 Melanie in Dodge Center just contributed and said, as a former editor and co-owner of two small weekly newspapers shut down six years ago due to lack of funds, I'm passionate about keeping NPR's high standard of news coverage going. I know work as a substitute teacher, and in these tumultuous times, it's crucial to have the news organization that strives to look at the whole picture, to see things from different angles, to report the whole story.