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NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that the chief of National Forest Service is stepping down. Mike Dombeck says his land management philosophy of stewardship over development is out of sync with the views of the Bush administration.

Fires continue to blaze in California. A select group of firefighters is all that stands between the intense flames in forests near Los Angeles and some 12,000 homes. Our "day in the life" series starts with firefighting, and what it takes to contain a massive forest fire.

Life in the segregated South of the early 1960's is the setting for a new novel called The Last Hotel For Women by Vicky Covington. Reviewer Alan says the plot is brimming with both tension and grace throughout. (Simon & Schuster)

NPR's David Molpus reports that the hotel industry's labor costs -- specifically costs associated with high employee turnover -- are forcing the industry to get serious about developing more family friendly policies. David Molpus profiles several initiatives underway at the Marriott Corporation.

The Lacandona jungle of southern Mexico once covered 12,000 square miles, but farming and logging have reduced the rain forest by two-thirds in the last three decades. Preservation efforts are under way. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports.

When there's a wildfire in California, odds are there are low-level offenders battling it. Inmates trained by pros and making $2 an hour have become a crucial element of the state's wildfire response.

It was something like the movie Outbreakmeets Eloise at the Plaza. Last week a Washington area day care center received an anthrax threat. Kids and teachers made it out the door in seconds flat, into the cold and rain. They took refuge at the luxurious Monarch Hotel next door, where they were treated like tiny royalty. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Charyn Cade of Capital Kids daycare and George Terpilowski of the Monarch Hotel.

Hotel is the new CD by the electronic musician Moby. Moby's 1999 CD Play mixed old blues and gospel music with modern electronica. Music critic Mikel Jollett feels a bit nostalgic for the old days of the 90's after hearing the new Moby CD. He says it doesn't have the spark of his older work.

New Hampshire is the second most forested state in the country, but according to our guest today, UNH Professor and Ecologist, Scott Ollinger, our forests…

In London, people can drop off plants at a "hotel" to take care of them while they are on vacation.