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: "Plainfield Avenue underpass opens to traffic as NJT finishes work"
Plain Talker: "Storm Cleanup Tops 100 Tons"
Board of Ed - Editorial, CN: "Get politics out of school dispute in Plainfield"
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Eric Hernandez as Manville HS Senior
(Click on picture to go to Courier coverage)
Officer Eric Hernandez Shooting - NYC (Midnight, 1/29/2006)
Officer Henandez was a 1999 graduate and star football running back at Manville
High School.
This 'friendly fire' case looks to be shaping up as a major incident. The original
NYT story, which is here, led with his 'apparent' intoxication, and only in the 7th
paragraph do we learn that the young man he had on the ground says he never
heard the police give a warning before shooting Hernandez.
The Courier ran the AP story, which gives a lengthy rendition of the incident as it
unfolded, only mentioning in the 10th paragraph the hospital tests which verified
the officer's intoxication.
A story to run in Monday's Times reports he is still in critical condition, and that
conflicting versions of the incident are emerging from witnesses. Monday Ledger
story is here. Monday Courier story is here.
One Plainfielder, an African-American whose brother is an NYPD officer, commented
that the perception is that a badge is a 'license to shoot Blacks and Hispanics first and
ask questions later,' and that fear of this kind of 'friendly fire' is why his brother transferred
out of undercover and back into the uniformed service.________________________
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Commercial Real Estate: "Demand rising for office space"
Negro League: "Research could pave way for 39 hopefuls for new chance at Cooperstown"
....... Thanks to research by Union County College history prof Lawrence Hogan.
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - CN: "Governor quick to put all his cards on the table"
.......... - "Corzine to tackle priority problems"
Murder in Essex County - Part 2 of 3 - SL: "Crime Scene Unit: Evidence of a crisis"
..... - Companion story: "Known for three slayings but, with witnesses balking, tied to only 1"
....... Part 1 story is here. A Google map that can be sliced and diced a gazillion
....... ways is here. A chart [PDF] showing the outcomes á la Tufte is here.
Cheesemaking: "A European-style 'cheese farmer' in Long Valley"
Cherry Hill: "Seeking a Sense of Place"
Davy Emails - Editorial, Ledger: "Shamefully self-serving"
Hoboken: "Hoboken Is No Longer for Adults Only"
Legislature: "11th hour haste leads to Trenton mistakes"
PSE&G / Exelon: "Creating the Nation's Largest Utility Company"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush:
..... - OpEd, Ledger: John Farmer: "A weaker president will try to play it safe"
..... - Editorial, Albany [NY] Times-Union: "Bush is at war with Americanism"
..... - NYT: "Congress returns: Can Bush reassert himself?"
..... - Int'l Herald Tribune: "Lawmakers Urge Bush to Make Abramoff Information Public"
..... - Newsweek: "Bush appointees fought quiet battle to rein in president's power; paid for it"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff Sings:
.......... - WP: "White House Official [Safavian] Warned Abramoff"
.......... - NYT: "Official Tipped Abramoff on Tyco's Case, Filing Says"
..... - Frist - Reuters: "Frist clarifies comment on 'totally blind' stock"
................. So, if it wasn't 'total,' was it at least 'truthy'?
DeLay Post - NYT: "In Election, a Fight to Lead the G.O.P. in a Crucial Year"
Democrats: Unsought Advice Dept.: "Pitching Values to Democrats as a Way to Win"
Global Warming - NYT: "Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him"
IraQ - Newsweek Exclusive: "Direct Talks—U.S. Officials and Iraqi Insurgents"
Palestine - NYT: "A Little Democracy or a Genie Unbottled"
.......... - "Rice Admits U.S. Underestimated Hamas Strength"
Patriot Act - SL: "Patriot Act nears the wire -- again; Senate stalemate is unchanged"
Supreme Court - NYT: "Conservatives See Court Shift as Culmination"
War on Terror - LAT: "CIA expands use of 'Assassination Drones'; Allies not always told"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Canada: "A New Leader in Canada Means..."
Censorship: "Outwitting the World's Internet Censors"
Economic Development: "Luring Business Developers Into Low-Income Areas"
....... New-market tax credits, little-known tool, has been around since 2000. Who knew?
Health-care, Pensions,...Next?: "The new corporate outsourcing: Get government to do it"
Penmanship?: "Remember Penmanship? That's So 20th Century"
The Really Wealthy: "Corporate wealth share rises for top-income Americans"
Social Psychology: "Study Ties Political Leanings to Hidden Biases"
Spying, Bond-style: "Talk to the Rock, and Other Spy Tricks"
Trees: "SF's New 'Historic Tree' Laws Crack Down on Urban Paul Bunyans"
Unions: "Labor Movement Pays Dearly for Success"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - FEMA: "Interior Dept. Report Describes FEMA's Scant Use of Its Help"
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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PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Plainfield Avenue underpass opens to traffic as NJT finishes work"
Plain Talker: "Storm Cleanup Tops 100 Tons"
Board of Ed - Editorial, CN: "Get politics out of school dispute in Plainfield"
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.... |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
.... |..................................|
.... |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
.... |..................................|
.... x----------------------------------x
________________________________________________________________
Eric Hernandez as Manville HS Senior
(Click on picture to go to Courier coverage)
Officer Eric Hernandez Shooting - NYC (Midnight, 1/29/2006)
Officer Henandez was a 1999 graduate and star football running back at Manville
High School.
This 'friendly fire' case looks to be shaping up as a major incident. The original
NYT story, which is here, led with his 'apparent' intoxication, and only in the 7th
paragraph do we learn that the young man he had on the ground says he never
heard the police give a warning before shooting Hernandez.
The Courier ran the AP story, which gives a lengthy rendition of the incident as it
unfolded, only mentioning in the 10th paragraph the hospital tests which verified
the officer's intoxication.
A story to run in Monday's Times reports he is still in critical condition, and that
conflicting versions of the incident are emerging from witnesses. Monday Ledger
story is here. Monday Courier story is here.
One Plainfielder, an African-American whose brother is an NYPD officer, commented
that the perception is that a badge is a 'license to shoot Blacks and Hispanics first and
ask questions later,' and that fear of this kind of 'friendly fire' is why his brother transferred
out of undercover and back into the uniformed service.________________________
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Commercial Real Estate: "Demand rising for office space"
Negro League: "Research could pave way for 39 hopefuls for new chance at Cooperstown"
....... Thanks to research by Union County College history prof Lawrence Hogan.
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - CN: "Governor quick to put all his cards on the table"
.......... - "Corzine to tackle priority problems"
Murder in Essex County - Part 2 of 3 - SL: "Crime Scene Unit: Evidence of a crisis"
..... - Companion story: "Known for three slayings but, with witnesses balking, tied to only 1"
....... Part 1 story is here. A Google map that can be sliced and diced a gazillion
....... ways is here. A chart [PDF] showing the outcomes á la Tufte is here.
Cheesemaking: "A European-style 'cheese farmer' in Long Valley"
Cherry Hill: "Seeking a Sense of Place"
Davy Emails - Editorial, Ledger: "Shamefully self-serving"
Hoboken: "Hoboken Is No Longer for Adults Only"
Legislature: "11th hour haste leads to Trenton mistakes"
PSE&G / Exelon: "Creating the Nation's Largest Utility Company"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush:
..... - OpEd, Ledger: John Farmer: "A weaker president will try to play it safe"
..... - Editorial, Albany [NY] Times-Union: "Bush is at war with Americanism"
..... - NYT: "Congress returns: Can Bush reassert himself?"
..... - Int'l Herald Tribune: "Lawmakers Urge Bush to Make Abramoff Information Public"
..... - Newsweek: "Bush appointees fought quiet battle to rein in president's power; paid for it"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff Sings:
.......... - WP: "White House Official [Safavian] Warned Abramoff"
.......... - NYT: "Official Tipped Abramoff on Tyco's Case, Filing Says"
..... - Frist - Reuters: "Frist clarifies comment on 'totally blind' stock"
................. So, if it wasn't 'total,' was it at least 'truthy'?
DeLay Post - NYT: "In Election, a Fight to Lead the G.O.P. in a Crucial Year"
Democrats: Unsought Advice Dept.: "Pitching Values to Democrats as a Way to Win"
Global Warming - NYT: "Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him"
IraQ - Newsweek Exclusive: "Direct Talks—U.S. Officials and Iraqi Insurgents"
Palestine - NYT: "A Little Democracy or a Genie Unbottled"
.......... - "Rice Admits U.S. Underestimated Hamas Strength"
Patriot Act - SL: "Patriot Act nears the wire -- again; Senate stalemate is unchanged"
Supreme Court - NYT: "Conservatives See Court Shift as Culmination"
War on Terror - LAT: "CIA expands use of 'Assassination Drones'; Allies not always told"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Canada: "A New Leader in Canada Means..."
Censorship: "Outwitting the World's Internet Censors"
Economic Development: "Luring Business Developers Into Low-Income Areas"
....... New-market tax credits, little-known tool, has been around since 2000. Who knew?
Health-care, Pensions,...Next?: "The new corporate outsourcing: Get government to do it"
Penmanship?: "Remember Penmanship? That's So 20th Century"
The Really Wealthy: "Corporate wealth share rises for top-income Americans"
Social Psychology: "Study Ties Political Leanings to Hidden Biases"
Spying, Bond-style: "Talk to the Rock, and Other Spy Tricks"
Trees: "SF's New 'Historic Tree' Laws Crack Down on Urban Paul Bunyans"
Unions: "Labor Movement Pays Dearly for Success"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - FEMA: "Interior Dept. Report Describes FEMA's Scant Use of Its Help"
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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