Bernice, Maria and Dan on Council reorg.. Passport fair set.. Gay divorcées..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Crescent Times:
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Passports: "Passport Fair set to help residents"
Hospitals: "Pain of closed hospital felt in longer trips to ERs" -- Patient outcomes hang in the balance when a hospital closes.
ICE: "Groups protest methods in ICE raids on illegals"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Berkeley Hts: "Berkeley Heights council ousts new administrator"
Bound Brook: "Mayor, council quarrel over boro attorney"
East Orange: "Progress in the forecast as city reorganizes"
Edison: "Allies give elated Choi control of Edison council"
Franklin Twp.: "Mayor looks past killings and recall election"
Parsippany: "Chris Christie swears in councilman in town under investigation"
STATE
Tom Moran: "In Jersey, politics is a game for everyone" -- Go ahead, take the Moran challenge!
Budget: "Budget woes still dogging Corzine in 2008"
Codey: "Watergate sent 95 Dems to Legislature. One remains: Dick Codey"
Death Penalty: "Jersey ban could boost efforts across the country"
OPRA: "Chairman of NJ open records council is stepping down"
Yankee Stadium: "At baseball's cathedral, another papal Mass" -- Catholics, mark your calendars.
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
CIA Tapes - OpEd, NYT: "Stonewalled by the C.I.A." -- Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton of the 9/11 Commission weigh in. They are not happy.
Economic Outlook: "In the Land of Many Ifs"
OF INTEREST
Blogs: "Saudis Confirm Detention of Blogger"
Children & Hospitals: "When Hospitals Kept Children From Parents"
Gay Divorce: "Same-Sex Divorce Challenges the Legal System" -- Definitely not the musical version.
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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Plainfield Today:
- "If a tree falls in Plainfield, does the world know?"
- "Collapse of 'buy and strip' deal has local impact"
Crescent Times:
- "Some facts that came out January 1st, 2008"
- "New features on Crescent Times"
- "On the top of a lid" -- What's your yogurt got to say?
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Passports: "Passport Fair set to help residents"
Hospitals: "Pain of closed hospital felt in longer trips to ERs" -- Patient outcomes hang in the balance when a hospital closes.
ICE: "Groups protest methods in ICE raids on illegals"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - January 2. 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Today - January 2. 7:30 - 9 PM. New Horizons College Club. Helping high school students prepare for college. See Club website here. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue.
- Tomorrow - January 3. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Berkeley Hts: "Berkeley Heights council ousts new administrator"
Bound Brook: "Mayor, council quarrel over boro attorney"
East Orange: "Progress in the forecast as city reorganizes"
Edison: "Allies give elated Choi control of Edison council"
Franklin Twp.: "Mayor looks past killings and recall election"
Parsippany: "Chris Christie swears in councilman in town under investigation"
STATE
Tom Moran: "In Jersey, politics is a game for everyone" -- Go ahead, take the Moran challenge!
Budget: "Budget woes still dogging Corzine in 2008"
Codey: "Watergate sent 95 Dems to Legislature. One remains: Dick Codey"
Death Penalty: "Jersey ban could boost efforts across the country"
OPRA: "Chairman of NJ open records council is stepping down"
Yankee Stadium: "At baseball's cathedral, another papal Mass" -- Catholics, mark your calendars.
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
- Dems: "Independent Voters May Give Obama Edge in Iowa"
- GOP: "For Republicans, Contest's Hallmark Is Immigration"
CIA Tapes - OpEd, NYT: "Stonewalled by the C.I.A." -- Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton of the 9/11 Commission weigh in. They are not happy.
Economic Outlook: "In the Land of Many Ifs"
OF INTEREST
Blogs: "Saudis Confirm Detention of Blogger"
Children & Hospitals: "When Hospitals Kept Children From Parents"
Gay Divorce: "Same-Sex Divorce Challenges the Legal System" -- Definitely not the musical version.
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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