Friday, August 8, 2008

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

Here are some highlights of today's show:

Joe Craven is a talented musician.  And he believes anyone can make music.  David Watts Barton reports at 6:33 and 8:33.

The problem with democracy is too many elections.  Ginger Rutland has the Sacrmaneto Bee commentary at 5:33 and 7:33.

It's only circumstantial -- that's what some critics have been saying of the FBI's evidence linking scientist Bruce Ivins to the 2001 anthrax attacks.  But circumstantial evidence wins cases every day in courts across the country, with no eyewitnesses or DNA samples.  More at 6:10 and 8:10.

World leaders -- including President Bush – are in Beijing for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. A story about the opening ceremony is coming up at 7:10.

In this week's installment of StoryCorps, Babette "Babs" and Walter Sonneborn remember the summer they fell in love.  Her family owned a resort, where he worked one summer. They've been married 67 years.  That's at 5:25 and 7:25.

Thanks for listening.  Have a nice weekend.