Subject: Arts Petition
> > 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 Public Radio (NPR), NEA 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 stream line 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. 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 and the Vice President of the United
> States. This petition
> is
> > being passed around the Internet. Please add your
> name
> > to it so that funding can be maintained for NPR,
> PBS, the NEA.
> > >
> > HOW TO SIGN 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 Email
> address listed
> here:
> >
> > > wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu
> > > orkubi7975@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
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