NPR's Michele Norris talks with Matthew Fisher, reporter for the Canadian newspaper the National Post, traveling with the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion of the Marine 7th Regiment in Tikrit.
Evening Concert celebrates Classical Music Month in September with guest Carol Kellett, an HPR member and volunteer. Kellett speaks to host Craig DeSilva about playing in the U.S. Army Band, singing in choirs, her love of Hawaiian music and hula, and her work involving the preservation of music at the State Archives.
Authorities in Maui are opening more of the burn zone from last month’s devastating wildfire for visits by residents and property owners who lost homes. Early this week, officials began permitting those who lived in a small section in the north end of Lāhainā to return for the first time since the Aug. 8 wildfire demolished the historic coastal town.