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Mark Twain once said, "I never let school interfere with my education." That's just one example of an aphorism from a new collection of the handy sayings gathered and annotated by author James Geary in The World in a Phrase.

Last March, Indonesia saw its first polio case in 10 years. Now, 300 children have been crippled and 60,000 infected. Before health officials can stamp polio out, they'll have to win over parents distrustful of the vaccine.

In high school, Eboo Patel failed to support a friend facing anti-Semitism. Now, the Chicago interfaith youth organizer believes honoring diversity means having the courage to actively speak up for it.

Donald Sundman, president of the Mystic Stamp Company, has traded a rare and valuable stamp -- an obscure "Z-grill" -- for a block of airmail error stamps from 1918 worth nearly $3 million. The stamp's new owner, private collector Bill Gross, now has a complete collection of 19th-century U.S. stamps.

New reports from the Pew Hispanic Center conclude that low-income Latino students are the most segregated, ill-served group in the country's public high schools. The reports detail high school conditions for Hispanic students in the United States.

Teddy Roosevelt's greatest adventure came in 1914 when the former president visited South America. He barely escaped after agreeing to survey an uncharted river in the heart of the Amazon jungle.

Mike Wallace has been on the CBS News program 60 Minutes since it debuted on Sept. 24, 1968. Wallace talks with Steve Inskeep about his past -- and the future of broadcast journalism.

A little less gangsta, a little more J. Crew. The National Basketball Association imposes a dress code. But some players see the new rules as racist, denegrating fashions popular with young black men.

Super Bowl XL falls somewhere between brilliant and bland on the 40-year timeline of title games. The Pittsburgh Steelers and star Jerome Bettis are popular winners, but play was erratic and the referees loomed a bit too large.

Newspaper editor Ron Franscell is still observing the repercussions of Hurricane Rita in Beaumont, Texas. He's also watching the World Series as it begins in Chicago. He reflects on what he learned from the national pastime.