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The world's oceans, seas, and rivers are filled with relics of the past. These shipwrecks are like snapshots of history, frozen in time in the murky depths. Underwater archeologists study them to get a better understanding of our historical heritage. Laura's guests are David Switzer, retired Professor of History at Plymouth State University and also consulting Nautical Archeologist for the state of New Hampshire, and Brendan Foley, Postdoctoral Fellow specializing in Archeology in Deep Water at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts and lecturer in the history of technology at M.I.T.

Next week, several dozen New Hampshire Republicans will make the trek to New York City to represent the Granite State at the Republican National Convention. It will be a time to talk about the issues, develop the party's platform and listen to speeches that they hope will motivate and excite Republicans nationwide. We'll talk with a roundtable of Republican delegates about their hopes for the convention, the issues that will be important to them and how they hope to re-elect President Bush this November.

Laura's guests are Elaine Tinetti, Strafford County Chair for Bush/Cheney '04 and Durham Chair for Jeb Bradley for Congress; Executive Councilor Ray Wieczorek, Republican Executive Councilor from Manchester and Chair of the New Hampshire Republican Convention; and Ambassador Joe Patrone, Finance and Veteran's Affairs Co-Chair for Bush/Cheney '04 New Hampshire and former Ambassador of the United Nations and Independent Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland.

This is Elaine Tinetti's first time representing New Hampshire as a Republican Delegate, Councilor' Wieczorek's third time and Ambassador Patrone's 5th time as Delegate.

The Republican National Convention starts soon in New York. We'll take a look at what President Bush needs to do to make the most out of the RNC and what issues he needs to stress to excite and envigorate his voting base, including those voters still undecided. Laura's guests are Rich Killion, Vice President of Elevare Communications and Dean Spiliotes, professor at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College. We will also hear from Kevin Madden, spokesperson for the national Bush/Cheney '04 campaign.

Massachusetts-born Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, would be one hundred this year if he were still alive. We'll look at the legacy of the author and artist and see what impact he had on American culture and literature. Mike Arnold hosts. His guest is Philip Nel, Assistant Professor of English at Kansas State University and author of "Dr. Seuss: American Icon". We'll also hear from Richard Minear, Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherts, one of the country's leading historians on Japan during WWII and author of "Dr. Seuss goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel."

Three-time gubernatorial candidate, Paul McEachern has made a promise to end what he calls the "big lie" that New Hampshire has no income tax. The 66 year old Portsmouth attorney is one of two candidate vying this year for the Democratic slot to run against Governor Benson in November. He's pro-choice, pro-gambling and against the death penalty. We'll talk with Paul McEachern about his ideas of tax policy, health care, and how he hopes to win this September's Democratic gubernatorial primary against John Lynch.