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Commentator Julie Zickefoose is a rural birdwatcher. One of the signature sounds of spring's arrival is the song of the brown thrasher. If you listen closely, the bird seems to be sending out orders. Julie Zickefoose listens and obeys.

New Orleans rapper Juvenile's appearance at this year's Jazz and Heritage Festival was poignant. His own home was destroyed by Katrina. His recent lyrics focus on the city's problems.

Alex Chadwick speaks with NPR senior political editor Ron Elving about what Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden might expect when President Bush sends his name to the Senate for confirmation as new director of the CIA.

Americans spend $2 billion per year on organic milk. For milk to be labeled organic, the USDA says that cows must be raised on pesticide-free feed, without hormones. As organic mega-dairies sprout up, small-dairy farmers say some so-called "organic" cows don't get enough meadow time.

A new study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association pinpoints promising new drug combinations and other treatments to combat alcohol addiction. Ed Gordon talks with Dr. Allen Zweben, a co-author of the study.

Lobbying scandals continue to rumble through Washington, D.C. Does life on Capitol Hill mirror the ethical behavior of public servants in foreign countries overseas? Unfortunately, it seems it does.

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are expressing reservations about the prospect of Gen. Michael Hayden heading the CIA. Several members of Congress say the CIA should be led by a civilian.

Commentator Karla Holloway urges caution in rushing to embrace DNA technology when looking for ancestors.

Artists Jeanne-Claude and Christo, who last winter exhibited The Gates of Central Park, are now focused on their next installation, Over the River. In development off and on since 1992, the project will festoon the Arkansas River with swaths of fabric, a rural and much larger version of last year's New York feat.

Ariel Dorfman writes in this Sunday's Outlook Section of The Washington Post about why politicians don't like "El Himno" the Spanish version of "The Star-Spangled Banner." He argues that it's time to start accepting that America soon will be a bilingual country.

What was once a sleepy little airbase in southern Spain is now the busiest base in the U.S. Air Force. The Moron base is the main transit point between the United States and Iraq and Afghanistan. Thousands of tons of war supplies, tanker planes and squadrons of fighters now pass through Moron. It's a vital link in the U.S. supply chain -- but it's not very popular with many Spaniards.

Chris Wood of Modeski, Martin and Wood and his brother, Oliver Wood, take listeners on a rootsy journey through American music on acoustic bass and guitar.