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    Name: Malinda Terreri on Feb 3, 2005
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    Comments: This program changed my son't life. Please don't take it away.
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    Name: Carol Smith on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
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    Comments: My husband and I, both taxpayers and regular voters are very much against this proposal to eliminate this program.
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    Name: Kevin Tucker on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: My son Jaden has gone through the First Steps program. Without the program he would not be walking and talking as he does today. Please do not take this away from any child.
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    Name: Christine Bastian on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
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    Comments: My daughter is deaf, but thanks to the vital early intervention services from First Steps, she is expected to mainstream at Wildhorse Elementary with minimal services required in the first grade. Without First Steps, my daughter would have required years of Special Ed. and she would face a lifetime of exclusion and dependency..Please reconsider the value of this life changing agency. It literally makes a world of difference to deaf and hearing impaired children, their families, and the Missouri tax payers! Thank you.
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    Name: Jennifer Burk on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: Our daughter is autistic. Without the help of First Steps, she would never had made the progress that she has. I urge you not to cut First Steps funding. Taxpayers will be paying more to support these children in adulthood if they do not have early interventions!
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    Name: Karin Taplin on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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    Name: Elizabeth Strunk on Feb 8, 2005
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    Name: Heather Tucker on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: My husband and I would also like to send a letter to Matt Blunt. Do you have his address
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    Name: Erica Tucker on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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    Name: Rebecca Ralston on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: This is a very necessary program that Must be funded. These younsters that benefit from these services would cost MUCH more to provide services when they are older. I know many youngsters who recieved services from First Steps in their early years that by the time they were school aged did not require services or as many as toddlers. Please reconsider!!!!!!!
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    Name: Anna Lee Schulte on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: the special needs little ones need that extra help Please do not deny them that Jump Start!!
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    Name: Laura Stewart on Feb 8, 2005
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    Comments: First steps has made all the difference with many of small children--early intervention is the key to really helping these kids!
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    Name: Jackie Hrenak, RN on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: What a huge blow this is to Missouri's children. Shame on you, Gov. Blunt.
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    Name: Sandra McKay on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: Please do not cancel this vital program!!! What if your child had special needs
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    Name: Laura Lee on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: I have a niece with Autism!!
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    Name: Teresa Kube on Feb 8, 2005
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    Name: Gail Anderson on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: I think this is a big mistake. These children will be even further behind their peers when they reach kindergarten
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    Name: Janet Liley on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: Please stop hurting the children & disabled. I can think of no more worthy causes. Please stop funding pro sports & other big businesses.
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    Name: Emmy Yoder on Feb 8, 2005
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    Name: Theresa Hildebrandt on Feb 8, 2005
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    Name: Debra DiCarlo on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: Our children need these interventions. Please do not cut first steps from funding. Think of these special needs kids.
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    Name: Patricia Holt on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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    Name: Tina Burmeister on Feb 8, 2005
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    Name: Sheryl Buttram on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: My son participated in the First Steps program. He would not be doing as well today if he hadn't had early intervention. He has Down's syndrome and received therapies since he was 4 months old. He is now in a regular mainstreamed 2nd grade classroom at his gradeschool. I expect him to lead a productive and prosperous life when he grows older as do I with my other children. If he were not given the opportunities early on, he probably would be in a self-contained classroom which costs more money. Mr. Blunt please think before you act. You might be saving money now with First Steps, but you'll be spending more money in the long run if you cut this program. Please think about it!! I would be glad to share our family story to put a face with this program.
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    Name: Mary Jane Bargen on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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    Name: Tonya Bratsch on Feb 8, 2005
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    Comments: I am outraged that this would happen. Early intervention is so important. I am a first grade teacher and I will directly see the impact of this decision to cut First Steps.
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    Name: Laura Clayton on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: PLease for the sake of our children don't let this great, needed program go.Our childrens' rests in your hands please make the right choice.
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    Name: LInda Richards on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: Please reinstate the awesome First Steps program which has helped so many youngsters.
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    Name: Mark Mason on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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    Name: Dianne Cockman on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
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    Comments: My grandson was born at 26 weeks because of this program and the love and care of our family. He is a normal very happy and well adjusted two year old. My family and I voted for you Gov Blunt hoping you would have the peoples best interest at heart.I cannot believe you want to destroy a program that really works.
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    Name: Margaret Cooper on Feb 8, 2005
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    Name: Elizabeth Siegfried on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: Please save the Missouri First Steps program, and please do not cut programs without finding out how they affect the citizens of our state.
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    Name: Gail Volz on Feb 8, 2005
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    Name: Jeannette Haar on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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    Name: Margaret Carter on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: How can you justify cutting a program that does so much good for the ones that need it the most The sooner they get the additional help they need to better off they are in the long run. Research has shown that early intervention is a critical part of bringing these children further along. Please reconsider this decision. Speak to some parents that have had the benefit of the program and some that wished they had used it.
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    Name: Pam DePriest on Feb 8, 2005
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    Name: Cynthia Hembrough on Feb 8, 2005
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    Name: Kristy Schumacher on Feb 8, 2005
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    Name: Carl Appel on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: Listen to the stories and case studies of the parents with children who have benefited from these services.
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    Name: Danna Johnson on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: I have a friend who benifited greatly from this program. They were able to diagnois their daughter's autism at an early age. This early diagnois helped the family to understand thier daughter's behaviors and mannerisms. The people associated w/ this program taught them how to work w/ theri child. I hope that other families will be able to have the opportunities that they did!
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    Name: Laura McLenna on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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    Name: Laura McLenna on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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    Name: Majiel Urech on Feb 8, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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    Name: Ernest Urech on Feb 8, 2005
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    Name: Kathy Ruoff on Feb 8, 2005
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    Comments: The incidence of growth in many levels of Autism in our very young is extrememly high. If you make the mistake of cutting funding for First Steps program now, you alone will be responsible for creating a massive onslought on our schools in a few years of children who needed development help and did not get it at the time when it would have been most effective and beneficial. The school systems will not be able to accommodate all the extra services that will be required and students across the board will suffer setbacks. Matt Blunt, this is a poor time for you to demonstrate - so early in your new administration - that you do not have the gift of forward-thinking needed to promote and sustain positive growth for the future.
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    Name: Barry Urech on Feb 9, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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    Name: Beth Crancer on Feb 9, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: First steps plays a vital role in helping children at the very earliest age. It is during these years that children can recieve interventions for a variety of special needs. It is not only the children that recieve these benefits, but the entire family as well as the community.
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    Name: Christy Wessel on Feb 9, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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    Name: Shawna Cooke on Feb 9, 2005
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    Name: Claire Brown on Feb 9, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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