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| Birmingham -- As children at Glen Iris Elementary School in Birmingham head back to school Monday, their backpacks will most likely contain notebooks, pencils and...small laptops. The Glen Iris students are part of a pilot program for the new XO Laptops. Mayor Larry Langford plans on bringing them to other Birmingham city schools this coming year as part of the first large-scale XO Laptop program in America. Despite criticisms these computers are a waste of money and merely toys, the little machines are getting a positive response from educators. WBHM's Katie Turpen reports. More ...

| Birmingham -- Our weekly segment features The Birmingham News columnist John Archibald, discussing the city politic (and county and state politic too). Instead of being unplugged as he is in the newspaper, we offer him a bullhorn. Sort of. More ...

| Birmingham -- When it comes to Jefferson County's sewer debt crisis, there's a well-documented split among county commissioners. They've clashed over how to solve the problem, and now they're divided over how to even gather public input about it. WBHM's Andrew Yeager reports. More ...

| Birmingham -- Each week we'll hear an update on political happenings in Birmingham and Jefferson County from Kyle Whitmire, staff writer and columnist for Birmingham Weekly. He joins WBHM's Andrew Yeager Wednesdays on All Things Considered. More ...

| Birmingham -- Food experts across the country are sounding a warning knell that US food systems are dangerously out of whack. They say the current system has undermined local food economies, making it harder for many Americans to get fresh foods. But some local residents are bucking that trend, as Haden Holmes Brown reports. More ...

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Tapestry

On the most recent Tapestry, the Bravo Arts Festival gets canceled. Also, how many songs can you name that were written for a book? And Red Mountain Theatre presents Tinyard Hill. Finally, tight harmonies and a major label debut from Birmingham band The Bridges. More...

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Wednesday night Opera

MASSENET: The Portrait of Manon
POULENC: The Human Voice

Ever wonder what happened to poor old Des Grieux, after he lost the love of his life so tragically in Massenet's Manon? Well, the first work in this double-bill answers the question. It's followed by a dramatic and vocal tour de force for a single singer -- Poulenc's emotional roller-coaster The Human Voice.

NPR World of Opera airs Wednesday nights at 7 p.m.