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March 04, 2002  
  We the undersigned, endorse the following petition:
SAVE NPR: Support Government Funding for Public Radio!
Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsor: Josh Dasher

pen nibSIGNATURES: 72

pen nibGOAL: 50,000

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On NPD's Morning Edition last week, Nina Tottenberg said that if the Supreme Court supports Congress, it is effectively 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. 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 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 NPR, PBS, & the NEA.

Please keep this petition rolling. Do not reply to me. Please sign and forward to others to sign. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/108156096

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LAST 25 of 72 SIGNATURES
Number Date Name City Country I support NPR, PBS and NEW because:
72  11:32 am PST, Mar 2 john m dinielli sunrise US  
71  11:24 am PST, Mar 2 Julian Kesterson Glasgow US  
70  10:40 am PST, Mar 2 Anonymous Mind Your Own Business US I support PBS, but who needs the liberal NPR and associated entities? PBS is important to Early Childhood Education, but the rest is a waste of my tax money. What would we do without Sesame Street, Arthur, or Clifford? On the other hand, when was the last time YOU listened to NPR?
69  9:11 am PST, Mar 2 don timmerman Park Falls US  
68  9:08 am PST, Mar 2 Anne Orth Gerald US  
67  8:29 am PST, Mar 2 Katherine Sweeney Kansas City US  
65  4:53 am PST, Mar 2 Anonymous Chugiak US that's where I want my taxes to go. I do not want my tax money (subsidies) going to ammunition, tobacco and other vices. As a taxpayer, I should be able to choose how my money "speaks" for me. Public radio (fair and balanced reporting) is necessary for an "open" society.
64  1:00 am PST, Mar 2 Lawrence A. Krantz Bemidji US  
63  12:36 am PST, Mar 2 Claire Watson antioch US  
62  10:38 pm PST, Mar 1 Charles Rinehart New Freedom US President Dumb & Vice-President Dumber would rather squander away $$$$trillions on asinine production of outdated Cold War weaponry than cut a portion of OUR appropriated(stolen) funds to PROMOTE Literacy/Educational programming @ PBS!Gosh! What a "brilliant" concept! Constrict Public access to programming that's educational and informative, while expanding WAR MACHINE profiteering! WOW!
61  9:04 pm PST, Mar 1 Adrienne King Portland US  
60  7:44 pm PST, Mar 1 Caitlin Antos Los Angeles US Mass communications are being negatively influenced by the market-driven competition that promotes standardizing of programming and therefore less diversity. Without NPR, the opinions/thoughts shared on the radio will be increasingly one-sided.
59  7:21 pm PST, Mar 1 Herman O. Ragg Stroudsburg US  
58  5:39 pm PST, Mar 1 Anonymous Guelph Ontario CA we need that voice of independence!!! we need less comercial radio!!!! we need to here the other side of the story without the regular media massaging the message.
57  5:39 pm PST, Mar 1 Mary Ann Keefer Denver US  
56  5:15 pm PST, Mar 1 Sharon L> Kavney Palm Beach Gardens US Corporate America is control of the media at large. We need to have an unbiases source for our news.
55  4:19 pm PST, Mar 1 April Sandell stony brook US  
54  4:00 pm PST, Mar 1 Nathan Paluck Bronx US  
53  3:56 pm PST, Mar 1 Sarah Brister Coopersburg US  
52  2:27 pm PST, Mar 1 Abram J. Rutkowski Bremen US  
51  1:23 pm PST, Mar 1 Regina Benge Brodhead US Unbiased news is needed now more than ever with Cheney's minions on the loose.
50  12:46 pm PST, Mar 1 Anonymous chicago US Its news is unbiased and reports stories more accurately and in detail than major news companies that are only going for ratings, attention-grabbing headlines, and shock value (aka Fox News).
49  11:48 am PST, Mar 1 S Hathaway ellington US  
48  11:06 am PST, Mar 1 Barbara Siwula New York US Important source of alternative (mostly) and noncommercial (always) news, cultural info, alternative music--could not function without same.

.>SAVE NPR: Support Government Funding for Public Radio!
Attention Congress:

We, the undersigned, respectfully request that you support NPR, NEA, and PBS. Publicly funded services such as these were founded to help inspire and fund the creative juices of our nation upon which the cultural heritage of our country relies. Thanks to these programs, many great dreams of dance, painting, sculpture, cinematography, design, writing and photography have come to life. Excellent educational programming relies on this funding. What would our lives be without the introspective pieces from NPR, or the PBS documentaries, and the NEA!

These funding cuts are unfortunate for average citizens across the country whose access to the arts has already been diminished by two years of deep cuts. These cuts have forced ticket prices up, shortened museum hours, and cut back or eliminated rural arts programs. These cuts have increased the time spent on funding drives, and reduced the amount of time focused on newsworthy events.

All great nations have supported the arts. The NEA currently costs each American $1.12 per year. Compared to the $32 per capita support for the arts in France and Canada, this is a modest investment. More than 1.7 million Americans are employed in the arts, and these jobs create $37 billion in economic activity and return $3.4 billion in income taxes to the federal treasury.

Besides supporting orchestras, operas, dance companies and arts agencies in small towns and cities, NEA funds children's festivals, at-risk youth projects, artists in the schools, literacy programs, and concerts in the park. This ensures that the arts are not solely available to the wealthy in urban centers.

Since its inception, the NEA has awarded more than 110,000 grants to artists and organizations in every state. While controversial grants have commanded lots of media attention, there have been only a handful in the agency's history.

This critical Government funding lends prestige to an artist or organization which can leverage other funding. Taking away this seed money, and its "seal of approval" will only further limit Americans' access to the arts. With private support for the arts declining, it is doubtful that the loss of NEA, NPR and PBS funding can be easily replaced with private donations.

WE URGE YOU to support the Government funding for the arts and don't KILL NPR, and other NEA funding recipients.


Sincerely,
The Undersigned!



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