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Thursday, March 16, 2006

16 - Thursday: Murder #2, more on Green's 'police chief' bill

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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: "Green's 'police chief' bill: The Courier says 'too much.' I say 'not enough.'"

2nd Murder - CN: "City teen shot dead; No suspects or motive yet"
..... - "Shooting victim called 'neutral' and 'quiet'"
.......... - With 2nd killing in a month, murder rate is now double that of last year at this time
Assemblyman Green's Bill - Editorial, CN: "Bill misses mark on tenures of police chiefs"
Dem City Committee: "Democrats will announce candidates, discuss pay-to-play"
..... - 7:00 p.m. Friday (tomorrow), YWCA, East Front & Church Streets
Driver's License Scheme - CN: "Husband and wife charged with selling driver's licenses"
..... - SL: "Motor vehicle clerk and husband are arrested in license scheme"
.......... -The couple live in Plainfield; the scheme was run out of the S. Plfd DMV office
Health Center/Schools Collaboration: "School program gets $75,000 grant"
Letter to Editor, CN: Rasheed Abdul-Haqq: "Education needs big steps forward"
..... - Abdul-Haqq is a candidate for the Board of Education
U Akron student, Plainfielder: "Family questions school's handling of son acquitted in court"
..... - The lead for this story was on CN website last night, but is not online or in print today

Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Population Counts: "Demographers Beg to Differ with way Census counts are reached"
..... - Newark Revival: "Arts Center Has a Plan to Help Newark Revive"
.......... - SL: "Newark arts center shows off its plans for a grand high-rise"
.......... - "No city can be great without downtown housing." --Lawrence Goldman, CEO, NJPAC
..... - Commerce Bank: "Commerce Bank seeks Warren OK for branch"
..... - Rent-to-own fees - CN: "Rent-to-own stores must cap interest rates at 30 percent"
.......... - SL: "Rent-to-own stores get 'capped'"
..... - Regionalization: "Corzine prods towns to regionalize"

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

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Corzine's Bail Pal: "Lobbyist Corzine bailed out seeks to avoid trial in stalking"
..... - Question: If the incident occurred at the Statehouse, why is the case in Union County?
Central Jersey: "15 local companies among Best Places to Work in N.J."
North Plainfield: "Council reduces size of Villa Maria project"
Piscataway: "39 homeless after wind-whipped Piscataway fire"
Sewer Rates: "Sewer rates will more than double in 11 towns" - but NOT Plainfield
Westfield: "School board budget has 4% tax hike"

NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "The $3 cigarette tax, a first in U.S., is on Corzine's mind"

Census: "In Jersey, the growing is slowing"
Drivers Licenses: "6-year card to cut spike in Jersey renewals"
Hockey Betting Ring: "AG to call Mrs. Gretzky in betting probe"
Ports - NYT: "Bush Official Calls Reviews for Deals Adequate"
.......... - "Dubai Firm Verifies Plan on turning over control of U.S. Ports"
..... - SL: "Senate clears $978 million to upgrade port security"
..... - CN: "GOP-sponsored amendment on security passed, instead of Menendez's"
Schools Construction Corp. - SL: "Report urges dismantling of school agency"
..... - CN: "Corzine committee: replace schools firm"
State's Info Tech: "Embattled tech chief quits his state post"
Supreme Court: "Court calls a halt to expanding new alcohol test"
Transportation Fund: "Taxpayers to repay roads fund debt for decades"

Towns - Newark: "Will Newark's mayor run again? 4:30 today is deadline"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here

NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - Rolling Stone: "Bush's fake poverty aid"
..... - Comment, Chicago Trib: Garrison Keillor: "Day of Reckoning for the Current Occupant"

Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying: "FBI documents raise new questions about extent of surveillance"
..... - Plamegate - NYT: "Ex-U.S. Official Richard Armitage Called Likely Leak Source"

Iraq - Analysis, SF Chron: Robert Scheer: "Bush's fantasy of progress in Iraq"
Ports: [See New Jersey section]
Supreme Court: "Justice Ginsburg attributes death threats to politically inflamed rhetoric"
Trade Deficit - BBC News: "US trade deficit soars to record"
..... - Financial Times: "US deficit data fuel anxieties on dollar"

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |

DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Disaster Loans - Newsday: "Democrats: Bush Rejects Needed Storm Loans"
Katrina - Relief: "Trailers, vital after hurricane, now pose risks as new season approaches"
..... - Volunteers: "Vacationing Jersey collegians volunteer on Gulf Coast"

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 15, 2006

15 - Wednesday | Assemblyman Green's proposed bill makes the news

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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.

GAFFE OF THE WEEK?
I know, I know -- It was JEAN Stapleton in Archie Bunker, not Maureen. Sorry.

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Green introduces bill to make Chiefs of Police contractual employees"

Crime [3rd to last]: "Police arrest two on weapons charges"
..... - Could these two have anything to do with gunshots heard in various neighborhoods?
Legislature - CN: "Bill would monitor Jersey's top cops"
............... The Courier puts story on Assemblyman Green's legislation on front page
..... - SL: "Lawmaker wants way to remove top cops; Santiago appears to be target"
Letter to Editor, CN: Nan Anderson: "Divided Plainfield fails the children"
..... - Anderson, daughter of the late Helen Miller, is a School Board candidate
'No Child Left Behind' Act: "Under-performing schools scramble to make the grade"
..... - 67 -- one in Plainfield -- must raise their test scores or undergo major changes

Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Gentrification: "Montclair trend is trouble for an 'oasis'"
..... - Grant misapplied: "S. Orange trustees admit grant cannot be applied to project"
..... - Redevelopment: "Warehouse tenant battles on fate of building"
..... - Open Government - Editorial, CN: "Sunshine Week about the fight to know"

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

Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Edison: "Edison, tipped off, was first to know of tainted debris"
Elizabeth: "Elizabeth principal on leave for safety"
Hillside: "Hillside ABC session raises questions on open meeting law"
North Plainfield: "AG sides with North Plainfield man fighting to have a dog at his condo"
Union Twp.: "Town OKs job rules for off-duty cops; lets them make up to $45/hour"
Wal-Mart: "Study: Wal-Mart abuses N.J. health care"

NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Corzine budget plan includes higher taxes"
Menendez: "Menendez offers amendment to increase funds for port security"

Internet Business: "Searching the World, From Jersey City"
..... - You can give the Accoona search engine a whirl here
The Mob and Unions: Bob Braun: "Imagine labor with its past mob-free"
Ports:
..... - South Florida Sun: "Dubai firm accused of breaking pledge to divest itself"
..... - Washington Biz Journal: "Carlyle Group explores acquisition of port operations"
............... Now you have to know this is W's daddy and his friends...
Schools Construction Corp.: "Crisis at School Agency Reflects Missteps, Trenton Says"
Schools Investigation:
..... - SL: "Report energizes critics of superintendents' perks"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "End hidden school perks"
..... - Home News: "Hub City (New Brunswick) school deals assailed in state report"
..... - Bergen Record: "Report faults Teaneck moves that inflated pensions"
..... - Daily Record: "Hopatcong superintendent named in investigators' report"
Legislature:
..... - Infighting: "Weinberg left off Senate health panel; stand on needle exchange seen as basis"
..... - Medicaid: "Legislators demand new agency to probe Medicaid fraud and waste"
..... - Police Chiefs: "Bill introduced to make Chiefs of Police contractual employees"
..... - Crime Victims: "Reform of crime victim board gets renewed push in Trenton"
..... - Charity Clothing Bins: "Bill to require disclosure of those run by for-profit middlemen"
State Pensions: Tom Moran: "Learning the painful lessons on pensions"
Supreme Court: "Court lowers standard to prove insurance fraud in New Jersey"
Treasury Probe: "Ethics probe targets more Treasury staff; Revenue chief ousted"
Towns - Irvington: "Irvington's East Ward is on its way"
Utilities Billing Shell Game?: "Many Utilities Collect for Taxes They Never Pay"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here

NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying - WP: "FBI Took Photos of Antiwar Activists in 2002"

Big Oil - WP: "Big Oil Defends Industry Mergers in Hearing"
Dems - AP: "Feingold Assails Dems on Bush Censure"
Iran - TomPaine: "Deja Vu All Over Again With Iran"
..... - WP: "Top U.S. Military Official: No Evidence of Iran Involvement in Iraq"
..... - Jerusalem Post: "US monitoring Israel's Iran options"
Iraq - WP: "Bush Sets Target for Transition In Iraq"
..... - Common Dreams: Howard Zinn: "Lessons of Iraq War Start With US History"
..... - InterPress: "Bush Push: Forum Over Substance"
..... - Guardian/UK: "US postwar Iraq strategy a mess, Blair was told in secret memos"
National Debt - CSM: "Is rising US public debt sustainable?"
Ports: [See New Jersey section]
Privatization - OpEd, LAT: Moshe Adler: "Sometimes, government is the answer"

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |

Ambien, again: "Study Links Ambien Use to Unconscious Food Forays"
Book Review: "When Cancer Strikes, a High Achiever Plans"
Book Review: "Fukuyama: Supporter's Voice Now Turns on Bush"
Burlesque: "Burlesque 101 at the Red Hots Burlesque School of Shimmy"
College Aid: "Colleges Open Minority Aid to All Comers"
Event Planning: Steve Adubato: "Techniques to make the conference a hit"
Microbrews: "U.S. pale ale microbrew is a coarse course"
Military Wives: "The Home Fires Are Burning Out"
National Anthem: "Music Teachers Project Reteaches National Anthem"
Pregnancy: "Silent Struggle Between Mother and Fetus: A New Theory of Pregnancy"
'St. Domino's, FL': Fran Wood: "Hoping for utopia, they may get something better"
..... America has a long history of utopian communities -- religious and secular. But
..... is it possible to "create a socially controlled community in today's world?"

DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Mississippi: "Road to Rebirth Diverges on a Mississippi Bridge"

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 14, 2006

14 - Tuesday

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03/14/2006 - 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: "Senior Center: What the Seniors taught Al McWilliams"
Plain Talker: "Council Favors Partnership Benefits"
..... - "Cabinet Appointments Will Be Offered For Confirmation"

Domestic Partners: "City to vote on benefits for same-sex partners of public employees"
Teachers Union Contract: "No pact since June in Plainfield"
Union County College: "High-school enrichment program gets $100K in federal funds"
Medicare: "Bills by Rep. Pallone and Sen. Lautenberg offer relief to druggists"
..... - Congressman Pallone visits Plainfield to push two programs

Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield

..... - Crime Fighting: "E. Orange seeks volunteers to tell of crime via Web"
..... - Eminent Domain - CN: "Eminent-domain opponents appeal to Assembly"
.......... - SL: "Angry citizens get their say on eminent domain"
..... - Public Meetings: "Group uses video to help put town leaders under spotlight"
..... - Public Records: "N.J. public records law praised"
..... - Illegal Apartments: "Clifton targets illegal dwellings"
.......... - "Panel created to revisit tabled rental ordinance in Kenilworth"
..... - ABC Complaints: "Hillside ABC board targets bar license"

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

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

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Elizabeth: "Rahway football player is stabbed to death"
Kenilworth: "Panel created to revisit tabled rental ordinance in Kenilworth"
Union County: "$100,000 available for tree plantings on tree-for-tree match"

NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine - SL: "Banking/Insurance nominee puts emphasis on malpractice"
..... - CN: "Corzine mulls tax increase of $1.5 billion"

Menendez's House Seat: "Bergen GOP chair gives Kean an ultimatum on party line"

BPU Execs Travel - Editorial, CN: "Costly BPU travels not doing public any favors"
Health: "Race, gender gaps in heart treatment"
Legislature:
..... - Stem Cell Research - SL: "Stem cell proposal hinges on $50 million"
..... - Cable TV - CN: "Senate committee approves Verizon cable bill"
.......... -SL: "Verizon gets nod to offer TV service"
..... - Development - CN: "Change in roads plan irks environmentalists"
.......... -SL: "Restriction struck from highway bill"
............... - Roundup: "Action In Trenton"
Schools Investigation - SL: "Hidden pay for school superintendents"
..... - NYT: "Leading New Jersey's Schools Has Its Price: High"
............... - A chart of the reported vs. actual compensation is here
..... - APP: "Report says school administrators making out like bandits"
............... - Lakewood Example: "SCI blasts how school chiefs' pay is inflated"
..... - Bergen Record: "School brass rake in hidden perks"
State Pension: "Adviser calls for an end to pension gimmickry"
Shore Biz - SL: "Wildwood trades the kitsch for the glitz"
..... - Wildwood Crest: The Caribbean: "Die-hards design a doo-wop do over"
Towns:
..... - Union City: "Mayor Blames SCC for Expense of School Site"
..... - Sayreville: "Agency sues to bar official from its board"
..... - Franklin Twp.: "Group uses video to help put town leaders under spotlight"
..... - East Orange: "E. Orange seeks volunteers to tell of crime via Web"
UMDNJ: "Panels OK reforms for UMDNJ"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here

NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

2006 Elections - NYT: "Fellow Democrat, Citing Iraq, Starts Race Against Lieberman"

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |

(Click on image to go to Kos Archie Bunker satire)
Obituary: "Maureen Stapleton, Honored for Her Powerful, Fiery Presence"
..... - We may remember her as Edith Bunker, but she had many juicy roles over the years
'Free' checking: "Lenders making a mint off 'free' checking accounts"
Rock 'n Roll: "At a Hall of Fame Induction, Chords, and a Little Discord"

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 13, 2006

13 - Monday - Courier Editorial: Senior Center

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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: The Week That Was: "TW3: March 6 - 12, 2006"
Plain Talker: "Raises In Store For City Officials, Workers"

Senior Center - Editorial, CN: "Senior center delay needs explanation"
Women's History Month Film: "Film on Chisholm scheduled at library"
UC Magnet School: "Plainfield student will speak to state school board"

Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Pharmacies: "Small Pharmacists Say Medicare Drug Plan Threatens Their Income"
..... - Rt. 78 Alert: "Clinton Avenue ramp work expected to unsnarl Newark"
..... - Springfield, MA: "City of Homes and Hoops Faces a Long Road Back"

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

Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Branchburg: "Branchburg to offer 'Taste' of fun in event"
North Plainfield: "Council hearing today on Villa Maria"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood Schools: "Somerset Patriots teach students to make good decisions"
Union County College: "Blind UCC student makes the grade with special tutor"
Westfield: "Downtown celebrates Youth Art Month"
How come is it that the Westfield Public Schools always have a brief in about their
upcoming meeting and I hardly ever see one for Plainfield?

NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine - OpEd, SL: Philip Barbara: "Corzine must push to make new commuter rail tunnel a reality"

Board of Public Utilities: "BPU globe trotting paid for by $1.1M in dues fees"
..... - This story clearly needs more coverage in depth...
Legislature: "Legislature to consider research, trust fund proposals"
Politics: "Black politicians' legacies inspire sons' ambitions"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here

NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - NYT: "Bush Is Business as Usual Despite Party Grumbles"

Free Speech - LAT: "Sheriff's Deputies' Questions Unsettle University"
GOP - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "GOP confab offers lots of hot air, but no Bush heir"
Immigration Reform - CSM: "Divide is too deep for immigration reform"
Iraq - OpEd, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Sally Kalson: "Is this war worth the price?"
..... - News-Telegraph/UK: "SAS soldier quits Army in disgust at 'illegal' American tactics in Iraq"
Lobbying - NYT: "Senate scrutinizes 'Astroturf' campaigns, shell 'grassroots' groups"
Military Recruitment- SL: "Recruiting Teachers as Recruiters: Educators at boot camp"
..... - WP: "Army Guard Refilling Its Ranks; Members Get Cash Bonus For New Recruits"
..... - CN: "For Army, a good recruit is getting tough to find"
White House Staff Fatigue - WP: "Senior White House Staff May Be Wearing Down"

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Kinky Coincidence?: One day I read of 1940s pinup Bettie Page finally cashing in
a little on the art that featured her decades ago, and today -- bam! -- the NY Times
has a style article in the magazine on Gretchen Mol, starring in the Bettie Page
biopic due out next month. Does she remind you of Bettie Page? Judge for
yourself. The LAT story is here. The Bettie Page website is here. And the NYT
article is here.

SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |

Abortion: "Poll: Views of abortion both consistent and 'extremely conflicted'"
Community Planning: "Shantytowns as a New Suburban Ideal"
Internet Biz: "Alive and Well in NYC's Silicon Alley"
Media: "The NY Times' Conservative Beat: Is It Working?"
'Network Theory': "Can Network Theory Thwart Terrorists?"
The News: "Study: More news outlets are covering fewer stories"
Poverty Line: "A Poverty Line That's Out of Date and Out of Favor"

DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Mississippi: "In Mississippi, Farmers, Fishermen Are Storm's Forgotten Victims"

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 12, 2006

12 - Sunday - Plus: Fun stories for a rainy day

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..... - "For evolving diners, a new golden age; Longtime Jersey favorite gains new popularity"
..... - "Kullman: Big name in diners with a long history in Jersey"
.......... - One of their early diners is the Art Deco 'White Star' on West Front Street
..... - "Greek-Americans find success with diners"
..... - "One writer's favorite diner[s]" - The 'writer'? Plainfield's own Lois Mattson!
..... - "Readers express love for their diner favorites"

The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, March 12, 2006"

Abortion Debate - SL: "Anti-abortion groups pin hopes on a starkly written state law"
..... - OpEd, SL: Anita Allen: "We don't need to go there again"
'Brain Game': "Students from around the state match their wits in annual 'brain game'"
Budget: "Budget cuts? Taxpayers have 400 suggestions"
Giants/Jets Stadium - Editorial, SL: "State ought to honor the stadium deal"
Ports - AP: "Study: Lapses by port companies could allow terrorist attack"
.......... - Had to pick this up from Newsday as the Ledger has it in print edition only...sigh
State Pensions: "How you'll pay for the state's ailing pension system"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Mayor's Silence Keeps Candidates Off Balance"
..... - Orange: "Orange looks to bolster firefighting ranks with public works volunteers"
..... - Parsippany: "Teacher wages 'war on ignorance'" - there are some letters here
.......... - The Morris County Freeholders' attempts to quash free speech have brought
.......... - this teacher -- and his method -- a ton of media attention.

LEDGER SPECIAL ON EDITORIAL CARTOONS:
..... - The Critic: Dan Bischoff: "Political art ain't what it used to be"
..... - The Cartoonist: Drew Sheneman: "Maybe not, but it's just as good"
.......... - The print edition has a wonderful, wry collection of vintage and current 'toons

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here

NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

2006 Elections - NYT: "Bush's Troubles Weigh Heavily as Republicans Meet"
Dubai Contracts - Time: "The Dubai Deal You Don't Know About"
Iraq - WP: "Peace Activist Taken Hostage in Iraq Is Found Dead"
..... - Christian Peacemaker Teams' Response: "On the Death of Peacemaker Tom Fox"

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |

Artist's Profile: "Willie Cole gets a retrospective at the Montclair Museum"

'Stompin' at the Savoy': "Where Feet Flew and the Lindy Hopped"

Hells Angels: "Hells Angels Sue Disney on Planned Movie"

"'Sopranos' tour lets fans glimpse Tony's Jersey"

Appliances: "Why Appliances Buck the Trend and Cost More"
Business Ethics: "Pru exec Oliver Quinn discusses how to strike a balance"
Clutter: "Straighten up: Get your closet under control" You know who you are!
'Culture Wars': "Princeton's Sean Wilentz takes long view on conservative swing"
Drug Company Profts: "Nurse Nags: 'Take Your Pills, All Your Pills'"
Homeowner Associations: "Chalk One Up for Homeowners"
..... - A NJ appelate ruling that homeowners do not sign away their constitutional
..... - rights when they buy in a privatae community has roiled the waters nationally
Immigration - OpEd, NYT: Robert J. Sampson: "Open Doors Don't Invite Criminals"
Israel - OpEd, NYT: Gershom Gorenberg: "Israel's Tragedy Foretold"
Movies - 'Da Vinci Code': "Catholics launch pre-emptive strike on 'Da Vinci Code'"
..... - The Catholic Bishops 'Da Vinci' site is here and Sony anticipates the flak here
Real Estate: "What Explains the 'Aha' Moment in Househunting?"

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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