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Local Sites of Interest:
The Almanac
Chartiers-Houston School District
Observer-Reporter
Washington Area Humane Society
Washington Rides
Other Sites of Interest:
AARP
The Alliance for Taxpayer Access- A diverse and growing alliance of organizations representing taxpayers, patients, physicians, researchers, and institutions that support open public access to taxpayer-funded research.
Alzheimer's Association- Greater Pennsylvania Chapter
Amber Alert - Tips for parents
Asbestos (Mesothelioma) - an up-to-date resource on all asbestos issues, ranging from occupational exposure to Mesothelioma diagnosis
BAM - Body And Mind - Created by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Learn how to keep your body and mind healthy!
Better World Books - Any books not sold from our annual book sale are donated to this organization. Funds earned from our books are then donated to their non-profit literacy partners.
Cancer Monthly - Cancer Monthly is the only centralized source of cancer treatment results in the world and is used by over a half million cancer patients and clinicians every year.
E-Teaching Assistance Program - eTAP comprehensive web site provides instruction for K-12 Mathematics, English, Science and History. Included are instruction, practice exercises and links to interactive web sites and videos. Also included are complete courses to prepare for the High School Exit Exam, SAT, ACT, GED, ASVAB and much more. Enter "chartierspl" for both the username and password fields to be granted free access.
Edmunds - "Where smart car buyers start."
Ellis Island Foundation - Find a passenger, add a name to the wall of honor or tell your story.
FastWeb - a site for College and Scholarship information, offering helpful advice about preparing for and choosing a college, finding and applying for scholarships, finding financial aid, and much more.
Fuel Economy Guide - Contains an electronic version of the Fuel Economy Guide and features updated fuel economy data for new and used passenger vehicles dating back to 1985, allows side-by-side vehicle comparisons, and offers fuel-saving tips.
GG&C Bus Company - GG&C Bus Company for the City of Washington promotes and provides quality, cost effective, full service transportation to customers.
Gutenberg: The Audio Books Project - Project Gutenberg makes audio eBooks available for some of the same great literature available in plain text. The listings are divided into two categories: Human-read and computer-generated audio books.
Help in PA - a Health & Human Services Portal, listing phone numbers of some of the state's agencies on the right side of the page, and offering information pertaining to children, families, and adults - and older adults - on the left.
Health Search Plus - a web search engine that simultaneously searches scientific, medical, and general databases, audio files, videos, and blogs. This vastly improves the speed and quality of results for web health searches.
Junior Achievement - Junior Achievement educates and inspires young people to value free enterprise, business, and economics to improve the quality of their lives.
League of Women Voters of Washington County - The LWVWC publishes the Facts for Citizens to inform citizens about government at all levels and to encourage active participation in government.
Learn how to Vote - The PA Department of State has created a website where voters can get assistance in learning how to use the voting machines in their area.
Medicare - This is an interactive fully functional site for people to use to check on their claims and for reminders of preventive benefits. Each person can request a password that will be used to access their information.
Money's Best Friend - Created by the Pennsylvania Office of Financial Education to help you make the most of your hard-earned money!
My Cancer Place - a web site that gives all cancer patients a home on the internet, regardless of cancer type, prognosis, or treatment. Members share information, give and receive support, and learn from the experiences of others.
NADA guides - now can be found on the web! Clicking on the NADA guides link will take you to the main page, and from there, the options are endless! Cars and classic cars, boats, motorcycles, RVs - the information is just a click away.
Pandemic Flu - One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information.
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan
PA Department of Aging
PA One Book - Gives parents and caregivers books to read to preschoolers and activities to enrich the learning.
Pennsylvania Game News : Coming in January 2009 : look for pictures in the annual report to spring to life in video. In February look for the first kid's page, an element of the magazine that will be available only in online issues. To access Game News online go to Pennsylvania Game News and click one of the issues. At the prompt, use the following:
Subscription number: publiclibraries
Password: pagamenews
Use the accompanying tutorial to learn how to navigate through the magazine, use the search function, create sticky notes and bookmarks and use the magnifying glass to enlarge the text.
Pennsylvania's Pandemic Flu Plan and Information
Real Alternatives - Real Alternatives administers the Pennsylvania Alternative to Abortion Services Program of pregnancy and parenting support for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.
Respect Copyright Laws - Learn more about copyright laws and copyright infringement.
Washington County Draft Greenways Plan - Comprehensive Plan Amendment.
Washington County Literacy Council - The Council provides free, confidential one-on-one tutoring to adults who read below the fourth grade level. The Council also participates in a number of literacy awareness programs that focus on early childhood and family literacy.
WHO, Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR)
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