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Saturday, July 15, 2006

15 - Sat - Art Festival & Library Celebration today... Legislators' approval tanks over budget... Menendez fears AG flap...



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Today: "43rd Annual Outdoor Art Festival"
Today: "Plainfield Public Library - 125th Anniversary Celebration"


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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Art Festival & Library's 125th Celebration today!"

Letter - CN: Rosalie Maimone: "Homophobia not high on priority list"

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Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & Budget Fallout:

Poll: "Voters like Corzine's 'bully' tactics, his rating rises as Legislature's drops" -- the Quinnipiac poll shows voters blaming the Dem-controlled Legislature by 3-to-1 for the budget crisis
Rutgers, Academic - SL: "Rutgers hikes tuition and drops courses due to state aid cuts"
..... - CN: "Rutgers raises tuition by 8%, cuts courses"
Rutgers, Sports: "Bleak day for Scarlet Knights: University benches six sports"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Police Contracts, NYC: "A New Tone on Concessions"

Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Elizabeth - SL: "Woman dead, two hurt in Elizabeth shooting"
..... - NYT: "Woman Is Shot and Then Falls From 4th Floor"
Elizabeth - SL: "Rogue ex-trooper gets 24 years"
..... - NYT: "Ex-Trooper Gets 24-Year Sentence, Worked for Drug Gang"
Piscataway - CN: "Court sets new deadline for Halpers to leave land"
..... - SL: "Judge implores farm family to move peacefully off land"
Piscataway: "Indian cricket players to coach children at camp"
Scotch Plains: "Lucy Liu films latest movie in Scotch Plains"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Transition: "63 more firings bring Booker's total to 156"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: -- See State Budget fallout stories under the Plainfield section
Menendez: "Menendez fears AG flap may hurt him"

Property Rehab Scam: "Man gets prison for bilking jazzman Wynton Marsalis"
Sales Tax: "The day dawns with sales tax increase"

Towns:
Newark: "Immigrant taxi driver killed in Newark"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________












(Photo, Washington Post)
Plamegate - WP: "Couple Reiterate Claims They Were Punished"
Abramoff - WP: "Abramoff Lobbying of White House Probed"
Border Control - WP: "Bribery At Border Worries Officials"
Detainees - WP: "Policy Rewrite Reveals Rift in Administration"
Lobbyists - NYT: "New House Majority Leader Keeps Old Ties to Lobbyists"
NAACP - NYT: "Bush, in a Shift, May Speak at N.A.A.C.P. Convention"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Collectors: "These people may be salt (and pepper) of the earth"

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.
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.

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Friday, July 14, 2006

14 - Fri - 'Death threats' investigation?... Group seeks Mayor's ouster... Kids, guns & killings...

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Saturday: "43rd Annual Outdoor Art Festival"
Saturday: "Plainfield Public Library - 125th Anniversary Celebration"


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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "HITS: 'Death threats' investigation?... Litter: Your tax dollars at work... Website: Someone is paying attention..."
Plain Talker: "Group Seeks Ouster Of Mayor"

Violent Teen Crime - Analysis, USAToday: "Police tie jump in crime to juveniles"
.......... - Local Responses: "Cities grapple with crime by kids"
..... - A Teaneck Illustration - Record: "2 arrested in killing of Teaneck 15-year-old"
.......... - SL: "Teen charged with killing Teaneck boy after party" -- Sadly, the Teaneck story illustrates the national one: Two teens fight over jewelry at a party, one shoots and kills the other...also has gang connection overtones...

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Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & Norcross' Long Shadow:

Norcross loss?: "Casino panel head is arrested" -- Behind this story of domestic violence lurks the Corzine/Norcross relationship -- very much changed by the budget battle --
and how it will work out in appointments...
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Verizon & Cable: "Verizon makes pitch to Montclair for cable TV pact"
..... - Dress Codes: "Orange dress code seeks to make schools button-down"
..... - School Vouchers: "Bound Brook schools cited in lawsuit"

Events for this week are here

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Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Cranford: "Cranford road reopening stirs an objection"
Edison: "Edison skips pact over conflict fears" -- Firm omitted reference to work done for Jack Morris
Edison - Ethnic Tensions: "Choi trades words with Asian-Indian over alleged brutality"
..... - NAACP Involvement: "Ethnic groups meet to discuss concerns over Edison incident"
Edison: "Council seeks to control redevelopment of the Ford property"
Elizabeth: "Two Elizabeth primary losers, Bollwage stalwarts, contest outcomes"
Hillside: "Ranch Bar allowed to serve alcohol again"
Manville - CN: "Paving the way to a better Manville"
..... - SL: "Streetscape face-lift nearing completion"
Peapack-Gladstone: "Sisters of St. John the Baptist make a heavenly deal on open space"
Roselle: "After 6 years, Roselle camp returns"
Scotch Plains: "The Tales of Dinoman, at a library near you"
Somerville: "Somerville study calls for stiffer parking fines"
South Bound Brook: "Council member resigns seat"
Union Twp.: "GOP alleges town hall nepotism"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Crime: "Booker and chef foil robbery suspect"
Joan Whitlow: "For the new mayor, all's not sweetness and light"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

NJ Economic Outlook: "N.J. economy is choking, say two experts"
NJ Symphony Orchestra: "N.J. Symphony pulls strings in deal to meet its expenses"
Sales Tax Increase: "Argue the point, but pay the tax"

School Vouchers: "Bound Brook schools cited in lawsuit"

Sex Discrimination: "Judge's sex bias claim is denied"
Vioxx Trial: "Merck wins big with jury verdict in Vioxx case"

Towns:

..... - Irvington: "Councilman wants AG's boyfriend to resign"
..... - Orange: "Orange dress code seeks to make schools button-down"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - SL: John Farmer: "Bush is cooking the books"

Boston 'Big Dig' Tunnel - SL: "Big Dig inspection uncovers 240 more possible defect"
Domestic Spying - WP: "Bush compromises on spying program"
Plamegate: "Wilson, Plame to Sue Cheney, Rove and Libby"

Voting Rights:

..... - Voting Rights Act - NYT: "After Challenges, House Approves Renewal of Voting Act"
..... - Identification - NYT: "Federal Judge Rules Voter ID Card Law in Georgia Is Illegal"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________












(Photo, NY Times)
Language: 'Slut': "The Taming of the Slur"
Cold War Bunker: "The hideout Congress never used"
Lawns and Anti-Lawns: "Redefining American Beauty, by the Yard"

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.
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.

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Thursday, July 13, 2006

13 - Thu - 2006 Murder details... Outdoor Art Festival... More on Green and state budget...

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Saturday: "43rd Annual Outdoor Art Festival" -- Courier had a nice piece in 'Kicks' section today, not foud online
Saturday: "Plainfield Public Library - 125th Anniversary Celebration"


URGENT CULTURE NOTE: "'Sopranos' premiere postponed"



PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Murders of 2006: Details" -- In response to several requests for complete details...

Assault: "Plainfield man accused of attacking prison guard"
Interstate 78: "Public input sought on I-78"

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Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & State Budget:

Legislature: "South Jersey lawmakers want pay for shuttered employees"
Pension Changes: "State puts off pension system reform"
Roberts' collapse: Wally Edge: "Blow-by-blow on the Budget resolution" -- Assemblyman Jerry Green delivered the bad news to Speaker Roberts?...
..... - Comment on WE's blog: MercerInCharge: "The straight scoop in NJ in re: The Budget..."
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Corruption: "Corruption involved inflated 'change orders' on projects"
..... - School Vouchers - SL: "Supporters of school vouchers filing suit" -- Black Ministers Council, Latino Leadership Alliance and Excellent Education for Everyone take on top teachers' union, NJEA
.......... - CourierPost: "E3 leads charge for vouchers"
..... - Arts Grants: "Dodge Foundation announces arts grants"
..... - Public Access TV: "Film he shoots on firefighters inspires producer to be one"
..... - Development: "Plans for New Brunswick condos gaining traction"

Events for this week are here

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....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
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..Click HERE to get listing form..|
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Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']


TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Berkeley Heights: "Rescue squad prepares for legal battle over senior center"
Edison: "Meeting canceled, Indian community at odds with Edison over alleged brutality"
Roselle Park: "No summer break in Roselle Park mayoral race"
Sayreville: "Pallone joins call for probe over toxins in Sayreville water"
Westfield: "Schools get direct line to the police"
Woodbridge: "3 seeking to run for interim mayor"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Council: "Council defers contract tied to Booker's campaign chief"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: See continuing fallout on State Budget under Plainfield heading
MenendezKean Race - SL: "Menendez rakes in double Kean's cash"
..... - NYT: "Menendez Raises More Funds Than Kean, Reports Indicate"

Arts Grants: "Dodge Foundation announces arts grants"
Farber & Traffic Stop: "Farber seeks political allies as traffic stop is investigated" -- the article is contains a profile of her boyfriend Hamlet Goore, detailing his political and business history, including Rahway and Irvington connections
Homeowner Rebates: "State mailing property tax rebate applications"
Medicare: "Medicare gap hits seniors in the wallet"
School Vouchers: "Supporters of school vouchers filing suit" -- Black Ministers Council and Latino Leadership Alliance take on top teachers' union, NJEA
Supreme Court: "High court hones rules for appeals"
..... - Abortion Case: "High court says it will take case on abortion"
Tax Reform - CN: "Tax activists renew push for citizens' convention"
..... - SL: "Coalition prods Legislature for tax referendum in fall"

Towns:

..... - Paterson: "Last of 6 cops suspended on tips-to-drug-pals charge"
..... - New Brunswick: "Plans for New Brunswick condos gaining traction"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________




















(Cartoon, Mike Keefe, Denver Post)

Halliburton - WP: "Army to End Expansive, Exclusive Halliburton Deal"

Deficit - "A smoking gun: Claim tax cuts pay for themselves refuted by Administration's own analysis" -- A report of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Plamegate - ChiSunTimes: Robert Novak: "My role in the Plame leak probe" and a timeline
..... - Analysis: Jason Leopold: "Novak "Source" Warned Reporters About Iraqi WMD Claims" -- but is Novak's claim about Harlow truthful? Harlow's account in the Washington Post last year differs from Novak significantly.


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Beers: "It’s Hot. Drink Your Wheat." -- and a multimedia tour of American wheat beers
Boston Tunnel Collapse: "Wide Flaws Found in Boston Tunnel After Death"
Marriage: "Report: Marriage, money often walk hand in hand"
Public Access TV: "Film he shoots on firefighters inspires producer to be one"
Obituary: "Syd Barrett, a Founder of Pink Floyd"
Obituary: "Milan B. Williams, Commodores Keyboardist"

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.
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.

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13 - Thu - 2006 Murder details... Outdoor Art Festival... More on Green and state budget...

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Saturday: "43rd Annual Outdoor Art Festival" -- Courier had a nice piece in 'Kicks' section today, not foud online
Saturday: "Plainfield Public Library - 125th Anniversary Celebration"


URGENT NOTE: "'Sopranos' premiere postponed"



PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Murders of 2006: Details" -- In response to several requests for complete details...

Assault: "Plainfield man accused of attacking prison guard"
Interstate 78: "Public input sought on I-78"

_________________________________________
Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & State Budget:

Legislature: "South Jersey lawmakers want pay for shuttered employees"
Pension Changes: "State puts off pension system reform"
Roberts' collapse: Wally Edge: "Blow-by-blow on the Budget resolution" -- Assemblyman Jerry Green delivered the bad news to Speaker Roberts?...
..... - Comment on WE's blog: MercerInCharge: "The straight scoop in NJ in re: The Budget..."
_________________________________________


Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Corruption: "Corruption involved inflated 'change orders' on projects"
..... - School Vouchers - SL: "Supporters of school vouchers filing suit" -- Black Ministers Council, Latino Leadership Alliance and Excellent Education for Everyone take on top teachers' union, NJEA
.......... - CourierPost: "E3 leads charge for vouchers"
..... - Arts Grants: "Dodge Foundation announces arts grants"
..... - Public Access TV: "Film he shoots on firefighters inspires producer to be one"
..... - Development: "Plans for New Brunswick condos gaining traction"

Events for this week are here

. x----------------------------------x
.
|
....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |
..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x


Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']


TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Berkeley Heights: "Rescue squad prepares for legal battle over senior center"
Edison: "Meeting canceled, Indian community at odds with Edison over alleged brutality"
Roselle Park: "No summer break in Roselle Park mayoral race"
Sayreville: "Pallone joins call for probe over toxins in Sayreville water"
Westfield: "Schools get direct line to the police"
Woodbridge: "3 seeking to run for interim mayor"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Council: "Council defers contract tied to Booker's campaign chief"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: See continuing fallout on State Budget under Plainfield heading
MenendezKean Race - SL: "Menendez rakes in double Kean's cash"
..... - NYT: "Menendez Raises More Funds Than Kean, Reports Indicate"

Arts Grants: "Dodge Foundation announces arts grants"
Farber & Traffic Stop: "Farber seeks political allies as traffic stop is investigated" -- the article is contains a profile of her boyfriend Hamlet Goore, detailing his political and business history, including Rahway and Irvington connections
Homeowner Rebates: "State mailing property tax rebate applications"
Medicare: "Medicare gap hits seniors in the wallet"
School Vouchers: "Supporters of school vouchers filing suit" -- Black Ministers Council and Latino Leadership Alliance take on top teachers' union, NJEA
Supreme Court: "High court hones rules for appeals"
..... - Abortion Case: "High court says it will take case on abortion"
Tax Reform - CN: "Tax activists renew push for citizens' convention"
..... - SL: "Coalition prods Legislature for tax referendum in fall"

Towns:

..... - Paterson: "Last of 6 cops suspended on tips-to-drug-pals charge"
..... - New Brunswick: "Plans for New Brunswick condos gaining traction"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Deficit - "A smoking gun: President's claim tax cuts pay for themselves refuted by Administration's own analysis" -- A report of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Halliburton - WP: "Army to End Expansive, Exclusive Halliburton Deal"
Plamegate - ChiSunTimes: Robert Novak: "My role in the Plame leak probe" and a timeline
..... - Analysis: Jason Leopold: "Novak "Source" Warned Reporters About Iraqi WMD Claims" -- but is Novak's claim about Harlow truthful? Harlow's account in the Washington Post last year differs from Novak significantly.


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Beers: "It’s Hot. Drink Your Wheat." -- and a multimedia tour of American wheat beers
Boston Tunnel Collapse: "Wide Flaws Found in Boston Tunnel After Death"
Marriage: "Report: Marriage, money often walk hand in hand"
Public Access TV: "Film he shoots on firefighters inspires producer to be one"
Obituary: "Syd Barrett, a Founder of Pink Floyd"
Obituary: "Milan B. Williams, Commodores Keyboardist"

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.
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.

*