the town in the south where i was raised had a statue of a civil war soldier in the center of main street.

sarah palin, the former governor, frequently complained that the press had treated her harshly before she accepted a position as an analyst for fox news.

the corporation for public broadcasting relies on donations as well as on grants from the national endowment for the arts.

during the economic recession, companies such as starbucks had to close some of their stores; others, such as circuit city, went completely out of business.

most americans remember where they were when they heard about the 9 / 11 disaster.

accepting an award for his score for the john wayne film the high and the mighty, dimitri tiomkin thanked beethoven, brahms, wagner, and strauss.