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Cynthia G. Neale is the author of Catharine, Queen of the Tumbling Waters, The Irish Dresser, A Story of Hope during The Great Hunger (An Gorta Mor, 1845-1850); Hope in New York City, The Continuing Story of The Irish Dresser; Norah: The Making of an Irish-American Woman in 19th-Century New York; The Irish Milliner.In addition to these works, Ms. Neale writes plays, screenplays, short stories, and essays. A screenplay, The Irish Dresser Series, adapted from her four novels is currently being pitched to producers. She holds a B.A. in Writing and Literature from Vermont College. Ms. Neale enjoys Irish set dancing, ballroom dancing, reading, painting, hiking, and kayaking. An accomplished baker, she also enjoys creating events for food, dance, and fundraising.

This week on Facing the Future, we speak with Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution for an assessment of US national security strategy from Ukraine to China, the Arctic, and everything in between. And, what this means for future US defense spending, which is an significant part of the federal budget. O'Hanlon has served as an advisor to both the Defense Department and the CIA, and gives us a preview of his new paper assessing the Pentagon's budget needs relative to the global threats and challenges we face. Also we'll take a look at how a few small changes to economic assumptions make major changes in long-term projections for the federal budget and our national debt.

Sue McCoo of Hilltop Consignment is speaking with Jane today on Artful living as they engage in their mutual love of antiques and all-around beautiful things. This show centers on grace and beauty and how beautiful things can heighten all our lives!

A native of New York and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Christina Holbrook now lives in Colorado with her husband, Alan Dulit. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Political Theory from Wellesley College. Holbrook's column Lark Ascending ran in the Summit Daily in Frisco, Colorado, from 2016 through 2020. More recently, her short fiction and essays have appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies. All the Flowers of the Mountain is her first novel and has been awarded the Colorado Book Award for 2023 in the Romance Category and an IPPY Bronze Medal.

On today’s episode, we dive into stories of the Southern NH AHEC team, and the workforce & career exploration programs that help set them on their journey. Nishimwe Bitimea, the AHEC Program Assistant Intern, joined Jodi, Carli, and Sandra to talk about how they came to be in the roles and careers they have today.

Nishimwe is heading into her senior year at the University of New Hampshire studying Health Management & Policy. This summer she is completing a 400-hour internship with AHEC looking at engaging leaders who have been trained to facilitate the evidence-based programs Better Choices, Better Health (also known as Chronic Disease Self-Management), Chronic Pain Self-Management, and Walk with Ease.

You can check out our full list of upcoming workshops at https://www.snhahec.org/upcoming-workshops.html, and register for our self-guided Walk with Ease course at https://startwalkwithease.org/nhdhhs.

All of these classes are free of charge!

Kicking off our "New Hampshire Author's Week" on WKXL, we welcome Rob Greene! Rob, who writes as the search-engine friendly “R.W.W. Greene,” is a recovering journalist and high-school English teacher.

He writes science-fiction novels and short stories in a little house in southern New Hampshire where he lives with spouse Brenda, cat Jack, and a hive or two of honeybees.

It's Friday, which means the Friday Fun Bunch is in the WKXL Studios! Ken Cail interviews Tom Raffio, President & CEO of Northeast Delta Dental and Kitty Rae the OFFICIAL “Flick Chick."

Today on Artful Living, Jane welcomes musician extraordinaire, Keith Belanger of Derry, NH. Keith is an area pianist, music director, AND vocalist! Come and join the conversation on the growing musical community here in the Granite State!

This week on Facing the Future, we get an update from Concord Coalition policy director Tori Gorman and chief economist Steve Robinson on the latest economic news plus the looming Congressional battle over appropriations bills for the next fiscal year. No agreement by the end of the current fiscal year on September 30th could force a partial government shutdown. Plus, we visit New Hampshire Boys State where a group of high school students were engaged in serious policy debates over how to reduce the federal deficit over the next 10 years as they took on the Principles and Priorities budget exercise.

Wednesday our guest was NY Times award winning author Tim Brown. Brown has joined forces with former New Hampshire FisherCats catcher Erik Kratz for The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game. It’s all about the often overlooked and underrated importance of a journeyman catcher and the impact of his role on minor and Major League baseball rosters.