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Friday, December 29, 2006

PT on tech break... Budget talks continue... Howard's salary... Victim ID sought... RUTGERS WIN...

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RUTGERS - SL: "Rutgers wins first bowl, routs Kansas State"
.......... - CN: "Rutgers defeats Kansas State for first-ever bowl victory"
.......... - AP: "Rutgers savors first bowl victory"

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "PT taking advantage of tech improvements over holidays"
Plain Talker: "Budget Talks To Continue"

Miami Murder: "Police searching for identity of Plainfield man killed in 1998"
Schools: "Plainfield school chief's salary set at $160K"

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Felons & Dogs: "New Illinois law puts the bite on felons who use attack dogs"


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.
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Westfield: "Teen says he was fondled in boys room at WHS"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

A.C.: "Hit me! Casinos may lose smoking"
Citizenship: "28 take the oath during Trenton ceremony"
Healthcare: "Horizon suit claims anesthesia firm overbilled patients"
No-Bid Contracts: "Suit alleges Corrections gave no-bid contracts"
Taco Bell: "Slowly but surely, Jersey consumers return to Taco Bell"
Turnpike Privatization: "Critics: Road leasing would bring toll hikes"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


Editorial Cartoon: Corrigan, Toronto Star

Congress - SL: "Democrats to reassess handling of detainees"
Horn of Africa - NYT: "Somalia Forces Retake Capital From Islamists"
Iraq - NYT: "U.S. Is Being Told Hussein Hanging Seems Imminent"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________


(Photo, David Hume Kennerly)
Ford: Assessment, Funeral: "For Ford, Pardon Decision Was Always Clear-Cut" -- Schedule; Links.



(Photo, NY Times)

James Brown - SL: "Even in death, Brown packs Apollo"
..... - NYT: "A Loud, Proud Send-Off for an Icon of Soul"

Domestic Violence: "Domestic violence drops by over 50%, but racial gaps remain"
Duke Rape Case: "Prosecutor in Duke Case Faces Ethics Complaint"
Health: "Underprivileged toddlers are apt to become obese"
Islam: "Muslims jam Mecca as annual hajj begins"

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

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