Fireworks update.. Liberace and potshots at bloggers.. Councilor Gibson on committee..
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PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below. There are more stories up than posted below, and more go up during the day. -- Dan)
Crescent Times: "Is there such a thing as 'the American Dream'?"
Plainfield Website Watch: Today is Day 7 since announced launch date and no new site.
Union County: "Plainfield Councilor Gibson on committee to replace Medical Examiner"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Saturday. July 7. Dusk. Fireworks (Postponed from July 4). Cedar Brook Park. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Elizabeth: "Elizabeth loses Heshaam Jaaber, imam of historic courage"
Fanwood: "At site of building collapse, businesses resume operations"
Franklin Twp.: "Clerk certifies petition, recall election is on"
Kean v. Union: "Kean wins battle on campus road work"
Newark: "100 employees sign up for buyout, too few to avoid layoffs"
New Providence: "Center owner says he'll fence in lots if big building isn't approved"
North Plainfield: "Fireworks rescheduled for Saturday"
Somerset County - CN: "Report blasts Park Commission's finance practices"
..... - SL: "Somerset told parks are in 'failure'" -- And you thought the hanky-panky was only in Dem communities?
Mental Health: "Families of mentally ill gain advice and hope by IFSS"
Union Hospital: "Overlook comes to the rescue, edging out Trinitas"
STATE
2008 Elections: "Poll: Hillary closing gap with Rudy in N.J."
Goldman Sachs: "Feds examine letters threatening firm with large Jersey presence"
Miss NJ - SL: "Miss N.J. takes pre-emptive shot against photo 'blackmail'"
..... - NYT: "Miss New Jersey Complains of Blackmail Threat" -- The moral of the story: Stuff on the Internet is not private, and it lasts forever.
OPRA+ at Five: "Open records laws boon to campaigns" -- Part 3 of 5.
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Australia: "Defence Minister: Oil a factor in Iraq deployment" -- Result: a royal ruckus.
Bush - OpEd, Ledger: John Farmer: "Easy to see why Bush threw the fall guy a bone"
.......... - OpEd, Palm Beach Post: "Wexler: Censure Bush Over Libby"
Congress - McClatchy: "Mortgage brokers are in Congress' sights"
Iraq - WP: "Domenici Breaks With Bush, Urges 'New Strategy'"
Medical Records: "Experts see danger to Americans' health data"
OF INTEREST
Christian Reconstructionists: "Trying to Take Dominion in America" -- Hyper, but worth a read.
Librarians & National Security Letters: "Librarians Describe Life Under An FBI Gag Order"
Live Earth: "Organizers plan world's greenest show at Meadowlands"
Reefer Sanity?: Kathleen Parker: "Let's try reefer sanity for a change" -- Ledger OpEd, found elsewhere.
Snapple: "Suit disputes labels' 'all natural' claim" -- It's hippy founder would never have dreamed of using 'high fructose corn syrup' as a sweetener.
WWII 'Monuments Men': "Jerseyan recalls recovering Nazi art hoards"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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