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GARDENING CONSULTANT KETZEL LEVINE INTRODUCES SCOTT TO ROBERT KOURIK WHO TELL US ABOUT HIS NEWSLETTER: BOB'S HONEST TO GOODNESS NEWSLETTER. (6:00) -- to subscribe write to: Robert Kourik P.O. Box 1841, Santa Rosa, CA. 95402. It costs $20 for a subscription.

MIKE SHUSTER EXAMINES HOW U.S. AND RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN BOSNIA.

SIMON/ SNOWFLAKES: SCOTT SPEAKS WITH RESEARCH BIOLOGIST WILLIAM WERGIN WHO HAS PROVIDED THE SCIENCE COMMUNITY WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT SNOWFLAKES --- THAT HAS VAST REPERCUSSIONS.

Beth Fertig of member station W-N-Y-C reports on the deteriorating condition of New York City Public School buildings. According to a study by the General Accounting Office, one-third of the nation's school buildings need major repairs. Fertig visits Public School 73 in Brooklyn, which is still heated by coal, and where the walls need to be repaired.

NPR'S Eric Weiner reports on Israel announcement today that it will ease the closure of the West Bank and Gaza by allowing a few thousand Palestinians from Gaza to travel to their jobs in Israel. It is the first step in a larger plan to assuage the economic plight of the Palestinians.

An audio postcard from Mandalit del Barco. Spring meand one thing in Hollywood -- the Oscars. And preparations are well underway for Monday night's festivities.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on the beginning of another trial against Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Kevorkian is accused under common law for aiding two people in their effort to commit suicide. Kevorkian was recently acquitted in a similar trial, and has never been convicted for a crime in his efforts to provide help to those who wish to end their lives because of serious illnesses.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu sights new discoveries and inventions in Romania and says these are a sign that his former countrymen are mistaking capitalism for oxygen.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that the Comet Hyakutake is expected this week to be visible with the naked eye. The comet, which was discovered in late January, will pass unusually close to the Earth, hopefully making it unusually bright and therefore easy to see.(3:15) -b- 5. POSTCARD FROM CHICAGO -- An audio postcard from Rick Karr. He knows it's spring, becasue the road repair cres have emerged from hibernation are are tearing-up the streets of Chicago. (2:00) Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 1B 0:29 RETURN1 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 1C 6. SECURITY, CHINA AND TAIWAN -- In the first of an occassional series on security issues in Asia, NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that the tensions in the Taiwan Strait raise concerns in the US and much of Asia. China's wargames just miles from Taiwan suggest to some a new militarism, and further tip the balance of US sentiment away from China and toward the tiny island that has emerged from dictatorship to democracy.

An audio postcard from Howard Berkes. Though the calendar says it's the first day of Spring, there's still plenty of snow in the mountains outside Salt Lake City.