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Offers a variety of resources for the classroom teacher, including stories, poems, a skit, coloring pages, and craft ideas.

Offers historical facts and cultural information about this Latin American observance.

The official site of the organization that lobbied for Constitution Day to be made a national holiday. Includes a Constitution study guide with 200+ questions/answers.

Explains what the festival signifies and what each day means. From Hindunet.org.

Includes list of year-round programs and links to sales sites.

Includes history of the celebration, listing of EPA-sponsored events, and other resources.

Offers an extensive history of the holiday, complete with chronologies, an overview of oral traditions, historic speeches, legislation, and stories.

The history of how Groundhog Day started and what it means.

Haunted attractions, pumpkin 101, and horror cards.

Spooky music midis, links, games and photographs. [English and German]

Features chilling stories of King X pumpkin and his disciples illustrated with colorful graphics.

Includes history, facts, timeline, Halloween birthdays, links.

Crowd-sourced encyclopedia article about the history, principles, symbols and observance of the holiday.

Festival history, events, photo gallery and suggestions to visitors on sightseeing.

Some history behind this holiday.

Guide to Mardi Gras in Mobile and south Alabama.

Held in Port Arthur, Texas. Features calendar, photographs, attractions, dates, and krewes.

Includes historical information and a tribute to fallen comrades of Company B-2/501st Infantry.

Many may say that today the Scottish Hogmanay traditions are vanishing, but there are some areas of Scotland where even in these modern times, old traditions die hard.

New Year's customs from many countries, calendars, free e-cards, and links.

Tells how cartoonist Al Capp created this unofficial holiday that turned into a traditional girl-ask-boy dance.

Includes information related to Irish politics and culture, seasonal crossword, and online quizzes.

Information about St Patrick's Day.

Humorous online greeting and links.

Offers virtual cards, wallpapers, screensaves, tips, and recipes.

Primarily a shopping site that also has historical information, articles about love and romance, and other miscellaneous information about Valentine's Day.

G-rated sites.

Article from AskMen.com offers singles several ideas for enjoying this day that is generally reserved for couples.

History, legends, customs, quotations, recipes, gift ideas, and love tunes.

Department of Veterans Affairs web site lists Veterans Day celebrations throughout country, relates history of Veterans Day, and provides downloadable resources for teachers.

Essay by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan seeking a middle ground in the abortion debate.

Article on the history of abortion in the United States, plus links to further information on abortion in the US and around the world. Includes prochoice and prolife links.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions on the controversial Nebraska partial-birth abortion case. Hosted by Cornell's Legal Information Institute.

Supreme Court verdict on five provisions of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982.

A barter organization uses XAT units as an alternative to money to purchase goods and services. Writings on the history of money and a Journey guide.

Self-supporting community discussing issues of politics, current events, culture and a variety of other topics.

A UK based organization that assists street children, disabled children, young refugees, and children in trouble with the law. News, events, and donation and volunteer information.

Provides publications and data at the state and national level on adoption, child abuse, welfare reform, foster care, and child poverty.

Provides educational programs and information on Bowen theory and the study of family systems. Features mission statement, links and newsletter.

Essays about parenting and childcare, and about society's treatment of important issues that affect children.

A focal point for policy development, research, and strategic analysis of trends regarding broad determinants of health regarding children and youth in Canada.

Resources for child protection, advise and help for those suffering abuse and for those who have a responsibility for children.

Not-for-profit agency devoted to raising awareness about criminal justice and crime prevention. Resource links and sale of educational products.

The purpose of this list is to talk about crimes, criminals, and punishment. The latest news is posted to this site everyday.

Weblog of the freelance writer and former San Jose Mercury News columnist. Most entries are about education issues, both college and precollege.

A resource on the status of the right to education as outlined by the United Nations, supporting the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on education. Includes links to allied organizations.

Join host Neal Conan for a discussion about intellectualism on campus. [32:31 streaming audio broadcast]

Links and background information on U.S. and global environmental issues, including issues such as air quality, water quality, global warming, wildlife, and energy conservation.

University of California at Berkeley students, researchers, and staff working to reduce maternal deaths in developing countries by studying and promoting effective family planning approaches.

Includes lesbian history, erotica, art, music and poetry. Also includes lesbian and gay symbols, links and biblical commentary on homosexuality.