Thank you, NPR!

[Subdivisions]

I am a journeyman contstruction tradesman. We are not allowed, for safety reasons (so they say), to listen to a radio at work. But I just HAD to hear the Conzales hearing so I rigged my hardhat for sound, isolated myself from the high traffic areas of the site, and snuck the earbud in when noone was looking. I was ready for the fireworks!

The hearing took me through a list of emotions topped by outrage and followed closely by bewilderment and disgust. And if it were not for NPR, I would not have been able to experience this historic event as a first-hand spectator. For that, I would like to express my thanks for the valuable public service NPR provides. So, I sent them a short note which says simply:

Dear NPR:

Thank you very much for all you do.

Sincerely,

-Redacted-

Then, I came home and got online and went to my local NPR station's donation page and made my contribution. Their goal is $360,000 and I encourage anyone else in the North Texas area to make your donation to http://support.kera.org/radio/">KERA.org and for those of you who live elsewhere but still appreciate and listen to National Public Radio, please don't hesitate to help your local NPR affiliate with your financial support (or donate to KERA!).

[Vexatious Ape]

1. I feel that way sometimes.

They are the best thing on the radio. I drive around in a truck all day and listen from 6am-9 then from 4-6pm. I couldn't go without it.

[Sherman A1]

2. Agreed

I listen to NPR's BBC feed in the moring on the way to work ( I start at 5am) and listen to them on the way home. As the commute is 30-45 minutes each way. I get a good view of the news combined wtih reading online before and after work. Hardly ever turn on the TV for news at all..

[SlowDownFast]

3. Yep. There are those who've been dissatisfied with NPR

as of late (they're not Pacifica - Pacifica is Pacifica, after all), but without NPR, the airwaves in most areas of the US would be empty of both liberal/alternative political news and some great progressive entertainment.

I give money to them when I'm able.

[WiseButAngrySara]

4. It's pretty much the only radio station I listen to when I'm in my car. ....n/t