VOICE ONE: Im Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And Im Phoebe Zimmermann with PEOPLE IN AMERICA from VOA Special English. Today, we tell the story of Davy Crockett. He was a hunter, fighter, storyteller and elected official. For many people, he represented th...
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Employees of Blackwater USA take part in a battle in the Iraqi city of Najaf in 2004 Recent shootings of civilians have brought new attention to security companies working in Iraq for the United States gov...
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (THEME) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We listen to some music from King Wilkie /P Answer a question about the American movie rating system /P And report about a new book by Jenna B...
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Weak or strong. Which is better? If the question is about the American dollar, the answer depends on whom you ask. The dollar has been weakening against several major currencies. One euro is currentl...
Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. In the United States, October ninth is observed as Leif Erickson Day. It honors the Norse explorer who sailed around the northeastern coast of what we now call North Ameri...
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In Alexandria, Virginia, the two thousand students at T.C. Williams High School started classes last month in a new building. It was built as a green school based on requirements from the United Stat...
VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: Tim Tate at the Washington Glass Studio And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, you can see a large heart-shaped sculpture made of blown glass. The...
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Depression can cause long periods of sadness and hopelessness, feelings of low self-worth, even physical pain. It is the leading cause of suicide. The World Health Organization says more than one hundre...
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. On our program this week, we will tell about an effort to make a world map of light pollution. We tell about studies linking sea ice to...
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. (SOUND) When Americans think of where coyotes live, they probably think of desert states in the Southwest like Arizona. But over time, these wild dogs have spread all the way to the East Coast. Som...
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. This is a three-day weekend for millions of Americans in observance of Columbus Day on Monday. A holiday can be a good time to see new places. And for a hungry explorer i...
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. An unidentified couple in South Africa. The couple's HIV status is not known. A common belief about AIDS and marriage is that husbands are more likely to infect wives than the other way around. Gen...
VOICE ONE: Im Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And Im Doug Johnson with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a young woman named Virginia Patterson Hensley. No one but her family would remember that name. The world remembers her...
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The leaders of North and South Korea met this week. It was the first such meeting in seven years, and only the second since Korea was divided in nineteen fifty-three. South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, l...
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We hear music from singers who performed recently at the Merriweather Post Pavilion /P Answer a question about Native Americans /P And report...
