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In terms of population, New Hampshire is the fastest growing state in New England and nationally, ranks tenth overall. A new groundbreaking report (this is a 1 MB PDF file and may take a few moments to download) about to be released looks at these numbers and warns how this growing population will effect the Granite State's environment? from contaminated freshwater to global warming to the diminishing of wildlife, including it's state bird, the purple finch. Laura's guests are Vicky Markham, Director of the Center for Environment and Population. Steve Wright, New Hampshire Regional Organizer for the National Wildlife Federation and Barry Rock, Professor of Forrest, Botany and Remote Sensing at the University of New Hampshire and Lead Editor of the New England Regional Assessment of Climate Change.

This week, the representatives from the fishing industry and government officials have been meeting in a series of hearings along the New England coast to try to hammer out an approach to new federal regulations regarding overfishing. Environmentalists claim stricter regulations are needed to replenish depleted fishing stocks. Fishermen say the legislation sets unrealistic goals and overly restrictive limits on their trade. If implemented, they say, it could mean an end to their livelihood and a way of life. Our guests are Geoff Smith, New England Fish Conservation Project Manager with The Ocean Conservancy, and Vito Giacalone, president of the Gloucester Fisherman's Association and executive committee member of the Northeast Seafood Coalition.

On Tuesday, President Bush addresses the United Nations at the beginning of its General Assembly. Back home, State and New England GOP officials met to discuss the Republican 2004 campaign. We'll check in with Republicans as to how the President is doing on the economy, the war in Iraq and with the UN and discuss their plans as to how they'll approach next year's elections. Laura's guests are Jayne Millerick, New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairwoman; Dean Spiliotes, Visiting Scholar at the Department of Politics at St. Anselm College, and Patrick Basham, Senior Fellow at the Center for Representative Government at the CATO Institute in Washington, D.C.

In her "State of the University" address last week UNH president Ann Weaver Hart gave her assessment on how UNH is doing and included a promise to truly crack down on underage drinking. We'll talk about these efforts and look at the achievements and challenges of the Granite State school. Laura's guest is UNH President Ann Weaver Hart.

General Wesley Clark announced his official entry into the Presidential race in Arkansas Wednesday. We'll take a look at what this means for the primary and for the other Democrats running. Laura's guests are Jennifer Donohue, Senior Advisor for Political Affairs at the NH Institute of Politics and Rich Killion, Director of the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication Studies at Franklin Pierce College. We'll also hear from New Hampshire attorney George Bruno, who is a friend and advisor to General Wesley Clark.