This NPR petition is an urban myth--check out the following link for more
information.
http://www.npr.org/about/urbanmyth.html
-Susan
Subject: NPR petition
>
> The current Administration is looking to get rid of
> NPR, the National
> Endowments and PBS.
>
> Please read and forward to your e-mail rolodex. Even
> if you disagree with
> the politics - a voice for both sides must exist and
> the arts survive.
>
> On NPR's Morning Edition, Nina Totenberg said 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 to
> reduce costs and streamline
> services, government officials believe that the
> funding currently going to
> these programs is too large 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 such programs is by making
> our voices heard.
>
> Please add your name to this petition and forward it
> to friends who believe
> in what this stands for. This is for anyone who
> thinks NPR/PBS is a
> worthwhile expenditure of $1.12/year of their taxes.
> This petition is being
> passed around the Internet and will be forwarded to
> the President and the
> Vice President of the United States. Please add your
> name to it so funding
> can be maintained for NPR, PBS, & the NEA.
>
> If you prefer not to sign, please don't kill it.
> Send it to the Email
> address listed here: wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu
>
>
> 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 do a SEND AGAIN.)
>
>
> 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
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