By Scott Stearns White House 30 March 2007 President Bush has apologized for the poor living conditions for some wounded servicemen and women at a military hospital outside the capital. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Presi...
By June Soh Baltimore, Maryland 22 February 2007 watch Donation report Outside of major cities in the United States, public transportation is not always well developed in many communities. Cars and other personal vehicles dominate the American cultu...
By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 04 January 2007 watch Oprah Winfrey school report Oprah Winfrey honors her promise to open a school for poor girls in South Africa Billionaire talk show host Oprah Winfrey opened her new school for poor girls this week i...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 13 July 2006 A Hanoi museum exhibit recalling the hardships of life under the communist command economy is proving a hit. Through this rare expose of life before Vietnam embraced the free market 20 years ago, Vietnamese are...
By Paige Kollock Washington, DC 25 January 2006 watch Depression report Research shows that people of lower socioeconomic status are more likely to develop a depressive illness than wealthier people....
The most important thing to becoming rich is for you to have a 1)mindset to want to become rich. The reason I saythat is this, is because I wanted to become rich when I played 2)Monopoly, that was, I...
Amy can't pay this month's rent. She needs some help. Unfortunately, none of her friends can help her. They don't have any money, either. Poor Amy is really depressed. She has no money, and the landlord is knock- lng at the door. Amy is very nervous...
There are holes in Dick's shoes. He needs new shoes. Dick doesn't want cheap shoes. He wants expensive shoes, but he doesn't have any money. He needs a job. He is looking for one, but he isn't having...
Having one of the world's largest garlic crops, Gilroy, California is known as the "garlic capital of the world." On a hot summer day, a pungent odor rises from this farming town which can be smelled...
Anna and Eric are talking about the previous lesson. E: Wow! Those store clerks really got lucky. A: You can say that again. Some people are born lucky. E: There must be thousands of old men just like that doctor, I bet. A: That's probably true. And...
