According to the most recent Annual Report Prepared by National Public Radio. " The Federal Government provides and annual average of less than 2% of NPR's...
All the more reason that funding should increase, rather than decrease wouldn't you say. Unless of course I guess you see no benefit in NPR or any of the...
I personally would like to see listeners take a greater role in funding NPR through some sort of metered listening but there are practical as well as ...
If we used that as model for funding public broadcasting then it would really not be publicly funded. It would be a subscription based model. It would just be...
I have always thought that we should lobby to have a checkbox/donation option on our tax forms. I will never donate a dollar for the political campaigns, but...
I'm throwing in my $1.98 on this discussion here with a few disjointed points: 1. Not to go into a whole lot of history, but there is a long western tradition...
Larry and Richard, I DO volunteer my time & talents (I have no money) for Political causes and campaigns... For how do we change the public focus on the arts...
Christine, This is just my opinion. I am in favor of lobbying for ANYTHING. My point all along has been if a person is going to make a political statement, it...
"Can't we show some class here? " How does public funding of the arts represent class? I am in favor of a mixture of public and private funding but I would...
... There are two footbridges in the Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks built with a partnership of state, federal and local funding....
That is not "class" that is good environmental design which should be the hallmark of quality urban planning and a demand of the citizens of any community. I...
This discussion makes me think of Bertoldt Brecht's stated desire to have a theater where "a man could wear his hat;" that is, a performance environment that...
I think about this all the time. This discussion is very well represented in the film Amadeus in the contrast between Mozart presenting opera for the common...
Thanks for all of your comments about my initial response. Please let me clarify my position, so we don't waste time arguing when we really agree. I believe...
Though c-c and Bang seem to be great companies up and coming, one could doubt that they have the kind of sophistication that a legitimate theatre usually had....
Little judgmental wouldn't you say? Are people attending and paying for your art because YOU are so wonderful and the want to bask in the magnificence of YOUR...
Well I shared this story with Roy Berko once in a private mail, after he mentioned all the noisy drinks and wrappers for a production I was working on... so...
In England, they permit you to buy ice cream sandwiches and take them to your seats at the theatre and there are little trash receptacles for collecting the...
... I for one am glad I don't have to wear a jacket and a tie to every event that I attend. :-) In fact I don't even think I own a jacket that fits me...
That is the problem with society today. The "oddballs" have endeavored to become the "regulars" and then foist the oddball status on those of us that have been...
... Well I think you didn't recognize the humor in my post, (the smiley faces are there for a reason) but just to play devil's advocate..... It's called...
You know if the Irish didn't abuse alcohol, they'd have taken over the world. I broke the Irish line in my last office being the first non-Irish lawyer in the...
Can we call it even for the "regulars" foisting their "regular" status on us "oddballs" for all of recorded history? Also, the damn kids are on your lawn...
hello all, here is a disturbing email my mom forwarded to me: (i am only sending the text of the message and the link to their site, because there are graphics...
Thanks, Larry. I think it's important to understand the issues, here. For example, the email made reference to "hundreds of millions of dollars" spent by the...
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... ... This was not some comedy sketch on SNL or MADTV where anyone involved could have refused to do the skit. I far as I can find, this was not some vetted...
This is from a brief discussion with Tony Brown. I think he hits it right on the head. My additional take is that this is not really a political issue, it is...
Hello Richard, I've had a few private conversations as well with Mr. Tony Brown on what is Hate Speech, feel free to Google search out on the definition on...
