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Thursday, December 28, 2006

Ecuadorian textile exhibit... Council calendar tinkering... Pedestrian shot... Pop Warner honors... Letter on civil unions...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Ecuadorian textiles at Library"
Plain Talker: "Another New Council Calendar?"

Crime: "Pedestrian shot in Plainfield"
Letter: John Caminiti: "No gratitude for civil union 'crumb'"
Pop Warner Football: "Freeholders Honor Plainfield Cardinals"

Schools: "Officials remain mum on Howard's contract"
Crime - NYT: "Murders Are Up in New York and Other Cities" -- Guns, Gangs, and Gunplay?
Teachers & Math: "
Teachers’ Union Chief Falters in a Pop Quiz on Fractions" -- PT heard the whole thing. Tsk, tsk.

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Demographics: "West Orange highlights questions of NJ's changing demographics"


WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

  • Saturday: Dec. 30. 1 - 6 PM. Kwanzaa Celebration. Sponsored by the Division of Recreation and Mayor Robinson-Briggs. Washington Community School. FREE.
  • Sunday: Dec. 31. 10 PM. Watch Night Service. First-Park and Shiloh Baptist churches will join together at Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West 4th Street. FREE.
Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Fanwood: "Brisk redevelopment in Fanwood"
Media: "Bedminster native launches magazine that seeks truth behind world events"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Rutgers Cops: "Arrested councilwoman says Rutgers cops went too far"
Schools Construction Corp. - SL: "State sues over school construction flaws"
.......... - NYT: "School Construction Agency Sues Builders"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine - NYT: "Corzine’s Chemical Security Stance Draws Scrutiny"
Blood Center of NJ: "Leave the blood drive to us, center says, but new bus would help"
Business: "Jersey firm to fix cables ruptured by Asian earthquake"
Demographics: "Of the many colors of West Orange, the one at risk of fading is white"
Medicaid Fraud: "Need for state medical fraud inspector questioned"
Megan's Law: "Posting of registered sex offenders varies widely among counties"
Schools Construction Corp. - NYT: "School Construction Agency Sues Builders"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


Editorial Cartoon: Summers, Orlando Sun-Times



(President Ford with Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney, 1975. Photo, Ford Library via AP)
Ford on Iraq - WP: "Ford Disagreed With Bush About Invading Iraq"

2008 Elections - WP: "Edwards Scooped by His Web Site"
Government - SL: "It's open season on government watchdogs"
Iraq - NYT: "Sectarian Ties Weaken Duty’s Call for Iraq Forces"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________


(Photo, Universal Pictures)
Review: "Children of Differing Visions: Contrasting a P. D. James Novel and the Movie It Inspired"

Gay Marriage: "Mass. Supremes scold lawmakers on gay marriage bill"

Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

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