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LISTEN: Monroe City Council Candidates Forum

KEDM Public Radio and the Monroe Chamber of Commerce held a Meet the Candidates Forum for Monroe City Council, Monday, February 17 at 6 p.m. at the Monroe Civic Center Convention Center. Candidates for City Districts 2, 3, 4, and 5 answered a variety of questions before an audience of over 100 people. Questions covered topics relating to Monroe government, including crime, infrastructure, a new casino in Monroe, and more. All the candidates in each district were in attendance, and the forum...

LISTEN: Candidates Forum - Monroe Mayor's Race

Officials: Mississippi Flooding Remains 'Precarious,' And Can 'Turn At Any Moment'

Reports: GM Ordered 500,000 Ignition Switches Before Recall Announcement

By Krishnadev Calamur • Nov 10, 2014

Newly revealed emails seen by The Wall Street Journal and other news organizations appear to show that automaker General Motors ordered a half-million replacement ignition switches nearly two months before it alerted regulators to a defect in the switches that has since been linked to 32 deaths.

Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton has the background for our Newscast unit. Here's what she says:

California Nurses Say They'll Strike, Without Talking Wages

By April Dembosky • Nov 10, 2014

As many as 18,000 nurses in Northern California are preparing for a two-day strike that will start Tuesday. Nurses plan to leave their posts at 7 a.m. and picket outside 21 Kaiser Permanente medical centers and clinics.

The placards nurses carry and the chants they repeat will say little about salaries or pensions. No economic proposals have even been put on the bargaining table yet.

Solar Bike Path Opens This Week In The Netherlands

By Bill Chappell • Nov 10, 2014

A Dutch project that integrates solar panels into a bike commuter path will officially open this week, on a special roadway outside Amsterdam. Power generated by the SolaRoad's panels will be funneled into the national energy grid.

The project in the town of Krommenie is being called the world's first public road that includes embedded solar cells. The crystalline silicon solar cells are encased in two layers of tempered safety glass, mounted in a concrete housing.

A 3-Star General Explains 'Why We Lost' In Iraq, Afghanistan

By editor • Nov 10, 2014

"I am a United States Army General, and I lost the Global War on Terrorism."

Those are the frank opening words of a new book by retired Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Bolger, Why We Lost: A General's Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Bolger continues:

"It's like Alcoholics Anonymous. Step one is admitting you have a problem. Well, I have a problem. So do my peers. And thanks to our problem, now all of America has a problem. To wit: two lost campaigns and a war gone awry."

Remembering Hedy Lamarr: Actress, Weapons Systems Developer

By editor • Nov 9, 2014

KAREN GRIGSBY BATES: Here's something you might not have known about World War II. One of the most popular Hollywood actresses of the era was also developing weapons systems for the U.S. Navy. Today would've been the 100th birthday of a true Renaissance woman, Hedy Lamarr.

25 Years Later: Looking Back On The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

By editor • Nov 9, 2014

KAREN GRIGSBY BATES: Today, Germany marked the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall. In the city center, 8,000 balloons were released into the sky as an orchestra played Beethoven's "Ode To Joy."

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ODE TO JOY")

Hopes And Fears For The Future Of The World, With Ted Koppel

By editor • Jun 28, 2013

NEAL CONAN, HOST:

After 11 Years Behind The Host Mic, Neal Conan Signs Off

By editor • Jun 27, 2013

NEAL CONAN, HOST:

And so it's time to say goodbye. As you probably know, this, after 21 years, is the final broadcast of TALK OF THE NATION, and after 36 years, my last day at NPR.