From: owner-eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org (eda-thoughts-digest) To: eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org Subject: eda-thoughts-digest V4 #29 Reply-To: eda-thoughts@smoe.org Sender: owner-eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk eda-thoughts-digest Monday, February 19 2001 Volume 04 : Number 029 * If you ever wish to unsubscribe, send an email to * eda-thoughts-digest-request@smoe.org with ONLY * the word unsubscribe in the body of the email * . * PLEASE :) when you reply to this digest to send a post TO the list, * change the subject to reflect what your post is about. A subject * of Re: eda-thoughts-digest V3 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- ET: please help, the arts are important~ [Rachel Musser Subject: ET: please help, the arts are important~ > > ART IS A GOOD THING > > > > 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. > > > > Please add your name to this list and forward it > to > > friends who you believe are 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, 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. > > 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. > > > > IMPORTANT NOTE: It is preferable that you COPY the > > entirety of this letter and then PASTE 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. > > > > Here's the actual signature list--anybody want to > > reattach? > > > > 251. Ellen Balis, Cambridge, MA > > > > 252. Doug McLeod, Cambridge, MA > > > > 253. Susan Rubinroit, South Windsor CT > > > > 254. Ken Edelston, Belfast, ME > > > > 255. Susan Guthrie, Belfast, ME > > > > 256. Heidi N. Brugger, Freedom, ME > > > > 257. Patricia Clark, Unity, ME > > > > 258. Peggy Gannon, Palmyra, ME > > > > 259. Paul Lowe, Freeport, ME > > > > 260. Barbara Wilmer, VA > > > > 261. Ann Goette, VA > > > > 262. Susan Morikawa, VA > > > > 263. Kisti Beckwith, TX > > > > 264. Nathan Beckwith, TX > > > > 265. Michael Zeoli, TX > > > > 266. Kirsten Singler, TX > > > > 267. Jane Johnson, TX > > > > 268. Diana Peyton, TX > > > > 269. Tonya Edmond, St. Louis, MO > > > > 270. Sally Haywood, St. Louis, MO > > > > 271. Mary Jo Brauner, St. Louis, MO > > > > 272. Jim Herning, PhD, MSW--St. Louis, MO > > > > 273. Christie Huck, St. Louis, MO > > > > 274. Wilson Powell, St. Louis, MO > > > > 275. Connie Frisbee Houde > > > > 276. Frank Houde > > > > 277. Deb Cavanaugh, Albany, NY > > > > 278. Frances Costelloe, Rensselaer, NY > > > > 279. Linda Spaulding, Pattersonville, NY > > > > 280. Elaine Hester, Chicago, IL > > > > 281. Carol F. Clark, Derwood, MD > > > > 282. Judith Harley, Alexandria, VA > > > > 283. Scott Loomis, Fairfax, VA > > > > 284. Daniel Edwards. Bellingham, Washington > > > > 285. William Greenwood, Bethesda, MD > > > > 286. Lee Arbuckle, Billings, MT > > > > 287. Steve Florsheim, NY > > > > 288. Ron Tepper, NY > 289. Aaron Albert, NY 290. Nan Young, NY 291. Camille Benda, CT 292. Naomi Beckwith, NJ 293. Frey Hoffman, IL 294. Dan Levine, CT 295. Ann McGlinn, NY 296. Conor Rafferty, NY 297. Anne Seeley, NY 298. Gordon Boyd, NY 299. Geoffrey Walker, AZ 300. beth fisher, UK 301. Seymour Bernstein, NY 302. Marcia Eckert, NY 303. Thomas Haller, NY 304. Diane Oltarzewski, NJ 305. Jan Dickler, PA 306. Sandra Alford, PA 307. Alice Casey, CA 308. Clifford Beck,CA 309. Jenna Beck, NM 310. Marcy Whitebook, CA 311. Renee Chotiner, CT 312. Babette Gorman Thomson, CA 313. Lynne Aronson, OH 314. Barbara Monett Thomas, CA 315. Pilar Marien, CA 316. Susan Dorf, CA 317. Robin Johnson, CA 318. Lizbeth Hamlin-Haims, CA 319. Meridith Fields Goodrow, CA 320. Laura Somerville, Santa Rosa, CA 321. Richard Rasmussen, Simi Valley, CA 322. Lawrence E. Mallach, Thousand Oaks, CA 323. James A. Dewar, Pacific Palisades, CA 324. Judith A. Larson, Los Angeles, CA 325. Helen B. Turin, Yorba Linda, CA 326. Nola S. Soper, Bucksport, ME 327. Sandra Sanborn, Canaan, ME 328. Janice Anthony, Jackson, ME 329. David Greeley, Jackson, ME 330. Jennifer Mallette, MA 331. Matt Collins, MA 332. Pat Lowery Collins, MA 333. Suzanne Freeman, Charlottesville, VA 334. Jane Bradley, Duxbury, MA 335. Barbara Bares, MD 336. Samuel Leonard, CA 337. Jennifer Friedman, Los Angeles, CA. 338. Susan I. 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