We follow up on our previous discussion with a look at what is -- or should be -- done within the local school systems to limit the chances that any student in mid-Missouri might get bullied, either on campus or online.

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Panelists:
Tracey Conrad, Hickman High School principal
Cherisse Thibaut, Missouri KidsFirst prevention specialist and Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children liaison
Morgan Keenan, Missouri Safe Schools coordinator (joining the program by phone)
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As the president and Congress wheel and deal over tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, writers like New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristoff have warned that a growing income inequality threatens to turn the United States into a banana republic. Could that really happen? And even if not, what are the consequences -- economic, political and ethical -- that stem from a widening divide between the richest and the poorest in our society?

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Studio panelists:
Jonathan "Vanya" Krieckhaus, associate professor of political science, University of Missouri
Peter Vallentyne, Florence G. Kline chair in philosophy, University of Missouri
Darin Preis, executive director, Central Missouri Community Action

Joining by phone:
Amy Blouin, executive director, Missouri Budget Project
Robert H. Frank, professor of economics, Cornell University and “Economic View” contributor to the New York Times
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Wondering what to read this winter? Looking to give books as a gift? Panelists and audience members share their favorite books from this year. We also discuss the impact electronic devices are having on the distribution of books.

END OF YEAR BOOK LISTS: New York Times Top 10 - New York Times 100 Notable Books - The Atlantic - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Publishers Weekly - Amazon.com - National Public Radio - San Francisco Chronicle - Los Angeles Times
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Panelists:
Sally Abromovich, public services librarian, Daniel Boone Regional Library
Annette Kolling-Buckley, owner, Columbia Books
List of books mentioned during the discussion
* The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (by Stieg Larsson)
* Hunger Games trilogy (by Suzanne Collins)
* Autobiography of Mark Twain
* The Help (by Kathryn Stockett)
* Freedom (by Jonathan Franzen)
* Cleopatra: A Life (by Stacy Schiff)
* Never Let Me Go (by Kazuo Ishiguro)
* Sarah's Key (by Tatiana de Rosnay)
* The Garden (by Kate Morton)
* The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (by Rebecca Skloot)
* Room (by Emma Donaghue)
* Still Missing (by Chevy Stevens)
* The Confession (by John Grisham)
* The Passage (by Justin Cronin)
* Decision Points (by George W. Bush)
* Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters (by Barack Obama)
* Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (by Jack Weatherford)
* The Man Who Invented the Computer (by Jane Smiley)
* Little Bee (Cby hris Cleave)
* A Visit from the Goon Squad (by Jennifer Egan)
* Profiles in Courage (by John Kennedy)
* Guide to the Afterlife (by E.E. King)
* Unbroken (by Laura Hillenbrand; coming out soon)
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