This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Peace Corps. President John Kennedy began the program in nineteen sixty-one. The Peace Corps sends Amer...
By Jeffrey Young Washington 17 April 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas called counties are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on...
By Brian Padden Washington, DC 11 January 2007 watch MLK Volunteer report Martin Luther King, Jr. On Monday, January 15th, America commemorates the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., the famous African-American leader of the civil rights movement....
By Brian Padden Washington, DC 22 November 2006 watch Thanksgiving Volunteer report The American holiday of Thanksgiving began as a harvest celebration and is intended as a day for families to get together and reflect on their good fortune. For many...
By Greg Flakus Houston 25 April 2006 Ryland Edwards, 5, rides a carousel built in 1906 in New Orleans City Park Photo taken May 21, 2005 Eight months after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans still faces a...