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• Character Education
Unitarian Universalist minister reflects on the program.
http://home.nycap.rr.com/trumbore/sermons/sa61.htm

• Character First
Provides an overview of training opportunities and resources available, as well as answers to frequently asked questions.
http://www.characterfirst.com/

• Character First - Aiken
Presents a detailed overview of one South Carolina town's efforts to implement the program.
http://www.aiken.net/character/

• Citizens Against Character First in Three Rivers, MI
Citizens group opposing government-sanctioned character training.
http://www.liberty1st.org/

• Fort Collins Mayor Emphasizes Character First Education
Colorado mayor tells why his town signed on to the initiative.
http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/us_mayor_newspaper/documents/02_18_02/martinez.asp

• Growing Concerns Surround Training Center
Idaho Councilwoman reports her experiences while participating in Character First training at Gothard's Indianapolis Training Center.
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=679755

• International Association of Character Cities
Identifies cities which subscribe to the program and provides related resources.
http://www.charactercities.org/

• Little Soldiers in the Culture War
New Times article labels Gothard an evangelical radical and contends that curriculum teaches students in Fort Lauderdale to obey his will.
http://www.rickross.com/reference/fund16.html

• Religious Overtones Cloud Teaching of Calues
Detroit News article questions whether schools should teach values based in religion.
http://detnews.com/2000/schools/0003/21/a01-20592.htm

• The Character First Program - East Baton Rouge Parish
Introduction to the program from the first municipality to become a City of Character.
http://www.ci.baton-rouge.la.us/Dept/Mayor/character/default.htm

• The Culture War Continues
News article from the New Times Broward-Palm Beach Online tells about Florida's decision to remove the controversial program from a bill mandating character education.
http://www.newtimesbpb.com/issues/1999-04-15/news2.html