While many U.S.cities have suffered because of the recession, one town in the southern state of Alabama, has fared surprisingly well.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

While newcomers in cities can learn from senior colleagues on the job, correspondents working in rural areas often work without guidance.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

While in some cities, such as Liverpool, religious schools can be found at the bottom as well as the top of the league tables, church schools remain among the most sought after in the country.

ECONOMIST: Schools and religion

While our cities in theory competed with one another, they in practice had special roles to play.

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