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Noah travels to the tiny town of Marshall, on Tomales Bay in northern California, to learn about the Hog Island Oyster Company. John Finger and his colleagues lease ten acres of waterland in the bay and grow oysters, mostly for the restaurant trade in San Francisco, to the south, where the Hog Island brand is well-known. Hog Island plants oyster spat in mesh bags that are washed by the tides, and after two years it's harvest time. Every day the workers ride out to check their crops, only their riding in a wooden dory, instead of a pick-up truck. IN STEREO.

Linda speaks with Ferrel Guillory (GHILL-oh-ree), a former Southern political reporter with the Raleigh, North Carolina News and Observer, and John Jacobs, political editor of the Sacremento Bee, about the significance of the Super Tuesday primaries in the south next week. With so many primaries being moved up, these analysts say Super Tuesday and the California primary at the end of March have lost their importance.(IN

Linda talks to political consultant James Carville about his new book, "We're Right, They're Wrong," in which he offers responses to what he considers misinformation by the political right wing, ranging from issues on welfare to taking away power from the federal government and returning it to the states.

ommentator STEVEN LEVY on Apple computer.

The BBC's Robert Parsons reports on the heavy fighting that is raging for the second straight day in the Chechen capital, Grozny. In Moscow, Russian President Boris Yeltsin says a peace plan for Chechnya is being finalized, but there is no indication he's ready to negotiate with Chechen rebels.

Linda talks with Michael Betzold, a reporter on strike from the Detroit Free Press, about Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Betzold says Kevorkian wishes that society will one day accept assisted suicide for those who are emotionally ill as well as for the terminally sick. Betzold also talks about Kevorkian's desire to control death. Betzold has written about Kevorkian since 1991 and wrote a book about him called, "Appointment with Dr. Death."

reports on the latest efforts in Israel to prevent any further terrorist acts by Hamas.

Noah talks to NPR's Melissa Block about former Congressman Jack Kemp's endorsement today of publisher Steve Forbes' presidential campaign. Kemp has been a major promoter of the idea of a flat tax, which is central to Forbes' campaign and his policies for economic growth. But coming on the day after Sen. Bob Dole's big primary wins in eight states, it was unclear what impact the Kemp endorsement would have.

NPR's John Burnett reports that in the wake of yesterday's Texas primary, gay Republicans are attending GOP precinct conventions to counter the Christian Right's anti-gay influence. This represents the beginning of a concerted campaign by gay Republicans to influence the party platform.

Linda talks with NPR's national political correspondent Elizabeth Arnold about the endorsement of Sen. Bob Dole's campaign today by Texas Gov. George W. Bush. Dole hopes to cement his hold on his party's presidential nomination by picking up the support of voters in states participating in next Tuesday's ``Super Tuesday'' primary. Dole planned to spend his day in Texas.