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Amy Tardif of member station WGCU in Fort Myers reports on changes in Florida's fire inspection laws. Schools are now required to be inspected by fire marshals, but there's not been enough time to get all schools up to code.

Commentator John Ridley may have missed the conventions in Philadelphia and Los Angeles, but he had a chance to attend a far more inclusive convention in the small town of Britt, Iowa.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports on an agreement between the country's largest pork producer and the state of North Carolina to reduce pollution from manure lagoons.

Host Renee Montagne talks to Judi Bailey, President of Northern Michigan University in Marquette about the Thinkpad Initiative, a new program that provides laptops to all students at the university.

An important amendment to yesterday's story on the CBS Survivor show.

Commentator Jeff Steinbrink talks about the new miniature camera that transmits pictures of the digestive tract. The camera is swallowed in a capsule and offers views of the human digestive system never before seen.

Host Renee Montagne talks to commentator John Feinstein about this year's U.S. Open tennis tournament, which begins today in New York.

Host Renee Montagne talks to reporter Steven Dudley in Bogota about the latest surge in violence in Colombia. Over the week-end, suspected members of Colombia's right-wing paramilitary forces killed at least 17 people in two separate massacres.

NPR's Guy Raz reports on how college professors are adapting their teaching methods to an Internet world. With course notes on-line and some professors even replacing themselves with CD-ROMs, the changes have been tougher on the teachers than the students.

Jeff Brady of member station KOPB examines the changing roll of county fairs. As more and more ranchers and farmers turn to the Internet to purchase their supplies, fairs have shifted more toward education and entertainment to stay in business.