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Saturday, September 02, 2006

02/2006 - Sat - Courier canes PT... Boards get members... Plainfield man gets TWO life sentences for ONE murder...

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

















Plainfield Today: "Courier soundly canes PT"
Plain Talker: "New Youth Commission, Other Boards, Get Members"

Mayoral 'Escorts' - Editorial, CN: "Responsibility has a place in blogs, too"
Letter: Jo-Ann Sloane: "Ingrassia remains in people's hearts" -- Grieving 9/11 mother thought of Plainfield YM clients.
Murder: "Plainfield man gets two life sentences for wife's 2004 murder" -- Those creative headline writers again!
Weekend Weather: Map from AccuWeather





















Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Hazleton Law: "Pennsylvania Town Delays Enforcing Tough Immigration Law"
..... - Mayoral Salaries - Editorial, SL: "What a mayor should make"

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___________________________________________________________________________

Elizabeth: "Prison is clerk's payment for stealing welfare checks"
Middlesex Borough: "Superintendent says ACLU claims against district 'an insult'"
Somerset/Middlesex Counties: "Shell game ends for 31 charged in drug sting"
Union County: "County posts $19,000 tab at conference" -- AND gets award for Park-Madison complex.


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Poll: "New Jersey voters like Booker"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Attorney General - Editorial, SL: "Demand a higher standard"
Payment of Contractors: "New law requires faster payment to construction contractors"
Rutgers: "A trimmed down Rutgers: Classes and staff slashed"

Towns:
Deal: "In Deal, an all-too-public quarrel"

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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.

Committees Hard at Work: "Tax panels bear down after early obstacles"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - Harper's: "The Bush Administration and Godwin's Law" -- Is Rummy channeling Herman Goering?
Domestic Spying - SL: "Oregon eavesdropping case could expose U.S. secrets"
Iraq - AP: "Pentagon gives gloomy Iraq report"
..... - NYT: "Bush’s Shift of Tone on Iraq: The Grim Cost of Losing"
..... - The Nation: "Challenging the Culture of Obedience" -- Text of the speech of SLC mayor Rocky Anderson to a peace rally in that city.
Plamegate - NYT: "New Questions About Inquiry in C.I.A. Leak"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________














Journalism: Jack Shafer in Slate - "The Great Press War of 1897"
Political Families: "Officials' families can be political assets, liabilities"

Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS:
The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES

CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |

AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor
| CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City]
| LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio
| PNJ - Politics NJ | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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Friday, September 01, 2006

01 - Fri - HITS: Way to treat a lady? - Still no Finance Director... Hispanic merchants... Corzine the lender...

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "HITS: Any way to treat a lady?..." -- Pray for our grants... Your tax $$$ at work?... La Raza rising?... The unkindest cut of all..."
Plain Talker: "City Still Lacks Finance Director"

Drugs: "Deadly heroin cocktail hits northeast N.J." -- Cranford, Hillside...if it's not HERE already, it's coming.
Exchange Students: "Families needed to host students" -- Donna's parents are Plainfielders, and CLIPS readers.
Hispanic Merchants - SL: "Merchants charge city ignores them"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Plainfield development should be group effort"
Route 78 Construction: "After mild month on Route 78, the dread is back"
School Food: "N.J. schools update nutrition rules and cafeteria menus"
Courier's High School Football Master Page -- Bookmark this , they will update weekly.

Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Illegal Basement Apartments: "Blocked by fire" -- Stairs to first floor removed, creating deathtrap.
.......... - NYT: "Owners of Burned Englewood Building Cited"
.......... - Bergen Record: "Daunting process keeps illegal housing out of sight"
..... - Planning Boards: "Georgian Court College sues over planning board vote"
..... - Asbury Park: "State halts Asbury meeting; Plans to terminate Superintendent"
..... - Redevelopment: "Appraisal Puts Property's Value at 3 Times City’s Offer"
..... - Redevelopment: "Redev plan so riled residents and businesses election may undo it"
..... - Grants Consultants: "Town sues company for failure to win grants"
..... - Mentoring: "Warriors' program grads end summer with new set of tools for life"
..... - Feeding Programs: "Mosques take on hunger in Central Jersey soup kitchens"

Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Clark: "Clark superintendent says district schools will open on time"
Springfield: "Town sues company for failure to win grants"
Watchung Stables: "Watchung Stable Program Teaches Horseriding to Kids"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Housing Authority - SL:
..... - NYT: "Drastic Layoffs at Newark Housing Agency Are Defended"
Construction Officials: "State yanks licenses of construction official; Predecessor's actions referred to criminal investigators"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine - SL: "Corzine says gift wasn't for election"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "'Easy Terms' Jon"
..... - Bergen Record: "Corzine defends forgiven loan to Jackson of Black Ministgers Council"
..... - CN: "Poll: Corzine weathering tax hike fallout"

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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Doubledipping - NYT: "Multiple Jobs by Public Workers Strain Pension Plan"
Pensions - SL: "Legislators not inclined to dismantle pension plan"
..... - CN: "Panel: 401(K) changes won't fix N.J. finances"
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EWR: "Newark Liberty sees a 12.3 percent surge in passenger volume"
Towns:

..... - Asbury Park: "State halts Asbury meeting; Plans to terminate Superintendent"
..... - Camden: "Argument With State Over Aid Agreement"
..... - Englewood: "Daunting process keeps illegal housing out of sight"
..... - Newton: "Law targeting illegals takes shape in Newton"
..... - Mt. Olive: "Effort to recall Mt. Olive mayor moves forward"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
















Bush - NYT: "In Latest PR Effort, Bush Cites Risk in Quitting Iraq" -- Complete text of speech.
Darfur - WP: "Sudan Says No as U.N. Backs Force For Darfur"
Lebanon - SL: "Lebanese go home and find explosive debris everywhere" -- US-made cluster bombs?
Iran - WP: "Iran Defies Deadline On Nuclear Program"
Iraq - WP: "Democrats Target Rumsfeld, Say Bush Has Not Held Him Accountable"
NAACP - WP: "IRS Ends NAACP Probe: Leader's Criticism of Bush Did Not Violate Law"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________


















(Mao tse-Tung, by Andy Warhol)

China: "Where’s Mao? Chinese Revise History Books"

Alcohol Ads: "Alcohol ads air on radio during youth programs"
Apologyland: "Voters Hearing Countless Ways of Saying ‘Sorry’" -- And some of the whoppers.
Bush and the Bard: John Farmer: "A midterm night's dream" -- Farmer mines Shakespeare for illustrative quotes.
'Payday loans' to Soldies: "Lenders finding profit in misfortune of cash-strapped soldiers"

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_________________________________________________________

Lebanon: "Donors pledge nearly $1B for Lebanon and condemn blockade"

Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS:
The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES

CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |

AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor
| CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City]
| LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio
| PNJ - Politics NJ | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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Thursday, August 31, 2006

31 - Thu - R.F. What?... Latino biz wary of development plans... Redevelopment hearing... No contract as teachers return...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "R. F. What?"
Plain Talker: "Redevelopment Study Hearing Next Week"

Latino Businesses: "Latino business owners wary of Plainfield development plans"
FUSP Lecture Series [last item]: "Lecture series begins Sept. 15 with oil talk"
Park-Madison Shops: "Plainfield pioneers lift hopes one shop at a time"
Schools: "Teachers to return without contract"

Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"

Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Corruption: "City Officials in New Jersey Plead Guilty to Corruption"
..... - Illegal Apartments: "Fire kills 2 people in Englewood basement apartment"
..... - Illegal Apartments: "Fire in Subdivided Basement Kills Two in a Englewood Home"
..... - Schools: "School district posts 'very poor' results, to get monitors"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Activists and state to fight home seizures in Long Branch"
..... - Toxic Sites: "DEP steps up 1,845 toxic-site inspections"
..... - Shared Services: "4 towns start shared inspections services"

Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Cryan-Stalker-Corzine Triangle?: "Dem chairman Cryan forced to repay gift"
Edison: "Edison eyes senior housing at site of former Ford plant"
Elizabeth: "Judge lets stand $600,000 award for cop whistle-blower"

Gas Stations: "New kid on block, Lukoil joins Central Jersey gas game" -- The Russians are coming!

Scotch Plains/Fanwood: "New schools boss just what parents ordered"
Union County: "County trims its workforce to cut costs"
Union Twp.: "Tables turned: Teachers cram for their classes"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Housing Authority: "Newark agency will slash 425 jobs; to cut nearly half its work force"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "The $50,000 loan that became a gift" -- The Ledger is making a mountain out of something less than?
Menendez / Kean Race - SL: "Microphone is new tool in Senate fight"
.......... - OpEd: Paul Mulshine: "Will a switch in time save Corzine?" -- Odd headline, but it's about Menendez.
..... - NYT: "Rivals in New Jersey Senate Race Invade Each Other’s Turf"
..... - CN: "Menendez, Kean continue to trade barbs over ethics"
..... - CN: "Poll: Kean link to Bush keeps race at virtual tie"

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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Pensions: "The fattest pensions: Lawmakers focus on multiple job-holders" -- Rogue's Gallery on page 2 in print edition.
School Costs: "Merged school districts idea gains steam with legislators"
Consolidation of Services: "Government consolidation no cure-all, scholars say"
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Atlantic City - SL: "A plea deal signals wave of graft cases around A.C." -- More to come.
..... - NYT: "City Officials in South Jersey Plead Guilty to Corruption"
..... - PAC: "Mayor Levy tries to distance self from Callaway"

Airport Screeners: "Lautenberg calls for hiring of more airport screeners"
Drivers License Scheme: "Jersey man faces trial in Michigan driver's license scheme"
PSE&G / Exelon Deal: "Exelon openly doubtful about PSEG deal"

Towns:

..... - Asbury Park: "School district posts 'very poor' results, to get monitors"
..... - Hamilton: "Final cleanup of tainted Hamilton site is at hand"
..... - Madison: "Madison residents urge officials to keep a thumb on growth"
..... - Irvington: "This dad knows best, thanks to life's lessons"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

American Legion Convention - NYT: "Veterans Snub Salt Lake City Mayor" -- Mayor organizes anti-war demo drawing thousands.
Bush - TomPaine: David Corn: "The Bush-Is-An-Idiot Camp Grows"
Iran - SL: "Iran remains defiant as sanctions loom"
Iraq - OpEd, WP: Sen. Joe Biden: "A Plan to Hold Iraq Together"
..... - Timetable - NYT: "G.O.P. Congressman Shifts to Favor an Iraq Timetable"
Lebanon - WP: "Israel Rebuffs U.N. on Blockade"
Rumsfeld & 'Fascism' - CBS: "Dems Bash Rumsfeld's Nazi Comments"
Venezuela - Guardian/UK: "US accused of bid to oust Chávez with secret funds"



OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________















(As Johnny Farrell, in 1946's
Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth)

Obituary: "Glenn Ford, Leading Man"

Blackberries & Treos: "Cost of selling a used cell phone: Your secrets" -- Listen to the NPR interview.
Cigarettes: "Nicotine Up Sharply In Many Cigarettes, Up to 30% In Some Brands"
Catholic Church: "Archdioces of NY gives priests in abuse cases a drastic choice"

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_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Rebuilding: "First the Flood, Now the Fight" -- Critics Say FEMA Is Impeding Gulf Coast Rebuilding As Disputes Hold Up Nearly $1 Billion in Relief Funds

Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS:
The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES

CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |

AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor
| CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City]
| LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio
| PNJ - Politics NJ | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

30 - Wed - Decree blots Plainfield rep... Plainfield Egyptologist?... Police pay... Eminent domain... Schools corruption...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Decree blots Plainfield reputation"

Firefighting Consent Decree - Editorial, SL: "Diversity program has yet to catch fire"
Plainfield-Egypt Connection: "Plainfield teen is a burgeoning Egyptologist"
Queen City Academy: "ACLU says Central Jersey schools keeping tabs on immigrant students"
Letter: Rosalie Maimone: "ACLU stifling true religious freedom"
Drugs, Gun [2nd item]: "Two Plainfield men arrested in Berkeley Heights traffic stop"

Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Real Estate: "Offering Prizes to New-Home Buyers"
..... - Schools: "Schools illegally request proof of immigration status"
..... - Police Pay: "Paychecks for police run ahead of the pack"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Bloomfield can't take private property for condos, court says"
..... - NJAH Auction: "NJ Affordable properties on block next month"

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___________________________________________________________________________

Cryan: "Lawmaker repays Pru $1,200 for gifts, including PGA tickets"
Elizabeth: "Prosperity on the rise for Elizabeth immigrants"
New Brunswick: "Health benefits key in RWJ job action"
Perth Amboy: "Drive-by shooting leaves three wounded in Perth Amboy"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood: "Schools get ball rolling on sports field renovations"
Union Twp.: "Flags fly high at celebrations of independence"
Warren: "Bon Jovi keyboard player donates $100K to Warren-based foundation"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Income: "Census shows median income increased almost 14%"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Census 2005 Updaate: "Wealthiest state, but lots to keep an eye on"
..... - Immigrants: "The success of a home cleaner reflects the immigration boom"
..... - Income: "Paychecks for police run ahead of the pack"
..... - Commuting: "Trading sleep to beat housing costs and traffic"

Menendez / Kean Race: Rebovich: "Ethics and innuendo dominate Senate campaign"

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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
School Funding - CN: "Corruption queries cloud Union City schools hearing"
..... - SL: "Legislators hold up Union City as example of good, bad in school funding"
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Atlantic City: "Council president, two others to face federal charges"
Poll, Fairleigh Dickinson/PublicMind: "Most in NJ say country on wrong track"
Schering-Plough: "Schering-Plough to admit guilt, pay $435M fine in fraud probe"
Towns:

..... - Princeton: "Big gift makes Princeton center for study of Irish theater"
..... - Atlantic Highlands: "Boating on the Bay, and Ogling the City Across It"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

2006 Elections - CQPolitics: "Democrats Now Favored to Take Over DeLay’s Old Seat"
Corp for Public Broadcasting - NYT: "Official Misused Office by Hiring of Friend" -- Tsk, tsk...would never happen in Plainfield.
Plamegate - WP: "First Source of C.I.A. Leak Admits Role"
..... - Truthout: "Robert Novak and the Perfect Stranger" -- Like an onion, you peel one layer after another.
Rumsfeld - WP: "Rumsfeld Assails Critics of War Policy"
Whistle-Blowing: "On YouTube, Workers Can Push Issues"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________









(Photo, NY Times)

Music: "Web Guitar Wizard Revealed at Last" -- Pachelbel's Canon as Rock virtuosity -- catch it here.
Polling, A Guide: "Precisely False vs. Approximately Right" -- and comment by The Mystery Pollster.
Sex Education: "When Sex Goes To School: Sex Education Since the 60s"
SATs: "A tougher test cited for drop in SAT totals"

Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS:
The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES

CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |

AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor
| CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City]
| LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio
| PNJ - Politics NJ | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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