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* PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plain Talker: "School Budget Discussion Raises More Questions"
Ledger: "Plainfield board fills vacancy"
Crime: In Ledger print-only story, Plainfielder Kevin Harris found guilty of shooting
ex-schoolmate on Halsey Street in May, 2004.
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Edison: "Choi wants more local meetings televised, starts with Planning Board"
Hillside/Roselle - SL: "Restaurants put Caribbean cuisine on the map"
Piscataway - CN: "Court places $18M value on Halper farm"
..... - SL: "Family awarded $18M for 75 acres"Sayreville: "Developers present plans for National Lead site"
Summit: "Summit teachers' salary guide includes increases of up to 25%"
Winfield: "Acting chief is demoted to sergeant"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - CN: "Corzine pushes for needle-exchange legislation for drug users"
..... - Cabinet - CN: "Levin to face full Senate after judiciary approval"
.......... - SL: "Senate panel endorses Levin"
Menendez' House seat - SL: "Costs dictate Corzine won't call early election for Menendez seat"
....... Perhaps, but NPR said yesterday that Corzine didn't have the authority to fill the seat
Assembly - CN: "Officials: Corrections backlog overcrowding jails; Solution? Speed parole"
..... - SL: "Parole board chief offers reforms to save money"
Bio-terror alert - SL: "N.J. National Guard field-tests unit of WMD experts"
Citizens Campaign - SL: "Newark gets mixed reviews in survey"
Drugs - SL: "Ex-Customs boss gets 24 years for moving cocaine through Newark port"
Ethics...yet again - SL: "Outgoing official's e-mail spurs call for ethics inquiry"
Fiscal Situation - CN: "Panel advises Gov. Corzine to broaden sales, gas taxes"
..... - SL: "Tax increases and job cuts urged for N.J."
.......... - "Quinnipiac poll finds Jerseyans downbeat on budget, tax prospects"
'Home Rule,' Elephant in the room - SL: Bob Braun: "Want 'real reform'? Target 'home rule'"
Hudson County - JJ: "Suit demands corrupt official, contractors give back money"
Kearney Bridge - SL: "DOT failed to heed warning about bridge"
Norcross Affair - Editorial, Ledger: "A slumping AG's office"
..... - Editorial, Courier: "Time for attorneys to forge new relationship"
..... - NY Times: "Ex-Prosecutors in Trenton Respond to U.S. Scolding" Ocean County - CN: "Freeholders grant domestic partner pension benefits"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Criminal charges may arise from SCC mess"
'Smart Growth': "Eileen Swan takes reins of the Office of Smart Growth"
Supreme Court: "Justices order bank to repay Essex $600,000 in corrupt 1989 bond issue"
........Talk about the wheels of justice grinding slowly...
UMDNJ: "Corzine asks leaders of UMDNJ to resign"
..... - OpEd, SL: Tom Moran: "Entitlement sits behind the wheel at UMDNJ"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - SL: "Bush insists 'I don't know' Abramoff and refuses to release photos"
.......... - NYT: "Bush takes prosecutor off case with Federal judgeship"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - NY Times: "Bush Sees No Need for Law to Approve Eavesdropping"
.......... - WP: "Bush Reasserts Presidential Prerogatives"
............... - "Varied Rationales Muddle Issue of NSA Eavesdropping"
..... - Lobbygate - SL: "GOP senators call off bimonthly job solicitations"..... - Plamegate: "Reporters' Information Sought by Libby Defense"
Iraq: "Iraq commander admits the Army is 'stretched'"
Palestine - SL: "Bush is left to wonder: What hath democracy wrought?"
.......... - Analysis - SL: "The big question: Now what?"
.......... - OpEd, SL: "Bush loses Palestinian election gamble"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "The Hamas complication"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Montclair: "After vandalism, Iris beds to bloom once again thanks to grant"
Oprah: "Live on 'Oprah,' a Memoirist Is Kicked Out of the Book Club"
..... - "Ms. Winfrey Takes a Guest to the Televised Woodshed"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Bush: No state plan, no money"
ABBREVIATIONS 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 Tribune [New Brunswick]
JJ - Jersey Journal
LAT - Los Angeles Times
ND - Newsday
NOLA - Times-Picayune
NPR - National Public Radio
PNJ - Politics NJ
TT - Trenton Times
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PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Van Wyck Brooks Historic District meeting tonight"
Plain Talker: "Board of Education Fills Vacancy"
Courier: "Plainfield Superintendent apologizes for charter school omission"
..... - Theater: "Act IV's production of romantic comedy, 'Sylvia' this weekend and next"
..... - Eating Out: "Anthony's Place: All in the family"
'Acoustic Cafe' [MP3 file]: "Shiloh Baptist Church's music ministry sings out"
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Assembly: "Cohen ready for new duties as Deputy Speaker in Assembly"
Kenilworth: "Kenilworth keeps post office open late"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine Cabinet - SL: "Levin comes back to reclaim old job, with more friends"
Menendez: "Senate race yet to spark voter interest"
Menenedez' vacant House seat: "Democrats supporting Sires for Congress over Vas"
Bosses - NYT: Bergen County's Ferreiro: "A county leader at the core of a pay-to-play fight"
..... Previous articles in series: Ray Lesniak, George Norcross, John Lynch, Steve Adubato, Sr.
DYFS - SL: "Advocates delay request for a takeover of DYFS"
Eminent Domain - SL: "Kinder, gentler redevelopment? Eminent domain a good tool, but a flawed one"
Ethics...again: "Departing Human Services Commissioner Davy fished for business via email"
Harvey lands on his feet: "Former AG Harvey takes position with N.Y. law firm"
Medicare: "Medicare tour helps seniors unravel presciption mysteries"
Norcross - SL: "U.S. attorney rips AG's office over corruption probe, 'too tainted' to pursue"
..... - NYT: "State investigators did such a bad job, US won't pursue case against Norcross"
Ocean County - SL: "Ocean board reverses, earns a dying employee's gratitude"
..... - NYT: "Freeholder Vote Domestic Partner to Get Pension"
Tenafly: "Tenafly approves expansion of eruv"
UMDNJ: "Layoffs looming at University Hospital; $36M from state never got into its accounts"
..... - "School delays Petillo's severance; Options sought if he is ever convicted"
US Judges: "White House agrees to fill vacancies in Trenton, Camden and Newark"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - NYT: "In 'State of the Union' address, Bush is seen avoiding large initiatives"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - Truthout: "Medicare Drug Bill Tied to Abramoff"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - WP: "Rift Between Parties Over NSA Wiretapping Grows"
.......... - YubaNet: "Bush rebuffed 2002 Congressional effort to relax FISA standards"
.................... Attorney Glenn Greenwald first pulled it all together on his blog here
Army - AP: "Penatgon-fund study: Army stretched to breaking point"
............... - WP: "Rumsfeld: Army Not 'Broken'; He disputes reports warning of war's strains"
Iraq - NYT: "Audit Describes Misuse of Funds in Iraq Projects"
Patriot Act - Boston Globe: "AG's memo raises questions; Suggests it's not needed for domestic spying"
Supreme Court: "Senate debate on Alito slides into a partisan war of words"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
All Politics is...Unconscious?!: "A Shocker: Partisan Thought Is Unconscious"
Computers - Protecting Yours: "New program takes aim at purveyors of malicious software"
..... - 'StopBadWare.org' is here. The FTC's 'OnGuardOnline.gov' is here.
Eminent Domain: "Humble Oklahoma Church Is at Center of Debate on Eminent Domain"
Immigrants - Getting Money Home - CSM: "Banks aim to help immigrants send money home"
Photo-manipulation: "It May Look Authentic; Here's How to Tell It Isn't"
Pope Benedict XVI: "First encyclical reaffirms value of charity, church teachings on sex"
Senior-proofing homes - SL: "Safety-minded renovations needed as population ages"
..... - County, State and National resources are here
School Dress codes: "Boy Wins Fight to Wear Skirt to School"
Spying on Profs - NYT: "Conservative UCLA Alumnus Pulls Offer to Buy Lecture Tapes"
ABBREVIATIONS 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 Tribune [New Brunswick]
JJ - Jersey Journal
LAT - Los Angeles Times
ND - Newsday
NOLA - Times-Picayune
NPR - National Public Radio
PNJ - Politics NJ
TT - Trenton Times
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PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Reminder: Dr. Richard Neblett's memorial service is 11:30 am today,
United Church of Christ, corner West 7th & Madison Avenue.
Plainfield Today: "Corrected post: Earthquake relief fundraiser"
Plain Talker: "School Budget Lapse Shrinks To Less Than $400,000"
Ledger: "Hospitals receive $5 million for emergency preparedness"
Courier [next to last item]: "Council president Blanco completes course for elected officials"
..... - Letter to Editor: Sandy Spector: "Approximate law is not law at all"
..... - Plainfield Public Library/LVA [last item]: "Lawyers to speak to literacy volunteers"
..... - PHC: "Health Center hosts holiday open house"
The Courier print edition also has a story on AKA activities in the Community section, but
not online. Also a brief review of Anthony's Place cafe and deli on South Avenue in Local.
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Berkelely Hts., New Providence: "2 local police departments achieve accreditation"
Bound Brook: "Boro could earn up to $29K per year from Verizon tower"
Elizabeth: "Harbor seal causes quite a stir at city marina"
Kean U.: "At 90, guitar pioneer Les Paul shows he hasn't missed a beat"
Newark International - SL: "Many in area could find noise conditions worse under new plan"
Muslim Girls' Basketball - SL: "Hoops and hijabs: S. Brunswick girls make impression on the court"
Somerset Co. Sheriff: "Provenzano pays county back for dry cleaning"
Warren/Watchung - Ledger: "Voters approve $3.2M school proposal"
..... - CN: "Voters approve additional $3M for Watchung Hills upgrades"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - SL: "Corzine seeks new start with board at UMDNJ"
..... - Cabinet - Editorial, SL: "Confirm Zulima Farber"
Menendez - Senate seat - SL: "Pallone will back Menendez for Senate seat"
..... - CN: "Pallone refuses run at Senate seat"
Menendez' vacant House seat - SL: "Vas criticizes Sires for taking contributions from casinos"
Homeland Security - SL: "PATH station to test bomb-detection plan"
Medicare - SL: "N.J. spurns Medicare's repayment 'solution'"
..... - CN: "Feds could pay state back for Medicare overruns"
Newark - SL: "Devils barely beat Newark deadline for area financing"
..... - "State eyes fire director's status; City failed to ask for extension of leave"
Pensions: "Fired corrections executive stayed on, got pension"
Special Ed - SL: "Federal court puts further burden on special-ed families"
UMDNJ - SL: "UMDNJ paid $69,000 for one official's limos"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:..... - DeLay - Newsday: "Texas DA subpoenas former DeLay campaign aide"
..... - Torture - Reuters: "US 'outsourced' torture, European investigator says"
.......... - Financial Times/UK: "US employs ‘gangster’ methods, says report on CIA"
2006 Elections - OpEd, WP: E. J. Dionne: "Rove's Early Warning"
al-Qaeda - Juan Cole, U Mich.: "Top 10 mistakes of Bush in reacting to al-Qaeda"
Congress - WP: "GOP's closed-door deal makes $22 Billion difference to HMOs"
Iraq: Rebuilding - NYT: "Iraq Rebuilding Badly Hobbled, U.S. Report Finds"
.......... - NYT: "Audit Describes Misuse of Funds in Iraq Projects"
..... - Oil - WP: "Dip in Iraqi Oil Production Holds Ominous Harbinger"
Katrina - NYT: "White House Declines to Provide Storm Papers"
.......... - Ledger/AP: "Senators: Bush stonewalling Katrina probe"
McCain-Feingold Act - LAT: "Some Issue Ads Could Be Exempt, Supremes Say"
Pentagon - WP: "Strategy review calls for more elite forces to fortify military"
............ Iraq left out of planning, considered to be an 'anomaly'...
Supreme Court - SL: "Nomination of Alito is passed to full Senate"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Biz - TT: "Trenton Times, Star-Ledger plan to combine some operations"
eBay [again] - SL: "Drop shops like one in Raritan Boro pop up to collect fare for eBay"
Geek Patrol: "New coalition launches Wednesday, battles 'badware'"
............ check their site out here
Gift? Bribe?: "Ethics 101: When does a gift become a bribe?"
National Security Admin.: "Distrust of NSA has roots in '70s"
Sex Harassment: "AAUW Study: Campus sex harassment common"
TV: "Smacked down by rivals, UPN to join WB; 'CW' debuts on Channel 11 in fall"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "New Orleans Wants to Destroy Historic Homes"
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Plainfield Today: "Councilman Burney sponsors earthquake relief fundraiser"
PHS Girls Track: "Plainfield girls race to Union County title"
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Edison: "Residents decry Hartz Mountain's plans for former Ford plant"
Fanwood: "Fanwood lobbyist indicted in impersonation of federal agent"
Long Hill: "NJ's first openly gay mayor's rise defies conventional wisdom"
Piscataway: "Town faces higher price for Halper farm, used unreliable appraisal"
Roselle: "Body found in Newark park identified as missing Roselle student, 14"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Inaugural Speech - PNJ: David Rebovich: "Gov. Corzine, Between The Lines"
..... - Cabinet - PNJ: "Corzine Administration Photo Gallery"
..... - Farber for AG - Ledger: "Key panel approves nominee for AG"
.......... - Courier: "Farber nod cleared by judiciary committee"
.......... - NY Times: "Nearing Confirmation, a Corzine Nominee Hears Tough Questions"
Menendez: "Menendez extends a welcoming hand to South Jersey leaders"
Menendez' Vacant Seat - JJ: "Gov mulls filling seat of Menendez with special election"
5th Congressional District - SL: "Ex-aide to Clinton, McGreevey joins 5th District race"
Abortion: "Anti-abortion proponents rally at the Statehouse"
Apartment Rents: "N.J.'s rents found unaffordable; average 2-bedroom is $1,085"
Charter Schools: "Six new schools approved, and 12 get renewed"
Health Benefits for Elected Officials: "Morristown petition stirs controversy"
Immigrant Issues: "Advocates want state to focus on immigrants"
Lobbying - NYT: "Amid Scandals, States Overhaul Lobbying Laws"
Vineland - NYT: "A Holocaust reparations settlement makes its way to South Jersey"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - Ledger: "President contends wiretaps are legal"
.......... - Courier:
.......... - NY Times: "Administration starts weeklong blitz defending eavesdropping"
..... - Lobbygate:
.......... - Ripon Society - WP: "Lobbyists Help Fund Ripon Society Trips for Lawmakers"
.......... - Reform - Speech by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX): "Searching for a New Direction"
.......... - Bush / Abramoff Pix - Time: "When George Met Jack; The Unpublished Photos"
............... - WP: "Photos of Bush With Abramoff Are Withheld"
..... - Plamegate - Truthout: "Fitzgerald probing Niger forgeries, possible conspiracy"
Abortion - SL: "Abortion protesters in capital hear Bush say 'We will prevail'"
DOJ - WP: "Politics alleged in Voting Rights Division, DOJ officials accused of influence"
Energy Profiteering - NYT: "As Profits Soar, Companies Pay U.S. Less for Gas Rights"
Federal Judge James Payne - Salon: "Bush Nominee Broke Law"
Ford - CSM: "Another US automaker down - but not out"
Greenspan: An Evaluation - WP: "Imbalances Make Fed Chair's Legacy Unclear"
Halliburton - Boston Globe: "Halliburton knowingly gives troops tainted water"
Immigrants - CSM: "2 California PDs differ over local police role in enforcing immigration laws"
Iraq - Analysis, TomPaine: "How the election has set the stage for Civil War"
..... - Civilian Casualties - TomDispatch: "Letters from 2 Vietnam Vets on 'collateral damage' in Iraq"
Medicare - WP: "The Eye of a Medicare Hurricane"
.......... With an excellent interactive graphic here to help people through the maze...
.......... And a special section of articles on the new program is here
Nuclear Coverup - PlanetArk: "Firstenergy Admits to Nuclear Power Plant Cover-Up"
Pentagon Fraud - NYT: "DoD fraud-hunters dismiss evidence of fraud from retired officer"
Roe v. Wade - LAT: "States step up abortion fight, hoping Supremes will revisit decision"
Supreme Court - Editorial, NYT: "Judge Alito's Radical Views"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Health: "Walking can chase blues away"
O Canada! : "Canadians Move Right, Elect New Leadership"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Preparedness: "White House got early warning on Katrina, including breaches, flooding"
ABBREVIATIONS 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 Tribune [New Brunswick]
JJ - Jersey Journal
LAT - Los Angeles Times
ND - Newsday
NOLA - Times-Picayune
NPR - National Public Radio
PNJ - Politics NJ
TT - Trenton Times
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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Jonas Lie, Norwegian-American artist with Plainfield ties gets New York show"
Plain Talker: "Assemblyman backs free distribution of tenants' rights booklet"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
NJT / Raritan Valley Line - Editorial, Courier: "New tunnel needs some watchdogs"Somerset County: "Sheriff: Expenses were in line with my duties"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez' House Seat: "Vas seeks special election for Menendez vacancy"
Death Penalty: "For a most unlikely lobbyist, a major death-penalty victory"
Housing - OpEd, Courier: 'Buster' Soaries: "Affordable housing next step in Dr. King's dream"
Katrina's Displaced: "Jersey's 'orphans of Katrina' begin leaving state in droves"
UMDNJ - Ledger: "Challenge at UMDNJ is the hunt for a leader"
......... - Courier: "UMDNJ president set to leave post"......... - NY Times: "With UMDNJ under Federal oversight, Corzine removes its president"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - Analysis, NY Times: "Delicate dance for Bush in depicting spy program as asset"
.......... - Bradenton Herald: "US spying on those who disagree with Bush policies"
..... - Lobbygate - Newsday/AP: "Montana's Sen. Burns Can't Escape Abramoff's Shadow"
Iran: "Why Not a Strike on Iran?"
Iraq Veterans: "Struggling Back From War's Once-Deadly Wounds"
Iraq War - Profiteering: "All's Not Quiet on the Military Supply Front"
Manufacturing: "Exporting Expertise, if Not Much Else"
Medicare: "AP/Ipsos Poll: Majority confused over drug program"
Schools: "College Aid Plan Widens U.S. Role in High Schools"
Supreme Court - OpEd, Ledger: "Wrong to label Alito an ideologue"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Canadian Elections: "Canadian voters weigh ethics, social issues"
Daylaborers: "Broad survey finds high level of injuries and pay violations"
DNA Genealogy: "Love You, K2a2a, Whoever You Are"
Golf's 'Abramoff effect': "The Muddying of the Greens"
Pensions: "When Your Pension Is Frozen..." and chart showing pensions vs. 401(k)s is here
Photography: "Who Owns Seydou Keïta?"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Levees: "Competing Plans to Repair New Orleans Flood Protection"
..... -Rebuilding: "In New Orleans, Smaller May Mean Whiter"
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Obituary: "Dr. Richard F. Neblett, active board member"
... He will be sorely missed! Memorial service: Wednesday, 11:30 am,
... United Church of Christ, West 7th Street and Madison Avenue
Ooops!: Saturday's Courier had a nice writeup on Giovanna's restaurant in print edition.
... Meant to call it to everyone's attention, but slipped up. Nice to have it noticed! Sadly, the
... editor -- if there was one -- didn't kill the 'right next to Fanwood' bit which gridges me so!
... Check the restaurant out yourself here
Letter in Ledger: Plainfielder -- and retired Clinton School teacher -- Rita Goldstein has a
... letter in today's Ledger print edition, unfortunately not online, concerning the raise the
...Freeholders voted themselves and turning down raises for teachers, cops, and firefighters.
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Union County: "Property taxes continue to climb around the county"Cranford: "Ordinance sets 'green' standards for new and existing municipal buildings"
Sayreville: "Developers to air proposals for 410-acre National Lead site"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Ledger! Sheesh! What gives? So today we have a Page One story on possible
redevelopment of Jersey City's famed 1906 Powerhouse -- not online. And 'Perspective'
has an important front page piece on eminent domain -- again missing in action. --Dan
Corzine Cabinet - Ledger: "Before she's AG, Farber's past to be plumbed by Senate"
............... -Courier: "AG nominee Farber expected to sail through confirmation"
............... -OpEd, Gannett: Bob Ingle: "Politics Patrol: Can Corzine put N.J. on a new path?".......... - Susan Bass Levin: Fran Wood: "Levin's fast-track to intense scrutiny"
Codey: "Codey leaves top post through low-cost exit"
Menendez: "Even as Dem junior senator, Menendez still could wield clout"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, January 22, 2006"
Beer [again]: "A statewide brewpub crawl"
'Clean Energy' Solar Program - Editorial, Ledger: "Solar program shadows"
Crime Fighting: "East Orange cops now look for DNA at all property-crime scenes"
.......... - Accompanying story: "East Orange police go high-tech"
Demographics - NJ Monthly: "How Jersey are you?"
DWI: "Goodbye Breathalyzer"
East Orange: "State shuts down rooming house for mentally ill"
Ocean County: "Deal Would Let Dying Officer Leave Pension to Companion"
PSE&G / Exelon Merger: "Power-plant price tags remain a divisive issue
......... A must read! Are NJ consumers going to get screwed by the utilities again?
Illustration from NY Times. Click on image to enlarge.
Real Estate - NY Times: "An Exodus from NJ -- Driven by Home Prices"
Rutgers: "Consultant: Fundraising at Rutgers in need of overhaul"
UMDNJ: "Petillo forced out, to leave before March, in deal reached with Corzine"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - NY Times: "More Attacks and Meetings on a Program Under Fire"
.................... - LA Times: "GOP Praises Eavesdropping Program"
.................... - eWeek: "MSN, Yahoo Turn Over Search Terms to Feds"
.......... - Lobbygate:
.................... - Bush/Abramoff Meeting? - Salon: "A Tip for the Press Corps: Ask about May 19th"
......................... - Lou Dubose on same - Texas Observer: "Abramoff and clients met with Bush"
.............................. - and again: "Pimping of the Presidency: Abramoff bills clients for time with Bush"
.................... - Rep. Ney: "For Ohio's Ney, lobbyist largesse is par for the course"
.......... - Plamegate: "CIA Leak Case: Libby's lawyers seek to subpoena journalists"
Guest Worker Plan: "Amid Rifts, GOP Backs Guest-Worker Plan"
Homeland Security: "Harry Belafonte says Bush misleads, likens DHS to Gestapo"
Iran - Deutsche Welle: "Iran Denies Shifting Assets From Europe"
Medicare - LA Times: "Medicare Drug Program May Harm, Not Help, GOP"
Supreme Court - Reuters: "Frist Calls Alito Democrats' "Nightmare""
Voting Machines - Washington Post: "In controlled test, Florida results are easily manipulated"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Reviews - Documentary: "Why We Fight"
..... | Film Critic | Huffington Post / Rieckhoff | LA Daily News | M&C |
......| NY Times | Reel.com | Reeling | Slant | USA Today |
Black Churches, Gay Members: "Attitudes toward gays discussed at conference"
...................Sponsor National Black Justice Coalition's website is here
.......... - Washington Post: "Black Gays Ask Clergy For Tolerance"
.......... - LA Times: "Black Clergy Tackle Homophobia"
Credit Cards: "Changing guidelines will cost those who only make minimum payments"
eBay - PC Magazine: "Secrets of Selling On eBay"
.............. Read this how-to series before selling on eBay and sell like the pros
......... NY Times: "Demystifying the eBay Selling Experience"
Ben Franklin: "Benjamin Franklin is really a Jersey guy"
Eminent Domain: "Foes turn a ruling on its head, targeting Souter's property"
......... Angered by ruling, petitioners want his 200-year-old farm seized, turned into inn
Geek Patrol: "Painless and Effective Backup"
Home Safety: "Is your home 'senior-proof'?" -- Boomers! Are you listening?!
Obituary: "Stanley H. Biber, 82, Surgeon Among First to Do Sex Changes"
......... NPR has a remembrance of him and his impact on Trinidad, Colorado here
Passwords: "How to Write Better Passwords"
Real Estate: "Lofty expectations: 'wrong' side of the tracks has become right place to build"
.......... - Christian Science Monitor: "Housing market slides from 2005 peak"
Same-sex Marriage: "Maryland judge voids ban on same-sex marriage"
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Katrina - Rebuilding: "Mayor Nagin to oppose moratorium on building permits"
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