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President Clinton asked Arkansas poet Miller Williams to write a poem for the Second Inaugural. The poem is titled "On History and Hope."

Scott speaks with Hank Williams III, grandson of the legendary country singer. HIs new CD is titled Rising Outlaw (Curb Records)

A Lilith Fair veteran and New England folk-pop mainstay, Dar Williams continues to make achingly personal, liltingly sweet, sardonically smart music a decade and a half into her recording career. Hear Williams perform a set of new material, recorded live in concert from WXPN and Wiggins Park in Philadelphia.

Hear the singer perform songs from In the Time of Gods, live in Delaware. Thematically centered on classical Greek mythology, the album explores narratives based on mythological personalities.

Singer OTIS WILLIAMS. He was the founder of The Temptations, whose smooth five-part harmonies and synchronized dance steps made them one of the hottest of Motown's super groups. Their hits included "My Girl," "Just My Imagination," and "Pappa Was a Rolling Stone." (REBROADCAST FROM 9

After a fast rise to near-fame, a multiple sclerosis diagnosis nearly ruined her career — before a helping hand came in the form of some of the country's most-famed bands.

Writer WILLIAM ADLER. ADLER'S first book, Land of Opportunity: One Family's Quest For The American Dream In The Age of Crack (Atlantic Monthly Press) tells the story of the Chambers brothers. The brothers moved to Detroit from Mississippi in the mid-80's in search of economic freedom and found it by setting up the biggest drug business in the city. It was run like a Fortune 500 company with quality control, discounts, employee bonuses and a dress code. William Ferris calls the book a "chilling view of the urban drug scene and the black experience should be read by every American."

Mecklenburg County leaders are taking the first steps to determine whether the public health department should have different oversight. Commissioners…

Writer William Langewiesche is a national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly. He writes about recovery and cleanup efforts at the World Trade Center in his new book, American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center (North Point Press). Langewiesche arrived at the scene days after the collapse and had unrestricted, round-the-clock access to events there.

Garth Williams, who illustrated dozens of children's books, including Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web and Little House on the Prairie, died Wednesday at the age of 84. Noah Adams talks with his wife Leticia about her husband and the magical drawings he created. A memorial service was held today in Marfil, Mexico, the town in which he spent much of his time of the past 35 years.

To discuss William Donaldson's background, Robert Siegel turns to Mike McNamee, senior correspondent at Business Week Magazine. Donaldson helped pioneer investment research as co-founder of the firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He is also highly respected as founder of Yale's Graduate School of Management and was one time chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange.

The music on Williams' latest album isn't as sweet as it sounds. The singer says his shimmering pop is more sunburned than sunny.

The plan had been for three Democrats and a Republican to show up to Tuesday night's forum, but that's not what happened.First, Republican City Councilman…

2: Neurophysiologist WILLIAM CALVIN. He assisted in neurosurgery on a patient named Neil. Neil was to have a portion of his temporal lobe removed to cure his severe epilepsy. But the neurosurgeon, George Ojemann, had to know where to cut. A mistake could cost Neil part of his normal brain function. So, while Neil was awake on the operating table, Dr. Ojemann, probed and stimulated Neil's exposed brain, the whole time carrying on a conversation with the patient. The purpose was to create a detailed roadmap of Neil's brain functioning. CALVIN and co-author George Ojemann wrote about this surgical journey in their new book "Conversations with Neil's Brain: the Neural Nature of Thought and Language" (Addison-Wesley).

2: Screenwriter WILLIAM LINK. With his partner Richard Levinson, Link created more than a dozen T-V series, including "Columbo" and "Mannix." They also wrote the books "Stay Tuned: An Inside Look at the Making of Prime-Time Television," and "Off Camera: Conversations with the Makers of Prime-Time Television."Link has been inducted into the TV Hall of Fame and also stars in the new movie "Flirting with Disaster." REBROADCAST (Originally aired 10/12/89Actor PETER FALK (FALL-k). He is best known for his role as a rumpled L.A. detective in the TV series "Columbo," where he garnered three Emmy awards. REBROADCAST (Originally aired 3

He was the founder of The Temptations, whose smooth five-part harmonies and synchronized dance steps made them one of the hottest of Motown's super groups. Their hits included My Girl, Just My Imagination and Papa Was a Rolling Stone. He is the only surviving member of the original group. The Temptations have just released a new CD called Ear-Resistible. (9