He comes from an upper-middle class family. Neighbors in this town of 5,000 are saddened by the news.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

"If you do not set deadlines in this town, things do not happen.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

There were no protesters at this town meeting and no hecklers.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

This town of 4,000 people, whose numbers swell to 40,000 in the summertime, lies on the tip of a little peninsula that sticks out into the mouth of the Delaware Bay.

VOA: standard.2010.03.15

Magnolia is a small town and for many of my students this was an opportunity to travel around the world."

VOA: special.2009.11.12

He said, "Have a seat", and I sat down, "Is this the first time you've been to our little town?"

VOA: special.2010.07.02

This force,led by General Zachary Taylor, had camped near the town of Corpus Christi at the mouth of the Nueces River.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

This much is true: The organizers named the event after Woodstock,New York, a town known for the arts.

VOA: special.2009.08.10

By this time, word of Brown's attack had spread to Charles Town, more than twelve kilometers away.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

Every year,more and more artists came to town during this festival to perform outside,or on the "fringe,"

VOA: special.2009.08.05

This writer is best known for his novels about the private lives of small-town, middle class Americans.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

In this way,he prevented Hershey,Pennsylvania from becoming a factory town in which the workers were forced to pay their employers for a place to live.

VOA: special.2010.12.05

This piece from "Billy the Kid: Ballet Suite" is called "Street in a Frontier Town."

VOA: special.2009.06.21

If repaired,these beautiful buildings could offer this small town an important source of income.

VOA: special.2010.11.03

This brightly painted old theater is one of the oldest wood buildings in town.

VOA: special.2009.02.16

When this museum opened, it was located in the center of town.

VOA: special.2009.02.16

I don't want this country turning into Russia, turning into a socialized country," one Pennsylvania town hall participant said.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

From Raleigh,Mr.Obama traveled to the town of Bristol,Virginia for another town-hall meeting on health care reform this time with employees at a local supermarket.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29