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Lots going on this weekend!
Today: Cardinals 5K Run, Cedar Brook Park
..... -8:45 am - Health Walk & Lollipop Run
..... -9:30 am - 5K Run..... -Proceeds benefit School-Based Youth Services
Today: Technology Fair, Clinton School, 9 am - 1 pm.
..... - Students and tech advisors will demonstrate wireless web videocasting,..... - vendor displays, plus tech-oriented presentations by several schools...... - Breakfast served at 9 am. Door prizes. PLUS you get to see the new building!
Today, Memorial for Peggy Thomas, a Plainfield Symphony founder, 1:00 pm
..... - Grace Episcopal Church, East 7th & Cleveland Avenue. Reception follows.
Today: Celebrity Basketball Game, PHS, doors open 5:30 pm, game at 6:00 pm.
..... - NFL, NBA, WNBA players will face off against teams from Fire, Police and other..... - all-star squads. Sponsors: PPAL and Latinas en Accíon. Portion of proceeds..... - benefits Fire Division's new Junior Firefighter program. $7 adults, $5 kids.
Sunday: May Fair, First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Avenue, 11:30 am - 4: 00 pm
..... - Family fun -- face painting, May Pole, arts & crafts, inflatable slide, chili..... - cook-off. Information: Melissa Logan - (908) 432-4134.
New Link: A link to the PHS onlne sports calendar has been added, first in sports links
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Cardinals - 5th Annual 5K Run & Health Walk Today"
Celebrity Basketball Fundraiser: "Basketball fundraiser brings pros to Plainfield"
Liberty Village Disturbance: "Dozen arrested after disturbance"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Rail Tunnel to Penn Station: "New York front-runner gets behind rail tunnel"
..... - Trraffic Control: "Circle vs. roundabout: The debate spins on"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Hillsborough: "Library unveils wireless computing access for patrons"
Kean U.: "Impressed college officials are bullish on Kean U.'s China campus initiative"
Roselle: "Roselle force's new leader is 33-year vet"
Roselle Park: "Prosecutor: Suspect twice sent sex video via Web"
Rutgers: "Rutgers to honor Spielberg for Holocaust history work"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
E-Z Pass Bill stuffers: "Critics take hard line on E-ZPass ads"
Xanadu: "Executive says Mills is on cusp of recovery"
Towns:
..... - Newark - NYT: Ron Rice: "Mayoral Candidate Tries to Escape Shadows"
.......... - David Blount: "Vying to Be Newark's Mayor, With Much Hope and Little Cash"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Renditions - NYT: "CIA Row Hits US - Europe Intelligence Work: US Lawyer"
CIA - NYT: "C.I.A. Director Porter Goss Resigns Under Pressure"
..... - Replacement: "Top C.I.A. Pick Has Credentials and Skeptics"
Gas Prices - NYT: "$100 Rebate: Rise and Fall of G.O.P. Idea"
Iran - SJ Mercury: "Bush administration refuses to talk directly with its main foes"
..... - Reuters: "France Says Military Action Won't Solve Iran"
..... - TomGram: "On Bombing Iran and Other Fantasies of American Power"
Iraq - InsideBayArea: "Senate: No permanent bases in Iraq"
..... - SL/LAT: "Shi'as told: Resist al Qaeda violence"Mass Transit Security - SL: "Transit experts see training, vigilance impeding terror"
Moussaoui - Analysis, WP: "How Not to Fight Terrorism"
Pakistan - Asia Times: "It's showdown time in Pakistan"
Rumsfeld - LAT: "Critics of the Iraq War Put Rumsfeld on the Defensive"
..... - Video: "Rumsfeld Called Out On Lies About WMD"
Sudan, Darfur - SL/WP: "Sudan, Darfur rebels agree on pact after push from U.S."
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Alternative Fuels: "From a frying pan to the gas tank"
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DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Recovery: "Report: Katrina Contractors Bilk Taxpayers"
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 | 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.
Plainfiield 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.*
*Lots going on this weekend!
Saturday: Technology Fair, Clinton School, 9 am - 1 pm.
..... - Students and tech advisors will demonstrate wireless web videocasting,..... - vendor displays, plus tech-oriented presentations by several schools...... - Breakfast served at 9 am. Door prizes. PLUS you get to see the new building!
Saturday, Memorial for Peggy Thomas, a Plainfield Symphony founder, 1:00 pm
..... - Grace Episcopal Church, East 7th & Cleveland Avenue. Reception follows.
Saturday: Celebrity Basketball Game, PHS, doors open 5:30 pm, game at 6:00 pm.
..... - NFL, NBA, WNBA players will face off against teams from Fire, Police and other..... - all-star squads. Sponsors: PPAL and Latinas en Accíon. Portion of proceeds..... - benefits Fire Division's new Junior Firefighter program. $7 adults, $5 kids.
Sunday: May Fair, First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Avenue, 11:30 am - 4: 00 pm
..... - Family fun -- face painting, May Pole, arts & crafts, inflatable slide, chili..... - cook-off. Information: Melissa Logan - (908) 432-4134.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Auto accident disrupts Plainfield Today today"
Council - CN: "Plainfield repeals ordinance to limit overcrowding"
Crime - CN: "Assault charges upgraded to murder in Suarez case"
..... - SL: "Plainfield man in police custody after N. Plainfield robbery, high speed chase"
..... - CN: "N. Plainfield cop chasing Plainfield robbery suspect ends with crash"
Schools: "Schools showing off latest technology"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Teacher Pensions: "Pension fund falls $13B short of needed bottom line"
..... - E-Z Pass Tags: "Die-hard E-ZPass tags will replace aging transponders"..... - Political Flyers: "In Newark race, the mud flies" -- cribbed from Plainfield??..... - Bowser Goes National: "New President of National Conference of Black Mayors"..... - 'Christmas Tree' Fund: "Corzine shuts down remainder of program's funds for good"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Cryan-stalker Karen Golding: "Alleged Cryan stalker avoids trial"
Kean U.: "Kean U. looks east to adding China campus"
Middlesex County: "Fleet of new trucks set to handle public health crises big or small"
Roselle Park: "Web sex sting snares Roselle Park coach"
Union County Arts Center: "A theater's next act"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
9/11 Memorial: "Bloomberg, Pataki, Corzine agree: Cap 9/11 memorial cost at $500M"
Budget: "Treasurer sees deeper budget hole, more cuts"
..... - "Lawmakers say rural towns can't pay for their troopers"Pensions: "Retired teachers fund falls $13B short of needed bottom line"
Port Security: "House's $5.5B port security plan requires screening for containers"
Prescription Drugs: "Price database set up to compare Rx drugs"
Prisons: "7 prison execs to lose free housing"
Reactor Sentries: "Corzine wants operators to pay for trooper, Guardsmen sentries"
School Plot: "Camden teens plotted attack at high school for months"
Skinheads: "Alleged white supremacist admits gun sales"
State Police: "Fuentes explains troopers' sale of shell casings"
Terrorism Threats - SL: "ACLU sues for access to data on terrorism"
..... - CN: "ACLU sues Harvey over access to terror-threat list"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ hands pink slips to 14 administrative staffers"
Water Quality: "Environmentalists: Officials tried to minimize access to bad news"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Newarkers are now putting their money on Booker"
..... - Political Flyers: "In Newark race, the mud flies" -- cribbed from Plainfield??..... - North Ward Race: "Newark race splits daughter from dad"..... - Joan Whitlow: "Talk to Oprah? Tough. Find 'Honest Government'? Impossible".......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Guardian/UK: "Ridicule and contempt: Smothering the system of checks and balances"
Scandal Central:
..... - Torture - Knight Ridder: "Report blames top U.S. officials for alleged torture"
2000 Election - Analysis, WP: Richard Morin: "The Fox News Effect"
Government Secrecy: "Nixon, Wiretaps and Government Secrets"
..... - An interview with John Dean and Daniel Ellsberg
Iraq - AFP: "Ex-CIA analyst condemns Bush 'manipulation campaign' on Iraq"
Israel - SL: "Legislators install new coalition government in Israel"
Pakistan - Guardian/UK: "New frontline in the war on terror?"
Voting Machines - NYT: "Ohio Struggles to Fix Voting Problems"
White House Spy - SL: "White House spy, New Jerseyan, admits lifting secrets"
..... - Analysis: "An unprecedented breach of trust"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
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 | 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.
Plainfiield 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.*
*
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Memorial Saturday for Peggy Thomas, a Symphony founder"
Plain Talker: "Special Improvement District Expansion Endorsed"
Abbott Schools - Editorial, CN: "State needs a breather from Abbott aid mandate"
Crime: "Plainfield man indicted after 4-town police chase"
.......... - "Plainfield pair are in attack outside bar"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Sodas in Schools - Bloomberg: "Coca-Cola, Pepsi Ban Soda in Schools in Clinton Deal"
.......... - SL: "Jersey schools' ban on soda spreads"
..... - High School Sports: "Drug tests OK'd for high school athletes"..... - Pay-to-play: "State Democrats backpedal on pay-to-play"..... - Sunshine Law: "Sharpe underscores point with DCA head"
........ - Sends Corzine a message: Unhappy with press presence at meeting
..... - PILOTs: "Jets get $3.6M tax break on training facility"
..... - Official Corruption: "Lawmakers set to scrutinize bevy of corruption bills"
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Highland Park: "Prosecutor says official kept working following missing-funds indictment"
Middlesex Boro: "Blast rocks packaging, pharmaceutical plant"
North Plainfield: "N. Plainfield teenager to be tried as adult in fatal stabbing"
Roselle Park: "Roselle Park student chosen for Africa program"
Scotch Plains: "Township settles bias lawsuit with four white police officers"
Union Twp.: "GOP is mounting spirited challenge to Democrats"
Westfield: "Westfield proposal: Centralize kindergartens"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine drops attempt to use fiscal 'one-shot'"
Menendez' House Seat: "Perth Amboy mayor hoping to take advantage of party rift"
Anthrax: "Misplaced anthrax samples recovered"
Bird Flu - CN: "Corzine: N.J. not ready for pandemic"
..... - SL: "State officials brainstorm on how to combat bird flu"
Legislature: "Lawmakers set to scrutinize bevy of corruption bills"
Lyme Disease: "3,372 instances last year record number for state"
NJT: "NJ Transit considering 7% fare hike in a year"
Pay-to-play: "State Democrats backpedal on pay-to-play"Property Taxes: "A 2-tiered solution to the property tax plight"
..... - The RPA's report - click on "Report Evaluates Property Tax Proposals" (PDF)
.......... RPA backs 1879 idea to impose a higher levy on land than buildings
Veterans: "More funding is sought for Jersey's homeless vets"
Towns:
..... - Newark Race - SL: "Contentious words between Rice, Booker highlight TV debate"
.......... - South Ward: "Newark candidate can't get rival disqualified"
.......... - NYT: "Newark Candidate Runs Against His Own Fame"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here..... - Newark: 'Little Italy': Bob Braun: "Here, the city's past is not a ghost, but a soulful presence" .......... - Historic Preservation: "Chaotic start for city's new historic panel" ..... - Princeton: "Princeton councilman faults effort by Mercer prosecutor"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Boston Globe: "Hearing vowed by Specter on Bush's powers"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - NYT: "White House Cautions on completeness of Abramoff Logs"
Airlines - SL: "DOT throttles back on plans for foreign control of U.S. airlines"
Anthem - WP: "Administration Sings More Than One Tune on Spanish Version of Anthem"
..... - John Rivera: "Bush Sang National Anthem in Spanish At Latino Festivals"
......... - with video of former White House flack Scott McLellan dodging the bullet...
Congress - SL: "House clears measure on ethics"
The Courts - NYT: "Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Congress' Watchdog Plan 'Scary'"
Gas Prices - LAT: "GOP Turns on a Dime, Decries Rebate"
..... - SL: "House votes to outlaw gasoline price gouging"
Immigration Reform - WP: "Hill Impasse Spurs States to Tackle Illegal Immigration"
..... - NYT: "Growing Unease for Some Blacks on Immigration"
..... - LAT: "Minutemen Get Cold Reception From Blacks"
Iraq - Times/London: "In the chaos of Iraq, one project is on target: a giant US embassy"
Leaks/Leaking - WP: Howard Kurtz: "The Politics of Leaking"
Medicare: "Medicare's phone operators are letting down seniors, GAO finds"
Moussaoui - SL: "Jury spares Moussaoui from death"
.......... - Bob Braun: "The man who is best suited for oblivion"
Port Screening - CN: "N.J. senators call for total cargo screening"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Halal Dining: "Where the meat meets Muslim standard"
Morris Brown College: "College's Ex-President Pleads Guilty to Fraud"
Negotiating Salaries: "How to Negotiate Your Salary" -- with link to an Irish article
Restaurant Biz in NJ: "Restaurants in N.J. surge in a drive to survive, expand and feed"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rescue/Recovery - LAT: "Report Details Katrina Communications Fiasco"
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 | 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.*
*
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Board of Ed faces new challenges"
Plain Talker: "Barksdale, Abdul-Haqq, Logan-Leach Sworn In; Cathcart is BOE President"
.......... - and: "City Council Seeks Repeal Of Anti-Overcrowding Ordinance"
Abbott Schools - SL: "State justices hear argument for freezing aid to poor schools"
.......... - "Farber argues Abbot fiscal failures mean districts can do without more aid"
..... - CN: "Before high court, Farber pushes for Abbott funds freeze"
..... - NYT: "Trenton Asks for a Freeze in School Aid"
Crime: "Plainfield man accused of fondling girl at church"
Girl Scouts: "Girl Scout volunteers are honored by Washington Rock Council"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Google 'Mashups': "Trinity College Uses Google to Map the Invisible City"
..... - Human Trafficking: "State offers perfect atmosphere for trafficking predators"
.......... - By the way, yesterday's Ledger story pointed out the suspects came to
.......... - the attention of authorities during the Plainfield case of four years ago ..... - Eminent Domain: "Bloomberg Says Power to Seize Private Land Is Vital to Cities"
.......... - Aaahh! But the debate is over using it for private -- as opposed to public -- purposes...
..... - Immigration Reform - LAT: "Immigrants Demonstrate Peaceful Power"
.......... - SL: Analysis: "With no overall leader, rights groups ponder the next step"
....../... - NYT: Analysis: "After Immigration Protests, Goal Remains Elusive" ..... - Sewerage Privatization: "Sewerage authority privatization stirs up debate"..... - Recall - Editorial, CN: "Joerger's decision a winner for Bedminster"
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster: "County GOP overrules town committee, Holtaway gets line"
Edison: "Victims say off-duty cop fled from crash naked"
Garwood: "Garwood councilman charged with DWI"
Mt. St. Mary's & McAuley School: "Two Somerset schools join together for a prom"
Trailside Center: "Trailside Center will host annual Union County Pet Fair Sunday"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
MIA: An interesting story on two fast-food restaurants serving halal food -print only
Menendez/Kean Race - SL: "Sparks fly over big oil donations in Senate race"
..... - CN: "Dems, GOP sling Big Oil"
Anthrax: "2 anthrax samples found mislabeled in state lab cache"
Bird Flu: "Experts find nonlethal virus in Camden poultry market"
Budget: "Corzine defends sales tax hike, hospital fee"
..... - Tom Moran: "The GOP's point man in cutting the budget"
Commercial Real Estate: "Signs of an Upturn in New Jersey"
Giants/Jets Stadium: "Corzine airs discontent on roofless Meadowlands deal"
Self-serve Gas: "Corzine's self-service gas plan tanks"
Smoking: "State snuffs 25-foot smoking ban"
Supreme Court: "State Bar calls state judiciary too hasty; Rare swipe at Poritz"
SUV Emissions: "Jersey and 9 states suing Washington over SUV pollution"
Wind Farms: "Panel calls for experimental wind farm offshore" -- why not in Trenton?
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Televised debate for mayoral hopefuls tonight"
.......... - Rutgers-Newark Forum: "Hopefuls take on schools, Booker's war chest"
.......... - Blount: "A Newark upstart eyes an upset".......... - North Ward: "Dark horse quits North Ward race in Newark"....... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here..... - Orange: "10 battling for 4 seats on Orange City Council"
..... - Belleville: "Budget battle just beginning in Belleville"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Boston Globe: "3 Senators slam president over defying statutes"
..... - Financial Times: "Bush in ‘ceaseless push for power’"
..... - TomPaine: "Jim Lobe: Gimme That Old-Time Geopolitics"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff: "Logs on Abramoff Visits to White House to be Released":
Afghanistan: "Al Qaeda strategist is reported in custody"
Energy Market Manipulation - Truthout: "Senatorrs Press for Release of Enron Evidence"
Fairleigh Dickinson: "Entrepreneur's gift goes to alma mater FDU and his mentors"
Immigration Reform - See under Plainfield sectionIran - NYT: "U.S. and Europe Draft U.N. Resolution on Iran"
Iraq - Foreign Policy: Lt. Gen. William E. Odom: "Cut and Run? You Bet."
Nuclear Testing - AlterNet: "Bush's Nuclear Madness"
Voting Machines - Financial Times: "Electronic voting switch threatens mass confusion"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Free Speech: "Montana grants pardons 88 years after using sedition laws to suppress speech"
Hip-Hop: "Citing Fights, Landlord Sues to Evict 'Hot 97' Radio Station"
Internet Access - Editorial, NYT: "Keeping a Democratic Web"
Obesity: "Millions of U.S. teens on brink of diabetes"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Qatar Grants Millions in Aid to New Orleans"
..... - Including $17M to Xavier, the country's only historically Black Catholic university
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 | 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.*
