As we turn the calendar page to 2008, most of us will go through the annual ritual of making a New Year's resolution. Life coaches Laura Lind-Blum and Lisa Buell join us to walk through the process of making a resolution, and sticking with it. Also, Burlington Free Press reporter Candace Page discusses the state's top news stories of 2007. And, we bring you remembrances of some of the Vermonters who died this year.

We talk with professional wildlife watchers Ted Levin and Lynn Levine, and take your calls about reading the tracks and signs of animals in the winter woods.

Also in the program, Professor Oliver Goodenough of the Vermont Law School discusses a Brattleboro-based lawsuit that looks at issues of legal liability on the Web. And our Year-End Review continues.

Enthomusicologist Dennis Waring and Christopher Grotke of the Estey Organ Museum reveal what the parlor organ can teach us about American culture at the turn of the last century. Also in the program, writer Tom Slayton shares his new book of essays, and we continue our 2007 Year in Review.

December can be a make or break month in the retail calendar. But the stress of shopping can leave some of us questioning the point of all that standing in line and spending. We examine the economics and culture of consumers in the holiday season with Geri Anne Higgans, marketing director at the University Mall in South Burlington, and Hardwick writer Judith Levine, author of "Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping." Also in the program, Skip Vallee tells us what it was like to serve as the US ambassador to Slovakia. And we pay homage to a food that (for some) is synonymous with the Christmas season: fruitcake.

Once a generation Vermonters have come together to assess their values and their hopes for the state's future. The Vermont Council on Rural Development is leading this generation's conversation. Also, eels have disappeared from Lake Champlain. We talk about efforts to bring them back. And, holiday choral music from the group Counterpoint.

Each year, fewer people start their day by sitting down with a cup of coffee and the morning newspaper. Here in Vermont, newspapers are looking for fresh ways to remain marketable. We talk with the new publisher of the Burlington Free Press, Brad Robertson, and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Moats. Then, we turn to the state's broadcast media, and talk with Vermont's new FOX News affiliate. And, hear from future journalists at Springfield High School.

Every year, nearly one-third of Vermont's 60 school superintendents are new to their jobs. We look at the impact of high turnover rates, and the job's aging population. Then, we turn to Vermont students making a difference. High school students in Bristol are crafting their own constitution, and Cape Breton fiddle students are hosting a benefit concert for their teacher who has cancer.

The Internet's role in the presidential campaign is breaking new ground with candidates gathering dollars and supporters online, and the advent of the YouTube Debate. We talk with Garrett Graff, author of the book, "The First Campaign," about new media in politics. Also in the program, Dr. Robert Shapiro explains the science of a migraine, and VPR's Tim Johnson reflects on the genre of medical TV shows.

Vermont's court system is facing a $1 million deficit this fiscal year. Chief Justice Paul Reiber says it's part of a chronic underfunding problem that's just beginning to impact the court system. We talk with the Chief Justice and the state's court administrator about why Vermont's courts are in such bad financial shape, and possible ways to deal with the budget shortfall.