Associated Press
Grace Earle, standing, was the chief operator at the White House switchboard in 1955. Nowadays, Earle would probably tell a lot of people to visit whitehouse.gov if they need to contact the president.
Sunday, March 24, 2013 | 2 a.m.
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Navigating any website can present struggles for even the most-seasoned Web users, especially if they’re unfamiliar with the site.
The Sun, which uses local government websites on a daily basis, tried an experiment to see which of those sites were easiest for finding a specific piece of information – a telephone number – with the fewest amount of clicks of the mouse. The findings:
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Clark County commissioners listen to a speaker during a meeting at the Clark County Government Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
Clark County
Site: clarkcountynv.gov
Number of clicks from home page to find phone number of any county commissioner: 3
Click on “Elected Officials.”
Click on any name.
Click on “Contact Us.”
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Mayor Carolyn Goodman delivers the 2012 Las Vegas State of the City address at Las Vegas City Hall on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
Las Vegas
Site: lasvegasnevada.gov
Number of clicks from home page to find phone number of city manager: 1
Click on “Mayor” under the “About us→City Government” pull-down menu.
Contact information is at far right of page, however it is not specifically marked as the mayor’s phone number.
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Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen, center, delivers the Henderson State of the City address at Green Valley Ranch Resort Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013.
Henderson
Site: cityofhenderson.com
Number of clicks from home page to find phone number of the mayor: 1
Click on “Contact Us” near top of home page; scroll down to Mayor and Council.
*Note: Clicking the "Mayor's Office" link on home page will not lead you directly to a phone number for the mayor; you'll have to go back to the home page and start your search for the number anew.
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The new North Las Vegas City Hall council chambers, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
North Las Vegas
Site: cityofnorthlasvegas.com
Number of clicks from home page to find phone number of the mayor: 1
Click on “How to Contact” at top of home page.
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Mayor Roger Tobler delivers the annual State of the City Address in the pavilion at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City Thursday, January 28, 2010.
Boulder City
Site: bcnv.org/
Number of clicks from home page to find phone number of the mayor: 2
Click on “Mayor Roger Tobler under "City Council" at top of home page.
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