PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Flu shot shenanigans"
Plain Talker: "Council Asked To Extend Designations"
Flores Murder - SL: "Family grieves for slain Plainfield girl"
.......... - CN: "Grieving mother seeks justice for daugher slain in Plainfield"
Abdel Fraud Case - SL: "Plainfield detective says he helped ring with $94,000 fraud"
Medicare, Part B: "Seniors compare options on Medicare health plans"
Real Estate: "Sellers employ incentives to avoid cutting prices"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Crime - WP: "FBI: Violent Crime Is Up For 2nd Straight Year"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Union County: "Road construction updates".
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___________________________________________________________________________
North Plainfield: "Couple cooking up holiday meal for boys from Newark treatment center"
Summit: "Marksmen to thin out deer herd in Summit"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine's First Year - NYT: "Session Over, Corzine Vows Not to Back Down on Benefits"
Air Pollution - SL: "EPA eases rules on toxic releases; Lautenberg vows reversal"
.......... - "States sue EPA over soot levels in the air"
Foster Kids: "NFL players team up with agency to provide a holiday party for foster children"
Homeland Security: "Port Authority chides U.S. on security"
Legislation: "Corzine to OK $10M stem cell grant, needle swaps, civil unions"
Morris County: "Morris tax official rings up big travel tab"
Pensions - Editorial, CN: "What's to debate? Take pensions from crooks"
Towns: Jersey City: "Monmouth grand jury rejects JC mayor's assault tale"
Universities Merger: Richard McCormick: "Cornerstones of a university merger"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Tax Cuts: "Governor 'confident' he will see tax reforms by February 10"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Dwayne Powell, Raleigh News And Observer
Coast Guard - WP: "Coast Guard Target-Practice Plan Misfires" -- Whew! This was one of the loonier tunes of recent memory.
Crime - WP: "FBI: Violent Crime Is Up For 2nd Straight Year"
Iraq - NYT: "Attacks in Iraq at Record High, Pentagon Says"
.......... - Power: "Iraq Insurgents Starve Capital of Electricity" -- with map.
..... - WP: "White House, Joint Chiefs At Odds on Adding Troops"
Litvinenko Poisoning - SL: "British are done questioning dead spy's associates in Moscow"
Rumsfeld - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Rumsfeld hardly rated a hero's farewell"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Obituary: "Joseph Barbera, Half of Duo Behind Beloved Cartoon Characters" -- Wikipedia has an entry here. This year also marked the passing of Ed Benedict, who actually designed the Flintstones and their possessions.
Memory: "Memory loss linked to old stem cells that forget to divide"
Menopause: "Herbal remedy for hot flashes in women is deemed ineffective"
Regan the Anti-Semite?: "New Dispute Over Firing of Publisher"
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: "Flu shot shenanigans"
Plain Talker: "Council Asked To Extend Designations"
Flores Murder - SL: "Family grieves for slain Plainfield girl"
.......... - CN: "Grieving mother seeks justice for daugher slain in Plainfield"
Abdel Fraud Case - SL: "Plainfield detective says he helped ring with $94,000 fraud"
Medicare, Part B: "Seniors compare options on Medicare health plans"
Real Estate: "Sellers employ incentives to avoid cutting prices"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Crime - WP: "FBI: Violent Crime Is Up For 2nd Straight Year"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
- Today: LAST DAY for Holiday Food & Toy Drive. Non-perishable food items, new or nearly-new toys. During Library Hours. Plainfield Public Library. Info: 757-1111 x111.
- Tomorrow: Dec. 20. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. Council Chambers/Courthouse.
- Thursday: Dec. 21. 7 PM - 3 AM. Annual Firemen's Holiday Party & Toy Drive. Club Faraones. 111 East Front Street. Admission FREE with unwrapped toy.
- Saturday: Dec 23. 1 - 4 PM. Annual Children's Christmas Party. Stone Square Lodge, 722 St. Mary's Avenue. Fun, food, games, visit by Santa with gifts. FREE.
Union County: "Road construction updates".
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___________________________________________________________________________
North Plainfield: "Couple cooking up holiday meal for boys from Newark treatment center"
Summit: "Marksmen to thin out deer herd in Summit"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine's First Year - NYT: "Session Over, Corzine Vows Not to Back Down on Benefits"
Air Pollution - SL: "EPA eases rules on toxic releases; Lautenberg vows reversal"
.......... - "States sue EPA over soot levels in the air"
Foster Kids: "NFL players team up with agency to provide a holiday party for foster children"
Homeland Security: "Port Authority chides U.S. on security"
Legislation: "Corzine to OK $10M stem cell grant, needle swaps, civil unions"
Morris County: "Morris tax official rings up big travel tab"
Pensions - Editorial, CN: "What's to debate? Take pensions from crooks"
Towns: Jersey City: "Monmouth grand jury rejects JC mayor's assault tale"
Universities Merger: Richard McCormick: "Cornerstones of a university merger"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Tax Cuts: "Governor 'confident' he will see tax reforms by February 10"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Dwayne Powell, Raleigh News And Observer
Coast Guard - WP: "Coast Guard Target-Practice Plan Misfires" -- Whew! This was one of the loonier tunes of recent memory.
Crime - WP: "FBI: Violent Crime Is Up For 2nd Straight Year"
Iraq - NYT: "Attacks in Iraq at Record High, Pentagon Says"
.......... - Power: "Iraq Insurgents Starve Capital of Electricity" -- with map.
..... - WP: "White House, Joint Chiefs At Odds on Adding Troops"
Litvinenko Poisoning - SL: "British are done questioning dead spy's associates in Moscow"
Rumsfeld - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Rumsfeld hardly rated a hero's farewell"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Obituary: "Joseph Barbera, Half of Duo Behind Beloved Cartoon Characters" -- Wikipedia has an entry here. This year also marked the passing of Ed Benedict, who actually designed the Flintstones and their possessions.
Memory: "Memory loss linked to old stem cells that forget to divide"
Menopause: "Herbal remedy for hot flashes in women is deemed ineffective"
Regan the Anti-Semite?: "New Dispute Over Firing of Publisher"
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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