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NPR'S ANDY BOWERS SENDS US THIS POSTCARD FROM THE CENTRAL REGION OF BOSNIA, WHICH HAS ENJOYED RELATIVE PEACE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. HERE THE FRONT LINE AND FLY-FISHING EXIST SIDE-BY-SIDE.

Mark Scott reports teachers in Buffalo, New York are walking the picket lines today. After two years without a contract, the teachers voted to strike despite a New York State law that forbids them to do so.

Film critic Bob Mondello reviews The Five Senses, a drama from director/screenwriter Jeremy Podeswa. The movie follows five story lines -- one for each of the five senses -- which all interconnect.

T.R. Reid, about the Austin Mini, the tiny English car that Britain holds in high regard. After 41 years of popularity, the last Mini rolled off the production line this month.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports that despite vows to quell bipartisan rancor, President Bush's brand of compassionate conservatism is still drawing lines of division between Democrats and Republicans.

Scott talks with marketing director Pryce Boeye about the new "hold" message Budget Rent-A-Car has placed on it toll-free reservation line.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that despite census figures showing greater diversity and less segregation in the U.S., many big city neighborhoods are still divided along racial lines.

Makers of several recent movies have experimented with the structure of story telling, finding new ways to develop plot lines. Film Critic Bob Mondello says the new film Memento is a perfect example.

Former Congressman Mickey Edwards (R-OK) says there IS life after losing an election, although losing is no fun. Edwards says the winner of the presidential election will have to reach across party lines, but he thinks Congress will revert to business as usual.

Bellamy Pailthorp reports on a strike that has workers for both the city's daily newspapers walking the picket line. About a thousand employees went on strike last Tuesday, primarily over the issue of wages.