PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Events for this week are here
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___________________________________________________________________________
Parochial Schools: "Metuchen Diocese studies schools' futures" -- Affecting Sacred Heart (S. Plfd) and St. Joseph's (N. Plfd).
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
101st Homicide: "Shooting of a young mother is the city's 101st homicide"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine v. Legislature: "Corzine issues veto warning in reform feud"
Demonstrations Today: "Unions expect thousands at Statehouse"
..... - Opinion, SL: Bob Braun: "March on Trenton may lead teachers down a risky road"
Eminent Domain - Editorial, CN: "Time to rein in power of eminent domain"
Needle Exchange Legislation - Editorial, SL: "Pass clean-needle measure"
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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: Pat Oliphant
Iraq Study Group Report - Editorial, SL: "Listening to advice on Iraq"
..... - SL: "Leaders of Iraq panel warn of stark choice in Mideast"
..... - NYT: "Sunni and Shiite Insurgents Remain Mystery to U.S., Iraq Report Charges"
..... - WP: "U.S. Report Rejected By Iraqi President"
Agricultural Regulation - WP: "Outbreaks Reveal Food Safety Net's Holes"
Congress - SL: "New faiths are represented in 110th Congress"
..... - WP: "Jefferson Win Poses Dilemma for Party"
Internet - SL: "Web porn may get X-rated e-labels"
Iraq - WP: "For Iraq's Sunnis, Conflict Closes In"
Lebanon - SL: "Hundreds of thousands join Beirut protests"
Litvinenko Poisoning - NYT: "Intrigue Over Spy’s Death Spreads to Germany"
Taliban - NYT: "Taliban and Allies Tighten Grip in North of Pakistan"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(1957 Ford Skyliner. Photo, NY Times)
Cars: "New Again: The Hideaway Hardtop"
Cellphone Eavesdropping?: "Even when your cell's off, the heat may be on" -- Police wiretaps can turn dormant mobile phones into live bugs.
Pentagon Promoting Christianity?: "Inquiry Sought Over Evangelical Video" -- Is there a double standard here?
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_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Afterward: "Katrina Begets a Baby Boom by Immigrants"
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: "A message from Guadalupe?"
Plain Talker: Our Lady of Guadalupe: "Procession Marks Celebration"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
- Today: 7 PM. 'Hanging of the Greens' Reception. Refreshments and music. YWCA. East Front & Church Street. FREE.
- Dec 4 - 19: Holiday Food & Toy Drive. Non-perishable food items, new or nearly-new toys. During Library Hours. Plainfield Public Library. Info: 757-1111 x111.
- Wednesday: Dec. 13. 6 PM. Chamber of Commerce Holiday Party. Café Vivace, 1370 South Avenue. $40 per person. Info: Donna Albanese, (908) 755-5994.
- Wednesday Dec. 13 thru Tue Jan.2: FREE HOLIDAY PARKING. Courtesy of the City of Plainfield.
- Friday: Dec. 15. 6 PM Potluck. 7 PM Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Poverty & The Law, Stephen St. Hilaire. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
- Sunday: Dec. 17. 3 PM. 'Messiah' Singalong, plus Carols & Holiday music. NJ Concert Opera. Rose of Sharon Community Church. 825 West 7th St. Info: 822-2515. $10 at door. Children free.
- Sunday: Dec. 17. 5:30 PM. Crescent Concerts: Yuletide by Candlelight. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. FREE.
- Thursday: Dec. 21. 7 PM - 3 AM. Annual Firemen's Holiday Party & Toy Drive. Club Faraones. 111 East Front St. Admission FREE with unwrapped toy.
Events for this week are here
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___________________________________________________________________________
Parochial Schools: "Metuchen Diocese studies schools' futures" -- Affecting Sacred Heart (S. Plfd) and St. Joseph's (N. Plfd).
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
101st Homicide: "Shooting of a young mother is the city's 101st homicide"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine v. Legislature: "Corzine issues veto warning in reform feud"
Demonstrations Today: "Unions expect thousands at Statehouse"
..... - Opinion, SL: Bob Braun: "March on Trenton may lead teachers down a risky road"
Eminent Domain - Editorial, CN: "Time to rein in power of eminent domain"
Needle Exchange Legislation - Editorial, SL: "Pass clean-needle measure"
____________________
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: Pat Oliphant
Iraq Study Group Report - Editorial, SL: "Listening to advice on Iraq"
..... - SL: "Leaders of Iraq panel warn of stark choice in Mideast"
..... - NYT: "Sunni and Shiite Insurgents Remain Mystery to U.S., Iraq Report Charges"
..... - WP: "U.S. Report Rejected By Iraqi President"
Agricultural Regulation - WP: "Outbreaks Reveal Food Safety Net's Holes"
Congress - SL: "New faiths are represented in 110th Congress"
..... - WP: "Jefferson Win Poses Dilemma for Party"
Internet - SL: "Web porn may get X-rated e-labels"
Iraq - WP: "For Iraq's Sunnis, Conflict Closes In"
Lebanon - SL: "Hundreds of thousands join Beirut protests"
Litvinenko Poisoning - NYT: "Intrigue Over Spy’s Death Spreads to Germany"
Taliban - NYT: "Taliban and Allies Tighten Grip in North of Pakistan"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(1957 Ford Skyliner. Photo, NY Times)
Cars: "New Again: The Hideaway Hardtop"
Cellphone Eavesdropping?: "Even when your cell's off, the heat may be on" -- Police wiretaps can turn dormant mobile phones into live bugs.
Pentagon Promoting Christianity?: "Inquiry Sought Over Evangelical Video" -- Is there a double standard here?
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_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Afterward: "Katrina Begets a Baby Boom by Immigrants"
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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