BenefitsCheckUp  -The nation's first 50-state (including the District of Columbia) online service to provide public benefit screening.  BenefitsCheckUp was developed to address a concerning problem: millions of older adults are eligible for benefits, but not receiving them.  1/14/02

Daypop - A current events search engine. Daypop crawls the living web at least once a day to bring you the latest information relevant to your searches.  1/28/02

Today in History - Fascinating and entertaining information from the Library of Congress.  3/04/02

Iowa Parent & Family Magazine provides information on many aspects of parenting, as well as activities and opportunities to help families enjoy life together.  Our publication touches on the needs of families with children of all ages. 3/18/02

The Official US Time This public service is cooperatively provided by the two time agencies of United States: a Department of Commerce agency, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and its military counterpart, the U. S. Naval Observatory (USNO). 4/10/02

Federal Consumer Information Center On this site you can read, print out, or save the current Consumer Information Catalog and the full text of all the publications listed in it. You can also find great information on a wide range of subjects by clicking on the topic area you are interested in.  4/22/02

Iowa Department of Transportation Road Construction site  Are you planning on traveling sometime soon?  If so, then you might want to take a look at this site. It gives you a place to go to check out where the recent road constructions are under way across the state, which in turn gives you a chance to plan ahead and perhaps choose an alternate route.  5/06/02

The National Park Service  Planning a vacation or just like to be outdoors?  How would you like to visit one of our nation's many beautiful national parks?  Find a listing of those parks on this site.  5/20/02

World Wide Recipes There is much more to find here than just recipes. It is actually a community of more than 100,000 food lovers in over 140 countries who share recipes, friendship, humorous food experiences, and a love of great cooking. It's a wonderful place to find and share all your favorite recipes.  6/03/02

American Dietetic Association  This dynamic Web site contains a wealth of nutrition information for consumers and the media, featuring approximately 3,000 pages of content from news releases and consumer tips to Nutrition Fact Sheets, consumer FAQs and the Good Nutrition Reading List.  6/17/02

The Financial Calculators  This website has many useful and helpful that can be used for helping to assist you in your money saving decisions.  There are many different calculators you can use, ranging from personal planning to retirement savings. 7/01/02

SoYouWanna.com   Teaches you how to do all the things nobody taught you in school.  Read their SYWs for full-length explanations, or their Mini-Wannas for quick info.  7/15/02

The PIC Web site Designed to help American consumers find meaningful ways to incorporate photography into many aspects of their everyday lives, while helping them to make intelligent decisions about buying new cameras and accessories.  The underlying goal of the site is to encourage increased consumer involvement with photography and digital imaging at all levels of skill.  7/29/02

Stopping ID Theft How can someone steal your identity? By co-opting your name, Social Security number, credit card number, or some other piece of your personal information for their own use. This site on how to avoid identity theft is maintained by the Federal Trade Commission. Please continue to visit this site often and share the information with your family, friends and colleagues. 8/26/02

LibrarySpot.com A free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information. 9/09/02

The SCORE Association is a national, nonprofit association with 10,500 volunteer members and 389 chapters throughout the United States and its territories. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration. 9/23/03

VolunteerMatch is the nonprofit, online service that helps interested volunteers get involved with community service organizations throughout the United States. Volunteers enter their ZIP code on the VolunteerMatch web site to quickly find local volunteer opportunities matching individual interests and schedules. 10/28/02 

WorstJob.com  They are on an exhaustive search for the worst job in America.  Yet, their objective is not to ridicule hardworking people who face miserable environments every day in order to put food on their families' tables. These people are true heroes. This is the place where people with crummy jobs can commiserate with one another. 11/18/02

The Financial Calculators  This website has many useful and helpful that can be used for helping to assist you in your money saving decisions.  There are many different calculators you can use, ranging from personal finance and retirement savings to lease calculators and home finance. 12/02/02

Cool Clouds  Most of us can remember a time, laying in the grass just looking up to the sky and cloud gazing as we guessed and told what we thought a cloud's shape resembled.  Well, by going to here, you can see all kinds of great looking cloud shapes right here on the internet and do the same thing.  12/16/02

www.kids.net.au is a search engine for children. The site contains over 20,000 child safe sites, and over 4000 categories. Categories include: Arts, Computers, Directories, Entertainment, Games, Health, News, People and Society, Pre-School, School Time, Sports and Hobbies, and Family. 12/30/02