>Dear friends;
>>
>> In NPR Morning Edition, Nina Totenberg said that
>> > if the Supreme Court supports Congress, it is in
>> > effect the end of NEA (National Endowment for the
>> > Arts).
>> >
>> > This situation creates great concerns about
>> > Congressional funding for creative arts in America,
>> > since NEA provides major support for NPR (National
>> > Public Radio) & PBS (Public Broadcasting System), and
>> > numerous other creative and performing arts. If NEA is
>> > lost or weakened, our lives are similarly diminished.
>> >
>> > In spite of the efforts of each station to reduce
>> > spending costs and streamline their services, some
>> > government officials believe that the funding
>> > currently going to these programs is too large a
>> > portion of funding for something which is seen as not
>> > worthwhile.
>> >
>> > Currently, taxes from the general public for PBS
>> > equal $1.12 per person per year, and the National
>> > Endowment for the Arts equals $.64 a year. A January
>> > 1995 CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll indicated that 76% of
>> > Americans wish to keep funding for PBS, third only to
>> > national defense and law enforcement as the most
>> > valuable programs for federal funding.
>> >
>> > Each year, the Senate and House Appropriations
>> > committees each have 13 subcommittees with
>> > jurisdiction over many programs and agencies.
>> > Each subcommittee passes its own appropriation bill.
>> > The goal each year is to have each bill signed by the
>> > beginning of the fiscal year, which is October 1.
>> >
>> > The only way that our representatives can be
>> > aware of the base of support for PBS and funding for
>> > these types of programs is by making our voices heard.
>> >
>> > Please add your name to this list and forward it
>> > to friends who believe in favor of what this stands
>> > for. This list will be forwarded to the President of
>> > the United States, the Vice President of the United
>> > States, and the Speaker Of The House, the office of
>> > which has in the past been the instigator of the
>> > action to cut funding to these worthwhile programs.
>> >
>> > This petition is being passed around the
>> > Internet. Please add your name to it so that funding
>> > can be maintained for the NEA, NPR & PBS
>> >
>> > Please keep this petition rolling. Do not reply
>> > to me.
>> >
>> > Please sign and forward to others to sign. If you
>> > prefer not to sign please send to the e-mail address
>> > indicated.
>> >
>> > This is being forwarded to several people at once
>> > to add their names to the petition. It won't matter if
>> > many people receive the same list as the names are
>> > being managed. This is for anyone who thinks NPR/PBS
>> > is a worthwhile expenditure of $1.12/year of their taxes,
>> > a petition follows.
>> >
>> > If you sign, please forward on to others. If not,
>> > please don't kill it.
>> >
>> > **********************N O T E*******************************
>> > If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th,
>> > etc., signer of this petition, please forward a copy
>> > to: wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu
>> > **************************************************************
>> >
>> > This way we can keep track of the lists and
>> > organize them. Forward this to everyone you know, and
>> > help us to keep these programs alive.
>> > Thank you.
>> >
>> > NOTE: It is preferable that you SELECT the
>> > entirety of this letter and then COPY it into a new
>> > outgoing message, rather than simply forwarding it.
>> >
>> > In your new outgoing message, add your name to the
>> > bottom of the list, then send it on. Or if option is
>> > available, do a SEND AGAIN.
>> >
>> > 1. David Liberman, Sylva, NC
>> > 2. Marie Harrison, Sylva, NC
>> > 3. Randi Beckmann, Ithaca, NY
>> > 4. Bill Wertheim, Mt. Vernon, NY
>> > 5. Marlene Wertheim, Mt. Vernon, NY
>> > 6. George Wertheim, San Francisco, CA.
>> > 7. Linda Wertheim, San Francisco, CA
>> > 8. Linda R. Semi, Walnut Creek, CA
>> > 9. Margaret C. Forness, Pleasant Hill, CA
>> > 10. Phillip D. Rubenstein, Syracuse, NY
>> > 11. Timothy J. Connell, Madison, WI
>> > 12. Stacia E. Jesner, Mt. Kisco, NY
>> > 13. Jenna Schnuer, NYC, NY
>> > 14. Julia Kohn, NY, NY
>> > 15. Maria Sarro, NY, NY
>> > 16. Evan Schwartz, Cliffside Park, NJ
>> > 17. Pat Waters, Lakewood, CO
>> > 19. Karen Tilton, Maquoketa, IA
>> > 20. Kent Crawford
>> > 21. Terry Dillon
>> > 22. Gene Bechen, Coralville, IA
>> > 23. Neal Schnoor, Kearney, NE
>> > 24. Sam Zitek, Crete, NE
>> > 25. Jay Kloecker
>> > 26. Marilyn Godby, Papillion, NE
>> > 27. Lucina Johnson
>> > 28. Alfred Tom Johnson
>> > 29. Tyler Corey Johnson
>> > 30. A. Corey Limbach
>> > 31. Paula Smith, Berkeley, CA
>> > 32. Pat Quinn, Alameda, CA
>> > 33. Andrea Quinn, Alameda, CA
>> > 34. Jerry Hackett, Berkeley, CA
>> > 35. Richard Hackett, NY
>> > 36. Jeffrey Green, CA
>> > 37. Phil Chernin, CA
>> > 38. Sandra S. Bauer, CA
>> > 39. Gregory LeVasseur, San Francisco, CA
>> > 40. Keiko LeVasseur, San Francisco, CA
>> > 41. Diego Gonzalez, San Francisco, CA
>> > 42. David D. Berkowitz, Washington, DC
>> > 43. Peter Glass, Bellevue, WA
>> > 44. Mary Frances Rimpini, Kent, WA
>> > 45. Mary Frances Stevens, Kirkland, WA
>> > 46. Linda Grebmeier, Benicia, CA
>> > 47. Lee Altman, Benicia, CA
>> > 48. Jeffrey Gray, South Orange, NJ
>> > 49. Ed Jones, Orange, NJ
>> > 50. Daniel P. Jones, Glenside, PA
>> > 51. Jenifer Goetz, State College, PA
>> > 52. Arnold R. Post, Carrboro, NC
>> > 53. Anna E. Post, Carrboro, NC
>> > 54. Robert A. Post, Cape May, NJ
>> > 55. Evelyn M. Post, Cape May, NJ
>> > 56. Jay A. Sklaroff, Philadelphia, PA
>> > 57. Harry M. Sklaroff, Washington, DC
>> > 58. Susan E. Salmons, Washington, DC
>> > 59. Dori Langevin, Silver Spring, MD
>> > 60. Ted Langevin, Silver Spring, MD
>> > 61. David Mercier, Easton, MD
>> > 62. Phoebe Harding, Baltimore, MD
>> > 63. Molly Rath, Baltimore, MD
>> > 64. Terry O'Hara, Baltimore, MD
>> > 65. Nina Wendt, Baltimore, MD
>> > 66. Marilyn Clark, Baltimore, MD
>> > 67. Cathy McKinney, Boone, NC
>> > 68. Harold McKinney, Boone, NC
>> > 69. Milena Garcia, Columbia, MD
>> > 70. Timothy Morrison, Devore, CA
>> > 71. Virginia S. Kallay Cleveland, OH
>> > 72. Nancy Cleaveland, Atlanta, GA
>> > 73. Cindy Lutenbacher, Decatur, GA
>> > 74. Kaye Norton, Columbus, OH
>> > 75. Elaine Haidt, Chapel Hill, NC
>> > 76. Harold Haidt, Chapel Hill, NC
>> > 76. Frank Church, Chapel Hill, NC
>> > 77. Astrid R. Jarzembowski, Garrison, NY
>> > 78. David Church, Garrison, NY
>> > 79. Cathy Dillon, Old Greenwich, CT
>> > 80. Michelle Woodward, Town of Mt. Pleasant, NY
>> > 81. Catherine L. Josset, Brewster, NY
>> > 82. Bill Philbrick, Crompond, NY
>> > 83. Emile MenaschE, Mahopac, NY
>> > 84. Amy MenaschE, Mahopac, NY
>> > 85. Bette-Jane Crigger, Peekskill, NY
>> > 86. Miriam Piven Cotler
>> > 87. Cyndi Menegaz, Los Angeles, CA
>> > 88. Linda Zale, Los Angeles, CA
>> > 89. Phillip Kudelka, Woodland Hills California
>> > 90. Karl Schoenbaum, Woodland Hills California
>> > 91. Jennifer Bramscher, Malibu, CA
>> > 92. Mindy Markman, Los Angeles, CA
>> > 93. Bekki Misiorowski, Los Angeles, CA
>> > 94. Robert A. Misiorowski, Los Angeles, CA
>> > 95. Elise B. Misiorowski, Los Angeles, CA
>> > 96. Andrea McShane, Los Angeles, CA
>> > 97. Judith Shechter
>> > 98. Gerald Shechter, Kansas City, Missouri
>> > 99. Joyce Williams, Kansas City, MO
>> > 100. Brad Harris, Kansas City, MO
>> > 101. Ken Krusi, Silverdale, WA.
>> > 102. Rus Shuler, Fort Mill, SC
>> > 103. Stacy Hammond, Fort Mill, SC
>> > 104. Sandy Whitaker, Charlotte, NC
>> > 105. Neely Dodge, NY, NY
>> > 106. E Schlosberg Boston, MA
>> > 107. K. Caswell, Ivoryton, CT
>> > 108. Jerome Russo, Pennington, NJ
>> > 109. Sarah Caguiat Borthwick, Brooklyn, NY
>> > 110. Carlos J. Caguiat, Saranac Lake, NY
>> > 111. Rick Dennis, Saranac Lake, NY_
>> > 112. Thomas Ham, Potsdam, NY
>> > 113. Richard F. Hunter, Potsdam, NY
>> > 114. Carol Q. Hunter, Potsdam, NY
>> > 115. Donna E. Seymour, Potsdam, NY
>> > 116. Patricia Stedge, Kingston, NY
>> > 117. Virginia and Richard Hlavsa, Kingston, NY
>> > 118. David and Barbara Scanlan, High Falls, NY
>> > 119. Elyce Wakerman, Sherman Oaks, CA
>> > 120. Amy Rogers, San Diego, Ca
>> > 121. Marshall Taylor, Phx, Az
>> > 122. Dwayne Hartford, Phz, Az
>> > 123. Juli Borst, New York, NY
>> > 124. Sara Washington, Kansas City, MO
>> > 125. Linda Noble, Weatherby Lake, MO
>> > 126. Donna M. Sauter, Alexandria, VA
>> > 127. Suzanne Dana, Fairfax Station, VA
>> > 128. Gregory Dana, Fairfax Station, VA
>> > 129. Teresa Scollon, Chicago, IL
>> > 130. Erin Tegtmeier, Chicago, IL
>> > 131. James Lampasona, Chicago, IL
>> > 132. Susan Blew, Berkeley, CA
>> > 133. Dennis Puglisi, Berkeley, CA
>> > 134. Dot Barad, Berkeley CA
>> > 135. Harry Bowers, NY
>> > 136. Joan Porter, Pipersville, Pa.
>> > 137. Ralph Porter, Pipersville, Pa.
>> > 138. Cally Graham, Buckingham, PA
>> > 139. David Graham, Buckingham, PA
>> > 140. Greg Martens, Portland, ME
>> > 141. Kyle Holbrook, Earth
>> > 142. Paul Gutman, Dallas, TX
>> > 143. Meredith Mandle, Dallas, TX
>> > 144. Suzanna Dryden, Dallas, TX
>> > 145. Monti Bowles, Austin, TX
>> > 146. Natalie Pettigrew, Dallas, TX
>> > 147. Sammy Pettigrew, Dallas, TX
>> > 148. Eddie Vassallo, Dallas, TX
>> > 149. Jan Pearson, Dallas, TX
>> > 150. Sarah Pearson, Dallas, TX
>> > 151. Katherine Campbell, Dallas, TX
>> > 152. Wes Davis, Dallas, TX
>> > 153. Jaime-Alexis Fowler, Dallas, TX
>> > 154. John Wright, Vail, CO
>> > 155. Meghan Valerio, NJ
>> > 157. Jane Cole, Summit, NJ
>> > 158. John Bouton, Canterbury, NH
>> > 159. Richard Crafts, Manchester, NH
>> > 160. Muriel L. Dubois, Bedford, NH
>> > 161. Jane Resh Thomas, Minneapolis, MN
>> > 162. Max Haynes, Maple Grove, MN
>> > 163. Marsha Carrington
>> > 165. Marsha Winborn
>> > 166. Betsy James
>> > 167. Melanie Wegner, Albuquerque, NM
>> > 168. Randy Gray, Columbia, MO
>> > 169. Flora Maria Garcia, St. Louis, MO
>> > 170. CJ Thomas, St. Louis, MO
>> > 171. Henry Moran, KC, MO
>> > 172. Katie LaBourdette , NY, NY
>> > 173. Brett Moore, NY, NY
>> 174. Michael Osburn, Fullerton, CA
>> 175. Emy Baysic,Cerritos, CA
>> 176. Norman Pasion, Los Angeles, CA
> 177. Monette Velasco, Chino Hills, CA
178. Zoot, Pasadena, CA
179. Leslie K. Johnson, Los Angeles, CA
> 180. Jay McAdams, Los Angeles, CA
181. Debbie Devine, Los Angeles, CA
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