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The hardy tamarisk, which arrived from Asia, is crowding out native plants in many Western states. It chokes small streams and rivers and sucks up scarce water. And it's hard to get rid of it.

The death of ABC News anchorman Peter Jennings underscores the end of an era. Jennings died Sunday of lung cancer at 67. With Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw, he dominated U.S. network news for two decades.

Linda talks with Amy Paulsen, the deputy editor of TV Guide, and Ken Tucker, the television critic for Entertainment Weekly, about the new television shows being prepared for the upcoming fall season. Many producers are trying to duplicate the success of the cult hit "The X-Files," and as a result, more science fiction fare will be hitting the airwaves next season.

Arnold "Red" Auerbach, the great Boston Celtics coach, died Saturday at the age of 89. Auerbach coached the team during the 1950s and 60s when the Celtics won a record eight consecutive NBA championships. Debbie Elliott gets behind-the-scenes stories from Tom Heinsohn, who was a player and coach under Auerbach.

Simon & Garfunkel, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Elton John, KISS, Aerosmith, Cher -- some of the biggest names in music are raking in the money on tour. Music critic Christian Bordal reports on why musicians are earning more money, even though fewer people are coming to see them.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about baseball's spring training and what it portends for the rest of the season.

Linda talks with sports columnist Mike Lupica of the New York Daily News about the impending announcement in a case that pits Bob Kraft, the owner of the American Football Conference Champion New England Patriots, against their head coach, Bill Parcells. Parcells is rumored to be the first choice of the New York Jets football team, which is looking for a new head coach after a dismal season...and they are prepared to offer lots of money and control of football operations to the man they pick. But the Patriots claim that there is a clause in Parcells's contract that says that he must work for them through the 1997 season. NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue (TAG-lee-uh-boo) is preparing to make an announcement on the case.

No better time than an election year to put our best foot forward.By Catherine McCallWilmington NC – [Click the Listen button to hear Catherine's…

Chuck Clapp, a Key West homeowner and business owner, rode out Hurricane Wilma with his wife and has now begun to assess the damage.

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is challenging the congressional practice of "earmarks" -- discretionary spending that politicians often direct at pet projects in their own districts. Sen. Coburn says earmark spending is wasteful, and he has taken on many of the spending proposals, with mixed success.