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Commentator Joe Wright went to an experimental school when he was a child. At first, they had no rules, but as time went on, the instructors needed to add rules so that things didn't get out of hand. When he was older, he moved to San Francisco, where there were lots of adults who were trying to get rid of rules. But Joe found that sometimes you need rules -- not a lot, just a few. (4:00)

Banning Eyre has a review of Un Gran Dia en el Barrio, or A Great Day in the Neighborhood, by the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. The band is made up of veteran New York musicians, but they play together for the first time on this new CD. (Atlantic Records ASIN: B00006IZNW ) (4:00)

A Galesburg woman faces attempted murder charges after a shooting early Sunday morning in rural Fulton County.

Noah talks to NPR's Jennifer Ludden about the latest efforts to halt the bloody violence in the West Bank and Gaza. Secretary of State Albright has been meeting with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Paris today, searching for ways to end the confrontation and revive the stalled peace talks.

Patrick Buchanan is the Reform Party candidate for President. The one-time speech writer for Richard Nixon quit the Republican Party last year. This is Buchanan's third run for president. We hear a portion of his speech last week in Baton Rouge, in which he continued his theme of social conservatism, blasting Republicans and Democrats for "taking religion out of the schools" and for their support of abortion rights. Buchanan says he would have a litmus test for the Supreme Court: he would only appoint justices who are opposed to abortion.

As part of NPR's Changing Face of America series, correspondent David Molpus has the first of four reports this month on America's changing work environment. This week, Molpus reports on the democratic workplace with a profile of the Austin, Texas based Whole Foods Market. Molpus explores how the company's unorthodox management practices have helped it grow into the country's largest natural food grocery chain.

Linda talks with David Brooks of the Weekly Standard and E.J. Dionne, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a writer for the Washington Post, about tomorrow's debates. National polls show Al Gore and George W. Bush in a dead heat. Tomorrow's debate could sink either one of the candidates as well as set the tone for the rest of the campaign.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that the rioting after Israeli political leader Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount -- known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif -- is proof of Jerusalem's deep significance.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Gaza reports another cease-fire between the Israelis and Palestinians failed to stem the violence raging throughout the Palestinian territories. There were gun battles near an Israeli settlement in Gaza and in at least one town in the West Bank. Israeli troops clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators in other areas.

Alysa Gardner reviews the new CD by Kelly Price called Mirror, Mirror. (4:00) Mirror Mirror is on the Def Jam label.