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Student resources:

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  • The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
  • C-SPAN Classroom (watch live debate in the Legislative section)
  • Service and Civic Participation - United Way of Larimer County

 

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  • Economic Literacy Colorado
  • Fort Collins International Center
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