JACKI LYDEN, Host:
Time now for your letters. Last week, Lauren Sommer reported on the declining population of northern spotted owls...
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LYDEN: ...because barred owls are taking over their territory.
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LYDEN: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to eliminate the barred owls by shooting them. Richard Llewellyn of Boise, Idaho, writes:
LYDEN: Measure it with a caliper, mark it with a piece of chalk, and cut it down with a chainsaw.
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LYDEN: Plenty of listeners raised a glass to our story about cocktail culture, which is the subject of a show at the Rhode Island School of Design's Museum of Art.
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M: (as Nora Charles) Say, how many drinks have you had?
M: (as Nick Charles) This will make six martinis.
M: (as Nora Charles) All right, will you bring me five more martinis?
LYDEN: Finally, we heard from fans of the pressure cooker, after we aired Lara Pellegrinelli's story about why that kitchen device just might make a comeback.
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