A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

PUBLIC RADIO FIXES THING THAT IS NOT BROKEN; SUSAN STAMBERG REPORTS: NPR, for no apparent reason other than that it feels like it's time, is firing -- er, reassigning -- longtime Morning Edition host Bob Edwards. Edwards has been hosting Morning Edition -- NPR's ratings leader for years -- since its inception a quarter-century ago. His deep voice is incomparable and his good nature always in danger of bubbling to the surface. If one were inclined to accuse NPR of bias, I imagine that Edwards would at least not be anywhere near the top of the list of NPR offenders (though as a future commentator, instead of a news host, he may be ready to climb). This is one of those baffling decisions that makes one wonder how NPR would be run if it were a profit-generating enterprise.