Samples of NPR/PBS/NEA Petition

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 it on to others. If not, please don't kill it-send it to the e-mail address listed here: wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu. 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 unworthwhile. 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 in total. 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 if you believe in what we stand for. This list will be forwarded to the President of the United States, the Vice President of the UnitedStates, and Representative Newt Gingrich, who is the instigator of the action to cut funding to these worthwhile programs. If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th etc. signer of this petition, please forward a copy to wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu. If that address is inoperative, please send it to kubi7975@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. 1) Elizabeth Weinert, student, University of NorthernColorado,Greeley CO [...]

Please sign this petition to preserve public radio: 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 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 $0.64 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. 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 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 the NEA, NPR PBS. 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. 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, or kubi7975@blue.univnorthco.edu NOTE: 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. 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 the option is available, do a SEND AGAIN.