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Saturday, November 25, 2006

PHS vs. WHS this AM... Plainfield gets $$$... Red wine benefits--again?...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Plainfield vs. Westfield this morning"

State Aid: "Plainfield gets $900K in aid" -- But then you knew this already from Thursday's CLIPS exclusive, right? What?! You didn't read the blog on Turkey Day? I'm -- sob -- crushed...

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Development: "Cities Compete in Hipness Battle to Attract Young" -- and chart.
..... - immigrants: "Riverside's immigration law amended to help it hold up in court"


WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________


Tuesday:
6 - 8 PM. 'Shop Plainfield' Business Expo. Check out Plainfield businesses, services & products. Sponsor: Chamber of Commerce, SID and City. BUF Center, West 7th & Central. FREE (present a sales receipt from a Plainfield business).

Wednesday: 7 PM. New Democrats for Plainfield. Annual General Meeting. YMCA. Info: (908) 561-7325.

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___________________________________________________________________________

Roselle: "Linden teen shot and killed on bicycle in broad daylight"
Westfield: "More parking on Westfield's wish list"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

A.C. Murders - SL: "Task force chases leads in Atlantic City slayings"
.......... - NYT: "Broken Lives and Victims in Shadow of Taj Mahal"
Congress: "N.J. Dems may reap benefits of friendship with Pelosi"
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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: Toles, Washington Post

Climate - WP: "Energy Firms Come to Terms With Climate [and Congressional] Change"
Congress - SL: "Democrats focus on 9/11 Commission ideas"
Domestic Spying - NBC: "Dems want to see citizen-monitoring database"
Detainee Interrogation
- CQ: "Rumsfeld 'personally involved' in interrogation"
Iraq - SL: "Burnings imperil diplomatic efforts in a volatile Iraq"
London Poisoning - WP: "Radioactive Poison Killed Ex-Spy" -- Motive? Opportunity? Benefit?
.......... - NYT: "London Riddle: A Russian Spy, a Lethal Dose"
Voting Machines - NYT: Paul Krugman: "When Votes Disappear"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________






















Shopping: "Target Targets Santa" -- The 'Tord' Touch.

Google Shortcuts: "Google Shortcuts [2nd item]" -- The shortcuts page is here.
Health: "Here’s to the Benefits of Red Wine, but Don’t Advertise Them"

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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