New Mexico's a state.

No, seriously, it actually *is* a state, at least since 1912, when last I can tell the national media were more obsessed with a certain transatlanic "White Star" luxury/steerage liner hitting a certain iceberg than the latest state to join the union. Granted, that may have well made better news sense back in 1912.

If you don't believe me, take ten seconds to confirm the fact with your local NPR affiliate station's newsroom. They can be reached at (505) (that's the area code, in parentheses, which I'm assuming reporters in Pasadena or New York just somehow seem to get confused by) 277-8013.

Unless of course that's not actually your local NPR affiliate's newsroom's number.

I can't pretend to begin to speak to the network's accountability to its listeners, in general. I can only speak to my own listeners' responses to the network we air on their local network affiliate, which I host.

And I hope network listeners respond uniquely to the network in each single market.

They can only make radio better by so doing.

I could document responses and whatnot 'til I went blue in the face.

But I have to sleep, now, before hearing tomorrow morning's headlines.

Which I'll hear -- in greater detail than even most of the most dedicated news junkies, I bet.

Then I'll wake up and write my own evening's headlines.

The "Complex Transformation" is indeed just a tiny bit controversial.

Big surprise.

Now I sleep.

If you hate me, call me! My number's listed somewhere, up above. :)