FYI  - Europe spends an average of $4-9 per person on
the arts compared with the US at .64 and declining.

>
> 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
> 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.  Ted Wischhusen, Mesa, AZ
>
> > 79.  Hugh Wischhusen, Tucson, AZ
>
> > 80.  Theo Wischhusen, North Brunswick, NJ
>
> > 81.  Ian Swanson, Bakersfield, CA
>
> > 82.  Beigher Taylor, Bakersfield, CA
>
> > 83.  Donald McClure, San Diego, CA
>
> > 84.  Kimberly Ver Steeg, New York, NY
>
> > 85.  Lynda Akerman, Long Island City, NY
>
> > 86.Theresa
>
> > 87 Donnell Moseley
>
> > 88. Louise Sanchione, Scottsdale, AZ
>
> > 89.  Ryan Krch, Phoenix, AZ
>
> > 90. Dayna Kowata Robinson, Mesa, AZ
>
> > 91. Nancy Lust
>
> > 92. Holly Thorsen
>
> > 93  (Rtrd St Senator) Donn Charnley, Shoreline, WA
>
> > 94. Mary F. Fox, Shoreline, WA
>
> > 95. Brenda Devereux-Graminski, Shoreline, WA
>
> > 96. Jerry Graminski, Shoreline, WA
>
> > 97. Karen Johnson, Redmond, WA
>
> > 98. Francine Staczek, Seattle, WA
>
> > 99. David Staczek, Seattle, WA
>
> > 100. Maya Lucchitta, Seattle, WA
>
> > 101. Markus Doerry,  Anchorage, AK
>
> > 102.  Janae Wallace, Salt Lake City, UT
>
> > 103. Karen De Rose Salt Lake City, UT.
>
> > 104.  Hilary Garrett  Vancouver, WA
>
> > 105.  Mike Rivera, Taos, NM
>
> > 106. Jaquelin LoydTaos,NM
>
> > 107.  Allegra Huston, Taos NM
> > 108. Trey Speegle, Brooklyn, NY
> > 109. Roswell Hamrick, New York City, NY
> 110. Peter Frank, New York City
> 111. Stephen Magner, Washington DC
> 112. Ilse Lemke, Corte Madera, CA
> 113. Anna Kauffman, San Francisco, CA
> 114. Kelly Irby
115. Amelia Stephan, San Francisco, CA
>116. Nicholas Stephan, Houston, TX

>117.       Susan Scott, Houston, TX