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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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. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
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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________________________________________________________________________________
(Click on image to enlarge)
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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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
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
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________________________________________________________________________________
(Click on image to enlarge)
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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