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From: Ed Kern <>
Subject: [KERN-L] PBS/NPR
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 17:20:25 -0800 (PST)

Dear Friend:

There isn't a day goes by that I don't watch PBS and listen to Public
Radio. Please do your part to insure that these fine programs can
continue. Forward this e-mail, AND write your congressman.

Thanks,

Ed

In a message dated 3/7/99 9:35:56 PM,
<mailto:> writes:

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On NPR Morning Edition this morning, Nina Tottenberg said that if the
Supreme Court supports Congress, it is in effect the end of NEA.
Then, there's the question of Congressional funding: Funding for
NPR/NEA & PBS. PBS, NPR (National Public Radio), and the arts are
facing major cutbacks in funding. 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 what this stands for. This list will be forwarded to the
President of the United States, the Vice President of the United
States, and Representative Newt Gingrich, who is 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 - send it to the e-mail address listed here:
<mailto:> or
<mailto:>

****If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th, etc., signer of this
petition, please forward a copy to:
<mailto:>.

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.

651) Andrea Wickham, New York, NY
652) Jessica Wickham, Brooklyn, NY
653) Mary H. Lorimer, W Long Branch, NJ
654) Janis Jolcuvar, Santa Monica, CA
655) Nancy A. Kist, Jersey City, NJ
656) Bruce T. Herbert, Seattle, WA
657) Anne Albritton, Madrid, Spain
658) Richard Stephens, Madrid, Spain
659) Jonathan Forgash, NYC, NY
660) Barbara Glaser, Austin, TX
661) Jim Blomquist, Chicago, IL
662) Amy Rechenmacher, Evanston, IL
663) Jayne Flores, Agana, Guam
664) Jim Renza
665) Ramon A Noya, Atlanta, GA
666) Visitacion A Noya, Atlanta, GA
667) Geoff Baker, Atlanta, GA
668) Richard Gann, Atlanta, GA
669) Anthony Thompson, LA, CA
670) Carol Cetrone, LA, CA
671) Debra Spinelli LA, CA
672) Rika Ohara, Los Angeles, CA
673) Alan Rich, Los Angeles, CA
674) Tina Pelikan, New York, NY
675) Juan Gomez, Los Angeles, CA
676) Fredrik Nilsen, Los Angeles, CA
677) Jackie Sharp, Los Angeles, CA
678) Kathleen Frasca, Burbank, CA.
679) Ilayne Lucas, Burbank, CA
689) Thomas Lucas, Burbank. CA
690) Abbe Kanter Jaye, Van Nuys, CA
691) Billie Shane, Los Angeles, CA
692) Frank Chindamo, L.A., CA
693) Erik Liberman, LA, CA
694) Jacob Liberman, Basalt, CO
695) Marsha Boros, Coral Springs, FL
696) Gina Liberman, San Francisco, CA
697) Sharon Scruggs, NYC, NY
698)Steven Skybell, NYC, NY
699) Joseph Skibell, Austin, TX
700) Barbara Freer Skibell, Austin TX
701) Kerry Fried, Seattle, WA
702) Kimberly Burns, West Hollywood, CA
703) Howard Tharsing, San Francisco, CA
705) Brian Basinger, San Francisco, CA
706) David Murray, Chicago, IL
707) James E. McPherson, Chicago, IL
708) Katherine W. Laughlin, Seattle, WA
709) Timothy L. Murray, Seattle, WA
710) Beth Moore Haines, Nevada City, CA
711) Eric Salzman, Brooklyn & East Quogue NY
712) Kevin Guess, Houston, TX
713) David Gompper, Iowa City, IA
714) Ching-chu Hu, Ann Arbor, MI
715) David Maki, Ann Arbor, MI
716) David G. Stevens, East Islip, NY
717)Rebecca Korn, East Meadow, NY
718) John McNeur, Glen Head, NY
719) Michael Salzman, Plainview, NY
720) Frank Cassara, NY, NY
721) Dean Drummond, Upper Nyack, NY
722) Patricia Spencer, New York, NY
723) Ardith Bondi, New York, NY
724) Yeou-Cheng Ma, Fresh Meadows, NY
725) Michael Dadap, Fresh Meadows, NY
726) Helaine Fiedler, Douglaston, NY
727) Merrilee Fiedler, New York, NY
728) Jeanne Chin, New York, NY
729) Ben Berry, New York, NY
730) Pam Coar, North Babylon, NY
731) Marie Ingellis, East Northport, NY
732) Alice Cavanagh, Binghamton, NY
734) Joseph Andrews, Endicott, NY
735) Amy Short, Vestal, NY
736) Michael Davis, New York, NY
737) Jim Walsh, Binghamton, NY
738) Zachary Roberts, Binghamton, NY
739) Dave Siegel, Palo Alto, CA
740) Stephanie Tuerk, Stanford, CA
741) Jeanne S. Tuerk, Annapolis, MD
742) Carl E. Tuerk, Jr. , Annapolis, Md
743) Ivan Rubin, Brooklyn, NY
744) Maryann H. Long , Summit, NJ
745) Pat Weeden, Oergon, WI
746) Tracey Nelson, Oregon, WI
747) Alanna Nelson, Brodhead, WI
748) Mourad Chaouch, Brodhead, WI
749) Diane Epstein, Tiburon, CA
750) Alan Epstein, Tiburon, CA
751) Frank Avruch,Newton, MA
752) Betty Avruch,Newton,MA
753) Thomas J. Cottle,BROOKLINE, MA
754) Kay Cottle, BROOKLINE, MA
755) LANE K. CONN, WEST NEWTON, MA
756) Sarah A. Conn, West Newton, MA
757) Patricia Morgan, Oregon City, OR
758) Lloyd Marbet, Boring, OR
759) Lynn Sims, Portland, OR
760) Will O'Bryan, Portland, OR
761) Rupert Kinnard
762) Tim Miller
763) W. James Richards, Knoxville, TN
764) Dale Goins, Knoxville, TN
765) Jane Carter, Columbus, OH
766) Arline McCarthy, Athens, OH
767) Cliff McCarthy, Athens, OH
768) Joyce Richardson, Athens, OH
769) Phil Richardson, Athens, OH
770) Becky Ramsay, Ellijay, GA
771) Christopher Rose, Chicago, IL
772) Gladys Chmiel, Brookfield, WI
773) Tony Clements, Milwaukee, WI
774)Gary Briggle,Mpls,MN
775)Wendy Lehr, Mpls,MN
776)Jarrod Cafaro,NYC >>
777)Jim Dulaney
778)Nathan Durham, Freeport, IL
779)Kaethe Durham, Freeport, IL
780)Dulcy Perkins, Cottonwood, AZ
781)Dan Levine N.Y. NY
782)Sara Dillon N.Y. NY
783)Ann Chamberlain, Cincinnati, OH
784)Edwin Morgan, Cincinnati, OH
785)Terry Woodson, Studio City, CA
786)Alex Woodson, Studio City, CA
787)Jonathan Barrick, Los Angeles, CA
788) Jon Charles, South Pasadena, CA
789) Louise Baranger, Nashville, TN
790) Deborah Weisz, New York, NY
791) Stafford Hunter, Brooklyn, NY
792) Vincent R. Gardner, Brooklyn, NY
793) Douglas Harris, Hillside, NJ =

794) Lolly Barton, Pennington, NJ
795) Jane Espy, GA
796) Christy Waite Espy, GA
797) Maria Brogli McGary, Hoffman Estates, IL
798) Rose S. Logsdon, Boston, MA
799) John M. Hathaway, Dallas, TX
800) Edward W. Kern, Chase, KS

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