THIS IS NOT A HOAX. For years there was an email hoax circulating about NPR, but if you read the Washington Post article or have been following any media that provides in-depth news LIKE NPR AND PBS you would have heard that this is a real threat to intelligent broadcasting. NPR and PBS are the only really objective and thorough sources of news we have. In Montana. we have one public radio station out of Billings for Montana and northern Wyoming, and one PBS tv station for the state jointly producing programs at U.of M. in Missoula and Montana State U. in Bozeman. Do you want the US population to be even more poorly informed? Should only those who can afford to pay for broadcast reception be informed? Do you want areas of the country to be unable to receive cultural broadcasting? Much of the country does not live where there is access to theater, music and other educational sources. NPR and PBS connect us to the rest of the world of culture and information. Here is a list of just some of what I and many others in Montana can see and hear because of the support of our stations by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Thistle and Shamrock (Celtic music hosted by Fiona Richie), The Folk Sampler, Prarie Home Companion, local music and news, From the Top (Click here to hear age 18 and under classical performers), Classical Guitar Alive, World of Opera, National Native News (news from tribes in the US and Canada), To The Point (debate of current issues Click here, Marian McPartland Piano Jazz Click here and on television, MORE in-depth coverage of news, science and the arts, BBC news, Masterpiece Theater, Frontline, Mystery, symphony performances, Austin City Limits, NOVA, gardening, painting, building... Those who want to eliminate public radio and television want to dumb-down America even more - the attitude of "Let them eat cake"... let them watch Fox.