Most of these towns,however, lived only as long as gold was easy to find.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

Tampa slumbered as a little fishing village while East Coast beach towns began to boom as vacation resorts in the late 1800s.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Nearly two million eligible voters can choose a new president with a five-year mandate, as well as mayors and councilors of major towns.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

Most of downtown L'Aquila is still off-limits, as is the historic districts of most surrounding towns.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

The protesters plan to work their way north in vehicle convoys, gradually adding to their numbers as they move through cities and towns in the coming days.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Wooden who grew up in small towns in Indiana became a member of the U.S.Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and as a coach, the first person to earn both distinctions.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05