THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL: PLAINFIELD v. WESTFIELD, at HUB-STINE FIELD, 11 AM.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Help for turkeys"
Plain Talker: "Fee Increases Draw Fire Again"
PT Exclusive: "DCA awards Plainfield $900K 'extraordinary aid'; Hillside gets $1.5M"
McGreevey / Cipel: "The CBS Interview: Former Aide Disputes Gov.'s Claims" -- Cipel's website.
(Photo, Courier News)
Faith Bricks & Mortar: "Plainfield group celebrates latest extreme makeover"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Friday: 8:30 PM - 1:30 AM. West End Reunion. BUF Center, West 7th & Central. $20. Tickets/info: Connie Anderson, (908) 757-8168 or Frank Coit, (712) 314-1443 or (908) 722-3498.
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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NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
AC Murders - SL: "In A.C., portraits emerge of a killer and a victim"
..... - NYT: "So Close to the Glitter of Atlantic City, a Corridor of Death"
Bear Hunt - SL: "Court denies request to lift bear-hunt ban"
..... - NYT: "Court Lets Hunting Ban Stand"
Charities: "N.J. charities put their faith and hope in stock market"
Deer: "Four-legged traffic grows on roads, too"
'Extraordinary Aid' Grants: "28 towns get property tax relief from $17.9M in grants"
HS Football: "Two tough towns, one great rivalry" -- Phillipsburg -Easton game will be broadcast nationally.
License Scanning: "License scanning is illegal, state says"
Poverty: "More city kids living in poverty"
Public Employee Salaries: "Public worker pay outpaces private sector"
Xanadu: "Colony and Mills complete Xanadu sale"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Sheneman, Star-Ledger
Congress - SL: "Black Democrats likely to lead important House committees"
Genetically Engineered Grain - WP: "Firm Blames Farmers, 'Act of God' for Rice Contamination"
Hastert - NYT: "Hastert Scouts for House Role After 8 Years as Speaker"
Homeland Security - WP: "Report Finds DHS Lax on Contracting Procedures"
Iraq - NYT: "This Thanksgiving, Bush Team and Iraq Leaders Face Range of New Realities"
.......... - Withdrawal Effects? - SL: "The Ledger's Baghdad interviews"
Lobbyists - WP: "Democrats' Victory Is Felt On K Street"
Marine Corps - SL: "Marine Corps may need to grow, general says"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
"Macy’s Parade Gets Tighter Weather Control Than Ever" -- Word is the balloons are a GO. Check it out on NBC or Telemundo, starting at 9 AM.
Native Americans & Elizabeth II: "Tribute to Mohegan chief delivers closure"
OJ: "O.J. says he did it -- the book deal, that is -- for 'blood money'"
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_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Help for turkeys"
Plain Talker: "Fee Increases Draw Fire Again"
PT Exclusive: "DCA awards Plainfield $900K 'extraordinary aid'; Hillside gets $1.5M"
McGreevey / Cipel: "The CBS Interview: Former Aide Disputes Gov.'s Claims" -- Cipel's website.
(Photo, Courier News)
Faith Bricks & Mortar: "Plainfield group celebrates latest extreme makeover"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Friday: 8:30 PM - 1:30 AM. West End Reunion. BUF Center, West 7th & Central. $20. Tickets/info: Connie Anderson, (908) 757-8168 or Frank Coit, (712) 314-1443 or (908) 722-3498.
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
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
AC Murders - SL: "In A.C., portraits emerge of a killer and a victim"
..... - NYT: "So Close to the Glitter of Atlantic City, a Corridor of Death"
Bear Hunt - SL: "Court denies request to lift bear-hunt ban"
..... - NYT: "Court Lets Hunting Ban Stand"
Charities: "N.J. charities put their faith and hope in stock market"
Deer: "Four-legged traffic grows on roads, too"
'Extraordinary Aid' Grants: "28 towns get property tax relief from $17.9M in grants"
HS Football: "Two tough towns, one great rivalry" -- Phillipsburg -Easton game will be broadcast nationally.
License Scanning: "License scanning is illegal, state says"
Poverty: "More city kids living in poverty"
Public Employee Salaries: "Public worker pay outpaces private sector"
Xanadu: "Colony and Mills complete Xanadu sale"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Sheneman, Star-Ledger
Congress - SL: "Black Democrats likely to lead important House committees"
Genetically Engineered Grain - WP: "Firm Blames Farmers, 'Act of God' for Rice Contamination"
Hastert - NYT: "Hastert Scouts for House Role After 8 Years as Speaker"
Homeland Security - WP: "Report Finds DHS Lax on Contracting Procedures"
Iraq - NYT: "This Thanksgiving, Bush Team and Iraq Leaders Face Range of New Realities"
.......... - Withdrawal Effects? - SL: "The Ledger's Baghdad interviews"
Lobbyists - WP: "Democrats' Victory Is Felt On K Street"
Marine Corps - SL: "Marine Corps may need to grow, general says"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
"Macy’s Parade Gets Tighter Weather Control Than Ever" -- Word is the balloons are a GO. Check it out on NBC or Telemundo, starting at 9 AM.
Native Americans & Elizabeth II: "Tribute to Mohegan chief delivers closure"
OJ: "O.J. says he did it -- the book deal, that is -- for 'blood money'"
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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