| Author | Message: National Endowment for the Arts Petition | Posted by: "Amy Courtney"
On: 9/13/1999 at 8:30:59 PM GMT
Message #: 2380
See headers | 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@b...
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 Crawford21. 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 Shechter98. 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. Margaret DeYongh, Pleasantville, NY
117. Evelyn Partalis, White Plains, NY
118. Bob Emrich, Bethel, Ct.
119. Reed Cutting, Marblehead, MA
120. Jane baker, Salem MA.
121. Nancy Ramsden, Salem, MA
122. Caroline Jestin, Collinsville, CT
123. Susan Lukas, New York, NY
124. Jill Giles, Middleild, CT
125. Alissa Florio, New York, NY
126. Katie Coleman, East Lyme, CT
127. Ged Gengras, Simsbury, Ct
128. Christina Thompson, West Hartford, CT
129. Bethany Sharkey, Canton, CT
130. Rachel Zamstein, West Hartford,CT
131. Mike Pacilio, Kingston, RI
132. Erin Dieterich, Suffield, ct
133. Rickie Beth Friedberg, Wayne NJ
134. Amy Courtney, Winthrop, Maine
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