Look, I've been writing about this 4Culture saga for months, and I know it can get tiresome to hear about. But the truth is that elected officials have failed to do the simple work of renewing a successful, thrifty, well-liked program—FOR SEVEN YEARS IN A ROW, THEY HAVE FAILED—and now, yes, if you are an elected official, you can expect to be hearing from lots of your constituents at once on this very last day of the very last special session where 4Culture can be saved.

Cable Griffith just shared this note on Facebook:

After sending a nice email in support of 4Culture to State Representatives, Rep. Kathy Haigh (D) replies, "You all need to stop sending these e-mail messages. I support the arts but I feel abused by all of these e-mails. " Should we be sorry for communicating our concerns to our elected officials? How is this "abuse"? Lame! I should note that many other Representatives have responded with gratitude for my email.

Here's Advocate4Culture's latest update on what to do, and why. My behind-the-scenes understanding is it's basically Frank Chopp's game at this point. If he's your representative, let him know what you expect.