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More people than ever are hopping on all-terrain vehicles to zip around the woods for fun. But there's lots of concern over noise and damaged land, often pitting neighbors against one another. We'll talk about this conflict and how some people are trying to resolve their differences. Laura speaks with Richard Goudarzi, executive director of the Granite State ATV Association www.gsatva.org , and Susan Slack, legal services council with NH Municipal Association www.nhmunicipal.org.

It was eradicated twenty years ago – but this week the government issued a plan to deal with an outbreak due to bioterrorism. We’ll talk about what New Hampshire’s doing. There are some problems with widespread smallpox vaccination. Laura's guest is State Epidemiologist Jesse Greeblatt, NH Department of Health and Human Services www.dhhs.state.nh.us. For more information about smallpox, go to www.cdc.gov.

Nuisance or convenience? Most people like getting an update about cheap airline tickets or other deals, but to most of us, SPAM is an unwanted invasion of our e-mail boxes. We'll talk about how to avoid unwanted SPAM, how to do mass mailings that don't stink of it, and whether the government should get involved in regulating SPAM. Laura's guests are James McKim, President of ISRG Inc. and Vice-Chair of SwANH (Software Association of New Hampshire) www.isrginc.com and Mark Timney, assistant professor of journalism, Keene State College www.keene.edu.

Now that the parties have nominated their candidates, we'll talk about the hot political races to watch in New Hampshire. Laura's guests are John Distaso, Senior Political Reporter for the Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News www.theunionleader.com and Kevin Landrigan, Political Reporter for the Telegraph of Nashua www.nashuatelegraph.com.

Reports of people dying and contaminated blood and organs are pretty scary, but just how worried should we be? We’ll find out what West Nile Virus is, how it’s spread, and what’s being done about it. Laura’s guest is Dr. Frederick Hartman, specialist in preventative medicine, public health, and infectious disease and chair of the infection control and epidemiology committee at Lakes Region General Hospital www.lrgh.org