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Guyburchak@aol.com
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 19:34:41 EST

> >>> >> On NPR's Morning Edition, Nina Totenberg reported that if the

> >>> >> Supreme Court supports Congress to cut the budget of the

> >>> >> National Endowment of the Arts, it is in effect the end of NEA.

> >>> >>

> >>> >> 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.

> >>> >>

> >>> >> THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO MAKE INTERNET TECHNOLOGY WORK AS A VOICE

> >>> >> IN OUR DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM. IT'S EASIER THAN EVER TO MAKE OUR

> >>> >> VOICES HEARD.

> >>> >>

> >>> >> 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@blue.univnorthco.edu

> >>> >> <mailto: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 the 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 Menasch=BB, Mahopac, NY

> >>> >>>> 84. Amy Menasch=BB, 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. Claire M. Stahler, Lake Placid, NY

> >>> >>>> 113. Carolyn Curwen, Lowell, MA

> >>> >>>> 114. Alison E. Curwen, Ojai, CA

> >>> >>>> 115. William A. Curwen, Ojai, CA

> >>> >>>> 116. Rick Swan, Ojai, CA

> >>> >>>> 117. Sonia Nordenson, Ojai, CA

> >>> >>>> 118. Rebecca Plum, Ojai, CA

> >>> >>>> 119. Mike Wilkerson Santa Barbara, CA.

> >>> >>>> 120. Jose Zamora, Berkeley, CA121. Amber Smock, Berkeley,

> >>> >> CA

> >>> >>>> 122. Kimberly Cunningham, Berkeley, CA.

> >>> >>>> 123. Margot Hanson, Berkeley, CA

> >>> >>>> 124. Sarah Church, Berkeley, CA

> >>> >>>> 125. David Caeser, Berkeley, ca

> >>> >>>> 126. Catherine Trimbur, Berkeley, CA

> >>> >>>> 127. Lori Durbin, Oakland, Ca.

> >>> >>>> 128. Bebo White, San Francisco, CA

> >>> >>>> 129. Bruce Erickson, San Carlos, CA

> >>> >>>> 130. Don Erickson, Chicago, IL

> >>> >>>> 131. D. McCannon, Evanston IL

> >>> >>>> 132. G. Militello, Chicago, IL

> >>> >>>> 133. D. Wilson, New York, New York

> >>> >>>> 134. Kathy Murphy, Champaign, IL

> >>> >>>> 135. Cara L. Day, Champaign, IL

> >>> >>>> 136. Ualtar G. O'Regan, San Francisco, CA

> >>> >>>> 137. John C. Lester, Berkeley, CA

> >>> >>>> 138. Sara Hensley, San Jose, CA

> >>> >>>> 139. Paul Olguin, Pacifica, CA

> >>> >>>> 140. Jill Gluck,, Los Angeles, CA

> >>> >>>> 141. Millicent Alexander, Los Angeles, CA

> >>> >>>> 142. Jayme Adelson-Goldstein, Northridge, CA

> >>> >>>> 143. Sandra Brown, Sherman Oaks, CA

> >>> >>>> 144. Roland A. Childs, Los Angeles, CA

> >>> >>>> 145. Naomi Childs, Los Angeles, CA

> >>> >>>> 146. Ken Coleman. Santa Fe, NM

> >>> >>>> 147. John reynolds, Los Angeles CA

> >>> >>>> 148. Nathan Smith, Los Angeles, CA

> >>> >>>> 149. Gabriela Kohen, New York, NY

> >>> >>>> 150. Geoff Boehm, New York, NY

> >>> >>>> 151. Kermit Johns, New York NY

> >>> >>>> 152. Able Billheimer, New York NY

> >>> >>>> 153. Ann C. Horan, Summit, NJ

> >>> >>>> 154. Mary P. Lechevalier, Morrisville, VT

> >>> >>>> 155. Hubert A. Lechevalier, Morrisville, VT

> >>> >>>> 156. Marilyn J. Jordan, Huntington Station, NY

> >>> >>>> 157. Kay Bromberg, Roslyn Heights, NY

> >>> >>>> 158. Michael O'Neill, Wainscott, NY

> >>> >>>> 159. Janine Veto, NY

> >>> >>>> 160. Lysbeth A. Marigold, East Hampton, NY

> >>> >>>> 161. Adrienne Kitaeff, East Hampton, NY

> >>> >>>> 162. Kelly Patton Brook, Newcastle, Me

> >>> >>>> 163. Alexander Brook, Newcastle, Me

> >>> >>>> 164. Joanna Steichen, Montauk, NY >>

> >>> >>>> 165. Will Trinkle, Roanoke, VA

> >>> >>>> 166. Sheila Lobel, Hollis, NY

> >>> >>>> 167. Robert Werthman, Fairless Hills, PA

> >>> >>>> 168. L.A. Parks Daloz

> >>> >>>> 169. Sharon Daloz Parks

> >>> >>>> 170. John de Cuevas

> >>> >>>> 171. Bruce Baird Struminger, Ann Arbor, MI

> >>> >>>> 172. Leonadi Ward, La Crescenta,CA

> >>> >>>> 173. Tayria Ward, La Crescenta, CA

> >>> >>>> 174. Danny Martin, Cross River, NY

> >>> >>>> 175 Doug Renick, Belmont, MA

> >>> >>>> 176 Carol Reinhard, Belmont, MA

> >>> >>>> 177. Frank Basler, Westport, CT

> >>> >>>> 178. Susan Basler, Westport, CT

> >>> >>>> 179. Robert Kenny, Langley, WA

> >>> >>>> 180. Julie Glover, Langley, WA

> >>> >>>> 181. Therese Nowlan, New York, NY

> >>> >>>> 182. F. Russell Kellogg, New York, NY

> >>> >>>> 183. Laraine M. Mai, Ossining, NY

> >>> >>>> 184. Sean Michael O'Shea, Ossining, NY

> >>> >>>> 185. Bailey W. Jackson, Brewster, NY

> >>> >>>> 186. Theodora G. Jackson, Brewster, NY

> >>> >>>> 187. Faith E. Fish, Albany, New York

> >>> >>>> 188. Judy Clark, Poughkeepsie, New York

> >>> >>>> 189. Steve Nagler, Clinton, Ct

> >>> >>>> 190. Jean Adnopoz

> >>> >> 191. John Schowalter

> >>> >>>> 192. Kayla Pope, Arlington, VA

> >>> >> 193. Sloan Mahone, Washington, DC

> >>> >> 194. Laura Whitmore, Northport, NY

> >>> .>>195. Brad Strickland, Ventura, CA

> >>> >> 196. Frank Zuback, NY, NY

> >>> >>>197> D.W. Merson Mahopac, NY

> >>> >>>198. Barry G. Seelig, New York, N.Y.

> >>> 199. Brett D. Seelig, Portland, OR

> >>> 200. William D. Caddell, Portland, OR

> >>> 201. Janette M. Roberts, Portland, OR

> >>> 202. Ellen M. Roberts, Seattle, WA

> 203. Barbara C. Erickson, Seattle, WA

> >>> 204. Caroline Jurado, Yorba Linda, CA

> 205. Mary Fry, La Habra, CA

> 206. Kathi Williams, Belmont, CA

> 207. Cristal Allen

>208. Guy Burchak, Austin, TX