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Monday, May 21, 2007

Will city have to give $460K back to Feds?.. All Broad Fraud Squad.. New Plainfield Tree post..

PLAINFIELD


Plainfield Today: "Will city have to give $460K back to Feds?"

Plain Talker: "Give Civic Involvement a Chance"
Crescent Times: "Block Association Liaisons Meeting" -- Formerly known as S.A.L.T.
Plainfield Trees: "Black Locust" -- and an Empress Tree on Sherman Avenue.
Campaign Blogs (in alphabetical order): "Tony Rucker" | "Cory Storch"

Yesterday's events were a great success, by all reports. Even the weather cooperated...somewhat. Kudos to all!

Amaker Family Life Center: "Carnival planned next month at high school"
Furniture Assist: "Furniture giveaway thrives on generosity" -- Got furniture? File this away.
Hospitals - OpEd, SL: "Replace politics with fairness in charity care funding"

 Halsey Case: "The DNA 200" -- With chart. The Innocence Project marks a milestone.
Mortgage Fraud: "The All Broad Fraud Squad" -- 3 women fight the effects of fraud on neighborhoods -- their organiation, GREFPAC, is here.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Monday. May 21. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.

  • Tuesday. May 22. 6 - 8 PM. 1st Annual Plainfield Public Schools Math Fair. At Clinton School, West 4th and Clinton Avenue. FREE.

  • Tuesday. Mary 22. 6:30 PM. Block Association Liaisons Meeting. Sponsored by Union County Prosecutor's Outreach Office. At Plainfield Health Center Community Room, Rock and Myrtle Avenues. Info/RSVP: Reggie Johnson, (908) 791-7130. All are welcome.

  • Wednesday. May 23. 3 PM. Exhibit: 'Global Footprints'. Plainfield Public School Student Art. At du Cret School of the Arts, 1030 Central Avenue. Refreshments. FREE.

  • Wednesday. May 23. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.

  • Thursday. May 24. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Disappearing Brothers and Sisters: Black Americans, Latinos and Blatinos. Plainfield Public Library. 8th Street at Park Avenue. Sponsor: Nubian Union and McDonald's-Plainfield. FREE.

  • Wednesday. May 30. 7 PM. Ward 2 Council Candidate Forum: Rucker & Storch. Sponsor: Crescent Area Neighborhood Ass'n. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. All invited, regardless of party affiliation or registration status.

  • Thursday. May 31. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Do You Hear What I Hear? Do You See What I See? Self Image and the Media. Plainfield Public Library. 8th Street at Park Avenue. Sponsor: Nubian Union and McDonald's-Plainfield. FREE.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Newark: "Blacks and Jews sit down in city's last synagogue to recall the cultural divide of 1960s"
Raritan Boro: "Basilone's tale to be part of HBO miniseries"


STATE

Environmental Economics: "Study Puts Values on New Jersey’s Natural Assets" -- Tittelating study.
Rutgers Commencement: Bob Braun: "At Rutgers, graduation speeches fall short"
Turnpike Lease?: "Indiana Toll Road lease holds lessons for N.J."

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


NATION / WORLD

Conservatives - NYT: "The Right: Down, but Maybe Not Out"
Gonzales - NYT: "Specter Says Gonzales May Quit Before Vote"
GOP - WP: "Online, GOP Is Playing Catch-Up"
Immigration Reform - NYT: "After Aiding Bill on Immigration, Employers Balk"
Iraq Study Group - WP: "Second Life for Study Group"


OF INTEREST



'Greeking' Text: "'Lorem ipsum' complete" -- Everything you ever wanted to know about 'greeking' in page layout and a tool for generating accurate text. To begin with, it's not Greek, it's Latin. And it's not nonsense, it's actually...

Public Art: "Newark learns art of renewal"
Ronald Reagan in defense of sex toys: Leonard Pitts: "Intrusive government, courtesy of the right"
Veganism: Nina Planck: "Death by Veganism" -- Vegan diet deadly for babies.

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

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