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Blanco memorial service this evening, 6:00 PM, Queen City Academy, corner West 7th & Grant, parking in the rear.
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Ray Blanco: His Legacy, Our Opportunity"
Council Vacancy - SL: "Public safety director leads council field"
..... - CN: "Plainfield Dems nominate three to replace Blanco"
FY2007 Budget: "Reality of rising county, city pension costs sets in" -- plus table of Plainfield entities
Route 78: "First 'rough' morning on Rt. 78 rolls smoothly"
South Avenue Condo Proposal [next to last item]: "Zoning board hearing complex variance"
Union County College: "Tuition hikes blamed on soaring enrollments and costs, less aid" -- +5.1% for UCC
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Fire Dept. Diversity: "Seeking Diverse Fire Dept., City Relaxes Requirements"
..... - Public Pensions: "Public Pension Plans Face Billions in Shortages"..... - Home Maintenance: "Jersey's strapped homeowners slip into maintenance gap"..... - 'Transit Village': "Old J&J plant to be leased as developer seeks transit village"..... - Shared Services: "W. Orange weighs sharing fire services with Orange, Montclair"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bridgewater: "Bridgewater prepares $5 million bond ordinance"
Cranford: "Downtown would be a showcase, living space for artists"
Linden: "Harvesting electricity from an old landfill"
Roselle Park: "Popular librarian resigns after transfer"
Somerville: "Parking fines set to go up in Somerville"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Surfing: "Magazine's account of woman as first to ride waves on East Coast rattles sport's lovers"
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Property Tax Reform:
..... - SL: "History lesson on tax reform"
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DYFS: "Temporary DYFS workers finally made permanent"
Legislature: "Sen. Wayne Bryant a trustee of bank in line for aid under his program"
NJ National Guard: "Watching for illegal migrants, Guardsmen bored at the border"
Towns:
..... - Teaneck: "Mailman's delivery leads to his arrest"..... - East Orange: "Discovery Channel airs quest for Upsala artifacts tonight"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - WP: "House Incumbents at Risk, Poll Finds"
Alaska Oil Pipeline - SL: "U.S. faces oil pinch after pipe shutdown" -- there is much more to come on this story
DeLay - WP: "GOP Loses Bid to Drop DeLay From Texas Ballot"
Iraq - Editorial, NYT: "A Timetable Isn’t an Exit Strategy"
Middle East - SL: "Providing peacekeepers is a minefield for U.N."
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Beer, Rolling Rock: "Latrobe’s Fizzle Is Newark’s Fizz"
Health: "Study links common hay fever to Parkinson's disease"
Labor Movement: Charles J. Whalen: "Labor has never recovered from the breaking of the PATCO strike"
Real Estate: "Reverse Mortgages: A quick fix?"
Taxes: "How the US super-rich 'dodge' taxes"
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/
Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"
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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 | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |
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ALERT: "D-Day arrives for Route 78 commuters" -- and online help resources.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "TW3 - Jul 31 - Aug 6" -- Blanco remembrances, memorial... Filling Council vacancy... Schools... House tour...
Pension Costs: "Reality of rising pension costs sets in for county, towns" [Sun Ledger]
Plainfielder Gov. Harrison Williams: "Rutgers archives materials being organized" -- and Wikipedia article on Williams.
Schools: "Uniforms pushed for Plainfield students" [Sun Ledger]
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Crime/Temperature Connection?: "When Staying Cool Seems Better Than Being Bad"
..... - Gangs: "Gangs migrate to Poconos"..... - Retail: "Union Twp. looks to create niche market, unlike Rt. 22 strip" [Sun Ledger]
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NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Auditor - For political junkies: "The Auditor" [Sun Ledger]
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Property Taxes Reform:
..... - SL: "A $1.1 million gamble in property tax fight" [Sun Ledger]
..... - CN: "Final three tax reform panels to debut this week"
..... - NYT: "Property Taxes Grew Faster Than Income, 1998-2005" -- with chart.
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AG Zulima Farber: "Questions abound in probe of Farber"
DYFS: "State scuttles adoption reform that backfired" [Sun Ledger]
Open Space: "Promised land: Can we keep funding open space?" [Sun Ledger]
PSE&G / Exelon Merger: "BPU calls deadline bluff on energy firms' merger" [Sun Ledger]
UMDNJ - Editorial, SL: "Gluck is wrong choice for UMDNJ"
Towns: Atlantic City: "Arrests are called imminent in expanding corruption investigation"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - NYT: "Lieberman Explains His Stance on Iraq" -- Too late? Even with a plug from Cory Booker?
..... - Analysis, Ledger: John Farmer: "Primary a test for Lieberman and Democrats"
2006 Elections - WP: "Ohio Rep. Bob Ney Won't Seek Re-Election" -- caught up in Abramoff scandals.
Armed Services Desertions - Army Times: "Since 2000, about 40,000 troops have deserted"
Middle East - NYT: "Arab World Finds Icon in Leader of Hezbollah"
Rumsfeld - Editorial, NYT: "The Sound of One Domino Falling"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Crime/Temperature Connection: "When Staying Cool Seems Better Than Being Bad" Gospel Music: "Return of the Golden Chariots, and Other Gospel Groups"
Manatee Spotting: "Yes, That’s a Manatee in the Hudson River"
Utility Costs: "Is the TV Off? No, It’s Really on Standby, Using Current"
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/
Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"
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 | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |
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MIA: The Ledger appears to be in technical MELTDOWN. Nothing, nada, of Sunday's edition online as of 10 AM. Will post later if it ever comes up. -- Dan
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Ray Blanco - A remembrance"
Green Brook Flood Control Commission: "Commission reflects on 1973 flood, river's future"
Speaking Out: Susan Martin: "Plainfield school board unfair over contract"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Evicting Birds: "No Trees Were Harmed in Evicting These Birds"
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Bound Brook: "Rights group, Bound Brook students protest expulsions"
New Brunswick: "RWJ preps for possible strike"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Aljira Gallery: "Tristate Talent Search Hits a High Note"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez - Bergen Record: "Menendez faults GOP on port security"
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Property Tax Reform:
Bergen Record: "Desperate for a tax break"
NYT: "To Do This Fall: Fix the Property Tax Problem"
OpEd, CN: Bill Dressel: "State shares blame for property tax woes" -- Dressel is executive director of the NJ State League of Municipalities
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Bill-padding Scandal: "Critics say graft probe collecting only dust"
Development: "As Development Closes In, a Rodeo Hangs On"
Towns:
..... - East Brunswick - NYT: "Church and Team: Where to Draw the Line?"..... - Springfield, Burlington Co.: "State Moves to Close Composting Plant"
..... - Franklinville: "State wonders how toxic site became day-care center"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Hartford Courant)
2006 Elections - WP: "Conn. Primary Race Could Be Democratic Watershed"
Middle East - WP: "U.S., France Agree On Plan to Halt Lebanon Fighting"
'Transactional Lobbying' - NYT: "Deal Maker Details the Art of Greasing the Palm" -- with chart.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Cleo Mack Dance Project of Dunellen, NY Times)
Arts Grants: "When an Arts Grant Means More Than the Sum of Its Dollars"
Cars: "Missing: A Bait-Shop Beauty, and a Dream"
'Organic' Mainstreams: "Organic products are big bite of grocery stores' total sales"
Real Estate: "The Houses That Wouldn’t Move"
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/
Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"
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 | TNS - The New Standard | 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. Plainfield 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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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Signs of the Times - A Plainfield Album"
Plain Talker: "Dems Favor Gibson For Vacancy" and "Block Associations Get Support"
Block Associations: "Block Association clinic and kickoff set for today" -- the National Night Out weeklong celebration concludes today Citywide House Tour: "Queen City readies for tour of historic districts"
Crime: "Woman found guilty in Front Street knife attack"
Letter: Herb Kaufman: "Cheney-Specter bill sets nation back"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "Judge orders new vote in Elizabeth" -- large number of Republicans who voted illegally in Dem primary swayed judge's opinion.
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
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Property Tax Reform:
'Fairness' - SL: "Lawmakers to tackle constitution's 'fairness clause'"
Alternatives to Property Taxes - CN: "Income, sales taxes may be key to reform"
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Budget: "Wall Street positive on Corzine budget"
Cable/Phone Competition - SL: "New law lets Verizon vie for TV service"
..... - NYT: "NJ to Let Phone Companies Become Pay Television Providers"
..... - CN: "Corzine approves Verizon's bid for statewide cable TV"
PSE&G / Exelon Merger - SL: "BPU snubs energy firms' merger offer"
..... - NYT: "In New Jersey, Board Rejects Utilities’ Plan for a Merger"
..... - Bergen Record: "N.J. won't sign off on $17.8B utility sale"
..... - APP: "BPU wary of merger's aftershocks"
Ramapough Nation - Bergen Record: "Calming tribal tension"
..... - CN: "New state panel to listen to American Indians' concerns"
Towns: Trenton: "Finance Department under investigation by prosecutor's office"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Editorial cartoon by Toles, Washington Post)
2006 Elections - WP: "GOP Candidates Claim Degrees Of Separation From President"
Connecticut Race - NYT: "Lieberman Reduces Effort to Get Out Vote"
Cuba - WP: "U.S. Anti-Castro Cubans Have New Allies on Island"
..... - Reuters: "Rice urges Cubans rid island of communism"
Middle East - NYT: "Risks Escalate as Israel Fights a Ground War"
Pension Reform - SL: "Pension overhaul's winners and losers" -- and the details.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Sunday Afternoon, 1984. Artist: Bear)
Exhibit: "Graffiti arrives at an elevated station: Taggers on show at Brooklyn Museum" -- and Museum link.
Episcopal Church, Diocese of Newark: "For Diocese, Picking Bishop Means Facing Diocesan Rift" Geekender: "Quick Online Tips" -- Just what it says it is, a site of quick online tips for everything Web...check it out.
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/
Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"
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 | TNS - The New Standard | 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. Plainfield 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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National Night Out: "National Night Out weeklong celebration continues" -- tonight is movie night at Seidler Field
(Photo, Courier News)
ALERT: Route 78 - CN: "I-78 express lanes to close"
.................... - SL: "Reconstruction will use recycled pavement"
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "HITS: August 4" -- Ferraro sighting confirmed... Cooling site? Who knew?... South Avenue hanky-panky?... 2 from the mailbag...
Plain Talker: "Interim AD Emerges At Confusing Meeting"
Block Associations: "Block Association clinic and kickoff set for Saturday"
Crime: "Mother and daughter guilty in knife attack"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Selective Code Enforcement: "Prosecutor investigating W. Long Branch inspections department"
..... - Demographics: "Union among 25 counties nationwide with largest loss of whites in decade"..... - Minimum Wage: "Minimum wage increase fails in Senate dispute"..... - Legislative 'Christmas Tree' items - Editorial, SL: "Make legislators justify pet projects"
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Edison: "Immigration arrest at Edison rally spurs outcry"
Elizabeth: "Firehouse in Elizabeth to be put on auction block"
Highland Park: "Financial official resigns to start consulting"
Hillside: "Bowling event to aid family of slain man"
Lottery Scam: "Authorities warn: Don't gamble on lottery scam"
New Brunswick: "RWJ nurses union gives 10-day strike notice"
Union Twp.: "Peace talks yield a place to park"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
9/11 Memorial: "N.J. firm wins pact for 9/11 memorial"
DYFS: "DYFS says N.Y. church silent about starved kids"
Gangs: "Gangster 'godfather' shifted to Ohio jail; Killer still ruled from N.J. prison, officials say"
Health Insurance: "Corzine seeks health insurance for almost all residents"
Human Trafficking: "Immigrant sisters admit charges in human trafficking"
PSE&G / Exelon Merger - SL: "Public Advocate counters 'last' offer from utilities"
..... - NYT: "Utilities Give New Jersey Regulators Deadline to Act on Merger"
..... - CN: "Deadline threatens to halt utilities' merger"Sports Gambling Ring: "Disgraced trooper pleads guilty in betting ring"
Tax Reform: "In backup plan, constitutional convention would tackle tax reform"
UMDNJ: "Another top-level administrator loses his position at UMDNJ"
Towns:
..... - Jersey City: "Jersey City hospital's ER is shut down; Certification lapses"..... - Parsippany: "New call center brings jobs to Parsippany"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Connecticut Primary - WP: "Lamont Leads Lieberman by 13 Points in New Poll"
..... - Blogs: "In Connecticut Race, Bloggers Are Throwing Curves and Spitballs"
Cuba - SL: "Cubans in U.S. differ on returning"
Iraq - WP: "Iraq at Risk Of Civil War, Top Generals Tell Senators"
..... - Rumsfeld - SL: "Clinton presses Rumsfeld to resign"
..... - Democracy - Reuters: "Democracy in Iraq is long shot, British envoy says"
Middle East - NYT: "Israel Renews Attack on Southern Lebanon"
Pensions - SL: "Senate approves sweeping pension legislation"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Stamps: "Cycle stamps roll into production; Woman's 1918 Cleveland one of 4 depicted"
Kerik Redux: "Officials Say Kerik Faces a Second Investigation"
Salvation Army: "New Wealth, and Worries, for the Salvation Army"
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/
Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"
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 | TNS - The New Standard | 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. Plainfield 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.*
