PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Ouija says Y-E-S"
Plain Talker: "Hellwig orders Halloween accounting"
Courer Endorsements: "Courier Endorses Burney, Johnson, Gibson" -- Talk about Dewey beating Truman! PT skimmed the editorial before posting and concluded that Gibson was endorsed. Only now, at 10:15 AM, did I get to read it all the way through and learn (blush) that the horse to bet on is Dowe. Sorry. -- Dan.
Candidate Forum - SL: "Plainfield debate focuses on crime"
Abbott Funding - CN: Bob Bender, Herb Green, Martin Power: "Green makes mockery of Plainfield schools issue"
Crime - CN: "Burglary on Kenyon Avenue" -- Read carefully between the lines of this item.
Employment Summit - CN: "Plainfield looks to cut city unemployment"
Gay Marriage - NYT: "Rutgers/Eagleton Poll: Most Residents Favor Civil Unions"
Ground Zero - SL: "9/11 families demand wider search"
NJT - SL: "NJ Transit begins safety upgrades at rail stations"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________________
Berkeley Heights - SL: "For first time, voters will choose mayor"
Rahway - SL: "GOP newcomers vie to unseat Democrats"
Roselle Park - SL: "Critics want candidate to divulge discipline while a cop"
Scotch Plains - SL: "Ex-bosses attack Scotch Plains candidate in letters"
Springfield - SL: "Springfield hopefuls weigh in on issues"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Pay-to-Play Reform - SL: Joan Whitlow: "Even halting reform is reason for hope"
Housing Authority - SL: "Housing authority lays off 271 workers"
Technology Incubator - SL: "Program helps foster growth of technology center"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race:
..... - SL: "Menendez courts the Latino vote"
..... - SL: "Menendez hires top lawyer in rent case"
..... - SL: "Senate hopefuls back stem cell research"
..... - CN: "Kean Jr. lambasts opponent with father supporting him"
..... - CN: "Obama rallies Democrats in Menendez's hometown"
..... - Negative Ads - SL: Tom Moran: "The less you know, the more they lie"
..... - WP: "Menendez Seeks to Bury Image of a Shady Dealer"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Bets a Lot in Backing a Controversial Senator"
Ferguson / Stender Race - SL: "Figuring out the score on Ferguson's vote record"
Crime - SL: "Operation Falcon seizes hundreds of Jersey's most wanted"
..... - CN: "Police snare 548 fugitives in New Jersey"
Governors School - SL: "Donors big and small gave aid to Governors School"
Towns: Orange - SL: "Development: Fulfilling lofty ambitions in Orange"
Verizon & Cable - NYT: "Verizon Seeks to Offer Cable Service in 316 Communities"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Constitutional Amendment - CN: "Amendment for tax relief gains support"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Zudin, Russian political cartoonist
2006 Elections: NYT: "This Election, Modest Tour for President"
..... - WP: "Democrats Predict Voter ID Problems"
..... - WP: "On the Religious Right, an Alliance Torn Asunder"
..... - SL: "As Democrats look to win Congress, possibilities abound"
..... - SL: "Computer scientists alarmed by voting system for troops"
..... - SL: "Bush is pep squad for struggling team"
Foley Fallout - WP: "Voters Won't See Report on Foley Scandal"
Guantanamo Trials - SL: "Terror trials mired in torture issues"
Iraq: - NYT: "Pentagon Widens Its Battle to Shape News of Iraq War"
..... - NYT: "General Plays Down Discord Between U.S. and Iraqis"
Sex & Politics - WP: "Church Leader Resigns After Gay Sex Claim" -- Sex, drugs and politics (right wing, that is)
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Canadian TV News)
Film - NYT: "Borat the Movie: From Kazakhstan, Without a Clue"
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: "Ouija says Y-E-S"
Plain Talker: "Hellwig orders Halloween accounting"
Courer Endorsements: "Courier Endorses Burney, Johnson, Gibson" -- Talk about Dewey beating Truman! PT skimmed the editorial before posting and concluded that Gibson was endorsed. Only now, at 10:15 AM, did I get to read it all the way through and learn (blush) that the horse to bet on is Dowe. Sorry. -- Dan.
Candidate Forum - SL: "Plainfield debate focuses on crime"
Abbott Funding - CN: Bob Bender, Herb Green, Martin Power: "Green makes mockery of Plainfield schools issue"
Crime - CN: "Burglary on Kenyon Avenue" -- Read carefully between the lines of this item.
Employment Summit - CN: "Plainfield looks to cut city unemployment"
Gay Marriage - NYT: "Rutgers/Eagleton Poll: Most Residents Favor Civil Unions"
Ground Zero - SL: "9/11 families demand wider search"
NJT - SL: "NJ Transit begins safety upgrades at rail stations"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________________
Berkeley Heights - SL: "For first time, voters will choose mayor"
Rahway - SL: "GOP newcomers vie to unseat Democrats"
Roselle Park - SL: "Critics want candidate to divulge discipline while a cop"
Scotch Plains - SL: "Ex-bosses attack Scotch Plains candidate in letters"
Springfield - SL: "Springfield hopefuls weigh in on issues"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Pay-to-Play Reform - SL: Joan Whitlow: "Even halting reform is reason for hope"
Housing Authority - SL: "Housing authority lays off 271 workers"
Technology Incubator - SL: "Program helps foster growth of technology center"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race:
..... - SL: "Menendez courts the Latino vote"
..... - SL: "Menendez hires top lawyer in rent case"
..... - SL: "Senate hopefuls back stem cell research"
..... - CN: "Kean Jr. lambasts opponent with father supporting him"
..... - CN: "Obama rallies Democrats in Menendez's hometown"
..... - Negative Ads - SL: Tom Moran: "The less you know, the more they lie"
..... - WP: "Menendez Seeks to Bury Image of a Shady Dealer"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Bets a Lot in Backing a Controversial Senator"
Ferguson / Stender Race - SL: "Figuring out the score on Ferguson's vote record"
Crime - SL: "Operation Falcon seizes hundreds of Jersey's most wanted"
..... - CN: "Police snare 548 fugitives in New Jersey"
Governors School - SL: "Donors big and small gave aid to Governors School"
Towns: Orange - SL: "Development: Fulfilling lofty ambitions in Orange"
Verizon & Cable - NYT: "Verizon Seeks to Offer Cable Service in 316 Communities"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Constitutional Amendment - CN: "Amendment for tax relief gains support"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Zudin, Russian political cartoonist
2006 Elections: NYT: "This Election, Modest Tour for President"
..... - WP: "Democrats Predict Voter ID Problems"
..... - WP: "On the Religious Right, an Alliance Torn Asunder"
..... - SL: "As Democrats look to win Congress, possibilities abound"
..... - SL: "Computer scientists alarmed by voting system for troops"
..... - SL: "Bush is pep squad for struggling team"
Foley Fallout - WP: "Voters Won't See Report on Foley Scandal"
Guantanamo Trials - SL: "Terror trials mired in torture issues"
Iraq: - NYT: "Pentagon Widens Its Battle to Shape News of Iraq War"
..... - NYT: "General Plays Down Discord Between U.S. and Iraqis"
Sex & Politics - WP: "Church Leader Resigns After Gay Sex Claim" -- Sex, drugs and politics (right wing, that is)
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Canadian TV News)
Film - NYT: "Borat the Movie: From Kazakhstan, Without a Clue"
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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