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While Brian Montopoli's article on NPR ("All Things Considerate," January/February) said nothing very interesting about NPR itself, it did bring a bright message to the boomer-friendly fog where I live: Thirty-odd years ago, my generation annoyed the hell out of everyone around us--and we still do so today. We still drive everyone else nuts, inconsiderately and flagrantly imposing our tastes and points of view across multiple generation gaps. Still got the moves!

SUSAN M. HAGADORN via email Brian Montopoli's contention that of the two public radio giants, NPR and PRI, PRI is the hipper, younger version surprised me. I'm a young person, a college freshman, and I might even be a little bit hip. But I've never considered shows on PRI like "Studio 360" or "Marketplace" particularly in tune with my interests. In fact, I've always thought "Studio 360'"s failure is exactly the kind of thing that Montopoli says is...

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