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01/07/2006 - Saturday
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: Moving to old machine today, will post tomorrow -- Dan
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Plain Talker: Council(s) conflict: "Monday here, Monday there"
Boys & Girls Club [last item]: "Club hosting fourth annual Father-Daughter Dance"
Crime - Ledger: "Mercedes SUV stolen on Lansdowne Terrace, high-speed chase through 4 counties"
.......... - Courier: "Police chase winds through four counties"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Corruption: "Old Bridge official pleads guilty in ongoing corruption probe"
Piscataway: "Judge orders town to deposit $8M in Halper farm case"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Bosses: Norcross: "No Title and No Elective Office, but Influence Across New Jersey"
Drugs: Money Laundering: "Police seize $667,000 from home in Haledon"
DYFS - Ledger: "Reports criticize DFYS efforts on families in turmoil"
.......... - NY Times: "Reports Say New Jersey Falls Short of Child Welfare Goals"
Ethics - Editorial, Ledger: "Restore gift restrictions"
............ Two years ago legislators repealed two anti-gift laws; why they should be restored. . .
EWR: "Travel at Newark up 3 percent last year, to 33 million passengers"
Gay Marriage: "Harvey urges high court to rebuff gay union claim"
Hospitals: "Jersey hospitals suffer financially"
Legislature: "Amid legal troubles, Newark's Assemblywoman Williams quits"
Ocean County/Lesbian Couple Imbroglio [not online]:
.......... - OpEd, Ledger: Steven Goldstein: "Deceitful argument for injustice against a lesbian couple"
............... Goldstein's piece calls into question Paul Mulshine's contention that the surviving partner
............... would be financially well-placed with the County's life insurance policy. Goldstein argues
............... that is not so, and that Mulshine is the Freeholders' 'stooge.'
Standardized Tests: "Grade schools lead way as test scores rise"
UMDNJ: "Legal official Andrea Walker Modu rejects demand to quit"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - LA Times: "A Not-Always-Diplomatic Gathering with Bush"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair:
.................... - Analysis - LA Times: "Scandal May Upset Rules of Enrichment in Congress"
.................... - NY Times: "Tyco Acknowledges $1.6M Link to Abramoff"
...........................Note: The Timothy E. Flanigan referred to in this article was, in addition to being
........................."Tyco's attorney,"Tyco's senior vice president and general counsel up until April
..........................2005. Flanigan was nominated by George W. Bush in April to be the Deputy
..........................Attorney General working directly under Alberto Gonzalez.That's nothing new.
..........................Flanigan, a member of the Federalist Society, worked directly under then-White
..........................House Lead Counsel Gonzalez as his deputy. Flanigan left the White House Staff
..........................in November 2002 to go to work for Tyco. - Truthout editors
.............................. - Editorial: "Newt as Diogenes in a Dark Capitol"
.................... - Nation: "Abramoff , The GOP Corruption Machine & What Dems Need to Do"
.................... - Texas Observer: "Pimping the Presidency: Abramoff bills clients for face time with Bush"
.................... - Washington Post: E.J. Dionne: "Abramoff and His Vanishing Friends"
.......... - DeLay - Bloomberg: "'DeLay Inc.' Lobbying Firm Has Links to Three Capital Scandals"
.................... - NY Times: "Rebels in G.O.P. Call for DeLay to Be Replaced"
.................... - Washington Post: "DeLay inquiry broadened; data on US Family Network demanded"
......................... - "Tide Turning Against DeLay Leadership"
.................... - Reuters: "DeLay's bid to return to US leadership in jeopardy"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - Washington Post: "Congressional Report Rebuts Bush on Spying"
Dollar - Financial Times/UK: "China signals reserves switch away from dollar"
FBI: "F.B.I. Erred in Implicating Oregon Man in Madrid Attack"
Homeland Security - St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Homeland security job filled amid controversy"
Iraq - TPM Cafe: "The Cost of The War: Estimated at $3 trillion"
IRS - Tacoma News-Tribune: "IRS tracked taxpayers’ political affiliation"
Pensions: "Five San Diego officials indicted over pensions fraud"
Supreme Court - NY Times: "Justices to say when police can enter private home without warrant"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Obituary: "Lou Rawls, velvet voice, 72"
............ and a recording of 'Love is a hurtin' thing' is here
Obituary: "Hugh Thompson, 62; Army helicopter pilot saved civilians at My Lai"
Postage: "Quietly Raising Stamp Prices, and a Few Hackles, Too"
............ Tomorrow. 39¢. Did you know?
Religion: Monks and Nuns together?: "A ruling on the status of its women roils a monastery"
Street Cams [UK]: "Cars to Be Subject To Video Surveillance"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Fight Grows in New Orleans on Demolition and Rebuilding"
.......... - "New Orleans Delays Razing Houses 2 Weeks"
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Saturday, January 07, 2006
Friday, January 06, 2006
06 - Friday
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01/06/2006 - Friday
Two days worth of Ledger clips today -- NJ's 'newspaper of record,' with a milllion circulation
couldn't get it up yesterday -- again!
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: Took the night off to roast Sally Beckwith -- details later. -- Dan
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Plain Talker: "Nobody Checked The Charter"
Administration - Ledger: "New mayor begins assembling her team"
Schools [next to last item] - Courier: "School board to fill vacancy"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Clark: "Clark mayor touts growth, transformation of township"
Edison: "Another decision by Choi draws flak; Interim manager criticized in Edison"
New Providence: "Police chief sworn in as administrator"
Roselle: "Post-game brawl in Rahway shuts spectators out of tonight's game"
Roselle Park: "Council gets back to business"
Summit: "Rail fight resumes as 3 take Council seats"
Union: "Mayor has hopes for future; 'Clearly we have work to do,' he says"
Union County: "Former county manager Ann Barran dies"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine Transition: "Corzine fills 2 more key posts - DEP, Public Advocate"
Abramoff money: See NJ story under 'Nation/World' below
Body Parts scandal: "Patients kept in the dark on cadaver parts, doctors not required to tell"
'Christmas Tree' grants: "Democrats spread end-of-year cheer by doling out gifts"
.......... - "Details: $50 million in 'ornaments' added to budget branches"
Death Penalty: "Execution suspension advances; panel would study death penalty"
Legislative Ethics - Editorial, Ledger: "Restore gift restrictions"
Lynch Investigation: "Feds demand records from nine towns"
........... Make that ten towns -- Plainfield records were subpoenaed, too . . .
Newark: "Corzine election workers: We got stiffed by Assemblywoman Williams"
New Laws:
.......... - Charities: "Charities lose sex-lawsuit shield"
.......... - Indoor Smoking: "Bill heads to Assembly floor, then Codey"
.......... - Lame Duck methods: "For final bills, the bum's rush or royal treatment"
Road repairs: "Cash crisis puts road fixes on hold for months"
UMDNJ - Ledger: "Monitor spreading wide net at UMDNJ; issues long list of records wanted"
.................... - "'Senatorial courtesy' blocks bid for reform"
.................... - "May lose more trustees as disclosure filings flood ethics panel"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair:
.................... - Analysis - Washington Post: "Jack in the Box"
.............................. - "Throughout a City, Lessons of the Fall"
.................... - Ledger: "Jersey lawmaker Ferguson gives Abramoff cash back"
.............................. After he said he wasn't going to. Yeah, right . . . until the heat goes up.
.............................. - OpEd: John Farmer: "Dishonest Abramoff talks, GOP trembles"
.................... - Courier: "NJ pols seek distance from disgraced lobbyist's money"
.................... - Newsweek: "Ties That Bind? White House distances itself from Abramoff"
.................... - Houston Chronicle: "Lobbyist ties could cost DeLay; aides say links make him a liability"
.......... - Congressional Corruption: "Parsing the Polls: The Public's Take on Corruption"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - NY Times: "Dem says Administration's spy briefings violated law by limiting to 'Gang of 8'"
.................... - Truthout: "NSA Destroyed Evidence of Domestic Spying"
.................... - Washington Post: "FISA Court seeking answers; Judges were unaware of eavesdropping"
Padilla - Christian Science Monitor: "Supreme Court OKs transfer of Padilla; But . . ."
.......... - Washington Post: "Justices Order Padilla Terror Case Moved to Civilian Court"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Blogworld: "Newark ex-blogger covering courts moves his mouse to Wonkette"
Death Penalty - PBS' 'Now': "The Death Penalty"
Hip-Hop: "'Shake it out for Jesus': Churches co-opt hip-hop"
Radio: "Howard Stern's move to space leaves vacuum below"
TV: "'Book of Daniel' - faith-based 'Desperate Housewives' airs tonight, Ch 4, 9 - 11"
............ I suspect this one is going to be a hit. But breaking the pilot on a Friday. . .?
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01/06/2006 - Friday
Two days worth of Ledger clips today -- NJ's 'newspaper of record,' with a milllion circulation
couldn't get it up yesterday -- again!
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: Took the night off to roast Sally Beckwith -- details later. -- Dan
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Plain Talker: "Nobody Checked The Charter"
Administration - Ledger: "New mayor begins assembling her team"
Schools [next to last item] - Courier: "School board to fill vacancy"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Clark: "Clark mayor touts growth, transformation of township"
Edison: "Another decision by Choi draws flak; Interim manager criticized in Edison"
New Providence: "Police chief sworn in as administrator"
Roselle: "Post-game brawl in Rahway shuts spectators out of tonight's game"
Roselle Park: "Council gets back to business"
Summit: "Rail fight resumes as 3 take Council seats"
Union: "Mayor has hopes for future; 'Clearly we have work to do,' he says"
Union County: "Former county manager Ann Barran dies"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine Transition: "Corzine fills 2 more key posts - DEP, Public Advocate"
Abramoff money: See NJ story under 'Nation/World' below
Body Parts scandal: "Patients kept in the dark on cadaver parts, doctors not required to tell"
'Christmas Tree' grants: "Democrats spread end-of-year cheer by doling out gifts"
.......... - "Details: $50 million in 'ornaments' added to budget branches"
Death Penalty: "Execution suspension advances; panel would study death penalty"
Legislative Ethics - Editorial, Ledger: "Restore gift restrictions"
Lynch Investigation: "Feds demand records from nine towns"
........... Make that ten towns -- Plainfield records were subpoenaed, too . . .
Newark: "Corzine election workers: We got stiffed by Assemblywoman Williams"
New Laws:
.......... - Charities: "Charities lose sex-lawsuit shield"
.......... - Indoor Smoking: "Bill heads to Assembly floor, then Codey"
.......... - Lame Duck methods: "For final bills, the bum's rush or royal treatment"
Road repairs: "Cash crisis puts road fixes on hold for months"
UMDNJ - Ledger: "Monitor spreading wide net at UMDNJ; issues long list of records wanted"
.................... - "'Senatorial courtesy' blocks bid for reform"
.................... - "May lose more trustees as disclosure filings flood ethics panel"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair:
.................... - Analysis - Washington Post: "Jack in the Box"
.............................. - "Throughout a City, Lessons of the Fall"
.................... - Ledger: "Jersey lawmaker Ferguson gives Abramoff cash back"
.............................. After he said he wasn't going to. Yeah, right . . . until the heat goes up.
.............................. - OpEd: John Farmer: "Dishonest Abramoff talks, GOP trembles"
.................... - Courier: "NJ pols seek distance from disgraced lobbyist's money"
.................... - Newsweek: "Ties That Bind? White House distances itself from Abramoff"
.................... - Houston Chronicle: "Lobbyist ties could cost DeLay; aides say links make him a liability"
.......... - Congressional Corruption: "Parsing the Polls: The Public's Take on Corruption"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - NY Times: "Dem says Administration's spy briefings violated law by limiting to 'Gang of 8'"
.................... - Truthout: "NSA Destroyed Evidence of Domestic Spying"
.................... - Washington Post: "FISA Court seeking answers; Judges were unaware of eavesdropping"
Padilla - Christian Science Monitor: "Supreme Court OKs transfer of Padilla; But . . ."
.......... - Washington Post: "Justices Order Padilla Terror Case Moved to Civilian Court"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Blogworld: "Newark ex-blogger covering courts moves his mouse to Wonkette"
Death Penalty - PBS' 'Now': "The Death Penalty"
Hip-Hop: "'Shake it out for Jesus': Churches co-opt hip-hop"
Radio: "Howard Stern's move to space leaves vacuum below"
TV: "'Book of Daniel' - faith-based 'Desperate Housewives' airs tonight, Ch 4, 9 - 11"
............ I suspect this one is going to be a hit. But breaking the pilot on a Friday. . .?
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Thursday, January 05, 2006
05 - Thursday
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01/05/2006 - Thursday
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: "Bizz: There is life after death"
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MLK Week - Frontiers Breakfast [next to last item]: "Minister to speak at MLK breakfast"
Muhlenberg, Children's Projects: "Nursing school, groups stand to benefit from state grants"
Letter to Editor, Courier: Wilma Campbell: "Board member isn't rubber stamp"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster: "Amid calls to step down, Bedminster mayor defends 'terrorist' remark"
Edison: "Choi announces hiring freeze; Councilman Barnes attacks him"
Linden: "Gregorio plans to run; At 80, could be one of oldest in state"
North Plainfield: "Teen charged; 17-year-old killed over gas money dispute"
Somerset County: "Somerset County says 'no' to drugs with kids poster calendar"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine planning inaugural ceremony, ball"
Codey: "Codey to give final State of the State talk"
Arming Probation Officers: "Court hears arguments, issue is whether Legislature overstepped"
Cable Wars - Editorial, Courier: "Cable bill deserves quick action"
Death Penalty: "Turmoil over death penalty"
Identity Theft: "Residents gain defense against identity theft"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair:
.................... - Analysis - LA Times: "Lobbying Plan Was Central to GOP's Political Strategy"
......................... - AP: "Abramoff Plea May Rock GOP Boat"
......................... - TruthDig: Robert Scheer: "Jack Abramoff's "Cesspool of Corruption""
......................... - Washington Post: "Case Bringing New Scrutiny To a System and a Profession"
.................... - NY Times: "Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in Fla.; 2nd Plea in 2 Days"
.............................. Charts of money given, an outline, and a chart of Abramoff-DeLay connections.
.................... - Washington Post: "Bush to Give Away Abramoff Donations"
.................... - Guardian/UK: "Lobbyist to reveal all in Congress bribes scandal"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - Washington Post: "Secret surveillance may have occurred before authorization"
Iraq - Christian Science Monitor: "US allies in Iraq: valuable but dwindling"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Education: "Poor, minority fourth-graders closing learning gap in NJ"
Journalism: "Last Year Deadliest for Journalists Since 1995"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Tourism: "SIGH SEEING"
............Guides are giving visitors a tour they'll never forget, surveying Katrina's
............damage and learning how it happened
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01/05/2006 - Thursday
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: "Bizz: There is life after death"
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MLK Week - Frontiers Breakfast [next to last item]: "Minister to speak at MLK breakfast"
Muhlenberg, Children's Projects: "Nursing school, groups stand to benefit from state grants"
Letter to Editor, Courier: Wilma Campbell: "Board member isn't rubber stamp"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster: "Amid calls to step down, Bedminster mayor defends 'terrorist' remark"
Edison: "Choi announces hiring freeze; Councilman Barnes attacks him"
Linden: "Gregorio plans to run; At 80, could be one of oldest in state"
North Plainfield: "Teen charged; 17-year-old killed over gas money dispute"
Somerset County: "Somerset County says 'no' to drugs with kids poster calendar"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine planning inaugural ceremony, ball"
Codey: "Codey to give final State of the State talk"
Arming Probation Officers: "Court hears arguments, issue is whether Legislature overstepped"
Cable Wars - Editorial, Courier: "Cable bill deserves quick action"
Death Penalty: "Turmoil over death penalty"
Identity Theft: "Residents gain defense against identity theft"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair:
.................... - Analysis - LA Times: "Lobbying Plan Was Central to GOP's Political Strategy"
......................... - AP: "Abramoff Plea May Rock GOP Boat"
......................... - TruthDig: Robert Scheer: "Jack Abramoff's "Cesspool of Corruption""
......................... - Washington Post: "Case Bringing New Scrutiny To a System and a Profession"
.................... - NY Times: "Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in Fla.; 2nd Plea in 2 Days"
.............................. Charts of money given, an outline, and a chart of Abramoff-DeLay connections.
.................... - Washington Post: "Bush to Give Away Abramoff Donations"
.................... - Guardian/UK: "Lobbyist to reveal all in Congress bribes scandal"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - Washington Post: "Secret surveillance may have occurred before authorization"
Iraq - Christian Science Monitor: "US allies in Iraq: valuable but dwindling"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Education: "Poor, minority fourth-graders closing learning gap in NJ"
Journalism: "Last Year Deadliest for Journalists Since 1995"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Tourism: "SIGH SEEING"
............Guides are giving visitors a tour they'll never forget, surveying Katrina's
............damage and learning how it happened
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Wednesday, January 04, 2006
04 - Wednesday
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01/04/2006 - Wednesday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: "Bowser, Choi inaugurals pack extra punch - Corzine and Menendez"
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Community Section: These items not online: Chris Amaker, whose mother and father live in
Plainfield, was promoted to Lt. Col. in the Army. Airman Chadir Shivers completed training
at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX. He is the grandson of Lloyd Shivers, Sr., of Plainfield.
Kwanzaa: "Courier Picture Story"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster: "Miffed at protest plans, new mayor labels group as 'terrorists'"
Cranford: "Mayor's son charged in drug case but gets no jail time"
Edison: "Choi says Spadoro left Edison 'a fiscal disaster'"
Kenilworth: "Just call it the den of Democrats"
North Plainfield: "Teenager stabbed to death"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Ledger: "Corzine starts on Cabinet: Secretary of State, Adjutant General named"
.................... - "Proposal: Give DYFS Cabinet-level status"
Ethics Rules: "Confusion reigns on university ethics rules"
Homicides: "State's inner cities see surge in killings"
Homeland Security: "N.J. lawmakers hail change that will bolster aid to Newark region"
Jersey City: "Judge disqualifies trio of 'insiders' in Honeywell toxic cleanup case"
Long Hill Township: "A gay mayor is sworn to office"
Lynch Investigation: "Lynch investigation widens to Old Bridge"
Maplewood: "Popular vote for mayor advocated"
Middlesex County: "GOP files an appeal in ethics complaint"
Newark: "James walks and talks like he wants 6th term"
............ Newark's non-partisan election takes place in May, hence petitions and campaigning
............ take place earlier than in June primary communities . . .
Schools Construction Corp.: "Old school the stage for $115M center in E. Orange"
Stem Cell Research: "Codey stem cell plan off the table"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Ledger:
.......... - Washington Post: E.J. Dionne: "For Bush, a Test in the Midterms"
.......... - Military Times: "Poll finds high morale, but less support for Bush, war effort"
.......... - Agence France Presse: "'Poll: Support for Bush drops among US military"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair - NY Times: "Tremors Across Washington as Lobbyist Will Aid Inquiry"
.................... - Ledger/AP: "Lobbyist admits plying officials for votes; implicates a DeLay aide"
.............................. - "For some in D.C., this is a toxic spill"
.............................. - Editorial: "Movers and shakers shudder"
................................... Am I misremebering, or did Mike Ferguson say he
................................... would NOT be returning money he got from Abramoff?
.................... - Washington Post: "Abramoff Pleads Guilty to 3 Counts"
.................... - Boston Globe: "Dozens send back lobbyist's donations, fearing link to Abramoff"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - NY Times: "Agency First Acted on Its Own to Broaden Spying, Files Show"
.................... - Village Voice: James Ridgeway: "Looks like Bush knew wiretaps were wrong"
.................... - The Australian: "Wiretaps vital and within law: Bush"
Iraq - 'Milbloggers' - Newsday: "Military 'shuts down' soldiers' blogs"
Murtha - Reuters: "US Rep. Murtha says he wouldn't join military now"
Voting Systems - LA Times: "Electronic Voting System Results Still Out"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Blacks in early recordings: "Diversity Revealed in Records' First Years"
'Deferred Prosecutions' - One World: "Corporate Crime: Execs take fall while corporations go free"
Cuteness: "Scientists Are Discovering The Cute Factor"
Wikipedia vs. Brittanica: "The Nitpicking of the Masses vs. the Authority of the Experts"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Archaeologist in New Orleans Finds a Way to Help the Living"
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01/04/2006 - Wednesday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: "Bowser, Choi inaugurals pack extra punch - Corzine and Menendez"
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Community Section: These items not online: Chris Amaker, whose mother and father live in
Plainfield, was promoted to Lt. Col. in the Army. Airman Chadir Shivers completed training
at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX. He is the grandson of Lloyd Shivers, Sr., of Plainfield.
Kwanzaa: "Courier Picture Story"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster: "Miffed at protest plans, new mayor labels group as 'terrorists'"
Cranford: "Mayor's son charged in drug case but gets no jail time"
Edison: "Choi says Spadoro left Edison 'a fiscal disaster'"
Kenilworth: "Just call it the den of Democrats"
North Plainfield: "Teenager stabbed to death"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Ledger: "Corzine starts on Cabinet: Secretary of State, Adjutant General named"
.................... - "Proposal: Give DYFS Cabinet-level status"
Ethics Rules: "Confusion reigns on university ethics rules"
Homicides: "State's inner cities see surge in killings"
Homeland Security: "N.J. lawmakers hail change that will bolster aid to Newark region"
Jersey City: "Judge disqualifies trio of 'insiders' in Honeywell toxic cleanup case"
Long Hill Township: "A gay mayor is sworn to office"
Lynch Investigation: "Lynch investigation widens to Old Bridge"
Maplewood: "Popular vote for mayor advocated"
Middlesex County: "GOP files an appeal in ethics complaint"
Newark: "James walks and talks like he wants 6th term"
............ Newark's non-partisan election takes place in May, hence petitions and campaigning
............ take place earlier than in June primary communities . . .
Schools Construction Corp.: "Old school the stage for $115M center in E. Orange"
Stem Cell Research: "Codey stem cell plan off the table"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Ledger:
.......... - Washington Post: E.J. Dionne: "For Bush, a Test in the Midterms"
.......... - Military Times: "Poll finds high morale, but less support for Bush, war effort"
.......... - Agence France Presse: "'Poll: Support for Bush drops among US military"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair - NY Times: "Tremors Across Washington as Lobbyist Will Aid Inquiry"
.................... - Ledger/AP: "Lobbyist admits plying officials for votes; implicates a DeLay aide"
.............................. - "For some in D.C., this is a toxic spill"
.............................. - Editorial: "Movers and shakers shudder"
................................... Am I misremebering, or did Mike Ferguson say he
................................... would NOT be returning money he got from Abramoff?
.................... - Washington Post: "Abramoff Pleads Guilty to 3 Counts"
.................... - Boston Globe: "Dozens send back lobbyist's donations, fearing link to Abramoff"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - NY Times: "Agency First Acted on Its Own to Broaden Spying, Files Show"
.................... - Village Voice: James Ridgeway: "Looks like Bush knew wiretaps were wrong"
.................... - The Australian: "Wiretaps vital and within law: Bush"
Iraq - 'Milbloggers' - Newsday: "Military 'shuts down' soldiers' blogs"
Murtha - Reuters: "US Rep. Murtha says he wouldn't join military now"
Voting Systems - LA Times: "Electronic Voting System Results Still Out"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Blacks in early recordings: "Diversity Revealed in Records' First Years"
'Deferred Prosecutions' - One World: "Corporate Crime: Execs take fall while corporations go free"
Cuteness: "Scientists Are Discovering The Cute Factor"
Wikipedia vs. Brittanica: "The Nitpicking of the Masses vs. the Authority of the Experts"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Archaeologist in New Orleans Finds a Way to Help the Living"
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006
03 - Tuesday
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01/03/2006 - Tuesday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:.......... "Plainfield events calendar near"
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Inauguration - Plain Talker: "Firsts For Plainfield"
Inaugural Ball [next to last item]: "Mayor-elect holding inaugural ball"
Interfaith Council, Bridgeway House [3rd from last item]: "Federal grant helps local social agencies"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Cranford: "Boyfriend arrested in Cranford killing, County's first in 2006"
Union County Parks: "Union County parks offer sledding, snowboarding, ice skating, skiing"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Arming Probation Officers?: "Top court set to hear debate that will test judicial authority"
Assembly: "Sires, stepping down as Assembly leader, looks back at his historic tenure"
Domestic Partners - OpEd, Ledger: Paul Mulshine: "Domestic partner's plight is exaggerated"
............... . . . in which he throws some unexpected light on the Ocean County gay rights story
East Orange: "Mayor Bowser points to progress; says citizens and council have seized their destiny"
Eco-warfare: "In a toxic world, Mike Turner cleans up nasty P.R. fighting for clients' images"
Harvey's Farewell: "Showbiz names top invitee list for Harvey's farewell party"
Medicare - Ledger: "A dose of chaos as Medicare drug benefit kicks in"
.................... - "Many look to their children for help with drug options"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush:
.......... - NY Times: "Bush Defends Spy Program and Denies Misleading Public"
.......... - Time: "Has Bush Gone Too Far? His secret directive sets off a furor"
......................... - "Bush Says, Bring It On; the Critics Will"
.......... - Washington Post: "Bush Defends Spying Program As 'Necessary'"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - Washington Post: "NSA gave other US agencies information from surveillance"
.......... - News-for-hire: "Muslim Scholars Were Paid to Aid U.S. Propaganda"
Afghanistan: "U.S. Cedes Duties in Rebuilding Afghanistan"
Congress: "Gift Limits Often Exceeded, Lobbyists' Records Show"
Homeland Security - NY Times: "New Rules Set for Giving Out Antiterror Aid"
.................... - Courier: "Homeland Security plans changes in city funding"
Iraq Oil - Reuters: "Iraq's Oil Exports Hit Lowest Level Since War"
Military - Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Some soldiers trying to get out of Army"
Minimum Wage - NY Times: "States Take Lead in Push to Raise Minimum Wages"
............ . . . and a national map of states above the Federal minimum is here
New War? - Iran? - Spiegel: "Is Washington Planning a Military Strike on Iran?"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Christmas [Orthodox]: "Christmas holiday not quite over for Orthodox Church"
.............Because Orthodox churches follow the 'old' Julian calendar, celebrations fall later
Immigrants: "New Denver law targets employers who shortchange immigrant daylaborers"
Media - Average people fight back: "Answering back to the news media, using the internet"
Movies: "Kong through the ages [slide show]"
Obituary: "Truman Gibson, Who Fought Army Segregation, Is Dead at 93"
Prayer at Government Meetings: "Judge upholds prayer limits in Ind.; 'too many appeals to Jesus Christ'"
Real Estate - Home as Investment: "At 150 Edgars Lane, Changing the Idea of Home"
.................... - 'For Sale By Owner': "Owners' Web Gives Realtors Run for Money"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Real Estate: 'Making lemonade out of lemons'"
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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
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Inauguration - Plain Talker: "Firsts For Plainfield"
Inaugural Ball [next to last item]: "Mayor-elect holding inaugural ball"
Interfaith Council, Bridgeway House [3rd from last item]: "Federal grant helps local social agencies"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Cranford: "Boyfriend arrested in Cranford killing, County's first in 2006"
Union County Parks: "Union County parks offer sledding, snowboarding, ice skating, skiing"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Arming Probation Officers?: "Top court set to hear debate that will test judicial authority"
Assembly: "Sires, stepping down as Assembly leader, looks back at his historic tenure"
Domestic Partners - OpEd, Ledger: Paul Mulshine: "Domestic partner's plight is exaggerated"
............... . . . in which he throws some unexpected light on the Ocean County gay rights story
East Orange: "Mayor Bowser points to progress; says citizens and council have seized their destiny"
Eco-warfare: "In a toxic world, Mike Turner cleans up nasty P.R. fighting for clients' images"
Harvey's Farewell: "Showbiz names top invitee list for Harvey's farewell party"
Medicare - Ledger: "A dose of chaos as Medicare drug benefit kicks in"
.................... - "Many look to their children for help with drug options"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush:
.......... - NY Times: "Bush Defends Spy Program and Denies Misleading Public"
.......... - Time: "Has Bush Gone Too Far? His secret directive sets off a furor"
......................... - "Bush Says, Bring It On; the Critics Will"
.......... - Washington Post: "Bush Defends Spying Program As 'Necessary'"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - Washington Post: "NSA gave other US agencies information from surveillance"
.......... - News-for-hire: "Muslim Scholars Were Paid to Aid U.S. Propaganda"
Afghanistan: "U.S. Cedes Duties in Rebuilding Afghanistan"
Congress: "Gift Limits Often Exceeded, Lobbyists' Records Show"
Homeland Security - NY Times: "New Rules Set for Giving Out Antiterror Aid"
.................... - Courier: "Homeland Security plans changes in city funding"
Iraq Oil - Reuters: "Iraq's Oil Exports Hit Lowest Level Since War"
Military - Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Some soldiers trying to get out of Army"
Minimum Wage - NY Times: "States Take Lead in Push to Raise Minimum Wages"
............ . . . and a national map of states above the Federal minimum is here
New War? - Iran? - Spiegel: "Is Washington Planning a Military Strike on Iran?"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Christmas [Orthodox]: "Christmas holiday not quite over for Orthodox Church"
.............Because Orthodox churches follow the 'old' Julian calendar, celebrations fall later
Immigrants: "New Denver law targets employers who shortchange immigrant daylaborers"
Media - Average people fight back: "Answering back to the news media, using the internet"
Movies: "Kong through the ages [slide show]"
Obituary: "Truman Gibson, Who Fought Army Segregation, Is Dead at 93"
Prayer at Government Meetings: "Judge upholds prayer limits in Ind.; 'too many appeals to Jesus Christ'"
Real Estate - Home as Investment: "At 150 Edgars Lane, Changing the Idea of Home"
.................... - 'For Sale By Owner': "Owners' Web Gives Realtors Run for Money"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Real Estate: 'Making lemonade out of lemons'"
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Monday, January 02, 2006
02 - Monday
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01/02/2006 - Monday
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
............... - "A prayer for our new mayor"
............... - "About 'Plainfield Today'"
...................... . . . wherein I explain that 'Plainfield Today' is my personal blog and not the City's,
...................... and changes that will be coming to it as of New Year's Day 2006. -- Dan
Inauguration - Ledger: "For new mayor, it's history in the making"
.......... - Courier: "New mayor: Plainfield will work together"
................... - "Queen City team to tackle safety, economic ills"
.......... - Plain Talker: "Robinson-Briggs Sworn-in"
Council - Courier [last item]: "Blanco elected council president"
First baby of '06: "Lorena and Francisco Tamayo's daughter arrives at 1:15 AM, Central NJ's first"
Letter to Editor, Courier: Maria Pellum-Martinez: "Plainfield needs time for healing"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison - Ledger: "Corzine swears in Edison mayor, who thanks immigrant parents"
.......... - Home News: "Choi sworn in as mayor; Edison inaugurates its youngest leader"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine and Menendez: "A little surprise for Corzine and Menendez at Choi swearing-in"
Cable-Phone Fight: "Verizon-Comcast competition reaches Legislature this week"
Camden: "Murders decline but exceed national rates"
Drew U.: "With SAT scores now optional, Drew draws more applicants"
Newark: Manhattan West-West?: "Developers bank on Newark's resurgence"
'Rent-to-own' buying: "Critics assail proposed bill that would allow interest rates over 30%"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Newark school shelved but buyouts continue"
Speeding: "One town wrestles with how to control speeding on its streets"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Ledger: "Bush presses defense of surveillance, ignores reporter's tough question"
.......... - LA Times: "Presidential History Lesson on the Value of Building Consensus"
................. In which our commander-in-chief is likened not to his father, nor to Reagan, but to
................. James K. Polk. Who? Why? Read on . . .
Scandal Central:
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - NY Times: Public Editor: "Behind the eavesdropping story, a loud silence from the Times"
.............................. - Week in Review: "What are you lookin' at? Americans react to the scandal"
.................... - Washington Post: "Bush Defends Spying Program as 'Necessary' to Protect U.S."
Iraq - Rebuilding: "Meant to restore public services, most of $18.4B has gone to security"
Military Staffing Levels: "The Army, Faced With Its Limits"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Blacks and Literacy: "Why Slave-Era Barriers to Black Literacy Still Matter"
Crystal Cathedral: "Schuller Son Takes Over Crystal Cathedral"
Divorce: Terry Martin Hekker: "Paradise Lost (Domestic Division)"
DNA and Rape: "In New York, power of DNA spurs call to abolish statute of limitations for rape"
Education: "In evolution debate, a counterattack in Kansas State Board of Ed elections"
Graffiti-Ads: "Sony Draws Reproach Over Graffiti-Style Ads"
IRS and Calilfornia Church: "Mulling the Limits of Freedom of Speech in Churches"
........... The IRS is investigating whether a church in Pasadena, Calif., is abusing its non-profit
........... status by promoting its outspoken antiwar stance. The development has other churches
........... debating how their leaders should walk the line between free speech and preaching.
Limbo: A literary appreciation: Harold Bloom: "Paradise Found, Limbo Lost"
'Miss Manners' on Essential Record-Keeping: "Turning Over a New Leaf"
Obesity Surgery: "Doctors debate safety of bands and bypass"
Supreme Java?: "Sales of Alito's signature blend are steaming at Newark shop"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "In New Orleans, Housing Sales Are Bright Spot"
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01/02/2006 - Monday
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
............... - "A prayer for our new mayor"
............... - "About 'Plainfield Today'"
...................... . . . wherein I explain that 'Plainfield Today' is my personal blog and not the City's,
...................... and changes that will be coming to it as of New Year's Day 2006. -- Dan
Inauguration - Ledger: "For new mayor, it's history in the making"
.......... - Courier: "New mayor: Plainfield will work together"
................... - "Queen City team to tackle safety, economic ills"
.......... - Plain Talker: "Robinson-Briggs Sworn-in"
Council - Courier [last item]: "Blanco elected council president"
First baby of '06: "Lorena and Francisco Tamayo's daughter arrives at 1:15 AM, Central NJ's first"
Letter to Editor, Courier: Maria Pellum-Martinez: "Plainfield needs time for healing"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison - Ledger: "Corzine swears in Edison mayor, who thanks immigrant parents"
.......... - Home News: "Choi sworn in as mayor; Edison inaugurates its youngest leader"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine and Menendez: "A little surprise for Corzine and Menendez at Choi swearing-in"
Cable-Phone Fight: "Verizon-Comcast competition reaches Legislature this week"
Camden: "Murders decline but exceed national rates"
Drew U.: "With SAT scores now optional, Drew draws more applicants"
Newark: Manhattan West-West?: "Developers bank on Newark's resurgence"
'Rent-to-own' buying: "Critics assail proposed bill that would allow interest rates over 30%"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Newark school shelved but buyouts continue"
Speeding: "One town wrestles with how to control speeding on its streets"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Ledger: "Bush presses defense of surveillance, ignores reporter's tough question"
.......... - LA Times: "Presidential History Lesson on the Value of Building Consensus"
................. In which our commander-in-chief is likened not to his father, nor to Reagan, but to
................. James K. Polk. Who? Why? Read on . . .
Scandal Central:
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - NY Times: Public Editor: "Behind the eavesdropping story, a loud silence from the Times"
.............................. - Week in Review: "What are you lookin' at? Americans react to the scandal"
.................... - Washington Post: "Bush Defends Spying Program as 'Necessary' to Protect U.S."
Iraq - Rebuilding: "Meant to restore public services, most of $18.4B has gone to security"
Military Staffing Levels: "The Army, Faced With Its Limits"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Blacks and Literacy: "Why Slave-Era Barriers to Black Literacy Still Matter"
Crystal Cathedral: "Schuller Son Takes Over Crystal Cathedral"
Divorce: Terry Martin Hekker: "Paradise Lost (Domestic Division)"
DNA and Rape: "In New York, power of DNA spurs call to abolish statute of limitations for rape"
Education: "In evolution debate, a counterattack in Kansas State Board of Ed elections"
Graffiti-Ads: "Sony Draws Reproach Over Graffiti-Style Ads"
IRS and Calilfornia Church: "Mulling the Limits of Freedom of Speech in Churches"
........... The IRS is investigating whether a church in Pasadena, Calif., is abusing its non-profit
........... status by promoting its outspoken antiwar stance. The development has other churches
........... debating how their leaders should walk the line between free speech and preaching.
Limbo: A literary appreciation: Harold Bloom: "Paradise Found, Limbo Lost"
'Miss Manners' on Essential Record-Keeping: "Turning Over a New Leaf"
Obesity Surgery: "Doctors debate safety of bands and bypass"
Supreme Java?: "Sales of Alito's signature blend are steaming at Newark shop"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "In New Orleans, Housing Sales Are Bright Spot"
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Sunday, January 01, 2006
01 - Sunday
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01/01/2006 - Sunday - Happy New Year!
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: "The great swearing-in mystery - solved?"
...........Reposting the swearing-in link from yesterday as there were problems reaching it.
Sharon Robinson-Briggs will be sworn in as Plainfield's first woman mayor at 3 PM
today in the City Hall rotunda. The Council reorganizes at 5 PM at the Courthouse.
2005: Towns in Review - Plainfield [1st section]: "Towns set the stage for the new year"
Editorial, Courier: "New faces and fresh promise in Plainfield"
Kwanzaa: "Plainfield event celebrates culture of Kwanzaa"
Mayor Robinson-Briggs - Letter to Editor, Ledger: Alex Toliver: "Harboring high hopes for Plainfield mayor"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster: "Mayoral choice's support still strong"
Edison: "Choi's actions ruffle feathers even before he is sworn in"
Elizabeth: "It's full STEAM ahead at new Elizabeth magnet school"
Fanwood: "With $100,000 grant, Fanwood on track to display caboose at historic station"
Highland Park: "$400,000 missing in borough's tax deposit"
Linden: "Surge leaves 500 Linden residents without power"
Warren: "Contest being held for new Warren slogan, logo"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
2006 in Trenton: "Let the Games Begin: Its Corzine, Codey and Roberts. Hold on."
Corzine - Finances: "Budget will bind Corzine, aide says; sees need for sacrifice and reform"
For Political Junkies - The Auditor: The Auditor is on break this week
Politics NJ: "2005: The Best, the Worst; The Winners, the Losers; and more"
2006 - 11 Jerseyans Look Ahead: "Ambitious New Jerseyans chart their course for 2006"
Body Parts - NJ: "Probe of body parts for sale raises specter of diseased transplants"
............... - National: "When corpses become mere commodities"
Corruption Busters: "Battered bureau says its cases are significant, even if not high-profile"
............ Open Book Quiz: What two laws did legislators repeal when they were used to prosecute
............ corrupt officials? [See page 2 of story] Were you even aware of them or their repeal?
Eminent Domain: "Condo proposal stalls over Bloomfield's redevelopment plan"
FBI Forensics Lab: "New tech lab arms cops with new sidekicks"
Laws: "New laws take effect today; among other things, your identity is safer"
............ . . . plus Primary Day moves in 2008; new lobbyist rules; new pay-to-play rules, and more
Lynch Investigation: "In New Jersey, Party Bosses Meld Politics and Business"
............ . . . the Times makes a connection between Corzine and the bosses . . .
Schools Construction Corp.: "Work beginning again on Newark's new Central High"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ monitor Herb Stern a veteran crime fighter"
Verizon vs. Comcast: "Totally Wired"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Village Voice: "The Bush Family Coup: Son revisits the sins of the father on America"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff / DeLay - Washington Post: "The DeLay-Abramoff shady money trail"
................. Nonprofit linked to DeLay was secretly funded mostly by Abramoff clients . . .
................. and a complete list of Washington Post links on Abramoff is here
.................... - NY Times: "Lobbyist, Prosecutors Said Close to Deal"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - NY Times: "Ashcroft Deputy Resisted Parts of Spy Program"
.............................. - "Criminal Inquiry Opens Into Spying Leak"
.................... - Washington Post: "Justice Dept. Investigating Leak of NSA Wiretapping"
.......... - Torture [UK]: "Ex-Envoy: British Used Intel After Torture"
................. The ambassador's website, with the torture memos is here
Detainee Padilla: "Padilla Lawyers Urge Supreme Court to Block Transfer"
Illegal Immigrants: "Bill criminalizing Illegal-Immigrant Aid Draws Fire"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Anti-Muslim Threats: "Threats force Muslim youth retreat to meet at secret location"
Biofuels: "His Car Smelling Like French Fries, Willie Nelson Sells Biodiesel"
Comics: "A Dilbert for 'mall rats': Retail clerk exacts his revenge"
Credit Cards: "Those with rewards are worth a look"
............ With 70% of their income coming from interest charges, the trick is to get you to use
............ your card more often -- hence giving you back a little money is a good thing . . .
Exhibition: "Monuments for the U.S.A."
Hookahs?: "Hookah Bars Finding a Place in America"
Radio: "With Howard Stern gone, it's a new day at K-Rock"
Supreme Court Humor?: "Guy Walks Up to the Bar, and Scalia Says..."
............ And the laughs chart is here
TV: "The Book of Daniel," a new NBC series gets a b-i-g review from Matt Zoller Seitz
today -- alas not online -- so you'll miss the tidbits about this faith-based cousin of
'Desperate Housewives,' starring a pill-popping Episcopal priest whose wife has a
noontime martini habit, whose daughter is a pot merchant, and . . . who wants to spoil
it all? Premieres Friday, Jan. 6, Ch 4, 9 - 11 PM, 2 back-to-back episodes.
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
New Orleans: "Auld Lang Syne in the Big Easy; New Year, New Hope in New Orleans"
Gulf Coast: "FEMA Payouts Called 'Huge Waste of Money'"
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01/01/2006 - Sunday - Happy New Year!
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: "The great swearing-in mystery - solved?"
...........Reposting the swearing-in link from yesterday as there were problems reaching it.
Sharon Robinson-Briggs will be sworn in as Plainfield's first woman mayor at 3 PM
today in the City Hall rotunda. The Council reorganizes at 5 PM at the Courthouse.
2005: Towns in Review - Plainfield [1st section]: "Towns set the stage for the new year"
Editorial, Courier: "New faces and fresh promise in Plainfield"
Kwanzaa: "Plainfield event celebrates culture of Kwanzaa"
Mayor Robinson-Briggs - Letter to Editor, Ledger: Alex Toliver: "Harboring high hopes for Plainfield mayor"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster: "Mayoral choice's support still strong"
Edison: "Choi's actions ruffle feathers even before he is sworn in"
Elizabeth: "It's full STEAM ahead at new Elizabeth magnet school"
Fanwood: "With $100,000 grant, Fanwood on track to display caboose at historic station"
Highland Park: "$400,000 missing in borough's tax deposit"
Linden: "Surge leaves 500 Linden residents without power"
Warren: "Contest being held for new Warren slogan, logo"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
2006 in Trenton: "Let the Games Begin: Its Corzine, Codey and Roberts. Hold on."
Corzine - Finances: "Budget will bind Corzine, aide says; sees need for sacrifice and reform"
For Political Junkies - The Auditor: The Auditor is on break this week
Politics NJ: "2005: The Best, the Worst; The Winners, the Losers; and more"
2006 - 11 Jerseyans Look Ahead: "Ambitious New Jerseyans chart their course for 2006"
Body Parts - NJ: "Probe of body parts for sale raises specter of diseased transplants"
............... - National: "When corpses become mere commodities"
Corruption Busters: "Battered bureau says its cases are significant, even if not high-profile"
............ Open Book Quiz: What two laws did legislators repeal when they were used to prosecute
............ corrupt officials? [See page 2 of story] Were you even aware of them or their repeal?
Eminent Domain: "Condo proposal stalls over Bloomfield's redevelopment plan"
FBI Forensics Lab: "New tech lab arms cops with new sidekicks"
Laws: "New laws take effect today; among other things, your identity is safer"
............ . . . plus Primary Day moves in 2008; new lobbyist rules; new pay-to-play rules, and more
Lynch Investigation: "In New Jersey, Party Bosses Meld Politics and Business"
............ . . . the Times makes a connection between Corzine and the bosses . . .
Schools Construction Corp.: "Work beginning again on Newark's new Central High"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ monitor Herb Stern a veteran crime fighter"
Verizon vs. Comcast: "Totally Wired"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Village Voice: "The Bush Family Coup: Son revisits the sins of the father on America"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff / DeLay - Washington Post: "The DeLay-Abramoff shady money trail"
................. Nonprofit linked to DeLay was secretly funded mostly by Abramoff clients . . .
................. and a complete list of Washington Post links on Abramoff is here
.................... - NY Times: "Lobbyist, Prosecutors Said Close to Deal"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - NY Times: "Ashcroft Deputy Resisted Parts of Spy Program"
.............................. - "Criminal Inquiry Opens Into Spying Leak"
.................... - Washington Post: "Justice Dept. Investigating Leak of NSA Wiretapping"
.......... - Torture [UK]: "Ex-Envoy: British Used Intel After Torture"
................. The ambassador's website, with the torture memos is here
Detainee Padilla: "Padilla Lawyers Urge Supreme Court to Block Transfer"
Illegal Immigrants: "Bill criminalizing Illegal-Immigrant Aid Draws Fire"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Anti-Muslim Threats: "Threats force Muslim youth retreat to meet at secret location"
Biofuels: "His Car Smelling Like French Fries, Willie Nelson Sells Biodiesel"
Comics: "A Dilbert for 'mall rats': Retail clerk exacts his revenge"
Credit Cards: "Those with rewards are worth a look"
............ With 70% of their income coming from interest charges, the trick is to get you to use
............ your card more often -- hence giving you back a little money is a good thing . . .
Exhibition: "Monuments for the U.S.A."
Hookahs?: "Hookah Bars Finding a Place in America"
Radio: "With Howard Stern gone, it's a new day at K-Rock"
Supreme Court Humor?: "Guy Walks Up to the Bar, and Scalia Says..."
............ And the laughs chart is here
TV: "The Book of Daniel," a new NBC series gets a b-i-g review from Matt Zoller Seitz
today -- alas not online -- so you'll miss the tidbits about this faith-based cousin of
'Desperate Housewives,' starring a pill-popping Episcopal priest whose wife has a
noontime martini habit, whose daughter is a pot merchant, and . . . who wants to spoil
it all? Premieres Friday, Jan. 6, Ch 4, 9 - 11 PM, 2 back-to-back episodes.
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
New Orleans: "Auld Lang Syne in the Big Easy; New Year, New Hope in New Orleans"
Gulf Coast: "FEMA Payouts Called 'Huge Waste of Money'"
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