PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Season's Greetings from PT", "Murder No. 10 - Updated Chart"
Plain Talker: "Daniels Gets Permanent Appointment"
City Council: "City nixes early holiday liquor sales"
School Tests: "Test-score inquiry angers some schools"
Holiday Services: "Grace Church plans holiday services"
Senior Center: "Missing Senior Center volunteer, 92, found in Delaware"
NOTE: The viewing for Ms. Flores will be THIS EVENING, 6 - 10 PM, at Brown's Funeral Home, 122 Plainfield Avenue. The funeral is TOMORROW, 12:30 PM, at St. Mary's Church, West 6th & Liberty Streets.
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Development Graft: "Developer paid $50,000 bribe to boost zoning density"
..... - Development: "Highland Park board weighs new Y plus apartment complex"
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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BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
City Hall - NYT: "Newark’s City Hall Glows After Yearlong Restoration"
Devils Arena - NYT: "Devils’ Hockey Arena, or ‘Rock,’ if Prudential Agrees to Pay"
Gambling - SL: "Newark going after illegal gambling machines"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Civil Unions: "Gays get marriage without the name"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "One step forward for gays"
..... - CN: "Mayors ready for civil unions"
.......... - "Lambda Legal helps same-sex couples avoid discrimination, confusion"
Population Shifts - SL: "N.J. in danger of losing House seat"
..... - NYT: "New Jersey Falls From Top Ranks in Population"
Stem Cell Research: "Lab will be named to honor Reeve"
Towns: Hopewell: "Holiday-less Mercer school angers some pupils' parents"
..... - Hoboken: "State board to let Hoboken back hospital bonds"
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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: Matson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Campaign Ads - WP: "Issue Advocacy Ads May Run During an Election, Appeals Court Rules"
Congress - NYT: "Eyeing ’08, Democrats Nurse Freshmen at Risk"
..... - SL: "President signs Ferguson's bill on respite care"
..... - CN: "Bush signs Ferguson's respite-care bill"
The Dollar - Spiegel: "How Dangerous is the Dollar Drop?"
The Draft - SL: "Selective Service System insists: This is only a test"
Economy - Mpls Star-Tribune: "Economy slows to 2% pace under weight of real estate slowdown"
Iraq - NYT: "Iraqi Factions Try to Undercut a Plan to Isolate Extremists"
..... - WP: "Iraqi Prime Minister Tells Gates He'll Let U.S. Decide on Troop 'Surge'"
..... - AlterNet: "Saudi Royals Snub Bush, Fund Opposition to U.S. Troops"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Holiday Decorations: "Those Inflatable Santas: Eyepoppers to Eyesores"
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: "Season's Greetings from PT", "Murder No. 10 - Updated Chart"
Plain Talker: "Daniels Gets Permanent Appointment"
City Council: "City nixes early holiday liquor sales"
School Tests: "Test-score inquiry angers some schools"
Holiday Services: "Grace Church plans holiday services"
Senior Center: "Missing Senior Center volunteer, 92, found in Delaware"
NOTE: The viewing for Ms. Flores will be THIS EVENING, 6 - 10 PM, at Brown's Funeral Home, 122 Plainfield Avenue. The funeral is TOMORROW, 12:30 PM, at St. Mary's Church, West 6th & Liberty Streets.
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Development Graft: "Developer paid $50,000 bribe to boost zoning density"
..... - Development: "Highland Park board weighs new Y plus apartment complex"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
- Tomorrow: 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.
- Monday: Dec. 25. Noon - 3 PM. Holiday Meal. First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. 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
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
City Hall - NYT: "Newark’s City Hall Glows After Yearlong Restoration"
Devils Arena - NYT: "Devils’ Hockey Arena, or ‘Rock,’ if Prudential Agrees to Pay"
Gambling - SL: "Newark going after illegal gambling machines"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Civil Unions: "Gays get marriage without the name"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "One step forward for gays"
..... - CN: "Mayors ready for civil unions"
.......... - "Lambda Legal helps same-sex couples avoid discrimination, confusion"
Population Shifts - SL: "N.J. in danger of losing House seat"
..... - NYT: "New Jersey Falls From Top Ranks in Population"
Stem Cell Research: "Lab will be named to honor Reeve"
Towns: Hopewell: "Holiday-less Mercer school angers some pupils' parents"
..... - Hoboken: "State board to let Hoboken back hospital bonds"
____________________
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: Matson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Campaign Ads - WP: "Issue Advocacy Ads May Run During an Election, Appeals Court Rules"
Congress - NYT: "Eyeing ’08, Democrats Nurse Freshmen at Risk"
..... - SL: "President signs Ferguson's bill on respite care"
..... - CN: "Bush signs Ferguson's respite-care bill"
The Dollar - Spiegel: "How Dangerous is the Dollar Drop?"
The Draft - SL: "Selective Service System insists: This is only a test"
Economy - Mpls Star-Tribune: "Economy slows to 2% pace under weight of real estate slowdown"
Iraq - NYT: "Iraqi Factions Try to Undercut a Plan to Isolate Extremists"
..... - WP: "Iraqi Prime Minister Tells Gates He'll Let U.S. Decide on Troop 'Surge'"
..... - AlterNet: "Saudi Royals Snub Bush, Fund Opposition to U.S. Troops"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Holiday Decorations: "Those Inflatable Santas: Eyepoppers to Eyesores"
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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