Word: birding
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...Bird's head is on the chopping block. No, this is not some twisted version of Thanksgiving Dinner...
...microphone to tell stories of poor viewers in rural areas for whom PBS is a treasured companion; of fire fighters and police officers who take classes via local public-TV outlets; of children whose lives would be made joyless if such familiar PBS friends as Big Bird, Barney and Mister Rogers were taken away. Without federal funds, said Randall Feldman, president of WYES in New Orleans, his station would face cutbacks almost immediately. "Early-morning broadcasts of Barney and Lamb Chop's Play-Along would go away," he said. "It would be a huge step backward for America...
...have to pick up the tab anymore. Public-TV executives, who will argue their cause this Thursday at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, have responded by casting themselves as champions of the common man -- and the common kid. Good grief, Newt Gingrich wants to do away with Big Bird...
Nevertheless, Gingrich may very well have his way, blustering and babbling until PBS becomes part of network history. Move over, Democrats--Big Bird and Grover are joining you on the unemployment line. That is, if they can qualify for benefits under the new system...
...took a step forward. She picked up Beth's delicate hand, light now as a bird's wing, and began to cry very softly...