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As cars become more and more high-tech, filled with omputer-controlled devices and sophisticated gadgetry, qualified mechanics with he knowledge to service them are harder to find. NPR's Don Gonyea reports on he push by big automakers to find trainees for the field.

Neal Conan talks with Victor Davis Hanson, Greek classicist, farmer, and author -- who feels the decline of family farming in America is a threat to our cultural legacy. His new book is titled, "Fields Without Dreams." (published by Simon & Sch

NPR's Melissa Block reports from Hannibal, Missouri on the Gore-Lieberman campaign. The Democratic candidates have been making stops, giving speeches, and fielding questions along the Mississippi River since their convention ended last week.

Austin, Texas online columnist Mike Jasper thinks its time to allow any kind of performance enhancing drug athletes want for the Olympics -- to level the playing field. In his tongue-in-cheek commentary, he advocates equal opportunity for all players.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Sydney, Australia as the track and field competition gets underway. All eyes are on Marion Jones. Today she began her quest for five gold medals with a leisurely win in 11.20 seconds in her first-round heat.

Commentator Iain Guest saw the killing fields dug up in 1980, and returned to Cambodia in 1992 to work with the United Nations. He feels that Pol Pot's legacy has been thoroughly distorted.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Red Cashion, former NFL referee about the difficulties encountered in refereeing pro football and how changes in the system might affect the game on the field.

Host Bob Edwards talks with David Field, USA Today airline reporter, on the Bush administration's plans to cut $368 million from the Federal Aviation Administration's budget for the next fiscal year -- in a time of high stress for airports, airlines, and passengers.

In his three-part series on the oil century, John Burnett reports that a century ago, a gusher blew on Spindletop Hill in southeast Texas, inaugurating America's infatuation with oil and gas. The first of the great southwest oil fields, Spindletop made America a global energy power, virtually overnight.

Hilary Hahn, 22, talks with Weekend Edition Sunday host Liane Hansen about her new CD, life on the road, and her online journal. Brahms and Stravinsky, with Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (Sony Classical SK 89649).