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Commentator Marion Winik wonders how someone like her - a bonafide nerd who would have done anything to stay away from gym class - is now the mother of a young blond athletic master of the universe. She tells a story about her son's final soccer game this year.

to find out why chopping an onion makes you cry and what you can do to stop the tears.

...and we're all invited. Five of America's best known chefs drop by with some very special contributions.

about the alliance's decision to extend IFOR's mandate in Bosnia.

NPR's David Baron reports that wild turkeys, once endangered, are now making a comeback in the nation's forests. Unregulated hunting and the widespread clearing of land for farming had made the turkeys rare...but now, after careful monitoring and preservation efforts, the birds are staging a remarkable recovery.

with a new marketing idea. Frequent buyers get discounts, rebates, free goodies, and other incentives to return. It's the latest effort by mall owners to lure customers in a highly competitive environment.

NPR's Margot Adler reports that an industry is springing from the premise that teenagers are dangerous. There are gadgets that beep if your teen drives over the speed limit; machines to prevent your car from starting if the driver has alcohol on his breath; hair analysis kits that will let you perform drug tests on your kids. All of these products of parents' fears are invasive, and a few may be unconstitutional, but they're proliferating.

When they took over Congress, Republicans pledged to cut out "pork barrel" spending -- federal funds that target particular districts and regions. But as even some GOP critics point out, it was easier to make the pledge than to keep it. NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past eek's news, including President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin etanyahu, Palestinian Education Minister Hanan Ashrawi, Republican Presidential andidate Bob Dole, former presidential candidate Lamar Alexander,Baltimore rioles player Roberto Alomar and General Counsel of the Major League Umpires ssociation Richard Phillips.

Harry the country dog goes to explore New York City with his owner, commentator Donald McCaig. The dog apparently was glad it was only a visit.