Morning Edition Returns: Pickles and Polar Bears

Published December 31, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

In Mount Olive, North Carolina, they relish the opportunity to ring in the New Year a bit earlier than most of the nation, and on Coney Island, it's a good time for a dip in the surf.

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Cory Turner

Research shows K-12 students in different states spend wildly different amounts of time in school, and suggests the nation's schools could be much better about using the learning time they do have.
Father and son reflect on Black love and loss

Jey Born

In this week's StoryCorps, a father and son talk about sources of love in their lives.
How does a new presidential administration look from the American West?

Steve Inskeep

The governors of New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming assess President-elect Donald Trump's incoming agenda -- from energy to immigration.