Free children's concert at 4.. Complete Corzine.. Piwowar letter.. Tree hazards..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: "McDonalds remembers Al"
Plain Talker: "Watch Out for Tree Hazards" and "WP Representin'" -- Peeps contests results. Though Seattle is fashion-savy, PT favors WP's Batman and Robin with peep projected on the heavens. Bernice has the links.
Crescent Times: "Come join the music and tale" -- This afternoon's free PSO Children's Concert.
FOSH: "Garage sale to benefit neighborhood group"
Letter: Nancy Piwowar: "Thank you, McWilliams family, for Al"
Route 78 Construction Updates: "DOT Construction Updates" -- Delays can run 15-20 minutes during AM rush hour.
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
BIG PICTURE
'Sears' Houses: "Sears Catalog Houses Become Obsession"
Urban Development: "Adopting City Mannerisms" -- In Englewood, talk of RENTALS, not condos.
Buy or Rent?: "Cost Comparison Tool" -- Enter your own values to calculate which is better, buying or renting. A really neat tool!
Ledger: "Home Finder" and "Real Estate" sections online.
Courier: "Real Estate" section online.
NYTimes: "Residential Sales Around the Region"
Trulia: "Your Personal Real Estate Google"
Mortgages: "Credit Unions: The Silent Source"
Mortgages: "US Mortgage Payment Index"
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today. April 15. 2 - 5 PM. 80th Anniversary Faculty and Alumni Art Show. duCret Art School, 1030 Central Avenue.
- Today. 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!
CENTRAL JERSEY
(Photo, NY Times)
Devils Arena: "High Hopes for an Ambitious Newark Arena"
Newark: "Newark looks for control of schools"
School Budgets: "Millions in school funds up for vote"
STATE
Corzine Accident - SL: "A night of high-stakes drama"
.......... - "Pickup driver, unaware of his role, not charged"
.......... - "Cop's keen eye and sharp memory led to mystery truck"
.......... - "How Jersey will operate"
..... - NYT: "Governor Undergoes Another Operation"
.......... - "Corzine’s Crash Puts New Jersey Politics on an Uncertain Path"
.......... - "Police Find Pickup Driver Who Left Site"
.......... - "Giving Up the Reins of Power, but Usually Not for Long"
..... - CN: "Still critical, but stable"
.......... - "No charges for driver of truck -- so far"
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, April 15, 2007"
Bergen County: "Democrats Make Peace in Bergen County" -- Sort of.
Civil Unions: "Gay couples find obstacles on benefits"
Healthcare: "N.J. official: Health funds mishandled"
Imus Incident: Anita Allen: "Insulting black women is not new"
Monmouth U.: "Israeli, Palestinian unite to enlighten on polarizing conflict"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Attorneygate - NYT: "Political Résumé, Not Court, Stood Out for a Contender"
OF INTEREST
(Chart, NY Times)
Student Loans: "Lenders Sought Edge Against U.S. in Student Loans"
Abstinence Education: "Conclusions Are Reported on Teaching of Abstinence" -- Guess what?
Darwinianism: "The Gentle Darwinians: What Darwin’s Champions Won’t Mention" -- Eugenics, for instance.
Exhibit: Ashley B. Durand: "Painter took nature's scenic route and returned to his Jersey roots"
'Just War' Theory: "A Catholic Debate Mounts on the Meaning of ‘Just War’"
Statistics: "In Challenge to Survey Low-Wage Workers, Researchers Pursue ‘Snowball Sample’" -- Measuring hard-to-measure populations.
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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