BREAKING NEWS: NYTimes and WashPost on Bush-Maliki's meeting. See NATION/WORLD.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "What hangs on a word?"
Muhlenberg: "Muhlenberg stands up to performance under pressure" -- Named one of best in country for quick angioplasty response.
Letter: Quaker Society: "Torture violates human dignity"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Tomorrow: 6 PM. Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. City Hall steps. Refreshments. Photo with Santa. FREE.
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: "Mayoral recount to start Monday"
Edison: "Suit against mayor faults police promotions"
Hillside: "Council moves to take control out of mayor's hands" -- DeFilippo forces continue pressure.
Piscataway: "Firefighter apologizes for parade incident"
Roselle: "Roselle adopts limits on sex offenders"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Booker: "Booker gets hefty praise with Phat Friend Award"
Weequahic HS: "The new pride of Weequahic High"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
A.C. Murders: "Atlantic City victims shared same demons"
Bear Hunt: "Bears get a reprieve as hunt is off"
Bryant Investigation: "Feds seek records from Cherry Hill"
Hockey Betting Ring: "Plea deal on tap in betting ring"
Family Leave - Editorial, CN: "Paid leave an ideal that may not be attainable"
Immigration Fraud: "Immigration Fraud Charged in West Orange"
Iraq War: "Corzine expects more Iraq duty for N.J. Guard"
Lucent: "Au revoir: Lucent becomes Alcatel Lucent today"
NJT: "NJ Transit sued by 3 disabled riders for insensitivity"
Real Estate: "Northeast new-home sales drop 39%"
Rutgers: "Middle East Coexistence House makes room for understanding"
.......... - Bob Braun: "To cheer for Rutgers, gimme an N, gimme a J"
SCC: "Firms connected to cost overruns get $4M more"
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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: Gorrell, Creators Syndicate
Bush - Maliki Meeting - WP (breaking): "Bush: Calls for Iraq Withdrawal Unrealistic"
.......... - NYT (breaking): "Bush Proclaims Support for Iraqi Premier"
Defense Nominee: "Gates at odds with boss"
Hadley Memo: "Excerpts from memo that questioned Iraq leader's competence"
Iraq - CNN: "Colin Powell says Iraq in a 'civil war'"
.......... - OpEd, SL: "Will war supporters pay any price, bear any burden in Iraq?"
Iraq Study Group - NYT: "Iraq Panel to Recommend Pullback of Combat Troops"
.......... - WP: "Study Group to Call for Pullback"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, NY Times)
Laptops for 3rd World Kids: "For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs a Big Debate" -- You read about it HERE, months ago.
AIDS - WP: "Church Is Urged to Disinvite Obama"
Cosmetic Medicine: "More Doctors Turning to the Business of Beauty"
Medicine: "Conflicts of interest diagnosed on medical watchdog boards"
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.
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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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