nea and pbs

 On NPR's Morning Edition last week, Nina Tottenberg said that  if the
> Supreme Court supports Congress, it is in effect the end of  the
>National
> Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Next, there's the  question of
> & the Public
>
> Broadcasting System (PBS). PBS, NPR and the arts  are facing major
> cutbacks in funding. 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.
>
> 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 what this stands for. This list will be forwarded to  the President

> of the United States and the Vice President of the United  States.
This
> petition is being passed around the Internet. Please add  your name to

>it
> & PBS.
>
> & FORWARD: IT'S EASY
> 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 below.
>
> DON'T WORRY ABOUT DUPLICATES
> 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 -- send it to the e-mail address listed  here:
> wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu or  kubi7975@blue.univnorthco.edu
>
> ****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 (highlight) 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.
>
> > 651) Andrea Wickham, New  York, NY
> > 652) Jessica Wickham, Brooklyn, NY
> > 653)  Mary H. Lorimer, W Long Branch, NJ
> > 654) Janis Jolcuvar, Santa  Monica, CA
> > 655) Nancy A. Kist, Jersey City, NJ
> > 656)  Bruce T. Herbert, Seattle, WA
> > 657) Anne Albritton, Madrid,  Spain
> > 658) Richard Stephens, Madrid, Spain
> > 659)  Jonathan Forgash, NYC, NY
> > 660) Barbara Glaser, Austin,  TX
> > 661) Jim Blomquist, Chicago, IL
> > 662) Amy  Rechenmacher, Evanston, IL
> > 663) Jayne Flores, Agana,  Guam
> > 664) Jim Renza
> > 665) Ramon A Noya, Atlanta,  GA
> > 666) Visitacion A Noya, Atlanta, GA
> >>>
>    668) Rosanne  Smolowitz,NJ
> > 669) Marvin Loev, Yardley, PA
>   770)  Phillip Friedman, Yardley, PA
>   771) Sheila Friedman, Yardley,  PA
>   772) Alvin H. Arzt, Yardley, PA
>   773) Lois  Arzt, Yardley, PA
>   774) Joan Rosenberg
>   775)  Jackie Coffey, West Chester, PA
>   776) Rachel Dunne, West Chester,  PA
>   777) Carol Wolfe, Bonita Springs, Fl.
>   778)  Edwin H. Bowers, Bonita Springs, Fl.
>   779)  Martin Oppenheimer, Princeton, NJ
>   780)  Hannah Fink, Princeton, NJ