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An unusually warm November has New Hampshire Ski areas pushing back their opening dates.

And last weekend one could have counted the number of opened ski slopes on one hand.....on one finger.

Still, businesses up north are quietly waiting for the white stuff to fall.

NHPR Correspondent Todd Wellington has the story.

Tonight on the Front Porch: We're pulling back the curtain on Pigeons. Most city people don't seem to like pigeons. They call them, "Rats with Wings" and other derogatory names. But it wasn't always that way. Pigeons used to be celebrated -- even worshipped by some cultures. And don't forget the crucial role of Homing Pigeons during World War One. Join us for a look at the love-hate relationship between man and bird.

Our guest is Andrew Blechman, author of the new book, Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird.

Trade disputes over US and Canadian lumber companies is just the latest in a line of challenges that are facing timber owners. Add to that the continued fallout from the pulp mill closing in Berlin and the constant tensions between timber owners and environmentalist groups. Today on the Exchange we'll look at our state's timber industry, the challenges they're facing and how these changes may alter the future of the industry. Laura's guests are Jasen Stock, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association; Steve Blackmer, founder and president of the Northern Forest Center and Sarah Smith, Forest Industry Specialist with the UNH Cooperative Extension.

New Hampshire has announced it will be the first state to offer young women between the ages of 11 and 18 a free vaccine that can help protect them against cervical cancer.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein has more.

In part two of this week's special two-part mini-series, The Exchange takes a look at what it means to be a Democrat today. Throughout the hour we'll hear from various Democrats and we also want to hear from you. What is your ideal Democrat? What values should the party embrace as it moves forward with the big midterm election gains it made? Should the party move back to the left or stay more centrist? Laura's guest is Dante Scala, Associate Professor of Politics at St. Anselm College and Research Fellow at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. We'll also hear from Robert Weiner, Former Clinton White House Senior Public Affairs Director, Previous Communications Director for U.S. Reps. John Conyers and Charles Rangel; Mark Fernald, former Democratic State Senator and gubernatorial candidate; Joe Keefe, CEO of Pax World Funds, former New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair, former member of the DNC and former Democratic nominee for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and Terry Shumaker, former DNC member and currently Executive Director of the New Hampshire NEA.