C L I P P I N G S: 12/10/2006

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Gunplay: Hold the fort!... Dollar rec program at YMCA... Arson suspected... PHS Basketball...

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MIA: Major Ledger story on Verizon offering TV statewide next week, print edition only.

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Hold the fort!"

Fire: "Arson suspected in Plainfield car lot fire"
PHS Basketball: "Nelson's 4th-quarter burst rallies No. 1 Plainfield"
YMCA: "YMCA program offers teens an alternative" -- Psst! Saturdays, 4 - 9 PM, teens 13-18: Swim, basketball, weights -- for $1. Spread the word!
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Drugs & Schools: "Wiping out drugs in schools"

WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

FREE PARKING: Wednesday Dec. 13 thru Tue Jan.2. Courtesy of the City of Plainfield.
Tomorrow: Dec. 17. 3 PM. 'Messiah' Singalong, plus Carols & Holiday music. NJ Concert Opera. Rose of Sharon Community Church. 825 West 7th St. Info: 822-2515. $10 at door. Children free.
Tomorrow: Dec. 17. 5:30 PM. Crescent Concerts: Yuletide by Candlelight. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. FREE.
Dec 4 - 19: Holiday Food & Toy Drive. Non-perishable food items, new or nearly-new toys. During Library Hours. Plainfield Public Library. Info: 757-1111 x111.
Monday: Dec. 18. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library.
Wednesday: Dec. 20. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. Council Chambers/Courthouse.
Thursday: Dec. 21. 7 PM - 3 AM. Annual Firemen's Holiday Party & Toy Drive. Club Faraones. 111 East Front St. Admission FREE with unwrapped toy.

Editorial Cartoon: Corrigan, Toronto Star

Congress - WP: "Incoming Chairmen Ready to Investigate"
Iraq - NYT: "Options Sought for Surge in U.S. Troops to Stabilize Iraq"
Rumsfeld - NYT: "In Farewell, Rumsfeld Warns Weakness Is ‘Provocative’"

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

(Illustration, NY Times Book Review)
Books: "War: A Reader’s Guide"

Duke Lacrosse Case: "Paternity test set for Duke rape accuser"
Publishing: "Judith Regan, OJ's editor, fired in 'Friday night massacre'"
Tuskegee Airmen: "Jersey pilot's story punctures a legend"

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, December 15, 2006

Plainfield make a mitzvah?... Dornoch leads dev parade... Hubbard's Darfur Walk... Civil unions in, next stop court?

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Will Plainfield make a mitzvah?"
Plain Talker: "Dornoch Leads Development Parade"

Hubbard School: "Students create gallery walk to educate others on plight in Darfur"
Rex Bedding Fire: "Owner's holiday gift to workers at site of Plainfield fire"
Crime: "Fugitive is back in jail after a drug sweep"
Howard Schoor of Schoor DePalma - SL: "Noted engineer bribed 2 officials, indictment says"
..... - AP: "Engineer accused of paying $16,000 bribes for municipal contracts"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Immigrants & Drunk Driving: "Official apologizes for remark about Hispanic immigrants"
..... - Teaching: "Schools Report Urges Drastic Change, Higher Salaries"
..... - Gentrification: Mark Di Ionno: "Death of the shot-and-a-beer culture"
..... - Guns: "Feds paint picture of how guns turn up on Trenton streets" -- and Plainfield streets?
..... - Parking: "Montclair parking rate hikes adjusted"
..... - Brownfields: "Funds sought for brownfield remediation"
..... - Charter Schools: "Charter schools sue for funding equity"

WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

FREE PARKING: Wednesday Dec. 13 thru Tue Jan.2. Courtesy of the City of Plainfield.
Today: Dec. 15. 4 PM. 'Darfur Gallery Walk' Ribbon-cutting. Hubbard Middle School. Ribbon-cutting for gallery displaying research students have done on genocide in Darfur. The public is invited.
Today: Dec. 15. 6 PM. Potluck. 7 PM Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Poverty & The Law, Stephen St. Hilaire. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
Dec 4 - 19: Holiday Food & Toy Drive. Non-perishable food items, new or nearly-new toys. During Library Hours. Plainfield Public Library. Info: 757-1111 x111.
Sunday: Dec. 17. 3 PM. 'Messiah' Singalong, plus Carols & Holiday music. NJ Concert Opera. Rose of Sharon Community Church. 825 West 7th St. Info: 822-2515. $10 at door. Children free.
Sunday: Dec. 17. 5:30 PM. Crescent Concerts: Yuletide by Candlelight. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. FREE.
Monday: Dec. 18. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library.
Wednesday: Dec. 20. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. Council Chambers/Courthouse.
Thursday: Dec. 21. 7 PM - 3 AM. Annual Firemen's Holiday Party & Toy Drive. Club Faraones. 111 East Front St. Admission FREE with unwrapped toy.

(Sponsor Asm Wilfredo Caraballo watches vote tally. Photo, NY Times.)
Civil Unions - SL: "N.J. lawmakers approve gay civil unions"
..... - NYT: "Legislators Vote for Gay Unions in New Jersey"
..... - CN: "State lawmakers legalize civil unions for same-sex couples"
..... - WP: "N.J. Legislature Votes to Allow Same-Sex Unions"

Menendez: Tom Moran: "Now that he's in, Menendez says he's out -- of Hudson politics, that is"

Corrections Chief: "Panel endorses Hayman as corrections chief"
Ethics Charges - SL: "Panel says grant rules blur ethics"
..... - CN: "Ethics committee dismisses complaints as partisan sniping"
Fraud - SL: "Businessman is held in $13.4M fraud case"
J&J: "Ex-J&J officer files lawsuit as whistle-blower"
Public Records: "Morris County weighs consolidating official records"
Stem-Cell Research - SL: "Lawmakers ante $270 million for stem-cell research"
..... - NYT: "Lawmakers Approve Borrowing $270 Million for Stem-Cell Research"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
The Legislation - SL: "Legislative tax reform effort fizzles" -- But you knew that all along,right?
..... - CN: "Deadline won't be reached on tax reform"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here

NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Editorial Cartoon: Matson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Click on image to enlarge)

Bush - SL: John Farmer: "Last-roll-of-the-dice troop buildup looks like a loser for Bush"
..... - WP: "Truman's Trials Resonate for Bush"

Army - WP: "General Says Army Will Need To Grow"
Congress - WP: "Democratic Sen. Johnson in Stable Condition After Brain Surgery"
.......... - "Experts Optimistic About Senator's Recovery"
Immigration - WP: "Texas Official's Report Ignites a New Border Conflict"
Iraq Study Group - WP: "Rice Rejects Overture To Iran And Syria"

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Breast Cancer: "Reversing Trend, Big Drop Is Seen in Breast Cancer"
Chanukah: "Jewish groups celebrate lights -- flourescent, that is"
Obituary: "Ahmet Ertegun, founded Atlantic Records" -- Gave us John Coltrane, Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Aretha Franklin.

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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Thursday, December 14, 2006

Ka-ching! Your holiday gift from City Hall... Officer admits using force on man... Fire investigation continues... School concerts, Hubbard ribbon-cut

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FREE PARKING: Wednesday Dec. 13 thru Tue Jan.2. Courtesy of the City of Plainfield.

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Ka-ching! Holiday gifts from City Hall"

North Avenue Dispute - SL: "Officer admits he used force on man"
Rex Bedding Fire - CN: "Investigation continues in Plainfield fire"
Schools' Holiday Concerts: "Plainfield Public Schools Holiday Concerts" -- The public is invited to these evening concerts.
Letter: Herb Kaufman: "State spending must be reduced"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Metropark: "All aboard for major Metropark upgrades"
..... - Renters - SL: "NJ among the least affordable in the nation for those who rent"
.......... - CN: "N.J. housing 4th most expensive in nation"
..... - Union Contracts: "Perth Amboy approves pact with firefighters" -- Wage increases deferred to 2008.

WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

FREE PARKING: Wednesday Dec. 13 thru Tue Jan.2. Courtesy of the City of Plainfield.
Tomorrow: Dec. 15. 9 AM & 4 PM. 'Darfur Gallery Walk' Ribbon-cutting. Hubbard Middle School. Ribbon-cutting for gallery displaying research students have done on genocide in Darfur. The public is invited.
Tomorrow: Dec. 15. 6 PM. Potluck. 7 PM Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Poverty & The Law, Stephen St. Hilaire. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
Dec 4 - 19: Holiday Food & Toy Drive. Non-perishable food items, new or nearly-new toys. During Library Hours. Plainfield Public Library. Info: 757-1111 x111.
Sunday: Dec. 17. 3 PM. 'Messiah' Singalong, plus Carols & Holiday music. NJ Concert Opera. Rose of Sharon Community Church. 825 West 7th St. Info: 822-2515. $10 at door. Children free.
Sunday: Dec. 17. 5:30 PM. Crescent Concerts: Yuletide by Candlelight. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. FREE.
Thursday: Dec. 21. 7 PM - 3 AM. Annual Firemen's Holiday Party & Toy Drive. Club Faraones. 111 East Front St. Admission FREE with unwrapped toy.

(Photo, NY Times)
Gay Marriage - SL: Kathleen O'Brien: "I now pronounce you -- whatever"
..... - NYT: "Doubts Persist as N.J. Lawmakers Move Forward on Civil Union"
..... - CN: "State's civil unions bill scheduled for key votes today"

A.C. Murders - NYT: "Speculation About Foot Fetishist in Killings"
Food Animals: "Advocates for farm animals say state guidelines are inhumane"
NJT Tunnel: "NJ Transit picks construction manager for tunnel"
Pol Pensions: "A pension reprieve for corrupt politicians"
Port Authority: "Port Authority floats an idea: $5M for Intrepid"
Princeton: "Princeton programs free tunes on campus"
Rutgers: "Rutgers makeover to start with public spaces"
UMDNJ - SL: "Vladeck won't pursue presidency of UMDNJ"
..... - NYT: "Vladeck Is Not Seeking Permanent Post"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Convention: "Mayors scoff at state's tax-reform effort; Call for convention instead"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here

NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Editorial Cartoon: Larry Wright, Detroit News

Congress - NYT: "Democrats Plan to Take Control of Iraq Spending"
..... - WP: "Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson Falls Ill, Undergoes Surgery"
E. coli Outbreak - CNN: "Lettuce most likely source of Taco Bell E. coli, feds say"
..... - SL: "E. coli probers now turn to lettuce"
Holy Land Foundation: "Muslim Charity Seeks Dismissal of Charges of Terrorism"
Iraq - CNN: "Official: Saudis to back Sunnis if U.S. leaves Iraq" -- King 'read the riot act' to Cheney.

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

(Photo, NY Times)
Black History: "Black History Trove, a Life’s Work, Seeks Museum"

Health: "Circumcision Halves H.I.V. Risk, U.S. Agency Finds"

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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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Fire! Fire! Fire!... Chamber party tonight... WiFi... Leaves... Streetcams...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: Rex Bedding Fire - "Pix and video", "Five short videos", "Free Holiday parking starts"
Plain Talker: Rex Bedding Fire - "The BEST Pic (says Dan)", "More pics", "Rex Bedding Fire story"

Fire - SL: "Flames wreck mattress factory in 5-alarm blaze" -- Ledger pix are here.
..... - CN: "Video and photo gallery from 5-alarm fire"
Real Estate: "Hispanics: The new force in home sales"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - WiFi: "2 South Jersey counties mull becoming a big wi-fi 'hot spot'"
..... - Leaf Collection: "Savings are in the bag for leaf collection program"
..... - Budgets: "Perth Amboy firefighter jobs safe, but fate of police unclear"
..... - Streetcams: "Keeping a high-tech eye on downtown Newark"

WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

Today: Dec. 13. 6 PM. Chamber of Commerce Holiday Party. Café Vivace, 1370 South Avenue. $40 per person. Info: Donna Albanese, (908) 755-5994.
Dec 4 - 19: Holiday Food & Toy Drive. Non-perishable food items, new or nearly-new toys. During Library Hours. Plainfield Public Library. Info: 757-1111 x111.
Wednesday Dec. 13 thru Tue Jan.2: FREE HOLIDAY PARKING. Courtesy of the City of Plainfield.
Friday: Dec. 15. 6 PM Potluck. 7 PM Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Poverty & The Law, Stephen St. Hilaire. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
Sunday: Dec. 17. 3 PM. 'Messiah' Singalong, plus Carols & Holiday music. NJ Concert Opera. Rose of Sharon Community Church. 825 West 7th St. Info: 822-2515. $10 at door. Children free.
Sunday: Dec. 17. 5:30 PM. Crescent Concerts: Yuletide by Candlelight. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. FREE.
Thursday: Dec. 21. 7 PM - 3 AM. Annual Firemen's Holiday Party & Toy Drive. Club Faraones. 111 East Front St. Admission FREE with unwrapped toy.

Events for this week are here

Union County: "Road construction updates".

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

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Elizabeth: "US Supreme Court refuses to hear case, Councilman's victory stands"
Union County Jail: "Who's wrong -- fired prison guard or county?"

BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Streetcams: "Keeping a high-tech eye on downtown Newark"

NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez: "Ex-Menendez aide subpoenaed to testify before U.S. grand jury"

1st Amendment: "Judge: Worship song is OK at Jersey school"
Congress: "Pascrell tapped for powerful House panel"
Gay Marriage - SL: "Senate bans pastor after he condemns same-sex marriage"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Civil unions safe ground in the gay marriage war"
Homeland Security: "A Turnpike fence to hide tanker cars from terrorist eyes"
..... - "Bioterror report calls N.J. poorly prepared"
Mercer County College: "Mercer college gets first female leader"
Mergers: "Continental, United talk merger"
NJ Hall of Fame: "Who put Jersey on the map?"
Parkway: "Northbound Barnegat toll booths to get the boot"
Rutgers: "Rutgers picks design winner"
School Funding: "State report lays foundation for new school funding formula" -- More info here.
Towns: Hoboken: "Rescue Plan for Hospital in Hoboken"
Weapons: "Felons buy ammo for guns they can't own"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Corzine Negotiates: "Corzine puts conditions on tax credit"
..... - CN: "Corzine tax reform plan may be introduced as soon as February"
Opinion, SL: Tom Moran: "Sticking a fork in Trenton's tax reform"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here

NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Editorial Cartoon: Matson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Congress - NYT: "Democrats Consider Outside Ethics Panel"
..... - WP: "Texas Republican Ousted As Last House Seat Filled"
Illegal Immigrants - WP: "Illegal Workers Arrested In 6-State ID Theft Sweep"
Iraq - WP: "Poll: Americans Support Study Group, Say U.S. Is Losing War"
.......... - "Bush Delays Speech on Iraq Strategy"
..... - NYT: "Iraqi Army Plans for Wider Role in Security of Baghdad"
.......... - "Saudis Say They Might Back Sunnis if U.S. Leaves Iraq"
Litvinenko Poisoning - WP: "Two Old Friends at Center of Poison Mystery"

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

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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C L I P P I N G S

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Gunplay: Hold the fort!... Dollar rec program at YMCA... Arson suspected... PHS Basketball...

Friday, December 15, 2006

Plainfield make a mitzvah?... Dornoch leads dev parade... Hubbard's Darfur Walk... Civil unions in, next stop court?

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Ka-ching! Your holiday gift from City Hall... Officer admits using force on man... Fire investigation continues... School concerts, Hubbard ribbon-cut

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Fire! Fire! Fire!... Chamber party tonight... WiFi... Leaves... Streetcams...

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