[Newspoetry] PETITION! RE: NPR, NEA, etc.

[Paul Kotheimer]

Dear Friends:

In NPR Morning Edition, Nina Totenberg said that if
the Supreme Court supports Congress, it is in effect
the end of NEA (the 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 will be
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 our 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.
The full list will be forwarded to the President of
the
United States, the Vice President, and the Speaker of
the House, whose office 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, and PBS.
Please keep the petition rolling. Do not reply to me.
Sign your name and locale to the list and forward it
to others to sign. If you prefer not to sign, please
send
the list to the email address given below.
This is being forwarded to numerous 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
and PBS deserve $1.12/year of their taxes.
If you sign, please forward the list to others.
If not, please don't kill it.
****If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th, etc.,
signer of this petition, please forward a copy to:
wein2688 at 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 the option is available, do a
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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
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100. Brad Harris, Kansas City, MO
101. Ken Krusi, Silverdale, WA.
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103. Stacy Hammond, Fort Mill, SC
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126. Travis Dow, Oakland, CA
127. Paul Kotheimer, Urbana, IL