News Roundup Friday April 14

by: Media In Trouble

Fri Apr 14, 2006 at 01:50:49 PM EDT

UPDATE:I can't believe I missed this MOST EXCELLENT John Farmer column regarding the latest Sy Hersh revelation that Bushco are gonna nuke Iran.

Happy Birthday! BANG!

It seems that leaving government to work for the side you were supposed to be working against is not just a phenomenon limited to DC political appointees. Former DEP head, Brad Campbell, is going to work for a law firm that handles "development" projects.

They had their carrots, now here come the sticks. Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Camden school districts will undergo "tough" state audits. No word yet if these "tough" audits will be of the same level of "toughness" we have grown accustomed to in this "tough" state.

Parsippany High Schoolers are going to be suspended for slandering fellow students and teachers using MySpace.com. Michael Cino's lawyers have not been contacted for comment on wether or not they will represent anyone in this case.

After 7 months since the Bergen Record did an excellent job of exposing the toxic waste dump that Ford left behind in Ringwood, The EPA has once again put that site back on the Superfund list. This is now the 6th time this site is on the list. No word as to wether or not this 6th time, it will be clean and carcinogen free.

Cory Booker sues Newark for creating an $80 million dollar slush fund. Way to go!

Fred Snowflack gets letters!

Despite attempts to protect casino workers from second hand smoke, the smoking ban goes into effect tonight at midnight. Sorry smokers. Look at the bright side, its springtime and beautiful outside! In other news, Atlantic City scientists have discovered that human beings become immune to airborne carcinogens simply by entering a Casino.

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News Roundup Friday April 14 | 2 comments

Campbell (0.00 / 0)

Not to bend over backwards to defend the move, but what is Brad Campbell supposed to do for a living now that he's no longer head of the DEP? He knows environmental law. That's what he's going to be working on.

Point being, he says he's going to follow the state's ethics laws and not work on any projects he decided on at DEP and, until he does otherwise, I don't think he really deserves to be slagged for this. Of course, the minute he does otherwise, a pile-on would certainly be warranted.

by: Scott Shields @ Fri Apr 14, 2006 at 18:09:36 PM UTC

Righto (0.00 / 0)

This is just a small pre-emptive flogging. Bush doctrine if you will.
hehe

I am sure he will do just fine. The best part of living in the Superfund state where every square inch is polluted is that it can only get cleaner.

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by: Media In Trouble @ Fri Apr 14, 2006 at 18:27:16 PM UTC