Lawrence Glavin has referred us to the latest RRC ratings that

>...  chronicles a DECLINE in ratings and time-spent-listening [to NPR]
>over the past year.

Permit me to make a modest proposal.  When any of us write to a local
NPR station explaining why we do NOT contribute, let us also mention the
new RRC ratings, suggesting that many others may share our response to
the programming policy of [most] NPR stations.

Cheers,

Jon Gallant                and                    Dr. Phage