Home Gardens, Part 3

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: September 23, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we finish our series on home gardens. One of the hardest parts can be caring fo

Foreign Student Series--Summary

Broadcast: April 17, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We have been broadcasting a series of reports for foreign students who want to attend college in the Unit

A New International Coalition1 has been Launched

Broadcast: Jan 20 , 2003 By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A new international coalition has been launched to help fight AIDS and the H-I-V virus that causes it. The new

New Palestinian Government

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: November 15, 2003 This is Steve Ember with In the News, from VOA Special English. Planning has been taking place for talks between Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia an

New Campaign to Restore Ellis Island

By Shelley Gollust and Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: November 3, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: Millions of people came through Ellis Island on their way to new lives in the United States. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE

Women in Congress

Broadcast: Feb 17, 2002 By Jerilyn Watson Many years ago, a popular saying in America was,

Travelers Blood Clots

Broadcast: May 7, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. People who travel on long trips should know about a condition that can develop deep inside the legs. This condi

Cancer and Children

Broadcast: February 26, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson This is Bill White the VOA Special English Health Report. Most children who die of cancer are in developing nations. British researchers say only ten per

Growing Tomatoes

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: August 25, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Plant scientists consider them fruit. Most other people think of them as vegetables. What

Vocational Education

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: July 24, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Education Report. American educational experts are debating the future of 1)vocational training. This kind of

Teaching Fellows

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: August 21, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Education Report. New York City has the largest public school system in the United States. The city Departm

More Male Teachers Wanted in the United States

by Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: August 28, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. The National Education Association says the United States needs more male teachers. The

Home-Schooling

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: September 4, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Education Report. A new school year has begun in America. But some children do not go to school. Inste

School Population Growth

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: September 11, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. About one-in-four people age three and older in the United States is a student. The g

'America's Legislators Back to School Week'

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: September 18, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. In the United States, the third week of September is the 1)observance of what is call

Preparing for a Walk in Space

Broadcast: June 4, 2003 By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Ray Freeman. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we tell about how astronauts prepa

Earthquake1 Warning System

Broadcast: May 16, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. Scientists in the United States have developed a computer program that they say could provide an early warnin

Ten Commandments Dispute

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: August 29, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. Many people have watched a dispute over the placement of a stone marker in the America

Riyadh Bombing Attacks

Broadcast: May 17, 2003 By Cynthia Kirk This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In the News. At least thirty-four people were killed in three bombing attacks in the Saudi capital, Ri

Iraqi Schools

Broadcast: May 15, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The United States Agency for International Development, U-S-A-I-D, has begun a project to rebuild education