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As the school year draws to a close, is there a teacher who has inspired you? Share with us a poem showing your appreciation for educators who have inspired you.

The Base Closure and Realignment Commission this week will hold its first public hearing (in Rapid City, S.D.) since releasing its base closure list. Communities and congressional members that are facing changes are preparing to make their cases.

The panel that oversaw NASA's effort to relaunch the space shuttle after the Columbia disaster issues its final report, giving NASA high marks. Still, critics outline problems with the agency's ability to manage the safety and reliability of the shuttle.

Karen Grigsby Bates remembers musical innovator Robert Moog, who died recently of a brain tumor at the age of 71. His signature creation, the Moog Synthesizer, transformed electronic currents into sounds that could be almost infinitely modified, sparking a revolution in how music is created.

Tim Brookes, who occasionally contributes essays to NPR, is also a passionate and talented guitar player. He has just published Guitar: An American Life, which he describes as part history and part love song. He talks about what he learned in working on the book.

This week, Rep. Bill Thomas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, expressed interest in taking control of the Social Security and Medicare initiatives. Thomas outlined a broader legislative package than the one President Bush proposed, suggesting changes to private savings and pensions outside of Social Security. Washington Post reporter Jeffrey Birnbaum offers details.

President George Bush joined Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders in Red Square Monday morning to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Don Gonyea discusses the ceremonies.

In Mississippi, electricity and phone service have been restored to most of the people affected by Hurricane Katrina. Those still without service are either in rural areas, or in places so devastated by the storm, there's not much left to connect to.

Syrian security officials clash with Arab militants on the Syria-Lebanese border and in Damascus. A Syrian security officer was killed, and four Syrian security police were injured in the shoot out in Damascus. The armed group included Iraqi men who had once worked as Saddam Hussein's body guards. Syria is under intense pressure from the Bush administration to crack down on militants.

Russian forces are now concentrating their attacks on three cities in Ukraine's southeast which are key to the country's agriculture and logistics.