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A local journalist in small town New York and an aspiring writer in Eastern Ukraine discovered they had a lot more to learn from each other than either expected.

Host Dave Schlom examines an environmental issue exploding in eastern California.

Today is the day of remembrance for the lives lost in the Holocaust of World War II. In this commentary, Emily Benedek recalls meeting a Holocaust survivor and and learning her explanation for why she did not perish with so many others.

NPR's Emily Harris reports that President Bush's energy priority is to make the U.S. energy-independent. But environmentalists say that means Mr. Bush will put too much emphasis on increasing supplies, and not enough on conservation.

NPR's Emily Harris reports from Washington on new attempts for political appointment reform. The slow process affects all incoming administrations' ability to make a budget and move their programs forward.

NPR's Emily Harris sends a collage of the voices of American soldiers departing Iraq, as part of the largest troop rotation since World War II.

NPR's Emily Harris previews today's Senate Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the California electricity crisis.

NPR's Emily Harris reports that several phone company entrepreneurs are complaining that they were unfairly pushed out of a recent FCC auction of the airwaves.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Emily Boochever from Brunswick, Maine. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WMEA in Portland, Maine.)

On his first full day in office, President George W. Bush started the day at Sunday service at Washington National Cathedral. NPR's Emily Harris reports that the party's over and the real work begins.