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2: Novelist and poet ROBERT MORGAN. He's written nine volumes of poetry and four novels. His latest novel is The Truest Pleasure (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill). MORGAN'S work centers on the place where he grew up, The Blue Ridge Mountains. MORGAN also teaches English at Cornell University.

Mara Liasson reports on President Clinton's State of the Union address delivered last night to Congress, and the nation. The president declared an end to the era of big government and he called on the Republicans never to shut down the federal government again.

State of the Union address and Dole's response.

an experiment with privatization of schools.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on the founders of the "Trickle p" program. Since its founding, the program has helped start 50 thousand small usinesses in one hundred twelve countries by giving amounts as small as $50

Essayist Susan Arnout (AR-no) Smith relates the story of ow she introduced some German visitors to Christmas caroling, "American-style"

For a long time, nuclear power plant operators have been arning that storage space for used nuclear fuel rods is running out. The ederal government has promised to transfer the material to a controversial dump ite at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, but the Clinton administration says it could e years before a final decision is made. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

Marion Winik shares her New Year's Resolutions.

Michael Frank of the Heritage Foundation, and Steven Wagner of the polling firm, Luntz and Associates about the second session of the 104th Congress. The budget stalemate has been keeping lawmakers occupied, but other big issues remain on the Republican agenda.

Noah Adams talks to author Mary Cable about the 1888 storm that closed down the East Coast and taught the nation about the vulnerability of telegraph wires and trains to severe weather. The storm led to the building of New York City subways and the concept of buried cables.

NPR'S PHILLIP DAVIS REPORTS FROM THE NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON D-C. BLACKS LEADERS ARE LOOKING INTO ECONOMIC, HEALTH, AND POLITICAL INITIATIVES A MONTH AFTER THE MILLION MAN MARCH.

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