The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was created by local citizens who wanted to protect the area.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

It developed and grew as more and more schools took part in local and area contests.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

Local people changed the spelling of the name and the area became known as Dolly Sods.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

A local public relations man suggested a celebration of the area's once plentiful strawberry fields.

VOA: special.2009.05.19

Mike Banner got his start in the Washington area through local recreational soccer.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

In the San Francisco Bay area, for example so far this year have been Asian-American - way over their local population.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

Analysts say the attacks may be part of the military's plans to clear the area of local communities ahead of construction of a hydro-electric power plant.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

Residents and local intelligence officials in the area that borders Afghanistan say that a suspected U.S.unmanned aircraft fired the missiles near the town of Mir Ali.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Political analyst Zadeh says state discrimination against ethnic Baluchis and the poverty of the area, also a center of drug smuggling, give Jundallah more than enough support from the local population.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19