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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 2003
Page
42
The Southern Illinoisan invites letters to Voice of the Reader up to 250 words, signed with telephone verification. Include name and hometown, prohibition on poetry, mass submissions, or libelous attacks. editing rights reserved.
A Southern Illinoisan report notes widespread obsession with winning in youth leagues. Many 11 to 13 year olds drop out by age 13 as competitiveness overshadows fun, leaving talented players on the sidelines and losing passion for the game in Benton and beyond.
Voice of the Southern argues youth leagues in summer baseball shrink to four teams while describing harsh coaching, parent conflicts, and officials. It questions adults motives, warns early dropout harms development, and urges restoring fun, belonging, teamwork, and self esteem for all children regardless of talent or future fame.
Clarence Page questions the public reaction to photos of Udai and Qusai Hussein and criticizes the Bush administration for selective use of intelligence and inconsistent justification for the Iraq war. He argues leaders distort facts, urging candor and accountability rather than propagandistic framing.
Jeff Smyth criticizes the Center for Science in the Public Interest for linking ice cream to obesity. He mocks the CSPI's study of Ben & Jerry's Haagen-Dazs and Baskin-Robbins, argues against nutrition labeling mandates, and questions the group's motives and government funding. He urges readers to eat ice cream and dismisses the CSPI's claims.
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