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Facts on File : Issues &
      Controversies
(must have login and password!)

A subscription database that offers rich, authoritative content on MANY controversial topics. The site even will give you the bibliographic citation format for its sites.  If using outside of the school, must have password and login. (Ask Mrs. Chambers for these)
Multnomah County Library:
      Social Issues
An award winning site with information on all sides of the arguments for over 44 controversial topics.
Michigan Electronic Library:
      Social Issues Links
Michigan Electronic Library offers QUALITY sites on many controversial social issues.
Librarian's Index to the
      Internet Social Issues
These are websites selected by librarians  for quality of content. Many topics and related websites are listed here.
GOOGLE Social Issues Links Links  from the GOOGLE search engine to websites on a wide array of controversial social  issues. Remember, however, that these sites may have bias.They have been chose for the topic, not necessarily for their quality.
King County Library:
      SOCIAL ISSUES WEBSITES
Similar in content to Multnomah County Library website. Good links. Arranged for easy use, showing both sides of many social issues.
Yahoo: Society and Culture:
      Issues and Causes
A - Z listing of "hot" topics with many links.
Argus Clearinghouse :
      Social Issues
A few select websites are offered on the usual variety of "Hot" topics.
Death Penalty
      Information
A site geared for teachers, but useful for students as well. EVERYTHING you might want to know about the death penalty is here.
edWeek.Com Hot
      Issues
Great links (prepared by Education Week Online) for "HOT" educational issues. (school uniforms, religion in schools, etc.)
Open Directory: Issues  
Opinion Pages Access to the most current editorials, opinions, commentaries and columnists from English newspapers and magazines on the World Wide Web.
Directory of Political
      Debates and Issues
Each site listed here contain links to a balanced mix of leading political groups on all sides of the hot issues facing our nation today. (Right, Left, Libertarian, and Radical viewpoints are identified and offered) on a variety of "HOT" topics.
Hot Paper Topics Selected links for a variety of "hot" topics for research papers or debate - compiled by O'Keefe Library at Ambrose University.