Lee and Linda
McGaan's
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Professor and Chair, Department of Communication and Theatre Arts
(CATA)Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL 61462
Phone: 309.457.2155;
The Lee McGaan Monmouth College Web site
The CATA Department Web page
The Monmouth College Home page
My Professional Interests
Organizational Communication: Information and decision-making by groups and individuals, Organizational culture, Training and development.
Public Communication: Argumentation, Persuasive cases and campaigns, Message development.
Copyright, Media: Social effects of mass media, Computer mediated communication
Program Assessment in Colleges
Reason
Magazine - My favorite source of public affairs information
with a distinct bias toward individual freedom.
Atlantic
Monthly - a great source of in-depth writing on a very wide range of
topics from arts to sciences to public policy to travel. I'm particularly
fond of James Fallows work.
The
Motley Fool - an excellent source of information and advice for
the individual investor (much of it free) from beginner to "semi-pro."
www.overlawyered.com
- one of the more amusing of the "blogs" (web logs). It details a huge
number of outrages perpetrated on us by the more self-serving of the legal
community. The marginal links are excellent reference and reading
sources. They alone are worth a visit. [ For the "blog of
blogs," click here to reach "InstaPundit".
]
The
Libertarian Party - America's largest and fastest growing third
party. If you have begun to think that there's no important difference
between the Democrats and the Republicans or if you think that government
programs don't seem to be solving our problems as promised, this may be the
place for you. There's a reason why it's called "The Party of
Principle." If the idea of a freer society seems appealing, click here
to visit a related site, The Advocates for Self-Government - lots of great
resources. If you think the traditional liberal vs conservative dichotomy
doesn't represent who you are -- TAKE THE
WORLD'S SMALLEST POLITICAL QUIZ and find out why!
Mike
Males' Homepage - Ever get the feeling that all those terrible things
you hear about young people (gun toting, drug crazed, disengaged, sexually
irresponsible -- you know the list) from politicians and the media may not be
entirely accurate? Check out this site, especially the articles linked at
the bottom of the page. Click here
to link to a favorite of mine on the drinking age or here
for a link to the teenage "myths" index.
Hoaxes
and Junk Science are two other
sites you should know about. Both help combat the wealth of false
information that circulates on the web and in the popular media.
Some of Linda's Favorite Sites
Yahoo
shopping
- a good place to try for
items you can't find locally. If you sort search results by price, you
can sometimes really save money.
Humane
Society of the United States - a key location for those who care about
animals
Mercy
Corps - our favorite humanitarian aid organization. The work they
do is important and the money is efficiently and effectively spent on the
reduction of suffering.