HELPFUL WEBSITES

Something New and Different!

The Wild West NEW For History Buffs and Regular Cowfolks, Too!

Crime Library NEW Look into the Ciminal Mind and Methods

Pancam NEW Amazing Photos of Mars with Link to Jet Propulsion Lab

MedlinePlus: African-American Health NEW Important Links to the Latest Health Information

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial NEW His Life and Vision

"Green Sites" Environmentally Healthy Living

Rachel Carson: Pen Against Poison Illustrated essays

Reduce.org   Reduce Your Waste and Be Good to the Earth

Personal Emissions Calculator Measure Your Family's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Tox Town Information about Dangerous Substances Found in a Typical Homes and Towns

Organic Center   Comprehensive Site on Organic Foods from Farm to Table

Emergency/Disaster Preparedness

American Red Cross

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Missouri Extension Service -- Earthquake Safety Information

Keeping Your Pets Safe in Emergencies (ASPCA)

Pet Safety Advice from Veterinarians

Presidential Elections -- 2008

The Presidential Candidates  Profiles of Candidates from Washington Post.

Race for the White House  Everything You Need to Know for 2008

POTUS: Presidents of the United States  Quick, Interesting Information.

The American Presidency Project Thousands of Documents from US Pre

Job Search

What Color is My Parachute?  Looking for More Than a "JOB", Explore Your Options.

Quintessential Careers  Complete Collection of Transferable Job Skills
KFVS 12 Job Beat  Local Job Openings
Job Web  Online Complement to NACE's Job Choices Magazine Series
Job.com Search for a Job by Keyword, Industry, and State.
Career Builder  Search Thousands of Jobs - Across the Nation or in Your Own Neighborhood

Student Jobs   Job Opportunities for High School and College Students.

Resume Information  How to Write Your Resume, Career Guides and Much More

Travel

The Man in Seat Sixty-One Travel Alternatives to Flying in the UK and Europe

Expedia

Travelocity
Bed and Breakfasts Special Getaways with a Personal Touch

Elderhostel  Adventures in Lifelong Living and Learning
Fodors  Explore a Destination Before You Leave Home
Outward Bound "Changing Lives, Building Teams, Transforming Schools"
Mapquest  Maps and Directions
The Trail Database   Link to the Largest Trail Database

Lonely Planet.com  Mini-version of Print Travel Guides

National Park Service  Experience America on park at a time

Arlington National CemeteryTime to Remember, to Reflect and to Honor

Recipes/Cooking/Nutrition

Rachael Ray Homepage for the Fun, Zany and Popular TV Chef

I Chef  Free Recipes, Easy Meals, and Special Dinners
Betty Crocker  Homemade Food Everyday  
Top Secret Recipes  Recipes for Favorite Restaurant Food
Delicious Decisions  American Heart Association Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle
Pastry Wiz  Cakes and Desserts for Every Occasion
Epicurious  For People who Love to Eat
The Cook's Thesaurus  Cooking Encyclopedia for Thousand of Ingredients
Cooking Supplies  Kitchen Equipment and Tools

World's Healthiest Foods  130 Foods that are Best for You -- A List from A to Z

Money-Finance

Bank Rate Compare & Calculate Loan Rates in a few Simple Steps

Money Central  Information on Investing, Tax Planning and Banking
The Motley Fool  Investing Information at Your Fingertips

Health

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Information Excellent, Comprehensive Site

HEALTHmap Real-Time Global Disease Alert Map

Harvard Medical School   Easy to Understand Health Info for Everyone
Mayo Clinic  Not Feeling Well? Find your Symptoms Here
Rx List  Fast Reliable Information on Medications -- Prescription or Over the Counter
Health Finder  Guide to Trustworthy Health Information
Clinical Trials  Clinical Trials Offering New Treatment for Many Diseases

MEDLINEplus Premiere Index to Medical Information from the National Library of Medicine

Genetic Diseases  Your Guide to Understanding Diseases that Run in Families

Household Products Safety Information on over 4000 Common Household Products.
Senior Health A health oriented web site designed especially for seniors.

Greeting Cards

Blue Mountain  Free Online Greeting Cards
Hallmark   FREE e-cards

News

KFVS 12  Local, Late Breaking TV News and Weather Source

Southeast Missourian  Local and Regional Newspaper

MSNBC Today's News the World Over
FOX News World Wide News and Entertainment Channel
CNN  US, World, Weather and Entertainment News

NPR  National Public Radio

Games

Games for Everyone  

Pogo  Find Free Online Games
Bill's Games  Games for the Entire Family

PopCap   Fun, Free, Addictive Games for Everyone

Number-Logic Puzzles   Premier Site for the Sudoku Fan

Home/Garden/Auto

Martha Stewart Living

Real Simple Life Made Easier

Cook's Illustrated Cooking Made Easier by the Recipe Experts

Better Homes and Garden
Michaels  The Arts and Crafts Store
Repair Clinic Broken Appliances? Needing Parts for Repair? Give this Site a Look
DIY  Do-It-Yourself Home Improvement, Repair and Remodeling
Home and Garden TV Ideas for the Home and Garden
Yard Care  Is Your Grass Dying? Are the Moles Taking Over? Help on this Site

Weather

The Weather Channel  Weather for Cape Girardeau or the World
Intellicast  Weather Forecasting

KFVS 12 Weather  Local and Regional Weather and Storm Updates

Entertainment

IMDb (Internet Movie Data Base) Site for the "Earth's Biggest Movie Database"

E! Online  Celebrities, Movies and the Latest Gossip
TV Guide TV Listings, Movie Reviews and Entertainment News
Encyclopedia of Television Museum of Broadcast Communications - Everything TV

Kids-In-Mind  "Movie Ratings that Actually Work"

Oprah Guide to Everything "Oprah"

Sports

ESPN  World Leader in Sports News
Cardinals Baseball  2006 World Series Champions Official Site
St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Blues  

Books/Reading/Encyclopedias

Rare Book Room See Original Masterpieces and/or Read the Transcripts of the Books

Cozy Library Curl up with a good book. Site for "cozy" book-lovers

Book Spot  Looking for a Good Book to Read, Find it Here.  
Today in Literature "Great Books, Good Stories, Everyday
Librarians' Internet Index "Websites You Can Trust"

Library of Congress America's Reading Resource

Encyclopedia Mythica Mythology, Folklore, and Religion

Monster Librarian  Scare Yourself Silly! Reading Lists for Horror Fiction Fans.

From Verne to Vonnegut: A Century of Science Fiction

Wikihow How-To-Manual That Anyone Can Write

Miscellaneous

National Geographic  Adventures from your Armchair
Missouri Humanities Learn about Your Missouri Heritage

Kelley Blue Book New Car Prices and Used Car Values
Great Women   National Women's Hall of Fame -- "Come Stand Among Great Women"

Small Business Administration Programs to Help You Start, Grow and Succeed in Business

Business Plans for Small Businesses

Internet Searching and Cyber Crime Safety

Yahoo         
Google       
Ask  Formerly Ask Jeeves.     
AltaVista     
Lycos           
Search

Clusty  Search the Internet More Quickly

Internet Crime   Victim of Cyber Crime? -- File a Complaint at this Site -- FBI Sponsored

How Internet Search Engines Work   How They Find the Stuff We Need.

Research

How Stuff Works   Learn How Everything Works      

How Everyday Things are Made Sponsored by Stanford University

Newspapers

USA Today

New York Times - Registration Required for Archive Articles
Los Angeles Times - Daily National and World News.
Washington Post
Christian Science Monitor
Wall Street Journal - Paid Subscription Required.
Investors Business Daily
AJR NewsLink - Index of U.S.and International Newspapers

Search for Magazines and Newspapers  

Home Town News Link to Daily and Weekly Newspapers with Web site Addresses

Legal Information/ Federal and State Governments

Missouri Bar Web site

ShowMeCourts  Information about Missouri Court System

Expect More Learn How Federal Programs are Performing or Not Performing.

US.Gov Official Federal Government Web site

Senior Information

AARP  Advocacy and Information for People Over 50

Senior Health  Comprehensive Site on Senior Health Problems