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Thursday, March 09, 2006

09 - Thursday

(American Gothic, 1942)
Obituary - NYT: "Gordon Parks, a Master of the Camera" with slideshow, filmography.

DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Rebuilding: "Bush Visits Gulf Region as It Struggles to Rebuild"
Levees: "Warning Sounded About Corps' Materials, Methods in Levees"

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 [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times |
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Wednesday, March 08, 2006

08 - Wednesday

(Click image to go to poll)

Bush - WP: Alan Abramowitz: "What's Behind Those Bad Poll Numbers"
.......... - 'Even many Republicans now fear Bush, like Carter, is in over his head'
..... - CBS: "CBS Poll: Bush Ratings At All-Time Low"

Scandal Central:
..... - DeLay - Houston Chron: "Troubles don't hurt DeLay in 22nd District"
.......... - NYT: "Opponents of DeLay Make Use of a Film"
..... - Domestic spying - NYT: "Republicans Propose Bill on Spy Program"
..... - Torture - Guardian/UK: "British cabinet minister admits 'rendition' planes used RAF bases"

Cheney - New Yorker: Talk of the Town: "Veep Doo-Doo"
Condi - OpEd, Chicago Trib: Dennis Jett: "Style Over Substance: Lifitng Rice's Mask"
Iraq - USA Today: "8,000 desert during Iraq war"
..... - LAT: "US Envoy to Iraq Sees Threat of Wider War"
..... - Guardian/UK: "UK troops 'could begin Iraq withdrawal in weeks'"
Patriot Act - SL: "Patriot Act renewed in a squeaker"

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Engelhard: "Board at Engelhard again tells investors to reject BASF bid"
Entertaining with the Sopranos [review]: "Welcome to the Soprano celebrations"
Furry Lobsters?: "New animal resembling furry lobster found"
Ghana: "Here, witch is just another word for victim" -- and pix are here
.......This story ran in Sunday's Ledger, print only. It finally surfaced as a 'Monday' story!
Insurance Scam: "Where cars burn, officials smell a rat"
Obituary: "Gordon Parks, chronicler of the black experience" -- a slideshow is here
Therapy Dogs: "For the love of Abigail"
Voting Security: "Do You Know How Your Vote Will Be Counted?"

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 [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times |
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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

07 - Tuesday

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03//07/2006 - Tuesday

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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: "Meeting Days: Must citizens choose between Church and Council?"
Plain Talker: "City Council Wants Youth Input"

Council Candidates [3rd to last]: "Democrats seek City Council hopefuls"
Crime [next to last]: "Four arrested after series of burglaries"
............... Is this the crew that was hitting Prospect and Putnam Aves?
..... - [last]: "Woman charged with drug possession"
PHS Boys Basketball: "Linden finally solves Plainfield in title tilt"

Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Politics: "The Politics of Shoe Leather"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Battle of Bloomfield: Can town condemn building to build condos?"

New event listed for Saturday is here
Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Basking Ridge: "Teen, friends reach out to Sudan's needy"
Edison: "Ford must offer plan for PCB-laced toxic debris"
Kenilworth: "Kenilworth Inn gets the glow-ahead for animated sign"
New Brunswick: "Soup kitchen dishes out food, charity for fundraiser"
Rahway: "Rahway pupils want more black history"
Sayreville: "Council overrides veto by mayor of redevelopment agency expansion"
Springfield: "Springfield fines massage parlors over license rules"
Tewskbury: "DEP permit for townhouses is no done deal"

NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine - SL: "Corzine warns of deep cuts and possible tax hikes ahead"
.......... - "School officials told of the hard lessons in the next budget"
..... - CN: "Corzine: Cuts alone won't close budget gap"
..... - NYT: "Spending Cuts Alone Won't Balance the Budget, Corzine Says"

Douglass College - SL: "Rutgers leader wants to place many colleges under one roof"
..... - CN: "Rutgers president poised to reveal Douglass' future"
..... - NYT: "Rutgers Chief Said to Plan End to Separate Women's College"
Legislature:
..... - Car Insurance: "Measure opposes limiting factors in a driver's premium"
..... - Drug Prices: "Assembly to consider bill for drug price registry"
..... - Health care: "Bill emphasizes home health care over nursing home"
..... - Transportation Fund: "Panel puts proposal to borrow funds into second gear"
Real Estate: "Jersey's still sale-ing along; state's housing market remains very hot"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Budget includes higher taxes and sewer fees; plus $55M from PA settlement"
..... - Orange: "Property taxes likely to rise 6.5%"
..... - Parsippany: "Students put Bush on stand in debate examining Iraq war"
UMDNJ: "Departure of a UMDNJ leader leaves two key posts empty"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here

NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

(Click on image to enlarge)

Bush - Wall Street Journal: "Impeachment Proves Risky Political Issue"
.......... - Oh my God! Now The Wall Street Journal brings up the 'I' word?

Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - Sun-Sentinel: "Miami judge refuses to delay sentencing for lobbyist"
..... - Domestic spying:. - NYT: Editorial: "Kabuki Congress"
..... - Plamegate - Truthout: "CIA Leak Path: Cheney, Libby, Woodward"
..... - Torture - OpEd, Salt Lake Trib: "Who is accountable for Army's descent into torture?"
............... Gen. Irvine taught prisoner interrogation and military law for 18 years.
............... Pearlstein is a visiting scholar at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton

Debt Ceiling - SL: "Treasury chief asks Congress to pass a new debt ceiling"
Immigration - NYT: "Local Officials Seek Help From U.S. on Immigration"
India - InterPress: "Nuclear Pact with India Seen as Surrender"
Iran - Guardian/UK: "US hints at strike to stop Iran; Bolton says nuclear plant can be 'taken out'"
Rep. Murtha - Reuters: "Iran and Qaeda benefit from US in Iraq: congressman"
Supreme Court - SL: "Court upholds campus military recruiting"

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

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Demographics: "Whites to Be Minority in New York Area Soon, Data Show"
Abortion: "South Dakota, defying law, bans abortions"
Airport Security: "High-tech perimeter warning system to spot airport intruders"
Beekeeping?: "Buzz on beekeepers is: More are needed"
Bird flu: "Bird flu spreads to cats in Austria; also confirmed in Poland"
Enron - Chicago Trib: "Enron Trial's Star Witness to Take Stage"
Gangs: Aryan Nation: "Murder trials look to shackle nation's deadliest prison gang"
Internet Pricing: "The High-Speed Money Line"
Pete Seeger, An Interview - SL: "The rising of Pete Seeger"
Real Estate: "Houses dressed to sell; finishing touches can help your property stand out"
Witches of Ghana - SL: The Ledger posted the pix from Sunday's story here, but you'll
search in vain to find the STORY online...

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 [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times |
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Monday, March 06, 2006

06 - Monday

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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: "TW3: February 27 - March 5, 2006"
..... Mondays, PLAINFIELD TODAY is a digest of Plainfield-only news from the past week:
..... That Was The Week That Was (TW3)

Women of Excellence Awards: "Women to be honored at dinner"
..... - Plainfield's Ethel Washington will be honored for Arts and Humanities
Chisholm Documentary: "Library to show 'Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed"

Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Flood Insurance: "Flood insurance: Higher rates and other options on table"
..... - Vital Records - Editorial, SL: "Overreach on vital records"

New event listed for Saturday is here
Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

South Plainfield - Editorial, CN: "Debris fight needs a closer look"

NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine & Cabinet - NYT: "Overachievers Under the Gun"

Giants-Jets Stadium: "Corzine wants better terms for state; Teams say a deal is a deal"
Mob: Genovese Family: "Little mobster's wire has big fish on a hook"
Transportation Trust Fund: "Plan to increase transportation funds elicits polar reactions"

Towns: Jersey City: "Amid the Glitter, Jersey City's Growing Pains"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here

MISSING IN ACTION: A significant story on NJ's unique court ombudsman program, which
helps people navigate the maze of court procedures and paperwork, and is being looked
into as a model by other states, appears in the NJ section of the Ledger today. In print only.

NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Cheney's fall from grace is a liability"

Scandal Central:
..... - DeLay - WP: "DeLay Will Face Voters' Verdict In PrimaryThis Week"
..... - Lobbygate - LAT: "Lawmakers Embrace Lobbyist Cash"

2006 Elections - NYT: "To Democrats Hungry for Senate, a Pennsylvania Seat Looks Ripe"
.......... - And the NY Times map makes NJ look like its 'no contest'
Dems - NYT: "For Democrats, Many Voices, but No Theme Song"
Immigration - Editorial, SL: "Middle way on immigration"
Iraq - Foreign Affairs: "Seeing Baghdad, Thinking Saigon"
.......... - Another major piece from FA, apparently free -- unheard of!
National Security - CSM: "On security, it's Congress vs. Bush"
'Planted' news - LAT: "Military Will Keep Planting Articles in Iraq"

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Weddings: "Invitations Are Romantic and Now the Stamps Can Match"
2004 Campaign Contributions: "Internet changed campaign financing; Small donors big role"
Abortion: "Parental Notice Has Scant Effect in Teen Abortion"
Channel 1: "Channel One ads mean more to kids than news" This is news?
Community Colleges: "Elite schools look to draw from well of 2-year colleges"
ID Theft Prevention: "New Jersey at fore of 'credit freezing'"
Islam in Brooklyn: "To Lead the Faithful in a Faith Under Fire"
Is Ma Bell putting herself back together?: "AT&T to Buy BellSouth, Creating Telecom Giant"
Oscars: "Partial List of 78th Annual Oscar Winners"
Painting: "Dark Portrait of a 'Painter of Light': Thomas Kinkade"
Slave Cemetery in NYC: "Site of African Burial Ground Gets Recognition, and 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 [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times |
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Sunday, March 05, 2006

05 - Sunday

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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: "Using blogs: Emailing posts to a friend"
Plain Talker: "Protesters Call For Return Of Police Chief"

Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield

(On the left, the rendering; on the right the reality. NY Times)

..... - Developer's bait-and-switch?: "When Renderings Clash With Reality"
.......... - Compare this Montclair story with the townhouses at Arlington and Randolph...
..... - Affordable Housing: "Affordable Housing: The Suburban Solution"
..... - Public Records: "Cost to Piscataway of farm fight? Town charges $500 for records"
..... - School Board Elections: "Three Middlesex Co. board candidates are still in teens"
..... - Cop/Fire Overtime: "Newark police and fire overtime tab up sharply"
.......... - Staffing levels and rise in long-term sick leave drive increase

Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Area Women Join Together: "Churchwomen reach out to South Africans in need"
Scotch Plains: "Film a Revolutionary fundraising tool; Will help restore timeworn house"
Union County: "Vo-techs could feel pinch of federal spending plan"

NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine - Editorial, SL: "Corzine's sales pitch: Does it fall short?"

The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, March 05, 2006"

Douglass College - OpEd, SL: Fran Wood: "What's in a name? A lot"

(Click on image to enlarge. Courier News)

Megan's Law: GANNETT NEW JERSEY has a humongous section in print and online today
Pensions: "When 2 jobs add up to 1 big pension"
.......... - One-third of N.J. legislators have another government gig
Ports - Their Importance:
..... - SL: THE BOX THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
............... - Containers: "Fifty years later, the container drives the global economy"
............... - The Invention: "Shift in thinking made invention possible"
............... - Keeping Tabs: "ID numbers, electronic signals help track cargo"
.......... - Airlines: "High above ports, another dispute about security rages"
............... - While the Dubai debate rages, a plan to allow more foreign control of U.S. skies
............... - is shaping up as the next big fight between Bush and Congress
..... - NYT: "Jitters About Who's in Charge on the Waterfront, in 1917 and Today"
............... - About the Federal takeover of Hoboken's piers in 1917. Sorry, fee-based access...
.......... - "Bush Grounds GOP Congressman Who Opposed Deal on Ports"
Towns:
..... - Montclair: "They love it but leave it; lower taxes in Little Falls prove irresistible"
..... - Newark: "Hint of change?: James has no team, chief foe has gained ground"
.......... - "Petitions in, Rice running for mayor in Newark"
............... -Ron Rice's State Senate bio page is here
............... -Wally Edge has a rundown of all 13 NJ nonpartisan mayoral elections here
..... - Morristown: "Man who says he was molested at Beginnings to sue governments"
............... - Liability arises from unlicensed premises, unlicensed therapists...
..... - Hoboken: "Explosive news from Hoboken: A Schools Construction scam?"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here

MISSING IN ACTION: The Ledger has an important Page 1 story on the plight of Ghanaian
women who are labelled 'witches'...to see it, you'll have to leave the house...

NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - NYT: "He's Battered, but His Agenda Isn't Beaten"
..... - "Bush Urges Americans to Welcome Competition From India"

Dems - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Why Democrats aren't so blue"
Immigrants - NYT: "The Search for Illegal Immigrants Stops at the Workplace"
Leaks - WP: "White House Trains Efforts on Media Leaks"
Ports: See New Jersey section
Tillman's Death: "Criminal Probe in Tillman Case Set to Open"

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Reviews - Book - SL: "Lost in the'burbs'"
..... In 'Rattled,' Debra Galant skewers McMansions, yuppie parents, greedy developers
..... and suburban sprawl. She lives in Glen Ridge and runs the blog Baristanet. Check it out!

Abortion - Reuters: "Battle Brews as South Dakota Abortion Law Nears"
A Noodle Cartel?: "Noodle Prices Rise, Along With Chinese Tempers"
At the Library: "Gay bird tale? Library moves 'And Tango Makes Three,' just in case"
Darfur: "A Prayer for Darfur: Why can't anyone stop the killing?"
Illinois Governor Appointee: "Anti-Bias Officials Quit Over Farrakhan Aide's Presence"
Peace and War - Foreign Policy: "A Natural History of Peace"
..... - A major article, and it appears to be available free--not the usual case with FA
Ports: See New Jersey section
Real Estate: The ENTIRE NYT Magazine is devoted to real estate. Index is here
..... - "By Most Measures, a Housing Boom for the Ages"
.......... - Interactive chart of the past 30 years, by state or by President. A must see!
Red Cross: "Red Cross Gave Ousted Executive $780,000 Deal"
Religion: "Tomgram: The Other [Not Right-Wing] Christian Activists"
Taxes: "Tax Break: Who Needs the Mortgage-Interest Deduction?"
Snow Day Alerts: "The text message; Randolph spreading word by cell phone"
Surveys--with Angles?: "Nearly 100% of Publicists Love Surveys"
Wireless: "Hey Neighbor, Stop Piggybacking on My Wireless"

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 [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times |
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C L I P P I N G S

Thursday, March 09, 2006

09 - Thursday

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

08 - Wednesday

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

07 - Tuesday

Monday, March 06, 2006

06 - Monday

Sunday, March 05, 2006

05 - Sunday

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