New on LLRX.com Basic Legal Research on the Internet: This article explores the corner of the Internet landscape that concentrates on legal research. For the most part, these databases and search tools are free, although some might require a library card Essentially, this is a short list of "go to" sites that most researchers will find useful. Before delving in, author Ken Strutin also examines a few time tested research concepts for the Internet age.

New on LLRX.com: Employment Online Resources - This guide for researchers by Marcus P. Zillman is a comprehensive bibliography of resources and sites comprising the latest and most comprehensive, reliable content and value added information currently available on this subject via the Internet.

The Colorado River is the primary river of the American Southwest, draining somewhere in the vicinity of 242,000 square miles of land, from the states of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California. The Green River is the primary tributary of the Colorado River, and until 1921 the Colorado River did not technically begin until the Grand and Green Rivers joined together in Utah. In that year the Grand River was renamed as the Colorado River, at the request of the State of Colorado . The Colorado River was originally named Rio Colorado or "Red River" by the Spanish. A person looking at the river today may not understand how it came to be named in this way, as the present day color of the river is more of a blue-green. The reddish-bro wn color that originally gave the river its name become a rarity upon completion of the Glen Canyon Dam in 1963. The silt and sediments that gave the river its color are now trapped behind the dam in the bottom o f Lake Powell. http://www.bobspixels.com/kaibab.org/misc/gc_coriv.htm

The Colorado River is a river that runs through the U.S. state of Texas; it is not to be confused with the much longer Colorado River which flows from Colorado into the Sea of Cortez.
The Colorado River is the 18th longest river in the United States and the longest river with both its source and mouth within Texas; its drainage basin and some of its usually dry tributaries extend into New Mexico. The 862-mile (1,387 km) long river flows generally southeast from Dawson County through Marble Falls, Austin, Bastrop, Smithville, La Grange, Columbus, Wharton, and Bay City before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico at Matagorda Bay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River_(Texas)

The Red River, or sometimes The Red River of the South, is a major tributary of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers located in the United States of America. The river gains its name from the red-bed country of its watershed. It is one of several rivers with that name. The Red River is the second largest river basin in the southern Great Plains. It rises in two branches (forks) in the Texas Panhandle and flows east, where it acts as the border between present-day states of Texas and Oklahoma. It is a short border between Texas and Arkansas before entering Arkansas, turning south near Fulton, Arkansas and flowing into Louisiana. The total length of the river is 1,360 miles (2,190 km). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_(Mississippi_River)

The Red River (French: Rivière rouge or AmE: Red River of the North) is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States, it flows northward through the Red River Valley and forms the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota before continuing into Manitoba, Canada. It empties into Lake Winnipeg, whose waters join the world's oceans in Hudson Bay via the Nelson River. In the United States, the Red River is sometimes called the Red River of the North, to distinguish it from the Red River that is a tributary of the Mississippi River, which forms part of the border between Texas and Oklahoma. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_of_the_North

Q: A Fourth of July question: Is anything written on the back of the Declaration of Independence?
A: People who saw the 2007 movie "National Treasure" usually ask this. But, sorry, there are no hidden messages there. On the back, at the bottom, upside-down, is simply written: "Original Declaration of Independence / dated 4th July 1776." "While no one knows for certain who wrote it," the National Archives reports, "it is known that early in its life, the large parchment document was rolled up for storage. So, it is likely that the notation was added simply as a label." The declaration is exhibited in the National Achives' Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom in Washington. It has faded badly, largely because of poor preservation techniques during the 19th century . It measures 29.75 inches by 24.5 inches. -- Independence Hall Association, Philadelphia.
http://www.thecourier.com/Opinion/columns/2010/Jun/JU/ar_JU_062810.asp?d=062810,2010,Jun,28&c=c_13

National Cherry Festival Traverse City, Mich. July 3-10 , 2010
History: This corner of Michigan is one of the nation's top cherry-growing regions, and locals began celebrating with an informal "blossom blessing" festival almost 100 years ago. The idea took off -- early promoters even baked a 3-foot-wide cherry pie for President Calvin Coolidge -- and the state of Michigan decreed it a national festival in 1931. Except for a few years around World War II, it has been celebrated annually ever since, attracting up to half-million visitors each year.
Eat this: The signature dish is cherry crumb pie, available by the slice or the pie at the event's pie shop. The Cherries D'Vine culinary event features local restaurateurs dishing up dishes featuring cherries, paired with locally produced wines. There's also a Cherries Grand Buffet, featuring cherry-barbecue pulled pork, cherry chicken croissants, coleslaw with cherry vinaigrette and cherry-infused deli sandwiches.
What else to do: Kids can don an apron and chef's cap and make their own miniature cherry crumb pies at the pie shop. Fresh cherries are for sale every day; you can also buy cherry salsa, cherry jam, cherry butter, cherry vinaigrette ... well, you get the idea. There are also pie-eating contests and pit-spitting contests -- last year's champ hocked one almost 50 feet.
Info: www.cherryfestival.org; 800-968-3380.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/05/28/2225167/check-out-these-festivals-celebrating.html#tvg#ixzz0s4qcA9yn by Patricia Rodriguez Terrell

I will be in Washington, D.C. for a convention July 4-8, and take a holiday a few days before and a few days after.