PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Flu season? What flu season?"
Development - Editorial, CN: "Transit villages can help cure state's tax ills" -- But first you must BE one.
PHS Basketball: "Plainfield hangs in after starting slowly"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Dirty Dancing: "High Schools Crack Down: Dance Nice or Not at All"
..... - Overcrowding: "Aldermen to decide on rental ordinance" -- Like the one Plainfield rescinded.
..... - Disparity Studies: "Study revealed gap in Essex County's contract practices"
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___________________________________________________________________________
7th Congressional District: "Democrats' surge sends shock wave through the 7th"
Cranford: "Restoring luster to Cranford's WPA mural"
Linden: "Gunman opens fire in bar brawl, killing one"
Union Twp.: "CitiStat is given mixed reviews"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Homicides: "Newark’s 101 Homicides Near a Record"
Newark Liberty: "At airports, it's speed over security"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, December 17, 2006"
Bryant Investigation: "UMDNJ probe finds senator had phony job"
Civil Unions: "Confusion following civil unions"
Corzine on Corzine: "A hard year, but Corzine says he's ready for more"
Flu Pandemic: "State only partly prepared for expected flu pandemic"
UMDNJ: "As scandals mount, monitor to remain"
Ledger having a bad hair day?: There are two stories posted TODAY which are actually reposts of earlier stories -- one on the Menendez campaign, and one on Dina Matos McGreevey's trials and tribulations. Gremlins? Pranksters? April Fool trial run?
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Editorial, SL: "Lawmakers finish wide of the mark"
OpEd, SL: William Dressel: "Let's see real property tax reform" -- Dressel is executive director of the NJ League of Municipalities.
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Englehart, Hartford Courant
Cheney vs. Condi? (Photo, NYT)
Bush's Choice - NYT: "The Capital Awaits a Masterstroke on Iraq"
..... - WP: "Stubborn or Stalwart, Bush Is Loath to Budge"
2008 Election - WP: "The President In the Room"
..... - OpEd, SL: Ellis Cose: "Overcoming history"
Iraq - Nation Mag: "About Face: Soldiers Call for Iraq Withdrawal" -- The Appeal for Redress website is here.
..... - OpEd, SL: John Farmer Jr.: "A reluctance to ask public to sacrifice" -- Has he been sneaking a peek at PT?
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Defibrillators: "Devices Can Interfere With Peaceful Death"
Episcopalian Dissension: "[Some] Episcopalians Are Reaching Point of Revolt"
'Living' Nativities: "Bringing a Nativity to life takes planning and cost thousands"
Pest Control: "In His Battle With Pests, the Fun Is in the Arsenal"
Television: "Digital TV: So many choices, so little time"
Woodrow Wilson: "Woodrow Wilson and the making of the 20th century"
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 season? What flu season?"
Development - Editorial, CN: "Transit villages can help cure state's tax ills" -- But first you must BE one.
PHS Basketball: "Plainfield hangs in after starting slowly"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Dirty Dancing: "High Schools Crack Down: Dance Nice or Not at All"
..... - Overcrowding: "Aldermen to decide on rental ordinance" -- Like the one Plainfield rescinded.
..... - Disparity Studies: "Study revealed gap in Essex County's contract practices"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
- FREE PARKING: Wednesday Dec. 13 thru Tue Jan.2. Courtesy of the City of Plainfield.
- Today: 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.
- Today: Dec. 17. 5:30 PM. Crescent Concerts: Yuletide by Candlelight. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. 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.
- Monday: Dec. 18. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library.
- Wednesday: 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 St. Admission FREE with unwrapped toy.
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___________________________________________________________________________
7th Congressional District: "Democrats' surge sends shock wave through the 7th"
Cranford: "Restoring luster to Cranford's WPA mural"
Linden: "Gunman opens fire in bar brawl, killing one"
Union Twp.: "CitiStat is given mixed reviews"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Homicides: "Newark’s 101 Homicides Near a Record"
Newark Liberty: "At airports, it's speed over security"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, December 17, 2006"
Bryant Investigation: "UMDNJ probe finds senator had phony job"
Civil Unions: "Confusion following civil unions"
Corzine on Corzine: "A hard year, but Corzine says he's ready for more"
Flu Pandemic: "State only partly prepared for expected flu pandemic"
UMDNJ: "As scandals mount, monitor to remain"
Ledger having a bad hair day?: There are two stories posted TODAY which are actually reposts of earlier stories -- one on the Menendez campaign, and one on Dina Matos McGreevey's trials and tribulations. Gremlins? Pranksters? April Fool trial run?
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Editorial, SL: "Lawmakers finish wide of the mark"
OpEd, SL: William Dressel: "Let's see real property tax reform" -- Dressel is executive director of the NJ League of Municipalities.
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Englehart, Hartford Courant
Cheney vs. Condi? (Photo, NYT)
Bush's Choice - NYT: "The Capital Awaits a Masterstroke on Iraq"
..... - WP: "Stubborn or Stalwart, Bush Is Loath to Budge"
2008 Election - WP: "The President In the Room"
..... - OpEd, SL: Ellis Cose: "Overcoming history"
Iraq - Nation Mag: "About Face: Soldiers Call for Iraq Withdrawal" -- The Appeal for Redress website is here.
..... - OpEd, SL: John Farmer Jr.: "A reluctance to ask public to sacrifice" -- Has he been sneaking a peek at PT?
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Defibrillators: "Devices Can Interfere With Peaceful Death"
Episcopalian Dissension: "[Some] Episcopalians Are Reaching Point of Revolt"
'Living' Nativities: "Bringing a Nativity to life takes planning and cost thousands"
Pest Control: "In His Battle With Pests, the Fun Is in the Arsenal"
Television: "Digital TV: So many choices, so little time"
Woodrow Wilson: "Woodrow Wilson and the making of the 20th century"
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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