They are depressed. Word expert Charles Funk says people have been feeling down in the dumps for more than four-hundred years.

VOA: special.2011.08.07

To some people,they are nothing more than a harmless treat or a guilty pleasure to enjoy from time to time.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

And speaking of mountains, Alaska has more than seventy volcanoes that are potentially active, meaning that someday they could erupt.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

And the books cannot be placed on more than one device, so they are not easy to share.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

And the charities are thinking they will raise only one or two percent more in two thousand ten than they did this year.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are.

VOA: special.2010.05.02

But users are charged if they try to spend more than the amount available in their account.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

They say the threats are a result of actions the United States government began more than fifty years ago, and settlers began even earlier.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

There are more questions than answers,they say, about how the worldwide economic downturn will affect Alaska.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

MICHELLE OBAMA: "There are few things that are more rewarding than to watch young people recognize that they have the power to make their dreams come true.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

They are probably performed more often than any other serious American composer.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

They are so detailed they look more like paintings than weavings.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

His monster creatures are more loveable than they are frightening.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

And they are earning more money than ever.

VOA: special.2010.02.19