketch of the 'Homestead Grays'.
Chocoholic Alert: "For a Chocolate High, All You Have to Do Is Breathe"
'Greasecars': "Out of the frying pan, into the tank"
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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