Good news.. Rabies, mortgages, pay-to-play.. Education factsheet.. C-sections fall.. Classroom supplies..
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: "Fact Sheet on Education"
Plainfield Trees: "Ailanthus altissimus, the tree that grows in Brooklyn"
Muhlenberg: "C-section rate falls at 2 local hospitals"
Letter - CN: Marjorie Green: "New solutions needed to solve stray pets' overpopulation"
Classroom Supplies: "Forget bake sales, teachers put wish lists online" -- Teachers spend tons of their own money for supplies. What can be done?
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
North Plainfield: "Cops getting new, safer shirts"
South Plainfield: "South Plainfield school board debates taping meetings"
Woodbridge Daycare Death: "Parents say owner lied about boy charged in beating"
STATE
Hospital Surgeries: "Studying high-risk hospital surgeries"
Presidential Primaries: "New early primaries not making N.J. a star"
UMDNJ: "New president of UMDNJ hospitalized after stroke"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Sen. Craig Affair: "Police Release Audio Of Senator's Arrest"
.......... - SL: John Farmer: "GOP faithful are as much at fault as hypocrites like Craig"
Chertoff as AG?: Tom Moran: "Is Chertoff becoming a victim of bad timing?"
Gonzales: "Dept. of Justice Examining Gonzales' Honesty"
Iraq: "U.S. Says Company Bribed Officers for Work in Iraq"
The Markets - Maverecon: "A Fed chairman's lot is not a happy one"
Mortgage Crisis - WP: "Bush to Offer Proposals To Ease Mortgage Crisis"
.......... - NYT: "Bush Will Offer Relief for Some on Home Loans"
OF INTEREST
Breast Feeding: "HHS toned down breast-feeding ads after Formula industry pressure"
Neither paper nor plastic: "Shoppers pack canvas bags"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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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)
- "Another rabid animal confirmed"
- "Mortgages: Foxes in the henhouse"
- "With perfect timing, Dem attacks pay-to-play"
Crescent Times: "Fact Sheet on Education"
Plainfield Trees: "Ailanthus altissimus, the tree that grows in Brooklyn"
Muhlenberg: "C-section rate falls at 2 local hospitals"
Letter - CN: Marjorie Green: "New solutions needed to solve stray pets' overpopulation"
Classroom Supplies: "Forget bake sales, teachers put wish lists online" -- Teachers spend tons of their own money for supplies. What can be done?
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Sunday - September 2. Afternoon. Bro. Al & Friends Labor Day Community Cookout. At Green Brook Park (near the basketball courts). Bring blankets and lawn chairs. Activities for all ages. Contact: Bro. Al Stembridge (908) 397-1416.
- Monday - September 3. Labor Day. South Plainfield traditionally hosts a Labor Day Parade.
- Wednesday - September 5. 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Thursday - September 6. Plainfield Public Schools Opening Day. Summer's over. Back to the books!
- Thursday - September 6. 9 AM - 3ish PM. Farmer's Market: Stillman Farms of Robbinsville. Fresh fruits and veggies. Vacant lot between City Hall and Salvation Army, Watchung Avenue.
CENTRAL JERSEY
North Plainfield: "Cops getting new, safer shirts"
South Plainfield: "South Plainfield school board debates taping meetings"
Woodbridge Daycare Death: "Parents say owner lied about boy charged in beating"
STATE
Hospital Surgeries: "Studying high-risk hospital surgeries"
Presidential Primaries: "New early primaries not making N.J. a star"
UMDNJ: "New president of UMDNJ hospitalized after stroke"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Sen. Craig Affair: "Police Release Audio Of Senator's Arrest"
.......... - SL: John Farmer: "GOP faithful are as much at fault as hypocrites like Craig"
Chertoff as AG?: Tom Moran: "Is Chertoff becoming a victim of bad timing?"
Gonzales: "Dept. of Justice Examining Gonzales' Honesty"
Iraq: "U.S. Says Company Bribed Officers for Work in Iraq"
The Markets - Maverecon: "A Fed chairman's lot is not a happy one"
Mortgage Crisis - WP: "Bush to Offer Proposals To Ease Mortgage Crisis"
.......... - NYT: "Bush Will Offer Relief for Some on Home Loans"
OF INTEREST
Breast Feeding: "HHS toned down breast-feeding ads after Formula industry pressure"
Neither paper nor plastic: "Shoppers pack canvas bags"
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 |
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