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Eric Westervelt examines the changing role of the drill sergeant.

Commentator Kristine Holmgren tells the story of growing up in a family that did not attend church...but deciding she wanted to be part of the church community. On her own, she went to Sunday School and confirmation, and became an active member in the church community. She found her own way...as she believes many children are able to do.

marked her 33rd birthday by giving her first solo press conference. The multi-lingual, Harvard-educated princess usually speaks only when accompanied by her husband. The princess did not discuss the questions that's on everybody's mind... when will the couple produce a male heir to the throne?

Commentator Joyce Maynard tells the story of one-armed Frank... a man who lives in her town whom she took to a concert by the Fabulous Thunderbirds-- and he delighted in pulling out his own harmonica to play along. Frank was deep into his eighties at the time, and prompted Joyce to reflect on her own father -- she wished she had taken him to a concert when he was still alive.

In Belgrade, more than 150,000 took to the streets for the 13th straight day to protest the government's annullment of municiple elections that saw opposition score impressive victories. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that the demonstrations are the beginning of a movement that aims to topple the government of President Slobodan Milosovic.

Essayist Diane Roberts travels the world and reports on bedclothes

Convicted murderer John Salvi took his own life last week while in prison for the slaying of two women two years ago at clinics where abortions are performed. His parents want federal officials to investigate the circumstances of his death. A debate is now raging over treatment of mental illness in prisons, and whether Salvi should have been sentenced instead to a mental institution. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

over a new anti- homeless law aimed at stopping people from living and sleeping in public areas. The law makes "urban camping" illegal and punishable by one year in jail, or a thousand dollar fine. It is part of a growing national trend that cities are trying as a way to clean up their urban centers.

Savi Chadri reports on the condition of Mother Teresa, who underwent surgery today for a heart condition. Doctors said the elderly nun would have died without the surgery. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with the poor of Calcutta.

Mark Jenkins looks at the hit, "I Love You, Always Forever" performed by Donna Lewis. It is a quintessential hit, with breathy delivery and lyrics that have been heard many times before.

The Kabul museum in Afghanistan was once considered one of the greatest museums in Asia. But in the past few years, the museum has been looted by Afghanistan's warring factions. NPR's Eric Weiner reports on recent attempts to restore the Kabul museum's lost treasures.

Russia is angry over the White House's decision to block the sale of ultra-fast supercomuters to Moscow. The Russians say they need the technology to conduct virtual nuclear tests so that they won't have to conduct real nuclear testing, which is forbidden under September's nuclear test ban treaty. NPR's Andy Bowers reports the decision demonstrates the lingering distrust surrounding the nuclear arms race.