Click on your class for current lesson plans and the AZ Standards

Econ/US & AZ Government Updated Course Outline

World History and Geography

PodCasts for Thomson's Class Assignments

Current Events Articles That Apply Constitutional Principles

9 On Your Side Investigates: Nogales Mayor lives the high life From Chicago to Mexico City, Nogales Mayor Octavio Garcia-Von Borstel found plenty of uses for the city's credit card. Bill would cut minimum wage to $5.44 World Music from linktv.org Johnny Walker - The Man Who Walked Around The World A incredible story of entrepreneurship and an incredibly well-produced video... Flow

Local gun laws, amendment on court's agenda The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will decide whether state and local gun-control laws may be challenged under the Second Amendment.

Judge: Kentucky can't legislate dependence on God

Mexico: No jail for personal drug use Law applies to small amounts of pot, meth, cocaine, heroin

Marana man seeks help for woman living on driveway for 2 months

Utah school forces student to change out of kilt

"No woman no cry..."

AZ governor, US president have a peculiar connection

Ex-Gov. Evan Mecham dies Controversy over King holiday, charges of corruption culminated in his ouster

Arizona Law regarding Dropouts 15 Effective Strategies for Reducing the Dropout Rate

Interesting Stuff (great for party conversation when you run out of things to say)

16 THINGS THAT IT TOOK ME OVER 50 YEARS TO LEARN: by Dave Barry, Nationally Syndicated Columnist - funny

DID YOU KNOW? Cool things

Dwarf bullfighters big in Mexico

Phoenix Lights UFO? UFOs flew over Phoenix in '97, Symington says

Under Nogales Tunnels act as highways for migrants The subterranean smuggling routes breed chaos along U.S.-Mexico border. Photo documentary for the article

Putting the Annual Cost of the War in Perspective Graphic What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy Article

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Dr. King makes a difference. The First Amendment in use; free speech and peaceful assembly bring meaning to the 14th Amendment, equal protection.

What Would Dr. King Think?

MLK Day Focus: Freedom

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Youtube class related issue videos

Welcome to Nogales High School - 1988 Promo Video

Thomson's Teachertube Page TeacherTube is a new site for sharing and hosting instructional videos. I have been using TeacherTube to share videos with my fellow teachers and other learners. An open letter about this teacher's use of TeacherTube.com

The Tragedy of the Commons "That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it." Aristotle John Stossel's comment on the tragedy of the commons and Thanksgiving

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netTrekker The ultimate student search engine. Don't waste your time with too many hits form google and yahoo. Narrow it down to the best right away. Get your password from any teacher

An Open Letter to America's Students... Will "Atlas Shrugged" Change Your Life Forever? (I love this masterpiece of life changing world view, but The Fountainhead also by Ayn Rand changed me more. GT)

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'Tis done. We have become a nation." Benjamin Rush, on the ratification of the Constitution, letter to Boudinot, July 9, 1788

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Ultimate Freedom of Expression - Golden Slumbers

From mybillofrights.org Chris Bliss talks about My Bill of Rights on CNN

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Mañana me chanto a movie

Click on the photo for the band's website.

Pasajeros de Nogales - An essay about meeting a band and other travelers.

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"Don't tie yourself to your history; your history is your memory. Tie yourself to your potential, your potential is your future and part of your imagination." Steven Covey

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Global Warming... It's happening... Is it a natural cycle of climate chnage or is it caused by humans and the Inconvenient Truth is that we can't let our kids ask... "Why didn't they do something?" Go here for the debate "There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things." Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

Santa Cruz Heritage Area Click photo to enlarge Heritage areas are facing first resistance in Congress

Senior Project Digital Portfolios

Student, Community, Faculty reactions to the Senior Project 02

The Impact of the Senior Project

Senior Project Info Page

Senior Project Info PG .2

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Info and Class Pages for Teachers

For more info about teachweb.org, especially for teachers that would like to create their own class page,contact George Thomson at teachweb@mac.com

McCain: Will U.S. betray its fundamental ideals? "Are we going to continue our rich tradition of hundreds of years of welcoming new blood and new vitality to our nation? Or are we going to adopt a protectionist, isolationist attitude and policies that are in betrayal of the very fundamentals of this great nation of ours, a beacon of hope and liberty and freedom throughout the world?"

Fox on Mexican migration for employment. "I want to show off how valuable they (migrants) are. How valuable they are to the United States as a country, how valuable they are to the American economy, how valuable they are to Mexico. They are good people, people with personal ambition, courageous people who seek progress. That is something that is respected everywhere in the world, particularly in the United States." Vicente Fox. president of Mexico on his visit to Arizona 11/03. AZ Republic 11/2/03

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