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Host Bob Edwards talks to Clarence Wyatt, co-chair of the debate steering committee at Center College in Danville, Kentucky, about the possibility that his college and town won't be the site of a Vice-Presidential debate after all. The bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates had scheduled one for October 5th, but the Bush- Cheney campaign omitted Danville from its list of approved venues. The town has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars and countless hours in preparing for the event.

To marks California's 150th anniversary as a state , Bob looks back at the early years of the Gold Rush. The Gold Rush "jump-started" California, made it grow faster than anyone could have expected. We learn how disappointing those early years were for many of the people who went west. This story features commentary from historian Kevin Starr, and dramatic readings from diaries and other documents of the time. (8:15) Kevin Starr is the state librarian of California and author of 8 books about the state, including Americans and the California Dream: 1850--1915 by Oxford University Press (Trade); ISBN: 01950

Commentator Russell Roberts says he's disappointed in the economic plan democrats Al Gore and Joseph Lieberman presented earlier this year.

Today Linda and Noah read letters from listeners about the impact of the presidential election on the Supreme Court, Hip-Hop culture, and the song Crazy. (3:30) Send your letters to atc@npr.org or via regular post to Letters, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20001.

Host Jacki Lyden talks with Sidney Perkowitz, author of Universal Foam: From Cappuccino To The Cosmos (Walker & Company/2000). Perkowitz, a professor of physics at Emory University, discusses the role of foam in science and in everyday life.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports from Sydney, Australia on today's official welcome of athletes from more that 20 nations. Athletes are still arriving in preparation for Friday's opening ceremonies of the 2000 Summer Olympics.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports that there's an increase in the number of businesses offering health insurance to their employees. But while employers often get health coverage at better costs than individuals, there is concern about how businesses select health care plans.

Commentator Krissa Palmer says gold stars, like the kind we all got in first grade, are a great way to thank people for their good deeds.

We ask listeners for their questions for the Presidential candidates.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Melbourne, Australia that corporate executives from across the Asian-Pacific region are holding what's been dubbed the Business Olympics -- a session of the World Economic Forum. Today, screaming protesters clashed with police as they vandalized the cars of delegates trying to enter the economic forum in the latest target of an anti-globalization movement.