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Robert Siegel speaks with Dr. Darrell Burnett, a sports psychologist who specializes in counseling young athletes. He believes involvement in sports for young people is good for them, though intense specialty at an early age may not be the best thing for a youngster below the age of 13 or 14. Kids that young may burn out and lose interest. Dr. Burnett also says kids must pursue their sport based on their own interest, not that of their parents. Dr. Burnett is author of Youth, Sports, & Self Esteem: A Guide for Parents. (9:00) Burnett's WebPage is: http://www.djburnett.com

Danny Perez is a 29-year-old centerfielder with the Aberdeen Arsenal of the independent Atlantic League. He remembers being a Little League phenom as kid in El Paso, Texas.

Aileen LeBlanc of member station WYSO reports on the Southwest Ohio town of Xenia that was struck by a tornado last night which killed one resident and injured more than one-hundred. Xenia has been hit by tornadoes before, including one in 1974 that devastated the small town.

Linda and Robert read letters from All Things Considered listeners. Today's topics include the world's largest empires, houses versus homes, Olympic coverage, and Purple Haze. (4:00) Send letters to "Letters," All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20001, or e-mail to atc@npr.org.

Robert talks to Jacob Weisberg, Chief Political correspondent for the online magazine Slate, about the presidential candidates' appearances on TV shows aimed at a female audience. Bush appeared on Live with Regis today, and was on Oprah Tuesday. Gore appeared on Oprah last week. (5:00) Slate magazine is at http://slate.msn.com

In one Illinois county, a dedicated staff of four people has managed to clear the welfare rolls. They didn't set out to do it, but they've moved all their former welfare recipients to jobs or some other type of support. Urban counties are wondering if they could repeat the feat, as Chicago Public Radio's Jackie Northam reports.

Commentator and novelist Reynolds Price says writing can indeed by taught -- at least to serious college students, who can learn serviceable prose. He adds that some skill at creative writing can be acquired, but superior creative work is the far rarer result of inborn "neural tilt," and early environment.

Robert talks to Laurie Mason, a reporter for the Bucks County Courier-Times in Levittown, Pennsylvania, who is covering the trial of a man charged with damaging more than 7-thousand dollars worth of baked goods at a supermarket. Confronted with videotaped evidence of the incidents, Samuel Feldman admits he did touch the bread, cookies, bagels, rolls at the store in Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania. But he says he was only testing the freshness of the goods.

NPR's Philip Martin reports on the release of a study on the U.S compliance with the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The report details inequities between the races in the criminal justice system, educational opportunities, and the weakening of voting rights and affirmative action.

Host Bob Edwards talks to former Morning Edition commentator Tim Green about his latest novel The Letter of the Law. Green's been holding down three jobs since he retired as a player for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. He's a sports analyst for Fox Television, an attorney with a law firm in New York State, and a best selling author. (7:27) Tim Green's new book The Letter of the Law, is published by Warner Books; ISBN: 04465