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Essayist Christopher Wynn contemplates a world in which anti-bacterial products become dangerous to one's health.

Jeff Barry of member station KCLU in Thousand Oaks, Ca., reports from Sequoia National Forest on the status of the wildfires which are burning throughout the west. Firefighters in ten states from the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean are battling the blazes, which have burned more than 700,000 acres in recent weeks.

Liane talks with NPR's Anthony Brooks, who is travelling with Democratic Presidential hopeful Al Gore. The Vice President is gearing up for the Democratic Party convention, which begins next week in Los Angeles.

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr makes note of some interesting letters written to kids by Presidents of the United States, from Washington to Nixon.

Studies show few U-S students are proficient at basic geography and it doesn't get much better when they grow up: nearly half of Americans don't know the population of the U.S.; three in ten can't use a map to calculate distance or directions. A group of educators want to change how geography is taught ... making instruction both more relevant and more rigorous. Jodi Becker of Chicago Public Radio reports.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on an unusual lawsuit by an Oklahoma Indian tribe, over millions of acres of land in Illinois. The Miami tribe claims a 200 -year old treaty gives them rights to lands their ancestors once roamed - lands that now house farms, businesses and two state universities.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on the similarities and differences between two sons of former Presidents nominated for their own presidential runs -- John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports from Mexico City on a series of problems facing the country. In addition to the rapid depletion of forests and marine habitat, Mexico is dealing with a severe water shortage.

Commentator Shelley Fraser Mickle tells a tale about a horse's tail.

Host Howard Berkes shares letters from listeners.