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Commentator Dick George has been feeling the drought in Maryland. Now the family's well has gone dry and it is time to drill a new one. The cost can be high and it is a big gamble. (2:00)

NPR's Ivan Watson in central Turkey reports a moderate Islamist political party is the front-runner heading into next week's Turkish parliamentary elections. The party's leader has been barred from contesting the election, but his supporters are confident they will emerge victorious. (4:30)

A child molester lives down the street from commentator Hollis Gillespie. Her friend Larry is getting obsessed with catching him doing something wrong, but Hollis is obsessed with protecting her daughter. (3:30)

A new study by the World Health Organization examines 26 risks to human health and suggests that the average lifespan can be increased by five to 10 years if countries take steps to battle major health risks in each region. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

Secretary of State Colin Powell says the U.S. and other members of the U.N. Security Council are closer to agreement on a resolution to compel Iraq to allow arms inspections. And President Bush meets with top U.N. arms inspector Hans Blix. NPR News reports.

Recent increases in state cigarette taxes lead to new concerns about illegal tobacco sales. Authorities say more smokers are crossing state lines, or heading online, to buy cheaper cigarettes. Hear NPR's Adam Hochberg.

Daniel Kraker from Arizona Public Radio looks at the controversy over a new Jet Ski ban at several national recreation areas. So-called "personal watercraft" will be banned because of concerns over noise and pollution. But Jet Ski fans say the bans are unfair, and are rallying to have them overturned.

The indie effort Real Women Have Curves, a mother-daughter story, was made for cable TV -- then diverted to movie theaters after a successful debut at the Sundance Film Festival. Pat Dowell reports.

John Ydstie talks with NPR's Philip Davis about the some 200 Haitian migrants who jumped off the freighter they were on and came ashore in Miami. They stopped traffic on a causeway. Most of them are now in detention. (4:00)

John Ydstie talks with three people who are working to get more people to vote. One of them is Daniel Berwick, the Get-Out-the-Vote campaign coordinator for Democrat Tony Sanchez's run for Governor of Texas. Berwick's group has about 300 vans taking volunteers into neighborhoods throughout the state to knock on more than a million doors each weekend. John also talks with Dan Lavey, a Republican political consultant in Oregon, and Julie Gibson, who works for the Missouri Democratic Party.