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'Tis the season to be tuneful. Commentator Amy Dickinson hits the streets in search of Christmas cheer. As she asks people to sing their favorite carols, she learns that just because a person is seasonally merry, he or she cannot necessarily sing or remember the words.

Three weeks after Katrina, the Army Corps of Engineers says the levees in and around New Orleans are nowhere near being fully repaired. And the system won't be back to its pre-Katrina strength for some time.

Galveston, Texas, issues a voluntary evacuation order ahead of Hurricane Rita, which is predicted to make landfall on the Texas coast over the weekend. Elliott Jennings, emergency management coordinator for Galveston County, tells host Michele Norris how the city is getting ready for Rita.

Mya Thompson's letters home from the Elephant bai.

Many workers who live in Tijuana, the sprawling border city just to the south of the U.S.-Mexico border on the Pacific Coast, chose to join Monday's mass boycott. In a show of support for the pro-immigration boycott, few crossed the border to work or shop. Amy Isackson of member station KPBS in San Diego reports.

After a summer of weekly book picks from a variety of notable readers, Weekend Edition Sunday asked for input from the listeners.

at Spring training in Florida about the baseball season ahead, which begins next week. Some of them are still upset that Roberto Alomar of the Baltimore Orioles is only being suspended for five games, with pay, for spitting in an umpire's face at the end of last season. Goldman says, tension between umpires on one side, and players and managers on the other, seems to be running high.

The National Guard is evacuating residents of St. Louis who are sweltering in the summer heat without power for fans or air conditioning. A dangerous storm lashed the city Wednesday and power isn't expected to be restored for many until next week.

Pomp, circumstance, and cell phones. Ah! The perennial traditions of Spring.By Catherine McCallWilmington NC – [Click the Listen button to hear…

New York City's transit union called a strike Tuesday after failing to reach a deal with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The strike left more than 7 million people in and around the city looking for alternative ways to get around. Beth Fertig of member station WNYC reports.