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Thursday, April 20, 2006

20 - Thur - Council's Wed debut.. Inspections, crime leade concerns.. Sharpe to be honored at Plainfield brunch..

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Council's Wednesday debut"
Plain Talker: "Inspections, Crime Lead Public Concerns"

DuCret Student Makes Good: "Step by step to cultural arbiter of the county"
Green Brook Flood Control: "With video of devastation, officials plead for further funds"
Veterans: "American Legion Post seeking veterans"
WKMB Brunch: "Sharpe, Maddox and Soaries to be honored at celebrity brunch"
..... Hmmmm...Read this carefully. Does it say they are going to be there?

MIA: Major story about Frances Robinson of Plainfield seeking posthumous masters degree
from Akron U for her son Charles Plinton, who committed suicide after being suspended
by the school over drugs even after a criminal court had cleared him. Print edition only.


Connections?
Food For Thought

..... - Voting Machines: "Voting machine glitch casts doubt on election outcome"

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

MIA: Story on unnamed undercover drug cops from a number of towns who set off seized
fireworks, sparking a truck fire. Also facing departmental charges are 20 others who drank
beer on duty that same night. Saying the conduct is 'not to be excused,' Prosecutor Romankow
says he will not be pressing criminal charges....


Edison: "Edison session to focus on cleanup of tainted concrete"
Elizabeth: "Elizabeth is a set for up-and-coming filmmaker"
Linden: "A Giant goes long for reading; Umenyiora says education comes before sports"
North Plainfield: "Borough man arrested in North Plainfield stabbing"
Summit: "Car stop yields a record drug bust - 10 lbs. of marijuana" - Cheech and Chong?
Westfield: "Lawyer's theft conviction tossed out"
Union County: "Arts and culture grant-writing program May 3"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Property tax convention: Legislative resistance puts proposal on a 2008 timetable"

DYFS: "Corzine sees 'failure' in reforms for child welfare"
Ground Zero Development: "Bid to restart Ground Zero negotiations"
Medical Education: "State board gives a clean bill to Touro Medical School plan"
..... - "Medical training meets the street; Newark students treat patients"
Pharma: "Study links money with drug experts"
Ramapough Shooting: "Corzine promises a fair probe into deadly scuffle"
School Budgets - SL: "Voters reject nearly half of school budgets, most since 1994"
..... - CN: "Central Jersey voters vent property tax frustrations at the polls"
.............. - "Tax disgust statewide helped fuel levy defeats"
Supreme Court - SL: "Justices overrule Legislature on arming probation officers"
..... - CN: "Law arming probation officers voided"
Wealth: "Got Money? Where New Jersey's wealthy live" - and map of wealthy counties
Xanadu: "How a Mall in the Meadowlands Is Bleeding a Company"
Towns:

..... - Newark - NYT: "Booker Says Newark Mayor Is 'Giving Away Our Land'"
.......... - Rice Campaign: "James comes out stumping for Rice as mayor"
.......... - East Ward: "Debate gets intense in East Ward challenge"
.......... - Sharpe James: "James will lead Urban Issues Institute at Essex County College"
............... - Campaign Funds: "Questions arise over James' use of funds"
....... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Hoboken: "Ex-mayor loses health coverage and $31K in pay over graft conviction"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Immigration - LAT: "Faith Shapes Views at a Church of Immigrants"
Israel - OpEd, NYT: Tony Judt: "A Lobby, Not a Conspiracy"
White House Staff - WP: "As McClellan Leaves, Rove Gives Up Policy Post in Shake-Up"
..... - Analysis, WP: "White House Shifts Into Survival Mode"
.......... - "Top Bush Aide Loses a Post in Overhaul"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Education: "Boys Are No Match for Girls in Completing High School"
Obituary: "Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, Scholar, Mensch and Blunt Advocate for Civil Rights"
Profile: "Fox News' Brit Hume: Moving to the Right"

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


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 | 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.
Plainfiield 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, April 19, 2006

19 - Wed - Barksdale and Abdul-Haqq top charts.. Thank God for Ray Blanco.. Rick Taylor weighs in..

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Breaking news: "Board of Ed - Dailies' election tallies"

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Barksdale and Abdul-Haqq top vote getters"
.......... - "Thank God for Ray Blanco!"
Plain Talker: "Barksdale, Abdul-Haqq Lead BOE Winners"

School Board - CN: "Activist joins Plainfield school board"
Letters to Editor - CN: Maria Pellum: "City should better image, fight crime"
.......... - Rev. Rick Taylor: "City superintendent unaccountable"

Connections?
Food For Thought

..... - Sweetheart deals: "Booker criticizes city sale of properties; says builders get deals'"

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Union County School Budgets: "School budgets fail in 8 of 19 county districts"
Somerset County School Budgets: "10 of 19 school budgets defeated yesterday"
Middlessex County School Budgets: "School budgets fail in 15 of 24 county districts"
Bridgewater: "Bridgewater-Raritan Boro residents approve $126M budget"
Dunellen: "Dunellen: Budget defeated by thin margin"
Middlesex Boro: "Middlesex Borough: Two incumbents snag board seats"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood: "Scotch Plains-Fanwood: Nelson, Whitehouse, Woerner win seats"
South Plainfield: "Residents refuse $50 million budget"
Union Twp.: "GOP squabbling over primary candidacies"
Warren/Watchung: "Watchung Hills: Trio of newcomers welcomed to board"
Westfield: "Shooting rumor leaves high school on guard"
.......... - "Proposed district budget approved"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Tax files of the rich and powerful; Corzine tops list, paying $13 million"

DYFS: "DYFS suffers crisis in personnel, keeping caseworkers a problem"
Ramapough Shooting: "Corzine-Ramapough meeting set for today"
Tobacco Settlement Money: "State sues tobacco firms in dispute over payments"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ cashier faces trial on charges of stealing $30,000"
Towns:

..... - Newark: "Booker criticizes city sale of properties; says builders get 'rock-bottom prices'"
....... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
.......... - "Mayor's yachting season went up in flames; James sues for overheating engine"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - Vanity Fair: Carl Bernstein: "Senate Hearings on Bush, Now"

Cheney - Law Prof Blog: "'Katrina tax' benefits for non-Katrina charitable gifts"
Colombia: "Death squad allegations threaten to derail Bush's last Latin ally"
FBI: "Writer's survivors resent bid by FBI to scrutinize files"
Freddie Mac - WP: "Freddie Mac Settles FEC Fundraising Probe With Record Fine"
Immigration Reform - CSM: "Hiring illegals is just as illegal"
Iraq - Reconstruction - LAT: "Corruption Scandal Brings Down Former Air Force Star"
..... - Militias - KR Newswire: "U.S. knew Shiite militias were a threat but took no action"
..... - Civil War? - Truthout: "The Ongoing War on Truth in Iraq"
..... - Veterans - WP: "Limbs Lost to Enemy Fire, Women Forge a New Reality"
'No Child Left Behind' - AP: "States Omitting Minorities' Test Scores"
Rumsfeld on Rumsfeld - AP: "Rumsfeld: Some grumbling inevitable"
Smithsonian - WP: "End Smithsonian-Showtime Deal, Filmmakers and Historians Ask"
White House Staff - AP: "Bush names budget aide and talks of more moves"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Pope Benedict XVI: "Low-key pontiff surprises friends and opponents"

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

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 | 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.
Plainfiield 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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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

18 - Tue - Barksdale and Abdul-Haqq slimed.. New Council schedule kicks in.. QUEST challenges Bd of Ed on ethics..

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Sleaze alert: A last-minute mailing attempts to slime Board of Ed candidates
Pat Barksdale and Rasheed Abdul-Haqq. Read my post in Plainfield Today,
get mad, and get your friends, family and neighbors to vote.
-- Dan


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Barksdale and Abdul-Haqq slimed in last-minute mailing piece"
............... - "Board of Ed 'Pick 3' - 1 6 7"
Plain Talker: "New Meeting Schedule Kicks In"

School Board - Letter: "QUEST challenges School Board on ethics issues"
Plainfield Artist Honored [last item]: "Group to honor Mel Holston at annual lunch"

Connections?
Food For Thought

..... - Schools: "Corzine backs new scrutiny of school district spending"
..... - Taxes: "Settlement creating different assessments causes tension and confusion"

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NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Corzine issues sales tax challenge: Find alternative"

Health Insurance: "State eyes way to mandate universal coverage, like Mass."
Prof. Sharpe James?: "James eyed to head up Urban Issues Institute"
Legislature: "Stalling on needle exchange, stem cell researcy angers Corzine"
John Lynch - SL: "Bribery indictment points to two friends of Lynch"
..... - APP: "Indictment linked to party boss"
Pensions and 'Blood Money': "Darfur crisis pulls on Jersey's purse strings"
Schools - SL: "Corzine backs new scrutiny of school district spending"
..... - CN: "Law offers districts financial bailouts"
Taxes: "Legal settlement creating different assessments causes tension and confusion"
Towns:

..... - Newark: "James sounds off on benefit for Booker; Says ex-rival using pay-to-play"
............... - NYT: "Voucher Issue a Touchy Topic in Newark Race"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Newark - Council Races: "Boos and cheers in North Ward debate"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central:
..... - Iraq Reconstruction - Boston Globe: "US firms suspected of bilking Iraq funds"

Climate Change - SF Chron: "Scientists say they're being gagged by Bush White House"
Iraq War Runup - Truthout: "State Department Memo: '16 Words' Were False"
Rumsfeld - Bloomberg: "Rumsfeld May Be Permanently Tainted by War in Iraq"
..... - Newsweek: "Anatomy of a Revolt: Why the Generals Spoke Out"
..... - Guardian/UK: "Call goes out for top brass to back Rumsfeld"
White House Staff - NYT: "New Chief of Staff: The White House Exits Are Open"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Breast Cancer: "Breast cancer drug found to carry fewer side effects"
Mounted Police Comback?: "A New Crime Fighter, for $10 in Hay and Oats"

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


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Health Impact: "Storm Evacuees Found to Suffer Health Setbacks"


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 | 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.
Plainfiield 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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Monday, April 17, 2006

17 - Mon - School board 'Pick 3' is 1 6 7... Stender/Ferguson race... Outwitting HS false alarms...

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Note: Beginning today, you will find the list of abbreviations at the bottom of the
page has links to the actual publications. Also, I have added a selection of online
book review sources at the bottom of the 'Of Interest' section. As if you didn't
spend enough time online.
. . ;-) -- Dan


This is City Clerk Laddie Wyatt's triple-witching week: Monday night is the Council
agenda-setting session, Tuesday is school board election, and Wednesday is the
debut meeting of the revised City Council schedule. Skip the decaf!

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Board of Ed 'Pick 3' - 1 6 7"

Connections?
Food For Thought

..... - False Alarms at Schools: "Outwitting false alarms at schools"
..... - Homelessness: "Los Angeles aims to conquer homelessness"

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Stender/Ferguson Race: "7th District race tight"
...... Stender sharply suggests she is channeling broad voter discontent
Piscataway: "Mayor to Piscataway: Put on your walking shoes"
South Plainfield: "Warehouse store caters to restaurants and nonprofit groups"
Warren: "Farmstead opening kicks off Warren bicentennial"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez/Kean Race: "Menendez lets job do his campaigning; Uses incumbency"
..... In the immortal words of Julia Childs, "Well, what would you do?"

Child Support: "Court: Pay interest with back child support"
Ethics Code: Paula Franzese: "Uniform code is big step on long road to reform"
Pallone: "Pallone pursues U.S.-India alliance"
..... - "Lobbying seen as key for trade deal's success"
SCC: "State overpaid for mob family's Passaic school site"
Telecom Fees: "Telecoms' fees are stealth rate hike"
UMDNJ - Sen. Wayne Bryant Connection:
..... - APP: "UMDNJ scandal moves south"
..... - Courier Post: "Sen. Bryant's Lawnside home raises questions"
......... - "Lawmaker's transaction defended by developer"
Xanadu: "Mills refinances, avoids defaulting"
Towns:

..... - Newark: "Rivals differ sharply on Newark's development"
............... Rice lauds James while Booker sees cronyism, missed opportunities
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Old Bridge: "Outwitting false alarms at schools"
..... - Edison: "Just miles from 'Little India,' heritage festival a tough sell"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central -
DeLay: "Lobbyists say DeLay could be one of them, even in orange jumpsuit"

2006 Elections - WP: "Anger at Bush May Hurt GOP At Polls"
GOP - SL: "Analysis: Whitman pushes GOP moderation"
Immigration - Analysis, WP: "Behind the Debate: Propelled to Protest, Driven to Migrate"
..... - Analysis - CSM: "Status quo equals immigration woe"
Immigrants, Undocumented - LAT: "Here Illegally, but Choosing to Pay Taxes"
..... - OpEd, ChiTrib: "Undocumented workers contribute"
Iraq - SL/LAT: "Situation in Iraq growing bleaker"
..... - "Iraq Study Group: New voices weigh in on Iraq"
Rumsfeld - OpEd, SL: "The lifeline for Rumsfeld falls short"
..... - WP: "Rumsfeld Did Not Intimidate Joint Chiefs, Ex-Chairman Myers Says"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________









(Illustration, ChristianScience Monitor)

Tech-etiquette: "Etiquette's electronic frontier"


Books: Lad Books?: "Dude, Here's My Book"
Geek Patrol: "Enlarging photos from cell phones (or other small images)"
Health: "Web site to rate content of health care news"
..... - Check out the website "Health News Review"
Podcasting: "Podcasting shakes up local media"
Tees, Naughty: "Sorry, Bert, these T-shirts aren't for kids"
Wristwatches: "Wristwatches Get the Back of the Hand" - going the way of the LP?

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


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Volunteers: "NJ Students return from helping New Orleans' storm recovery"


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 | 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.
Plainfiield 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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Sunday, April 16, 2006

16 - Sun - e. e. cummings... Abbott schools... Fanwood/Scotch Plains merging?...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "now the eyes of my eyes are opened - e. e. cummings"

What?! A quiet day in Plainfield? Relax, enjoy. Tomorrow will take care of itself.


Connections?
Food For Thought

..... - Bullying: "Maryland. to Use Data to Combat Bullying"
..... - Governance: "Compare and Contrast: How they do it in Montclair"
..... - Textbooks: "Teacher reviews of books can spell big bucks for publishers"

..... - PHS teacher Molly Banta has a letter to the editor in the Ledger's Union County print
..... - edition today, titled "Teachers would rather spend time teaching"

Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________












(Photo, Courier News)

7th Congressional District: "7th District candidates focus on Iraq, security"
Elizabeth: "Cop presses his case; City denies he was penalized for flagging cop misconduct"
Roselle Park: "Roselle Park heads to Florida for new high school principal"
Rutgers: "Where there's a will, there may be a bikeway at Rutgers"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood: "Scotch Plains, Fanwood getting urged to merge"
Somerset County: "Bound Brook, Bernards, Green Brook propose extra school spending"
South River: "Falling membership prompts listing of synagogue for sale"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, April 16, 2006"

Abbott Schools - Editorial, SL: "It's time to rethink Abbott"
Budget - CN: "Budget woes test loyalty of Corzine's supporters"

..... - NYT: "In New Jersey, Spending Cap Pinches Schools"
Hudson River Waterfront Walkway: "Along the Hudson, a path of construction"
..... - After 20 years under way, with no maps or reports on its progress, the Ledger
..... - sends a reporter out on a bike. The detailed map is in the print edition only, sorry.
School Budgets: "School budget woes stir calls for reform"
Smoking - SL: "In world of laws both silly and solid, tobacco ban enforcement up in air"
..... - NYT: "Will the law chase smokers out of bars in NJ, or just chase out the smoke?"
Textbooks: "Teacher reviews of books can spell big bucks for publishers"
Towns:

..... - Newark: "Why Newark matters"
.......... - Downtown: "Newark bar at center of old vs. new struggle"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Orange: "Orange maps out its future, charting 2 decades of growth"
..... - Montclair: "Midterm musings of Montclair mayor"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________









(Photo, New York Times)

2006 Elections - NYT: "GOP: Looking to Win in November, With a 2-Year-Old Playbook"


On the Generals Speaking Out: Stephen Pizzo: "Permission to Speak Freely, Sir"
..... Those who have never served in the military don't understand how extraordinary
..... it is for career military officers to say the things they're saying.

Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - WP: "E-Mails Detail Dealings of Safavian and Abramoff"
..... - Plamegate - National Journal: "Cheney authorized leak of CIA report, Libby says"

Immigration Reform - SL: "Kids of illegal immigrants take up cause"
.......... Second-generation Americans give voice to parents afraid to speak out
..... - NYT: "Cost of illegal immigration may be less than meets the eye"
.......... - Table: "Immigrant Effect on Minimum Wages in Selected States"
..... - The Employers?: "Going After Migrants, but Not Employers?"
..... - The Debate in Tees: "Mi madre went to a rally and all I got was..."
Iran - Guardian/UK: "Pentagon planned for conflict with war game involving UK troops"
Medicaid - NYT: "Medicaid Hurdle for Immigrants May Hurt Others"
Public Records - NYT: "Why the Secrecy? Only the Bureaucrats Know"
..... - Example: "Classifying the fact the the US and British cooperated in WWII"
Rumsfeld - Salon/Truthout: "Rumsfeld 'Personally Involved' In Torture Allegations at Gitmo"
..... - Editorial, SL: "Hold Rumsfeld accountable"
..... - Editorial, CN: "The critics are right; Rumsfeld must go"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________






Peeps, The Phenomenon: "Soft, Chewy and Taking Over the World"
..... - For the connoisseur, "Peep Research"

Books - NY Rev Bks: "The Hope of the Web: 'Crashing the Gate'"
Cable TV: "Why Can't I Have Just the Cable Channels I Want?"
Evangelicalism: "Evangelicals Debate the Meaning of 'Evangelical'"
.......... - Table of Divisions: "Divisions Among Evangelicals"
Gas Prices: "We are going to pump you up: Surviving the summer gas crunch"
..... - Check the table of things to do to save on gas -- print edition only!
Health: "Baby Boomers Stay Active, and So Do Their Doctors"
Humor: "For Politicians, Yadda, Yadda May Become Gotcha"
Poker: "Is Poker Losing Its First Flush?"
..... - And if you don't already know..."The Deal on 'Texas Hold 'em'"
Television: "In defense of the idiot box"
White House Easter: "Gay Families Seek Role in White House Tradition"

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


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Rebuilding: "In post-quake San Francisco, lessons for New Orleans after the flood"


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

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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