Thursday, July 17, 2008

AMERICA'S HOSTS: Steve Inskeep and Deborah Amos; NEWSCASTS: Paul Brown, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Donna Apidone

Here are some highlights of this morning's show:

We'll hear Part Two of Jeff Hudson's trilogy on the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. It's a review of Richard III, at 6:33 and 8:33.

Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama both tout merit pay for teachers as a way to improve schools. Many school systems have tried incentive-pay to push teachers to boost student test scores. We'll hear about one school district in Colorado that has been experimenting with performance pay.  That's this morning at 6:13 and 8:13.

Our international health care series continues. In the Netherlands, doctors routinely make house calls in the evenings and on weekends. There are also after-hours clinics, where patients can see a primary care doctor right in their own neighborhoods. The Dutch say this practice saves money. More at 6:40 and 8:40.

Domestic violence is one of Russia's darkest secrets. The government estimates 14-thousand women die each year at the hands of their husbands or male partners. However, Russian police don't even classify domestic abuse as a crime.  The story airs at 5:21 and 7:21.

Thanks for listening.