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Her Husband, A Hero Lost For The Lives Of Others
Saturday, May 26, 2012
This Memorial Day, Rose Mary Sabo will lay a wreath at the Vietnam War Memorial. Her husband, Leslie Sabo, died in the war 42 years ago, just a few months after she married the boy she met at a high school football game in Ellwood City, Pa., in 1967.
Teaching Kids Balance Can Be A Lesson For Parents
Saturday, May 19, 2012
To be a parent is to be constantly reminded that almost everything you thought you were doing right for your children will one day turn out to be wrong. The latest revised revelation may be: Training wheels don't help kids achieve a sense of balance.
'A Chance To Start Over': Wounded Vets Ride Again
Saturday, April 21, 2012
An annual four-day bike ride organized by the Wounded Warrior Project is being held across the country this week. One Marine says the ride gives them back the camaraderie they had in the military. "You look back and you got guys missing legs, missing arms — it doesn't matter. We're just all riding together."
It's A Girl! The New iPhone Speaks
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Siri is the name of a new talking virtual assistant feature on the latest iPhone that can tell you when you have an appointment, where to find a Thai restaurant, and what the pollen count will be. Why are the voices that emanate from our machines so often female?
Guest Picks: Scott Simon
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
What is Scott Simon listening to right now? Find out what he told us after his recent appearance on The Leonard Lopate Show
Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Scott Simon, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition, tells the story of how he and his wife found true love with two tiny strangers from the other side of the world. In Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption, he shares the anxieties, along with the joy, of adoption, and includes the stories of other adoptive families.
Novel Politics
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
As New York reels from political scandal, NPR’s Scott Simon writes about the perils of political succession in his new novel about local Chicago politics, Windy City: A Novel of Politics (Random House, 2008).
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