At 07:32 AM 9/23/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>>From:[log in to unmask] (Steve)
>>Subject:Re: Petition for NEA/NPR
>>
>>>    subject: Petition for NEA/NPR
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello all - this is super important! please sign and send on!!!
>>>
>>> NPR/PBS Petition - Quick Sign
>>>
>>> The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the issue of whether public
>>> funding to an artist can be linked with the idea of whether the art
>>> is 'decent.' After the Robert Mapplethorpe "scandal" not so long
>>>ago,
>>> Congress passed a law that for an artist's art to receive public
>>>money=
>>>
>>> via the National Endowment for the Arts, it must be deemed decent.
>>>
>>> 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 email address listed
>>> here:
>>>
>>> [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>> ****If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th, etc. signer of this
>>> petition, please forward a copy to: [log in to unmask]
>>> 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.
>>> Or if option is available, do a SEND AGAIN.
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>  449) Edward G. Guggenheim, San Francisco, CA
>>>  450) Thao N. Lam, Riverside, CA
>>>  451) Antonio Rauti, Riverside, CA
>>>  452) Carlotta Domeniconi, Riverside, CA
>>>  453) Stephanie Fonder, Riverside, CA
>>>  454) Sohail Nadimi, Riverside, CA
>>>  455) Shirin Etessam, San Francisco, CA
>>>  456) Jahanshah Javid, Albany, CA
>>>  457) Haleh Nazeri, NY, NY
>>>  458) Larry Weissman, NY, NY
>>>  459) Jackie Medel, Los Angeles, CA
>>>  460) Lynn Cantor, Los Angeles, CA
>>>  461) Alec Bartsch, Los Angeles, CA
>>>  462) Kim Wohlenhaus, Louisville, KY
>>>  463) Tanya Savory, Louisville, KY
>>>  464) Suzanne McDermott, Charleston, SC
>>>  465) Jack Williams, Columbia SC
>>>  466) Caroline Aiken, Atlanta, GA
>>>  467) Jef Jaisun, Seattle, WA
>>>  468) Roberta Penn, Seattle, WA
>>>  469) karen garrett de Luna, Seattle, WA
>>>  470) Sara Jinks, Seattle, WA
>>>  471) Heather Kravas, Seattle, WA
>>>  472) Jason Starkie, Seattle, WA
>>>  473) Clarence L. Brooks, Jr, Seattle, WA
>>>  474) Dan Froot, Los Angeles, CA
>>>  475) Julia Carnahan, Whittier, CA
>>>  476) Karen Nathanson, Los Angeles, CA
>>>  477) Mark Yardas, Venice, CA
>>>  478) Mara Schoner, Venice, CA
>>>  479) karen maclean andersen, los angeles, ca
>>>  480) Sharon Oster, Los Angeles, CA
>>>  481) Eve Sanders, Los Angeles, CA
>>>  482) Nora Johnson, Swarthmore PA
>>>  483) Nathalie F. Anderson, Swarthmore PA
>>>  484) Kevin Kish, Swarthmore Pa
>>>  485) Julia Kernochan, Swarthmore, PA
>>>  486) Cristina Garcia, Swarthmore, PA
>>>  487) Emily Wilkins, Swarthmore, PA
>>>  488) Lucinda Kidder, Northfield MA
>>>  489) Stephanie Woolley, Miami, FL
>>>  490) Chocolate Waters, New York, NY
>>>  491) Judith K. Witherow, Morningside, MD 20746
>>>  492) Steven J. Witherow, Morningside, MD 29746
>>>  493) Sue Lenaerts, Morningside, MD 20746
>>>  494) Robert Edward West, MD 21044-2538
>>>  495) Kathryn Ervin, CA 92346
>>>  496) Margaret A. Perry, Crestline, CA 92325
>>>  497) Yvette Ratner, Auburn, AL
>>>  498) Robin Jaffe, Auburn, AL
>>>  499) Oran C. Walker, Seattle, WA
>>>  500) David A. Nochimson, Seattle, WA
>>>  501) Charlotte Grossman,Tiburon,CA
>>>  502) David P. Gollub, San Francisco, CA
>>>  503) Bruce Isaacson, Las Vegas, Nevada
>>>  504) Kim Addonizio, San Francisco, CA
>>>  505) Leza Lowitz, Dillon Beach, CA
>>>  506) Jack Foley, Oakland, CA
>>>  507) Adelle Foley, Oakland, CA
>>>  508) Alicia Ostriker, Princeton, NJ
>>>  509) Lisa Goldberg, NYC
>>>  510) Danielle DeCrette, NYC
>>>  511) Leslie Castay, NYC
>>>  512) Bryan Burkey, NYC
>>>  513) Mark Zimmerman, NYC
>>>  514) Barbara Tirrell, NYC
>>>  515) Scott Killian, NYC
>>>  516) Danial Shapiro, Minneapolis, MN
>>>  517) Joanie Smith, Minneapolis, MN
>>>  518) Elizabeth Van Vleck, NYC
>>>  519) Suzie Jary, NYC
>>>  520) Susan Johnston, Brooklyn, NY 11215
>>>  521) Mona Kreaden, NYC
>>>  522) Risa Morimoto New York, NY
>>>  523) Ernesto Jarvis, Brooklyn, NY
>>>  524) Fannie Chan, Brooklyn, NY
>>>  525) Richard Simon, New York, NY
>>>  526) Michael Simon, New York, NY
>>>  527) Dwan Reece King, Hartsdale, NY
>>>  528) Fabiana Chiu-Rinaldi, Greenwich, CT
>>>  529) Helen Liu, Boston, MA
>>>  530) Anne Marie Booth, Quincy, MA
>>>  531) Lihbin Shiao, Jamaica Plain, MA
>>>  532) Emily Houh, Detroit, MI
>>>  533) Emmeline Kim Owyang, Boston, MA
>>>  534) Faith Adiele, Somerville, MA
>>>  535) Wenda Tai, Cambridge, MA
>>>  536) Jeanne Tai, Cambridge, MA
>>>  537) Margaret Tuitt, Somerville, MA
>>>  538) Susan Berstler, Somerville, MA
>>>  539) Betsy Troutman, Seattle, WA
>>>  540) Robert Rufh, Seattle, WA
>>>  541) Andrew Chase, Seattle, WA
>>>  542) Kay Chase, Kalamazoo, MI
>>>  543) Jackie Driscoll, Kalamazoo, MI
>>>  544) Martha Driscoll, Arlington, MA
>>>  545) Priscilla Sanville, Arlington, MA
>>>  546) Michael Gigante, Brattleboro, VT
>>>  547) Carrie Yamaoka, NY, NY
>>>  548) Joy Episalla, NY, NY
>>>  549) Adam Simon, Hoboken, NJ
>>>  550) Matthew Sharpe, New York, NY
>>>  551) Nick Balaban, NY
>>>  552) Jerry Everard, Seattle, WA
>>>  553) Robin Hughes, Seattle, WA
>>>  554) Lori Dirks, Seattle, WA
>>>  555) April Richards, Seattle, WA
>>>  556) Dawn Rains, Seattle, WA
>>>  557) Kim Gonzales, Seattle, WA
>>>  558) Anne Shrauner, Seattle, WA
>>>  559) Rachel Whalen, Seattle, WA
>>>  560) Anne Copeland, Seattle, WA
>>>  561) Jennifer Creegan, Seattle, WA
>>>  562) Jane Ray, Seattle, WA
>>>  563) Jack Levinson, New York City
>>>  564) Anne Corliss Dunham
>>>  565) Teresa Elena Lee
>>>  566) Bruce Gregory Shackelford
>>>  567) Kevin Patrick Kennedy
>>>  568) Christy Kennedy
>>>  569) Kristi Smith, Longmont, Colorado
>>>  570) JoAnne Zingo-Hargis, Lawrence, KS
>>>  571) Dixie F. Lovell, St. Louis, MO
>>>  572) Kajira Djoumahna, Santa Rosa, CA
>>>  573) Carolena Nericcio, San Francisco, CA
>>>  574) Nadia Khastagir, San Francisco CA
>>>  575) James Whitehead, Oakland, Ca
>>>  576) Tom Juarez, South San Francisco, CA
>>>  577) Ruby Udell Grad, Woodacre, CA
>>>  578) Sylvia Spears, San Francisco, Ca
>>>  579) John Hanft, San Francisco, Ca
>>>  580) Bevan Vinton, Piedmont, CA
>>>  581) Anne Underwood Grant, Horse Shoe, NC
>>>  582) Valerie Wilcox
>>>  583) Nicki Ehrlich, Gig Harbor, WA
>>>  584) Maggy Walton, Tacoma, WA
>>>  585) Janet Kalmbach, Tacoma, WA
>>>  586) Adele Roberts, Tacoma, WA
>>>  587) Carol Ann Anderson, Gig Harbor WA
>>>  588) Marcy Katz, Honolulu, Hawaii
>>>  589) David Friedman, Honolulu, HI
>>>  590) Don Hallock, Honolulu, HI
>>>  591) Kathy Hallock, Honolulu, HI
>>>  592) Sean Hallock, Honolulu, HI
>>>  593) Star Hallock, Honolulu, HI
>>>  594) Kit Kowalke, Honolulu, HI
>>>  595) Ron Kowalke, Honolulu, HI
>>>  596) Christine Kowalke, Chicago, Illinois
>>>  597) Gina Lambert, Berwyn IL
>>>  598) Rachel M. Cotugno, Northbrook, IL
>>>  599) Susan Swartz, Highland Park, IL
>>>  600) Jill Meyer, Studio City, CA
>>>  601) Alan H. Simon, Sherman Oaks, CA
>>>  602) Donald G. Eisen, Indiana, PA
>>>  603) Barbara Eisen, Indiana, PA
>>>  604) Ed Simpson, Indiana, PA
>>>  605) Barbara Blackledge, Indiana, PA
>>>  606) David Zarko, NYC, NY
>>>  607) Thomas Cannold, Orlando, FL
>>>  608) Sandy Pokras, Truckee, CA
>>>  609) Richard Skeie, Incline Village, NV
>>>  610) Pamela Skeie, Incline Village, NV
>>>  611) Robert Gongloff, Black Mountain, NC
>>>  612) Laura Phail, Winston-Salem, NC
>>>  613) Bett Hargrave, Lexington, NC
>>>  614) Laura McDuffee, Greensboro, NC
>>>  615) James R. Moody, Waynesville, NC
>>>  616) William J. Shaw, Ft Myers, FL
>>>  617) Larry R. Hanson, Ft Myers, Fl
>>>  618) R.W. Anderson, Fort Myers, FL
>>>  619) Louise T. Anderson, Fort Myers, FL
>>>  620) John D. Anderson, Fort Myers, FL
>>>  621) Rev Jack Bittler, St. Petersburg, FL
>>>  622) Marjorie Dearmont, Houston, TX
>>>  623) Ann Lohmann, Spring, TX
>>>  624) Linda Sievers, Monroe, LA
>>>  625) Elisabeth Gibson
>>>  626) Pat Grant
>>>  627) Angela Weaser, Normal, IL
>>>  628) Kimberly Maselli, Evanston, IL
>>>  629) Reginald Gibbons, Evanston IL
>>>  630) Jamie Brunson, New York, NY
>>>  631) Annette E. Sanders, Philadelphia, PA
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>>>  633) Mark Cofta, Philadelphia, PA
>>>  634) Susan McKey/Benjamin Lloyd, Philadelphia, PA
>>>  635) Reginald Gibbons, Northwestern University, Evanston IL
>>> 60208
>>>  636) Barbara Dilley, Boulder, CO
>>>  637) Nancy Stark Smith, Northampton, MA
>>>  638) Steve Paxton, E. Charleston, VT
>>>  639) Lisa Nelson, E. Charleston, VT
>>>  640) Paula Josa-Jones, Chilmark, MA
>>>  641) Pam White, Chilmark, MA
>>>  642) Peggy Gould, NYC
>>>  643) Tim White, San Anselmo, CA
>>>  644) Miranda Mar, Los Angeles, CA
>>>  645) Lynn Swearingen, Boulder, CO
>>>  646) Bridget Erdmann, San Francisco, CA
>>>  647) Jim Petrick, San Francisco, CA
>>>  648) Lauren Fogel, Portola Valley, CA
>>>  649) Claire Brassert, San Francisco, CA
>>>  650) Anne Jamison, Chicago, IL
>>>  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
>>>  6640 Jim Renza
>>>  6650 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
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>>> 672) Rika Ohara, Los Angeles, CA
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>>> 675 Adam Nussbaum, Highland Mills NY
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>>> 678 Phillip Mendelsohn, Los Angeles, CA
>>> 679 Sebastian Uijtdehaage, West Hollywood, CA
>>> 680 Jamie Kravitz, West Hollywood, CA
>>> 681 Edward Kravitz, Cambridge, MA
>>> 682 Ronald Harris-Warrick, Ithaca, NY
>>> 683)  Rebecca Harris-Warrick, Ithaca, NY
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>>> 696) Roxanne Topacio, Seattle, WA
>>> 697) Michael J. McGalliard, Enumclaw, WA\
>>>   698) Lawrence M Vincent, Issaquah, WA
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>>>702)James Leonard Welch,KY
>>> 703) Kelly Cox, Louisville, KY
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>>>705)Angela Steinmetz, Denver, CO
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