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    Colorado

    1. Colorado (connects to Colorado category in Web Picks)

    Colorado Springs

    1. Chamber of Commerce (Colorado Springs)
    2. Colorado Springs - City Code (searchable by key words or phrases; table of contents)
    3. Colorado Springs - City Council & City Management
    4. Colorado Springs - City Elections (municipal elections)
    5. Colorado Springs - City Website
    6. Colorado Springs - Housing Authority

    Counties

    1. U.S. Counties (officials, courthouses, county seats, cities, statistics)

    El Paso County

    1. El Paso County - Our Government
    2. El Paso County Assessor - Public Record Real Estate Property Search
    3. El Paso County Land Development Code (includes zoning and subdivision regulations)
    4. El Paso County Ordinances
    5. State and Local Government on the Net

    International

    1. Background Notes (facts about the land, people, history, gov't, political conditions, economy & foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies & areas of special sovereignty)
    2. Embassy World (embassies, consulates, diplomatic missions worldwide)
    3. Foreign Consular Offices in the United States
    4. Hieros Gamos (international law and government portal)
    5. United Nations
    6. World Factbook (from the CIA - maps, government, economy, statistics, ethnicity, population, etc.)
    7. World Leaders (online directory of Chiefs of Staff and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments by the CIA)
    8. Worldwide Governments on the WWW (legislative, executive, judicial, political parties, etc.)

    Local County / City / Town Websites

    1. Fountain, Colorado - City Website
    2. Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
    3. Monument, CO - Town Website
    4. Palmer Lake, Colorado - Town Website
    5. Teller County (CO) website

    Pikes Peak Region

    1. Building Code (Pikes Peak Regional Building Code - 2005 edition, revised May 1, 2008)
    2. Pikes Peak Area Agency on Aging (legal, insurance, meals, transportation, in-house services)
    3. Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG)
    4. Pikes Peak Regional Building Department

    Spanish Language

    1. Medicare (Español / Spanish - official U.S. Government site)
    2. Política y gobierno (Yahoo's Spanish-language Government websites)
    3. Recalls.gov - Your Online Source for Government Recalls - Spanish Language (Información en Español )
    4. SEC en Español: Información para los Inversionistas (Securities & Exchange Commission - Spanish-language)
    5. USA.gov en Español (browse government by topic - Spanish language)

    U.S.

    1. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
    2. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids (branches, elections, how laws are made, etc.)
    3. Farm Service Agency Online
    4. Government & Politics Guide (from How Stuff Works - learn about different types of government, politics & civic issues. Includes info. on gov't agencies, citizenship, copyrights, crime & legal system, elections & voting and more)
    5. Kids.gov (government and other websites grouped by subject)
    6. Library of Congress
    7. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
    8. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
    9. National Invasive Species Information Center
    10. National Parks (information on national parks and monuments)
    11. National Weather Service (Central Region Headquarters; incl. Colorado Springs)
    12. Natural Resources Conservation Service
    13. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration - U.S. Dept. of Labor)
    14. Our Flag (history, practices, observances, holidays, flying, folding, caring for flags)
    15. Permitted & Prohibited Items (for airline travelers from the TSA)
    16. Presidential Libraries
    17. Recovery.gov (explains the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)
    18. Safe USA (from CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - workplace, home, school, community, etc.
    19. Science.gov (authoritative science information from U.S. Government agencies)
    20. State Economic Stimulus Plans (from the National Conference of State Legislatures - currently contains 18 state stimulus plan details)
    21. Stateline.org - Information, news, and resources on state governments and issues that affect all 50 states
    22. U.S. Government Telephone and E-mail Directories
    23. U.S. Postal Inspection Service
    24. U.S. Role in the World (news, analysis, Internet resources from Carnegie Endowment for Int'l. Peace)
    25. USA.gov (browse government by topic)
    26. USA.gov en Español (browse government by topic - Spanish language)
    27. USA.gov for Seniors (news, health, education, travel, employment, retirement)
    28. Websites of U.S. Embassies and Consulates
    29. White House
    30. White House 101 - "Facts and Fun for All Ages"
    Benefits
    1. Benefits.gov (official government benefits website - free, confidential online search)
    2. BenefitsCheckUp (federal, state, and prescription assistance programs for older Americans)
    3. Medicare (Español / Spanish - official U.S. Government site)
    4. Medicare (official U.S. Government site)
    5. Medicare Interactive Counselor (offers information and advice about Medicare - also offers state-specific information by selecting your state from the drop-down menu at the top of the website)
    6. Social Security Administration (official U.S. Government site)
    7. Social Security Online - How To . . . (apply, change, find, reach, report, request, etc.)

    Business / Industry / Economy

    1. Bureau of Labor Statistics
    2. Business.gov - the official business link to the U.S. Government
    3. Edgar Database of Corporate Information (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
    4. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS to SIC and SIC to NAICS)
    5. SEC en Español: Información para los Inversionistas (Securities & Exchange Commission - Spanish-language)
    6. Small Business Administration
    7. U.S. Department of Commerce
    8. U.S. Government Export Portal
    9. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (includes investor information)

    Census

    1. 1930 Census Information (National Archives and Records Administration microfilm locator)
    2. Census Scope (color maps and charts showing demographic trends based on 2000 census)
    3. KIDS COUNT Census Data Online
    4. School District Comparisons (2000 Census National School District Demographics)
    5. U.S. Census Bureau
    6. U.S. Census Bureau - Age Search Service (1910 - 1990)
    7. U.S. Census Bureau - State & County Quick Facts (people, business, geography)
    8. U.S. Census Historical Census Data Browser

    Citizenship / Immigration

    1. Citizenship Test Questions
    2. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - USCIS (formerly Immigration & Naturalization Service - INS)
    3. Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants

    Congress

    1. FedNet (House and Senate debates, congressional hearings, etc., online)
    2. Online Congressional Directory
    3. U.S. House of Representatives Homepage
    4. U.S. Senate Homepage

    Consumer

    1. Consumer Information Catalog
    2. Consumer Product Safety Commission (recalls; consumer safety issues)
    3. Consumer.gov (consumer information from the U.S. government)
    4. Federal Citizen Information Center - National Contact Center
    5. Federal Citizen Information Center - Pueblo, Colorado
    6. Federal Toll-Free Telephone Numbers
    7. Food Safety.gov (gateway to Government Food Safety Information)
    8. Product Recalls (from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
    9. Recalls.gov - Your Online Source for Government Recalls - Spanish Language (Información en Español )
    10. Recalls.gov - Your Online Source for Government Recalls (consumer products)
    11. USA Services - Federal Citizen Information Center

    Contact Information

    1. Federal Toll-Free Telephone Numbers
    2. Government Offices and Services Near You
    3. Online Congressional Directory

    Government Publications

    1. Citing Government Publications
    2. Congressional Records (official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress from GPO Access)
    3. Forms.gov - The US Government's Official Hub for Federal Forms
    4. Government Documents (at Colorado College; other area Depository Libraries)
    5. Government Printing Office Homepage
    6. GPO Access (legislative, executive, judicial, regulatory, Supreme Court)
    7. White House Briefing Room

    Grants / Loans / Financial Assistance

    1. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (searchable database of federal grants / financial assistance)
    2. Government Loans (business, education, housing, veteran, agriculture, disaster relief)

    Laws / Regulations

    1. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (agency and dept. regs. search keyword, title, citation)
    2. Code of Federal Regulations (Cornell) (agency, dept. regs; search contents, citation)
    3. Federal Register (official daily pub. for federal agencies rules and notices, Exec. Orders, etc.)
    4. Federal Register: Search Tips
    5. Regulations.gov (find, review, and comment on federal regulations)
    6. Supreme Court Justices (search chronologically or by name)
    7. Supreme Court of the United States (official site)
    8. Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet (Bills, Resolutions, Public Laws, etc.)

    Statistics

    1. Bureau of Labor Statistics
    2. FedStats (statistics from more than 100 agencies, including stats on demographics, aviation, cigarette smoking, crime, education and much, much more!)

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    Colorado Springs, CO 80901
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