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We talk with New Hampshire men and woman who caught our attention in this year?s news headlines, from the Mayor of Manchester, to the caretaker of the now fallen Old man of the Mountain to the nation's first openly gay Episcopal Bishop. We'll talk to them about their year... their victories, their challenges and hopes for 2004. Laura's guests are New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, Elizabeth McKinstry, National Spokesperson for the Free State Project, Robert Baines, Mayor of Manchester, David Nielson, long-time caretaker of the Old Man of the Mountain, and New Hampshire Senate President Thomas Eaton.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Ray Bradbury's sci-fi classic "Fahrenheit 451". We'll discuss the book's broad issues of censorship and totalitarianism and why this novel is still being talked about today. Laura's guests are Jim Kelly, local Seacoast author and member of the NH Council on the Arts, David Galef, Professor of English at the University of Mississippi and former Assistant Editor for Galaxy Magazine, and Bob Lawson, Artistic Director for Andy's Summer Playhouse in Wilton. Bob put on a production of Fahrenheit 451 in August.

Author Kenneth C. Davis joins us to talk about the updated version of his popular book “Don’t Know Much About History: Everything You Need To Know About American History But Never Learned”. Davis enlightens us with interesting facts, from dispelling the myth that Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag to how New Hampshire may have played a part in the 2000 Presidential vote. Laura's guest is author Kenneth Davis.

*THIS IS A HOLIDAY REBROADCAST- no calls will be taken during the program*

Education has long been a hot button issue in presidential politics. As we continue our Tuesday series on the issues and the Democratic Primary we take a look at education. From school choice to No Child Left Behind to funding higher education we'll look at who's saying what and how the Democratic candidates are distinguishing themselves from each other. Laura's guests are Erik Robelen, Washington Reporter for Education Week magazine and Jon Greenberg, Executive Editor of News at New Hampshire Public Radio. We'll also hear from Nick Donahue, New Hampshire Department of Education Commissioner and Andy Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.

America's got the flu blues. Out West it hit early and hard and now the east may be in for some more misery. But the country is virtually out of vaccine. We'll find out how that happened and why it's apparently so difficult to predict and prepare for the flu. Laura's guests are Dr. Jesse Greenblatt, State Epidemiologist, and David Ropeik, Director of Risk Communications at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis. Laura will also talk to Dr. John Modlin, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School.