PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Connect! Motivate! Inspire!"
Pay-to-Play: "Towns getting lost in state's pay-to-play maze, officials say"
Real Estate: "Housing slump has sellers using novel incentives"
Union County College: "Professor uses hip-hop to reach youth"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Friday : 6 PM. Potluck. 7 PM Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Urban Political Organizing, Robert Edwards. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
Saturday: 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.
Saturday: 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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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Linden: "Mayor-elect wants ally to get council seat he must vacate"
North Plainfield: "N. Plainfield targets pay-to-play"
Piscataway: "Piscataway planning $8.5M bond for projects"
Roselle Park: "Roselle Park Dems vow to stay visible"
Whitney Houston: "Diva owes Mendham Twp. $83,000 in property taxes"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez: "Menendez eager to work in the majority"
Bear Hunt: "Corzine administration kills plan for bear hunt"
Corruption Prosecution: "State Police told to focus on graft"
Eminent Domain: "Stolen years, endless waits are eminent domain's toll"
EWR: "Airport to get baggage check upgrade"
Highways - SL: "Legislators' advice on idea of new highway tolls: Park it"
.......... - CN: "Lawmakers scoff at proposal to study necessity of more toll roads"
Pay-to-Play: "Towns are getting lost in state's pay-to-play maze, officials say"
'Preaching Teacher': "School: Action was taken against teacher who preached religion"
Princeton: "Ex-prof shares $1M history prize"
Seton Hall Fire Trial - SL: "A deal for Seton arsonists"
.......... - "Few witnesses and sparse clues can make arson tough to prove"
.......... - "Seton still on defensive, despite a safer dorm"
..... - NYT: "Plea Deal in Seton Hall Dormitory Fire"
Vietnam Ed Center: "Half-baked access for disabled at war shrine"
Voting Trails: "Holt pushes bill for paper trail to verify voting"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
The Proposals - SL: "Tax-cut panels unveil long-awaited reforms"
.......... - OpEd: Paul Mulshine: "Tax reform plan is roadkill"
..... - CN: "Tax reform groups unveil 98 proposals"
..... - NYT: "Lawmakers Introduce 98 Proposals to Cut New Jersey Property Taxes"
Lobbyists - Bergen Record: "Special interests to attack reforms"
State Unions - SL: "Unions vow street fight to oppose changes"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Chappate, International Herald Tribune
Congress - WP: "Black Lawmakers in Line for Key Posts"
Iraq - Analysis, WP: "Sectarian Strife in Iraq Imperils Entire Region, Analysts Warn"
.......... - Abizaid Testimonry - NYT: "General Warns of Risks in Iraq if G.I.'s Are Cut"
Medicare: "More hole, less dough, in drug plan"
Rumsfeld Fallout - NYSun: "An Exodus of Hawks Follows Rumsfeld from the Pentagon"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Grafton Gourmet)
Turkey Day: "To Stuff or Dress the Bird? James Beard Had It Covered"
.......... - "Recipe: Bread Stuffing"
.......... - "Recipe: Whole-Grain Stuffing With Kale and Dried Fruit"
.......... - "Recipe: Corn Bread and Squash Stuffing"
.......... - "Recipe: Rice and Nut Stuffing"
Media: "New al Jazeera English channel targets a broader TV audience"
OJ: "Simpson book is already a frictional account"
Stem Cell Research: "Amniotic stem cells turned into heart valves"
.......... - "Stem cells aid muscular-dystrophy dogs"
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: "Connect! Motivate! Inspire!"
Pay-to-Play: "Towns getting lost in state's pay-to-play maze, officials say"
Real Estate: "Housing slump has sellers using novel incentives"
Union County College: "Professor uses hip-hop to reach youth"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Friday : 6 PM. Potluck. 7 PM Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Urban Political Organizing, Robert Edwards. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
Saturday: 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.
Saturday: 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
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Linden: "Mayor-elect wants ally to get council seat he must vacate"
North Plainfield: "N. Plainfield targets pay-to-play"
Piscataway: "Piscataway planning $8.5M bond for projects"
Roselle Park: "Roselle Park Dems vow to stay visible"
Whitney Houston: "Diva owes Mendham Twp. $83,000 in property taxes"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez: "Menendez eager to work in the majority"
Bear Hunt: "Corzine administration kills plan for bear hunt"
Corruption Prosecution: "State Police told to focus on graft"
Eminent Domain: "Stolen years, endless waits are eminent domain's toll"
EWR: "Airport to get baggage check upgrade"
Highways - SL: "Legislators' advice on idea of new highway tolls: Park it"
.......... - CN: "Lawmakers scoff at proposal to study necessity of more toll roads"
Pay-to-Play: "Towns are getting lost in state's pay-to-play maze, officials say"
'Preaching Teacher': "School: Action was taken against teacher who preached religion"
Princeton: "Ex-prof shares $1M history prize"
Seton Hall Fire Trial - SL: "A deal for Seton arsonists"
.......... - "Few witnesses and sparse clues can make arson tough to prove"
.......... - "Seton still on defensive, despite a safer dorm"
..... - NYT: "Plea Deal in Seton Hall Dormitory Fire"
Vietnam Ed Center: "Half-baked access for disabled at war shrine"
Voting Trails: "Holt pushes bill for paper trail to verify voting"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
The Proposals - SL: "Tax-cut panels unveil long-awaited reforms"
.......... - OpEd: Paul Mulshine: "Tax reform plan is roadkill"
..... - CN: "Tax reform groups unveil 98 proposals"
..... - NYT: "Lawmakers Introduce 98 Proposals to Cut New Jersey Property Taxes"
Lobbyists - Bergen Record: "Special interests to attack reforms"
State Unions - SL: "Unions vow street fight to oppose changes"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Chappate, International Herald Tribune
Congress - WP: "Black Lawmakers in Line for Key Posts"
Iraq - Analysis, WP: "Sectarian Strife in Iraq Imperils Entire Region, Analysts Warn"
.......... - Abizaid Testimonry - NYT: "General Warns of Risks in Iraq if G.I.'s Are Cut"
Medicare: "More hole, less dough, in drug plan"
Rumsfeld Fallout - NYSun: "An Exodus of Hawks Follows Rumsfeld from the Pentagon"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Grafton Gourmet)
Turkey Day: "To Stuff or Dress the Bird? James Beard Had It Covered"
.......... - "Recipe: Bread Stuffing"
.......... - "Recipe: Whole-Grain Stuffing With Kale and Dried Fruit"
.......... - "Recipe: Corn Bread and Squash Stuffing"
.......... - "Recipe: Rice and Nut Stuffing"
Media: "New al Jazeera English channel targets a broader TV audience"
OJ: "Simpson book is already a frictional account"
Stem Cell Research: "Amniotic stem cells turned into heart valves"
.......... - "Stem cells aid muscular-dystrophy dogs"
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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