Apr 29th, 2005 · Of the South's newly thriving cities, few have risen from the ashes of economic and political crisis as quickly as Atlanta -- due in large part to its mayor, Shirley Franklin. She is not only the first woman ever to hold that office in Atlanta, but also the first African-American woman to run a large city south of the Mason-Dixon line. Time magazine recently cited Mayor Franklin as one of the five best big city mayors in the country. She joins host Ed Gordon to discuss her success in Atlanta.
Keywords: officer · city · politics · country · economic · crisis · Atlanta · African American · magazine · Mayors · cities · Ed Gordon
Apr 27th, 2005 · It's a malady that grips high schools across the country this time of year: senioritis. We talk about the perennial epidemic of angst and lethargy that afflicts many high school seniors as graduation approaches.
Keywords: senior · country · schools · epidemic · graduate · mysteries · angst · malady · lethargy · grips
Apr 27th, 2005 · Joseph Horowitz, author of Classical Music in America: A History of Its Rise and Fall, talks with Robert Siegel about the past, present and future of classical music in this country.
Keywords: Robert Siegel · country · history · America · classics · music · genre · Classical Music · Joseph Horowitz · History of Its Rise
Apr 26th, 2005 · Bankrupt Adelphia, the fifth-largest cable provider in the country, has agreed to pay the government $715 million to settle a federal fraud investigation. The company's founder John Rigas and his family members have also agreed to forfeit their assets.
Keywords: country · government · federal · Fraud · settlement · company · founder · Family · assets · investigators · forfeiting · Adelphia
Apr 24th, 2005 · In recent years, the French wine industry has faced a growing crisis. Vineyards are struggling with debt, and under-consumption of French wine has forced the country's winemakers to compete with an increasing number of vintages from around the world.
Keywords: world · country · French · industry · crisis · debt · consumption · Vintage · Vineyard · winemaker
Apr 22nd, 2005 · Enron went from the country's seventh-largest company to the country's second-largest bankruptcy. So who was responsible? Director Alex Gibney gives us a behind-the-scenes look and talks about his new film, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.
Keywords: country · Enron · company · bankruptcy · Guys · Smartest Guys · Director Alex Gibney
Apr 22nd, 2005 · This weekend, England celebrates St. George's Day in honor of the country's patron saint. For many, the holiday stirs up questions of what it means to be English. Sue Ellicott reports from Salisbury, England.
Keywords: country · British · celebration · holiday · English · england · George · Salisbury · Ellicott
Apr 21st, 2005 · The temporary closing of a tell-all Web site and its claims that many poetry contests are rigged in favor of the judges' students, friends or lovers has raised the hackles of poets across the country.
Keywords: country · judges · students · temporary · armed · lovers · friends · Poetry · poet · hackles
