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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced the recipients of this year's fellowships. Twenty-four innovators in art, science, writing and more will each receive $500,000 over the next five years.

Coach John McCarthy doesn't believe in keeping score or the curve ball. What he teaches kids in his Washington, D.C. neighborhood baseball league is a mental control and a love of sport.

Following a Monday briefing on Hurricane Rita's effect on the oil and natural gas infrastructure along the Gulf Coast, President Bush says he is willing to use the nation's strategic petroleum reserves to make up for any shortages caused by hurricane damage.

Some of the levees in New Orleans patched up after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city were unable to hold back surging waters from Hurricane Rita. Parts of the city that had been mostly drained of standing water are flooded again.

By Megan V. Williamshttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/whqr/local-whqr-528133.mp3New Orleans, LA – WHEN JUNE WISCHLER RETURNED TO NEW…

Before the pace of a new year picks up, Paul suggests a bit of light reading to help you "hold it in the road."By Paul WilkesWilmington NC – [Click the…

Orchestras are looking for ways to attract new and younger audiences to the concert hall. One solution may be "CoCo" -- the Concert Companion. It's a handheld digital device that displays program notes that are synched with the music. NPR's Fred Child reports on tests of the device at this summer's Aspen Music Festival.

Jennifer Duffy, senior editor and political analyst for The Cook Political Report, offers analysis about the most recent democratic presidential debate and controversy surrounding John McCain's alleged ties to a Washington lobbyist.

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SCOTT TALKS WITH KETZEL AND ELIOT COLEMAN, AUTHOR OF "The New Organic Grower's Four Season Harvest," (Chelsea Green Publishing Co., P.O. Box 130, Route 113, Post Mills, Vermont 05058-0130) ABOUT ELIOT'S FOUR-SEASON GARDEN IN, OF ALL PLACES...COASTAL NORTHERN MAINE -- A GARDEN HE HARVESTED VEGETABLES FROM THIS WEEK!