November 1999

Bush - Media -- NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that, after a difficult start, presidential candidate George W. Bush has learned how to offer the right answers to the press. (3:00)

Fall on Cape Cod -- Commentator Carol Wasserman tells us about the world of Cape Cod after the tourists have gone. Among the things they do is wait until late November and search for shellfish that have washed ashore. Many have reached the point of rot, but some are worth salvaging for the shells -- items that wind up as gifts at the church fair before Christmas. (3:00)

Thanksgiving -- Commentator Ralph Schoenstein tells us that he likes Thanksgiving best of all holidays because it has not been sold to retailers as others have. It remains pure and he likes that. (3:00)

Power Shopper -- Alia Stavrand Woolf, a junior at Emma Willard High School in Troy, New York, knows the power of her purse, and intends to use it. (3:00)

Ruth -- Commentator Donald McCaig has many dogs on his farm. After much thought he decided to get a guard dog to protect the sheep from coyotes. But this dog is not like any he has ever known. (3:30)

Skiing -- An ambitious young skier, Commentator Dave Bean has made friends with a real professional skier. But Bean's new friend is far better at the sport, and more committed. (4:30)

CEO's and Y2K -- Commentator Gary Beech says while the government and corporations are telling the public the Y2K computer bug is nothing to worry about, CEO's personal feelings about the impending calendar change may tell a different story. (3:00)

Middle East Peace -- NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that it will take some time before Israelis and Palestinians can inhabit the same land -- but that's what they must do for a lasting peace. (3:00)

Generation X's Gold Rush -- Commentator Michele Mitchell says some of her generation has its mind on bigger sums of money than ATM Fees. The Internet, she says, has created the '90's equivalent of the gold rush.

Budget Analysis -- NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that the disagreements between the Administration and Congress over the federal budget revolve not so much around the numbers as around ideology and policy. (2:30)


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