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Curtis Mele expected a third term on the City Council of Benwood, W.VA. On Election Day, he got a call saying his name was accidentally left off the ballot, and another councilman listed in his place.

elevision Critic DAVID BIANCULLI on the new season opener of the Simpson''s show, which begins tonight; and also the season''s end of the Larry Sanders''s Show, which stars Gary Shandling.

Book critic JOHN LEONARD reviews two new books by Germany writer Christa Wolff, "What Remains & Other Stories," and "The Author''s Dimension." (Farrar, Strauss & G

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including President Bill Clinton announcing that his administration will not deploy a national missle defense system; Montana Governor Marc Racicot on the western fires; Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt on the fires; Ford Motor Company chief executive and president Jacques Nasser with an update on the Bridgestone/Firestone tire recall; United Airlines chairman Jim Goodwin apologizing for delays caused by this summer's labor troubles; Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore on their visions for America's health care system.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on a Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup poll that finds more Americans than ever support public education, and reforming rather than changing the system. The annual poll finds for the first time that low funding for schools is listed as the number one problem. Poll respondents of both parties say that the federal government should give schools more money without no strings attached. They see Democrats as more friendly to public schools than Republicans in general, but they see Al Gore and George W. Bush as equally good for public schools.

George P. Bush is expected to win Tuesday's GOP primary for land commissioner. Ben Phillpott of KUT brings the story of the young Bush's low-key campaign and outreach to Hispanic voters.

There are days when that photo you can find on the Web of President Obama's and President George W. Bush's faces morphed into each other seems awfully apt.

NPR's Arun Rath speaks with W. Ralph Basham, former director of the U.S. Secret Service, about the agency's recent lapses in security and how it can work to improve.

Noel King talks to Kori Schake, who served on President George W. Bush's National Security Council, about the U.S. military strategy in Syria after President Trump launched airstrikes.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with John Sununu. He served as President George H.W. Bush's Chief of Staff from 1989 to 1991.