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As any good citizen of Red Sox nation knows, tonight is game one of the 2007 World Series against the Colorado Rockies.

The series pits East against West, and one of baseballs most storied franchises against a relative newcomer.

The two teams took very different roads to get to this game....and fans are predicting two very different styles on the way to winning four out of seven.

NHPR's Brady Carlson caught up with two of the ---dare we say millions of---baseball fans who plan to watch or listen to tonights game.....one from each side.

Marilyn Johnson never expected to be an obituary writer. But after she penned a much-read tribute to Princess Diana after her untimely death, Marilyn found herself compelled to write more and more obituaries of high-profile citizens – sometimes for celebrities who hadn't even passed-on yet. Tonight, we'll talk with her about her search for some of the most compelling obituaries and obit writers from around the world, and why she finds the craft so intriguing.

Marilyn Johnson is the author of The Dead beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries. She's giving a presentation at the University of New Hampshire this evening. Click here for details.

At Merrimack High School today, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards touted his plan to make college affordable.

The Wausau Paper Mill in Groveton will be closing down at the end of the year, leaving 303 employees out of work.