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NPR's Doyenne of Dirt, Ketzel Levine, talks to us about how to order and how NOT to order flowers this Valentine's Day. She tells us how to "talk florist" and get the best and most beautiful bang for our buck. To learn more, check out Talking Plants.

Andrea Dukakis of Colorado Public Radio reports that courts across America are busier than ever. And as case loads increase, so does the number of children who accompany their parents into courtrooms. It's a problem that's forcing some judges to double as babysitters.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on the disillusionment among Israel's leftists and peace activists following the election victory of right-wing leader Ariel Sharon.

The White House today said it is considering a request from California Governor Gray Davis for the federal government to waive some environmental standards so that the state can generate more electricity. NPR's Richard Gonzales has the story.

The $1.6 trillion Bush tax cut plan is now before Congress. How it is resolved could be defining event in the early stages of the Bush presidency. Robert talks with David Brooks, Senior Editor at the Weekly Standard, and E.J. Dionne, columnist for the Washington Post about their views on the political importance of the tax cut bill.

Reading Sunday papers in a coffee house, Commentator Andrei Codrescu was once the unwilling witness to a medical resident doing freelance cosmetic surgery on two women joggers at the next table.

The first full retrospective in fifteen years of California artist Wayne Thiebaud is opening at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., tomorrow. He's 80 years old. And his funny, terrific paintings of food, Pop Art, and San Francisco cityscapes still enchant today. NPR's Susan Stamberg has the story. (7:30) Visit Wayne Thiebaud for more information.

NPR's David Welna reports that some Congressional Democrats say they aren't impressed with President Bush's "charm campaign" to win them over. They say they want real concessions on policy from the White House.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports that two days of meetings between the president of Colombia and the head of the biggest guerrilla organization in the country ended with no real agreements. Both sides will meet again, but the president's political opponents say he's already offered to give away too much and has gotten nothing in return.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports on the split between moderate Texas Baptists and the national Southern Baptist Convention.