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Cerebral palsy has changed Vicky Page's life. As part of the StoryCorps oral history project, she discusses how she grew up with the disorder with a friend, Terrence Hicks.

People on the Red Lake Indian reservation in northern Minnesota struggle to come to grips with Monday's high school shooting. Authorities continue to piece together the events. Jeff Weise, 16, shot and killed nine people -- including seven at his school -- before killing himself, despite security measures at the school.

Los Angeles Mayor-Elect Antonio Villaraigosa built his landslide victory on a platform of affability and optimism that contrasted with opponent James Hahn's subdued style. According to a Los Angeles Times exit poll, it was L.A.'s struggling school system that hurt Hahn the most. And in a city as diverse as Los Angeles, voters said they had more faith that Villaraigosa could ommunicate across the city's many cultural divides. Villaraigosa joins host Farai Chideya.

Family photos hold the key to a treasure trove of memories and experiences. Launching a series exploring the stories, thoughts and meaning behind images, Margaret Pendergast of East Sandwich, Mass., shares the story of one family photo.

Real ID is a law that requires states to meet new standards for issuing driver's licenses. President Bush signed it on Wednesday. Yesterday we heard an argument in favor of the new law. Today, Cheye Calvo argues against real ID. He thinks enforcing the law will be a burden on states. He's the transportation director of the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Commentator Geoff Grosshans has a fable about overzealous parenting. Grosshans edits The Stuffed Fabulist, a literary magazine.

A pedometer is a small gadget that clips onto your hip and counts steps. These days, millions of people are using them, as public health campaigns and for-profit diet plans urge a daily target of 10,000 steps. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on how this goal was set -- and whether it's worth following.

Starting in the 1930s, Mary Margaret McBride was a pioneering presence on radio. She interviewed the biggest political and cultural figures of the day. Ahead of her times in an earlier age, she is know largely forgotten. Biographer Susan Ware and Jacki Lyden reflect on McBride's career.

In the latest installment of "What's in a Song," our occasional series from the Western Folklife Center about one song and its story, we hear "Songs of the Humpback Chubb."

The Mountain Goats' early albums were recorded on a boombox and released on cassette tapes. While their production values have changed, their evocative, pocket-narrative lyrics are the same. Members of the band join Linda Wertheimer for an interview and performance.