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Commentator Elissa Ely (EEL-eye) writes about a psychiatric patient who always carried his resume and taked of reading great literature-- Paradise Lost, Moby Dick and the writings of Spinoza. Ely committed him to a hospital despite his insistence that he is quote "in all his fine senses." Years later, she has some perspective on the experience.

Senator Bob Dole, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, addressed The Catholic Press Association in Philadelphia today, criticizing President Clinton's decision to veto legislation banning late-term abortions. Dole also used the speech to unveil a proposed tax credit for charitable deductions to help the poor. Abortion looms as a divisive campaign issue, not only between Dole and Clinton but within the Republican party. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.

and Senator Dole over the issue of welfare reform. The President says he will sign Senator Dole's new welfare reform proposal, if a provision is removed that would end the Medicaid entitlement. Keeping welfare reform from passing may be in the interest of the Dole Presidential campaign. But a number of Republicans in Congress may want to see it pass, as they run for reelection.

about future battles in the wake of this week's Supreme Court decision rejecting Colorado's Amendment 2 prohibiting pro-gay laws.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports that officials in Macon County in western North Carolina want to build an industrial park on the site of an ancient Cherokee burial ground. The county is one of the poorest in the state and the burial ground is the only site suitable for development. The Cherokees are understandably upset, but don't even have standing to take the matter to court. County officials have already refused an offer from an archeological preservation society to buy the site.

Anne Williams reviews "The Light Pink Album," the latest CD by songwriter and performer Steven Allen Davis. The CD chronicles Davis' journey from Nashville, Tennessee to Boulder, Colorado. The record label is Core Entertainment Corp. Their address is 1719 West End Ave., 11th Floor West Tower, Nashville, TN 37203. (6:00) (IN S

Linda talks to NPR's national political correspondent Elizabeth Arnold and White House correspondent Mara Liasson about President Clinton and presumptive Republican nominee Senator Bob Dole's disagreements this week on abortion, as well as their treatment of welfare reform as a political issue.

Commentator Andrea Bernstein (BURN-stine) reflects on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Colorado's Amendment 2, and President Clinton's statement on gay marriage.

Linda and Noah administer the test of basic science knowledge drawn-up for the National Science Foundation. It tests rudimentary knowledge of physics, biology, astronomy and chemistry.

Commentator Christine Holmgren says the anit-abortion movement has romanticized the idea of motherhood...and in effect has contributed to the fantasy that teenage girls have about keeping their babies. She says their commercials create an unreal picture of the struggles and sacrifices of a young, single mother. (4:00) 2B CUTAWAY 0:59 Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 2B 0:29 RETURN2 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 2C 14. CRIME STATS -- A report released by the FBI yesterday says the nation's crime rate is down this year. Large cities have had the most significant drop in crime, while rural areas have experienced a slight increase. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that the Justice Department attributes the falling crime rates to improved community policing efforts, but some criminologists say its difficult to pinpoint the reasons for the drop in crime.