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Saturday, April 14, 2007

Bullet hits Mapp's SUV.. Corzine updates.. Should CLIPS be restrictive?.. Bernice questions Mayor..

PLAINFIELD


Plainfield Today: "Should CLIPS be restrictive?" -- Readers have questions.

Plain Talker: "Disrespect or Disarray?" -- On Mayor Robinson-Briggs' document in the funeral bulletin.
Crescent Times: "Bd of Ed candidates: The neighborhood asked; they responded"

Freeholder Mapp: "Bullet hits vehicle of freeholder"
Board of Ed Candidate Forum: "Security, funding dominate school debate"
Children's Celebration: "Students set to mark Month of Young Child"
Crime - SL: "Dozens indicted in sweep of Plainfield-based drug ring"
.......... - CN: "Dozens indicted on drug charges"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today. April 14. 10 AM - 2 PM. Health Fair. Shiloh Baptist Church, 517 West 4th Street. Screenings, Hip-hop aerobics, Martial arts demonstrations. FREE.

  • Today. April 14. 10 AM - 3 PM. YM Wellness Center Ribbon Cutting and Healthy Kids Day. YMCA, 518 Watchung Avenue. Free use of pool and wellness center for the day. Info: (908) 756-6060 or www.plainfield-y.org/. FREE.

  • Today. April 14. 1 - 4 PM. Borrowing The Earth: A family event to promote meaningful action on global climate change. Kite-building, T-shirt making, scavenger hunt. Munchies and beverage. Sponsor: Step It Up 2007. Location: The Loop Playground at Watchung Reservation. Info and directions: email Jennifer. FREE.

  • Sunday. April 15. 2 - 5 PM. 80th Anniversary Faculty and Alumni Art Show. duCret Art School, 1030 Central Avenue.

  • Sunday. April 15. 4 PM. Plainfield Symphony Orchestra Children's Concert. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Info: 561-5140. FREE.

  • Tuesday. April 17. 2 - 9 PM. School Board Elections. Your vote counts, cast it!
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Lyons VA Hospital: "Veterans on & off the field"


STATE


(Photo, Reuters)

Corzine Accident - SL: "Severely injured Corzine has tough road to recovery"
.......... - "Infection, blood clots are biggest threats"
.......... - "Corzine unbound: He rarely buckles up"
.......... - "Codey fills the breach yet again"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Facing Severe Hurdles in Intensive Care"
.......... - "An Uncertain Prognosis, and Many Risks"
.......... - "In Charge Again, Codey Plans No Surprises"
.......... - "In the Spotlight, the Politics of Buckling Up"
..... - CN: "Corzine 'lucky' to still be alive"
.......... - "Codey says government will function as normal"
.......... - "Governors have history of injuries"

Imus & Rutgers: "Coach makes a call for forgiveness" -- Singer hopes event will promote change.

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.


NATION / WORLD



Editorial Cartoon: Chris Britt, Springfield (Ill.) Journal-Register

Attorneygate - The Hill: "Senate Dems warn Gonzales: We want real answers" -- “We continue to seek cooperation from the administration as we try to get to the bottom of an apparent abuse of power that has allowed politics to corrupt federal law enforcement,” Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the judiciary panel, said.
..... - NYT: "E-Mail Listed Possible G.O.P. Replacements for Attorneys" -- Includes image of the email.
..... - WP: "Gonzales Aide Floated Replacements Early On" -- List drawn up months before firings, contrary to previous DOJ statements.

GOP Email Accounts - Truthout: "Millions of White House Emails Missing" -- The report indicates that the Bush administration willfully dismantled the email archiving system put in place by the Clinton administration and did not replace it with an adequate method to keep track of administration email, resulting in the loss of millions of messages. A detailed plan to recover the lost messages was presented to then-White House Counsel Harriet Meiers, but was never acted upon.
..... - WP: "Rove's Attorney Attempts to Explain Missing E-Mails" -- 'Attempts' is the operative word.

Regent University - NYT: Paul Krugman: "For God's Sake" -- "The infiltration of the federal government by large numbers of people seeking to impose a religious agenda - which is very different from simply being people of faith - is one of the most important stories of the last six years. It's also a story that tends to go underreported..."


OF INTEREST

Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

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