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Picture a ski racer hurling down a slalom course with arms out front, body tucked and skis scraping against icy snow. Did you picture gray or balding hair under the helmet . . . how about arthritic knees? Many older racers who love the thrill of running gates still compete in the New England Masters Racing Program. Vermont Public Radio's Nina (Ny'-nuh) Keck caught up with some of them at a recent race at Killington, Vermont.

Fourteen years ago, it was Pease Air Force base, now the Portsmouth Naval shipyard may be on the chopping block with the latest round of base closures seemingly inevitable. Many see this as devastating to the Seacoast but some believe closing the yard might in be the end an asset rather than a liability. Laura's guests are Liz Kenny, Reporter for the Portsmouth Herald. Ross Gittell, James R. Carter Professor and Professor of Management at the Whittemore School of Business & Economics at the University of New Hampshire. Captain William McDonough, Retired Naval Captain, Former Shipyard Captain at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from 1974-1979, and Spokesman for the Seacoast Shipyard Association , a group hoping to protect the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from closure and Peter Francese, Director of Demographic Forecasts for the New England Economic Partnership.