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Liane Hansen speaks with Joel Chadabe, president of the Electronic Music Foundation about a new 3-cd set called OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music (Ellipsis Arts CD3670). Chadabe served as consultant for the package, which is one of the most complete surveys of electronic music ever released on disc.

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with editors of three small-town papers about what issues their readers care about this election season. Though some towns have historically had high voter turnout, the editors say this year voters are much more motivated by local issues than by the chance to choose a president. We hear from Tom Lawrence of the Whitefish Pilot, in Whitefish, Montana; J.D. Davidson of the Times-Journal in Fort Payne, Alabama and Ross Connelly of the Hardwick Gazette, in Hardwick, Vermont.

Essayist Christopher Wynn finds that a visit to the local fast food restaurant can be a harrowing experience.

As eBay continues to rack up headlines as well as sales, the modern-day live auctioneer has turned to the internet in an effort to keep the profession up to date. Individual web pages, e-mail lists, proxy bids via e-mail, and digital photographs of auction items are ways that auctioneers are competing with the online auction services. And the future of auctioneering will take them even further from the well-loved traditions of the trade. Liane attends an auction in Vienna, Virginia, and speaks with Chris Rasmus of the Auction Marketing Institute.

Liane reads letters and e-mails from listeners.

Prices slowly increased last month.

The union for the women's team players is calling it a PR stunt.

The country legend's new album returns to some of her commercial roots, telling stories of domestic betrayal in grand yet thoroughly grounded fashion.

Between chronic lack of sleep, identity shifts and heightened demands on time and resources, parenthood can be a tough transition. Life Kit asked parents to share what helped them through Year 1.

Commentator and novelist Reynolds Price says writing can indeed by taught -- at least to serious college students, who can learn serviceable prose. He adds that some skill at creative writing can be acquired, but superior creative work is the far rarer result of inborn "neural tilt," and early environment.

Linda and Robert read letters from All Things Considered listeners. Today's topics include the world's largest empires, houses versus homes, Olympic coverage, and Purple Haze. (4:00) Send letters to "Letters," All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20001, or e-mail to atc@npr.org.

In one Illinois county, a dedicated staff of four people has managed to clear the welfare rolls. They didn't set out to do it, but they've moved all their former welfare recipients to jobs or some other type of support. Urban counties are wondering if they could repeat the feat, as Chicago Public Radio's Jackie Northam reports.