The Story

The 2008 Summer Olympics open tonight with lush ceremonies in Beijing. Head choreographer Shen Wei himself represents the night's fusion of East and West - he grew up in China, but spent 10 years living in the United States.Also in this episode, Frank Baker wrote to The Story after hearing Dick's interview with Jabari Aali Shaw, a young man adjusting to the daily pressures of life after prison. Frank worked over 20 years as a probation officer in Oakland, Calif. He says during his career many young people passed through his office, but none were as honest as Jabari. And, some world leaders are boycotting the opening ceremonies tonight to protest China's human rights record. Floyd Scholz lived through an Olympic boycott. Back in the 1970s, Floyd was focused on competing in the decathlon at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.

How a Chicago group battled a machine-backed alderman over allowing children to play basketball at a park.

The 2010 Winter Olympic games are a couple of weeks away. For Jerry McGovern, it's a chance to look back at one very memorable time - the 1980 games in Lake Placid. Jerry wasn't an athlete in Lake Placid. He was a chauffeur for the VIPs attending the games.

Dick speaks with Mike Hankey about how he got his start hunting down meteor fragments in rural Amish farmland.