2003-05-05 Prisons
(THEME) VOICE ONE: Crime in the United States has decreased in recent years. Oneproblem now is what to do about…
2003-04-28 Route 66
(THEME) VOICE ONE: It is called “The Mother Road.” “The Main Street of America.” Itextends from Chicago, Illinois, to Los…
2003-04-21 Pulitzer Prizes
(THEME) VOICE ONE: Each year, Pulitzer Prizes aregiven for the best American newspaper reporting. They are also givenfor books, drama,…
2003-04-14 Supreme Court / Affirmative Action
(THEME) VOICE ONE: Legal experts call it America’s most important debate onaffirmative action in twenty-five years. Colleges and universitiessay they…
2003-04-07 Holocaust Museum Tenth Anniversary
(THEME) VOICE ONE: In April of nineteen-ninety-three, an unusual museum inWashington, D.C., opened its doors. Since then, almostnineteen-million people have…
2003-03-31 America at War
(THEME) VOICE ONE This week on the VOA Special English program THIS IS AMERICA –America at war. I’m Phoebe Zimmermann…
2003-03-24 National Zoo / Wild-Animal Care in the U.S.
(THEME) VOICE ONE One of America’s best-known animalparks is the National Zoo in Washington, D-C. But recent animaldeaths there have…
2003-03-17 Academy Awards
(THEME) VOICE ONE: On March twenty-third, actors,directors and other filmmakers will gather in Los Angeles,California, for the seventy-fifth Academy Awards…
2003-03-10 New Orleans and Mardi Gras
(THEME) VOICE ONE: New Orleans, Louisiana, is a city famous for its music, food andhistory. It is also famous for…
2003-03-03 ‘Latin Jazz: La Combinacion Perfecta’
(THEME) VOICE ONE: It has a long history in Americanmusic. Yet only in recent years has much effort been made…
2003-02-24 Hispanics in America
(THEME) VOICE ONE: In the United States, the population of Hispanics is growing fastinto America’s largest minority group. I’m Steve…
2003-02-17 Women in Congress
(THEME) VOICE ONE: Many years ago, a popular saying in America was, “A woman’s placeis in the home.” But today,…
2003-02-10 Dating
(THEME) VOICE ONE: The United States has millions of unmarried adults. Many wouldlike to go out socially and have fun…
2003-02-03 Songs About States
(Theme) VOICE 1: Almost every state in America has an official song. However,songwriters have written many beautiful, unofficial songs todescribe…
2003-01-27 Capital Punishment
(THEME) VOICE ONE: Thirty-eight of the fifty American states have laws permittingthem to execute people found guilty of capital crimes.…