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NPR's David Molpus reports on the practice of parish or congregational nursing, where RN's make housecalls to offer medical as well as spiritual care.

David D'Arcy profiles Irwin Young, this year's recipient of a George E. Sawyer Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Young, who has been a mentor to several independent and documentary filmmakers, runs the Du Art Lab which has processed many award-winning films.

Much has been said recently about California's energy shortage and whether the rest of the country is in for the same. But what's the long view? How many more generations will be able to use coal or oil or uranium for energy? NPR's David Kestenbaum talks with experts who calculate just how much energy is left.

NPR's Eric Weiner in Jerusalem reports there is no sign of a let-up to the violence in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Bill Pound, executive director of the National Conference of State Legislatures, tells Noah Adams that many states are experiencing shortfalls in revenue.

Richard Finan is Chairman of the Ohio Senate Finance Committee. He says crafting a state budget involves a lot of give and take, and it's impossible to make everyone happy.

For the first time in 10 years several states are facing budget cuts. From member station WOI, Joyce Russell reports Iowa is one of the states realizing it will collect hundreds of millions less in taxes than it planned. That's left the state choosing among promises made in rosier times.

We hear how the International Space Station played a role in the opening of last night's Academy Awards Ceremony, and why the astronauts weren't able to watch.

California residents may finally have to pay more for electricity. The president of California's Public Utilities Commission is offering up a plan for a rate increase of about 40 percent. Scott Horsley of member station KPBS in San Diego has the story.

More than 1,300 Comair pilots went on strike today. President Bush is urging a quick resolution to the labor dispute. Joshua Levs reports.