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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']
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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 | *
*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: Working on my Senior Center series -- check back - Dan
Plain Talker: Gone fishin'
The Rev. Rick Taylor - OpEd, CN: "Dear Mr. President: Help this disabled veteran"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Budget Overrun: "Cop salaries, insurance hikes put Paterson budget in 'crisis' mode"
..... - Development: "Old Garwood bolt plant to house luxury townhouses, retail space"..... - Abbott School Funding - Editorial, CN: "School funding not just about the children"
Legal Notices: Go here, and clilck on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Route 18 Alert: "Delays and detours on the way"
Air Traffic Noise: "In a departure, FAA seeks input on takeoff routes"
Edison: "Ford's free fill offer prompts civil, criminal probe"
Kean U: "Kean plan to connect campuses advances; Bridge approval now needed"
Somerville: "Somerville officials tour landfill, discuss future"
South Plainfield: "Giving voice to expatriates, she seeks Colombian legislative seat"
Watchung: "Flags and purple bunting are mournful signs of fallen Watchung cop"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
DINERS: A COURIER NEWS SPECIAL REPORT:
..... - "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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PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: Things to do today:
..... - 11:00 a.m.: "Florence Spearing Randolph: Unsung Black Heroine of the Cloth"
..... - 7:00 p.m.: "Nancy Wilson with the Spelman Jazz Ensemble in PHS benefit concert"
Santiago - SL: "Judge puts off ruling on chief's suspension"
..... - CN: "Santiago to remain on leave until hearing"
Letter to Editor, CN: Muriel D. Northover: "Grandparents lose in closed adoptions"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Scenic byway: "Hearing scheduled to discuss scenic byway along Millstone River"
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: "Mayor: Township knew of health claims at Ford site"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Douglass/Rutgers:
..... - SL: "Board gives go-ahead to transform Rutgers into unified university"
.......... - "Mabel Smith Douglass and her college"
..... - CN: "Rutgers board adopts reorganization"
..... - NYT: "Board Approves Reorganization at Rutgers" Giants/Jets Stadium: "Plan for stadium falls flat over roof"
Ports:
..... - SL: "Bush: Port uproar could impair Mideast relations"..... - NYT: Editorial: "Our Porous Port Protections"
.......... - Whatever your opinion of the ports brouhaha, the real scandal is the neglect to improve
.......... - security since 9/11 -- Dan
..... - NYT: Newark In'tl: "U.S. Shakes Up Airport Security at Newark"
..... - WP: "Port Deal's Political Fallout Not Over"
Towns - Parsippany - Editorial, SL: "Morris Freeholders put free speech on trial"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - LAT: "Bush Schedules Speeches to Update Situation in Iraq"
Scandal Central:..... - Plamegate: "Libby Defense to Get Some CIA Reports"
2006 Elections - WP: Analysis: "In an Election Year, GOP Wary of Following Bush"
Anti-State Bureaucratic Maneuvers - NY: "'Silent Tort Reform' Is Overriding States' Powers"
Interior Dep't. - WP: "Interior Secretary Norton to Step Down" Aha... The Friday p.m. story...
Iraq - LAT: "U.S. Contractor Found Liable for Fraud in Iraq"
Lobbying Reform - NYT: "Push to Tighten Lobbying Rules Loses Strength"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Atlanta: "Gentrification Changing Face of New Atlanta"
Fashion: "Fashion Goes West: The Brokeback Effect"
Internet and Kids: "Don't Talk to Invisible Strangers"
Pinup of the 1940s: "A Golden Age for a Pinup; Making a Good Living at Last"
..... - Bettie Page, 82, finally makes a good living from her 1940s pinups...her site
Political Fundraisers: "Report Offers More Details on Fund-Raiser for Rell"
..... - Just an illustration...nothing like this goes on in NJ at any level. Of course not.
Profile in Courage: "For Muslim Who Says Violence Destroys Islam, Violent Threats"
Real Estate: "On the Internet, Some Home Buyers Find a House of Cards"
SAT Scores: "SAT Errors Raise New Qualms About Testing"
Ski Industry: "The Legacy of WWII's 'Soldiers on Skis'"
'Sopranos': "'Sopranos' is the show some Italians love to hate"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Mississippi: "In Casino Towns, Aid and Speculation Fuel a Post-Katrina Boom"
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 | *
* PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
KUDOS to Yahoo! for excellent customer service! Thursday's CLIPS was bounced by
Yahool! from all on my list. When I figured their algorithms were identifying the message
as spam, I contacted the Customer Relations folks, who emailed within 2 hours to say it
should be fixed. If you use Yahoo! mail and missed yesterday's CLIPS, use the link here.
If you don't get this message, please let me know [...;-)...] -- Dan
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "H.I.T.S.: Primary candidates?... Real estate buzz.... Sex harassment and the City... Double-dipping at the public trough?..."
..... - "Florence Spearing Randolph: Unsung Black Heroine of the Cloth" One-Day Women's History Program this Saturday -- tomorrow
Crime - [Last item]: "Man sentenced for sexual assault"
Domestic Partners: "Plainfield considers benefits for domestic partners"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Tax Revaluations: "Towns discover property reval can conceal a 'stealth' tax hike"
..... - Project Management Fees: "SCC CEO quits; Audit questions 'high' fees"..... - Successful Downtowns: "Avoid negatives: Involve locals, plan long-range, hang tough"..... - Schools: Tom Moran: "Sciarra says time is ripe for poorer districts to contribute"..... - Streetscapes: "Irvington in line for 'new' downtown"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bridgeway/Trinitas/Union County [next to last]: "County, hospital partner on program"
Edison: "State orders Ford, developers to clean up PCB-tainted sites"
Fanwood/Scotch Plains Libraries: "To fill bare shelves, libraries opt to waive fines for now"
Kenilworth: "Kenilworth proceeds with new town building; UCIA to handle $5M project"
..... - So. Letting the UCIA be your contractor will save your town money? Right!
North Plainfield - SL: "Authorities investigating Watchung cop's fatal crash"
..... - CN: "Police seek witnesses in deadly crash"
Union Catholic HS: "Students go bald to aid classmate; raise $2,200 in an hour"
Union Twp.: "Uncorking a traffic bottleneck at last"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - The 'Loan' - SL: "GOP chief urges ethics review on Corzine's $5,000 bail loan"
..... - CN: "Corzine's bailout turns gift ethics upside down"
..... - NYT: "G.O.P. Attacks Corzine Over Bail Loan to Lobbyist"
..... - The GOP press release is here
Call-Center Scam: "Feds say call center was $100M shell game"
Legislature: ..... - Abbott Schools: "Advocate says Abbott school districts need time to prosper"
..... - DYFS: "Human Services criticized over slow reforms to DYFS"
..... - Megan's Law: "Megan's Law reforms pondered"
..... - Transit Fund: "Panel acts to replenish transit fund: Dem calls move a 'bridge loan'"
Ports - SL: "Dubai firm scraps plan; will transfer operations 'to a US entity'"
.......... - Other companies: "Top 3 U.S. port firms wait to hear from Dubai"
.......... -Newark Int'l: "Newark Airport's chief of security is ousted"..... - NYT: Analysis: "DP World and U.S. Trade: A Zero-Sum Game"
.......... - "Suddenly, a Rebellion in the G.O.P. on a Signature Issue"
Schools Construction Corp.: "CEO quits; Audit questions 'high' project management fees"
..... - Union City - NYT: "Citing Collusion, New Jersey Sues Over School Site Price"Tourism 'Down the Shore': "Avoiding negatives of Shore tourism"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "A snag in Sharpe's $80M plan as state steps in".......... - Joan Whitlow: "Could the James era be coming to an end?".......... - Housing Authority: "Sharpe lauds housing chief at retirement"UMDNJ: "UMDNJ chief to press for change, feels empowered to restructure"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - NYT: "$25,000 to Lobby Group Is Tied to Access to Bush"
..... - Domestic - Reuters: "US rights groups ask courts to end domestic spying"
..... - Lobbygate - WP: "Senator Santorum Resumes Lobbyist Huddles in spite of vow"
Airlines: "House committee fights plan to extend foreign control of airlines"
Faith-based Disaster Aid - Religion News Service: "Bush pushes for private grants to FBOs"
Iraq - Analysis, Nieman/Harvard: Gen. William Odom: "Iraq through the prism of Vietnam"
...............Gen. Odom lists striking similarities and asserts that only after it pulls out of Iraq .............. can the U.S. hope for international support to deal with anti-Western forces...... - OpEd, Independent/UK: "Rupert Cornwell: At last, the warmongers admit they were wrong"
.......... - "NeoCon allies desert Bush over Iraq"
..... - AP: "Carter Urges Troop Withdrawal From Iraq"
..... - SL: "Rumsfeld says civil war would fall to Iraqi forces"
Israel: "Premier sets date for Israeli borders"
Patriot Act - SL: "Bush signs Patriot Act renewal amid lawmakers' reservations"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Allstate Homeowners Customers: "Allstate to Pare Policies in Storm-Prone Areas"
.....This story concerns NY and Connecticut. . .Can it happen here?Cigarettes & Teens: "Study Says Teenagers Are Avidly Shunning Cigarettes"
Elections - 'Instant Runoff' Process: "Bob Kiss elected mayor of Burlington"
Neverland: "Insurance and pay issues slam the gates on Neverland ranch"
TV: Univision: "Changing U.S. Audience Poses Test for a Giant of Spanish TV"
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 TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Film on Shirley Chisholm, first Black Congresswoman, screens March 16"
Senior Center - SL: "Plainfield seniors frustrated over the lack of a new center"
Letter to Editor, CN: Broderick Fleming: "Political agenda behind Iraq war"
Crime - Robbery - CN: "Police search for robbery suspect"
.......... -SL [2nd item]: "West Seventh Street Burger King robbed"
..... - Drugs [4th item]: "Woman accused of selling drugs"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - After-school violence: "Newark kids too afraid on way home to stay for programs"..... - Crime Reduction: "Newark's Baraka questions whether more cops reduce violent crime"..... - Mentally Ill: "Bridgeway, Trinitas, Prosecutor team for new approach to crime and mentally ill"..... - Regulating Multifamily Dwellings: "Kenilworth landlords fight proposed law" ..... - Trader Joe's: "For Trader Joe's, a New York Taste Test"
New event listed for March 16th is here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
North Plainfield - CN: "In pursuit of suspect, cop killed in crash"..... - SL: "Watchung policeman dies during car chase"
..... - NYT: "Officer Dies in Crash While Chasing Car"
Edison: "Ford ordered to clean up PCB-laced concrete"
Metuchen: "Teenage poets bare their souls"
Summit: "String quartet, take a bow; Summit High foursome savors last sessions together"
Watchung: "Raid in exclusive neighborhood finds 400 pounds of marijuana in basement"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - The Loan - SL: "Corzine: Posting bail was a mistake"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Admits Error in Lending Ex-Aide $5,000 for Her Bail"
Menendez's empty seat: "Candidate Vas bashes the 'bosses' in commercial against Sires"
..... - Perth Amboy mayor takes to TV in fight with assemblyman for Democratic nomination
Douglass College:
..... - NYT: "Merger of Women's College at Rutgers Gets Some Support"
Giants/Jets Stadium: "Giants, Jets face doubled rent; Officials re-evaluate agreement"
Legislature: "Biondi gets heat for Web bill making chatters ID themselves online"
Ports - SL: "GOP-led committee defies Bush, votes 62-2 for ban on Dubai sale"
.......... - OpEd: Gov. Jim Florio: "Asleep at the wheel on port deal"
..... - NYT: "House Committee Votes to Block Port Deal"
.......... - "Faulty truck driver screening puts Ports at risk, new report finds"
.......... - "As Seaport Sets Records, Officials Urge More Security"
.......... - "Dubai's U.S. Business Partners Are Lining Up in Support"
..... - CSM: "Will port flap deter foreign investors?"
Schools Construction Corp.: "SCC alleges price of school site inflated by $1M"
Supreme Court: "High court: Poor parents need lawyers in child support cases"
Tax Officials Suspended: "3 accused of letting vendor pad bills to state $1M"
Towns:..... - Newark: "Quintana reverses stand, will work to reverse Sharpe's slush funds"..... - Parsippany: "Freeholder Board chastises teacher on Iraq exercise, 6-1"
..... - Perth Amboy: "Vas bashes the 'bosses' in commercial"..... - Union City: "SCC alleges price of school site inflated by $1M"Transportation Fund - SL: "Corzine plan: Borrowed money will power transit trust fund"
.......... - OpEd: Paul Mulshine: "The Corzine balloon has burst"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - WP: "Bush Orders DHS to Create Center for Faith-Based Aid"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - Vanity Fair, sneak peek: "Lobbyist Details Relationship With Bush, DeLay"
..... - Domestic spying - NYT: "Justice Dept. Report Cites F.B.I. Violations"..... - Plamegate - WP: "Libby Defense Request Strongly Resisted by CIA"
Cheney/Halliburton - Truthout: "See Dick Loot"
Conservatives on Bush - WP: "At Conservative Forum, Everybody's a Critic"
Dems - WP: "Data mining stirs intraparty battle; Ickes and Soros challenge Dean and DNC"
Grassroots Lobbying - LAT: "Wide Opposition to Grass-Roots Lobbying Requirement"
Immigration - NYT: "Clinton Suggests Legalizing Some Immigrants"
Iran - SL: "Harried by U.N., Iran warns of ability to harm U.S."
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS PAGES: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Alabama Church Fires: "3 College Students Arrested in Alabama Church Fires"
Ambien Side Effects?: "Some Sleeping Pill Users Range Far Beyond Bed"
Coffee: "Genetics Found to Have a Hand in Coffee Risk"
Domestic Spying, 1971: "Stolen FBI files exposed the government's domestic spying program"
Health/Law: "Testing for Silicosis Comes Under Scrutiny in Congress"
..... Greed, feeding on a real health issue, uncovered by a sharp-eyed judge, once a nurse...
Irish Immigrants: "In New York, the Irish Pack It In"
'Sopranos' Last Season: "The long goodbye" - the ultimate 'Sopranos' trivia quiz is here
Workforce - WP: "Illegal Workers' Presence Put At 7.2 Million, 5% of Workforce"
..... Pew Hispanic Center report available here - Executive Summary and Full Report
(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 | *
