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for WMUB, TOMORROW, 7-9 p.m. at the Presidential Banquet Center in
Kettering. Tickets are $30 each at wmub.org, or 888-877-3885; ticket
orders must be placed by 4 p.m. TODAY.

Tuesday, October 10, 2000

Diane Rehm: international debt relief; novelist Alice Walker ("The
Color Purple")
Fresh Air: horror novelist Stephen King
Public Interest: Tech Tuesday: the Linux operating system
Talk of the Nation: prospects for peace amid Middle East turmoil; female boxing
All Things Considered: rescuing a failing school system

Friday on WMUB Forum: John Hunt Morgan's Northern raid during the Civil War
Monday on Interconnect: How to Talk so Kids will Listen

For questions about Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, or All
Things Considered, call NPR's Audience Services at (202) 414-3232.
For tapes and transcripts call toll-free 1-877-NPR-TEXT
(1-877-677-8398).


     The Diane Rehm Show, 10-12 noon (*2 full hours live on WMUB)

10-11: International Debt Relief: A panel talks about the discussion
of international debt relief for developing countries that is
becoming part of the debate over economic globalization.
         Guests: John Ruthrauff, Oxfam America; Whitney Debevoise,
attorney; Tony Boote, asst. dir. of policy development & review, IMF

11-12: Alice Walker: Author Alice Walker joins Diane to discuss "The
Way Forward Is With A Broken Heart" (Random House), her new
collection of semi-autobiographical stories that come from the
experience of her early marriage and divorce.



     Fresh Air with Terry Gross, 12:06-1 p.m.

Horror writer STEPHEN KING.  Last year he experienced something that
could have come from one of his books:  he was struck by a car and
nearly killed. Five months after the accident he started writing
again.  His new book is "On Writing: A memoir of the Craft."


     Public Interest, 1-2 p.m.

FOR A LONG TIME, ONLY TECHIES WERE EXCITED ABOUT LINUX (LIN-ucks).
NOW BIG-TIME COMPANIES LIKE COMPAQ AND DELL ARE GETTING INTO THE ACT
AND DISTRIBUTING THE FREE, OPEN-SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM. JOIN KOJO
AND GUESTS FOR THIS WEEK'S TECH TUESDAY DISCUSSION ABOUT LINUX.
         Guests: 1. Rick Niles, Linux software engineer, Scyld
(SKILL-ed) computer corporation; 2. Alan McConnell, mathematician,
scientist, statistician, and computer consultant with Pixel Analysis



     Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m.

Host: Juan Williams

HR 1:  TURMOIL IN THE MIDDLE EAST: prospects for salvaging the peace process

HR 2: FEMALE BOXING: the reasons for its growing popularity



     All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

Pushing a failing school district to make the grade: a report from
Compton, California, where schools may be returned to local control
for the first time since 1993. The state took over in an effort to
save the school district from financial collapse and to bring
academic performance up to acceptable levels



     WMUB Forum, 9-10 a.m., repeated 7-8 p.m., Fridays

News Director Darrel Gray with an hour of conversations with guests,
and listener e-mail comments and questions
(http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html).

Friday, October 13, 2000: Morgan's Northern Raid

        John Hunt Morgan's raid into the North (including Indiana and
Ohio) was the longest of the Civil War.



     Interconnect, 9-10 a.m., repeated 7-8 p.m., Mondays

John Hingsbergen and Cheri Lawson host a lively hour of discussion on
spirituality, self-care, alternative health care and lifestyle issues
(http://www.wmub.org/interconnect.html).

Monday, October 16, 2000: Adele Faber: "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen"



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