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Thousands of people live and work around the 16-acre site known as Ground Zero. Daily, they are reminded of Sept. 11. They must confront clean-up crews and the throngs of tourists who come to visit. Join Robert Siegel for a tour of the perimeter of the site and conversations with dentist Jeffrey Shapiro, lawyer Peter Sloane, art buyer Michelle Chant, students Jenny Chen and Sarah Blakeley and financial writers Stephanie Auwerter and Brett Nelson.

We have gathered the stories from five people who talk about a "first" Christmas. Fr. Morgan Silbaugh tells of his first sermon. Ann Howard remembers her first sober Christmas. Jenny Spinner tells of her first vegetarian Christmas. Michael Alvear tells of his first Christmas in the United States. And Clea Simon shares the first Christmas after her father died.

Hundreds of bald eagles are descending on Iowa's Red Rock Lake, where a dam makes it easy for the birds to fish.

As President Bush aims to develop a missile defense shield, experts warn the limitations that killed a Cold War system could pose similar problems today. NPR's Brian Naylor looks at the Nike missile system.

Artist Steve Keene has produced more than 100,000 paintings, which he sells for a few dollars each. He talks with Scott Simon on Weekend Edition Saturday about why he considers his work a sport. Visit him online at http://www.stevekeene.com.

A wartime mandate is shifting the FBI's mission and training. NPR's John McChesney recently visited the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., and found the bureau on a crash course to address the challenge of terrorism.

For most of four decades, bandleader Guy Lombardo practically owned New Year's Eve. Commentator Mal Sharpe recalls the era of "Mr. New Year's Eve" -- and a Boston band offers a new New Year's Eve tune to replace "Auld Lang Syne."

Thousand of veterans who fought in the Gulf War have developed symptoms ranging from fatigue and joint pain to memory disturbances. Trying to pin down what may have caused these problems has proved difficult. Environmental and medical data was either not collected at the time or subsequently lost. NPR's Richard Harris reports that the military is trying to ensure that won't happen again.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The writings of American poet Langston Hughes reach across generations, cultures and languages. Celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday Friday -- and a granddaughter's discovery of Hughes' work in an elementary school textbook -- inspired this essay for Morning Edition by NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor.