Archives

While much focus has been on the President and Governor's races, a familiar amendment has quietly made its way onto our ballot...CACR 5. If passed, it will give the New Hampshire legislature greater control over our court system. Laura's guests are Donna Sytek, former Chair of the judicial conduct committee and former Speaker of the House, and Russell Hilliard, former President of the New Hampshire Bar and an attorney.

The Red Sox haven't won the World Series since 1918, when Babe Ruth was traded to the Yankees, starting the infamous "curse". This year, the Red Sox beat the Yankees in a historic seven game pennant showdown to make it to the World Series against the Cardinals. Could this be the year that the curse is reversed? Laura's guests are Vin Sylvia, Deputy Managing Editor of Sports for the Manchester Union Leader, and Bill Littlefield, author and veteran sports commentator and host of NPR's "Only a Game".

Think vegetarian cooking you might think soy burgers and bean curd...but "not so" says a local mother and son team who are looking to break the veggie mold, and focus on flavor and innovative recipes rather than trying to persuade tofu to taste like tenderloin. As they say, "These are great recipes that just happen to be vegetarian?. We look at the joys of vegetarian cooking. Laura's guests are J.M. Hirsch, Food writer for the Associated Press the Associated Press//. His weekly Vegetarian Cooking column is distributed to hundreds of Newspapers across America and Michelle Hirsch, Food writer for Spirit of Change Magazine . She has studied and taught macrobiotic cooking as well as working as a training and development specialist in the food industry for more than twenty years.

Jeb Bradley is finishing up his first term as a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. The Republican is being challenged by Democrat Justin Nadeau, but all polls indicate that the incumbent has a sizeable lead. We'll ask Congressmen Bradley about his first few years in D.C., how much time he's spending on the campaign trail, and what he hopes to accomplish if he's re-elected.

Our Issue Tuesdays series continues with a look at the role of leadership and character in this year's elections. In both the gubernatorial and presidential races, the candidates have exchanged attacks over who's stronger, tougher, more honest and more in tune with the needs of the people of New Hampshire and the country. We'll ask how the candidates are trying to portray themselves as the right man to lead and what they're doing to paint their opponent as weak. Laura's guests are John Milne, NHPR political correspondent and Barbara Kellerman, research director of the Center for Public Leadership and lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Kellerman is also the author of "Bad Leadership: What it is, How it Happens, Why it Matters". We will also hear from Andy Smith, director of the UNH Survey Center.