The Daily Newarker

* ??Newark Star Ledger??: “‘Debate’ in Newark draws criticism from Rice rivals”:http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-0/11460308927720.xml&coll=1. The political sketchiness surrounding the debate-in-quotes kept Booker from attending, and other mayoral hopefuls from fielding questions. A move in desperation for Mr. Rice, perhaps?
* ??New York Times??: “Newark Official Defends Work as a College Trustee”:http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/26/nyregion/26medical.html?_r=1&oref=slogin is the latest in a “stream of bad press”:http://news.google.com/news?ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/26/nyregion/26medical.html&hl=en for the beleaguered medical school. According to the Times, the dean of UMDNJ was blowing cash on nights at the Waldorf-Astoria, expensive meals, and lavish office decor. Favorite headline so far about the issue: “Med school dean living large”:http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2OTI0ODMxJnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg. Indeed.
* ??New York Times??: “An $80 Million Tug of War Between Newark and Trenton”:http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/25/nyregion/25newark.html chronicles the drama between the Newark city administration and New Jersey watchdogs. Ledger also reports that “Corzine will be meeting”:http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-3/11460299337720.xml&coll=1 with James to discuss the issue later today.
* The Ledger also has an article detailing “the work the James administration is planning to complete”:http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-2/1144040386222550.xml before he leaves office.
* Rutgers University, my alma mater, is considering broadening its presence in Newark by “moving its business school into the city”:http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/business-3/1145941101186730.xml&coll=11, reports the Ledger.