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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Brush storm brewing?" -- If you or someone you know is having a problem with brush, please let me know. -- Dan
Crime - SL: "Man gets 20-year prison term for racially motivated bat attack"
..... - CN: "O'Shea Clarke gets 20 years for 2004 Romero beating" -- The first of the brutal series of attacks that plagued the City in 2004.
Hispanic Heritage Month: "Musicians to play Heritage Month event Sunday"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
South Plainfield - SL: "Ex-clerk pleads guilty to sale of fake licenses"
..... - CN: "South Plainfield man pleads guilty in ID scam"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - SL: "Menendez, Kean state their cases before black clergy"
.......... - CN: "Menendez, Kean Jr. square off on ethics, homeland security"
..... - Kean Ad: "First fall ad for Kean tries to link Menendez to corruption"
Bryant Investigation - SL: "Bryant gives up key Senate budget post, replaced by Kenny"
..... - CN: "Bryant steps down as budget chairman"
Corzine: "Executive order calls for reforms in bidding and open operations"EWR: "New security boss, old challenges at Newark Airport"
Legislature - SL: "Jersey closer to leading pack on primaries"
.......... - CN: "Senate committee passes bill to push up primary vote"
..... - Confirmations: "Unanimous votes confirm new AG and child-welfare boss"
..... - Ethics Reform: "Assembly GOP offers package on ethics reform"
Pine Barrens: "25 years ago, an ambitious plan preserved its natural wonder"
Towns: Newton: "Town backs off on ordinance targeting illegal immigrants" Women in Politics: "In N.J., Women rare above state political glass ceiling"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Sargent, Austin American-Statesman
Tony Snow ((Bush spokesperson) - E&P: "On Clinton's Fox Interview, Gas price 'conspiracy'"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Black Colleges: "Historically black schools facing more competition for bright youths"
Molly Ivins, an homage: "Columnist Molly Ivins Continues Battle Against Cancer" -- Sick or well, she is one of the funniest writers ever.
Real Estate: "Home prices falling with buyer confidence"
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.*
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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: TW3 - "THE BOTTOM LINE on last week's Plainfield news"
East 3rd St/Richmond Plan: "Plainfield OKs plans for 3rd St. projects" -- Pitched as close to Netherwood, it is actually closer to the main station. Check it out for yourself.
McGreevey - OpEd, CN: Bob Ingle: "Book, like McGreevey, at odds with self"
Route 1 Alert: "Work from GSP south to I-287 begins today" -- Menlo Park Mall? Fugeddaboutit!
Schools Construction - Editorial, SL: "Caution on school-building"
MIA: The nice story about actor and Plainfield native Kwame Patterson is in print edition only.
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - CDC Partnerships: "16 Homes, for 32 Families on a Budget"
..... - Public Employee Benefits: "Public employee benefits take toll on state budgets"..... - Police & Immigration: "Edison balks on aiding the feds"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
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BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Sharpe's Travels: "James' travel tab for final 3 months climbs to $48,000"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: Ken Zimmerman: "Governor's chief counsel is experienced policymaker, advocate"
Legislature: "N.J. seeks more clout in national primaries"
Needle Exchange: "The Last Holdout Reconsiders"
Pedestrian Safety - OpEd, SL: "Putting pedestrians on a better footing"
Port Security: "Region's ports to get more anti-terror cash" -- But NONE for container screening.
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Update - CN: "Lawmakers seek break in property tax reform"
Part-time Town Attorneys: "Part-time attorneys' pensions under fire"
School Funding: "Md. school system might not work in N.J., new study shows"
State Union Negotiations - Editorial, APP: "Genova a dreadful choice for negotiator"
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Towns:
..... - Wayne: "When Modern Is Out of Fashion"..... - Lakewood: "Shelter for Life’s Changes, and Traditions"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Oliphant, Denver Post
Iraq - Editorial, NYT: "Facing Facts on Iraq"
..... - SL: "Some Iraqi troops appear to be aiding militias, angering US soldiers"
Military - MSNBC: "Frequent deployments stretch Army, National Guard to breaking point"
Terrorism - NYT: "Study of Iraq War and Terror Stirs Strong Political Response"
..... - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Government's own war report makes critics' case for them"
..... - OpEd, SL: John Tirman: "Tales of homegrown terror exaggerate danger"
Torture - WP: "McCain Names Practices Detainee Bill Would Bar"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, NYTimes)
Real Estate: "Adjustable Mortgages: 'It Seemed Like a Good Bet at the Time ...'"
Private Mortgage Insurance: "Weighing the Cost of PMI"
Image, Her Majesty's Royal Mail (Complete set is here)
"Meet the Beatles on British stamps"
Comics: "Religion and Comic Books: Where Did Superman’s Theology Come From?"
Psychology: "Dealing With Those Alpha Types (and Winning)"
White Collar Crime: "Cook the Books, Get Life in Prison: Is Justice Served?"
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.*
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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Haste makes waste"
Plain Talker: East Third/Richmond - "The Process", "The Project", "RX for Development",
Council: "East 3rd Street Redevelopment Area approved at 'emergency' meeting"
National Starch Property: "Former National Starch property owner seeks subdivision"
Pay-to-Play: "Middlesex Co.: Campaign donors get local contracts" -- Surprised?
Planning Board: "City board advises new senior center plan" -- The Board did just what it needed to do, just when it was asked to do it, so what's with the attitude?
Sex Offender Bans - Editorial, SL: "Rethink sex offender bans"
Concert: "German brass to perform at Crescent Avenue Friday"
Episcopal Diocese of Newark -- Former Plainfield priest Michael Barlowe was a candidate...... - SL: "Episcopal Diocese finds 'great bishop' to lead Newark"
..... - NYT: "Rector Elected as Newark’s Episcopal Bishop; Gay Candidate Finishes 5th"
..... - CN: "Mass. priest chosen as Newark's new Episcopal bishop"
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Connections? Food For Thought..... - Development: "In Morristown, adding thousands of homes raises concerns"
..... - Cop steals files, evidence: "Irvington cop accused of stealing evidence" -- Incredible!
..... - High School Hit: "Students crush to sign up for forensic science course"..... - 'Sullivan Rule': "3 Brothers Voluntarily Headed for Same Iraq Base"..... - County Improvement Authorities - Editorial, SL: "No to bad government"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: Organ Recital by Kenneth Drake. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. 3 PM. $25 at door.
Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "From the old mayor, a new perk"
Elizabeth: "Democrats face a do-over in Elizabeth primary race"
New Providence: "Controversy brewing in race for New Providence mayor"
Raritan Boro: "Falling in Line to Salute a Local Hero"
Union Twp.: "After 276 years, house meets its end"
Watchung Reservation: "Trails' rocky rides not fun"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Police Director: "Top cop selection concerns council; vote uncertain"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, September 24, 2006"
Menendez / Kean Race: "Kean Jr. leads Menendez in Gannett/Monmouth U. poll"
..... - Menendez Rental Deal: "How lease deal profited Menendez"
..... - At NAACP State Convention: "Battle for black vote may turn on Iraq"
Bryant Investigation - NYT: "Ethics Accusations Grab the Spotlight" -- In Trenton, talk is NOT of McGreevey.
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Update - AP: "At halfway point, property tax reform elusive"
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Towns: Atlantic City: "Former Atlantic City Council President barred from office"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Morin, Miami Herald
2006 Elections - Analysis, NYT: "1994, the Election to Embrace (and Avoid)"
Afghanistan - LAT: "Concealment of 2 detainee deaths paints troubling picture"
bin Laden - LAT: "Officials Skeptical About Report Bin Laden Is Dead"
Clinton on Al Qaeda: "Clinton Takes On Fox News" -- Here is full transcript; show airs TODAY, 10 AM, Ch 5.
..... - WP: "A Combative Clinton Defends Record on Fighting Terrorism"
..... - NYT: "Clinton Faults Bush Team Efforts to Get bin Laden Before 9/11"
'Dirty War' Amnesty Law?: "Bush's 'Dirty War' Amnesty Law"
Electronic Voting Machines - NYT: "Diebold machines can be opened with hotell minibar key"
GOP - Analysis, NYTMag: "Lost Horizons: The GOP Under Mehlman"
Iraq - LAT: "Army Corps Faked Budget Entries"
Terrorism - NYT: "Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terror Threat"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
A 1934 'Gasoline Alley' strip. Larger, printable version here.
Exhibit - Newark Museum: "Comics, in All Seriousness"
Block Parties: "Block Party How-To: Meet the neighbors"
Huh? - Home Elevators: "Elevators, Going Up"
Military: "Small towns bear burden of war dead" -- Army Times map.
Rosh Hashanah: "Bringing the sounds of Rosh Hashanah"
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.*
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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
(Household items dumped three blocks from City Hall.)
Plainfield Today: "Commercial Trash / Illegal Dumping: An Album With Commentary"
Plain Talker: "Planners Fret Over Process"
Muhlenberg: "Donations support hospital project"
Red Cross: "Red Cross chapter selects new officers"
Episcopal Diocese of Newark - SL: "Gay priest among 6 vying today for Newark Episcopal bishop"
..... - CN: "Gay priest next Newark Episcopal bishop?"
Ethics - SL: Paula Franzese, Daniel O'Hern: "A statewide ethics standard"
McGreevey - PolNJ: David Rebovich: "McGreevey's therapeutic autobiography" -- A must-read.
Ramadan: "Jersey Muslims say their children find more spirituality in Ramadan"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - NY Waterways: "Takeover averts hike in fare on ferry route from N.J. to Wall St."
..... - Eminent Domain: "Township to use eminent domain at airport tract"..... - Voter IDs: "Bill to require voter photo IDs upsets activists"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
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. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
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NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "GOP says Menendez got free ads; Dems call claim 'ridiculous'"
Ethics - OpEd, SL: Paula Franzese, Daniel O'Hern: "A statewide ethics standard" -- and PT's archive.
Governor's Schools: "Governor's Schools need new funds"
Rutgers-Newark: "RU business school invests $31.5M in the future"
Scholarships for Athletes: "Olympians honor N.J. student-athletes"
Torricelli - Chi SunTimes: "Feds probe gov's fund-raising trips, East Coast connections"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
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Towns:
..... - Bogota: "Court bars English-only referendum" -- Mayor to turn to high court..... - Cape May: "A bevy of monarch butterflies floods resort with fall color"
..... - Sea Bright: "State seeks unrestricted access to Sea Bright sand"..... - Jersey City: "Med center's CEO resigns a day after bleak fiscal report"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Nick Anderson, Louisville Courier-Journal
Detainee Prosecutions - NYT: "Detainee Deal Comes With Contradictions"
FDA - WP: "FDA Told U.S. Drug System Is Broken"
Pakistan - WP: "Musharraf says Armitage threatened to bomb country 'into the Stone Age'"
'Reading First' Program: "Bush's reading program criticized in internal audit"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, NY Times)
Retail: "Enlisting Science’s Lessons to Entice More Shoppers to Spend More" -- and chart.
Antiques Business: "Looking for an Antique Shop? Find It in a Mall"
Mary Hartman? Mary Hartman?: "'Mary Hartman' star set to direct RVCC student play" -- PT was just asking about Louise Lasser the other day; now THERE'S a show that should be in reruns!
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.*
