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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Dornoch leads development.. Political 'friendships'.. Kwanzaa.. Massingberd obit..

PLAINFIELD

Plainfield Today:
Plain Talker: "Dornoch Leads 2007 Development"
Crescent Times: "The Problem With Friendships"
Plainfield Trees: "Elm Envy"
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).

Kwanzaa: "Kwanzaa fest centers on heritage"
School Funding: "Why the rush on school aid bill?" -- Paul Tractenberg of ELC weighs in.

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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY


SMALL PICTURE
Homebuying: "Buying a House 'As Is'"
BIG PICTURE
Sales: "Varied Home Markets Now Share a Slump"
Foreclosures: "The Status of Foreclosure S O S" -- Tri-state regulators left out?
Mortgages: "US Mortgage Payment Index"
TOOLS
Buy or Rent?: "Cost Comparison Tool" -- Enter your own values to calculate which is better, buying or renting. A really neat tool!
Ledger: "Home Finder", "Premier Estates" and "Real Estate" sections online.
Courier: "Real Estate" section online.
NYTimes: "This Week's Residential Sales Around the Region" -- 12/30/07: McCutchen Home included.
Trulia: "Your Personal Real Estate Google"

WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • Tuesday - January 1. 9 AM. Mayor's New Year's Day Reception. Exchange New Year's greetings with the Mayor and other elected officials. City Hall Library.

  • Tuesday - January 1. 11 AM. City Council Reorganization. Council reorganizes: New elected members sworn in, officers elected, appointments made, calendars set, pro forma business conducted. Council Chambers/Couthouse.
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CENTRAL JERSEY


Business: "'Girl on the Go!' wigs help cancer patients lift spirits"


STATE


The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, December 30, 2007"

First Night: "First Night in Flux" -- Montclair, Morris soldier on; Teaneck drops out.
Drug War: "Drug War, Minus Signs, Persists"
DWIs: "More Than a Traffic Stop: Tracing the Last Drink"
Profile: "Princeton's Amaney Jamal: Tapping Muslim opinion"
Witness Intimidation: "So Many Crimes, and Reasons to Not Cooperate"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here
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NATION / WORLD


2008 Primaries: John Farmer: "Closing in on Iowa: The race takes shape"
CIA Tapes: "Tapes by C.I.A. Lived and Died to Save Image"
Pakistan: "Discord and Unrest Grow" -- NY Times | WashPost | LA Times |



OF INTEREST


Car Trade-ins: "New cars fully loaded — with debt" -- Rolling over the balance on your old loan could leave you owing more than the new car's worth.
Cremation: "Warning: Cremation can be hazardous to your health"
Literary Mentors: "Hugh Massingberd, Laureate for the Departed, Dies"

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

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