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Friday, February 26, 1999

WMUB Forum (mailto:[log in to unmask]): Butler County Commission President
Courtney Combs
Diane Rehm: news roundup; new attitudes about race relations among younger
Americans
Fresh Air: musicians Isaac Hayes and Ruth Brown
Public Interest: how to take on home repair projects
Talk of the Nation: do germs cause cancer and heart disease? revamping
science education
All Things Considered: what the Federal Government may do to Medicare



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

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

                             Friday, February 19: Butler County Commission
President Courtney Combs



   The Diane
Rehm Show,
10-12 noon
(*2 FULL HOURS
on WMUB)

                       10-11: News Roundup: A look at the week's top
headlines, from the Kosovo peace talks to the hearings on the   independent
counsel law, with a panel of journalists.

                             Guests: David Corn, The Nation; Bill Kristol,
The Weekly Standard; Susan Page, USA Today

                       11-12: Farai Chideya: Farai Chideya ("fa-RYE
chi-DAY-a"), a twenty-something cultural critic, talks about the  new
attitudes about race relations held by younger Americans, and how changing
demographics will change  our politics and culture. Her book is called "The
Color of Our Future" (William Morrow).


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

                       ISAAC HAYES. He's the recipient of a songwriter
award by the Rhythm & Blues Foundation. Also. . .singer  RUTH BROWN. Her
new release is "A Good Day for the Blues."



   Public Interest,
1-2 p.m.

                       Host: Kojo Nnamdi

                       WITH A ROBUST MARKET AND LOW INTEREST RATES, MORE
AND MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKING ON RENOVATIONS TO THEIR HOMES. KOJO SPEAKS WITH
STEVE THOMAS, HOST OF "THIS OLD HOUSE,"  AND HOME- REPAIR SPECIALISTS AND
AUTHORS KATIE AND GENE HAMILTON ABOUT HOW BEST  TO TAKE ON MAJOR HOME
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THE BEST WAY TO AVOID SURPRISE COSTS,  AND WHEN TO
DO-IT-YOURSELF).

                             Guests: 1. Steve Thomas, host, This Old House
2. Katie Hamilton, co-author, "Do-It-Yourself" and  "Home Improvement for
Dummies" 3. Gene Hamilton, co-author, "Do-It-Yourself" and "Home
Improvement for Dummies"



   Talk of
the Nation/
Science Friday
2-4 p.m. (*LIVE)

                       Host: Ira Flatow

                       HOUR ONE: GERM THEORY: new evidence suggesting that
bacteria and viruses may play a role in such  illnesses as heart disease
and cancer.

                       HOUR TWO: SCIENCE EDUCATION REFORM: some proposed
science teaching reforms and whether any of  them will improve our
children's educations.



   on today's
All Things
Considered,
4-7 p.m.

                       What the Federal Government may do to Medicare --
and what that would mean to you. A commission has  been studying one plan
that would promote managed care for the elderly. Critics say that would
confuse older Americans -- and they'd lose benefits.

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