National Endowment for the Arts

[rick swan]

> >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.
> >>
> >>****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 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 Menasché, Mahopac, NY
> >>84. Amy Menasché, 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

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