Polls open.. Editorial on downtown.. Bridgeway exhibit at Kean.. FCC smacked on F****ing expletives..
PRIMARY ELECTION DAY: Polls are open 6 AM - 8 PM.
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: "A word for today"
Plain Talker: "Prom Styles" -- Well really, BOE agendas...
Crescent Times: "The Primary: Tango anyone?" and "Restoration and Repair Seminars"
Plainfield Trees: "Catalpa" -- A stunning tropical vine posing as a street tree?
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "An album from the Porch Stroll"
Campaign Blogs (in alphabetical order): "Tony Rucker" | "Cory Storch"
Paramount's Role - Editorial, CN: "A little faith can go a long way in Plainfield"
Development: "Campbell tells Camden it may go if historic Sears building stays"
Elections - OpEd, SL: Burnham & Jacobs: "Jersey's election system must better serve voters"
Schools: "State issues final list on 'No Child' group" -- Links to views by SCHOOL or DISTRICT here.
Transit Village: "Developer re-imagining transit village after public uproar"
Obituary: "Kee-ah-sha Dickson, lifelong resident" -- Funeral tomorrow, Rose of Sharon Church.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
29th District (Newark/Hillside): "Veteran Dems to run for Senate as independents"
Essex County: "Cops warned: Don't snub grand juries"
Green Brook Flood Control: "Federal official tours Bound Brook, Manville"
Hudson County: "Old Friends Become Rivals in Primary" -- Welcome to Bizarro World!
Kean U: "Exhibit by Bridgeway clients opening at Kean University Wednesday"
Roselle: "Spurning acting chief, Smith appoints captain as police chief"
Union Twp.: "Callers now have phone line to record concerns"
STATE
Corzine: "State Police have run down 40 threats against Corzine"
Corzine & Katz: "Corzine will fight in court to keep Katz e-mails private"
Addiction Services: "Group returns $800,000 in unspent funds"
AG Nomination: "Milgram vows to fight corruption, consumer fraud, gangs"
Charter Schools - OpEd, SL: Mary Jo McKinley: "Don't cheat charter school children"
Chief Justice Nomination - SL: "Corzine unveils his pick for bench"
..... - NYT: "Both Parties Expect Choice for Chief Justice to Be Fair and Moderate"
Dual Office-holding: "Corzine expects to sign bill against dual office-holding"
Ethics Panel - SL: "Budget-based ethics complaints against GOP legislators dropped"
..... - NYT: "Trenton Ethics Panel Dismisses Charges Against 7 Republicans"
Hospitals & Infections - Editorial, SL: "Openness on infection rates"
Pension Funds - OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "Bonding boondoggle began with Whitman"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Race - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Bill could be Hillary's ace in the hole"
Cheney v. Condi - WP: "Cheney, By Proxy"
Congress - NYT: "Rep. William Jefferson Indicted on Corruption Charges"
Dept. of Justice - LAT: "Justice official is said to have favored GOP loyalists"
Detainee Trial - NYT: "Military Judges Dismiss Charges for 2 Detainees"
Immigration Reform - ABC: "Poll: Bush Base Erodes on Immigration Debate"
Iraq - AP: "US can forget about winning in Iraq: top retired general"
..... - 'Private Contractors' - OpEd, Phila. Inquirer: Chris Hedges: "What if our mercenaries turn on us?"
Plame-Libby Case - Truthout: "An Interview with Joseph Wilson" (Video)
OF INTEREST
FCC & 'F****ing expletives': "F.C.C. Rebuffed by Court on Indecency Fines" -- Text of ruling (PDF).
Milk Prices: "Got money? The price of milk is rising"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
Plainfield Today: "A word for today"
Plain Talker: "Prom Styles" -- Well really, BOE agendas...
Crescent Times: "The Primary: Tango anyone?" and "Restoration and Repair Seminars"
Plainfield Trees: "Catalpa" -- A stunning tropical vine posing as a street tree?
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "An album from the Porch Stroll"
Campaign Blogs (in alphabetical order): "Tony Rucker" | "Cory Storch"
Paramount's Role - Editorial, CN: "A little faith can go a long way in Plainfield"
Development: "Campbell tells Camden it may go if historic Sears building stays"
Elections - OpEd, SL: Burnham & Jacobs: "Jersey's election system must better serve voters"
Schools: "State issues final list on 'No Child' group" -- Links to views by SCHOOL or DISTRICT here.
Transit Village: "Developer re-imagining transit village after public uproar"
Obituary: "Kee-ah-sha Dickson, lifelong resident" -- Funeral tomorrow, Rose of Sharon Church.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today. June 5. 6 AM - 8 PM. Primary Election. Democrats and Republicans vote for candidates for the general election. Dems also vote for County Committee members. Registered voters who have no declared party affiliation may do so at the sign-in table and vote in the primary. At your district polling location. Info, City Clerk's office: (908) 753-3222.
- Exhibit. Through June 18. Wed-Sat, 10 - 4. New Jersey Landscapes by Gerry Heydt. Studio 7 Gallery. 5 Morristown Road, Bernardsville. Info: (908) 963-0365.
- Wednesday. June 6. 9 AM - 12:30 PM. Urban Schools - Public Will. Conference on urban schools by the Public Education Institute of Rutgers. BOE member Christian Estevez will be a panelist. Larry Leverett will moderate. FREE, but advance registration required.
- Saturday. June 9. Noon - 7 PM. Rhythm & Blues by the Brook. Sponsored by Union County Freeholders. At Cedar Brook Park. FREE.
- Saturday. June 9. 7 PM. Opening Gala - Plainfield Pride Film Festival. Screening "20 Centimeters." At the home of Councilor Rashid Burney. 1127 Watchung Avenue. $25/person. Info: 757-6103.
- Sunday. June 10. Noon - 6 PM.. 2nd Annual Plainfield Pride Picnic. Sponsors: Sleepy Hollow Realtors and Wells Fargo Mortgage. Music, clowns, facepainting, jugglers and more. Proceeds benefit Hyacinth AIDS Center and The Pride Center. At Leland Avenue Park, near Cook School. FREE.
- Sunday. June 10. 2 PM. Display: In Honor of that Grand Old Flag. Flag Day commemorated by the Historical Society of Plainfield with a display of its flag collection. At the Drake House, 602 West Front Street. FREE. Refreshments will be served.
CENTRAL JERSEY
29th District (Newark/Hillside): "Veteran Dems to run for Senate as independents"
Essex County: "Cops warned: Don't snub grand juries"
Green Brook Flood Control: "Federal official tours Bound Brook, Manville"
Hudson County: "Old Friends Become Rivals in Primary" -- Welcome to Bizarro World!
Kean U: "Exhibit by Bridgeway clients opening at Kean University Wednesday"
Roselle: "Spurning acting chief, Smith appoints captain as police chief"
Union Twp.: "Callers now have phone line to record concerns"
STATE
Corzine: "State Police have run down 40 threats against Corzine"
Corzine & Katz: "Corzine will fight in court to keep Katz e-mails private"
Addiction Services: "Group returns $800,000 in unspent funds"
AG Nomination: "Milgram vows to fight corruption, consumer fraud, gangs"
Charter Schools - OpEd, SL: Mary Jo McKinley: "Don't cheat charter school children"
Chief Justice Nomination - SL: "Corzine unveils his pick for bench"
..... - NYT: "Both Parties Expect Choice for Chief Justice to Be Fair and Moderate"
Dual Office-holding: "Corzine expects to sign bill against dual office-holding"
Ethics Panel - SL: "Budget-based ethics complaints against GOP legislators dropped"
..... - NYT: "Trenton Ethics Panel Dismisses Charges Against 7 Republicans"
Hospitals & Infections - Editorial, SL: "Openness on infection rates"
Pension Funds - OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "Bonding boondoggle began with Whitman"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Race - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Bill could be Hillary's ace in the hole"
Cheney v. Condi - WP: "Cheney, By Proxy"
Congress - NYT: "Rep. William Jefferson Indicted on Corruption Charges"
Dept. of Justice - LAT: "Justice official is said to have favored GOP loyalists"
Detainee Trial - NYT: "Military Judges Dismiss Charges for 2 Detainees"
Immigration Reform - ABC: "Poll: Bush Base Erodes on Immigration Debate"
Iraq - AP: "US can forget about winning in Iraq: top retired general"
..... - 'Private Contractors' - OpEd, Phila. Inquirer: Chris Hedges: "What if our mercenaries turn on us?"
Plame-Libby Case - Truthout: "An Interview with Joseph Wilson" (Video)
OF INTEREST
Spy Technology: "New Agency Develops Spy Tools"
FCC & 'F****ing expletives': "F.C.C. Rebuffed by Court on Indecency Fines" -- Text of ruling (PDF).
Milk Prices: "Got money? The price of milk is rising"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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