PHS incidents.. Gazette attacks Damon, McWilliams.. McGreeveys.. Corzine.. Gonzales rake-over..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: "Plainfield Gazette attacks Damon, McWilliams, Saturdays and Truth"
Crescent Times: "A different approach needed"
McGreeveys: "McGreevey exposed young daughter to erotic art, wife says"
PHS: "2 security guards injured in separate high-school fights"
Route 78 Construction Updates: "DOT Construction Updates" -- Delays can run 15-20 minutes during AM rush hour.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
UCIA: "Freeholders agree to buy 3-story office building for UCIA"
Elizabeth: "Italian club in Elizabeth marks 100 years of bonding"
Flood Damage: "Assessment teams fan out over state"
STATE
Corzine Accident - SL: "Governor still needs help with breathing"
..... - NYT: "In Wishing Corzine Well, Sympathy Is Mixed With Resentment"
2008 Election: "Jersey favors Giuliani"
NJT: "Yes, it's flying low and slow"
Schools & Threats: "These days, N.J. schools are taking all threats seriously"
State Pensions: "Treasurer says it could take 40 years to fund $25B pension shortfall"
Supremes: "Inmate can try to tie prison term to race bias"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Gonzales Testimony - WP: "Senators Chastise Gonzales at Hearing"
.......... - Dana Milbank: "Maybe Gonzales Won't Recall His Painful Day on the Hill"
..... - NYT: "Gonzales Endures Harsh Session With Senate Panel"
..... - Seattle Times: "Conservative Texas GOP senator calls for Gonzales to resign"
..... - Truthout: "Gonzales Can't Recall Meetings That Led to Attorney Firings"
Abramoff Scandal - LAT: "Congressman resigns committee post after home searched"
........... - WP: "Congressman Quits Panel After Raid"
Iglesias Firing - The Hill: "Salazar recuses himself in probe into Domenici’s role in firing"
Iraq War - NYT: "Leading Democrat in Senate Tells Reporters, ‘This War Is Lost’"
..... - Army Times: "Extension of leave refused, soldier leaves dying mother to return to war"
Terrorism - NYT: "U.S. Releases Cuban Bombing Suspect" -- Terrorism, it seems, is in the eye of the beholder.
Wolfowitz - NYT: "Wolfowitz Backed Friend for Iraq Contract in ’03" -- With the secretive and truly scary SAIC.
OF INTEREST
Civil Unions: "N.H. governor to sign bill allowing civil unions"
Hip-Hop and Hate Speech: "Hip-hop pioneer is all for cleaning up acts"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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Plainfield Today: "Plainfield Gazette attacks Damon, McWilliams, Saturdays and Truth"
Crescent Times: "A different approach needed"
McGreeveys: "McGreevey exposed young daughter to erotic art, wife says"
PHS: "2 security guards injured in separate high-school fights"
Route 78 Construction Updates: "DOT Construction Updates" -- Delays can run 15-20 minutes during AM rush hour.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today. April 20. 7:30 PM. Play: Zooman and the Sign. A production by PHS PAC Drama of Pulitzer-winning playwright Charles Fuller's urban drama dissecting the danger of forsaking community. At PHS Auditorium. Tickets: $7/Adult, $4/Student.
- Today. April 20. 6 PM, Potluck. 7 PM, Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Racial Justice & Police Brutality. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
- Saturday. April 21. Plainfield Cooks! This event, which raises funds for the 'Beat The Odds' scholarship program has been rescheduled for October.
- Saturday. April 21. Noon. Cultural Adventure Through The Arts Festival. Sponsor: Central Jersey Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. Info: Danielle Howard, (732) 921-9618. FREE.
- Saturday. April 21. 2 PM. Play: Zooman and the Sign. A production by PHS PAC Drama of Pulitzer-winning playwright Charles Fuller's urban drama dissecting the danger of forsaking community. At PHS Auditorium. Tickets: $7/Adult, $4/Student.
CENTRAL JERSEY
UCIA: "Freeholders agree to buy 3-story office building for UCIA"
Elizabeth: "Italian club in Elizabeth marks 100 years of bonding"
Flood Damage: "Assessment teams fan out over state"
STATE
Corzine Accident - SL: "Governor still needs help with breathing"
..... - NYT: "In Wishing Corzine Well, Sympathy Is Mixed With Resentment"
2008 Election: "Jersey favors Giuliani"
NJT: "Yes, it's flying low and slow"
Schools & Threats: "These days, N.J. schools are taking all threats seriously"
State Pensions: "Treasurer says it could take 40 years to fund $25B pension shortfall"
Supremes: "Inmate can try to tie prison term to race bias"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Gonzales Testimony - WP: "Senators Chastise Gonzales at Hearing"
.......... - Dana Milbank: "Maybe Gonzales Won't Recall His Painful Day on the Hill"
..... - NYT: "Gonzales Endures Harsh Session With Senate Panel"
..... - Seattle Times: "Conservative Texas GOP senator calls for Gonzales to resign"
..... - Truthout: "Gonzales Can't Recall Meetings That Led to Attorney Firings"
Abramoff Scandal - LAT: "Congressman resigns committee post after home searched"
........... - WP: "Congressman Quits Panel After Raid"
Iglesias Firing - The Hill: "Salazar recuses himself in probe into Domenici’s role in firing"
Iraq War - NYT: "Leading Democrat in Senate Tells Reporters, ‘This War Is Lost’"
..... - Army Times: "Extension of leave refused, soldier leaves dying mother to return to war"
Terrorism - NYT: "U.S. Releases Cuban Bombing Suspect" -- Terrorism, it seems, is in the eye of the beholder.
Wolfowitz - NYT: "Wolfowitz Backed Friend for Iraq Contract in ’03" -- With the secretive and truly scary SAIC.
OF INTEREST
Civil Unions: "N.H. governor to sign bill allowing civil unions"
Hip-Hop and Hate Speech: "Hip-hop pioneer is all for cleaning up acts"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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